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When Mysskin Trolled Vijay & His Father For Changing The Scripts Of Filmmakers !!
An old video of director Mysskin trolling Thalapathy Vijay and his father S.A Chandrasekhar for changing the scripts of filmmakers has got resurfaced in the Internet with netizens laughing out loud. In the interview, Mysskin could be seen revealing about an incident that happened during the preview show of his debut film "Chithiram Pesuthadi". It is notable that Mysskin worked as an assistant director in Vijay's "Youth" which was directed by Vincent Selva.
Thalapathy Vijay enjoys a huge fan base across the globe and is known as one of the influential personality from the cinema industry. The way he performs in the screen inspires millions of youngsters and many of them, including kids could be seen imitating his style, looks etc.
Actor Vijay, known for predominantly appearing in Tamil films, was last seen in "Master" directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The actor who debuted 27 years ago in the Tamil film industry, influenced enormous number of youths and kids through his onscreen presence. Several fan clubs are being operated across the state only to celebrate him. Most recent instance for the power of his fan base is a selfie the actor captured in the shooting spot of "Master". Recently, a news that reported about a 10 year old kid getting treatment while watching Vijay's "Bigil" film is also an example for the craze he is enjoying.
However, there is a wide talk about Vijay letting his father, S.A Chandrasekhar, a veteran filmmaker to hear stories for him. The actor had missed some of the blockbuster films such as "Kaakha Kaakha", "Sandakozhi" etc in his long career. Now, a video of director Mysskin revealing why he refused to narrate story to the actor is doing rounds in social media platforms.
"After I completed "Chithiram Pesuthadi", Vijay watched the preview show and asked me to make one film like that for him. I replied saying that it is a script that was written for him. Immediately Vijay caught hold of my neck and pushed me against the lift wall. He yelled asking 'why you didn't tell me this?' to me. I replied back 'I would have narrated you the script but your father would have changed 18 scenes from the film and you would have changed 18 scenes from the film, I would have committed suicide' said Mysskin in a hilarious manner.
Check out the video below :
#Mysskin nakkal 😎😎🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/HWYGcafZtz
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On the work front, Vijay is busy participating in the shooting of "Beast", directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. Mysskin who directed "Psycho" with Udhayanithi Stalin, is making the sequel of his blockbuster horror film "Pisasu" by having Andrea, Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles. Comment your views on Vijay replacing Naren in "Chithiram Pesuthadi" which had Bhavana in the female lead.
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Anxiolytic effect of wogonin, a benzodiazepine receptor ligand isolated from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi.
The search for novel anxiolytics devoid of undesirable side-effects typical of classical benzodiazepines (BDZs) has been intense, and flavonoids, as a relative new class of ligands, have been shown to possess anxiolytic effects in vivo. The present study evaluated the pharmacological properties of a naturally occurring monoflavonoid, 5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone or wogonin. The affinity (K(i)) of wogonin for the benzodiazepine site (BZD-S) on the gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) (GABA(A)) receptor complex was 0.92 microM. Using electrophysiological techniques, we showed that wogonin enhanced the GABA-activated current in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons, and in Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing recombinant rat GABA(A) receptors, the enhancement was partially reversed by the co-application of a 1 microM concentration of the BZD-S antagonist anexate (Ro15-1788). Acute toxicity and behavioral effects were examined in mice. Acute lethal activity was low, with an LD(50) of 3.9 g/kg. Oral administration of wogonin (7.5 to 30 mg/kg) elicited an anxiolytic response that was similar to that elicited by diazepam in the elevated plus-maze; a dose-dependent increase in open arm entries and time spent in open arms was observed. More importantly, its anxiolytic effect was blocked by the co-administration of Ro15-1788. In the holeboard test, not only did wogonin-treated mice experience an increased number of head-dips but they also spent more time at it, showing no signs of sedation. Furthermore, wogonin did not cause myorelaxant effects in the horizontal wire test. Taken together, these data suggest that wogonin exerts its anxiolytic effect through positive allosteric modulation of the GABA(A) receptor complex via interaction at the BZD-S. Its anxiolytic effect was not accompanied by sedative and myorelaxant side-effects typical of BDZs.


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River Ave. Blues » Yankees agree to sign Travis Hafner
Yankees agree to sign Travis Hafner
February 2, 2013 by Mike 72 Comments
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Reunited with former Indians teammate CC Sabathia. (Leon Halip/Getty)
Saturday: The contract includes an additional $4M in incentives according to the AP. Hafner will earn $100k each for his 150th and 155th plate appearances, with six-figure payouts for every 15 plate appearances thereafter. He's going to rack up some big incentive bucks in a hurry if he stays healthy.
Friday: Spring Training opens in less than two weeks, and the Yankees finally have their new DH. New York has agreed to sign Travis Hafner to a one-year contract according to Jon Heyman. Ken Davidoff and Dan Barbarisi say the deal is worth $2M guaranteed with "reachable incentives." The contract is pending a physical, which is far from a slam dunk in this case. The Yankees will need to make a corresponding 40-man roster move once things are finalized.
Hafner, 35, picked the Yankees over the Rays according to Buster Olney. He's a career .278/.381/.507 (135 wRC+) hitter who had some monster seasons back in the day (167 wRC+ from 2004-2006). Hafner hit .267/.363/.447 (124 wRC+) overall and .278/.385/.470 (136 wRC+) against right-handers over the last three years. The one they call Pronk takes a lot of walks (12.7% since 2010) and his strikeout rate is a touch better than the league average (19.2 K%). He's not a dead pull hitter (2010-2012 spray chart) but he is most dangerous when he hooks the ball into right. The move into Yankee Stadium should boost his numbers plenty.
Injuries have been a big problem for Hafner the last few years, which is why the physical is not given. He had right shoulder surgery (debridement) in October 2008 and right knee surgery (meniscus) this past May. Shoulder inflammation (2010), an oblique strain (2011), a foot strain (2011), and a bulging disc in his lower back (2012) are also in the not-too-distant past. Hafner has played in 95+ games just once in the last five years (2010). Staying on the field has definitely been an issue and will be a concern in 2013.
Hafner has not played the field regularly since 2003 or at all since 2007, so he's strictly a DH. It's not ideal, but the options are limited at this point. He's also a big lumbering dude (listed at 6-foot-3 and 240 lbs.) who offers no speed whatsoever. We're talking never gonna take the extra base, will need three singles to score from first, Molina-esque speed. Mark Teixeira will look like Brett Gardner by comparison. Okay, maybe he's not that slow, but you get the point. Hafner's career-low .233 BABIP lat year can be blamed on a sky-high 10.1% infield fly ball rate, but otherwise his batted ball profile was unchanged.
The Yankees signed Dan Johnson to a minor league contract last week, so he's likely ticketed for Triple-A Scranton now. Hafner's lack of durability means Johnson will probably get a shot at some point, however. Bench help and general pitching depth are the last remaining items on the offseason agenda since it's now obvious a new starting catcher just isn't happening. Matt Diaz (minor league deal), Russ Canzler (waivers), and Juan Rivera (minor league deal) will compete for the right-handed bench bat role while Jayson Nix and Eduardo Nunez are the favorites for the backup infielder spot.
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After 2016, People Are Rethinking How They'll Spend Election Night This Year
"I'm taking action to avoid feeling completely shattered."
Aaron P. Bernstein
Ask me what I was doing on November 7, 2016, and I'd shrug. Another day lost to the march of my life. But November 8 remains vivid, a montage that has gotten far too many replays: The morning stroll to the polls before catching the subway to work. The margaritas at a Mexican restaurant in Queens. The glimpse of Florida's returns on the TV screen as we left.
For me, as for many others, the day of the 2016 presidential election is completely unforgettable. "It's like the JFK assassination or 9/11," Robert McClellan, podcast host and author of Leaving Trump's America, tells OprahMag.com.
The day also contained a personal crossroads for McClellan: He and his wife, cave diver Jill Heinerth, decided to relocate to her native Canada the following morning. McClellan had sensed a change in his rural north Florida neighborhood in the months leading up to the election. The Bernie Sanders sign in their driveway had only lasted a day before it had been riddled with bullet holes.
"My neighbors were becoming radicalized. When they found out that I had combat experience, they wanted me to train with them and join their militia," McClellan, a veteran, recalls, referring to attempts by armed vigilante groups to show up at protests and polls back in 2016. "And I was like, 'I don't think so. You guys are a bunch of knuckleheads running around in the woods.'"
A year later, the couple packed up their home in Florida and bought a condo in Canada. "If you asked my wife, she'd say I'm a new man. I'm brighter, happier, younger—and I'm not stressed out," McClellan says.
The 2016 election is an example of a "flashbulb memory," or one that many individuals hold about the same striking event. The term was coined in 1977 by Roger Brown and James Kulik while investigating memories of the JFK assassination.
"Many individuals had their expectations shattered by those events, contributing to the memorability of it."
"Often, they are things that we don't experience directly ourselves, but learn about and are aware of in a way that surprises or shocks us," K. Andrew DeSoto, an expert in collective memory, explains to OprahMag.com. Other common examples are the death of Princess Diana in 1997, or the televised Challenger explosion in 1986. DeSoto credits the surprise of the 2016 election with its stickiness in people's minds. "Many individuals had their expectations shattered by those events, contributing to the memorability of it," DeSoto says.
Some have especially unique stories associated with election day 2016, like Jessica Liebfried, a nursing student from Minnesota who voted while in labor with her daughter, Rosie (named for the Riveter). "My dad drove me to the polls, and I could barely move. It's something I'll think about every time we have a presidential election," Liebfried, 40, says. Or Holly Smith, who was unplugged on a flight from Zurich to Boston after three months in Europe. "That was the most intoxicated I ever got on a plane. I spent that whole flight thinking about the election," Smith, a Cleveland-based counselor, remembers.
"That was the most intoxicated I ever got on a plane."
Now, as Americans create plans for how to spend the evening of November 3, 2020, they have several unexpected elements to deal with that are quite different from four years ago: The coronavirus pandemic, the widespread use of mail-in voting (creating a likely delay in results), the threat of election-related violence by armed citizen militia groups, and the potential for the president to refuse to commit to a peaceful of transfer of power in the event Joe Biden wins. The negative emotions associated with the 2016 election plus this new normal have meant many voters are rethinking how they'll spend election night.
Bartender Christopher Ruiz, for example, definitely won't be working a shift at a bar in Mobile, Alabama, as he was in 2016. "I made an Old Fashioned and stepped to the back for 10 minutes to drink it. Told the manager I needed some time," Ruiz, 32, recalls of watching the results come in. This November 3, Ruiz, who has since relocated to Vermont, will be spending the night in with family—and the news will be turned off. "I at least want to be in a loving moment with family," he said. "I'm going to take a breath before the storm hits, so to say."
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Four years ago, David Weissman was also in a bar—but instead, in Jerusalem, cheering on Trump's victory along with other American Republicans. "It's like a sports team, when your guy wins—that's what it felt like. Trump represented what I believed in at the time. Now I wonder: What the heck was I thinking?" Weissman says. Following his ideological turnaround, this year Weissman will work as a poll greeter with his local Democratic party volunteer organization, and will cast his vote for Joe Biden.
For some citizens, voting no longer feels like a sufficient exercise of civic duty—which is what led Meghan McCormick, a 34-year-old creative recruiter from Brooklyn, to volunteer as a poll worker for the first time in her life. Four years ago, McCormick wore matching pantsuits with her coworkers to support Hillary Clinton. This year, she's placing more emphasis on her individual role in the democratic process than the outcome of the election.
"I'm feeling excited to show up in a way that means participation," McCormick says. "I won't change the direction of the election, but I feel more accountable to being a citizen." In doing so, McCormick hopes to avoid the emotional swings she felt in 2016. "I'm taking action to avoid feeling blindsided—it's my defense mechanism to avoid feeling completely shattered."
"I'm taking action to avoid feeling blindsided."
Based on her experiences, McCormick also plans to take off the day after the election. "I wanted to release myself from the pressure of showing up," she says.
Whether or not to show up is a question many are asking themselves. Maris Costa, a 41-year-old office manager in the Bronx, decided to take the week of the election off to avoid an experience like 2016's. Back then, Costa—who is Black and Puerto Rican, and a minority in her office—found herself assuaging her white colleagues the morning after Trump's victory. "They wanted to word vomit about who their parents voted for, and why that didn't necessarily make them a bad person. I guess they wanted to get reassurance from me. But I was like, 'You haven't asked me how I'm doing,'" Costa recalls.
This year, Costa is stockpiling rom-coms and Levain cookies for a staycation, which marks the first time she's ever used PTO for an election. "I'm giving myself the space to process and to feel my feelings once, and to not do the extra emotional labor of managing other people's emotions," she says.
Others will be searching for community. T Kira Madden, professor and author of Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, let her students at Sarah Lawrence College's MFA program decide whether to cancel class on the Tuesday of the election. "I wanted them to have the option to vote for class if they were looking forward to it as a safe haven to process," Madden says. But they voted unanimously to cancel, which Madden called a "relief," given her experiences in 2016—she left her own election party and "grieved" at Manhattan's Stonewall Inn. "I wasn't sure any of us would be able to pay attention."
Bar owner Laura Dierks, unlike most, would love to repeat the same election day routine she had four years ago, surrounded by a crowd in a bar—but it's impossible. In 2016, Dierks was hosting an election party at Interboro Spirits & Ales, her distillery in Brooklyn, which had just opened three weeks prior. One of many small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Interboro was closed to customers between March and September. "It's been very, very difficult," the entrepreneur and mother-of-three says.
"Setting the stage for it to have good memories regardless of the outcome is really in my head."
Now, Dierks plans to gather friends and patrons at her bar under New York's restrictions of limiting establishments to 25% occupancy. "It's going to be quieter, but I want to have as many people there as we can." For Dierks, camaraderie is crucial for having a positive experience on election night. "Setting the stage for it to have good memories, regardless of the outcome, is really in my head."
Though Dierks will be surrounded by others, spending election night in a social environment isn't a viable option for many due to COVID-19. Based on her experiences in 2016, comedy writer Jill Twiss isn't sure she'd want to spend the night surrounded by people; four years ago, while attending Hillary Clinton's victory party in New York's Javits Center, she watched as the mood changed from fervent excitement to fear.
Hillary Clinton supporters on election night at the Javits Center in 2016.
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"I've tried to avoid thinking about that night. A big part of me doesn't want to admit that I was traumatized by 2016. I want to be able to say, 'I was fine,'" Twiss says. So this year, she'll be alone—deliberately so. "I hope to do something that's pleasant to create a pleasant memory," she adds. Ultimately, she isn't sure how to "protect herself" from the election's outcome—but she says she can protect her health.
Jandra Sutton, who spent election day in 2016 having a panic attack in her bathroom, is working with her therapist to develop a plan to avoid emotional spirals on election day, regardless of the outcome. Most essentially? She's not watching the news.
"Every other election, I watched the news like it was a dog race," Sutton, a 31-year-old founder of a creative agency based in Nashville, says. "I can't control the outcome after I've already voted and donated. If I'm just staring at the news, it's going to get bigger, scarier, and harder. Versus if I say, 'Ok, I'm going to see the result, and I'm going to handle it 'x' way.'"
Sutton says her mom, who usually votes conservative, is feeling equally anxious. While they haven't gotten into political specifics, they've spoken about their shared anticipation, especially as it concerns election night chaos. "I get random text messages mentioning things like, 'Please buy a compass or a paper map,'" Sutton says of her mother's apocalyptic fears.
"Every other election, I watched the news like it was a dog race."
So come November 3, Sutton will engage in the things she knows will make her feel good, like playing her Nintendo Switch and hanging out with her dogs—or "silly dancing" with her husband, her tactic for avoiding anxiety. "I make him do it. It works," Sutton says. "It's like getting a breath of air. I can handle this."
Of course, the results are very much up in the air. But what is for sure is that the 2020 election—and the days to come—will likely be remembered just as vividly as 2016. DeSoto warns that, while they're frequently vivid, flashbulb memories aren't always accurate. So the day of this historic election, he proposes Americans write down a few reflections. "A year down the road, you can think about what your memory of the event is, and compare it to what you wrote in your diary. It's a way to do a study on yourself," DeSoto says.
No matter how the election goes—or what your own hopes are—Dierks has a suggestion of her own, which she'll share with her patrons: "Be careful of drinking your favorite drink, lest it be tarnished by the memory of an association." Dierks has a point: After splitting a pitcher of margaritas in 2016, I've never looked at a salt-rimmed glass the same way again.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses concerns with Florida business owners, leaders amid coronavirus pandemic
TaMaryn Waters
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday advised more than 3,000 business owners and leaders to rethink Florida's economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
During a call hosted by the Florida Chamber of Commerce, he said unemployment claims in Florida and across the country are "way, way, way more significant than in the Great Recession" and didn't conceal his concern for small businesses.
Even with the historic $2 trillion federal stimulus package approved last week, DeSantis said it may not be enough and the additional aid may buy small business time to survive two to four weeks.
"But once you get beyond that," he said, "it becomes really, really difficult."
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Mark Wilson, president and CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, said the phone lines at his office are jammed with businesses around the state desperate for help. The Chamber even created a hotline to field calls.
"The health and safety of Floridians is our first and foremost priority at the Florida Chamber right now," Wilson said. "Florida is an intensely small business state, and I know that small businesses and local Chambers and our entrepreneurs of all shapes and all sizes are struggling right now in a big way."
Wilson said he hears from job creators statewide who are concerned that they've shut their doors "for the very last time."
Amid the uncertainty, Wilson tried to impart optimism and said Florida will be in a strong position to restart the economy once the time comes. He said the Florida Chamber was drafting a recovery platform.
Florida ranked as the 17th largest economy in the world before COVID-19 swept the globe and continues a deadly spread throughout parts of the United States, including Florida. The Chamber will continue what may be an ambitious initiative: Push Florida to be the 10th largest economy in the world by 2030.
But the state has bigger problems.
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Federal and state measures are having sweeping impacts on large and small-scale businesses. They include a 30-day extension of a federal voluntary shutdown to thwart the spread of the coronavirus and a "safer at home" executive order for four counties in southeast Florida.
Still, DeSantis challenged businesses on the call to envision what Florida's private sector looks like in an age of social distancing: "Maybe we'll turn this thing back and be good in a month. I don't know. Nobody really knows."
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Another factor, he said, could be if an anti-viral treatment becomes available or COVID-19 becomes a cyclical healthcare issue. To that end, he said society will have to have ongoing precautions and safety measures.
"We're going to have to really bounce back from this ... I think the livelihood of a lot of people depend on this, and this is a fight we can't walk away from," DeSantis said. "We need to have a healthy economy, and obviously, people need to have their health."
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People that make the right decision by getting professional voice recordings will find that when they do this, they are going to give their business a very professional image. When people call your business, they will be greeted by an automated voice recording. People should know that this is something that has a rather big impact on a customer's impression of their business today. This is the reason why it is very important for all people to make sure that whenever their customer's call in, they are greeted by a super professional voice message indeed. People that go and get professional voice recordings for their business will find that this is something that is greatly going to improve the image of their business a lot.
People that go on ahead and get professional voice recordings will also be happy to know that they no longer have to do this themselves anymore. Because of this, whenever someone gets professional voice recordings, they will find that they can save a lot of time and energy by doing so today. Everyone should be aware of the fact that it is quite a bad idea to try and do the voice recordings on their own today. Everyone should not do this because when they do it, they will find that the image that they will be giving their customers is one that is not very professional at all, but not only that, but they will have to spend so much of their time and energy doing this rather than the other important things that they have to do as a business owner. That is why you won't be able to do other important things anymore if you try to do this yourself.


What is Contempt in a Georgia Divorce or Family Law Case?
Contempt, in the context of a divorce / family law case is the willful violation of a court order issued in the case. In contempt cases, the parties will frequently disagree about the "willfulness" of a party not following a court order – or – whether the activity was technically a violation of the order. This will usually mean that the court will have to decide if there was "willful contempt" at a court hearing. Because the attorneys in the original divorce or family law case usually have much input into the drafting of the court orders and settlements, it is important to make sure your attorney is working hard to make sure the order is drafted with your best interesting in mind when possible.
This is important to consider because, it is common for the same judge who issued the court order – will likely review accusations that someone is now in contempt of the order. However, as the parties may move and time may pass – it is more likely that a new judge or a new jurisdiction (state or county court) may hear an accusation of contempt.
What are the defenses to allegation of Contempt in a Georgia Divorce or Family Law Case?
the violation of the court order was not willful – usually due to circumstances beyond the party's control.
What are common causes of contempt cases in Georgia divorce and family law cases?
If any activity is covered by a court order, it can usually be the subject of a contempt allegation. This is why when a party's circumstances change – it is usually wise to seek a modification of child support or a modification of custody before one starts to violate the existing court orders.
What will happen if a Judge finds someone in willful contempt of a divorce or family law court order?
The court may order the person found in contempt to cooperate with the court's order or be incarcerated. A Judge may even order a person to be incarcerated until compliance with the court's order begins. For example, the court may order a person jailed until they pay all back child support or alimony / spousal support. In addition, the court may also order the offending party to pay the other party's attorney's fees.
What other Court remedies are available for Contempt?
The court can also take additional measures to ensure compliance with its court orders. For example, the court can hold an offending party in criminal contempt imposing fines and incarceration in jail. In addition, the garnishment of bank accounts, wages and other assets can be used to collect past due child support, alimony / spousal support and attorney's fees payments. In addition, liens can be filed on the property of an offender to remedy past due payments.
How long does a Georgia Divorce or Family Law Contempt case take to complete?
Contempt cases typically move much faster than a divorce or family law case since the subject of the action is usually one issue: did the other party violate an existing Court Order – and if so – what will the Court do to help remedy the situation.
What if I am accused of contempt and I prove that the other person lied?
If you can show the Court that you have been falsely accused, you can also ask the Court to order the other party that made the false accusations to pay your attorney's fees. As in most requests for attorney's fees, the award is at the sole discretion of the Court – so this is not a guarantee. Knowing that you could possibly be falsely accused of contempt, it is wise to be proactive and maintain thorough records of support payments and keep all receipts. Document and video record visitation exchanges. Have a witness whenever possible. Keep copies all emails, text messages and voice messages that are relevant to the divorce or family law court orders.
When should I file for Contempt?
If the other party is in actual violation of the Court order, it will depends on the following: how important it is to you that the other party obey the Court Order; how much money has accumulated in past due support payments; how late is the other party in past due support payments; what is the risk of harm financially to you for the other party not following the courts order; what is the emotional harm to you or your children due to the other party not following the court's order. However, it is important that you do not rely on the other party ordered to reimburse you for your attorney's fees. Keeping this in mind, it is best not to file for contempt for one minor miscellaneous infraction of the court's order. However, several small ongoing violations of the court's order or one major violation is usually worth at least talking to an attorney about. At Coleman Legal Group, LLC – our divorce and family law attorneys can examine your existing court order and your current situation and help you decide when will be the best time to file for citation for contempt.
Likewise, if you have been accused of contempt, the lawyers at Coleman Legal Group, LLC can help. It is best to have a divorce / family law attorney at your side when you have been accused of contempt. The risk of taking on such a case alone is usually not worth the possible outcome. An attorney can help you put forth the best possible defenses to an accusation of contempt and usually help you settle out of court an actual contempt violation.


The sun is up once again but there's no telling when the strong winds will blow and the rain will fall again in unpredictable squalls. For the meantime, I'm digging deeper into my Coron captures and coming up with keepers like this one. when we went to Coron for the DPP On Assignment trip, it was right smack into the town fiesta. Even if the power is on the blink, with half of the whole town in a power outage, people still came in droves to celebrate like this group of smiling, happy revelers. Makes one really think that Pinoys are really innately celebratory, armed with ready smiles and a welcoming disposition. The weather wasn't all that cooperative during our photo assignment trip but i can say we were blessed with the sunshiny warmth of the Coron townspeople.
The Filipinos are the most hospitable people I know... and they know how to make fun !


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Maureen Mahoney—a member of the U-M defense team in Grutter v. Bollinger et al., the U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged the use of affirmative action in the University's Law School admission policies—will discuss the affirmative action cases at 4 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Power Center for the Performing Arts.
Mahoney was the primary author of the 50-page brief on behalf of U-M in which the University effectively demonstrated that the government has a "compelling interest in having an institution that is both academically excellent and racially diverse."
Mahoney is a partner in the Washington, D.C.. office of Latham and Watkins, where she leads the firm's appellate and constitutional practice.
Mahoney's lecture is part of the Mullin Welch Series, sponsored by the Center for the Education of Women. For more information, call (734) 998-7080.


Marriage is a big decision which should be taken at the required time and the person should not wait till its settlement and any other reason should not come in between the couples who want to marry. Ram Kali ji not only helps to maintain your relationship with your husband, but also control him. This procedure will help to remove negativity from the relationship and it will remove evil eyes, which have dared to harm an individual. With this a person will live his life in peace as he can cure from all the problems. A person can live his life in the discipline and can have cure from all the problems. The couples who come together by chance have more chance to love each other and they have enough time to gain success in life. Sometimes, they face problems in staying together and sharing a happy and peaceful life. To get the solution of this problem they contact astrologers ho help them with a husband wife problem solution.They give a perfect solution to the couple which gives more chance of improvement to the couple and they have the capacity to understand each other and they become good friends and they earn success in life. . They give the plenty of time to understand the matters of marriage and can take the best use of the responsibilities and solve each problem mutually.Marriage requires a lot of hard work and dedication. It makes the couple to work on single goal and with this they can have a happy family in future.It is very important to maintain love in the relationship and to make it happen it is essential to maintain love in a relationship but now days it is becoming difficult to maintain in this busy world s, to maintain that astrologers help the couples so that they can live happily together..


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Q: Click on button(form:form) twice causing hibernate exception An issue(hibernate exception && null pointer) is encountered in my application after clicking on button twice. We are using spring mvc 2.5.6 and hibernate 3.3.2
I understood the null pointer exception but didn't get why hibernate exception has occurred. Hibernate exception is not coming all the time.
Its been resolved by disabling the button after submission, but I couldn't understand why this hibernate exception has occurred.
Please let me know your thoughts.
Below is code snippets:
JSP:
<form:form action="test.htm" method="post" commandName="testObject">
.....
<input id="AddButton" name="AddBut" type="submit" class="button" value="Add"/>
</form:form>

Controller:
hibernateService.insertEntity(entity)

Hibernate Service Layer:
result = hibernateDao.insertEntity(entity)
return result;

Dao Layer:
 Long result = (Long) getSession().save(entity);
    entity.setXXX(id);
    getSession().saveOrUpdate(entity);
    getSession().flush();
    return result;

Hibernate Exception:
    2014-02-21 12:17:55,994 [ERROR] XXXX - Save failed
org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateSystemException: identifier of an instance of XXX was altered from 1 to null; nested exception is org.hibernate.HibernateException: identifier of an instance of XXX was altered from 1 to null
    at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.SessionFactoryUtils.convertHibernateAccessException(SessionFactoryUtils.java:676)
    at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTransactionManager.convertHibernateAccessException(HibernateTransactionManager.java:789)
    at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTransactionManager.doCommit(HibernateTransactionManager.java:663)
    at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:732)
    at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:701)
    at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.commitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:321)
    at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:116)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
    at $Proxy125.insertEntity(Unknown Source)
    at XXXX.processEntityInsert(EntityController.java:580)
    at XXXX.submitCompanyDetails(EntityController.java:530)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.MultiActionController.invokeNamedMethod(MultiActionController.java:473)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.MultiActionController.handleRequestInternal(MultiActionController.java:410)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractController.handleRequest(AbstractController.java:153)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter.handle(SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter.java:48)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:875)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:807)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:571)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:511)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:727)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper$ServletServiceAction.run(StubSecurityHelper.java:227)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper.invokeServlet(StubSecurityHelper.java:125)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.execute(ServletStubImpl.java:300)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.TailFilter.doFilter(TailFilter.java:26)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
    at com.standardandpoors.zmim.web.UserAgentCompatibleFilter.doFilter(UserAgentCompatibleFilter.java:37)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
    at com.standardandpoors.web.security.XSSFilter.doFilter(XSSFilter.java:48)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
    at org.springframework.security.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:378)
    at org.springframework.security.intercept.web.FilterSecurityInterceptor.invoke(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:109)
    at org.springframework.security.intercept.web.FilterSecurityInterceptor.doFilter(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:83)
    at org.springframework.security.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:390)
    at org.springframework.security.ui.SessionFixationProtectionFilter.doFilterHttp(SessionFixationProtectionFilter.java:67)
    at org.springframework.security.ui.SpringSecurityFilter.doFilter(SpringSecurityFilter.java:53)
    at org.springframework.security.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:390)
    at org.springframework.security.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilterHttp(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:101)
    at org.springframework.security.ui.SpringSecurityFilter.doFilter(SpringSecurityFilter.java:53)
    at org.springframework.security.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:390)
    at org.springframework.security.wrapper.SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.doFilterHttp(SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.java:91)
    at org.springframework.security.ui.SpringSecurityFilter.doFilter(SpringSecurityFilter.java:53)
    at org.springframework.security.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:390)
    at org.springframework.security.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter.doFilterHttp(AbstractProcessingFilter.java:277)
    at org.springframework.security.ui.SpringSecurityFilter.doFilter(SpringSecurityFilter.java:53)
    at org.springframework.security.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:390)
    at org.springframework.security.ui.logout.LogoutFilter.doFilterHttp(LogoutFilter.java:89)
    at org.springframework.security.ui.SpringSecurityFilter.doFilter(SpringSecurityFilter.java:53)
    at org.springframework.security.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:390)
    at org.springframework.security.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilterHttp(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:235)
    at org.springframework.security.ui.SpringSecurityFilter.doFilter(SpringSecurityFilter.java:53)
    at org.springframework.security.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:390)
    at org.springframework.security.util.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:175)
    at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:236)
    at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:167)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
    at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:96)
    at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:56)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationAction.wrapRun(Unknown Source)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationAction.run(Unknown Source)
    at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:321)
    at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:120)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.securedExecute(Unknown Source)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.execute(Unknown Source)
    at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.run(Unknown Source)
    at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:209)
    at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:178)
Caused by: org.hibernate.HibernateException: identifier of an instance of XXXX was altered from 1 to null
    at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.checkId(DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.java:81)
    at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.getValues(DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.java:187)
    at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.onFlushEntity(DefaultFlushEntityEventListener.java:143)
    at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractFlushingEventListener.flushEntities(AbstractFlushingEventListener.java:219)
    at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractFlushingEventListener.flushEverythingToExecutions(AbstractFlushingEventListener.java:99)
    at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultFlushEventListener.onFlush(DefaultFlushEventListener.java:49)
    at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.flush(SessionImpl.java:1028)
    at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.managedFlush(SessionImpl.java:366)
    at org.hibernate.transaction.JDBCTransaction.commit(JDBCTransaction.java:137)
    at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTransactionManager.doCommit(HibernateTransactionManager.java:655)
    ... 70 more

A: My guess is that after the  method getSession().flush() your entity lose the attachment with the object just persisted by the getSession().saveOrUpdate(entity) method.
In this case, after your entity get persisted you should keep it attached with the object, otherwise your entity will not be instantiated again and it's ID will not be set by the method entity.setXXX(id).
I think you should try to update your form after persist your entity, cause it will probably force the entity to get a new instance and work as a new object, and try to find the same just persisted.
If you do not know how to to update your form, i recommend you to study some AJAX materials, who can be be hugely found on web. Try the indication of this source below and see if it will help you:
http://www.mkyong.com/jsf2/jsf-2-0-ajax-hello-world-example/

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There is very little in this world that captures my attention like the African bush. I've joked with my friends that I am addicted, but I only half jest.
When I'm there, I feel totally at ease and fully present. When I am away, there's always a nagging desire to return.
Not too long ago I indulged my habit in both the Timbavati Game Reserve of South Africa and Kenya's Amboseli National Park— two very different, but equally stunning locations —during a two-week photographic safari.
Timbavati is known for its leopards and dense, rugged terrain, while in Amboseli, elephants are the heroes along with its wide-open plains and lush marshes.


This one could sound unusual at first, but a worker's vehicle is their active workspace. If you notice that it's unorganised, failing, or messy, you ought to not count on much from their clean up arrangement after completion. Likewise, you should not expect to see their final results to be tidy either. Specialists that have an especially pro looking vehicle hold themselves to a better norm and might be relied on to transfer this sort of attitude to their tasks. Furthermore, a recognised firm in Elizabeth is aware that probably the most visual impacts they can give the home-owners of the area are the vans they use, meaning that more reliable and dependable personnel are more inclined to pay attention to the proper care of their vans and their gear.


This international friendly is being held at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 2nd March. Kick off is at 8.05pm.
Arsenal Hospitality have put together some great packages for this game, perfect if you want to entertain your clients or just watch the game in comfort.
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The most critical part of your IT infrastructure, servers need continual monitoring, maintenance and on-site support. We monitor over 20 data points for every server including temperature, hard drive health, memory usage, data access, power supply health and more. Constant monitoring and support will ensure a long life for your critical servers.
As mobile devices become more ubiquitous, they are requiring more attention including pushing out approved apps, locking and wiping lost devices, geo-location management and more. You need to have a dedicated and thorough Mobile Device Management plan to ensure your sensitive data doesn't "walk out" with a mobile device.


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Spreading Holiday Cheer in Our Community
by Olivia Richard | Nov 24, 2021 | Crawford Merz
The Crawford Merz Team came together to spread some holiday cheer this month! We had lots of fun purchasing and wrapping gifts for five children that we sponsored through Neighbor Inc.'s Holiday Gift Program. Neighbors Inc. is a local non-profit that helps provide...
Building Barkitecture for Joy Collaborative
by Olivia Richard | Sep 20, 2021 | Crawford Merz
We are always looking for new ways to help our community, so when the opportunity to participate in Joy Collaborative's Barkitecture Fundraiser came up, our team didn't hesitate to get involved! Joy Collaborative is a partnership of designers, architects and builders...
Expanding Operations at Jayhawk Mechanical
by Olivia Richard | Aug 17, 2021 | Crawford Merz
Last week we celebrated the groundbreaking of Jayhawk Mechanical's new building addition in Minneapolis. The family-owned business will be able to expand their operations and provide their employees with a better work environment. This project is being led by...
The Gift Hope Project
by Olivia Richard | Jul 29, 2021 | Crawford Merz
Crawford Merz is excited to partner with Common Hope, a nonprofit working to end generational poverty in Guatemala through education, health care, housing, and family development. This is an especially exciting time for both of our organizations as we are celebrating...
Groundbreaking Ceremony for Sure Cast
Crawford Merz broke ground at the site of Sure Cast's new office and production facility in Blaine, MN! The groundbreaking ceremony was well attended by Blaine city officials, the MetroNorth Chamber of Commerce, and our project partners. Sure Cast's new...
Preparing Your Property for Returning Tenants
by Olivia Richard | Jun 22, 2021 | Crawford Merz
As companies reevaluate where they will work and how much space they need, it is important to consider ways you can improve your property to fit the needs of your tenants. Whether tenants are coming back with a hybrid work model or 100% capacity, amenities can help...
Volunteering With Urban Roots
by Olivia Richard | Jun 2, 2021 | Crawford Merz
A group of us at Crawford Merz got our hands dirty, but this time it was in a garden rather than at a job site. We volunteered with Urban Roots, a St. Paul based non-profit whose mission is to cultivate and empower youth through nature, healthy food, and community....
Colliers International's "Cool Office"
by Olivia Richard | Mar 31, 2021 | Crawford Merz
Crawford Merz partnered with Nelson and Colliers International to build out a new headquarters for Colliers' Twin Cities branch. The headquarters moved from Minnetonka to the West End in St. Louis Park. Its new central location gives employees access to several...
Partnering with Loffler
by Olivia Richard | Feb 23, 2021 | Crawford Merz
Crawford Merz is excited to partner with Loffler Companies to convert a former Sam's Club in St. Louis Park into the company's new headquarters and warehouse. As the general contractor on the project, our team will be working with Gensler to renovate the...
Helping to End Hunger
by Olivia Richard | Jan 28, 2021 | Crawford Merz
This week, a group of us at Crawford Merz volunteered at Second Harvest Heartland in Brooklyn Park to pack emergency food boxes. We were able to assist in the non-profit's mission to help hungry neighbors find their next meal so they can thrive at work, in the...


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Education Minister Blames Sanctions For Poor Grade 7 Pass Rate
By A Correspondent- Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema yesterday blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries and lack of staff supervision by headmasters for the poor pass rate recorded in the last public examinations.
Mathema said this in a ministerial statement which he issued in the National Assembly following a public outcry over poor Grade 7 results released early this month.
Teachers' unions and civic groups recently accused government of neglecting the education sector, hence the poor results.
But Mathema said the high failure rate in the Grade 7 examinations was expected as the COVID-19 pandemic had also severely affected the smooth flow of the education calendar.
Buhera Central MP Matthew Nyashanu (Zanu-PF) had asked him to explain the high failure rate by Grade 7 pupils in the 2020 examinations after pupils registered a 37,11% pass rate, with some schools at 0%.
Nyashanu also alleged that there was laxity at schools by teachers to properly instruct the students, adding that the teachers were abandoning pupils.
"Clearly, this is an element of indiscipline on the part of the schools administrators if they are not making sure that teachers and other school employees do what they are supposed to do. We are very clear on that one, and we will do the best we can to make sure that this indiscipline does not prevail in our schools," Mathema said.
"Having said that, we also need support from the international community in education as well, but as long as there are sanctions, we will have a big problem. We already have a challenge because of the economic sanctions that were imposed on our country.
"As for the teachers being paid in US dollars, well, that decision is made by the relevant authority, that is, the Ministry of Finance. It is definitely not feasible at the moment. We cannot pay them as we just said the economy is not performing."
Early this month, Presidential spokesperson George Charamba torched a storm after he blamed teachers for the below par performance by Grade 7 pupils.
He said better results could have been achieved if the majority of teachers were dedicated to duty.
Charamba also labelled some union leaders as "criminals" bent on tarnishing government's image instead of promoting development of the education sector.
His accusations came after the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe and the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe accused government of neglecting basic school infrastructure and denying rural schools access to e-learning facilities.
Asked whether it made sense for Grade 7 pupils who failed to proceed to Form 1, Mathema said they would continue as it was not a terminal examination.
"Zimbabweans need to know that the Grade 7 examination is not the old Standard Six certification, which was a terminal examination that could give candidates or students avenues to professions.
"The Grade 7 examination marks the end of primary school by measuring what candidates know and are able to do. After this examination, all students are absorbed in the secondary education system because the Grade 7 examination is not a terminal examination, but a formative one which gives information to receiving teachers in the secondary school system," he said.
But Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education chairperson Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga said normally when a child failed Grade 7, they were also likely to fail their "O" Level examinations.
Mathema said the country needed at least 3 000 more schools and more teachers, adding that recently 3 000 teachers were employed into the system.
On boarding school places, Mathema said the country only had 24 600 places at boarding schools throughout the country both at public, private and mission schools.
"We had over 300 000 learners who sat for Grade 7 examinations, and there is need for more investment, both in the public and private sector so that those parents who want their children to go to boarding schools will let them go," he said.
Government yesterday indicated that it was looking at ways to open schools in a safe environment following a drop in COVID-19 infections and deaths.
This was revealed by Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa during her post-Cabinet media briefing. "Regarding primary and secondary education, the responsible ministry continues to work with the Ministry of Health and Child Care to prepare for the inevitable reopening of schools," Mutsvangwa said.
"Meanwhile, the training of school health co-ordinators and the assessment of the schools preparations for the resumption of learning is ongoing. Government is doing its best to ensure that adequate precautionary measures are taken before schools are reopened."
Pertaining to the COVID-19 rollout programme which was launched last Thursday, and commenced on February 22, Mutsvangwa said government would guarantee that there was a steady flow of vaccine doses to ensure that all the targeted groups received the jabs.
"The Republics of India and the Russian Federation have donated COVID-19 vaccines to the tune of 75 000 and 12 000 doses to Zimbabwe, respectively. The vaccines come on the backdrop of another 200 000 doses donated by the People's Republic of China."
She said the Information ministry had also included journalists in phase one of the inoculation exercise, where they will be considered as essential services as they played a crucial role in providing information that saved lives.
"Similarly, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has requested the Minister of Health to designate the roads sector as an essential service under the lockdown regulations," she said.-Newsday


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To Kill a Mockingbird Sequel Announced
Rachel Banta '16, Writer
Fifty-five years after the publication of the 1960s beloved classic, To Kill A Mockingbird, which has sold more than 30 million copies in 18 languages in addition to still selling about 750,000 copies a year in the United States and Canada, reclusive novelist Harper Lee, is planning to publish her forgotten second novel, Go Set A Watchman, on July 14 of this year. Lee admits that the highly anticipated three-hundred-and-four page sequel was written prior to Mockingbird when her editor, who was taken by the flashbacks of young Scout's childhood, persuaded her to write the novel from the point of view of the younger Scout rather than the older. Lee stated since she "was a first-time writer, she did as she was told." The novel is set in the mid-1950s and features many of the characters from her first novel some 20 years later, primarily revolving around the leading heroine, Scout Finch, who has returned to Maycomb, Alabama, from her life as an adult in New York to visit her father, Atticus. "She is forced to grapple with issues both personal and political as she tries to understand her father's attitude toward society, and her own feelings about the place where she was born and spent her childhood," Lee's statement said. Lee is planning on a first printing of 2 million copies and then later releasing an electronic edition. "After much thought and hesitation," the 88-year-old Lee said, "I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication and I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years."
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Laaga chunari mein daag – movie review
Some have called Laga Chunari Mein Daag a regressive film. But is it one? Well, there are parts that could send feminist alarm bells ringing…
Look, the story is about a girl called Badki (Rani Mukherjee) who comes from a family which was once very rich. They live in a palatial house which is falling apart. The Father (Anupam Kher) is jobless and his wife (Jaya Bachchan) makes a living sewing clothes. The money isn't enough…because they aren't living in a slum. They have to maintain a huge house, pay the rising medical bills (Anupam Kher gets heart attack after heart attack), pay for the court case against a cousin claiming their house and also pay for Badki's younger sister Chutki's (Konkana Sen Sharma) education.
So, Badki turns to the flesh trade – becomes a high class escort girl.
That is pretty regressive say some as it sends out the message that the modern Indian woman can do nothing except fall back on prostitution to save the family.
What is she expected to do to then? Work in Macdonalds?
The director, Pradeep Sarkar, has gone out of his way to point out Badki's lack of education. She has not even passed her tenth grade as the family did not have enough money to educate both the daughters.
And Badki does job-hunt, in a kind of naive desperation…and not surprisingly cannot get a job that suits her, a job that will pay her the thousands she needs. No, not even a call centre will employ her as she cannot speak English. To top it all, this small town girl finds the big bad city confusing, and as a result finds herself quite unable to find something she can do. If anything, this futile hunt for a well paying job sends out a strong message that if you aren't educated in today's modern world, and you haven't learnt a skill, you are nothing.
The reason I do not think that this is regressive film is because it sends out another very strong message…that people who live off a prostitute's earnings need to be questioned about their attitudes. They take the money willingly enough, but are they equally willing to accept and respect the breadwinner? That's what the story is all about. And hats off to Sarkar for tackling this subject in such a sensitive manner. Sure, the film was not as hard-hitting or as stunning as his previous film Parineeta, but well, I think in some ways it comes close. It's the way Sarkar handles relationships…
Sure, it's a typical Bollywood melodrama, and you might shed copious tears, and the story is rather unbelievable, but what the heck, it is a movie.
As for acting, it's an absolute treat to watch Konkana Sen Sharma. As Chutki, she is absolutely brilliant! She manages to eclipse Rani Mukherjee and Rani herself acted pretty well. Jaya Bachchan as the mother wasn't bad either…good actually. Three powerful actresses in one movie, and this is what makes the movie worth a watch.
But Abhishek Bachchan? Give me a break! He is hardly to be seen in the movie! There is another guy (Kunal Kapoor), paired romantically with Konkana, and though he does a fairly decent job he has very little to do too…
Benares itself was very well portrayed cinematically, and the scenes near the Ganga are breathtakingly beautiful.
Some scenes in the movie are amazing. I particularly liked the one which is a kind of turning point in the story, when Badki is about to pass that point of no return. She gets an 'offer' which she finds disgusting, and calls up home for support…unfortunately she calls up at the wrong time. Her father has just had an heart attack, and her mother is at home, a grief-stricken, broken woman. Badki pours her heart out, telling her that she wants to come back home…that she has failed. That she cannot be the 'son' that they want her to be…but her mother is no state to listen. She is distraught and distracted…and well, after that it becomes too late for Badki.
That point about the parents (mostly the dad) wanting a son is another thing that critics of the movie didn't like. They thought that taunts about Badki and Chutki being girls were regressive….well, maybe. But that's the Indian reality for you.
But I wouldn't actually call laga chunari mein daag (which in English means a stained scarf), a journey of a woman (the movie has been tagged thus). I would call it a story about two girls and a woman. The movie revolves around the relationship of these three strong and proud women, two sisters and a mother. The 'head' of the family is shown as weak and spineless.
Sure, there might be some clichés in the movie, and one of them is that prostitutes are victims of circumstances …but hey, it's a movie. And it's a movie about a woman who decides to sell her body because of the circumstances….nothing very original here. To some extent the lilting music (for a review of the music you can check this out) and the excellent performances give the movie that extra sheen.
If you are a bollywood fan you'll like this movie, if you don't mind a melodramatic tear-jerker that is. A tear-jerker with a happy ending.
If you do go for it, remember to take a hanky along.
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amreekandesi permalink
Nice review Nita!
I saw trailers of this movie and it did seem rather…different. Now i know for sure.
When I write a review I never give ratings, because I know whether one likes a movie or not depends entirely on the kind of movie one enjoys!
rambodoc permalink
Saw this yes'day. Enjoyed it thoroughly, with its rich cinematography (I don't know what exactly the word means, but it sounds good and knowledgeable, doesn't it?).
I find the portrayal of the virtuous whore (one who recites scripture, rather than spewing the choicest cuss words) rather unreal. But I can't claim to be an expert on this…..
Lastly, it is not Abhishek's fault that he is not seen in the movie. It is a movie of the three women, as you rightly say.
As if reciting scriptures makes one virtuous! I got you there! 🙂
On another note, I am sure you will find that sex workers pray as much as other folk do! Its more unlikely for someone working in an ad agency to recite scriptures! Like Chutki.
But yeah, the director had no idea of these realities! He had to find a reason for abhishek to fall in love with Badki…or more likely endear Badki to the religious masses!
tricks of the trade. er…I mean the director's trade!
madhurisinha permalink
Thank You Nita!
I ahve read some reviews and this film has been compared to Mumtaz's 'Aina'. The critics say that how could the director make a regressive film, has nothing changed since Mumtaz's Aina?
Well YES, nothing has changed since then. In Bihar and UP, girls are deliberately not educated in fear of higher dowries and subsequent spinsterhood (yes even today).
In West Bengal, a girl might be the sole earner of her family, but even today, if she comes late at night, her own family members frown upon her and question her character.
On a personal note, i will just go to watch the movie because my favorite Rani is acting in it and with my
favorite again Abhishek.
This movie is worth a watch. I love rani too! kajol used to be my favorite, but now it's rani. btw, abhi is my fav too, but he is hardly there. anyway, enjoy!
"I am sure you will find that sex workers pray as much"
Nita: Hello!?!
As in "Oh, my God!"??
Shefaly permalink
Interesting that the daughter who is expected to be the 'son' is not educated. Progressive enough for people to rely on a daughter and her income, regressive enough to not spend money on her. Was there a gori/ kali angle also?
noumankhan permalink
At any given instant, there is a movie theater/DVD player/24-hour-movie-channel somewhere in the Universe playing a movie that has the exact same plot. 😀
Nouman, yeah 🙂 I guess the story wasn't original but the treatment is good. Really. But I don't think it's a guy movie. You know what I mean.
Doc: 🙂
Shefaly, no, it wasn't like that. These people were broke that was why she wasn't educated. In fact if Rani had not become a sex worker then even the younger one would have not got educated. There was no gori kali angle…
It was all about their appalling poverty.
Poonam Sharma permalink
Hey…Nita I agree with most of things you said about the movie….except one grave point…
Lets start with agreement…yes performances are good…(I was afraid of bad performances, when I saw 1 star ratings for the movie, because I had advance- booked the tickets)….Konkana is great..Abhishek had blink-and-miss appearance..relationships are handled wonderfully by the director….and the most commendable part, as you have rightly pointed out, …family who lives off Rani's income ..especially her sister ….make it clear she does not need to apologize for what happened…I read in Outlook special issue of 60 years..there still exist nauch girls in Orrissa/WB (will check that and name of this tribe)) who are treated as outcast despite the fact their mentor's family live off their incomes. They have no rights, they are made to sleep with their mentors and others.
But my biggest disappointment in movie….the career option her friend gave her…man, she learns to live like model….speaks English..the reason why she did not get jobs….(yeah i know she was not 10 pass, no skills)..but with all her skills all she can is to become escort!!
I wish Rani's character in the movie had more fighting spirit…movies are mass medium..people get influenced..you would not be unaware of the fact so many young girls from well-to-do families take to sex trade just for good money…nope, I refuse to believe that is only profession a person of less skills and qualification should choose…I disagree that that is the profession we need to make potfuls of money…I disagree..such fairy-tale ends come for all such girls…It is like misguiding the impressionable…with Rani's enviable lifestyle as escort…
And as for Rani in the movie…it was not forced at all solely out of circumstances, she needed money, true, but she made a cold choice to be escort…in our poverty stricken country so many of such women need money..I would never want each of them go to Mumbai…and take to sex trade because she had so many disappointments….I think I said too much…but it was for the first time, a movie buff like me was uneasy while watching a movie despite nice performances from the actors..
And you did not mention, Sushant (Rani's cousin brother, the blackmailer)..such a good actor was wasted in such a small role… 😦
Poonam, true, she made a cold and calculated choice to become an escort. But then she 'broke' with that first bad experience. Ofcourse, she needed to be stronger but the decision she made (to become an escort) was immediately after she has that one bad experience which is shown to traumatize her. And I guess it pushed her over the brink…actually I agree with you in the sense that Rani's choice was not an ideal one, but I felt it was the harsh reality of life. Many girls are weak, and get tempted. They could also lose all sense of their 'purity' after doing it once. Many girls in real life become prostitutes after they are initially raped.
In fact I think that first decision of Rani's, to sleep with that guy for a job itself was a big mistake. That was wrong…and actually it was something one cannot respect her for. Perhaps that was why they showed the earlier episodes with Hema Malini and Rani's fascination for her.
About sushant, yes he acted well. I forgot to mention him!
Poonam permalink
Nita…I agree she had a bad experience…we all have at some point or other….we need to be resilient and fight it out..its a rough world..is she could be trained to become sophisticated escort..she could be trained to become other things as well…
As for her first mistake to sleep with boss, I can understand such things happen..but who said…I cant go back after making one mistake! I hate to see that message from the film…
And this was just director gimmick: en aankhon ki masumiyat barkarar hai..its not real…you get hardened living such kind of life professionally…An unreal fairy tale this was 😦
cannot disagree with you there…yes a fairy tale…! – Nita.
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Sathish permalink
It is a boring one… not talking about issues it talks..
Shyamal permalink
After a long time, I watched a really good hindi movie. yes, it is commercial. But within those bounds , Pradip Sarkar tells a heart wrenching story. I believe that the movie flopped at the box office because Indians still have a problem seeing a happy ending for a call girl in a movie. This is because most Indians , both male and female have not come out of the grips of seventeenth century attitude . They think of prostitutes as outcasts who should be hated. They cannot believe that there can be liberal young men in 2007 like the character portrayed by Abhishek who will fall in love with a call girl, in spite of knowing her profession. This says a lot about the narrow and backward outlook of Indians. This is why most reviewers who happen to be from this class of Indians , have rejected the movie. In contrast, The New York Times has all praise for the movie.
As such it is rare for New York Times to review an Indian movie not made by the Late Satyajit Ray. This itself should be a matter of great pride for the movie's director and producer.
I would like to know how this movie fared in Kolkata which is culturally far more advanced than Mumbai or other cities.
Shyamal, thanks. As to how the movie is doing there is this link which talks about the business. Apparently the bad reviews dampened the initial response but there is hope that the movie will pick up. I think it should because it is a good movie and in fact not at all regressive as some reviewers have said. I think that reviewers are basically neither movie lovers and nor do they have too much knowledge of films and most of the reiviews I have seen of this film are superficial and at times plain stupid.
It's true what you said about the audience not accepting that a man can fall in love with a call-girl. But if you ask me the director made a mistake here…he should have given Abhishek more screen time to explain how he thought and why it didn't matter to him whether Rani was a call-girl or not.
P.K. Chatterjee permalink
Apart from all the debates, I would like to highlight that the theme song and the title on which the story is portrayed is a bhajan having a more general message for all mortal beings. It says,
" Kori chunariya atma mori, mail hai mayajal
Woh duniya mere babul ka ghar, yeh duniya sasural"
It is never about the sin (or the feelings of committing a sin) that Rani has done and Anupam Kher is not that Babul.
Now, after watching this movie, people may mis-interpret the eternal message of that famous song. I think, director could have chosen some other title.
Sneha permalink
I thought Laaga Chunari Mein Daag was okay until I watched Arangetram (1973), a Tamil movie directed by K. Balachander with almost the exact same story. I agree with you in that I didn't think it was regressive. But I thought Arangetram wass a lot more realistic. For one, the family – particularly the brother that the protagonist, Lalita supports financially while she's a sex worker – refuses to accept her even in the end. Lalita marries a childhood friend in defiance to her family.
Another point where, for me, Arangetram scored over Laaga Chunari… was that Lalita, unlike Badki, is never apologetic of what she is. Even in the end, when she is berated by her family, she only points out to them that they might call her names, but she is, after all, their breadwinner.
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