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Halloween Countdown Day 25: The Lady ParaNorma
Here are two quick recommendations of works I recently finished that are perfect for the season.
* Book rec:
A Taste for Monsters by Matthew J. Kirby (2016), historical/mystery/horror/fantasy YA. What a beautiful, haunting story! My review is here.
* Netflix streaming rec:
Glitch. This is the Australian version of France's take on "the dead are back," The Returned (which I also love), but a unique enough spin to make this its own separate animal. The first season has six episodes (binge-able!) and the second season is in production now. Great writing. Intriguing and poignant.
On to the countdown...
While we were at Worldcon in August, my fantastic mother picked up for me a beautiful picture book, saying that it "looked like me" (which I take as a huge compliment). It's a gorgeous, Gothic story, both spooky and heartwarming, and I can't recommend it enough: The Lady ParaNorma by Vincent Marcone.
As it turns out, the picture book is based on an equally gorgeous short film. I present to you The Lady ParaNorma.
Current Music:"The Haunting," Nosferatu
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wow. that short is stunning, in every way. In the early moments, I was thinking "quite a task she's put herself, loving the dead" (since the cumulative dead so outweigh the cumulative living). But it turned out rightly for the both of them.......
that's really, really lovely.....
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, too! Lovely is the perfect word for it.
btw, i shared it on F/B with the man who did the illos for my book and he loved it so much he said it inspired him to finish the film he's been making!
Ah, the artistic world!
speaking of, you might enjoy:
Oh, brilliant! How wonderful! This makes me so happy. :D
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Another recommendation (assuming I haven't told you about it before) is Dusk Maiden of Amnesia. If nothing else, it has this absolutely brilliant first episode done in the style of Rashomon. For those not familiar with Rashomon, here's the basic framework. A series of events are recounted by multiple characters, but none of the accounts will match up. Some differences will be blatant, while others will be subtle. The thing about this episode is that in both recountings, the characters' actions and words are identical. However, the second time around we get a clearer view of the supernatural tomfoolery going on. This results in the actions and words of the characters take on a different meaning the second time around.
Oooh, I don't believe you've told me about this one before. Thanks so much! *is excited*
While I'm at it, here's a sampling of Lovecraftian anime.
A Lovecraftian take on the heshin genre (think Ultraman). Sho Fukamachi is a high school sophomore who, while one day wandering through the woods near his home, comes across a strange device. Unfortunately, it contains a suit of organic armor which had been stolen and hidden away by an escaped test subject of the sinister organization Chronos. Even more unfortunately, upon contact, the armor bonds with him. Chronos wants that armor back and sends its monstrous Zhoanoid soldiers expropriate it from Sho by any means necessary.
This one has a strong At the Mountains of Madness vibe to it. The background is that Chronos had discovered a prehistoric alien base inside a mountain in Japan. While nothing about the aliens themselves is known, they do learn much about their work. It was their intent to tinker with Earth's life forms to create super soldiers. The end result was humanity, at which point they up and left, abandoning their project. Also left behind were three Guyver suits. Using the information they were able to interpret, Chronos experimented on humans to reawaken the genes which allowed them to take on their Zhoanoid forms. The original manga has been adapted multiple times. The easiest to access (as well as the one most faithful to the source material) is the 2005 TV series. Reputedly the most Gawdawful was a 1991 live action movie whose only redeeming quality was that the Guyver and Zhoanoid designs were pretty good.
Hapless junior high student Hiro Hiyorimi has moved to a new town, where his sister has obtained work as a live-in maid at a creepy old mansion. Not long after arriving, he's killed in an accident. Fortunately, the mistress of the mansion deigns to bring him back to life. Less fortunately, he's now dependent on her for his continued existence and is forever doomed to be her undead lackey.
Overtly, this focuses more on the Universal monsters, but a few Lovecraftian elements have creeped in. The most notable being the scene where Hime brings back Hiro while reciting a certain couplet (That which is not dead blah blah blah). And while the monsters in Episode 4 are ostensibly a nod to the Creature from the Black Lagoon, there are some definite references to the Deep Ones (most notably a shot of Hime reading a copy of Obed Marsh's log). Then again, the Creature is very reminiscent of the Deep Ones.
Obviously, there had to be a title involving giant robots, and it's this one. Specifically sentient eldritch tome powered giant robots. Also it has what may be the most over the top portrayal of Herbert West. Truth be told, it's not a very good series. But if nothing else, it reimagines The Shadow Over Innsmouth as a Beach Episode (let that sink in).
The best way to sum this one up is if you took Harry Potter, made Hermione the lead character, have all the dark powers fighting shenanigans by the students be officially sanctioned by the faculty, and pull it through a Tim Burton filter. But there are some Lovecraftian themes, particularly on the subjects of fear and insanity. Also the primary antagonist is like a cross between Herbert West, Asenath Waite, and Joan Crawford as depicted in Mommy Dearest.
Haiyore Nyarko-san
The simple yet absurd premise of this series is that this guy's girlfriend is Nyarlathotep. Also Cthugha is a stalky lesbian (reread August Derleth's The Dweller in Darkness with that thought in mind).
These are the ones I've personally seen. There are others, but these are more difficult to obtain. For instance, I've heard some intriguing things about Spriggan, but it's bloody near impossible to obtain.
I can't really recommend any of these titles to complete anime newbs. At most, I could suggest Guyver (if you think you can handle the intense violence) or Soul Eater (if you don't mind some occasional immature moments). Those two can be found at Funimation, Demonbane and Haiyore Nyarko-san are available at Crunchyroll, and I believe Princess Resurrection can be had at Hulu.
How brilliant! Thank you, thank you, thank you for this!
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Starting next Thursday, July 19th, Beyond Walls will host open courts every Thursday through August 23rd at the Rec Center from 3:00-4:30.
Open courts are open to all current Beyond Walls players, and students must provide their own transportation to and from. Please reach out to Sammy with any questions.
Join Beyond Walls for movies in the park Thursday, July 26th at Powderhorn Park for a screening of Coco (Spanish audio, English subtitles).
Movie starts at 9:15, Beyond Walls will save spots starting at 8:00. All family members welcome!
More information on registration and back to school paperwork and happenings will follow. Be on the look out for Beyond Walls registration forms in the mail first week of August!


As I am looking through these photos, I realized how in Feng Shui we use different means to get ourselves engaged with the environment through observation, I guess that is why Feng Shui is classified in the classics as a part of Xiang-Shu 相術, or the Art of Observation.
In Xing-Shi Pai (Form School), there is the Five Formulae for the Landscape model (Dili Wujuw 地理五訣), namely the Long 龍 (Dragon), Sha 砂 (Sands), Xue 穴 (The FS Spot), Shui 水 (Water) and Xiang 向 (Facing), to give us a guide line to assess the natural environment and there is also the technique of He-Xiang 喝象 or "calling out the image" to get us connect to what we saw with analogy, and with practice we developed an ability to "read" our landscape with "Ganying" 感應 or "mutual resonance".
These photos showed how we tend to zero onto something we are familiar with and thus made us connected to what we are observing. Out of this vast and beautiful landscape in the south of France, we saw above all, a face in the rock.


aware of the MER; or are you saying that it doesn't occur?
> Here is a question for you all to ponder.
> Just how important is the MER to successful breastfeeding?
> MER's but still succeed at BF?
> "No Miracles performed here, just a lot of love and hard work."


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From the Archives: Babylon A.D.
Tags: 2019, Babylon AD, Boiler Room, Casino Royale, Catwoman, CGI, Charlotte Rampling, Dark Angel, Dublinks.com, From the Archives, Gerard Depardieu, Gothika, Halle Berry, James Cameron, Justin Lin, La Haine, Mark Strong, Matthieu Kassovitz, Melanie Thierry, Michelle Yeoh, Neo, NYC, RZA, Sahara, Se7en, Seattle, Talking Movies, The Crimson Rivers, The Dark Knight, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The Pulse, Vin Diesel, Wilson Lambert, xXx
Another trawl thru the depths of the pre-Talking Movies archives recovers what Vin Diesel was reduced to before Justin Lin.
The Dark Knight was so sublime that it caused every other studio to delay their releases, hence the recent avalanche of nonsense which reaches its apotheosis of ridiculousness with Babylon A.D.
Vin Diesel's gravelly voice and gruff presence are all that keep this inane attempt at a futuristic thriller limping along. He plays Toorop, a hard-bitten American mercenary with a liking for good food, exiled in Russia. He is kidnapped by Gerard Depardieu (wearing outrageous prosthetics) and entrusted with delivering a naïve young girl Aurora (Melanie Thierry) to New York City. The mysterious girl is accompanied from her convent by the enigmatic Sister Rebeka (Michelle Yeoh). Other clichés occur as they struggle against harsh landscapes only to find that the truly dark places are within…the human heart…
Matthieu Kassovitz, the maker of La Haine, co-writes and directs this disastrous attempt at a post-apocalyptic action epic with great meaning. The problem is he never bothers explaining how this future came about. It looks like Dark Angel's Seattle but James Cameron explained that vision of 2019 as a result of a truly global terror attack. Kassovitz, however, seems to think explanations are unworthy of him. Sister Rebeka astounds Toorop by knowing kung fu, but we have been told nothing of her Neolite religious order by that point so the revelation falls flat, and we still don't know enough about them to make any sense later on of the Machiavellian plotting of their founder, Charlotte Rampling. Kassovitz has flailed around badly since La Haine with The Crimson Rivers, (which explored the fine line between un homage to Se7en and un rip-off) and Halle Berry's truly awful Gothika, so this mess is really no surprise.
Things start well with RZA sound-tracking realistic action in a grimy Russia but after that fake-looking CGI and plot-destroying bending of the laws of physics start to abound. Staggeringly a French director seems not to know how to showcase the Gallic invention of parkour, with an action sequence fizzling out as it fails to even palely imitate Casino Royale's thrilling free-running extravaganza. The utter waste of talent in this film is exemplified by noted British character actor Mark Strong who is out-shone by his bad peroxide hair-do as the smuggler Finn. Melanie Thierry sleepwalks her way through proceedings, but perhaps she's just trying to understand her apparent, and only occasional, Neo powers. Indeed, you will persistently shout 'What?!' at the logical lapses, especially the ending.
Vin Diesel can act when forced (Boiler Room) and deliver great big dumb blockbusters (xXx). This falls into some hellish in-between zone and its disaster status can be confirmed by the presence of Wilson Lambert as a mad scientist. Lambert has starred in Catwoman, Sahara, and both Matrix sequels and is the cinematic equivalent of a dead canary in a mining shaft. Avoid.

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As you may have heard, the Rapture was supposed to have taken place yesterday. There have been pastors throughout the centuries that have given a date and time to the return of Christ, but this was possibly the most wide-spread and most believed prediction yet. American Christian radio host Harold Camping was the one saying that yesterday was "the day," and a lot of people believed him.
Many spent life savings on tv ads and billboards reading "Save the Date!" One man planned it so that his whole $40,000 retirement fund would be used up by the 21st; and many others have done foolish things, because they believed totally that they would be raptured yesterday. While the temptation may be to scoff at and scorn these people, I think we should pray for them. It's like they listened to those people saying "Here's Jesus in the inner rooms!" or "There He is in the desert!" These people were deceived, and now many of them are left with nothing. I am praying that Jesus will use this to bring them to the Truth, and I would appreciate it if you would join me in this.
In the mean time, it's important to keep our eyes open! These times are full of false prophets, so we should always be checking things against the Word of God. We should remember that while the Bible says we can look for signs, just as we look for the signs of spring, no one knows the day or the hour. Not even Jesus or the Angels know exactly when the return of Christ will be!
But that doesn't mean we should stop looking for Christ's return. Live like every day is your last day here. And trust that God will take care of us until the day that Christ comes back for His bride.
Looking forward to the REAL rapture?
The title today comes from Job 42:2. It's a reminder that ultimately God is in control, He is Sovereign, and Satan can't do anything about that.
I have had this topic on my mind for the past week or two now. We, as humans, feel that we have a lot of control. We can direct our futures, do whatever we want in the present, and re-write the past. We can invent things to make life better, or worse, for the whole world. We can create life, and many feel that we can snuff out that same life just as easily. But really, what can we do?
I myself have fallen into the trap of feeling the "power" of being a human. I took my standardized test a few weeks ago-that was something that I controlled. I had studied for this test, I knew the answers, and I was going to get a good grade. And just last night, I filled out a job application as a knitting teacher for Michael's. I knew my address, I knew my work history, I answered all the questions. See the trend here? I knew, I filled out, I controlled.
But there were other things that happened these past few weeks that showed how much control I don't have. Sierra and I were running around our block, and just as we were getting to our house, the sky lit up with lightning and the rains started pouring down in sheets. We didn't make the rain wait until we got to our house. We didn't control when and where the lightning would strike, and how far the thunder would roll. So if the almighty human race didn't make the rain come and go…does that mean that we're not in control after all?
In truth, we have control over very little. What if my test gets lost in the mail? What if I don't get a good grade? Just because I filled out a job application doesn't mean I'll get the job. So what do we have control over? We don't make the tides turn, or the sun shine every morning, or spring come, or snow fall. We can plant a seed, but we're not the ones that make it grow. We can share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but we can't make people accept it. Humans can't even be good on their own. Where does this leave us? Broken. Empty. Useless. Worthless.
But through rebirth in Christ we can share love and happiness. In Him we can fight the spiritual battle raging around us. Like the disciples in the Bible we have the power to cast out demons, and heal the sick, and raise the dead. How? Not because we're such amazing humans, but because we are filled with the power that comes from the one and only GOD. He can do all things, and no plan of His can be thwarted.
Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a 'good little hunter' I am. Jerks!
If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Bubba, and Wildman.
Yet another example of how men and women are so different! I mean this in a good way of course…God made us different for a reason. But that doesn't mean that we understand each other!
Men have their nicknames, women have their long heartfelt conversations, but it all works out in the end.
Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Fairlight Maiden: a name taken from one of my favorite books, that I now use as my pen name. I am a homeschooler, and a Christ follower.
The name of this blog is Life's Destination. The reason for that is simply this: In life, we are constantly striving for a destination…whether that be a short term goal or a long term one, we all have our destinations in mind. But my mom has always told me "Our journey should BE the destiation." This is a place for the recording of life's ongoing destination.
You may know me personally, or you may have just stumbled on my blog. Either way, you may read things on here that you do not agree with, or that offend you. I am sorry if I offend you in any way, but I am not sorry for what I believe. If you leave a comment, please make sure that it is respectful to me and others (whether or not you disagree with what is said).
With that said, I sincerely hope that you enjoy what you read on here, and I look forward to any input you may have!


New York City is full of fun, interesting, and unique senior-friendly activities that will keep you busy for a long time. This neighborhood guide is separated by borough and it should help senior and home care aid figure out where to go today.
The neighborhood of Astoria has something for everyone. Located adjacent to the East River, the area has Astoria Park for outdoor activities. Other points of interest are the Greater Astoria Historical Society and the Museum of the Moving Image, which has become very popular.
The park is a 897-acre strip of greenery in the middle of Queens and is part of the same complex that houses the Queens Zoo, Queens Museum, and Queens Botanical Garden. It is also not far from Citi Field where the New York Mets play.
Located just to the West of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, the neighborhood of Corona is primarily residential. Situated in the North Corona section of the neighborhood is the Louis Armstrong House Museum that celebrates the life of the famous jazz musician.
Home to one of the biggest hubs for transportation in New York City, Jamaica is also home to the King Manor Museum, which celebrates the history of Rufus King, an anti-slavery activist and signer of the Constitution. The museum is just minutes away from the York College campus.
Situated close the the most northern part of Brooklyn, Long Island City has plenty to see and do. Outdoor space includes Gantry Plaza State Park on the East River, and the Museum of Modern Art affiliate MoMA PS1.


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Microbiology & Genetics Laboratory
Jose Lopez, Ph.D.
"Modern genetics permit fundamental descriptions of life at the molecular level, explain the basis of biodiversity, and can help develop potential sentinels (bio-indicators) such as marine sponges and micro-organisms as indicators of environmental change."
Applying and advancing modern biotechnology and genomic (complete hereditary material) sciences for a better understanding of marine organisms and their functions.
Our lab was instrumental in creating the first Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA),which aims to spearhead genomics research of overlooked and cryptic invertebrate species, including those that live on coral reefs.
..."DNA sequence analysis of marine invertebrate organisms and microorganisms." We have joined several sponge biologists to characterize microbial communities as part of the larger Earth Microbiome Project.
Much of our activities also focus on education, in an effort to raise the next generation of genome biologists. For example, a new summer internship program in conjunction with COSEE-Florida was recently completed Rept Internship.
Applying advanced biotechnology, molecular genetics, and computational data analysis methods to describe basic marine organismal functions
Assessing ecological roles of micro-organisms in marine habitats
Investigating population genetics of marine sponges
Placing sponges on the Tree of Life with novel genetic data
Performing "Next Generation" DNA sequence analysis of marine invertebrate organisms
joslo@nova.edu


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Research Supports Music & Art Therapies for Managing Dementia
by Marc Rothman MD | Nov 8, 2021 | Dementia Arts Research
Looking For Effective Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Dementia? Start With Music and the Visual Arts
As a geriatrician I'm always highlighting the importance of non-pharmacological therapies that reduce suffering, alleviate stress and anxiety, and provide hope for those with dementia, their families and caregivers. Non-pharmacologic therapies are even more critical now, given the steep price tag of medications that have come to market recently for dementia.
For many years there has been a growing recognition that art and music can contribute meaningfully to the quality of life of Alzheimer's disease patients. Music has been shown to reduce anxiety, depression and to some extent behavioral symptoms that when unmitigated often lead to the use of antipsychotic medications or other sedatives. Art therapies tap into the parts of the brain that are less dependent on speech and language, making those activities more stimulating and activating without triggering the frustration and embarrassment people with dementia feel when language fails them.
Most recently, Dr. Laura-Christina Popa and her colleagues in psychiatry and pharmacy have published a review of the evidence for both music and art therapies in the journal Healthcare1. Dr. Popa's team reviewed English language research publications from 2000-2021 that utilized non-pharmacological methods to stimulate the visual, auditory or motor skills of persons diagnosed with dementia. The review was narrative in style, twenty studies in all were included, and most showed reduced agitation along with improvement in cognitive functioning and mood in dementia-afflicted patients for both music and art therapies.
Music Therapies Can Reduce Agitation and Psychotropic Medication Use
Several randomized studies in multiple senior centers or nursing homes confirmed that the positive effect of music therapy on persons with dementia was significant, was associated with improvements in disruptive behavior and a decrease in the use of psychotropic medications used. Results held for the duration of the programs – up to 18 weeks – but it's unclear if those changes were durable long term. In other studies the combination of music and massage was also effective in reducing disruptive behavior. And another study showed that music therapy with a specialist was quite effective in improving speech content and fluency, measured by the Western Aphasia Battery. Not only was it as effective as speech therapy, but there were improvements in behavior and depressive symptoms as well.
As I write this now, I am struck by how little music I heard while making rounds in nursing homes across the country when I was seeing and treating patients with dementia on a daily basis. Hopefully some of that has changed by now as practitioners are more aware of the benefits of the arts for people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Music Therapies May Improve Cognition but Only Transiently
Dr. Popa also found several papers that describe improvements in various cognitive tests and assessment tools – things like the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Amsterdam Dementia Screening Test 6, and others – for those who participate in music-based physical exercise. But those effects appear to be short-term and don't seem to last after the therapies are halted.
Art Therapies Stimulate the Visual, Sensory and Functional Centers of the Brain
Art therapy can be used as a non-pharmacological adjunct to other therapeutic measures. Art therapy has the advantage of stimulating people at the sensory level, engaging them through intact centers of the brain, the visual cortex for example, and provides a non-verbal avenue for self-expression. A way to depict thoughts and emotion that doesn't depend on correct language, syntax and phonation.
In the studies reviewed by Dr. Popa there was good cognitive stimulation, improved mood, reduced isolation and overall quality of life for those with dementia. And there was a notable decrease in anxiety among caregivers in three of the research papers cited. For caregivers, seeing their loved one engaged and being creative can provide great relief, and there are shared memories of that experience because the work product can be saved and viewed again together.
Music and art therapies are safe, well-tolerated interventions for patients with Alzheimer's and other dementias. They can reduce agitation and behavioral disturbance, improve quality of life and provide meaningful respite for families and caregivers. Most importantly they engage the more intact centers of the brain in patients who have begun to lose command of their speech and language.
Music and art therapies provide hope, stimulation and should be incorporated into treatment plans for dementia patients.
1. Popa L-C, Manea MC, Velcea D, et al. (2021). Impact of Alzheimer's dementia on caregivers and quality improvement through art and music therapy. Healthcare 9: 698. Webpage: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/6/698
2. Cohen-Mansfield J, and Werner P. (1997). Typology of disruptive vocalizations in older persons suffering from dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 12: 1079-1091. Webpage: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9427092/
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Trevor Pateman's Philately Blog: When Is a Stamp Issue a Stamp Issue?
Today I was reading articles in a well – known philatelic journal, two of which struck me as largely wish-fulfilment. Of course, wish fulfilment is like Sin – you can denounce it but it never goes away.
We all like to discover something new or own something unique. The desire can be so strong that we abandon our critical faculties.
1. Some local postmaster discovers he is just about to run out of 1 cent stamps. He has put in an order for more but has been told they won't be delivered for ten days. He's got a problem. Then he has an idea: he tells his counter clerks to cut two cent stamps in half and use them as one cent stamps until the new supplies arrive. Problem solved! From an accounting point of view, it's perfect, since the total value of stamps used up continues to match the total amount of postage paid in. But we also have a Postmaster Provisional. We have an even better Postmaster Provisional if a regional post office authority informs all its dependent postmasters that since its supplies of 1 cent stamps have run out and it cannot fulfil orders for them, for the time being postmasters may bisect two cent stamps.
2. The manager of a local firm comes to the post office wanting to mail out advertising cards locally. As it happens, the tariff for this has just been reduced from 2 cents to 1 cent. The manager explains that they had a lot of 2 cent stamps in stock which are no longer needed, so they have cut them in half. That's all right, isn't it? The counter clerk consults the postmaster who says it's a bit irregular and why didn't they ask first, but since they've done it, well all right. So the advertising cards get accepted and postmarked. This isn't a Postmaster Provisional. It's just someone taking a chance and getting away with it.
3. A local philatelist comes in – they all know him at the post office – and he's franked a letter in his usual cheerful way and wants to send it, Registered, to a friend. Only this time, he's cut some of the stamps in half. They still add up to the correct amount, he points out, and the counter clerk smiles indulgently and registers and cancels the letter. After all, the philatelist always brings in a big box of chocolates at Christmas.
Some central governments are stronger than others, some postal authorities fiercer than others. At some times and places, the manager in story 2 and the philatelist in story 3 would not get away with it. And the postmaster in story 1 trying to do his best might find himself in trouble.
But there are plenty of times and places when you can get away with an awful lot and especially in times of war and revolution.
So if you take somewhere like Ukraine in 1918 – 19 or again in the 1990s, then stamp "issues" can originate on both sides of the post office counter.
Long before postal authorities introduced "personalised" stamps, people – philatelists – found ways to personalise stamps. No fraud need be intended or need result.
I want to celebrate the Revolution so what do I do? Make a little handstamp with my Symbol of the Revolution and apply it to my personal stock of stamps I bought from the post office last week. Then I stick them on letters addressed to all my philatelic friends (hoping they will return the favour), go off to the post office and cause a bit of amusement. And if I don't cause amusement, well a box of chocolates will soon change the mood.
Of course, I may get more serious about this – then the next step is to stick my stamps on envelopes addressed to Yvert et Tellier or Gebrüder Senf.
Stories like 2 and 3 are an interesting part of social history or the history of philately. But unlike story 1 and some fleshed-out versions of story 4, they don't have anything to do with what we normally think of as stamp issues.
Story 4 is of particular interest to me because it is almost certainly the story behind some Siberian stamp issues, particularly the "PZK" issue of 1922. All those highly uncommon Arms values that suddenly are available by overprinting, a few sheets for each value? I smell a stamp dealer, specifically Pappadopulo.
However, at the end of the say the result was a set of stamps that were all valid for postage, and for many we can actually see them used for postage, and not just on Pappadopulo covers. So while I'm not happy with the story behind the stamps, the stamps themselves are...okay I guess.


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A Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Inc. videójáték-fejlesztő céget 1994-ben alapították Xatrix Entertainment néven. A 2000-es évek elején a korábbi Xatrix alkalmazottak az Activision segítségével újraalakították a céget, akkor vették fel a végleges nevüket is. 2002 januárjában a kiadó a teljes céget felvásárolta.

2005-ben a Call of Duty 2: Big Red One fejlesztésének vége felé az Activision összevonta a stúdiót a Treyarch fejlesztőcéggel, így a Return to Castle Wolfensteinért felelős csapat egy része beolvadt, míg a cég alapítója és néhány korábbi vezető máshol keresett állást.

Xatrix Entertainment időszak
Cyberia (1994)
Cyberia 2: Resurrection (1995)
Redneck Rampage (1997)
Redneck Deer Huntin' (1997)
Redneck Rampage Rides Again (1998)
Quake II: The Reckoning (kiegészítő) (1998)
Kingpin: Life of Crime (1999)

Gray Matter időszak
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PC) (2000)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (a többjátékos mód fejlesztést a Nerve Software végezte) (2001)
Call of Duty: United Offensive (kiegészítő) (2004)
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (közreműködve a Treyarch vállalattal) (2005)
Trinity: The Shatter Effect (a fejlesztését az Activision leállította)

Jegyzetek

Külső hivatkozások
Hivatalos weboldal archivált változata
A Gray Matter Interactive Studios a MobyGames adatbázisában

Megszűnt videójáték-fejlesztő cégek
Az Amerikai Egyesült Államok videójáték-fejlesztő cégei

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"That was an ineffective method," Best said.
High schools:'Alarming' absenteeism at Paterson high schools
Pay for subs:Bill for Paterson substitute teachers is 28 percent over contract
Superintendent:State gives Paterson schools superintendent another year, removes 'acting' designation
Improving attendance was one of the Paterson district's priorities last year, and officials succeeded in registering a 43 percent reduction in the number of students deemed chronically absent, which is defined as missing 18 or more days of school.
Despite the improvements, the numbers were still too high, officials said. About 49 percent of Paterson's high school students and 18 percent of its elementary school pupils were chronically absent, Best said.
School board President Oshin Castillo said the absenteeism specialists would undergo training in an effort to make sure they can address the attendance problem. Castillo said budget cuts that resulted in terminations of student assistance counselors left a void that she said contributed to the problem.
"Sometimes our students are going through things and they need extra support to keep coming to school," the board president said.
Paterson education advocate Rosie Grant called the hiring of the absenteeism specialists "a good first step."
"When kids are not in school, they don't learn," said Grant, executive director of the Paterson Education Fund group.
Grant said she was encouraged by the change in approach. "It needs to be very different from the old truant officers," Grant said. "It needs to be proactive, and it needs to have engagement with the families."
Best said the attendance specialists would be paid $17 per hour and work about 25 hours per week. The total annual expense would be about $200,000, he said.
Each of the specialists would have a caseload of about 50 to 60 students, Best said.
The district is currently taking applications for the new employees and plans to hire them during the summer so they can be ready when classes resume in September, Best said. The district is looking to hire people who would reflect the ethnic diversity of the city so they can address the various cultural issues that arise in Paterson, he said.


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Clarice M. Starling è un personaggio immaginario protagonista dei romanzi Il silenzio degli innocenti e Hannibal di Thomas Harris.

Nelle trasposizioni cinematografiche dei due romanzi, il personaggio è stato impersonato da Jodie Foster nel primo film e da Julianne Moore nel sequel.

Nell'AFI's 100 Years..., Clarice Starling è al sesto posto nella categoria dei più grandi eroi della storia del cinema, cosa che la rende l'eroina classificata più in alto.

Biografia del personaggio

Il silenzio degli innocenti

L'agente Jack Crawford, dell'unità di scienza del comportamento, assegna alla promettente Clarice Starling il compito di risolvere il caso di un nuovo assassino seriale con la brama dello scuoiare le sue giovani e belle vittime. La chiave per risolvere il caso è interrogare il serial killer Hannibal Lecter, recluso da oltre otto anni nel Chesapeake (in seguito Baltimora) State Hospital. L'FBI ritiene che Lecter possa sapere molte cose su "Buffalo Bill", e poiché rifiuta di aprire la sua mente, forse una giovane donna può far leva sulla sua folle genialità.

Clarice fissa un "appuntamento" con l'omicida, ma viene messa in guardia da Crawford: è importante non rivelare nulla di se stessi, o mostrarsi troppo disponibili con Lecter, ma Clarice scopre che la sincerità è la chiave per discutere con Lecter, con il quale instaura un rapporto di reciproca fiducia, un vero e proprio gioco del gatto e del topo, in cui si arriva a poco a poco alla verità e in cui anche gli incubi della ragazza torneranno a galla. Il dottor Lecter dopo aver dato un ultimo indizio a Clarice, a cui avevano da poco tolto il caso per la colpa e l'intromissione di Frederick Chilton (il direttore del manicomio), nella vicenda, riesce a fuggire di prigione e fa perdere le proprie tracce.

Clarice riesce infine a individuare Buffalo Bill anche grazie a quell'ultimo indizio oltre che al proprio intuito; Buffalo Bill tenta di ucciderla, però viene preceduto dalla ragazza che lo uccide con più colpi di pistola. Alla fine Clarice viene promossa agente, e nel frattempo Lecter le invia una lettera dove si congratula con la ragazza, pregandola di ricambiare il favore di non cercarlo e dicendole che adesso il mondo è più interessante con la sua presenza. Nel film invece il dottore le telefona da una località lontana, alludendo poi alla sua prossima consumazione, proprio l'odiato Chilton.

Hannibal

Sono passati sette anni da quando l'agente speciale dell'FBI Clarice Starling ha risolto il caso del killer Gumb e da quando il temibile cannibale Hannibal Lecter è fuggito dal carcere di massima sicurezza a Baltimora in cui era rinchiuso. Ora Clarice è in difficoltà a causa di un'operazione antidroga finita in tragedia e del relativo scandalo scoppiato sui media. Jack Crawford su consiglio dei piani alti dell'F.B.I. propone a Clarice di indagare su Hannibal per risollevarsi dal difficile periodo, dietro questa offerta però si cela Mason Verger, un miliardario erede di una famiglia di "magnati" della carne, persona dal passato bieco, unica vittima di Lecter a essere sopravvissuta, rimasta orribilmente sfigurata e in cerca di vendetta. Verger offre una taglia di 3 milioni di dollari a chi fornirà informazioni utili alla cattura di Hannibal e incarica una banda di sequestratori sardi di rapire il giurato nemico per farlo sbranare dai suoi maiali.

Le vicende di Lecter e Clarice tornano ancora una volta a intrecciarsi prepotentemente, il Dottore sfugge più volte alle indagini della donna, finché Starling non viene messa al muro dal suo stesso dipartimento, che tramite la corruzione di Paul Krendler, superiore della donna nonché suo antagonista al contempo, la fa sospendere da ogni servizio. Clarice viene messa fuori da tutto e tutti, nel frattempo Lecter viene catturato da Verger, contro la legge che ha sempre rispettato Clarice decide di salvare il serial killer dall'orribile morte. Nel finale di Hannibal, tra il libro e il film vi è una grande differenza riguardo al destino di Clarice. Mentre il film si conclude con Lecter che riesce a sfuggire a Clarice, nonostante il tentativo di questa di catturarlo, nel libro Lecter cerca di manipolare Clarice con invasive tecniche psichiatriche e massicce dosi di farmaci, per spingere la donna a sostituirsi alla sorella del dottore, Mischa, morta all'età di soli 4 anni, tuttavia la terapia fallisce, Lecter capisce che per quanti sforzi faccia Starling rimarrà sempre sé stessa, la pesante terapia aiuta Clarice a superare il trauma della morte del padre, ciò che rinasce dalle ceneri delle continue delusioni della vita è una persona libera dal passato. Al termine di una cena in cui Clarice mangia senza problemi il cervello di Paul Krendel (che era stato sequestrato dal dottore apposta), Clarice stupisce e seduce Hannibal, i due diventano una vera e propria coppia, e fuggono insieme. Tre anni dopo ritroviamo Clarice ancora felice della sua nuova vita con Hannibal Lecter, in Argentina, a Buenos Aires.

Note

Bibliografia
Leigh Joyce Harbin, A dangerous woman and a man's brain: Mina Harker, Clarice Starling and the empowerment of the Gothic heroine in novel and film.(Critical Essay), West Virginia University - Department of Foreign Languages, 22 settembre 2002, pp. 30 (8). (Amazon)
John Izod, Myth, Mind and the Screen: Understanding the Heroes of our Time, Cambridge University Press, 2001, pp. 250. ISBN 0-521-79686-5

Voci correlate
 Il silenzio degli innocenti, regia di Jonathan Demme (1991)
 Hannibal, regia di Ridley Scott (2001)

Personaggi di Hannibal Lecter
Agenti governativi immaginari
Psicologi immaginari


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BARNFIELD OFFER SHIRT SPONSORSHIP TO CHUMS FOR CAMBRIDGE MATCH
College and Club work together to support Club charity of the year
Luton Town Football Club today officially launched the season-long partnership with Friends of CHUMS with an event held in the Eric Morecambe lounge at Kenilworth Road.
As part of the event, Barnfield College also announced that to help support the partnership, their logo which appears on the front of the Hatters shirt will be replaced by the CHUMS logo for the match against Cambridge at home on January 16th 2016. This will be the first time in the Club's history that a sponsor has made such a gesture - a move that will help significantly raise the profile of the charity.
Joining Luton Town Chief Operation Manager Kevan Platt were Dawn Hewitt - Chief Executive of CHUMS, Ben Banks - Trustee of CHUMS and Tim Eyton-Jones - Principal and CEO of Barnfield College. The launch was also attended by many young people who are supported by the locally-based charity as well as the Hatters first team manager John Still, assistant manager Terry Harris and players Mark Tyler and Cameron McGeehan.
Friends of CHUMS was names as the Club's official charity partner last month after a staff vote, and Dawn Hewitt took the opportunity today to thank the Club for their support.
"We'd like to extend our sincere thanks to Luton Town Football Club for this opportunity, which will do so much to help the young people we support. We are an independent Charity, which has grown by 600% since we seperated from the NHS four years ago. We now offer 10 clinical services across Luton and Bedfordshire. We receive 2,500 referrals each year, but here are so many more young people who need to use our services as one in ten children live with diagnosable mental health issues, which equates to 3 children in every classroom."
Tim Eyton-Jones, Principal and Chief Executive said "We really do appreciate the fantastic work that CHUMS do. All three organisation have the best interests of young people in Luton at heart, so it made perfect sense for us to offer CHUMS this opportunity".
Ben Banks, trustee at CHUMS described his personal pride in the their involvement. "As a fan of the Club and also, a service user of CHUMS, I suppose it's quite emotional for me to see these two organisations come together on a Luton shirt. CHUMS are not in a position to sponsor a football shirt on our own. Firstly because we don't have the money, but secondly our mantra is that all of the money we raise goes towards front-line services to support the children and those that need them. It's a truly innovative idea, and an incredible gesture from Barnfield so we'd like to congratulate them for their vision and thank them for this opportunity."
Players will be wearing friends of CHUMS shirts for our match with Cambridge. These special match-worn shirts will then be auctioned along with other memorabilia from the day to help raise money for CHUMS.
For more information about the partnership contact Ed Smith, Marketing and Communication Manager
Find out more about or partnership with CHUMS on our website: www.lutontown.co.uk/club/charities/CHUMS.aspx


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Kahshe Lake Plan - Background Information and Process
The Lake Planning process is described in detail here. You will find key documents that resulted from the Lake Plan.
Lake Study
The most exciting project that the KLRA has undertaken is the Lake Study began in 2000 in conjunction with the Houseys Rapids Lake Residents. The need for a lake study and plan became more and more evident as more cottages were being built, more boats were appearing, more redevelopment was taking place and more people were using the lake.
The Healing Waters of Kahshe Lake
Until recently, the official criterion for allowing more development on the lake had been water quality. Although the high quality of the lake water is absolutely critical for cottagers and other lake users, there is a wide variety of considerations that impact on the quality of life here on Kahshe Lake -- the birds, the wildlife, the fresh air, the abundant fish, the peace and quiet. There are, of course, concerns about life at the lake -- the speed and roar of boats, the increasing pollution of the air and water, the sound of unasked for music crashing through the trees. Times have changed and the traditional concept of cottages and cottage life has changed. That is why the KLRA felt that a lake study was needed and appropriate.
What is a lake study?
The lake study was undertaken by a consultant experienced in these matters. There was scientific analysis of the lake water and a survey of the various habitats around the lake. The unique social aspects of life at the lake were analysed, all of this with the view to creating a coherent plan that the lake associations can use as the basis for their actions in the future. The whole idea of a lake study and a plan of action for the people who cottage here is the preservation and maintenance of the water, the air, the environment as well as the quality of life on the lake.
The Initiation:
Under the leadership of Chris Markey, then President of the KLRA, the membership initiated a feasibility study at the general meeting on July 1, 2000. The feasibility committee reported to the executive of the KLRA in January 2001 and recommended that the study could and should be carried out. At the same time, Eleanor MacLean and Clare Henderson designed and ran a survey of KLRA members.
KLP2001 Committee
As a result of the January meeting, a committee called the Kahshe Lake Plan 2001 headed by Eleanor MacLean, Chair, and Clare Henderson, Secretary, was formed to initiate and supervise the lake study and the plan that would be an outcome of the project.
The committee created a fund raising plan to ask governments, organizations, businesses and people to donate to this conservation initiative.
The Lake Plan
There are four stages to the creation of a lake plan: initiation, study, plan, and implementation. Here is a review of the process.
The Kahshe Lake project was formally initiated at the July 1, 2000 general meeting of the KLRA by a motion which created a subcommittee to study the feasibility of carrying out this very ambitious plan.
The KLS2000 committee reported to the KLRA Board of Directors in January 2001 and recommended that the project move forward.
The KLRA Board created an ad hoc committee called the Kahshe Lake Plan 2001 to oversee the study and the creation of the plan.
After the July 1, 2001 general meeting endorsed the expenditure of money to carry the project forward, the KLP2001 committee contracted with a local consultant to carry out the research and write the plan.
The fund raising campaign began and the project was off the ground.
The plan includes recommendations that the KLRA and HRLR can follow to meet its goals and achieve its mission. These recommendations are now posted on this site.
This is the most difficult time. In the years that follow the study and issuing of the plan, the KLRA and HRLR organizations must keep the actions recommended by the lake plan on every agenda.
A committee called the Kahshe Lake Implementation Committee (KLPIC2002) has been formed to carry out the plan.
Several initiatives began in 2002 and 2003, which will be on-going. Those initiatives are described in The Kahshe Lake Plan elsewhere on this site.


Foreign trade protectionism rise, LED enterprises overseas expansion frustrated!
With the rapid development of China's LED industry, China's LED business "out of" the country to develop the international market, a new LED display market growth. Focus on overseas markets, subject to foreign political changes and trade protection policy instability factors increase the risk of trade protectionism caused by the rise of industry LED display enterprise exports frustrated.
This year India began to strictly enforce the import of BIS LED certification, as well as domestic did not get BIS certification of LED companies can not enter the Indian market, a direct impact on the Indian LED non-standard mainstream market of China LED export trade, and domestic production in line with the specifications of LED, The price has been and China's LED is similar to China's low-end LED market has been unable to form a price advantage, according to media reports, India October 31 the most important Diwali period, the production of LED products in China, the decline in sales in Mumbai 30% to 50%. According to LED related industry sources pointed out that the domestic exports to India, the number of LED down nearly 八成.
Europe and the United States market, the acquisition of China's three security optical obstruction of OSRAM, the Financial Times on November 15 published the title of "German trade union vowed to block the acquisition of Chinese-owned Osram," the report said the German metal industry union Bavaria branch president, "The acquisition is a significant risk that could lead to leakage of key technologies and customer cancellations," Kessler said. Wicksle said that in view of the risk "and the acquisition (OSRAM) workers may bring negative consequences, we will resolutely oppose any attempt to buy." In addition, the German Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Sigma Gabriel is the leader of protectionism. He said this year he was opposed to the acquisition of German robot maker KUKA by Chinese appliance maker Midea, while the German Ministry of Economy also withdrew approval from Aixtron, a Chinese-owned company (China's Fujian-Hongxin Fund) to acquire chip-equipment maker. At the same time, December 2, the US financial statement, President Barack Obama issued a presidential decree, "may threaten US national security" as an excuse to stop the acquisition of Fujian, China's macro core fund Aisiqiang semiconductor company. Also in the beginning of January 22, due to the opposition of the US regulatory authorities CFIUS, Philips to stop selling to its Chinese investors, lighting components and automotive lighting business.
It is noteworthy that, by the 2016 global economic downturn, the prevalence of foreign trade protectionism trends, and the rapid development of China's LED business, as well as the pace of overseas mergers and acquisitions, causing the relevant countries in employment, technology security concerns, they Do not want China LED industry led LED market. In addition, the 2016 US presidential election of concern, should also cause the attention of the industry, the new and old government alternately, especially the candidate Trump and highly respected trade protectionism, to China LED display business as important in North America The market to increase a lot of unstable factors, the new US government to take economic policy remains to be seen.
In short, the global market, especially the North American market, by the rise of trade protectionism and the impact of unstable economic factors, there are some changes, should cause China LED display industry concerns, calmly analyze the situation, and actively develop countermeasures, LED display enterprises in China to explore the international market a major test questions.


President Ronald Reagan believed in America. He also believed in protecting America. And he put his money where his mouth was. Serially underestimated by his adversaries and even by most of his close friends, Reagan performed not only the greatest geo-political feat of the 20th Century, but also the greatest strategic military feat of the 20th Century as well – he won the Cold War without so much as firing a shot. How? Through vision, courage of conviction, and faith in God, Reagan beat the Russians at their own game.
I find hilarious that China and Russia is transforming to Capitalism to escape years of economic distress under socialism while the US is trying to squeeze in the door to socialism. I wonder what part of socialism don't work does the US not understand? However, it's easy to understand why when we have the hoodwinked leading the muffled. I thought there were laws in the US that made animals fights illegal. I guess not because, we allow the elephants and jackasses to go at it every day without a winner. Maybe one day we will wake up and elect people that want to work together rather than just win a fight. G.
What you are saying is true, the US is gravitating toward socialism and the other communist countries are moving toward capitalism. The reason is because neither capitalism nor socialism is perfect when considering the human condition. The key words are "moving toward" not converting to. Both systems have their advantages, as well as, pit falls. To be able to take what does work well from both and leave what doesn't behind is the key to any homogenous society.
Although a debit is a debt I should have said debt.
I also should have said their instead of there. My typing is just awful.
The time I spent in mainland China tells me even though they own a lot of paper on much of America's debit, the people of China have nothing compared to the standard of living here in the USA. China owns much of America's debit only because the almighty dollar is still, for the most part, the international currency. China owns much of America's debit because their people have never had anything, still doesn't and is paid little of nothing for the same type labor performed here in the US. In return, we go to Wal-Mart and pay little of nothing for the same products that those in China (even though they manufacture it) can't afford themselves.
The US government concerns over human rights in other countries seems to walk hand in hand with there own economic interest. Other than the economic interest, anything else justifies only lip service. The US is concerned about Iran only because of it's proximity to Israel. Israel has a much greater influence on business here in the US than China will ever have. The majority of the high tech start-up companies originate out of Israel and they also have a very strong influence over, as well as, have many major players in a large portion of the US fortune 500 companies.
Always follow the money and the truth will come to light.
Bring back the Military Draft. Increase the Defense Budget. Take illegal immigrants home. Put the Americans that have been paying them in jail. Jack up the import tax. Open up textile mills in America. Pretty simple. China is a sleeping giant. One day you will see a great slant-eyed wave coming in that will make Katrina look like a leaky faucet.
great slant-eyed wave coming in that will make Katrina look like a leaky faucet.
Shelia...You've reach a new low.
Ronald Reagan was a bad actor.
His policies have led to the calamaty that now faces this nation.
I'm sorry to say that you obviously are totally brain dead about the Ronal Reagan era who knows absolutely nothing about politics or economics. Before you start spouting off on topics you DEMONSTRATE zero education in, you need to research the state of things before Regan took office and what he accomplished. And with our current leader there will likely be twice the damage (but very likely more) to the economy.
You might say Carter damaged the US but Obama is out to destroy it.
And if you don't like my opinion professor, I don't care. Your file doesn't measure up.
10 Americans held in Haiti jail for trying to help the people. I know they have been through a lot but that is biting the hand feeding you. It appears at least 8 of those held had no idea that the proper paperwork from the government didn't exist. That government is corrupt and extortion is evident according to a note passed to news correspondents. America should set an example. Go in and take the Americans out of the jail and then pack up and come home. Let their corrupt government answer to the people of Haiti as to why America departed. I for one am tired of Americans going to aid those in need only to have them take advantage of help America is providing and making bad guys out of us.
Is this the wrong attitude to take?


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Released in USA 27 december 1991
Length 1h55
Directed by David Cronenberg
OriginCanada
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about films, Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
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Dead Ringers (1988)
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Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Children's films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Shirley Douglas, Jill Hennessy, Stephen Lack, Jacqueline Hennessy
Elliot and Beverly Mantle are identical twins and gynecologists who jointly operate a highly successful clinical practice in Toronto that specializes in the treatment of female fertility problems. Elliot, the more confident and cynical of the two, seduces women who come to the Mantle Clinic. When he tires of them, the women are passed on to the shy and passive Beverly, while the women remain unaware of the substitution.
Videodrome (1983)
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about films, Films about computing, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about suicide, Films about television, BDSM in films, Films about pornography, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films
Actors James Woods, Debbie Harry, Leslie Carlson, David Cronenberg, Julie Khaner, Lally Cadeau
Max Renn (Woods) is the president of CIVIC-TV, a UHF television station in Toronto that specializes in sensationalistic programming. Displeased with his station's current lineup, Max is looking for something that will break through to a new audience. One morning, he is summoned to the clandestine office of Harlan (Peter Dvorsky), who operates CIVIC-TV's pirate satellite dish which can intercept international broadcasts. Harlan shows him Videodrome, a plotless show apparently being broadcast out of Malaysia which depicts the brutal torture and murder of anonymous victims in a reddish-orange chamber. Believing this to be the future of television (seemingly staged snuff TV), Max orders Harlan to begin pirating the program.
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Les fantasmes, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Biehn
Film producer James Ballard (James Spader) and his wife, Catherine (Deborah Kara Unger), are in an open marriage. The couple engage in various infidelities, but between them have only unenthusiastic sex. Their arousal is heightened by discussing the intimate details of their extramarital sex.
M. Butterfly (1993)
Genres Drama, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, L'usurpation d'identité, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Films based on plays, Escroquerie, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa, Ian William Richardson, Vernon Dobtcheff, Shizuko Hoshi
Loosely based on true events (see Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu), the film concerns René Gallimard (Jeremy Irons), a French diplomat assigned to Beijing, China in the 1960s. He becomes infatuated with a Chinese opera performer, Song Liling (John Lone), who spies on him for the Government of the People's Republic of China.
Spider (2002)
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry
Actors Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, Lynn Redgrave, John Neville, Gary Reineke
Spider is the story of Dennis Cleg, a man who is given a room in a halfway house catering to mentally disturbed persons. Cleg has just been released from a mental institution and in his new abode starts piecing together or recreating in his memory an apparently fateful childhood event. He roams the nearby derelict urban area and the local canal and starts to relive or visualize a period of his childhood in 1950s London with his mother and his father. A shift takes place in the child's psyche when he witnesses his mother groping with his father in the garden and, subsequently, when he sees his mother in a silky night gown she wore for his father. The son, as a grown man seems to recreate in his memory the buildup to his father's murder of his mother with the passive support of a prostitute he is involved with, who then moves into the house and is presented as his mother. The young son then kills the mistress by gassing her in the kitchen, although the final shot appears to show his true mother lying dead so we are left to wonder whether she really was his mother and the prostitute was just a fantasy. After that memory he sneaks late one night to the landlady's room and appears ready to kill her, whom he sees alternatively as the mistress, his mother and the landlady, but backs away after she says, "What have you done Mr. Cleg?" He is taken back to the asylum.
The Fly (1986)
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Cyberpunk films, Children's films
Actors Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, David Cronenberg, Leslie Carlson
Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), a brilliant but eccentric scientist, meets Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis), a journalist for Particle magazine, at a meet-the-press event held by Bartok Science Industries, the company that provides funding for Brundle's work. Seth takes Veronica back to the warehouse that serves him as both home and laboratory, and shows her a project that will change the world: a set of "Telepods" that allows instantaneous teleportation of an object from one pod to another. Brundle convinces Veronica to keep the project's existence quiet in exchange for exclusive rights to the story, and she begins to document his work. Although the Telepods can transport inanimate objects, they do not work properly on living things, as is demonstrated when a live baboon is turned inside-out during an experiment.
Shivers (1975)
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Paul Hampton, Barbara Steele, Lynn Lowry, Joe Silver, Joan Blackman, Vlasta Vrána
Dr. Emil Hobbes is conducting unorthodox experiments with parasites for use in transplants. He believes that humanity has become over-rational and lost contact with its flesh and its instincts, so the effects of the organism he actually develops is a combination of aphrodisiac and venereal disease. Once implanted, it causes uncontrollable sexual desire in the host.
Genres Drama
Themes Films about films, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Films about television, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Carrie Fisher, Sarah Gadon
Agatha arrives in Los Angeles and employs limousine driver Jerome to take her to the site of the former house of child star Benjie Weiss. Agatha has severe burns to her face and body, and takes a copious amount of medication. Benjie visits a child suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the hospital; however, the girl later dies. Benjie's father, Dr. Stafford Weiss, is a TV psychologist who is treating aging actress Havana Segrand for abuse she suffered at the hands of her deceased mother, also an actress. Havana's agent struggles to get Havana a role in a remake of her mother's film Stolen Waters. Havana routinely hallucinates about the deceased younger version of her mother.
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, Gangster films
Actors Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent Cassel, Jerzy Skolimowski, Sinéad Cusack
Anna Ivanovna, a British-Russian midwife at a London hospital, finds a Russian-language diary on the body of Tatiana, a 14-year-old girl who dies in childbirth. She also finds a card for the Trans-Siberian Restaurant, which is owned by Semyon, an old vor in the Russian Mafia. Anna thus sets out to track down the girl's family so that she can find a home for the baby girl, having meetings with Semyon, whom she initially regards as friendly. Anna's mother Helen does not discourage her, but Anna's Ukrainian uncle and self-described former KGB officer, Stepan, whom Anna asks for help with the translation of the diary, urges caution. Through translation of the diary, Anna comes to learn that Semyon and his ignorant therefore unstable son Kirill had abused the girl, addicted her to heroin, forced her into prostitution, and raped her. Ultimately, Anna realizes that the baby was fathered by Semyon (in several scenes it is made clear that Kirill is impotent and never had sex with Tatiana).
Themes La fin du monde, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Christmas films, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Catastrophe épidémiologique, Disaster films
Actors Marilyn Chambers, Susan Roman, Joe Silver, Patricia Gage, Victor Désy, Vlasta Vrána
A critically injured woman, victim of a motorcycle accident, is taken to the plastic surgery clinic of Doctor Dan Keloid, where some of her intact tissue is treated to become morphogenetically neutral. The tissue is grafted to fire-damaged areas of her body in the hope that it will differentiate and replace the damaged skin and organs.


Steve and Sinclair discuss the fact that the age groups of 90 and 100 plus are growing at twice the pace of U.S. population growth as a whole. MBA and elder law attorney Ian Kasegowa of Gormand and Jones Law Firm joins Mastering Money to discuss medicaid planning trusts.
Steve and Sinclair were joined by the one and only Steve Forbes, CEO of Forbes Media. Calling in from New York, Forbes discusses oil prices, jobs, the dollar, and the Fed. In segment two, Sinclair also reviews an article appearing in Time Magazine regarding the growing use of annuities in IRAs by a new wave of retirees.


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TWC Construction Announces Record Setting Year
TWC Construction, Inc. is projected to end 2015 having completed several of its largest projects since the company was founded nearly 20 years ago, bringing its business volume back to numbers not seen since before The Great Recession. The company cites the 2016 outlook is very strong as well due to high demand for new jumbo warehouses.
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TWC Construction Announces Completion of Las Vegas City Center #19 - Largest Speculative Project Built in Nearly a Decade.
TWC Construction, Inc. announces completion of Prologis Las Vegas City Center #19's shell building and surrounding site improvements. The 464,200 square foot building, which sits on 27 acres of land in North Las Vegas, broke ground in September 2014, is the largest speculative project of its type built in nearly a decade.
TWC Construction have begun construction on the Prologis Las Vegas Corporate Center #19 building which is the first of its kind constructed in nearly a decade and one of the largest ever built in the region.
Workers from Frazier Masonry Corp. tilt up the first wall on a major industrial space development on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, near Pecos and Gowan roads in North Las Vegas. National industrial developer Prologis is behind the project. Global Industrial Distribution signed a lease for 464,203 square feet. TWC Construction is employing over 300 workers on the site.
Las Vegas Review Journal
The lifting of the Concrete "tilt-up" wall panels for Prologis LasVegas Corporate Center #19 will begin this week. The massive 26 x 50 ft high panels, some weighing more than 89 tons each will be lifted by a huge crawler crane to form the outer walls for the new 464,203 square foot building. A special viewing area at the TWC Construction trailer is available for media.
TWC Construction builds unique "fishbowl" television broadcast studio for ProCaps Labs' live HSN segments.
That marked the first time ProCaps has shown its vitamin segments on HSN while the factory remained in operation. The reason is a 1,400 sf glass fish bowl broadcast studio, allowing live broadcasts in a state-of-the-art studio while production goes on behind them. ProCaps subsidiary, TWC Construction, one of the larger commercial contractors in Southern Nevada, teamed with engineers and staff at HSN, then built the first such studio within a factory in the country, said Matthew Ryba, CEO of TWC Construction.
How does TV's leading brand of vitamins broadcast live Home Shopping Network (HSN) shows from their manufacturing facility without disrupting operations? The company turned to TWC, Inc., a Henderson based commercial construction firm, to design and build a fully operational "fishbowl" studio within the highly-regulated hygienic factory itself. The live-broadcast studio, which is the first of its kind installed in a manufacturing space, is located at the ProCaps Labs headquarters in Henderson, Nevada.
Groundbreaking celebration and ceremony for TWC Construction client, VSR Industries in Henderson, NV
Las Vegas Review Journal, 2D Business Section. Photo of Colton Vollmann of VSR Industries on new building site with TWC Construction rendering.
Henderson, NV (KTNV) -- A Henderson company is helping fuel the local economy. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Wednesday, commemorating the third VSR Industries campus.
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November 19, 2014 Las Vegas Review Journal, 2D "In Brief Section" Business - "Groundbreaking Set for Today." "VSR Industries to expand with 28,000 square foot factory." VSR Industries (VSR), manufacturers of specialized, high security gaming locks will break ground on a new 28,000 square foot lock production factory today. The company has named Henderson-based TWC Construction Inc. (TWC) as general contractor for this significant new project. This is the third building the companies have partnered on in the Southern Nevada region and brings the VSR campus to 150,000 square feet.
A local manufacturer of gaming-industry locks will break ground Wednesday on a plant expansion. VSR Industries is adding 28,000 square feet of lock-production space to its existing factory at 1743 Whitney Mesa Drive. It will be the third building on the company's Henderson campus, and it will bring VSR's total plant space to 150,000 square feet. Colt Vollmann, VSR's chief operating officer and chief financial officer, said the addition will make space for the expansion of the company's "rapidly growing" slot-cabinet manufacturing division. The contractor on the project is TWC Construction.
TWC Construction participates in ribbon cutting ceremony for pro bono client, The Shade Tree's new Serenity Room
ABC 13 Action News Broadcast coverage about The Shade Tree's Serenity Room, which TWC Construction assisted in building. TWC's Mark Wilmer and Amy Brisssette featured.
TWC Construction breaks ground on Prologis Corporate Center #19 in North Las Vegas. This project will be the first of its kind constructed in nearly a decade and one of the largest ever built in the region.
A Southern Nevada developer plans to build a warehouse that it says will be the area's largest speculative industrial project in years.
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Warehouse developer Prologis plans to build a 464,203-square-foot facility in North Las Vegas without any tenants lined up. Above, a rendering of the project.
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Prologis Las Vegas Corporate Center #19 construction commencement will be commemorated with an official Hard Hat Ground Breaking Ceremony and Celebration. Construction of this LEED certified, free standing concrete tilt-up development, measuring 464,203 square feet on 20.5 acres, has been awarded to Henderson, NV - based TWC Construction, Inc. This project will be the first of its kind constructed in nearly a decade and one of the largest ever built in the region.
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VSR Industries Building 3 Groundbreaking
On November 19, 2014, VSR Industries, manufacturers of specialized, high security gaming locks will broke ground on a new 28,000 square foot lock production factory in Henderson, NV. TWC Construction hosted the hard hat ground breaking celebration attended by local officials, business partners and media. This is the third building the companies have partnered on in the Southern Nevada region and brings the VSR campus to 150,000 square feet. Located at 1743 Whitney Mesa Drive, Henderson, Nevada.
Prologis Las Vegas Corporate Center #19 Groundbreaking
A press conference and official ground breaking ceremony took place on September 11, 2014 on the site of what was to become the largest commercial development of its kind in nearly a decade. Prologis Las Vegas Corporate Center #19 construction commencement was commemorated with an official hard hat ground breaking ceremony and celebration. Distinguished guests of honor included, John J. Lee – Mayor of North Las Vegas, senior executives from Prologis and TWC Construction.
Lake Industries Ribbon Cutting
The 29,784 SF tenant improvement for Lake Industries held it official Ribbon Cutting on January 19, 2012. In attendance was Nevada Governor Brian Sandovall, pictured alongside Mark Wilmer and Matt Ryba.
Turner Renewable Energy Announced
September 25, 2007 on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, Ted Turner made the announcement of Turner Renewable Energy entering the solar industry; with their first solar contract being performed for TWC Construction, who was building the largest Solar Covered Parking Array (698kW) in Nevada for ProCaps Laboratories. Pictured are Matt Ryba and Ted Turner.
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Jared Leto Lops Off Hand Hoping to Be Cast as Revolver Ocelot in Upcoming Metal Gear Movie
BY Mark Roebuck ON April 7, 2022
LOS ANGELES — Academy Award winning thespian Jared Leto's latest extreme devotion to his acting career has seen him voluntarily sever his own hand in an effort to get himself cast as Revolver Ocelot in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie.
"Yeah, what can I say, I guess I'm just an artist," said Leto, holding a wadded up dish towel to his bleeding stump. "A lot of people merely study the lines and go out there and pretend in front of the camera. Not me. I live it. Doesn't even matter that I haven't officially been cast yet, I'm sure this is going to work. Just like the time I mailed anal beads and condoms to everyone on The Suicide Squad to make sure I cemented my place as the Joker."
Fans of Leto's are hoping that the maneuver isn't for naught.
"I can really see him killing it as Revolver Ocelot," said Terry Cooper, a self-described Leto superfan. "But wow man, he really lopped that fucker off, huh? So even if he gets the part, that's that? He's really one of a kind man. A lot of people thought he sounded like a total dipshit when they found out he was screeching the production of Morbius to a halt by insisting he pretend to limp his ass all the way to the bathroom several times a day, but not me. I know a once in a lifetime performer when I see one."
Metal Gear filmmakers insist that they did not encourage or sanction this activity at all.
"Oh my god, he did what?" asked Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the director attached to the project, which has been in development for years. "I mean, I'm not even sure if we're gonna use Revolver Ocelot in the movie, you know? There's no script. And I mean look, his last movie sort of turned into a meme largely over how absurd his reputation is. I think we're gonna avoid him at all costs and wish him the best with his recovery. I'm not sure why a man of his means didn't have the procedure professionally done at the very least."
As of press time, Jared Leto was cryptically tweeting images of Captain Hook.
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