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A Little Holiday Cheer: Silver Bells
December 24, 2012 abombz	Leave a comment
Here at Grizzly Bomb we bring you the latest in news, reviews and gossip about everything that interests us from movies to comics to television. The Grizz tends to be slanted towards all things superhero/comic book inspired, but we have broadened our horizons into more varied genres, music and dashes of sports analysis here and there as of late. With that in mind I'd like to introduce a little bit of holiday cheer for all the bomb droppers and Grizzly readers out there.
I live in Boston Massachusetts, and there are a lot of good reasons that the term "Masshole" has become part of the common vernacular, especially to those uninitiated to the experience of driving in our fair city. The term is clearly not a characterization of all of Boston's inhabitants and one great example of that is my friend Peter. Peter A. Cancilla, as he is professionally known, runs a small video production company called Vaudeville Pictures and is the type of guy who wears a three-piece suit to take out the trash with an appropriate "taking out the trash" hat to accompany the trip. Peter wears many hats in fact, literally and figuratively, but one of his most interesting passions is puppetry. It is in that endeavor I was recently able to help with the production of his latest Christmas masterpiece.
In order to coordinate all the action in this video the cast and crew of friends and acquaintances numbered in the 20's and everything was shot over a handful of long cold evenings. The results are a spectacular example of what Peter loves most: bringing people together to enjoy each others company and making people smile through the art of song and goofy puppets. Although this is definitely a Christmas song I think there's enough whimsy and joy in there for anybody celebrating the December Holidays to appreciate it.
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'Game of Thrones' Spoiler Free Updates: I'll Drink to That!
We are all going to have to wait until the end of March before HBO's Game of Thrones season three make it's way into your living room but we don't have to wait that long to open our early GoT Christmas gifts.
First up we get a nice little interview on the Jimmy Kimmel show from everybody's favorite stormborn, Daenerys Targaryen ie. Emilia Clarke. It wasn't surprising to learn that Emilia is really a brunette with a British accent, but it is truly impressive that they manage to get those long platinum locks to look so natural by using a wig. Altogether the interview isn't that compelling, but she does reveal to those who haven't read the series that Danny gets a little bad ass in season three which is an understatement by a long shot. Think Marcellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction except times really are Medieval (sort of).
Secondly we get some more non-spoiler type news about the upcoming season from EW.com, namely that the third seasons episodes will be slightly longer, including an extra long season finale. This will make the GoT 10-episode season seem more like an 11-episode season as far as actual screen time is concerned. It also seems that the episodes will be getting a more thorough treatment if you read into another comment from the aforementioned article. The article alludes to the fact that the writers are dealing with roughly the first half of A Storm of Swords which would be a change from the first two season that pretty much ended at the same place as the books. This actually make perfect sense as there is a great cliff hanger about 2/3 of the way through Storms and for those of you who thought the end of season one was surprising… you ain't seen nothing yet!
What I'm most excited for believe it or not, other than the actual season, is the release of the GoT "Iron Throne" beer! What makes this especially exciting is that this isn't some money-grabbing, HBO-promoting, fan-abusing beer release (OK maybe a little) because Ommegang, as beer lovers out there know, is a legit craft brewery who make a quality product. The beer is set to be released in March, just in time to crack one open as you sit back and watch the season three opening episode, so I guess there will be some cross promoting after all.
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First Trailer for 'Jack the Giant Slayer' (nee Killer)
November 28, 2012 abombz	Leave a comment
Predicated on the success of such films as Snow White and the Huntsman, Mirror Mirror and the Television series Grimm we get a peek into another fairy tale turned Hollywood glamorfest in Jack the Giant Slayer (no longer a non-PC killer). The feature trailer is out and at first look is pretty impressive.
You've got Bryan Singer Directing, who will eternally be dear to my heart because of The Usual Suspects, but is probably better known for the X-Men series at this point. The movie stars great character actors in Ewan McGregor, Ian McShane and Stanley Tucci, and rising young stars in Eleanor Tomlinson and Nicholas Hoult. Sounds like a recipe for success especially with Singer collaborator Christopher McQuarie, The Usual Suspects and Valkyrie, on board with screenplay credits.
The story, of course, is a jacked up version of Jack and the Beanstalk resplendent with magic beans and everything. Bryan Singer must have liked Nicholas Hoult's work as Beast in the X-Men prequels as he gets the starring role in this film as Jack, whom apparently eventually slays some Giants. Speaking of reunions Ewan McGregor, the king's right hand man, is reunited with Trainspotting cohort Ewen Bremner whom I must assume is playing a Giant with an indecipherable Welsh accent. Ian McShane, the famously bilesome 'Al Swearengen', is the king of this realm and it is his daughter, the princess (Tomlinson) who finds herself up the beanstalk, as it were, in need of rescue. Tucci gets the role of the villain it seems, a human cohort of the Giants who riles them to take back the realm of men.
Altogether in scope and cast this film seems to have a lot going for it despite the absurdity of it's subject. The Giants look pretty impressive, but like all things special effectery you hope they don't get too much in the way of the storyline. It's going to be a bit of a wait for anyone who's genuinely excited about this project as it isn't scheduled for release until the Summer of next year, but I would expect to see this trailer or an updated one featured on the big screen before any screening of The Hobbit this Christmas.
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Lincoln Logs In: Last Trailer Before Friday…
Daniel Day Lewis plays the namesake in Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's latest theatrical release, which seemingly has Oscar written all over it. [checklist]
Legendary director? Check.
Epic period piece? Check.
Daniel Day Lewis being Daniel Day Lewis? Check.
A ridiculously talented supporting cast? Check.
Sappy American back story that everyone thinks they are familiar with? Check.
[/checklist] If only there were some hookers or handicaps to round out the story you could guarantee the film would sweep the Oscars this year…
Let's face it Daniel Day Lewis is awesome, and you know he is going to hit it out of the park when it comes to his portrayal of Lincoln, but it almost seems too easy. Lincoln is one of the most beloved and revered historical figures in American history so hopefully this film will not simply be a further exploration of what we already know, but instead a glimpse into the darker sides of the President's life. Early indications from the trailer are that we will see Lincoln's struggle to lead a nation through its greatest conflict and moral dilemma but you have to wonder if that is enough of a challenge for the great Daniel Day. He is at his best when portraying flawed characters and I'm not sure if Spielberg's Lincoln will be more than a Patriotic shadow of the towering icon, but you might not imagine that Lewis would sign on for that kind of project.
This particular trailer is light on the battle action but it seems like there will be some spectacular recreations of the Civil War in a Saving Private Ryan-esque style. Lincoln clocks in at 149 minutes which is less than you might expect from a movie of this scope but does indicate that there will probably be some long boring court scenes to balance out the battlefields. As far as I can tell there will be no zombie killing in this retelling of the Lincoln story, but Spoiler Alert: Lincoln dies in the end!
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Benedict Cumberbatch is Bigger Than Jesus: Attached to Play the 5th Beatle.
November 5, 2012 abombz	Leave a comment
Fans of the hit show Sherlock, the good one not the crappy American version Elementary, should be overjoyed at the recent Hollywood Reporter announcement that Benedict Cumberbatch and Paul McGuigan are teaming up to bring the story of The Beatles manager Brian Epstein to the big screen. Cumberbatch will play Epstein in the yet untitled film, and McGuigan, who has directed several episodes of Sherlock, is attached to direct. Like any good story to come out of Hollywood there is also another Brian Epstein biopic in the works based on Vivek J Tiwary's graphic novel titled The Fifth Beatle, Epstein's oft used nickname. McGuigan and Cumberbatch do have the advantage of having Tom Hanks in their producing corner however, so hopefully that will bring some extra credibility to the project.
The story is reported to focus more on the personal life of Epstein than that of The Beatles, and little as I know about Brian Epstein he is described as a "closet homosexual with drug and gambling problems" so it seems like there is a lot of material to draw from other than him being the manager of the biggest band in the world.
For his part Cumberbatch has become quite the hot commodity of late, lending his talents to the much-anticipated The Hobbit, working with Brad Pitt in Twelve Years a Slave, and taking on the role of a young Khan (rumored) in J.J. Abrams world of Star Trek. One would think that the familiarity between Cumberbatch and McGuigan will help raise the acting level of the project and as pictured above, at least on looks and accent, it seems like they have the right man for the part.
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'Carrie' Trailer – You Will Know Her Name
October 18, 2012 abombz	Leave a comment
It's almost Halloween, so what better time to start promoting the "updated" Carrie? This, the latest Hollywood remake (which isn't actually scheduled for release until March of 2013) of the classic Stephen King novel adaptation stars Chloe Grace Moretz in the title role, and also features Julianne Moore as the over-bearing, crazy religious mother of Carrie White.
Chloe, who is only fifteen, already has a list of disturbing characters on her resume: Hit-Girl from Kick Ass, the vampire in Let Me In and the oversexualized werewolf child in Dark Shadows, so I guess playing the telekenetically charged, disturbed teen that is Carrie is just a natural progression for her. Personally, I would like to see Moretz get more roles like the one she had in Hugo as opposed to being typecast as "the creepy girl", but she has proved to be a talented actress so hopefully her turn in Carrie will be just another stepping stone.
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This movie still seems to be in the early stages of post-production/promotions as demonstrated by the lack of substance from their first trailer and website. The trailer is impressive in it's scope of capturing what is essentially the pivotal scene of the first movie but you've got to wonder where else they are going to go with the story. One of the weaknesses of doing a remake is that you aren't surprising anybody with the main plot points so it will be interesting to see how the films fairly inexperienced director and screenwriter keep things fresh. It's encouraging to see Julianne Moore attached to the project as she is definitely a talented actress but no one survives forever without making bad movie choices eventually. Screenwriter Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa apparently got the job based on his work on Glee so maybe we can expect a song and dance number or two and the slushie in the face has clearly moved to the next level.
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"Super Troopers 2": Start Freaking Out, Man!
August 9, 2012 abombz	Leave a comment
The title of this article from Filmdrunk is enough to get any fans of the original Super Troopers, count me in, very excited. However, like many things on the interwebs it is a bit misleading. "Super Troopers 2 is happening!" is actually a quote from Broken Lizard's Kevin Heffernan when he was asked what the next Lizard project would be. Jay Chandrasekhar's comments later on in the same live discussion is a bit more lukewarm: "Super Troopers 2 will likely happen. Not '78, We changed out minds."
This is the first that I've heard of a Super Troopers sequel so I am guessing the '78 reference is in regards to an idea they had thrown around about doing the second movie set in 1978 which apparently has been scrapped. When further pressed about ST2 and it's state of development Chandrasekhar is again pretty neutral answering "Thanks for the enthusiasm, pal". These don't seem like the types of comments that would lead you to believe a ST2 movie will be coming out anytime soon, but it's good to see that the Lizard team has been developing the idea and hopefully it won't be TOO long before they return to their most successful franchise.
Further searching revealed that their problems actually may lie in development hell with Fox Searchlight as they mention in this interview with Coming Soon. They also mention in said interview that they are developing a Beerfest psuedo-sequel that would be pot-themed:
"We'll also probably make 'Potfest,' which was a joke, but then Willie (Nelson) said he would do it, and Snoop Dogg and Cheech (Marin), they both said they would do it and we're like, 'We can probably do this.'"
Any way you cut it there will definitely be something funny coming out of the Broken Lizard camp sometime in the not too distant future but whether it's a Super Troopers sequel or Potfest or some other project is yet to be determined. That's all the updates you get for meow you chickenf***ers!
Mad Men's Summer Blues
August 4, 2012 abombz	2 Comments
AMC does a good job of spreading out its popular shows throughout the TV viewing seasons. That means that right now is a great time for those Breaking Bad lovers out there as the fifth season rolls along, but it's the summer blues for Mad Men viewers and Dish subscribers. Recently though, there was some good news from the notoriously tight-lipped helmsman of the Mad Men experience, as Matthew Weiner admitted that Elisabeth Moss's 'Peggy Olson' will still be a regular character on the show.
Weiner was quoted in that recent interview as saying:
"When people leave Sterling Cooper, sometimes it is the end for [the character]," Weiner allows. "But I will spoil that one tiny piece of anticipation and tell people that Elisabeth will be showing up to work."
This is certainly great news for fans of the show, as Peggy has consistently been one of the most interesting characters on Mad Men from the word go. It really comes as no big surprise however, probably why Weiner was OK spilling the news, and having Peggy work for one of SCDP's biggest rivals should only add to the intrigue of the storylines.
Speaking of storylines and Mad Men's love of the nostalgic reference, I went onto Wikipedia 1967 to see what interesting historical tidbits might make it into season six's episodes. The Civil Rights Movement has already been embedded into season 5, but in 1967 there were numerous race riots across the country so we should expect a lot more of this topic along with a nod to Thurgood Marshall; the first African-American elected to the Supreme Court. The Vietnam War and protests at home were still a big news item so it will be interesting to see whether or nor we see a reappearance of Dr. Greg, or hopefully Dr. Greg's corpse. The worst of the Vietnam years is still to come so I don't think it will be a major presence, but if there is any major nod this season I would guess it to be Muhammad Ali's refusal to serve in the Military after being drafted.
Richard Speck, who was the guy who killed the nurses and was featured in the "Mystery Date" episode, was sentenced to the electric chair in 1967 so that would be a nice opportunity to put a bow on that storyline, and possibly comment on the moral dilemmas of corporal punishment. The very first Superbowl was in 1967 between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs, but Mad Men doesn't make a lot of sports references so it would be a long shot for show material. The space race is still somewhat prevalent in the 1960's so you might see the mention of the 'Apollo 1' disaster that killed three American astronauts. There are some other long-shots for episode material including the capture of Che Guevera, jokes about Allen Ginsberg and character Michael Ginsberg, but my favorite if I could put money on it is when John McCain was shot down and captured by the Viet Cong.
Mad Men as a cultural reference machine has always done a great job of incorporating and referencing relevant music and 1967 provides a lot of great candidates. The Beatles of course start to explode and diversify their sound, and the other side of the rock and roll coin – The Rolling Stones make their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show to be the next big thing. Dark Horse candidates include the debuts of Velvet Underground and Pink Floyd, but you would probably be safer betting on references to The Doors and Ed Sullivan as well as Monterey Pop, the first famous major outdoor music festival.
Any way you shake it out there is plenty of material out there for the Mad Men writing staff to flesh out some more interesting plot lines, and after stepping up the actual drama last season I expect nothing but a more exciting season 6. For those of you who still haven't gotten into Mad Men, or who are still catching up, there's nothing like 7-8 straight hours of the show to get you hooked and take a break from snarky American swimmers. Any chance Ryan Lochte can make an appearance next season so he can get punched in the face like Pete Campbell?
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2012 'Hall of Fame' Inductees – Shanahan Snubbed
June 28, 2012 abombz	Leave a comment
The 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame class has been decided and joining the no-brainer, first-ballot Joe Sakic are Pavel Bure, Adam Oates and Mats Sundin. The biggest surprise of the nomination process, much to the chagrin of Red Wings Nation, was the omission of Brendan Shanahan. Shanahan is definitely Hall of Fame caliber and will certainly be voted in eventually so you have to wonder if this years neglect is a self-imposed Shanaban or if it's continued sour grapes from the way Shanahan bullied his way out of playing for the Hartford Whalers franchise. Either way Shanny is going to have to wait at least a year before his 1354 regular season points and three Stanley Cup championships are heralded in the basement of Brookfield Place in Toronto.
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Other first year eligible notables included Jeremy Roenick, Gary Roberts, Curtis Joseph and Claude "the Fraud" Lemieux. It's no huge surprise to me that none of these guys had the collective support to make it in this year except of course Mats Sundin over Shanahan as a first-balloter. One extra thing to take into consideration, and what I expect tipped the scales for Sweden's Sundin, is that this is the HOCKEY Hall of Fame and not the NHL Hall of Fame so therefore international experience and clout hold a little extra sway. Also the Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto and there's no subtle coincidence that the honks voted in the long-time Maple Leaf Captain so quickly.
Bure and Oates made it out of the waiting line but some of the greats still waiting behind the velvet rope include Dave Andreychuk, Eric Lindros, Steve Larmer, Kevin Lowe, Tom Barrasso and Mike Richter. The most impressive of these stand byes is probably Dave Andreychuk who amassed an impressive 1338 points over 23 seasons in the NHL and topping it all of by helping Tampa Bay get a Stanley Cup Championship in 2004. I still maintain that because of the lockout Tampa was the 2-year reigning Stanley Cup Champion so therefore Dave actually has 2 (sort of) Stanley Cup victories. It also amazes me that Kevin Lowe who has more Stanley Cup rings than can fit on one hand is still not in the Hall and perhaps illustrates the bias against defensive defensemen as Lowe's 431 career points aren't blowing anyone away. He was a career +252 for goodness sakes though!
It's not too surprising that it took a bit of a wait for Pavel Bure to make the Hall as he had a relatively short NHL career and never made it to the Stanley Cup Finals but he was an electric goal scorer who notched 437 goals in a mere 702 games also bagged one of the hottest model/"athletes" of his time in Anna Kournikova. She belongs on any Hall of Fame resume.
Adam Oates is famous for having perhaps the slickest pair of hands in the NHL and in his heyday averaged over an assist a game an impressively finished with 1079 assists in 1337 regular season games. Oates is another guy who never had his name etched on Lord Stanley' cup but is having a hell of a week as he was not only inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame this week but was also named as the new Head Coach of the Washington Capitals.
A couple of other quick Hockey notes for the week: Another young Russian was at the head of the NHL Draft class as Edmonton continues to draft in the top spot and the Pittsburgh Penguins signed Sidney Crosby to a 12-year $104 million dollar deal. I realize that Sidney Crosby is perhaps the best player in the NHL when he is healthy but you've gotta wonder about this long-term contract after the horrendous concussion history Crosby has. You've got to look no farther than the Boston Bruin's Marc Savard and Nathan Horton to see how quickly serious concussions can derail a talented players career. If this also means that the Penguins are considering parting ways with Evgeni Malkin, perhaps the second best player in the NHL, as John Buccigross has suggested then I think the Penguins are betting on the wrong horse face of the franchise or no.
Till next time Puckheads!
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Mad Med Episode 513: "The Phantom" Finale
Considering that in the past two weeks the notoriously slow-paced Mad Men had one of its oldest and most popular characters leave the firm followed by one of the partners killing themselves I was expecting, as probably was the fan base at large, some sort of momentous season finale cliff hanger. That clearly was not in the cards. While the season finale, by regular episode standards, did have a couple of surprises, as a season-ender it fell a bit short as far as drama goes.
The episode was titled "The Phantom" and we are treated with phantoms both literally and figuratively. Don, feeling the stress and guilt of Lane's suicide, is habitually visited throughout the episode by his brother, whom was also a suicide victim and receiver of Don's tough love. We also get a Peggy Olson appearance this week, and hopefully this will quell the rumors that Elisabeth Moss is done with Mad Men, and she is more than a Phantom. Peggy has her own storyline in fact as she is handed a new account for women's cigarettes that will, as we know, eventually become Virginia Slims and a major marketing success in its own time. We are witness to a nice conciliatory meeting between Don and Peggy at the movie theater, sans handy I would assume, and the puzzling image of dogs humping outside of Peggy's Virginia hotel room. It looks like Peggy is here to stay and thank goodness for that.
The other major phantom of the episode comes in the form of Pete's on-again off-again affair partner whom we learn is the frequent victim/consumer of electroshock therapy. After an uncomfortable encounter on the train, Pete gets a booty call from Beth Dawes and skips out on the Partners meeting for the liaison. Here he learns about her treatment and her desire to have one last fling before her memory is erased and all memories of Pete Campbell are gone. I'm sure there are some people out there who would jump at the chance to have all memories of Pete Campbell erased from their mind, but he does such a good job of being a dick you just shouldn't do that to yourself. As an added bonus we also get to see Pete punched in the face two more times this episode! He really is a despicable character when as soon as you start to feel for the guy after he opens his heart to the post trauma Beth and confronts her scumbag husband, he acts like a total prick to the good-natured train cop and you are once again cheering as Pete takes another shot to the kisser. Whomever came up with this gem will have to update it with the new footage.
The cliff-hanger for the season finale hinges upon Don and Megan's relationship. Megan's acting career has continued to flounder and in this episode she gets desperate and stabs her friend in the back by asking Don to consider her for a commercial that SCDP will be producing instead of her considering her friend who had asked the favor. Megan's mother is in town, rekindling her romance with Roger Sterling, and Megan's depressive ways lead to a confrontation between her and Don which may have been the key to changing Don and Megan's relationship as a whole. Megan's mom describes her as someone with an artist's sensibility without the artists talent. Don, after watching Megan's test reel, acquiesces to her desires and gets her the commercial gig. The big question though, the one we are left with as the woman down the bar hits on Don asking "if he is alone", is whether or not Don has lost respect for Megan. Did he give in and get her the gig because he really thinks she deserves it and just hasn't gotten her break, or is he secretly disgusted at her lack of gumption and willingness to work hard at her art and gave her the job because it's proof to her callous need to be spoiled. Fortunately the wait for season 6 will be significantly shorter than the wait for season 5 was, but still is too long if you ask me.
Two other things from the finale. SCDP is apparently making money hand over fist and will be moving into a larger space and Roger Sterling is doing LSD again… see gratuitous man ass.
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"Although the room was ok,( we paid extra for a third floor room after hearing how noisy the othe floors were) we still heard a fair bit of noise up there, we again stayed with young children and the food was very poor, breakfast was not hot just warm and the same old thing day in day out, and not much choice, and the main meal well what can I say but crap, never before in all my life have I seen such rubbish put on for the Evening meals, the choice was horrendous and most of the stuff wasn't even cooked properly, it was great that there was a festival on in the old town for most of the week so we ate up there most evening, now I know a lot of people will look at my review and think it is most prob my first time in Majorca or abroad well am sorry it's isn't and I have stayed in cheaper hotels than this and the food has been absolutely delicious, also the prices in the bar are very expensive here I cannot understand for the life of me why people come back here year after year because I most defo will never come back ps the water in the pool is freezing as well"
"We have just returned from our second trip to hotel more. It was still as good as I was last year. Hotel is spotlessly clean. Great views, staff very friendly and helpful. Yes, you do clear your table after your meal, but you do that at home anyway. At the pool you are waited on at all times, pool is very relaxing and enjoyable with a great atmosphere. Sitting on your balcony in the evening with a drink is very romantic. Food is lovely, good selection and caters for all. Would highly recommend to families and couples. Can't wait for next visit. "
"This was my 6th time at the more hotel and it was brilliant as usual. Most relaxing holiday ever. I missed Miguel who retired last year after 43 years service but Manuel more than made up for him with his sense of humor and great wit. Rest of the staff were brilliant as usual. Will be back next year all being well. "
"This is a lovely clean hotel, there was plenty of choice with the food. The rooms were cleaned everyday and staff were very friendly. The beach was literally over the road and was cleaned everyday. Had a fantastic time and would definitely go back. "
"I stayed here for a week in may with my fiance. The hotel is exceptionally clean and staff are very cheerful and nice. The views are beautiful. We never used the hotels pool as the hotel is next to the beach.
If you want a loud, alcohol fueled holiday then don't stay in Aludia stay in busier areas. we wanted a chilled relaxed holiday and that's what we got.you can get a taxi for around 8 euros to Alcudia port where there are lots of bars. the only bar near hotel more is red rum. very friendly do nice food. "
Standards very low does not rate 3 star overall poor experience .
"Location 5 star, Hotel very poor 3 star, Staff lower 1 star, room was basic, dining room basic, canteen style, food very basic, eg, Fish fingers, chips, beans, you are expected to clear away your plates. Table cloths were old and mostly messy. Cuttelry vert dated and large, crockery factory seconds and well used. You had to pay for drinks with your food at the tables, quite expensive, eg water 2 euros. This hotel needs bringing up to date in style and presentation, we would not recommend it to anyone, we did not enjoy this Holliday at all."
"We have just returned from a fabulous 10-day break at the Hotel More. Quite wonderful. Excellent room was very clean, as was the hotel in general. Great Bar Staff who were very courteous, polite and amusing and made us feel quite at home. The restaurant was exceptionally good with an excellent menu and options, both for breakfast and evening dinner. A paricular highlight was the efficiency of the staff, although we are expected to clean our own plates and tables after the meal, the staff were very quick to do this. Each morning we were greeted with the beautiful warm smile, and general demeanor of the coloured lady in the restaurant ( think her name may heave been Aurelia, but not completely sure?), her presence brightened up each visit to the restaurant and it set us up for the day.
Nothing is too much trouble for anyone and to sum up, after many years of travelling , we both agree, this is the best hotel and location we have found. We will try to get back before the season closedown at the end of October, failing that, will definitely return next year.
Quite wonderful. For the attention of the Owner - you staff are a credit to you, they make the 'Hotel More' what it is.. "
"This is a great place I would highly recommend it to most people, we got a great price through a company called Berkshire concepts the people were friendly the weather was the weather but all in all it met our expectations.
the rooms were clean and well kept, the service was good and the location was right where we wanted to be."
Relaxing and good value for money!!
"We visited the Hotel More at the end of August. The room was clean, with air conditioning and an LCD television. Our room had a lovely balcony with a fantastic sea view – across to Formentor beach/ Pollensa Port. The bathroom had a bath with shower – plenty of hot water and good pressure – especially useful for washing long hair!
The swimming pool is situated across the road from the hotel, which is not as issue as the road is very quiet! It looked clean and the water is deep, but there is a separate fenced off area for children. The beach next to the hotel was very nice (clear, shallow water) – shared with the Hotel Panoramic next door. We were not permitted to take the sun loungers from the swimming pool onto the beach but the other hotel did allow this - there were loungers on the front facing the sea next to the beach.
The hotel is located about 10/15 minutes walk from the old town of Alcudia and I believe it took us about 40 minutes to walk to Alcudia Port. Both of these are well worth a visit and the walk is quite pleasant. Taxis are easy to use and relatively inexpensive. The hotel will call out taxis. Buses are the cheapest option but they always looked busy! There is a bus in the morning that stops outside the hotel, otherwise they run from the old town. The hotel is also a short walk away from some attractive bays and we enjoyed visting these.
Drinks at the hotel were expensive but this was expected. Bottled water from supermarkets in the old town offered best value, as shops near the hotel were also expensive!
Food at the hotel was buffet style and plenty of choice. We went half board. Typical breakfast options comprised of cereal, fried/boiled/scrambled eggs and bacon. Dinner had various options and always salad/vegetables. I am particularly fussy with food but I always found something to eat. Breakfast times were 8-10am and dinner 7-9pm. It was expected that you cleared away your plates and cutlery – we did not find this to be much of an issue and if the staff passed your table when you had finished your meal they would take your plates. The half board option suited us well as we had big breakfasts and therefore only needed small snacks for lunch.
A few points to mention about the hotel include the fact the Hotel More provides a quiet and peaceful base, if you are looking for loud music/entertainment, Hotel More is probably not for you. The television reception is not brilliant and when it rains English channels go down – this did not bother us as we did not use the television very much but may worry some. The room is cleaned daily and fresh towels are provided. Excursions/trips can be organised through the hotel – we booked a boat trip to Formentor, which provided the opportunity to view some stunning scenery! They also do bicycle hire and arrange car hire.
I looked through the reviews on this website to make an informed decision about Hotel More – there are many positive reviews. I did worry about some of the negative ones but having visited Hotel More I would not hesitate to go back. It provided a relaxing break and the staff were generally very pleasant and helpful."
"Stayed a week from august 10th, hotel very clean and staff very friendly. The food was excellant,breakfast as expected,full eng plus lots of croissants, cereals fruit etc. The lunch and dinner menu superb and could not fault anything. The htel is right on a small beach shared with next hotel with french only residents. Ther is no nightlife to speak of which is fine if thats what you are after,we were so knew beforehand it was quite. There is a bar 5 mins away called the Red Rum, a fine bar and thankfully it had sky sports as i do like to watch the footie with a nice cold local beer. The hotel also has sky but was on disney channel until you wrestle the remote off several crying children!. All in all a superb hotel and we would have no hesitation in going back. Dont use the local bus service on a saturday or you may well get stranded as they are overflowing and the drivers pass you by regularly, use a taxi."
"Not long back from the above hotel and found it really good.
Air conditioning was good, flat screen tv with UK channels, and brilliant sea views.
The place itself is very quiet with the pool with stunning views and your own beach, 2 small supermarkets at walking distance.
The food was great a different selection each night.
I went here with my 13 year old daughter and I would definatley return."
"After a break of 6 years we returned to the Hotel more and found it just as good as ever!
Throughout the years it has been run down for a variety of reasons its location, the food etc and all we can say is "get a life" ..the hotel is excellent and the meals are excellent, yes its location is quiet but then the brochures say so... so please stop moaning about it!..the staff are excellent and the beach and pool are on the doorstep so just chill out and enjoy your holiday! In all you get what you pay for and in this hotel you get value for money! Enjoy!!"
"Red Rum restaurant and the Golfi Tavern. "
"nice resort would go again,,maybe just me and the wife next time "
"hotel,, and the port resturants ,so cheap "
"Book it if you like quiet holidays "
"half board is a good option "
"Explore and enjoy the local scenery and the beautiful garden at the rear of the hotel "
"JUST CHILL OUT AND ENJOY "


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Q: jquery uniform not styling ajax load elements I am using jquery to load a remote page into a page.  The remote page contains some selects and inputs that are no longer styled due to the ajax load.  From what I could find I need to specify those again and update, but the below is not working.
// load the page into div
$('#show_comps').load('/process/show_comps.php');

// correct the uniform styling
$.uniform('select, input');
$.uniform.update();

EDIT :
$('#show_comps').load('/process/show_comps.php',
    function() {
        $('#show_comps').find('select').uniform(),
        $('#show_comps').find('input:checkbox').uniform()
    }
)

This corrected the checkboxes on the page, but the drop down is still not working (it changed style-wise, but not correct).
<select class="form-control input-medium select2me pull-right" onChange="App.scrollTo($(this.value), -60)" data-placeholder="Jump to computer...">
    <option value=""></option>
    ...and so on

2nd EDIT :
The drop down was using select2 plugin.  This is what I ended up with which works as expected.
$('#show_comps').load('/process/show_comps.php',
    function() {
        $('#show_comps').find('input').uniform();
        $('#comp_selection select').select2();
    }
)

A: after ajax call when after data came use this
$('.elementClass').uniform();

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Merbabies is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released on December 9, 1938. It is a collaboration between Walt Disney and Harman and Ising, the latter studio having donated artists to Disney to work on the production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). It is one of the last shorts of the Silly Symphonies series.

Plot

A large number of identical redheaded "merbabies" materialize out of the crashing surf and are summoned to a playground on the ocean floor for an underwater circus in which marine creatures such as seahorses and starfish also take part, beginning with a parade. When a whale blows all the merbabies to the surface inside bubbles, they disappear into the waves from which they came.

Notes
 This is the only Disney short to be outsourced to the Harman-Ising Studio.

Home media
The short was released on the DVD of The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and again on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two.

References

External links

1938 films
1938 short films
1938 animated films
1930s fantasy comedy films
1938 musical comedy films
1930s Disney animated short films
Silly Symphonies
Animated films without speech
Animated musical films
Fictional mermen and mermaids
Films directed by Rudolf Ising
Films scored by Scott Bradley
American musical comedy films
1930s American films

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Lost Spoiler: Why is Desmond back on the Island?
Ok, the new episode of Lost just ended, this one based on Jin and Sun.
Is Desmond the true heir of Jakob?
Is Desmond the secret weapon of good vs evil?
Why is Desmond back to the Island of Lost? Care to give us your theory? Head to the comments.
My guess is, somehow he´s not affected by Locke /Man In Black´s manipullation. He´s the one who can kill Man in Black.
Can Desmond kill Man In Black on Lost? What do you think?


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Pskaena
I have much too much nothing
Not really, of course
I have everything and nothing
Just enough too much ache
Shadow enlightens shade
Unnamed Other within
Mama Señior
I have much too much multiverses
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Mama Meditation
My Mama loves me and protects me with Her very Life. She feeds me with Her Body - Her Soul. She gives me Life with Her Heart, causing my own to beat. She invites me to sit at Her table and use Her power from love of Her and all Her children, who are each Her representatives in creation, and for each of whom She would gladly die to protect. I have nothing to fear because my Mama's true Son, my King and Husband, my Brother and best Friend, sets right all wrongs.
Forgiveness Prayer
Who hurt you? What did they do? What are all the consequences of that injury? What are you owed to make it right?
Now pray with me...
Holy God, my King Jesus, I release this all to You. I'm Your image and Your body, so You were sinned against just as I have sinned against You. You forgave me for sinning against You: infinitely pure loving innocence; therefore I forgive those who have sinned against me - broken people whom You love enough to die to save, just as You died to save me. Amen.
Times are changing. Old things are dying, and patriarchy is one of them. It is a cruel empire and will not relinquish its scepter willingly. But it will crumble to dust. Some will fight it, but with each swipe of the horn, the ram called Gilead but named Rome will copy itself into the flesh of its enemies. The double 23rd emperor arrives in 4 hours/ else the big joke comes in 4 days.
The emperor would have abandoned Soul Krea to Kim for 32 pieces of gold. A Dragon would purchase the East for 500 pieces of gold. The Thai maid would be served as an appetizer. Two pieces of platinum are owed to the Dragon, and the emperor watches his children for who will settle the debt with blood.
But the Coywolf came for a meal, and he's left his son the Cloud of Darkness. The Cloud covers the eyes of half and burns the eyes of all. Those whose eyes burn from above within will see love and love will win.
Though the remnant will seem few, we will be purified like fine gold. Ego will burn in the light of love. One faith with the human of Miriam the son of life as King and the All Parent filling every heart with Pure Love for All and all will arise from the ashes - this beauty. Even Beauty will be blemished until the day her beloved husband weds her.
Put on the white robes of innocence. How would the Child love the smokey eyed? How would the Child love the burning eyed?
White knights will mount their steeds and hunt Frankenstein, but their hunting will create their monster. Yet some of the monsters will prove innocence with their own blood, and thus the emperors will crumble.
These are my thoughts. I speak what I hear, even if I speak not knowing what I say.
Out of the hole in the ground
"What are you doing?"
I poured the pearlescent glowing fluid into the clay lump as I said, "I'm pouring pure love into them."
"But they are inanimate! Why would you love things with no life in them?!"
"Where do you think you came from?"
A mound of clay trembled in pain, and I bent down to pour in extra love.
"What does it do?"
"The love works its way through the crust to reach the hollow heart of the clay mound. Simultaneously, the life which is love is working its way up through the crust below, to reach that same hollow heart at that same time."
Suddenly the trembling mound belched a moist black crusty flow for a few moments, accompanied by a groaning noise. Wiping my face and eyes clear, I went on, "Sometimes the pressure builds up until a new fissure cracks and releases pent up pain."
The clay mound continued to tremble, and I continued to pour. Suddenly an eruption of light pressed out from the previously hollow heart of the clay mound, and I helped a small child out of the hole in the ground.
In the next 7 years we will see wars, famines, droughts, fires, floods, plagues, pestilences and revival. The old ways are dying and the ancient ways are being reborn. For much of our history, history has yielded support to the conquerors, but the Kingdom of Peace has come and history has remembered strength is found in weakness - power is found in love - wealth is found in sacrifice. The world is upside down, and it is time to right the wrongs we may. War is coming to the world, but we will carry peace.
Reflections on the News
I see a man calling out in the streets, "Look at that donkey over there! If he moves, you know he's just evil. But if he stands still, why that cunning devil is dastardly evil! You know I'm right, because I told you! Now watch me as I overturn the laws of God's creation and perform miracles by my own power for you! You know I will, and if I don't you're a traitor!"
Then I see half of the people pass by, patiently waiting for him to just go away, while half of them are listening to every word he speaks because he makes them think they're obeying the law when they give the money they steal over to him. Meanwhile he stands on his soapbox full of sick and starving widows, orphans and immigrants.
Hayden E Whitmore


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Watch It Came from the Desert Online - HD Free Streaming 2017 Full Movie on Putlocker. It Came from the Desert Full Movie with subtitles.
New Mexico, present day. Brian and Lukas are off to desert to join the kegger party and to celebrate Lukas's victory in a motocross competition. His winning price includes to meet THE DEATHINATOR, the biggest action star in the world and personal idol and hero of the boys.The party gets started underneath the hot desert sun, but Brian isn't in the mood for a party. He wonders off in the rocky hills, but is soon joined by Lukas, his best and only friend. They discover something strange in the desert which leads them into a secret military laboratory where they make a new and disturbing discovery and the truth what the government has been up to in the desert is revealed. The secret experiments on ants and spiders mixed with DNA found from crashed meteorite in the 1951 has given birth to a mutated GIANT ANTW which have overrun the facility. It's up to Brian and Lukas to become the heroes they always wanted to be and save the world from alien invasion!


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I met Christabel of HoopGirl in 2003 at the drum circle in Venice. She had been hooping all day long. I had tried it at Burning Man in 2001 but had never seen anything like her before. I ordered my first hoop from her site that night, attended my first teacher training in 2007 and now make her hoops. My favorites are in the mix below. Hoops, books, bundles and trainings were available at HoopGirl.com. The business is currently for sale. Past iterations of her site are on the WayBack Machine.


1. He spoke wisdom about his theory of leadership.
When you're trying to throw a paper together last minute.
And finally, when you need a classic one-liner to make everyone laugh.
When Michael ~sort of~ declared bankruptcy.
When it was apparent that Michael learned NOTHING from Diversity Day.
When you're trying to set goals for yourself for the semester.
When someone does something to upset you and you need to give them a warning.
When you interview for a position and they ask about your weaknesses.
1. When he tried to discreetly break the news of his hatred.
When your professor overloads your brain with information on the first day of class.
Leadership is important, I'll grant you, but honestly, do we need another leaders' meeting?
2. They get real with each other.
Of course, some of his "That's what she said" moments.
Now that you're armed with an essential list of Michael Scott hits, go out this semester and make the "World's Best Boss" proud.
Michael Scott was created as a comedic character who repeatedly offends people by speaking and acting in incredibly inappropriate ways.


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Deux sur la balançoire (Two for the Seesaw) est une pièce de théâtre en 3 actes du dramaturge américain William Gibson (1914-2008).

Présentation
La pièce est créée en 1958 à Broadway (New York), dans une mise en scène d'Arthur Penn, avec Henry Fonda et Anne Bancroft. Le succès est immédiat.

À Paris, elle est créée en 1959 au Théâtre des Ambassadeurs dans une mise en scène de Luchino Visconti, avec Jean Marais et Annie Girardot remplacée en tournée par Magali Noël.

Argument
Quand un homme et une femme se rencontrent par hasard et qu'ils sont sur les deux sièges d'une balançoire, celle-ci peut finir par perdre son équilibre provisoire, lorsque la désunion arrive à un moment donné !

Résumé de la pièce
 Sources : Théâtre des Célestins à Lyon
L'action se déroule de nos jours, de l'automne au printemps, à New York, dans deux chambres : celle de Jerry dans le bas quartier de l'East Side, celle de Gittel dans un immeuble du centre de la ville.
 Acte I – Scène 1. Les deux chambres, au soir d'un jour de septembre. – Scène 2. La chambre de Gittel à minuit, le même jour. – Scène 3. Les deux chambres, à l'aube du jour suivant.
 Acte II – Scène 1. La chambre de Jerry en octobre, au crépuscule. – Scène 2. Les deux chambres en décembre, à midi. – Scène 3. La chambre de Gittel en février, un samedi soir.
 Acte III – Scène 1. La chambre de Gittel en mars, à midi. - Scène 2. La chambre de Jerry, au crépuscule. – Scène 3. Les deux chambres quelques jours plus tard, dans l'après-midi.

Gittel « Mosca » Moscawitz, fille d'émigrants juifs d'Europe Centrale, est une petite danseuse ratée qui se débrouille tant bien que mal à New York. Vivante, débonnaire, presque insouciante et sans éducation, elle est d'une générosité qui la pousse à se jeter d'instinct au secours de n'importe qui. Elle donne et se donne sans rien attendre en retour.

Jerry Ryan appartient à une famille établie de longue date aux États-Unis. Il a épousé Tess, fille d'un riche avocat de la ville d'Omaha, au Nebraska. Il est avocat lui-même et la fortune comme l'influence de son beau-père sont à l'origine de sa situation. Tess l'a beaucoup gâté et beaucoup déçu, l'a trompé et, au bout de huit ans de mariage, le divorce s'annonce. Jerry a quitté le Nebraska pour aller refaire sa vie très loin de là, à New York, où il ne connaît âme qui vive. Au hasard d'une rencontre, il remarque Gittel Mosca et c'est pour rompre sa solitude qu'il veut la revoir. Il lui donne vite toutes les raisons de croire qu'il s'intéresse à elle, au point de faire ensemble des projets d'avenir. Mais en réalité, Jerry ne songe qu'à prouver à Tess qu'il n'a pas besoin d'elle pour être un homme et que son caractère et ses ressources intellectuelles lui permettent de travailler seul et de s'occuper seul d'une femme et de son bonheur. Se séparera-t-il de sa femme à laquelle il téléphone trop souvent ? Les deux amants multiplient les rendez-vous et les étreintes. Le couple semble se cimenter. L'espoir va griser Gittel et rendre Tess jalouse de cette inconnue que Jerry semble avoir placée au centre de sa vie. Jerry reste en pensée comme en ambition près de sa femme qui est pourtant loin. Mais il est aussi loin de Gittel qui est pourtant à ses côtés et les distances qui les séparent vont rester infranchissables. Tous deux se disent une dernière fois qu'ils s'aiment... et Jerry repart dans le Nebraska.

Création de la pièce en 1959 à Paris
En 1958, les frères Karsenty qui dirigeaient le Théâtre des Ambassadeurs proposèrent à Jean Marais de jouer et de mettre en scène une pièce américaine de William Gibson, Deux sur la balançoire qui venait de connaître un grand succès à New-York. S'agissant d'une pièce à deux personnages (deux cœurs esseulés), Jean Marais accepta le rôle mais pas la mise en scène. Il proposa de confier cette mise en scène à Luchino Visconti. Ce dernier, par amitié pour Marais et pour le remercier d'avoir joué un rôle épisodique en 1957 dans son film Nuits blanches, accepta et réalisa aussi les décors. Jean Marais était en admiration devant son metteur en scène : « Tu es tellement merveilleux quand tu indiques que je me demande pourquoi tu ne jouerais pas le rôle. Tu serais exactement le personnage ! » Mais Visconti ne voulait pas être acteur. Il engagea une jeune comédienne remarquablement douée, Annie Girardot, qui venait de connaître un de ses premiers succès dans la reprise en 1956 de La Machine à écrire de Jean Cocteau à la Comédie-Française.

Dans son livre, Annie Girardot raconte que Visconti la cherchait pour lui proposer un rôle dans sa prochaine mise en scène d'une pièce sur le drame de l'amour manqué, du bonheur impossible, un texte magnifique de Louise de Vilmorin, que Jeanne Moreau, préalablement contactée, avait refusé. Visconti était pressé. Il lui fixa un rendez-vous à Paris mais catastrophe Girardot eut un accident de jambe qui l'empêcha de s'y rendre. L'enjeu était énorme, c'était peut-être la chance de sa vie. Miracle ! La veille du départ de Visconti pour Paris, le pape  meurt. Et en Italie, quand un pape meurt, la vie s'arrête. Paralysie totale. Grâce à cette mort providentielle, elle obtint un délai supplémentaire pour se reposer.

Durant les répétitions, Girardot allait faire la découverte de deux véritables ouragans. Elle va d'abord apprendre ce que signifie l'exigence d'un grand créateur. Dans le travail, Visconti est un perfectionniste, faisant travailler les acteurs sans répit, jusqu'à l'épuisement. D'autre part, sur scène, Jean Marais ne se rend pas compte de sa force par rapport à la fragilité de la jeune actrice qui est encore convalescente. Un simple coup de journal asséné sur sa tête et elle tombe à terre. Avec fougue il l'enlace, l'embrasse au point de l'étouffer. Tous les soirs elle part répéter en tremblant. Qu'importe la manière, parfois brutale, seul le résultat compte. La pièce fait un triomphe. Yves Salgues, journaliste à Paris Match, aura cette formule superbe : « Elle est épuisée : elle a vécu. Lui est rayonnant : il a joué ».

De son côté, Jean Marais confiait au même journal : « elle était admirable de drôlerie et en même temps touchante », comparant même Girardot à une nouvelle Réjane, ce qui assura le lancement de la pièce.

Mise en scène et distribution en 1959
 Création en  au Théâtre des Ambassadeurs (Paris)
 Adaptation : Louise de Vilmorin
 Mise en scène et scénographie : Luchino Visconti
 Réalisation sonore : Fred Kiriloff
 Construction : Pierre Delorme
 Peinture et décor : Pierre Simonini
 Production : Théâtre des Ambassadeurs (Paris)

 Distribution
 Jean Marais : Jerry Ryan
 Annie Girardot : Gittel Mosca

En 1960, durant la tournée en province, jusqu'en Algérie, Annie Girardot fut remplacée par Magali Noël.

Les reprises de la pièce, à Paris
À Paris, Bernard Murat a mis en scène la pièce adaptée par Jean-Loup Dabadie :
 le , au Théâtre de l'Atelier, avec pour interprètes Nicole Garcia et Jacques Weber ;
 en 1986 au Théâtre de la Madeleine, avec pour interprètes Nicole Garcia et Jean-Louis Trintignant ;
en 1998 au théâtre Montparnasse avec Ludmila Mikaël, Christophe Malavoy ;
 en 2006 au théâtre , avec pour interprètes  Alexandra Lamy et Jean Dujardin. Cette dernière reprise a été filmée et diffusée en DVD.

Adaptation cinématographique
 (Deux sur la balançoire) est un film américain réalisé en 1962 par Robert Wise avec pour interprètes Robert Mitchum et Shirley MacLaine.

Notes et références

Liens externes
 Les Archives du spectacle
 Affiche de la pièce
 Extrait vidéo
 Théâtre des Célestins

Pièce de théâtre américaine
Pièce de théâtre adaptée au cinéma
Pièce de théâtre de 1959
Comédie (théâtre)


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Glen Keane Brings Disney Animation Legacy to Oscar Contender 'Over the Moon'
This marks Keane's feature directing debut, after winning the Oscar in 2018 with Kobe Bryant for animated short "Dear Basketball."
Anne Thompson
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Great animators are also actors, comedians, and scientists. They study the way animals move, the flow of long grass, the grace of scudding clouds, the expressions humans make when they are frustrated, hungry, happy, or in love. And Glen Keane is one of its masters.
In the Disney 2D era he was known for drawing fierce creatures like the the terrifying Bear in "The Fox and the Hound," Willie the Giant in "Mickey's Christmas," and Snidely Whiplash villain Rattigan in "The Great Mouse Detective" — and, the fiercely memorable Ariel in "The Little Mermaid."
"I was supposed to do Ursula," he said on the phone. "I loved animating power and strength and weight. I was watching Jodi Benson record with Howard Ashman coaching her, trying to get her to sing from a personal, intimate desire of wanting the impossible, to believe the impossible is possible. As I watched that, I felt, 'There's nothing more powerful than that. I have to do that.'"
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Keane asked directors Ron Clements and John Musker to let him take on Ariel. "Can you draw a pretty girl?" they asked. "I'd been drawing my wife for 10 years," he said. "Linda was my inspiration for the design of Ariel. And I started being drawn to main characters that have this fire, this desire, this thing inside that won't let them quit."
Keane left Disney in 2012 to start Glen Keane Prods. with producer Gennie Rim, and now he has another yearning young girl, Fei Fei, as the lead character of his feature directorial debut (with co-director John Kahrs) for Netflix, "Over the Moon." (Keane and the late Kobe Bryant won the animated short Oscar in 2018 with "Dear Basketball.") "Over the Moon" could earn Netflix its third Oscar nomination for an animated feature, after "I Lost My Body" and "Klaus." (Check out the American Cinematheque's virtual retrospective conversation with animators Keane and Sergio Pablos on Saturday, December 5th at 7:30 PM PT.)
Keane's father was "Family Circus" creator Bil Keane, who encouraged his son to draw, and the younger Keane turned down an athletic college scholarship to enroll at CalArts.
"I never wanted to be an animator," he said. "I just wanted to be an artist. When I was 18, I got into art school but was sent to the wrong school, the animation school. I had no idea what that was, but I got into it. I see animation as the ultimate art form: drawing and painting and music and dance and filmmaking and culture. Everything you can imagine is put into it."
When he started working at Disney in 1974, the fabled Nine Old Men who created the groundbreaking Walt Disney classics "Pinocchio" and "Snow White" wanted to pass their skills to a new generation. "I came in as a 20-year-old guy on 'The Rescuers,'" said Keane. "I'll never forget walking into the studio Disney built in Burbank, and being hit with the sense of history and art-making. It was in the smell of cigarettes, pencil shavings, and Scotch: artistic incense."
His first assignment: Little mouse Bernard sweeps the floor of the United Nations building. "I was so nervous," said Keane. "I thought I would single-handedly destroy the reputation of Disney." After a couple of weeks struggling with the sweeping action, Keane knocked on Eric Larson's door.
"I was hoping he would give me some formula on how to do that kind of animation," said Keane. "Instead he said, 'What kind of guy is the mouse Bernard? Does he want to do a good job? Of course he does, he wants to get every speck of dust, don't you think?' Immediately, I could see that Eric was Bernard at that moment. I understood the meaning of sincerity: You have to believe in the characters you animate and live in their skin. I couldn't wait to get back to my desk and animate. I have never forgotten that. It was the thing that drives me in everything I do in animation. I live in the skin of the characters."
Thus, whenever Keane designed a character, whether The Beast or Tarzan, he became that character's conscience and guide throughout the rest of the movie. Even with a team of people under him, he would animate key moments with that character and lead by example.
That's how Keane came around to animating brainy young tech whiz Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) in "Over the Moon," who loses her mother and is driven to build a rocket to the moon to find the Moon Goddess (Phillipa Soo) her mother taught her to believe in. "She is as close to Ariel as any character I've ever animated," Keane said. "In essence, Fei Fei believes the impossible is possible, like Ariel. That fascinated me, that was the driving force."
Keane landed the gig by giving a talk, about thinking like a child, at the animation film festival Annecy in 2017. "I described everything I love and believe about animation," he said. "I didn't know I was auditioning to direct this movie."
As the animator talked about characters who believe the impossible is possible, Melissa Cobb (who would one day become the head of Netflix's new animation division), sat next to Peilin Chou, Pearl Studios' content chief. In development at Pearl was Audrey Wells' script for "Over the Moon," which she wrote for her daughter knowing she would die before the movie was finished. Chou reached out to Rim and Keane.
"This was one those things I felt called to do," Keane said. "I was fascinated by Audrey Wells' passion to tell a story that was so much bigger than entertainment, which had such a weight to it, in dealing with loss, and doing it from the point of view of a 12-year-old girl. We are going to experience all of this through her. She is the vehicle for taking this journey."
When Keane read the script, it was not a musical. "It felt like Howard Ashman was in my head as I was reading the moments Audrey had written," said Keane. "This is a song, a way to advance the story in music in a powerful emotional way. Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's music never stopped the story, it always advanced it. In the middle of a song you communicated that story point."
Rim and Keane found themselves unable to choose between two songwriters: Helen Park ("KPOP") and the veteran team Chris Curtis & Marjorie Duffield. "We felt we should have them both," said Keane. "They could work together. That's not something we normally do, but it turned out well in this case, their music benefited from collaboration. There were so many different kinds of music here."
Songs like "Rocket to the Moon" and "Mooncakes" helped Keane to bridge the film's varying emotional tones. "Fei Fei is desiring somehow to see the goddess, she realizes as she sings the song," said Keane. "And in the 'Mooncakes' song we see Fei Fei's mom actually die. Fei Fei's loss is so clear."
Research in Shanghai, as well as producers Chou, Rim, and Janet Yang, songwriter Helen Park, and co-writers Alice Wu and Jennifer Yee McDevitt, helped the caucasian Keane capture the culture. "Everything I smelled and tasted and touched and heard and saw in China became the goal," he said, "to put that into those moments in the film, when Fei Fei is surrounded by family, the bookends to the movie."
Nailing the subtleties of Chinese family dynamics was a huge challenge. "Everyone is connected to food," said Keane. "When a Chinese family is sitting down around a lazy susan in the middle, it's not about making food so they can get it; it's about sharing food with each other. Life is shared, family is shared. The importance of the generations in that culture is so clear and powerful. I'm an American wanting to tell a Chinese story who is invited to come into their culture and for their culture to tell their story back to the world. It's about Fei Fei connecting to audiences all around the world. No one is immune to loss and sorrow."
Keane's love of master painters like Miro helped him and production designer Celine Desrumaux conjure the film's glowing fantasy moonscape. "We had to do the equivalent of 'The Wizard of Oz' from to black-and-white to Technicolor," he said. They built on the reflected light of misty mornings and shining evening gongs, as well as Pink Floyd's Dark Side of Moon album cover, "a prism of white light going to tint the rainbow."
Even as a director, "I still feel like I'm animating," Keane said. "I did more drawings in this movie than any hand-drawn movie. I drew every shot, every character design. I was storyboarding constantly through whole film, and did thousands of drawings in the animated section. It was the very last thing we did during the pandemic. I had to get that sequence done."
At Disney, Keane watched John Lasseter and Brad Bird become filmmakers. "These are folks who lived and breathed to direct," said Keane. "I had huge admiration for them." Keane said he never saw himself as a Disney animator and always had one foot out the door, but kept being pulled back in by new challenges, like how to make a 16-year-old girl swim underwater or an ape man fly through the jungle. He was directing "Tangled," but four changes in management left Keane disenchanted with corporate group-think. After a heart attack, he stepped down.
"It was becoming not the film I imagined it to be," he said. "My story was coming off too dark. There were elements to it that made Disney nervous. Finally, I just focused on bringing a hand-drawn feel into computer animation."
In 2012 Keane decided to leave the studio after 37 years after a pivotal conversation with Disney Animation president Ed Catmull, who asked Keane, "What are you looking for?"
"I want to live without walls," he said. "Studios have big walls."
First, Keane experimented with Google on a new technology, "a gyroscope system on your phone that animates and never stops following a character over 360 degrees," for which Keane created the 60 fps ballet short "Duet."
Animator Glen Keane.
"It was an incredible amount of data," he said. "A pencil line is a field of stardust, graphite dust. Every line is new. Google had to really come up with greater systems of storing information. That's how they were benefiting. I had the freedom to do whatever I wanted as long as it was hand-drawn. I spent about a year and half in Mountain View doing that little film."
Then came "Dear Basketball." When Kobe Bryant was looking for someone to animate the 2015 poem he wrote for "The Players' Tribune" to announce his retirement, he drove up to Keane's tiny Spanish-style studio in West Hollywood. "He had visited the major studios, and loved animation," said Keane. "This was his plan after finishing his career in basketball. He wanted to do movies. So he pulls up and Vanessa, Natalia, and Gianna all stepped out. He gave me big hug. He's looking around at the walls, the little sketches and stuff."
"Perfect," Bryant said to Keane.
"What? What do you mean?" he said.
"It's real. It's real."
That's how Keane was able to connect his approach to Bryant's, he said. "Nothing fancy. We connected going in. It was just the beauty of the drawing and the love of storytelling."
When it came to animating the final shot of "Dear Basketball" when Kobe walks off the basketball court, Keane animated him walking into a tunnel into the dark, Keane realized, "I can't have him walk into the dark. I had him walk into the light, glowing around him, and he disappears. It looks like I was animating him dying and moving on to the next life. It was so important that that animation described him not ending something but beginning something wonderful. When he died, I immediately thought of that."
Keane felt a similar responsibility to "Over the Moon" screenwriter Wells, "to deliver that message and carry it through. This was so much for her daughter to be able to move forward after her mom passed away. These last two films were remarkable experiences for me."
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South Africa's Net1 To Invest $40 Mn In Mobikwik To Enter Indian Market
Aparna Mishra
26 Aug'16 3 min read
Gurgaon-based mobile wallet company, MobiKwik has signed a subscription agreement with South Africa-based Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.
As part of the strategic partnership, Net1 will invest $40 Mn in MobiKwik. In addition, Net1's Virtual Card technology will also be integrated across all MobiKwik wallets in order to provide ubiquity across all merchants in India.
Serge Belamant, Chairman and CEO of Net1 said, "We believe that this investment will accelerate our ability to build scale in India. Over the next three years, MobiKwik has targetted having 150 million users and 500,000 merchants, and the introduction of our various technologies is expected to enhance their value proposition and differentiation to users, online and offline merchants, increase acceptance, and accelerate growth. With Net1's expertise and track record in facilitating financial inclusion across Africa, our strategic relationship with MobiKwik marks an important milestone from which we can leverage India's substantial efforts to drive financial inclusion, down to the grassroots in rural and deep rural areas. Many of our solutions, most notably UEPS/EMV, are tailor-made to provide multiple financial and other services, increase accessibility, eliminate fraud and reduce cash."
Related Article: MobiKwik Launches UPI; Partners With ICICI Bank To Facilitate Payments
According to a July 2016 Google-BCG study, the size of India's digital payments industry will reach $500 Bn by 2020, representing a ten-fold increase from current levels. The report predicts that more than 50% of India's Internet users are expected to use digital payments by 2020, and the top 100 Mn users are expected to drive 70% of digital payments by value. The report also predicts that the value of remittances and money transfers that will pass through alternative digital payment instruments will double to 30% by 2020.
Net1 is a provider of alternative payment systems that leverage its Universal Electronic Payment System ("UEPS") or utilise its proprietary mobile technologies. The Company operates market-leading payment processors in South Africa and the Republic of Korea. Through Transact24, Net1 offers debit, credit and prepaid processing and issuing services for Visa, MasterCard and ChinaUnionPay in China and other territories across Asia-Pacific, Europe and Africa, and the United States. Through Masterpayment, Net1 provides payment processing and enables working capital financing in Europe.
On the other hand, MobiKiwk was founded in 2009 by Bipin Preet Singh and Upasana Taku. It is a wallet that enables users to pay in a flash for their mobile recharge and bill payments. It has partnered with over 50,000 businesses like Café Coffee Day, PVR, Domino's Pizza, Pizza Hut, TastyKhana, JustEat,eBay,Jabong, Snapdeal, ShopClues, HomeShop18 among others.
MobiKwik has over 32 million users and 100,000 retailers on its platform. MobiKwik's current shareholders include Sequoia Capital, Tree Line Asia, American Express, Cisco Investments, GMO Payment Gateway and MediaTek, as well as Bipin Preet Singh and Upasana Taku, the founders and executive officers.
Prior to this in May 2016, Mobikwik raised an undisclosed amount of funding led by Japan's GMO Payment Gateway and Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek. In December 2015 it closed about $6.5 Mn (INR 44 Cr.), in a mix of debt and equity funding from existing investors Sequoia Capital and Asia-focussed hedge fund Tree Line Asia. The round also saw participation from Cisco Investments and American Express.
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After a 2-year-stint at Ernst & Young, Aparna moved to Journalism. Her prior experience enables her to understand business management. An avid reader and a traveller she hopes to gain insights on the startup ecosystem at Inc42.
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1. How certification affects doing business with the Federal Government.
"Horror Show or Great Market?"
1.$200B annual procurement budget: The Federal Government averages about $40 billion annually with small businesses. It must, by law, spend at least 23 percent of its prime contract dollars with small businesses. In addition, five (5) percent goals also exist for minority and woman-owned businesses.
2.Buys almost any product or service imaginable: You build it or provide it and it's almost certain that the Federal Government, the biggest customer in the world, has a need for it, and is already buying it from one of you competitors. Even the Department of Defense, which accounts for about 60 percent of all procurements, buys everything from food services, to management consulting, to software, to guard services not just guns, planes and ships.
3. Advertises its needs well in advance: The Federal Government is about the only client you'll ever meet that describes what they need, when they need it, who to talk to about it, how much they're thinking about paying for it, and when they're going to buy it! Most of the major agencies have Procurement Forecasts, web sites and on-line procurement bulletin boards to help you identify business opportunities.
4. Purchasing ground rules clearly specified: Whether you're dealing with NASA, the Air Force, Treasury, or any other Federal Government agency, they all follow the same rules the Federal Acquisition Regulations. The requirements, advertising, procurement, selection, payment and other steps are spelled out in these documents and you don't have to learn new strokes for new folks as you do in other markets.
5. Customers can't refuse to see or listen to you: Federal Government workers, whether they're Generals, Admirals or GS-7's all work for you and other American citizens. They want to hear from you, and if you approach them professionally, they can't avoid your sales-pitch. When was the last time that you could say that about a commercial customer? 6. Many organizational friends available to help you: The Small Business Administration, small business offices in every Federal Government location, Small and Disadvantaged Business Specialists, Procurement Center Representatives, DoD's Procurement Technical Assistance Center and even your local Congressional representatives are paid to help you succeed in business. You only have to ask!
7. Pays for work progress along the way: The Federal Government, through progress payments, milestone payments and the SBA's various working capital and other loan guarantee programs helps you finance the contracts you've won.
8. Credit card purchases and simplified purchasing available: The Federal Government purchases of up to $2500 can be made with a government credit card and contracts from $2500 to $100,000 can be made quickly and simply by contracting officers who obtain just three bids, often from the companies listed in SBA's PRO-Net listing of about 170,000 small businesses. Are you registered in PRO-Net?
9. Non-competitive as well as limited competition advantages available to selected businesses: As a certified 8(a) BD contractor, you can seek and be awarded a contract of up to $5M (for manufacturing) or $3M (for everything else) without having to compete, in the normal sense. If you compete as an 8(a) BD in a set-aside, your competition looks very much like you and its not the "big guys". As an SDB contractor, your price can be up to ten (10) percent higher or you can enter a contract competition with up to a 20 point (out of 100) head start. Both of these programs can level the playing field for small, woman and minority-owned businesses.
10. Rewards your largest and meanest competitors to work with you: The Federal Government even provides incentives to the so-called "big guys" to contract with you in full and open competitions. You see, if they do, they are also eligible for the up to 20 points in proposal evaluation credits. Being certified just makes you a more attractive teaming partner with those "big guys".
1. If your adjusted net worth is more than $250K, but less than $750K, you qualify for SDB certification, but not for the 8(a)BD program.
2. If you and your immediate family members own more than a ten percent interest in another existing 8(a)BD company, you qualify for SDB certification, but probably not for the 8(a)BD program.
3. If another non-8(a)BD company that operates in the same or similar line of business as your 8(a)BD applicant company owns 10% or more of your business, you can qualify for SDB certification, but probably not for the 8(a)BD program.
4. If your company has not been in business, operating in your selected primary business area for at least two years prior to your application for the 8(a)BD certification, you are still eligible for the SDB program, but not for the 8(a)BD program, unless you request and receive a waiver.
5. If you can't produce tax returns for the two years prior to your 8(a)BD application that clearly show revenues in your primary business area, you can qualify for the SDB certification, but not the 8(a)BD program.
6. If you can't demonstrate reasonable prospects for success in competing in the private sector if admitted to the 8(a)BD program, then you will be denied access to this program, but still be eligible for the SDB program. In assessing your potential for success, the SBA shall consider, among other factors, your access to credit and capital, including but not limited to long-term financing, access to working capital financing, equipment trade credit, access to raw materials and supplier trade credit and bonding capability, if applicable. P.S. If you haven't completed a business plan for your company, forget it! If you can't claim or demonstrate that you, your principals and your company are of good moral character, then you will be denied 8(a)BD certification, whereas, there is no equivalent request for this claim or associated data from you and your team for the SDB certification.
7. If you can meet all of the above conditions, we strongly suggest that you attempt 8(a)BD certification. However, if you're a relatively young company, just starting out, lacking a business plan, contract experience, adequate financing, demonstrated business management skills and other key success factors, then we also strongly suggest that you opt for the SDB certification. It's a great training ground for new Federal Government contractors. You'll even be a more attractive business partner for the "big guys". When you're ready, the 8(a)BD program will be there.


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Q: Count amount of records per account group, where joined date = each month I have a table (accounts) that holds the accountgroup and joineddate of accounts, amongst other fields. Using MySQL version 5.5.35-cll.
Essentially what I'm trying to do is count the amount of 'registrations' that happen each month, per accountgroup. (Not just the total amount per month - need to know how many registrations are occurring in each accountgroup, each month).
So the result would look something like this:
intended results http://imageshack.com/a/img842/9105/drh9.gif
I've tried a few different approaches, but have only been successful getting what I need for one specified month, as opposed to all months of the year.  When I tried to use SUM it looked like it was working, but it didn't work as expected - would seem like it thought there was a maximum of 1 registrations per month per group, when in reality there are at least 4 or 5 for some groups.
This is my most recent (failing) attempt with SUM:
SELECT accountgroup,
SUM( IF( MONTH =1, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'January',
SUM( IF( MONTH =2, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'February',
SUM( IF( MONTH =3, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'March',
SUM( IF( MONTH =4, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'April',
SUM( IF( MONTH =5, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'May',
SUM( IF( MONTH =6, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'June',
SUM( IF( MONTH =7, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'July',
SUM( IF( MONTH =8, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'August',
SUM( IF( MONTH =9, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'September',
SUM( IF( MONTH =10, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'October',
SUM( IF( MONTH =11, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'November',
SUM( IF( MONTH =12, numRecords, 0 ) AND YEAR=2014) AS  'December',
SUM( numRecords ) AS total
FROM (
SELECT accountgroup, MONTH( joineddate ) AS MONTH, YEAR( joineddate ) AS YEAR, COUNT( * ) AS numRecords
FROM accounts
WHERE accountgroup <>''
GROUP BY accountgroup, MONTH, YEAR) AS SubTable1
GROUP BY accountgroup");

Anyone able to show me how to do this? I'm pretty stumped :(
Thanks in advance for any help.

A: You are very close.  You need to put the year condition inside the if.  For example:
SUM(IF(MONTH = 1 AND YEAR = 2014, numRecords, 0)) AS January,
SUM(IF(MONTH = 2 AND YEAR = 2014, numRecords, 0)) AS February,
. . .

You don't need the final parentheses.  So, the query should look like:
SELECT accountgroup,
       SUM(IF(MONTH = 1 AND YEAR = 2014, numRecords, 0)) AS January,
       SUM(IF(MONTH = 2 AND YEAR = 2014, numRecords, 0)) AS February,
       . . .
       SUM( numRecords ) AS total
FROM (SELECT accountgroup, MONTH( joineddate ) AS MONTH, YEAR( joineddate ) AS YEAR, COUNT( * ) AS numRecords
      FROM accounts
      WHERE accountgroup <>''
      GROUP BY accountgroup, MONTH, YEAR
     ) AS SubTable1
GROUP BY accountgroup";

Also, do not use single quotes on things that should be column or table names.  You do not need to escape these names in this case.  Use double quotes or backticks.  Only use single quotes for string and date constants.


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