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The now famous Burt Gummer returns to his hometown of Perfection, Nevada for the first time in years, but the deadliest Graboid evolution yet forces him to save the town he swore to protect.
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Ariana Richards as Sarah Stewart
Barry Livingston as Dr. Andrew Merliss
Michael Gross as Walter Kringle
Robert Jayne as Melvin Plug
Reviewed by LebowskiT1000 6 / 10 / 10
Not nearly as good as the original, but an ok movie.
I knew this movie couldn't be nearly as good as "Tremors", and probably on the same level as "Tremors 2: Aftershocks", so I wasn't expecting anything great. I saw this film more out of curiosity than anything... and I got pretty much exactly what I expected. The movie isn't anything great, but it's got some cool stuff in it. I thought it was funny that they managed to work in a mention of just about every character from the first film as they could, and if they didn't mention them, they actually showed them in the film. I thought it was also funny that they had more people returning to the 3rd installment than they did in the 2nd installment. The only returning characters in part 2 was Michael Gross and Fred Ward. The 3rd installment had Michael Gross, Ariana Richards, Tony Genaro, Charolette Stewart, and Bobby Jacoby. They even had one returning actor (John Papas) who was in part 1 as one of the construction workers that got killed, and played one of the Feds that got killed in this film. I guess that only makes sense though, since part 2 takes place in Mexico where as this film takes place back in Perfection, Nevada, where it all started. But, in any case, it still struck me as interesting. One thing that I really liked about this film was Ariana Richards. Wow, has she grown up! She looks absolutely incredible, I'll definitely need to keep an eye out for future work. I have to say I liked the new design of the next phase of the "Tremors" (or if you must, "Graboids"). I liked the idea of having the "Tremors" fly, but they way they (they being the film-makers) did it, was pretty stupid. I was also less than stoked about the computer animated worm-tremors. What was that? They looked way too cartoon-ish and just plain weird. Anyhow, I didn't like that, but I didn't really care a great deal, cause the movie is full of problems. All in all, this is an OK movie, but nothing too get excited about. I would DEFINITELY recommend watching "Tremors" first, then watch "Tremors 2: Aftershocks", and if you're still interested, go ahead and watch this one. Thanks for reading, -Chris
Reviewed by BA_Harrison 7 / 10 / 10
More mutating monster fun!
In the third installment of the Tremors series, survivalist Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) returns to the desert town of Perfection, Nevada, to find that the subterranean terrors are back and wreaking havoc once more. This time the beasts evolve a stage further: from the 'Shrieker' (seen in Tremors 2), they transform into flying creatures, nicknamed 'Ass-blasters', because of the unusual manner in which they propel themselves into the air. Tremors 3 is another fun dose of B-movie monster mayhem, albeit one slightly marred by the notable absence of the main stars of the first movie (Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward) and the inclusion of some rather ropey CGI effects. Bacon and Ward may be missing, but several of the supporting characters from the first Tremors film make a welcome comeback: Mindy Sterngood (Ariana Richards, who is all grown up now and looking rather foxy!), Nancy Sterngood (Charlotte Stewart), Miguel (Tony Genaro), Melvin Plug (Robert Jayne) and, of course, good old Burt, loaded to the nines with firepower. The script won't win any awards, but fans of the Tremors series don't expect Shakespeare—they want 'Graboid' action, and 'Graboid' action is what they get! There is some excitement involving an albino 'Graboid' (nicknamed El Blanco), but most of the story revolves around the appearance of the 'Ass-blasters'. An exciting showdown in a junkyard between the 'blasters and three of the Perfection residents is the highlight of the film. This episode definitely has enough laughs, monster action and gloopy effects to keep fans of the series happy. I just wish that they had stuck with the traditional 'Graboid's, rather than using those dreadful computer generated monstrosities.
Reviewed by CuriosityKilledShawn 7 / 10 / 10
Lighthearted, silly fun
I really wasn't expecting much from a third in the series even tho Tremors 2 added so much more imagination. So I was pleasantly surprised when this turned out to be so much fun. It begins with a rather cool opening scene in which Burt Gummer (still in Mexico) takes out zillions of Shriekers with a massive machine-gun tank thing. After returning home to Perfection Burt must deal with new graboids, new shriekers and another metamorphosis...The shriekers turn into Ass-Blasters, flying creatures with rocket propelled farts. As the town (and the returning, surviving cast from the first film) is besieged by all forms of these animals, Burt and his pals must figure out increasing desperate ways to destroy them. There's loads of energy and self-referential humor and the locations have a more dark/sophisticated look to them than in the previous 2 films. A light-hearted tone is still in check tho. There's even one teriffic scene in which Burt is swallowed by a Graboid and taken halfway across the desert. I paniced, I honestly thot we'd lost him. Turns out he's okay in the end. Fred Ward is definitely missed tho his abscence is explained (Earl and Grady went to make a Graboid amusement park) but Michael Gross is simply irreplaceable as the eccentric and paranoid Burt Gummer. And Ariana Richards is so much more cuter now that she's grown up. Tremors 3 is the best presented Tremors movie on DVD. The 1.85:1 anamorphic picture looks great and the Dolby 5.1 is reasonably lively with lots of bass during the tunnelling scenes. A fair amount of extras come along too.


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Q: How do I get the current user from the queryset filter method? I want to show a list of store information for the current user
model.py
class User(AbstractUser):
    email = models.EmailField(max_length=100, blank=True, null=True)

class Store(models.Model):
    u_id = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True)
    store_name = models.CharField(max_length=30)
    business_number = models.IntegerField()

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class StoreSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
current_user = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(read_only=True,
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class Meta:
    model = Store
    fields = ('url', 'id', 'u_id', 'store_name', 'business_number', 'title', 'content', 'image', 'current_user')

views.py
class MyStoreDetailView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
    permission_classes = [IsOwnerOrReadOnly]
    queryset = models.Store.objects.filter(u_id=??????) # how to get current user
    serializer_class = serializers.StoreSerializer

I've tried

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*(u_id=request.user.id) = > request not available

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class MyStoreDetailView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):

    def current_user(self):
        return self.request.user.id
    permission_classes = [IsOwnerOrReadOnly]
    queryset = models.Store.objects.filter(u_id=current_user())
    serializer_class = serializers.StoreSerializer

2-> TypeError: current_user() missing 1 required positional argument: 'self'

A: You can filter your queryset in your ApiView get_queryset method.
views.py
from django_filters.rest_framework import DjangoFilterBackend

class MyStoreDetailView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
    permission_classes = [IsOwnerOrReadOnly]
    queryset = models.Store.objects.all()
    serializer_class = serializers.StoreSerializer

   def get_queryset(self):
        return super().get_queryset().filter(u_id=self.request.user)

This will restrict access to user's Store.
I cannot help you any further without business logic, but you might want to handle cases where:

*

*user is not authenticated

*user is superuser (if you use this endpoint in some admin)

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Thoracic outlet syndrome is one of a group of conditions that make up the condition called repetitive strain injury. Repetitive strain injury is the condition given to pain caused by repeating the same movement frequently causing stress to the particular part of the body carrying out the movement.
Thoracic outlet syndrome is more specific and only affects the region between the base of the neck and the armpit. Thoracic outlet syndrome is a group of disorders that are very difficult to define especially as they only affect the region between the armpit and base of the neck but symptoms can start in the head, neck and chest. The chest symptoms are difficult to diagnose, as they are very similar to those suffered with angina.
Thoracic outlet syndrome affects the nerves in the brachial plexus; the brachial plexus is a group of nerve fibers that run from the upper back via the neck and armpit into the arm, they also affect many nerves and blood vessels between the axilla (armpit) and the neck.
The condition is mainly caused by compression on a few arteries and veins in the upper region of the body like the vertebral artery and the subclavical arteries and veins, the compression can also affect the nerve cords based in the brachial plexus.
What may surprise you further is that the condition called thoracic outlet syndrome can be categorized further because it is such a difficult, complex syndrome to define.
Thoracic outlet syndrome can be split into five disputed categories, which are stated below.
As the category states this is caused by trauma to the body or carrying out the same movement repetitively, this category can be made worse through poor posture. The symptoms for traumatic thoracic outlet syndrome can affect every extremity in the body.
The subclavical vein becoming compressed causes this category; it often appears without warning and affects women and men alike without discrimination.
This is rare and is caused by a condition apparent from birth; it normally affects one side of the body and causes pains in the fingers.
This is another category that is caused due to conditions at birth; this category normally affects one side of the body and is most common in middle-aged females. The symptoms include numbness in the hand but in long term cases the muscles actually waste away.
This category is called disputed as medical scientists constantly dispute it. The scientists believe it is caused by injury to the nerves in the brachial plexus and carries a lot of pain as the symptom. There is not too much more to say about this category as it is still being disputed there is no other hard evidence to mention.
Like a lot of the syndromes that cause repetitive strain injury there is a lot of dispute over some of the symptoms and their diagnoses. The problem appears because of the complexity of the disorders, and this is why they have been grouped under the umbrella of the condition called repetitive strain disorder.


Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are now officially married.
The couple tied the knot in a Christian ceremony at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan in India on Saturday.
Both Chopra and Nick wore designs by Ralph Lauren.
A second traditional Hindu ceremony is planned for Sunday.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas officially tied the knot at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan in India on Saturday during one of two wedding ceremonies planned for this weekend.
According to People, Nick's father Paul Kevin Jonas Sr. officiated the first Christian ceremony. A second Hindu ceremony is planned for Sunday to honor Chopra's background.
The couple is having two lavish ceremonies.
Chopra and Jonas both wore designs by Ralph Lauren for the nuptials, as Lauren played a part in bringing the two together. The designer invited both as guests to the Met Gala in May 2017, where the two started their whirlwind romance.
The 2017 Met Gala brought the couple together.
The wedding took place in the lavish Umaid Bhawan Palace, which sits on 26 acres of land and is one of the largest private residences in the world.
The Umaid Bhawan Palace is one of the largest private residences in the world.
Vogue reports that the ceremony took place after a series of traditional Indian pre-wedding celebrations that started on Wednesday. These included a mehndi ceremony where the bride had henna tattoos place on her hands and arms, and a haldi ceremony meant to ward off evil spirits.
The interior of the wedding venue.
Nick previously arrived in Delhi, India on Thanksgiving to spend the holiday with Chopra's family ahead of the wedding festivities.


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Tale #18: The King and His Weeping Wife
There was a king long ago who lived hereabouts, and who had been away at war. On his return to his castle he chose for himself a wife, and told her she was his one true love. They were married beneath the falling blossom of the orchard trees, and she wept throughout the ceremony, and on into the night, overcome by her emotions. And he called her his Weeping Wife, for she cried her tears of happiness from that moment on.
One day, the king went with his men to the woods to hunt. He caught himself a pale deer and returned to the castle, only to find it quiet there in a way he at first could not quite place. Eventually he realised it was the sound of no-one sobbing, and he welcomed the change that must have come over his wife while he was away. He took the deer to the kitchens and cut out its heart, for it was a rare delicacy much enjoyed by noble men. Satisfied with his meal, the rest of the animal was condemned to the fire.
It was only after he had eaten that he returned to his chambers, and in calling to his wife, realised she was gone. He had his men search for her, and after several days word reached him that she had been taken by her sister, who was a duchess of a neighbouring land. His wife, the messenger said, was so shocked and overcome by the ordeal that she no longer wept her tears of joy.
The king, to give himself time to think, went hunting in the woods once more. The hunt proved fruitless, and he returned to the castle empty handed. There he ordered his army to prepare for battle, and the next morning they rode out.
At the gates of the duchess's castle, the king called out, "Give me my wife, so I may take her home with me."
The duchess came to the window of the highest tower, and looking down at the king, said, "No, for she is not mine to give."
To which the king replied, "Give me my wife, so I may take her home with me."
His wife came then to the window, and stood beside her sister, and looking down at the king said, "I am not hers to give, nor yours to take. I am mine and mine alone. Leave, and let me be."
The queen closed the window and went back inside, and she sat with her sister and did not cry, even though she knew what surely was to come. The king below smashed down the gates and rode into the courtyard and set fire to the buildings there, and to the castle itself, and to the fields all around and the nearby town, for there were none that his rage would spare.
On his return to his castle he chose for himself a wife, and told her she was his one true love. They were married beneath the falling blossom of the orchard trees, and she wept throughout the ceremony, and on into the night, overcome by her emotions. And he called her his Weeping Wife, for she cried her tears of happiness from that moment on.
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Tel Aviv, Israel's Moshe runs over final table to post third WSOP victory
21 June 2019 (Las Vegas) – Israeli poker pro Asi Moshe has earned his third career World Series of Poker gold bracelet by winning Event #44 of the 2019 WSOP, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty.
Moshe's $253,933 winner's payday is the third largest cash of his WSOP career, and it pushes his lifetime WSOP earnings over the $2 million plateau, collected in the span of 29 career WSOP cashes. Moshe's previous two bracelet wins came in the 2014 WSOP and at 2018 WSOP Europe.
Moshe, who has also worked as a computer programmer, learned the game by both playing online and in private home games in Israel. This latest triumph for the 35-year-old Moshe came in this event's bounty-style format, in which each player also received a $500 bounty for knocking out an opponent.
The Israeli pro's final opponent in this 1,807-entry event was prior Circuit ring winner Damjan Radanov. Radanov, a native of Serbia who now calls Memphis, Tennessee home, earned $156,875 as the runner-up in this event.
Third place and a $113,360 cash went to Ruesselheim, Germany's Tonio Roder. Pflugerville, Texas's Patrick Truong finished in fourth to earn $82,764.
Moshe was elated and somewhat at a loss for words following his up-and-down-and-up-again ride to the win. However, it turned out that making the trip to this year's World Series was tougher than it had been in years past, leaving wife Erga and young daughter Mika back in Israel for a two-month span.
"This summer has been very difficult for me. My daughter is now two and a half years old, and my wife... I love them both very much," he said. "Coming here for the whole summer is not easy for me and not easy for them. So [the win] really makes it worth it. It's really special to me."
"This is really for them," he reiterated minutes later. "This summer I'm not here for myself. I like the fame, I like the money, I like being here, it's all true. But this time I'm here for my family, not just myself."
Moshe tried to maintain his composure while battling through one of the summer's wilder final tables. "I'm really trying to disconnect myself from the positives and the negatives of poker, which happen all the time," he said. "At one point I was the shortest by a little bit while we were three-handed and tried to take it one spot at a time. Even though I'm not feeling the best in the world at the moment because I was in a better position 30 minutes [earlier]." But momentum soon turned his way again.
Moshe moves into elite company among Israel's poker players with this third bracelet victory, and he'll have the rest of the series, including playing in tomorrow's opening flight of the ongoing "Monster Stack" event, to try for another win. After that, it's back home for a long stretch before venturing to Rozvadov, Czech Republic to defend a bracelet title he won there in 2018.
Moshe's latest big payday moves his career WSOP winnings to $2,079,482, with all of that coming since 2013. That doesn't include the 24 bounties – each worth $500, for a total of $12,000 – that he collected on the way to victory in this event.
Day 3 of this bounty event began with 23 players still in the running, and it reached an official final table with the exit of Dutch pro Martijn Gerrits in tenth place ($15,659). Ninth and $26,125 went to Germany's Bastian Fischer soon after, when he lost a virtual race for the last of his chips with against Moshe's . Moshe's jacks held up for the knockout on a board.
Eighth place ($26,125) went to prior bracelet winner Harrison Gimbel. Florida's Gimbel exited when he moved the last of his chips all in with but ran into another pair of pocket jacks, this time held by Vitalijs Zavorotnijs. Zavorotnijs' stayed ahead through a runout to leave seven players in the chase.
Greensboro, Georgia's Timothy Stephens crashed out in seventh place ($34,300) after a major collision with Zavorotnijs. After Zavorotnijs opened for 350,000 and Roder called, Stephens moved all in for nearly four million. Zavorotnijs then moved all in as well while Roder folded, and it was bad news for Stephens, as his was in rough shape against Zavorotnijs's . A flop gave Stephens a flush draw, but it never filled, as a turn and river ended his night.
The United Kingdom's Andy Hills busted next. Hills was down to two million in chips when he shoved all in from the small blind with but Radanov had in the big blind and called. The board brought , no help at all to Hills, and he was off to the cashier to collect a $45,521 sixth-place payout.
Latvia's Zavorotnijs hit the rail in fifth ($61,058) after re-raising all in with . Moshe, though, had and wasn't going anywhere, and the queens held up through a runout.
Texas' Truong saw his run for a first bracelet end when he also lost an all-in preflop race against Moshe. Truong had shoved over a Moshe open with , and Moshe called with , which won out as the board brought . Truong's effort was worth $82,764.
Moshe held a massive lead at this point, holding roughly 90% of the chips in play, but both Radanov and Roder soon doubled up to make three-handed play a true battle, even more so when Radanov doubled a second time to forge into a virtual tie, then watched as his own stack dwindled to where he was briefly down to third.
Soon, though, Moshe's very aggressive style had him back in front, and this time he didn't relinquish the lead. Roder was the first of the three to bust, in a hand where he raised preflop to 1.4 million and Moshe called to see a flop. Roder bet another 1.1 million and Moshe called again. The turn was the , Roder bet 3.7 million and Moshe called once more. The river was the , and after a brief pause, Roder moved all in, and Moshe called for the fourth time. Roder was on a bluff with , while Moshe had been riding all along, to pick up the knockout.
That left only Radanov in Moshe's path, and the end came 13 hands later. Radanov was himself on a short stack, and he called all in to a Moshe open-shove. Radanov had just , but that was well ahead of Moshe's . The board offered plenty of outs to a chop as it offered through the turn, but Moshe spiked the on the river for an improved two pair and his third WSOP title.
Event #44, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty, drew 1,807 entrants to build a $2,439,450 prize pool. 272 players cashed, with a min-cash worth $1,414.
Others who cashed in Event #44 included Benjamin Moon (25th, $7,900), Stanislav Angelov (30th, $6,434), Loni Harwood (39th, $5,301), Sohale Khalili (43rd, $5,301), Michael Gathy (58th, $3,729), Justin Liberto (63rd, $3,729), and Phil Ivey (76th, $2,752).
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1st: Asi Moshe, $253,933
2nd: Damjan Radanov, $156,875
3rd: Tonio Roder, $113,360
4th: Patrick Truong, $82,764
5th: Vitalijs Zavorotnijs, $61,058
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Posted on May 1, 2017 by Alfred Eaker
Along with Yoga, Damon Zex's other passion is chess. He had begun playing the game at the age of five and renounced it after winning a state championship years later. After emerging from a creative hiatus, Zex returned with his 27 minute film Checkmate.
Checkmate represents a return on many faceted levels. Zex labored long on Checkmate and that labor paid off brilliantly. Checkmate is Damon Zex's diaphanous train wreck that one simply cannot look or turn away from. It is horrifying, perversely amusing, unbearably intense, highly contrarian, and Damon Zex at his most quintessentially bizarre. Even knowing Zex's previous work will not prepare the viewer for for this, despite it's being that seemingly inevitable bookend to what came before.
When making Checkmate Zex knew fully well that he risked propelling even his most ardent admirers into that incessant squirming, uncomfortable plateau. But then, Damon Zex is hardly one to rest on laurels, nor is he one to cave into conservative, expectant formulas to appease a fan base. The Checkmate that emerged after Zex's self-imposed silence is the equivalent of an artist clearing out his own mothballs.
Everyone involved with Checkmate knew Zex was onto something special and different, even though a videographer friend, frustrated with the film's static qualities, wanted to change it and chastised the artist for breaking the "101 basic cinematic principles." Indeed, Damon Zex is breaking even his own orthodoxy in Checkmate, but with an overwhelming sense of clarity. The long, sustained enveloping pauses are sharply cut with richly complex compositions which could almost be described as inducing cubist headaches.
The bulk of Checkmate is juxtaposed to Mahler's 9th Symphony, and Zex is one of those artists determined to take Mahler back from the music fundamentalist who have claimed the composer as solely their own. Alban Berg proclaimed the first movement of the Mahler 9th as the greatest in all of music. Arnold Schoenberg gave an impassioned defense of the phantasmagorical, surreal, sensual Mahler 7th against that reprehensible, conservative music critic Olin Downes. In more recent years, filmmaker Ken Russell produced a delightfully unorthodox film, while avant-gardists such as Luciano Berio and Bruno Maderna have proven to be Mahler's aesthetic offspring. Damon Zex joins this unique clique and returns us to the meaning of a true Mahlerian edge.
One of the first images from Checkmate depicts Damon watching his earlier, anti-Utopian, Orwellian Television is Watching You. Encased in a blackened area that almost looks liquefied, Damon Zex juxtaposed against a televised Damon Zex feels like a perverse, masculine, saturnine, ghostly William S. Hart facing himself in dual roles. The frozen expanse of thickened blackness is delicately, enigmatically penetrated by the timbre-like pthalo blue light emanating from the television set. Zex's Chessmaster is the fragmented romantic narcissist, a hermit awkwardly seated before his own image. Even in this pregnant pause, there seems a level of fierceness that simulates energy, slowly rising to the surface. This nightmare abyss surrounds five symbolic chess boards…
Damon Zex on Checkmate:
The first chess board represented masturbation or solipsism. The second chess board was the foundation of the ego casting its gaze upon the lowly human race. Within the realm of the third board, I saw the summation of the dialectic created from man and woman. The fourth chess board symbolized time itself, echoing the ticking of seconds across the chamber surrounding it. Finally, the fifth board evolved from a two-dimensional, white/black matrix into the chaos of color which rearranged itself into a sentient, techno-organic life form supremely powerful, bending my will to its psycho-magnetic commands.
Over the years, I had created chess sketches expressing the megalomania of the mastermind who creates the unspoken strategies of the little people hopelessly bound to the board through metaphysical nonsense, routine, and social conformity.
I was exactly playing with a slowly building tension, moving to the music, very slowly, and dealing with a repressed emotional scenario. Yes, in a manner it is very much in keeping with a true yogic removal from emotional self indulgence. Like Mahler, who monitored his own heart rate throughout the end of his life and knew the tight rope he was walking.
Checkmate touches on the concept of elegance, a style statement, but also overstimulation and sexual repression. It counterbalances the notion of solipsism with desire for the image.
In Checkmate there are geometric relationships between characters, duality, singularity, inhuman and human aspects, and of course the notion of the game, it's relationship to a male/female dynamic, and a parody of bondage, the sugar of this very medium. However, I will allow the thinking viewer to assemble all of that later. Usually we are programmed to exactly know what to expect in any TV show, movie, or performance. We know there will be emotional tension between good and evil, or we may be forced to watch the hero in a terrible situation, hanging onto the edge of our seats. In Checkmate I am presenting a relationship without real resolution in life, without a linear time line but paradigmatic nonetheless.
Damon Zex seems closest in spirit to the early surrealists, who were attracted to the thematic mix of scandal and eroticism, preferred narrative (albeit unorthodox narrative) to the avant-garde, were the ideological offspring of Tzara's Dadaists, and were always primed for chaos (ie; Anthiel taking loaded pistol to the 1923 performance of Sonata Sauvage,which did indeed turn into chaos).
Naturally, Zex could never belong to any specific movement, even the surrealists (especially since the movement imploded and became caricature). But, Zex certainly identifies with the surrealist attraction to unpredictable danger and has also had his surrealistic defining moment. Rene Clair had his Entr' Acte, Damon Zex has Checkmate.
Yes, this film was quite thoroughly thought out, especially in it's composition, which has the shining translucency of a dark icicle. However, it is the final act that is an incitement to randomness, Zex thumbing his nose at the very notion of a rational universe, that is tragically alien to Eros' love. This is what gives Checkmate it's most potent and significantly surreal power.
Checkmate combines Zex's obsessions for Dr. Strangelove, Chaplin, German Expressionism, 1984, sexual repression, domination, absurdism, control, hypnosis, megalomania, S & M, dadaism, television, media, color, monotony, static, conceptual art, performance art, extreme make-up, stylized theatrics, Mahler, Totalitarianism, French Cinema, Silent Film, Self Indulgence, restraint, emotional coolness, melodrama, The Apocalypse, perversity, creative trajectory, eros, mockery, spatiality, ying and yang, male/female, repression, dreams, the nightmare and so much more. Yet, he exerts supreme control over his art, astonishingly so. In investing so much of himself, Zex's obsession, his desires, his disdain, all too keen awareness of his cult, Checkmate could have easily descended into aesthetic chaos, but he remains master of the balance and it is classic Damon Zex. Checkmate will indelibly linger on in viewers minds long after it's over.
Damon Zex's artist statement, and his recollections on creating Checkmate are highly recommended and encouraged reading. These can be found at http://www.checkmatethefilm.com/.
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Before I get into the review, I want to establish that this blog is merely a movie review of a baseball-themed movie and not comparing the book to the movie to what happened in real life. It is only that. And I encourage blog responses to be your own reviews and opinions of the movie. After all, it's..got that baseball stuff.. in it.
What is interesting to me, like any movie that stands in the public mainstream spotlight, are the changes that film goes through before finally being completed. For "Moneyball", it's interesting that the final director was the third director tabbed to helm the movie. The first guy, well, his claim to fames are "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Marley & Me". Which, if you have looked up the guy who ended up directing- Bennett Miller- had a very un-expansive resume that included "Capote" and being in DVD extras for "Knocked Up". Sandwiched in between was that Steven Soderbergh guy. My personal opinion is that "Moneyball" was too simple for his complicated..complicatedness. Ultimately, a guy with not much big time directing experience wins out and does fine a job when yes, this movie was not overly complicated. It was straight-forward.
If I wasn't a real fan of baseball and didn't know anything about the book, I would simply ask "why is this a movie..?". There is no happy ending. This is based on real life, and real life has not been kind to the people depicted in this movie. Ironically, Oakland capped another fire sale during the movie's run in the public's eye. That seems to be a problem with most "based on real events" although we truly know, this was true events. Situations were obviously overly dramatized for just for the box office-sake. But we know what happens. It doesn't end well. And ultimately, Oakland only ever got past the Minnesota Twins, only to lose in the next round, and never make much more of an impact in the post season after that. We know they kept losing to the Empire. We know Beane turned down the Red Sox to stay with Oakland and that hasn't gone well for him. All in all, the movie is pretty depressing in that sense. I've seen where "Moneyball" has been advertised as a family film of sorts. Granted, Beane may have had those kind of affections for his daughter in real life and perhaps that is truly why he did not leave, but this isn't a film to bring joys to all families. Unless it's a family of Yankee fans.
The acting was interesting and it's what drives this movie. Brad Pitt is as usual, one of the top tier dramatic actors that can do whatever he wants with his hair, and it works. This movie could have been renamed "Brad Pitt" and it would have been just as effective. Or the same thing. The supporting cast consists of former baseball players, C-list newbies, random cameos, and .....firstly, Jonah Hill trying his hand at the drama genre. Jonah Hill has been firing off some rather forgetful movies. Actually, almost everything since "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" that he has been in could be titled "Forgetting Jonah Hill". And then this happens. One thing, Jonah Hill is shrinking as each movie he appears in passes. At some point, he is going to be so unrecognizable, he can just change his name and start a new career. In "Moneyball"... meh. He does a good job at being the nerdy brains guy without being over the top as he typically is. Better yet, he has zero sequences of a 5 minute profanity laced tirade. I can't imagine how difficult it was for him to not have that. Would it have been highly fun for him to drop a 60 F-bomb rant on why Scott Hatteberg is more productive than Carlos Pena? Sign me up. And secondly, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Art Howe. Or as I would say after watching this movie, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the sulking old guy with bushy eyebrows. I had to look up Art Howe just to jog my memory. Fair resemblance..but..the eye brows. They were more dramatic than PSH's acting. Sure, big name, especially a name that gets a lot of Oscar recognition. What was more impressive, was the impeccable performance by Stephen Bishop as David Justice, in the way he accurately conveyed Justice's devout douche-y-ness. Spot..on.
I like the movie though, for what it was. It was interesting to me because I was an A's fan in those days and I remember the year they had the winning streak. I remember that summer quite well. It's the summer I got my A's hat while on vacation. It was the summer leading up to my senior year in high school. And I happily admit that I had cold chills when they were depicting win #20 against the Royals, that the A's blew a monster lead and won it on a walk off shot by Hatteberg. That all happened.. on my birthday. In hindsight, the movie has garnered many, many accolades. And continues to do so. I believe it has 6 nominations at the Academy Awards. But, in no way do I believe it should be amongst the best picture group and Jonah Hill amongst the best support actor group. I haven't seen any of the other films on the best picture list, but there's several I have seen that aren't nominated, that were far more impressive and will have made a lasting impression than "Moneyball".
It's still worth watching if you haven't yet seen it, especially for the baseball-loving community.
Witlon - 02-07-2012 09:53 PM
It's an okay flick, and a must watch for a big baseball fan. They glossed over way too many things for it to be a "good" movie though.
I mean, the low-market Indians being portrayed as a big money team when it came to Rincon, come on. And making a big deal about trading for a lefty reliever(that the movie tried to make you believe nobody had heard of) but not even mentioning trading for former all-star Ray Durham? I know it's supposed to be an underdog story, but, meh.
Good review though, KoZ. The Jonah Hill thing is spot on. I think he and Pitt would have great chemistry in an R-rated action comedy, though.
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Felix Anaman said he loves challenges and loves to solve problems.
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MALACCA - A newborn baby who was kidnapped here has been reunited with his family, according to police.
Police rescued the 12-day-old baby boy from the clutches of his abductors during a raid at house in Pulau Gadong.
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More than 240 high school students from youth leadership programs across the country joined former MLB star, five-time World Series champion, and co-owner of the Miami Marlins Derek Jeter and his Turn 2 Foundation's Jeter's Leaders to ignite positive social change during the 2019 Jeter's Leaders Leadership conference last month.
Established by Jeter in 1996, the Turn 2 Foundation motivates youth to rise above negative influences, lead healthy lifestyles and serve as agents of positive social change.
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Presented by Goldman Sachs and organized and hosted by Jeter's Leaders, the conference, which was held August 5-8, featured an impactful community service project, a panel discussion empowering youth to rise above negative influences and serve as leaders within their own community, and workshops that addressed critical issues to young people like drug and alcohol awareness, mental health, social media, sexism, racism, and homelessness.
"We are proud and honored to celebrate over a decade of partnership with the Jeter's Leaders program," said Tuck York, global head of Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs, in a statement. "We have benefited from this relationship that brings forth talented, dedicated and inspired youth who, in some cases, have come to work with us at Goldman Sachs."
During the conference, Jeter and Turn 2 president Sharlee Jeter teamed up with the students for a community service project in partnership with Goldman Sachs Community TeamWorks. As part of The Pack Shack's Feed the Funnel Party, the group worked together to package more than 75,000 meals that were donated to Philabundance, a local food bank.
The conference's participants also expressed their passion for social change through designing custom jean jackets with artwork that signified their mission. The 525 jackets, which were supplied by Levi's and Haddad Brands, were donated to William McKinley Elementary School's backpack program as well as students participating in the conference.
The conference ended with the 'Re2pect Our Voice' Youth Summit, which featured a discussion with comedian writer and producer Jordan Klepper, acclaimed rapper Rapsody, and Derek Jeter. Moderated by Fox 5 NY reporter Lisa Evers, the panelists talked about their own experiences and shared obstacles that they overcame.
"The Jeter's Leaders Leadership Conference is an outstanding event that provides young leaders with a platform to identify and address solutions to real, critical challenges," said Sharlee Jeter in a statement. "It's so important for young people to step up and work together to inspire positive change in their communities and beyond. We are so proud of their accomplishments during the conference. We are also grateful to Goldman Sachs for partnering with us to present such a fantastic program, and to Levi's and Haddad Brands for supporting our efforts."
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An item doesn't arrive when it was supposed to. There are a whole plethora of reasons why something important (tile, plumbing fixtures, trim, etc.) doesn't arrive when it's supposed to. From workers' strikes in Italian tile factories from a bout of bad weather, the possibilities are (regrettably) endless. Communication is key here: do speak to your contractor to figure out how/if the delay will postpone your completion date. Don't assume other work can be completed while you wait for the missing item to come in: renovation projects have a very specific order of operations that must be followed to ensure the end result comes out looking and functioning as it should.
Something gets broken. Breaking something old that's going to get demolished is one thing (we've had clients spray paint and take a hammer to old cabinets before they get torn out!). Breaking something new, on the other hand, is an uh-oh. Do trust that your contractor will do what is necessary to make the error right. If you've hired the right team, they're focused on your happiness, not how a broken [light fixture/wall/panel of shower glass] affects their bottom line. Don't expect the fix to happen overnight, but do expect an update from your contractor before the day is over.
You hate how X looks. If you thought chartreuse paint was the color for your living room, only to find out once the walls were painted that you were sorely mistaken – worry not. Once again, if you've got the right guy (or gal!), they'll work to make sure you're happy, revising anything as needed. Do pipe up as soon as you realize you've made a design mistake; the sooner the better. If you notice you don't like a paint color and the painters have only begun to dip their rollers, the cost to change the color will be less than if they had already painted the entire room. Don't beat yourself up. As this article states, everyone makes mistakes – that could mean you! Speak with your remodeler to figure out what a re-do entails, from additional time needed to potential costs involved.
Nobody, neither the homeowner nor the contractor, wants an error during their renovation, but if you're prepared for the possibility of a hiccup and have a plan in your back pocket for moving forwards, the entire process becomes that much easier. In the mean time, take a deep breath and believe me when I say: everything is going to turn out just fine. Phew! That wasn't so bad, was it?


A 13th century chapel in Dunblane that lay hidden beneath mud and undergrowth for many years has been painstakingly restored. Its trappings and church items, from books of worship to communion vessels, had surrendered to time, the identity of the body buried beneath a table alter similarly lost. The chapel is open as a visitor attraction, place of contemplation and even marriage venue. It is situated within the grounds of Old Churches House. Entry is free.
Volunteers stumbled across the building, then covered in mud and ivy, back in 1961 and while its original purpose was unknown they are said to have referred to it as a chapel. They erected a wooden cross on the platform outside – which still stands today – and investigated the building further in the months that followed. Those investigations revealed that a body had been buried in an east west position under the table alter, a position favoured ecclesiastically and one that pointed to the structure's use for worship and burial. Other clues were a well at the left hand side of the chapel, sufficient enough to provide a small bowl of water for communion, and small cupboards at the back, thought to have once held communion vessels and prayer books. The chapel was visited by the Queen in 1967 and Pope John Paul II gifted a unique spinning wheel in 1982, which is still have on display.
The owner of Old Churches House – which was known as Scottish Churches House and used by church groups of all denominations for holidays, respite and meetings – carried out the renovation of the chapel, installing new lighting and seating as well as fitting a reclaimed font from a Church in Selkirk. Take a look at the Old Churches House website and read the leaflet about the Chapel (available at Old Churches House).


FSS (Family Self-Sufficiency) is a 5 year program designed to help participants achieve economic self-sufficiency goals. DHA has provided the FSS program for over 19 years and during that time participants have earned over three million dollars!
The goal of the FSS program is to encourage economic self-sufficiency through employment. When a resident enters the program they sign a Contract of Participation which denotes their current income and rent. When a participant's rent increases above this amount due to an increase in earned income the difference is deposited into an escrow account.
FSS Coordinators provide case management, referrals to outside agencies, job readiness training and assistance, and financial fitness services for low-income families living in Section 8 or Public Housing. FSS Coordinators monitor a participants' achievements and goals and provide guidance to help them continue to progress towards self-sufficiency.
How does a participant receive funds from their escrow account?
· Maintain employment at least 32-hours per week or more for at least 6 consecutive months prior to requesting a cash-out.
· Household income must be at least 150% of Federal Poverty Level.
o Provide verification of three forms of non-traditional credit.
o Contractually obligated debts can be no more than 15% of Gross Monthly income.
o Derogatory debts are reduced by 25% of initial debt reported on credit report.
· No one in the household may receive TANF cash assistance 12 month prior to requesting cash out.
For more information on the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, call 720-956-3817, e-mail fss@denverhousing.org or click below for an overview of the FSS programs.


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Apartments for Rent in Placentia, CA
A Emerald Isle in Placentia, CA 92870
Emerald Isle features 1 and 2 bedroom apartments with 1 or 2 bathrooms for rent in Placentia, CA. Emerald Isle offers floor plans priced ranges from $1400 up to $2150 and feature total living area varies between 550 and 1150 sq.ft. It offers its renters business center, club house, covered parking, fitness center, elevator, access gate, laundry, pool, spa.
B Carlyle Square in Placentia, CA 92870
A Placentia, California apartment community Carlyle Square is offering for rent 2 and 3 bedroom floor plans with 2 bathrooms. Carlyle Square offers floor plans priced from $1700 up to $2400 and feature total living area 950 to 1550 sq.ft. Residents are offered a covered parking.
C Camino/Pueblo in Placentia, CA 92870
Camino/Pueblo features 1 and 2 bedroom apartments with 1 bathroom for rent in Placentia, CA. Camino/Pueblo lists units in Placentia, CA ranges from $1100 up to $1500. Total floor area for these apartments is specified varies between 750 and 1050 square feet. It offers its renters laundry, short term leases.
D Oak Tree Court in Placentia, CA 92870
Oak Tree Court is offering 1 and 2 bedroom apartment rentals in Placentia, California. These floor plans have 1 or 2 bathrooms. Oak Tree Court lists units in Placentia, CA from $1200 up to $1850. Total floor area for these apartments is specified between 700 and 1150 square feet. Oak Tree Court provides tenants with business center, club house, covered parking, garage.
E Arbor Lane 1 in Placentia, CA 92870
Arbor Lane 1 features 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments with 1 or 2 bathrooms for rent in Placentia, CA. Arbor Lane 1 floorplans are priced between $1250 and $2450 and have living area between 600 and 1550 square feet. Arbor Lane 1 provides tenants with .
F Placentia Meadows in Placentia, CA 92870
Placentia Meadows lists 2 bedroom apartments for rent in Placentia, California. These floorplans come with 1 bath. Placentia Meadows floorplans are priced between $1300 and $1400 and have living area between 700 and 800 square feet. It offers its renters covered parking, laundry, on-site courtesy patrol, on-site maintenance, on-site management, pool, play ground, transportation.
G Villa Angelina in Placentia, CA 92870
Villa Angelina offers potential tenants apartments with 1 and 2 bedrooms. These Placentia apartments come with 1 or 2 bathrooms. Villa Angelina lists units in Placentia, CA from $1200 up to $1750 and feature a living area of 750 to 1150 sq.ft. Villa Angelina provides tenants with club house, fitness center, elevator, access gate, high-speed internet, laundry, storage spaces, air conditione...
H Union Place in Placentia, CA 92870
Union Place is a Placentia apartment complex offering 2 and 3 bedroom apartments for rent. These Placentia apartments come with 2 baths. Union Place floorplans are priced from $1900 up to $2300 and have living area between 1050 and 1350 square feet. Residents are offered a covered parking, fitness center, high-speed internet, on-site maintenance, pool, play ground, spa, storage spaces, tra...
I Lyon Sedona in Placentia, CA 92870
Lyon Sedona offers 1 and 2 bedroom apartments for rent in Placentia, California with 1 or 2 bathrooms. Lyon Sedona offers floor plans priced from $1100 up to $1950 and feature total living area 500 to 1000 sq.ft. It offers its renters business center, fitness center, access gate, high-speed internet, laundry, on-site maintenance, pool, spa, storage spaces, tennis court, additional storag...
J Archstone Placentia Place in Placentia, CA 92870
Archstone Placentia Place offers 1 and 2 bedroom apartments for rent in Placentia, California with 1 or 2 bathrooms. Archstone Placentia Place lists units in Placentia, CA from $1200 up to $1700. Total floor area for these apartments is specified between 650 and 950 square feet. Originally constructed in Placentia in 1986 and remodeled in 2000. It offers its renters business center, fitness cent...
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In recent blog posts, I have discussed the divorce rates if a spouse falls ill, of those in a healthcare profession and now, those in the armed forces.
Military Divorce Rates: According to data released by the Defense Department, the military divorce rate last year was 3.1 percent, a .3 percent drop from the year prior and .5 percent lower than the civilian rate. Divorce rates among military personnel hit a high of 3.7 percent in 2011 and a low of 2.6 percent in 2001, at the start of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Females have been the driving force behind the decline, according to a Pentagon official.
While the male divorce rate has dropped only .3 percent since last year and .5 percent since 2011, the female divorce rate is down 6 percent since last year and down 8 percent from 2011.
The biggest drop in divorce rates was among female Marines whose rate dropped from 9.5 to 6.2 percent between 2011 and 2014. A pentagon spokesperson reiterated that the military focuses on servicemen and women's relationship with their spouse.
Unfortunately, yet unsurprisingly, a study by the RAND Corporation released in 2013 found longer deployments resulted in more divorces. Couples were 28 percent more likely to divorce within three years if at least one spouse was deployed for at least one year to Afghanistan or Iraq, reported The Huffington Post.
One Suggestion To Further Decrease The Rate: Amanda McCordindale, a former Air Force Captain currently working as a clinical psychologist, suggested to Air Force Times that "de-incentivizing" marriage for younger military personnel may further reduce the divorce rates in the military as many people may be more hesitant to get married if the benefits weren't so lucrative.
I feel that it is important to discuss divorce rates among specific demographics so people who are going through a divorce can know they are not alone – that there are other people like them whose marriage has also dissolved – and so we can spot trends in one demographic that can possibly help curb divorce rates in another demographic.
If you have found yourself needing to discuss the possibility of a divorce, no matter your demographic, never hesitate to contact me for a complimentary consultation.


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A twice-weekly syndicated newspaper column on California public affairs.
SISKIYOU SECESSION MOVE GOING NOWHERE, LIKE ALL THE REST
CALIFORNIA FOCUS
FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013, OR THEREAFTER
BY THOMAS D. ELIAS
It's secession season again in California. For the seventh time in the last 27 years or so, there's a movement afoot to split the state.
But while most secession attempts have sought to divide California on a north-south basis, with the divide roughly at the top of the Tehachapi Mountains between Los Angeles and Bakersfield, the latest effort – like the two most recent previous ones – involves far more creative and interesting borders. The previous pair sought east-west splits along political lines, wanting to take the most conservative-leaning parts of California away from coastal counties that tend to vote more liberally.
The newest effort is a completely different twist, even carrying a name: The state of Jefferson.
This one originates in Siskiyou County, a mostly-rural, mountainous area bordering on Oregon that is roughly bisected by the north-south Interstate 5. County supervisors there, confronted by a roomful of citizens frustrated by what they see as neglect and even persecution from state government, voted 4-1early last month to leave. They'd like to take some other Northern California counties and a few from southern Oregon with them.
Supervisors in some neighboring counties will probably vote on the idea soon.
If the state of Jefferson were to become reality, its largest cities might be places like Ashland, Medford or Klamath Falls, Ore., or Eureka, in Humboldt County. Should it stretch as far south as Shasta County, Redding would become its metropolis.
Many Siskiyou residents and some in nearby counties are angry over new gun control laws and firefighting fees being assessed by state officials in wildfire-prone areas. They also harbor longtime fears that big cities to the south might one day tap wild and scenic rivers like Eel, Smith or Trinity. They feel unrepresented in Sacramento, and are plainly alienated from the freeway-conscious cultures of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area.
It's rather ironic that this move comes while California's governor, for the first time in decades, is a significant rural landowner, Gov. Jerry Brown owning a ranch north of Sacramento.
But the strong odds are that no matter how intriguing the Jefferson idea may be and no matter how valid the grievances of the affected area, this state split will go no farther than all the past efforts.
For one thing, any such split would have to be okayed by Congress. How many other states will vote, in effect, to give the present California two more seats in the United State Senate? No other state wants its clout diluted.
There's also the likelihood that the demographic makeup and political leanings of the Jefferson area would assure election of a Republican governor and legislature, something Democrats now controlling Sacramento and the U.S. Senate would resist.
These kinds of factors are significant reasons why there has been no successful state split since the Civil War era, when West Virginia was formed as a pro-Union state after the rest of Virginia became the seat of the Confederacy. Feelings may run high today in some places, but there's no way an annual fire fee can arouse the same deep feelings as slavery did a century and a half ago.
This doesn't mean people in rural Northern California aren't sick of being dominated politically by the big coastal population centers. So the newest state-split advocates have at least something in common with the 28 previous efforts to split the state since California joined the Union, mostly spurred by Northern Californians fearing domination by Los Angeles.
What's more, secession would require an overall yes vote from all Californians, very unlikely.
The bottom line now, as with past state split efforts, is that it's not going to happen, no matter how much fun some folks might have while talking up the idea.
But mere talk won't solve the economic and political problems of the area. Only better representation in both Congress and the Legislature can start doing that, but there's no prospect most of the current major office-holders whose districts include Siskiyou County will change or grow more effective anytime soon.
Elias is author of the current book "The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government's Campaign to Squelch It," now available in an updated third edition. His email address is tdelias@aol.com
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Thomas Elias writes the syndicated California Focus column, appearing twice weekly in 92 newspapers around California, with circulation over 2.2 million. He has won numerous awards from organizations like the National Headliners Club, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the Los Angeles Press Club, and the California Taxpayers Association. He has been nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize in distinguished commentary. Elias is the author of two books, "The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government's Campaign to Squelch It" (now in its third edition; also published in Japanese and recently optioned for a television movie) and "The Simpson Trial in Black and White," co-authored with the late Dennis Schatzman.
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For most people, the Hooters restaurant chain immediately conjures up images of all-American blondes with ample cleavage carrying pitchers of beer and chicken wings, or rambunctious men cheering on sports teams. Point in case, the Hooters company Web site characterizes Hooters as "a neighborhood place, not a typical family restaurant," with 68 percent of its clientele male, mostly between age 25 to 54. But it seems that the Israeli franchise owners have re-fashioned the local Hooters as an atypical family restaurant – in more ways than one.
Ofer Ahiraz, a gray-haired 48-year-old, wears a finely-pressed white button-down shirt and flashes a warm, all-around-good-guy smile. He and his wife Ilana live with their three children, ages 17 to 22, in Givatayim. They opened the Hooters franchise last November, putting Israel on the list of over 40 nations that have imported the American icon. Ilana, also 48, is not a waitress, although her admiration for the Hooters girls is clear – especially since the Ahirazes' daughter, Gal, works as head waitress and trainer. Like any good Jewish parents, the Ahirazes sent their eldest daughter to college – at Hooters University in Atlanta, Georgia, where Gal studied for three months to learn the principles behind the Hooters mystique.
Ofer and Ilana Ahiraz first fell in love with the chain on a visit to the United States 13 years ago. The atmosphere, food and beer, they say, brought them back to Hooters on subsequent visits to the US. "Today, from what I see in the US, it caters to families, kids – we have a kids menu," says Ofer. "In the US, they have biker night – that doesn't exist in Israel." Ofer and Ilana both left their careers (he worked as a communications specialist, she was a nurse for 25 years) to bring their Hooters dream to Israel.
While liberal Tel Aviv might seem like a natural home for the busty restaurant concept, the couple took a chance, opening premises in the relatively new Yachin industrial zone in Netanya. The name "Poleg, Netanya" is printed on the waitresses' low-cut Hooters tank tops, right underneath the chain's owl logo. Hooters of America, Inc. acknowledges that many people consider "hooters" slang for "breasts," but its Web site claims that Hooters "uses an owl theme… to allow debate."
The Ahirazes have adapted the chain's food and atmosphere to suit Israeli tastes and mentalities. They replaced Hooters' crab, pork and oyster dishes with more salads and grilled meats, but they still serve up world-famous Hooters chicken wings, along with Philly steak and chicken burgers. Wings are made with the time-tested Hooters buttery-vinaigrette hot sauce and come in five levels of spiciness. A roll of paper towels is wisely placed on each table so diners can wipe the butter off their hands and mouths after gorging on the crispy wings. The decor suits the first part of the restaurant's slogan, "delightfully tacky," although with its clean lines and hi- techy overtones, the Israeli Hooters comes across as pretty refined for a Hooters joint. A bright Hooters sign flashes flamboyantly outside and passers-by can ogle the restaurant owl-eyed through the plate-glass windows.
When Metro visited, the restaurant was about three-quarters full by 11 p.m. with groups of young, spiky-haired men; a few couples; a birthday party of some 30 people; a group of amateur race-car drivers for whom a late dinner at Hooters is a weekly ritual; and a group of rowdy American guys (the kind one would expect to find at a US Hooters) who sat in an orange booth underneath a sign that read "Caution: Blondes Thinking." Some men had their eyes on the Maccabi game, broadcast on monitors positioned throughout the restaurant, while rock music played at a level that couldn't compete with the Americans' "yee-hahs."
Of course, Hooters waitresses strutted back and forth in their trademark sneakers and tight lycra tops and tiny orange shorts over nude tights – outfits that have been bemoaned as objectifying women, but which Ilana Ahiraz shrugs off as "active wear."
"I don't see anything anti-feminist," says the soft-spoken Ilana, with lack of outward enthusiasm that might get a Hooters girl fired on the spot. But her daughter, Gal, offers up a little more bubbly-ness.
"It's not a customer, it's a guest," says the cute, down-to-earth Hooters Gal.
Both she and her mother say the main criteria in waitress recruits are "the smile and good work ethic." Gal warmly remembers her parents bringing back Hooters T-shirts and memorabilia from their trips to the US, and she wholeheartedly approves of their ambition.
Most of the waitresses working boasted an Israeli "girl next door" look – long, dark, hair and brown eyes. Not all of their measurements lived up to those of the picture-perfect Hooters calendar girls. Could hiring waitresses with imperfect waistlines be a purposeful tactic to reduce the guilt women will no doubt feel upon eating the fattening wings?
Waitress Sivan, 20, who was working her first shift, was intrigued by the prospect of becoming a Hooters girl. "I just got out of the army and I decided to go to Hooters," Sivan told Metro, adding that she saw work as a Hooters girl as "something different" from being a waitress.
When a country-tinged rock song came on, the waitresses broke out into a square dance, which was a real hoot. It looked more like the hora, and the Hooters girls giggled self-consciously throughout. But the group of Americans, who got a front-seat view from their booth, clearly enjoyed the performance. "They need to do that more with more women," said Norman, a medical student at Ben-Gurion University's program for overseas students, who was celebrating his birthday. He and his friends had been planning the trip from Beersheba to Hooters for three months.
But looks, said Norman, are not everything. "It's not a strip club. They're attractive, friendly. She cut the wings for me and licked her fingers after – what more do you want?" His wife, by the way, is a Hooters fan, and she approved of the outing.
Netanya resident David Barak, a well-known hip-hop choreographer, sat quietly eating wings and drinking beer. "It'll never be a real guy's place," he commented, adding that the fleshy atmosphere wasn't "pure enough."
Barak declined to comment on the dancing, but said that an American Hooters girl who came to Israel to train the Israeli waitresses had admitted to him that the Israeli branch could never be a "real Hooters."
But how do you know whose Hooters are real and whose aren't? Metro might have to go to Hooters U to find the answer to that one.
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No vaccine mandate for state health department, spokeswoman says
By: Jake Zuckerman - August 5, 2021 12:40 am
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images).
The Ohio Department of Health will not require its employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to return to the office, a spokeswoman said this week.
Some employees are already working on-site at the department, mostly on hybrid schedules. More employees and departments will be "gradually phased in" to working on site, according to department spokeswoman Alicia Shoults.
She didn't respond when asked what percentage of its employees are vaccinated.
Late last month, President Joe Biden issued an executive order requiring all federal government employees and on-site contractors to attest to their vaccination status. All unvaccinated employees must wear a mask on the job, regardless of their location and distance from other employees and visitors. They must also comply with a weekly testing regimen and be subject to restrictions on official travel.
There's no apparent evidence of this trickling down to the state level, for now.
"We have not heard of any plans to mandate vaccines in any state agency," said Chris Mabe, president of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association.
He declined to take any position on any potential mandate.
"If agencies start to establish vaccine policies, our union will be asserting our rights at the bargaining table to make sure our members are treated fairly," he said.
While no mandate exists for now, Gov. Mike DeWine announced last week that all state employees who receive a COVID-19 vaccination are eligible for a $100 incentive, plus $25 for their spouses.
Some businesses like the National Football League or MGM Resorts International and universities around the U.S. are requiring vaccination against COVID-19 for employees and students.
Less than 50% of the state has been vaccinated against COVID-19 after more than seven months of availability, according to ODH data.

No vaccine mandate for state health department, spokeswoman says

by Jake Zuckerman, Ohio Capital Journal
August 5, 2021

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