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Happy December! 2020 is finally almost over! I've decided to at least finish out the year on this blog since I only have to post my monthly roundups for October, November & December. I'll do my usual year-end top ten lists in early January but not sure of any blog plans after that. May just continue these monthly roundups when I have the time. Here's what I watched in October…
MOVIES WATCHED IN OCTOBER (ranked best to worst):
– The Platform – I've been extremely disappointed with the majority of movies I've seen this year. The Platform was a nice surprise after a crappy year of films. I really liked this – it may be my favorite I've seen at home this year. I always appreciate a good concept & seeing something that feels truly original as so many movies are cliché & predictable. Here's the Wikipedia synopsis: "The Platform (Spanish: El hoyo, transl. The Hole) is a 2019 Spanish social science fiction-horror film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. The film is set in a large, tower-style "Vertical Self-Management Center". Its residents, who are switched every 30 days between its many floors, are fed via a platform which, initially filled with food at the top floor, gradually descends through the tower's levels, stopping for a fixed amount of time on each. The system inevitably leads to conflict, as the residents at the top levels get to eat as much as they can, with each level getting only the leftovers from the previous ones." Yeah, it's a bit of a grim dystopian tale but I'm still a fan of this genre despite this real-life dystopian year so I realise it may not be the sort of thing people will want to watch at the moment. But it's a great story that poses some interesting questions & is well worth the watch on Netflix if you appreciate this sort of story. – 7.5/10
– First Man – I liked this more than I was expecting, despite not quite connecting with Damien Chazelle's films so far. I thought Ryan Gosling was very good playing a complex & quite standoffish Neil Armstrong. I admit to knowing nothing whatsoever of the man's real life or personality so don't know how accurate this portrayal was. But I felt for his character & could relate to him in a strange sort of way for a girl who has no desire to even leave her home let alone this planet. I'm sure he didn't come across as very likeable to some viewers but I felt sorry for him. I'm aloof too! I hope the bracelet part is true but there's no definite evidence of that from what I could find online. It was a nice, lovely touch. It's a good film that will only be appreciated if you like good acting & strong characters. Don't go into it expecting an exciting space travel action movie. – 7.5/10
– Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan – I never thought of watching this film at the time as I wasn't a fan of the very little I'd seen of Sacha Baron Cohen. But then he talked some real sense when speaking out against Facebook & social media and, hell, I thought maybe I'd watch this after all when everyone was raving about the Borat sequel (which I also watched & will mention next). I thought this movie was pretty damn hilarious. Surprised it had passed me by. Not all of the humor in it was to my taste & some of it was a bit too juvenile. But, hey, I can also appreciate a guy shitting in a bag much to the horror of his uppity dinner hosts. That shit was funny. What I really like is how he uses silly humor to expose some people for the truly awful human beings that they are. Good stuff. I'd happily watch a third film & would absolutely love it if he could manage to expose more of the rich & the famous. But that would of course be difficult now that this character is more well known (as shown in the sequel, when people recognised him at the beginning). – 7/10
– Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan – Also got some good laughs out of this sequel, although I don't think the comedy or overall story worked as well as in the first film. He'd set his sights much higher here, though, trying to go after Trump's people & supporters instead of just trying to meet a sexy actress from Baywatch (plus Pamela Anderson was in on it all with the first film). So this will have been a harder stunt to pull off but he still did well to fool a lot of people. And, hey – I think a certain guy is horrible but also think he WAS tucking in his shirt. Still plenty of funny stuff in this one too, though, and the development of his relationship with his "daughter" was quite sweet (and Maria Bakalova was very funny in that role). – 7/10
– The Man From Earth – This was okay. It's about a college professor who is moving on after several years in his job & his fellow professors insist on a farewell get together at his place. He then proceeds to tell them he's actually a Cro-Magnon caveman who has been alive for more than 14,000 years. This is one of those talky movies, so avoid if you don't like movies where the characters just sit around & talk for the entirety of the film. There's some good conversation, though, as he tries to convince them he's telling the truth while they ask smart professor-y questions. There's also some tension as his story goes against the beliefs of some of his friends. I'd like to give it a higher rating, as it's a smart film that does well with a low budget. I liked it. I'd like to watch the sequel as well, but am disappointed to see it has a low IMDb rating. So maybe I should quit while I'm ahead & watch just this one decent standalone film with an interesting story. – 6.5/10
– Hubie Halloween – I liked this, although it's certainly not my favorite Adam Sandler film (I did a top ten of his movies HERE so I suppose I should add this at some point). Not sure where I'd rank this – maybe around 10th place or so. But I've seen way more than ten of his movies so I should rank all of them – Hubie Halloween is probably somewhere in the middle. What I liked about this movie more than anything was 1) the fact that it's set at Halloween & I want more movies set at Halloween and 2) the inappropriate t-shirts his character's sweet old mother wears and especially 3) Steve Buscemi. I love Buscemi. I do like Adam Sandler, unlike some snobby people who refuse to admit to ever liking his films. However, I also fully admit that some of his movies are complete & utter shit. Where Sandler does best is when he finds people who make his movies better. Drew Barrymore & Steve Buscemi elevate the Sandler movies they're in. Too bad Drew wasn't in this one! Sandler has great chemistry with Drew & Buscemi has ended up being surprisingly hilarious in all of his small Sandler movie roles. Well, Buscemi was great again & the highlight of this film for me (plus it's a much bigger role than most of his Sandler cameos). My kid was like "Steve Buscemi!" as soon as he came on screen. How many pre-teens get excited over Steve Buscemi, let alone even know who he is?? I'm a cool movie parent. – 6/10
– Before I Go To Sleep – Meh. I like a good thriller but this one got a bit too silly at the end (although the twist was okay even if a bit predictable – I love a twist). I just read something recently where someone was like "Oh look – it's Nicole Kidman playing a woman in a bad marriage again!" My god, she really does love this sort of role. Although you don't know in this case if she IS in a bad marriage or not as you have no idea who to trust (she's a woman who was attacked in the past & wakes up every day not able to remember anything). So it's like 50 First Dates without the fun. – 5.5/10
– The Haunted Mansion – Finally decided to check this one out. It's… Fine. I'm sure it's a favorite film for some who were kids at the right sort of age when this came out. But I only saw this two months ago & am already forgetting it. Safe & fun but forgettable family film. – 6/10
– Freaked – Yeah…. With the release of Bill & Ted Face The Music, I figured it was finally time to watch this Alex Winter film I somehow managed to miss back in 1993. It's bad. Very bad. But it's full-on Troma-level bad (without actually being a Troma film, but I'm too lazy to look into if there are Troma connections as it really does look & feel like a Troma film). I can see why this has its fans in the same way the "so bad they're bad" Troma movies do. So, like Troma movies, I'm glad I watched this to experience it just one time. And like Troma movies (except maybe The Toxic Avenger, which is the Citizen Kane of Troma), you'd never get me to watch this a second time. Oh! Lovely Keanu Reeves makes an uncredited appearance in this, though. I'll give it an extra half a point for that. – 5.5/10
– Brahms: The Boy II – Well, this was a massive disappointment after really enjoying the first film (which I reviewed HERE). The first film had a solid story (as far as horror goes) & a very '80s vibe to it. Two things I love: '80s movies & creepy dolls! The story in this sequel gets really dumb & kind of undoes the simplicity of the story in the first movie. Yet another pointless horror remake. – 5/10
– Tales Of Halloween – Wow. This was absolutely dreadful. It's a collection of short "Halloween" tales (obviously). I love a good horror anthology (Trick ' r Treat & Dead Of Night, for example). Watch those instead. Besides the very first story (I think) being a fucked-up but fun tale of a boy wanting his Halloween candy back, the rest are silly & ridiculous. A waste of time. – 3/10
Shorts, etc:
– Birth Of A Monster: A Star Wars Story – Wasn't sure where to put this in the post as it's a short on YouTube. It's a DAMN good Star Wars fan film that I'd recommend to every Star Wars lover. God, even fan films are doing a better job with Star Wars than the "professionals" did with the damn sequel trilogy! You can watch this film HERE. I don't really want to say anything about it as I knew nothing going into it & it was a lovely surprise watching this fun Star Wars story unfold. So please check it out if you're a fan – I think you'll appreciate it. – 7.5/10
Rewatched In October:
– Adventures In Babysitting – This movie will always be a guilty pleasure favorite of mine. Still love it. – 8.5/10
– Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory – It's a classic. Gene Wilder is fantastic. The songs are incredible, especially Pure Imagination which is on my regular playlist that I listen to every day while working. But I've always found it slightly too creepy. I was more of a Wizard Of Oz kid than a Willy Wonka kid. Still am. – 7.5/10
– Billy Madison – More Adam Sandler! Again, I'd probably rank this somewhere in the middle but higher than Hubie Halloween. And, again, we get a brilliant Steve Buscemi cameo. I'd actually forgotten that bit as I hadn't watched this in years. Hilarious! Think it's my favorite Buscemi cameo after drunk Wedding Singer Buscemi. How many times can I say Buscemi in this month's post?? – 6.5/10
– Monster House – This is one of those where I remember really liking it at the time but, on a rewatch, it's not as good as I remembered. The animation just isn't good enough compared to films we've had since. But, hey – Steve Buscemi is in it! I said Buscemi again! Am sure that will be part of the reason why I liked it at the time. It's still a decent family movie, though, and was worth the rewatch. – 6/10
BOOKS, TV, MUSIC, MISCELLANEOUS IN OCTOBER
TV SHOWS WATCHED
I didn't make note of anything here in October but I think season 2 of The Mandalorian started in October?? Well, as I'm now writing this in December I've already seen the final episode. Oh. My. God. I'm not sure I can even put into words how much I absolutely loved it. Guess I'll have to try in my December post! As for episode 1 in October, it was great with an exciting glimpse at the end of the episode. A very strong start to an absolutely brilliant series.
– Frankenstein by Mary Shelley – Not going to do some in-depth review of this. I'm not exactly qualified when I stick mainly to Stephen King & YA novels! Yes, Frankenstein is an all-time classic and I really liked reading the full story as I only knew some bits & pieces from film adaptations. The story is actually quite different from interpretations I've seen. But was it a fun read for me? Not gonna lie – reading a book written in 1818 was a challenge. Took me ages to read it but, hey, I can't afford the newest Stephen King book so had to read something. Brilliant story, I love that it was written by an 18-year-old girl, and Frankenstein's monster wasn't as innocent as adaptations had led me to believe. It's a great novel but reading it was a bit of a slog. – 4/5
BLOG PLANS FOR THE COMING MONTH
Am hoping to post my November roundup before the end of the year & then my December roundup & year-end top ten lists in early January. Want to continue only these monthly posts in 2021 but need to find a way to make them shorter. Maybe I need to watch fewer movies… Less to have to write about that way! 🙂
Guess the song I should end with for this roundup is Pure Imagination…
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Tagged A Star Wars Story, Adam Sandler, Adventures In Babysitting, Before I Go To Sleep, Billy Madison, Birth Of A Monster, Blogging, Books, Borat, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Brahms, Brahms: The Boy II, Eddie Murphy, Film, First Man, Frankenstein, Freaked, Horror Anthology, Hubie Halloween, Mary Shelley, Monster House, Monthly Recap, Movies, Nicole Kidman, October, Posts, Pure Imagination, Review, Reviews, Search Terms, Stats, Tales Of Halloween, The Boy, The Haunted Mansion, The Man From Earth, The Platform, TV, Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Writing
Aquaman (2018) Review
Directed by James Wan
Based on Aquaman by Mort Weisinger & Paul Norris
Starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman
Plot Synopsis: (via Wikipedia)
In Aquaman, Arthur Curry, the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, must step forward to lead his people against his half-brother, Orm, who seeks to unite the seven underwater kingdoms against the surface world.
Well, this was fun! I wasn't expecting to like this all that much since DC films tend to suck (other than Wonder Woman). I now like two DCEU movies! Why can't the others be like this one? Superhero movies should be fun, not dreary and dark and depressing as shit. But maybe that's just me: I prefer them to all be like Guardians Of The Galaxy.
Aquaman is a bit silly, though, so I'm sure it won't be for everyone. I loved the silly. It gets a bit more bonkers as the movie goes on, which I also loved. Weirdass giant sea creatures were fun to see in a DC film and the whole underwater thing worked well and gave the movie a different feel from other superhero films, which are all becoming WAY too damn similar. Jason Momoa was also a lot of fun to watch, mainly because you can tell that he's having a lot of fun playing this character. Okay – and he's also hot. But my heart still belongs to Thor. Chris Hemsworth is still the ultimate hottie.
The two main female roles were also very strong, which is becoming more popular in movies. We don't want wussy, useless women. Amber Heard & Nicole Kidman kick ass. Who ever though Kidman would kick ass?? And Amber Heard's character was cool – I wasn't sure how I'd feel about her as I've never thought she was the greatest actress. Hell, I even really liked the love story between Aquaman's parents. I don't normally go for that sort of thing but all the characters were so likeable in this that you wanted everyone to live happily ever after. I can't say I give the slightest shit about either Superman or Batman in these DCEU films. The characters need to be likeable if we're going to care about what happens to them! Hollywood still hasn't quite figured this out.
Beyond that, I don't know what else to say about this movie. I always struggle to "review" superhero movies. They're fun & I enjoy them while watching them but it's not a favorite genre of mine. I don't expect anything Oscar worthy from them, though – I just want to switch off for a couple of hours & be entertained. Aquaman was definitely entertaining and I may have possibly liked it even more than a few of the MCU movies(!!). It was the final movie I went to in the cinema in 2018 and it was a good one to finish the year. I really enjoyed it (as did the hubby & the kid, so it was a good family movie too).
I'll try to post my December Roundup next week followed by all my 2018 Year-End Top Ten lists. So I may sneak in a viewing of Roma this weekend in case it's worthy of the top ten (I'll just pretend I watched it in 2018!). For now, these are all the movies I watched in 2018. Yikes. I'm actually going to cut down in 2019…
Tagged 7/10, Amber Heard, Aquaman, DC Comics, Dolph Lundgren, Film, James Wan, Jason Momoa, Mort Weisinger, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Paul Norris, Review, Reviews, Superhero, Willem Dafoe, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
My Top Ten Nicole Kidman Movies
Happy 51st Birthday To Nicole Kidman.
I used to find Nicole Kidman annoying. I have no idea why… Maybe the Tom Cruise connection didn't help. Anyway, she's grown on me in recent years and I did think she was really good in Big Little Lies. And, wow, I've seen quite a lot of her movies so I don't find her so annoying that I avoid her. She's a good actress.
So counting down to my favorite and including everything I've seen, these are My Top Ten Nicole Kidman Movies. I only really like the top four…
24. Happy Feet
23. The Invasion
22. Batman Forever
21. The Stepford Wives
19. Cold Mountain
18. Far And Away
17. Just Go With It
16. The Beguiled
15. The Peacemaker (Don't really remember this)
14. Eyes Wide Shut
13. Dead Calm
12. My Life (Could do with re-watching)
11. The Golden Compass
10. The Hours
9. Days Of Thunder
8. Moulin Rouge!
7. Lion
6. Stoker
5. Dogville
4. Practical Magic
3. The Others
2. To Die For
1. Malice (Sorry! Guilty pleasure. I always really liked this movie.)
BMX Bandits (I totally want to see this), Flirting, Billy Bathgate, The Portrait Of A Lady, Birthday Girl, The Human Stain, Birth, The Interpreter (Actually, I think I did see this but don't remember it), Margot At The Wedding, Australia, Nine, Rabbit Hole, The Paperboy, Before I Go To Sleep, Paddington, Secret In Their Eyes, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer
Panic Room (Uncredited so I've not included it in the Top Ten. Panic Room is good – I'd put it at number 4)
Tagged Actor, Birthday, Days Of Thunder, Dogville, Film, Lion, List, Malice, Moulin Rouge!, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Practical Magic, Ranked, Stoker, The Hours, The Others, To Die For, Top Ten
Dogville (2003) Review
Happy 50th Birthday to Nicole Kidman!
Instead of a birthday Top Ten, I figured I should review Dogville since I watched it recently. Looking at Kidman's films, there are still a few big ones I need to see before doing a Top Ten anyway so maybe I'll do that list next year if I'm still blogging. It would be an interesting list as she's done many different types of films but I'm pretty sure that my current favorites are the underrated To Die For, guilty pleasure Malice, and great ghost story The Others. I've never been a huge fan but Kidman has gone up in my estimation in the last few years and I thought she was really good in the Big Little Lies TV series, based on the Liane Moriarty book. I'm looking forward to seeing her in Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled.
Now let's see what I thought of this three-hour-long Lars von Trier avant-garde play that explores human morality. Woohoo! PARTY! Dogville would make for a fun double feature with The Hateful Eight… 😉
Directed & Written by Lars von Trier
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Chloë Sevigny, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Ben Gazzara, James Caan
Narrated by John Hurt
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado town. In exchange, she agrees to work for them. As a search visits town, she finds out that their support has a price. Yet her dangerous secret is never far away…
This is the third Lars von Trier film I've seen after Dancer In The Dark & Melancholia (which I reviewed HERE & which I quite liked. Sort of. I think…). His work is certainly not to everyone's taste and, in looking up Dogville, critics' reviews were either "this is a masterpiece" or "what a load of pretentious bollocks" (I'm paraphrasing there but it's what they meant). I liked Dogville. I preferred Melancholia but both are unique and, so far, I like what I've seen of von Trier's style and think we may have a similar view on people (although I think he seems to have even less faith in humanity than I do).
Dogville's set up, as a play with very few props and where each house in the small town is shown as an outline from above, took less getting used to than I was expecting. The story & the acting were good enough to not really need props, special effects, etc. If you seriously hate plays I suppose you might not have the patience for this film. However, like with The Hateful Eight, this movie is unnecessarily long. Three hours! It wasn't needed. I don't think the extra time really added much depth to the characters – the story could have been told just as well with an hour shaved off. But I'm admittedly getting old & tired & too damn busy to sit through these extra long movies. Then again…. No. It IS too long, dammit. I'm not just being grumpy. When it's necessary for the story, really great movies don't feel too long. Seven Samurai doesn't feel too long. Seven Samurai is a masterpiece.
Dogville is decent. I'm glad I sat through it (in three sittings). But it's not a masterpiece and it's not as important as it thinks it is. However, to automatically label it pretentious does seem unfair. Von Trier took a gamble on trying something different that certainly wouldn't appeal to mainstream audiences (well, duh – that seems to describe all his films) but I think it worked pretty well overall for Dogville.
Kidman was very good and I loved John Hurt's narration (I've added Dogville to My Top Ten John Hurt Movies list of all I've seen of his but it just misses out on being in the ten). Actually, Hurt's voice was probably the very best thing about the film – I'm going to keep exploring his work that I missed out on. He was certainly an underrated actor. As for everyone else, they all did a very good job in making us hate the shit out of them. Paul Bettany had an especially interesting role as the only one who seemed to be on Kidman's side but, although not directly unkind, he ends up the worst of the lot. I wanted to punch him in the damn face. So… Yeah. You're meant to hate these characters. And you will. So they all succeed in their roles but, of course, it doesn't make for a pleasant three hours. It's a film worth a watch but you'll need to be in the right frame of mind before giving this one a go. I liked the concept and von Trier's attempt to explore humanity and what could happen if we had the ability to completely take advantage of someone in need. Would we treat them kindly or not? Von Trier obviously thinks not. I wonder why he hates people so much?! But, I must admit to really liking how this film ends so maybe I'm not so different from the residents of Dogville. Which I suppose is von Trier's obvious point. But, seriously – he could've gotten that point across in well under three hours. 😉
**Just thought I'd add this bit I read at Wikipedia, as I was unaware that this film is meant to be the first part of a trilogy:
The film is the first in von Trier's projected USA – Land of Opportunities trilogy, which was followed by Manderlay (2005) and is projected to be completed with Washington.
I liked Dogville okay but doubt I can be bothered to watch the rest, unless the final one gets rave reviews when it's finally made… I think I'll next check out those Nymphomaniac films instead. Which also look like loads of fun. PARTY! 😉
Tagged 7/10, Ben Gazzara, Chloë Sevigny, Dogville, Film, James Caan, John Hurt, Lars von Trier, Lauren Bacall, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Review, Reviews, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (Book Review)
Big Little Lies is a seven-episode series starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman & Shailene Woodley. It's airing on HBO in America this Sunday (19th of February) and looks like it will air on Sky Atlantic in the UK sometime in March.
Based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty, the show was created by David E Kelley & directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (director of films such as Wild & Dallas Buyers Club). Having just read the book, I figured it was time I do a quick book review for anyone who may be interested in either the novel or the TV show…
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
What It's About: (via Amazon)
Perfect family, perfect house, perfect life; Jane, Madeline and Celeste have it all . . . or do they? They are about to find out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control.
I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed this book as it's certainly not my usual sort of genre (give me Stephen King, fantasy, dystopian, or post-apocalyptic!). Is it chick lit? I hate that term – It's so condescending. And I hate the so-called chick lit genre as it tends to be the "silly" books that are given this label. I suppose it's certainly aimed at female readers, though.
I haven't read reviews at all but I would assume the main comparison being used to describe this book's story & overall feel is Desperate Housewives, which would be extremely accurate. I have a confession: I'm not a girly girl & watch very few girly things but I watched all of Desperate Housewives (despite its AWFUL title, which almost made me not watch it in the first place). But then the opening DH scene started with a tragic death and a woman who then happily realized that it meant she wouldn't have to return (some kitchen appliance she'd borrowed – can't remember) to the now-dead woman. And I was hooked! Well-written dark humor with rich characters is something I can get behind. Who cares what label you give it? I don't think Big Little Lies is quite as good as that first season of Desperate Housewives (as with all shows, DH went badly downhill in later years) and it doesn't have as much of that darkly humorous streak but it's a fun satire on parents, particularly mothers, and the crazy world of school politics.
Big Little Lies starts with a tragic & unexplained death on the night of the adult-only trivia fundraiser taking place at the novel's school. Our three main characters, Jane, Madeline & Celeste, each have five-year-olds attending their first year of school. This is a fairly long book that I found a very quick read thanks to the way it was broken up into so many chapters & the way most chapters ended with statements from witnesses who were there on the trivia night. After the opening chapter in which someone has died, the novel then goes back to the beginning of the school year to introduce us to all our main potential victims and murderers. I loved not even knowing who ends up the victim, which kept me reading as I was anxious to find out. The witness statements at the end of the chapters give us little clues along the way as to what may have happened.
Big Little Lies isn't exactly some piece of "worthy literature" but it was a light & entertaining read and should make for an enjoyable TV series. I'd actually like to see them up the dark humor for the show if they can. The book sounds more shallow than it actually is – It tackles some heavy issues, especially at the end, but it could've done with sticking more to its sassy satire we mainly glimpse in the witness statements and through the character of Madeline. Speaking of Madeline, the casting of Reese Witherspoon for this role is absolute perfection – I can totally see her as this outwardly superficial character with the deep down heart of gold. I can also see Woodley & Kidman as Jane & Celeste now even though Celeste won't be how I pictured looks-wise but Kidman definitely has the right sort of personality & manner to suit the role well. With a lot of big names involved, including Jean-Marc Vallée as the director, I think the show is in good hands & I'm looking forward to seeing how they adapt the book.
My Rating: 3.5/5
Here's the UK trailer for the TV show. I think they've upped the drama! Hope the show doesn't take itself too seriously…
Posted in Books, Reviews, TV
Tagged 3.5/5, Adam Scott, Adaptation, Alexander Skarsgård, Big Little Lies, Book Review, Books, David E Kelley, HBO, James Tupper, Jean-Marc Vallée, Kathryn Newton, Laura Dern, Liane Moriarty, Nicole Kidman, Reading, Reese Witherspoon, Review, Reviews, Series, Shailene Woodley, Television, TV, Writing, Zoë Kravitz
Stoker (2013) Review
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Michael Costigan
Written by Wentworth Miller
Music by Clint Mansell
India Stoker's beloved father dies in a car accident on her 18th birthday. Soon after, the mysterious Uncle Charlie comes to stay with India and her cold & distant mother. India never even knew her father had a brother and she starts to suspect that Uncle Charlie may not be all he seems.
First of all, thanks to everyone for voting when I asked which film I should review next. Stoker was the winner.
I think it's pretty well known that the inspiration for Stoker was Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow Of A Doubt. Being a pretty big Hitchcock fan and having just watched that one this year (review HERE), I can certainly see how similar the films are and how much Wentworth Miller clearly must love Shadow Of A Doubt. As to be expected, though, it's not as good as Hitchcock's film.
I missed Stoker when it was in cinemas and I was so mad because it looked interesting & I really wanted to see it. But as it wasn't Fast & Furious 23 or some shit like that, it was only on for one week at my local cinema. So, anyway, after fellow movie geeks seemed to love it despite some not so great reviews I think I had probably hyped it up too much in my mind & that may be why I was a little disappointed with the film.
I've never seen Park Chan-wook's Oldboy and had wanted to do this review along with that one but just haven't had time to watch it. I'm assuming it's a better film with all the best bits of Stoker, like some great visuals and all that director-y stuff that I know nothing about, but with a better story. Stoker looked great & it had this wonderful creepy atmosphere that I really liked. But the overall story wasn't all that shocking or original and, with a different director, I think it would be a very forgettable film.
I also think everyone did fine in their roles but no one really blew me away.
Mia Wasikowska was fine but I think plenty of other actresses could have played the role too. Matthew Goode has this insane look going on in his eyes so I think he was right for the role but, again, I think there are others who could have played Uncle Charlie and I can't help but say that Joseph Cotten was a creepier Uncle Charlie in Shadow Of A Doubt. At least the character of India in Stoker has much more depth than Hitchcock's Charlie, niece of the uncle with the same name. Nicole Kidman is also fine but she always is – I didn't really feel like we were seeing anything new from her here.
Overall I just found the story too predictable. It was too much "style over substance" for me. I don't think it was bad but, if you're going to make a film so clearly inspired by Hitchcock, I think you need to do a better job on the suspense in the film. You're not going to top the Master in that regard but there are other films that have achieved a growing sense of anxiousness more than Stoker does, which never exactly had me on the edge of my seat.
Stoker is a very atmospheric film that is lovely to look at and one I'm sure that people who know anything about filmmaking would probably appreciate. In the hands of a less talented director (and without a certain shower scene), I think it would be a very forgettable film. It's a good Hitchcock-inspired mystery but just can't match his brilliantly suspenseful storytelling. But who can? Although it sounds like I almost hated Stoker, I did actually enjoy it. It's a solid effort & I appreciate the attempt to make something other than the same old tired mainstream movie in this world full of horrible sequels, remakes, and "Ow, my balls!" comedies. Stoker is worth a watch for film fans but I would hope that everyone will have already seen Hitchcock's biggest classics first to see the true master of suspense at work.
And I'm on a Movie Haiku kick again so here's one for Stoker. Warning if you've not seen it – SLIGHT SPOILER:
Strange Uncle Charlie
Masturbating in shower
Hitchcock this is not
Which leads me to two of my lists on which Stoker probably now at least deserves an honorable mention. 😉
My Top Five Movie Scenes Of Self-Pleasure
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Horror, Comedy
Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts.
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.
Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Telefilm
A four-member teen girl group named the Cheetah Girls go to a Manhattan High School for the Performing Arts and try to become the first freshmen to win the talent show in the school's history....
Soldier's Girl
Telefilm, Drama, Romance, Crime
Platform: Epix
This true story, which takes place in Fort Campbell, KY, tells the heart-wrenching story of the life and tragic death of soldier Barry Winchell. His love for Calpernia Addams, a beautiful...
Quints
Drama, Family, Comedy, Telefilm
A teenager goes to desperate lengths to get attention when her mother gives birth to quints.
Owning Mahowny
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Platform: fuboTV
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues...
Thriller, Telefilm
Death by noose. A nasty way to die if you're not dropped from a length, but instead just had the support kicked from beneath you. A series of murders like this is taking place, linked to...
Zebra Lounge
Alan and Wendy Barnet have been married just long enough for the excitement to have gone out of their relationship, and they're looking for a way to put some spice back in their lives. After...
Flood: A River's Rampage
After heavy rain, the Mississippi is breaking it's banks flooding small towns. Richard Thomas and Kate Vernon realise their town is next on the hit list. Lots and lots of sand bags might...
Danger Beneath the Sea
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Following a nuclear weapons testing accident in North Korea, the crew of a US Navy submarine experiences a communications breakdown. Believing that a nuclear war has started, the senior...

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Epic Jazz & Blues Club Still Fighting to Head Downtown
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Promising they are are "not just sitting on this property — we are actively rebuilding it," a 53-year-old tavern space on Fremont Street hasn't given up its two-year old dream to transform into the Epic Jazz & Blues Club.
Located inside the former Odyssey Tavern and sharing the same building with the 32-year old Odyssey Pizza, the jazz club will be seeking permission from the Las Vegas City Council to grant another "Extension of Time" to bring its plans up to speed next month.
The 3,200-square-foot project will be overseen by Nieesha Beard and Keisha McDaniel. A skeptical planning department has noted that despite the claims, its "staff was unable to find issued permits for any improvements or repairs." But the building owners are confident this will be the year the music plays, explaining the new tenants have already purchased a restricted tavern license and are buoyed by positive feedback, even citing a 2015 Eater Vegas article announcing the future club as proof of local support.
Odyssey Pizza would be unaffected by any future changes and continues its under the radar, very loyal local following for its wings, stromboli, sandwiches and bargain-priced pizza.
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Odyssey Pizza
1930 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101 (702) 386-9484


So why do the same ad always play!?
Chick flick! Run away,run away.
Mz Lopez with her #1 Hit - Taco Flavored Kisses "Burrito. Taco taco. Burrito. Taco. Taco taco. Don't think just because I got a lot of money, I'll give you taco-flavored kisses, honey. Fulfill all your wishes with my taco-flavored kisses"
Feel good movie. Great for a Sunday night pick me up.
I grow weary of S^#t movies.


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A recent decision from the New Jersey Appellate Division has offered one former spouse an opportunity to prove the unfairness of a property settlement agreement. The spouse contends that she signed the first agreement both while unrepresented by an attorney and while under treatment for drug addiction and depression, and thus did not have the ability to determine whether or not the agreement was fair. This case is the near-inverse of the case discussed on our blog last week, where a spouse was unable to have a property settlement agreement thrown out by the court when, prior to signing the agreement, she ignored the recommendation of her attorney not to sign it.
In the recent decision, titled L.B. v. H.B., the couple at the center of the case filed for divorce in April of 2014. The couple had been married for ten years, during which time they had two children. One of those children was born with Fragile X Syndrome, a condition that has left the son non-verbal and in need of special care. During the marriage, the wife, H.B., admitted that she developed a serious pill addiction, for which she sought rehabilitation in a residential facility in July of 2014.
While the couple made a brief attempt to reconcile, this did not last. The husband, L.B., had his attorney prepare a property settlement agreement (PSA), which H.B. signed in August of 2014, without a lawyer to review it on her behalf. The agreement provided that L.B. would hold primary residential custody of their two sons, that the wife waived the right to alimony or any interest in all accounts held by the husband, that the husband would pay for the wife's health insurance, car, and cell phone for two years after the divorce, and that their home would be sold with $250,000 of the proceeds going to the wife in "full satisfaction of any claim that the Wife may have for alimony or equitable distribution." In other words, the wife agreed to receive no money or assets according to a division of property, aside from the $250,000 (later reduced to $200,000 in a follow-up agreement) received from the sale of their home, and help with some of her personal expenses. H.B. did not appear at the final hearing where the court approved of the PSA; normally, the judge would take this opportunity to question both spouses about the circumstances under which they signed the PSA to determine its fairness. The spouses had not exchanged financial disclosures or any of the other documents that would normally be exchanged prior to entering a PSA.
The wife sought treatment at a second drug rehabilitation facility at the beginning of 2015, during which time the husband filed a motion to suspend the wife's visitation. The wife did not appear to oppose the motion and sent a letter to the court stating that she would comply with the court's parenting time provisions. After completing her stay in the rehabilitation facility, the wife stated that she realized she had been "duped," obtained her tax returns from the family accountant showing that the husband had made an average of $600,000 a year over the past three years, and obtained a lawyer to review the PSA. This attorney filed a motion to vacate (throw out) the property settlement agreement, or in the alternative, to exchange financial documents and hold a hearing on the wife's grounds to vacate the PSA. The wife filed a declaration along with the motion, explaining the circumstances under which she signed the agreement. She noted that she hadn't worked during the marriage, and that her husband's income as a commodities trader had supported their family. She also stated that she did not know her husband's income before she signed the PSA, as her husband controlled the household's financial matters. Prior to signing the PSA, she had been discouraged by her husband to hire an attorney, as he had her "best interests at heart and would always take care of" her. She stated that she'd had no opportunity to review the document prior to signing it and did not receive a copy after signing it. The husband opposed the motion to vacate.
The trial court judge upheld the PSA, stating that the wife had waited too long in attempting to disavow the agreement, as it was originally signed in August of 2014. Additionally, since the wife had received the $200,000 under the agreement which she used to purchase a home, the judge reasoned that the wife could not now throw out an agreement from which she benefitted substantially. The judge upheld the PSA without holding a hearing.
The wife appealed this decision, arguing that the terms of the agreement were patently unfair, and that at a minimum, the court should have held a hearing where the parties could present evidence regarding the conditions under which the agreement was signed. Ultimately, the Appellate Division agreed. The Appellate Division noted in its opinion that, while courts will make every effort to uphold PSAs, it would only uphold those agreements which were fair, which both parties understood, and which were entered into without coercion. The opinion also explained that courts have the right under New Jersey law to throw out PSAs which appear unfair after the discovery of new evidence, or which were signed as a result of fraud or other misconduct. Finally, the court noted that the wife had filed her motion to vacate the PSA within a year of the final entry of divorce, which, depending on certain facts that would be discovered in a hearing, would not be considered late. The Appellate Division found a great deal of evidence of unfairness of the PSA, and grounds to vacate the agreement. The opinion noted that, since the wife had shown that she was unrepresented when signing the agreement, the husband had controlled the couple's finances throughout the marriage, the spouses had not exchanged financial disclosures, and the settlement the wife received was extremely small relative to what she would have been owed according to a standard equitable distribution of property, the wife was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on whether or not the PSA should be thrown out.
If you believe you may have been the victim of fraud or coercion in your divorce settlement, or are otherwise in need of assistance with a family law matter in New Jersey, contact the compassionate, determined, and knowledgeable Union family law attorney John B. D'Alessandro for a consultation on your case, at 908-964-0102.


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Commuter Biennial Takes Public Art to Communities Ignored by Large Cultural Institutions
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Taylor Estape | August 13, 2019 | 10:34am
Juan Alejandro Landaverde's sculptures in the Commuter Biennial.
Courtesy of Commuter Biennial/Image by Courtney Levine
Whether West Kendall or South Dade, parts of Miami-Dade County have a particular sense of place that isn't conducive to the sexy Miami Vice vibe. And while neither version of Miami is more essential than the other, each adds its own value to the city. That became apparent to Laura Randall, founder and head curator of the inaugural Knight Foundation-sponsored public art exhibition Commuter Biennial while she was driving long distances to and from work.
"It was a lot of time spent sitting on the highway in my car," she reflects. "I noticed a discord between the way arts impacted the urban core and the stretch between that space [and] the suburban realm where the arts kind of fall off. I thought those spaces in between — the retention ponds, long stretches of canals, and the advertising visuals along my route — were ripe for artistic intervention."
"The sort of theme and concept behind [the Biennial] is bringing art to where so much of the Miami population lives and connecting more of the whole county to contemporary art," assistant curator Courtney Levine says. "We live in more of a megalopolis than a metropolis. There is so much sprawl, and the way the county is planned — or, in some cases, not planned — keeps a huge percentage of the local South Florida population in transit a lot of the time."
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Since July, the Biennial has taken projects to locales across Miami-Dade County. Boat tours by artist Marie Lorenz often used natural tides to steer riders through ignored parts of the city's bay and canals; textile pieces by Lily Martina Lee became abstract memorials at the sites where unidentified bodies were found in Hialeah Gardens and the Hammocks; and Terrence Price II and Michelle Lisa Polissaint are displaying photographs for bus passengers in Miami Gardens/Carol City and South Miami Heights, respectively.
"We wanted particular attention to works that were driven by the context of the place where they were going to be seen. That makes it a very South Florida show," Levine says. "Context matters, and public art should be considerate of the context in which it takes place. Not all of the projects are quite so literal, and there are a lot of different ways in which people and animals and things commute."
Though the approaches to movement and place vary in each artist's work, there is one local maker who was an early shoo-in for the Biennial. According to Levine, "He's got his finger on the pulse of what we are really thinking and having in mind in putting this show together."
His name is Juan Alejandro Landaverde. The piece he's contributing to the Commuter Biennial will be installed close to where he grew up in Homestead. Landaverde used to work at Schnebly Redland's Winery, which is adjacent to the field where his work will live. The Redland winery will host an artist talk with Landaverde Sunday, September 8.
"I met Juan just after he completed his degree at FIU in 2015," Randall says. "I liked Juan's work immediately. He was an artist who was very engaged with the community. He showed me some of the sculptures he made in Homestead that were all set in the agricultural fields. When I received the Knight Foundation award, I knew his work would be included in the show."
That early work drew directly from Landaverde's experience as a kid working with his father in fields in Homestead. They lived at a labor camp in South Dade and benefited slightly from subsidized housing, albeit in less than ideal conditions. Today those benefits are dwindling as the community adapts — in Landaverde's words — to new development in the area. And although he admits he hated the work his father dragged him along for, he was still shocked to see how his neighborhood changed as the landscape shifted from agricultural to suburban.
"You don't notice it from one day to another, but from fifth grade to now in college, [I] see a huge difference," he acknowledges. "All of this development coming up and new homes and new businesses... these development sites are taking over spaces of what used to be potato fields or sugarcane or cornfields or green beans and okra and tomato. Growing up, I knew what used to grow there."
For the Commuter Biennial's next feature, Landaverde will take the main component of the parking lot — a now-ubiquitous sight in his neighborhood — and juxtapose it against okra sprouts. To him, it's partly a nod to the workers who have built and continue to build that area, whether they be agricultural or construction workers. But he also hopes viewers ponder the consequences of these movements and fluctuations.
"Look what used to be here, and now look what's going up," he explains. "Look what the ground used to grow and now what's growing out of the ground."
It's an especially poignant piece considering recent news surrounding development in the Redland. The Treo Group recently attempted to change zoning laws for a piece of property across the road from the beloved fruit stand Robert Is Here. According to the Miami Herald, the developers have offered to make a percentage of their units "workforce housing," or property affordable to households making $70,000 a year. It's worth noting, however, that the 2018 median annual pay for agricultural workers was $24,620, and the median annual pay for construction laborers was $34,810.
Is it an accident that the people who are priced out of their neighborhoods and forced into long commutes or migratory lifestyles are from the same communities ignored by large arts and cultural institutions? Probably not. But the Commuter Biennial, in aspiring to be what Levine describes as "a true biennial, albeit an unconventional one," seems to be poking at those value systems. At least four other activations from both local and visiting artists will continue to do so until the end of October.
"The hope for us would be that this does get international and national attention, but the primary focus is public art that really serves the public," Levine notes. "We're activating art throughout months that might have otherwise been considered dead months. But locals still live here; life still takes place here."
Artist Talk With Michelle Lisa Polissaint and Terence Price II. 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 20, at Bakehouse Art Complex, 561 NW 32nd St., Miami. Admission is free with RSVP via eventbrite.com.
Artist Talk With Juan Landaverde. Noon Sunday, September 8, at Schnebly Redland's Winery & Brewery, 30205 SW 217th Ave., Homestead. Admission is free with RSVP via eventbrite.com.
Commuter Biennial. Through October 31 at various locations throughout Miami-Dade County; thecommuterbiennial.org. Admission to artist talks is free.
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Wen and Shu Ling live in an orphanage in China, and they're glad to have each other. When Wen is adopted by an American family and brought home to be an older sister in a middle class home, there are a lot of changes to get used to. Language, school, food, privacy, social customs - all of these things are new for Wen, and while she is happy about some of the new things, she desperately misses her friend back in China.
This is a thoughtful look at international adoption, as well as examining lifestyles through the eyes of someone adjusting to a completely new system. It's accessible to independent readers, but it would also be valuable for a small group discussion, especially since the messages about the difficulties of being new to a place - no matter what the degree - will resonate with middle grade readers. Wen's loyalty to her friend is touching and raises awareness about older children waiting to find adoptive families.


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Georgia Tech receives Commerce Dept. grant to explore expansion of technology park
June 1, 2015 By ei2admin
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the Georgia Institute of Technology a Science and Research Park Development Grant — one of 12 such awards to universities and government entities the agency announced on May 22. 2015.
The $460,707 grant will be used to study the feasibility of expanding Technology Enterprise Park (TEP) on Atlanta's west side into a health and bioscience hub.
Chris Downing, Associate Vice President of the Enterprise Innovation Institute at Georgia Tech
"This grant provides us an exceptional opportunity for Georgia Tech and the city of Atlanta to help create high-paying jobs and economic opportunity for the city's west side," said Chris Downing, associate vice president of the Enterprise Innovation Institute, Tech's chief statewide economic development arm. Downing led the effort in crafting the grant proposal. The University Financing Foundation, Invest Atlanta, and the Atlanta Housing Authority also served as partners in the project proposal.
The target area encompasses approximately 60 acres and will assess the viability of expanding TEP's footprint. Georgia Tech founded the technology park, which is located at North Avenue and Northyards Boulevard, in 2004.
As planned, the vision for the expanded park would be the interconnection of parcels of land owned by the project's collaborators and supporters. Those include Tech, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the city of Atlanta, among others. The goal is to create a health and bioscience hub in an economically distressed part of the city.
As a hub it would be a natural location for startups in the health and bioscience sectors spinning out from area schools, including Tech, Georgia State University, Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Clark Atlanta University.
Existing health and bioscience companies such as CardioMems, Kemira, and CryoLife would be able to expand their current operations without leaving the area, and it would be a magnet for leading-edge research and innovation enterprises such as the Global Center for Medical Innovation and the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
The project will study the best practices Georgia Tech has implemented in the development of the neighboring Technology Square in Midtown, which serves as a model for innovation-led economic development success. This area of the west side could enjoy a similar outcome, Downing said. "It has the potential to create thousands of jobs and deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in economic output."
The Science and Research Park Development Grants are part of the Regional Innovation Strategies program, which is being run by the EDA Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. It is a new initiative designed to advance innovation and capacity-building activities in regions across the country through three different types of grants: i6 Challenge grants, Cluster Grants for Seed Capital Funds, and Science and Research Park Development Grants.
In March, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced the recipients of the i6 Challenge Grants, which included $500,000 to Georgia Tech to support a sweeping innovation and entrepreneurship initiative in Athens, Augusta, and downtown Atlanta.
Source: http://www.news.gatech.edu/2015/05/22/georgia-tech-receives-us-department-commerce-research-grant
Filed Under: Georgia Tech News Tagged With: bioscience, Commerce Dept., EDA, Georgia Tech, health care, Technology Enterprise Park, TEP


(Acestea sunt argumentarile lui IstuntmanI si trebuie sa spun ca sunt de-acord ).
Eventul va fi la Fallout (/fo) deoarece acolo este spatiu deschis, platformele toate sunt una langa alta, trebuie doar sa te plimbi ca sa nu cazi (eventual poate nimeresti pe o platforma in cadere ).
ATENTIE !!! : Si adminii pot lua premiu la acest event !
1. At /wcs there are many laggers that loose kind of hard their HP .
4. At /lms weaker players don't stand a chance against older and experienced players.
(These are IstuntmanI's arguments, and I have to say I agree with him. ).
The event will be at Fallout (/fo) because it's an opened space and higher chance to win there. All players have a chance to win (not like /pf).
As I have seen, this event was not voted too much.
I hope there will be some players coming for that event, I'll try to be there. Maybe we can make at least 25 players in the event.
Anyone who sees this, try to tell others too about the date and time.
P.S.: SkyLine, post about this event in our server's Facebook Group Too (linking to this topic).
Eu ma bag doamne ajuta.
mi-se par ok ideile lui stuntman, are dreptate.
Ai fi putut sa faci ceva mai misto decat un minigame la banii astia. Mai stii cand faceam event-ul ala cu Last Man Standing pe avion? Ala era chiar super funny.


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See if Dance Camp Wales have linked back to Freewheelers. And if they haven't please contact them and ask them to do so.
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Tags: senate | filibuster | vote | reid | nuclear
Senate Passes 'Nuclear Option' Curbing Filibusters
Thursday, 21 November 2013 09:11 AM
The Senate has changed its rules to let a simple majority confirm most presidential nominees, defying opposition from Republicans who called it the most dangerous revision of its process in more than two centuries.
The Senate voted 52-48 today on a procedural issue ending the requirement that at least 60 votes are needed to advance nominations, except for those to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans said the move by majority Democrats was a short- sighted blow to the Senate's institutional integrity.
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"This is the most important and most dangerous revision of Senate rules since Thomas Jefferson wrote them at the beginning of our country," Senator Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, said today after the vote.
Republicans' outrage was stoked after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid invoked what has been described as the nuclear option, establishing that executive branch and lower-court nominations need 51 votes rather than 60. The change wouldn't apply to legislation.
Democratic support for procedural changes gained momentum this week after a third consecutive Obama nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance. Democrats control 55 of the chamber's 100 seats.
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President Barack Obama said today the Senate's action will help end an "unprecedented pattern of obstruction" by a small group of lawmakers that he said harmed the economy and led to gridlock in the courts.
"A majority of senators believe, as I believe, that enough is enough," Obama said at the White House. "The gears of government have to work."
Reid said Republican obstruction had left him no other option. Since the nation was founded, half of the 168 nominees delayed in the Senate using the procedure were Obama's selection, Reid said.
"Is there anything fair about that?" he said before the debate and vote. "The American people believe the Senate is broken, and I believe the American people are right."
Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican, today said he tried and failed yesterday to work out an agreement with Reid to avoid changing the rules.
Reid orchestrated the change as the Senate reconsidered its Oct. 31 vote that had blocked the nomination of Washington lawyer Patricia Millett to a federal appeals court often considered second in importance only to the Supreme Court because of its influence over regulatory policy.
Under the new rule, the Senate voted 55-43 to limit debate on Millett's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Senate rules still require 30 hours of debate so a vote won't occur until after a two-week recess that starts later today.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the floor that Democrats are "cooking up a fake fight over judges" to distract from flaws in the roll out of Obama's health care law.
"It's a big mistake because the whole story is Democrats won't be in power in perpetuity," said Senator Richard Shelby, an Alabama Republican and 20-year veteran. "The Senate will be dramatically changed. It could be whoever's in power takes all."
Democrats are incensed with Republican moves to block Obama nominees including Representative Mel Watt, a North Carolina Democrat tapped to head the federal agency that oversees government-chartered mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The rejection of Watt's nomination last month -- the first time a sitting member of Congress had been denied confirmation in more than 150 years -- has led to pressure for Reid to push for altering the rules.
"The changes we made today will apply equally to both parties," Reid told reporters after the vote.
McCain, who brokered an 11th-hour deal in July to avoid a similar showdown over nominees, told reporters his talks with Reid have been suspended after the discussions failed to yield a compromise.
"They have used the majority to change the rules and therefore there are no rules," McCain said. "I think it's a sad day for the Senate."
Senator Thad Cochran, a Mississippi Republican, said the move "diminishes the power of the Senate to join with the executive in making certain decisions that are unique to our government."
Maine Republican Susan Collins, a Republican who most frequently works with Democrats, said Reid's decision to exercise the option was "absolutely" an overreaction.
"And one that I predict he will rue the day at some point," she said.
Senator Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican, said he was stunned to be back in this institutional standoff just a few months after the July showdown, accusing Reid of repeatedly "holds a gun" to heads of minority senators.
"At some point you have to throw up your hands and say, they're going to use brute, blunt force," Corker said. "As one of the folks who has taken some of the tough votes to make this place function, I could not be more disappointed."
Senator Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, yesterday made the case on the Senate floor for employing the "nuclear option" to change the rules through a simple majority vote to limit opponents' power to block nominees.
"It is time to end the block-and-destroy strategy being employed by the minority," Merkley said.
It takes 60 votes to end a delaying tactic known as a filibuster, the second change in almost 40 years. In 1975, senators reduced the number of votes needed to end the obstruction tactic from 67 to 60.
A three-month truce between the parties on nominations unraveled amid opposition by Republicans to Obama's picks for the D.C. Circuit -- often regarded as the nation's second- highest after the Supreme Court.
On Oct. 31, Republicans blocked confirmation of Millett for a vacancy on the court. On Nov. 12, they blocked Georgetown University law professor Nina Pillard's nomination to another vacancy on the same court. And on Nov. 18, the nomination of U.S. District Judge Robert L. Wilkins fell short of the required 60-vote margin.
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, said Republicans' recent efforts had effectively said Obama "has no right to nominate anyone to a vacancy on the D.C. Circuit."
"That's fundamentally wrong," Warren said. "And I think shifts things so we not only have a right to change the filibuster rules, I think we have a responsibility to change the filibuster rules."
Democrats also have criticized Republicans for moving Oct. 31 to block Watt's nomination, saying they did so because they oppose the law Congress enacted to regulate financial institutions following the 2008 financial crisis.
Republicans have accused Obama of trying to fill the court -- which often rules on challenges to government regulations -- with nominees sympathetic to his agenda. Democrats say that Republicans are trying to deny Obama the confirmation votes they routinely gave to President George W. Bush.
During almost five years in office, Obama has placed only a single judge, Sri Srinivasan, on the D.C. Circuit. Srinivasan was confirmed in May after Obama's first nominee, Caitlin Halligan, was blocked by Senate Republicans. They objected to Halligan's work as New York state's solicitor general on a lawsuit against handgun manufacturers.
In a victory for Democrats, the Senate has voted to weaken filibusters and make it harder for Republicans to block confirmation of the president's nominees for judges and other top posts.
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In de wetenschapsgeschiedenis is vis viva (van het Latijn voor levende kracht) een achterhaalde wetenschappelijke theorie, die als een elementaire en beperkte, vroege formulering van het beginsel van behoud van energie een rol heeft gespeeld in de ontwikkeling van de natuurkunde. Vis viva kan gezien worden als een vorm van kinetische energie of van energie, die verband houdt met waarneembare bewegingen.

Voorgesteld door Gottfried Leibniz in de periode 1676-1689, was de theorie omstreden, omdat zij niet verenigbaar leek te zijn met de theorie van behoud van impuls, die werd bepleit door Sir Isaac Newton en René Descartes. De twee theorieën worden nu als complementair gezien.

De theorie werd uiteindelijk in de moderne theorie van de energie opgenomen, hoewel de term in de vorm van de vis-vivavergelijking nog steeds voortleeft in de hemelmechanica.

Referenties
 George E. Smith, "The Vis Viva Dispute: A Controversy at the Dawn of Dynamics (Het Vis viva dispuut: een controverse in de begintijd van de dynamica)", Physics Today 59 (October 2006) Issue 10 pp 31-36. (zie ook erratum)

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If you choose Skeleton, Xenko imports only the skeleton from the model file. You might want to do this, for example, if you want to use it for a new skeleton that uses a subset of its nodes.
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Some days it's necessary to go walking barefoot in places where shoes are normally the rule. Maybe it's a childhood backyard nostalgia rushing up, but more likely it is to simply feel thick skin push off from rough pavement radiant with the collected heat from the afternoon sun. There's nothing like some friction to get the blood vessels and nerve endings ignited and popping.
Beneath, you imagine subterranean rivulets that thrum and purl with a phthalo blue solution. Each step makes the whole place quiver, and a multitude of steps creates constant vibration. Digging finger holes in the soft earth uncovers the underground streams and throbbing roots. So, too, do the things we hold in our hands dig deep into our beings. The point of connection in the palm pulses smoothly like a snake gulping its dinner. By consequence, degrees of engagement are measured by either painful sensitivity or soothing release, staining beloved objects with heartbeat, and coagulating into pacts of desire. This is the land of the living, a place so lifelike you could misstep and be swept away by it.
The American Dream—a bloated term that we prod from a distance with a stick; do we still pursue it? To seek happiness and end up with a smirk instead of a grin; to attend university and become educated in oneself, not the classics; to own a self-made image, not a million possessions. The American Dream is lying face down in a puddle behind some shrubs. This is not a sleeping-pill-Dream, but a lucid Dream, the type where you step out of the action, kneel beside the frothy puddle, and cup its murky liquid in your hands. If you drink this water you won't be instantly nourished, yet compelled to describe its taste, temperature and texture, and to season it as if a winter's brew.
Life's interiors, say, where your toe rests in your shoe, or the name you call yourself, spiral in and around on themselves like the 23-feet of folded intestine inside your belly. Smooth out your heart of hearts and lay it out to dry in the sun. Sometimes so much dust, released when abandoned corners are stirred, collects in clumps at the back of the throat. Now inside's out, but something else always gets tucked back in, promising to ferment in the dark, like night blooming flowers.
To see yourself in the round, hold yourself at arm's length at a safe distance. Your manhandled self will look back at you, head askance. Sometimes these hands greedily grab, or interlock fingers with others, or turn off lights at night. Sometimes these hands work seemingly on their own: the daily repair of the body, the automatic tracing of a contour, the pulling of so many strings.
Fortunes are told by disemboweling the heart and reading how it drops to the floor, but then something has been killed. If humans did not exist, they would have had to be invented. Humans, known for their struggle, are the mark of a great story.


The Ordnance Survey in their user guide for MasterMap provide the following as the Accuracy of Position statement for MasterMap.
Rural data capture standards (1:2500 scale). This is the nominal accuracy of a point position at the 99% confidence level.
Rural overhaul data capture standards. This is the nominal accuracy of a point position at the 99% confidence level. This is the accuracy to be expected in areas of original 1:2500 scale overhaul mapping that have not been subject to positional accuracy improvement.
Mountain and moorland data capture standards (1:10 000 scale). This is the nominal accuracy of a point position at the 99% confidence level.
The expected positional accuracy is unknown.


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The Most Incredible College Football Plays of the Millennium
by Matthew Jussim
College football is like nothing else in American sports. It's the only sport in the nation where you can pack in 100,000 fans in a small town into a stadium to watch a bunch of non-professionals play a game. (Also: Marching bands!)
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Sure, it's the same sport in the NFL, but the deep-seated loyalti of college students, alumni, and fans the tight-knit camaraderie, and the intense geographical rivalries all come together to create an atmosphere where the best athletes in the country can perform some astonishing feats—shocking upset endings, amazing receptions, ferocious tackles, and unbelievable throws.
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And while these players aren't professionals (yet), that doesn't mean they can't make miracles happen on the gridiron. Here are the most incredible, athletic, and fan-shocking plays in college football from the 2000s:
Vince Young, Texas, 2006
The 2006 Rose Bowl unquestionably one of the best college football games of all time. With just 26 seconds left on the clock, facing 4th-and-5 on the 10-yard line, and the Longhorns down 38-33 to USC, Texas quarterback Vince Young took matters into his own hands and put himself into college football folklore. Young dropped back, searched for an open receiver, and then tucked the ball into his arm and darted towards the endzone. Young showed off his fantastic combination of strength and speed on the play, racing the Trojan defense with his 6'5", 230-pound frame to the near-right corner of the endzone—and dancing in to score the winning touchdown and give the Longhorns the national title.
Reggie Bush, USC, 2005
The USC Trojans running back won the Heisman Trophy in 2005 because of plays like this. Against Fresno State, Bush took the ball around the 50-yard line from quarterback Matt Leinart and broke through the offensive line—basically untouched. He darted his way up the sidelines with his 4.33-second 40-yard dash speed. Just as one of the Fresno defensive backs was about to make contact with Bush, he pulled up, came to a near-complete stop, and zagged in the other direction, leaving four different Bulldog players in the dust before scoring a touchdown.
Bush later was stripped of his Heisman for taking improper benefits in college and Southern Cal was forced to vacate all of their wins from the'05 season—so yeah, technically this play "doesn't exist" for Bush. But regardless of what the NCAA record books say, our eyes can't lie. Bush was an electric college football star and this play encapsulates why he was so fun and entertaining to watch.
Boise State, 2007, "The Statue of Liberty Play"
The "Statue of Liberty Play" is something you use in your backyard while playing pickup football with your friends, not win you BCS Bowl games—but don't tell that to Boise State. In the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, a crazy game that saw the teams score 22 points over the final two minutes, the Broncos and Oklahoma went into overtime, with the Sooners scoring first to take the lead 42–35. Boise State scored a touchdown with a wild play—a halfback pass—to cut the lead to 42-41, but the Broncos weren't done yet. Instead of trying the game and continuing overtime with an extra-point kick, Boise State ran a trick play—quarterback Jared Zabransky faked a pass to the right side, then quickly handed the ball with his left hand to running back Ian Johnson, who ran into the endzone untouched for the winning two-point conversion.
LSU, 2002, "The Bluegrass Miracle"
The Kentucky Wildcats, a heavy underdog against the Nick Saban-led LSU Tigers, took a 30–27 lead with a field goal with just 11 seconds left on the clock. An upset of the No. 16 team in the nation and defending SEC champion was within reach—the Kentucky players were so confident they would win, they showered their head coach in Gatorade.
After completing a pass play to their own 26-yard line with two seconds left, LSU set up for one final play, but it appeared that a win was out of reach—the quarterback, Marcus Randall, didn't have that great of an arm, so a Hail Mary was out of the question, while a lateral play had a very low chance of being successful. Randall took the snap and threw the ball as far as he could down the field—some Kentucky fans even started storming the field once he let it go—and the ball tipped off three different players before miraculously falling into the hands of wide receiver Devery Henderson, who scampered in for the winning LSU touchdown.
Chad Kelly, Ole Miss, 2015
Sometimes a play going to hell is the best way to get things done. Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly proved that in 2015 when he was forced to corral a high snap against the ferocious Alabama defense, barely getting set for a throw before two goliath players crushed him to the turf. Kelly was able to launch the ball sky high—a pass that looked like it could be intercepted—but instead, the ball was tipped, and somehow Rebels wideout Quincy Adeboyejo came up with it. With no one ahead of him on the field, Adeboyejo raced from his own 40-yard line for the miraculous touchdown. Later in the game, Kelly completed another wild touchdown, but the refs missed a call on the play, as a lineman was ineligible downfield.
Nick Marshall, Auburn, 2013
The Georgia Bulldogs stormed back against Auburn from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to take a 38-37 lead on the Tigers with just 36 seconds left in the game. All that was left for Auburn to try was a Hail Mary play and the Bulldogs knew it—so they left three defensive backs waiting deep to cover any Auburn wideouts who tried to find open space. It didn't make a difference. Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall heaved a pass deep down the field, where it fell into the arms of two colliding Georgia players. But instead of being caught, the ball was tipped up and fortuitously landed right in the hands of Tigers wide receiver Ricardo Louis, who scored the 73-yard winning touchdown. Game announcer Verne Lundquist summed up the play best: "I started doing college football telecasts in 1974, I've never seen anything quite like this."
Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina, 2013, "The Hit"
This was the "Hit Heard Round the World." Clowney—a future No.1 overall NFL Draft pick for the Houston Texans—used all 266 pounds of his 6'5" frame to make this hit against Michigan Wolverines running back Vincent Smith. After a call went against the Gamecocks late in the fourth quarter, Clowney took out his anger with a furious hit in the backfield on Smith. Clowney broke through the offensive line like a freight train, and just as Smith received the ball, Clowney smashed him in the chest, knocking his helmet in the air and forcing a fumble, which of course Clowney recovered himself. It's hard to say for sure, but this might've been the most replayed college football highlight of the 2013 season.
Jalen Watts-Jackson, Michigan State, 2015
The battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy is one of the most heated rivalries in all of college football. The game from 2015 had one of the most shocking endings in the history of the matchup, all stemming from a punter who couldn't hang on to the ball. Leading 23-21 with just 10 seconds left in the game, the Wolverines were forced to set up for a punt at their own 40-yard line. Michigan State was 6-0 at the time and a loss there likely would've knocked out any chance at making the College Football Playoffs.
All that changed when punter Blake O'Neill mishandled the snap for Michigan. Instead of pouncing on the ball right away, he tried to pick it up, only making things worse. The ball bounced out of his hands and directly into the arms of Spartans freshman Jalen Watts-Jackson, who sped into the endzone for a touchdown, giving MSU the stunning 27–23 win.
Chris Davis, Auburn, 2013, "The Kick Six"
The 78th Iron Bowl matchup between bitter in-state rivals Auburn and Alabama might have the most shocking ending of any game in college football history. With the game tied 28-28 following a Tigers field goal, the Crimson Tide opted to go for a 57-yard field goal attempt with one second left on the clock. What did Alabama coach Nick Saban have to lose? The team was 11-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation—at best, the kick would sail in, the team would win and stay undefeated; at worst, the kick would fall short and the teams would duke it out in overtime. Saban and Alabama didn't consider a third possibility.
Auburn did.
The kick fell short—and into the waiting arms of Tigers cornerback Chris Davis. The speedy Davis opted to take his chances with a return. bursting out to the 10-yard line and finding an opening. Before Alabama could figure out what was going on, Davis had shifted into high gear—he ran a 4.45-second 40-yard dash—and Auburn's specially selected field unit of ace blockers opened up a lane for their return man. Davis outran the Tide's kicker, tip-toeing down the sidelines for a 100-yard touchdown, giving Auburn the 34-28 victory. With that, the "Kick Six" was born, going down as one of the most amazing plays in football history.
Tyrone Prothro, Alabama, 2005, "The Catch"
When you talk about the best catches in football history, names like Odell Beckham, David Tyree, and Santonio Holmes come to mind—and with this catch, former Alabama Crimson Tide wideout Tyrone Prothro put himself in that conversation.
With time winding down in the first half against Southern Mississippi, Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle tossed a deep ball from his own 50-yard line towards a streaking Prothro near the endzone.
Southern Mississippi cornerback Jasper Faulk was covering Prothro step-by-step and had nearly perfect coverage on the wide receiver—but it didn't matter. As the ball came down, Prothro reached his arms around the back of the defender and made the catch, pinning the pigskin against Faulk's jersey, somehow keeping possession as the two flipped into the endzone for the touchdown. Stanford wideout Francis Owusu made a similar catch in 2015, but in our opinion, Prothro's still reigns supreme.
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Get ready to stretch your muscles, Capricorn, because you're about to embark on a personal marathon that will require every ounce of your endurance, flexibility, and commitment.
Saturn, your ruling planet of discipline and maturity, will enter your sign on December 19 -- the first time in nearly 29 years! Read that sentence again, Cappy, and allow its magnitude to take hold. You're about to walk into one of the most significant phases of your entire life. Will it be easy? No. Will it be worth it? Absolutely.
Here's the deal. With Saturn moving into your sign and remaining there through December 2020, you're about to embark on a journey that truly tests your mettle in terms of personal goals and ambitions. At several points over the next couple of years, you'll willingly assume new and sometimes daunting responsibilities that will remind you just how much you can carry as you climb up your personal mountain of life success. For some, this will be a time of real initiation into adulthood, which may include getting married, having a baby, or making significant career strides. For others, it'll be a time of personal revelation where you need to come to terms with certain limitations in a realistic and mature fashion.
You might also struggle with overcoming any fear of success and/or fear of failure that you've had over the years. Work through it, and remember to stretch. When you feel yourself becoming too rigid, you know it's time to lighten up.
Happily, Saturn rules Capricorn, so you might feel more like yourself than you have in quite some time while going through this transit. And yes, you will certainly have something significant to show for it once Saturn moves on. Why? Because you're about to earn your keep. For real.


A Strategic Business Alliance agreement has been signed by Air Namibia and the Municipality of Walvis Bay and Direct Return Flights have been launched.
Direct return flights from Walvis Bay to Johannesburg and Walvis Bay to Cape Town have been launched recently. The agreement makes provision for both Air Namibia and the Municipality of Walvis Bay to advance their interests.
Walvis Bay is the second largest centre of economic activities in Namibia. This is why the decision was made to offer direct flights to and from other business hubs. Over the last 10 years the region has shown positive growth in economic activities and diversification. They have moved forward from simply being a fishing centre to now including mining, tourism and retail.
Walvis Bay airport is still underway with a renovation plan, which was implemented at airports all over Namibia in order to raise their standards to an international one.
The fleet will be the Embraer ERJ 135 Regional Jet. Features of this jet include cabin crew on board, an all economy class cabin with 37 seats, the largest toilet volume in class, 3 abreast seating and 66% isle or window seating.
During the last 18 months Air Namibia's record for on-time departures have increased to over 95%. They have also been rated consistently in the top 10 out of 410 airlines for on-time arrival.
Daily direct flights from Walvis Bay to Cape Town depart at 11:35 and arrive at 13:45. Flights from Cape Town to Walvis Bay depart at 14:35 and arrive at 16:45.
Daily flights from Walvis Bay to Johannesburg depart at 17:55 and arrive at 20:10, while flights form Johannesburg to Walvis Bay depart at 8:45 and arrive at 11:00.


Bulli Forever. Liebeserklärung an ein Lebensgefühl by Jamie Tinney. Book review by Marcel Haan.
Everytime one of my daughters spots an old Volkswagen Transporter they start dreaming out loud; "When I have my driver's license, I will buy that car and travel around the world".
How did this classic MPV achieve such a cult status? We accept that they are painted in beautiful bright colours, often conveying a view of 'life by itself'. And of course we respect the perfectly restored version in concourse condition. But that's not it, this car has become a symbol of freedom, an icon of independent minds living their lives on their terms. A joy de fivre.
This new book on the "Bulli", the German "nick-name" for the T1, tries to capture that feeling by images and quotes. This is not a car book, this is a book about a way of life, showing a way of life without people but only through the combination of cars and quotes and that's quite a challenge.
Did they succeed in this? Yes and no. Yes, when it comes to finding the right quotes and combining them with matching photos and colourful graphic designs.
But no, for the photos. The author made a selection from a wide range of photos and photographers. But the majority of these photos have not been made with the intent of capturing the T1's joy de fivre.
This book is published by Delius Klasing and available here.
ISBN: 978-3-667-10464-9. Please note that all quotes are in German.


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Lori Bulter - Law LLB (Hons)
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Lori Bulter started researching Law after watching the TV Show 'Suits' and instantly knew it was something that really interested her and suited the subjects she excelled at in school.
The 21-year-old said she wanted to continue education so university was a natural progression for her. However she lived in Lerwick, Shetland, so felt her opportunities for furthering education was limited so moved to Aberdeen to attend RGU.
Lori gained a First Class Law degree from RGU's Law School and was one of the many graduating students who were given a virtual graduation ceremony, due to the pandemic.
"I went straight to university from secondary school", she said. "Pursuing a law career meant I had little option but to move to the mainland for university. In the first few months, I was very homesick, phoning my family crying and wanting to go home.
"However, despite struggling with living away from home, I loved my course. So with a massive change in attitude and support from friends both from home and at university, I managed to turn the experience around and thoroughly enjoyed it.
"Looking back, I have made friends for life and incredible memories throughout my time at university and am very proud of myself for achieving a First Class Law Degree in the process."
Lori actually decided to stay in Aberdeen during lockdown which she described as a big decision considering how much of a "home bird" she was.
She said: "It shocked my family. I felt that given Aberdeen was where I normally studied, I would focus better if I stayed in that environment. My flatmate also decided to stay so we made the most of our time when we weren't studying by doing activities we wouldn't normally have time for – jigsaws, baking, walks, home workouts, themed dinners and we even built a fort in our living room!
"Despite the circumstances we made great memories and motivated one another to keep powering on – I couldn't have done it without that."
For the past three years, Lori has volunteered with RGU's Law Clinic which provides free legal advice for those who could not otherwise afford it.
"Over this time, I acquired more responsibility, being appointed Office Manager and then, most recently, Assistant Director. This has definitely enhanced my practical skills and confidence, giving me experience in handling real cases and holding interviews with clients – an opportunity you do not normally get as part of the university curriculum. It also allowed me to make many new friends at various stages of their degree and build relationships with the staff involved in running the Law Clinic.
"I think RGU has helped me feel prepared to step into the real world, through the provision of lectures on commercial awareness and employability, and law fairs allowing students to network with firms in the area. My experience at RGU's Law Clinic has definitely helped with this as it has allowed me to gain experience in dealing with real clients, just as I will be doing when I become a trainee solicitor."
Lori is planning to return to RGU to complete her Diploma in Professional Legal Practice before then going on to carry out a traineeship at Harper Macleod LLP.
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