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Get Your House In Costume For Halloween!
October 3 2012 JJ Ballard	General
October is just around the corner, and that means it's time to get ready for Halloween. Every year, millions of people young and old dress up in costume to collect treats and maybe even hand out a few scares. But people don't have to be the only ones in costume this Halloween– give your home a Halloween makeover with these not-so-scary decorating tips.
If you are someone who wants to keep your Halloween decor simple, pumpkins set outside the door can be a fun and welcoming trick-or-treat invite. Carve out pumpkins with scary faces, plump smiles or even a simple "Happy Halloween". Carving pumpkins can be a fun family activity, but if you'd rather avoid the pulpy mess, try spray painting pumpkins in fun metallic colors and use stencils to add personality to these seasonal staples.
For more advanced Halloween-ers, yard decorations can be a fun way to transform your lawn. Simple white sheets can make great ghosts when hung from trees, and large stones can be strategically placed around the walkway to look like gravestones. For a less spooky effect, simply place pumpkins around the lawn, and be sure to use battery-powered candles to avoid potential fire hazards.
To bring Halloween into your home and transform your house into a haunted mansion, tear cheesecloth and hang it from the ceilings or on banisters to create a cobwebbed effect, place plastic spiders in unexpected places and set your stereo to a spooky soundtrack. For an amplified effect, try replacing several of your everyday light bulbs with bulbs tinted red, purple or orange.
Getting your house in costume for Halloween doesn't have to be a daunting task– with a few creative tricks, you'll be in the Halloween spirit before you can say BOO!
from American Home Shield September Newsletter "Inside & Out"
American Home Shield is providing the information for general guidance only. Due to the general nature of the property maintenance and improvement advice in this material, neither American Home Shield Corporation, nor its licensed subsidiaries assumes any responsibility for any loss or damage which may be suffered by the use of this information.
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Container homes: out-of-the-box thinking
By SUSAN GALLEYMORE
A trend in recycling structures not traditionally considered "real estate" is changing how potential home and business owners, not-for-profit organizations, government agencies and the U.S. military view shipping containers.
The use of rudimentary containers to ship cargo began in the late 17th century. By the 1950s, Malcolm McLean of Sea-Land Shipping, pushed by the U.S. military to standardize their design, was building strong, uniform, theft-resistant, stackable shipping containers that were easy to load and unload by truck, rail and ship, and easy to store.
In 2005, an estimated 18 million containers made a combined total of about 200 million trips. Many containers measure 20 feet or 40 feet in length, and a 40-foot-long shipping container offers 304 square feet of floor space.
A trade imbalance has led the containers piling up around U.S. hubs, and storing them increases the cost of doing business.
One response to the problem: Re-engineer the containers. As architects and designers around the world evolve and refine creative reuse, containers are reshaping as disaster-relief shelters, coffee shops, student housing, custom homes, retail towers, even storing physical books after they are digitized.
The U.S. military, for example, has deployed "Containerized Housing Units," or CHUs (pronounced "SHOOS"): Army and private military contracting companies use the converted shipping containers to house troops, contractors and others.
The units offer hard floors, windows, air conditioners, beds for up to three people, and some are outfitted with refrigerators.
According to the U.S. Army Environmental Command, the first multistory commercial structure built of recycled steel containers on a U.S. Army base opened in Fort Bragg, N.C., in April 2008.
Twelve containers, each measuring 9 feet 6 inches in height, 8 feet wide, 40 feet long and made of 14-gauge steel, form the two-story, 4,322-square-foot 249th Engineers company Operations Building that houses two company detachments.
Living in former shipping containers may have begun as a fringe novelty, but it is far from such these days. Many entrepreneurs are exploring new niches amid the growing assortment of shipping container-based structures.
Alex Klein of Container Home Consultants Inc. has been involved in shipping container conversions for 30 years, while Heather Levin said she appreciates container homes after noticing how much of her hard-earned dollars went to a bank as mortgage loan interest.
Victor Wallace of ContainerHomes.info authored the free downloadable book, "The 30 Most Influential Shipping Container Homes Ever Built!" His website presents extensive tutorials and videos for container conversions and also offers a free download of the book with designs from around the world.
21st Century Homes & Structures builds modular homes and claims it is the "original approved shipping container home manufacturer in New York … certified since 1985."
That company reports that its modified shipping containers are "eco-friendly, (energy-efficient), hurricane-resistant, pest-free, affordable and green." The company offers units in sizes ranging from 480 square feet to 1,280 feet, and prices starting at $89 per square foot. That does not include excavation site work and foundations. The company offers turnkey packages and ships throughout the U.S.
An Argentinian-born woman living in California identified by faircompanies.com as "Lulu" (no last name given), was reportedly forced by the recession to downsize, and found and modified a free shipping container. She took a couple of months to gather mostly recycled components to remodel the unit, faircompanies.com reported, and it took another month to convert the original 360-square-foot space into a home for herself and her small daughter.
With hot water on demand from a small camping device, and camping stoves for cooking, Lulu noted that her home features a separate bathroom and second bedroom, and she plans to add a teahouse and a greenhouse.
One New Jersey-based company, Sea Box Inc., offers a 1,000-square-foot, three-bedroom home — the Modular Systems Housing Unit — built from shipping containers. The structure also features a living-dining room, kitchen, bathroom and storage.
For multifamily housing, we can deliver and erect a four-story, 16-unit apartment building, fully furnished and move-in ready, in three days," according to Robert A. Farber, director of contracts and counsel for Sea Box.
"All of these living quarters will last more than a hundred years, are impervious to pest infestation (termites can't bite through steel), and can withstand hurricane-force winds that would destroy conventional housing," he also said in an email message, adding that the company bid for a job to potentially supply tens of thousands of housing units built from shipping containers to New York City in the event of a major natural disaster.
The company offers a range of designs, he said, "including offices, laundry facilities, machine shops, personnel shelters, and even a giant movie screen: 90 feet high."
Sea Box structures have also been used by the U.S. military in Iraq, Afghanistan and other nations, he said, and "We've sold two-story container configurations, which individually house 2,000 computer servers used to power the search engine Bing."
By Inman News, Wednesday, March 14, 2012.
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Early Architecture in Colonial America
Saltbox architecture is among the earliest types of architecture found in Colonial America. Essential features of a saltbox include a two-story house consisting of four rooms, a central chimney, a single-story rear lean-to addition and a sloping back roofline. This type of architecture resembled an English cottage and was common in rural England, where many New England settlers originated.
As the colonies prospered, saltbox architecture evolved. The lean-to addition became a full story, making for a four-on-four room house with a central hallway and staircase. This standard Colonial design featured a symmetrical front with a central door, two windows on either side and five windows across the second floor.
What made American Colonial architecture unique was how it varied depending on the nationalities of the settlers that populated the South and Eastern Seaboard. Each fashioned different versions of American Colonial architecture.
English Colonial architecture — most common in New England — featured a four-on-four room house with a central chimney to conserve warmth. Dutch Colonial — prevalent in New York City and along the banks of the Hudson River Valley — incorporated gambrel roofs and paired chimneys, details common in their Dutch homeland. French Colonial — found along the Mississippi River and in southern Louisiana — featured steep hipped roofs, dormers and stairs leading to a wrap-around porch.
By the 1750s, another Colonial style — Georgian — had become the predominant architectural style of the leisure class from Maine to the Carolinas. Classic Georgian architecture is marked by the same symmetry of earlier styles but with additional grace and distinction. Common features include sash windows, paired chimneys, pilasters or column-like boards flanking the front door and a side-gabled roof.
from Prospect Mortgage Knowledge Builder
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To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum
June 27 2011 JJ Ballard	General
Nevada Museum of Art
June 11, 2011 – September 4, 2011
The Museum's ability to stage spectacular exhibitions will be evident with To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum. This international exhibition will attract crowds of all ages with 120 remarkable Egyptian artifacts— mummies, sarcophagi, jewelry, and figurines—on display and layered with celebratory and educational programming that will make Summer 2011 a memorable one. To Live Forever is drawn entirely from the Brooklyn Museum's astonishing Egyptian collection and ranges in date from 3650 BCE to 365 CE.
Long-time Museum partner Great Basin Brewing Company will brew a limited-edition lager to serve at Museum's First Thursday event beginning in April. "Dr. Church's Living Room Lager" is named for the Museum's founder, a scientist and art collector who invited friends, colleagues, and collectors into his home in the 1930's to discover and discuss art. With hints of juniper berry as homage to Dr. Church's explorations of Mount Rose, the lager is brewed in keeping with beer recipes of the Prohibition era. "Dr. Church's Living Room Lager" will be available on tap at both the Reno and Sparks Great Basin Brewery locations and will be served at Café Musée. A limited edition will be bottled for sale as well.
A 50-foot steel pyramid is scheduled for construction in the parking lot of the Museum in celebration of the line-up of Egyptian-themed 80th anniversary events taking place in June. The pyramid, built by Reno-based architecture firm Cathexes, will be dismantled and shipped to Burning Man in late August for display. It will be the first ever art-work from a Museum to be taken to the annual arts and culture event. Made of Museum members, businesses and stakeholders, a unique 80 for 80 Host Committee has been developed and are generously funding a portion of To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum.
from www.visitrenotahoe.com
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Western Metro Areas Among markets with fastest dropping median list prices
June 6 2011 JJ Ballard	General
Among the 10 markets with the fastest-dropping median list prices, Western metro areas prevailed, accounting for six among the top 10.
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, Calif., saw the biggest price decline: down 26.2 percent to $498,250. The market was also one of two to see its inventory rise year-over-year, by 6 percent. The other was Reno, Nev., with a 9.5 percent increase.
Median List Prices Median Age of Inventory
$ % yr.-over-yr. change # days on site % yr.-over-yr. change
United States $191,900 -4% 95 13.1%
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, Calif. $498,250 -26.2% 75 2.7%
Detroit $89,900 -18.2% 62 72.2%
Fresno, Calif. $160,000 -15.3% 59 3.5%
Reno, Nev. $170,000 -14.6% 96 7.9%
Atlanta $159,900 -13.6% 81 3.8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach $325,000 -12.2% 61 -1.6%
Tucson, Ariz. $175,000 -11.8% 88 12.8%
Savannah, Ga. $210,000 -11.7% 198 -11.2%
Chicago $212,000 -11.3% 102 15.9%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett $309,900 -11.2% 70 16.7%
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Al Selmani alone has over 40 years of experience in the restaurant industry, 20 of those years as the former owner of a still familiar Woodbury Connecticut restaurant, San Remos. Together with his two sons, Beck and Ferz, Al has created Al's Best Pizza, sometimes refered to as Als Pizza, in Woodbury Connecticut.
Als Pizza is very excited to bring back the some of the best pizza, pasta and subs around, and we're looking forward to seeing the customers we served for 20 years in Woodbury, as well as meeting all the new faces in town. So we invite you to stop in, say hi, and enjoy the delicious pizza, pasta and subs you remember.
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Spiral: Trailer Arrives for Saw Spinoff
Spiral is a new chapter in the Saw franchise, but it's not quite a sequel and definitely not a reboot. It is also, sadly, delayed indefinitely.
By Joseph Baxter | February 5, 2020 |
The Saw horror movie franchise has seen its creative marrow drained dry in recent years, notably with offerings like the poorly received 2017 sequel, Jigsaw, the eighth film in the series. However, a metamorphosis occurred, and the studio went back to the drawing board, teaming with – of all people – comedian Chris Rock, for a new installment in the long-running franchise.
Chris Rock's new Saw movie is called Spiral, and it's based off a script – adapting a concept he pitched – written by the duo of Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg (Jigsaw, Piranha 3D). Rock also serves as executive producer. The film is being made by Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures, with longtime Saw filmmakers Mark Burg and Oren Koules back as producers.
The movie, which went by the working title of The Organ Donor, wrapped filming back in August, 2019. It's been directed by Darren Bousman, who previously helmed Saw II, III, and IV.
Spiral Release Date
The thing about Jigsaw games is that people who think they're on top of the world have everything turned upside down in a queasy minute. Sadly that also has turned out to be the case with Spiral, a movie that made a big splash this past spring when its cool trailer and title reveal knocked folks' socks off. Then the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the west, and the movie had to abandon its May 15, 2020 release date. It remains tentatively scheduled for 2020, but with no firm date in sight.
Spiral Trailer
The first trailer for this new movie set in the Saw universe is here!
Spiral Cast
Samuel L. Jackson will play Chris Rock's character's father, with Rock playing "a police detective investigating a series of grizzly crimes." The Handmaid's Tale Max Minghella will be playing Rock's partner, William Schenk, and Riverdale's Marisol Nichols will be playing Capt. Angie Garza, Rock's boss.
Spiral Story
Here's the official synopsis for the movie:
"A sadistic mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of SAW. Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel "Zeke" Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city's gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer's morbid game."
Interestingly, this new Saw offering is neither a reboot or a sequel, but will absolutely be Saw canon, thanks to Chris Rock's love of the franchise to date. As he lauded in the statement announcing the project:
"I've been a fan of Saw since the first film in 2004. I am excited by the opportunity to take this to a really intense and twisted new place."
Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group chairman Joe Drake went into further detail about the seemingly unlikely collaboration with the former SNL cast member-turned film star-turned sitcom producer, stating:
"When Chris Rock came to us and described in chilling detail his fantastic vision that reimagines and spins-off the world of the notorious Jigsaw Killer, we were all-in. Saw is one of the highest grossing horror franchises of all-time and it's one of Lionsgate's most successful film series."
As Drake states of the new film's creative direction:
"This upcoming film will still be as mind bending and intense as all the previous Saw films. Chris conceived this idea and it will be completely reverential to the legacy of the material while reinvigorating the brand with his wit, creative vision and passion for this classic horror franchise."
The idea of a "mind bending" nature for this new Saw iteration is certainly an intriguing tease regarding the direction of the typically torture-teeming horror franchise. As perennial picture producers of the horror series, Mark Burg and Oren Koules, explain of its ambitious new dynamic using a comedy analogy:
"Chris wants to put his own spin on the Saw franchise in the way Eddie Murphy put a completely fresh perspective on buddy-cop films with 48 Hours. This new Saw is going to be an event film in the making for horror fans. It will have all of the twists and turns and hardcore layers that our fans expect directed by one of the masters of the craft, Darren Lynn Bousman. We can't wait to get started."
It will be interesting to see how a new Saw will fare as the horror genre evolves. While 2004's original film, directed and co-written by eventual Aquaman helmer James Wan, had everyone dropping their iPods and StarTAC flip phones at theaters in pure, unprecedented shock, it was eventually met with – as all horror franchises do – a general audience ennui as more sequels and genre clones arrived.
Indeed, while Blumhouse currently holds most of the genre cards, notably with its recent successful reinvention of Halloween, there's still plenty of money to be made elsewhere in horror. Case in point, the first instalment of the Stephen King adaptation It earned $700 million worldwide to become the most lucrative horror film of all time.
We'll update this with new information as it becomes available.
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Greetings Bunnies! It is spring time! Bees and Butterflies are floating around now... Today's episode 108 is a featured show of singer/songwriter, LORRAKON. Lorrakon is Lawrence Alarcon, a singer/songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. His music has been described as Baroque Pop, and Alternative Indie. Entering the indie music scene in 2018. LORRAKON has released 3 singles, along with a B- side for each track. LORRAKON is currently working on his debut full length album.
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Thank you so much for listening and supporting the show! I love you all so much. You mean the world to me.
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Tonight's episode 107, HOUSE IS A FEELING, is a house music mix featuring DJ RICH KIRBY // UK/ AUS.
Rich Kirby has been professionally DJing in The UK in Cambridge, London & Brighton, where he has lived for the last 10 years running successful club nights at Audio (Patterns), Riki Tik & summer beach parties on the terrace at Fortune of War. Career Highlights include DJing NYE in the British Airways i360 pod, second only to play here to local & international legend Fatboy Slim.
His style is unique, drawing early influences from Progressive House, undertones that hint of his love of Soul, Hip Hop, UK Garage & R&B, and the backbone of Deep Upfront House music.
With 18 years in the industry Rich is Immigrating permanantly to Australia this year to continue and progress his DJ career.
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package org.jivesoftware.smackx.jingleold.provider;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.jivesoftware.smack.SmackException;
import org.jivesoftware.smack.provider.IQProvider;
import org.jivesoftware.smack.provider.ExtensionElementProvider;
import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.ParserUtils;
import org.jivesoftware.smackx.jingleold.JingleActionEnum;
import org.jivesoftware.smackx.jingleold.packet.Jingle;
import org.jivesoftware.smackx.jingleold.packet.JingleContent;
import org.jivesoftware.smackx.jingleold.packet.JingleContentInfo;
import org.jivesoftware.smackx.jingleold.packet.JingleDescription;
import org.jivesoftware.smackx.jingleold.packet.JingleTransport;
import org.jxmpp.jid.Jid;
import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;

/**
 * The JingleProvider parses Jingle packets.
 *
 * @author Alvaro Saurin
 */
public class JingleProvider extends IQProvider<Jingle> {

    /**
     * Parse a iq/jingle element.
     * @throws IOException
     * @throws XmlPullParserException
     * @throws SmackException
     */
    @Override
    public Jingle parse(XmlPullParser parser, int intialDepth)
                    throws Exception {

        Jingle jingle = new Jingle();
        String sid = "";
        JingleActionEnum action;
        Jid initiator = null;
        Jid responder = null;
        boolean done = false;
        JingleContent currentContent = null;

        // Sub-elements providers
        JingleContentProvider jcp = new JingleContentProvider();
        JingleDescriptionProvider jdpAudio = new JingleDescriptionProvider.Audio();
        JingleTransportProvider jtpRawUdp = new JingleTransportProvider.RawUdp();
        JingleTransportProvider jtpIce = new JingleTransportProvider.Ice();
        ExtensionElementProvider jmipAudio = new JingleContentInfoProvider.Audio();

        int eventType;
        String elementName;
        String namespace;

        // Get some attributes for the <jingle> element
        sid = parser.getAttributeValue("", "sid");
        action = JingleActionEnum.getAction(parser.getAttributeValue("", "action"));
        initiator = ParserUtils.getJidAttribute(parser, "initiator");
        responder = ParserUtils.getJidAttribute(parser, "responder");

        jingle.setSid(sid);
        jingle.setAction(action);
        jingle.setInitiator(initiator);
        jingle.setResponder(responder);

        // Start processing sub-elements
        while (!done) {
            eventType = parser.next();
            elementName = parser.getName();
            namespace = parser.getNamespace();

            if (eventType == XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {

                // Parse some well know subelements, depending on the namespaces
                // and element names...

                if (elementName.equals(JingleContent.NODENAME)) {
                    // Add a new <content> element to the jingle
                    currentContent = (JingleContent) jcp.parse(parser);
                    jingle.addContent(currentContent);
                } else if (elementName.equals(JingleDescription.NODENAME) && namespace.equals(JingleDescription.Audio.NAMESPACE)) {
                    // Set the <description> element of the <content>
                    currentContent.setDescription((JingleDescription) jdpAudio.parse(parser));
                } else if (elementName.equals(JingleTransport.NODENAME)) {
                    // Add all of the <transport> elements to the <content> of the jingle

                    // Parse the possible transport namespaces
                    if (namespace.equals(JingleTransport.RawUdp.NAMESPACE)) {
                        currentContent.addJingleTransport((JingleTransport) jtpRawUdp.parse(parser));
                    } else if (namespace.equals(JingleTransport.Ice.NAMESPACE)) {
                        currentContent.addJingleTransport((JingleTransport) jtpIce.parse(parser));
                    } else {
                        throw new SmackException("Unknown transport namespace \"" + namespace + "\" in Jingle packet.");
                    }
                } else if (namespace.equals(JingleContentInfo.Audio.NAMESPACE)) {
                    jingle.setContentInfo((JingleContentInfo) jmipAudio.parse(parser));
                } else {
                    throw new SmackException("Unknown combination of namespace \"" + namespace + "\" and element name \""
                            + elementName + "\" in Jingle packet.");
                }

            } else if (eventType == XmlPullParser.END_TAG) {
                if (parser.getName().equals(Jingle.getElementName())) {
                    done = true;
                }
            }
        }

        return jingle;
    }
}

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As promised, here is the letter Mike sent to me at his father's passing.
My Dad went into hospice earlier this week and passed away quietly today. He was 87 years old.
I want to thank you and all of the other prayer warriors who have prayed for my Dad over the years. The prayer card you wrote about a while ago was dated January 8, 1997. I would estimate that many righteous people have prayed for my Dad's salvation hundreds of times. And James 5:16 assures us as: "The earnest prayer of a righteous man has great effect".
John 3:16 also says: "For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, whoever believes in him shall not perish but shall have eternal life".
During my Dad's final weeks, he was not open to having an open conversation about matters of faith and Jesus with me. He did talk with my sister a bit and shared that he was OK with Jesus being born and dying but did not believe Jesus rose from the dead.
In the Apostles Creed we are told that Jesus will "come again to judge the living and the dead". Not me or anyone else have the job of judging, Jesus alone judges.
• Many righteous men and women that prayed for my dad and we know their prayers have great effect.
• My Dad was not a fan of organized religion but in his final weeks of life he did share that he believed Jesus lived and died, but he stopped short of accepting that he was a sinner in need of a savior and that Christ died as a sacrificial lamb for our sins.
• In the 33 years that Jesus walked the face of the earth His mission was about love, mercy and forgiveness.
I am at peace that I did what I could do to disciple my Dad. I appreciate the many righteous men and women that lifted up prayers for my Dad's salvation. I accept that not all people will go to heaven. With this, I must wait until I get to heaven to see if my Dad is there. Not a nice burden to carry but one I can carry with the help of Jesus and my brothers and sisters in Christ.
Father, thank you for workers like Mike. What great examples you provide for all of us. Amen.
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"Where there is kindness there is goodness…and where there is goodness there is magic."
I have heard of the many and varied versions of the classic fairy tale of Cinderella.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella
Truthfully, it was never my favourite Disney film when I was a child. Thus, I did not rush to watch any of the others that have been released since.
I guess I always thought the story to be a bit lacking in any real spark of interest to me.
I was a Sleeping Beauty girl, through and through.
The Blind Reviewer: Maleficent
I don't know, then, why this latest retelling of Cinderella caught my attention the way that it did.
Actually, I have a hunch and it wasn't the most solid reason to assume I'd like this new live-action production, directed by the brilliant Kenneth Branagh.
He is a multi-talented man and I felt he would pick the best actors to fill the roles and would present the story in a new and fresh way, just enough that I might come to love the story and see it in a whole new light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20DF6U1HcGQ
As with all movie reviews I must say here that possible spoilers lay ahead. I would love for you to keep reading, if you can accept those terms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(2015_film)
Why should you see this film?
**There's the fact that not one, but two of the actors in this film can be seen on the beloved nighttime soap Downton Abbey.
**There's the fact that Kenneth cast the wildly talented Cate Blanchett (most notably of Lord of the Rings and Elfin fame to me) to play the wicked step-mother.
**There's the fact that the special effects and costumes were/are supposed to be phenomenal.
Everybody loves the story of Cinderella. As I have stated above, me not so much, but I was soon turned around on the matter, a fair bit at least.
The first good sign was the fact that I went to see this film with DS (descriptive service) and it worked. I had the worst luck with that lately, but as happy as I was when I first heard that voice coming through my wireless headphones, that is not what sealed the deal for me.
It was not one of those times when the basic storyline was taken and changed around, to fit a certain theme or time period.
(Ella Enchanted or Ever After.)
This film sticks extremely close to the well-known story, loved by so many generations.
These most recent of retellings often give background, such as with my favourite Maleficent, and this particular Cinderella was no different.
She is a young woman who suffers a lot of loss, very early on, but she is clearly loved by her parents and has been taught some really really excellent lessons and values from both of them.
It's hard for any child when a step-parent and step-siblings are introduced into the picture. Cinderella is no exception there, but she attempts, at least, to make the best of her circumstances.
When her father is no longer there to protect her, her home life becomes unbearable, if not for the mice who become her friends.
Banished to the attic and made to wait on her remaining horrible step-family hand-and-foot would be dreadful without the strength her parents instilled in her and her creature companions.
Now I was unaware enough not to have realized, until watching this time, that Cinderella got her name not by any accident.
There's a really well-done scene where Ella is caught having slept by the fire to keep warm. Her step-sisters call her Cinder-Ella, after cinders from the hearth.
After suffering an extended period of torment and ridicule from the only "family" she's got left, she retreats into the forrest, on a horse, to get away for a little while.
She comes across a stranger in the woods, teaches him about the value and respect for all living things, and an instant connection is formed between her and this mysterious Kit the so-called Apprentice.
She leaves a lasting impression. They both disguise their true identities, for different reasons.
Will they ever meet again? Of course they will.
There are procedures to follow as a prince when searching for one's future bride, but Kit isn't about to let that get in the way, stop him from seeing the captivating girl on the horse, from the woods again.
A royal ball is announced and Ella's hopes are soon dashed, when her step-mother forbids her from going and posing any competition for her own two daughters, in the hopes that one of them might be chosen by a prince, for a life of luxury and wealth.
All this time, an all-knowing narrator has been explaining what we've been watching on screen and I like this element, also used in last year's Maleficent.
I loved the British feel of this film and it's splendid acting from all the cast.
I must say that my favourite of them all is Helena Bonham Carter, who is both narrator and Fairy Godmother. She brings a feeling of magic and wonder to this film that I couldn't get enough of.
Helena Bonham Carter Talks Cinderella
After myself only seeing her as the supremely evil Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series of films, it was sweet to see her as the ultimate embodiment of goodness and generosity here.
The continual theme throughout this movie is what Ella's mother taught her before she died and Ella never stops honouring her mother's memory by finding the good in people and making the best of her bad situations.
The Fairy Godmother appears on the scene, just as Ella is at her lowest point, believing the ball is going on somewhere and she is missing her one chance for true love.
Fairy Godmother pops up and brings her own sprinkling of magic by waving her signature magic wand.
A pumpkin becomes a coach. Mice, a goose, and two lizards are transformed into the driver and horses. Ella's mother's dress, now in tatters but of which means so much to her, is altered into the most beautiful gown in all the land.
Of course she is presented with her famous glass slippers (almost as famous as the ruby ones from another famous tale) and off she goes, left with a warning to return by the stroke of midnight when the spell will be broken.
These elements of the story are at the core of what Cinderella is supposed to be about.
I'm simply putting it out there that Helena is the best thing about this film. She's charming and witty and the mother figure Ella so badly missed and needs.
She is the kindness that shows up at just the right moment. This, going to show Ella that such kindnesses do still exist.
Of course I missed out on the stunning visual effects of orange vegetables and animals turned into royal transportation. I don't see the visual beauty of the costumes.
And yet, I still lapped up every last feeling of magic and goodness that I could find.
The prince resists all advances from the many royal females and dolled-up girls, including wicked step-sister number one and number two, never losing hope that his dream girl would show herself.
They present her, in style, just her alone making her grand entrance into the ballroom.
Prince Kit and and Ella have their long awaited first dance. Jealousy boils up between all the other girls. Of course the step-sisters and mother have no idea who this mystery usurper is, not as of yet.
The prince and Ella sneak away and have a special evening, before the clock chimes twelve and she rushes off, losing one of her glass slippers in the process.
I followed along with the plot and story arc of course, but I knew what to expect with both. Any predictability, the bore I've thought this tale to be in the past, and all feelings of the poor damsel in distress and having to always wait to be rescued by a man were pushed to the back of my mind while watching.
It was the wonderful casting of characters and the themes of jealousy, cruelty, resentment, all balanced out by Ella's never-ending compassion that drew me in.
Kenneth takes his time to present all of this and I didn't mind. I followed along, loving the intermittent narration and the morality at the heart of the tale.
Things like status don't matter. All people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
These are the truths at the centre of Cinderella, in the year 2015.
This was no Brothers Grimm ending, bloody and hacked off heels or gouged out eyes, in spite of the horrible way Cinderella is treated for most of the story.
Without spoiling the ending (come on though because you should already know this) and without giving away a whole lot more unnecessary details, I leave off my review right here.
Happy endings and all that jazz. It was heart warming to see that this is a film for all ages.
I must admit that at times I grew slightly irritated by the amount of people in the theatre, both children and adults, making noise and filling up the seats.
It was March Break after all. What was I expecting?
There are so many lessons for all ages to be found in this film. The themes of kindness, compassion, and forgiveness made me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. I readily admit.
The star of this film, I will say again was not Cinderella herself (Lily James), at least not in my humble view. She was good and all, the perfect essence of all that is good and kind.
It's the Fairy Godmother who steals the show and none of it would have been possible without her.
If I had to say, I would have to rate this film as being Four Stars.
In spite of an overly sappy line here or there, I was pleasantly surprised. Even as I entered the theatre with hope that I might just might like this version more than any other that has come before it, I wasn't so sure at first.
Go see it for Helena's performance alone, along with the other excellent actors that make up the other roles as simply an added bonus.
Go see it if you enjoy visual effects, or so I hear.
Go see a classic story, retold by a genius like Branagh and let the magic, enchantment, and spells draw you in and hold you there for a little while at least, even if only until the clock strikes midnight and the spell is broken.
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Movie Review: One Last Time
January 3, 2015 herheadacheAn Unexpected Journey, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bilbo Baggins, Billy Boyd, Cate Blanchett, Christmas, Evangeline Lilly, Gandalf the Grey, Legolas, literature, Luke Evans, Martin Freeman, Middle Earth, movie review, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, Professor Tolkien, Richard Armitage, Saruman the White, Sauron, Sir Christopher Lee, Sir Ian McKellen, Smaug, The Battle of the Five Armies, The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit, The One Ring, writing Leave a comment
This is to be the final Middle-earth film, or so it seems, and with it goes a Christmas tradition I have enjoyed with my siblings for the previous three years now.
The five of us have loved going to see the first two and this one was eagerly anticipated by all.
The excitement has built, as they have been released every holiday season. Therefore, I had no choice but to wait a year in between each, but the experience has been entirely worth the wait, a lot happening in our own lives in the intervening months between each film.
Note: This review may contain spoilers and some names of characters, places, and events unfamiliar to anyone who has not seen the previous films or read the book, but my reviews are about more than just movies so I hope you may just take a chance and read further anyway.
It's January and around this time, eight years ago it was, I picked a movie to watch with my siblings. I am damn glad I did this.
My siblings and I were looking for something to do to kill some time on a cold and wintry weekend. We often watched movies and my brother had a collection of his favourites. He told me to pick one and I reached out for the three or so he had held out toward me.
My finger landed on one I had been resisting for several years, since Lord of the Rings came out in theatres, five or so years before.
I thought I hated all fantasy and thought there was nothing there to interest me, nothing for me to learn. I am not too proud to admit when I am totally wrong about something.
It's hard for me to describe to others what it has meant to me to discover these movies/books and why.
It would come quickly upon me that weekend. I would love it instantly, from that very first opening scene of darkness and the haunting voice of Cate speaking Elfish.
By the end of that weekend marathon, where we finished all three films in twenty-four hours, I was completely drawn in by the world and by the beings inhabiting it.
I had no blog last year at this time and was not writing on a regular basis. I highly regret this and wish I had written reviews when seeing the first two Hobbit films; Movies taken from stories as rich in detail and plot as these can be incredibly difficult to tackle with any hope of clarity or conciseness. I just shouldn't have let a lack of a blog stop me, but I write this now.
I did not write reviews for "An Unexpected Journey" or "Desolation of Smaug" at the time of each film's release. I did not write about how great it was to see the famous scene with three giant trolls attempting to cook twelve dwarves and one hobbit (burglar) or one of the best scenes from literature: Riddles in the Dark.
In any case, I will attempt here to sum up important details and then explain why I found this to be the perfect end to a gripping story of danger and adventure.
First, it is worth mentioning that I have come to love Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and I know I'm not the only one. He is charming and loveable, just the sort of reluctant hero these movies require.
I have been glad to see the return of characters such as Gandalf the Grey (the wizard played by Sir Ian McKellen), the elf queen Galadriel (Cate Blanchett), and Saruman the White (the grave wizard with yet-to-be-discovered evil intent, played by Sir Christopher Lee).
All the events that must have taken place for Gandalf when he left the dwarves and one hobbit at the outskirts of the dark Mirkwood Forrest in the book, these have been filled in for the films and I've loved it, whilst others have complained. It is all details deduced and taken from appendices and other Tolkien reference materials. I found it utterly necessary to fill in the blanks and add depth to the unforeseen events on the move, evolving, even while a fight to reclaim a mountain dwarf kingdom and destroy a dragon was going on in another part of Middle-earth.
Many events run together and happen simultaneously in the world and fate, or whatever you want to call it, of Middle-earth, which may intervene at the strangest of times.
This film begins with destruction by the dragon. I loved how abruptly the previous movie ended, with Smaug flying free and about to reek havoc on Laketown and anyone unlucky enough to be in his path, while others found it jarring. Sometimes, as in these films, it is good to end suddenly and pick right back up again, because these movies won't always be seen in theatres, with year-long gaps in between each, and that was the middle film in the trilogy after all.
The heroic character of Bard the Bowman (played by Luke Evans) starts off this film imprisoned and so does Gandalf, but they are both soon released. Never fear.
The scenes with Gandalf at the mercy of the dark power and his minions is frightening, for sure, but they are no match for the might of the head wizard of the order (with, as of yet, unestablished sketchy intentions of his own) and two wise and ancient elves.
Gandalf's power is greatly diminished when they arrive, but he is soon rescued by his friend and fellow wizard Radagast the Brown (portrayed by Sylvester McCoy), and taken away to safety.
The power of the three rings still held by the elves and by Saruman's staff is enough, to hold the as yet fully developed evil powerful Eye at bay and to drive him out of his stronghold in Mirkwood. However, this won't be the end of it, as most people know.
These are thrilling scenes for me, the force of good fighting the evil that is growing is a taste of things to come in Lord of the Rings. It is definitely going to be worth watching The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in succession if given the chance because these layered stories are mighty and will surely be magnificent when watched all together.
As a foreshadowing of things to come, the scenes in Dol Guldur come to an end with Elrond, Galadriel, and Saruman deciding what to do next about Sauron.
The wizard's words:
"Leave Sauron to me."
These are ominous clues of what is really going on inside his own mind and a small taste of things to come.
Back at Lake-town, Bard becomes the hero of his people when he does what nobody else has been able to do, using a deadly black arrow as his precise weapon of choice.
I loved the way Smaug was brought to life in the previous film. The voice of Benedict Cumberbatch and the effect placed on it were all I needed to be completely enthralled by the character, almost wanting more than the almost non-existent glimpse of him in this last film. I almost wished for him to stick around to cause more damage than he already had done, but that was not meant to be.
However, I was pleased to hear a small return of his horribly wicked voice, in an unexpected place. Not sure if a lot of people would have picked out where he makes a slight reappearance, but they don't call it "dragon sickness" for nothing.
A lot of the visuals of a dragon destroying everything in his path, leaving fire and rubble in his wake are lost on me, but I am sure it is worth watching. I can only focus on the characters and on the many themes explored in these movies and in this last one in particular.
I was left speechless and motionless in my seat as talk of fighting for what the elves, men, and dwarves are all felt to be owed began.
I know these are only fictional, fantastical fights, but they perfectly illustrate the fighting going on every single day, between people of all kinds, for all kinds of things.
I don't know quite what to say about war and never really have. It seems it begins in early childhood, with the fights kids have over their toys. However, we teach children that they must share and to resolve their issues, but how many remember these lessons when the stakes grow higher in later life?
This movie is the perfect mix of material possession and the possession love can take or the friendship that are the things that matter more than any jewel. I firmly believe this and that is why such things speak to me in between the weapons and the cool-looking CGI creatures of which I can not see.
Thorin (played by Richard Armitage) takes his place in the Lonely Mountain and has back his kingdom home, not to mention all the treasure he could ever wish for. There is a certain nobleness in that, in reclaiming something which is rich in family history and memories. Often, though, this can turn into want and greed, no amount ever being enough. Greed is the main theme in most of this film and comes so close to resulting in his downfall.
There is the small detail that he has promised a fair piece of that treasure to the people of Laketown, but something has taken over him once he enters his new realm. This is where a reappearance of the dragon Smaug made my ears perk up in surprise and interest.
Thorin's voice begins to take on that of the destroyed dragon, as so-called "dragon sickness" takes over and starts to blind him, invading his mind.
I am pleased by the hallmark items which make their appearance in these Hobbit films, connecting both trilogies by their significance and familiarity.
Amongst the many varied treasures in the mountain are the mithril vest, of which is presented to Bilbo, to help protect him in the battle to come and of which he will one day pass on to Frodo for the journey to Mount Doom.
Then there is the most valuable of the treasure, to the elves, the white gems, of which is part of the fight that Thranduil and Thorin will have over what belongs to whom.
This is where the light comes from, Light of Earendil, of which is Galadriel's light, in dark places, and gift to Frodo, at a later date, on his dark quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
"Let it be a light for you in dark places…when all other lights go out."
All items important at different times, in Middle-earth: rings of power and The One Ring, mithril, The Arkenstone, and Light of Earendil – they all represent the forces of greed and selfishness, sacrifice and selflessness. The Ring is the best known of these of course.
Bilbo has been in possession of this ring for a while and it has only begun to take hold of him. For the moment it comes in rather handy in his need to confront Smaug or mediate in the fight between the dwarves and the men and elves.
The ring and the jewel share the same quality of possession on their holders and this connects Bilbo and Thorin, not only as friends an travel companions, but also as two beings having to fight forces unseen and underestimated.
I especially love the representation and symbolism of such jewels and items. Bad or good. Dark or light, in the world of Middle-earth.
The brave Thorin Oakenshield is prey to the bad and the dark, but Bilbo does what he does because he knows the truth and has seen the kind of bravery and honour Thorin is really capable of.
The Arkenstone has already been discovered by Bilbo, as if possessing the ring is not enough for him.
He resists. He sees what all the rest of the treasure is doing to his leader of the company and he fears what this most precious of all the jewels might do to push Thorin over the edge.
Bilbo spent the most time with the dragon in my favourite scenes from the previous film. He is the one who heard the malice and the evil, up close, in Smaug's words. Bilbo must now make some very difficult choices, risking being thought as a betrayer to the dwarves, or worse.
The elfin king Thranduil (played by Lee Pace) brings his army, not solely to aid the men of Laketown in their plans to find refuge and shelter in the mountain and to get payment they made a deal to receive from Thorin, but for his own's sake, thinking only of his own race, a problem much too common in Middle-earth or on ours. He remains arrogant and selfish throughout much of the film, unable to see what others might be feeling.
The name Battle of the Five Armies is coming into clearer view, with the men, elves, and dwarves already clashing in ideology and intent, but they will soon have no choice but to come together to fend off a much worse foe that would see them all wiped out for good.
So many dwarves; so little time, and I unable to mention them all.
The dwarf Fili (portrayed by Dean O'Gorman) was wounded in the previous film, but the familiar Athelas plant (to those who have seen or read Lord of the Rings) and the love and healing powers from an elf bring him back from the brink of death.
When I heard, in the second movie, that there was going to be introduced a new female character, Tauriel (played by Evangeline Lilly), I must admit I was skeptical, just this side of disgusted.
I am not one of those hard-core fans who complain at every little detail omitted or added (Tom Bombadil). I see the value in making the movie version something to stand on its own, separate from the book while yet still loyal to its heart and soul.
I liked to hear that Orlando Bloom was coming back to apprise his role of Legolas. After all, he was alive a long time before the quest to destroy the ring of power. The dwarves, in the books, do encounter the mirkwood elves and he was one of them. I had no trouble picturing him being around for these events.
However, he was not actually mentioned by name by Tolkien in The Hobbit book, so I couldn't really admit it was just fine for him to be included, when none of us can say what the original author would have preferred. I had to understand why the film makers decided to make him a part of their adaptation and why the character of Tauriel was brought into it too and to take it all for what it was.
Now, I love a good romance just as much as the next person. I even wanted there to be more of a love story than there was, in book or film, between Sam and Rosie in Lord of the Rings. Sadly, I had to settle for the short scene of their wedding at the end, as she was never a part of the story that was told.
Admittedly, I just felt a little ill at the parts with the developing love triangle between Legolas, Tauriel, and the dwarf Fili in "The Desolation of Smaug".
At the time of the second film, I also felt they just needed to bring in some kick-ass warrior female elf, to appease women. Or, perhaps, to make up for the fact that their portrayal of Tolkien's other female elf, in the Lord of the Rings movies, they had mostly on the sidelines.. Like Bilbo and his lack of fighting in the battles, these characters, even the female ones have their strengths and powers.
For some reason, it wasn't until this third film that I started to see the value in the addition of Tauriel.
The point was to show how love can develop and exist, no matter the circumstance or the race or type of people involved. I felt for Legolas, but his love for Torial never wavered. He fought for her and nearly died for her.
As for Tauriel and Fili, I could feel the tension and the threat of her being banished from the Mirkwood kingdom by the king. He did not see that love could spring up between two unlikely beings, but really his history with dwarves and his own past lost love were the true influencers of his actions and his words.
When finally he recognized how she had truly found and lost something valuable, a lot like himself in long years past, he was able to fulfill the role of wise elfin king, offering her this vindication of her feelings.
Tauriel: Why does it hurt so?
Thranduil: Because it is real.
I wanted to cry then, when I heard this brief yet powerful exchange. I felt vindicated somehow, in my own life, dealing with feelings of confusion on my own recent loss of love. I had found the part, in "The Hobbit", that could make me feel just a little bit better about my own situation. Something can't hurt as badly as what she or I have felt, if there truly hadn't been something real there, all along.
Gandalf returns, just in time for battle. He arrives to find Bilbo risking his own life to make peace and he is clearly proud at the choices (the hobbit he chose, more than thirty months earlier, to go on an adventure) has made. His sense of protection over Bilbo is heartwarming and one of the sweetest parts of these movies. As dire and powerful as this wizard can sometimes be, there is a gentleness and a loving concern he shows for his true friends.
My favourite of the Middle-earth creatures make their sweeping appearance, as they do to wrap up "the Lord of the Rings" trilogy, they arrive and their screeching cries echo from film to film in my head. This is the part that sticks out in my mind, from the completion of the battle between five armies, in the books.
They may sweep in to take care of things by the end, but that's the whole point. Middle-earth does not survive from only the actions of one race of beings.
Bilbo is only a small hobbit in a big big world and his fame does not consist of him bringing the final crushing blow in the battle, but this does not diminish his role. His contribution is much more about the hard choices he makes, the little hobbit who is burglar (thief), peace-barter, and friend..
I like that in the title of these tales, at the heart of it is one small being, so easily relatable to me, who is still able to make the biggest of impacts. It means that any of us, no matter how small, can make a difference somehow.
The promise made in the title of this third film is definitely fulfilled. There is plenty of battling for those who love such things. Although on-the-edge-of-your-seat exciting at times, they are not what I truly look forward to in any film.
I gave these stories a chance, finally, one cold and snowy January day, and I am glad I did. Such stories of fantasy and adventure allow me to leave real life for a time and escape into a world of danger I will never face, a chance for the kind of adventure I know I will never go on, and in a world so rich of all the kinds of creatures that may not exist, but when I watch these movies it is all brought to life for me and so many others.
My heart races and my pulse quickens. I can imagine the danger and the glory. I feel the things that make Tolkien's Middle-earth and Jackson's vision a reality in my mind's eye.
And so I watched the end of the battles and the resolution, at least for the time being, of several characters and their story arcs.
Legolas was told by the king, that if he could no longer remain in Mirkwood, he should go in search of a certain man in the wilds, known as Strider, but who really went by another name entirely.
The dwarves had their mountain back, but they lost comrades in the struggle. They had gold to live on, but had paid a heavy price, as in all wars, make-believe and real.
Bilbo and Gandalf make the return from battle journey together, having developed a strong bond of friendship that will live on into the next part of this tale. They begin such iconic activities, in this film, as the favourite smoking of pipe weed.
Bilbo returns to a home, The Shire, where he was assumed to be dead and must take back his hobbit hole (Bag End) and all the belongings almost sold at auction by other meddling hobbit relatives. He does this with very little problem, as he has just so recently been through a lot worse.
This leaves him to pick up where he left off before the arrival of one wizard and twelve dwarves.
He has changed and grown, in survival and in battle if not in physical stature, but in one more thing he has accumulated. HE now has a particular souvenir of his time away, one that he is keeping mostly secret, accept from one, his friend whom he could not hide his secret from. It will never fully let go of the hold it has on him again.
The very end of the movie shows where the beginning of Lord of the Rings picks up at. It could be the same scene, with the elderly Bilbo attempting to hide in his hobbit hole, from nosey relatives mentioned above. When suddenly that familiar knock and voice brings him back and brings me to a happy conclusion: a sigh and a smile, the story will go on and will never truly be over for me.
The first Hobbit film began with an elderly Bilbo relaying the story of his journey as a younger hobbit, to the Lonely Mountain, to an eagerly listening hobbit by the name of Frodo.
Now, here we are and we are left with the perfect bookend and an intriguing open invitation to go straight on to the quest to destroy a ring.
I wanted to add up all the lessons in life I found in this movie. I hope I got them across in this "review".
Here is a fun round-up of this latest Peter Jackson onscreen triumph, because I would give it that title overall.
Five Reasons We Love The Hobbit
I love it too and my reasons are plentiful.
But will this truly be the last we see of Peter Jackson's interpretations of Tolkien's world?
Is the "One Last Time" slogan actually accurate or simply a marketing scheme to get people to rush to their nearest cinema?
I suppose only time will tell.
Check out the song for the final credits of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, written and performed by Pippin himself, Billy Boyd. He sang the song I love so much from Return of the King and so it seems only fitting his voice is the last thing I heard as I sat there, as the final credits rolled.
I did not want to get up from my seat, even as I heard the theatre around me begin to empty and my siblings waiting expectedly, one, in particular, in desperate need of a bathroom break after two and a half hours.
This wasn't just the end of a trilogy I loved, but the end of so much: end of the year 2014, of a relationship I had regretfully said goodbye to, and to a beloved holiday tradition with my siblings that meant a great deal to me. I wished, for all this, that the movie would never end, would go on and on and on. Silly thought really, because life goes on whether you want it to or not, but I wished it just the same.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – The Last Goodbye
On this day, January 3rd, I wanted to write this as a tribute to the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien, and the lasting impact he has had on myself and countless other readers and movie-goers everywhere.
thank you, Professor Tolkien, for enriching my own life and bringing into it the kind of thrill, adventure, and meaning I never could have imagined or expected.


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brizzi needs to learn Flash!!
"Working in a small world"
textural language that has evolved out of observations and experience: out of Culture and Nature.
Every day I am amazed to find that over the years, clay and organics continues to challenge me and teach me about themselves, but more importantly about myself.
Hidden in the order of Nature and Culture, I find most inspiring the bits of randomness and disorder.
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Increasing human resource capacity in African countries: A nursing and midwifery Research Summit
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, Volume 6, 2017, Pages 8-13
This paper details a Research Summit, which was convened in Nairobi, Kenya and aimed to: identify regional gaps in knowledge and priorities for nursing and midwifery research and mentorship, recommend strategies that address these gaps, develop a mentorship plan with access to a pool of regional and global nurse and midwifery research experts, and disseminate recommended strategies with a mentorship approach to pave the way for sustainability and replication. It helps support both SDG 3 and SDG 4, recognising the importance of quality education to develop and enhance the careers of nurses and midwives.
Education; Health and population; Rural development, Africa
Financing transformative health systems towards achievement of the health Sustainable Development Goals: a model for projected resource needs in 67 low-income and middle-income countries
Lancet Glob Health 2017; 5: e875–87
How much will it cost to reach the health-related SDGs in low-income and middle-income countries? This model-based projection analysis funded by the World Health Organization estimates that an extra $274 billion spending on health is needed per year by 2030 to make progress towards the SDG 3 targets—the equivalent of $58 per person. If actually spent, 97 million lives could be saved and life expectancy increased by 3·1–8·4 years.
Health and population, Global
Counselling for Alcohol Problems (CAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for harmful drinking in men, in primary care in India: a randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, January 2017
Alcohol use disorders contribute significantly to the global burden of disability and premature mortality. Structured psychological treatments are recommended as first-line interventions for harmful drinking; however, poor access to primary care services limits their accessibility. This trial conducted in India provides proof of principle that strategies for behavioural change can be delivered effectively by non-specialist health workers in a primary-care setting. Such a strategy could help to close the large and rising global treatment gap for alcohol use disorders and directly contributes to SDG 3 target 5.
Health and population, Asia
Differential effect of mass deworming and targeted deworming for soil-transmitted helminth control in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Soil-transmitted helminth infection is the most common parasitic human disease, affecting an estimated 1·45 billion individuals worldwide. School-age children are at especially high risk of morbidity from infection and as a result, deworming campaigns are often targeted to this age group. This study is the first to synthesise existing research reporting the effect of either targeted or mass distribution of deworming programmes, and suggests that expanding campaigns community-wide in endemic areas could reduce the incidence of these infections in school-age children.
The Healthy Activity Program (HAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for severe depression, in primary care in India: a randomised controlled trial
Depression accounts for the largest burden of mental illness worldwide, with a global prevalence of 4·7% and an associated cost of US$1·15 trillion. Although psychological treatments are recommended as first-line interventions, most depressed people living in poor countries lack access to such treatments. This trial done in India is the first study to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of psychological treatment for depression in a lower middle-income country, showing acceptability, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness when delivered by lay health-workers and advancing knowledge on SDG 3.
Blueprint for Business Leadership on SDG 3
United Nations Global Compact, 2017
The Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs aims to inspire all business — regardless of size, sector or geography — to take leading action in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It illustrates how the five leadership qualities of Ambition, Collaboration, Accountability, Consistency, and Intentional can be applied to a business' strategy, business model, products, supply chain, partnerships, and operations to raise the bar and create impact at scale. The Blueprint is a tool for any business that is ready to advance its principled approach to SDG action to become a leader. This chapter relates specifically to SDG 3.
Health and population; Industry; Partner content, Global
Sex and gender differences in mental disorders
Lancet Psychiatry Vol 4 No 1 January 2017
This Comment by Anita Riecher-Rössler explores the connections between goals 5 and goals 3: depression in women; the role of the sex hormones oestradiol and progesterone in anxiety, trauma-related, and stress-related disorders; schizophrenic psychoses in women; and violence against women, and its effects on mental health.
Diversity and inclusion; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and population, Global
Access to essential medicines for children with cancer: a joint SIOP-CCI position statement
The Lancet Oncology, January, 2017
The International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) and Childhood Cancer International (CCI) held a symposium at the 48th SIOP Congress in Dublin, Ireland, on Oct 19, 2016, entitled "Essential medicines for children with cancer: dynamics and challenges". This joint position statement summarises the symposium's key consensus findings to galvanise the international oncology community to achieve sustained improvements in access to medicines for children with cancer, regardless of disease or geography supporting tagerts 3.2 and 3.4.
Gender-neutral mental health research is sex and gender biased
The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 4 No 1 January 2017
In this Comment, Louise Howard and colleagues review the mental health literature and report that many researchers are not considering or reporting the role of sex and gender within their studies. This "gender neutral" approach, they argue, is in fact gender biased, as it undermines scientific validity and efficiency, and means gender-sensitive treatments and services cannot be designed or delivered. The authors call for greater awareness of this issue by funders and journals, and gender parity in mental health research populations.
Distinguishing hypothetical willingness from behavioral intentions to initiate HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): Findings from a large cohort of gay and bisexual men in the U.S.
Social Science & Medicine, Volume 172, January 2017, Pages 115-123.
This research aims to distinguishing hypothetical willingness from behavioural intentions to initiate HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Findings from this study contribute directly to SDG 3 (good health and well-being) and SDG 10 (reduced inequalities).
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 * @file IdentityProvider.js
 * @author Tony Ngan
 * @desc  Declares the actions taken by identity provider
 */
var urn = require('./urn'),
namespace = urn.namespace,
RedirectBinding = require('./RedirectBinding'),
PostBinding = require('./PostBinding'),
Utility = require('./Utility'),
SamlLib = require('./SamlLib'),
metaWord = urn.wording.metadata,
algorithms = urn.wording.algorithms,
Entity = require('./Entity');

/**
* @desc  Identity prvider can be configured using either metadata importing or idpSetting
* @param  {object} idpSetting
* @param  {string} metaFile
*/
module.exports = function(idpSetting,metaFile){
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    // {[object]}     singleLogoutService
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    // {boolean}      wantAuthnRequestsSigned
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        idpSetting = {};
    }

    idpSetting = Utility.applyDefault({
        wantAuthnRequestsSigned: false
    },idpSetting);
    //
    // optional if single logout service is not provided
    // {string} logoutNameIDFormat
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    function IdentityProvider(){}
    /**
     * @desc  Inherited from Entity
     * @param {object} entitySetting   setting of identity provider
     * @param {string} metaFile     metadata file path
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    IdentityProvider.prototype = new Entity(idpSetting,metaWord.idp,metaFile);
    /**
     * @desc  Generates the login response and callback to developers to design their own method
     * @param  {ServiceProvider}   sp               object of service provider
     * @param  {object}   requestInfo               corresponding request, used to obtain the id
     * @param  {string}   binding                   protocol binding
     * @param  {object}   user                      current logged user (e.g. req.user)
     * @param  {function} callback                  developers use their own form submit to do with passing information
     * @param  {function} rcallback                 used when developers have their own login response template
     */
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                    sp: sp
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                entityEndpoint: sp.entityMeta.getAssertionConsumerService(binding),
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    * @param  {string}   binding                   protocol binding
    * @param  {request}   req                      request
    * @param  {function} callback                  developers use their own validation to do with passing information
    */
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        return this.abstractBindingParser({
            parserFormat: ['AuthnContextClassRef','Issuer',{
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                localName: 'AuthnRequest',
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                localName: 'NameIDPolicy',
                attributes: ['Format','AllowCreate']
            }],
            checkSignature: this.entityMeta.isWantAuthnRequestsSigned(),
            parserType: 'SAMLRequest',
            actionType: 'login'
        },binding,req,sp.entityMeta,callback);
    };
    /**
    * @desc return the prototype
    */
    return IdentityProvider.prototype;
};


While watching a report on yet another horrible violent shooting event on television, I started making x-Ray collages on my iPad as repulsed reaction to gun violence, needless war, false security, etc. Our cravings to better comprehend these violent events have led to new technology in security. Machines that make solid objects transparent fascinate me to the point that it spurred an idea of a series of "Transparent" collages. Thanks to the internet, it becomes possible to play with images from the very first x-rays photos by Wilhelm Röentgen to today's high tech security pictures.


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Доаньяль Годтфред (; род. 7 марта 1996 года в Торсхавне, Фарерские острова) — фарерский футболист, капитан клуба «ТБ».

Клубная карьера
Доаньяль начинал карьеру в клубе «Сувурой». Он дебютировал в его составе 13 июня 2012 года, выйдя на замену вместо Йоуна Якобсена на 87-й минуте матча фарерской премьер-лиги против «ТБ» из Твёройри. В своём первом сезоне на взрослом уровне игрок также принял участие в игре со столичным «ХБ». Его клуб понизился в классе и со следующего года начал выступать в первом дивизионе. Доаньяль стал важным игроком «Сувуроя», отыграв 47 встреч и забив 2 гола за 2 сезона пребывания воавурцев в подэлитной лиге. В 2015 году он провёл 21 игру в рамках фарерского первенства, а «Сувурой» вновь понизился в классе. В сезоне-2016 игрок забил 1 мяч в 24 встречах первого дивизиона.

В 2017 году «Сувурой» стал частью объединённого клуба «ТБ/ФКС/Ройн», и Доаньяль стал выступать за эту команду. Он принял участие в 46 матчах премьер-лиги и отметился в них 5 забитыми голами за 2 сезона существования единого сувуройского клуба. После распада «ТБ/ФКС/Ройн» Доаньяль стал игроком «ТБ», получившего право остаться в высшей фарерской лиге. В сезоне-2019 он сыграл во всех 27 матчах чемпионата. В 2020 году Доаньяль получил повязку капитана команды и провёл 25 игр в рамках первенства архипелага. В сезоне-2021 он принял участие в 23 матчах турнира, а «ТБ» опустился в первый дивизион.

Международная карьера
В 2012 году Доаньяль провёл 6 встреч в составе юношеской сборной Фарерских островов (до 17 лет). В 2013—2014 годах он выступал за юношескую сборную Фарерских островов (до 19 лет), приняв участие в 4 матчах. В 2015 году Дояньяля вызывали в молодёжную сборную Фарерских островов, однако он так и не дебютировал за неё.

Cтатистика выступлений

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 Профиль на FaroeSoccer

Футболисты Фарерских островов
Игроки ФК «Сувурой»
Игроки ФК «ТБ/ФКС/Ройн»
Игроки ФК «Твёройри»

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Hearing will take pulse on historic preservation
Last updated 5/27/2020 at 3:25pm | View PDF
Historic Preservation Month typically comes and goes without controversy.
Past commemorations have included coloring contests for kids and the presentation of awards from the Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission. We've published everything from a single article or editorial to a month-long series reminding residents of the architectural treasures the village is fortunate to have within its boundaries.
This year the discussion around historic preservation has reached a fevered pitch.
Many preservations argue the only way to ensure historic homes survive is to give village officials the legal authority to prevent their demolition. They point to other municipalities whose emphasis on preservation is reflected in more stringent zoning laws.
Many homeowners counter that individual property rights entitle them to freely develop their land in accordance with zoning regulations. They resist the notion that they should be deterred from or punished for doing something they are legally allowed to do. They point to the high cost of renovation and contend that restrictions would only lower the value of historic homes.
And so the two sides appear to be at an impasse.
The discussion will continue next month when the Hinsdale Plan Commission holds a public hearing to determine what residents think of a six-month moratorium on the demolition of homes in the Robbins Park Historic District and buildings in the central business district — both of which are on the National Register of Historic Places — along with any other landmarked or historically significant property in town. Hinsdale trustees have proposed the pause to provide time to craft regulations aimed at promoting historic preservation.
Given the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the hearing will be held on Zoom. That's not ideal, but it's better than delaying this discussion until all restrictions on public gatherings have been lifted.
Residents are encouraged to submit their opinions in writing before the hearing, emailing them to village clerk Christine Bruton at [email protected] with "public comment — demolition moratorium" in the subject line. Written comments may be mailed to her at Village Hall, 19 E. Chicago Ave., Hinsdale, IL 60521.
The stakes here are clear, Village President Tom Cauley noted in March when trustees agreed to request a plan commission hearing.
"When all these homes are gone, they're gone," he said.
Undeniably true.
We agree with preservationists that historic homes add significant value to the village — even if many individual homeowners would prefer not to live in one. And there are plenty of homes in town that could be torn down for redevelopment — even if the lots are not as desirable as some of the ones in the Robbins subdivision.
We also believe that if Hinsdale is to make headway on historic preservation, tools are needed to both educate owners of historic treasures as to their inherent community value and to incentivize those owners to protect that value. Those who allow a home to languish, letting decades pass without updating the interior, are essentially inviting a buyer to tear it down. Not every buyer has the time, patience, resources — or interest, for that matter — to gut a 100-year-old home from floor to ceiling.
But our opinion isn't the most important one here.
The National Register was created with the philosophy that structures and districts on the list have historical significance and are worthy of preservation.
The question now is simple. Do Hinsdale residents agree?
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Tunxis Community College professor Mark Milewski successfully summited Indonesia's 16,024-foot Mount Carstensz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea on August 15, marking the completion of a project he started in 2007 to climb all Seven Summits—the highest mountain on each continent.
He is approximately the 160th person in the world to successfully climb all Seven Summits.
"Climbing the Seven Summits has been a wonderful adventure filled with exotic locations and fascinating people," said Milewski. "I'm grateful for my parents who sparked my love of the outdoors, to Scouting and Outward Bound, which further deepened it, and to my family, friends, and colleagues, who cheered me on during the 13 years it took to accomplish this goal."
The entire Carstensz Pyramid expedition took 12 days, from August 5 to 16. Milewski said he was on the mountain for three days, and his summit to the top was a 10-hour, 2,000-foot rock-climb.
Below is the order in which he completed all of his climbs:
Europe's Mount Elbrus in (18,510 feet) in Russia – July 21, 2007
Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340 feet) in Tanzania – July 14, 2008
North America's Mount Denali (20,320 feet) in Alaska – June 9, 2009
South America's Mount Aconcagua (22,840 feet) in Argentina – December 29, 2009
Asia's Mount Everest (29,029 feet) in Nepal/China – May 20, 2016
Antarctica's Mount Vinson Massif (16,050 feet) – January 4, 2019
Oceania's Mount Carstensz Pyramid (16,024 feet) in Indonesia – August 15, 2019
Milewski will give a presentation highlighting his climbs of the Seven Summits at Tunxis Community College on Oct. 3, 7-8 p.m. in Founders Hall. Light fare and refreshments will be served. The community is invited to attend.
An associate professor of business administration, Milewski joined Tunxis in 2010, where he teaches courses in management, business, ethics, entrepreneurship, and a business capstone. He uses much of what he has learned in climbing mountains in his courses which he relates to business, including teamwork and goal attainment. He is also advisor to the student Business Club and has brought many corporate guest speakers to campus.
Milewski, who started his training for high altitude mountaineering with climbing Mount Rainier in 2004, resides in West Hartford. He is Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 25 in Manchester.
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Tunxis offers more than 70 associate degrees and certificates, providing critical thinking and problem-solving skills that prepare students for transfer to bachelor's degree programs and employment in areas with industry need. The college is located at the junction of Routes 6 and 177 in Farmington.
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Notte di nozze (The Wedding Night) è un film del 1935 diretto da King Vidor.

Trama

Produzione
Il film fu prodotto dalla Howard Productions. Venne girato nei Samuel Goldwyn Studios, al 7200 di Santa Monica Boulevard, a West Hollywood.

Distribuzione
Distribuito dall'United Artists, il film uscì in sala l'8 marzo 1935, venendo presentato a New York il 15 marzo. In Francia, prese il titolo Soir de noces e venne proiettato il 3 maggio, mentre in Danimarca uscì l'8 luglio come En eneste nat.

Note

Bibliografia
 Ronald Bergan, The United Artists Story , Octopus Book Limited, 1986 ISBN 0-517-56100-X
Mario Guidorizzi, Hollywood 1930/1959
Sergio Toffetti e Andrea Morini (a cura di) La grande parata - Il cinema di King Vidor, Lindau 1994 ISBN 88-7180-106-7

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Film diretti da King Vidor
Film commedia