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Topic: #Shankly100. RAWK Commemoration. Why the Boards are shut today.
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#Shankly100. RAWK Commemoration. Why the Boards are shut today.
Bill Shankly would've been 100 today. For most of us that's enough of a reason to stop the clocks momentarily and reflect on that great man.
However, for some of our members less steeped in the culture and history of LFC, there may be some need to remind them of why Bill Shankly was one of the greatest Liverpool managers ever, if not the greatest.
RAWK has decided to take a well earned break from the hurly burly of modern football, bask in yesterday's result and look back, perhaps nostalgically, at the life and works of Mr Shankly.
RAWK will close all the other boards until this evening, apart from the Hillsborough Board and the History Board where all the articles specially written for today will be.
Grab a tea, sit back and reminisce/learn/enjoy/contribute to remembering Bill Shankly. He above most made Liverpool great and us happy.
« Last Edit: September 2, 2013, 08:43:32 AM by Hinesy »
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For those who know little about Bill, rather than write up a whole new article on the basic facts, the best thing I can do is direct you to this brilliant site all about Bill Shankly. With write ups from our very own Wooltonian and others, it beautifully encapsulates everything you could want to know about the man.
http://www.shankly.com/
For those who want the very basic facts, Shankly was born 100 years ago in the Ayrshire mining village of Glenbuck.
He went on to play for Carlisle, and then Preston North End with whom he won the FA Cup in 1938.
In 1944 he marries Agnes 'Nessie' Fisher, his lifelong partner.
1949 he takes up his first manager position at Carlisle, moving onto Grimbsy Town in 1951.
Liverpool interview him for their vacant managerial seat at the club but he doesn't get the job until 1959.
He takes Liverpool to the top division in 1962, winning the league in 1964, the FA Cup (for the first time ever) in 1965 and again the championship in 1973 as well as the UEFA Cup.
After winning the FA Cup in 1974, he retires that summer but still leads Liverpool out for the Charity Shield a month later.
Bill Shankly died 29th September 1981.
Just under a year later, Nessie unlocks the Shankly Gates at Anfield.
In 1997 two memorials to Shankly are unveiled, one in Glenbuck and one at Anfield.
Most of us will have heard myriad sayings attributed to Shankly. My favourite one is quite simply, "I...wanted to make the people happy".
RIP Bill and Nessie.
« Last Edit: August 21, 2013, 11:30:28 AM by Hinesy »
« Reply #2 on: September 2, 2013, 08:43:15 AM »
The History Board is where you'll find the articles today.
There's an interview with Karen Gill, his granddaughter,
http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=308268.0
there's an analysis of his tactics by PoP:
Some great memories from the arl arses here:
and a whole other bunch of stuff on the great man.
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Re: #Shankly100. RAWK Commemoration. Why the Boards are shut today.
Have read most but not all of the Shankly articles posted thus far, there's some serious reading to be done for all.
Everything we have today from our kit to our legacy was down to this man, so I commend the mods and RAWK organisers from dedicating today (of all days - transfer deadline and all that shit) to the great man.
Those who were lucky enough to be involved in that part of our history have a great deal to say. It's well worth all of us who weren't around then learning as much as possible about what this man was about.
"So Bierhoff's got a short time to press his claims, now that the other two strikers who started the match have both been taken off……Kuntz."
This topic will stay here for people to read til tonight. Thanks.
We've now reopened the site. Hope you enjoyed today.
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Quote from: Hinesy on September 2, 2013, 05:57:53 PM
Been fantastic reading all the content on Shanks today. Hope plenty of people of learnt even more about the great man.
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Really enjoyed reading all the articles today, thanks for compiling it together.
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Formosa guilty of mass fish deaths in central region
Photo: Courtesy/Duc Anh
Investigation finds Formosa Steel Plant responsible for the deaths of dozens of tons of fish in April.
by Ha Nguyen-Hong Nhung-Anh Duy
Formosa still holds 250 tonnes of chemicals
Formosa Ha Tinh apologizes for controversial statement
Formosa Group considers four large projects in Quang Binh
Cause of mass fish deaths still undetermined
Taiwan's Formosa Steel Plant at the Vung Ang Industrial Zone in north-central Ha Tinh province has been found responsible for polluting the sea along the north-central and central coast of Vietnam, which killed dozens of tons of fish in April, the government announced on June 30.
Minister and Chairman of the Office of the Government Mai Tien Dung said that, based on strong scientific evidence, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reached a conclusion that the pollution was caused by subcontractors during trial runs at the steel complex. "This has heavily affected people's livelihoods and businesses in four provinces," he told the government's monthly press briefing on June 30.
Water discharged from Vung Ang contained toxins that killed fish and other sea creatures. "We have convincing proof that the cause of the mass fish deaths was Formosa's operations," said Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha.
Formosa admitted to the violations. In a letter sent to staff on June 30, Mr. Chen Yuan-Cheng, President of the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, blamed sub-contractors at the project. "We respect the findings of the government," he wrote.
On June 30 the company officially apologized to the Vietnamese Government and people and pledged to pay $500 million in compensation.
The mass fish deaths were first reported on April 6, when large numbers washed up ashore in Ha Tinh province. The deaths soon spread to nearby Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue provinces - a distance of 200 km.
Over 70 tons of dead fish were found in the four provinces. Thua Thien Hue also reported that 35 tons of fish raised on farms had died. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc instructed relevant bodies to immediately investigate and identify the cause.
Many theories were put forward in April and May, including "red tide" and chemical toxins in wastewater. The Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company (FHS) quickly became the prime suspect.
FHS, under Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Group, has been the investor in the Son Duong Iron Steel and Port Complex at the Vung Ang Industrial Zone since 2008, with total investment capital of around $10 billion on an area of more than 3,300 ha.
Project capacity is 7 million tons per year in the first phase in 2015, to be raised to 22 million tons in 2020 with capital of $26 billion. The project was licensed in 2008 with three sub-projects: the Formosa Iron and Steel Making Plant, the Son Duong Deep-Water Port, and the Formosa Thermal Power Plant.
"This is a lesson for all enterprises: they must comply with legal regulations, including those on the environment," said Minister Dung.
FORMOSA'S COMMITMENTS & PLEDGES
■ To publicly apologize to the Vietnamese Government and people for causing serious damage to the environment.
■ To compensate VND11.5 trillion ($500 million) for economic losses and for environmental recovery efforts.
■ To completely repair the existing chemical treatment system and ensure all hazardous chemicals are removed from the wastewater treatment system and guarantee that such an occurence will never happen again.
■ To cooperate with Vietnamese authorities and provinces to introduce solutions to control the environmental pollution and to reclaim the trust of the Vietnamese people.
■ To truthfully follow all these commitments. If not, it will be sued under Vietnamese law.
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Labourers for the Corporation of the City of Vancouver's work day reduced from ten to nine hours daily. The fountain donated to the City by the Foundry and Machine Shops to be located at the corner of Hastings and Carrall Streets, on the land given to the city by the CPR for that purpose.
The Council met on Monday, May 26th 1890 at 8 P.M.
Present His Worship the Mayor and Aldermen Carroll, Garden, Horne, Fox, Sentell, Costello, McLeod, Doering and Mason.
From Wm. Hamilton, Fireman Fire Hall No 2, resigning his position and asking for an acknowledgement of his services. Referred to the F. W. & L. Committee.
From McPhillips & Williams asking for damages on account of J. H. McMillan for depreciation of property in the vicinity of Morgue. Referred to City Solicitor.
From Bewicke & Wulffsohn enclosing petition praying for a box drain on the lane South of Georgia St. between Howe & Hornby Streets. Referred to Board of Works.
From John Irving President Vancouver Water Works Coy, enclosing an invitation from the American Water Works Association to be present at their annual meeting in Chicago on May 20th 1890. Referred to Water Works Committee.
from the City Clerk requesting that Mr. Schussler be allowed every facility for testing the Water Works. Filed.
From Peter Atkinson et al Corporation laborers asking Council to reduce the hours of labor from 10 to 9 hours. Referred to Board of Works.
From Andrew C. Muir on behalf of M. G. McLean holding the City responsible for detention of wood cut on the cemetery grounds. Referred to City Solicitor.
From John Devine et al asking for a Street Light on the corner of Carl and Princess St. Referred to F. W. & L. Committee.
From Wm. Campbell, Manager San Juan Lime Coy, calling attention to the fact that the piece of land to be received by the Coy in exchange for that given to the Sugar Refinery Co. was not being raised to the level of the lime yard as stipulated and agreed upon. Referred to Sugar Refinery Committee.
From G. Shelton, et al praying that the lane in Block 2, 185 be opened up for traffic. Referred to Board of Works.
From Hanson Bros. Montreal asking for information as to population etc of Vancouver. City Clerk instructed to reply.
From Hanson Bros. confirming tenders sent by telegram. Filed.
From Chas. A. Coldwell asking to be allowed part of the old plank on Westminster Avenue to lay a sidewalk on 8th Av. Referred to F. W. & L. Committee.
From J. A. Russell furnishing report of the Vancouver Free Reading Room. Filed.
From the City Solicitor giving opinion as to the City's liability in the matter of Pat Carey's cows. Filed.
From the City Engineer in reference to a change in the contract for the clearing of the Sugar Refinery Site. Referred to Sugar Refinery Committee.
From H. Abbott asking permission to use Donkey Engine on Columbia Avenue. Referred to Chairman of B of Works.
The Board of Works met on Thursday May 15th 1890.
Present Aldermen Browning, Horne, Sentell, Costello and Doering.
1. That the City Solicitor be instructed to prepare a By-Law for the naming of Streets in Wards 4 & 5 in accordance with the advice given to Council.
2. That men be employed to repair 6th & 7th Aves.
grounds be straightened and put on a true line.
4. That Burrard Street drain be continued from the lane to Melville Street about 130 feet.
(c) Grading the lane in rear of the Leland from Seymour to Granville.
Geo Turner, Sidewalk $26.00 R.
8. That the Bunker matter be referred to the City Solicitor for his advice thereon.
Moved by Alderman Sentell, seconded by Alderman Fox. That the Report of the Board of Works be adopted. Carried.
The F. W. & L. Committee met on Wednesday May 14th 1890.
Present Aldermen Fox, Carroll, Garden, and McLeod.
2. That the question of payment for hydrants be laid over until some action is taken towards the purchase of the Vancouver Water Works and in the meantime that the City Solicitor be instructed to look into the Agreement entered into with the Company for the rent of the hydrants and give an opinion as to whether the City would be compelled to pay for hydrants which are not efficient for fire purposes.
Water Works Company 60 cents per 1000 gallons for water used in Street Sprinkling, but that we cannot agree to furnish an extra man as the teamster employed under contract is considered competent to handle the hydrants.
4. That the extra horse at Fire Hall No 1 be sold at public auction on Tuesday the 27th inst at 12 o'clock noon.
5. That the Foreman at Fire Hall No 1 paid $55.00 per month and the Foreman at Fire Hall No 2, $50.00 per month.
6. That R. B. McMicking be paid $1644.50 the balance due him on the Fire Alarm System if when tested it is found satisfactory and up to contract and a guarantee given as per agreement.
7. That J. Cooper be appointed Engineer at Fire Hall No 2, on trial for one month in place of Wm. Hamilton, resigned and if he proves satisfactory that he be engaged permanently at $55.00 per month.
8. That Mr. Johnson be appointed ball man in place of Hector Stewart resigned.
The Finance Committee met on Friday May 16th 1890.
1. That Hanson Bros. tender for the purchase of $30,000 worth of Sugar Refinery Site Debentures at $103.54 for every $100.00 worth of Debentures be accepted.
2. That $12.50 be paid to Mrs. Harris, Nurse to Mrs Valet, a woman sick and in needy circumstances provided the case is reported by the Chief of Police as being deserving of such aid.
3. That the Hospital Board be requested to furnish a list of the Instruments now in the hospital and when such list is furnished this Committee will be prepared to take action on the recommendation of the Board of Health in the matter of making a grant of $750 for Instruments.
Moved by Alderman Fox, seconded by Alderman Sentell. That the Report of the Finance Committee be adopted. Carried.
The Health Committee met on Tuesday May 14th 1890 at 3 P.M.
Present Aldermen Fox, Horne and McLeod, Alderman Horne in the Chair.
1. That $750.00 be placed at the disposal of the Medical Board for Instruments and appliances to be used in the hospital and that they order same at once.
2. That in the opinion of this Committee the contractor furnishing drugs and medicines to the City Hospital has to furnish bottles or other containers without extra charge.
3. That in future the members of the medical Board be requested to mark plainly any such prescriptions that are not of an ordinary nature as is defined in the contract with the druggist.
4. That Charles Gibson, night nurse at the City Hospital be appointed Secretary of the Hospital in addition to his present duties, he to perform the duties prescribed in Rule 19 of the Code of Rules and Regulations governing the hospital and to see that all patients admitted that are able to pay do so in advance or furnish good security that they will do so before discharge from the hospital, and that his present salary be increased $5.00 per month.
5. That a Committee of the Council be appointed to make an early selection of a suitable site for the proposed crematory.
Moved by Alderman Fox, seconded by Alderman Garden. That clause 4, relating to Charles Gibson's salary be referred back to the Finance Committee. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Fox, seconded by Alderman Sentell. That the balance of the Report be adopted. Carried.
Council by the Vancouver City Foundry and Machine Shops be located on the corner of Carrall and Hastings Streets on the piece of land given by the C.P.R. Coy to the City for that purpose and that the City Engineer be authorized to place said Fountain. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Horne, seconded by Alderman Costello. That His Worship, the Mayor call a Special Meeting of the License Board at the earliest possible day. Carried.
Deputy Returning Officers for Election on Loan By-Law etc $37.00 Carried.
Boyd & Clandenning $1,800.00 Murray & Fraser 890.50 Carried.
Brockton Pt clearing 1,350.00 Carried.
Moved by Alderman Horne, seconded by Alderman McLeod. That the prayer of Peter Atkinson et al, corporation Laborers praying that their hours of labor be reduced from 10 to 9 hrs be granted. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Horne, seconded by Alderman Sentell. That the City Engineer be instructed to examine and report upon the painting of the Swing of the Granville Street Bridge. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Horne, seconded by Alderman Sentell. That the By-Law to raise a loan of $125,000 be read a third time. Carried.
Alderman Carrall gave notice that at the next regular meeting of this Council he would move for a return of all correspondence, tenders, contracts and other papers relating to the clearing and other improvements of the Brockton Point Athletic Grounds and that the same be submitted to this Council; also that he would at the next regular meeting move a resolution that in all future contracts made and entered into by the Council for public works a clause shall be inserted to the effect that nine (9) hours shall be a day's work for all mechanics and laborers employed on said contracts and that any violation of that stipulation shall nullify the contract and also that nine (9) hours shall constitute a day's work for all mechanics and laborers hereafter employed by this Council.


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Pat Robertson Tells Christian Woman to Skip Sister's Gay Wedding (VIDEO)
By Clare Morris, Christian Post Contributor | Friday, March 09, 2012
Friday on the Christian Broadcasting Network's "The 700 Club," host Pat Robertson answered a unique, tough, and possibly controversial question from a viewer with biblical advice. The woman wrote into the show with concerns over whether or not she should be a bridesmaid in her sister's wedding, as her sister is a lesbian marrying her long-time partner.
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The woman's question was featured in the "Bring It On" segment of the proram. "I don't know what to do. If I don't agree [to be a bridesmaid] our relationship will be ruined. I don't even know if I should attend the wedding much less be a part of it," she said of her dilemma.
Robertson admitted that the woman, identified as "Kathryn" by co-host Terry Meeuwsen, was faced with "a hard decision," but quickly added that "the Bible is so clear about homosexuality." He quoted the book of Romans to explain the biblical view on homosexuality, saying, "Wherefore God gave [homosexuals] up and having given them up, they did evil things with their own bodies.'" He advised the woman not to be a bridesmaid and not to attend the wedding.
He told her to tell her sister, "I love you, but I cannot participate in a ceremony that is contrary to God's word." Robertson explained that going to a same-sex wedding would be sending a message of approval. "If you go, what you're doing is saying 'I bless this union and I agree that what you're doing is right,'" he said.
Robertson's suggestion, however, is not unanimous among Christian leaders. Last year, in an appearance on "Piers Morgan Tonight" on CNN, megachurch pastor Joel Osteen was asked if he would ever attend a homosexual wedding. Osteen, who leads Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, said he would attend if the couple were "friends of mine and I respected them." He clarified that he would go because he is "not going to disrespect somebody that was dear to [him and his wife]." Most recently, Osteen affirmed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin. He added, however, that homosexauls who repent of their sins, can make it into heaven.
On Friday's "The 700 Club," Robertson acknowledged that his advice to skip the wedding might be hard for the questioner and her sister's relationship, but if skipping the wedding on moral grounds destroys the relationship, "that's tough luck."
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20th Century Retrospective, Product Design, Utopian Projects
Kenji Ekuan's Stimulating Projects from Furniture Design to City Planning
Furniture House
Kenji Ekuan was a Japanese industrial designer, best known for creating the design of the Kikkoman soy sauce bottle. His designs originate from the sights of Hiroshima's devastation after the U.S. atomic bombing of the city 70 years ago. He heard the voices of street cars, bicycles and other objects mangled and abandoned, saying they had wished to have been utilized more, he is quoted as saying in a company pamphlet for his Hiroshima exhibit last year.
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Designer : Kenji Ekuan
Location : Japan
Proyect Year: 1964
Source: Wikipedia – Socks
When I stood in the ruins of the city after losing my father and sister to the bomb there, I was suddenly overcome by this sense of personal mission. In a world where there was nothing left at all, I felt the call of all things man-made. The burned out shell of a streetcar, an overturned truck, a half-melted bicycle… I felt like they were calling out to me, saying, "Hear us, O traveler!" (…)
Experiences like that redirected my perception of the mutability of life from a sense of vanity and desolation to the sense that change drives new growth. I vowed to pursue the kind of change that fit the needs of postwar Japan through industrial design" (Excerpt from an interview of Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist with
– Kenji Ekuan, in "Project Japan, Metabolist Talks", Taschen 2011
From Furniture to City Planning
Plastic Sky Lodge, 1962
Furniture House, 1964
Pumpkin House, 1964
Kenji Ekuan Design principles
Ekuan became a monk at a Hiroshima temple to succeed his father, who died due to radiation from the atomic bombing. But he eventually pursued his career in design. He graduated from the prestigious Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1955 and founded his design studio two years later.
His design principle was a "democratization" of goods and beauty, to make them accessible for everyone.
Kenji Ekuan accomplished his life mission by designing "democratic" objects like public telephone booths, capsules, musical instruments and, – the one which he became famous for -, the Kikkoman soy sauce bottle. Kenji Ekuan was also responsible for other design classics, including the Yamaha VMAX motorbike and the Narita Express Airport train.
Less internationally known but equally as important are his contributions to the Metabolist project, (Kenji joined the group since the beginnings, at the 1960 World Design Conference), a series of interiors-, housing and mass produced designs and realisations questioning human inhabitation and ways of living.
Featured Projects of Kenji Ekuan
1964 : Furniture House is the result of a series of experiments on the creation of domestic space through movable – Metabolist furniture – each one equipped with a structure of "skeleton", "organs" and "skin".
1964 : Ekuan designed the "Pumpkin House" as an expandable structure for a couple, able to feature outdoor space and even expandable to include a mini-capsule for a child.
1964 : Tortoise House is a family dwelling integrated into an inhabitable space frame formed by separated room-units and facilitating growth.
1964 : Ekuan designed the "Dwelling City", a double stacked tetrahedrons structure with capsules attached on the surface and the interior designated as public space. Cue Metabolism, a collective of architects, designers and a critic that sought to recreate the very definition of 'city', transferring it's apendage from noun to verb. Cities would exist as living, moving and evolving creatures – constantly changing and adapting within a social consciousness. A primitive concept of "Cities within Cities" is obtained by the definition and mutliplications of clusters.
The existence of tangible things is imporant. It's evidence that we're here as human beings.
– Kenji Ekuan.
Dwelling City, Photomontage, 1964
From Furniture to City planning Gallery
Tortoise House, 1964
Cite this article: "Kenji Ekuan's Stimulating Projects from Furniture Design to City Planning" in ArchEyes, February 17, 2016, https://archeyes.com/furniture-designs-that-turn-into-cities-kenji-ekuan/.
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SWCS – Animated shorts
The Société Wallonne du Crédit Social (SWCS) is a public interest organization that offers attractive loans to buy, renovate or build in Wallonia.
The SWCS wanted to develop a strong concept through video capsules that increasingly became the pillars of their communication, while helping to promote their temperament loans.
A tailor-made solution
The solution seemed obvious to us: 3D animation! What could be stronger and more emblematic than the creation of friendly characters who become ambassadors of the brand?
So we designed a crazy family, each member of which has a strong character, who has to deal with every day, not too ordinary situations... Okay, well, we may have exaggerated on the situations a bit... Otherwise, it's not funny!
We won't tell you about the challenge of this project, considering the number of characters to create, the tight timing and the frequency of the capsules' release. Well, yes...
The challenge is met and is highly successful; the SWCS now has consistency in its communication media and its sympathetic capital has increased drastically thanks to the characters. The billboard campaign allows characters to get out of the Internet and to mark their minds, even on the streets.
The attractiveness of the company has increased significantly, especially in trade shows and fairs. This increase is due to the presence of screens on the stand. The animations catch the eye and the passers-by stop in front of the stand to watch them... and to put a foot in the stand at the same time.
The shorts have generated a lot of interest on social networks
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Potsdam's Barberini Museum rises from the ashes
Philanthropist Hasso Plattner financed the rebuilding of the Barberini Palace. The new museum will house the vast private collection of the German tech entrepreneur.
In the Barberini Museum at Potsdam. / Bernd Settnik/dpa Picture-Alliance/AFP
By Delphine Nerbollier,Berlin | Germany
Angela Merkel, Bill Gates… there was a long and illustrious list of invitees for Friday's opening of the completely new Barberini Museum in Potsdam financed by Hasso Plattner, co-founder of the German IT giant SAP AG. Aged 72, the gray-haired entrepreneur paid for the reconstruction of the Barberini Palace, which houses part of his personal art collection.
Plattner owns one of the most significant private collections of impressionist landscapes, including works by Renoir, Monet, and Sisley.
"I bought my first painting in 1972 and the collection just grew and I have never sold anything," he explains. "The paintings need to stay together, which is why I had the idea twenty years ago of founding a museum."
The project has given new life to a major Potsdam monument where the kings of Prussia once lived. Built during the 18th century by Frederick II of Prussia on the model of the Barberini Palace in Rome, the building was completely destroyed by bombs in 1945. Now, it has risen again on the former market place with its sandstone columns and three floors of exhibition space.
"Its reconstruction is a very significant event for the city," notes Michael Philipp, conservator at the museum. "And it is rare that a new museum opens with so many loans at such an international level."
For its opening, the Barberini Palace is presenting an exhibition reflecting its founder's taste for impressionist landscapes. It includes paintings from museums around the world such as the Orangerie in Paris and Rodin Museum with forty paintings by Claude Monet.
"The kings of Prussia did not like impressionism resulting in their rarity in Berlin museum collections," notes Plattner. "Personally, I love them."
The philanthropist admits a weakness for 20th-century German art, represented here by Liebermann, Beckmann, and Nolde. The exhibition also includes nearly 70 paintings by artists from the former East Germany such as Wolfgang Mattheuer and Arno Rink.
It also includes several paintings that will be displayed this autumn as part of an exhibition on the role of artists under the German Democratic Republic.
Plattner himself grew up in West Berlin not far from The Wall and from Potsdam, of which he speaks with emotion. Having established a university institute and financed the baroque facade of the seat of regional government, he has made the Barberini Museum his ultimate gift to the city.
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FlixChatter Review: The Tourist
On December 12, 2010 November 30, 2020 By ruthIn Flix Reviews32 Comments
A few of people's tweets on Twitter yesterday read that The Tourist is 'less than the sum of its stars.' Well, that quip definitely has merit because despite the star wattage of the two leads, the movie is never luminous enough to really dazzle.
Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp play characters with opposite personalities. Jolie is Elise, a beautiful woman who've been followed by the police for her dalliance with Alexander Pearce, an enigmatic figure wanted for embezzlement. Depp's character Frank on the other hand, is as 'ordinary' as they come, a Community College math teacher from Wisconsin! Elise deliberately crosses his path on a train to Venice, an order from her lover to find a tourist in his likeness and make people believe that man is him.
It's an intriguing premise all right, it promises a smart cat and mouse thriller with a web of intrigue, romance and danger. That last bit was from the plot synopsis in RottenTomatoes, which obviously judging from the dismal 20% rating, most critics don't think the movie delivers the goods. I couldn't help peeking at some of the reviews before I saw it Friday night. But the worse the reviews get, the more curious I became to see it. I mean, how bad could it be? Well, let me just say, it actually isn't as bad as they make it out to be. But that's really not saying much as I went in with pretty low expectations.
Much of the critics' gripes is on the lack of chemistry between Jolie and Depp, but to me that's a lesser of a problem that Jolie's ludicrous overacting. Right from the time the movie opens with her being watched and the police tailing [as well as drool over] her, it's as if Jolie thinks she's in a two-hour long modeling shoots. She doesn't 'act' as much as 'poses' the entire movie and her giant eyes and lips do much of the acting for her. Alas, I find her face so distracting from some of her scenes, i.e. the super red lipstick she wears to a canal-side dinner so overpowers her delicate features; and in others, her overly smoky eye-makeup makes her already giant eyes look disproportionately bigger. Not to mention her ultra glamorous and icy-cold persona—which doesn't remotely resemble any real human being—makes it impossible to warm up to Elise. She is supposed to be a woman in love but the only person she appears to be in love with is herself and the reaction she gets from men that the director tirelessly keep pounding at us. Ok, she's attractive, we get it. Let's move on shall we?
As for Depp, though at first I thought he was miscast, he invariably fares better here. It's refreshing to see him plays a 'normal' guy, well, as normal as he can get whilst still retaining that quirky sensibilities we love about him. As I said in my previous Tourist post, Depp in his goofy mode seems to get the befuddled look down pat and the minute I see Frank on the train, I immediately likes him. Frank provides such an amusing contrast to the sly and controlled Elise and his admiration of his beauty is believable. That 'ravenous' quip you've seen in the trailer comes out pretty funny in the movie.
As for the supporting cast, two of which are the main reason I saw this on opening night, they did their best with how little material they're given to work with. Rufus Sewell looks all dashing and debonair in his practically no-speaking part, but his character is actually pretty significant to the plot. Timothy Dalton has a smidgen more screen time as the Chief Inspector Jones, and it was indeed a treat to see him up on screen and hearing him say his lines only Dalton could. But all that only left me wishing to see more of them on screen. I could see Dalton in the role of the head gangster, he'd easily add more charm as well as menace than the way Steven Berkoff plays it.
Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck seems to want to pay homage to the classic Bond flicks with a little bit of Hitchcock and other classic capers. The thing is, this movie merely hints at something great and the concept does have a lot of potential. Alas, the script never goes anywhere, as the story merely glides as leisurely as the pretty gondolas on the Venice canals, leaving us with quite lackluster action sequences with no real sense of danger to the main characters. At least Donnersmarck was able to keep the plot from being too predictable, the twist at the end is the kind that makes you 'whoa!' That one hit me out of left field, but with plot holes the size of Texas, the whole thing feels almost as preposterous as that infamous invisible car in Die Another Day.
I'd still recommend this one for a rental though. It's still an entertaining fare to spend a mindless afternoon on… if anything, you won't be disappointed by the gorgeous cinematography of Venice and Paris, those breathtaking shots can practically double as a tourism video. But as any good filmmaker should know, pretty scenery plus pretty people minus a crooked script will never amount to a good movie.
P.S. The two-and-a-half stars are for Sewell, Dalton and the city Venice 🙂
Anybody else has seen this flick? Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments below.
Flix Character Spotlight: Neville Sinclair – The Rocketeer
On December 10, 2010 July 2, 2015 By ruthIn Featured Actor/Filmmaker20 Comments
A couple of days ago, I saw Jennifer Connelly in the red carpet of The Tourist premiere with her husband Paul Bettany. As you can see in the poster, Connelly and Timothy Dalton co-starred in The Rocketeer back in 1991, and now her husband is co-starring with Dalton in The Tourist.
It turns out this post has been in my draft folder since August, around the time when I read this Hero Complex blog post back in August titled 'The Rocketeer' — a retro adventure that was ahead of its time. Apparently a theater in L.A. was hosting a special month-long Disney screening series at the time. Oh, how I wish I could've seen this one on the big screen.
I remember seeing The Rocketeer with my older brother when I was in high school. It had everything you could possibly want in a movie: comic-book style action adventure, espionage, romance and cool visuals. Based on a graphic novel, the story takes place in a few years prior to WWII in 1938 and focuses on a young stunt pilot Cliff, who stumbles onto a prototype jet-pack that allows him to become a high flying masked hero dubbed The Rocketeer. Of course things starts to go awry when the Nazis want the device for their evil plans.
Well, one of the best things about the movie is undoubtedly the deliciously charming baddie, Neville Sinclair. He is Howard Hughes meets Errol Flyn meets James Bond… played to perfection by Dalton. It's hard not to swoon for his suave and sexy portrayal, in fact, he's the one I couldn't take my eyes off. This is a text-book example of a supporting character completely overshadowing the protagonist, played by boyish Billy Campbell. The Hero Complex article aptly described him as 'sly and rakish'… and Shakespearean actor used that debonair sensibilities to the max in trying to seduce Cliff's girlfriend, the aspiring actress Jenny (Connelly).
Director Joe Johnston (who's currently working on Captain America) made a perfect casting choice in Dalton. I can't imagine anyone else playing the role of a Nazi spy disguised as a swashbuckling movie star, inspired by the real actor Errol Flynn (apparently, an authorized biography of the classic actor painted him as a Nazi sympathizer – per Wikipedia). Sinclair is right up there with Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber as my favorite villains of all time.
Take a look below of a couple of clips from the movie. If you haven't seen this one, it's definitely worth a rental! Need more proof? Read Marc's full review at GoSeeTalk.com.
TV Watching Monday: Timothy Dalton shows his comic side on CHUCK!
On November 1, 2010 November 2, 2010 By ruthIn Tube Watch18 Comments
The night I've been waiting for is finally here! I've started watching CHUCK again this season when I heard Timothy Dalton was going to guest star on the spy comedy and boy, the episode didn't disappoint!! Thank you Josh Schwartz for inviting Mr. Dalton to the show! It was just absolutely brilliant to have him play against type as a dowdy, grandpa-sweater-wearing old guy and it's obvious Dalton has impeccable comic timing. Most people either know him as the gritty James Bond or byronic hero Rochester in Jane Eyre, but he can be convincingly hilarious, as he was in Hot Fuzz and now on Chuck.
Dalton in a scene in Nov 1 Chuck episode
[spoiler alert] The moment he came on with a fork on Chuck's neck, I knew he'd be fabulous! In his inimitable raspy voice he threatened to rip Chuck's throat until he gave him his code word, then suddenly he turned into this wimpish bureaucrat type fellow who says he's Mary's (Chuck's mom) handler. I love how he was a nervous wreck on the plane when he's about to be tortured, "I had my first sexual experience watching 'Lawrence of Arabia'!" LMAO! (Ok now that's the first time I use that internet slang on my blog but that's reserved for such an occasion as this!)
Dalton portrayed all the bumbling manners and every bit of the funny lines as Gregory Tuttle so perfectly it's hard to imagine this guy was freakin' 007!! But then when the revelation come at the end I literally jumped off my seat! The camera panned up from his shiny shoes, slowly revealing a man in a perfectly tailored suit and voila! Bumbling handler no more, suddenly he's back in the 007 mode as a dashing spy. Only this time he's a bad-ass Russian villain Alexei Volkoff who's been working with Mary. As Dalton revealed to EW earlier today, he's going to be in a few episodes, so we can expect more awesome Chuck/Mary/Volkoff face-offs in future episodes. Too bad I have to wait TWO WEEKS for that!!
Check out this clip of the plane scene with Saturday Night Life's vet Anna Gasteyer (it's no coincidence on NBC part that they're running the Women of SNL show right after this one):
And guess what, as I was searching for clips of this episode on YouTube, apparently someone had uploaded the 1979 Charlie's Angel's episode where Dalton guest starred as Farrah Fawcett's lover Damien Roth. Man, just look at the guy, no wonder Cubby Broccolli kept pestering him to play Bond!
In the EW interview, Dalton also revealed a teeny bit about his role in The Tourist, "… [the movie] for me was another example of wanting to work with people. It doesn't have to be a big part — I play a policeman in the film — but if someone like [German director Florian Henckel von] Donnersmarck asks you to come and it's with two actors that you've never met before but have always admired, Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, and it's being shot in Venice, you take it." I'd say Jolie and Depp are the lucky ones to be working with a real thespian like Dalton. He's a huge reason why I'm interested in the movie in the first place!
Any fellow Chuck fans out there? What did you think of the episode?
THIS JUST IN: The Tourist trailer
On September 15, 2010 September 15, 2010 By ruthIn Flix Trailers36 Comments
Fresh from the oven! As ET has revealed a few days ago, The Tourist trailer is finally here. It wasn't available on YouTube earlier, but it is now, so see it below:
This movie is one of my highly-anticipated movies this year, and I've blogged extensively a few months ago here.
The plot revolves around Frank Taylor (Johnny Depp), an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Cara Mason (Angelina Jolie) is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path and throws him into a whirlwind of intrigue and danger.
As you can clearly see from the trailer, it's more of a spy thriller/comedy. My pal Vince just watched it minutes after I did and his first reaction was how similar it is to Cary Grant's North by Northwest. In fact, he said that Depp's character's mannerism and behavior almost mimic Grant's character. Maybe that's the intention?? It's possible that the director (The Lives of Others), purposely wants this movie to have the same vibe, who knows. As for Jolie, well, she's playing the same character she's known for, nothing new there. She's almost the same as her character in Wanted (or Lara Croft), just with more dainty clothes.
The trailer looks fine I guess, it's got the potential to be fun and action-packed, and the two leads have a decent chemistry (I guess it's not hard with Jolie ;)). BUT, I'm disappointed. WHERE IS Rufus Sewell and Timothy Dalton??? We see Steven Berkoff & Paul Bettany here and there, but Sewell and Dalton are really the major factor why I'm excited for this movie, and they're NOWHERE to be found in the trailer. Trust me, I've even watched VERY closely and even paused the video a few times to make sure I didn't miss it. But still, no sight of either of them 😦
Vince and I theorized that Dalton could be the head honcho of the mobster who's after Jolie's character, and Sewell is one of the killers sent to go after her?? I really don't care what they're playing at this point, I just want to see them, period! Oh well, my excitement for this movie just went down a few notches. Hopefully the next trailer they'd show those two and maybe then, this movie will be back in my good graces 😉
Well, what do you all think? Will you be seeing this movie come December 10?
Upcoming Flix Spotlight: The Tourist
On March 29, 2010 March 29, 2010 By ruthIn Flix News8 Comments
Jolie & Depp in The Tourist
It's too early to start my Top Ten Anticipated 2011 Flicks, but this one will surely be on that list. I'm certainly psyched more for the supporting cast than the leads. When I first heard about it as far back as last November, it was still a 'revolving-door' sort of project with directors and cast coming and going. But it looks like as soon as Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie are on board, the project seems to be moving right along and looks like the two are surrounded by a talented British cast.
Dalton & Berkoff
About a month ago or so, Rufus Sewell and Paul Bettany were cast. I'm a big fan of Rufus so that was definitely awesome news, but then last week, yet another fave actor of mine Timothy Dalton is joining the cast, along with another British thespian Steven Berkoff. Just a bit of trivia: Berkoff is the director who took a chance on young Gerard Butler when he cast him in his theater play Coriolanus. Interesting that both actors have acting roots in theater, as well as a James Bond connection (I guess a Bond geek like me would find that amusing 🙂 ) Dalton obviously played the role twice (The Living Daylight & License to Kill), and Berkoff played Bond's nemesis General Orlov in Octopussy.
German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others) is at the helm of the spy thriller. The plot revolves around Frank Taylor, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Cara Mason is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path and throws him into a whirlwind of intrigue and danger.
It hasn't been revealed what roles the added cast members will play in the movie. News in Film writer recently reviewed a draft script by Julian Fellowes — who won Best Original Screenplay for Gosford Park, and recently penned The Young Victoria — and let's just say he wasn't impressed: "Without a strong third act, the script reads like a spy romance novel and a cheap Jason Bourne knock-off. There are sultry exchanges, multiple chase scenes, and a shootout or two, but the action seems familiar and the mystery leads no where."
Well, I guess it's to early to tell how the final film will turns out to be, but based on the characters mentioned in the draft, I'm going to take a stab at speculating who'll play which role:
Alexander Pearce: an international thief and cunning numbers man, personal friend (or lover) of Cara (Dalton?)
Ivan Demidov: a particularly angry Russian mobster (Berkoff?)
Ackerman: a "Tommy Lee Jones [type] from The Fugitive" (Bettany?)
One of the government agents who's after Pearce (Sewell?)
Well, we'll see how far off I am once they reveal the info.
Depp & Jolie filming in Venice & Paris – Photos courtesy of Movieweb.com
It's interesting that in my blog stats several days ago, there's a particular search term someone used to get to my blog: 'Why British always villains?' Ha! Good question, why are they always playing the bad guys?? In the case of this movie, the Brits are very likely to be playing villains again as Jolie and Depp are the only two American main players.
Anyhoo, judging from the on-set photos in Paris and Venice, this is shaping up to be a good looking film (gorgeous people in gorgeous scenery!) If anything, it'll make us want to be a tourist at those exotic locations!!
Happy Belated Birthday, Timothy Dalton!
On March 26, 2010 March 25, 2010 By ruthIn Random Thoughts3 Comments
Thanks to Andy from Fandango Groovers who reminded me that last Sunday 3/21 was Timothy's 66th birthday. In honor of the actor, the James Bond enthusiast blogger posted this brilliant idea about a revolutionary James Bond flick starring Mr. Dalton as the older British spy, with Colin Farrell as 006 and Quentin Tarantino at the helm. It's a crazy and fanciful concept but wow, that's definitely something I'd watch in a heartbeat!
Dalton's gritty Bond was way ahead of his time
After playing iconic characters such as Bond, Jane Eyre's Rochester, Julius Caesar, now the Welsh thespian will add Mr. Pricklepants to his resume. In my tribute to him late December, I mentioned that he's going to voice Mr. Pricklepants in Toy Story 3, out June 18th. It's inspired casting I must say, as you don't expect such a cuddly stuffed animal to have THAT voice. Not sure what role he'd play amongst Woody, Buzz & the gang, though there are rumors he could be the villain?
Earlier this week, its own character poster was released, along with the toy description:
Mr. Pricklepants is a charming hedgehog and the ideal partner for your favorite forest. This hedgehog with its green leather hose comes from the quality Waldfreunde collection and were directly imported from Germany. He may look like there are prickly, but he is made out of down so you can cuddle a lot. Drag your fingers through his hair to the spines back in order after the wash.
We have yet to hear him utter a word in the latest trailer, but you can hear a bit of his iconic, Welsh-tinged brogue in this clip below. I wish they'd feature more of Mr. Pricklepants in next trailer!
In the comment section of Fandango's post, I said wishfully that someone should get Dalton out of retirement soon. Talk about wish come true! Just yesterday I read that Dalton has joined the cast of The Tourist, the spy thriller starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp (more elaborate post on this topic forthcoming).
So, here's wishing Mr. Dalton many happy returns and hope to see more of him in other Hollywood movies!


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Molokai (ou Moloka'i en hawaïen) est la cinquième île de l'archipel d'Hawaï par la taille, avec une longueur de , une largeur de , une superficie de  et un littoral de  de longueur. Elle se situe à  au nord-ouest de l'île de Maui et à  à l'est-sud-est de Oahu. Son point le plus élevé est le Kamakou, culminant à  mètres d'altitude. Les plus hautes falaises du monde se trouvent à Umilehi Point, elles atteignent  au-dessus de l'océan Pacifique.

Elle est peu peuplée, avec  en 2000, un pourcentage élevé d'entre eux étant d'origine autochtone.

D'un point de vue administratif, elle fait partie de l'État d'Hawaï et du comté de Maui, à l'exception de la péninsule de Kaulapapa qui est administrée séparément, formant le comté de Kalawao. La seule ville d'importance est Kaunakakai, qui est aussi un des deux ports de l'île.

Surnommée l'île amicale, Molokai est une des moins développées des grandes îles de l'archipel.

La majorité des habitants sont opposés au tourisme de masse qui a dénaturé les autres îles, notamment Oahu.

Sites d'intérêt
 Péninsule de Kaulaupapa, ancienne léproserie accessible par petit avion, par mer ou à dos de mule. Cette léproserie est la plus ancienne des États-Unis, et devint connue grâce au travail qu'y fit le Père Damien. Les falaises adjacentes au village sont par ailleurs les plus hautes falaises du monde tombant directement dans l'eau, avec un dénivelé de .
 Côte nord.
 Sur la côte sud se trouve la plus grande barrière corallienne des États-Unis et de leurs dépendances (près de  de long). de nombreux anciens "fish ponds" (étangs à poissons) hawaïens y sont aussi encore visibles.
 Molokai sait envoûter quiconque approche ses falaises de basalte. Pour preuve, le cinéma s'est intéressé à elle et ses paysages de forêts serties de cascades ont été utilisées dans quelques scènes de Jurassic Park 3.

Personnalités liées à cette île
 Le percussionniste hawaïen Augie Colón et son fils Lopaka Colón.
 Saint Damien de Veuster (1840-1889), missionnaire belge, apôtre des lépreux, canonisé en 2009.
 Sainte Marianne Cope (1838-1918), missionnaire américaine, canonisée en 2012.

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Best SciFi movie ever
Thread starter krischan
Off-topic Forum
Blade Runner, period. RIP Rutger Hauer, your monologue at the end of the movie was one of the greatest I'ver ever heard.
Your opinions?
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TheDarkSide
Thats a goood one but Id vote for Arnold and Predator... Or maybe even the Original Matrix - total Mind Fer there...
Glurin
Can't say it was among my favorites, but I've got nothing in particular against it. Predator is definitely up there though, along with the first two Alien movies. The original Star Trek movies, original Star Wars and Ghost in the Shell (1995) are on the list also. Not sure what order I'd put them in, however.
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krischan said:
Blade Runner, period.
Totally agree - BUT... which cut? There are - I believe - seven versions of the film. I'm partial to the Final Cut (2007) myself in spite of one truly terrible creative decision on Ridley Scott's part (I won't spoil it if you're unaware).
@Glurin Alien is one of my all time favs, but I tend to see it as more of a horror film than sci-fi. Space ship = haunted house. Alien = ghost (or slasher).
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2001 is probably the most iconic to me. Recently though, I really fell in love with Arrival.
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I add to the table Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Alien.
As a kid it would have been ET and Back to the Future.
Talga Vasternich
Blade Runner (the original version) is my #1. The last sci-fi movie made without any CGI. And yeah... the Tannhäuser Gate speech is an all-time classic moment!
The Matrix is a close 2nd.
Dredd said:
That's fair, though I'd look at it as horror being the sub-category. Little bit of a chicken or the egg situation I guess. Is it Sci-fi first and horror second, or the other way around?
Glurin said:
Little bit of a chicken or the egg situation I guess.
Yep, you hit the nail square on the head there. I ran into a similar conundrum when considering whether or not I wanted to bring up Mad Max 2. It's sci-fi for sure but it's also a fantasy... action thriller. Is it "sci-fi" enough for a list like this? I can't decide!
There are several "must-see" oldies that I can add to the list though:
Forbidden Planet (1956)
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hmm... Could we count Total Recall, the one with Arnold? I ****ing love that movie. I have not seen the newer one. Not sure if I want to. I also love Demolition Man but, to me, that tends to be more action than sci-fi.
I'm a bit surprised no one has said The Fifth Element. Great ****ing movie too, I adore it. 😍😍
EDIT: Dredd, I think I put Metropolis on My List on NF a long ass time ago. I just never got around to it (My List is HUGE). I hope it's still there, lol!
Well yes, 5th Element, it's good, but it had a few cringy moments, like when it was revealed that the5th element is
Another one: Solaris. Not the recent one (although it's good as well), but the one from the USSR, although I'm not entirely sure if I got everything right when I saw that version... I think I was 15 back then and IIRC it was on GDR TV. That version has no special effects, but I think it doesn't need any. The book is fantastic, by the way.
Edit: Nobody mentioned Terminator yet, right? The first one is the best ("I'll be back"... originally a cite from Patton BTW when he had to leave the Philippines in WW2) and even part 2 was pretty good. Hasta la vista, baby! Or: I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle.
Skjolde
I'm really not that much into sci-fi, so I'm just gonna mention two that I enjoyed watching and which haven't been mentioned yet.
Gattaca
Equilibrium (Or Cubic as it is also known).
I enjoyed both of their dystopian take on a future and I was captured by the worldbuilding in Equilibrium. Gattaca also had, what I thought, was a solid thriller aspect to it, which I always like.
These are not the best that I have watched, by no means. But others had already mentioned the likes of Alien and Matrix, both of which I really liked.
Leopold Stotch said:
hmm... Could we count Total Recall, the one with Arnold? I ****ing love that movie. I have not seen the newer one. Not sure if I want to.
Sure, I'd say that one definitely counts. Like you though, I have no desire to see the remake. The trailers really didn't speak to me and remakes tend to just suck in general anyway. Especially when they try to remake the classics. Always somebody on the team in a decision making position who thinks they can make it "even better than the original", but all they really do is screw it up and insult the fans.
Ahem, I believe it's McArthur and "I will return"
Also, I've just thought of another film that got me of the last few years: Annihilation. Hits so many interesting different scifi beats.
Right, McArthur. I sometimes confuse the two.
Uncle_Mike
+1 for Blade Runner, most likely the original cut, since you can only make a massive first impression once.
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There are few that match the hustle, ambition and drive of prolific electronic producer Jacob Hoskins. The Vancouver-based aboriginal artist is simultaneously one third of local Hip-Hop group Rejected Kings, the founder of collective Sound For The Future, and an independent producer, musician and artist in his own name. His musical endeavors have seen him playing multiple venues around Victoria and Vancouver such as Fortune Sound Club, The Alexander, Copper Owl, and have recently landed him a showcase on CBC radio. His clean and hard-hitting production continues to draw more recognition from other artists around the city as he builds his name, brand and following.
After growing up in Powell River, the young producer moved to Vancouver to pursue his career and hone his craft. With a versatile and distinct sound, his catalogue supports multiple genres, including Trap, Future Bass, Hip-Hop and Pop. Despite the adaptability of his music, Jacob's unique sonic landscapes are notably described as edgy, dramatic, melancholic and dark. His musical influences contrast each other, noting artists such as Flume, Kanye West, Disclosure, 808 Mafia, Odesza, J Dilla, Calvin Harris and Ryan Leslie. He also draws a heavy inspiration from cinema, with films from genres like Horror, Thrillers and Action.


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// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
//
// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
// IN THE SOFTWARE.

#include "libmv/image/blob_response.h"
#include "libmv/image/convolve.h"
#include "libmv/image/non_maximal_suppression.h"
#include "libmv/numeric/numeric.h"
#include "testing/testing.h"

using namespace libmv;

namespace {

TEST(SimpleCase, OnePeak) {
  Array3Df peak(21, 21);
  Array3Df integral_image;
  Array3Df response;
  peak.Fill(0.0);
  peak(10, 10) = 1.0;
  IntegralImage(peak, &integral_image);
  // These resize and fills are to prevent valgrind from complaining about the
  // uninitialized borders which are hit when printing. When border
  // initialization is fixed, remove these (throughout).
  response.ResizeLike(peak);
  response.Fill(0.0);
  BlobResponse(integral_image, 3, 1, &response);
  PrintArray(response);
  EXPECT_TRUE(IsLocalMax2D(response, 3, 10, 10));
}

TEST(SimpleCase, TwoPeaks) {
  Array3Df peak(21, 21);
  Array3Df integral_image;
  Array3Df response;
  peak.Fill(0.0);
  peak(5, 5) = 1.0;
  peak(11, 11) = 1.0;
  IntegralImage(peak, &integral_image);
  response.ResizeLike(peak);
  response.Fill(0.0);
  BlobResponse(integral_image, 3, 1, &response);
  PrintArray(response);
  EXPECT_TRUE(IsLocalMax2D(response, 3, 5, 5));
  EXPECT_TRUE(IsLocalMax2D(response, 3, 11, 11));
  EXPECT_EQ(21, response.rows());
  EXPECT_EQ(21, response.cols());
}

TEST(SimpleCase, OnePeakScaledDown) {
  Array3Df peak(14, 14);
  Array3Df integral_image;
  Array3Df response;
  peak.Fill(0.0);
  peak(9, 8)  = 1.0;  // Making a single spike doesn't work
  peak(9, 9)  = 1.0;  // well in the scaled down case, so make
  peak(10, 8) = 1.0;  // the blob a 2x2 block.
  peak(10, 9) = 1.0;
  response.resize(7, 7);
  response.Fill(0.0);
  IntegralImage(peak, &integral_image);
  BlobResponse(integral_image, 3, 2, &response);
  PrintArray(response);
  EXPECT_TRUE(IsLocalMax2D(response, 3,  4,  4));
  EXPECT_EQ(7, response.rows());
  EXPECT_EQ(7, response.cols());
}

TEST(SimpleCase, TwoPeaksScaled) {
  Array3Df peak(40, 40);
  Array3Df integral_image;
  Array3Df response;
  peak.Fill(0.0);

  peak(20, 22) = 1.0;  // 2x2 peak like above.
  peak(20, 23) = 1.0;
  peak(21, 22) = 1.0;
  peak(21, 23) = 1.0;

  peak(10, 14) = 1.0;
  peak(10, 15) = 1.0;
  peak(11, 14) = 1.0;
  peak(11, 15) = 1.0;

  response.resize(20, 20);
  response.Fill(0.0);
  IntegralImage(peak, &integral_image);
  BlobResponse(integral_image, 3, 2/*scale*/, &response);
  PrintArray(response);
  EXPECT_TRUE(IsLocalMax2D(response, 3, 10, 11));
  EXPECT_TRUE(IsLocalMax2D(response, 3,  5,  7));
  EXPECT_EQ(20, response.rows());
  EXPECT_EQ(20, response.cols());
}

}  // namespace

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Q: How can I input a python variable into a stored procedure? I need to query a SQL Db using a specific value from my python script, here is what i have so far:
conn = pyodbc.connect('<SQL-CREDENTIALS-HERE>')

# Create a cursor from the connection

crsr = conn.cursor()
sql = """\
DECLARE @DATA1 AS var_num;
DECLARE @DATA2 OUTPUT;

EXEC EXT_GetDATA
        @DATA1,
        @DATA2;

"""
crsr.execute(sql)

For this i get an error syaing DATA1 is an invalid data type, am i writing the sqL query right? Note that var_num is pulled earlier in the script and is not shown here.
EDIT: I have also tried the following method and still no luck:
conn = pyodbc.connect('')
# Create a cursor from the connection

crsr = conn.cursor()
sql = """\
DECLARE @DATA1 CHAR(20);
SET DATA1 = var_num;

DECLARE @DATA2 NVARCHAR;

EXEC EXT_GetDATA
        @DATA1,
        @DATA2 OUTPUT;

"""
crsr.execute(sql)

However this still doesn't work and returns the fault:
Exception has occurred: ProgrammingError
(Invalid column name 'var_num'. (207) (SQLExecDirectW)")

can anyone tell me what i am doing wrong, i do not want to set var_num as the column name??

A: As illustrated in the pyodbc Wiki, something like this should work:
crsr = conn.cursor()
sql = """\
DECLARE @out NVARCHAR(max);
EXEC EXT_GetDATA
        @DATA1 = ?,
        @DATA2 = @out OUTPUT;
SELECT @out AS output_value;
"""
crsr.execute(sql, var_num)  # pass `var_num` as input parameter value
the_output = crsr.fetchval()  # retrieve output parameter value

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Конвекція — явище перенесення тепла в рідинах, газах або сипких середовищах потоками самої речовини (неважливо, вимушено або мимоволі).

Загальний опис
 1. Перенесення енергії у вигляді теплоти за допомогою речовини середовища, яке рухається.
 2. У хімії атмосфери — вертикальний рух повітря, викликаний розширенням повітря, нагрітого біля поверхні Землі.
 3. Механізм переносу мас, що включає об'ємний рух розчину або газу (на відміну від дифузії, що включає рух індивідуальних молекул). Розрізняють вимушену конвекцію (пр., від механічного перемішування) і природну. Природна конвекція особливо важлива в електрохімічних процесах, де вона завжди відбувається при поверхні електрода.

Існує так звана природна конвекція, яка виникає в речовині мимоволі при її нерівномірному нагріванні в полі тяжіння. При такій конвекції, нижні шари речовини нагріваються, легшають і спливають вгору, а верхні шари, навпаки, остигають, стають важчими і занурюються вниз, після чого процес повторюється знову і знову.

За деяких умов процес перемішування самоорганізовуватиметься в структуру окремих вихорів і виходять більш-менш правильні ґрати з конвекційних осередків. Див. Комірки Бенара.

Природній конвекції зобов'язано багато атмосферних явищ, зокрема утворення хмар.

Завдяки тому ж явищу рухаються тектонічні плити. Конвекція відповідальна за появу гранул на Сонці.

Під час вимушеної (примусової) конвекції переміщення речовини обумовлене дією зовнішніх сил (насос, лопаті вентилятора тощо). Вона застосовується, коли природна конвекція є недостатньо ефективною.

Конвекцією також називають перенесення теплоти, маси або електричних зарядів середовищем, що рухається.

Конвекційний потік
Конвекційний потік (;  ) — переміщення частинок рідини чи газу, зумовлене різницею температур, а отже, і різницею густин. Потік тепла, яке переноситься висхідним рухом повітря.

За видом потоку розрізняють ламінарну і турбулентну конвекцію.

Фізичні механізми конвекції

Існує багато механізмів виникнення конвекції, деякі з них:
 Термогравітаційна конвекція — звичайна конвекція, виникає у полі гравітації під дією різниці температур завдяки силі Архімеда. Може призводити до виникнення комірок Бенара.
 Ефект Марангоні.
 Термомагнітна конвекція — виникає у магнітних рідинах у гравітаційному полі під дією магнітних сил.

Конвекція у природі

У тектоніці конвекція (див. рисунок) — передбачуваний рух мас підкорової або мантійної речовини, направлене латерально або вгору-вниз головним чином за рахунок змін у тепловому режимі мас. Згідно з рядом гіпотез саме з конвекцією пов'язане горотворення, утворення океанічних жолобів, острівних дуг, геосинкліналей.

У океанографії конвекція — найважливіший механізм перемішування вод океану.

У метеорології конвекція — підняття від землі тепліших мас повітря й одночасне опускання холодніших.

Див. також
Конвекційний перенос домішок у атмосфері гірничих виробок.

Література

 Глосарій термінів з хімії // Й. Опейда, О. Швайка. Ін-т фізико-органічної хімії та вуглехімії ім. Л. М. Литвиненка НАН України, Донецький національний університет. — Донецьк : Вебер, 2008. — 758 с. — ISBN 978-966-335-206-0

Інтернет-ресурси

 Correlations for Convective Heat Transfer
 Energy2D: Interactive Heat Transfer Simulations for Everyone

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Battery boom in the U.S. will reshape power sector for 2021
by editor January 8, 2021 January 8, 2021 0
Battery storage solutions currently booming in the U.S. power market will reshape the sector facing a new year, as the nation has added nearly 476 megawatts of new storage capacity in 2020's third quarter.
According to the latest Wood Mackenzie US Energy Storage Monitor report, these solutions increased 240% from the previous quarter of the same year. Projects in California, and Texas were the main reason for this surge.
WoodMac's report also highlights that total number of deployments are expected to triple in 2021; by 2025, the U.S. market will have 7,5 gigawatts of battery storage capacity newly added, mainly because of 2020's sixfold growth.
Residential storage solutions, as well as front-of-meter capacity are setting records of their own. The first one with 52 MW and 119 MWh installed during 2020 and marking six straight quarter with unstoppable growth.
On the other hand, front-to-meter storage capacity had a significant surge, thanks to the start of operations of massive projects like LS Power's Gateway project, which is the largest in the world with 250MWh.
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Battery storage booming, California an Texas at spearhead
As we reported previously, PG&E's just expanded its battery storage portfolio for California; the state's Public Utilities Commission approved the procurement of 716 MW of further storage capacity to come online in August 2021, until August 2023.
Also, Stem, global leader in smart energy and storage solutions driven by artificial intelligence, was awarded with 38 MW of smart energy storage capacity for low-income communities in California. The award was made by the California Self-Generation Incentive Program in its December 2020 edition.
EIA Year in Review: Our report on U.S. #batterystorage market trends explores battery storage capacity additions, and our Energy Storage Workshop analyzed the challenges of #energy storage in power markets. https://t.co/t4s7FpPRwk pic.twitter.com/s9ZViVYeJm
— EIA (@EIAgov) December 29, 2020
On Texas the growth has been substantial too. Just recently FlexGen, one of Texas' top energy storage providers, teamed up with Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) for the development and manufacturing of 110 MWh battery projects.
All of this growth has been also prompted by a decrease in battery storage costs. According to the Energy Information Administration, average energy capacity cost of utility-scale battery storage has decreased 70%.
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This is one of a set of resources produced in conjunction with the engineering company Arconic. The resources are designed to support teaching of key engineering concepts at both key stage 3 and key stage 4, including the new GCSE in Engineering. This resource focusses on understanding aerodynamics and making a simple aerofoil.
Understanding aerodynamics is key to understanding flight. Aerofoils are designed to allow aircraft to fly. The design of these is crucial to minimise drag and increase lift.
In this activity, learners will make and test a simple design for an aerofoil. They will learn about the terms lift, drag and thrust and how these apply to aircraft. It will build knowledge of aerodynamics theory and how this can be applied.
This could be used as a one-off main lesson activity, as an introductory lesson to a wider unit of work focussing on aerodynamics or as part of a scheme on aircraft design using all of the resources developed in association with Arconic. It could also be used to support the existing IET Faraday resources 'Speedy boats' and 'Wind tunnel testing'.
Understanding aerodynamics activity description, teachers' notes and curriculum links.


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Q: How to configure docker proxy repository in Nexus3 for GitLab container registry? I am trying to configure a docker proxy repository in Nexus 3 for docker images hosted in GitLab container registry. I can successfully execute a pull using the following command:
docker pull gitlab.masked.url:5443/masked-group/masked-project/masked-image:latest

To configure proxy repository in Nexus I use the following settings:
Name: dockertest
Format: docker
Type: proxy
Url: https://nexus.masked.url/repository/dockertest/
Online: true
Remote storage: https://gitlab.masked.url:5443
Use certificates stored in the Nexus truststore...: true
Docker index: Use proxy registry (specified above)
HTTP Authentication: true
Authentication type: Username
Username: foo
Password: ***

Everything else left to default values. Now if I execute
docker pull nexus.masked.url:443/repository/dockertest/masked-group/masked-project/masked-image:latest

I get the following response:
Error response from daemon: error parsing HTTP 404 response body: invalid character '<' looking for beginning of value: "\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n  <title>404 - Nexus Repository Manager</title>\n...

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Which will install http in the folder where all other binaries go.
sh -c "$(curl -SsL https://cdn.rawgit.com/thecoshman/http/master/install.sh)"
The idea is to make a program that can compile down to a simple binary that can be used via Linux CLI to quickly take the current directory and serve it over HTTP. Everything should have sensible defaults such that you do not have to pass parameters like what port to use.
Sub directories would be automatically hosted.
Symlinks will not be followed by default (in my opinion, this is more likely to be a problem than an intended thing).
Root should not be required.
It's not going to be a 'production ready' tool, it's a quick and dirty way of hosting a folder, so whilst I'll try to make it secure, it is not going to be a serious goal.


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ATS Announces Appointment of New Director
ATS Automation Posted 10/23/2017
CAMBRIDGE, ON /CNW/ - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (TSX: ATA) ("ATS" or the "Company") today announced that its board of directors has expanded its membership to eight directors and appointed Ms. Kirsten Lange as a new director, effective October 23, 2017.
Ms. Lange, a German citizen, has 27 years of business experience in top management and in consulting, across many of the geographies ATS serves. Most recently, she served as a member of the Management Board of Voith Hydro, where she was responsible for growing the Automation and Service divisions, and developing new digital business models. Previous to that, Ms. Lange spent 22 years with the Boston Consulting Group ("BCG"), based in Munich, Germany, where she worked as a Partner and Managing Director serving over 100 companies in sectors such as machine and plant construction, chemicals, automotive, energy, packaged consumer goods and more. At BCG she spent two years in Shanghai, running the local office and developing the Chinese market. Since 2015 she has served as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Ms. Lange graduated from the University of Munich with a degree in Journalism and earned a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD/France.
Ms. Lange's appointment, which follows a search process, reflects the objective of the board of directors to ensure that the board and its committees are comprised of persons having the knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, and diversity of perspective necessary for effective governance of the Company.
About ATS
ATS is an industry-leading automation solutions provider to many of the world's most successful companies. ATS uses its extensive knowledge base and global capabilities in custom automation, repeat automation, automation products and value-added services including pre-automation and after-sales services to address the sophisticated manufacturing automation systems and service needs of multinational customers in markets such as life sciences, chemicals, consumer products, electronics, food, beverage, transportation, energy, and oil and gas. Founded in 1978, ATS employs approximately 3,500 people at 23 manufacturing facilities and over 50 offices in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and China. The Company's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ATA. Visit the Company's website at www.atsautomation.com.
SOURCE ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.
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