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Jorrit Dijkstra
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Moore was born and raised in Eureka, California, the son of a semi-professional musician. He studied music at Humboldt State and in 1977 graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Jaki Byard and Gunther Schuller, and was a classmate of Marty Ehrlich's. Moore played in a wide variety of musical contexts - especially those in support of theatre and dance groups. By 1982 he was a regular member of Misha Mengelberg's Instant Composers Pool and had relocated to Amsterdam. He remains active in ICP to this day. He also was member of Georg Gräwes Grubenklang Orchester.
Aside from ICP, Moore is perhaps best known as one-third of the Clusone 3 (aka Trio Clusone and Clusone Trio), along with cellist Ernst Reijseger and drummer Han Bennink. Originally meant only to play a single date at a festival in Clusone, Italy, the trio toured irregularly for several years and recorded six CDs, including one of freely-interpreted Irving Berlin compositions.
Moore's first recording as a leader was in 1992 but it was with 1994's Chicoutimi that he began to earn serious recognition as a composer. The drummerless trio on this CD (Fred Hersch, piano, and Mark Helias, bass) was inspired by the duo recordings of Lee Konitz and Gil Evans, and recalls in places the legendary Jimmy Giuffre trios of the early 1960s.
Moore continues to play in a very wide variety of musical contexts. Another group in which he plays - Jewels and Binoculars, a collective trio with bassist Lindsey Horner and drummer Michael Vatcher - is devoted to interpretations of Bob Dylan songs.[1][2]
In 1986, Moore won the VPRO/Boy Edgar Award, regarded as the most prestigious jazz award in the Netherlands. In 1991, he founded Ramboy records to document his music. The label had 22 releases as of August 2006.
Moore started his Jazz Quintet in 2005. In this quintet, Moore pairs himself with accomplished Dutch players: trumpeter Eric Vloeimans, pianist Marc van Roon, bassist Paul Berner, and drummer Owen Hart, Jr. In October 2005, the Quintet recorded the album Osiris.
In 2013 he has performed with InstanPool, a group of international musicians making improved music, and occasionally playing a composition. InstanPool is Michael Moore & Mark Alban Lotz – winds, Korhan Erel & Robert van Heumen – laptops, Sevket Akinci & Giray Güral - guitars, electronics. Some members are also in Islak_Köpek
More on Jorrit Dijkstra~
The music of saxophonist and composer Jorrit Dijkstra draws from the jazz tradition in spirit and sound, but has crossed stylistic and cultural borders in order to express a strong, evolving personal vision. Dijkstra spent his formative years in Amsterdam's vibrant improvisation community, playing jazz, free improvisation, contemporary opera, and African, Celtic and Balkan music. Since moving to the United States in 2002, Dijkstra has deepened his affinity with the experimental forces of American music, while staying in touch with his Dutch musical roots.
Dijkstra's current projects include his Flatlands Collective, with leading Chicago improvisers, and an electro-acoustic duo with New York drummer/composer John Hollenbeck. In his solo saxophone project, he incorporates an array of electronic effect devices to process his saxophone improvisations live on stage. Dijkstra's use of analog electronics, including the Lyricon, a vintage electronic wind instrument from the seventies, extends his already flexible saxophone style into an idiosyncratic mix of cool jazz, free improvisation, and electronic minimalism.
Dijkstra has released eight of his own CDs, and has performed at North Sea Jazz Festival, Vancouver Jazz Festival, Rome's Festival Controindicazioni, New York City's Tonic, the Chicago Cultural Center, ICA Boston, BIMhuis Amsterdam, and Stadtgarten Cologne.
His work has won him a Fulbright grant, a prestigious Podium Prize for jazz musicians in the Netherlands, and composition commissions for ensembles and theatre companies around the world.
"He takes his audiences on a quirky, energetic, captivating journey through a world of sound and emotion…Jorrit Dijkstra has already distinguished himself as a man to watch. A highly accomplished musician, he is a cerebral improviser who nevertheless plays with warmth and rhythmic excitement."–Kevin Lowenthal, The Boston Globe
M.M., New England Conservatory. Additional studies at Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. Studies with Misha Mengelberg, Steve Coleman, Steve Lacy, and Lee Hyla. Also faculty of University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and the Rivers School Conservatory. Former faculty of Arnhem Conservatory, Netherlands. Recordings on Clean Feed, Skycap, Evil Rabbit, Trytone, Geestgronden, Songlines, BVHaast, and Disckus.
www.jorritdijkstra.com
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The Greater Vancouver housing market enters the summer season with home buyer activity on the rise.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 3,406 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in June 2014. This represents a 28.9 per cent increase compared to the 2,642 sales recorded in June 2013, and a 3.7 per cent increase compared to the 3,286 sales in May 2014.
Last month's sales were 0.6 per cent above the 10-year sales average for June of 3,386.
"Competition amongst home buyers today is as strong as it's been in the region since 2011," Ray Harris, REBGV president said.
The sales-to-active-listings ratio currently sits at 21.3 per cent in Greater Vancouver, which is the highest this measure has been since June 2011.
The MLS® Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver is currently $628,200. This represents a 4.4 per cent increase compared to June 2013.
New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled 5,339 in June. This represents a 9.5 per cent increase compared to the 4,874 new listings in June 2013 and a 10.1 per cent decline from the 5,936 new listings in May. Last month's new listing count was 2.6 per cent below the region's 10-year new listing average for the month.
The total number of properties currently listed for sale on the MLS® system in Greater Vancouver is 16,011, a 7.4 per cent decline compared to June 2013 and a 0.4 per cent decrease compared to May 2014.
Sales of detached properties in June 2014 reached 1,462, an increase of 32.7 per cent from the 1,102 detached sales recorded in June 2013, and a 58.7 per cent increase from the 921 units sold in June 2012. The benchmark price for detached properties increased 6.2 per cent from June 2013 to $976,700.
Sales of apartment properties reached 1,308 in June 2014, an increase of 22.5 per cent compared to the 1,068 sales in June 2013, and a 27.5 per cent increase compared to the 1,026 sales in June 2012. The benchmark price of an apartment property increased 2.4 per cent from June 2013 to $378,000.
Attached property sales in June 2014 totalled 636, a 34.7 per cent increase compared to the 472 sales in June 2013, and a 53.3 per cent increase over the 415 attached properties sold in June 2012. The benchmark price of an attached unit increased 3.1 per cent between June 2013 and 2014 to $471,200.
An increase in home buyer demand put Greater Vancouver in the upper reaches of a balanced real estate market in May.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 3,286 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in May 2014. This represents a 14 per cent increase compared to the 2,882 sales recorded in May 2013, and a 7.7 per cent increase compared to the 3,050 sales in April 2014.
Last month's sales were 6.5 per cent below the 10-year sales average for May of 3,514.
The sales-to-active-listings ratio currently sits at 20.4 per cent in Greater Vancouver, which is the first time that this measure has been above 20 per cent since June 2011.
New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled 5,936 in May. This represents a 5 per cent increase compared to the 5,656 new listings in May 2013 and a 0.2 per cent decline from the 5,950 new listings in April. Last month's new listing count was 2 per cent below the region's 10-year new listing average for the month.
The total number of properties currently listed for sale on the MLS® system in Greater Vancouver is 16,072, a 6.7 per cent decline compared to May 2013 and a 3.6 per cent increase compared to April 2014.
The MLS® Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver is currently $624,000. This represents a 4.3 per cent increase compared to May 2013.
"Home prices have experienced consistent yet modest increases in our region since the beginning of 2013," Harris said.
Sales of detached properties in May 2014 reached 1,453, an increase of 19.9 per cent from the 1,212 detached sales recorded in May 2013, and a 23.1 per cent increase from the 1,180 units sold in May 2012. The benchmark price for detached properties increased 5.4 per cent from May 2013 to $966,500.
Sales of apartment properties reached 1,286 in May 2014, an increase of 13.2 per cent compared to the 1,136 sales in May 2013, and an 11.2 per cent increase compared to the 1,156 sales in May 2012. The benchmark price of an apartment property increased 3.2 per cent from May 2013 to $377,500.
Attached property sales in May 2014 totalled 547, a 2.4 per cent increase compared to the 534 sales in May 2013, and a 5.8 per cent increase over the 517 attached properties sold in May 2012. The benchmark price of an attached unit increased 3.1 per cent between May 2013 and 2014 to $469,100.
March home sales in Greater Vancouver outpaced last year's total yet lagged the region's historical average for the month.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 2,641 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in March 2014. This represents a 12.5 per cent increase compared to the 2,347 sales recorded in March 2013, and a 4.4 per cent increase compared to the 2,530 sales in February 2014.
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Last month's sales were 17.2 per cent below the 10-year sales average for March of 3,190.
The sales-to-active-listings ratio currently sits at 18.2 per cent in Greater Vancouver, which is unchanged from last month.
New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled 5,281 in March. This represents a 9.1 per cent increase compared to the 4,839 new listings in March 2013 and a 12.4 per cent increase from the 4,700 new listings in February. Last month's new listing count was 5.9 per cent below the region's 10-year new listing average for the month.
The total number of properties currently listed for sale on the Greater Vancouver MLS® is 14,472, a 6.4 per cent decline compared to March 2013 and a 7.9 per cent increase compared to February 2014.
The MLS® Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver is currently $615,200. This represents a 3.7 per cent increase compared to March 2013.
Sales of detached properties in March 2014 reached 1,116, an increase of 19.6 per cent from the 933 detached sales recorded in March 2013, and a 5.7 per cent decrease from the 1,183 units sold in March 2012. The benchmark price for detached properties increased 4.2 per cent from March 2013 to $945,400.
Sales of apartment properties reached 1,106 in March 2014, an increase of 12.6 per cent compared to the 982 sales in March 2013, and a 7.1 per cent decline compared to the 1,191 sales in March 2012. The benchmark price of an apartment property increased 3.8 per cent from March 2013 to $375,800.
Attached property sales in March 2014 totalled 419, a 3 per cent decline compared to the 432 sales in March 2013, and a 16.2 per cent decline from the 500 attached properties sold in March 2012. The benchmark price of an attached unit increased 1.3 per cent between March 2013 and 2014 to $460,100.
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Located in Abbotsford, BC, Campagna is Cibo's very own 280-acre farm which purposefully and responsibly raises cattle for our menu. Campagna's herd is fed a proprietary blend of all-natural hay and grain as well as red wine for a minimum of 30 days, resulting in a product that marries the authentic flavour of beef with the trademark tenderness of veal.
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The Greater Vancouver housing market continues to maintain a relative balance between the number of homes for sale and the number of people looking to purchase a home in the region today.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 2,642 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in June 2013. This represents an 11.9 per cent increase compared to the 2,362 sales recorded in June 2012, and an 8.3 per cent decline compared to the 2,882 sales in May 2013.
Last month's sales were 22.2 per cent below the 10-year sales average for the month, while new listings for the month were 11.5 percent below the 10-year average.
New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled 4,874 in June. This represents a 13.2 per cent decline compared to the 5,617 new listings reported in June 2012 and a 13.8 per cent decline from the 5,656 new listings in May of this year.
The total number of properties currently listed for sale on the MLS® in Greater Vancouver is 17,289, a 6 per cent decrease compared to June 2012 and a 0.4 per cent increase compared to May 2013.
The sales-to-active-listings ratio currently sits at 15 per cent in Greater Vancouver. This is the fourth straight month that this ratio has been at or above 15 per cent.
The MLS® Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver is currently $601,900. This represents a decline of 3 per cent compared to this time last year and an increase of 2.3 per cent compared to January 2013.
Sales of detached properties reached 1,102 in June 2013, an increase of 19.7 per cent from the 921 detached sales recorded in June 2012, and a 25.1 per cent decrease from the 1,471 units sold in June 2011. The benchmark price for detached properties decreased 4.3 per cent from June 2012 to $919,900.
Sales of apartment properties reached 1,068 in June 2013, an increase of 4.1 per cent compared to the 1,026 sales in June 2012, and a decrease of 15.6 per cent compared to the 1,266 sales in June 2011. The benchmark price of an apartment property decreased 1.9 per cent from June 2012 to $369,100.
Attached property sales in June 2013 totalled 472, an increase of 13.7 per cent compared to the 415 sales in June 2012, and a 10.1 per cent decrease from the 525 attached properties sold in June 2011. The benchmark price of an attached unit decreased 2.4 per cent between June 2012 and 2013 to $457,000.
Download June 2013 statistics here.
The real estate industry is a key economic driver in British Columbia. In 2012, 25,032 homes changed ownership in the Board's area generating $1.07 billion in economic spin-off activity and creating an estimated 7,125 jobs. The total dollar value of residential sales transacted throughout the MLS® system in Greater Vancouver totalled $18.6 billion in 2012. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver is an association representing more than 11,000 REALTORS® and their companies. The Board provides a variety of member services, including the Multiple Listing Service®. For more information on real estate, statistics, and buying or selling a home, contact you local REALTOR®.
While the number of home sales in Greater Vancouver continued to trend below the 10-year average in May, the balance of sales and listings meant continued market stability this spring.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 2,882 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in May 2013. This represents a one per cent increase compared to the 2,853 sales recorded in May 2012, and a 9.7 per cent increase compared to the 2,627 sales in April 2013.
Last month's sales were 19.4 per cent below the 10-year sales average for the month, while new listings for the month were 7.4 percent below the 10-year average.
New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled 5,656 in May. This represents an 18.3 per cent decline compared to the 6,927 new listings reported in May 2012 and a 3.7 per cent decline from the 5,876 new listings in April of this year.
The total number of properties currently listed for sale on the MLS® in Greater Vancouver is 17,222, a 3.4 per cent decrease compared to May 2012 and a 2.9 per cent increase compared to April 2013.
The sales-to-active-listings ratio currently sits at 17 per cent in Greater Vancouver. This is the third straight month that this ratio has been above 15 per cent. Previous to this, May 2012 was the last time this ratio was above 15 per cent.
The MLS® Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver is currently $598,400. This represents a decline of 4.3 per cent compared to this time last year and an increase of 1.8 per cent compared to January 2013.
Sales of detached properties reached 1,212 in May 2013, an increase of 2.7 per cent from the 1,180 detached sales recorded in May 2012, and a 22.8 per cent decrease from the 1,570 units sold in May 2011. The benchmark price for detached properties decreased 5.2 per cent from May 2012 to $917,200.
Sales of apartment properties reached 1,136 in May 2013, a decline of 1.7 per cent compared to the 1,156 sales in May 2012, and a decrease of 7.5 per cent compared to the 1,228 sales in May 2011. The benchmark price of an apartment property decreased 3.7 per cent from May 2012 to $365,600.
Attached property sales in May 2013 totalled 534, an increase of 3.3 per cent compared to the 517 sales in May 2012, and a 7.8 per cent decrease from the 579 attached properties sold in May 2011. The benchmark price of an attached unit decreased 3.2 per cent between May 2012 and 2013 to $454,900.
Download May 2013 statistics here.
A closer relationship between home buyer demand and the supply of homes for sale has been having a stabilizing impact on home prices in the Greater Vancouver housing market over the last three months.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 2,627 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in April 2013. This represents a 6.1 per cent decrease compared to the 2,799 sales recorded in April 2012, and an 11.9 per cent increase compared to the 2,347 sales in March 2013.
Last month's sales equate to the lowest April total in the region since 2001 and 20.9 per cent below the 10-year sales average for the month.
"While the number of home sales remains below average, properties that are priced right are selling and we're seeing greater balance between buyer demand and the number of homes listed for sale. This is having a steadying influence on home prices in the region," says Sandra Wyant, REBGV president.
New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled 5,876 in April. This represents a three per cent decline compared to the 6,056 new listings reported in April 2012 and a 21.4 per cent increase from the 4,839 new listings in March of this year. Last month's new listing count was 0.4 per cent above the region's 10-year new listing average for the month.
The total number of properties listed for sale on the MLS® in Greater Vancouver is 16,730, a 1.2 per cent increase compared to April 2012 and an 8.2 per cent increase compared to March 2013.
The sales-to-active-listings ratio currently sits at 15.7 per cent in Greater Vancouver. This is the second consecutive month that this ratio has been above 15 per cent. Previous to this, May 2012 was the last time this ratio was above 15 per cent.
"There have been modest increases in home prices across the region over the last three months. This comes on the heels of home price declines of approximately five to six per cent in Greater Vancouver during the last half of 2012," Wyant said.
The MLS® Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver is currently $597,300. This represents a decline of 3.9 per cent compared to this time last year and an increase of 1.6 per cent compared to January 2013.
Sales of detached properties reached 1,064 in April 2013, a decrease of 5.5 per cent from the 1,126 detached sales recorded in April 2012, and a 24.1 per cent decrease from the 1,402 units sold in April 2011. The benchmark price for detached properties decreased 5.2 per cent from April 2012 to $914,000. Since January the benchmark price of a detached home has increased 1.4 per cent.
Sales of apartment properties reached 1,052 in April 2013, a decline of 11.6 per cent compared to the 1,190 sales in April 2012, and a decrease of 12.4 per cent compared to the 1,201 sales in April 2011. The benchmark price of an apartment property decreased 2.6 per cent from April 2012 to $365,900. Since January the benchmark price of an apartment home has increased 2.1 per cent.
Attached property sales in April 2013 totalled 511, an increase of 5.8 per cent compared to the 483 sales in April 2012, and a 17.8 per cent decrease from the 622 attached properties sold in April 2011. The benchmark price of an attached unit decreased 3.5 per cent between April 2012 and 2013 to $455,200. Since January the benchmark price of an attached home has increased 1.2 per cent.
Download April 2013 statistics here.
Vancouver, BC - Lower levels of both supply and demand in recent months are holding home prices in check in the Greater Vancouver housing market.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 2,347 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in March 2013. This represents an 18.3 per cent decrease compared to the 2,874 sales recorded in March 2012, and a 30.6 per cent increase compared to the 1,797 sales in February 2013.
Last month's sales were the second lowest March total in the region since 2001 and 30.2 per cent below the 10-year sales average for the month.
"While home sales were below what's typical for March, we are seeing more balance between the number of sales and listings on the market in the last two months, which is having a stabilizing impact on home prices," Sandra Wyant, REBGV president said.
The sales-to-active-listings ratio currently sits at 15.2 per cent in Greater Vancouver, a three per cent increase from last month. This is the first time this ratio has been above 15 per cent since May 2012.
New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled 4,839 in March. This represents a 17.2 per cent decline compared to the 5,843 new listings reported in March 2012 and a 0.1 per cent increase from the 4,833 new listings in February of this year. Last month's new listing count was 14.4 per cent below the region's 10-year new listing average for the month.
The total number of properties currently listed for sale on the MLS® in Greater Vancouver is 15,460, a 1.5 per cent increase compared to March 2012 and a 4.5 per cent increase compared to February 2013.
The MLS® Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver is currently $593,100. This represents a decline of 3.9 per cent compared to this time last year and an increase of 0.9 per cent compared to January 2013.
Sales of detached properties reached 933 in March 2013, a decrease of 21.1 per cent from the 1,183 detached sales recorded in March 2012, and a 48 per cent decrease from the 1,795 units sold in March 2011. The benchmark price for detached properties decreased 5 per cent from March 2012 to $906,900.
Sales of apartment properties reached 982 in March 2013, a decline of 17.5 per cent compared to the 1,191 sales in March 2012, and a decrease of 39.5 per cent compared to the 1,622 sales in March 2011. The benchmark price of an apartment property decreased 3.3 per cent from March 2012 to $362,100.
Attached property sales in March 2013 totalled 432, a decline of 13.6 per cent compared to the 500 sales in March 2012, and a 34.8 per cent decrease from the 663 attached properties sold in March 2011. The benchmark price of an attached unit decreased 2.5 per cent between March 2012 and 2013 to $454,300.
• tax on real estate commissions has been reduced to 5 per cent from 12 per cent under the HST.
These reduced tax rates apply to transactions payable on or after April 1.
VANCOUVER, BC - Home sale activity has trended below historical averages for a full year in the Greater Vancouver housing market.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver reached 1,797 on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in February 2013. This represents a 29.4 per cent decrease compared to the 2,545 sales recorded in February 2012, and a 33 per cent increase compared to the 1,351 sales in January 2012.
Last month's sales were the second lowest February total in the region since 2001 and 30.9 per cent below the 10-year sales average for the month.
"Sales in February followed recent trends and were below seasonal averages, though our members tell us they saw more traffic at open houses last month compared to the previous six to eight months, said Eugen Klein, REBGV president.
The sales-to-active-listings ratio currently sits at 12.2 per cent in Greater Vancouver, a two per cent increase from last month. This is the first time this ratio has been above 11 per cent since June 2012.
"With a two-point increase in our sales to active listings ratio and a reduction in the average number of days it's taking to sell a home, February showed some subtle indications of a changing sentiment in the marketplace compared to recent months," Klein said.
New listings for detached, attached and apartment properties in Greater Vancouver totalled 4,833 in February. This represents a 13 per cent decline compared to the 5,552 new listings reported in February 2012 and a 5.8 per cent decline from the 5,128 new listings in January. Last month's new listing count was 4 per cent higher than the region's 10-year new listing average for the month.
The total number of properties currently listed for sale on the Greater Vancouver MLS® is 14,789, a 5.2 per cent increase compared to February 2012 and an 11.6 per cent increase compared to January 2013.
Since reaching a peak in May of $625,100, the MLS® Home Price Index composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Greater Vancouver has declined 5.6 per cent to $590,400. This represents a 3.3 per cent decline compared to this time last year.
Sales of detached properties in February 2013 reached 704, a decrease of 36.1 per cent from the 1,101 detached sales recorded in February 2012, and a 49.8 per cent decrease from the 1,402 units sold in February 2011. The benchmark price for detached properties decreased 4.5 per cent from February 2012 to $901,500. Since reaching a peak in May 2012, the benchmark price of a detached property has declined 6.8 per cent.
Sales of apartment properties reached 760 in February 2013, a decline of 25.5 per cent compared to the 1,020 sales in February 2012, and a decrease of 37 per cent compared to the 1,206 sales in February 2011. The benchmark price of an apartment property decreased 3 per cent from February 2012 to $360,400. Since reaching a peak in May 2012, the benchmark price of an apartment property has declined 5.1 per cent.
Attached property sales in February 2013 totalled 333, a decline of 21.5 per cent compared to the 424 sales in February 2012, and a 31.9 per cent decrease from the 489 attached properties sold in February 2011. The benchmark price of an attached unit decreased 0.7 per cent between February 2012 and 2013 to $455,500. Since reaching a peak in April 2012, the benchmark price of an attached property has declined 6.5 per cent.
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I probably am real interested in the healings Jesus did on the Sabbath day and why He did them. For one thing, Jesus said that He was Lord of the Sabbath Day, Another thing I find is that these laws about the Sabbath were not in Moses aw but they were made by Pharisees, Scribes and Lawyers. Perhaps it is like the Constitution of the United States. Where for instance is restricting prayer in schools, abortion, or Gay marriage in our original Constitution?
The man who was healed at Bethesda probably didn't even know of the so called silly law about carrying a bed on the Sabbath day. After all, he had this sickness thirty-eight years. Who knows how long he lay at the Bethesda Pool. Now someone comes along with the power to heal him, so why shouldn't he carry his bedding home? I want to emphasize that even in Christianity, some come along to make useless rules, not in Biblical doctrine.
Because of this, was another reason the Jews felt Jesus should be killed. They looked for an opportunity to destroy Him.


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Q: User does not have CREATE TABLE access to database DBC I am using the tdload utility of Teradata to import data into an existing empty table in my database.
The command I'm running is :
tdload -h 192.168.xxx.xxx -u dbc -p dbc -f path/to/file.csv
-t AdventureWorksDW.DemoTable MyJob

I get the following error after running the command
RDBMS error 3524: The user does not have CREATE TABLE access to database DBC.

How can I fix this?

A: Although you defined the AdventureWorksDW as Database for Target Table, the underlying TPT still needs a working database (for temporary / working tables). These temp tables are by default created in you user database (you're using DBC user). You can work on this by either using another user or defining the "--TargetWorkingDatabase" parameter.

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The number of people aged 65 years or more is increasing worldwide. Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are a common condition in the older population, and this combined with the changing age demographic in the population means that AUD in this population is a significant public health concern. AUD has a major impact upon the physical, psychological and social health of the older population. There is evidence that older people do benefit from interventions to reduce alcohol consumption as much as, if not more than, younger populations. There is evidence that AUD in the older population often goes undetected and the potential for beneficial behavioural health change is not realized.


Need something to serve your fishing buddies after a chilly day on the water?
Try this recipe for spicy and sweet fish curry. This recipe uses triple tail, red snapper and shrimp spiced with red chillies and sweetened with mango puree.


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Q: Retrofit gives onFailure Callback When Using LiveData - Failed to invoke public androidx.lifecycle.LiveData() with no args I/System.out: Failure -> Failed to invoke public androidx.lifecycle.LiveData() with no args

I am fetching data from the API. I am trying to use MVVM, i am new in MVVM. So i call the api from the ViewModel and i return the data in the method. I am observing that method from my MainActivity. But i don't know why is is giving me the follow error.
Retrofit goes in the failure callback. But it was going in the success callback when i was not using LiveData.
I/System.out: Failure -> Failed to invoke public androidx.lifecycle.LiveData() with no args

My View Model

public class MainViewModel extends ViewModel {

  private ApiInterface apiInterface;
  private LiveData < List < Feature >> featuresList;

  public MainViewModel() {
    apiInterface = ApiClient.getClient().create(ApiInterface.class);
    getEqData();
    featuresList = new MutableLiveData < > ();
  }

  public void getEqData() {

    apiInterface.getTodos().enqueue(new Callback < EarthquakeData > () {
      @Override
      public void onResponse(Call < EarthquakeData > call, Response < EarthquakeData > response) {
        featuresList = response.body().features;
      }

      @Override
      public void onFailure(Call < EarthquakeData > call, Throwable t) {
        System.out.println("Failure -> " + t.getMessage());
      }
    });
  }

  public LiveData < List < Feature >> returnEqData() {
    return featuresList;
  }

}

MainActivity

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

  private static final String TAG = "sagar";
  private MainViewModel mainViewModel;
  private RecyclerView rvEarthquake;

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    rvEarthquake = findViewById(R.id.rvEarthquake);
    EarthquakeAdapter adapter = new EarthquakeAdapter(this);
    rvEarthquake.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
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Orlando Poised to Become Capital of Autonomous Vehicle Research
Jun 3.2019
By Michael Keller Marketing & Communications
Orlando is poised to become a hub for autonomous vehicles because of its designation as a national AV proving ground, history in space exploration, cluster of defense and aerospace contractors, specialized university research and unified government buy-in.
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Autonomous vehicles represent the future of transportation. When they replace human drivers, the world will see far fewer accidents, less traffic congestion, lower emissions and other huge benefits.
But to achieve the revolution they promise, they'll have to prove they are less dangerous than people behind the wheel. That's why engineers in Orlando are figuring out how to make them as safe as they can be.
It turns out how these robots sense and respond to their surroundings is everything. The vehicles are equipped with cameras and radar, which constantly monitor the passing world to instruct the car to adjust speed and direction. But these instruments don't let the cars see nearly as far or clearly as they should to maximize occupant and pedestrian safety.
Luminar Technologies had a possible solution. The Orlando-based team improved on lidar, a technology that uses lasers to measure distance. The military, meteorologists and other specialized operations already used these systems widely, but they were expensive to make and too bulky for consumer applications.
Scott Faris, Luminar's chief business officer, said the business located its design and manufacturing headquarters in Orlando because the area is known as the center of expertise for the advanced imaging technology. The region has long been an innovation hub for such instruments because of NASA, defense and aerospace contractors, and specialized university research labs that are located there.
"It's like the Silicon Valley of lidar," Faris said. "The density of folks here that understand things like lasers and computer modeling is higher than certainly anywhere else in North America, and maybe even the world."
Orlando is one of the hottest places in the world for cutting-edge tech development like this. Everybody is in alignment here about making Florida a leader and then maintaining that leadership in the evolution of transportation to autonomous vehicles.
Scott Faris, chief business officer at Luminar Technologies
With all that expertise to tap into, the local Luminar team of 250 people released a lidar system that the company said could see 10 times farther than competing devices and is 50 times better at resolving details in images. It could also be made cheaply at scales that the AV industry would need as the robots begin operating on public roads.
"Seeing longer range and at higher resolution is critical to give the vehicle time to navigate and react to the world," said Faris. "Orlando is one of the hottest places in the world for cutting-edge tech development like this."
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Luminar, which was founded by 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree Austin Russell, is part of Orlando's rapidly growing AV landscape. The city's private- and public-sector innovators are focused on the possibility of becoming the country's pre-eminent location for development and commercialization.
Specialized research at institutions like Florida Polytechnic University and the University of Central Florida is pushing the industry forward. Companies, meanwhile, are developing the systems that robotic cars, trucks, aircraft and ships need to operate on their own. And government at all levels is chipping in to both nurture the fledgling industry and become an early AV adopter.
Efforts to establish the Orlando region as a top-tier AV innovation hub started in 2011, according to the Central Florida Automated Vehicle Partnership (CFAVP), an alliance of city and state agencies, NASA and other organizations dedicated to the effort. That year, the Florida Department of Transportation launched a program to designate the I-4 corridor, which runs through Orlando from Tampa to Daytona Beach, as a test bed for advanced technologies.
The state's legislature took up the baton soon after in 2012. Over multiple sessions up to the current one, politicians have made it clear that AV testing, development and deployment are welcome activities in Florida. State law now permits the testing and operating of AVs on public roads with or without a human driver in the vehicle.
Orlando demonstrated its first autonomous shuttle in February.
AV service companies are being drawn to the area because they see demand from seniors who live in massive retirement communities. One such company, Voyage, started operating robotic minivans in The Villages, a community north of Orlando, in February. People with disabilities will also benefit from the quality-of-life improvements that AVs will provide.
All of the tourists constantly streaming into and out of the area are another big motivator. Charles Ramdatt, Orlando's deputy director of public works and its AV lead, said the technology will significantly improve life for the 72 million tourists who visit the area every year.
"We've got the largest rental car market in the world," Ramdatt said. "And with people coming from around the globe and looking for our tourist destinations, you've got lots of different driving habits and lots of drivers who are unfamiliar with the area."
He continued, "We're trying to figure out how to make the visitor experience better — that's why we want AVs. I can't see a better place to locate an AV company than here."
The chance to improve transportation for residents and tourists alike is why the city and county joined CFAVP. In efforts to demonstrate the safe and improved services AVs could provide, leaders have started inking deals to deploy the first wave of pilot projects.
In February, the city announced it would begin operating two small autonomous buses on routes in Southeast Orlando. Beep, the company responsible for the vehicles, said at the same time that it would locate its headquarters in the city. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said he hoped to bring more of the buses online in the future to run circulator routes downtown.
"We want to be one of the autonomous vehicle central points in all of the United States," Dyer said while announcing the program.
With local efforts happening on many fronts, from university research to commercial innovation and government buy-in, Dyer's wish is well on its way to becoming reality. Like the advanced lidar system developed by Luminar, Orlando is working to see farther and better than its AV competition.
"Everybody is in alignment here about making Florida a leader and then maintaining that leadership in the evolution of transportation to autonomous vehicles," said Luminar's Faris. "I've been surprised and excited about how much people are coming together around this."
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My quiz may be simple, but I never said it would be easy. After all, the life metaphor you selected reveals so very much of your outlook on life.
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So, what do you do with an old worldview? Trade it in for something new. Your new experiences are the pathways to a refreshed worldview. The more willing you are to embrace new experiences, the more your worldview can change, the more you grow. If you work to avoid new experiences, you'll entrench yourself to defend what you've put together, and the growth will stop. This has big implications on who you hang out with, where you work, what radio station listen to, and where you get your news. Change like this isn't easy, and it is worthwhile.
Clearly, my words hereabout worldview aren't exhaustive or even all that prescriptive. If nothing else, perhaps they can help you to realize that it may be time for a vision check.
Okay, so my pop quiz actually has a final question: Are you who you want to be for the rest of your life?
What experiences have made the biggest impact in your worldview?


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Video: Figure skater Patrick Chan looks for any edge, even with pants
By Randy StarkmanOlympic Sports Reporter
MONCTON, N.B.—Patrick Chan is blowing up his pants in his hotel room.
No, it's not like it sounds.
The 21-year-old is the type to seek every edge in his bid to stay on top of the figure skating world and the compression pants he's hooking up the night he arrives here for the Canadian championships are all part of that mentality.
It was something suggested to him by his trainer Andy O'Brien, better known for working with Sidney Crosby, and chiropractor Mark Lindsay, whose A-list clientele includes Tiger Woods and Maria Sharapova.
It actually looks like he's wearing goalie pads as the NormaTec MVP (Most Valuable Pump) pumps air into compartments in the black pants throughout his lower extremities, at the feet, ankles, calf, knee and upper quad.
The flow of air is initially light, but the second time around it becomes very tight around Chan's legs in the same manner of when a doctor takes your blood pressure.
"You kind of look like a Michelin man," said Chan.
It's something many top athletes are using — Canadian triathlete Paula Findlay is one — and Chan feels it helps his legs recover.
"It just helps bring fresh blood to the legs and flushes out the bad blood and the blood that's just been sitting there in the lower extremities, especially after flying long distances and sitting down a lot and not being very active," said Chan.
For more on this story, see Friday's Star and tomorrow morning on thestar.com.


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Preliminary studies on antiinflammatory and analgesic activities of Spilanthes acmella in experimental animal models
A Chakraborty , R KB Devi , S Rita , Kh Sharatchandra , Th I Singh
Department of Pharmacology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Lamphelpat, Imphal - 795 004, India
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the antiinflammatory and analgesic activities of the aqueous extract of Spilanthes acmella (SPA) in experimental animal models. MATERIAL AND METHODS: SPA was evaluated for antiinflammatory action by carrageenan-induced rat paw edema. The analgesic activity was tested by acetic acid-induced writhing response in albino mice and tail flick method in albino rats. RESULTS: The aqueous extract of SPA in doses of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg showed 52.6, 54.4 and 56.1% inhibition of paw edema respectively at the end of three hours and the percentage of protection from writhing was 46.9, 51.0 and 65.6 respectively. In the tail flick model, the aqueous extract of SPA in the above doses increased the pain threshold significantly after 30 min, 1, 2 and 4 h of administration. SPA showed dose-dependent action in all the experimental models. CONCLUSION: The present study indicates that SPA has significant antiinflammatory and analgesic properties.
Chakraborty A, Devi R K, Rita S, Sharatchandra K, Singh TI. Preliminary studies on antiinflammatory and analgesic activities of Spilanthes acmella in experimental animal models. Indian J Pharmacol 2004;36:148-50
Chakraborty A, Devi R K, Rita S, Sharatchandra K, Singh TI. Preliminary studies on antiinflammatory and analgesic activities of Spilanthes acmella in experimental animal models. Indian J Pharmacol [serial online] 2004 [cited 2023 Jan 31];36:148-50. Available from: https://www.ijp-online.com/text.asp?2004/36/3/148/6867
Spilanthes acmella [SPA] (Bengali-Akarkara, Assamese-Pirazha, Manipuri-Maanja-lei, Telegu-Maratitige) is an indigenous herb belonging to the family Compositae.[1] It is grown as an annual herb throughout the tropics. It has conical small yellow flowers. The whole plant is claimed to possess medicinal properties. The flowers are chewed to relieve toothache and the crushed plant used in rheumatism.[2],[3] The leaves are also eaten raw or as a vegetable by many tribes of India. SPA is generally known as toothache plant.[4] However, no scientific data are available to validate the folklore claim. Therefore, this study was undertaken to evaluate the a) antiinflammatory potential of the aqueous extract of SPA on carrageenan-induced rat paw edema and b) analgesic activity using acetic acid-induced writhing test in albino mice and tail flick response in albino rats.
Preparation of the extract
Fresh aerial parts of SPA were collected from the campus of the R.I.M.S., Imphal, identified and authenticated. The plant parts were cleaned, dried under shade and powdered by a mechanical grinder. Sixty grams of the pulverized plant was extracted with distilled water using a soxhlet apparatus. The yield was 13.5% in powder form. The extract of SPA was administered as a suspension in 2% gum acacia to the animals.
Phytochemical studies
Freshly prepared SPA extract was subjected to phytochemical screening tests for the detection of various constituents using conventional protocol.[5]
Albino rats of Wistar strain (150-200 g) and Swiss albino mice (25-30 g) of either sex were procured from the central animal house of the institute. They were housed in standard polypropylene cages and kept under controlled room temperature (24 ± 20C; relative humidity 60-70%) in a 12 h light-dark cycle. The rats were given a standard laboratory diet and water ad libitum. Food was withdrawn 12 h before and during the experimental hours. All experimental protocols were approved by the institutional animal ethics committee.
The following chemicals and drugs were used: carrageenan (Sigma-Aldrich), acetic acid (Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., Punjab), aspirin (Vikash Pharma, Mumbai), pethidine (Bengal Immunity, Kolkata).
Acute toxicity study
No adverse effect or mortality was detected in albino rats up to 3 gm/kg, p.o. of SPA during the 24 h observation period.
Antiinflammatory study
The animals were divided into groups as shown in [Table - 1]. Acute inflammation was produced by subplantar injection of 0.1 ml of 1% suspension of carrageenan with 2% gum acacia in normal saline, in the right hind paw of the rats, one hour after oral administration of the drugs. The paw volume was measured plethysmometrically (Ugo Basile, Italy) at '0' and '3' hours after the carrageenan injection. The difference between the two readings was taken as the volume of edema and the percentage antiinflammatory activity was calculated. Aspirin 100 mg/kg, p.o. suspended in 2% gum acacia was used as the standard drug.
Acetic acid-induced writhing test
The prescreened animals were divided into groups as shown in [Table - 1]. Aspirin in doses of 50, 100 and 150 mg/kg, suspended in 2% gum acacia was used as the standard drug. The drugs were autoclaved at 1210C for 30 min6 (the compounds were assumed to be heat stable) and administered subcutaneously. Writhing was induced 30 min later by intraperitoneal injection of 10 ml/kg of 0.6% acetic acid in distilled water.[7] The number of writhes was counted for 30 min immediately after the acetic acid injection. The percentage protection was calculated.
Tail flick method
The prescreened animals (reaction time:3-4 sec) were divided into groups as shown in [Table - 2]. Pethidine 5 mg/kg acted as the standard drug. The drugs were administered intraperitoneally. The tail flick latency was assessed by the analgesiometer (Inco, India). The strength of the current passing through the naked nicrome wire was kept constant at 6 Amps. The distance between the heat source and the tail skin was 1.5 cm. The site of application of the radiant heat in the tail was maintained at 2.5 cm, measured from the root of the tail. The cut-off reaction time was fixed at 10 sec to avoid tissue damage.[8]
The results were analyzed for statistical significance using one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnet's test. A P value <0.05 was considered significant.
The results of the animal experiments are shown in [Table - 1] and [Table - 2]. In the acute inflammation model, the aqueous extract of SPA in doses of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg, p.o. produced dose-dependent inhibition of paw edema (¡=0.87). The test and the standard drugs produced significant inhibition of paw edema as compared to the control.
The aqueous extract of SPA (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg, s.c.) suppressed the acetic acid-induced writhing response significantly in a dose-dependent manner (¡=0.99). The standard drug, aspirin, in increasing doses produced increased inhibition of writhing movements. The results were found to be highly significant (P<0.001) in comparison to the control.
In the tail flick model, there was no significant difference in the mean predrug reaction time between the different groups. Thirty min after drug administration, reaction time increased significantly for the test and standard groups when compared to the predrug reaction time. The test drug produced a dose-dependent increase in the reaction time (¡=0.94) at various time intervals of observation. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of the aqueous extract of SPA revealed the presence of flavonoid compounds.
Carrageenan-induced hind paw edema is the standard experimental model of acute inflammation. Carrageenan is the phlogistic agent of choice for testing antiinflammatory drugs as it is not known to be antigenic and is devoid of apparent systemic effects. Moreover, the experimental model exhibits a high degree of reproducibility.[9] Carrageenan-induced edema is a biphasic response. The first phase is mediated through the release of histamine, serotonin and kinins whereas the second phase is related to the release of prostaglandin and slow reacting substances which peak at 3 h.[10] The increase in the paw volume following carrageenan administration in the control (0.57 ± 0.14 ml) and aspirin treated group (0.21 ± 0.01 ml) corresponds with the findings of previous workers.[11],[12] The SPA extract produced dose-dependent and significant inhibition of carrageenan-induced paw edema (¡=0.87). The inhibition was however, less than that of the standard drug, aspirin.
The abdominal constriction response induced by acetic acid is a sensitive procedure to establish peripherally acting analgesics. This response is thought to involve local peritoneal receptors. The number of writhing movements during a 30 min observation in the control group was 80.33 ± 0.95 which corresponds with the findings of other workers.[13],[14] In the tail flick model, the test drug in different doses increased the pain threshold significantly during the period of observation and this indicates the involvement of a higher center.
The results of the present study suggest that the aqueous extract of SPA in doses of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg significantly suppressed carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats and demonstrated significant analgesic activity in acetic acid-induced writhing and tail flick models. However, the analgesic activity of SPA was found to be more significant on the acetic acid-induced model (P<0.001) than the tail flick model (P<0.01) and thus it appears that the test drug inhibits predominantly the peripheral pain mechanism.
On preliminary phytochemical screening the aqueous extract of SPA was found to contain flavonoid compounds. Flavonoids are known to target prostaglandins which are involved in the late phase of acute inflammation and pain perception.[15] Hence, the presence of flavonoids may be contributory to the antiinflammatory and analgesic activities of aqueous SPA. Further studies may reveal the exact mechanisms of action responsible for the analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of SPA.
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"Proud Mary" Review: Taraji P. Henson Is a Hot-as-Hell Ass-Kicker in a Lukewarm Film
By Kayla
Warning: This post contains some spoilers for the new movie Proud Mary
In the opening montage of Proud Mary, Taraji P. Henson's Mary is getting ready to kill a man. After working out, doing her makeup, donning a bobbed blonde wig, and suiting up, she pulls on a pair of leather driving gloves, the sound editor making sure we hear every crease in that leather as she pulls them on. It's a quick but satisfying burst of ASMR. Proud Mary is, in fact, only satisfying in brief bursts throughout.
The trailers would have you believe that Proud Mary is a full 90 minutes of Taraji P. Henson shooting shit up and murdering men, and that's exactly the promise that got me to the theater on opening night. As it turns out, the action sequences are sparse. Don't get me wrong: They're incredible, especially the final shoot-out that has Mary driving into danger to the tune of "Proud Mary," machine guns rendering her car into Swiss cheese, Mary killing and destroying with pristine precision. It's exactly what I came to the movie to see, but it's only delivered in the movie's explosive ending. Sure, there are other little bursts of action throughout, but they lack the spectacle and intensity the trailers teased.
Proud Mary does have a plot, but it's not a very good one. If you like your action movies with a heavy dose of sentiment, perhaps this one's for you. But Proud Mary, at times, strives for depth where there is none, spinning a tale of family drama and overwrought redemption with little attention to detail.
Listen, I don't need my action movies to have an air-tight narrative, but if they aren't going to deliver boldly on the action front, then they need to have something to latch onto. Atomic Blonde has an incoherent storyline, but it lets Charlize Theron kick ass in spectacular coats, and that's enough of a hook. I thought Proud Mary was going to be Taraji P. Henson's Atomic Blonde moment, but the movie never lets her reach that action star potential, throttling her with a weakass story that she nonetheless sells the hell out of because she's Taraji P. Henson and she can take a mediocre script and make it at least a little bit compelling. Yes, she's that good.
LEATHER ON LEATHER
Proud Mary is yet another example of Hollywood putting limitations on what black women can do on-screen. The premise buries Mary in pathos in a way that movies about white female assassins—like the aforementioned Atomic Blonde and other entries from the Theron canon like Aeon Flux—do not. Henson has the charisma and physical presence to be a huge action star, and Proud Mary should have been that vehicle. The movie thankfully avoids the male gaze, but Mary's presented as sexy yet sexless. In some ways, it's interesting that she has no real love interest in the film. There's her ex Tom (How To Get Away With Murder's Billy Brown), who she gives the courtesy of hesitating for, like, two seconds before killing. But so much of the characterization of Mary and also her arc points to a movie landing a magnetic star like Henson and then having no fucking clue what to do with her. It has some of the ingredients for great action, but the recipe it comes up with lacks punch. It's all over the place tonally and even in its stylization.
Mary's arc is ultimately proving to herself and others that she…can be maternal? I think that's the takeaway? Not sure, honestly, because I was mostly just distracted by Henson in Mary's signature look of a black turtleneck + black jeans + those goddamn leather driving gloves that have officially ruined my life. Mary is queen of the monochromatic outfit, wearing mostly all black throughout but topping her blue jeans with a striking blue leather jacket for that final shoot-out. Her loose ponytail during that scene is my second favorite character in the movie. Henson also sports a black leather jacket over a black leather dress at one point, and I am very here for leather-on-leather. And she shows up to a meeting with her crime family in basically a black nightgown, long black cardigan, and stilettos? She looked so killer I almost forgot that we know next to nothing about this crime family and how they operate.
Folks will be quick to blame the under-promotion of the film on the studio realizing it was not a very good film, but I definitely think there's something much more insidious afoot. Atomic Blonde wasn't a very good film, and it got a huge push. I feel like I'm still seeing Atomic Blonde ads on Instagram (hey, not complaining). But the thinly plotted action movie starring a black woman gets shafted? It feels like the studio is sabotaging the film, and I worry that low ticket sales will be used against other potential action films starring women of color as "proof" that they won't sell. This is a bad argument based on bad data, especially if shit like this is happening.
All that being said, it's not an altogether terrible movie! Again, all because of Taraji P. Henson! And the gloves! I did enjoy myself, and it can be really fun at times. It drags in its middleparts, especially when Henson isn't on-screen (Atomic Blonde has the same issue but worse because every time Charlize Theron wasn't on screen, my head started to hurt thinking about how there could be scenes without Lorraine when the whole movie was a first person narrative told in flashback…by Lorraine). I saw Proud Mary in a full theater (bad promo campaign be damned!) at 10:40 p.m. on a Friday night in Brooklyn, and everyone was amped up to see Taraji P. Henson at full throttle. And the audience was mostly women of color, which was an incredible feeling in and of itself. But the energy of the crowd was never quite matched by the energy of the film—until the very end. Make no mistake: Henson's not the failure. The film failed her. I'd like to formally request a re-do, an action film that lets Henson go full throttle for real…hopefully in a black turtleneck and leather driving gloves.
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Kayla thank you for reviewing this movie, but you'll probably be unsurprised to know that I literally do not care what this movie is about or how bad it is because after Person Of Interest and Hidden Figures and Cookie Lyon (if not Empire generally) Taraji P. Henson can do no wrong and she can GET IT no matter what piece of drivel she's lending her name to. I look forward to contributing to her ongoing employment by purchasing a ticket to this subpar motion picture, and I plan to spend the whole time gazing in wonder on her gorgeous face and paying minimal attention to the plot.
SAME, @arvan12, SAME.
Not a Robot
I am not entirely sure I like the whole studio killed this movie story that is being developed around this movie. Atomic blonde is the closest movie that can be compared to this, the difference being that atomic blonde was overall better liked by the critics, the movie fared better in terms of star power, and it was following wonder woman in a summer where women kicked ass and took names on the box office which naturally gave it a lot of upwards momentum.This movie on the other hand seemed to be too light on action, missing on the "sex factor"(because closely relating violence with sex is totally the bees knees *eyeroll* but it is what gets a lot of people to watch mediocre action movies) without the star cast as well as the fact that the studios themselves realized that this movie was mediocre and held off from screening it for the critics till the last moment, which is evident from its ratings. So I mean, it had a lot of issues right out of the gate and i kind of understand why they chose to bury it, but hey atleast this story might get some people interested and ready to show up.
Carmen Phillips
I really enjoyed Proud Mary! The movie isn't necessarily special, but Taraji is always such a star!! She can make anything worthwhile, and this is no exception.
(Small aside, from what I've gleamed by reading reviews, this is an unpopular opinion- but I really enjoyed the chemistry between Taraji and the young actor who plays her… ugh, adopted son figure? For lack of a better phrase. Anyway, I missed the extra action scenes, but I also would have enjoyed even more of the two of them going back-and-forth with each other)
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by bill | Nov 15, 2007 | Dancing about architecture | 3 comments
Here's what I've been wondering: You know the song "They Can't Take That Away from Me," written by George and Ira Gershwin and performed by just about everybody, from Frank Sinatra to Fred Astaire to Billie Holliday to Louis Armstrong? Well, who exactly are "they" in this song, and why do they want to take it away? What does this sinister conspiracy of away-takers stand to gain from their campaign of away-taking? I tell ya, it's driving me crazy, it's driving me nuts. Any help would be appreciated.
The Old Man in KS on November 17, 2007 at 7:10 am
This subject has very deep and universal philosophical underpinnings. The Book of Job, considered by scholars to be the oldest book in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, is essentially about this question. And the Cookie Monster has sung this song, using the disappearance of his cookies as a concrete representation of his existential dilemma.
I think most philosophers, scientists, and theologians would agree that it is not possible to be sure exactly who "they" are in this context, much less "why" they want to take things away. So just eat your cookies while you still got 'em, and stop asking stupid questions!
Cecil Vortex on November 17, 2007 at 12:27 pm
OK. I'll fess up. I'm they. And we hate that song. Why can't we take that away from you? Give!
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"They Can't Take That Away From Me" is a 1937 song (see 1937 in music) written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and first performed by Fred Astaire in the movie Shall We Dance (1937).
The song is performed by Astaire on the foggy deck of the ferry from New Jersey to Manhattan. It is sung to Ginger Rogers, who remains silent listening throughout. No dance sequence follows, which was unusual for the Astaire-Rogers numbers. Astaire and Rogers did dance to it later in their last movie The Barkleys of Broadway (1949). The song, in the context of Shall We Dance, notes some of the things that Peter (Astaire) will miss about Linda (Rogers). The lyrics include "the way you wear your hat, the way you sip your tea", and "the way you hold your knife, the way we danced till three." Each verse is followed by the line "no, no, they can't take that away from me." The basic meaning of the song is that even if the lovers part, though physically separated the memories cannot be forced from them. Thus it is a song of mixed joy and sadness.
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Many artists have recorded the song since, and it has become a standard, as with so many of Gershwin's songs performed by Astaire. It was famously recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1962, appearing on the album Sinatra and Swingin' Brass. Sinatra's version injected his trademark swing feel, giving the song a new lighthearted boost. Other artists who have recorded the song include Ella Fitzgerald, on her epic 1959 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook, Billie Holiday, and more recently Lisa Stansfield, Rod Stewart, Tuck & Patti and Robbie Williams. The song is referenced in Harold Pinter's play Old Times, in which two characters recite some of the lines. It is also featured as part of a high school Gershwin review in the film Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) and is also one of the Broadway songs included by Kenneth Branagh in his film adaptation of Love's Labour's Lost (2000). A part of the song was sung by Michael Jackson in his dance performance with his sister La Toya at The Jacksons (TV series) in 1976.
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