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Women (novel)
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A farm is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used for specialised units such as arable farms, vegetable farms, fruit farms, dairy, pig and poultry farms, and land used for the production of natural fibres, biofuel and other commodities. It includes ranches, feedlots, orchards, plantations and estates, smallholdings and hobby farms, and includes the farmhouse and agricultural buildings as well as the land. In modern times the term has been extended so as to include such industrial operations as wind farms and fish farms, both of which can operate on land or sea.
Farming originated independently in different parts of the world as hunter gatherer societies transitioned to food production rather than food capture. It may have started about 12,000 years ago with the domestication of livestock in the Fertile Crescent in western Asia, soon to be followed by the cultivation of crops. Modern units tend to specialise in the crops or livestock best suited to the region, with their finished products being sold for the retail market or for further processing, with farm products being traded around the world.
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Marshall Naify (March 23, 1920 – April 19, 2000) was a motion picture and media tycoon who was a long-term chairman of the board of United Artists and later became founder and co-chairman of the board of Todd-AO, the largest independent post-production sound studio in the United States which worked on Apollo 13 and other major films.
Son of a Lebanese immigrant, who was originally a Jordanian from the al-Naber family, Naify built a movie theater empire beginning in 1912. Marshall Naify worked in the theater business nearly all his life. Marshall Naify and his brother Robert Naify were members of The Forbes 400 beginning in 1987 with an estimated combined net worth of $4.3 billion. They merged the family's theater chain with United Artists Theater Circuit and eventually became the majority shareholders. They sold that company in 1986 to John Malone's Telecommunications Inc. (TCI) for cash and stock. The Naify brothers were also pioneers in the cable television industry, entering the business in the 1950s.
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A woman is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. The term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "women's rights". "Woman" may also refer to a person's gender identity. Women with typical genetic development are usually capable of giving birth from puberty until menopause. In the context of gender identity, transgender people who are biologically determined to be male and identify as women cannot give birth. Some intersex people who identify as women cannot give birth due to either sterility or inheriting one or more Y chromosomes. In extremely rare cases, people who have Swyer syndrome can give birth with medical assistance. Throughout history women have assumed or been assigned various social roles.
The spelling of woman in English has progressed over the past millennium from wīfmann to wīmmann to wumman, and finally, the modern spelling woman. In Old English, wīfmann meant "female human", whereas wēr meant "male human". Mann or monn had a gender-neutral meaning of "human", corresponding to Modern English "person" or "someone"; however, subsequent to the Norman Conquest, man began to be used more in reference to "male human", and by the late 13th century had begun to eclipse usage of the older term wēr. The medial labial consonants f and m in wīfmann coalesced into the modern form "woman", while the initial element, which meant "female", underwent semantic narrowing to the sense of a married woman ("wife"). It is a popular misconception that the term "woman" is etymologically connected with "womb", which is from a separate Old English word, wambe meaning "stomach" (of male or female; modern German retains the colloquial term "Wampe" from Middle High German for "potbelly"). Nevertheless, such a false derivation of "woman" has appeared in print.
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Women is a 1978 novel written by Charles Bukowski, starring his semi-autobiographical character Henry Chinaski. In contrast to Factotum, Post Office and Ham on Rye, Women is centered on Chinaski's later life, as a celebrated poet and writer, not as a dead-end lowlife. It does, however, feature the same constant carousel of women with whom Chinaski only finds temporary fulfillment.
Women focuses on the many dissatisfactions Chinaski faced with each new woman he encountered. One of the women featured in the book is a character named Lydia Vance; she is based on Bukowski's one-time girlfriend, the sculptress and sometime poet Linda King. Another central female character in the book is named "Tanya" who is described as a 'tiny girl-child' and Chinaski's pen-pal. They have a weekend tryst. The real-life counterpart to this character wrote a self-published chapbook about the affair entitled "Blowing My Hero" under the pseudonym Amber O'Neil. The washed-up folksinger "Dinky Summers" is based on Bob Lind.
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Women is the debut album by Calgary band Women, recorded by fellow Calgary-native Chad VanGaalen. It was released in 2008 on VanGaalen's Flemish Eye record label in Canada, and on Jagjaguwar in the US. The song "Sag Harbour Song" is a direct reference to the suicide of the artist Ray Johnson, like "Locust Valley" and "Venice Lockjaw" on Women's second album of 2010, Public Strain.
Women was recorded by Polaris Music Prize-nominated Chad VanGaalen, in "[VanGaalen's] basement, an outdoor culvert and a crawlspace." It was recorded using boom boxes and tape machines, contributing to its lo-fi sound.
Women was released to favourable reviews, with Cokemachineglow naming it as "the best 'indie rock' record released [in 2008], hands down."
Women (album) at AllMusic
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Lachhman Sewewala: 'Under the farm laws, the farmer will lose his land and we will ...
Frontline 28 Jan 2021
Despite the obvious class and caste contradictions, thousands of landless agricultural workers have thrown their weight behind the farmers protest against the three contentious farm laws ... Could you explain the extent of the participation of landless agricultural workers in the ongoing protests and the impact of the three new farm laws on them?....
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Marshall County Journal 28 Jan 2021
Leo and Betty farmed long into their later years with their son Don, today involving a fourth generation in the farm. Betty served her community in many ways at her church, her children's school activities, and her farm organizations ... She served on the state board of North Dakota Farm Bureau and also as state Women's Chair....
The Los Angeles Times 28 Jan 2021
Sen ... There's little data to guide women who are pregnant, or trying to become pregnant, about whether to take a COVID-19 vaccine ... Women help lead India's historic farm protests ... Women help lead India's historic farm protests. The presence of women in India's biggest mass movement in years reflects profound opposition to a slate of agriculture reforms....
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Hastings Tribune 27 Jan 2021
"There are many more women like me ... "Why are old people and women kept at the protests?" ... Leading the way were Indigenous village women such as 60-year-old Manjula Dhinda, who earns $3 a day as a farm worker and said she gave up four days of wages to join the march ... That is why it is important for more and more women to participate in farm protests."....
Leading the way were Indigenous village women such as 60-year-old Manjula Dhinda, who earns $3 a day as a farm worker and said she gave up four days of wages to join the march ... That is why it is important for more and more women to participate in farm protests." A woman rests her feet during a farmers' rally Monday in Mumbai....
Farm leader dives into goat life
Mesabi Daily News 27 Jan 2021
This article is part of a series featuring women members of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation; it's the first part of a two-part article featuring Leslie Svacina ... Croix County Farm Bureau. When and why did you begin farming? ... What do you think are the best online resources for women who are farming or who are looking to start farming?....
Protesting farmers stay firm
Women, the groups said, formed the bulwark of agricultural work as producers and workers and had an equal stake and interest in the farm laws getting repealed.Upbeat mood at protest sites ... managed to strike a chord even among non-Punjabi speaking audiences.Participation by women....
Empowering farm women to become decision makers
HTO 27 Jan 2021
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Family Snow and S'mores event to benefit return of maternity services
Record & Clarion 27 Jan 2021
Hosted by Zettel Farms in West Branch, proceeds from the event will benefit the MidMichigan Medical Center – West Branch Maternity Services project ... The more than two million dollar project includes renovations and new equipment to create a comfortable, state-of-the-art, family-focused place for women to give birth....
Women workforce proportion increasing in agri sector: MNA
Urdu Point 27 Jan 2021
... the women percentage in agricultural sector ... Adding, she said if women had the same access to land, technology, financial services, education and markets as men, yields on women's farms could increase....
Hyd: Hundreds on street to support tractor rally
The Times of India 27 Jan 2021
Organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), the rally witnessed participants from Left parties, civil rights groups and women's organisations. At 2pm, people started gathering at the stadium with farming tools such as a plough, spade, shovel etc ... "It's been months that we are raising our voice against the farm laws....
Hundreds on street in Hyderabad to support tractor rally
Akshay Called Out For Treadmill Stunt to Feel Rural Women's Plight
Yahoo Daily News 27 Jan 2021
Akshay Kumar, while hosting a Network18 initiative called Mission Paani Waterthon on 26 January, walked a treadmill for more than 21 kilometres because he said he wanted to understand the plight of women in rural areas who have to travel long distances to fetch water ... Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan tweeted, "Do physical labour at the farm....


Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) would like to extend our congratulations to Chelsea Manning, as we anxiously await her release from military prison on May 17, 2017. We appreciate that President Obama chose to commute the unreasonably harsh 35-year sentence that had been handed down to Ms. Manning though we believe a pardon would have been more appropriate.
We believe that the lengthy sentence was disproportionately severe and politically motivated, considering Ms. Manning's willingness to be honest with the military investigation about what she exposed and why. Ms. Manning made the noble choice to accept the consequences of her actions, which resulted in the tortuous treatment she has received while incarcerated. That she received a sentence that was significantly more severe than what other military member have received for similar charges in the past is a clear indicator of this.


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They Will Have to Kill Us First
Film Review by Kam Williams
Musical Documentary Chronicles Cultural Clash between Radical Islam and Malian Culture
In 2012, radical jihadists invaded the country of Mali from the north. Even though the population was already 98% Muslim, the uncompromising religious zealots declared Sharia the law of the land.
Their radical interpretation of Islam included a ban of all forms of music. So, everything from instruments to CDs to radio stations were ordered immediately destroyed. And anyone resisting the directive faced the sort of torture ISIS delights in doling out on a daily basis.
Directed by Johanna Schwartz (Mysterious Science: Rebuilding Stonehenge),They Will Have to Kill Us First is a documentary which chronicles some of Mali's greatest artists' defiant response to the attempted censorship. Among the local legends appearing in the picture are singers Aliou Toure, Khaira Arby and Fadimata "Disco" Walett Oumar, guitarists Moussa Sidi and Oumar and Gavbar Toure, and drummer Nathanael Dembele.
Shot on location in Gao, Timbuktu and Bamako, the film does a decent job of illustrating the devastating toll exacted on the country's people and infrastructure by the violent coup. We learn that although Mali has experienced civil arrest since 1963, things escalated substantially following the death of Qaddafi in Libya because of the accelerated rate of arms importation.
"Don't play... and you won't get hurt," the musicians were warned. But the folks featured here preferred death to giving up their cherished freedom of expression. So, when the kitchen got to hot, some of them hightailed it to Liverpool where they formed the group Songhoy Blues and recorded an album while in exile.
A cautionary expose capturing the ugly fallout of an unavoidable clash of modern and medieval civilizations.
Very Good (3 stars)
In French, Songhay, English, Bambara and Tamashek with subtitles.
Distributor: BBC Worldwide North America
To see a trailer for They Will Have to Kill Us First, visit:
http://www.theywillhavetokillusfirst.com/trailer/
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2016 Oscar Recap
Spotlight Upsets The Revenant for Best Picture
Chris Rock Pokes Fun at Both the Boycott and the Academy
On a night when the Academy Awards were overshadowed by the absence of black nominees, Spotlight upset The Revenant for the big prize, although Mad Max netted the most trophies (6) overall. But from his opening monologue clear through his the close of the evening's festivities, master of ceremonies Chris Rock kept the pedal to the metal, reminding viewers at every opportunity of the conspicuous absence of African-Americans honorees.
He began by welcoming the audience to the "White People's Choice Awards" before launching into a 10-minute stand-up routine in which he was careful to level barbs at both sides of the controversy. For example, he chided the members of the Academy for being racists, suggesting, " If they nominated hosts, I wouldn't even get this job."
On the other hand, he was just as tough on the supporters of the protest, insinuating that they ought to lighten up since things were far worse back in the Fifties and Sixties when their grandmothers might have been lynched. Rock reserved his most caustic comments for Jada Pinkett Smith, saying "Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna's panties," the crude implication being that Jada is untalented and about as likely to be nominated as he is to have sex with the attractive pop diva.
Next, he took a swipe at Jada's husband, Will Smith, prefacing his remarks by announcing, "I'm not hating." After conceding that Will had been snubbed for Concussion, Rock pointed out that it was equally unfair that he'd been paid $20 million for his poor performance in Wild Wild West.
The profusion of race-based humor had its share of awkward moments, like when Chris announced that the "In Memoriam" package would be devoted to "black people shot by cops on their way to the movies." Just as awkward was when he introduced actress-turned-black conservative Stacey Dash, as the Director of the Academy's newly-created Minority Outreach Program. Stacey came on stage to say she couldn't wait to help her people out, before wishing everybody "Happy Black History Month!" The joke fell flat and was met with total silence.
Another headscratcher involved Chris' introducing the Oscars' African-American orchestra conductor "just so he can get laid at the Governor's Ball." As the curtain came down on the festivities, Rock finally seemed to take sides by defiantly bidding farewell with "Black lives matter!" to the tune of Public Enemy's anti-establishment anthem "Fight the Power" which played for the duration of the closing credits.
Complete List of Oscar Winners
Picture: Spotlight
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Lead Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Lead Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short, Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
Original Screenplay: Spotlight, Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy
Original Score: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Original Song: "Writings on the Wall," Spectre
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Documentary Feature: Amy
Animated Feature Film: Inside Out
Visual Effects: Ex Machina
Sound Mixing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Sound Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Film Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Cinematography: The Revenant
Makeup and Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road
Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Costume Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Live Action Short Film: Stutterer
Documentary Short Film: A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Animated Short Film: Bear Story
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Debbie Reynolds
To see Chris Rock's opening monologue, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBadiCVY-tk
To see Stacey Dash's awkward moment at the Oscars, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9XvWFU0F3Q
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Adrenaline-Fueled Sequel Follows "Bigger Is Better" Golden Rule
The conventional wisdom for shooting a sequel to a successful action flick is that "bigger is better." In the case of this bigger-budgeted follow up to Olympus Has Fallen, that translates to bigger guns, more elaborate chase scenes, a higher body-count and more bombastic pyrotechnics, including my favorite staple of the genre, exploding cars careening off cliffs in flames.
Directed by Babak Najafi, London Has Fallen again stars Gerard Butler as Mike Banning, the Secret Service Agent in charge of protecting the President of the United States. Also reprising their roles are Radha Mitchell as his wife, Leah; Aaron Eckhart as President Asher; Morgan Freeman as Vice President Trumbull; Angela Basset as Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs; Melissa Leo as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan; and Robert Forster as General Clegg.
At the point of departure, we find the Bannings picking out paint samples for their first baby's nursery. Leah is due in a couple weeks, and the prospect of fatherhood has Mike seriously contemplating retirement. But before he has a chance to tender a letter of resignation, word arrives that the British Prime Minister has just passed away unexpectedly.
Over his worried wife's objections, Mike grudgingly agrees to join the detail accompanying the President to the funeral. Despite very heavy security in London, all hell breaks loose when radical Muslims disguised as Bobbies and Beefeaters open fire, assassinating several of the 28 leaders of the Free World in attendance.
Mike instinctively springs into action, endeavoring to escort the President via limo from Westminster Abbey back to Air Force One. Of course, this is easier said than done, since it's almost impossible to tell the good guys from the bad, and terrorists armed with automatic weapons and RPGs are lying in wait at every turn. Also aboard for the hair-raising, roller coaster ride are Director Jacobs , Agent Bronson (Andrew Pleavin), and an MI6 Agent (Charlotte Riley) they encounter along the way.
With the help of cartoon physics and a bulletproof physique, Mike ultimately manages to prevail against the army of bloodthirsty jihadists doing the bidding of the diabolical mastermind, Aamir Barkawi (Alon Aboutboul). Let's just pray that he's up for a third round of heroic exploits to keep the world safe for freedom and democracy.
Rated R for graphic violence and pervasive profanity
Distributor: Gramercy Pictures
To see a trailer for London Has Fallen, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9y3z-lx-ZE
DVD Review by Kam Williams
Surrealistic Buddy Flick Features "Fellini"-esque Meditation on Mortality
Fred Ballinger (Michael Caine) has chosen to withdraw from the limelight after a storybook career as a celebrated composer and conductor. He's presently being pampered with mud baths and massages at a scenic spa nestled in the Swiss Alps where he's vacationing with his daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz) and his his best friend, filmmaker Mick Boyle (Harvey Keitel).
Despite being well into their 70s, Mick is working on the script for his next movie with the help of a quintet of young collaborators. For these purposes, it is good to know that Mick's son Julian (Ed Stoppard) is married to Lena, who has just been dumped for a British pop singer (Paloma Faith herself).
While in the midst of dividing his days between reminiscing with his BFF and soothing his emotionally-distant daughter's fragile psyche, Fred gets a surprising request to come out of retirement by an emissary (Alex Macqueen) of the Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II is offering knighthood in exchange for playing his most popular piece, "Simple Songs," at Prince Philip's impending birthday concert.
However, Fred summons up the strength to decline the command performance coming with an honorary title attached. For, he has already shed any attachment to his public persona in favor of meditating on his mortality and giving Lena the quality time she was denied as a child. After all, she still hasn't forgiven him for focusing so selfishly on classical music during her formative years.
Thus unfolds Youth, a surreal mix of heartfelt introspection and escapist fantasy reminiscent of Federico Fellini. The movie was written and directed by Fellini's fellow paisan, Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) who is not shy about juxtaposing a variety of jarring images certain to leave a lasting impression, even if you're not quite sure what to make of the visually captivating menagerie.
Caine and Keitel enjoy their best outings in ages, albeit in service of an inscrutable adventure that deliberately does its darndest to defy definition.
Rated R for profanity, sexuality and graphic nudity
Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
To see a trailer for Youth, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T7CM4di_0c
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Top Ten DVD Releases for 3-1-16
This Week's DVD Releases
Top Ten DVD List for March 1, 2016
The Fall: Series Two
Angry Birdy Toons: Season Two, Volume Two
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines
Piggy Tales: Season Two
Paw Patrol: Brave Heroes, Big Rescues
Angry Birds- Stella: Season Two
Strawberry Shortcake: Sweet Sunrise Adventures
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bake Shop
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Gender Preference Biopic Features Eddie Redmayne's Oscar-Nominated Performance as Sex Change Pioneer
In 2015, Eddie Redmayne won the Best Actor Oscar for his poignant portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. While Eddie earned the picture's only Oscar, he really owed a debt of gratitude to Hawking as well as his nominated co-star Felicity Jones.
After all, she did a terrific job as his wife, Jane, in service of a character-tale turn which focused more on the unfortunate arc of the couple's ill-fated relationship than on the wheelchair-bound genius' contributions to the field of theoretical physics. Furthermore, Hawking himself imbued the production with an air of authenticity by allowing his impersonator to use the actual synthesized voice he's relied upon since being crippled by ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).
In The Danish Girl, Redmayne plays another icon who is virtually upstaged onscreen by an intriguing spouse. Here, he plays Einar Wegener aka Lili Elbe (1882-1931), a Danish artist best remembered as a pioneer in the transgender movement.
While Redmayne netted another Academy Award nomination for making a seamless metamorphosis into Einar, his co-star Alicia Vikander is the favorite to win Best Supporting Actress for her beguiling turn as his supportive spouse. .
Directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper (for The King's Speech), the film was adapted from David Ebershoff's novel of the same name. The book is based on a fictionalized account of Lili's life, although her sexual reassignment surgery is factual.
Redmayne's androgynous appearance helps the movie immeasurably, as he is very convincing as a female. And the picture couldn't be more timely, given the culture's embrace of Bruce Jenner's transformation into Caitin.
The picture's point of departure is Copenhagen in the Roaring Twenties, which is where we find Einar and his wife Gerda (Alicia Vikander) both plying their trade as aspiring artists. Her preference is portraiture, while he's only been inspired to paint the same desolate landscape marked by a clump of spindly, barren trees.
The plot thickens after Gerda suggests he serve as a stand-in for the beautiful model (Amber Heard) she was supposed to paint that day. Einar dons female attire and finds himself enjoying the experience more than expected.
Next thing you know, he's secretly slipping out into public in drag and even attends a swinging soiree where he attracts an ardent admirer (Ben Whishaw) ostensibly unaware of Lili's true gender. The pair's ensuing courtship eventually mushrooms into passion, and the scandalous infidelity understandably puts a strain on Einar and Gerda's marriage.
A compelling cinematic adventure revolving around the historic decision to undergo the world's first sex change operation.
Rated R for sexuality and full-frontal nudity
Distributor: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Extras: The Making of The Danish Girl.
To see a trailer for The Danish Girl , visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d88APYIGkjk
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Stallone Revives Rocky Franchise with Oscar-Quality Performance
When most people think of Rocky, what automatically comes to mind is the iconic image of a gutsy underdog easy to root for who held his own in the boxing ring against a variety of imposing adversaries. Each installment of the series has basically revolved around the hype leading to a riveting championship bout between a veritable David and Goliath.
Directed by Ryan Coogler, Creed is a worthy spin-off which not only pays homage to that tried-and-true formula but also represents a bit of departure for the beloved franchise. What's new is the fact that this film devotes as much attention to character development as to ratcheting up the tension surrounding the fateful showdown. What's familiar is Sly Stallone delivering afresh as the legendary Rocky Balboa in another Oscar-nominated performance.
The picture reunites Coogler with Michael B. Jordan, the star of his directorial debut, the critically-acclaimed Frutivale Station. Here, Jordan plays, Adonis Johnson, a juvenile delinquent who's had his share of scrapes with the law, thanks to a quick temper and a tendency to settle differences with a pair of unusually powerful fists.
Just past the point of departure, the hot-headed orphan is informed by Apollo Creed's (Carl Weathers) widow (Phylicia Rashad) that he is the illegitimate son of Rocky's original archenemy. That at least explains the inclination to fight that's ostensibly been baked into his DNA.
Fast-forward a few years, when Adonis has learned to channel his anger and explosive might via boxing. Over the objections of his adoptive mom (Mrs. Creed), he decides to follow in his father's footsteps.
So, he moves from L.A. to Philly where he finds Rocky running a restaurant called Adrian's. Adonis prevails upon the ex-champ to serve as his trainer. Rocky agrees on the condition the kid changes his surname to Creed, and the next thing you know the kid rises in the ranks to #1 contender and luckily lands a title fight with Pretty Ricky Conlan (Tony Bellow).
Meanwhile, Adonis falls in love with his next-door neighbor, Bianca (Tessa Thompson), an aspiring hip-hop artist on the verge of making it in her own right. Away from the gym, he spends some quality time with Rocky, too, offering a little heartfelt, if unsolicited advice that just might save his aging mentor's life.
"Rocky" and the next Roman numeral might not be in the title, but this engaging and faithful seventh episode includes all the fixins to amount to a highly-recommended spin-off of the storied franchise.
Rated PG-13 for violence, profanity and sensuality
Distributor: Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Group
Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Extras: Deleted scenes; Becoming Adonis; and Know the Past, Own the Future. Sandra Bullock: A Role Like No Other.
To see a trailer for Creed, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtWoDw3GvlA
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Kam's Movie Kapsules for 3-4-16
Kam's Kapsules:
Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
For movies opening March 4, 2016
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Desierto (R for profanity and graphic violence) Suspense thriller set along the Rio Grande and revolving around a rifle-toting vigilante's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hunt for undocumented alliens attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. With Gael Garcia Bernal, Marco Perez and Diego Catano. (In English and Spanish with subtitles)
London Has Fallen (R for graphic violence and pervasive profanity) Adrenaline-fueled sequel, set in England, finds Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) joining forces with an MI6 Agent (Charlotte Riley) to foil a plot to assassinate the the President of the U.S. (Aaron Eckhart) and other leaders of the Free World attending the funeral of the British Prime Minister. Ensemble includes Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Radha Mitchell, Melissa Leo, Jackie Earle Haley and Robert Forster.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Unrated) Adaptation of "The Taliban Shuffle," war correspondent Kim Barker's (Tina Fey) memoir about her relationship with a fellow journalist (Martin Freeman) while covering Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. With Margot Robbie, Billy Bob Thornton and Alfred Molina.
Zootopia (PG for action, rude humor and mature themes) Animated adventure about a rookie bunny cop (Ginnifer Goodwin) who grudgingly partners with a fast-talking fox (Jason Bateman) to solve a series of mysterious disappearances in a city populated by anthropomorphic animals. Voice cast includes Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Shakira, Octavia Spencer and Tommy Chong.
Ava's Possessions (R for profanity, sexuality and graphic images) Louisa Krause plays the title character in this horror flick as a woman who has her demons exorcised by a priest (John Ventimiglia) only to have them try to reenter her body. With Carol Kane, Wiliam Sadler and Jemima Kirke.
Camino (Unrated) Action adventure, set in the jungles of Colombia in 1985, about a war photographer (Zoe Bell) who embeds with a group of missionaries under the thumb of a charismatic guerilla leader (Nacho Vigalondo). Cast includes Francisco Barreiro, Sheila Vand and Tenoch Huerta. (In English and Spanish with subtitles)
Colliding Dreams (Unrated) Middle East documentary examining the competing interests of the Israelis and Palestinians in the decades-long struggle over the tiny territory they continue to cohabit.
Emelie (Unrated) Psychological thriller about an unsuspecting couple (Chris Beetem and Susan Pourfar) that comes to regret leaving their kids with a new babysitter (Randi Langdon) before going out to dinner to celebrate their wedding anniversary. With Joshua Rush, Carly Adams and Sarah Bolger.
The Final Project (Unrated) Found-footage horror flick about a half-dozen college students who find more than they bargained for while exploring an abandoned mansion on a Louisiana plantation. Co-starring Arin Jones, Amber Erwin,Teal Haddock, Charles Orr, Jejuan Walker and Evan McLean.
Knight of Cups (R for sexuality, nudity and profanity) Terrence Malick directed this surrealistic character study revolving around an introspective writer's (Christian Bale) odyssey of self-exploration. Cast includes Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Brian Dennehy, Antonio Banderas and Freida Pinto.
Road Games (Unrated) Cat-and-mouse thriller about two strangers (Andrew Simpson and Josephine de La Baume) who meet on the street in Calais before accepting a ride hitchhiking from a mysterious married couple (Frederic Pierrot and Barbara Crampton). With Feodor Atkine, Pierre Boulanger and Edward Hogg. (In English and French with subtitles)
They Will Have to Kill Us First (Unrated) Freedom of expression documentary chronicling the clash of civilizations between defiant, Malian musical artists determined to preserve their country's rich cultural heritage and Islamic jihadist invaders inclined to behead anyone who doesn't submit to their interpretation of Islam. (In French, Songhay, English, Bambara and Tamashek with subtitles)
The Wave (R for profanity and shocking images) Disaster flick, set in the fjords of Norway, about a geologist's (Kristoffer Joner) race to save a tourist retreat nestled in a narrow valley from a giant tsunami about to crush everything in its path. featuring Thomas Bo Larsen, Ane Dahl Torp and Laila Goody. (In Norwegian with subtitles)
Ruthless Russian Mobsters Blackmail Crooked Cops in Riveting, High Body-Count Thriller
Irina Vlaslov (Kate Winslet) assumed the reins of an Atlanta-based crime syndicate after her husband Vasili (Igor Komar) was sent up the river. Despite the jailing of the ruthless mobster, the gang's operations have continued to flourish with the help of corrupt police officers and ex-Marines. One crooked cop, Marcus Belmont (Anthony Mackie), even has a young son (Blake McLennan) with Irina's sister, Elena (Gal Gadot), which makes him all the more vulnerable to manipulation.
Like a Russian version of the Mexican drug lord El Chapo, Vasili is just itching to get out of jail. So, Irina hatches a plan to spring him from prison with the help of the various authorities she already has in a compromising position.
In 25 words or less, the scheme involves issuing a phony 9-9-9, the police code for "officer down," since every police car would be immediately dispatched to the scene not only to assist the wounded brother in blue but to apprehend the perpetrator. Theoretically, at least, that drain on available resources would afford Irina's henchmen an opportunity to strike.
Thus unfolds Triple 9, a rather riveting cat-and-mouse caper directed by Aussie John Hillcoat (The Road). The over-the-top action thriller featuring an intriguing plot was written by first-time scriptwriter Matt Cook.
Its cast includes an array of A-list actors topped by Kate Winslet, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Teresa Palmer and Michael Kenneth Williams. Having so many talented thespians pays off in spades for a picture which proves compelling from beginning to end.
At heart, Triple 9 is a nihilistic adventure set in a disturbing, urban dystopia filled with nothing but untrustworthy backstabbers. That makes it darn near impossible to find a protagonist to root for besides Sergeant Jeffrey Allen (Harrelson), a clean detective capable of smelling a rat.
The wily veteran in charge of the investigation must negotiate his way down a dangerous gauntlet while sorting out suspects right in the ranks of his own department. What makes his plight even dicier is the pyrotechnics-driven flick's "When in doubt, blow it up!" philosophy.
An alternately visceral and cerebral, high body-count crime thriller not to be missed!
Rated R for nudity, graphic violence, drug use and pervasive profanity
Distributor: Open Road Films
To see a trailer for Triple 9, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_yxgGFEBUE
Bildungsroman Inspired by James Franco Short Stories Arrives on DVD
Inspired by a couple of short stories by James Franco, Yosemite is an eerie bildungsroman exploring some decidedly dark and dangerous sides of childhood. The drama features a trio of discrete tales which ultimately merge in fairly effective fashion.
The action unfolds in Palo Alto in 1985, which is where we find a trio of 5th graders facing different emotional issues. 10 year-old Chris (Everett Meckler) and his younger brother, Alex (Troy Tinnirello), are driving to Yosemite National Park with their father (Franco) who's recently separated from their mom.
Their plans for quality time are affected, en route, by their dad's admission that he's a recovering alcoholic. Upon their arrival. the vacation is all but ruined when the three get lost hiking, followed by Chris' finding the charred remains of what looks like a human skeleton.
The second chapter of this coming-of-age adventure revolves around the predicament of Joe (Alec Mansky), a product of divorce in dire need of a father figure. Unfortunately, to fill a void, he naively settles on Henry (Henry Hopper), a creepy-looking loner sharing a love of comic books. Against the boy's better judgment, he even accepts an invitation back to the possible pedophile's humble abode.
The last segment is about Ted (Calum John), a kid whose beloved cat, Charlie, has gone missing. Trouble is, there's been a sighting of a mountain lion roaming around town. And since his father's (Steven Wiig) ostensibly too consumed with Silicon's Valley burgeoning Computer Revolution to care about the predator, Ted enlists the assistance of pals Chris and Joe to embark on a big game hunt in the hills just beyond suburbia.
Yosemite was both directed and adapted to the screen by Gabrielle Demeestere (The Color of Time) who employed an admirably understated approach to Franco's source material. An earnest examination of the loss of innocence this critic could've appreciated more if the subject-matter hadn't be so relentlessly dark and disturbing.
Very Good (2.5 stars)
Rated R for sexuality, nudity and profanity
Distributor: Monterey Media
To see a trailer for Yosemite, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mseo8idx75s
To order a copy of Yosemite on DVD, visit:
The "Yosemite" Interview
with Kam Williams
Franco and Me Talking Yosemite!
James Franco is an actor, director, screenwriter, producer, teacher and author. He began his career on Freaks and Geeks and received a Golden Globe Award for his performance in the biographical film James Dean.
His notable film credits include Oz, the Great and Powerful, Spring Breakers, the Spider-Man trilogy, Milk and 127 Hours for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. On the stage, he recently made his Broadway debut in Of Mice & Men to rave reviews.
James has directed, written and produced several features and has been published in both magazines and his own books. He is currently teaching college courses at UCLA, USC and Cal Arts, as well as acting classes at Studio4.
Here, he talks about his latest screen offering, Yosemite.
Kam Williams: Hey James, thanks so much for the opportunity to speak with you.
James Franco: Yeah, I'm excited, too.
KW: I told my readers I'd be interviewing you, so I'll be mixing their questions in with mine. Let me start by saying how impressed with the diverse and extensive body of work you've already compiled at such a young age, especially given how much time you've also devoted to your education. How have you managed to juggle the two so successfully?
JF: There came a time in my career when I realized that acting alone wasn't going to allow me to express everything I wanted to express in all the ways that I wanted to. I had dropped out of UCLA, so I went back and finally got my bachelor's degree at 28, I think. And I realized that school was good for me. I actually learned really well there. Not only that, I went to graduate school where a lot of my heroes would be my teachers in the writing and filmmaking programs. So, I couldn't get enough school, and from that point on, a lot of opportunities opened up. For instance, at NYU, I met many of my collaborators, including Gabrielle Demeestere, who directed Yosemite. School also showed me that a great variety of projects were possible, as long as they were organized and scheduled in the proper way.
KW: Sangeetha Subramian asks: James, how did it feel playing a father in Yosemite?
JF: That was a particularly strange and gratifying experience. I wrote the short story it's adapted from. It's fiction, but I based a lot of it on trips I used to take to Yosemite with my father and brother. So, when Gabby asked me to play the father, she was essentially asking me to play my father, who passed five years ago.
KW: I'm sorry to hear that.
JF: Thank you. By playing him and going back to Yosemite, it was almost like I was revisiting him, as if I got one more experience with him, which was nice. Strangely enough, even though I didn't do any of the location scouting, Gabby ended up shooting at maybe four or five of the locations that my dad had taken me and my brother when I was a little kid. That was sort of surreal, and a case of fiction imitating life, or life being put on screen in the form of fiction.
KW: Attorney Bernadette Beekman asks: What drives you to write a short story and also turn it into a movie? Do you think the audience can get the message and feel the same emotional response you're after from either medium? Or do you see them as completely different art forms?
JF: One of the areas I work in frequently is adaptations. All of the movies I've directed are adaptations. I really enjoy that process. Having done a lot of them, I understand the two media to be related but they work in very different ways, and you get different things out of each. Not to say that one is better than the other. Generally speaking, you could say that with a piece of fiction it is much easier to convey the interior life of a character in a very smooth and fluid fashion. You can do that with an internal monologue or internal thoughts. With film, you have actors delivering performances which enable audiences to tap into the emotions of characters in a totally different way from how they do with characters on a page. With cinema, they're responding to facial expressions and physical beings. And that's something that prose cannot do. I enjoy both approaches, so I'm totally invested in both media, which is why I feel there's value in writing a short story and also in having a it made into a movie.
KW: Editor/Legist Patricia Turnier says: You dropped out of college to pursue an acting career which took a lot of courage. Do you think courage is a critical quality required to become successful in show business?
JF: Yeah, in any creative endeavor, you do have to sort of take your shots. Nobody is going to beg you to go into the creative arts. So, if you want to pursue a career in something like acting or writing, the motor and the drive have to come from you. And that does take courage because, A, a lot of people want to do it, and B, it's hard. So, you have to have the guts to put yourself out there and go for it in spite of the world saying, "You know, it would be so much easier, if you didn't pursue this." So, it does take guts.
KW: Why did you decide to actually live on the streets and pass for a homeless person in preparation to play Joey in City by the Sea.
JF: I did City by the Sea a long time ago. A lot of actors can be very committed when they're young. I was especially overzealous as a young actor. I would do whatever I could in preparation for a role. In addition, I was starring opposite one of my heroes, Robert De Niro. I really just wanted to go as far as I could in my preparation. So, I did sleep on the streets of Santa Monica for a weekend. I put on a disguise and stayed in one of the missions downtown overnight. And I also slept on the streets of New York. I don't know whether my performance would've been the same otherwise, but it was good for me as an actor at the time, because it pushed me to commit emotionally to the character.And if anything, that sort of self-dedication can fuel your passion for the work.
KW: What can you tell me about your next film, Memoria?
JF: Yosemite and Memoria were put together as films at the same time. I had just graduated from NYU where I had friends who I knew were very talented. I also knew that I kind of had a leg up in the business because I'd already been acting for a decade and a half. So, as a director, I was able to get my movies made much easier than my classmates. I put Yosemite and Memoria together in order to give opportunities to people from NYU who I knew were very talented and very deserving. I was also confident that they would adapt my stories into movies that I'd be very proud of. So I asked Gabby for Yosemite, and then Nino Ljeti and this guy Vlad [Vladimir de Fontenay] for Memoria. These movies were really just a way to collaborate with some of my friends and classmates on projects I knew they'd be well-suited for.
KW: Harriet Pakula-Teweles asks: With so many classic films being redone, is there a remake you'd like to star in?
JF: Wow!That's good question. It's a tricky question, too, because I don't know whether I'd ever want to remake any of my favorites movies. I loved One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, but I'd rather redo it as a play, because it would be a weird exercise to try to remake the movie. One of the reasons everybody loved it was for Jack Nicholson's performance. If you do a remake, you want to do something better, or at least different. And I don't know that I could do McMurphy better than Nicholson.
KW: Is there any question no one ever asks you, that you wish someone would? And please answer the question.
JF: [Laughs] Good question. No, I've sort of been asked everything and I've been pretty frank. So, I never find myself saying, "Man, I wish people knew this or that about me."
KW: Larry Greenberg asks: Do you have a favorite movie monster?
JF: I'm a big fan of these recent indie-level horror movies. I loved It Follows, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and The Babadook. As far as monsters go, I guess I'm still a huge Dracula fan. My father gave me the book when I was pretty young, so I've been a diehard Dracula fan since I was a teenager.
KW: Patricia was wondering whether you'd be interested in playing the Jewish philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, if they were to make a biopic about the late owner of Sears department store?
JF: I don't know anything about him, but it sounds very interesting.
KW: Ling-Ju Yen asks: What is your earliest childhood memory?
JF: That is another great question. I feel like my memories are mixed up with old family photos. I have images in my head of dressing up as a Stanford football player. It feels like my earliest memory is playing around in a Stanford uniform in my front yard. But I'm not sure whether that's just because I've seen a photo of it, or because I'm actually remembering the experience.
KW: Finally, what's in your wallet?
JF: [Chuckles] I don't really use a wallet that much. One credit card, a minimal amount of cash, and my driver's license.
KW: Thanks again for the time, James, and best of luck with Yosemite.
JF: I've enjoyed it, Kam. We should do this again for another movie.
KW: Definitely!
JF: Cool!
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BA celebrates the most confiscated brand at London City airport for its 100th birthday
LONDON, UK: British Airways and the British spread that has been dividing the nation since 1902, Marmite, have teamed up to create a limited-edition jar to celebrate the airlineâ??s centenary. (Picture by Nick Morrish/British Airways)
For Brits travelling abroad, it is clear they cannot go without their trusted British spread that has divided the nation since 1902 - Marmite - making it the most confiscated brand at airport security at London City Airport.
Based on data from London City Airport, Marmite is the most confiscated branded food item - Other branded items that did not make it past security are Harrods jams and spreads and Lyle's Golden Syrup.
As a result, British Airways and Marmite have teamed up to create a limited-edition jar to celebrate the airline's centenary - with the centenary jar now conveniently sized to fit within the liquid allowance since May 1.
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The airport has seen deserted jars of Marmite increase 50 per cent in the first three months of 2019, from four to six jars a day, and the airport forecasts it could seize over 2 000 jars this year alone.
The special edition spread will be exclusively available to customers on board all flights from May 1. The jar weighs 70 grams so if they do not get through it on holiday they can safely take it through security as it falls within the liquid restrictions.
To coincide with the launch, on April 30 London City Airport held an amnesty at its security gates, giving all customers the chance to swap their over-sized, prohibited jars of Marmite for British Airways' travel-friendly version.
Hamish McVey, British Airways' Head of Brand and Marketing says, "It's clear that customers like to enjoy their favourite brands like Marmite while travelling or when they're abroad. We work with some of the best of British to bring them to our customers on board our flights and now, in our centenary year we will have even more brands alongside Marmite that our customers can enjoy."
British Airways will be releasing a series of centenary editions in partnership with British brands during its milestone year.
Earlier this month the airline announced a partnership with Scottish craft brewers, BrewDog, who have created a transatlantic IPA for customers and in a world first brewed the beer on a flight. The airline has also partnered with luxury British watchmakers Bremont on the launch of a new limited-edition timepiece, featuring metal from one of the most famous and iconic planes in history – Concorde.
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We recently met Brody through Facebook. Brody was born with "Poland Sequence" He's missing ribs, pectoralis major muscle, and severe deformity of the right hand. All affecting the right side.
We've mentioned before that Poland Syndrome can be known by a few different names. One of these is Poland Sequence, others include Poland's Anomaly, Poland's Syndrome, Poland Syndactyly.
Brody is bright as a button and what a beautiful smile he has. We're going to spend some time getting to know Brody and share some of his achievements with you.
Poland Syndrome affects everyone differently you can see from the picture here that Brody's right hand is smaller than his right hand. Also the right hand is uniquely formed. He has four fingers and a thumb but they look different to his left hand. This is a common feature in the birth defect we know as Poland Syndrome.
Like many Mum's to be, Brody's Mum had no idea Brody would be born with Poland Syndrome. She wrote to us about her experience of Brody's birth and how it affected her.
We're glad to have found Brody and his family and delighted that they are keen to share his story with us. We'll keep you up to date as we learn about some of Brody's therapies for Poland Syndrome. As well as letting you know as he reaches small milestones.
You can follow Brody directly through Facebook and share his story with others.
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Now that Kayla and Scott have officially tied the knot, I can finally post a few favorites from Kayla's bridal session at Briscoe Manor! We were so lucky that the dark rain clouds quickly moved past us and that Kayla's entourage was so skilled at getting her to laugh! What a gorgeous smile!!!


The Elephants Club has donated 10,000 Euro !!
The Elephants club as donated 10,000 Euro. The check was given to us at the "Paarduell" in Hürth and our patron Frank Plasberg thanked the Elephants Club on our behalf. "Without the support of organizations like the Elephants Club we would not be able to continue our excellent work with the children".


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2012 Books of the Year
• December 22, 2012 April 30, 2013 • 1 Comment
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At a King's Place Words on Monday event at the beginning of this month, several of the UK's most prestigious book reviewers came together to share their books of the year.
Their choices were eclectic, from The Fishing Fleet by Anne de Courcey, a non-fiction exploration of the colonial practice of sending young ladies out to India to find suitable husbands, to Edna O'Brien's autobiography Country Girl, described by one speaker as 'the memoir as work of art'. Each of the speakers had their own ideas about 2012's outstanding books, but they all agreed on one thing – well-written reviews, and recommendations from trusted sources, still matter.
With that in mind, here are some more of their recommendations, as well as picks from the team at Litro, to give you a few last ideas for your 2012 to-read pile.
Nicholas Lezard, book reviewer for The Guardian
The Last of the Voystyachs by Diego Marani
Lezard's Guardian rave review of Marani's last translated work, New Finnish Grammar, caused an unprecedented rush on indie bookshops: for weeks afterwards, the book was sold out everywhere you went. Even more unusually, New Finnish Grammar was more than worthy of the hype, and so the fact that publishers Daedalus have now released a second Marani translation, The Last of the Voystyachs, should be cause for celebration. Lezard describes this novel as being a compelling – if unlikely – mix of murder mystery and linguistic thriller. Like New Finnish Grammar, it shouldn't work and yet it does, and once again Lezard's enthusiasm for the book is infectious. You can read his full written review of The Last of the Voystyachs here, on the Guardian website.
Harriett Gilbert, presenter of A Good Read and The Strand programmes on the BBC
The Dinner by Herman Koch
Parenthood, and what a blindly loving parent will excuse from their misbehaving child, is an immensely topical subject, and it's one that Herman Koch tackles in his novel The Dinner. Taking place over the course of a single evening and following a dinner between two sets of parents, the proceedings seem banal at first, but they are slowly revealed to be merely the cover for a discussion of shocking past events. The Dinner is a horrifying, troubling yet immensely funny satire on parenthood and the façade of the happy family. Listen to Gilbert's Strand interview with Koch here.
Boyd Tonkin, Literary Editor of The Independent
Spitalfields Life by 'The Gentle Author'
The Spitalfields Life blog has been interviewing residents of the borough since 2009, and this is the print version of the internet sensation. Blog-to-books are a common phenomenon, although they often don't work in their new format. According to Tonkin, though, this is not only a successful re-issue of the website's material, but 'the most illuminating book on London published this year'. Its delightfully deadpan tone and the distinctive personality of its anonymous narrator has Tonkin comparing it to W. G. Sebald's Austerlitz – a big claim, but one that he stands behind. Read Tonkin's review of Spitalfields Life on The Independent website here.
Katy Darby, novelist and Litro's Story Sunday editor
The Story of English in 100 Words by David Crystal
It's too dangerous for me to even think of picking a novel or short story collection for my book of 2012, so I've plumped for The Story of English in 100 Words. I saw Professor Crystal give a talk about language at the Sevenoaks Literary Celebration earlier this year, and his excerpts from this fascinating little book sold me on it completely. Crystal selects and explains 100 English words which are extraordinary or important in some way, from 'Roe' (a deer) – the first written word in English, carved in runes on an ankle-bone – to 'Twittersphere', via 'cunt', 'yogurt', 'gotcha' and 'doable' (who knew the last one was coined in the 15th century?). This is both an enjoyable book to dip into and one you can read straight through, following the evolution of our language as you go. It also manages to walk the fine line between academic rigour and accessibility: no-one can say that world-renowned linguistic expert Crystal doesn't know his stuff, yet his style is very straightforward, readable and engaging, appealing to the armchair etymologist in all of us. Well worth buying if only to discover what 'weasel words' and 'nonce-words' are – and to impress your family over the turkey with the correct definition of 'fopdoodle'.
Robin Stevens, Assistant Literary Editor of Litro Online
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
The Snow Child is the book I read this year that I most wish I had written. From its first page, a gorgeous, gripping description of a midnight walk to a frozen river that's supposed to be the character's last, it's an extraordinary read. The tale of Jack and Mabel, an aging couple in the Alaskan wilderness who are desperate for a child, The Snow Child is a magical tale that has a solid grounding of pragmatism. Beautiful without being over-sentimental, filled with a childlike sense of wonder that's coupled with a mature understanding of the world, The Snow Child is a multi-layered retelling of the 'Snow Maiden' group of fairy tales that will keep you questioning what's real and what's imagination – and if imagination can ever be its own form of reality. As I said in my review of it earlier in the year, The Snow Child is really all about how exceptional everyday life can be. With the Alaskan landscape as a fantastic, fierce backdrop to the action, and charming, true-to-life central characters playing out Ivey's weird plot, The Snow Child more than deserves the awards it's won this year.
Sophie Lewis, Contributing Editor of Litro and Editor at Large, And Other Stories
Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt
Helen DeWitt's novel Lightning Rods made my year. Hopeless vacuum-cleaner salesman Joe's self-reassuring platitudes and obsessive, even meticulous, sexual escapism make an unlikely recipe for business idea of the century when, for once, Joe decides to act on his own ideas. DeWitt's ear for business-world talk, particularly for the murky area where it shades into new-agey self-help, is flawless, and Joe's idea is dazzlingly naughty. No one else writes like this. And I'm heartened to know that this is only one shoot to have reached publication out of a rhizomatous tangle on which I believe DeWitt is working – so there should be more like this to come. I cannot apologise for being Lightning Rods' publisher, but I should say that New Directions, in the US, found her first.
Emma Osment, Litro blogger
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
My taste in literature has veered towards the nonfiction this year. Born to Run tells the story of endurance runner McDougall's quest into the Mexican mountains to find out more about the mysterious Tarahumara, or 'running people'. People have attempted to 'civilise' them by bringing them into well-known ultramarathons as expert runners. But are these just PR stunts, and can they ever succeed? I love this book for so many reasons. There are the vividly drawn characters and stunningly depicted scenery, especially during McDougall's initial quest for the mysterious 'Caballo Blanco', a man friendly with the Tarahumara who runs freely around the wilderness. Then there's McDougall's reasons for his quest – that no matter how much hi-tech running gear he throws at himself, he is still crippled with injuries. There's currently a keen debate among runners about whether expensive supportive running shoes help or hinder in protecting against injuries, so I was fascinated to read about McDougall's response to that particular dilemma. The book climaxes when the Tarahumara collide with the world of professional long-distance running as they run in an ultramarathon organised by Caballo Blanco, a panoramic ride through stunning scenery that shows true human grit and determination. Reading about people who can run upwards of fifty miles in a single day makes you want to go out and put one foot in front of the other yourself.
Emily Cleaver, Litro Lab Podcast Producer
Boneland by Alan Garner
Boneland was my book of the year before I'd even read it. There are some books we love as kids that become as vivid to us as actual memories. Garner's The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath, breathless mixes of adventure, folklore and fantasy, were those books for me. We long for the chance to get back to those imagined landscapes, but re-reading the book as an adult won't do it – the baggage we take with us makes the trip very different. So it was hugely exciting to hear that Alan Garner was finally completing the trilogy after half a century. And better, Boneland isn't a children's sequel. Garner is going back older and wiser, revisiting his lost places, baggage and all. Boneland is a strange and beautiful book. Its language is intense, dense, like incantation in places. It's often confusing, mysterious, but it shouts to be read. The plot follows Colin, now an adult deeply scarred by a repressed childhood trauma, as he journeys to understand his own story. Then there's the Watcher, who paints pictures on rock and dances to keep the stars moving. Returns to the past are perhaps necessarily mournful. In the end, there is no way back. Everything is changed – more meaningful, more hidden. What is lost can never really be found, but this search takes us somewhere new.
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George Shearing died early today at the age of 91. With his quintet, Shearing used a locked-hands technique at the piano, blending with vibes and guitar to develop a style that resonated with listeners and became one of the most recognizable sounds in an era when jazz was still at the core of popular music. He was already a success because of his hit version of "September in the Rain" when the record of his 1952 composition "Lullaby of Birdland" solidified his popularity. The song also provided Shearing a reliable annuity; dozens of instrumentalists and singers incorporated it into their repertoires and recorded it.
Shearing, born blind, had become widely known in his native England when he moved to the United States in 1947. He was an early admirer of Bud Powell and quickly adapted to the new strain of music that came to be known as bebop. He was a fleet and inventive improviser whose brilliance was sometimes taken for granted because of his band's popular success.
To read all of the AP's Shearing obituary, click here.
When vibraharpist Charlie Shoemake joined Shearing in 1967, the other members were guitarist Joe Pass, bassist Bob Whitlock and drummer Colin Bailey. Shoemake stayed for seven years.
Here is Shearing in the early 1950s with his composition "Conception," which became a jazz standard. The quintet has Don Elliott, vibes; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Denzil Best, drums; and John Levy, bass.
locked-hands passages is truly a study in impossibility!! After listening recently to some of his earliest recordings (still thankfully available thru Amazon) I was reminded once again how original and daring were many of his "conceptions," as well as how his quintet sound had defined an entire era, triggering such strong memories of things past.
I played drums for George in 1964, and in 1966-7 for about a year. It was a great gig. George was such a marvelous person, incredible musician and piano player. It's one of the things in my career that I'm proud of, that I was a member of the George Shearing Quintet. When we were on the road, George took us every week to the finest restaurant in town, we had a lot of fun. I hadn't seen him in quite a while, but I'll miss him very much.
Doug's most recent book is a novel, Poodie James. Previously, he published Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond. He is also the author of Jazz Matters: Reflections on the Music and Some of its Makers. He contributed to The Oxford Companion To Jazz and co-edited Journalism Ethics: Why Change? He is at work on another novel in which, as in Poodie James, music is incidental.


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The next frontiers in maternal and child health post the millennium goals
One of the tenets that make universal health care effective is the provision of quality reproductive, maternal and newborn health that is accessible to the entire population. Feisal Omar/Reuters
With another deadline around the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reached, there is a renewed debate on how effectively they have helped shape the agenda and the strategies to improve health, reduce poverty and promote development across the globe.
Of the eight goals created in 2000 – which pledged member countries to reduce poverty and unacceptable global health disparities and improve the lives of poor people – there were two dedicated to maternal, reproductive, newborn and child health.
Goal four intended to reduce child mortality by two-thirds. Goal five was to reduce the maternal mortality rate by 75% by December 2015.
In absolute terms, there has certainly been a narrowing of the gap between countries. Significant progress has been made in all the MDGs.
It is widely accepted that both these goals have helped enormously in setting a clear agenda for maternal, reproductive and child health. The United Nations' 2015 report released this week found the number of children dying before their fifth birthday has more than halved while the maternal mortality rate dropped by 45% worldwide.
But the goals are a classic case of missed opportunity for several reasons. The first is that they failed to address the disparities within countries. The national average data reported in these countries conceals these differences. The second is that there has been no focus on improving the health for sub-populations that are worse off within countries and to narrow the gap between countries.
How to fix the mistakes made last time
There is an argument that the MDGs failed to recognise the central role of existing health systems and the need to strengthen them. Instead, they placed more importance on measurable health outcomes related to vertical programmes. A vertical health programme is one that is managed, delivered and monitored outside the existing health care system. They are considered by many as parallel systems that weaken existing health systems.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present an opportunity to correct this.
The end of the MDGs has renewed discussions on the concept of Universal Health Coverage, now firmly part of the post-2015 agenda. In 2014, UN member states asked the secretary-general to synthesise the full range of inputs into the post-MDG discussions. These were finalised by the end of the 2014 under the rubric: the road to dignity by 2030.
The proposed SDG related to health is to attain a healthy life for all at all ages. One target within this (3.6) is to achieve universal health coverage. This has the potential to reduce disparities and inequalities if implemented properly. The goal of universal health care is to make both preventative and curative health interventions accessible to the whole population – urban or rural, rich or poor.
The concept of universal health care is not new. It was discussed at the 2005 World Health Assembly. It was defined then as:
… access to key promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health interventions for all at an affordable cost, achieving equity in access.
At the time, the discussion also emphasised the need to make access to health prevention and curative services affordable by ensuring that households did not risk financial hardship from unaffordable out-of-pocket payments. The suggested parameter was that no more than 40% of household non-food expenditure should be spent on health services.
New focus areas
While the new agenda seems to focus on strengthening health systems to take on the full responsibility of ensuring health for all, it will not specifically drive reproductive, maternal and newborn health.
It does, however, provide an opportunity to focus on specific targets within reproductive, maternal and newborn health. These focus areas include society, health providers and service delivery.
Within the society dimension is social and financial protection, under health provider dimension there is workforce quality, responsiveness and efficiency and around service delivery, there is affordability, acceptability, accessibility, efficiency and equity.
Addressing these three areas will ensure that quality reproductive, maternal and newborn health is accessible to the entire population with financial protection. Financial risk protection is the most popular but the other dimensions need to be defined to make sure it is successfully implemented.
Indicators covering all components of the three proposed areas will facilitate comprehensive coverage in the post-MDG era.
Implementing universal health care
There are several models of implementing universal health care. The most common is health insurance for the working population, starting with government employees. But this model will potentially exclude hard to reach populations.
Another increasingly popular approach is to provide free services for pregnant, lactating women and children under five years of age. But this needs to be properly funded, monitored, evaluated and has to include a wide range of quality preventive and curative services. The services must be accessible to both rich, poor and urban and rural women.
Countries that have struggled to meet the MDG targets will need a concrete framework to guide the implementation of universal health care to ensure inequalities and disparities in health care are closed fairly quickly.
Charles Anawo Ameh receives funding from World Health Organisation, UNICEF and UK AID for operational research in 8 countries in Africa and 3 in South Asia.
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"Low" is the debut single by American rapper Flo Rida, featured on his debut studio album Mail on Sunday and also featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets. The song features fellow American rapper T-Pain and was co-written with T-Pain. There is also a remix in which the hook is sung by Flo Rida rather than T-Pain. An official remix was made which features Pitbull and T-Pain. With its catchy, up-tempo and club-oriented Southern hip hop rhythms, the song peaked at the summit of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
The song was a massive success worldwide and was the longest running number-one single of 2008 in the United States. With over 6 million digital downloads, it has been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA, and was the most downloaded single of the 2000s decade, measured by paid digital downloads. The song was named 3rd on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. "Low" spent ten consecutive weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, the longest-running number-one single of 2008.
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Radio is a 2013 Malayalam–language drama film directed by Umer Mohammed and starring Iniya, Sarayu, Nishan and Sreejith Vijay in pivotal roles. The film was produced by S. C. Pillai whose previous production Passenger was a critical and commercial success.
"Tune in for a change" is the tagline attached to Radio in the credits. The storyline is about a girl Priya who comes to the city for a job as a salesgirl in a jewellery shop,with a load of debt to pay off, played by Sarayu. She is new to the ways and customs of the city life. Her co-worker, Iniya character Shweta, gives her accommodation, since she has no place or relative home to stay in the city. Shweta goes out at every night, where Nishan's character Manu, comes to pick her up. Whole picture of the storyline is clear, Shweta. a five star prostitute and associate Manu as pimp,for securing her business. It is a shock to Priya when she realizes the truth about Shweta and decides to leave her friendship and apartment.
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X-Dream are Marcus Christopher Maichel (born May 1968) and Jan Müller (born February 1970); they are also known as Rough and Rush. They are some of the cult hit producers of psychedelic trance music and hail from Hamburg, Germany.
The latest X-Dream album, We Interface, includes vocals from American singer Ariel Electron.
First work
Muller was educated as a sound engineer. Maichel was a musician familiar with techno and reggae, and was already making electronic music in 1986. In 1989 the pair first met when Marcus was having problems with his PC and someone sent Jan to help fix it. That same year they teamed up to work on a session together. Their first work concentrated on a sound similar to techno with some hip hop elements which got some material released on Tunnel Records.
During the early 1990s they were first introduced to the trance scene in Hamburg and decided to switch their music to this genre. From 1993 they began releasing several singles on the Hamburg label Tunnel Records, as X-Dream and under many aliases, such as The Pollinator. Two albums followed on Tunnel Records, Trip To Trancesylvania and We Created Our Own Happiness, which were much closer to the original formula of psychedelic trance, although featuring the unmistakable "trippy" early X-Dream sound.
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A corporation is a company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law. Early incorporated entities were established by charter (i.e. by an ad hoc act granted by a monarch or passed by a parliament or legislature). Most jurisdictions now allow the creation of new corporations through registration.
Corporations come in many different types but are usually divided by the law of the jurisdiction where they are chartered into two kinds: by whether or not they can issue stock, or by whether or not they are for profit.
Where local law distinguishes corporations by ability to issue stock, corporations allowed to do so are referred to as "stock corporations", ownership of the corporation is through stock, and owners of stock are referred to as "stockholders." Corporations not allowed to issue stock are referred to as "non-stock" corporations, those who are considered the owners of the corporation are those who have obtained membership in the corporation, and are referred to as a "member" of the corporation.
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Ride & Creep, Tha Dogg Pound
Ride & Creep
[Chorus: x2]
When we ride, we creep
Bang this shit in yo' Jeep
Nigga when we slide, you'll see
Can't do pimpin' like me
[Daz Dillinger:]
When we ride, you'll know
When you see a gangsta puffin' that 'dro
That's when ya die, real slow
When the shells drop from the fo'-fo'
We caught him slippin' at his mama house
That's how it is motherfucker when the drama's out
Retaliate and conversate with nothin' but guns
To let you and your niggaz know that I ain't the one
Gorilla black, I'll stack 'em and click 'em
Click 'em and clack 'em
Body tap 'em and wrap 'em, you niggaz ain't active
Long Beach the city of Crip gangsta criminals
When we cross path nigga this is what I do to you
.22 (freeze!) hit you low, blow half your back out
Stand over you bitch ass niggaz with my gat out
Dumpin' them shells, y'all know where we dwell
Eastside motherfucker (send 'em all to hell)
[Kurupt:]
See I ride, I creep
I'll put ya bitch ass to sleep
Hit up the squad, nigga D.P.
D.P.G.C. G's
What the fuck you wanna do nigga, get 'em up
We gon' have to beat this nigga up
and show him not to fuck with these D.P.G. amazons and natives
And set an example - trample, stomp and K 'em
This is what it is, nothin' but D.P.G. fo' shiz
I'm listenin' to this nigga talkin' all that there
The nigga so loud I can't help but hear
So I just walked on over and said
"Shut the fuck up" and told this bitch to come here
Cause this is how we do it in the D.P.G.
Crack a bitch and keep it rollin'
and keep it one hundred up in the streets
See we ride
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Billy Wayne Mock, 62, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Mock at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2017, at Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville.
Born February 22, 1954 in Pensacola, Florida, Mr. Mock was the son of the late James William Mock and Hazel Edwina Enfinger Mock. He was retired from the United States Army as an aircraft electrician.
Mr. Mock is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Randall and Kathy Mock of Pace, Florida; and two sisters, Betty Weeks of Arkansas and Lisa Bell of Pensacola, Florida.
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No Ficción is an independent media company founded in 2016 by Daniela Alatorre, Elena Fortes, and Cinépolis. The company is devoted to producing non-fiction content for multiple platforms, with a particular emphasis on high profile, social issue documentaries for wide release. No Ficción also acts as a platform for discovering and supporting new talent, bringing projects to life, and providing mentorship and resources in order to help future storytellers enter the global arena. At the heart of No Ficción lies a strong commitment to innovation, creativity and emerging media technologies, as well as a firm belief in the power of the moving image to transform realities and engage communities for action.
Documentary / Mexico / 2018 / 13 min.
Directed by: Santiago Arau Pontones y Diego Rabasa
Produced by: Daniela Alatorre y Elena Fortes
Cinematography: Santiago Arau Pontones
Editing: Sonia Sánchez Carrasco
Sound Design: Christian Giraud
Production Company: No Ficción
Inauguration of Ambulante Festival in Mexico City
Mexico City has a long and painful relationship with earthquakes. The one that took place on September 19, 2017—only 32 years after the devastating earthquake of 1985 —brought death and destruction. Shot entirely with drones, this short film follows what happened before, during and after the tragedy. The stunning aerial views are accompanied by audio of the rescue efforts, the testimonies of the survivors, and news reports covering the aftermath of the disaster. Together, the images and audio offer a heart wrenching portrait of the uncertainty and confusion caused by the earthquake.
Marina's Pearl
Directed by: Daniela Alatorre
Produced by: Daniela Alatorre, Natalia Almada,
Elena Fortes
FEATURE FILM DOCUMENTARY
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Marina's Pearl is an intimate portrait of the bond between Marina and her teenage granddaughter Perla, who join 3000 women every year on an annual Catholic pilgrimage to the 250 year-old monastery of Atotonilco, in central Mexico. Together, they lock themselves up for one week to perform the Stations of the Cross. Perla's coming of age accentuates a generational divide as she struggles to assert her independence as a woman in a changing society.
Midnight Family
Directed by: Luke Lorentzen
Producers: Kellen Quinn y Luke Lorentzen
Co-producers: No Ficción, Elena Fortes y Daniela Alatorre
Edition: Paloma López Carrillo
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In Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a private ambulance, competing with other for-profit EMTs for patients in need of urgent help. As the Ochoas try to make a living in this fraught industry, they struggle to keep their dire finances from compromising the people in their care.
Development is a No Ficción space to know proposals and documentary projects. We seeks open new channels for regional non fiction projects and professionalize the ranks of those producers so as to make them competitive in the world marketplace for the documentary film. To the selected proyects we offer different modes of mentorship and companionship designed to fit each of the participant needs and guide them throuhg the production stages.
DANIELA ALATORRE
Daniela Alatorre is the head of the Documentary Programming Committee for the Morelia International Film Festival, which she produced for ten years. She is the producer of: 2009 Sundance Award winning documentary El General (2009), directed by Natalia Almada; ¡De Panzazo! (2012), the second most seen documentary in the history of Mexico, directed by Juan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Loret de Mola; El Ingeniero (2012), which won Best Documentary at the Mexican Film Festival of the Americas, directed by Alejandro Lubezki; and the NYT OpDocs Unsilenced, directed by Betzabé García. She is part of the board of trustees of the Ambulante Film Festival in Mexico and the Flaherty Film Seminar in New York, where she serves as Vice-chair. She has been an advisor and juror for the Mexican Institute of Cinematography, the Guadalajara International Film Festival, the Durango Film Festival, the Ambulante Documentary Post Production Grant, DocsDF, Sheffield Film Festival, Proimágenes Colombia, the Cinema Tropical Awards, the Palm Springs International Film Festival and Documenta Madrid.
Daniela has been part of the Sundance Editing, Music and Creative Producing Labs, a Flaherty Film Seminar fellow in 2010, and a participant from 2011 to 2016. She holds an MFA in documentary film from the School of Visual Arts in NY.
Elena Fortes Acosta was born in Mexico City in 1981. From 2005-2016 she was director of Ambulante, a non-profit organization that she co-founded with Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, and Pablo Cruz, in order to support and promote documentary film culture. Every year, Ambulante sponsors a traveling festival that brings a selection of over 100 films to more than 100 venues located in 12 regions across Mexico. Since 2006, the festival has traveled more than 280,000 kms, reaching over 750,000 people in 20 countries. In 2010, Fortes launched Ambulante Beyond, a long-term training program in documentary filmmaking for youth in Mexico and Central America. More than 50 projects have been supported through the program, several of which have gone on to win awards and screen at festivals like Berlin. In addition to her work in visual media, Fortes has been active in Mexico's political sphere, working for nonprofits focused on advocating increased participation of young people in policymaking and on exposing human rights violations in the country. She has participated in the jury of numerous film festivals, including CPH DOX, Sundance FIlm Festival, Hot Docs, Camerimage, among others, and is part of the Morelia International Film Festival documentary programming committee.
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