Welcome to this month's Blogorail Red Loop. Today we are covering some runDisney topics including what you can look forward to in 2016.
From 5k to Marathon, we've got Disney music to help you keep your pace, stay focused, or take your mind off the fact that you are running through the parks! Follow these steps to create the perfect runDisney playlist.
There is some debate about whether you should run with music or without. But no matter what side you are on, everyone agrees that if you are going to listen to music while you run, you should make sure you are doing so safely.
Keep the Volume Low – you should still be able to hear ambient noises, cars, other people. There are headphones/ear buds which are designed to not block out surrounding noise.
One in/One out – Try running with only one ear bud in to keep one ear open to your environment.
Now, with that out of the way, we can talk about what you are listening to. When I first started running, I just listened to my favorite music. It was just a way to take my mind off the fact that I was running. It helped the miles and minutes go by.
What I like and what you like may be completely different. Even if I assume that we're both Disney fans and like most Disney music, we may not enjoy listening to the same soundtracks or songs.
The perfect playlist is something you enjoy listening to that also helps you run better.
Here's what it boils down to: You have a pace, and so does your music. Your running won't impact your music, but your music can impact your running.
When you run while listening to music, you'll probably find that you change your pace with each song so that your feet hit the ground along with the beat. A slower song might hold you back, while a song that's too fast might make you tire out quickly.
So, to make the "perfect" runDisney playlist, we have to make sure they have a beat that matches our desired pace.
Pace is determined by two things: Stride Length and Stride Rate. Since stride length will vary from person to person, your pace could differ from mine even if our stride rates are the same. Here's a way you can figure it out yourself.
During that run count your steps for 1 minute. Do this several times to get an average.
That average is your Steps Per Minute or SPM.
I did this on a recent run and found my SPM to be about 160 when I was running my training pace, which is about 10:00 per mile. This is my target pace for runs from 4-6 miles long. I'll use a slower pace for longer runs and might try a faster pace for a short run.
The "pace" of a song is commonly referred to as Beats Per Minute, or BPM. That's the rate you clap your hands or tap your feet along with the beat.
To find out if a song's BPM matches your SPM, you can use a website like this one or an app on your phone that does the same thing. Just tap along on your keyboard or your phone's screen while the music plays and it tells you the BPM.
Now, since my SPM is 160, I'm looking for songs that are between 160 and 170 BPM. I can also songs in the 80-85 BPM range if I time the same foot to those beats.
Now, there are websites/programs out there if you search around that claim to give you the BPM of any song in your library or let you just type in the artist/title to find it. I've had mixed results with both, so try these at your own risk.
Now that you know your pace and desired BPM, you need enough music to cover the length of your run. You can even get fancy and mix up your BPMs for run/walk intervals or changing your tempo during your run. But that's up to you.
Here are some of the Disney tunes you may want to include in your playlist, grouped by BPM. I'll keep adding to this list as I go through all the Disney albums I can find. I hope to have a spreadsheet and spotify playlists to share with all of you when I'm finished.
If you've got any songs I should add, let me know! Just put the song or songs in the comments and I'll figure out the BPM and add it to the list.
3rd Stop – The Delightful Life | What should I wear for my runDisney race?
This is a great list! I hadn't thought about putting a playlist together like this but I will now. Such great information to have the bpm at my fingertips. Thanks!
Thanks! I'll continue to work on updating this list.
Great list of song! I never thought of syncing the beat to my steps (maybe that's because I walk/jog), but it sounds like a great idea!
I can't help but think about whether my feat and music are in sync. If they aren't, in bothers me a little. I guess I'm weird like that.
This is an amazing idea! My husband is training for the Star Wars 10k in April and I am sharing this with him. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks! I'll be at the 10k as well! Good luck to your husband with the training!
Wow, what a thorough post! I was excited to see a list (and it's great), but you've covered so much more. I'll be bookmarking this one for anyone new to running (or taking it up a notch)! Thanks for putting together such a great resource!
Thanks! When I started out, music was something to make running more enjoyable. Now I've realized it can be a tool. Compiling a list of every Disney song out there is going to be a challenge, but so is running. One step at a time!
I love this. I just usually chose what I liked to dance to. Now I know that I have been doing it all wrong!
Love the idea but not great with Tech! How do I access the playlists please?


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Netflix Announces a New Season of 'Making a Murderer' to Revisit Stephen Avery's Ongoing Case
In a July 19, 2016 press release, the online video streaming company Netflix announced that a second season of the award-winning documentary Making a Murderer is in production and will revisit the ongoing case of Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey.
Netflix today announces that Executive Producers / Directors, Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, are in production on new episodes of the Emmy-nominated Making a Murderer. The new installments will take fans of the acclaimed documentary series back inside the story of convicted murderer Steven Avery, and his co-defendant, Brendan Dassey, as their respective investigative and legal teams challenge their convictions and the State fights to have the convictions and life sentences upheld. This next chapter will provide an in-depth look at the high-stakes post-conviction process, as well as, the emotional toll the process takes on all involved. The episodes will offer exclusive access to Avery's new lawyer Kathleen Zellner and Dassey's legal team, led by Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin, as well as intimate access to the families and characters close to the case.
The trailer for Season One.
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Creating good energy is essential for any retail space as good energy contributes to positive emotions and enhanced feelings towards a product and in turn, creates an environment that is relaxing and leaves a lasting impression on your customers. These good feelings are powerful and can lead to increased purchasing and enhanced positive brand awareness. These characteristics often lead to retail success as they imprint emotionally positive feelings onto a consumer. Imprinting those positive emotions in the consumer's memory can recreate those positive experiences again when the consumer wears, consumes or uses the purchased item, solidifying the positive associations and in-turn creating a strong positive association to the brand. Creating these positive emotions can occur through various ways such as modifying the interior design of a retail space, lighting, smell or even through the colour scheme used in the retail space. When designing your retail space, it's imperative to look at the space from the point of view of a potential customer, especially if you're in a restaurant or retail business. It is absolutely vital for the store layout to look inviting, clean and easy to navigate.
When making changes to the store layout, one important aspect of design to take into account is colour as colour has been proven to have an impact on an individual's mind, mood and productivity. Studies from environmental psychologists have shown that colours like green represent productivity, blue represents being creative and yellow is the colour of confidence. Through the incorporation of colour into your store design, it is expected you will have a much better overall atmosphere in your retail space and your colour choices can have an effect on how your customers feel about your products.
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Decarbonising the gas grid with Cadent - Lorna Millington
On this weeks episode the team are talking all things hydrogen with Lorna Millington, Future Networks Manager in the Safety and Network Strategy team at Cadent. On the show we discuss the role that Cadent and other gas distribution network operators (GDNOs) are playing in supporting the transition towards a low (and eventually zero) carbon gas grid, through the use of hydrogen. The potential for hydrogen to support decarbonisation of heat through the gas network is one of the most exciting emerging themes for countries that have large existing gas networks and who are looking to repurpose those assets towards national net zero objectives. As a leader on hydrogen into the gas grid projects, Cadent offer a wealth of knowledge around the potential opportunities and considerations for displacing natural gas with hydrogen over time. And given the chance to reduce up to 6 million tonnes of CO2 a year through using more hydrogen in the gas grid, this is a show you won't want to miss! All this and more on the show!
Cadent's technical reports on HyNet and hydrogen from CCS
Blending green hydrogen into the private gas grid at Keel through HyDeploy
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Storage for the future! - Jørn Helge Dahl of Hexagon Purus
Welcome back to 2022! For our first episode of 2022 we invited Jørn Helge Dahl, Global Director of Sales&Marketing at Hexagon Purus to talk about hydrogen storage with the EAH podcast and to explain the types of solutions available today, Hexagon's history and plans for the future, alongside some commentary on US hydrogen strategy from the gang! https://hexagonpurus.com/ https://www.h2-view.com/story/hexagon-purus-completes-acquisition-of-wystrach-to-create-the-vertically-integrated-industry-leader-in-hydrogen-storage-solutions/#:~:text=Hexagon%20Purus%20has%20completed%20its,leader%20in%20hydrogen%20storage%20solutions%E2%80%9D. https://www.electrive.com/2021/12/22/hexagon-purus-to-supply-h2-fuel-cell-trucks-to-the-us/
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Today, we are joined by our good friends from Enapter. The company is a leader in the clean hydrogen sector focused on AEM electrolyzer technology and innovative software solutions that make it possible to rapidly deploy and scale hydrogen production assets. For those who follow the hydrogen sector regularly, it's been hard not to hear Enapter-related news in 2021 and its impressive trajectory as they have gone public, announced the plans for a brand new production facility in Germany (on which they have now begun construction), and, most recently, the announcement that Enapter was selected as the winner of the prestigious Earthshot prize. To do that, we are absolutely delighted to have with us all the way from his home base in Thailand, Thomas Chrometzka, Chief Strategy Officer at Enapter, and one of the people that we enjoy having on the show so much that we have brought him back again to fill us in on what he and Enapter are up to and what they have planned for the future of hydrogen. Episode Links: Enapter website: https://www.enapter.com/ Enapter Multicore: https://enapter.com/aem-multicore/ Enapter applications: https://enapter.com/applications/ H2 View article on Earthshot win: https://www.h2-view.com/story/enapter-wins-prestigious-earthshot-prize-award-to-boost-10000-electrolysers-a-month-production-facility/ NatGeo article on Earthshot winners: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment-and-conservation/2021/10/the-earthshot-prize-winners-have-been-announced-heres-what-happens-next
What's brewing in the UK clean hydrogen sector? - Chris Jackson of Protium & Tom Brewer of AB InBev (ft. Alicia Eastman of ICE)
On this episode of the EAH we are honored to be joined by our special co-host (and one of our most popular former guests on the show) Alicia Eastman, Co-Founder and President of InterContinental Energy, who has graciously agreed to make the time in her incredibly busy schedule to help Patrick and Andrew turn the tables on Chris and put him on the hot seat this time around. As our listeners are no doubt aware, Chris Jackson is the Founder and CEO of Protium Green Solutions based in London. Protium is a hydrogen energy services company that designs, develops, finances, owns, and operates clean hydrogen solutions for clients to achieve net zero energy emissions at their industrial/manufacturing sites. Chris will talk to us about the Protium story and also give us some insight into a major project that Protium recently announced in conjunction Budweiser Brewing Group UK&Ireland to explore the deployment of zero emission green hydrogen at Magor brewery in South Wales, one of the largest breweries in the UK. To that end, in order to get the full story about this project, we are delighted to say that we have yet another great guest on this episode. Tom Brewer, who leads Global Environmental Sustainability efforts at AB InBev, the parent company of Budweiser Brewing Group, will join us for the final segment of the show to talk about how hydrogen fits into AB InBev's vision of a sustainable future for the company. Sponsor Links: BayoTech website: www.bayotech.us Episode Links: Protium website: https://protium.green/ AB InBev website: https://www.ab-inbev.com/ InterContinental Energy website: https://intercontinentalenergy.com/ FC Works article about Magor Brewery: https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/budweiser-brewing-group-protium-go-green-with-hydrogen-at-wales-brewery/


This past semester, I dove head-first into guided inquiry. Not really knowing what I was doing, and having only actually had about four hours' worth of instruction on how to recognize and implement some inquiry-based strategies into my curriculum, I more or less decided to give my eleventh and twelfth-grade German Culture kids carte blanche for a full semester.
Of course, I also had to explain to them what carte blanche means, but once they understood what I was going for, they seemed excited. They were allowed to choose any topic they wanted--parties, cars, cliques, the environment--and then they had to write an inquiry question that fused that topic with German Culture. The end goal was for them to create some kind of product or presentation that provided their peers with the knowledge and motivation necessary to answer that particular question.
One of the tools we used on this five-month-long adventure was blogging. My initial thought was that I could sort of trick my students into creating individualized writing portfolios by asking them to submit weekly reflections about their research progress and personal development. Because the kids were already a close-knit group (having had German together for three previous semesters), I had also hoped that they would feel excited about being able to provide peer feedback to each other and/or to be able to share resources and ideas. Perhaps they would even want to share their writing with their pen pals or exchange partners in Germany.
I had them set up their accounts on Blogger and then posted links to each of their blogs on the course website. We opted to alternate between two different types of entries: Temperatur posts (reflections on personal growth and development throughout the course) and Aktuelles posts (analyses of current events articles related to their research topics). The students worked together to set the necessary criteria for each type of entry and then created two distinct grading rubrics for them. The expectation for the first quarter was that they would write one entry per week, alternating back and forth between Temperatur and Aktuelles entries.
After the first week of Temperatur posts came through, I sat excitedly at my desk reading through my students' personal reflections (in German!) about their literacy skills, searching strategies, struggles with teamwork and linguistic hurdles. I was enthralled to have a small window into their thought processes and to be able to witness their growth.
"Don't you guys love this?" I asked, enthusiastically waving my coffee cup at them. "You can vent, complain, brag, ask questions and tell me how you feel in these things! And in a few weeks, you'll be able to see how your confidence and skills have grown!"
Alas, my students absolutely, positively hated the Temperatur posts. I don't know why I assumed that teenagers would be able to easily express their feelings in writing somewhere (in a foreign language, no less), let alone feel enthusiastic about doing it. But when I realized my mistake, I literally facepalmed and closed my eyes, flashing back to my sophomore English class and momentarily reliving the horror I felt every time I had to submit a piece of free writing to Mrs. Ruth.
Sometimes I forget that adults are scary. Or that I am one.
On the other hand, my students actually loved the Aktuelles assignments, explaining that it really helped them to fully understand a particular text when they had to sit down and analyze it, as well as include a brief list of key vocabulary terms (their decision). They really enjoyed trying to find connections between the news reports and their topics and said they learned a lot from some of the lengthier articles with specific facts and case studies.
By the second quarter, however, it had become obvious that weekly blog writing was far too demanding of an expectation to have from students who were also simultaneously researching, reading, analyzing and presenting other materials. Additionally, it did not seem like enough time was passing between Temperatur entries for them to really see any noticeable changes in themselves. And the Aktuelles posts required so much time and preparation that they needed a full day or two to complete them.
We reduced the number of blog entries due for the second quarter of the course.
We increased the amount of class time students got to do independent research and/or work on assignments like blogging.
We provided an alternative for Termperatur posts: students could instead approach me in person to explain via a conversation how they were doing, to ask questions they might have, to show off artifacts that showcased their growth and/or to share ideas for their final presentations.
By the end of the quarter, I had so many students signing up for speaking appointments (as opposed to writing Temperatur posts), I could barely keep up. As it turns out, teenagers actually do like to express themselves; they just want to be able to react to your reactions when they do.
On the last day of class, after all presentations were over and final projects were submitted,we had a round table discussion about how to improve the course for next year. The kids were really excited (probably at least in part because I provided them with coffee and let them bring pancakes). They had a lot of great feedback for me and I was very happy to see that even my more reserved students were readily contributing to the conversation.
They unanimously agreed to keep the Aktuelles posts, but wondered if I couldn't determine a small and finite number of entries to be due each quarter that future students could then complete when it was most convenient.
"No, because then I am going to get five Aktuelles posts on the last day of the quarter, all backdated to make it look like they were done over a span of six weeks."
"Yeah... I guess that's true, Frau."
We ultimately decided that one Aktuelles post every two or three weeks would be reasonable, possibly with a bye week of each student's choosing.
As for the Temperatur entries, my students emphatically suggested that they be replaced entirely with the speaking alternative mentioned above. They spoke at length about how much easier it is to talk about something of a personal nature when face-to-face with me or their peers. They additionally suggested that I include a larger variety of reflective speaking activities such as Speed Dating (rotating throughout the class and sharing ideas with someone new for two minutes) or small group discussions. As a final recommendation, they explained that they should have been able to have pancakes and coffee in class more often, as they work more productively that way.
I am inclined to agree with them on all counts.
I see the caffeinated part of the blog name is very accurate! Jumping into an inquiry model of teaching was very brave of you. I am impressed that your first year went so well. I do have a question. If you want to reduce the amount of time required to meet with students 1-1, could you keep the requirement for the Aktuelles posts in German and switch the Temperatur posts to English? I am currently working on improving my German on my own. I took two courses at the Volkshochschule in Heidleberg while I lived there and I know how difficult it is for me to express myself. If I had the opportunity to blog about my progress in English, I would be able to express my frustrations and victories easily, and communicate with you and perhaps receive feedback (in German) from you. Do you think that would work?
Hi Mary! I probably should clarify a little: though a little overwhelming, I actually also liked meeting with the kids one-on-one more often (than we had been doing previously). It wasn't a huge problem. We could streamline it better if I'd thought of it earlier (or if we'd known that was how the Temperatur posts were going to turn out) using a Google Calendar schedule with appointments. So that's not really a big deal. I will probably continue to do that next year.
As far as English goes, I have to say I don't think it's a good idea. I totally understand the urge to go back to your native language when you feel uncomfortable, but if we let the kids do that, they would never speak German. As juniors and seniors, they have already built up a very large base of vocabulary and structural knowledge in German and part of the challenge of the Culture course (which has absolutely ZERO straight grammar/vocab assessments in it, by the way) is to learn the new vocab and structures necessary to talk about themselves, their growth and their research.
In fact, this sentiment was echoed by the kids themselves, who complained about the few times I *did* let them use English during class, while conversing, to reflect on things or complete a speaking activity. They agreed emphatically that the entire course should be 100% immersion and that they need to learn how to circumlocute (talk around) the stuff they couldn't easily say.
All I can tell you is: the more strict you are about sticking to a new language no matter what, the faster you'll learn it and the easier it will become for you. We basically require an immersion environment in my district/school for World Languages courses anyway, so allowing any English whatsoever is really a no-go.
I also kind of personally feel that it wasn't so much the German that was the hurdle, but rather the fact that they were too nervous to write their feelings out on a screen without the opportunity to react to me at all. They had no problem expressing themselves in German when we had the in-person chats!
Congrats on working on your own German! Let me know if you have any questions. I also love the Heidelberg area (and was just there myself about a week ago!). Great that you got the chance to study at the Volkshochschule!
Thanks for the clarification, that makes much more sense now. At the Volkshochschule I was so hoping there would be some conversational aspect, but it was all geared toward vocabulary and grammar, all in German. But then, I was only able to take two levels, so perhaps at the higher levels there is more conversation. Looking back on my high school French days, I wish I could have been in the environment you are describing, in fact, I'd like to be there now!
Second language instruction has changed A LOT over the last several years--even since I was in high school in the 90s!
It used to be that you'd sit at your desk and passively listen to the teacher (who spoke mostly English) as he or she explained what vocabulary terms meant and/or how to use a billion different grammatical structures. The grammar would become more difficult with each level and you were expected to know more vocab every year, but the format of the class never really changed. And the materials were primarily textbooks (inauthentic collections of texts made specifically for language learners) and audio recordings (also inauthentic). I cannot even remember having a speaking assessment in German class. I am sure I did at some point, but obviously it wasn't noteworthy or common.
In contrast, the push now is to practically stick the kids in a virtual Germany/Spain/France/China, etc. and to only teach grammar when necessary as a side thing, not the focus of a lesson. In my classroom, we only speak German. We do not use any textbooks, but rather read actual news articles, books, letters, magazines, etc. We watch German television shows (I have online subscriptions to the corresponding German television stations via the school), news clips, YouTube clips and movies. We have sister schools in Germany with which we exchange projects and letters. We Skype German students in class when possible. And though I do explain how to conjugate a verb (it almost always inevitably comes up) or what der/die/das/dem/den, etc. means, I basically NEVER test on those concepts. Instead, from Level 1 up, the assessing is all basically asking the same question: "What can you say without resorting back to your native language?"
This allows us to focus on things like inquiry classrooms or thematic learning or virtual trip-planning, etc. instead of assigning and/or reviewing fifty pages of verb conjugations throughout the course of a semester. And the best part is that the biggest factor behind the push for "authentic" language learning is the College Board. They changed the AP language exams so that they all reflect the new stuff I just mentioned and so that the kids are not penalized for every little grammar thing--which is truer to real life.
So yeah... I quite like it! And I wish I'd been taught that way too!!
That sounds so fun! Can you tell me what German stations you subscribe to? I don't know that I can afford it, but it would be amazing. I found a podcast call Slow German http://www.slowgerman.com/ that is great. I understand 90% of what she is saying, but I know my weak area is speaking. My husband speaks German (his mom is German and her mother lived with them when he was little) so I practice with him, but I would love to have group of people I could talk to. I know that adults have a very hard time with learning a new language because in general the won't talk until they can do it right (never) while kids just jump in and talk. I know I am very reluctant to talk to my husband's family in Germany. They certainly aren't judgmental, but I can't talk about what's in my brain because I don't have the vocabulary...and I don't have the vocabulary because I don't talk. What a catch-22!
Oh, totally off the point, I notice you're using both comments moderation and captcha. I only use comments moderation on my blogs, because nothing is getting up if I don't allow it and sometimes the captcha images are brutal. Just thought I'd put that out there.
Haha, I actually had moderation turned completely off but Captcha was on (because I never think about it until a kind soul like you reminds me it's on!). I've turned off Captcha, so hopefully that is less cumbersome. Thanks!
I watch shows on ZDF and ARD (the two public German television stations) and ProSieben. There are more though.
Thanks for sharing the Slow German podcast link. I have heard of that before but haven't checked it out yet.
And yes, you are exactly pinpointing the problem with speaking a foreign language--as well as the reasons for our immersion requirement! I would say go for it and say what you can, even if it's flawed or sounds like baby-talk to you at first. You will get better and even be able to use hand gestures and facial expressions until your relatives and/or husband can supply with you the missing words--which you will quickly retain after a few times hearing them when you need them.
It was very enlightening to read your blogging experiences with your high school students. I would like to do something similar with my elementary general music students this year, grades 4 & 5, with their reactions and evaluations of various musical selections. I only see my students once a week for 40 minutes, so I am concerned about how much time I can devote to blogging with them, so your insights about the time commitments were very helpful. I feel strongly about both aspects, working with students and helping them learn how to blog their thoughts, and learning to express what they are hearing in music. I appreciated how you included your students on your year-end evaluations. I don't feel we listen to students and their ideas learning enough. Thank you for some great thoughts and ideas.


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Liquid Death is a water and sparking water company that originated in Austria. Their mission statement is to "make people laugh and get more of them to drink more water more often, all while helping to kill plastic pollution." I am once again joined by Christian Garza and Justin Yacob to rate each of their sparkling water flavors. Each drink will be rated on the initial reaction, its ability to quench thirst, taste, and sparkle.
Initial Reaction
It's quite edgy but we all really appreciate the art. The white gold and silver and black really complement each other. A lot of bubbles. Smells like nothing
Not bad for sparkling water. We would rather have normal water but we wouldn't be upset with this.
Thirst Quenching Ability
It would take a while to go down. It's a drink that you sip.
A very nice sparkle. Very nice bubbles. Not too much, not too little.
Severed Lime
We absolutely love the color. It reminds me of a good St Patrick's day party. It smells like Sprite. We have high hopes.
We really like this one! It's like sprite without sweetness. This could be a great alternative to drinking soda
Thirst Quenching
This will absolutely quench your thirst. It goes down very nicely for sparkling water.
It was a low sparkle but it still was a nice touch.
Berry It Alive
The name of this one is so cool! the red is also very nice. But the can of the color hides the logo. If red was added within the scull that would be preferred. Smells like raspberries. Very clean.
This one has more of a carbon taste. The only way we could describe this one is that it tastes like you're smelling berries.
If we just got done exercising this isn't the drink to grab.
There's not a crazy amount of sparkle.
Mango Chainsaw
The black skull is sick but we don't know how we feel about the gold can. It doesn't scream mango at all. We are almost getting pineapple from the smell. It's almost like it's just a general fruit smell.
What in the actual heck? It smells like mango and tastes like coconut. This one goes through phases.
I wouldn't want to drink this after running a mile.
Does not complement weird flavors.
After lots of burbs and weird looks from Mr. Lindquist, we have determined that Severed Lime is the best flavor of Liquid Death Sparkling Water.
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Dušan Radolský (* 13. November 1950 in Trnava) ist ein ehemaliger slowakischer Fußballspieler und derzeitiger Fußballtrainer.

Spielerkarriere
Radolský spielte in seiner Jugend für Spartak Trnava, seinen Wehrdienst absolvierte er zwischen 1971 und 1973 bei FK Dukla Banská Bystrica, Dukla Tábor und Dukla Kroměříž. Anschließend kehrte er nach Trnava zurück. In der höchsten Spielklasse kam Radolský nicht zum Einsatz.

Trainerkarriere
Seine Trainerlaufbahn begann Radolský in der Saison 1984/85 bei den Junioren von FC Spartak Trnava. In der Spielzeit 1985/86 war er bei Spartak Co-Trainer, anschließend wechselte er zum Drittligisten Hutník Sereď, mit dem er nur knapp den Aufstieg in die zweite Liga verpasste. Von 1987 bis 1989 trainierte Radolský den damaligen Zweitligisten Agro Hurbanovo. Danach coachte er PNZ Senec.

Radolskýs erste Station in der höchsten Spielklasse war das Engagement bei DAC Dunajská Streda in der Saison 1992/93, in der die Mannschaft das slowakische Pokalfinale erreichte. Im Herbst 1993 coachte Radolský Union Cheb, in der Winterpause wechselte der Slowake zum Ligakonkurrenten Sigma Olomouc, wo er im März 1995 entlassen wurde. In der Rückrunde der Saison 1995/96 coachte Radolský den SK Hradec Králové.

Anschließend kehrte Radolský in seine Heimat zurück und trainierte 1. FC Košice, MŠK Žilina und JAS Bardejov. Von 1998 bis 2000 war er außerdem Trainer der Slowakischen U-21-Auswahl, mit der er an den Olympischen Spielen 2000 in Sydney teilnahm. Am 10. November 1998 trainierte er in einem einzigen Spiel – einem 1:3 gegen Polen – auch die slowakische Nationalmannschaft.

In den Jahren 2000 bis 2001 trainierte der Slowake Al Shabab in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, im Frühjahr 2002 den tschechischen Erstligisten 1. FC Synot. Danach trainierte er in der Spielzeit 2002/03 Slovan Bratislava. Anschließend ging Radolský nach Polen und feierte mit Dyskobolia Grodzisk 2005 die Vize-Meisterschaft und den Pokalsieg. Von 2006 bis 2007 war er bei seinem ehemaligen Klub FK Dukla Banská Bystrica tätig, danach bei Ruch Chorzów. Von September 2008 bis April 2009 trainierte Radolský den MŠK Žilina. Anschließend war er für kurze Zeit bei dem polnischen Erstligisten Polonia Warschau tätig. Zu Beginn der Saison 2010/11 war er wieder Trainer bei Spartak Trnava. Dort wurde er im März 2011 entlassen. Im Juni 2011 unterschrieb er einen Vertrag beim polnischen Zweitligisten Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza.

Weblinks
 23. Oktober 1998 bis 10. November 1998 Dušan Radolský Profil auf der Seite des Slowakischen Fußball-Verbandes, slowakisch

 Fotbalová tajenka se dočkala rozluštění Interview der Zeitung Dobrý den s Kurýrem vom 17. Dezember 2001, tschechisch

Fußballspieler (Tschechoslowakei)
Fußballspieler (Spartak Trnava)
Fußballspieler (FK Dukla Banská Bystrica)
Fußballspieler (VTJ Tábor)
Fußballnationaltrainer (Slowakei)
Fußballtrainer (Spartak Trnava)
Fußballtrainer (DAC Dunajská Streda)
Fußballtrainer (Tschechoslowakei)
Fußballtrainer (FK Hvězda Cheb)
Fußballtrainer (SK Sigma Olmütz)
Fußballtrainer (FC Hradec Králové)
Fußballtrainer (MŠK Žilina)
Fußballtrainer (al Shabab, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate)
Fußballtrainer (1. FC Slovácko)
Fußballtrainer (ŠK Slovan Bratislava)
Fußballtrainer (Ruch Chorzów)
Fußballtrainer (Polonia Warschau)
Sportler (Trnava)
Tschechoslowake
Slowake
Geboren 1950
Mann

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It sounds like your mom knows what she is doing. I've been in the orthopedic profession for many years (I'm not really familiar with the procedure she's having although I've seen it on x-rays...I believe it's a fairly new procedure, but DON'T think of it as "new", think of it as state-of-the-art) and in my unexpert opinion, surgery is the way to go.
Your mom has a painful condition where the thoracic vertabrae start to crumble and collapse.
She is almost certainly past the point where she can be helped by medication to stimulate bone growth. Orthopedists recommend surgery when a patient's quality of life has deteriorated because of frequent or constant pain, and this may be the reason that her friend thinks your mom has been kindy of surly. Who wouldn't be?
This operation will help relieve her pain and make it possible for her to function without such strong pain medication. It's a good thing.
I know it's hard not to be anxious. The night before my son went in for a relatively simply knee operation to repair a torn meniscus, I sat up all night frozen with fear even though I knew it was dumb. You can't help it.
She'll be fine, Noa. She'll be more than fine...once she heals from the surgery, her quality of life will be greatly improved.


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using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using DirectShowLib;
using DirectShowLib.DES;
using Splicer.Properties;
using Splicer.Timeline;
using Splicer.Utilities;

namespace Splicer.Renderer
{
    public class WindowRenderer : AbstractRenderer, IDisposable
    {
        [SecurityPermission(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, UnmanagedCode = true)]
        public WindowRenderer(ITimeline timeline, IntPtr windowHandle, ICallbackParticipant[] videoParticipants,
                              ICallbackParticipant[] audioParticipants)
            : base(timeline)
        {
            RenderToWindow(windowHandle, videoParticipants, audioParticipants);
        }

        [SecurityPermission(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, UnmanagedCode = true)]
        public WindowRenderer(ITimeline timeline, IntPtr windowHandle)
            : this(timeline, windowHandle, null, null)
        {
        }

        #region IDisposable Members

        [SecurityPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, UnmanagedCode = true)]
        public void Dispose()
        {
            Dispose(true);
            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
        }

        #endregion

        /// <summary>
        /// Configure the graph to output the results to a video window.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// The callback routines are invoked once for each sample.  This allows for additional processing to
        /// be performed on the video or audio buffers.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <param name="windowHandle">Window handle to render to, or IntPtr.Zero to render to its own window</param>
        /// <param name="videoParticipants">Callback routine to be called for each video frame or null for no callback</param>
        /// <param name="audioParticipants">Callback routine to be called for each audio frame or null for no callback</param>
        private void RenderToWindow(IntPtr windowHandle, ICallbackParticipant[] videoParticipants,
                                    ICallbackParticipant[] audioParticipants)
        {
            int hr;
            IPin pin;
            IVideoWindow videoWindow;
            IAMTimelineObj group;
            IAMTimeline desTimeline = Timeline.DesTimeline;

            // Contains useful routines for creating the graph
            var graphBuilder = (ICaptureGraphBuilder2) new CaptureGraphBuilder2();

            try
            {
                hr = graphBuilder.SetFiltergraph(Graph);
                DESError.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);

                int NumGroups;
                hr = desTimeline.GetGroupCount(out NumGroups);
                DESError.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);

                // Walk the groups.  For DESCombine, there is one group that
                // contains all the video, and a second group for the audio.
                for (int i = 0; i < NumGroups; i++)
                {
                    hr = desTimeline.GetGroup(out group, i);
                    DESError.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);

                    try
                    {
                        // Inform the graph we will be previewing (rather than writing to disk)
                        var pTLGroup = (IAMTimelineGroup) group;
                        hr = pTLGroup.SetPreviewMode(true);
                        DESError.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
                    }
                    finally
                    {
                        // Release the group
                        Marshal.ReleaseComObject(group);
                    }

                    // Get the IPin for the current group
                    hr = RenderEngine.GetGroupOutputPin(i, out pin);
                    DESError.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);

                    try
                    {
                        // If this is the video pin
                        if (FilterGraphTools.IsVideo(pin))
                        {
                            // Get a video renderer
                            var ibfVideoRenderer = (IBaseFilter) new VideoRenderer();

                            try
                            {
                                // Create a sample grabber, add it to the graph and connect it all up
                                var mcb =
                                    new CallbackHandler(videoParticipants);
                                RenderWindowHelper(graphBuilder, mcb, "Video", pin, ibfVideoRenderer);
                            }
                            finally
                            {
                                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(ibfVideoRenderer);
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // Get an audio renderer
                            var ibfAudioRenderer = (IBaseFilter) new AudioRender();

                            try
                            {
                                // Create a sample grabber, add it to the graph and connect it all up
                                var mcb =
                                    new CallbackHandler(audioParticipants);
                                RenderWindowHelper(graphBuilder, mcb, "Audio", pin, ibfAudioRenderer);
                            }
                            finally
                            {
                                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(ibfAudioRenderer);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    finally
                    {
                        Marshal.ReleaseComObject(pin);
                    }
                }

                // Configure the video window
                videoWindow = (IVideoWindow) Graph;

                // If a window handle was supplied, use it
                if (windowHandle != IntPtr.Zero)
                {
                    hr = videoWindow.put_Owner(windowHandle);
                    DESError.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
                }
                else
                {
                    // Use our own window

                    hr = videoWindow.put_Caption(Resources.DefaultVideoRenderingWindowCaption);
                    DESError.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);

                    // since no user interaction is allowed, remove
                    // system menu and maximize/minimize buttons
                    WindowStyle lStyle = 0;
                    hr = videoWindow.get_WindowStyle(out lStyle);
                    DESError.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);

                    lStyle &= ~(WindowStyle.MinimizeBox | WindowStyle.MaximizeBox | WindowStyle.SysMenu);
                    hr = videoWindow.put_WindowStyle(lStyle);
                    DESError.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
                }
            }
            finally
            {
                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(graphBuilder);
            }
        }

        [SecurityPermission(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, UnmanagedCode = true)]
        ~WindowRenderer()
        {
            Dispose(false);
        }

        [SecurityPermission(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, UnmanagedCode = true)]
        protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            DisposeRenderer(disposing);
        }
    }
}

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PCS score at Week 24 was a prespecified endpoint that was not adjusted for multiplicity; P value is considered nominal.
MCS and PCS scores at Week 24 were prespecified endpoints that were not adjusted for multiplicity; P values are considered nominal.
†Mean change from baseline in PCS scores and MCS scores is based on imputed data using LOCF for missing data.
SF-36 is a 36-item short-form health survey for patients. This instrument yields an 8-domain profile of functional health and well-being scores as well as psychometrically based PCS and MCS scores.


We have a cameo appearance in today's blog from Betty, a 3 year old Kokoni. Betty was adopted from a Cretan dog shelter by some friends of mine. She pretty much goes everywhere with them these days.
Being quite a bit smaller than Sage, and white and fluffy, it is probably true that places which would turn a blind eye to Betty coming in might not tolerate larger, more conspicuous dogs.
Betty has stayed at the Morfeas Nest Rent Rooms, near to the old harbour, on two occasions.
Prices vary according to season, so best to contact them for more information.
I have also been around the old town in Chania with Sage. One afternoon in September we sat outside at the last cafe around the Venetian Harbour, opposite the lighthouse. This is the quietest, calmest part of the harbour, and a little easier to find an out of the way spot. I'm not sure how it would be, however, to walk along the harbour in the height of summer with a Sage-sized dog.
I would really appreciate any suggestions of dog-friendly hotels/hostels/rent rooms, as well as tavernas and bars in Chania. Please add a comment, and I'll go and investigate this summer with Sage.


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Legends – The Narrow Cement
In the early 1900s, Illinoisans were tired of the struggles with muddy roads and looked for a solution to the problem. At the same time, automobiles were becoming the mode of transportation, making the problem much worse.
By 1902, the State of Illinois founded a state highway commission, which required automobiles to register and pay for "identification plates." The fee for this plate went into a road fund. With the installation of good hard roads, people in rural areas could easily come to the cities and not worry about the mud and muck or not be trapped there if a rainstorm came up.
In the early 1900s dirt roads were common. This dirt road is now known as Waterman Road. Concrete was used to pave the road and for years it was referred to as the Narrow Cement Road.
All areas were eager to have these "farm to market" roads. DeKalb was dedicated to "pulling Illinois out of the mud," a slogan adopted throughout the state. In October of 1913, the Township of Afton was chastised for not fixing the road that led north to DeKalb so some of the DeKalb business and professional men chose to do it for them.
The men organized a "Good Roads Day" as a social event as well as getting the road in. Every able-bodied man was expected to help, especially those who traded goods in the southern part of the county.
Carter gravel pit was opened so that gravel could be hauled to the Afton Road (now Perry Road) which joined Fourth Street out of DeKalb. It was quite a spectacle with men in business suits and ladies in long dresses in a shovel brigade, showing a united front to get the job done. After the gravel was laid, DeKalb Township rollers secured the gravel.
In October of 1915, more improvements came when a proposal was submitted to the DeKalb County Board of Supervisors, whereby citizens of Afton Township would help pay to build a concrete hard road in their township. It would begin at the west end of the Afton Road (Perry Road), and go south to the north line of the Township of Clinton (Waterman Road). The road was to be 17,888 feet long and 10 feet wide. Residents were asked to pledge as much as they could afford to get the hard road built.
The road was completed in 1917, to the joy of all who would travel on it. However, traffic was allowed on the road before the concrete was sufficiently cured, resulting in rutting from buggy traffic, which could be seen well into the mid-1970s. For years this road would be called the "Narrow Cement Road."
The road building crew in Afton Township, October 21, 1913, worked to create a new concrete hard road in their township.
Information provided by the Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archive


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Directors Ross Kauffman and Alejandro Brugués Join Award-Winning Industry Creatives on the Jury List for 2014 Miami International Film Festival, a Program of Miami Dade College's MDCulture
Competition Categories Include Knight Competition, Knight Documentary Competition, Lexus Ibero-American Opera Prima Competition, Miami ENCUENTROS, Miami + Shanghai CinemaSlam, Papi Shorts Competition presented by Macy's, MTV/Tr3s REEL Music Video Art Competition, Miami Future Cinema Critics Program, and SIGNIS
Miami, FL — Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), produced and presented by Miami Dade College's MDCulture, today announced the members of the jury for nine competition categories including Knight Competition, Knight Documentary Competition, Lexus Ibero-American Opera Prima Competition, Miami + Shanghai CinemaSlam, Miami ENCUENTROS, Papi Shorts Competition presented by Macy's, MTV REEL Music Video Art Competition, and Miami Future Cinema Critics program. Special to MIFF this year is the SIGNIS Jury (World Catholic Association for Communication) which is comprised of professionals in the communications industry with a focus on universal human and spiritual values. The jury will choose a film this year that embodies the ideals of SIGNIS.
"We couldn't be more thrilled about the line-up of jurors this year." said MIFF Executive Director Jaie Laplante. "The diversity of each of their profiles is parallel to the incredible slate of films they will be judging."
The Knight Competition, open to dramatic works from Latin America, Spain and Portugal, as well as Latino-themed works produced in the United States, will feature 10 films eligible to receive $40,000 in achievement recognition from the Festival, courtesy of James L. & John S. Knight Foundation. The members of the jury include:
Enrique López Lavigne, Producer, Apaches Entertainment (Spain): After ten years working as executive producer for Sogecine, Koan Films, and his own production company, Apache Films, Lavigne joined Belén Atienza in 2008 to found Apaches Entertainment. The company has produced eight feature films – Verbo by Eduardo Chapero Jackson, Intruders by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Extraterrestrial by Nacho Vigalondo, The Impossible by JA Bayona, The End (Fin) by Jorge Torregrosa (MIFF 2013), People in Places by Juan Cavestany, and most recently, Three Many Weddings by Javier Ruiz Caldera and Open Windows by Nacho Vigalondo, both featured in this year's Miami International Film Festival.
Agustina Chiarino, Producer, Control Z Films (Uruguay): Chiarino was born in Montevideo in 1977. She spent time in Mexico and Barcelona before returning to Uruguay in 2007 and joining Control Z Films, where she produced the feature film Giant, directed by Adrián Biniez (Silver Bear, Alfred Bauer, and Best Opera Prima Awards at the 2009 Berlinale), Hiroshima (a 2009 Toronto IFF Premiere), and 3 (Quinzaine des Realizateurs Premiere, Cannes 2012), directed by Pablo Stoll, and Tanta Agua (Berlinale Panorama, MIFF Knight Ibero-American Competition Grand Jury Prize and MIFF Jordan A. Ressler Screenplay Award, 2013), directed by Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge. In 2011, she formed Mutante Cine along with Fernando Epstein, with the intention of continuing to produce and distribute narrative and documentary feature films in Uruguay. Mutante Cine has hosted events such as the Puentes workshop for executive producers associated with EAVE and financed by MEDIA (2012 and 2013).
Alejandro Brugués, Director (Cuba): Brugués was born in Buenos Aires and is of Cuban descent. He graduated from Cuba's International Film and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños. His feature film directorial debut was Personal Belongings (MIFF, 2008). His latest film, the Cuban zombie comedy Juan of the Dead (MIFF 2012), is the recipient of 18 awards in film festivals all over the world, including Spain's Goya Award as Best Iberoamerican Feature in 2013. He is one of the 26 directors taking part in the horror anthology The ABC's of Death Part 2 to be released later this year.
Knight Documentary Competition, open to engaging and thought-provoking feature-length documentaries created by international filmmakers that examine social issues, diverse cultures, icons and inspiring people, will feature 10 films eligible to receive $10,000 in achievement recognition from the Festival, courtesy of James L. & John S. Knight Foundation. The members of the jury include:
Ross Kaufman, Filmmaker, Red Light Films (USA): Kauffman is the director, producer, cinematographer and co-editor of Born Into Brothels, winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary. Other projects include the award-winning feature documentary In a Dream(Executive Producer) and the Academy Award nominated Postergirl (Consulting Producer). In 2001 Kauffman formed Red Light Films, a New York based Production Company specializing in narrative and documentary films. His latest film E-Team (with co-director Katy Chevigny), a documentary feature about three intrepid human rights workers, debuted at Sundance Film Festival 2014 and took home the Best Cinematography Award for a U.S. Documentary Feature. Projects in development include Boy Boy Girl Girl, a comedic narrative feature film about a gay couple trying to adopt a newborn baby from a drug-addicted pregnant woman and her abusive girlfriend.
Adriana Bosch, Filmmaker (USA) : Bosch was born in Cuba. She served as series producer of Latino Americans, a six-part series on the history of Latinos in the United States, which she co-produced with WETA/Washington D.C. and aired recently to critical acclaim. Her other credits include writing and directing "The Great Fever," a film on Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay, as well as the critically acclaimed two-hour special, Fidel Castro (2005), aired on PBS's "American Experience." Also for "American Experience" she made "Jimmy Carter", a three-hour documentary biography, and served as series editor and writer/producer for American Experience's presidential biographies "Reagan" (1998) and "Ike" (1993). She has been honored with a Hugo Award, a Christopher Award, a Peabody Award, an Erik Barnouw Award, and an Emmy Award, and has been nominated for three Writer's Guild Awards. Bosch holds a PhD in International Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Laura Kim, Founder, Inside Job: Kim's company Inside Job provides marketing and public relations services and distribution consultation for motion pictures during production, at festivals, and for theatrical and awards campaigns. Kim is currently working on Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing, the award-winning Gloria, directed by Sebastián Lelio, and Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida. Recent campaigns include Academy Award nominated films Albert Nobbs, Margin Call, Restrepo, Winter's Bone and the Academy Award-winner for Best Documentary, Undefeated. In 2010, Kim and Paul Federbush co-founded Red Flag Releasing and have released a number of films. From 2003-2008, Kim was EVP of Marketing for Warner Independent Pictures, marketing a number of highly successful films, and prior to that was at MPRM Public Relations. Kim is a consultant for Sundance Institute, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and serves on the Board of Directors for Film Independent (FIND). Kim co-wrote "I Wake Up Screening: What to Do Once You've Made that Movie" with noted film critic John Anderson, which was released by Billboard Books.
The Lexus Ibero-American Opera Prima Competition for first-time feature filmmakers emerging from Spain, Portugal and Latin America will feature four films eligible to receive $5,000 in achievement recognition from the Festival, courtesy of Lexus; and an additional $5,000 in achievement recognition for screenwriting from the Festival, courtesy of Jordan A. Ressler Foundation. The members of the jury include:
Jessica Huppert Berman, Independent Feature Producer and Head of Newstead Films: Berman studied film at Brown University and is an independent feature producer in the U.S. and Spain. She worked in the development and production of Mira Nair's The Perez Family and Monsoon Wedding, Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley and Gus Van Sant's Finding Forrester, among others. She has produced many of Fernando Trueba's films, including the Latin jazz documentary Calle 54 (MIFF 2001) and The Dancer and the Thief, which was chosen as the Spanish submission to the Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2009. As David Trueba's production partner, she has produced Soldados de Salamina (Cannes, Un Certain Regard), the Canal+ series "What Ever Happened to Jorge Sanz?" and Madrid,1987 (Sundance World Dramatic Competition and MIFF 2012). She currently heads Newstead Films.
Dana Keith, Founder & Director of the Miami Beach Film Society (MBFS) and Cinematheque (MBC): Keith has a B.A. in Cinema Studies and a B.F.A. from UC Santa Barbara, combining his interests in cinema with art. He worked in the art department at Paramount Studios for Production Designer Robert Boyle (designer of Hitchcock's The Birds and Marnie). His film exhibition background includes management of the Arlington Center in Santa Barbara, and theatres in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He then lived in Europe for a decade (1982-92), working as a photographer and model/actor while independently researching and consulting. Since moving to Miami in 1993, Mr. Keith has been a consultant in film programming and exhibition at The Wolfsonian and Bass Museums. He has been named one of the "50 Most Influential People in South Florida," one of the "Power Players Moving Florida Forward," and recently the recipient of the Golden Orange Award, given by the Florida Film Critics Circle for "outstanding contribution to film…for tireless championing of foreign, independent, and alternative film in South Florida for over twenty years."
Lisa Gottlieb, Associate Professor in the Motion Pictures Program in the Department of Cinema & Interactive Media, University of Miami: Gottlieb has directed three award-winning feature films: Just One of the Guys, Cadillac Ranch and Across the Moon, as well as a number of cable and network TV episodes. While a student, Lisa wrote, produced and directed the multi-award winning short film, "Murder in a Mist". Her most recent work includes three award-winning web series and the micro budget feature comedy, Black Friday.
Miami ENCUENTROS presented by Moviecity: The purpose of this competition is to facilitate completion of feature films produced partially or entirely by Latin-American based production companies, or from US Hispanic filmmakers, that are currently in post-production and will not be completed by March 2014. Miami ENCUENTROS aims to propel these projects towards their eventual debuts on the international stage. MIFF ENCUENTROS and Moviecity will be awarding a pre-sale contract offer worth USD$ 35,000 to the winning project as selected by a jury of industry professionals. The members of the jury include:
Sandro Fiorin, Co-Founder, FiGa Films: Fiorin was born in Brazil. He founded FiGa Films in Los Angeles on January 2006 with partner, Cuban-American Alex Garcia, to discover and distribute Latin American content in North America, as well as represent them worldwide. Positions at the Film Forum, Universal, and First Look Films are part of his 18-year career in the industry. He is a Programming Associate for the Latin American Film Festival at The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and the Artistic Director of the IndieBrazil Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Silvia Iturbe, Managing Director, Latido Films: Iturbe started her career in Sogepaq, in the DVD/Video department. She then moved to El País as Product Manager, developing Marketing Promotions linked to audiovisual product. In 2006 she joined Latido Films as Managing Director, becoming responsible for the company's development. She has been invited to many production and coproduction events as a specialist in international markets. Since 2011, she has been an invited teacher of international sales classes in the Master in Audiovisual Business Administration at Carlos III University in Madrid.
Camille Neel, Head of International Sales, Le Pacte: Neel worked as a marketing executive and a television and international sales agent at BAC Films. In 2007, he was named head of BAC's International Sales Department. In 2011, he joined Le Pacte as head of International Sales.
Diana Salcedo, Acquisitions Manager, Moviecity/Fox International Channels Latam: Salcedo's team at Moviecity/Fox International Channels Latam is responsible for the acquisitions of films for Moviecity's six premium channels and FIC Latam's four basic channels.
Ryan Kampe, Founder, Visit Films: Kampe spent a number of years in International Distribution at Focus Features before founding Visit Films. With Visit Films, he has been responsible for the worldwide sales and development of a number of important American independent and international films that have premiered in festivals such as Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, and Toronto from filmmakers as diverse as Harmony Korine, Werner Herzog, the Duplass Brothers, Valérie Donzelli, Joe Swanberg and David Robert Mitchell.
Miami + Shanghai CinemaSlam is a competition which aims to discover, showcase, and celebrate the work of undergraduate and graduate students in Miami and Shanghai film schools. Florida participating schools include Barry University, Center of Cinematography, Arts & Television Florida International University, Miami Dade College, Miami International University, New World School of the Arts (University of Florida), St. Thomas University and the University of Miami. Shanghai schools include East China University, East China Normal University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai Theatre Academy, and Shanghai University. The members of the jury include:
Bernardo Britto
Xiaoda Chen
Ling Jiang
Wei Nie
Wei Qi
Julian Yuri Rodriguez
Xiaokun Wu
Xinxun Wu
Han Zheng
Papi Shorts Competition presented by Macy's will present 10 accomplished short films from around the globe, eligible to receive $1,000 in achievement recognition from the Festival, courtesy of Papi and Macy's. The members of the jury include:
Rachel Bleemer
Nicolas Calzada
Luis F. Hernandez
Ileana Orozo
Jacqueline Proctor
Ten original artistic music videos were selected from over 150 video submissions to compete in the MTV Latin America/ Tr3s REEL Music Video Art Competition. The winner will receive the REEL Music Video Art Award and will be broadcasted on MTV and Tr3s' websites. Members of the jury include:
Andres Castillo
Trevor Lafargue
Jaie Laplante
Xavier Romani
German Verdi
Miami Future Cinema Critics (MFCC) program provides Miami-based film aficionados with a unique opportunity to discover new cinema – outside of the roughly 600 films that are commercially released in the U.S. annually, and learn new ways to develop their voice and attract new audiences for their own critical work. Through an application process, a group of 4 Miami writers (between the ages 21 to 30) will blog (written, audio or video) about films from a select playlist of eight titles, curated by MIFF's 2014 programming team. In addition to blogging, the MFCC will designate one film to win the MFCC Best Film of 2014 Award. Members of the jury include:
Zoe Brown
James Paul Duran
Raychel Lean
Anna M. Xigues
SIGNIS awards are bestowed upon films which inspire spiritual values, motivate humanitarian discussions, and raise audience consciousness about the meaning of existence and life. The films should have themes relevant to human responsibility in modern society and have a universal impact. Members of the SIGNIS jury include:
Gustavo Andújar, Director of the Father Felix Varela Cultural Center: Andújar is the Director of the Father Felix Varela Cultural Center in Havana, the Director of the Cuban Catholic magazines Espacio Laical and Ecos and a member of the Commission for Communication of the Cuban Conference of Catholic Bishops. He is also a Vice President of SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, and Chairman of the SIGNIS Cinema Desk. He has served on SIGNIS and Ecumenical juries in international film festivals in Amiens, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Havana, Hong Kong, Mar del Plata, Venice, Washington DC and Zanzibar, among others.
Jose Rodriguez, Professor, South East Pastoral Institute: Rodriguez earned his MD degree in Havana, specializing in Neurology. Later he obtained his MA in Pastoral Ministry for Hispanics from Barry University. Formerly a professor in the Catholic Seminary in Havana, he is currently a professor at the South East Pastoral Institute (SEPI) in Miami, FL, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses. With the Archdiocese of Havana he was a member of the founding editorial board of a leading Cuban Catholic magazine, the monthly Palabra Nueva, and also a video producer and writer with the Media Department of the Archdiocese. He collaborates with the Cuban Catholic magazine Ecos.
Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki, Founding Director, Whitehead International Film Festival: Suchocki is the founding director of the Whitehead International Film Festival held in Claremont, California, and now in its 14th year. A member of Interfilm and SIGNIS, she has served on film juries in Montreal, Berlin, and Washington D.C. Professor Emerita at Claremont School of Theology, she has published a number of books on theology, as well as a number of articles and reviews on film. Her first book on film is now finished, and it is being considered for publication.
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Atlantic City Rally Seeks to Stop Eminent Domain Abuse
City Council Scheduled to Vote on Fate of Businesses;
Pinnacle Entertainment Wants Government to Take Land For New Casino
Arlington, Va.—More than twenty years after fleeing communism in Vietnam, where his business was seized and he was imprisoned simply for being successful, Quang Ha faces a similar fate in the country that defines freedom for him. On Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, the City Council of Atlantic City is scheduled to vote on whether to designate Quang's property and those of other small property owners in a 24-acre area around the former Sands casino as "in need of redevelopment," in order to seize the property through eminent domain and transfer it to Pinnacle Entertainment for its new casino. At 4 p.m., Quang Ha will be joined by the Institute for Justice and property owners from across Atlantic City at the City Hall Courtyard, 1301 Bacharach Boulevard, to protest this abuse of eminent domain before the City Council meeting.
"I'm too small. That's why they're stepping on me," said Quang Ha, owner of the Kim Son Jewelry property across from Pinnacle's lot, after the Planning Board took the first steps to take his land. Quang fled communist Vietnam in the early 1980s, where he was imprisoned for two months because he was "making too much money." Upon being temporarily released, he fled Hanoi and after 32 days at sea and five months in a refugee camp, he made it to the United States, where he worked hard studying the jewelry trade in hopes of one day owning his own business again. He realized his dream in Atlantic City, where he was able to open his own jewelry store.
"Eminent domain is for public use, things like schools and court houses—not to transfer perfectly fine businesses like Quang Ha's to rich casino developers for private use," said Christina Walsh, Director of Community Organization at the Institute for Justice (IJ). IJ is a non-profit public interest law firm that represents property owners nationwide whose homes and businesses are threatened by eminent domain abuse. Walsh said, "Everyone in Atlantic City and across the country should be outraged that the city would even consider seizing someone's property just to give it to someone else with more money, no less a refugee from communist Vietnam."
IJ represented Susette Kelo and her neighbors before the U.S. Supreme Court in Kelo v. City of New London, as well as the homeowners in Long Branch and others across the country. IJ also successfully represented Vera Coking of Atlantic City, an elderly widow whose home Donald Trump wanted to seize in order to expand his limo parking.
Attorney Bill Potter represented the property owner in Gallenthin v. Borough of Paulsboro before the New Jersey Supreme Court. The court ruled in that case that municipalities cannot condemn private property simply because they deem it "underutilized." Potter said, "Defenders of property rights keep winning in court, from Paulsboro to Long Branch, but we're playing whack-a-mole with one town after another as they ignore what the Supreme Court ruled in Gallenthin and in nine or ten cases since then in just one year. It is way past time for the Governor and the Attorney General to start enforcing the Constitution so that private individuals with very limited resources don't have to do that."
In March, Quang, the Institute for Justice and others held a press conference where Atlantic City Mayor Scott Evans and Councilmen Marty Small and Steven Moore spoke out against this abuse of eminent domain.


Pork loin filet is rubbed with salt, pepper, and thyme, then roasted and topped with a sublime fig sauce. Festive and simple, perfect for holiday entertaining!
Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil; swirl to coat. Season the pork with the salt, pepper, and thyme; add to pan and sauté 4 minutes. Turn pork over; place pan in oven for about 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer registers 145° in the thickest part. Remove pork from pan; place on a cutting board, tent with foil and let stand while you make the fig sauce.
Being very careful – the handle on the pan will be HOT! – place pan back on the stove over medium-high heat; stir in the shallots with the pork drippings; sauté for about 2-3 minutes. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir in the fig preserves, mustard, lemon juice, and cracked red pepper. Allow liquid to deglaze the pan, about 1 minute. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
Cut the pork into thin slices. Divide onto plates with some of the fig sauce. Serve immediately and enjoy!


Mr. Daniel's river front property along the Great Pee Dee River is commonly known as the Griswold Tract. It was once owned by Ed Griswold who ran a store where steamboats brought in goods from the north in exchange for turpentine and pine lumber. In the early 1900's the land was purchased by Mr. Daniel's grandfather, who was the mail carrier for the small rural community. At the time of acquisition by the Conservation Bank, the developmental pressures on this land were tremendous, as water front property in Georgetown County was highly desirable. Mr. Daniel wished to place an easement on the property to ensure future generations would be able to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors.
A map for the Kyle Daniel Tract has been provided in Google Map format.


What were Orthodox Jews doing in Mumbai?
Six of the people killed during last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, died in Nariman House, the local headquarters of the Orthodox Jewish group Chabad-Lubavitch. What was a group of Orthodox Jews doing in India?
Helping Jews be better Jews. Sometimes called "ultra-orthodox" due to their penchant for traditional hats, beards, not to mention their strict adherence to Talmudic teachings, Lubavitchers like those based at Nariman House try to get Jews—Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox—to be more devout. * To that end, they set up shop in far-flung parts of the world to offer hard-to-find services like kosher meals, synagogue services, and classes on Jewish thought, mysticism, and law. (Gavriel Holtzberg, the rabbi killed in Mumbai, was also a certified kosher butcher.) Some of their services, however, are nonreligious. They provide workspace, Internet access, day care, and, in the case of Nariman House, hotel rooms. Visitors to the Mumbai center tend to be Jewish business travelers, backpackers, and members of the Indian Jewish community, but non-Jews are also welcome. Most of the services are free, although donations are accepted.
Outreach serves a messianic purpose, too. Since its founding in Russia in the 18th century, the Chabad movement has had seven rebbes—Yiddish for rabbi. The most recent of them, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, preached that there was cosmic significance in getting Jews to be more observant. Every time a Jew performs a mitzvah, a religious act such as lighting the Shabbat candles or wearing tefillin, he or she hastens the arrival of the moshiah, or Messiah, and brings the day of redemption that much closer. (There are a total of 613 mitzvahs.) Non-Jews can also hasten the Messiah's arrival by following the seven Noahide Laws laid out in the Torah. That said, Lubavitchers aren't interested in converting people to Judaism. The movement became controversial after Schneerson's death in 1994, when some members of the sect argued that Schneerson himself was the moshiah. However, most Lubavitchers believe he has not yet arrived. In order to reach the most Jews possible, the movement went global. The Lubavitch community is based in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. (If a man with a beard approaches you in the New York subway and asks, "Are you Jewish?" he's probably Chabad-Lubavitch.) But after succeeding his father-in-law as rebbe in the 1950s, Schneerson started sending missionaries, or shluchim, around the world. They now have more than 900 centers everywhere from Morocco to Bangkok to Shanghai. Passover services in Nepal attracted more than 1,500 people this year.
Explainer thanks Rabbi Yonah Blum, Samuel Heilman of Queens College, and David Rotbard.