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Developer game notes: Don King Presents: Prizefighter
Posted 15 years ago by Samit Sarkar
In the realm of boxing videogames, EA's Fight Night series has been king of the ring for ages. But the series' fans were taken aback when the studio behind the games, EA Chicago, was closed by EA last year. Last month, EA announced that the next game in the highly regarded series, Fight Night Round 4, will be coming out next year. And boxing fans haven't had much to occupy their time…until now.
2K Sports will release Don King Presents: Prizefighter tomorrow. The "Don King-a-rific" game was developed by Venom Games, a 2K-owned studio in Newcastle upon Tyne, England; their team was responsible for the PS2/Xbox Rocky and Rocky Legends games. Obviously, the main selling point of Prizefighter is Don King's involvement and appearance in the game, but 2K is hoping that the gameplay will hold up as well.
Last Friday, I had the distinct pleasure of taking part in a conference call with Matthew Seymour, an Executive Producer at 2K. The call had two special guests: former world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, and Don King himself. Let me just say at the outset that I'm glad the journalists on the call were all on mute, because once Mr. King came on, I found it very difficult to contain my guffawing. If you'd like to listen to it yourself, Gamertag Radio has put up an MP3 of the call, available here.
I should mention that only the Xbox 360 version of the game was discussed; the Wii and DS versions won't be out until later this year. Anyway, now that that's out of the way, hit the jump for my notes from the hour-long call.
As I mentioned in the opening, Don King plays a big part in this game. According to Matthew Seymour, the idea was to create a true-to-life simulation of boxing, but also to provide the lifestyle experience that comes with the territory of being a professional boxer ("2K Sports is about keeping it as real and credible as possible," he said). He believed that Fight Night was "a bit short" career-wise, so the single-player career is the main focus of Prizefighter.
Accordingly, Seymour talked a lot about what the career in Prizefighter has to offer. He called the career mode a "huge, dramatic experience" — and it does sound really cool. It's something that Seymour claims has never been done before in a videogame: it's a live-action sports documentary, and you're the star. And at fifteen hours, it's going to be pretty long, too. In the career mode, portions "inside and outside the ring are equally important" — your non-fighting life will impact your performance in boxing matches.
"This is a place where [sic] I think sports games are kinda gonna go towards more," Seymour explained. He mentioned that in today's sports culture, fans are always reading about "the bling, and the splash, and the sponsorships" outside of the sports contests, themselves, and that the lifestyle's temptations are all part of being an athlete. Such temptations include 2007 Penthouse Pet of the Year Heather Vandeven, who Seymour reported was a pleasure to work with (I'll bet she was). Vandeven appears in a speaking role as a girlfriend of the player.
Things will look and feel real in the ring as well; you'll see blood, facial deformation, and bruising, but there won't be any sort of Fight Night-esque cut-healing mini-game. Prizefighter employs the HBO World Championship Boxing commentary duo of Jim Lampley and Emanuel Steward — apparently, it's the first boxing videogame to feature a color commentator. Gamers will be able to choose from forty licensed boxers, ten of which are "legends" of the sport like Joe Louis and James J. "Cinderella Man" Braddock. Gameplay-wise, Seymour noted that Venom made sure not to make the game as difficult as their last-gen Rocky games, which were a bit on the tough side.
After Seymour gave his overview spiel, Don King and Larry Holmes joined the call, and the atmosphere became one of hilarious, verbose, big-word-using insanity. Seymour told us that King, "an extremely funny man" with many "salacious" war stories, spent three days straight working on the game, including recording voice-overs and videos; he's one of the "stars of the documentary." King proceeded to prattle on about the game, among many other things; I can't really explain what he said, so I've included a few pearls of wisdom below for your entertainment:
"[Prizefighter]'s a people's game"; "the game exemplifies … life"
"this game will beat any other game because it's the game of life"
"information is king, and King is information"
"I love the bloggers" … "you are the John the Baptist, the voice in the wilderness"
"I love the gamers, because the gamers will call it like it is"
"if you live the life you love, you'll love the life you live"
He went on to call the game "a double grand slam home run," also something I can't explain, and he and Holmes left the call shortly afterward. Once Seymour regained control, he talked about the game's multiplayer modes. Prizefighter will offer standard single-round play online, along with a "Fighter's Club" area with pound-for-pound, best-man-wins action. In addition, the game supports eight-player tournaments with their own leaderboards separate from the overall online leaderboards. The documentary career allows you to create up to five fighters, and they can be taken online as well. Finally, Seymour touched on some sort of real-time betting mode (not involving real money, of course), but he didn't go into details.
During the call, Seymour made what I thought was a very appropriate analogy: he compared videogames to movies, but not in the way gamers usually would. The reason that Venom Games decided to put together this documentary-style career mode is that they wanted to bring in the "casual" sports gamers. He talked about how sports fans love sports documentaries and films involving sports (Rookie of the Year or 61*, anyone?) — and then he essentially said, why not take that approach in creating a videogame? It certainly sounds good on paper; but you guys are the ones who'll have to let them know if they succeeded. Don King Presents: Prizefighter will be in stores tomorrow, June 10, 2008.
Samit Sarkar
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Mexico's Call for Independence 209 Years Ago
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In the early hours of September 16, 1810, in the town of Dolores in the state of Guanajuato, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla together with other revolutionary fighters, asked his people to take up arms and fight against the forces Nueva España or the Spanish colony in Mexico. Miguel Hidalgo gave the famous grito and rang the church bells urging the people to join him in the fight. It was a call that would change history for Spain and for the Americas.
Photo taken by Esparta Palma found on Flickr.com with license CC BY 2.0
The call for independence
Mexico's independence began in a similar fashion to those of other countries. For 300 years, the Spanish had controlled a good portion of the Americas and money had to be sent back to Spain. Those who had money, mostly Spaniards, lived in incredible wealth while the rest lived in extreme poverty. Land ownership and control of water caused tensions among the people with the poor always coming out last. There was also a type of caste system in place where pure Europeans were higher up than the rest. Spain was also putting a lot of stress on its people by demanding more money. The gold and silver that was being mined in Nueva España was not enough to support the Spanish empire and it was close to collapse.
In addition to money woes, the recent French Revolution and the U.S. independence from Britain had shaken things up. While the Spanish government in the Americas tried to establish order, a group of people called the Conspiración de Querétaro or the Conspiracy of Querétaro was organizing the people for a new order. In the early hours of September 16, las campanas de la iglesia or the church bells started ringing and the people of the town of Dolores quickly went to see what was happening. At that moment, Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla addressed the people asking them to take arms. While the exact words are unknown, the idea was this:
¡Viva América!, ¡Viva la religión y muera el mal gobierno!
Long live America! Long live religion and death to bad government!
The following video is of a historical soap opera from 1996 called La Antorcha Encendida that told the story of Mexico's independence from Spain. This excerpt focuses on the Grito of Dolores.
The war lasted from 1810 to 1821 with four distinct phases and leaders for each phase. The first one was led mostly by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla who was a priest. His men marched and fought with little military training and with the image of the Virgen de Guadalupe by their side. Hidalgo was not a military leader and this was visible in the organization of his men. They fought hard, but they were not trained and there was no strict regimen. Nonetheless, they were very successful and had several key victories up until Hidalgo was captured and executed.
The second phase was led by José María Morelos who was already fighting in the southern state of Oaxaca. Morelos was a good and strong leader and was recognized by his soldiers. Once the official declaration of independence was signed by the first independent Mexican congress, Morelos was elected as the head of the executive branch. Morelos continued leading his men until he was captured and executed by the Spanish military.
During phase three, the fighting between the military and the guerrillas continued with Vicente Guerrero as the leader of the insurgentes. During phase four, the leader of the military, Agustín de Iturbide, made a deal with Vicente Guerrero where both would join forces and continue fighting for independence. Shortly after, they signed the Plan de Iguala or the Iguala treaty officially declaring the Americas independent from Spain. Although fighting continued, things calmed down and order was eventually restored. Spain tried to regain control of Mexico a few times, but it was unsuccessful. With some trouble along the way, the newly independent country of Mexico began to take shape.
It is estimated that more than one million people died during the 11 years of fighting; this represented about a sixth of the population.
Life after the war was not easy. There was extreme poverty, violence, lack of infrastructure, high external debt and many leaders such as Iturbide and Santa Anna who tried to stay in power indefinitely. Two subsequent periods in the history of Mexico called La Reforma (1854-1876) and La Revolución (1910-1917) continued the work of the insurgentes.
Photo taken by Gabriel found on Flickr.com with license CC BY 2.0
The independence celebrations are very important in Mexico. Throughout the country, government buildings are decorated with the colors of the flag and the official seal. One of my favorite things to see are the bicycle carts that sell flags of all sizes. Throughout the world, embassies and consulates also host parties inviting all Mexican nationals living abroad to celebrate together. At the stroke of midnight, mayors, governors and, in Mexico City, the President re-enact the grito de Dolores that Hidalgo once gave. In Mexico City, this takes place at the main square called Zocalo and the president gives the grito from the balcony of Palacion Nacional. While the exact words are not known, most presidents say "long live…" with the name of some of the leaders of the independence such as:
¡Mexicanos!, ¡Vivan los héroes que nos dieron patria!, ¡Viva Hidalgo!, ¡Viva Morelos!, ¡Viva Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez!, ¡Viva Allende!, ¡Vivan Aldama! ¡Viva Matamoros!, ¡Viva la independencia nacional!, ¡Viva México! ¡Viva México! ¡Viva México!
Many families get together to eat, drink and celebrate. Many join their town's celebrations by going to the main squares or they watch the televised grito given by the president. The video below shows last year's grito given by former president Enrique Peña Nieto at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City.
Have you ever celebrated Mexico's Independence? How is it different from the celebrations in your country?
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James Carthew: Standard Life Reit's award is yet to come
By Gwendolyn E. Campa on	 November 22, 2021 Investment reward
In the context of COP26, the focus has been on sustainability issues in recent months. It's not going to go away: A series of initiatives have been launched to encourage and hold financial institutions and businesses to account on how they will go net zero carbon.
The investment company sector includes companies at the forefront of switching to renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, tackling social issues and promoting good governance. Some fund managers have been very creative in how they have incorporated these issues into their approach to investing.
This week let's see what Jason Baggaley has been up to Standard Life Investments Real Estate Income Trust (SLI).
With a market value of just under £ 300million, SLI sits roughly in the middle of the Association of Investment Companies' UK commercial real estate sector.
By the way, I strongly believe that these investment firms should be much larger in absorbing the open real estate funds of the managers. It is obvious to almost everyone that open structures are totally inappropriate for illiquid assets like real estate.
For reasons I do not understand, the Financial Conduct Authority consistently chooses to increase the complexity of these open structures rather than promoting the simple solution of forcing them to become real estate investment trusts.
SLI shares trade at a discount of 19% below the net asset value (NAV), which in my opinion is too broad and unwarranted. It was trading at a premium before the Covid-19 panic in early 2020. The impact this had on rent collection and the dividend, and the feeling that the pandemic would have permanent effects on the real estate market, were good reasons for a discount to emerge. .
However, having recovered its NAV above its pre-Covid level, I would have thought the nerves would have calmed down enough for the gap to close.
The value of the trust's assets grew by more than 10% in the first six months of the year and increased another 5.4% from the third quarter of 2021, outperforming its benchmark MSCI.
It is true that, as new measures are introduced in Europe in response to the increase in cases, we cannot be sure that the Covid-related lockdowns are behind us. It could mean more months of pain for the real estate industry.
Another cloud hanging over commercial real estate is the prospect of higher interest rates in response to rising inflation. However, we are a long way from the types of interest rates that would have a big impact on the industry.
Change in use of property
Covid-19 has accelerated the decline of retail and department stores while boosting demand for warehouse space, benefiting funds such as Large Tritax Box (BBOX) and Urban logistics (COTTAGE). It called into question the attractiveness of downtown offices and caused serious cash flow problems for leisure businesses. Navigating the events of the past year and predicting the shape of the future housing market has been tricky.
Part of Baggaley's response has been to focus on sustainability and improve the quality of SLI's portfolio. He believes tenants will become increasingly picky about the environmental qualities of the spaces they occupy and may be willing to pay more for better buildings.
They are also likely to favor buildings with facilities such as showers and bicycle racks and even nurseries and cafes. Baggaley says investors in older, less user-friendly buildings will soon start to worry about renovation costs (especially since these are hit by inflation).
In our own business, we think about things like how we can do our part to reduce electricity use and our heating bill. Moving to a more energy efficient office would make us a much greener operation all of a sudden.
We also mix office work with working from home – a model adopted by many other businesses. The effect has been low use of space in cities like London and increasing availability.
The impact will be felt more strongly on inferior and rigid offices, which will be much more difficult to re-let without lowering rents. Baggaley took preventative action and sold assets such as an office in Farnborough leased to BAE. He was prepared to take a small cut on the appraisals of these properties.
New purchases include retail warehouses and logistics assets, which are adapted to the changing retail landscape.
Cairngorms National Park in North East Scotland, which will see 1.5 million trees planted as part of a Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust investment
The unusual investment, however, was the acquisition of 1,447 hectares of wild pasture and open moorland in Cairngorms National Park for £ 7.5million. He plans to plant 1.5 million trees on the site, funded by grants, which are expected to offset around 195,630 tonnes of carbon through 2060.
Baggaley believes the move puts SLI ahead of the pack in this area and will be viewed as positive by tenants as well as environmentally conscious investors. He predicts that the value of the associated carbon credits will increase over the next several years as others seek ways to meet net zero emission promises. I think he's probably right on this point.
I also think Baggaley has a good idea of where the UK property market is heading. At the end of June, more than half of the portfolio was in the industrial sector in demand; 29% were in offices, including 6% in central London; retail warehouses accounted for 10%; and street-level retail was only 2% (the missing 10% is "other").
We could see the portfolio evolve further over the next few months. Indeed, this morning the company announced the completion of two new leases and two rent revisions that will add nearly £ 700,000 in annual rent, while a lawsuit to collect arrears from its biggest non- rent-payer brings in an additional £ 625,850. So far this year 92% of rents have been collected.
James Carthew is a director of Marten & Co. The opinions expressed in this article are his own and do not constitute investment advice.
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Friedrich Deckel: Germany Connections
Charles C. Deckel, Baron Von Deckel, served under Charles VI. As a result of harsh military training that all young German youths of that era were put through, Two sons of Baron Von Deckel, Charles the oldest, and John the second son, and their cousin Friedrich, left the hard life of Germany and came to America. Family tradition has it they stowed away aboard a sailing ship and eventually arrived in the Harbor at Savannah, Georgia.
Friedrich Deckel 1871-1948
Some of the remaining Deckel family members remain outside of Hanover, working in the family plant, Milling Machine Manufacturer founded by Friedrich Deckel. "Deckel" was formed on June 15th, 1903, in Munich at Klenzestrasse 34 (back building) under the name of "Bruns & Deckel". Bruns dropped out after 2 years, and so it became just "Deckel".
Business objective was it to develop and produce camera shutters, which was a big problem in those days. It was very cutting edge to produce a fast camera shutter that could produce a measurable and adjustable shutting speed. The result was the "Compoud" shutter mechanism. Later came the "Compur" and the "Synchro-Compur". Thes shutters were very complicated precision mechanical devices with many gears, shafts and levers. For production purposes Deckel build in-house production equipment like engravers, which enventually were requested by customers. The same happend for the small cutter grinder and the for in-house uses developed FP stamp milling machine. Eventually a machine tool production line grew out of this, but the camera shutter business remained the core operation. Deckel also developed and produced Diesel injection pumps, but by 1939 the machine tool offering had grown to include the G0 and G1, the G1L and G2, the GK1 and GK2, the KF2, the FP1, the GS (predecessor of the SO), and the S1. After the war the production for shutters, machine tools and injection pumps is running again by 1946. On Juli 10th, 1948, 3 weeks after the "Deutsche Mark" is introduced, Friedrich Deckel dies. In 1952 the deckel FP2 is introduced to the market and in 1953, 50 years after its founding. It was more then halftime for the company, but the foundation for things to come had surely been laid. A company philosophy for quality and design had clearly been established, and would be recognizable throughout the second half of the company history.
In its earliest years it launched the first of its famous leaf shutters. Then it started making machine-tools and injection pumps. With its Compur shutter it became the technology leading maker of leaf shutters. In 1952 the company had 3000 employees. At the end of the 1950s its production became focused on the machine-tools. In 1994 it ended in bankruptcy.
Feinmechanik Michael Deckel GmbH & Co. KG, Weilheim, Germany. Its official corporate history dates its inception to 1950. It still manufactures the Deckel S0, S0E, and S11speed (derived from the S1, I think) tool and cutter grinders (as well as an array of very modern CNC cutter grinding machines). I remain confused about the origins and early manufacture of the Deckel cutter grinders, because literature for them published under the name of Friedrich Deckel exists which seems to postdate the 1950 founding of Michael Deckel. See theDeckel Notebook in the CircuitousRoot Cutting Tool Forming and Sharpening Notebooks for more on the Deckel cutter grinders. It merged with MAHO AG in the very early 1990s. Gildemeister AG acquired Deckel MAHO Seebach GmbH by 2001.
Deckel Machine Factory
Most pictures and data are out of the book "50 Jahre Friedrich Deckel", published for the company anniversary in 1953.
Front Main Gate
Hannover, Friedrich Deckel 1986 drilling stock
Hanover, Friedrich Deckel 1986 photo stock
Synchro-Compur
Friedrich Deckel Munich 25 Guide
Deckel Leaf Shutter
Dollina III Camera
Jahre Friedrich Deckel 1953
Deckeljung
DeckelmitKollegen
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OpenOdds Rugby World Cup 2019 Preview
Once every four years, the world's best national rugby union teams and the USA get together for five weeks of action where Northern and Southern Hemispheres clash. At the end of it all, the chance to lose in the final to New Zealand awaits one lucky competitor. We now find ourselves less than ten days from the start of the 2019 Rugby World Cup – which this year, for the first time, will be held in Japan.
There are plenty of questions being asked regarding the upcoming tournament. Can New Zealand win a third consecutive Webb Ellis trophy? Can South Africa complete a speedy turnaround from the doldrums they were in as recently as 2017? Can Ireland finally get past the quarter-finals? Can Japan make it out of their Pool, thus leaving England (2015) as the only host nation ever to have been eliminated before the knockout stages?
If you can answer the above questions with a modicum of confidence, then you'll no doubt be interested in the best odds available at the bookmakers – and if you read on, you'll find just that.
All Blacks still the team to beat
On the eve of this World Cup, the "favourites" tag sits on the shoulders of New Zealand, where it has rested in the run-up to pretty much every tournament since 2007. There's no shock in that – they have won the last two finals, beating France on home soil in 2011, and then easily brushing off Australia four years ago. Perhaps the biggest story, betting-wise, is that they aren't odds-on, with 888 daring to price them at 5/4 before any odds boost. That's because there are a few teams snapping at their heels, who could well bring the All-Black hegemony over this competition to an end, freeing us all from their fast-paced, off-loading spell.
Just under a year ago, the buzz was around Ireland. Kiwi Joe Schmidt – pegged by many as the next man to coach the defending champions – has organised his team into a smart, functioning side. An indifferent 2019 so far has seen them falling back in the betting, to 8/1. They're a worthwhile outside punt, not least because their poor form this year may have had a lot to do with the wily Schmidt's experimentation. We'd say they're much better-priced than England – 9/2 second-favourites – whose warm-ups for the tournament have shown them capable of running up big scores, but who still have a lot to prove against the game's elite.
Arguably, the value bet is South Africa – who are priced identically to England and have played out three incredibly close matches with the champions in the last 12 months. They meet New Zealand again in the Pool stage, and could be the team facing them in the final, too. Unlike England, they've beaten the All-Blacks recently, so they're an interesting shout. If you want a longer-range punt, then Wales – who have a relatively easy pool and should face either England or France in the quarter-final – are 9/1, and very tough to stop once they get up a head of steam.
Australia and France way off the pace
One of rugby's great cliches – in fact, so well-repeated is it that the fact it is a cliche has become a cliche – is that you "never know which France team will turn up". In recent years, that old saw has had to be revised; now, you can be fairly sure the France team that turns up will be bad, the only question is how bad. Three-time losers in the final, France are 33/1 at Betway to go one better this time; they may as well be 100/1, though, given how pointless backing them will be. Equally Australia – twice champions, but twenty years past their last triumph, they're 16/1 with the same bookie – have been largely shambolic in recent times. They beat New Zealand 47-26 in August, showing how good they can be when they turn it on; they then lost to the same opponent 36-0 a week later, showing how good they've been for most of the last year.
Betway have a market for the continent of the eventual winner of this competition, which puts Oceania as ⅘ favourites. Given that this price invites you to imagine that Australia could win this competition, it's a ludicrously tight one. In the same market, Europe is available at 13/8 – a nice price given that England, Wales and Ireland can all claim to be in with a chance. You can get Africa for 9/2, which is the exact same price as South Africa in the Outright winner market; you might as well take the continent's odds just in case Namibia shock us all.
Who will be the star of the tournament?
This tournament is also the chance for a few players to enhance their personal reputation as being among the world's elite. Welsh fly-half Gareth Anscombe is perhaps the biggest name to have been ruled out through injury, an ACL tear sustained in the warm-up matches costing him the chance to light things up. For other nations, the biggest stories have been the players left out in trimming a squad down to 31 players – Irish lock Devin Toner being one of the most prominent victims of this winnowing process.
For many, the biggest star will be the player who scores the most tries; the betting is filled here with New Zealand players thanks to their attacking style and the likelihood of them being in the tournament until the final. However, it might be worth looking at England's Jonny May, who is 12/1 with William Hill. England have a habit of scoring early and trying to finish the game in the first 20 minutes. Given the weakness of their pool – Argentina aside, they've got a handful of pretty easy opponents including the leaky French – the speedy Leicester winger has the chance to accumulate scores against the USA and Tonga, and is likely to start most games where the All Blacks' speedsters may be rested. He may be the best bet for those reasons.


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Alexander Sauli CRSP (* 15. Februar 1534 in Mailand, Italien; † 11. Oktober 1593 in Calosso, Provinz Asti, Italien) war ein italienischer Bischof. Seine Heiligsprechung erfolgte 1904.

Alexander Sauli, der aus einer angesehenen Adelsfamilie stammte, die zu Beginn des 14. Jahrhunderts aus Lucca nach Genua gezogen war, wurde 1554 Mitglied des Barnabiterordens und empfing 1556 die Priesterweihe. 1560 erlangte er den Doktorgrad in Theologie. In Pavia wirkte er ab 1563 als Professor der Philosophie und der Theologie. 1567 wurde Sauli zum Ordensgeneral gewählt, im Februar 1570 wurde er zum Bischof von Aleria auf Korsika ernannt, wo er wegen seines erfolgreichen Wirkens auch "Apostel von Korsika" bezeichnet wird. 1591 übernahm Alexander Sauli das Bischofsamt von Pavia. Er starb während einer Visitationsreise in Calosso d'Asti.

Alexander Sauli wurde 1741 von Papst Benedikt XIV. (1740–1758) selig- und am 11. Dezember 1904 von Papst Pius X. (1903–1914) heiliggesprochen. Er gilt als Patron von Korsika, Pavia und Genua.

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The English blues-rock trio Blue Nation are set to release the single Good Times on the 8th of December.
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China's internet watchdog vows another crackdown against Covid-19 rumours amid anger over pandemic policies: South China Morning Post
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Former president of China Merchants Bank expelled from CPC, public office: Xinhuanet
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Simone Biles GOAT or goat?
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Re: Simone Biles GOAT or goat?
My response to Simone decision was good for her taking care of her self. What she does is dangerous and if your head isn't in the game best to step back.
My reaction was - she gave herself the yips and her training should have addressed that possibility.
A GOAT would learn not to let the expectations of other keep them from focusing on the task at hand and have confidence in their training. I say that knowing that I could never handle the pressure and so have and will never be a GOAT at anything.
I think that was why my reaction was one of disappointment. When I watch the Olympics the moments that move me are the one in which the athletes overcome that pressure, overcome their fears and do it anyway. Not so much about winning as it is allowing their bodies to do what it was trained to do despite the pressure and fears.
I suspect I project my need to believe its possible. My reaction more about me then Simone
I worry that in a year or two as Simone looks back if she doesn't wonder...(I would) which could affect her mental health as well. I know I would be full of negative self talk.
If she doesn't feel its best for her to compete then don't. However, I feel bad for whoever was the last person cut from the Olympic team. If she didn't have it in her to compete it would have been nice to let that alternate compete, get the chance of a lifetime. Tougher in a team event, where you took one of a limited number of spots. At the end of the day its sports/entertainment, if competing is going to be harmful for her in anyway she should back out.
From what I have read, she was in a good place at the trials, so would not have dropped out then. They also have alternates so she was replaced. In fact her replacement won the individual all around.
Been watching Olympic coverage from a number of countries
Interesting that in general and regardless of sport a common comment is how the athlete overcame some mental or physical issue. It seems we expect and want the GOAT to overcome.
I don't see the not overcoming the pressure of expectations and exiting competition for mental health reasons becoming the new exceptional GOAT moment... Well the alt left progress movement might...
I give even odds that Simone competes in a couple of individual events (not the vault) and gets that overcoming moment.
So Simone has brought Mental health to national attention, even though its always been a factor and talked about in Athletics for as long as I remember and part of most cometary as athletes are talking about and all the struggles they had to overcome.
Watching the news interviews with the sport phycologists. They talked about the methods used to help athletes overcome anxiety, expectations, depression, life after... while not addressing the fact that those methods didn't work for Simon who had access to them. I don't know... I feel this is a symptom of something larger...
It just seems there are so many contradictions, everyone saying the 'right' things and at some level creating more anxiety for everyone to deal with.
I think the first thing to do is to acknowledge that the situation was a bad one. Nobody wanted that to happen. Not the US Olympic Gymnastics Team. Not the people of the nation. Not Simone Biles. So it wasn't good.
That said, athletes get mental hangups. Even elite athletes. Happens to baseball players all the time. Something mental affects something physical and suddenly batters can't hit the ball and pitchers can't hit their target. It can last for an entire season. It can ruin a career. These are elite athletes and it sometimes happens. I don't recall it ever happening to an Olympic gymnast before, but the Olympics only happen for a few weeks every four years. When it happens it happens and there isn't some simple solution like a great halftime speech.
I respect that she took a really really hard choice that concerned her physical safety. She could break her neck, not just strikeout or give up a homerun. She did the right thing. I understand that she was probably under more pressure than any Olympian since Michael Phelps. She was being overhyped. Blame the media and sports illustrated that wanted a hero.
Is she a goat? Defiantly not. But is she the GOAT? I dunno. I think all that GOAT crap is part of what caused this to happen. There is some Soviet gymnast with 9 gold medals, but that was back in the 50s and 60s. Simone has the most of any American gymnast. Certainly the most of any current or recently current gymnast. Raisman and Ponor have 3 each.
I dunno. I think she missed her opportunity to be the GOAT. But that's fine too. I think another part of the problem was Olympians getting too wrapped up in their identity as Olympians. Gold medals aren't going to get anybody into heaven. I'd be happy if Simone Biles finds a purpose and excels at life outside of gymnastics. She's a complete person who is just beginning her journey in life and has a ways to go. But I won't doubt her courage and her ability to make the right choice. I'm not going to celebrate having a mental problem in athletics and withdrawing, because it wasn't the ideal. But it was still the right thing to do given the circumstances.
It's a horrible thing to sit in judgement of. Naturally I've had cases where someone has has claimed "but ma mental health!", and I've felt they were shamelessly disrespectful for people with real struggles to try to get something they wanted. (This is why I must an unvaccinated indoor pint, take my dog on a plane, never be subject to any criticism no matter how poor my own behaviour is, etc.) Biles doesn't strike me that way, but even for others I'm leerier of, well, who's to judge? One will never know, short of being in the other person's head, or the other person's therapist's chair. Maybe not even then.
Quote from: msquared on July 29, 2021, 10:20:40 AM
They also have alternates so she was replaced. In fact her replacement won the individual all around.
Not exactly how it worked in either event, as I understand it. The team format is play four, carry three scores. No replacements allowed, so that meant that the US had no 'discard' available, while the other teams did. Biles's score in the vault did stlll count, so not a gimme whether a hypothetical fifth gymnast would have given the US a better outcome. On the face of it it looks like they'd have done at least as well, as the two other US gymnasts not in the team event were higher placed in the individual all-around, so I assume the logic of the team selection was to use the discards to their benefit with competitors who're strong on some apparatuses and weaker on others. It would of course have given that other gymnast a medal (in all likelihood, of some kind), rather then Biles.
The individual finals are obviously, well, individual, though there is a two-per-country limit from the qualifying phase. (It is NationalismBall, after all!) Sunisa Lee was the second-highest-placed US gymnast, so would have been grand regardless. Jade Carey was the third-placed American, and was allowed to compete after Biles's withdrawal, so loosely speaking you could say she was the "alternate".


So earlier this week, I was tapped by the producers of Centric TV's the Round to tell my story on how I Broke into the Fashion industry.
Breaking in wasn't easy! I got my first fashion magazine internship at Paris Vogue, and as I said in my talk, I was tres tres poor.
I was on the street style beat for Vogue, which meant meandering through the streets, taking pictures of stylish passersby. Because it required a good amount of walking, I wanted to do my rounds in a pair of comfortable yet stylish sneakers. I remember telling one of my co-workers of my desire to get a pair of Comme des Garçons x Converse sneakers that cost about $100 at the time. My coworker breezily said, "If you want it, go and get it." But I couldn't afford it. I couldn't afford anything!
A few years later, Fashion Bomb Daily became profitable and I was finally able to buy some of the things I drooled over in magazines. I chose this particular outfit to show that even though I was tres poor at one point in my career, I was still able to thrive.
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*For my talk, I went for my interpretation of Parisian chic in a Balmain blazer I scored at Net-a-Porter, a Haute Hippie Gold top, and Rayar Jeans chain distressed jeans. I accessorized with Tom Ford Python Heels (also from NAP, I used the APP10 10% discount code via their App!), Chanel Earrings, and a Chanel Bag.


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The Appeti Tennis Centre, Canterbury are very pleased to have their hard work within the community recognised in two ways.
Firstly over the summer the Centre achieved their Tennis Club Mark. An award that recognises the contribution we make to sport across the county and in particular to developing younger players and British Tennis in general. All areas of our programme were considered and we are proud that we met the national standard for the service that we offer customers.
Secondly, as a site we have just been upgraded to full Beacon status by The Tennis Foundation. This organisation aims to get more people playing tennis across the country both recreationally and competitively. Therefore Beacon sites have to be open for general public use and offer quality coaching with competitive opportunities. As a centre these values are also important to us and therefore are very pleased to be selected as a Beacon facility.
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Not sure about the other properties you mentioned, but I'd avoid Xpu Ha.
It was built on a turtle nesting grounds, so there are also sometimes environmental demonstrators and signs, but I don't know how frequent that is.
So many much nicer places to stay.
We enjoyed Iberostar Queztal a year or so ago, with three kids then aged 10, 8 and 6. We had huge connecting rooms, very comfortable. The resort has a jungle running through it, which the kids loved. Beautiful pool and beach. Met a family who had stayed the previous year at Gala Resort (next door) and preferred IB. You can't go wrong with it; the nicest AI we've ever been to.
I don't think you'd be disappointed with any of these but, both the Gala and IB are very close to PLaya Del Carmen, which is a nice little Mexican town with the ferry to Cozumel (an easy excursion you can do on your own). Xpu Ha is not really near any town.
Thanks, it is helpful that you have kids similar age. Did you use the kids club? I keep reading there are not enough chairs at the pool, did you find this to be a problem? How was the food, I dont believe children need five star cuisine, but was it dealable for the adults?
Just returned this week from Xpu-Ha. Go somewhere else !!!!. I have been to many AI's and this was THE WORST EVER. The food is horrible. They have a Mexican restaurant that is ok except to me they use too much salantra (my wife said it was good)The Italian and Chinese had the same food but under differ names. It sucked all the way around(whole family agrees). The grill was ok for breakfast and I heard they had the best meals (steaks etc) at night but did not make it. The lunch grill by the inlet was the best for lunch but the line was soooo long and it was hotter than blue blazes waiting for your selection by the grill.
We asked for beachside room and we could see the beach through the leaves about 300 yards away. I was upset. Their transportation stunk to high heaven and they had one driver, Victor, who was meaner than heck. I tried to combat meaness by being very nice. Once the carts drove up I said "Hy Victor" and it wasn't him and the driver said " I am a lot nicer than Victor is" I told him I was sorry. The shower had to be on cold because scalding hot water came out about every 20 seconds no matter what the temp was set on. The Chaza travel desk there was a disaster. I booked golf for my son and wife with transportation etc. They never came, missed tee time pickup etc. My diving trip with my daughter also booked with them. They never came. I was scared I would miss it (it was to be in Cozumel) so we took a taxi to Playa del Carmen and caught up with the shop. When they were getting ready to send us all back to the hotels I asked them if they were going to send me back since they didn't pick me up and the guy says & I quote "You didn't book with Chaza travel did you ?" My daughter started laughing and the dive shop man said it happens to them all the time and they eat the cost of transportation and can't make them stop doing that to clients. Needless to say I did get my taxi fare reimbursed. Getting there from the airport were 2 couples with children who were returning to the area and had both stayed at Xpu-haha before. They did nothing but trash it the whole way down. I was getting pissed at my travel agent at that time but then they said they loved it after they got home. I can go on and on but I better not. I left out a lot of details but will explain more if you ask. Good Luck I liked the Omni at Puerto Adventura.
I would not take children to the Royal Hideaway as it is suitable mostly for adults. I would take them to the Iberostar which is fantastic for aldults and children alike.


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Scientists study brains of writers, attempt to make creativity boring
by Bradley Babendir
Proof that the doctors aren't just making up names of things in the brain. (via Wikimedia)
In what can be only described as an attempt by the scientific community to strip writers of their sexy, mysterious qualities, a group of German researchers studied the neurological activity behind creativity. Using an fMRI scanner—the same technology used to observe how the brain reacted to reading poetry and prose—the team, lead by Dr. Martin Lotze, monitored the minds of writers as they performed various tasks.
To establish a baseline, they had their subjects, novice writers, simply copy a section of words. Then, they were given the beginning of a short story and told to continue it in their own words. After a short period of brainstorming, they had a little more than two minutes to pen their addition.
Here's what they found, as reported by Carl Zimmer for The New York Times:
Some regions of the brain became active only during the creative process, but not while copying, the researchers found. During the brainstorming sessions, some vision-processing regions of volunteers became active. It's possible that they were, in effect, seeing the scenes they wanted to write.
Other regions became active when the volunteers started jotting down their stories. Dr. Lotze suspects that one of them, the hippocampus, was retrieving factual information that the volunteers could use.
One region near the front of the brain, known to be crucial for holding several pieces of information in mind at once, became active as well. Juggling several characters and plot lines may put special demands on it.
Of course, the brains of novice writers aren't really what the doctor was interested in. After conducting the first tests, the team travelled to a different university with a well-regarded creative writing program in order to get contrasting results.
Even before the two groups began the act of composing, their brains were operating on different planes. While the novices activated their vision centers during their preparation, the better-practiced writers were accessing the language centers of their brains.
The doctors speculated that this could be because the more experienced writers are narrating in their head while the novices are visualizing a scene. It seems to me like those are things that he could have just, you know, asked the writers about. But I don't have a doctorate in anything, so take that with a grain of salt.
However, once they put the pen to paper, a perhaps more notable difference appeared:
When the two groups started to write, another set of differences emerged. Deep inside the brains of expert writers, a region called the caudate nucleus became active. In the novices, the caudate nucleus was quiet.
The caudate nucleus is a familiar part of the brain for scientists like Dr. Lotze who study expertise. It plays an essential role in the skill that comes with practice, including activities like board games.
If there's one thing that the arts and sciences have in common, though, it's the ability of prominent members to openly criticize one another's work. In this case, Dr. Steve Pinker, a psychologist at the University of Harvard. He questioned both the methods and the conclusion, suggesting that the processes observed could be inherent to writing in general instead of creativity.
A better comparison would have been between writing a fictional story and writing an essay about some factual information.
Even the best-designed scanning experiments might miss signs of creativity, Dr. Pinker warned. The very nature of creativity can make it different from one person to the next, and so it can be hard to see what different writers have in common. Dr. Pinker speculated that Marcel Proust might have activated the taste-perceiving regions of his brain when he recalled the flavor of a cookie. But another writer might rely more on sounds to evoke a time and place.
Infighting aside, this is an interesting development in the study of creativity. Regardless, I'm sure writers hope will prove just how much smarter they are than the scientists testing them. How much of a development, though, remains unclear. As Dr. Pinker said, "Creativity is a perversely difficult thing to study."
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Studies find that people are finding more time to read and their brains basically can't process books anymore
The intersection of poetry and science is more likely than you think
Study reveals that growing up in a home filled with books makes kids smarter
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Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer's, the disease which has slowly consumed his father Charles. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in intelligence and brain activity in the primate subjects... Especially Caesar, his pet chimpanzee.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
I, Robot (2004)
In the year 2035, where robots are common and abide by the three laws of robotics, a techno-phobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
After being taken from his home in Africa, Gorilla "Joe" is an instant hit in a Hollywood nightclub. This fun and wonderfully entertaining slant on "King Kong" is much better than Kong's 1934 sequel, "Son of Kong". This all ages adventure has superb special effects from Willis O'Brien and his protege, Ray Harryhausen.
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
An old Chinese gentleman rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts.
When the initial Cylon attack against the Twelve Colonies fails to achieve complete extermination of human life as planned, twin Number Ones (Cavils) embedded on Galactica and Caprica must improvise to destroy the human survivors.
City Under Siege (2010)
Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II. Instead of finding treasure, the performers - including Sunny - are sprayed with a mysterious chemical that turns them into superhuman mutants...
Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon (Lerman) controls Kable (Butler), the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind (Hall).
Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
A new Mothra takes to the air and must battle Death Ghidora to save humanity.
Strait Jacket (2007)
It is the world where magic and science coexist. Rayotte Steinberg, a lone wolf "tactical sorcerist", fights against monsters. They used to be human beings, but they had overused forbidden power, "magic", to turn into monsters. What he wears is "mold", the straight jacket that keeps him being a human. What he holds on his hand is "staff", a magical wand that explodes everything. If he casts magic, he moves one step to be a monster. If he doesn't, he will be killed. Among the harsh battles, he will face a sin he had committed in the past.
Tekken (2010)
In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this dystopia, Mishima sponsors Tekken, a tournament in which fighters battle until only one is left standing.
Faeryville (2015)
Set in an alternate universe, in a college called FAERYVILLE, a group of teenage misfits struggle to find themselves and make sense of their 'purpose'. They decide that there is no reason in trying to fit-in, trying like 'everybody' to be 'somebody', choosing instead to mock the establishment, as pranksters – calling themselves The Nobodies. Now, what's their plan? Frankly, they have no idea, until Laer, a transfer student, joins them and takes them on a warpath of self-discovery and no return. Faeryville is a dystopian teen movie, a stylish coming of age film about youth making sense of their idealistic dreams in our increasingly surreal world - a fictional manifestation of very real issues prevalent in the Post 9-11 world.
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn't as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.
Fortress (1992)
A futuristic prison movie. Protagonist and wife are nabbed at a future US emigration point with an illegal baby during population control. The resulting prison experience is the subject of the movie. The prison is a futuristic one run by a private corporation bent on mind control in various ways
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza. In a dystopian 2021, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits - and will kill him if the data is not removed in time - but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.
Babylon A.D. (2008)
In Babylon A.D Vin Diesel stars as a veteran-turned-mercenary who is hired to deliver a package from the ravages of post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to a destination in the teeming megalopolis of New York City. The "package" is a mysterious young woman with a secret.
In a dystopic, future crime-ridden Detroit controlled by a powerful corporation, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a company-owned cyborg with submerged memories haunting him.
Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly Utopian but contained facility in the year 2019. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the "The Island" - reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie. He and all of the other inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones. Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta. Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the sinister institute that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives to literally meet their makers.
Gunhed (1989)
High-concept Sci-Fi adventure about an island that actually is a computer called Kyron 5, itself created to design and manufacture super-advanced robots to be used as slaves for the rest of the world. One day Kyron decides that human beings are unnecessary, so it declares war on the world. But Kyron cannot be tamed, and after many lives are lost in the attempt, mankind decides to leave Kyron to its own devices.
Skate God (2020)
Oren, a skateboarder in dystopian future, discovers that he is a descendant of the Greek god Zephyrus and is thrust into battle with Gothicized Fallen society that wants to turn the outside world into hell on earth.
When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.
Hollow Man (2000)
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. He's so confident he's found the right formula that he tests it on himself and soon begins to vanish. The only problem is, no one can figure out how to make him visible again. This predicament begins to drive Caine mad, with terrifying results.
Alive (2002)
Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However, he manages to survive his execution and is presented with an option: face another execution attempt or subject himself to their bizarre and dangerous experiments.
Eliminators (1986)
A former pilot rebels against his creator, teaming up with the scientist responsible for android technology, her pet robot Spot, a rough-and-tumble riverboat guide, and a martial arts warrior.
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane ? who's in love with Superman. Clark must summon his superhero alter ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Death Race 2000 (1975)
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, has escaped during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, John Spartan, who had also been cryogenically frozen when wrongfully accused of killing 30 innocent people while apprehending Phoenix.
Elysium (2013)
In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hard line government of?cial, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max (Matt Damon) is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
In a facist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Escape from New York (1981)
In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country's worst criminals are left to form their own anarchic society. However, when the President of the United States crash lands on the island, the authorities turn to a former soldier and current convict, Snake Plissken, to rescue him.
Land of Doom (1986)
Earth has been ravaged by a nuclear war, and a feminist warrior is forced to join up with a soldier of fortune in her journey to find a rumored "paradise" as they battle gangs of rampaging bandits.
In Time (2011)
In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who comes into a fortune of time, though too late to help his mother from dying. He ends up on the run from a corrupt police force known as 'time keepers'.
Logan's Run (1976)
An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback:, all citizens get a chance of being 'renewed' in a Civic Ceremony, at their 30th birthday, unless you run and escape before your time.
Halo: The Fall of Reach (2015)
Relive the origin of the legendary Master Chief and the Spartan program in this three-part animated adaptation of one of Halo's most beloved stories. Kidnapped as children and conscripted into a brutal military training and augmentation program, the Spartans were designed to be the ultimate weapon against chaos and insurgency - but when a dangerous alien alliance known as the Covenant declares war on humanity, the Spartans might be our only hope.
In a dystopic future Australia, a vicious biker gang murder a cop's family and make his fight with them personal.
In a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries, the violent game of Rollerball is used to control the populace by demonstrating the futility of individuality. However, one player, Jonathan E., rises to the top, fights for his personal freedom, and threatens the corporate control
The Running Man (1987)
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and American society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where "runners" attempt to evade "stalkers" and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.
The Omega Man (1971)
Robert Neville, a doctor, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves "The Family". The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic.
The Sector (2016)
In a dystopian world, a bounty hunter sets out to capture a ruthless band of outlaws who have kidnapped an important father and daughter through a world of multiverses. Unbeknownst to the Outlaws and the Bounty Hunter is that another, more powerful man known only as The Finisher has plans of his own.
Zenith (2010)
In a hellish future where human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they have been genetically altered to experience, Jack offers relief via drugs that cause his customers the welcome phenomenon of pain. But when Jack receives a mysterious videotape of his dead father, he sets out to unmask the dangerous conspiracy that has created this dystopian world.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
Officer Frank Murphy, an experienced LAPD helicopter pilot, is given command of the advanced new "Blue Thunder" chopper. But he begins to wonder why the LAPD would need a helicopter so powerful and why it is such a secret.
Planet of the Apes (2001)
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade (Tim Roth) and his most trusted warrior, Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan).
In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is kidnapped by vampires, the Priest breaks his vows to hunt them down. He is accompanied by the niece's boyfriend, who is a wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess.
Venus Wars (1989)
The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capitol of Aphrodia just before it's captured by Ishtar. She falls in with a bunch of teen-agers who live for a sort of motorcycle version of Roller Derby. Daredevil rider Hiro and his friends reluctantly join the struggle to free Aphrodia from the invaders. Not surprisingly, Hiro proves an ace at piloting the mono-cycles that are the Aphrodians' secret weapon in the key battle.
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
The world is shocked by the appearance of two talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society; but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.
King Kong (1976)
In this remake of the 1933 classic about the giant ape, an oil company expedition disturbs the peace of Kong and brings him back to New York to exploit him. Even though a woman somewhat tames Kong, he finally breaks loose and terrorizes the city, and as the military attempt to stop him, he falls to his death from the top of the World Trade Center.
Children of Men (2006)
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009)
Set during the opening days of World War II on the Eastern Front. Its main cast are a group of Soviet teenagers with extraordinary abilities; the teenagers have been drafted to form a special unit to fight the invading German army. They are opposed by a Schutzstaffel officer who is attempting to raise from the dead a supernatural army of crusaders from the 12th-century Order of the Sacred Cross.
The Monster and the Ape (1945)
A famous scientist invents a humanoid robot (the titular "monster"), so a greedy rival scientist plans to steal it for use in his criminal plans. His henchmen often kidnap a trained gorilla (the titular "ape") from the zoo, to aid in the schemes.
Lake Placid 3 (2010)
A game warden moves his family to Lake Placid, once the site of deadly crocodile attacks. Locals assure him the crocs are gone, but his mischievous young son finds a few baby crocs and begins feeding them. They quickly grow into very big adults and start attacking the game warden's family and nearby town.
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vampires on a way to save humankind.
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.
When Worlds Collide (1951)
When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days before, it's accompanying planet will first pass close enough to the Earth to cause havoc on land and sea. They set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the planet.
Divergent (2014)
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
A lethal virus spreads throughout the British isles,infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat, acting authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decades later, the Reaper virus violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.
Downstream (2010)
Wes Keller is a young man living in a world where oil has collapsed, the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates for women have skyrocketed, depleting the female population. In a barbaric environment where bio fuel, batteries, bullets and people are currency and marauders roam free, Wes tries to escape to a mythical world run on cold fusion "Plutopia", a place that may only exist in the mind. THE BILL IS DUE. 'Downstream' is a view of the not so distant future. We follow a young man (everyone's son) as he pays the price for society's decadence.


True Christianity involves a sight of the majesty of God and calls for a godly life.
Great book with great application. Definitely could have been made into something longer but appreciate the work nonetheless. Recommended to all people who claim the title 'Calvinist'.
One of the best things ever written on vital religion.
Humble Calvinist should not be an oxymoron. This short booklet shows how the sovereignty of God in all things should yield humble joyful dependence on a majestic God.
Argues that a true Calvinist is one who lives out those truths in holiness of life. Passionately argued and edifying.Liked it a lot, at least in 2001.
This excellent little booklet challenges the reader on the personal level. If you are not aware of the exceeding sinfulness of your sin, the depth of your daily need for Christ, the grace of the gospel, an inward desire and striving after holiness, and a prayerful life, it argues that you are not a true Calvinist. It measures us not against a man-made standard of sanctification, though, but against an image of the exalted God. I recommend it for the edification of all Christian readers.
This little booklet is a marvelous antidote to any cage-stage tendencies one might have. It is pastoral in it's approach. The Doctrines of Grace, rightly understood, should change our behavior.


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Hit Denies Discharge to Former Management, Sues for Damages
Nova Gorica, 25 August (STA) - The shareholders of gaming company Hit failed to discharge on Wednesday its former management and several former supervisors for operations in 2009. They also got acquainted with a lawsuit against the former management, led until April 2009 by Niko Trost, for EUR 2m in damages.
The general assembly on the other hand brought discharge for the new management of the state-owned company, headed by Drago Podbonik and in charge since August last year. The new supervisory board also received a discharge.
The shareholders were moreover presented with a lawsuit against the former managers, filed by the new management on the basis of an audit covering deals conducted between January 2006 and May 2009.
At the centre of the lawsuit is an acquisition of a plot of land in Belgrade, which is believed to have been four times overpaid.
The assembly meanwhile backed the proposal of the management and the supervisory board to earmark nearly the entire distributable profit for 2009 - EUR 450,000 - for dividends. This makes EUR 0.16 gross per dividend.
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