2014 marked 60 years since the birth of Godzilla, and Hollywood version of "GODZILLA" made waves at the box offices of the world.
Director Eiji Tsuburaya, famous for "Father of Tokusatsu" (visual effects) and creator of "Godzilla" and "Ultraman" series, was born and raised in Sukagawa, Fukushima. As the reconstruction from the disaster of March 11, 2011 proceeds, Godzilla gives the messages we, the residents of Fukushima, should keep in mind and never forget. Once again, we will trace back the messages the director had put in the monster movie.
So what on earth is Godzilla?
In 1954, when "Godzilla" was born, nuclear bomb test in Bikini Atoll was perceived as a serious social problem. It gave the inspiration to create "Hydrogen Bomb Monster Movie" Godzilla, first of a series. Movie blurbs included "spawn of nuclear" and "symbol of fear created by human being". The monster was born due to the change of egg exposed to radiation, which had originated from nuclear weapon produced by human being. Then, it wreaked havoc on human society, but only to be killed by human being. The movie represented "selfish arrogance and foolishness of human being, and fury of nature".
Even at this moment, management of nuclear materials has remained an issue to be studied as "negative legacy" for the future of human being.
What is the energy of Godzilla?
Godzilla takes in nuclear materials as energy. So it homes in on nuclear power plant by instinct.
Is Godzilla foe or friend for human being?
When the first series hit the screen, Godzilla appeared as "symbol of fear" and "god of destruction". Thunder in the cloud looks like the lighting dragon, and thunderous sound is reminiscent of Godzilla's roar. Godzilla may be the symbol of both energy and threat of nature in its own.
Sukagawa City: Touring spots over Tsuburaya works are everywhere in the city. Six post offices in the city provide special postmarks featuring Ultraman.
Fukushima City: Memorial Hall commemorating Yuji Koseki, composer of "Mosura-no Uta" (The Song of Mothra) is in the city. Also, his monument stands in front of Fukushima Station.
Meet "Father of Tokusatsu" at Fukushima Airport!
In 1901, Director Eiji Tsuburaya was born in Sukagawa, Fukushima. The great director produced special effects technique unmatched anywhere in the world and created world-famous movie series such as "Ultraman" and "Godzilla". Fukushima Airport has been holding the exhibit regarding Tsuburaya Production works throughout the year. Current exhibit features his personality and special effects technique, His admirer can't miss the surpringing play equipment he invented and valuable scenes at movie studio. Some activities such as quiz, stamp rally and experience corner are also available. Let's go and get some snaps!
"Shwatch" is a volunteer group in Sukagawa, where Director Eiji Tsuburaya was born. This group has long held various events commemorating his works, such as "Ultra Family Gathering", in cooperation with Tsuburaya Production. The group has promoted the city with Tsuburaya's characters from early on so that the achievement and soul of director can be handed down to posterity.
Around 1985, youth men's association in Sukagawa, home of Eiji Tsuburaya, loudly announced "Godzilla City Initiative". This was particularly aware of tourism because the construction of airport had just been approved. They back-to-back created various events. For example, they went public about "the discovery of Godzilla's egg" at Otsujigataki Fall, held "Godzilla Rock Concert" and silhouetted the shape of Godzilla on Hikashiyama, a low mountain near Mt. Utshumine. This association mainly consisted of the members of Junior Chamber, who coincided with the generation of Godzilla. So the huge impact of Godzilla had been reflected in these events.
Their successors, who had not only received the baptism of Godzilla but also been raised at the age of Ultraman, strengthened the cooperation with Tsuburaya Production and founded "Shwatch". They held the first "Ultra Family Gathering" in 1999. Since then, it has been held almost annually, aiming at "giving dream to children with the power of Ultraman". Also, they have invited heroes and monsters to their events so that Sukagawa can be put on the map as the city where everyone can meet Ultraman. In 2013, Sukagawa City made sister-city affiliation with Messier 78 State of Light. This means that the one-time volunteer activity has been expanded to the one that even the municipality takes part in. Currently, "Shwatch" has 22 members with the range in age of 40s and 50s. They continuously aim at handing down to children the imagination, technique and power of dream Eiji Tsuburaya had possessed and believed in.
The 1954 version of Godzilla had the background of danger of nuclear war and the preposterous setting. But members of "Shwatch" think that, thanks to these factors, it became a masterpiece which squarely faced modern civilization. This movie is a fruit of many passionate people who had been involved in the filmmaking. It is extraordinary that Eiji Tsuburaya embodied their passion into a great work. Its members are going on their activities in hope that they can prove to children the power to unlock the future by looking at the reality squarely and from a higher perspective.
Yuji Koseki was born in Fukushima City in 1909. He composed 5,000 songs before and after World War Two. His pieces include "Koriyama Shimin-no Uta" (The Song of Koriyama Citizen), "Eikan-wa Kimi-ni Kagayaku" (Crown of victory is won by you), synonymous for National High School Baseball Championship, and "Mosura-no Uta" (The Song of Mothra)!
※This song was appeared in the fourth series of Godzilla.
He had composed many songs which won widespread popularity. Song for rooting your favorite baseball team or songs you heard over TV or radio may be one of his pieces. Yuji Koseki Memorial Hall displays autograph note and many favorite goods.
Like Director Eiji Tsuburaya, prototype model creator Yuji Sakai was born in Sukagawa, Fukushima. The genius creator has given life to Godzilla model. Godzilla accounts for more than 90% of his entire models. He has produced more than 150 models so far. He is now carrying on his creative activities in Fukushima Prefecture.
Original article was appeared in the October 2014 version of Style Koriyama.


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Q: Можно ли через input вывести данные? (Python) isthatfinaldecision1 = input("Вы ввели",answer1,"будете менять? Да\нет")

Или все же придется через
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A: isthatfinaldecision1 = input("Вы ввели {}, будете менять? Да\нет".format(answer1))

или используя f-string (для Python 3.6+):
isthatfinaldecision1 = input(f"Вы ввели {answer1}, будете менять? Да\нет")

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Juan de Dios Abreu Reyes (born April 8, 1985) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros in 2011.

Baseball career
Abreu was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Kansas City Royals on July 9, 2001 but did not play in the U.S. based leagues until 2005 when he joined the Royals rookie league team. He missed the 2007 season with an injury and reached AA with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2009.

Abreu was signed as a minor league free agent by the Atlanta Braves before the 2010 season. He was traded to the Houston Astros along with Jordan Schafer, Paul Clemens, and Brett Oberholtzer for Michael Bourn on July 31, 2011. He was called up to the majors for the first time on August 25, 2011. He made his Major League debut as a relief pitcher against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 29 and pitched in 7 games for the Astros in 2011, with a 2.70 ERA in 6.2 innings.

Abreu began the 2012 season with the Oklahoma RedHawks, the Astros' AAA affiliate, but was released after having a 7.09 ERA in 39 games played. On August 10, 2012, he was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays, and optioned to their Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas 51s. He then pitched in four games for the 51s before being released by the Blue Jays.

He signed as a minor league free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers on November 21, 2012 but never played because of an injury. He returned to  the Dodgers organization in 2014 and played in eight games for the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes, with an ERA of 7.11. He was released on July 17, 2014.

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Report: Albertsons and Kroger in talks for merger
The two chains are the second and fourth largest grocery sellers in the US by market share.
Author: Jude Binkley
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons or Fred Meyer - where do you shop?
It may not make a difference soon. The two grocery store giants are reportedly in talks for a merger, according to national news outlets.
A deal may be finalized as soon as Friday.
"In multiple industries, you sometimes get the top companies out there merging in order to get more size, and that's really what we're seeing here," Petso Financial Consultants founder, Dave Petso said. "It's difficult to compete against a Walmart for sure, as far as size and coast-to-coast. So, these groceries need to get bigger, and we're all seeing all the smaller chains get gobbled up over the years – and be under a giant umbrella.
Albertsons is based in Boise. They are the fourth-largest grocery seller in the US by market share. They operate over 2200 stores nationwide, and have banners like Safeway and Vons.
Cincinnati-based Kroger is the larger of the two chains, the second-largest grocery seller in the US by market share. They have 2800 stores, and banners like Fred Meyer and Ralphs.
Kroger generated roughly $137 billion in sales during the 2021 fiscal year, Albertsons raked in over $71 billion.
"This is the two top dogs outside of Walmart and Kroger by itself is so dominant, and Albertsons is no small player at all," Petso said. "These two together would be really difficult to say that it was good for the consumer. So, they really might face some antitrust issues."
If there is an antitrust issue, the company may be forced to sell off stores in areas where there is a feeling of no competition.
The combined supermarket powerhouse would have a market valuation of about $47 billion, according to Reuters.
Thursday, Albertsons (ACI) stock was up over 11%. Trading was halted for about five minutes in the morning following the reports due to volatility.
"It'll be great news for the executives who have tens or hundreds of millions of dollars to walk away with in stock options, things like that," Petso said. "We'll have to see what happens with your rank-and-file employees. Once again, I don't think it's a positive for the consumer to have one less competitor out there to choose from. Especially as big a competitor as these two are."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index for September on Thursday. The cost of food has increased 11.2% over the last 12 months.
"It's been unbelievable how much its gone up," Petso said. "We saw that announcement again today as to how much food prices went up. It's been going up just under 1% per month. Obviously that's a huge inflation rate, and it's nine months in a row now that inflation has been high in food."
The details of the deal are unknown. A CNBC report said that it could be an all-cash acquisition.
"We'll have to wait and see how it all comes out," Petso said. "There might be parts of each management team in the end when they ink the deal, but coming up with that much cash is an enormous problem for Kroger. So, I would be surprised if it's an all-cash offer."
While this deal may feel like it is coming out of nowhere, talks have likely been going on for some time.
"The fact that they're actually letting it leak out says they've come pretty close to terms," Petso said. "I don't think that their discussions are brand new."
As for the potential merger, Petso expects we will keep the same Albertsons brand that started in Boise.
"I think we'll still see the Albertsons brand out there, it's well thought of and I don't think they'll want to change that," Petso said. "I think you're going to see, if they do get this through the antitrust, you're obviously going to see different things in the stores."
KTVB reached out to representatives from Albertsons and Kroger for comment and have not heard back. The sources in the Bloomberg report asked not to be identified discussing confidential information.
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I'm a small-town girl from Hidden Valley Lake in Lake County. After years of being bullied in school, I found music as a path to boosting my self-esteem. I started learning the trumpet at 7 and was playing with the middle school band by age 8. By the time I was 10, while still in middle school, I was performing with the high school marching band. At 12 I taught myself to play piano and sing, and I've loved performing ever since. Music not only kept me out of trouble, it helped me excel in academics too. I was able to skip the 11th grade and graduate a year early.
That's the background to my passion for supporting musical education, the performing arts and education in general. If the LIME Foundation can help a school help a child excel in learning or in exploring music, I think we're making our community a better place. That's the thinking behind one of our LIME Foundation programs, the Turner Arts Initiative (Turner is my maiden name, so you can tell I'm passionate about this program). This program helps children – especially kids who have been bullied – to learn and explore music in an educational setting either in or after school. My hope is to create a positive, optimistic and encouraging atmosphere for these kids.
And that's why, even before the LIME Foundation got on its feet, my company, ARS Roofing, began donating 1% of every reroofing and gutter replacement to the school or college of our client's choice. We started this program to help ease the burden our schools face in an era of budget cuts. Our donations help schools maintain music and performing arts programs. Today however, we make our contributions differently – and even more powerfully. Today, ARS Roofing donates up to 5% of the earnings from each job to The LIME Foundation, which focuses its resources and energy on three areas: education (especially music education), vocational training in the construction trades, and assistance to seniors.
More about these two other areas of focus by The LIME Foundation: We support a vocational training/construction apprenticeship program (the NextGen Trades Academy) and provide free construction services to low-income families and the elderly. This creates a double benefit for the community. It helps prepare people in disadvantaged communities for fulfilling careers while at the same time providing important services to people who otherwise couldn't afford them.
Finally, the LIME Foundation also runs programs for the elderly in an effort to address America's obesity epidemic through light exercise and healthy eating. Heart disease, diabetes and obesity run in my family, and I'm really anxious to break the chain and do something about it with this program.


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A  Fine Bone China mug illustrating the quirky rhyme "Twinkle, twinkle little bat, how I wonder what you're at!" from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.
100% Organic Cotton Canvas Tote bags, size 30x30cm featuring an original batty illustration. Perfect for any batty activity, or just to pop a batty snack in!
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ACI Briefing: «Project Delta Prepares for Launch»
Two years ago there was still some debate in the FX markets about the benefits, or lack of, that could be brought to emerging markets by e-trading. At that time, it was argued, liquidity was not deep or consistent enough to support online trading, however, experience elsewhere in the industry — not least the major markets — shows that liquidity has generally been improved by online trading.
An original argument in favour of the echannel, transparency, would appear to be a convincing reason for extending the benefits of «e» to the emerging markets and many banks have in the past year scaled up their transaction capabilities in these areas. Liquidity appears to be deepening — although many still point out that we will only discover how deep the markets really are when we face another «event» — and customers are trading in emerging markets, online, in increasing numbers.
In Russia, online trading has been embraced to the extent that a new project due for launch in early 2006 relies upon the benefits of e-trading to expand the local market and make access easier for foreign banks. Effectively, the local market is using the e-channel to grow. Project Delta has been jointly developed by the Moscow International Currency Association (MICA) and ACI Russia, and is a unique bilingual Russian-English trading platform The platform will have two components, its first iteration will support money market trading (Delta MM), but the benefits are expected to be extended to foreign exchange very soon after. Delta MM is a service of DeltaTrading System, an electronic brokerage system that allows dealers to work with Russian Rouble on forex and money markets using their preferred language — Russian or English. «This option helps any foreign money market dealer easily enter the Russian credit market as a user,» explains Igor Souzdaltsev, manager of Project Delta, President of ACI Russia, and Head of Financial Markets at Investsberbank in Moscow. «It was specifically developed to provide European banks with easy access to the Russian forex and money markets.»
When Delta FX is officially launched, the two services will have different logins, however thay will be able to be placed on one desktop to enable easy access to both markets for traders.
The system is easily accessible and Delta has developed a rouble account opening kit in English that will allow users to do all the necessary paperwork in one business day. «This is the first financial project of its kind in Russia,» explains Souzdaltsev. «We aim to provide support for the convertibility of the Russian rouble and develop the Russian financial markets at a faster pace than would be possible offline.»
The functionality of the system very much reflects general market practice. Users input their bid or offer in the tenor they desire, the amount they are looking to trade (including minimum trade size for partial fills) and then select from two credit limit options, Group or Counterparty.
If Group is selected, a user can release their price to pre-selected groups of market participants. These can be buckets of counterparties defined by any criteria the user wishes, for example, German banks, Russian banks, US banks etc. Selecting the Counterparties option means that the user's price is shown to all its counterparties with whom it has established direct credit lines.
A third option is available on the system,one that maintains a participant's anonymity.
At all times, orders can be cleared from the system, they can also be suspended but in its initial iteration they are unable to be automatically re-submitted at a later time. A full deal blotter is also provided on the system to proprovide information not only on trades, but also a user's order history.
«We are currently in contact with those Europeans banks interested in entering the Russian forex and money markets,» says Souzdaltsev. «I'm expecting to see the first trades made between Russian and European banks on the bilingual Delta Money Market trading system in the spring of 2006. We are also expecting the launch of Delta FX in a few months too.
«I believe that implementation of this project with foreign funds coming to the rouble zone will significantly increase Russian market liquidity,» he continues. «It will not only widen and strengthen Russian financial markets but also provide support to President Putin's ambition of achieving full convertibility of the rouble and the establishment of our national currency as a "hard" currency.»
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Burkart Insurance Agency was founded by Alex Burkart and George Burkart in 1928. Jim Burkart joined the Agency after serving in the Marines in the Pacific during WWII.
Prior to joining the Agency in early 1970's President Jack Burkart gained valuable experience first as an underwriter and also as the Midwest Regional Group Representative for North American Life in Chicago. Jack has served as the past President of the Sheboygan County Independant Insurance Agents.
Carol Buchholz, Agency Corporate Secretary, has over 30 years of service with the Agency. Paul Gamoke and Cindy Ditter been instrumental in developing the personal programs for the Agency's Clients.
In addition, the Agency's Customer Service team received ongoing praise for their fine customer relations.
In 1990 Burkart Insurance expanded their offices and moved to their current location at 118 Stafford Street in the historic area of downtown Plymouth. The Agency's state of the art computer, phone and fax system assures the high level of service our clients expect.
The Agency prides itself as a locally owned and managed Independent Insurance Agency. Burkart Insurance Agency is a member in good standing at both the State and National Independent Agents of America.


Why should I choose Griffin Drywall to do my drywall work?
With over 30 years of experience in the area of drywall installation, texturing, taping, and finishing, Griffin Drywall has the expertise to do quality work. In occupied homes we put an emphasis on cleanliness, property protection, and keeping dust to a minimum. Griffin Drywall strives to give competitive bids on all of our projects.
Do you work outside of the Boise area?
Griffin Drywall will submit free estimates on projects up to 30 miles outside the Boise Metro area. We regularly do projects in Mt. Home, Star, Kuna, Caldwell, Horse Shoe Bend and other nearby cities.
Griffin Drywall accepts cash or personal or business checks as payment for work in progress or work that has been completed.
Who does the actual work on my project?
Griffin Drywall is a sole proprietorship owned by Paul W. Griffin. Most small jobs are handled personally by Paul. In cases where we might have a whole house or building to perform drywall work on, Griffin Drywall often hires licensed and insured subcontractors to assist in the project.
If I call for free estimates, am I going to be subjected to high pressure sales tactics?
No. The purpose of the free estimates is to give the requester answers to questions they may have regarding their drywall project as well as to give a numerical bid/estimate. Griffin Drywall often will do a follow-up call to ensure that the bid/estimate has been received since many of our bids/estimates go out in the form of faxes or e-mails.
Will I be asked to pay money up front to start my project?
No. It is possible on larger jobs that will take more than one or two days that a draw will be requested at a certain point of the job status. This will be known prior to the start of the job, as it will be stated in the contract. On smaller jobs that take one to two days to finish, Griffin Drywall will carry the costs and receive payment at the completion of the project.
Do you work at an hourly rate?
We rarely ever do work at an hourly rate. The vast majority of the jobs that we do are bid at a set price. A set price prior to the start of the job gives clarity to both the contractor and the customer as to what their final cost will be.
Griffin Drywall provides free estimates for your drywall project large or small. Occasionally, estimates can be given over the phone if the project involves a routine drywall repair. Sometimes we bid from project plans that have been submitted to us. Most often however, we will come to the home/job site and look at the project. The bid/estimates may be presented on the spot, but in some cases that is not feasible so we strive to submit a bid within 48 hours of the visit.
We would be happy to work with you as far as offering suggestions/advice on how to keep the cost of your drywall repair/project at a reasonable rate.


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Customer service and environmental protection advance together with the economical growth and the industrial development. Discrepancies in this field should follow rational criteria.
The whole world of transport, and more specifically commercial aviation, represents a huge economic opportunitfor job and business enterprise.
The challenges of the new millennium, the liberalisation of air transport, the various aspects of globalisation advance together with customer rights and respect for the environment.
Circunstancial qualms and delays in the realisation of U.E directives require availability, capability, competence and sometimes new channels pertaining to participation and social representation.
At times conflicting interest among shareholders, customers, passengers, governing bodies and nearby inhabitants must be, from time to time, individualised and harmonised.
It is in this area that AEROHABITAT is operating with the Co-operationof experts that have, or are still operating with Airline Carriers, Ministry of Transport, Airport Management, Universities, specialised offices who have a vast experience in this field.
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The collaborators of AeroHabitat Centro Studi have experience in runway and infrastructural system Planning, and operate at Air traffic control centers. Some are pilots with long experience of thousands of flights on international and intercontinental routes; others are still working as Flight Safety and airport Security operators, with experience and direct knowledge of Italian airports.
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Alla sua bottega, attiva ad Aosta tra la fine del XIII secolo e gli inizi del XIV secolo, sono attribuiti una serie di crocifissi e sculture sacre in stile gotico destinate a chiese e cappelle valdostane e piemontesi. Tra di essi il crocifisso della cappella del Castello di Fénis, il crocifisso chiamato Saint Voult un tempo collocato sotto l'Arco di Augusto ad Aosta (oggi sostituito da una copia mentre l'originale è conservato nel Museo del tesoro della cattedrale di Aosta), il crocifisso della parrocchiale di Valpelline conservato anch'esso nel Museo della Cattedrale e i crocifissi delle Carceri di Aosta.

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Q: Adding the Swagger Editor to an Angular project I want to insert the Swagger UI and Swagger Editor into my Angular project. So that it will look like this: http://editor.swagger.io/?docExpansion=none
Thanks to the following instructions I was already able to add the Swagger UI to my Angular project: https://github.com/agoncal/swagger-ui-angular6
What is still missing is the Swagger Editor where the user can edit the OpenAPI Specification (see left side of the first link).
The target state of my application should be that the OpenAPI Specification is loaded and the user then has a visual overview of the API and should also be able to edit this API via the Swagger editor (missing part). So pretty much the functionality of the first link.
So my question is, how can I implement the Swagger Editor to my Angular project? I didn't find any information about it on the internet.

A: You can use swagger-editor-dist package to achieve this.
npm i swagger-editor-dist --save

After you install the dependency, you have to include the required scripts and css file. You can do that in angular.json file
"styles": [
   "node_modules/swagger-editor-dist/swagger-editor.css",
   "src/styles.css"
 ],
"scripts": [
   "node_modules/swagger-editor-dist/swagger-editor-bundle.js",
   "node_modules/swagger-editor-dist/swagger-editor-standalone-preset.js"
 ]

Next step is to prepare the html where you want to put the editor. Pick any of your components and add

Final step is to instantiate the editor to that div. In the same component, add this
declare const SwaggerEditorBundle: any;
declare const SwaggerEditorStandalonePreset: any;
....
....
ngOnInit(): void {
  const editor = SwaggerEditorBundle({
    dom_id: '#swagger-editor',
    layout: 'StandaloneLayout',
    presets: [
      SwaggerEditorStandalonePreset
    ],
    url: 'http://rackerlabs.github.io/wadl2swagger/openstack/swagger/dbaas.json'
  });
}

I also created an example app for this.
Feel free to checkout my Github Repo - Swagger Editor Angular 8

A: import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';

declare const SwaggerEditorBundle: any;
declare const SwaggerEditorStandalonePreset: any;

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})

export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
  title = 'angular-swagger-editor';

  ngOnInit(): void {

    const editor = SwaggerEditorBundle({
      dom_id: '#swagger-editor',
      layout: 'StandaloneLayout',
      presets: [
        SwaggerEditorStandalonePreset
      ],
      url: 'http://rackerlabs.github.io/wadl2swagger/openstack/swagger/dbaas.json'
    });
  }

}


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Elena has a Master's degree in Mediation and Conflict Resolution Studies from the University of London.
Elena is a member of the London Probation Trust (LPT) and Ministry of Justice Serious Group Offending NGO Forum which helps LPT to shape and develop its practice and policies on addressing and reducing crime, and community engagement across London. Her hate crime work has won many awards and cited as Best Practice by academics, social policy think tanks and government bodies such as the Home office, Ministry of Justice, Oxford University, Runnymede Trust and Independent Academic Research Studies. She continues to work strategically and with diverse communities to address issues of prejudice and race hate. She is the Co-Chair of the Southwark Hate Crime Network. Elena is the Founder of Empowering People for Excellence a charity which works with those experiencing hate crime, underachieving young people at risk of exclusion from school involved in serious group offending, gangs and violence. The charity has several award winning educational programmes. Elena is a trained gangs mediator using Restorative Justice with high risk entrenched violent situations involving gun and knife crime incidents.
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from html.parser import HTMLParser
import re
import sys
from time import time
import logging

class ParsingError(Exception):
    pass

# create a subclass and override the handler methods
class HtmlReviewParser(HTMLParser):
    def error(self, message):
        pass

    def __init__(self):
        self.title = ''
        self.reviewer = ''
        self.capsule_review = ''
        self.review = ''
        self.review_paragraphs = []
        self.rating = 0

        self._inBody = False
        self._inH1 = False
        self._inH3 = False
        self._inReview = False

        self._gotHeader = False
        self._gotFooter = False

        super().__init__()

    def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
        if tag == 'body':
            self._inBody = True
        elif self._inBody:
            if tag == 'h1':
                self._inH1 = True
            elif tag == 'h3':
                self._inH3 = True
            elif self._gotHeader and not self._gotFooter:
                self._inReview = True

    def handle_endtag(self, tag):
        if tag == 'body':
            self._inBody = False
        elif self._inBody:
            if tag == 'h1':
                self._inH1 = False
            if tag == 'h3':
                self._inH3 = False
            elif tag == 'pre' and not self._gotHeader:
                self._gotHeader = True
            elif tag == 'pre' and self._gotHeader:
                self._gotFooter = True
            elif tag == 'p' and self._gotHeader and not self._gotFooter:
                self._inReview = False

    def handle_data(self, data):
        if self._inBody:
            if self._inH1:
                self.title = data
            elif self._inH3:
                if not data == 'reviewed by':
                    self.reviewer += data
            elif self._inReview:
                if not self.capsule_review:
                    self.capsule_review = data.replace('          Capsule review:  ', '', 1).replace('\n     ', ' ')
                else:
                    self.review += data + '\n'

    def parse_review(self):
        split_rating = re.split('[\\w\\s]+([\\-\\+]?[0-4])[\\w\\s]+\\-4 to \\+4', self.review)
        self.review = split_rating[0]
        try:
            self.rating = split_rating[1]
        except IndexError:
            self.rating = '?'
        return {
            'movie': self.title,
            'reviewer': self.reviewer,
            'review': self.review,
            'capsule_review': self.capsule_review,
            'rating': self.rating
        }

    @staticmethod
    def parse(review_html):
        parser = HtmlReviewParser()
        parser.feed(review_html)
        return parser.parse_review()

class AmazonReviewsParser:
    @staticmethod
    def parse_review(string):
        string = string.replace('<br />', ' ') \
            .replace('<p>', '').replace('<p/>', '') \
            .replace('<p >', '').replace('<p /', '')
        parts = [part.split(': ')[1] for part in string.split('\n')[0:8]]
        review = {
            'movie_id': parts[0],
            'reviewer_id': parts[1],
            'reviewer': parts[2],
            'helpfulness': parts[3],
            'score': parts[4],
            'time': parts[5],
            'summary': parts[6],
            'review': parts[7]
        }
        return review

    @staticmethod
    def from_file(file, max_reviews=sys.maxsize):
        max_reviews = max_reviews or sys.maxsize
        t0 = time()
        last_t = t0
        fail = 0
        movies = {}
        n_reviews = 0
        temp = ''
        with open(file, encoding='latin-1') as f:
            while n_reviews < max_reviews:
                if time() - last_t > 10:
                    last_t = time()
                    logging.info('%i reviews read for %i movies, %i failed, in %is.'
                                 % (n_reviews, len(movies), fail, time() - t0))
                temp2 = f.read(200)
                if temp2 == '':
                    break
                temp += temp2
                while '\n\n' in temp:
                    review, temp = temp.split('\n\n', maxsplit=1)
                    try:
                        review = AmazonReviewsParser.parse_review(review)
                        movie_id = review.pop('movie_id')
                        if movie_id not in movies:
                            movies[movie_id] = []
                        movies[movie_id].append(review)
                        n_reviews += 1
                    except IndexError:
                        fail += 1
        logging.info('Done : %i reviews read for %i movies, %i failed, in %is.'
                     % (n_reviews, len(movies), fail, time() - t0))
        return n_reviews, movies

    @staticmethod
    def parse_metadata(file):
        logging.info('Reading metadata file ...')
        t0 = time()
        products = {}
        with open(file) as f:
            for l in f:
                metadata = eval(l)
                product_id = metadata.pop('asin')
                products[product_id] = metadata
        logging.info('%i products read in %is.' % (len(products), time() - t0))
        return products

    @staticmethod
    def from_json(file, meta=None, max_reviews=sys.maxsize, max_movies=sys.maxsize):
        meta = AmazonReviewsParser.parse_metadata(meta) if meta is not None else None
        max_reviews = max_reviews or sys.maxsize
        max_movies = max_movies or sys.maxsize
        t0 = time()
        last_t = t0
        fail = 0
        movies = {}
        n_reviews = 0
        not_movies = {}
        no_title = {}

        def log(done=False):
            n_movies = len(movies)
            n_not_movies = len(not_movies)
            n_no_title = len(no_title)
            tot_movies = n_movies + n_not_movies + n_no_title
            n_reviews_not_movies = sum(not_movies.values())
            n_reviews_no_title = sum(no_title.values())
            tot_reviews = n_reviews + n_reviews_not_movies + n_reviews_no_title
            logging.info(('Done: ' if done else '') + '%i reviews read for %i movies (Excluded: %i%% (%i%% of reviews) '
                                                      'No Title + %i%%  (%i%% of reviews) Not Movies), %i failed, in '
                                                      '%is.'
                         % (n_reviews,
                            n_movies,
                            n_no_title * 100 / tot_movies,
                            n_reviews_no_title * 100 / tot_reviews,
                            n_not_movies * 100 / tot_movies,
                            n_reviews_not_movies * 100 / tot_reviews,
                            fail,
                            time() - t0))

        logging.info('Reading reviews ...')
        with open(file) as f:
            for l in f:
                if n_reviews >= max_reviews \
                        or len(movies) >= max_movies:
                    break
                if time() - last_t > 10:
                    last_t = time()
                    log()
                try:
                    review = eval(l)
                    movie_id = review.pop('asin')
                    movie_meta = None
                    if movie_id not in movies:
                        if meta is not None:
                            movie_meta = meta[movie_id]
                            if 'Movies' not in movie_meta['categories'][0]:
                                not_movies[movie_id] = not_movies[movie_id] + 1 if movie_id in not_movies else 1
                                raise ParsingError('Not a movie')
                            if 'title' not in movie_meta:
                                no_title[movie_id] = no_title[movie_id] + 1 if movie_id in no_title else 1
                                raise ParsingError('No Title')
                        movies[movie_id] = {
                            'title': movie_meta['title'] if movie_meta else '',
                            'reviews': []
                        }
                    movies[movie_id]['reviews'].append({
                        'reviewer_id': review['reviewerID'],
                        'reviewer': review['reviewerName'] if 'reviewerName'
                                                              in review else 'Unnamed' + review['reviewerID'],
                        'helpfulness': review['helpful'],
                        'score': review['overall'],
                        'time': review['unixReviewTime'],
                        'summary': review['summary'],
                        'review': review['reviewText']
                    })
                    n_reviews += 1
                except KeyError as e:
                    fail += 1
                    logging.info('Fail !\nData:' + l + '\nError:\n' + str(e))
                except ParsingError:
                    pass
        log(done=True)
        return n_reviews, movies

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Our Organizing Team
The organizing team for the Alliance, working behind the scenes to manage this website, support Alliance members, coordinate advocacy projects, and help augment the voices and experiences of those in the Self-Directed Education movement everywhere, includes the following people:
Abby Oulton (she/her)
I am an NYC-based learner, facilitator, and organizer. Currently, I mostly work with the Agile Learning Center in East Harlem and with the ALC Network, but I'm generally interested in SDE as liberation work and liberating community spaces as SDE work. Plant nerd. Book worm. Octavia Butler fan.
Alexander Khost (he/him)
I am a father, youth rights advocate, and artist. I founded Flying Squads and Voice of the Children, striving for young people's human and civil rights. I support anarchist education through my work as Secretary and Treasurer of Friends of the Modern School. And I spend a lot of time working with the mighty fine people of all ages at Brooklyn Apple Academy.
Bria Bloom (she/her)
I am a born and raised unschooler and have the daily joy of parenting a self-directed learner. I am a passionate advocate for SDE and youth liberation, and channel this passion through my work with various communities. I am also the Executive Director of ASDE; a facilitator and founder of PDX Flying Squads, a community for self-directed young people in Portland, OR; a writer; and a co-organizer of Portland SDE, a local SDE group in Portland, OR. Lover of dance, plant-based cooking, and bikes. To check out more of my work and what I'm involved in visit briabloom.com.
David Jacobo (pronounced Daveed) (they/he)
I was born in Los Angeles and raised between Oregon and California, and am second generation immigrant of Mexican and Guatemalan descent. After working for three years in public schools, I sought to find alternative education styles that focused less on conforming and authority and more on creativity and autonomy. I currently work at Village Free School and am a facilitator with PDX Flying Squads in Portland, OR. I am an avid photographer, a lover of puzzles, and a working musician. I hope to not only be a good model and inspiration for kids but to be inspired by them as well.
Jennifer Campbell (they/she)
I am a fierce advocate for autonomy, community, and reparative accountability. Currently I am a Facilitator and adult learner at Abrome in Austin, TX where I work to liberate my social work training from oppressive paradigms. I daily feel grateful for the opportunity to critically analyze complex social issues alongside young people. My spiritual practices include drawing, singing, dancing, and performing.
Karl Keefer (he/him)
I am a self-taught software engineer, entrepreneur, and a co-founder of a soon-to-exist SDE space in Portland, Oregon — the Alder Commons. I'm excited that so many people are making SDE an option for kids all over the world, and thrilled at the opportunity to help ASDE spread the word.
Pat Farenga*
I bring more than 35 years of fieldwork, advocacy, and personal experience in homeschooling and alternative education to help parents and children learn in their own ways. I continued to publish Growing Without Schooling magazine after the death of its founder in 1985, the author/teacher John Holt, until 2001. I publish JohnHoltGWS.com and several books and articles about learning outside of school.
September James (just my name)*
I am a forever deschooling Self-Directed Education and children's rights advocate, artist, writer, roller-skater, and intern at the Village Free School in Portland, OR. My life's purpose is to liberate people through SDE, and I am so grateful to be a part of the magical, inspiring, paradigm-shifting community that is ASDE!
Stephen Dill*
As a systems thinker, I came up with my own solution to individual learning at AllNewPublicEducation.com and began to find others who believed in Self-Directed Education as the future. Ultimately, I desire to reverse the negative consequences of denying individuals the environment each needs to develop as a well-rounded human: play, respect, freedom to learn as they wish, and opportunity to apply themselves to their calling.
Tomis Parker (he/him)*
I have been facilitating in Self-Directed Education environments since 2009. I helped birth the first Agile Learning Center in NYC and served as the Director for three years. I now live in Charlotte, NC where I work and play at ALC Mosaic. I want to help organize a coherent movement for Self-Directed Education, because I believe trusting children is the most powerful catalyst for social change.
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A reference book on contemporary art!
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the Centre Pompidou is publishing the catalogue of its contemporary collections, which brings together a selection of works by artists born after 1920.
Through 720 technical notes and a similar number of images, often published for the first time, one gains a sense of the richness of a collection which is amongst the most prestigious in existence. This book aims at presenting an overview of contemporary works, in the fields of painting, sculpture, art photography and, especially, installation.


Sean Parker is an American billionaire and entrepreneur born in 1979. As of March 2015, Parker's net worth was estimated to be $2.7 billion. Parker co-founded the infamous file-sharing company Napster. A few months after Parker met with Mark Zuckerberg he joined the five-month-old company as its founding president. He was also cofounder of Plaxo, Airtime, and Causes. Causes is a charitable organization that utilizes social media to connect with donors and activists. Those individuals' social networks are then used to connect to even more people. It was orginally launched through Facebook and today runs as its own entity.
Ninety million people had become participants in the program as of 2010, and their donations had reached an amazing $27 million. Causes.com raises more than $20,000 a day for various charitable causes. Causes isn't Parker's only charitable venture. He's well-known for his involvement in philanthropy. He's involved in anti-malaria activism, clean water initiatives, cancer research, and the legalization of marijuana. An outspoken philanthropist, Parker openly supports raising taxes for wealthy tax payers.


Editor's Note: At TodaysMama, we believe that every mother has the right to choose her birth experiences and that every experience is different. One experience we'd like to forego is the tradition of only sharing birthing horror stories…because, really, how is that helpful? We'll continue to share stories of homebirth, hospital birth and the occasional I-meant-to-have-a-hospital-birth-but-I had-my-baby-at-home-but-it-worked-out story.
Me: The book said I should write a birth plan, so here you go.
Dr. K: Oh, a birth plan?
Me: Well, I read that the baby might be taken to the nursery to sleep at night, and I want the baby with me at all times.
Dr. K: No, the baby is only allowed in the nursery if you or she is sick. Otherwise, she'll be rooming with you.
Me: Yes, but I read that a nurse might try to give my baby a pacifier, or <gasp> formula!
Dr. K: We'll have a lactation consultant available to ensure that you both get a good start breastfeeding (as if there was no option, which was fine with me).
The one item we did discuss was the fact that I wanted to have a natural childbirth, if at all possible. I took a childbirth class and practiced breathing techniques, different positions to labor in, and listened to descriptions about the stages of labor. I had a prenatal massage on the due date, and loved the look on the massage therapist's face when she asked me when I was due. Two days earlier my membranes were swept by my doctor, and I cleared the massage with her. She had offered to sweep the membranes after listening to me complain about the August heat, and the estranged relationship between my eyes and my feet. So after that, and the massage, I went to sleep very relaxed on a Sunday evening. I woke up at about 4:00 am with what I thought were cramps. I thought it was something I ate and made multiple trips to the toilet. After about an hour, I started timing these "cramps" and realized they were contractions. I woke up the soon-to-be-dad and called the doctor, as I walked around "the baby's room" for the last time before it became "Emily's room." I took a shower while Rob watered the grass, put the trash cans out, and got the house ready for the pet sitter.
Mid-contraction but still smiling, heading to the hospital.
Luckily, we lived only a few blocks from the hospital, since the time between contractions was growing shorter. Once we arrived in the room, labor was progressing at such a pace that the doctor never left the room (and I will always love her for that). The baby was still at a very high station, and despite the contractions, she was not dropping. I used techniques from the birthing class such as leaning on my husband, with my legs apart, swaying back and forth. I actually used this technique with both babies, and it's very comforting. The doctor asked if she could break my water and I agreed. After this major event was my weakest moment and I asked for an epidural. The doctor checked me and I was fully dilated and "ready" to push, so it was too late for anesthesia. Ready, meaning although it was time to push, my body and I were not the least bit prepared for what was to come.
I pushed standing up, in bed, on the toilet, on the balance ball and all with little progress in the baby's station. My doctor was new to the hospital so there was a practicing physician observing the birth, and in this case it was an older gentleman, whom if we had met under different circumstances I would probably like him very much. With no progress being made after about two hours, and me growing tired, the nurse (who I will always love for this) suggested we try the birthing stool.
At this point I was up for anything and the stool was just what my body needed. The nurse (and I will always love her for this) asked the doctor if I could give birth on the stool, essentially asking Dr. K if she would sit on the floor to catch the baby. Dr. K happily agreed, and the observing doctor stated very clearly, "I'm too old to sit on the floor," which to me indicated I would have been on my way to having a c-section if he would have been my doctor. We are all very glad this doctor was not in charge!
The nurses laid out some pads on the floor, Dr. K gowned up, and I successfully popped a baby out in about 15 minutes. The miraculous thing about this was that I was the first one to see the girl parts on our first baby, and I yelled, "It's a girl!" There was a period of time when I actually felt bad for stealing this moment from Dr. K because in my mind the doctor always announces the gender. With both of my pregnancies, my husband I chose to wait until the birth to find out the gender, and to be surprised in that moment. Dr. K caught the baby face up and there were her girl parts looking right at me. With a nurse's help, I was able to hold her right away, against my chest.
I realize I'm very lucky to have labored hard for a mere 5 hours, and under different circumstances probably would have opted for anesthesia. I also would not have changed a thing about this birth, and in fact I didn't for baby number two. The labor was very similar, except shorter with a greater distance to the hospital, and a little girl to make arrangements for. Also, it hurt so much when they broke my water that another nurse came in to make sure everything was okay. I went to the hospital knowing exactly what I needed to do, and that the reward would be unlike any other!
Her first look at the little brother.
With number two, I also knew to enjoy the time in the hospital, while having ice brought to me, meals served, and a big bed for just the baby and I. Big sister popped in and out of the hospital with her dad, decorating the walls with drawings, wowing the nurses with her cuteness, but always happy to see her brother. Just today she ran all the way to the local park to give her brother a newly ripened strawberry from the garden. It was the second strawberry of the season, but just like births, there is an order to these things!


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Under Your Bed アンダー・ユア・ベッド (2019) Dir: Mari Asato
On February 15, 2021 March 23, 2021 By Genki JasonIn Japanese Film, Japanese Film Reviews4 Comments
アンダー・ユア・ベッド 「Anda- Yua Beddo」
Release Date: July 19th, 2019
Director: Mari Asato
Writer: Tatsuya Ishii (Screenplay), Kei Ohishi (Novel)
Starring: Kengo Kora, Kanako Nishikawa, Kenichi Abe, Ryosuke Miyake, Yugo Mikawa,
Handsome leading man Kengo Kora takes on a daring role in this film as he portrays a stalker who, when we first meet him, is living the dream the title suggests as he is under a bed. Not yours, but his target's bed. However this movie directed by horror specialist Mari Asato subverts the idea of who the threat is as the peeping tom who prowls around a young woman's home is the least frightening person lurking there.
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Fish Story フィッシュストーリー Dir: Yoshihiro Nakamura (2009)
On August 10, 2020 August 10, 2020 By Genki JasonIn Japanese Film, Japanese Film Reviews4 Comments
フィッシュストーリー 「Fisshu Suto-ri-」
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Writer: Tamio Hayashi (Script), Kotaro Isaka (Original Manga)
Starring: Kengo Kora, Atsushi Ito, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Noriko Eguchi, Gaku Hamada, Mikako Tabe, Mirai Moriyama, Nao Omori, Hidekazu Mashima, Toshimitsu Okawauchi (of the band Drive Far),
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If I were to tell you just some of the many different things going on in Fish Story, you would say that the title must be a perfect fit for such an outrageous yarn and that it cannot possibly work in a movie. But the film's story gracefully ties a huge range of things together to make an unconventional and warmhearted tale that shows how no struggle is fruitless and everything in life can go on to have great meaning.
Fish Story is based on Kotaro Isaka's same-named novel and consists of many distinctly different and seemingly unconnected storylines taking place at different points over 77 years to explain how a punk rock song nobody bought saves the world from an asteroid on a collision course with the Earth.
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Shoplifters 万引き家族 Dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda (2018)
On December 25, 2019 December 25, 2019 By Genki JasonIn Japanese Film, Japanese Film Reviews4 Comments
Shoplifters
万引き家族 「Manbiki Kazoku」
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Writer: Hirokazu Kore-eda (Screenplay),
Starring: Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Kirin Kiki, Miyu Sasaki, Mayu Matsuoka, Kairi Jyo, Yoko Moriguchi, Yuki Yamada, Moemi Katayama, Akira Emoto, Kengo Kora, Chizuru Ikewaki, Sosuke Ikematsu,
Hirokazu Kore-eda is often compared to Yasujiro Ozu due to his depictions of families in Japan but he is quite political. Through various detailed tapestries of the rich and poor, nuclear and unconventional family units and different individuals, he has charted a myriad of lives all over the archipelago of his home nation and captured the changing dynamics of a country where tradition, social mores and people's bonds are seemingly degrading as society adapts to new ways of thinking about work and family and people live atomised lives. Shoplifters tells the story of a most unconventional family by normal Japanese standards and, in so doing, it offers some quite stringent critiques of the exploitation of labour, the indifference of authorities and the resulting breakdown of relationships. It is a refreshingly open politicisation of content for a Japanese mainstream film and it feels akin to the social realist films of Ken Loach. This political bite could partly be the reason why the film went on to wow critics and net the prestigious Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival but, as in all Kore-eda films, it is the performances that sway hearts and make audiences cry.
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Being Good きみはいい子 Dir: Mipo O (2015)
You Are a Good Kid / Being Good
You're a Good Kid Film Poster
きみはいい子 「Kimi wa iiko」
Director: Mipo O
Writer: Ryo Takada (Screenplay), Hatsue Nakawaki (Original Novel)
Starring: Kengo Kora, Machiko Ono, Chizuru Ikewaki, Michie Kita, Mei Kurokawa, Kazuya Takahashi,
One of the most important lessons I took away from being a teacher was the idea of being a guardian. An important part of our role is to care for the well-being of our students, to consider their personal circumstances, and emotional needs as well as educational ones. These responsibilities make the role slightly analogous with being a parent. It is a weighty responsibility but gratifying when you genuinely help someone. You don't need to be a teacher or a parent to care for others. The simple act of caring can save lives. Being Good (2015) shows why.
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Bitter Honey 蜜のあわれ Dir: Gakuryu Ishii (2016)
Bitter Honey
Mitsu no Aware Film Poster
蜜のあわれ 「Mitsu no Aware」
Director: Gakuryu Ishii
Writer: Takehiko Minato (Screenplay), Saisei Muro (Original Manga)
Starring: Fumi Nikaido, Ren Osugi, Yoko Maki, Kengo Kora, Masatoshi Nagase, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Seiko Iwaido,
Director Gakuryu Ishii made his name with crazy indie films fizzing with punk energy, works like Burst City (1982) and Crazy Thunder Road (1980), but that is just one aspect of his career since he has an imagination capable of covering different genres from gloomy serial killers films like the brilliant Angel Dust (1994) and talky apocalypse movies like Isn't Anyone Alive? (2012). I recommend watching them but of his other works, The Crazy Family and August in the Water are my personal favourites. Most of his films burst with voluptuous visuals and costumes, dense dialogue, and big name actors and over his long career he has maintained his flare for shooting scenes in energetic ways, something much needed here in a story that takes a while to get traction despite an exuberant performance from Fumi Nikaido as a goldfish turned human.
Based on a 1959 novel by the author Saisei Muro, Bitter Honey is set in 1950's Tokyo. Although shot in a few outdoor locations like a yokocho, some streets, and temple grounds, most of the action takes place indoors, particularly the well-appointed house of an old male writer (Ren Osugi) who is busy making works of literature that will stand the test of time. Well, he would be if he wasn't enthralled with a red goldfish who is able to transform into a beautiful voluptuous young woman (Fumi Nikaido).
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My Man Watashi no Otoko 私の男 (2014)
On May 11, 2015 June 1, 2015 By Genki JasonIn Japanese Film, Japanese Film Reviews11 Comments
It seems that reviews of films containing Fumi Nikaido grow to mammoth proportions and this is another long one for a film released in June of last year. I've done my best to avoid spoilers and barely mention what happens in the second half of the film. Read on if you care or dare because this film is about some taboo subject-matter.
Japanese Title:私の男
Romaji: Watashi no Otoko
Release Date: June 14th, 2014 (Japan)
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Writer: Takashi Ujita (Screenplay), Kazuki Sakuraba (Novel)
Starring: Fumi Nikaido, Tadanobu Asano, Aoba Kawai, Kengo Kora, Tatsuya Fuji, Taiga, Itsuki Sagara,
"Parents. They f*ck you up." – Philip Larkin
That quote seems apt for Watashi no Otoko, a beautiful but dark film that is sure to challenge all viewers. It starts off with a disaster, one that strips a girl of her family, and gets darker as she gets a new family. If I make a reference to the novel/film Lolita you will know the territory. A spirit of corruption hovers over the characters in the film, one that takes the bonds of family and poisons them with the perversion of incest and director Kazuyoshi Kumakiri makes no bones about being somewhat explicit while exploring the effects of an incestuous love affair on the characters.
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Third Window Films Release The Story of Yonosuke
On April 7, 2014 By Genki JasonIn TrailersLeave a comment
Third Window Films follow up last month's release of the ultra-brilliant "Shady" with a more heart-warming human drama about the power of friendship called "The Story of Yonosuke". As I made clear in my review, I liked it a lot. Here are the release details:
The Story of Yonosuke
A film by Shuichi Okita (The Woodsman & the Rain)
Based on a novel by Shuichi Yoshida (Villain, Parade)
Japan / 2013 / 160 Mins / In Japanese with English subtitles / Colour
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The Drudgery Train 苦役列車 (2012)
On September 25, 2013 June 2, 2015 By Genki JasonIn Japanese Film, Japanese Film Reviews6 Comments
The Drudgery Train
Japanese Title: 苦役 列車
Romaji: Kueki Ressha
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Writer: Shinji Imaoka (Screenplay), Kenta Nishimura (Original Work)
Starring: Mirai Moriyama, Kengo Kora, Atsuko Maeda, Makita Sports, Tomorowo Taguchi, Mamiko Ito, Miwako Wagatsuma, Shohei Uno, Hiroshi Sato, Asuka Ishii, Kouji Tsujimoto
"Come in. Take a peek. Big boobs. Lots of nice girls here."
The film starts in a grimy trash strewn back street. We are looking at a club named Peep Show Locker Room and the doorman for the club shouts out what is on offer. Out of the club saunters Kanta Kitamichi (Moriyama), who grimaces and lights a cigarette. Freeze frame, a voice over accompanied by on-screen text introduces us to Kitamichi, his father committed a sex crime that tore up his family in 5th grade. He has worked as a day labourer since graduating junior high. His only hobby is reading books.
It isn't the most promising introduction to a main character, an aimless young man in 80's Japan, the age of wealth and opportunity, and as we watch the film his behaviour is pretty awful.
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The Story of Yonosuke 横道世之介 (2013)
On August 25, 2013 November 9, 2020 By Genki JasonIn Japanese Film, Japanese Film Reviews12 Comments
Japanese Title: 横道世余之介
Romaji: Yokomichi Yonosuke
Release Date: February 23rd, 2013 (Japan)
UK Release Date: N/A
UK Distributor: Third Window Films
Director: Shuichi Okita
Writer: Shiro Maeda (Screenplay), Shuichi Yoshida (Original Novel)
Starring: Kengo Kora, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sosuke Ikematsu, Ayumi Ito, Gou Ayano, Arata, Kimiko Yo, Aki Asakura, Mei Kurokawa, Tasuku Emoto, Aimi Satsukawa, Keiko Horiuchi, Noriko Eguchi,
I was made a fan of Shuichi Okita after watching The Woodsman & the Rain, a film which is a wonderfully observed and rather touching comedy about the art of filmmaking and human bonds. Despite potentially weighty subjects I found it was an amusing and gratifying film that worked through its great characters and well-observed dry comedy. Okita is back a year after that film with a more complex one as he directs Shiro (Isn't Anyone Alive?) Maeda's adaptation of Shuichi's Yoshida's novel which flits between different time periods with a large cast of characters stretching between the '80s and now.
Tokyo 1987, Yonosuke Yokomichi (Kora) has left a small port city and lumbers into Tokyo to attend university. It blows his mind. There are huge buildings covered with ads for Sony and Kiss Mint gum, he sees amateur idol groups performing J-pop on the street and fashionable people everywhere.
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The Woodsman and the Rain キツツキと雨 (2012)
On January 30, 2013 June 2, 2015 By Genki JasonIn Japanese Film, Japanese Film Reviews12 Comments
The Woodsman & the Rain
Japanese Title: キツツキと雨
Romaji: Kitsutsuki to Ame
UK Release Date: January 28th 2013 (UK)
UK Film Distributor: Third Window Films
Writer: Shuichi Okita, Fumio Moriya
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Shun Oguri, Kengo Kora, Asami Usuda, Kanji Furutachi, Daisuke Kuroda, Kyusaku Shimada, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Tsutou Takahashi, Mitsuru Hirata, Masato Ibu, Tsutomu Yamazak
Ever since writing about this film last year I had been eagerly anticipating it, principally because it stars Koji Yakusho, a wonderful actor who has won my admiration through a series of performances in films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. I was also impressed by the festival awards buzz it had acquired as it took the Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival and the Audience Award at Nippon Connection. The awards are richly deserved.
The Woodsman & the Rain opens in a dense forest outside Yamamura village. A lumberjack named Katsuhiko (Yakusho) is busy sawing a tree with a chainsaw. This short sequence reveals a gruff and pragmatic small town man who is comfortable working the land. He can even read the weather and predict when it will rain hence the title. He is soon distracted by the arrival of Torii (Furutachi), the assistant director of a film. Torii asks him to stop. "We're in the middle of a take." Katsuhiko does not quite understand movie jargon and he is not one easily swayed from his craft so Torii says, "We're shooting a movie over there." Katsuhiko understands now and asks "Can I prune?" Torii replies "If it isn't noisy, sure." Katsuhiko climbs a tree and starts cutting branches. From this vantage point both Katsuhiko and the audience see the town in distance with movie vans parked around.
Yamamura has been invaded by a small crew shooting a low-budget zombie film named Utopia. Katsuhiko is not concerned with any of this and goes about his work day routine and living very uneasily with his unemployed and directionless son Koichi (Kora) but a chance encounter with Torii on the road leads to Katsuhiko meeting the film's director who is also named Koichi (Oguri), a man barely out of university and on his first major project. Pressure is getting to him and he suffers from severe lack of confidence which leaves Torii taking command and trying to make use of Katsuhiko's local knowledge for some location scouting. This is just the first of many requests that the film crew ask of Katsuhiko.
Despite being initially unimpressed with what he sees (especially Koichi) Katsuhiko is soon sucked into the film and even gets to act as a zombie. He even strikes up an unlikely friendship with Koichi as he falls in love with the story of the movie and the experience of making it. The more deeply he becomes involved with the film the more enthusiastic he is and discovers that the director, despite lacking in confidence and finding the demands of movie-making a little too much, is extremely talented. The two forms an unlikely friendship and help each other overcome personal problems.
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How to Build an Igloo
"Make friends with winter," says Norbert E. Yankielun, an engineer who has written about igloo construction. "Igloos are the most specialized form of a snow shelter, and you need a special type of snow to do it right.
from Pocket http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/magazine/how-to-build-an-igloo.html
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Teardown: Same Product, Fifty Years Apart.
Fifty years is a long time, particularly in the life of consumer good. Fifty years ago transistor radios were trendy, color TV (showing three national TV networks!) cost as much as a car, and the portable gadget to wow your friends was a Kodak Instamatic camera with a flashcube.
from Pocket http://grathio.com/2016/08/teardown-same-product-fifty-years-apart/
The Beer Archaeologist
It's just after dawn at the Dogfish Head brewpub in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where the ambition for the morning is to resurrect an Egyptian ale whose recipe dates back thousands of years.
from Pocket http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Beer-Archaeologist.html?c=y&story=fullstory&device=iphone&c=y
Cities on Instagram: the best shots of 2016 – from Seoul to São Paulo
High-rise housing in Hong Kong, shadow patterns in Porto, candy-coloured architecture in Warsaw: here are your best city Instagram shots of the year High-rise housing in Hong Kong, shadow patterns in Porto, candy-coloured architecture in Warsaw: here are your best city Instagram sh
from Pocket http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/dec/22/cities-instagram-best-shots-2016-from-seoul-sao-paulo
I Was There When Acid House Hit London and This Is How It Felt
I was on the Tube. It was 1988. I was miles away from my country, heading at a terrific speed toward London's West End. The train crackled and bumped. The night fell. The lights of a strange city rushed by. I was alone and looking at a clutch of young black men on the other side of the swaying car.
from Pocket http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/i-was-there-when-acid-house-hit-london-and-this-is-how-it-felt/Content?oid=8411924
Are Tote Bags Really Good for the Environment?
They're green in principle, but not in the way people use them. An Object Lesson. For at least a few decades, Americans have been drilled in the superiority of tote bags. Reusable bags are good, we're told, because they're friendly for the environment.
from Pocket http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/09/to-tote-or-note-to-tote/498557/
Inside the Rainbow Gulag: The Technicolor Rise and Fall of Lisa Frank
from Pocket http://jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705
Save As | Generate Again
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The giant holiday popcorn tin has invaded your life once again
The giant tri-flavor holiday popcorn tin sends a message, which is, "I was thinking of you, but not until I was already in the checkout aisle of Big Lots." It says, "Once again, I have drawn the Secret Santa name of a co-worker I do not know.
from Pocket https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-giant-holiday-popcorn-tin-has-invaded-your-life-once-again/2016/12/18/351bc7ba-c08e-11e6-b527-949c5893595e_story.html
A top-secret handbook takes viewers on an undercover journey to Titanpointe, the site of a hidden partnership. Narrated by Rami Malek and Michelle Williams, and based on classified NSA documents, Project X reveals the inner workings of a windowless skyscraper in downtown Manhattan.
from Pocket https://fieldofvision.org/project-x