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GERVAISE - ESSENTIAL ART HOUSE
"They were the only good things in my life. Maybe that's why they left."
Réne Clément's 1956 historical drama Gervaise is an adaptation of Emile Zola's L'assommoir , part of the French author's multi-part character epic, Les Rougon-Macquart. The novel's title, L'assommoir, is said to be an old colloquialism that is roughly the equivalent of the American phrase "to get hammered." Apparently the focus of this chapter of Zola's narrative was alcoholism and the devastating effects it has on a family. The drinking is also there in Clément's film version, but the focus is more on the title character, Gervaise Marquart (Maria Schell), and how she gets hammered by life.
As Gervaise herself tells us in her hopeful opening narrative, she is the girl who shouldn't have expected very much. At the start of the picture, which takes place in the late 1800s, she is living with her common-law husband Lantier (Armand Mestral), who has taken her on despite her limp and given her two boys in the time they have been together. Too bad for her that Lantier is the kind of man no female deserves, and pretty soon he runs off with a loose woman who lives across the street. Gervaise's anger leads to her having a knockdown drag-out fight with that strumpet's sister, Virginie (Suzy Delair). Despite taking place in a giant public laundromat, it's a pretty dirty scuffle, ending with Virginie's bare ass being spanked with a paddle. The indignity is one she promises never to forget.
With Lantier out of the way, things start looking up for Gervaise. She marries a kindly roofer, Henri Coupeau (Francois Périer), despite the protests of his family. They have a daughter together, Nana (Chantal Gozzi), and they make plans for Gervaise to open her own launderette. This dream is nearly scuttled when Coupeau falls off a roof and Gervaise's insisting on taking care of him herself leaves them broke. The kindly blacksmith Goujet (Jacques Harden) loans her the downpayment for her lease, revealing his buried love for Gervaise and sparking an unacknowledged jealousy in her husband in the process. Once again things are looking up for Gervaise.
Of course, you can only look up so long before the sun burns your eyes, and that's when the blindside comes. Gervaise is one of those up-and-down melodramas where every step up the ladder the protagonist takes is followed by her being knocked back two more, all the way to the bottom and down to hell if the earth would just comply and open up. It's the sort of story that, when done poorly, compels the audience to throw up its hands and cry, "Enough! I give up!" When done well, however, as Gervaise most certainly is, it makes co-dependents of us all. Yes, Gervaise, we'll watch you get your hopes up, and we'll wait with wetted lips for them to get dashed on the rocks. Especially because we know each failure will be bigger than the last.
I think an essential component of any such movie succeeding is the strength of its lead. In this case, Maria Schell imbues Gervaise with a natural warmth and kindness that somehow makes us root for her even as we slowly begin to realize that she's not really that innocent of a victim. Or maybe "innocent" is the wrong word. It's more that she is less a victim of opportunistic men then she is her own bad choices. Whatever societal forces may be informing her misguided decisions, and the lack of education that leaves her without other tools, it becomes increasingly hard to reconcile the Gervaise that fought back against Virginie and whooped her ass with the Gervaise who allows a besotted Coupeau to let Lantier move in with them, and who is then manipulated in jumping between the beds of both men. We know she is capable of better, but she has latched onto bad luck as her own addiction. It's like she wouldn't know what to do without it. With her kind face and clear, expressive eyes, Schell reminds me a lot of Liv Ullmann, which is probably a major reason why I was drawn to her. She is an excellent actress in her own right, though, and later played both the love interest in Luchino Visconti's marvelous Le notti bianche and the immigrant frontier wife in Anthony Mann's version of Cimarron.
Symbolically, the blacksmith Goujet is Gervaise's conscience. He never fails to see what is really going on, and when she later tries to lie to him, she can't really do it. He also serves as the example of social change, and when he is sent to jail for organizing a strike to protest unfair wages, that's when things really go south for Gervaise. Without him there watching, she has no one to help her pick her drunken husband up off the street or ward off Virginie's machinations. As in Carné's La jour sa lève, work is what sets a man free. When Coupeau stops working, he disappears inside a wine bottle, whereas Goujet's taking Gervaise's eldest, Etienne (Christian Férez), under his wing offers the boy a way out of the squalor. Jacques Harden lends Goujet a rugged earthiness that would have made him right at home as the love interest in one of Douglas Sirk's movies from the same period. The scene when Gervaise goes to see him and Etienne off, and he doesn't see her standing there on the train platform--or quite possibly ignores her--is one of the most heartbreaking in the movie.
Its rival for saddest scene is the very end of the picture, when we see poor Nana heading on the road to ruin herself. René Clément had already proved himself an expert at portraying childish behavior and the hidden meanings behind it in Forbidden Games when he made Gervaise, and he turns Nana into a cautionary element that is integral to the narrative. If Etienne is an example of how a child can escape his surroundings with a little guidance, the blank sponge that is Nana soaks up all the nastiness, all the dirty laundry, that fills Gervaise's shop. Left to her own devices, the unbathed child wraps a ribbon in her hair and runs to an eager group of young boys. They turn to chase her the way a flock of birds shifts flight in mid-air. It's a creepy image all on its own, but knowing where that chase will lead her, it's all the more chilling. Nana is the star of another of Zola's novels , which has been adapted to film itself more than once, most notably by Jean Renoir in 1926.
Observing behavior that is meant to remain unseen has always been Clément's strong suit. Be it the cons of Alain Delon in Purple Noon or the secret rituals the children undertake in Forbidden Games (which was written by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost, the same team on the script for Gervaise), Clément is attracted to the hidden actions and the pathology that underlines the things people do to themselves and one another. In a pivotal scene in Gervaise, his camera coyly pans down from up above the table where Gervaise, Lantier, and Virginie sit to look under the table at what is happening out of sight. One could almost call the drift of the camera "sprightly." It's a delicious moment, made all the better by Suzy Delair's relish for playing the villainess.
The same attention to detail is paid to all of Gervaise, and the director and his crew recreate 19th-century France with gritty accuracy. One of the most impressively realized sequences takes place on Gervaise and Coupeau's wedding day, when the working-class wedding party goes to the Louvre, many of them for their first and only time. They tour the museum, looking at the paintings, laughing at the ones with nudity, tracking mud through the institution's corridors. Clément shows us both the expanse of the galleries, but also the tight formation of the group, including ducking down to check out that dirty footwear.
Alongside Schell's charisma, such exacting focus on getting every inch of the movie right is crucial to our accepting the emotional histrionics of Gervaise. The movie never feels like a put-on, and it's most certainly never manipulative. By creating a believable world, René Clément also makes the story believable, even when we don't want to believe that our heroine is going to go the wrong way again. Real life is full of mistakes, and a movie's main character is allowed to make them, but the storytellers are not.
This disc was a Christmas present from my good friend and regular editor, the writer Maryanne Snell. What can I say, it was an Essential Art House Holiday. Many thanks, Maryanne!
Posted by Jamie S. Rich at 5:31 PM
Labels: clement, essential art house series, marcel carne, renoir, sirk
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In this 2003 photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein is surrounded by police chiefs, including William Bratton of Los Angeles. The senator attempts to demonstrate how dangerous "assault" weapons can be, including this (apparently) semiautomatic, civilian version of an AK47.
On the contrary, Feinstein succeeds only in demonstrating that she knows nothing about safe handling of firearms. Note that a magazine is inserted (possibly loaded), the bolt is closed, the safety is off, her finger is about an inch from the trigger, there is no way to tell whether there is a round in the chamber -- and the muzzle is pointed directly at then-California Governor Gray Davis.
One of the many things that "gun control" proponents seem to generously exhibit is ignorance - not only of actual details about firearms themselves but also the rights of people to self defense. Emphasis is almost always placed on murder statistics concerning criminals, with little thought given to the law abiding gun owner and how "guns save lives" - something so easily and conveniently ignored.


"Lucien Durosoir (1878-1955) began his musical life as a concert violinist but his career was interrupted - and indeed ruined - by the First World War, during which he spent a considerable period as a soldier (under stress) with André Caplet, who encouraged him on his return to the civilian life to turn to composition. This recording offers his limited but remarkable output for his own instrument, for which he writes hauntingly and with total freedom. Indeed, although these works partner piano and violin perfectly, one often feels that in the melodic interplay each instrument seems to move independently. The memorable two-movement Sonata opens with pensive melancholy but is soon energetically inventive in its abundance of ideas, quixotic in its harmonic shifts and rhythmic impulses. The second movement doesn't greatly change momentum or style.
Oisillon bleu trills in a semi-delirium of ear-tickling unpredictability, while Rêve is meditative. The Nocturne is more troubled in feeling than one would expect from its title, but calm at the close. The early Légende is a brief reverie born over a rising scale, but has a short, more turbulent middle section, and the other miniatures, the rapturous Chant élégiaque and the lovely, gentle Prière à Marie are a late works full of exquisite tenderness. Then the delightfully varied Cinq Aquarelles have such instant appeal that they should find their way into the main repertoire.
The performances are very persuasive.
Geneviève Laurenceau, often playing with great delicacy, creates a lovely timbre, subtly coloured, and Lorène de Ratuld is a wholly sympathic partner. They are beautiful recorded and the balance is remarkably well managed. The recitals ends with a brief comment (in French) from the composer. A disc well worth exploring."
Thanks a lot for posting this CD of a wonderful and forgotten composer ! Apparently, the 3rd part is corrupted. Could you repost it on Mediafire please ?
I've tried reposting, but Mediafire files still are corrupt. So I've removed the Mediafire link - Mediafire causes lots of problems like that. The Rapidshare files should be interchangeable with the Mediafire ones though. Thanks for reporting!
Yes Edmond, unfortunately many mediafire links are corrupt lately.
Dank je wel voor deze muziek van deze voor mij onbekende componist.
Many thanks for this music by a composer completely unknown to me.
spy watchpokerturneringar It should be such that the recipient should always cherish these moments for a long period of time.


'Making IT Count: from strategy to implementation' focuses on the practical elements of delivering Information Technology strategy. Studies regularly show that over half of Information Technology strategies are never implemented, or are unsuccessful in delivering the desired results, and that a significant percentage of strategies implemented were never in the original plans. The linkage between strategy development and delivery needs a very clear focus; this is the key topic that the authors address.
The book highlights eight major fallacies in managing IT, and eighteen better practices. It then details how to draw up strategy, instigate navigation techniques and make sourcing decisions. Change and delivery are a major focus, as is infrastructure development. Caselets and full length case studies of organizations such as General Electric, Siemens, Colonial Mutual, Charles Schwab, Macquarie Bank, ICI, United Airlines, Norwich Union, Walgreens and Dell and have been included to show how strategies have been successfully implemented and managed.
5.6 What is a 'balanced business scorecard'?
8.4 ERP: efficiency or transformation?
8.5 ERP, the CIO and IT function: asleep at the wheel?


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A luxury car is a car that provides increased levels of comfort, equipment, amenities, quality, performance, and status relative to regular cars for an increased price.
The term is subjective and reflects both the qualities of the car and the brand image of its manufacturer.[1] Luxury brands rank above premium brands,[2] though there is no fixed demarcation between the two.
Traditionally, most luxury cars were large vehicles, though smaller sports-oriented models were always produced. "Compact" luxury vehicles such as hatchbacks, and off-road capable sport utility vehicles, are relatively modern trends.[1]
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In a letter to hospitals, Paul Reid said 'the entire health system, both hospitals and community healthcare, are now under very serious pressure'. Photo: PA
Health Service Executive chief executive Paul Reid has warned of "unthinkable" consequences of hospital capacity becoming exhausted amid the latest surge of Covid-19 cases.
As reported in The Irish Times, hospital managers have been told to identify extra intensive care (ICU) capacity to cope with an expected increase in Covid-19 hospital admissions over the next two weeks.
This comes as the State reported a further 4,650 cases of Covid-19 on Thursday.
Speaking on both Newstalk Breakfast and RTÉ radio's Morning Ireland, Mr Reid said that the situation in the country's large hospitals had become "quite precarious" and that for the next 14 days the focus will be on urgent care.
According to Mr Reid, in January, just 10 per cent of Covid patients were in ICU, that level is now 20 per cent.
Mr Reid said the situation was very difficult and the HSE had introduced a range of actions to mitigate pressure such as utilising private hospitals for urgent care, cancer and cardiology treatments.
The number of private beds being accessed weekly by the HSE had risen from 1,000 to around 2,800 to 3,000 bed days per week.
Mr Reid also said the HSE was also examining what surge capacity could be drawn upon to create extra ICU beds from the private hospitals.
The extra capacity from private hospitals would provide "some relief", but the primary focus of the larger (model four) hospitals would be on urgent care, he said.
Hospitals would have to make their own judgements and decisions on a site by site basis.
Serious pressure
In a letter to hospitals, Mr Reid warned that "the entire health system, both hospitals and community healthcare, are now under very serious pressure".
"If the disease continues to spread as it has in the past two weeks, we face the prospect of any remaining capacity being insufficient to meet anticipated demand," Mr Reid said.
"Clinicians in ICU inform us that the system is already facing increasing difficulties in meeting the needs of patients who require specialist high-dependency care. The consequences of such an occurrence, although unthinkable, are also well-understood by each of you."
At a media briefing, Mr Reid also warned of "significant" curtailment at hospitals as staff would need to be moved to assist with Covid-19 related hospital admissions.
As a result, it is expected that the level of physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy provided next month is likely to be half of what it was last December.
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Speaking on radio on Friday morning, Mr Reid defended the Irish health system saying that even the best funded health services across Europe were under pressure at present because of the latest Covid wave.
He acknowledged that Ireland did not rank well among OECD countries for ICU beds, but he said that the number had increased by 26 percent in the past year.
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Q: UnitOfWork and Entity Framework Contexts So the problem I am trying to solve is this; We are using Entity Framework to access our Oracle database that has 1200-1500 tables. Now mind you we are not accessing them all, but possibly could have 800+ to access. We are using the UnitOfWork --> Repository --> Service pattern and that works great, but we are trying to figure out if we should have one big DbContext, or multiple little contexts that are specific to the task at hand.
Our UnitOfWork is setup using an EFUnitOfWorkBase like so:
public abstract class EFUnitOfWorkBase : IUnitOfWork
{
    private bool isDisposed = false;

    public DbContextBase Context { get; set; }

    protected EFUnitOfWorkBase(DbContextBase context)
    {
        Context = context;
    }

    public int Commit()
    {
        return Context.SaveChanges();
    }

    public void Dispose()
    {
        if (!isDisposed)
            Dispose(true);
        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
    }

    private void Dispose(bool disposing)
    {
        isDisposed = true;
        if (disposing)
        {
            if (this.Context != null)
                this.Context.Dispose();
        }
    }

    public IRepository<TEntity> GetRepository<TEntity>() where TEntity : Common.EntityBase<TEntity>
    {
        return new Repository<TEntity>(this);
    }
}

Any unit of work we create extends that base one and provides the context like so:
public class EmployeeDirectoryUnitOfWork : EFUnitOfWorkBase
{
    public EmployeeDirectoryUnitOfWork(string connectionString)
        : base(new EmployeeDirectoryContext(connectionString))
    {
    }
}

The DbContext is passed a connection string through the unit of work.
The Repository looks like this:
public abstract class RepositoryBase<TEntity> : IRepository<TEntity> where TEntity : class
{
    protected DbContextBase Context;
    protected DbSet<TEntity> EntitySet;

    public RepositoryBase(EFUnitOfWorkBase unitOfWork)
    {
        Enforce.ArgumentNotNull(unitOfWork, "unitOfWork");

        Context = unitOfWork.Context;
        EntitySet = Context.Set<TEntity>();
    }

    public TEntity Add(TEntity entity)
    {
        Enforce.ArgumentNotNull(entity, "entity");

        return EntitySet.Add(entity);
    }

    public TEntity Attach(TEntity entity)
    {
        Enforce.ArgumentNotNull(entity, "entity");

        return EntitySet.Attach(entity);
    }

    public TEntity Delete(TEntity entity)
    {
        Enforce.ArgumentNotNull(entity, "entity");

        return EntitySet.Remove(entity);
    }

    public System.Linq.IQueryable<TEntity> Query()
    {
        return EntitySet.AsQueryable();
    }

    public TEntity Save(TEntity entity)
    {
        Enforce.ArgumentNotNull(entity, "entity");

        Attach(entity);
        Context.MarkModified(entity);

        return entity;
    }
}

Any suggestions on how to best handle this situation?

A: In such a case when you have a large application like this, I think you should probably go for a more Domain Driven Design approach and split the contexts into some separate, bounded contexts. This way when later developers are adding features to the program they will be confined to only being able to access certain tables depending on which context they will be using there.
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Home » Global » Resistance spreads as government brutality grows in Turkey
Resistance spreads as government brutality grows in Turkey
By Bill Dores posted on June 18, 2013
Protesters behind makeshift barricades on Istiklal Street in Istanbul after police cleared Gezi Park, June 15.
Photo: Jenna Pope
June 17 — As night fell on Istanbul June 15, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan unleashed paramilitary forces, called Jandarma, on protesters camped in historic Taksim Square. His aim was to stamp out the people's movement sweeping Turkey.
The gendarmes and police attacked with force and brutality. They used gas, rubber bullets and burning chemicals sprayed from water cannon. They clubbed and stomped injured people lying on the ground. Doctors trying to help the wounded were beaten and shot point-blank with tear gas canisters.
A pregnant woman lost her child. A 14-year-old, shot in the head with a tear gas canister, is in critical condition.
After occupying the square, cops and gendarmes rampaged through the streets clubbing anyone they saw. They attacked hotels where people took refuge and flooded apartment buildings with gas. Plainclothes cops wielding sticks with nails joined in the attacks.
In Ankara, the capital, cops attacked a funeral procession for 26-year-old Ethem Sarisuluk, shot to death by police on June 1. Dilan Dursun, a woman student, was hit in the head and is in a coma. All public gatherings in the city were illegally declared "illegal."
Police used tear gas and water cannons to clear Gezi Park of protesters the night of June 15.
The Erdogan regime unleashed the new wave of violence the day after Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay met with U.S. intelligence officials in Washington. He said they discussed "fighting terrorism" and that the White House "understood" the situation in Turkey. (worldbulletin.net, June 14) On June 16, Turkish Minister for European Union Affairs Egemen Bagis announced that any civilians entering Taksim Square would be considered "terrorists." (boingboing.net, June 16)
The giant protest movement sweeping Turkey began as a response to police brutality. Erdogan and his allies thought more brutality would end it. They were wrong.
The massive use of force has succeeded so far in denying the people of Istanbul the right to enter their city's most historic square. But in every other street and neighborhood of that ancient metropolis, in every other city and town in the country, resistance continues.
'Everywhere is resistance!'
On the night of June 15, as people across Istanbul heard of the attack on Taksim, they poured into the streets, sometimes building barricades. Thousands from Istanbul's Asian side stormed a bridge across the Bosphorus strait that divides Asia from Europe, trying to reach Taksim on the European side.
The next day, people were in the streets in cities, towns and villages across Turkey, chanting "No surrender" and "Taksim is everywhere, everywhere is resistance."
And on June 17, hundreds of thousands of workers, members of the Confederation of Public Workers (KESK) and the Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions (DISK) went on strike against police terror. They were joined by unions of doctors, dentists and engineers. Banks were closed and buses didn't run.
As of this writing, thousands of union workers and supporters, led by miners, have marched to the police lines surrounding Taksim. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc threatened to call out the army if protests continue.
Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) also mobilized their supporters. Hundreds of thousands were brought in from around the country to the Istanbul waterfront to hear the prime minister speak on June 16.
Prominent at the pro-regime rally were members of the openly fascist Nationalist Action Party (MHP). MHP's founder, Col. Alparslan Turkes, was a CIA asset whose counter-guerrilla death squad program murdered thousands in the 1970s. In December 1978, MHP paramilitaries, called Gray Wolves, massacred hundreds of migrant workers, mostly Alevi Kurds, in the village of Maras.
At the pro-AKP rally, Erdogan tried to portray his regime as defending Turkey against "foreign interference." But even as the protests raged, the AKP government passed a law opening Turkey's energy sector wide to outside investors. The AKP government has also defied popular opinion by making NATO Turkey a forward base for the the Pentagon-CIA covert war against Syria.
While Turkey's U.S.-allied regime openly attacks unarmed protesters with chemicals banned by the Geneva Convention, Washington claims without proof that Syria used chemical weapons against U.S.-backed "insurgents." Ironically, on May 30, Turkish police detained "rebels" bringing sarin gas from Turkey into Syria.
The Pentagon and CIA are working toward a wider sectarian war in the region. The people's uprising in Turkey is a setback to those plans.
The Turkish Communist Party (TKP) in a June 17 statement described "the fundamental achievement" of the resistance: "The people have risen up in Turkey. The brutality of police might have an impact on the pace and form of the resistance. But it is just that. No power can push our people back to indifference and apathy or force them to bow down. The previous widespread belief that 'we will not achieve anything' has been buried into past. The price that we paid was not paid of no avail. This achievement is our country's today and future. Our people deserve to imagine the future. Our people have to look at the future. The precondition to win the future is obvious: To get organized!"
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Call Me By Your Name sequel will tackle the AIDS crisis, director reveals
Nick Duffy January 26, 2018
The director of Call Me By Your Name has spoken about plans for a sequel – and Elio and Oliver will both be back.
There have been consistent rumours about a follow-up to the Oscar-nominated gay film, which stars Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer.
The first film was set in 1983 – shortly before the AIDS crisis began – with some critics complaining that it failed to reflect the frank reality of gay life in the 1980s.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, director Luca Guadagnino appeared to confirm plans for a follow-up, before suggesting that it would finally tackle the issue.
He said: "I think [the AIDS crisis] going to be a very relevant part of the story.
"I think Elio will be a cinephile, and I'd like him to be in a movie theater watching Paul Vecchiali's Once More [a 1988 film about the AIDS crisis].
"That could be the first scene [in the sequel]."
He added: "The novel has 40 pages at the end that goes through the next 20 years of the lives of Elio and Oliver, so there is some sort of indication through the intention of author Andre Aciman that the story can continue.
"In my opinion, 'Call Me' can be the first chapter of the chronicles of the life of these people that we met in this movie, and if the first one is a story of coming of age and becoming a young man, maybe the next chapter will be, what is the position of the young man in the world, what does he want — and what is left a few years later of such an emotional punch that made him who he is?"
Call Me By Your Name is up for four Oscars this year, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Timothée Chalamet, Best Origianl Song, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Meanwhile Hammer, 31, was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.
The film was also nominated for Best Picture in the Drama category
Call Me By Your Name's much-praised director Luca Guadagnino missed out on the Best Director nomination, however.
The film is tipped for awards at the 2018 Oscars.
If it wins Best Picture, it would be the second year in a row that an LGBT-themed film takes the biggest prize, following on from Moonlight's slightly befuddled triumph in 2017.
But despite its critical success, Call Me By Your Name has not be a big hit with the family of its star Armie Hammer.
The Golden Globe-nominated actor, who plays handsome student Oliver, recently revealed that his parents are yet to see the film.
Speaking to Mr Porter, Hammer said he doesn't know what his family's reaction would have been if he had had a gay relationship like the one portrayed in the film.
He said: "I don't know. I know what I'd hope, but I don't know.
"I am excited for my dad to see Call Me By Your Name. I think that he would have the capacity to get it and be proud of me for doing this work".
The actor revealed that his mother may not even see the film, despite the rave reviews and Oscars buzz.
He said: "It's always awkward to say, 'Come to this movie where you can see my ass and watch me give a blow job'.
"My mum is more conservative. I don't know if she'll see it."
In real life Hammer is straight, and has two kids with his wife Elizabeth.
Despite the extremely positive response to the film, some have questioned the casting of two straight men in the gay love story.
Explaining the decision, director Luis Guadagnino said: "This film is about the blossoming of love and desire, no matter where it comes from and toward what. So I couldn't have ever thought of casting with any sort of gender agenda.
"I think people are so beautiful and complex as creatures that as much as I am fascinated with gender theory — I've studied [American gender theorist] Judith Butler for so long — I prefer much more never to investigate or label my performers in any way.
"I only cast the actors and actresses I fall in love with — truly having an emotion for them, an anticipation and enthusiasm when seeing them — and I believe that my emotional confidence in them blends into chemistry. It's always been like that, and I hope I won't be wrong in the future."
Guadagnino also answered questions about why there are no explicit gay sex scenes in the film.
He said: "I wasn't interested at all. The tone would've been very different from what I was looking for.
"I wanted the audience to completely rely on the emotional travel of these people and feel first love. I didn't want the audience to find any difference or discrimination toward these characters.
"It was important to me to create this powerful universality, because the whole idea of the movie is that the other person makes you beautiful — enlightens you, elevates you.
"The other is often confronted with rejection, fear or a sense of dread, but the welcoming of the other is a fantastic thing to do, particularly in this historical moment."
Hammer recently hit back at criticism of his privileged upbringing.
A BuzzFeed article had noted his years of appearing in films that were commercial failures, citing his appearance and wealthy family background as reasons for Hollywood execs continuing to "try and make Armie Hammer happen".
The article claimed Hammer's career as "a beautiful, pedigreed white man" afforded him opportunities to safely fail and bounce back, while minority actors found themselves out of work.
In response to the piece, Hammer tweeted: "Your chronology is spot on but your perspective is bitter AF.
"Maybe I'm just a guy who loves his job and refuses to do anything but what he loves to do."
The Lone Ranger actor dramatically quit Twitter after the spat.
Hammer has also previously spoken out to defend criticism of the film's love story, which involves a 17-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man.
Failed actor James Woods, who has made a string of homophobic posts in the past, compared the film to paedophilia.
Quoting a tweet from attacking the film, he said: "As they quietly chip away the last barriers of decency. #NAMBLA".
NAMBLA refers to a defunct paedophilia advocacy organisation often cited by anti-LGBT activists as 'proof' that gay people are actually paedophiles.
Hammer hit back: ""Didn't you date a 19 year old when you were 60…….?"
It is not illegal for an adult to sleep with a person who is over the age of consent.
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Natural language generation is usually divided into separate text planning and linguistic components. This division, though, assumes that the two components can operate independently, which is not always true. The IGEN generator eliminates the need for this assumption; it handles interactions between the components without sacrificing the advantages of modularity. IGEN accomplishes this by means of annotations that its linguistic component places on the structures it builds; these annotations provide an abstract description of the effects of particular linguistic choices, allowing the planner to evaluate these choices without needing any linguistic knowledge. This approach allows IGEN to vary the work done by each component independently, even in cases where the final output depends on interactions between them. In addition, since IGEN explicitly models the effects of linguistic choices, it can gracefully handle situations where the available time or linguistic resources are limited.
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Review of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
As part of the four-year review into the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic), ALHR endorsed the submissions of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre and the Federation of Community Legal Centres and additionally made the following submissions:
* that additional rights be included under the Charter, including those under international human rights treaties such as the ICCPR, ICESCR, CEDAW, CRoC and UNDRIP.
* that the Charter provide for the mandatory, regular auditing of public authorities by an indpendent body to assess compliance with human rights
* that the Charter vest the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission with an own motion power to inquire into, audit and make recommendations relating to the compliance of government instrumentalities with human rights policies, programs and practices
* that the Charter be amended to include further provisions regarding proceedings that may be brought or remedies that maybe awarded relating to act or decisions of public authorities which are made unlawfully, in breach of human rights
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You can read ALHR's full submission below.
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ALHR's submission at the Vic Parliament website


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If you have a mortgage, you will most likely be legally obliged by its terms to inform the mortgage lender when you decide to rent out the property.
Once you have asked their permission you will usually have to get 'consent for lease' from them before you can get going. Even if you have a buy-to-let mortgage there may be restrictions on the type of tenancy it permits so check up on it.
It may well also be a stipulation of your mortgage that you get the appropriate insurance (i.e. landlord insurance).
This will be a legal requirement by virtue of your contract with the lender. If there is no such stipulation or you do not have a mortgage on the property, it is worth noting that there is no legal requirement to get landlord insurance or even basic building cover.
If you are the leaseholder, make sure you get the freeholder's permission to sub-let.
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If you are changing the use of any existing property you will need to get planning approval from your local authority.
You must make sure the property is gas safe.
Any electrical equipment you plan on providing for the tenant in the property must be safe with little risk of injury or death or damage to the property.
Even though it is not a legal requirement to get wiring checked (unless you have an HMO- see below), you should do so as, if it is found to be faulty, you will be held legally responsible. Electrical equipment must be marked with the appropriate CE marking. This can be achieved by buying new electrical equipment or (less extreme) getting a qualified electrician to check it and supply a record of inspection. Keep any relevant receipts and warranties as proof that the equipment can be considered safe.
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filling materials meeting ignitability tests.
The regulations apply to the following (if upholstered): furniture; beds, headboards and mattresses; sofas, sofa beds and futons; cushions; pillows; loose and stretch covers for furniture.
The regulations do not apply to: sleeping bags; bedclothes; loose covers for mattresses; pillowcases; curtains; carpets.
You must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).
As this must be made available (for free) to prospective tenants before they even arrange a viewing, it has to be acquired before advertising the property. The EPC will show them the energy performance of the property they are considering renting. A new certificate came into use on 1 April 2012 and shows energy efficiency as well as an environmental impact rating. You need not provide an EPC only if you are renting out a single room or renting out a property room by room on separate contracts. Rentify can help you obtain an EPC for your property. Once acquired it is valid for 10 years. There is no statutory need to follow any recommendations the assessor makes but it could well save you money in the long run!
As soon as you become a new landlord and start renting out your property, you must inform HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of the new source of income.
These are your basic nine points.
Although there is no specific requirement to have your property risk-assessed unless the local housing authority commands it, you do have legal obligations related to health and safety as a landlord.
You have a legal duty to ensure your acts or omissions do not cause injury or damage to anyone whom it is reasonably foreseeable could be injured by your actions or by your failure to act. Landlords therefore owe a duty of care to their tenants (and anyone who enters onto their property). It requires you to do what is 'reasonable' to keep people safe from the consequences of your acts of omissions.
These translate the common law of negligence into statutory obligations. More than one person can be the Occupier so a landlord with a tenant may still be considered the occupier under certain circumstances.
This covers hiring out something for any consideration other than for money so would include providing any goods as part of a tenancy agreement. Failure to comply with this may result in a criminal offence.
The Housing Act 2004 places a statutory legal duty on local authorities, not landlords, to assess tenants' risk to health and safety.
Serving notice that remedial work must be done.
Closing all or part of the dwelling with a prohibition order.
Serving a hazard awareness notice (i.e. no remedial work is done but they just tell you the hazard exists).
Demolition (try not to let it get that far!).
Good property inspection sheets which cover these issues will help you conduct a risk assessment to show you have taken 'reasonable' action to keep your tenants safe. It's imperative you record your findings. Rentify can provide you with one that's an absolute classic of the genre.
The HHSRS 's 29 hazards.
The likelihood of the hazard causing harm over a 12-month period (if the likelihood is high, it's a real risk).
In the worst-case scenario, how much damage or injury could the hazard cause?
Another good way to help protect yourself and your tenants is to join an accredited landlord group. Local authorities often work closely with these to make sure all landlords are sticking to their health and safety responsibilities.
A property will not be an HMO if only two individuals are living there and sharing facilities. Likewise, if no more than two individuals share it and the landlord is also resident, it will not be an HMO . If you are a landlord of an HMO , you do have certain special legal responsibilities. These come under The Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulations 2006 and 2007 (a belting read). Failure to comply with these is a criminal offence punishable by fines of up to £5000.
Keep escape routes from fire clear.
Keep fire-safety equipment (alarms, extinguishers etc.) in working order.
By The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 you or your managing agent must carry out a fire risk assessment and take action to minimise the risk of fire.
Keep the water supply and drainage clean and in working order. For example, you must cover water tanks and protect pipes from frost damage.
Have electrical equipment inspected at least once every five years and obtain a report of the inspection.
Supply a gas or electrical safety record within seven days, if requested by the council.
Keep all shared areas clean and safe.
Keep all parts of the exterior in good order and safe.
Also, keep the interior (including windows, fixtures and fittings, and ventilation) in good working order and safe.
Provide for the regular disposal of refuse and litter.
Allow you reasonable access and not obstruct you in completing your duties.
Inform you of anything necessary to enable you to complete your duties.
Act in a reasonable way so as not to damage anything it is your duty to provide.
Follow the refuse guidelines you have implemented.
Some HMO s will legally require a license to prove that the property - and landlord! - as well as the way it is managed, all come up to scratch. A license is compulsory if the property is higher than three stories and has five or more occupants from two or more households.
the property is an in an area with low housing demand or suffers from anti-social behaviour (known as Selective licensing ).
The conditions of the license will depend on the local authority in question. If a landlord does not acquire the necessary license or allows more occupants than the license grants, it will be a criminal offence with a possible fine of up to £20,000. If you break other conditions of the license, fines of up to £5,000 can be issued.
As we have touched on above, you have a legal obligation to make sure the property is in a safe state of repair.
If someone is injured or has an accident on your property because of its poor condition, you could be held liable for damages for personal injury. Furthermore, Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 imposes obligations into all tenancy agreements for tenancies for a fixed term seven years or less.
Even if there is no obvious or immediate danger, your tenant has the basic right to live in a home in good repair. Likewise, you also have the right to have your property looked after properly by the tenant.
To keep the structure and exterior of the property in good repair. This generally includes: walls, windows, drains, gutters, roof, foundations, paths and steps leading to the house, and external pipes.
To keep in proper working order the water, gas, electricity and sanitation (e.g. basins, sinks, baths, toilets and drains).
To make sure any heating system provided is in good working order.
For tenancies that started on or after 15 January 1989, these repair obligations extend to any common parts of the building, if applicable (e.g. hallways and stairwells).
If any of these things fall into disrepair (i.e. are damaged to the extent they must be repaired), you have an obligation as landlord to fix or repair them.
But you cannot be forced to carry out repairs if the damage has been caused by the tenant. And if you do the repairs, you can claim the cost back from the tenant. Only the immediate problem needs to be fixed. For example, you may only need to patch up a leaking gutter rather than replace the whole thing.
Any repairs must be carried out within a reasonable time-frame and tenant's rights must be taken into account when the repair is carried out (so make sure you are all on the same page regarding any potential disruption).
Further to all of this, under common law you must make sure the property is Fundamentally fit to live in. Some good words and phrases which may suggest it is not fit to live in are: infected, infested, unsafe, defective drainage/sewerage, poor water supply etc. It should be pretty clear!
If you fail to carry out these obligations, the tenant may be able to sue for compensation.
To keep the property in good repair.
To maintain any of his or her own electrical goods.
To give sufficient access to the landlord for repairs to be carried out.
To give the landlord notice of anything that has fallen into disrepair. You cannot be held responsible for not carrying out a repair on something you did not know was in disrepair.
A clear and detailed inventory of 'before' and 'after'.
Done your check on the property while the tenant was there or as soon as they left (if you leave it for some weeks the tenant could challenge their culpability).
Proof the damage is not just 'fair wear and tear'.
Hopefully most cases related to any of these obligations will be reasonably clear, or at least you will be able to sort them out with the tenant through discussion. Try to cover any potential issues as thoroughly as possible in the tenancy agreement.
If you can't come to an agreement about a maintenance issue, it is worth considering negotiation or mediation as a way to sort it out before going to court. Speak to a solicitor or Citizens Advice for guidance on this for any specific cases that arise.
make the tenant carry out the repairs.
sue the tenant for damages to carry out the repairs.
Make you comply with repairing obligations through a court order.
Issue you with an injunction from taking a certain course of action.
Finally, if you do not carry out the repairs or are too slow in doing them, the tenant has the right to do them and have the cost deducted from their rent. The tenant must, however, follow very specific guidelines to do this. They'll need to inform you at a number of stages of how the process is developing so you'll be able to contact them to resolve the problems in another way, if you so wish.
Any building work you wish to carry out is subject to either Building Regulation approval (for major works or a change of use of the property i.e. into a flat or flats) or Building Notice Procedure (usually for small- scale works that need to take place quickly). Consult a reputable building contractor if you are unsure which procedure to use.
Building Regulation approval (also known as 'Full Plans Application') requires the work to be pre-approved by the Building Control Service.
A Building Notice procedure requires the contractor to inform the Building Control Service that work is about to start and an inspector will check them as they progress to advise on any potential lack of compliance with Building Regulations.
Landlords are required by The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 to have an annual gas safety check performed by a tradesperson registered with the Gas Safety Register (again, CORGI is no longer the official gas registration board).
leases for a fixed term longer than 7 years.
The danger of defective gas appliances cannot be overstated and culpable landlords could be subject to legal action. Tenants must inform you of any defects they notice and they should be aware of this responsibility so put it in the tenancy agreement.
Get a check done periodically anyway.
Don't buy second hand electrical equipment.
This is a right implied by common law and generally means that you do not have the right as landlord to turn up to check on a property (and/or tenant!) without giving prior notice.
define more strictly in writing what the right actually entails, so long as it is reasonable.
Where you are bound by repairs and maintenance under Section 11 , you do have a right to enter the property to inspect it at reasonable times, after giving at least 24 hours' notice. If the tenant reasonably wishes to rearrange it, try to come to an agreement. But if the tenant consistently refuses you access to check on repairs, you may be able to claim compensation if damage is eventually caused to the property.
At the other end of the scale from quiet enjoyment is harassment.
This certainly sounds very dramatic and you may reasonably think you would never fall foul of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 or the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 . In fact a number of actions fall under the umbrella of harassment (not an actual umbrella). In all seriousness, it's a criminal offence and should be taken seriously.
Frequent visits, at unreasonable hours.
Entering the property without permission.
Threats of violence or unlawful eviction.
Disconnecting the gas, electricity or water supply.
Anything intended to disturb the comfort of the tenant.
Anything done by a landlord who knows his or her actions may cause the tenant to leave or not pursue their legal rights.
If you receive word from you local authority alleging harassment, make sure you deal carefully with the tenant and keep notes from your conversations and meetings. Seek immediate advice from a solicitor experienced in landlord and tenant law.
an injunction to reinstate the tenant in the property and to pay possible damages.
Our old friend the Housing Act 2004 states that landlords must take reasonable action to prevent and limit anti-social behaviour, whether the tenant is the source of the trouble or the victim of it.
ASB may take the form of noise, violence or illegal drug abuse among other things. Make sure you have provisions for it in your tenancy agreement and take the time to do thorough background checks on potential tenants. If your tenant is suffering because of ASB from a neighbour, you also have a responsibility to help them.
If you judge the situation to be safe, talk to the perpetrator or suggest mediation.
In cases of noise contact the Environmental Health Department, who may be able to prosecute and/or seize any offending equipment.
In cases of violence or drugs contact the local anti-social behaviour team or the police.
Closure Orders on the property. This does not end the tenancy but should give you time to terminate it yourself through the legal methods.
Tenants renting an entire property are free to smoke where they like in the property. Tenants of individually let rooms can only legally smoke in their rooms (with the door closed) and not in public areas. There must be clear no-smoking signs in these areas.
If you do not wish to allow tenants who are smokers, the easiest thing is to make it clear when advertising the property and vet them at the application stage.
You may wish to insert a clause in the tenancy agreement saying tenants can only smoke with your written permission (which cannot be reasonably withheld). Potential damage to the property may well be a reasonable enough reason to withhold permission.
A blanket ban on pets would not be allowed by the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 .
As with smokers, consider a clause requiring your permission to have pets. Again this cannot be reasonably withheld but potential damage, allergies or a ban on pets in the agreement with any freeholder may all be considered reasonable.
Guide dogs, hearing dogs, and dogs for disabled people must be permitted by law in your property. If you do not allow them, you'll be committing an act of discrimination under the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 .
If you take a deposit from the tenant, as is generally advisable, it must by law be held in an approved statutory deposit protection scheme.
This was introduced by the government in the Housing Act 2004 . It safeguards all deposits taken under an AST after 6 April 2007 or any AST that has been renewed since that date. This includes any statutory periodic tenancies created when a fixed period tenancy has ended but the tenant remains in the property. No other types are covered (including assured tenancies).
There are two different types of scheme: an Insurance Based Scheme and a Custodial Scheme.
In both cases, the tenant pays the deposit to the landlord, who pays it into the chosen scheme, and the landlord must inform the tenant of the details of the scheme.
The landlord holds the deposit but must pay a fee for the premium.
Any disputed amount at the end of a tenancy must be paid to the scheme by the landlord. The scheme then pays out the amount based on the ADR or court decision.
If the landlord does not pay (or pay enough) when requested, the scheme can claim on the insurance and so still pay the tenant his or her due.
The scheme administrators hold the deposit but there is no fee as charges are paid by the interest on the deposit.
The deposit must be paid into the scheme within 30 days of receipt from the tenant.
Custodial schemes are often used by smaller landlords.
The scheme pays back the money and the tenant will also receive a proportion of the accumulated interest.
Both types of Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme have a service which deals with any deposit disputes, to avoid such matters going to court. This is the Alternative Dispute Resolution Service ( ADR ) and can only be used if both landlord and tenant agree to it.
The legal procedures for terminating a tenancy agreement are addressed in A Landlord's Guide to Contracts . This guide will deal with the legal procedures for acquiring repossession of the property, if the tenant has still not left the property after the expiration of any legitimate notice orders given by you or the courts.
A possession order from the courts is required before a tenant must legally leave the property. You can make an application to the courts only if you have supplied the tenant with a legitimate Section 21 or Section 8 notice and they have refused to comply before its expiration date.
Only a landlord or his or her solicitor may sign court papers to initiate court proceedings. The letting agent cannot. It is very important that all papers are filled out correctly and correct procedures followed.
There is a standard procedure and an accelerated procedure for acquiring an order.
As its name suggests the accelerated procedure is quicker. Also it does not usually require a court hearing. You can only use it if you have issued a legitimate Section 21 notice: This is available only under an AST and allows you to gain possession of a property at the end of a fixed term period without supplying a reason.
Proof you have an AST.
Proof you gave the tenant the necessary notice.
Proof that you issued a Section 21 notice asking the tenant to leave at the end of a fixed term tenancy.
or hold a court hearing (this only usually happens if a major issue is raised or you have not issued the correct paperwork).
If you cannot fulfil the requirements for an accelerated procedure, you must initiate court proceedings using the standard procedure. A court hearing will be held, usually at least one month from the initiation of proceedings.
If you issued a Section 8 notice, you must use the standard procedure. And remember: this can only be used if the Section 8 notice has expired and the tenant has refused to comply.
If all the proper procedures have been followed and the tenant does not show up to court, the judge will very likely grant the possession order. But the flipside to this is - you guessed it - if you're a no-show, the judge will probably allow the tenant to remain in the property.
The case is thrown out. The tenant can stay until another opportunity to legally repossess the property arrives. The most likely cause for this is that you haven't followed the correct procedures.
The case is adjourned (if the judge cannot come to a decision).
The judge grants an outright possession order (also known as an absolute order). The tenant must leave before the date given in the order (usually 2-4 weeks).
The judge grants a suspended possession order. The tenant can stay in the property as long as they comply with the conditions of the order (this is usually used in cases of rent arrears where the tenant shows a willingness or capability to make up what they owe).
The judge orders the tenant to pay a money order, usually the amount owed to you in rent arrears. This money order can also be tagged on to a possession order to cover your legal costs, for example.
If a tenant refuses to leave by the date given in the possession order, a warrant for eviction must be obtained from the court, using Form N325: Request for Warrant of Possession of Land .
If you try to evict a tenant yourself, you will be committing a criminal offence under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 and you could go to prison. Even if you have a court order, you yourself cannot evict anyone. Eviction is a matter for the courts and court-appointed bailiffs only. This rule will generally apply to license agreements too, which many landlords do not realise.


As Sidney Crosby readies himself for his return tonight, the watching world readies itself for the next hit. Such is now the reality of Crosby's career. Any hit, knock, or bump to the head could force him from the game. We simply await the one that will force him from the game for good.
Picture Bobby Orr. We all know the scene well; it hangs from so many living room walls. There he is, black and white, soaring through the air, Number Four: a man in the prime of his career and the prime of his life. In that moment, Orr is everything we strive toward. He is joyful, youthful, and successful.
Even children growing up immersed in the Wayne Gretzky era learned of Bobby Orr. They were made aware of how he moved across the rink, how he ragged the puck, effortlessly dancing around the ice as if to savour the moment. Clearly he belonged in a higher hockey league. Because his career was halted before it was supposed to expire, Number Four continues to play on in the imagination of hockey fans. The memory of Orr exists in mythical proportions.
Like Bobby Orr before him, Sidney Crosby may face the possibility of early retirement. Just as in the case of Orr, we all may have to cope with losing hockey's top talent in the prime of his career. The prospect of life without Sidney is not new to hockey fans. The unspeakable scenario has loomed over this past year of uncertainty in which Crosby has played only eight games.
Is this really how it's going to be? The greatest player of his generation, yo-yoing in and out of the lineup until, finally, it ends? Imagine Crosby as a veteran. He's in his late thirties; he can finally grow a proper moustache. Difficult to imagine, isn't it? And, no, not just the moustache bit. It's obvious that Crosby is increasingly susceptible to future concussions. Chances are he won't still be playing in his late thirties. At some point he will get hit for the last time.
Bobby Orr's last great season was 1974-75 in which he scored 135 points and was a plus-80. For the next four years he made only cameo appearances on the ice and skipped altogether the 1977- 78 season. Orr played in only 36 games those last four years.
Is Crosby condemned to follow the same path as Orr? Maybe not. However, for what does history exist if not instruction? The Orr tragedy serves as a warning for those of us awaiting Crosby's return tonight. There is no certainty in this.
"Losing Bobby was the greatest blow the National Hockey League has ever suffered," remarked Gordie Howe after Orr was forced into retirement at the age of 30 because of repeated injuries to his left knee. Orr's departure, like a death in the family, left a cavity that could not be filled.
Because his career ended prematurely, Orr is not remembered by his full body of work. No, the bad knee is mostly shunned from memory and the Chicago years are considered a strange dream. Instead, Orr is fiercely remembered by what should have been. Like a rock star who dies young, the void left by his early retirement brings into sharper focus the brilliance of his healthy seasons.
Contrast the aura that surrounds the Orr years with the more simple appreciation of the Wayne Gretzky era. Recall the iconic image of Orr: The Goal, May 10, 1970 – flying, a superman on skates. What has become Gretzky's iconic image? Surely it is the Madison Square Garden goodbye. Waving to the crowd, crying, the blue New York Rangers shirt tucked into his pants on the right side. Gretzky's goodbye was proper. He retired at the age of 38 when hockey players are supposed to retire. Unlike Orr, Gretzky's career ran its full course.
We may be fated to remember Crosby in the same way we remember Orr.
At the age of 23, it was evident that Sidney Crosby had emerged as the premier player of his generation. He averaged 1.61 points per game during the first half of the 2010-11 season before missing the rest of the year. Extrapolated to a full season his points total would have been 132, the highest since 1995-96, when only Crosby's Pittsburgh ancestors, Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr, recorded more.
Furthermore, from Nov. 5 to Dec. 28, 2010, a span of 25 contests, Crosby recorded at least a point in every game. The Penguins won 19 times and Crosby totalled 50 points. Four days after the streak ended came the fateful New Year's Day concussion. As dramatically as Crosby had entered his prime, he exited it, seemingly temporarily, but perhaps forever.
Recall the contrast between the iconic images of Orr and Gretzky: one soaring, the other waving goodbye. What will Crosby's iconic image be? Perhaps he will be remembered by that afternoon in Vancouver, the rising crowd behind him, gloves slung from his hands, his jubilant screaming face turned toward the wash of red and white teammates coming his way.
Crosby will be remembered by his glory, like Orr, because the farewell won't fit. It doesn't appear as though a tearful goodbye lap around the ice is going to happen.
When he comes back tonight be sure to enjoy him. Appreciate his talent. Watch how he takes a pass and bursts through the neutral zone, head up, scanning. Marvel at his ability to control play along the boards. Watch how he threads the puck to teammates through a web of sticks and skates. Notice his child-like joy when his team scores.
Watch now because we don't know when he'll have to leave for the last time. Crosby's departure may be several games or several years away. It will be abrupt. It will feel wrong. Until then, watch as often as you can.


Passport To Recovery Blog: No Bath Salts in Toxicology Report of "Miami Zombie"
No Bath Salts in Toxicology Report of "Miami Zombie"
Despite the fact that only Marijuana was found in the Rudy Eugene's initial toxicology reports, there are horrifying occurrences related to bath salts unfolding across the US – some well before people knew of the "Miami Zombie." In July 2011 Robert J. Kish, a 29-year-old was shot dead by Pennsylvania state troopers after taking his mother and two other people hostage in his mother's home in the Pocono Mountains. He was shot after he had trapped his mother and two others in the house and set fire to it and fired upon troopers with a shotgun. Kish had reportedly called a Scranton rehab a few days earlier for his addiction to bath salts but they didn't have a bed available at the time.
Last April 19-year-old Daniel Richards died by strangulation when a friend restrained him from a violent episode while high on bath salts. According to the Grand Junction, Colorado Police Department Richards had a violent outbreak at a party, threatening people with a large knife which prompted a friend to restrain and accidentally strangulate him.
These stories are unfolding across the nation with variations on the same theme – severe violence associated with the use of bath salts, resulting in tragic deaths. If these stories alone are not enough to scare away potential users, there are great resources available that facilitate the necessary dialogue to have with loved ones, especially young adults, about the dangers associated with bath salts.
No bath salts found in Fla. "face-chewer"
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a Big Smile on your face as they share their Cheerfulness.
luxurious could be priced so reasonable.
is the state bird of the US state of Maryland.
and the tip and edges of the tail and rump.
song is the easiest way to spot him in the woodland edges.
wing bars rather than just one like the male.
only after it has seen its second autumn.
in the winter if they have wintered-over.


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