Popping in to let you know that we've taken steps toward removing the feature that automatically watermarks images uploaded into the photo contest and the Aquarium logs.
We can't give you a time or date more specific than "in the future," but wanted to make you aware that it has been added to our techie's to-do list, so you aren't taken by surprise when the change comes.
This shouldn't affect your ability to upload or post images - but please let us know if you notice anything amiss after the change is processed, or if you have any questions or concerns.
I for one thank you for your decision on removing the marks,I like my pics without the extra clutter.
I didn't see it as a big issue. It was small-ish text in the corner, wasn't like it was a transparent piece in the middle of your image. But I guess I appreciate the little things and try to look at the positives of everything.
I refused to enter the photo competitions because of that. Glad that it's going!
I am with Jaysee on this one,totally unnecessary.
Just popping in to let you know that this has not been forgotten. I can't give you an ETA yet but we continue to pursue this request.


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When Will YouTube Deal With Its Audiobook and Podcast Piracy Problem?
By Ryan Holiday • 08/01/16 2:53pm
Make no mistake, this is straight piracy. (Photo: LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images)
It happened in a moment of weakness—even though I knew better—but late one night earlier this month, I read the Amazon reviews for my book. Alternatively inflating and torturing my ego, I went through negative and the positive reviews. Amid the praise (and intense dislike), I caught a strange comment: Someone mentioned that they liked the book but wanted to alert readers to the fact that they could find the audiobook for free on YouTube.
What? Assuming it was a mistake, I moved on. Then another person mentioned it. So I looked. They were right. A quick search on YouTube uncovered the audiobooks of my last two books, streamable in their entirety on YouTube, uploaded by a random user. One video for The Obstacle is the Way, a book I released in 2014, had more than 16,000 listens. It might not seem like a ton but the book had sold about 50,000 copies in audio—an additional 30% of that figure pirated it through a single video?
Make no mistake, this is straight piracy. The video was nothing less than the raw 6 hour audio file I recorded in The Block House studios in Austin for publication by Tim Ferriss Audio, accompanied by a thumbnail of the book's cover. There weren't any pre-roll ads in front of the video but there were certainly regular YouTube banners and sponsored videos displayed against the book. Thousands of people had watched (or as I imagine, listened with the tab open on their browser while they worked) my book instead of buying it.
The full audiobook for The Obstacle Is the Way on YouTube. (Screenshot: Ryan Holiday)
YouTube's suggestion algorithm made it clear that I wasn't the only author affected. In fact, a cursory look found audiobooks from authors Tim Ferriss, Robert Greene, Richard Branson, James Patterson and Stephen King—some with as many as 162,000+ views and 120+ comments. (Just look at this YouTube search for the phrase "full audiobook"). On forums, I found comments from authors like Diana Gabaldon, best known for her Outlander series, who complained about seeing her books pop up in pirated form on YouTube. I even saw an instance on reddit of a user reporting to see pirated audiobooks where instead of the author narrating, the fan (or whomever) had just recorded a computer program reading the entire book and uploaded that.
There's also clearly a rampant amount of podcast piracy going on. Even though many podcasts are given away for free on iTunes or on the podcaster's website, users are not entitled to re-post them on YouTube and capture advertising revenue from them. You can find an episode from Dan Carlin's popular Hardcore History that has nearly 10,000 views. One user remarked in the comments that you actually have to pay for it on Dan's website. A quick look on reddit shows that Dan has dealt with similar situations in the past with channels and videos being taken down for copyright infringements. There are episodes from Joe Rogan, another podcast heavyweight, with several videos hitting 600,000+ views. But at least for many of these shows, the podcaster is able to embed ads inside the audiofile and thus partially profit from this form of consumption.
Audiobooks have no such advantage. Given that audiobooks typically retail for between $15 and $30, this amounts to millions of dollars of lost revenue for authors and publishers. In an industry that has been repeatedly disrupted in the last decade—with bookstore closings, the rise of self-publishing, ebooks and a vast explosion of alternative forms of entertainment—this is revenue that few authors (and traditional publishers) can afford to lose.
So what's going on? It's clear to me that the recent rapid rise of audiobooks has dramatically outpaced the ability of publishers big and small to stay ahead of the piracy. I mean, who would have thought that anyone would want to pirate 8 hours of someone reading something out loud? Having signed several rights deals for audiobooks with multiple companies, I can tell you that none of the contracts even mentions streaming rights or advertising revenue. They mention the sales of physical CDs and audiocassettes still, but not a hint about potentially being included on Spotify someday.
What that means is that YouTube's current piracy protections are woefully inadequate for authors and book publishers. In 2007, YouTube brought out something called ContentID which scrapes all uploaded videos to YouTube against massive copyright libraries which rights holders have created. It was a brilliant innovation. If I upload a video featuring a Taylor Swift song, YouTube recognizes it and gives rights holders the option to either block me from doing so or receive their portion of revenue from any advertising. The same goes for pirated television and movie clips. It's not so simple with audiobooks—and even if it was, most contracts make no stipulations for streaming rights. Nor, by the way, would many publishers quality for YouTube's standards to use ContentID which state that "to be approved, [you] must own exclusive rights to a substantial body of original material that is frequently uploaded by the YouTube user community." YouTube says it will reject you if it thinks its manual tools are more appropriate.
In my experience, book publishing is a business that is slow to adapt to change. Many in the industry still think their business model includes charging for excerpts on media outlets (these are called "serial rights"), the way they used to get paid when F. Scott Fitzgerald would run a couple chapters from The Great Gatsby in The Saturday Evening Post or some other newspaper. (In fact, Observer just had an author who asked about running a short article adapted from their book…only to have their publisher butt in and ask for money. Thankfully cooler heads prevailed). Worse, audiobook rights are not always handled by the big houses whose names you might be familiar with—Penguin, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, etc—instead, the rights are sold off to smaller audiobook publishers almost exactly the way that Bulgarian translation rights would be. Many big name authors—and this is true for many pirated books I found on YouTube—are represented by a much smaller company in audio than they are in print and ebook.
I imagine that's why when I emailed several agents and book publishers for responses for this story, almost all of them refused to reply. A number of them seemed to have no idea what I was talking about. The Authors Guild? They didn't reply either—they're probably too busy waging pointless battles against Amazon and Google Books (which by the way, actually make lots of money for authors and help make their lives easier).
One agent I emailed did reply—mine (he was, directly affected by this piracy, after all). I asked him what we should do. At the very least, he suggested, we could file a copyright claim with YouTube directly. So manually, using YouTube's form (seen here), I filed claims against all of the videos infringing on my books. Within a few days, I got a response: They were coming down. But having read about the travails of other authors, I know that they will soon be back up. I will need to file these claims over and over again. I can continue to file these claims as the author but since I'm not a major publisher with a "substantial body of original material," I can't participate in YouTube's ContentID personally.
A section of YouTube's copyright claim process. (Screenshot: Ryan Holiday)
Another section. (Screenshot: Ryan Holiday)
Which means that the people being pirated are the ones who have to do all the work—while the platforms and the users benefit. James Tonn, one of the smartest minds in audio publishing whose audiobook publishing house Podium, (which published books like The Martian, Fear The Sky, The Last Tribe and Invasion), describes the situation thusly:
"In short: we play whack-a-mole. It's like NYC's graffiti policy: quick removal decreases interest. We monitor YouTube weekly and report the users who are then banned and the content removed quickly."
It's a sad state of affairs for this industry in 2016. In the middle of writing this article, where I originally planned to commend YouTube for its hasty removal of my book after my claim, I found another copy of The Obstacle Is The Way, uploaded by a different user and had to take a break from writing to file another claim. As for the lost sales? There's nowhere on the form to reclaim that revenue. And if there was, who would it go to? The publisher? Me?
Filing another claim. (Screenshot: Ryan Holiday)
I grew up with internet piracy. I remember the day in 7th grade when a friend called us over to the computer in science class and showed us this cool new thing called "Napster." A good portion of the music on my iPhone was pirated over the years from the ever evolving parade of services which arose post-Napster: Audiogalaxy, Morpheus, Kazaa,, DC++, eMule, BitTorrent. There was even one in college called ourTunes which let you download the iTunes library of everyone in your dorm. As I got older, I realized this was stupid and wrong (and a poor use of time) and I began to buy all the music and movies I consumed. I understand that piracy serves a function of discovery, especially for young people. Half the bands I've seen in concert or bought t-shirts from, I discovered this way.
That's not my point. I am not making some self-indulgent complaint about piracy now that it suddenly impacts my wallet. From a marketing perspective, I've always held that word of mouth is a powerful driver—so powerful that it won't always stick to legal means. Hell, that's precisely why I partnered with BitTorrent to promote Tim Ferriss's book The 4 Hour Chef when it was banned by Barnes & Noble. I've even given away chunks of my own stuff there.
I also respect the fact that forward thinking authors like Paulo Coehlo have actually pirated their own books and seen massive sales spikes because of it. Coehlo not only uploaded his own books to torrent sites in Russia—a move that drove significant foreign sales—but he's even run ads that contain the entire text of his novels (piracy requiring a magnifying glass I guess). But, there is a difference between free exposure on the underbelly of the internet and one of the biggest sites in the world giving your work away without your permission. Piracy isn't the biggest threat facing authors, but it is good to make sure it's not rampant and that bootleg copies aren't easier to access than forms of paid consumption.
The publishing industry has to adjust and deal with this. We are entering a streaming world—and contracts are going to need to be updated. They're going to need to accommodate for ad-revenue models and if they don't, then people will pirate. Legal departments are also going to have to work harder and a lot faster. For its part, YouTube needs to get its act together and offer tools directly to publishers and authors. Audiobook piracy is real and clearly growing. The idea that songs and television and films all deserve protections from ContentID but authors don't is absurd.
ContentID is nearly 10 years old. YouTube is a multi-billion dollar company owned by an even bigger multi-billion dollar company. Audiobooks are not only here to stay, they will become an increasingly large percentage of income for authors. The Authors Guild, agents, authors and publishers as well as platforms are going to need to get it together. Or they're going to find another green sprout for the industry trampled out by poor strategy and slow uptake.
Ryan Holiday is the best-selling author of Ego is the Enemy and The Obstacle is the Way. Ryan is an editor-at-large for the Observer, and he lives in Austin, Texas.
He's also put together this list of 15 books that you've probably never heard of that will alter your worldview, help you excel at your career and teach you how to live a better life.
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Children's fashion and childcare: domestic and foreign turnover in Spain 2014
Turnover of children's clothing and childcare products in the domestic and foreign markets in Spain in 2014, by type of products
by Statista Research Department, last edited Jul 27, 2015
This statistic presents the turnover of children's clothing and childcare products in the domestic and foreign markets in Spain in 2014, by type of products. While the total sales of children's fashion was higher in the foreign market, sales of the childcare sector were higher in the domestic market.
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United Kingdom birth rate 2000-2017
Leading nappies brands in Great Britain 2018, by number of users
Market share of baby milk brands in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015/16
Baby product sales: Category value share in the United Kingdom 2015
Statistics on "Baby care market in the UK"
Market value of baby care products in Great Britain from 2010 to 2017 (in 1,000 GBP)Baby care market value in Great Britain 2010-2017
Sales value of baby consumables in selected European countries in 2015, by country (in million euros)Baby products sales value in selected European countries 2015
Percentage change in baby consumables sales value in selected European countries in 2015, by countryBaby products sales growth in selected European countries 2015
Birth rate in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017United Kingdom birth rate 2000-2017
Average age of mothers at childbirth in England and Wales in 2017, by child numberAverage age of mother at childbirth England and Wales 2017, by child number
Sales value of baby consumables in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2015* (in million euros)Baby products sales value quarterly in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
Sales value of baby consumable categories in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by category (in million euros)Baby products sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by category
Distribution of baby consumables sales value in the United Kingdom in 2015, by categoryBaby product sales: Category value share in the United Kingdom 2015
Sales value of baby nappies in Great Britain from 2010 to 2015* (in million euros)Baby nappies sales value in Great Britain (UK) 2010-2015
Sales value of baby milk and drinks in Great Britain from 2010 to 2015* (in million euros)Baby milk and drinks sales value in Great Britain 2010-2015
Sales value of baby toiletries in Great Britain from 2010 to 2015* (in million euros)Baby toiletries sales value in Great Britain 2010-2015
Sales value of baby food in Great Britain from 2010 to 2015* (in million euros)Baby food sales value in Great Britain 2010-2015
Annual revenue of Mothercare in the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally from financial year 2012/13 to 2017/18 (in million GBP)Mothercare revenue in the UK and worldwide 2012-2018
Number of Mothercare and Early Learning Centre stores in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by locationMothercare and Early Learning Centre store numbers in the UK 2018, by location
Distribution of Mothercare sales in the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally in 2018, by productMothercare sales distribution in the UK and worldwide 2018, by product
Market share of baby milk brands in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015/16Market share of baby milk brands in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015/16
Brands of baby milk ranked by number of users in Great Britain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading baby milk brands in Great Britain 2014-2018, by number of users
Brands of baby and junior foods ranked by number of users in Great Britain from 2016 to 2018 (in 1,000s)*Leading baby food brands in Great Britain 2016-2018, by number of users
Brands of nappies ranked by number of users in Great Britain in 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading nappies brands in Great Britain 2018, by number of users
Disposable nappies brands of Pampers ranked by number of users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017 (in 1,000s)Leading disposable nappies of Pampers in the UK 2014-2017, by number of users
Average weekly household expenditure on baby toiletries and accessories (disposable) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gross income decile group (in GBP)*Weekly UK household expenditure on baby toiletries 2018, by gross income
Average weekly household expenditure on baby toiletries and accessories in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age of household reference person* (in GBP)Baby toiletries: weekly household expenditure in the UK 2018, by age
Number of people using nappies in Great Britain from 2016 to 2018, by type (in 1,000s)Nappies usage in Great Britain 2016-2018, by type
Number of people using baby milk in Great Britain from 2013 to 2018, by product type (in 1,000s)Baby milk usage in Great Britain 2013-2018, by product type
Number of people using baby or junior foods (including cereals, rusks, yoghurt and fromage frais) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017, by product type (in 1,000s)Baby or junior foods usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2017, by product type
Value of the external invoicing of children's products of Spain 2014, by sector
Percentage of external invoicing of children's products Spain 2014, by sector
Turnover of the fashion sector for children and childcare Spain 2014, by product
Turnover share of children's fashion and childcare products Spain 2014 by channel
Increase in sales of children's products Spain 2005-2014, by category
Recipients of purchases of children's products Spain 2015, percentage by type
Foreign sales of children's clothing in Spain 2014, by geographic area
Turnover of children's products Spain 2014, by category
Foreign sales of children's clothing in Spain 2014, by country
Products for children: return frequency in Spain 2015
Share of R & J Cambrass employees in Spain in 2010-2014, by fixed and temporary
Number of workers in the Prenatal company in Spain 2010-2017
Foreign sales of childcare in Spain 2014, by country
Sales of childcare abroad in Spain 2014, by geographical area
Share of Prenatal employees in Spain in 2010-2016, by fixed and temporary
Frequency of purchase of childcare in Spain 2015
Average expenditure on a child product in Spain in 2014, by sector
Children's products: purchase advisors in Spain in 2015, by products
Main commercial formats for buying children's clothing in Spain 2015
Infant footwear: sources of information consulted for the purchase in Spain in 2015
Baby care market in the U.S.
Baby food market in the U.S.
Weddings and Marriage
Kindergarten and Child Care
Children's Food and Beverages
Carter's, Inc. - Annual Report 2018
The Children's Place - Annual Report 2018
Carter's, Inc. - 10-K Report 2014
Mothercare plc Annual report and accounts 2017
Market value of baby care products in Great Britain from 2010 to 2017 (in 1,000 GBP)
Sales value of baby consumables in selected European countries in 2015, by country (in million euros)
Percentage change in baby consumables sales value in selected European countries in 2015, by country
Birth rate in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017
Average age of mothers at childbirth in England and Wales in 2017, by child number
Sales value of baby consumables in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2015* (in million euros)
Sales value of baby consumable categories in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by category (in million euros)
Distribution of baby consumables sales value in the United Kingdom in 2015, by category
Sales value of baby nappies in Great Britain from 2010 to 2015* (in million euros)
Sales value of baby milk and drinks in Great Britain from 2010 to 2015* (in million euros)
Sales value of baby toiletries in Great Britain from 2010 to 2015* (in million euros)
Sales value of baby food in Great Britain from 2010 to 2015* (in million euros)
Annual revenue of Mothercare in the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally from financial year 2012/13 to 2017/18 (in million GBP)
Number of Mothercare and Early Learning Centre stores in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by location
Distribution of Mothercare sales in the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally in 2018, by product
Market share of baby milk brands in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015/16
Brands of baby milk ranked by number of users in Great Britain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
Brands of baby and junior foods ranked by number of users in Great Britain from 2016 to 2018 (in 1,000s)*
Brands of nappies ranked by number of users in Great Britain in 2018 (in 1,000s)
Disposable nappies brands of Pampers ranked by number of users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017 (in 1,000s)
Supermarket brands of nappies ranked by number of users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017 (in 1,000s)
Average weekly household expenditure on baby toiletries and accessories (disposable) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gross income decile group (in GBP)*
Average weekly household expenditure on baby toiletries and accessories in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age of household reference person* (in GBP)
Number of people using nappies in Great Britain from 2016 to 2018, by type (in 1,000s)
Number of people using baby milk in Great Britain from 2013 to 2018, by product type (in 1,000s)
Number of people using baby or junior foods (including cereals, rusks, yoghurt and fromage frais) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017, by product type (in 1,000s)
Value of the billing of the sector of children products collected in the foreign market of Spain in 2014, by sector (in millions of euros)
Percentage of turnover in the sector of children's products collected in the foreign market of Spain in 2014, by sector
Turnover of children's fashion and childcare products in Spain in 2014, by product (in percentage)
Turnover share of children's fashion and childcare products in Spain in 2014, by distribution channel
Percentage increase in the turnover of children's fashion and childcare products in Spain in 2014 compared to 2005
Percentage of the times children's products are purchased for different recipients in Spain in 2015, per recipient
Value of the foreign sales of the Spanish sector of children's clothing in 2014, by geographical area (in millions of euros)
Turnover share of children's fashion and childcare products in Spain in 2014, by category
Value of sales abroad of the Spanish children's clothing sector in 2014, by country (in millions of euros)
Frequency of returns of children's products in Spain in 2015, by sector
Percentage of permanent and temporary employees of the company R & J Cambrass S.A. in Spain between 2010 and 2014
Number of employees who worked for Prenatal S.A. in Spain between 2010 and 2017
Value of sales abroad of the Spanish childcare sector in 2014, by country (in millions of euros)
Value of sales abroad of the Spanish childcare sector in 2014, by geographical area (in millions of euros)
Percentage of permanent and temporary employees of Prenatal S.A. in Spain between 2010 and 2016
Frequency of purchase of childcare products in Spain in 2015
Average expenditure per purchase of children's products in Spain in 2014, by sector (in euros)
People who intervened in the decision to purchase children's products in Spain in 2015, by product sector
Most frequented commercial formats by Spanish consumers for the acquisition of children's clothing in 2015
Sources of information consulted for the purchase of children's footwear in Spain in 2015


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I, Jedi is a novel, written by Michael A. Stackpole that is set in the Star Wars galaxy. It was the first Star Wars novel written in the first-person perspective of a character never seen in the movies.

The novel takes place around the same time as Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy, around seven years after the events of Return of the Jedi. Like the Jedi Academy Trilogy, I, Jedi is notable in that it provides a detailed, first-hand look at the training of a Jedi Knight. The novel revisits many of the situations first presented by Anderson.

Plot

In I, Jedi, Corran Horn must develop his Jedi powers to save the life of his wife, Mirax Terrik.

Corran Horn was a member of the elite X-wing force Rogue Squadron. After returning home from a long campaign to find his wife kidnapped, he turns to Luke Skywalker, the only remaining Jedi Master at the time, for help. This coincides nicely with the master's timing, as he is seeking students for his new Jedi Academy on Yavin 4. Corran knows that he is Force-sensitive, and that only with the Force as his ally can he track down his enemy.

It turns out that Corran's wife, Mirax, was tracking down a group of elusive pirates known as the Invids. The Invids' primary tactic is to drop out of hyperspace with the flagship, an Imperial Star Destroyer named the Invidious, strike, and disappear with perfect timing. As she grew closer to solving the mystery of how these pirates performed their supernaturally accurate attacks, she was kidnapped and placed into stasis on their fortress planet. On the journey to save Mirax, Corran learns that his grandfather was a Jedi, a member of the Halcyon line. His adopted grandfather shows Corran the records that the Jedi had left behind, and with that, Corran eventually makes up his mind to follow in his ancestor's footsteps and become a Jedi. After extensive training and being caught in a crisis involving the risen spirit of the Dark Sith Lord Exar Kun, Corran goes as far as he can, and  infiltrates the pirates using his CorSec training. He quickly rises through the ranks, and finds out where Mirax is being held. With the timely help of Luke Skywalker and his squadron friend and wingman, Ooryl Qrygg, he fights his way past the Jensaarai, a splinter group of Jedi who focus on stealth and premonition, and into the fortress, where he is able to rescue his wife.

External links

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1998 science fiction novels
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JADD letter citation: Nordahl-Hansen, A., Øien, R. A., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2017). Pros and Cons of Character Portrayals of Autism on TV and Film. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-2.


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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, a hard line government official, 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 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.
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Country: USA, Mexico, Canada
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010)
Assigned on a mission to capture Mukade, a missing-nin, Naruto Uzumaki sets out for the once glorious historic ruins of "Ouran", where he pursues and corners the rouge ninja. Mukade's…
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Mysterious cell phone messages promise a young American engineer untold wealth – then make him the target of a deadly international plot. Dangerous security operatives chase the engineer across the…
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After fighting his demons for decades, John Rambo now lives in peace on his family ranch in Arizona, but his rest is interrupted when Gabriela, the granddaughter of his housekeeper…
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Skylines (2020)
When a virus threatens to turn the now earth-dwelling friendly alien hybrids against humans, Captain Rose Corley must lead a team of elite mercenaries on a mission to the alien…
Lost Bullet 2 (2022)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Singularity (2017)
When Elias van Dorne, CEO of the world's largest robotics company, introduces his most powerful invention, Kronos-a super-computer designed to end all wars-it determines that humans are the biggest threat…
Country: Switzerland, USA
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Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
Boruto is the son of the 7th Hokage Naruto who completely rejects his father. Behind this, he has feelings of wanting to surpass Naruto, who is respected as a hero….
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Zlatko Celent (* 20. Juli 1952 in Split; † 25. Februar 1992 in Pag) war ein jugoslawischer Ruderer, der viermal bei Olympischen Spielen antrat. 1980 gewann er eine Bronzemedaille im Zweier mit Steuermann.

Sportliche Karriere
Der 1,97 m große Zlatko Celent ruderte für den Verein HVK Gusar in Split. 1975 belegte er zusammen mit Duško Mrduljaš den neunten Platz im Zweier ohne Steuermann bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Nottingham. Bei den Olympischen Spielen 1976 in Montreal gewannen Zlatko Celent und Duško Mrduljaš ihren Vorlauf und belegten im Halbfinale den zweiten Platz hinter dem Boot aus den USA. Im Finale siegte der Zweier aus der DDR vor dem Boot aus den USA und dem Boot aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Vier Sekunden hinter den Deutschen belegten die beiden Jugoslawen den vierten Platz. Ebenfalls den vierten Platz belegten die beiden bei den Weltmeisterschaften 1977. Im Jahr darauf ruderten sie bei den Weltmeisterschaften 1978 auf den siebten Platz.

1979 bildeten Celent und Mrduljaš mit Josip Reić einen Zweier mit Steuermann. Bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Bled siegte der Zweier aus der DDR vor dem Boot aus der Tschechoslowakei. Bronze gewann die Crew aus den Vereinigten Staaten, die im Ziel 0,09 Sekunden Vorsprung vor den Jugoslawen hatte. Im gleichen Jahr fanden in Split die Mittelmeerspiele statt. Vor heimischem Publikum siegten die Jugoslawien vor den Italienern und den Franzosen. Im Jahr darauf bei den Olympischen Spielen 1980 in Moskau siegte der Zweier mit Steuermann aus der DDR mit 0,8 Sekunden Vorsprung auf das Boot aus der Sowjetunion. Mit anderthalb Sekunden Rückstand auf die Zweiten gewannen Celent, Mrduljaš und Reić die Bronzemedaille.

Bei den Weltmeisterschaften 1982 trat Zlatko Celent zusammen mit Mirko Ivančić im Zweier ohne Steuermann an, die beiden belegten den siebten Platz. Im Jahr darauf bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Duisburg traten die beiden mit Vedran Ercegović im Zweier mit Steuermann an. Die drei Jugoslawen belegten den vierten Platz, hatten im Ziel aber fast zehn Sekunden Rückstand auf die drittplatzierten Italiener. 1984 traten Celent und Ivančić mit dem Steuermann Dario Vidošević an. Bei den Olympischen Spielen in Los Angeles verpassten sie das A-Finale und belegten als Sieger des B-Finales den siebten Platz.

1985 trat Celent mit zwei anderen Partnern bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Hazewinkel an und belegte den achten Platz. Zwei Jahre später startete bei den Weltmeisterschaften 1987 ein jugoslawischer Vierer mit Steuermann in der Besetzung Sead Marušić, Lazo Pivač, Zlatko Celent, Vladimir Banjanac und Steuermann Denis Boban. Die Jugoslawen erreichten das A-Finale und belegten den sechsten Platz. Ein Jahr später traten die vier Ruderer bei den Olympischen Spielen 1988 in Seoul mit dem Steuermann Dario Varga an und belegten auch hier den sechsten Platz. 1989 trat Zlatko Celent noch einmal im Vierer mit Steuermann bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Bled an und belegte zum Abschluss seiner Karriere den siebten Platz.

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Our photographic tour of Savannah Georgia is now complete! We take you from Savannah's most popular destinations like the area along the River and the historic district to lesser known, but just as beautiful neighborhoods on the Southside. We feature our favorite sights to see, places to eat, stores to shop in and more.
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SS Copenhagen is a natural wreck, meaning it sank on it's own so it is declared as a State Underwater Archaeological Preserve. This wreck was a cargo ship carrying coal and ran aground on the Pompano Drop Off reef. Some of this wreck was visible above water so the US Navy used it for target practice in WWII and it currently sits in 30 ft of water in hundreds of pieces. Some areas of interest on this site is the huge ship anchor and the Preserve plaque. This is also a great site for snorkeling because it's in line with the shallow 15ft reef off Pompano Beach and it accessible by the mooring system.
Copenhagen came to rest along a rocky ledge, made up of large limestone blocks divided by cracks and crevices. After grounding, the ship listed to port; her starboard hull eventually collapsed onto the rocks while the port side slumped onto the deeper sand bottom. Over the years, much of the hull has fallen apart and settled over this uneven terrain. The lower hull is still articulated, especially in the stern. Coal from the ship's bunkers and cargo, camouflaged by growth, litters the bottom near the wreck. Today, much of the ship's structure has become part of the reef, and the wreckage provides an ideal haven for all kinds of marine life. Hard and soft corals and multicolored sponges thrive on the steel hull plates. Juvenile reef fish and tropicals dart in and out of the twisted structure, which serves as a sheltered nursery. Seafans sway in the gentle surge along the length of the ship. The pillow block that supported the propeller shaft, shown here, is a focal point for curious parrot fish. Moray eels hide in cracks in the reef and wreck. Empty beds for the ship's two boilers today house a population of and sergeant majors energetically defending their niche in the sunken wreck.
Along this same reef line is The Nursery. This site got it's name because there is a family of nurse sharks that like to hang out in the area which makes it fun for all to experience. This site has some great coral & fish life and actually has a very rare coral growth of staghorn coral here. Another fun part about this dive is the Bermuda chubs like to hang out under your boat, which is great for snorkelers.


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Class leaves the airwaves: GSN drops b&w programs
I often lament on the program how it is IMPOSSIBLE to find black and white television and movies anywhere on cable these days, aside from the very visible and extremely welcome Turner Classic Movies. True, there is the one trio of vintage shows that is always allowed to remain on in reruns, even as George Lopez, that godawful Tim Allen show, and other substandard Eighties/Nineties/2000s sitcoms fill the schedules of the "classic TV" networks. The three that are allowed to stay on? (Yes, I think of it that way) I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and The Twilight Zone. Aside from those three, the one shining example of a tie with Television Past was the Game Show Network's "Black and White All Night" block of programs. It began as two hours when the network signed on, then was reduced to one a few years ago and, as of tonight, is off the air.
Game Show Network is, of course, a pretty poor excuse for a channel: their originals are threadbare and mundane, and their recent reruns (the ones they're staking the bank on) are as stale as yesterday's news (yeah sure, Slumdog was based on the Millionaire concept — but has that gotten anyone at all to endure those rancid reruns of the Regis Philbin shows? If there's anything certain about a craze, it's that it ages very, very quicky and quite badly). The nightly airing on GSN of What's My Line from the show's very beginning in 1950 until its signoff on a sad night in 1967, has been the one way in which the banner of 1950s TV has been held aloft on cable, albeit in a very tiny little late-night niche. Nostalgia is very much out of fashion, but it was nice that one network had chosen to stick with real classic TV, and to acknowledge that, yes, there WAS indeed television before The Brady Bunch, Three's Company, and the absolutely execrable sitcoms that make up the Nick/TV Land rerun schedule (those two channels have had about as much connection to classic television in the last decade as American Movie Classics has had to respect for classic moviemaking).
And so the opportunity to regularly follow a classic program like What's My Line? is now snatched away, in the manner that all other good Fifties and Sixites (and now Seventies) shows have been eradicated from cable. Cable and satellite TV are touted to offer limitless possibilities: if you like sports, Christian broadcasting, mediocre TV series, insipid TV movies, and painfully bad multiplex flicks, you've got a helluva selection. If you like foreign movies, tough luck (Sundance Channel and a handful of movies each month on TCM should do ya); if you like vintage television, really good shows from the past, forget it and just try to find them on DVD (boxed or bootlegged), or visit the Paley Centers in NYC and LA, the only place where this programming will ultimately be available.
For those that weren't watching it, the joy of catching WML on GSN was the immediate connection to a lost world — one where urbane and really intelligent people played a silly parlor game, but with such sincerity you couldn't help but be charmed. The cycle begins with an early, early 1950 kinescope of the first show — with a poet who was later blacklisted on the panel, Phil Rizzuto as the "mystery guest," and the stalwart Arlene Francis wearing so much makeup for the cameras she looks like a Kuklapolitan player. (I hope that made three fans of Fifties TV smile.)
As the cycle moved on, I was mesmerized not only by the amazing A-list caliber of the mystery guests, but also the amazing intelligence of the panel (sure, sure, there is still Jeopardy on TV for armchair eggheads, but WML showed that yesterday's celebs were a damned savvy bunch compared to today's reality show camera-hogs). Also a gift to behold: the fourth chair, from which they pushed out a guy named Hal Block (comedy writer) for a young "humorist" new to NYC, Funhouse deity Steve Allen (who coined the oddball query "Is it bigger than a breadbox?" on the program). After Steve hit it big with The Tonight Show in 1953, radio legend (and TV failure) Fred Allen took over the seat. When he died, the array of AMAZING men that sat in that chair was a laundry list dear to my heart: in addition to the many Random House authors Bennett Cerf called upon when someone couldn't show up, there were class-acts like David Niven and James Mason, raconteurs like Peter Ustinov and Victor Borge, sui generis comic gods like Groucho and Ernie Kovacs, and young comics like Mort Sahl, Dick Cavett, Peter Cook, and Woody Allen (who spoofed the show brilliantly as "What's My Perversion?" in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex...) — so yes, you had a seat in which three generations of fucking genius comics with the name Allen (natal or chosen) sat: Fred, Steve, and Woody.
A number of newspaper articles were written about the fact that GSN was still running this "relic" of TV past on a nightly basis. In fact, I have the feeling the reason it stayed on for so long — I had the unmistakable impression it was too good to last — was because some writers from The New York Times and elsewhere were addicted to it, and wrote generous pieces that kept the public aware of its existence. On the GSN.com message board, posters indicate that the network's licensing deal with Goodson-Todman had expired, but I could find no official acknowledgement of that. That would seem to not be the case because, as I write this, a color 1960s rerun of Password is airing in what used to be the second b&w show's timeslot — yes, that b&w show, To Tell the Truth, was a creaky rerun, but the other G-Ts, most especially I've Got a Secret when they were at their best, were like spun gold to nostalgia buffs. Password was a G-T production, as was Match Game, which is an "acceptable" piece of Seventies nostalgia (for the moment).
The loss of What's My Line? specifically, and the "black and white hour" on GSN more generally, is extremely sad for those of us who feel that, out of a cable dial containing a thousand choices, it would be only fitting to devote one network to real classic TV. Couldn't one channel contain the programming created in the thirty-five-year span before the truly awful sitcoms of the mid-Eighties took hold?
Farewell, Arlene, Bennett, Dorothy, urbane fourth panelist, and John Charles Daly — you remain class acts, although you are now truly reduced to museum pieces.
And for the clips...
As you might have guessed, the hardcore nostalgia-buff audience has posted some beautiful clips from the show on YouTube, about 700 thus far. Among them are a breadbox maker coming on (to see if Steve is savvy), the appearance of the other Goodson-Todman hosts (including Gene Rayburn, from the then-fledgling Match Game), and some nice double entendres from the show.
One of the rarer early mystery guests, the only one I know of who used a translator on the show, Anna Magnani:
The immortal Dali:
Ernie Kovacs on the panel, talkin' some Hungarian to Zsa Zsa:
The one, the only, Groucho as the MG. He did it more than once, but this is one of the best:
Sammy, rockin' that eyepatch:
Jerry Lewis, on the panel, bein' rude to a large lady:
Since this is the Fifties, there must be Liz Taylor:
Nichols and May:
The inimitable Peter Ustinov:
A comic god who's still with us, Jonathan Winters:
Brian Epstein gets figured out pretty quickly:
The cast of Broadway's Luv: Alan Arkin, Eli Wallach, and Anne Jackson:
And one of the great latter-day guests, Judy Garland, who seems like she's a little hyper (she's readying herself for the role in Valley of the Dolls):
And the single best find on YouTube, some wonderful gent's posting of a 1975 ABC special on which John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly, Arlene Francis, and Mark Goodson present their favorite clips. The show starts off with three killers: Groucho, Fred Allen, and Woody, and then moves onward to other great things. The fourth part starts out with a clip we never saw on GSN: the Martin and Lewis appearance (my assumption as to why that kine was listed as "missing" by the GSN folks: Jer purchased it from G-T or Viacom?).
Labels: Elizabeth Taylor, Ernie Kovacs, Game shows, Groucho Marx, Salvador Dali, Sammy Davis Jr., Steve Allen, YouTube finds/posters
One of the best "worsts" ever: Can Hieronymus Merkin...
I've been very proud of the many obscure film clips I've shown on the Funhouse, but some demand that I return to them again and again, to confront the usual question, namely "what the hell were they thinking???" In the canon of really big and really crazy-bad (so bad they're imminently rewatchable) late Sixties films, few titles loom as large as Anthony Newley's ego-trip Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
The film's title sums up a major part of the plotline, but you'll never believe the tripped-out weirdness that Tony N. presented us with in this film, which has, natch, never seen the light of VHS or DVD. Newley stars as a daydream/nightmare vision of himself — the ultimate song-and-dance man, a man highly desired by women, and the kind of a guy who would tell his life story (in excruciatingly egomanical) style to his two kids and mother on an empty beach, while a film crew (run by, who else... Anthony Newley!) makes a modernist musical sex-comedy out of it. Newley's wife Joan Collins (who pretty much made on the argument on a British profile of her that the film was the goodbye kiss for their relationship) performs a musical number with Tony, while Milton Berle (as the Devil) and Georgie Jessel (as Death) contribute the "laughs."
Here I offer a quintet of clips from the film. First, the film's set-up, and intros of Georgie and Uncle Miltie:
The full "Chalk and Cheese" number, a duet between a nude Newley (thankfully seen only from the back) and his then-wife, Joan Collins. I'm not going to explain the dummy Hieronymus. Because I can't.
Hieronymus meets Mercy, his Lolita-like object of fascination (played by Playboy Playmate Connie Kreski, who was 23 at the time).
The trippiest moments in the film and the ones wherein Newley's Fellini influece is felt (to the detriment of ol' Federico's legacy). Includes a bloody Satanic mass presided over by Berle (Abe Lastfogel was a noted Hollywood agent):
One more trippy bit, and the latter half of the film's dopiest sequence, a long fairytale song that appears out of nowhere called "Trampolina Whambang."
Labels: "Can Hieronymus Merkin...", Anthony Newley
Big Boy in the big town: B.S. I Love You
Deceased Artiste Peter Kastner (who died in September of last year) was best known for his starring role in Francis Coppola's You're a Big Boy Now(1966), but he also had a few featured roles after that — except the films and series weren't very good. Case in point: the derivative schlemiel-makes-good comedy B.S. I Love You(1971). The film has some wonderful NYC location shots, and features the lovely Joanna Cameron, better known as the Saturday morning superheroine "Isis" seducing our hero. The film has never been out on VHS or DVD.
Labels: Peter Kastner, YouTube finds/posters
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be: Warner's roll-out of "made to order" titles
So the biggest "nostalgia" movie news that got mainstream attention this week was the fact that the just-awful Farrellys are planning a ridiculous resurrection of the Three Stooges. You know, since the two resurrections of Laurel and Hardy — the Gailard Sartain/Bronson Pinchot For Love or Mummy and Blake Edwards' lunk-headed idea to remake the sublime Music Box with Ted Danson and Howie Mandel as A Fine Mess — and the sideways redo of the Marx Bros. (Brain Donors with John Turturro), did so phenomenally well….
The news that caught my attention, though, was the decision by Warner Brothers' DVD label to put 150 of their titles up for sale, on a "made to order" basis for 20 dollars per. What's interesting about this is that it both acknowledges the fact that people aren't buying DVDs in great numbers anymore, and it also shows that while DVD was going to be the medium-to-end-all-media in the home-entertainment arena, VHS actually was.
The Dark Horizons site notes that Warner's library contains 7,000 titles and only 1,200 have been released thus far on disc. If you go to the site that Warner has put up, you'll see a list of very interesting "marginal" titles. Sure, the finest titles have already been put out or are being prepped for release. Sure, there a few major clunkers in this group — things like Yes, Giorgio and at least two Kristy McNichol titles. What's most interesting is that these titles, which, obviously are not anywhere "in the pipeline" for DVD, were pretty much all out on VHS. Sure, there might've been a few that slipped through the cracks and have never been issued in any format, but the films with major names included here were definitely out in that now-forgotten format that still remains the best method of obtaining obscure titles instantly (should you have a store in your town that still rents old tapes; most public libraries do, because that's the machine older folks still use regularly).
I've already written about my status as a fan who has a big library of both tapes and discs, and still relishes the experience of laying hands on a film quickly by renting from a "brick and mortar" store, meaning your standard video-rental emporium. Thus I've never been one to rush to buy things outright — if I can get it on discount, or rent it and (yes, I'll be the first to admit) dub the damned thing, I then have it for the collection and the hoped-for repeat viewings (but, do they ever really happen…? That's an issue for another time…).
It's noted in the information online that the 150 titles offered initially will be supplemented by 20 titles per month, and that the films will also be available as a digital download for 15 dollars. What is interesting about the titles they've made available initially is that they are in a way announcing that the cults of Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, and Greta Garbo are greatly diminished, to put it kindly — there are a number of titles starring at least one of the trio (and Chained has both Gable and Crawford).
For an auteurist like myself, I lament that Robert Altman's unsuccessful but still watchable Countdown, Budd Boetticher's only non-Columbia Western with Randolph Scott Western Westbound, and especially, Francis Coppola's terrific The Rain People will not be released on DVD.
I also actually really liked one of several underrated John Heard films from the early Eighties, Heart Beat(1980), wherein Heard, Sissy Spacek, and Nick Nolte play out the triangle between Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, and Carolyn Cassady.
In any case, if I liked any of these pics, I do have them in my still-overwhelming VHS collection. I guess I should be satisfied to simply dub over the old copy to DVD-r when the time comes — that time being when I've gotten the "primaries" transferred (every film fan with a collection spends much time cataloging, finding space for, and then redubbing for "archival purposes," the same list of favorite movies). I'll be very curious to see what shows up on the Warner site, and will in the meantime rely on my own meager copies of the films. And hope that TCM — which essentially has the rights to air any and all of these titles — will show the restored versions very soon....
Thanks to Paul G. for pointing me toward the complete list of titles available here.
Labels: Warner Archive
Deceased Artiste Natasha Richardson: the Actress
Natasha Richardson's sad, premature death this week was a big story in the news, but I'm not sure that people reading the tragic tale had actually seen her in anything besides one children's picture. Like many talented performers, her screen work had been inconsistent due to the quality of the movies she appeared in, but she had shown range and presence, and I thought I'd post just a few clips to give an idea of what she was like during her most interesting period as a film actress, in the late Eighties and early Nineties. After that, her stage work was heralded, and she was raising her children while doing "easier" parts in things like the Jennifer Lopez vehicle Made in Manhattan and, in what appears to be her best-known role among mainstream moviegoers, as Lindsay Lohan's mom (one of the twin Lindsay Lohans) in the remake of The Parent Trap.
Thus, although the press depicted her as Liam Neeson's wife and, for those who remember, Vanessa Redgrave and director Tony Richardson's daughter, she did have a pretty solid movie career for at least a decade. From that period, I've provided three of the four clips in this montage. I decided to leave out another interesting starring role from this era, Volker Schlondorff's The Handmaid's Tale (1990). It's a good, interesting film, but isn't anywhere near as compelling as the novel it was based on, and is more of an interesting technical challenge (how to mount a modernist sci-fi "message pic" — of the sort that never sells any tickets in theaters) than a showcase for performances.
Thus we start out with Richardson's first starring film role, in Ken Russell's gleefully over-the-top fantasy based on the famous evening that spawned Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, titled Gothic (1986). "Uncle Ken" has worked with three of the "Redgrave girls" — mother Vanessa (The Devils), Natasha, and sister Joely (Lady Chatterley). This was the first time most of us saw Natasha, and it was apparent from the first that she was an uncommonly beautiful version of her mother — not quite equipped with Mom's immaculate talents as a performer, but a fine actress nonetheless, and pretty sexy to boot. She never disrobes entirely, quite a surprise in a Russell feature of that time, but does spend most of her time in the film not writing Frankenstein, but running around being terrorized by primal fears in a nightgown.
From her work with "Uncle Ken" (who was
interviewed on the Funhouse), she went on to do two very challenging roles with director Paul Schrader. The first of the two, Patty Hearst (1988), is certainly the bigger tour de force, as the film is hers entirely. The only problem is that the film's perception of Hearst's character is muddy – motivations are cloaked or missing, and her life before the kidnapping is only referred to in passing. It was apparent that Ms. Hearst dictated how the film should view her participation in "the Symbionese Liberation Army" and their crimes (and lifestyle), and so the film was one I believe Schrader was ultimately frustrated by. Nevertheless, it is excellent on a stylistic level (with its depiction of the kidnapping from the victim's point of view) and, even though the lead role is a mess of contradictions, Richardson did her best to "find" the character, and wound up giving a terrific performance.
Her next film with Schrader, The Comfort of Strangers(1990), is a total success, a menacingly kinky melodrama that, while based on a novel by Ian McEwan, has the feel of Sixties English movies like The Servant. This is perfectly natural, since Harold Pinter wrote the screenplays to both films. Strangers is completely and utterly stolen by Christopher Walken in his scenes, but the featured characters are the dissatisfied but still horny couple played by Richardson and Rupert Everett. The conversation included in this montage is a weird little exchange that gives a feel for the film's toying with the viewer — it's apparent that both members of the young couple are desirable (especially to creepy Chris), but which one is more desirable? Well, they'll just have to argue about that, won't they?
And, since Richardson's career did continue up until the present day, I decided to include a later clip, but one that I think of generally as a sort of "comic relief." She starred in the final Merchant-Ivory collaboration The White Countess (2005), which is a terribly corny evocation of Hollywood's Golden Age that finds Ralph Fiennes as a blind American in 1930s Shanghai dreaming of opening a nightclub. He does, and has Russian Natasha work for him, as the two slowly, ridiculously circle around each other in a romantic sense. The film is camp of the finest sort (unintentional, that is), and is notable because it has scenes where Natasha interacts with the aristocratic (now poverty-stricken) family of her dead husband. The two matriarchs in the family are played by her mother Vanessa and aunt Lynn, who do their best "Rooshian" accents, and while the two are tremendous performers, the whole thing has the feel of a Von Sternberg pic, missing the savvy and style (and brevity) that old Joe would've brought to the project.
Richardson's best work is supposed to have been on the stage, but she did establish herself nicely on screen in her two-decade career. The strongest British performers generally have had weird filmographies — the tremendous generation that flourished in the sixties and early Seventies (her mom, Glenda Jackson, Alan Bates, Oliver Reed) did wind up diluting their legacy in some ways, or just tainting folks' memory of their work, by appearing in blatant crap. However, since their work ethic meant that these actors made great movies in amongst the dross (unlike, say, our own breed of great-actor-turned-multiplex star, like De Niro), they could be forgiven many, many cinematic "sins." Natasha Richardson had a film career that was not exactly as stellar as that of her mother and aunt, but she did show herself to a seasoned, extremely talented actress in the movies she left behind.
Labels: Deceased Artiste, Natasha Richardson
The Elusive Genius: Chris Marker
As we speak about arthouse films starting to "disappear" into odd legal limbos (see below), we needn't worry about one genius French auteur. Chris Marker's films have always been hard to see in the United States. Sure, there is the one excellent Criterion Collection release of his two most famous films, the perfect La Jetee(1962) and the unclassifiable documentary/essay/travelogue/memoir Sans Soleil(1982). Recently a group of four other Marker films were put out on DVD in conjunction with the Wexner Center in Ohio (from which someone posted a comment on this blog, back on this entry.
Here's a snippet from the most recent Marker slice of brilliance The Case of the Grinning Cat(2004):
Aside from the odd inclusion on a Criterion disc (his A.K. can be found on the Ran package) all of Marker's other films (he's made over 40, and collaborated on several more) can't be obtained over here. And thus, we depend on (where else?) YouTube for some exposure to the missing work. His very first feature, Olympia '52(1952), can be found
That is a rare find, as are these two items, a piece of
recent Marker computer animation and a gorgeous study of a woman's face (in this case, actress Catherine Belkhodja, the mother of actress Isild Le Besco) made for a gallery exhibition.
Also a piece of space-art from our favorite Marker of time and space:
For those who are Marker initiates, there's always been a desire to see the reclusive, secretive master at work. Well, YouTube gives that away that mystery too (don't look if you'd rather preserve the enigma of the man who was described by his friend Alain Resnais as perhaps being "an alien" – spoiler alert!):
The two most interesting things I've discovered recently (besides the above "spoiler") concerning Chris the brilliant is the original version of one of the films described above, namely Chats Perches which is an alternate version of Grinning Cat minus the very poetic but top-heavy English narration. In France it was apparently shown as a silent film with intertitles (imagine any American filmmaker doing that in 2009 – although I wish they'd try….):
And finally, the piece de resistance, one of only three other film projects Marker worked on (besides his masterpiece La Jetee) that belongs to the sci-fi genre (these are his only overtly fictional scenarios, btw). Here we have a nice slice of history, Marker's collaboration with Polish filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk (best known for his later erotic features). It's called Les Astronauts(1959) and is a wonderful cut-out animation short. It is not subtitled, but it doesn't need to be:
Labels: Chris Marker, YouTube finds/posters
The future of art cinema's past is unwritten
To keep you folks up on the strange and sad stories of how the rights to great arthouse pics of the past are slowly "disappearing," let me pass on this odd tale from The New York Times in which it is revealed that the owners of a movie theater in Aspen, Colorado now own the rights to the films made by Svensk Filmindustri. Yes, that's the right, the back-catalogue of the late great Bergman, plus everything else the company made, including such famous titles as Elvira Madigan and My Life as a Dog.
You can read how this ridiculous situation came about in the article. It makes a nice add-on to the death of New Yorker films (which I wrote about below, on this same blog). The latest news on that front? There will be an auction for the rights to some of New Yorker's holdings tomorrow. To wit:
On March 12, 2009, Technicolor, Inc. and certain of its affiliates will be conducting a secured party auction sale of certain of the assets of New Yorker Films. The winning bidder(s) at the auction will purchase some or all of the available assets but not assume any of New Yorker Films' liabilities. If you are interested in participating in the auction as a potential purchaser, please contact *** of Technicolor - New York at 110 Leroy Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10014, telephone number ****; email: ***
It is New Yorker Films' sincere hope that the purchaser of our assets will be a well qualified distributor with the intention and ability to manage and distribute the fine films we have had the privilege of distributing in a manner consistent with New Yorker Film's 43 year history in the independent film world.
So certain arthouse masterpieces of the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies are now sitting in a legal limbo. Sure, the best-known Bergmans are out on DVD (with dozens more available only if you hunt through troves of old VHS). But this indicates what one viewer-friend had called "the telescoping" of American culture. We have a view of things that has gotten very, very limited over the past thirty years, and as far as most moviegoers these days are concerned, foreign movies are a rarified taste (best ingested only if the film in question is critically heralded, and preferably based on a famous novel), or in film class. Sad, sad, fucking world….
Labels: Ingmar Bergman, New Yorker Films, Svensk Filmindustri
Cult movies available for free download: Cultra Rare Videos
UPDATE: This site went from offering free films as .avi files, to charging a small amount for them, to disappearing entirely. More's the pity.
I've noticed over the past few years that the usual public domain film titles have been joined by a crazy amount of Seventies TV movies that somehow fell into the dark pit of copyright-less-ness which allows low-end home-entertainment companies to crank out "dollar discs" without being prosecuted. Now, a site has appeared that offers free downloads of some really fun cult titles that are languishing in the gap that appeared when the DVD format took over from VHS, Cultra Rare Videos.
The owner of the site maintains that the films he's making available are all in public domain. Who am I to question, but among the titles are things that at some point, way back when, were films released by major studios, including Peckinpah's Convoy (silly as hell, but not as bad as its reputation), Simon (really enjoyable, but falls apart near the end), and W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings.
I do know that the films this gent (why can I pretty sure this is a gent running this site?) is offering are currently not readily available on DVD in the U.S., and so he is offering a service to cult-movie buffs. The films can be watched on his site (if the thing takes off, I don't know how he'll pay for the bandwidth), or you can download them as .avi files. He gives directions for PC-owners, but I own a Mac and had no trouble downloading two films and getting them to play on the all-purpose VLC player (decent resolution too, even in full-screen mode).
Again, I'm not sure why this person is making these films available but I know the Funhouse audience will enjoy. I've just included a short list of things that deserve your attention — just as my last post was Sixties-obsessed, this list is extremely Seventies. I've omitted the TV-movie titles, but the most notable in that category are Boy in the Plastic Bubble (never could take old Johnny) and Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (Cultra also has the boy version of the tale, Alexander: the Other Side of Dawn and a Charlene Tilton runaway telefilm). I think I prefer Tony Perkins in How Awful About Allan (and from that title, you just know Henry Farrell wrote the sucker…). Here is a segment from the unnecessary but still well-acted TV-movie remake of Les Diaboliques starring Tuesday Weld.
Andy Warhol's Bad, Russ Meyer's Blacksnake, Circle of Two, Coonskin, Claudia Jennings fans, indulge: Gator Bait AND Truck Stop Women (what, no Unholy Rollers?), House of the Long Shadows, Imprisoned Women (ain't this the late-night staple Cage without a Key?), Rolling Thunder, The Runner Stumbles, Tunnelvision, Willard, and the film that asks the musical question, "when did Gene Hackman, Max Von Sydow, and Catherine Deneuve all work together on a foreign legion movie?" (March or Die). All found here.
The site master gives high marks for sheer campiness to the masterwork du crap, Black Devil Doll From Hell.
I, however, would also like to draw your attention to this stroke of genius, the backwoods, homoerotic, very nutsy, Susan Tyrrell-blessed Night Warning. It's quite, quite special (and can also be watched on YouTube).
Labels: YouTube finds/posters
The Sixties: The gift that keeps on giving...
Am glad the page views are growing by the week. And what pray tell brings people to this here blog — or any website for that matter? Well, the first two answers are always sex and music, but you can forget about the first one until the second clip below (then resume your unwholesome gaze). I offer you music from that "rupture in time" that was the Sixties — of course, that decade in reality ended somewhere around 1974 when Tricky Dick left office, and so we have a broad field in which to play in. And we find such odd moments as this, wherein two singers on the staid and oh-so-square Lawrence Welk Show warble a tune that I don't believe they understood:
Offering a nice cross-section of certain interests in the era, we have this poster, who has done some nice work setting girlie reels to excellent Sixties tunes:
Here's another nice one. And another one that, yes, includes nudity. On YouTube (gasp!).
I'm assuming most of you have seen this wonder, the all-too-trippy Raquel Welch special from 1970:
I'm sure some'a you also know where this groovy scene originated, but I don't.
I recognize Annie Girardot in this beyond-mod scene, but I don't know what film it's from. It is another slice of unabashed Sixties.
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Labels: Annie Girardot, Lawrence Welk, Raquel Welch, Sixties, YouTube finds/posters
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Prepare two appetizers for Super Bowl Sunday in 20 minutes with these recipes from Kathy Katz, owner of Cooper Street 20/20.
Add everything to the food processor but olive oil. Pulse four to five times; then add olive oil and process until smooth. Serve with toasted pitas or cut vegetables.
Easy spread made primarily with black olives.
Combine all ingredients in a food processor until you achieve a coarse paste. Tapenade is easy and tastes great with grilled pita or sliced veggies.
A variety of spreads, such as the Traditional Hummus and Black Olive Tapenade, on French rounds with a few garnishes on top will make a colorful game day display.
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Whether you were a fan of his music, his movies or his moves, chances are there was something about Elvis that you love. And if you're a Memphian, you're bound to have a story to tell, too. We asked the Southern Tastes panelists to share their thoughts or favorite memories of the King; go to commercialappeal.com to read them all and to the Southern Tastes Facebook page at facebook.com/sotastes to share your own.
The song "Crawfish" from the movie "King Creole." A steak from The Western Steakhouse on Madison was always a favorite of mine. When Elvis died, I lived in Billings, Mont., and my grandfather called me to let me know. Well, the telephone operator was apparently listening to the call, and when Grandpa told me the news, she screamed to all the other operators, "This call is from Memphis, and Elvis is dead." She sighed; we sighed and all hung up. It was a sad day.
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News-Stock Analysis
Can Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX) Hit Three For Three Tomorrow?
Published on July 20, 2016 at 11:43 am by Market Exclusive in News, Stock Analysis
It's been a big week so far for Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX), and things might still get better. The company is up close to 4% early trading in the US. If there was ever a company that needed a bit of a sentiment boost, it's Valeant this year. With the shift in sentiment could come a closing of the gap on the company's 2015/2016 collapse, and by proxy, an opportunity to pick up some upside exposure as a Valeant holder.
Here's a look at the two latest developments, and the one still to come, and what all three mean for the company going forward.
First, then, Brodalumab. This one's a psoriasis treatment we've covered a few times during its development pathway here at Market Exclusive. It's a novel human monoclonal antibody, and it works by binding to the interleukin-17 (IL-17) receptor and – in doing so – inhibiting inflammation. Without the binding, IL-17s (which are a type of cytokine) would activate the receptors and stimulate inflammation. This inflammation is what leads to the scaly plaques associated with the condition. The drug performed well in trials, but there were some safety concerns surrounding a possible tendency to induce suicidal thoughts in patients who took part in its phase II and pivotal trials.
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Suicidal thoughts are pretty common for psoriasis sufferers anyway (reports suggest it's as high as a one-in-five occurrences), so there was always the chance that the recording of this as an AE associated with the drug was mistaken association, and that the patients in question would have had suicidal thoughts with or without administration. A weighting towards the active arm meant it warranted consideration, however, so this is what markets were looking at as being a major part of the NDA. Anyway, the application was put in front an advisory panel this week, and they voted in favor of approving Brodalumab, so long as the label reflected the suicidal concerns. That's a win for Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX), who won't worry too much about the label restricting its potential target population. Analysts reckon the drug could pick up $880 million annually in peak sales on an approval.
Moving on, let's look at Relistor. This one is a Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGNX) drug that Valeant licensed from the former, and its an opioid-induced constipation (OIC) indication. Before this approval, the only real treatment for OIC was a regular injection, and this has obvious drawbacks. OIC is a very common condition in the US, and with opioid use growing fast, the market for an alternative to the current inconvenient SOC is large and growing. It probably won't be able to command too high a price, but with plenty of potential suitors, there's plenty of revenues to be had going forward. Analysts think this one can pick up somewhere in the region of $400 million in peak sales.
Finally, VESNEO. This one is a candidate developed by Valeant owned Bausch + Lomb, and it's what's called a nitric oxide donating prostaglandin receptor agonist. It's an open angle glaucoma target, and it works by affecting nitric oxide levels in the eye, which is a key regulator of intra ocular pressure (IOP). IOP is a mediator in open angle glaucoma, and Valeant is hoping the FDA will give it the green light come PDUFA, which is tomorrow – July 21. Analysts put the peak sales potential for this one at anywhere between $500 million to $1 billion annually.
So to sum up, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) just had an agency green light for commercialization on a drug that could bring in $400 million revenues, an advisory panel approval for a circa $900 million seller, and is waiting on a PDUFA decision for a blockbuster tomorrow.
If all three go through as positive, we expect a very strong end to the week for the company, and going forward, an overarching (albeit slow) reversal in sentiment.
All eyes on PDUFA.
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So, the Buy Diary has been very real so far this year.
Pre-loved and vintage: this stuff is usually the cheapest (thus a lot of volume) or really unusual, and therefore unusually desirable to me. It's definitely the easiest to justify.
Things I really like and which gel with my style etc, but which I haven't really planned. A reasonably large category but (if you discount the first category) not as huge as I feared.
Stuff that I bought to replace things I'd wrecked, or stuff I'd thought about buying. I cracked some of these in the first quarter, but definitely scope for this to become pretty much the focus of what I buy.
There's enough clothing in my house now that I do not need to add volume, regardless of price. With the exception of another "my friend dressed me" post, steering clear of the temptation represented by vintage and pre-loved is the name of the game.
Keep maintaining flexibility in the Frivolous Things account for some fun, unconsidered buys. Variety (and therefore stripey blouses) is the spice of life.
But mostly use my fun funds for finishing off buying stuff that will make a useful impact in my wardrobe/replace stuff that's worn out or wrecked. While I thought these buys would be boring, they added so much value that I actually think this is the best category. Better than crazy vintage! Who am I?!
I made some buys at the start of this year that I really loved, so, in the name of calling out my wins as well as my lessons - here they are!
This raspberry jumper (featured in this blog post) was a steal using some vouchers I'd accrued at Farmers, and is a cosy, soft option for winter. A really flattering colour on me, and based on the dress up session I had when I got home with it, weirdly versatile. I anticipate this will get thrashed.
This shirt from custommade at Wanda Harland wasn't cheap, but I had just found out I was a finalist for a fancy award so I'm going to chalk it up to #winning. It is magnificent - I feel like it sums me up in a single shirt.
This knitwear set from Lazy Day Vintage, which was featured here, cost $50. Fifty bucks! And it came with an amazing pink suede vest that I am obviously not wearing above. Thick, warm and a beautiful colour, I love that I will be able to mix and match these pieces over the entire winter.
There are two things I own a weird number of: wide legged cropped trousers, and square shaped tops with wide sleeves. This patterned silk Gorman blouse (not online?) is firmly in the latter category. The print is divine and of course, silk is a dream to wear. Added bonus, the cami under this blouse is itself a great top. I was pleased to buy this on sale with some of my holiday spending money.
This red leather jacket. I searched high and low for a red leather jacket and in the end I found this one by spotting it from the street in Witchery on Lambton Quay. I love it, and have already worn it surprisingly often considering how warm it has been. Yes, I still break out in a bit of a sweat when I think about the cost, but I'll be keeping this girl for years. Featured here.
I loved this Helen Cherry skirt when I saw it in Recycle Boutique and in addition to being awesome for my collaboration with Te Papa, I love the style, colour and fabrication (more silk!). I honestly can't think of how I would improve on this skirt - even the belt is perfect.
This Gorman dress spoke to me when I spotted it in Sydney, and you guys loved it too (as did my Mum when she saw it IRL). I think this will look really good with a jumper layered over it in winter to make it more like a skirt, and the array of colours in the print mean there are lots of ways to wear this.
These earrings from OLIVIA, which I picked up at Cre8tive Workz in Wellington, are really lightweight but really fun. I'm just going to link you to all the earrings because they have a lot of great designs.
Likewise these silver jobs from Gorman, which satisfied my months-long hunt for a pair of silver statement earrings.
I only bought this ring last weekend from The Makers Jewellery here in Wellington, but it satisfies my love of brightly coloured gem stones in solitary settings.
This brooch - where do I start. It is truly beautiful, and I can't wait to pin it to every single coat I wear this winter!
I'll update the wishlist as the months progress, either showing that I purchased something, decided to remove something, or added something.


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In today's date and time, travel has become a necessity and in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, "Travel" is climbing up. So many people travel and there are so many travel companies as well who provide various activities and experiences, but, there are common aspects between all of them. If you see, it's become more like a routine, everyone is offering almost same things. To live life happy and contained, one need to do things differently and the same rule applies to Holidays. Unless you Holiday Differently, you won't be satisfied.
With time things change, as they say, change is inevitable. So to cater the need of Generation Y, it is necessary to change the travel and holiday pattern as well. It is all about how you bring the transformation.
Last week, I was part of a small and cozy, interesting and lively Indibloggers meet, the theme was travel. It was also the launch of Sterling's mascot "Rajarex", unveiling of its new logo which is inspired by pinwheel and a peep in to Sterling's new moto "Holiday Differently".
Sterling, a Thomas Cook & Fairfax Company, was when born, India got a fresh new way to holiday and today it has again come up with a new idea where it plans to create experiences one has never had before. Be it Sterling Ooty - a Heritage Trail or Sterling Dindi - a Food and Culture Trail.
You may come across a new side of that same regular place or get to know a place which was never part of your Travelictionary. That's what Sterling now aim for.
Sterling wants you to live your holiday, experience the way you desire but still giving you a package which will be so different. With all the demographic and past, present & future of Travel, the spokesman of Sterling Mr Peshwa took us through a beautiful picturesque "travel" worthy ride.
Needless to say it was a different kind of meet. I had never been part of such small Indibloggers meet and it was fun to meet fellow travelers as well.
In the end I would only say, "Wherever you go becomes a part of you", so, why not Holiday Differently every time to have a better time, to grow and to live life happy!


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Heroic NM Senator
Fights Aspartame Machine
Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum, Founder
Mission Possible International
I had the pleasure of meeting with Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino who sponsored the New Mexico Senate aspartame bill. No doubt the lobbyists with the morals of rapists preyed on his mind...and today he wrote this letter:
Aspartame Buys Time
By Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino
Nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to the corrosive influence of money on our public policy. I'm not just talking about the shenanigans inside the beltway of our nation's capitol-that Congress is for sale to the highest bidder has unfortunately become a practically accepted tenet of the American belief system.
So accepted is it that the astounding arrogance and venality being revealed by the current Tom Delay and Jack Abramoff scandals in the District of Columbia scarcely produce raised eyebrows, let alone outrage.
But I'm not just talking about that.
Nor am I talking only about the way that moneyed interests are able to sway local government toward policies that benefit those interests; hey, we apparently prefer a system in which local elections go to the highest bidder and business-as-usual involves twisting contractors' arms to secure campaign contributions.
Instead, today I'd like to zero-in on the pressure applied to our third level of representative government, the carryings-on that occur in the halls of State Government ... in all its branches.
And from among at least a dozen recent, painful examples of how big business manages to protect itself from such wet-blanket considerations as the good of the public, I'd like to select one as a representative: the continued approval of the reliance by processed food and beverage manufacturers on the chemical aspartame.
As an artificial sweetener, one now being added to some 6,000 products, it is difficult for most Americans to not consume aspartame daily. Its safety (and clearing up any doubts about that safety) would seem to be of critical importance to millions of us. But any discussion of this topic has been postponed in New Mexico indefinitely-through influence exerted by representatives hired by the Japanese manufacturer of aspartame, the Ajinomoto Corporation.
Those well-connected hired hands managed, in December, to frighten the State Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) into backing off of the public hearings into aspartame's safety that they had originally agreed to conduct this coming summer. They managed this delay by challenging the authority of the State of New Mexico to review anything already approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and by threatening to sue the state if we tried to do so.
Then those same hired hands resurfaced (augmented by the addition to their team roster of Butch Maki, a close confidant of Gov. Bill Richardson) in time to quash all attempts to discuss the matter during the just-concluded State Legislature.
There was one hearing on the subject and it drew significant numbers of the industry lobbyists, all of whom asserted the same party line: The substance is perfectly safe; the Federal Government has looked at it carefully and who the heck is New Mexico, anyway, to raise any questions about it?
The committee succumbed, and turned down the measure to ban aspartame 7-2.
That half-hour hearing was the total discussion of the matter this year in the public arena in New Mexico, unless the EIB board changes its mind and decides to call Ajinomoto's bluff by going ahead and holding a hearing.
The incredible spectacle of corporate hirelings exerting this kind of influence is, to our great shame, all too common in our state. The Legislature has resisted reforming campaign finance laws to inject some real muscle, which leaves the door wide open to the corporate powers to throw money around strategically, buying whatever access they need or blocking their opposition's access to the policymakers.
But no one should be surprised that Ajinomoto would rely on muscle to protect its profits from aspartame. The entire history of this product's approval by the FDA is rife with muscle flexing ... and very little in the way of science. Originally, it was a patent of the Searle Pharmaceutical Company. And beginning in the late '60s, the FDA repeatedly turned down Searle's submissions for approval, the results of its testings leaving serious doubts in the minds of FDA scientists.
All of that changed in 1981 when Ronald Reagan took the presidency. He listened to the then head of Searle, Donald Rumsfeld, (yes, that Donald Rumsfeld) who bypassed the scientists and went straight to the new Reagan appointee at FDA. Within weeks, the scientists were overruled and aspartame was approved. Several FDA scientists resigned in protest. They even alleged that Searle had fabricated results in the testing submitted.
Twenty-five years later, the evidence is mounting that our growing incidence of brain tumors, organ cancers and neurological diseases has followed the introduction of so many artificially created additives and chemicals in our food. It's only a matter of time until even Ajinomoto's money won't be able to block the unavoidable link between these unnecessary products and our decline in health.
When that happens, as it finally did to tobacco and lead and other heavy metals found in gasoline, we will act. The sad thing is that thousands of deaths and ruined lives will occur between now and then.
One of the cruel ironies to aspartame is that it was supposed to create sugar-free soft drinks for the benefit of diabetics. Since its introduction, the incidence of diabetes has soared. Some critics link the two. What is clear is that it ain't helping.
With all that money and muscle behind it, aspartame has evaded its comeuppance for another year. But the final reckoning can only be postponed, not avoided.
End of the Senator's letter
Last month there was still another study: http://www.wnho.net/new_greek_aspartame_studies.htm Bottom line: Alzheimers
We are now taking aspartame brain tumor cases in New York and New Jersey for litigation, three year statute of limitations.
When I think of the Calorie Control Council sending out press releases trying to prevent the public from believing these studies, as they have done since the New York Times article, I think of the millions of babies murdered in their mother's womb as the CCC pushes this toxin on pregnant women. May they receive within themselves the recompense for their error, and may Jehovah God see to it, and add to it.
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Doctors mentioned in this post can be seen in the documentary Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World. They are the heros of the anti-aspartame movement, continually publishing to rid the planet of this poison.
More information on aspartame on www.wnho.net and www.dorway.com (In memory of David Oliver Rietz who lost his life to aspartame)
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Current Afghanistan war
Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura and five Afghans are killed in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan when militants open fire on their car while they were travelling to monitor a project.
Japanese 'hero' among six dead in Afghan attack © BBC
Sources: BBC Euronews
A bomb on a rickshaw detonates as a minibus carrying new army recruits passes in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. A military spokesperson says ten, including a child, were killed and a further 27 wounded.
A suicide bomber kills 13 people and injures more than 30 others at an election rally in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
An Afghan soldier kills 3 U.S. troops and injures 1 other in Achin, Nangarhar Province. The Taliban claims responsibility, saying the Afghan soldier was one of several Taliban infiltrators in the Afghan Armed Forces.
Two U.S. service members are killed and a third is injured during a raid against ISIL militants in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province.
The United States Air Force drops the GBU-43-B Massive Ordnance Air Blast in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, reportedly on an ISIL complex of tunnels and caves. This is the first use of the weapon on the battlefield.
A suicide bomber kills 12 new police recruits in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack.
Nine people are killed in an attack on the Indian consulate In Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
A U.S. drone strike kills at least 6 ISIL militants in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, according to the Afghan defense ministry.
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes 25 kilometers from Jalalabad, Afghanistan, leaving 33 people dead and another 115 injured. Heavy damage of buildings are reported across Nangarhar Province.
The Taliban launches an attack on the NATO airstrip in the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad resulting in seven Taliban deaths and at least five Afghans are killed.


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