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Big Bad Wolves
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A series of brutal murders puts the lives of three men on a collision course: the father of the latest victim now out for revenge, a vigilante police detective operating outside the boundaries of law, and the main suspect in the killings - a religious studies teacher arrested and released due to a police blunder.
Cast:Lior AshkenaziRotem KeinanTzahi GradDov GlickmanMenashe NoyDvir Bendek
Directed and Written by:Navot PapushadoAharon Keshales
Boarding Gate
The new film from acclaimed and adventurous French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, BOARDING GATE is an erotic noir-thriller boasting an exciting international cast. Asia Argento plays sexy ex-prostitute Sandra, who is forced to flee London after a steamy S&M encounter with a debt ridden ex-lover (Michael Madsen) ends in violence. Fleeing to Hong Kong in search of a fresh start, she becomes involved with an attractive young couple, Lester (Carl Ng) and Sue (Kelly Lin), who promise to help her obtain papers and money. But nothing turns out as expected for Sandra, and she finds herself trapped in a sordid game of manipulation. An Official Selection of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
Directed byOlivier AssayasWritten byOlivier AssayasProduced by François MargolinCinematography by Yorick Le Saux Casting by Antoinette Boulat
Sandra Asia ARGENTOMiles Michael MADSENLester Carl NGSue Kelly LINLisa Joana PREISSAndrew Alex DESCASKay Kim GORDON
The Blood Lands
The Blood Lands is a back-to-basics suspense thriller that pitches the modern urbanite dream – starting a simple life in the country – against the possibility of a very different and terrifying reality...It's Ed and Sarah's first night at their new home – an isolated farmhouse on the Scottish borders. This should be a new beginning away from their stressful London lives. And at first it is; come sunset they fall in love all over again on a wander in the woods.But as darkness falls, Sarah suspects they're not alone, Ed goes to investigate and quickly, the evening becomes a nightmare. It suddenly dawns on them; they do not belong here. And they certainly aren't welcome either...
Cast:Pollyanna McIntoshLee WilliamsJoanne Mitchell Directed by:Simeon Halligan Produced by:Rachel Richardson-Jones Written by:Ian Fenton
The Canyon
A young police officer is transferred from Seoul to a small village in the countryside for duty when he jokingly checked the box to be deployed "anywhere." Arriving at the village, he encounters a bumbling police force who is working with a special detective to resolve some recent murders. As the bodies add up, it becomes clear that the gruesome deaths are attributed to a beast of an animal with a voracious appetite for human flesh. A famous hunter and his team are called in to track and destroy the man-eater. During their tracking expedition, they are confronted by a boar of massive size and strength, which they discover may be a result of experimentation during wartimes. Unprepared and unarmed for taking down the mutant creature, the group must disband as the hunters become the hunted.
Producer:Park Kyung-Duk
Director:Shin Jung-Won
Writer:Shin Jung-Won
Law student and all-around good guy Harper (Tye Sheridan – Mud, The Tree of Life) suspects his stepdad Vincent (Stephen Moyer – "True Blood") of causing the car crash that landed his mother in a coma. Drowning his sorrows in whiskey Harper ends up drinking with Johnny Ray (Emory Cohen – Brooklyn), a tough redneck who offers to "take care" of Vincent. Fueled by alcohol, Harper agrees. In the cold light of day, Johnny Ray, along with his stripper companion Cherry (Bel Powley – The Diary of a Teenage Girl), is more threatening and he won't take no for an answer when Harper protests that it was the whiskey talking. Realizing there is no way out, Harper heads to Vegas with his unlikely companions.
Cast: Tye Sheridan, Emory Cohen and Bel PowleyDirected by: Christopher Smith
Down Terrace
Father and son Bill and Karl, have just been released from jail, but all is not well in Down Terrace. Patriarchs of a small crime family, their business is plagued with infighting. Karl is sick of his old man's philosophizing and preaching, and Bill thinks Karl's dedication to the family is compromised by an estranged girlfriend. To make matters worse, there's an unidentified informant in their midst that could send them all to prison for a very long time.
Director:Ben Wheatley
Cast:Julia DeakinSara DeeRobert HillRobin Hill
Producer:Andy Starke
Writers:Robin HillBen Wheatley
Grand Piano
Tom Selznick (Elijah Wood) is the most talented pianist of his generation, but has stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public for a long awaited concert in Chicago. In a packed theater, in front of an expectant audience, Tom finds a message written on the score: "Play one wrong note and you die." In the sights of an anonymous sniper (John Cusack), Tom must get through the most difficult performance of his life and look for help without being detected.
Cast:Elijah WoodJohn CusackTamsin EgertonKerry BishéAlex WinterDirector:Eugenio Mira
HIGH-RISE stars Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. Laing quickly settles into high society life and meets the building's eccentric tenants: Charlotte (Miller), his upstairs neighbor and bohemian single mother; Wilder (Evans), a charismatic documentarian who lives with his pregnant wife Helen (Moss); and Mr. Royal (Irons), the enigmatic architect who designed the building. Life seems like paradise to the solitude-seeking Laing. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins to crumble and the building becomes a battlefield in a literal class war.
Directed by Ben Wheatley
Tom Hiddleston Jeremy Irons Sienna Miller Luke Evans Elizabeth Moss
Hobo with a Shotgun
A train pulls into the station – it's the end of the line. A hobo jumps from a freight car hoping for a fresh start in a new city. Instead, he finds himself trapped in an urban hell. This is a world where criminals rule the streets and Drake, the city's crime boss, reigns supreme alongside his sadistic murderous sons, Slick & Ivan. Amidst the chaos, the hobo comes across a pawn shop window displaying a secondhand lawn mower. He dreams of making the city a beautiful place and starting a new life for himself. But as the brutality continues to rage around him, he notices a shotgun hanging above the lawn mower... Quickly, he realizes the only way to make a difference in this town is with that gun in his hand and two shells in its chamber...
Starring:Rutger HauerGregory SmithMolly DunsworthBrian DowneyNick Bateman
Director:Jason Eisener
Producers:Rob CotterillNiv FichmanFrank Siracu
Higher Power
I Saw the Devil
I SAW THE DEVIL is a shockingly violent and stunningly accomplished tale of murder and revenge. The embodiment of pure evil, Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. On a freezing, snowy night, his latest victim is the beautiful Juyeon, daughter of a retired police chief and pregnant fiancée of elite special agent Soo-hyun. Obsessed with revenge, Soo-hyun is determined to track down the murderer, even if doing so means becoming a monster himself. And when he finds Kyung-chul, turning him in to the authorities is the last thing on his mind, as the lines between good and evil fall away in this diabolically twisted game of cat and mouse.
Starring:Byung-hun LeeGook-hwan JeonChoi Min-sikHo-jin Jeon
Director:Kim Jee-woon
Writer:Kim Jee-Woon
Producers:Kim Jee-Woon
The Job
When unemployed Bubba Brady (Patrick Flueger) gets a tip from a drifter named Jim (Ron Perlman) about a job offer by Perriman (Joe Pantoliano), Bubba's girl Joy (Taryn Manning) is thrilled – it means they can finally start a life. But the job is not as advertised; though the opportunity is real, Bubba will have to learn if he has the killer instincts to do what it requires. Based on Bitterman's award-winning play, The Job is a funny, frightening vision of a world not so far from our own.
Cast:Ron PerimanPatrick FluegerTaryn ManningJoe Pantoliano
Writer:Shem Bitterman
The Last Circus
Javier, a Sad Clown, finds work in a circus where he befriends an outlandish cast of characters, including the brutish Happy Clown, Sergio, who humiliates Javier daily in the name of entertainment. It is here that he meets Natalia, a gorgeous acrobat and abused wife of Sergio. Javier falls deeply in love with Natalia and tries to rescue her from her cruel and violent husband, unleashing Sergio's jealousy. With neither man willing to back down, this twisted love triangle evolves into a ferocious battle between Sad Clown and Happy Clown, escalating to unbelievable heights in this shocking, irreverent and unforgettable film.
Cast:Carlos ArecesAntonio de la TorreCarolina Bang
Director:Álex de la Iglesia
Writer:Álex de la Iglesia
Malice in Wonderland
Alice is an American law student in London. Knocked down by a cab, she wakes with amnesia in a world that's a million miles from home - Wonderland. We follow her adventures as she is dragged through an underworld filled with twisted individuals and the lowest low-lifes by the enigmatic cab drive Whitey (The White Rabbit). She needs to find out who she is, where she's from, and use what wits she has left to get back home in one piece.
Meeting Evil
When John Fleton, a depressed suburban family man and recently fired realtor, offers to help a stranger, Richie, with his car, John is sucked into a surreal, nightmarish murder spree that forces him to question everything about his life, his mode of behavior, and the very nature of evil...
Starring:Samuel L. JacksonLeslie BibbLuke Wilson
Director:Chris Fisher
A young affluent couple expecting their first child hits it off with the new couple that moves in downstairs, until a dinner party between them ends in a shocking accident. The new friends suddenly find themselves at odds and a reign of psychological terror begins. Starring Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter series) and David Morrissey ("The Walking Dead").
Cast:Clémence PoésyStephen Campbell MooreDavid MorrisseyLaura BirnDirected by:David FarrWritten by:David FarrProduced by:Nikki Parrott
Outrage: Way of the Yakuza
In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese underworld. The rival bosses seek to rise through the ranks by scheming and making allegiances sworn over saké. Long-time yakuza Otomo has seen his kind go from elaborate body tattoos and severed fingertips to becoming important players on the stock market. Theirs is a never-ending struggle to end up on top, or at least survive, in a corrupt world where there are no heroes, but constant betrayal and vengeance.
Starring:Takeshi KitanoKippei ShiinaRyo Kase
Director:Takeshi Kitano
Writer:Takeshi Kitano
Editor:Takeshi Kitano
The Perfect Sleep
In a timeless city, a man with no name returns to the violent, brutal domain of assassins he left ten years before. There is no discernible reason for him to come back, save one: Porphyria, the girl he grew up with; the love of his life; the one thing he has ever wanted; the one thing he can never have.
Rites of Passage
Nathan (Ryan Donowho), an anthropology student, invites a few of his classmates and their professor (Stephen Dorff) to his family's abandoned ranch—once a sacred Chumash burial ground—to recreate an ancient ceremony. There they meet Nathan's psychotic older brother Benny (Wes Bentley) and drug fueled Delgado (Christian Slater). The students then embark on a rite of passage that no one will ever forget.
Starring:Wes BentleyKate MaberlyChristian SlaterStephen DorffRyan Donowho
Directed by:W. Peter Iliff
Written by:W. Peter IliffRichard Halsey
Two journalists set out to document their friend's journey to reunite with his estranged sister. They track her to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the remote world of "Eden Parish," a self-sustained rural utopia composed of nearly two hundred members and overseen by a mysterious leader known only as "Father." It quickly becomes evident to the newcomers that this paradise may not be as it seems. Eden Parish harbors a twisted secret. What started as just another documentary shoot soon becomes a fight for survival.
Cast:Joe SwanbergAmy SeimetzAJ BowenKate Lyn SheilGene JonesKentucker AudleyDirector:Ti West
When Jules (Cameron Goodman) and Mel (Peyton List) return from a girls' weekend vacation, they find themselves stranded at the airport, late on a rain-drenched night. Wanting just to get home safe and sound, they board an airport shuttle with a helpful, friendly driver (Tony Curran) for the short trip... that turns out to be anything but safe. From writer-director Edward Anderson, making his directorial debut, comes a terrifying thriller about a night that starts like any other, and a ride home that descends into darkness.
Written and Directed by Edward AndersonProduced by Mark Williams Produced by Todd Lemley Producers Allan Jones, Michael Pierce, Mark DonadioExecutive Producer Erik Cleage Executive Producers Stephen Margolis, J. Todd Harris, John B. Zuckert Co-Producers Miriam Marcus Albert, Martinez Martin Edited by William Yeh
Starring PEYTON LIST, CAMERON GOODMAN, TONY CURRAN, CULLEN DOUGLAS, DAVE POWER, JAMES SNYDER, TOM KEMP, KAYLAN TRACEY, JEN ALISON, LEWIS JAMES, RYAN JACKIE, DAVIS ROY SOUZA
Skin Trade
With nothing but vengeance to live for, detective Nick Cassidy (Dolph Lundgren) ransacks his way through the Bangkok underworld in pursuit of Viktor Dragovic (Ron Perlman), the human trafficker who attempted to kill his family. As the crossfire grows more deadly, FBI Agent Eddie Reed (Michael Jai White) is sent to bring Nick home, while Thai detective Tony Vitayakui (Tony Jaa) questions the motives and methods that have brought Nick across the globe. Through dire circumstances, detectives Cassidy and Vitayakui must come together to destroy Dragovic's human trafficking network.
Cast:Dolph Lundgren Tony JaaMichael Jai White Ron Perlman Peter Weller Celina Jade Directed by:Ekachai Uekrongtham Produced:byDolph LundgrenCraig BaumgartenMike Selby Written by:Dolph LundgrenSteven ElderGabriel Dowrick
It's been a hell of a day on the highway. When Federal Officers Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) arrive at Captain Billing's office, they have three sets of stories to figure out and a string of vicious murders to consider. One zealot cop, a strung out junkie and an eight year old girl all sit in testimony to the roadside rampage, but as the Feds begin to expose the fragile little details each witness conceals so carefully with a well practiced lie, they soon discover that uncovering 'the truth' can come at a very big cost...
Sushi Girl
Fish has spent six years in jail. Six years alone. Six years keeping his mouth shut about the robbery and about the other men involved. The night he is released, the four men he protected with silence celebrate his freedom with a congratulatory dinner. The meal is a lavish array of sushi served off the naked body of a beautiful young woman. The sushi girl seems catatonic, trained to ignore everything in the room, even if things become dangerous. Sure enough, the four unwieldy thieves can't help but open old wounds in an attempt to find their missing loot.
Starring:Tony ToddJames DuvalNoah HathawayAndy MackenzieMark Hamill
Directed by:Kern Saxton
Written by:Kern SaxtonDestin Pfaff
Tiger House
An injured gymnast must defend her boyfriend's house from a gang of armed robbers.
Cast:Kaya ScodelarioDougray ScottEd SkreinDaniel BoydBrandon AuretLangley KirkwoodJulie SummersAndrew BrentNicholas DallasDirected by:Thomas Daley Screenplay by:Simon Lewis Produced by:Richard MansellTarquin GlassRonnie AptekerTendeka MatatuGary MillnerThomas Daley
Vanishing on 7th Street
VANISHING ON 7TH STREET taps into one of humankind's most primal anxieties: fear of the dark. An unexplained blackout plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, and by the time the sun rises, only a few people remain—surrounded by heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. A small handful of strangers that have survived the night (Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo and Jacob Latimore) each find their way to a rundown bar. With daylight beginning to disappear completely and whispering shadows surrounding the survivors, they soon discover that the enemy is the darkness itself.
Starring:Hayden ChristensenThandie NewtonJohn LeguizamoTaylor GroothuisJacob Latimore
Director:Brad Anderson
Writer:Anthony Jaswinski
Producers:Norton HerrickTove ChristensenCeline Rattray
Magnet Releasing is the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, specializing in films from the vanguard of horror, action, comedy and Asian cinema, and the home of genre classics like Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In, Ti West's The House of the Devil, Andre Ovredal's Trollhunter, Gareth Edward's Monsters, Neil Marshall's sword and sandals bloodbath Centurion, and Tony Jaa's Ong Bak trilogy to name a few. Recent releases include the terrifying anthologies V/H/S and V/H/S/2, horror anthology The ABCs of Death, Xan Cassavettes' stylish vampire film Kiss of the Damned, sci-fi thriller The Last Days on Mars, and Israeli thriller Big Bad Wolves. Upcoming films include Ti West's The Sacrament, The ABCs of Death 2, and many more.
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Le'Veon Bell's absence dominated headlines during the week, but his replacement owned Sunday.
Steelers running back James Conner owned a wet, sloppy Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries in a 21-21 tie.
Conner maintained his usual hard-running style, which flourished on a slippery field early and often. The second-year back rushed for 10 or more yards on five carries, including a 22-yard touchdown romp in the third quarter to put Pittsburgh ahead 21-7. He rarely went down on first contact and, with his five receptions for 57 yards, was about as much of a threat as Bell might have been in a similar set of circumstances.
A late mistake almost sullied his excellent afternoon. Conner took a handoff just inside the eight-minute mark in the fourth quarter with Pittsburgh nursing a 14-point lead and was stripped from behind by Myles Garrett. Browns safety Jabrill Peppers recovered the fumble and returned it to the 1, and one play later, Cleveland was in the end zone.
The game ended in a tie and Conner faded down the stretch, gaining just three yards on his final three carries (five yards gained and a two-yard loss) as the game drifted more and more into the land of the weird. But his contributions in his first career start, on a day in which playing conditions were tough, cannot go overlooked.
��â Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) September 9, 2018
no shade, just never witnessed a tie before... https://t.co/5xdKGlk1Hiâ Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) September 9, 2018
As Bell tweeted an emoji in response to the final and both teams rinsed their mouths of the bad taste left by a tie, Conner could walk to his locker with his head held high knowing he'd done his job. Pittsburgh missed Bell much less on Sunday than most imagined the Steelers would, with all of the credit due to the main calming factor: Conner.

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Or, thoughts while shovelling the driveway this morning… So, I'm shovelling the driveway at my house-sitting spot at 7 am, little country-mouse-recently-moved-to-the-Big City me, & it's a shared driveway (my own car sits in the garage 99.9% of the time, as I love to walk & make use of public transportation), & I've been told there is no real need to shovel it (Torontonians are not really into winter, you see, & truthfully, winters here are a bit of a joke…)
But snow had fallen overnight
& freezing rain was predicted
& I'd rather have the freezing rain fall on bare pavement than make a great big snowy icy mixed-up mess
So I'm out there rather enjoying myself (to be honest) – it's fresh air & exercise & also thinking time
& I remember how I used to have a shared driveway in my Deep River daze, & being frugally-living me, fully expected to be shovelling the driveway myself, but the couple with whom I shared the driveway (who didn't actually live there; they were living down in Toronto at that point, & only visiting their Deep River house once in a blue moon), paid some guy to plow the driveway, & were very generous-minded & told him to just plow the whole durn thing
& so their generosity & their shall we say "paying it forward" gesture is popping up in my brain today
& I'm thinking about how we change the world (admittedly I have given up trying to "save" it), & I've got a conversation in my head about the deep, deep very long-standing systemic problems Canada's First Nations people have had visited upon them for oh, the past 500 years or so (the conversation was on Michael Enright's Sunday morning show; podcast of 'First Nations Governance' here), & a truth (or what sounded like one to me) was spoken, & it was this:
Nobody can wave a magic wand over really seriously, deeply entrenched problems from the outside only – people must take leadership themselves to find solutions (with, presumably, plenty of practical help from appropriate agencies, of course!)
& as I shovel the driveway I think we need (always) the right tools for the job (even shovelling snow requires the right tools – a plow-y kind of shovel & a lift-&-heave kind of shovel, or so it is in my world, anyway) & strategy too of course (in a big city it takes strategy even to find a place to put the snow one is shovelling!?)
& some of the right tools for world-changing are
- appreciation of diversity in people & methods & solutions
- cooperation
- courage
- energy
- heart; lots & lots of heart. More heart, less mind
- leadership
- neighbourliness
- paying it forward
- resilience, resourcefulness
& some of what we need to lose, in world-changing activities, are
- a need for hero worship
- an "oh poor me" mindset
- ego
- hierarchy
- thinking one's way to do things is the only way to do things (that "It's my way or the highway" kind of thinking)
'cos even my snow-shovelling gig is an example of how there is always more than one way to do things
I'm a very sort of anarchic snow-shoveller – I'm kind of here, there & everywhere, unpredictable & sort of sloppy as opposed to working in a neat orderly predictable fashion, & I can just hear all the men I know saying patronizingly "Oh no, Janet, that is NOT the way to do it, you see, you have to do it THIS way" (all the women I know would just say "Oh Janet THANK YOU for doing this," & wouldn't give a darn how I went about it)
& you see I think there are as many ways to shovel a driveway as there are people prepared to shovel it, & as many ways to change the world as there are people prepared to work on changing it
& finally, a big thing I think way too many people don't GET about work (or what you might call service) is that doing it FEELS SO GOOD, & it feels even better when it's shared with others in a spirit of cooperation, & better still when one feels appreciated for one's efforts, & I think overall it just can't be said any better than this:
"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy." (Rabindranath Tagore, philosopher, author, songwriter, painter, educator, composer, Nobel laureate, 1861-1941)
p.s. & I thank the delightful writer Anne Lamott for reminding me of this amazing, inspiring quotation, which she includes in her lovely book Help Thanks Wow – The Three Essential Prayers, on page 23.
p.p.s. & thinking all these thoughts reminded me of the wonderful Mary O'Brien, & her 15 always-useful & really quite awesome campaign tips, which are posted here
p.p.p.s. & if you want to be totally totally totally blown away by a passionate & articulate plea for help, for Heaven's sake go & read this amazing letter by the incomparable Dr. Sandra Steingraber. What a woman!!!!!!!
Quote of the day with this post: "For every nine people who denounce innovation, only one will encourage it… For every nine people who do things the way they have always been done, only one will ever wonder if there is a better way. For every nine people who stand in line in front of a locked building, only one will ever come around and check the back door. Our progress as a species rests squarely on the shoulders of that tenth person. The nine are satisfied with things they are told are valuable. Person 10 determines for himself what has value." – Za Rinpoche & Ashley Nebelsieck in The Backdoor to Enlightenment (Three Leaves) – quoted in Oprah Magazine Jan. 2008


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Friday Nights at OMCA
Every Friday night, 5–10 pm
Bars accept cash and credit. Prices vary for Off the Grid food trucks.
Get your Oakland groove on at Friday Nights at OMCA with after-hours Museum access, Off the Grid food trucks, beer, wine, music, and more!
- After-hours gallery access.
- Marketplace at OMCA: local makers selling handcrafted works and art.
- Music, DJs, acoustic sets, and dance lessons.
- A rotating list of Off The Grid food trucks and featured artists.
- Family fun at Friday Nights: every Friday night, from 5 to 8 pm, features free hands-on art workshops for all ages, and select Fridays feature storytime with the Oakland Public Library from 6 to 6:30 pm.
Check the weekly event listings on the right to find out more; like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for updates!
Reservations: Need a place to sit with your full party during Friday Nights at OMCA? Reserve a picnic table where your group can gather to join all the fun! If you're planning an even bigger bash, you can now book the Blue Oak café through OMCA's Event Services department as a private party lounge—it's perfect for personal and professional gatherings alike.
How to get here: OMCA is located one block from the Lake Merritt BART Station.
Parking: Event parking is available at the Museum Garage, with a $7 flat fee starting at 5 pm. The Museum garage closes at 10:30 pm. More information is available on our Directions page.
Garden Access: OMCA's garden and terraces are open and free to visitors during Friday Nights at OMCA from March through November, with the exception of dates when the garden is rented for private events. More information on garden access.
Outside Drinks: No outside alcoholic drinks permitted. Enjoy drinks at the Blue Oak bars.
Marketplace at OMCA: Local makers interested in selling artwork, handmade, and handcrafted works at Friday Nights at OMCA should fill out our Interest Form.
Friday Nights at OMCA is made possible by generous support from Bank of America, the Oakland Museum Women's Board, the Koret Foundation, and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.


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Domain of Cumberland County/
We are nearing the end of our Tour of the Upper Cumberlands and this stop in Crossville is a very familiar one to me and to all of my regular blog readers. I'll link some past articles where I can in this week's story.
For most of my life, Crossville was "town", it was THE PLACE to go if you needed anything. Going 'off the mountain' was not something we routinely did, therefore Cookeville wasn't a regular destination and we certainly didn't go to Knoxville, Chattanooga or Nashville unless someone was very sick or coming in on an airplane – and the two were equally rare.
Crossville has changed so much in my lifetime that it's really hard for me to imagine what people who well-remember the town in 1940 must think. The March of Progress booklet notes that it has a population of 2,000 people in town. Compare that to the 2013 population of 11,246 and we can already see the immense change. In 1940, there was "a $20,000 air-conditioned moving house" – ah that would have been the old Palace Theatre which very thankfully has now been fully restored and continues to be a source of entertainment for Cumberland County.
When this historic booklet was produced, the CCC's still had two companies at work in what is now The Cumberland Mountain State Park. The book notes the recreational opportunities at the park as well as mentioning a total of ten lakes in Cumberland County for fishing.
The Homesteads, which we've previously discussed here, are mentioned especially noting the hosiery mill and furniture factories located there.
Overall, this article seems to be recruiting farmers as it notes that only 20 percent of the county is currently in farms. There are several mentions that homes and land can be had at very low cost and the profitability of livestock and vegetables are strongly touted.
Only passing mention is given to Pleasant Hill. The Pleasant Hill Academy had been in operation since 1884 and in the early 1920's a medical clinic was established there which would grow into the modern Cumberland Medical Center (we've discussed that here in regards to health care on the mountain). However, I suppose by 1940 the focus of Cumberland County had adequately shifted to Crossville so that the author of this promotional booklet felt little attention was needed in Pleasant Hill. The academy would close just seven years later and by 1950 the Uplands Hospital would have relocated to the south side of Crossville as Cumberland Medical Center.


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I'm so glad you found a good use for the block I gave you. I can't think of a better purpose.You know, that block was given to me as a 5th anniversary gift. The traditional give is wood. I "traded" it for the plank we used to make that computer case. It's still as beautiful as any other.
Hey Grant, We just used that leftover strip of the plank. The block is still being saved for a special lathe project, maybe a bowl.
Actually, I wouldn't mind a new project. Could I ask you to play mentor again at some time? I would like to learn to use a lathe and make a gear shift knob for the car. I'll have to go to Woodcraft to find another block.
How about turning a purpleheart knob for a telegraph key?
looks like a bunch of Millright wanna b's to me


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100 Ids Poster / Business Cards / Video by Silvio Teixeira
Very clever self-promotional project by Portuguese designer Silvio Teixeira. Check out a video showing the process below.
"100 Ids is a project that defines my identity as a designer and it is also a self promotion campaign. The poster (50×70 cm) is cut to become 100 business cards and 1 video. The logo is a pseudo coat of arms that is reinvented in many ways to present my individuality."
– Silvio Teixeira
via For Print Only Silvio TeixeiraBranding Graphic Design Illustration Print Design Video & Motion Posted on May 3, 2012


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Friday, 25 April 2014
British Muslim father calls his son, who died in Syria, a "martyr"
Last week, Abubaker Deghayes, the father of Brighton teenager Abdullah Deghayes (who was killed in Syria while fighting against Christians, Shia Muslims and the Assad regime) called his son a "martyr".
"Martyr" is a term Muslims use specifically for those who have died fighting "for the cause of Allah". It has nothing at all to do with fighting for justice or freedom in the abstract. As I said, it's is about fighting for Allah and for Islam; as well as for sharia law and an Islamic state.
If Abdullah Deghayes were fighting for justice or freedom in the abstract, he wouldn't have chosen to specifically fight in Syria. Perhaps he would have chosen to fight for the Buddhist victims of jihad in southern Thailand or the Christian and animist victims of the Islamists in southern Sudan. Alternatively, he might have gone to Saudi Arabia to help stop the Sunni persecution of Shia Muslims or done the same in Bahrain.
Yes, British Sunni Muslims tell us about President Assad's persecution of Sunni Muslims in Syria. Yet they don't tell us about the Sunni persecution of Shia Muslims in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen, etc. and even in places in Europe.
In fact Deghayes's uncle, Omar - a former Guantanamo detainee - is believed to have died earlier this month in Syria. He was also once taken to Guantanamo because of what he was doing in Pakistan and Afghanistan: which might well have included killing and persecuting Shia Muslims (which is a Sunni pastime in those two countries).
Abdullah Deghayes's father also used the term "freedom fighter". Clearly he knew that this term would be more palatable to the gullible kuffar press than "martyr" or "holy warrior".
In any case, how did Abubaker Deghayes know that his son was exclusively fighting Assad's troops? There is a 50/50 chance he might also have been beheading innocent Christians, ransacking churches or fighting rival jihadist groups. It's also possible that Iran's Hezbollah could have killed him: after all, Iran and Hezbollah are on President Assad's side.
Of course his father might have had absolutely no idea what really happened at this point. Perhaps this young jihadist/"martyr" didn't know that much either.
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Miley Naa Miley Hum - Movie Review
Chirag Paswan's much-awaited debut movie Miley Naa Miley Hum has graced the theatres across the country. The movie has a predictable story and Chirag seems to have failed to deliver a convincing act in it. But the film still manages to hold the attention of viewers with its fun and laughter.
Miley Naa Miley Hum is a romantic thriller, which lacks freshness in the script. The movie has a simple story that is about a separated couple, who love their son and want to impose their choices on him. Although the plot is not inventive, director Tanveer Khan unfolds the events of the film briskly and moves on a consistent pace. He does not focus on anything unnecessarily.
Chirag (Chirag Paswan) is the son of vineyard owner Siddharth (Kabir Bedi) and business magnate Shalini (Poonam Dhillon). His mother and father separated years ago. Both his father and mother try hard to marry off their only son to a girl of their choice - an NRI chick (Sagarika Ghatge) and the desi Punjabi kudi prototype (Neeru Bajwa). So he hires an aspiring model Anishka (Kangana Ranaut) to pose as his girlfriend to ward off the others. What happens next will form the rest of the story.
Chirag Paswan has tried his best to fit in his role in the debut film, but he fails to impress the audience because he maintains the same expression throughout the film. As usual, Kangana Ranaut is good in her respective role. Kabir Bedi, Poonam Dhillon, Sagarika Ghatge, Neeru Bajwa, Kunal Kumar, Dalip Tahil and Suresh Menon have done justice to their respective roles.
In the technical front, Sajid-Wajid's music and Baba Azmi's cinematography are two major attractions. Overall, Miley Naa Miley Hum is good romantic entertainer and it can be enjoyed by the people of all age group.
Producer: Maverick Productions Pvt Ltd
Director: Tanveer Khan
Cast: Chirag Paswan, Kangana Ranaut
Music: Sajid-Wajid