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"Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity."
I've just come back from seeing "Sinister". What a pile of crap!!!
My overwhelming feeling right now is a mixture of anger and disappointment which I can barely put into words, not that it's going to stop me trying. Honest to God, if this is what mainstream horror movies have come to, it's time to give up on the genre completely.
I went into "Sinister" completely cold. I hadn't read any reviews or even watched the trailer. When I was setting up this post beforehand with the trailer and the picture of Ethan Hawke below, I still didn't accidentally spoil anything for myself. All I knew was that it was directed by the same Scott Derrickson who directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and that it had Ethan Hawke in it. I had no idea what the plot was, who any of the supporting cast were, or what kind of horror movie it was supposed to be. Hell, I didn't even know what MPAA rating it had.
To cut a long story short, I saw this movie for free at my local cinema. I went to the 10.35pm screening to avoid the kids and their cellphones, and got lucky there because only 10 other people were watching the movie with me. My first thoughts were, "Oh, this doesn't seem to be very popular. Maybe everyone went to see Looper or Frankencock instead." I now wish that I had gone to see something else too.
My next thought as the movie started was, "Couldn't they afford a lighting crew?" "Sinister" was so dark that I desperately wanted to adjust the brightness and contrast. Unfortunately, this was a movie theatre and I had no access to such controls. Then it dawned on me that it was probably meant to look this way to cover up the lack of budget. If the producers spent more than $10,000 on this whole sorry excuse for a horror movie, they were robbed.
Basically, "Sinister" almost bored the living piss out of me. I say almost because after drinking a Monster and at least a litre of icy cold Coke, it obviously had an unfair advantage to do so which I had to fight against for the last 20 minutes of the film. Still, for the first 30 or 40 minutes, "Sinister" was so dull and thick with unnecessary padding that I wanted to walk out. I almost fell asleep twice in that time too.
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|I had the same expression on my own face throughout.
Ethan Hawke is totally miscast in "Sinister" and his character is horribly one-dimensional. I would like to say two-dimensional, but there's not enough to earn it other than inconsistencies. He's a true-crime writer who is more interested in fame and money than his family, and he doesn't really do anything except watch a box full of old Super 8 movies while drinking whisky until he starts to see Gene Simmons (or another member of KISS with the same kind of make-up) appearing at the end of each reel. You know a horror movie is bad when the main character is watching silent Super 8 movies accompanied by an ambient sound track with a deafeningly loud bang at the end.
In the background, Ethan's character (whose name I didn't catch or care about) has an English wife who isn't English enough to know that the correct term for someone being hanged is "hanged" not "hung" (which isn't corrected by our "famous writer" either!), a very long-haired son called Trevor (Trevor!!!) who looks like a girl and has nightmares, and a psychic daughter who paints on the walls of her bedroom. Hmmmm, talk about dysfunctional! No need to wonder why they have no chemistry with each other since it's intentionally written into the plot! Just smell the cannon fodder!
It's all so predictable. The KISS demon (Mr. Boogie or "Booger" as far as I could tell) is bound and determined to get everybody just like all the other victims in the home movies. It's simply a case of when and how. It's not much of a plot but admittedly still acceptable to the masses when done correctly or doesn't wimp out at the end.
Even with the telegraphed "pop-up from nowhere" jump scares and ridiculously loud noises, I sat in the cinema stony-faced but weeping on the inside that I was watching this generic dreck. Given the insane amount of similarities between "Sinister" and "Insidious", I suppose I should've been thankful that Darth Maul wasn't in this. I don't think the budget stretched to buying the mask after spending so much on cheap Hallowe'en make-up from Dollar Tree for all the ghostly kids who were lurking around the house.
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The only outstanding moment came with the appearance of "Deputy So-and-so". I kid you not, that is the character's name even to the point that it's shown to be listed as such on Ethan Hawke's iPhone. Oh yes, product placement meant that he just had to have an iPhone and a MacBook. Much use was made of them too, but I'm still not going to buy one.
Deputy So-and-so is so well played that I just had to look up the actor's name on the IMDb when I came home. I'm still none the wiser now that I know it's James Ransome because I've never seen him in anything before. It's a really well written role though and somewhat amusing. Not quite as amusing as seeing hanged people dancing at the end of their ropes, but I digressed. Deputy So-and-so is also very likeable which makes a huge contrast to everyone else. It's a pity there isn't enough of him to save the film.
I can't say that Ethan Hawke is bad in "Sinister" except that his range really only extends to wearing a cardigan, looking worried and painfully hiding his eyes from the scenes of brutality which he's watching. That irritated me. Not only would you expect a true-crime writer to be hardened to such things, but all the money shots of potential goriness were pulled by turning the camera back to his wincing fizzog. In fairness, the same thing happened in "8MM" (1999), but it's lame stuff and hardly worthy of an R-rating.
Forget any bullshit about using your imagination (or the "old school" suspense and thrills which "Sinister" has precious little of), with no swearing, nudity or extreme gore, I thought I was watching a PG-13!!! I was very surprised when I checked the IMDb to find out that I hadn't been! Studio interference which ran out of time and didn't work in their favour? You betcha. It serves them right for intentionally trying to make greedy, money-grabbing, kiddified products in the first place.
I'm not going to spoil the ending for you, but let me just say that the punchline falls flat by sauntering on to spell out what was going on for the hard-of-understanding who might not have picked up the in-your-face clues. I haven't felt so patronised or condescended to ever. That really takes some doing because I'm blond and I get that a lot. I also know that my tenses have been all over the place, but whatever. I'm still angry!
Since I know that you'll all go and watch "Sinister" no matter what I say, I'll just urge you to reconsider it and save your money for "Paranormal Activity 4" instead. Better yet, wait for "Texas Chainsaw 3D", "Mama" or whatever the name of the new Arnold Schwarzenegger movie is which was shown in the trailers before "Sinister". I'm not saying this to be mean or to get a rise out of people. "Sinister" really is an absolute turd.


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In our last article on the marijuana industry, we discussed the risks of doing business and why many just say, "no." The obvious counterpoint to playing it safe is the untapped potential of a promising industry still in its infancy. It's much like a new-age gold rush,...read more
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Jamie Lerner, President of Cloud Systems & Solutions at Seagate said, "Organizations are looking for cost-effective ways to harness data and create actionable information. Seagate is bringing an open approach to the Intelligent Information Infrastructure program. We are applying our experience working with cloud service providers worldwide to create systems and solutions that manage next generation workloads with the scale, performance and economy aligned to business needs."
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Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed who he is tipping to replace retired midfielder John Obi Mikel.
Mikel announced his retirement on Thursday after leading the Super Eagles to bronze medal finish at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Rohr said he wants young players in his squad and revealed that Semi Ajayi could play in Mikel's midfield role.
"We have to search for new midfielders now. We have Semi Ajayi who was part of our initial 25 man list for this competition but didn't make the final 23. He could come and play in defensive midfield. There are other young players, but it all depends on what they are doing in their clubs."
Rohr added: "We don't have players in Champions League clubs. We have some good players playing in second division in Germany and England. We only have two playing in England regularly, but Alex Iwobi is not all the time starting player at Arsenal, and Ndidi, yes in Leicester but it's not a very big club.
"So I think we have to work hard to find the players who can replace Obi Mikel or the other ones we have in the team now." He concluded.
Mikel earned 89 caps for Nigeria, scored six goals and 12 assists in the process and was part of the African Cup Nations winning team in 2013.
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August 10, 2017
Although its prominence has been irrefutable for at least 40 years now, the mid-season, non-waiver, dump 'em while you can still get something for 'em trade deadline has never generated more sheer noise even as this year's rendition proved to be mainly just the usual sound and fury.
Once again, only a fraction of the epic capers being hotly rumored in the long run-up came to pass. But then most of the feverish speculation that annually precedes the end of July swap-shop is the invention of baseball scribes indulging their favorite fantasy, which is loosely titled, "If Only I Were the General Manager, Instead of That Stiff Ownership Has Stuck Us With."
Bluster and gamesmanship, and fancy and willful deception are all vital components of this curious game within the game. Which hardy suggests nothing of consequence has happened. This season's landscape may not have been radically altered by deadline doodling, but it has been shaved, trimmed. It's likely that some team has clinched a playoff berth with a move lightly regarded when made. Even higher is the probability that a couple of clubs out there will curse themselves when all's said and done for the move not taken.
So who won, or lost, was smart or dumb, out-witted the pack, or got snookered? If only it were that simple.
Among those who likely did well are your Red Sox. Adding nimble utility man Eduardo Nunez and spot reliever Addison Reed at negligible cost were sharp moves, modest refinements precisely where most needed. Some of GM Dombrowski's earlier, less clever moves, stripping the franchise of valuable trading chips, will be considered beside the point if Nunez and Reed guarantee a long post-season run. And they just may have. Allegedly, Dombrowski was sorely tempted by the Todd Frazier–David Robertson package that ended up in New York but balked at the price. He's better off with Nunez & Reed, wise touch-ups where surgery was unnecessary.
As for the Yankees, they stole the show this year and may live to regret it. Their furious deadline moves – oddly inspired by a modest surge on the heels of a horrible tailspin – stole a lot of headlines and had pundits who should know better proclaiming the birth of another pin-striped dynasty. If only it were that simple!
It has been said that the Yankees have become so miraculously deep in farm system riches they can disperse five premium prospects for a couple of relievers, an over-the-hill third baseman, and a nice pitcher with lots of physical questions. Although a curious notion, it instantly became conventional wisdom as the Bombers were making their deadline high dive. It only took about a week for doubt to devour the euphoria.
Because it's nonsense, a rather reckless fling of the dice. No team can justify such a crapshoot, least of all one seriously committed to rebuilding.
You hold such chips until you're ready for the finishing touches. This Yankee team wasn't there yet, the on-going regression of their young slugging boppers – Brothers Judge, Sanchez, Frazier et al. – being only the latest telling evidence. It says here they'd have been better off exercising more patience.
None of which diminishes what a stunner New York's trade with Oakland, acquiring the stylish but possibly fragile little right-hander Sonny Gray, truly was. Frankly, one can't recall any baseball deal quite comparable. That the redoubtable Billy Beane, boss of the A's, willingly accepted two highly touted but seriously injured and otherwise unproven prospects in the package for his most tradeable asset defies imagination. Beane, after all is "'Mr. Moneyball," supposedly the smartest kid on the block. On the other hand, in the matchup of Beane and Brian Cashman whom would you bet on? What does Beane know about Gray? That may be the question.
In the meantime, we can put aside all the rash talk – much of it coming from Fenway – about how the fabled Red Sox-Yankees relationship, which has cooled of late, is about to heat up. Of course, that was before Boston gained four games on New York in five days, instantly deflating New York's trade-deadline bubble. In a season so long and convoluted, it's amazing how much difference a couple of days can make.
Elsewhere in the vast Baseball Republic, teams that ostensibly helped themselves include the oddly wayward Cubs, who juiced up their pitching (Theo Epstein never sleeps); the Diamondbacks, who might have nailed down a wild-card berth; and the Dodgers, the one team that needed no help and becomes a veritable embarrassment of riches by making Yu Darvish their staff's seventh quality starter.
On the other hand, teams that ostensibly messed up royally include the Washington Nationals, a loaded team that still lacks a certified closer and once again failed to do anything about it; and the Houston Astros, who've been the class of the AL but suddenly lack sufficient pitching. They settled for a left-handed journeyman with an ERA touching 6.00. Good luck!
But in the end, all such chatter may be academic. The overwhelming consensus holds that the Dodgers are unbeatable, a notion reinforced by their recent surge in winning 43 of their last 50 games (as of this writing).
The last team to do that was the 1912 New York Giants of Mathewson, Marquard and John J. McGraw, who lost the World Series to your own Boston Red Sox of Speaker, Hooper and Smokey Joe Wood.
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An analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientsts finds that 93 percent of climate info on Fox News prime time and 81 percent on the Wall Street Journal Opinion pages is misleading. Steve Mirsky reports.
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As giant hail nuts were hitting my house yesterday, I had a couple of immediate questions: 1) How pissed are people who are walking home right now? 2) Oh no -- does that dang Chihuly exhibit have inflatable emergency umbrellas that immediately blow up around the exhibit when shitty weather shows up? Because if not: crap time.
So, this morning, I went to the Dallas Arboretum to see if all the Chihuly stuff was okay. The guy at the gate said, "One of the pieces suffered some damage, but everything else is fine."
And it was true. Somehow, even though there was all that giant hail at The Arbo last night, these huge glass sculptures seemed completely okay. I had to talk to the exhibit to find out how it weathered the crazy storm so awesomely.
Me: Hey, Chihuly Exhibit. I know you're probably a little stressed out from last night's storm-- that must've freaked you out. I have a few questions for you, though, if you can handle answering them right now. How did it feel being out there in the hail storm, all fragile and alone? Chihuly Exhibit:
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Me: So-- you feel like you came out of this storm pretty oka-- Chihuly Exhibit:
Me: Wow. Okay. Not sure why your giant glass middle fingers have to be involved in this conversation. Rude. But -- when you think about times in your life that you've been hit by hail--
Me: Ooooookay, we're done.
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Betts, Andy (2009) Refocusing the Care Programme Approach (CPA): a learning resource for care coordinators. Trainer's manual. [Learning Resource]
Carlin, Alexandra (2018) Wound care in older adults. British Journal of Community Nursing, 23 (S12). s18-s22. ISSN 1462-4753
Carlin, Alexandra and Chesters, Anna (2019) Future of Specialist Practice Qualifications in district nursing for band 6 leadership roles. British Journal of Community Nursing, 24 (1). pp. 10-15. ISSN 1462-4753
Davy, Zowie and Quinn, Casey and Wilson, Helen and Togher, Fiona and Siriwardena, A Niroshan (2011) Quantitative versus qualitative notions of validity: investigating the validity of PSYCHLOPS as a patient outcome measure in trials of insomnia and sleep problems. In: 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the SAPC, 6-8 July 2011, University of Bristol, Bristol.
Dexter, Laura J. and Teare, M. Dawn and Dexter, Matthew and Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Read, Robert C. (2012) Strategies to increase influenza vaccination rates: outcomes of a nationwide cross-sectional survey of UK general practice. BMJ Open, 2 (3). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2044-6055
Dickson, Jon M. and Asghar, Zahid, B. and Siriwardena, A. Niroshan (2018) Pre-hospital ambulance care of patients following a suspected seizure: a cross sectional study. Seizure, 57 . pp. 38-44. ISSN 1059-1311
Green, Heidi. A and Wiseman, Janice and Jackson, Christine (2018) Community care clinicians' experiences and perceptions of Waterlow pressure ulcer risk assessment. Journal of Tissue Viability, 27 (4). pp. 199-202. ISSN 0965-206X
Howard, David (2009) Stress, relaxation and rest. In: Nursing knowledge and practice: foundations for decision making [3rd ed.]. Elsevier, London, pp. 201-226. ISBN 9780702029400
Kane, Ros (2005) Providing sexual health services in England: meeting the needs of young people. PhD thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Kane, Ros and Davy, Zowie and Siriwardena, Niro (2011) Providing sexual health services in a rural GP setting: a case study example from England. In: 5th UDINE-C International Scientific Conference: Developing a focus for nursing through better understanding and implementation of safety, productivity and quality improvement, 25-17 May 2011, Belgrade, Serbia.
Lillie, AK and Corcoran, M and Hunt, Katie and Wrigley, A and Read, S (2018) Encountering Offenders in Community Palliative care settings: Challenges for care provision. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 24 (8). pp. 368-375. ISSN 1357-6321
McKinnon, John (2009) Power in the nurse patient relationship: messages from narrative. In: Comrha International Reflective Practice Conference, 24 - 26 June 2009, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Mckinnon, John (2018) Concordance: What it is and what it is not. In: Tissue Viability Society National Conference, 25th and 26th April 2018, Newcastle.
Mckinnon, John (2016) Reflection for nursing life: principles, process and practice. Routledge, Oxon. ISBN 9781138787582, 9781138787599, 9781315766324
Mckinnon, John (2016) Strategies for concordance in wound care. In: Wound Expo 2016, 7 - 8 September 2016, International Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
Middlemass, Jo and Vos, Jolien and Siriwardena, A. Niroshan (2017) Perceptions on use of home telemonitoring in patients with long term conditions – concordance with the Health Information Technology Acceptance Model: a qualitative collective case study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17 (89). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1472-6947
Nelson, David and Kane, Ros and Mcgonagle, Ian and Jackson, Christine and Turner, Paul (2019) A rural-urban comparison of cancer-related self-efficacy in people living with cancer (PLWC) post-treatment. In: Polish Nursing Research, 12-14 September 2019, Lublin, Poland.
Ramm, Dianne and Kane, Ros (2011) A qualitative study exploring the experiences and emotional responses of female community continence link workers and female patients in relation to performing clean intermittent self-catheterisation. In: 5th UDINE-C International Scientific Conference: Developing a focus for nursing through better understanding and implementation of safety, productivity and quality improvement, 25-27 May 2011, Belgrade, Serbia.
Redsell, Sarah A. and Bedford, Helen and Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Collier, Jacqueline and Atkinson, Philippa (2010) Exploring communication strategies to use with parents on childhood immunisation. Nursing Times, 106 (19). pp. 19-22. ISSN 0954-7762
Serrant-Green, Laura (2010) Community nursing must shed its non-technical image. Nursing Times, 106 (13). p. 20. ISSN 0954-7762
Serrant-Green, Laura (2011) Influences on health and the causes of ill health across the lifespan. In: Nursing for public health: promotion, principles and practice. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199561087
Siriwardena, A Niroshan and Gillam, Stephen (2010) The Quality and Outcomes Framework – transforming the face of primary care in the UK. In: RCGP 2010 Annual Conference, 7-9 October 2010, Harrogate International Centre.
Siriwardena, A Niroshan and Tilling, Michelle and Ward, Kate and Togher, Fiona (2010) Using mixed methods for evaluating the effect of a quality improvement collaborative for management of sleep problems presenting to primary care. In: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 20-23 April 2010, The Nice Acropolis, Nice, France.
Siriwardena, A. Niroshan (2017) Chronic insomnia: assessment and advice are essential. Guidelines in Practice, 19 (12). pp. 33-44. ISSN 1464-6420
Siriwardena, A. Niroshan (2012) Experimental methods in health research. In: Researching health: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods [2nd ed.]. Sage, London, pp. 263-279. ISBN 9781446252277
Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Dexter, Laura J. and Teare, M. Dawn and Dexter, Matthew and Read, Robert C. (2012) Seven steps for improving influenza vaccination rates in risk-groups: findings from a national cross sectional survey in UK general practice. In: SAPC 41st Annual Scientific Meeting, 2-4 October 2012, United Kingdom.
Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Middlemass, Jo B. and Ward, Kate and Wilkinson, Carol (2009) Drivers for change in primary care of diabetes following a protected learning time educational event: interview study of practitioners. BMC Medical Education, 8 (4). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1472-6920
Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Tilling, Michelle and Togher, Fiona and Orner, Roderick and Ward, Katy and Dewey, Michael (2010) Resources for Effective Sleep Treatment (REST): case study of engaging general practice teams to improve the quality of care for patients presenting with sleep problems. In: Society for Academic Primary Care - Annual Scientific Meeting, Wednesday 7th - Friday 9th July 2010, University of East Anglia.
Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Togher, Fiona and Tilling, Michelle and Harrison, Andrew and Dyas, Jane and Middleton, Hugh and Orner, Roderick and Sach, Tracey and Dewey, Michael (2011) Effectiveness of an educational intervention for general practice teams to deliver problem focused therapy for insomnia: pilot cluster randomised trial. In: 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the SAPC, 6-8 July 2011, University of Bristol, Bristol.
Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Ward, Katy and Tilling, Michelle and Ward, Katy and Togher, Fiona and Orner, Roderick and Dewey, Michael (2010) Qualitative study of the effect of a quality improvement collaborative for better management of sleep problems presenting to primary care. In: Society of Academic Primary Care: Annual Scientific Meeting, Wednesday 7th - Friday 9th July 2010, University of East Anglia.
Snooks, Helen A. and Anthony, Rebecca and Chatters, Robin and Dale, Jeremy and Fothergill, Rachael and Gaze, Sarah and Halter, Mary and Humphreys, Ioan and Koniotou, Marina and Logan, Phillipa and Lyons, Ronan and Mason, Suzanne and Nicholl, Jon and Peconi, Julie and Phillips, Ceri and Phillips, Judith and Porter, Alison and Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Smith, Graham and Toghill, Alun and Wani, Mushtaq and Watkins, Alan and Whitfield, Richard and Wilson, Lynsey and Russell, Ian T. (2017) Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER) 2: a cluster randomised trial and systematic review of clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of new protocols for emergency ambulance paramedics to assess older people following a fall with referral to community-based care when appropriate. Health Technology Assessment, 21 (13). pp. 1-218. ISSN 1366-5278
Tilling, Michelle and Apekey, Tanefa and Qureshi, Zubair and Christmas, Jane and Dyas, Jane and Middleton, Hugh and Orner, Roderick and Siriwardena, A. Niroshan (2010) Designing an intervention for improving primary care management of sleep problems (REST: Resources for Effective Sleep Treatment). In: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 22-25 April, 2008, Le Palais des Congrès de Paris, France,.
Togher, Fiona and Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Flynn, John and Dewey, Michael (2011) Effect of a quality improvement programme on leadership, innovation and use of quality improvement methods in general practice. In: 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the SAPC, 6-8 July 2011, University of Bristol, Bristol.
Togher, Fiona and Tilling, Michelle and Bee, David and Siriwardena, A Niroshan (2010) Reducing inappropriate hypnotic prescribing using a quality improvement initiative in a rural practice. In: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 20-23 April 2010, The Nice Acropolis, Nice, France.
Togher, Fiona and Tilling, Michelle and Bee, Dr David and Siriwardena, Prof Niro (2010) Patient experiences of a quality improvement initiative to reduce inappropriate long term hypnotic prescribing in a rural practice. In: Society of Academic Primary Care: Annual Scientific Meeting, Wednesday 7th - Friday 9th July 2010, University of East Anglia.
Toze, Michael and Sisson, Kelly and George, Thomas and Ray, Mo (2019) Support for people with long-term neurological condition in rural English communities. British Journal of Community Nursing, 24 (5). ISSN 1462-4753
Vos, Jolien and Gerling, Kathrin and Linehan, Conor and Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Windle, Karen (2018) Understanding care navigation by older adults with multimorbidity: mixed-methods study using social network and framework analyses. JMIR Aging, 1 (2). e11054. ISSN 2561-7605
Walker, Paul P. and Pompilio, Pasquale P. and Zanaboni, Paolo and Bergmo, Trine S. and Prikk, Kaiu and Malinovschi, Andrei and Montserrat, Josep M. and Middlemass, Jo and Šonc, Silvana and Munaro, Giulia and Marušič, Dorjan and Sepper, Ruth and Rosso, Roberto and Siriwardena, A. Niroshan and Janson, Christer and Farre, Ramon and Calverley, Peter M. A. and Dellaca', Raffaele L. (2018) Telemonitoring in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (CHROMED). A Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 198 (5). pp. 620-628. ISSN 1073-449X
Walsh, Nicki (2010) Dissemination of evidence into practice: opportunities and threats. Journal of Primary Health Care, 20 (3). pp. 26-30. ISSN 1172-6164
Walsh, Nicki (2011) The current status of diabetes professional educational standards and competencies in the UK: a position statement from the Diabetes UK Healthcare Professional Education Competency Framework Task and Finish Group. Diabetic Medicine, 28 (12). pp. 1501-1507. ISSN 0742-3071
Whittaker, Anne and Williams, Nigel and Chandler, Amy and Cunningham-Burley, Sarah and Mcgorm, Kelly and Mathews, Gillian (2016) The burden of care: a focus group study of healthcare practitioners in Scotland talking about parental drug misuse. Health and Social Care in the Community, 24 (5). e72-e8. ISSN 0966-0410


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You only get one shot at saying your last goodbye. On CR, when we would say goodbye to a city, we would go to a spot that overlooked the entirety of it and spend time reflecting on all we had learned there.
We said goodbye to Berlin from the top of the Reichstag, goodbye to Munich from the castles, goodbye to Interlaken as we fell from the plane (which provided a great aerial view of all the memories), goodbye to Cinque Terre from the roof of the hostel, goodbye to Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo, and goodbye to Rome from the Trevi Fountain. I never knew you could say goodbye to a place, but each small goodbye felt like the closing of a chapter. As the wheels lifted off the ground in Rome, I looked down at the city. I missed the place already, but I also missed the person who I was there. I knew that I would never be that exact same person again. Life would move on and continue to shape me into someone a little different.
So here we are, six months later, and it feels weird saying goodbye to CR for the final time from my dorm room in Fort Worth. For the past few days, I've been wrestling with how to say goodbye and how to write the final chapter, looking back on the three and a half week experience that will affect me for the rest of my life.
To start processing how to say goodbye, I've been reading my journal just a little bit at a time, and looking at the pictures and videos that go with each entry. Every time I close my journal, my cheeks stuck in a permanent smile, laughing about that time the conductor threw us off the night train while Nishu was yelling that we were in Finland, or the time we cannonballed into the river in Munich, or when we couldn't find the ausgang from the Residenz. I love to read my journal entries about the time we made a friend while touring the castles, laughed about the saxophone man in the bushes, and when I became Catholic.
All of these stories remind me of one of Jake and Jacob's favorite sayings on CR10- "We'll do anything once." This is within reason, of course, but it helped all of us get out of our comfort zones and try new things like eating schnitzel, laying out in the park, and going skydiving even when you're terrified of heights.
I'll do anything once, but I wish I could go on CR twice. I really wish I was Dr. P and could go eleven times. I want to jump back in my journal and relive everything again.
I can't though. I've said my six, small goodbyes, and my one, big goodbye, and I'm still coming to terms with this blog post being another goodbye.
However, the more I think about it, once is enough. CR changed me forever; I am not the same girl who boarded the plane in Arkansas with a 49.9 lb suitcase. CR10 gave me memories and stories that will last forever. CR10 gave me sixteen people who I call familia. I love these people and I have their back, always, as I know they have my back, always. Now that we're back at TCU I don't see my people nearly as much as I wish that I did. I wish we could be together all day every day, like CR, but the craziness of life happens. In the middle of life happening though, I know they're always there for me, as I am always there for them. My people are leaders in all areas of campus, brilliant thinkers, and rays of sunshine that make my day so much brighter when I see them. They're peace in the middle of chaos, and a steady reminder that I am known and loved by them.
CR10, we did it once, but we'll keep it with us forever. CR11, it's all yours now and you can only do it once.


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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
Built at Midland, Ont., she was commissioned at Quebec City on 29 Sep 1944, Stellarton arrived at Halifax late in Oct 1944 and sailed for Bermuda early in Nov 1944 to work up. She left Bermuda on 04 Dec 1944 for St. John's, where she joined EG C-3 and on 04 Jan 1945, sailed to pick up her first convoy, HX.329. She was employed for the rest of the war as a mid-ocean escort, and left Londonderry for the last time on 21 May 1945 to join ON.304. Only 01 Jul 1945 she was paid off and placed in reserve at Sorel until 1946, when she joined the Chilean navy as Casma. She was paid off in 1967 and broken up in 1969.
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Our weekend Navigation and SatNav Courses are accredited and incremental, to help you individually build your knowledge and skills, progressing to the next level at your own pace.
Maybe you want to just to meet some friendly people, have some fun and improve your skills at the same time?
Can't spare a whole weekend? Then just choose our one day taster or one day improver courses instead.
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Foundation Navigation
Foundation courses are for people new to Navigation or have never been really comfortable or confident with the basics of map and compass work. Or, maybe you have done some low level walks and want to consolidate what you know before walking in more difficult areas.
Course Objective – To learn to navigate confidently in lowland and popular hillwalking areas.
Intermediate Navigation
Intermediate courses are for those with basic knowledge and experience, but want to improve their navigation, perhaps to take on more challenging walks, areas, or countries. Maybe you are comfortable in good weather but are worried when in bad weather and poor visibility, and want to feel more confident.
Course Objective – To learn to navigate competently in wild train in reasonable conditions.
Advanced Navigation
Advanced courses are for experienced Navigators comfortable with most areas of navigation but want to perfect their skills, perhaps navigate at night, want to lead others, or navigate in featureless areas in poor visibility and in difficult terrain.
Course Objective – To learn to navigate proficiently in wild terrain in severe weather conditions.
Nav Taster Day
Our Nav Taster Day is for people new to navigation who want to learn the essentials in a single day.
This is ideal for people seeking an introduction to navigation and covers most of the core skills of our Foundation level course.
(One day taster courses cover learning points on the hill the same as the Foundation level, but without the second day of practice and assessment that a two day Foundation level course has)
Course Objective – To learn to navigate safely using basic map and compass skills and techniques.
Nav Improver Day
Our Navigation Improver Day is ideal for people who know the basics, but want to learn new techniques and develop further, in a one day course.
The Navigation Improver Day covers most of the core elements of our Intermediate Level course on the hill in a single day, but without the second day of practice and assessment that the Intermediate Level course has.
Course Objective – To consolidate existing skills, learn new navigation techniques, and build confidence to safety explore more remote terrain.
Basic SatNav / GPS
Our Basic Sat Nav course is an ideal introduction to GPS/Satnav is for people who have not used a GPS before to those who have done some basics, but are not yet comfortable with using the GPS/Satnav device or Smartphone app, or the mapping software, or do not yet know most of its features and capability.
This is ideal for Hillwalkers to Geocachers, or for professionals seeking an introduction.
Course Objective – To learn how to set up a SatNav App or Device and to use it to navigate safely
Advanced Sat Nav
Our Advanced GPS/Sat Nav course if for people comfortable with most GPS/Satnav functionality, but want to perfect their skills and reach the highest levels of understanding.
Perhaps you want to lead groups, are a Teacher/Trainer or Police Search Manager, or you are a Hillwalker or Mountaineer that wants to fully understand GPS/Sat Nav for expedition planning.
You can enter the Advanced course directly if you wish.
We recommend you do not solely rely on SatNav devices for your only method of navigation, so we include fundament map and compass skills on our Satnav courses so you can confirm what your Satnav is telling you, or stay safe if your Satnav device fails.
Course Objective – To learn to use the advanced features of a SatNav App or Device to navigate, manage searches and for dynamic mapping.
Night Navigation
Night Navigation is included for a few hours in the Advanced Navigation course. But our Night Navigation course is a full two nights of navigation practice covering all the techniques for night nav and giving plenty of time to practice with your instructor and become comfortable navigating at night.
Additional elements are micro navigation at night, safe moving, night vision, estimating distance, height and gradients at night, as well as dealing with emergencies on the hill at night.
A significant amount of the course is learning to use small features at night across difficult terrains. Once you are comfortable with navigating at night, you will also be comfortable with some extreme weather conditions such as low cloud and dense fog. Anyone can be benighted, so our night navigation course is suitable for anyone walking in mountainous terrain. It is also ideal for Mountain Rescue team members to learn techniques for night rescue call outs.
(We recommend you stay over locally after the night nav course as you may be tired afterwards and so driving may not be advisable).
Course Objective – To learn to safely and comfortably navigate at night and in severe weather and poor visibility.
Specialist Courses
The Ultimate Navigation School runs professional development grade navigation and satnav courses, externally accredited, for specialists.
Course Objective – Contact us for details and the syllabus of specialist courses.
"Around 50% of all Mountain Rescue incidents begin with a navigational error. 24% of Special Forces selection failures are due to poor navigation."
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Lodro Rinzler
About The Teacher
Lodro is a practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhistlineage. He began meditating as a child and sat retreats as a teenager, even going as far as attending a silent month-long retreat during which he shaved his head and took monastic robes and vows.
When he left for college he received two heirlooms from his parents. From his father, a mala which he had used to recite mantras. From his mother, her father's flask. He utilized both greatly in the four years ahead. During that time Lodro became a Vajrayana student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. He also established Buddhist House, an eighteen person dorm at Wesleyan University which hosts a large meditation room. He began teaching meditation at that time.
After leaving college he was recruited to the position of the Executive Director of the Boston Shambhala Center. He began leading numerous workshops at meditation centers and college campuses throughout the United States. Lodro served as the Head of Development for Shambhala internationally before founding the Institute for Compassionate Leadership.
His column, What Would Sid Do, appears regularly on the Huffington Post and the Interdependence Project and his writing has appeared in Shape Magazine, Real Simple Magazine, the Shambhala Sun, Buddhadharma, and the Good Men Project.
He is the author of four books: The Buddha Walks into a Bar…, Walk Like a Buddha, The Buddha Walks into the Office…, and Sit Like a Buddha.
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WideOpen: Excellence in Photography
The inaugural WideOpen photo exhibition, which celebrates all forms of photography, is a collaboration between the SONY Corporation, Ohio University's School of Visual Communication, Ohio University's College of Fine Arts, and the Dairy Barn Arts Center. This international juried exhibition of photographic mastery originates in Athens, Ohio, a community that has a deep respect for the medium's impact and its own storied history of photography excellence and innovation on an international stage.
Submissions are now closed. NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE WAS SENT ON JULY 16, 2018. Contact email@example.com if you have any questions.
Amanda Abbott – Jonathan Adams – Lauren Bacho – Bill Berris – Jacqueline Bon – Cassidy Brauner
Anna Bruce – Kenner Bush – Robert Caplin – Max Catalano – Jonathan Chape – Robert Coomer
Connaught Cullen – Sanwal Deen – Ellie East – Melissa Farlow – Nicholas Fedak II – Beth Flick
Richard Greene – Elizabeth Haen – Sam Harnois – Brooke Herbert – Nicholas Hill – Jessa Janes
Maddie Jones – Jim Koenigsaecker – Lisa Kyle – William LeGoullon – Scott Marx – Ronnie McClure
Maurice Mufson – Andrew Musil – Ardine Nelson – Randy Olson – Joe Patronite – Doug Peterson
Lauren Pond – Betty Ranck – Steven Rhodes – Katherine Runevitch – Dirk Shadd – James Shirey
Marcia Shubert – Ben Siegel – Aaron Smith – Alex Snyder – Gregory Spaid – Stephanie Taiber
Douglas Taylor – Ross Taylor – Linda Teufel – Jesse Thorton – Kirsteen Titchener
Richard Tsong-Taatarii – Mariel Tyler – Barbara Vogel – William D. Wade – Dan Westergren
Paul Wilbur – Garett Wood – Ruth Worley – Joshua Zawiski
Molly Roberts is an award winning photography editor, consultant and photographer. With 25 years in the magazine and book publishing world, she has contributed to the look and content of award winning publications including the Washington Post Magazine, USA Weekend and Smithsonian Magazine print and web. Special Projects have included books such as "Picture This" by Tipper Gore, "Gods, Gold and Grandeur" by Paul Henry Walker and "The Outdoor America" series by National Geographic books. She has had the honor of being a juror for prestigious contests including POYi, Best of Photojournalism, Social Documentary Network and the National Magazine Awards. She has also participated in panel discussions and presentations about the current state of the photographic medium and the future of publishing at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, The Corcoran, Texas State University, PhotoNOLA and others. She has been an invited reviewer for Santa Fe Review, PhotoNOLA, Medium, The New York Times Review and Women Photojournalists of Washington. Roberts recently created a nonprofit organization with the dual goal of focusing attention on human rights issues in America and creating new audiences for important nonfiction photography projects on these subjects.
Brooke Shaden explores the darkness and light in people, and her work looks at that juxtaposition. As a self-portrait artist, she photographs herself and becomes the characters of dreams inspired by a childhood of intense imagination and fear. Being the creator and the actor, Brooke controls her darkness and confronts those fears. After studying films for years in college, she realized her love of storytelling was universal. She started photography then in 2008, excited to create in solitude and take on character roles herself. Brooke works from a place of theme, often gravitating toward death and rebirth or beauty and decay.
Ultimately, her process is more discovery than creation. She follows her curiosity into the unknown to see whom her characters might become. Brooke believes the greatest gift an artist has is the ability to channel fears, hopes and experience into a representation of one's potential.
While her images come from a personal place of exploration, the goal in creating is not only to satisfy herself; her greatest wish is to show others a part of themselves. Art is a mirror for the creator and the observer.
Brooke's passion is storytelling, and her life is engulfed in it. From creating self-portraits and writing to international adventures and motivational speeches, she wants to live a thousand lives in one. She keeps her curiosity burning to live a truly interesting story.
Brian Smith For the past 30 years, Brian Smith's iconic portraits of famous celebrities, athletes and executives have been used in advertising, by corporations and have graced the covers and pages of hundreds of magazines including Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Time, Forbes, New York Times Magazine, Elle and British GQ.
His first magazine photograph appeared in LIFE Magazine when Smith was a 20-year-old student at the University of Missouri. Five years later, Smith won the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography for his photographs of the Los Angeles Olympic Games. He was again a finalist for the Pulitzer for his photographs of Haiti in Turmoil. His photograph of Greg Louganis hitting his head on the diving board at the Seoul Olympics won first place in both World Press Photo and the Pictures of the Year competition.
His books include: Art & Soul, photographed in partnership with The Creative Coalition and Sony, pairs Smith's iconic portraits of celebrities from film, television, stage and music with their personal messages about the importance of funding the arts. Secrets of Great Portrait Photography shares his stories from his last 30 years photographing portraits of the famous and infamous; and Sony A7 Series: From Snapshots to Great Shots.
Brian Smith's work has been exhibited at the Library of Congress, American Museum of Natural History, Aperture Gallery, Chelsea Art Museum and the W Los Angeles. He's appeared on The X Factor, Israel Channel One and Fine Living Network. His awards include the Pulitzer Prize, American Photography, Communication Arts Photography Awards, World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year, Best of Photojournalism, One Eyeland People Photographer of the Year, American Photo magazine's New Faces in Photography, AltPick Awards and Photo District News Awards.
He's a Sony Artisan of Imagery, Profoto Legend of Light and X-Rite Master Coloratti. His work has been featured on the covers of the Photo District News and Professional Photographer and in Communication Arts, After/Capture, American Photo, Popular Photography, Digital Photo Pro, Emerging Photographer, Inside Edge, PDN and Rangefinder magazines. His photography assignments have taken him to six continents racking up four million air miles yet they have always brought him home to Miami Beach.
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Confirmed: Sony Gallery, New York City, New York (winners & selected works)
Over $10,000 in Cash and Prizes
- Best of Show, Sony Camera & Lens
- Terry and Lyntha Scott Eiler Award of Excellence
- Ohio University School of Visual Communication Award given to an Ohio University Alumni
- Travel Award to Hog Island
- Landscape Award
- The Human Condition Award
- Under 30 Award
- Over 65 Award
- Jurors Awards (3)
March 31 Call for Entry released
April 9 Entries open for artists' submission
June 27 Deadline for WideOpen submissions
July 20 Artists will be notified by July 20
August 3 Artist paperwork including workshop proposals due
September 10 Artwork due to The Dairy Barn Arts Center
September 28 Artist and Sponsor reception 4pm, Public reception 5-8pm
September 29 Artists talks, workshops by artists and vendors
November 18 WideOpen closes at the Dairy Barn Arts Center
December 3 WideOpen is available for tour
December 2020 Work is returned to artists. Sold work is shipped to new owner.
MATERIALS WideOpen: Excellence in Photography is a juried exhibition designed to celebrate all genres of the photographic image. We invite all photography by amateur and professional photographers. Submitted image(s) may be taken by digital or film camera. Altered images are eligible. WideOpen is open to amateur and professional photographers.
AUTHORSHIP Artists must be ages 18 and over. Works eligible for consideration must be the result of independent effort. The work must be an original design, not a copy or a variation on the original design of another artist working in any medium.
DATE OF WORK All entries must be NEW work – completed after January 1, 2013. The recent modification of an older or previously dated work does not make the work eligible unless the artist can produce documentation of significant differences between the original and the revised versions of the piece.
EXHIBITION AGREEMENT Submission of a work of art to this exhibition and the completion of the online entry process shall be understood to constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to all the conditions set forth.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE Artists will retain all copyrights to their work. Submitting to WideOpen grants The Dairy Barn Arts Center the rights to reproduce and distribute the images through print and electronic media for promotion of the exhibition and its entrants.
SUBMISSION Each artist may submit 3 pieces (including a single series of up to 5 images). You can submit by visiting WideOpenDairyBarn.ArtCall.Org
FEE The submission fee for 1-3 pieces before May 7, 2018 is $35. The submission fee for 1-3 pieces on or after May 7 is $45 payable on ArtCall, the submission system you will use for entering. Discounts for Students & Members of the Dairy Barn Arts Center are available.
ENTRY IMAGES Three (3) pieces will be accepted for consideration including one series with up to five images. Only jpeg files will be considered. The work should appear as you would wish it to be reproduced.
DIGITAL IMAGE FILE SPECIFICATIONS FILE TYPE: JPG. Be sure each file is a .jpg and carries the extension ".jpg". Acceptable resolution is 150 dpi. Images must be sized no larger than 2000 pixels on the longest side.
FILE NAMING: Each image file must be named as follows: "Title of Work.jpg". If submitting a series, files must be named as follows: "Series Title_1.jpg", "Series Title_2.jpg", etc. Do not include your name, initials, or any other personal identifying information in file name.
JURY PROCESS The jury is a "blind" jury, which means the jurors do not know the artists' names or locations. This year's jury panel is comprised of three photographers who demonstrate mastery in their respective style. These talented individuals will select artworks based on originality of concept, design, technique, and craftsmanship. Acceptance will be granted on the basis of submitted images.
NOTIFICATION All artists will be notified by July 20, 2018 following the jury process. All artist exhibition paperwork must be completed by August 10, 2018. The DBAC reserves the right to refuse work that is drastically different from what was digitally represented. Selected works will be on display at the Dairy Barn Arts Center, Sauber Gallery, September 29—November 18, 2018. WideOpen will be available for tour December 10, 2018 and will travel until December 2020.
DELIVERY AND RETURN OF WORK Artists are responsible for the shipping of their work to and from the Dairy Barn Arts Center. Accepted work must arrive framed. Acrylic glass must be used in frame. Do not ship glass. Once accepted, selected pieces must be shipped to arrive or be hand delivered between September 3-10, 2018 to:
The Dairy Barn Arts Center, WideOpen
8000 Dairy Lane
Athens, Ohio 45701
Artwork will be returned in the same container in which it was shipped. Please be certain your shipping container is sufficient, as it may be shipped internationally to WideOpen venues. Be sure to include a return shipping label with accepted shipped work. Do not send personal checks with estimated amount for postage. UPS or FedEx are our preferred couriers.
Dairy Barn Arts Center reserves the right to deny admission to any work that is drastically different than it appears in the submission.
ARTIST STATEMENT Once accepted, all artists are required to submit an artist's statement of no more than 80 words. This statement will appear in gallery materials. The Dairy Barn Arts Center will not publish more than 80 words per artist, and will not edit the statements.
INSURANCE Artists must provide retail and insurance value for each piece of accepted work. The insurance value is 65% of its fair market value or sale price. In the event of loss or damage, it will be the artist's responsibility to provide documentation concerning the value of the work and the extent of the claim. The Dairy Barn Arts Center will insure the artwork while it is in our gallery for the duration of the exhibition, but the artists are responsible for their own insurance during shipping to and from DBAC.
SALES Accepted artists are also welcome to sell up to five signed prints in our Gallery Shop. In the event of a sale, the artist will be paid 65% of the retail price listed. The Dairy Barn will retain a 35% commission on work sold during the exhibition at The Dairy Barn or any sale that results from mediation by Dairy Barn Staff. A work identified as For Sale (e.g. with an established retail price in U.S. Dollars) must maintain that status for as long as it is part of the active WideOpen exhibition. Artists whose work is not for sale (NFS) must indicate NFS and must list a valid insurance value in U.S. Dollars on submission form.
For questions contact Holly Ittel, Exhibitions Manager at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Paris, October 22, 2011
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HRH Prince Sultan forged ties of trust and friendship with France and gave our partnership, to which I am particularly committed, a new dimension. With his death, France loses a loyal, sincere friend.
Once again, I express my very heartfelt condolences to Your Majesty.
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Bridgewater State 28, Western New England 21
The Golden Bears opened up a quick 12-0 lead as freshman Nick Arborio (Berlin, Conn.) won by forfeit at 125 and senior Tim McLinden (Plaistow, N.H.) pinned Andrew Valdina (6:57) at 133. Devin Winn got Bridgewater State on the board with a 6-4 decision over sophomore Alex Starr (Lebanon, Conn.) at 141, but senior Lamont Wallace (New Rochelle, N.Y.) gave Western New England a 16-3 lead with his 8-0 major decision over Logan Larsen at 149.
The Bears won the next four bouts, however, to claim a 25-16 advantage heading into the final two contests. Senior Andrew Cole (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) won by technical fall over Jerome Williams at 197 to get the Golden Bears back to within four, but Tom Arseneault sealed the win for Bridgewater State with a 1-0 decision over sophomore Nick Fortini (Deer Park, N.Y.) in the heavyweight matchup.
Up Next
Western New England will be right back in action on Saturday at the Will Abele Invitational, hosted by Ursinus College in Collegevillle, Pennsylvania.


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Often referred to as the 9th island of Hawaii, Las Vegas is a hugely popular destination for Hawaii residents to visit. I used to love going to Las Vegas, so much so that between my 21st and 22nd birthday I traveled there five times! Unlike many of my friends I didn't go to Vegas for the clubs and nightlife; I went for the casino. I enjoyed playing at the tables. Blackjack and craps were my staples. I was fortunate to be somewhat lucky and to this day remain "up" despite many hours spent at the tables. While I don't visit Vegas very much these days, it's still a fun place to go and, of course, is a great city for food. So for this past 4th of July my family and I visited the strip once more.
After a red-eye flight from Honolulu we landed in Vegas at around 7:30 in the morning. We made our way to the rental car center and then headed off to the Palazzo. Once settled in we headed off to lunch.
As a Hawaii visitor to Vegas there are a couple of things that we're just expected to do. One, is to go to Trader Joe's (which we did later in the trip). And two, is to eat at In-N-Out. We arrived at about 11AM and the place was busy! It only got worse as we ate, to the point where people started hovering over tables to snatch them up as soon as customers stood up to leave. Of all the times I've visited In-N-Out, I have always ordered the double-double animal style and it never disappoints. I always have to wonder how these burgers can be so cheap, but so much better than other fast food establishments.
Once our need to eat was satiated we hit the casino at the Palazzo. Unlike previous trips I spent the entire trip playing on slot machines, mostly just for entertainment value than in the hopes of winning any money. Judy and I walked around the floor, playing the same machines side-by-side. While I hit a bit of a lucky streak on the last day of the trip, Judy was pretty consistently lucky getting small jackpots and bonus rounds to hit for her.
We also enjoyed a short show at the Palazzo: Human Nature Jukebox. The group was pretty good and the show itself was entertaining and high energy throughout. Not sure I'd sit through it again but it was worthwhile to see the performance at least once.
For this trip I had decided to finally have dinner at Joel Robuchon. Once rated with 3-Michelin stars, Joel Robuchon at the MGM Grand is one of the preeminent dining options on the strip. The grand degustation menu is an 18-course behemoth at $445 per person not including tax and gratuity.
We were initially seated in a small side room but asked to be moved to the main dining room which appeared to have much more comfortable seating and more favorable lighting conditions. Aesthetically the restaurant is everything you'd expect from a 3-Michelin star rating (although not an active rating since the Michelin guide no longer rates Vegas). Service was excellent and attentive. The food however, was underwhelming. Don't get me wrong the food was good, but it wasn't great. There weren't any "wow" moments that I've come to expect from my previous 3-star experiences. The meal was just… fine. This was disappointing not only for the price point, but also because I had such high expectations.
The meal was divided in various "services", each featuring two or three small dishes. I'd say that, if the Michelin guide were to re-rate Joel Robuchon Las Vegas today, it would probably be a 1-star. Maybe a 2-star for excellent service and ambiance, but it would be a weak 2-star based on my experiences.
Apart from dinner at the MGM and meals at our hotel, we also ventured out to the ARIA for a few bites. It was nice to try Herringbone in Las Vegas which will give me a good point of context for the upcoming Herringbone location in Waikiki.
While our highly anticipated dinner at Joel Robuchon was a bust, our weekend in Vegas was a great time. It was nice to spend time with family and to have no strict responsibilities for a few days. Las Vegas is a city that caters to its visitors needs and provides services round the clock, unconfined to the standard 9-5. I think that is a huge portion of Vegas' appeal to me nowadays. I can sleep to whenever, stay up to whenever, eat whenever, gamble whenever, etc.
Oh, and yes, we did come back with more money than we brought!


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An independently produced feature length financial thriller shot across 3 countries: Hong Kong, New York and Macau. Plot Outline A maverick New York hedgefund trader with uncanny analytic abilities moves to Hong Kong and orchestrates a mega-deal that swiftly escalates beyond his control. Starring Linus Roache (Law and Order, Batman Begins), Kenneth Tsang (Die Another Day, Rush Hour 2), Richard Ng, Michael Park (2010 Emmy Winner, As the World Turns), Derek Ting, Darren E. Scott, Kathy Uyen Directed By Simon Yin Written By Derek Ting, Young Cho Screenplay By Derek Ting, Simon Yin Executive Producers: JAH Lee, Jimmy Chie, Phillip Yin Producers: Derek Ting, Joyce Yung, Diana Footitt, Keith Lau, Donna Tsufura, Juyoung Park Website -> … [Read more...]
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