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The Great Depression was a trying time for an entire nation, and Marygrove College was no exception. Having leveraged an enormous debt for the construction of the campus in 1927, the administration led by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) was feeling the pressure to deliver on the promises it had made to its congregation and student community. The IHM order had offered up its very best teaching talent, working tirelessly to implement the highest quality programs for women to be found anywhere at the college and university level. Consequently, the lack of finances and general hard times did not stop students from enrolling in record numbers.
"Marygrove was the place to be," said Marie Ankley Drouillard, '34, and at 101 years, the oldest known living alumna of Marygrove College. "The reputation of the IHMs and the schools they opened and supported were well known."
Marie Ankley was only seven years old when both of her parents were taken from her by the flu epidemic of 1918-20. Her heartbreak on a Michigan farm 10 miles north of Imlay City presented many challenges early on; challenges that would not get the best of her, through the help of key mentors in her life.
"The Depression was tough, but it's not like we all sat around and said, 'Oh, what a terrible Depression we're having,'" Marie says, with a refreshing sarcastic wit. "We just made do; we were all in the same boat." She endured a cruel upbringing at the hands of her mother's sister, who beat her "while no one was looking" for bringing pork chops back from the butcher with too much fat on them. She summed up her childhood as performing endless household chores while her cousin menacingly practiced piano scales over and over again. When she graduated high school early at age 16, she was abruptly asked to leave and find work. "As a child, I was just glad to have a roof over my head," Marie remembers. "But when I had to go off on my own, I felt relieved."
Read more: 101-Year-Old Alum Bears Witness to a Full Circle of Stewardship
Office of Urban Leadership encourages campus community involvement
DETROIT, Nov. 19, 2013 — Marygrove College today announced the addition of their BOLD microsite as an information resource for the College's urban leadership initiative. BOLD, which stands for Building Our Leadership in Detroit, is a three-year, W.K. Kellogg Foundation-funded effort for Marygrove College to develop an urban leadership curriculum, and a cornerstone in the building of the College's strategic vision of fostering urban leadership.
The urban leadership vision, which was inspired and championed by current Marygrove President Dr. David J. Fike, focuses the College on strengthening its understanding and expertise on contemporary urban issues, as well as its understanding and capacity to develop leaders. It commits the College to invest in faculty development to enhance the intellectual capital of the institution, and to support mechanisms (curricular and co-curricular) that utilize intellectual capital to develop its students to be leaders in urban areas. A key component of the BOLD initiative is the establishment of the Office of Urban Leadership (OUL). The OUL helps ensure facilitation, planning, and implementation of an integrated portfolio to advance urban leadership both internal and external to the campus.
The Office of Urban Leadership is encouraging involvement in urban leadership initiatives and believes that the microsite will serve as a place where people can go to become informed about the urban leadership vision, find opportunities to engage, and be inspired to share their own stories of how they are helping to make a difference in our community.
To visit the BOLD site, go to http://urbanleadership.marygrove.edu/
Read more: Marygrove's BOLD microsite a resource for its urban leadership initiative
Year-long series of events continues at Marygrove College on October10, 2013
DETROIT, Oct. 7, 2013— The Dudley Randall Robert Hayden/Dudley Randall Centennial Project will commemorate, through a variety of programs and activities at different Detroit area sites, two renowned poets who grew up and began writing poetry in the Detroit communities known as Black Bottom and Paradise Valley. The purpose of these events is to examine the two poets' contributions to American culture, to expose their work to new audiences, to provide opportunities for creative and scholarly expressions that intersect with their poetic legacies, and to acknowledge the historical occasion.
As part of Marygrove College's Defining Detroit series, Marygrove professor Frank Rashid and Wayne State University professor Melba Joyce Boyd and will give a joint presentation on Robert Hayden and Dudley Randall. Film clips and bio-critical discussion of the Detroit writers will trace the relationship between their lives and their writings. This event will take place on Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Marygrove College Theatre, 8425 West McNichols, Detroit, and is free and open to the public. Call (313) 927-1383 for information.
Robert Hayden was born on August 4, 1913 in Detroit, Michigan, and Dudley Randall was born on January 14, 1914 in Washington DC, but moved to Detroit with his family on January 1, 1920. Hayden and Randall were first introduced to each other because they were poets. This introduction in 1937 occurred during the Great Depression and when both were engaged in the labor movement in Detroit. This relationship evolved into a life-long friendship. Though they pursued higher education at different times in their lives, they both majored in English at Wayne State University, and they both secured graduate degrees at the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor: Hayden in creative writing and Randall in library science. Ultimately, both poets achieved international recognition and critical acclaim as poets; and as editors and educators, they made major contributions to the African American literary canon.
DETROIT, July 16, 2013—Marygrove College today announced that its Master of Arts and Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management program has been officially recognized for its alignment with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) requirements for HR degree programs.
"There is no shortage of programs offering HR-related degrees," explains Jerry van Rossum, Assistant Professor and Coordinator for the program. "The problem is that there is little consistency amongst them—and the lack of industry and program standards is costly not only to graduates, but also the businesses that are looking to hire them."
Read more: Marygrove's Human Resource Management program recognized by professional HR society
Just one week into what would become his nearly two-decade tenure as President of Marygrove College, Dr. John E. Shay, or "Jack," as most of us call him, was asked what had originally attracted him to a small, liberal arts college in the Midwest. His answer perhaps mirrors the reasons many of us have found ourselves at Marygrove.
Marygrove was small. Intimate. It took care to cultivate relationships with its students. These things, he said in a 1980 interview, were precisely what made the college "an increasing asset." These were the things that separated us from the "bureaucratization" found at so many other institutions.
While larger, state-funded institutions may have seen Marygrove as what Dr. Shay called, "a very small frog in a very large pond," he knew that our independence was what enabled us to "make judgments based on educational goals not politics and state budgets." Other distinguishing features were Marygrove's commitment to the liberal arts, and perhaps most importantly, our refusal to compromise our Catholic roots. These things, Dr. Shay believed, were what would ensure the success of Marygrove College.
Read more: Finding Innovation by Honoring Tradition: Remembering Former-President, Dr. John E. Shay
Event to feature award winning poet Terrance Hayes, art exhibition honoring past authors
DETROIT, April 12, 2013 — To commemorate its twenty-fifth year of bringing nationally-known authors to its campus for a public lecture and seminar, Marygrove's English and Modern Languages Department is pleased to announce that award-winning poet Terrance Hayes, will be the featured guest at its Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series (CAALS) event to be held on Friday, April 19, 2013 on the Marygrove College campus. Mr. Hayes will also host a master class for Detroit area high school students and teachers beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Marygrove College Theatre.
Read more: Marygrove celebrates 25th Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series
Marygrove College would like to congratulate and recognize all undergraduate students who have demonstrated academic excellence and outstanding leadership in 2013. For a complete listing of awards and recipients, browse the full 2013 Honors Convocation program below.
Marygrove College is the proud recipient of a new scholarship for students who demonstrate exceptional dedication to advancing our community and enhancing our surrounding neighborhood through leadership—the kind of leadership that is founded in the mission of the institution. The Quigley- Doherty Family Endowed Scholarship will be presented at the Honors Convocation on March 24 in honor of Mary Catherine and David J. Doherty by their five children. Throughout their 48-year marriage, the couple dedicated their lives to service to others, and shared their faith and belief in community with all who knew them.
After almost a decade of caring for their parents, Kathleen Doherty and her four brothers, Mike, Jim, John and Joe, spent a great deal of time cleaning out the family home to prepare it for sale. Kathleen couldn't help but reminisce about the exceptional upbringing she and her four brothers were fortunate to receive.
Evidence of that fact was found throughout the home, in virtually every room: old photographs, letters, and mementos brought back memories and thoughts of childhood games, birthday parties, graduations and family weddings that will be filed away in her mind forever. One of the most curious things she discovered, over and over again, were keys—many, many keys in all shapes and sizes—neatly tucked in the backs of drawers and in cupboards.
Read more: New Quigley-Doherty Family Endowed Scholarship Celebrates a Legacy of Community
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Marygrove College Students to Receive Michigan Campus Compact Award for Dedication to Community Service
LANSING, MI – Michigan Campus Compact (MiCC) is pleased to announce that two students from Marygrove College will be awarded for their dedication and commitment to community service during the 17th annual Outstanding Student Service Awards Celebration, April 13, 2013, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing, Mich.
Each year, MiCC awards students from member colleges and universities across the state for their outstanding commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. Three types of awards are given: the Outstanding Community Impact Award, the Commitment to Service Award and the Heart and Soul Award. This year, more than 450 students from 33 member campuses will receive awards.
Angel Count and Melody Farr will receive the Heart and Soul Award. This award is given to students to recognize their time, effort and personal commitment to their communities through service.
MiCC will honor all award recipients at an awards brunch on April 13, 2013, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Michigan Campus Compact is a coalition of college and university presidents who are committed to fulfilling the public purpose of higher education. MiCC promotes the education and commitment of Michigan college students to be civically engaged citizens, through creating and expanding academic, co-curricular and campus-wide opportunities for community service, service-learning and civic engagement. For more information, please visit www.micampuscompact.org.
DETROIT, March 6, 2013 — The Department of English and Modern Languages at Marygrove College has just completed the judging for the third year of the Mary Helen Washington Writing Award Contest, offered in conjunction with its Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series (CAALS). Named after nationally-renowned scholar, editor, essayist, and teacher Dr. Mary Helen Washington, and supported through the generosity of series sponsors Lillian and Don Bauder, this annual contest asks students to write essays in response to the works of the CAALS guest artist. This year's students were asked to write essays or poems in response to the works of this year's guest artist, National Book Award-winning poet Terrance Hayes.
Read more: Mary Helen Washington Writing Award Contest Winners Announced
Registration is going on now for fourteen new classes offering graduate credit
DETROIT, Jan. 24, 2013 – Marygrove College today announced the addition of an exciting new complement of continuing education graduate recertification courses for teachers in cooperation with Learner's Edge, Inc. (LEI). The expanded course selection offers dynamic topics that are timely and relevant for educators, such as autism, bullying and addressing multiple intelligences.
The partnership promises to provide interesting, affordable, applicable and rigorous courses for classroom teachers, school administrators, school counselors, speech therapists, school nurses and other education professionals. These courses are designed to expand the knowledge base of professionals, enhance classroom instruction and ultimately increase student achievement, which is a foundational goal shared by both Marygrove and LEI.
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Virginia - Antique plates vs. regular registration
I just moved to Virginia and I have a 1975 GMC pickup I need to register. In Texas I had it registered as a standard vehicle (not antique), but only drove it to work enough to make sure it was still working right. It passed inspection every year with no problem.
The truck has a GM crate 350 of the proper year, and most of the engine is near stock. The Quadrajet is from an '86 truck and I have an Edelbrock intake and a mild cam from Summit. Tires and brakes are good and all the other inspectable items work.
I went to get the truck inspected in Virginia today and ended up with more questions than I expected.
- Virginia requires the inspector to pull one wheel from each axle and inspect brakes. I have a Full Floating 14 bolt axle, so pulling the drum (which the guy usually does) is a big job. He also mentioned he would have to inspect ball joints, and that is a common failure item on trucks.
- The truck is emissions exempt, but he has to do a visual inspection. The only item missing is the tube to the heat stove and the vacuum line to the thermostatic valve in the air intake, but he implied that he might find more.
I'd like to keep regular plates on the truck because I plan to use it on weekends to pick up lumber and other items. However, antique plates would be the easiest choice for now because I would not need to get a Virginia inspection.
My question: Anyone have suggestions for a place in the Alexandria, VA area that would know how to inspect a classic truck and not go overboard on unnecessary items that are more applicable to new cars? Or should I just get antique plates for now?
here in michigan antique plates can only be used for parade, club or show related events.
they have started cracking down on antique car plates being misused.
If you want the correct answer talk to the Virginia DMV, they are the only ones that can truly tell you if your truck even qualifies for an antique plate. Also looking for a "freindly" inspection station may be difficult to locate as these places are certified to go by the rules of the state. If they get caught "looking the other way" they can lose their certification status and get fined big time.
I've lived in Northern VA for 25 years. The VA DMV has all the requirements on-line, but I'll summarize.
You can get antique or year-of-manufacture plates. These can be used one of two ways. The traditional antique registration limits the amount of driving you can do annually. It also forbids using the car for commuting and if it's a truck you typically cannot use it for load carrying, only show. You also need to certify that you have another vehicle with a normal registration for commuting purposes.
There is also an option to use antique or YOM plates for a daily driver, but in that case all the same regulations apply as for normal plates - annual safety inspections, for example. With the daily driver option you are given the annual year stickers but you don't have to put them on your antique plates, you simply need to carry them with the registration.
With a standard registration, you need to get annual safety inspection, and frankly if you're driving on the same roads as I am, you're damn right you better have the ball joints and brakes in good condition! Emissions inspections only apply if you live in certain metro areas (Northern VA, Richmond, and VA Beach, for example) and even then only apply to vehicles less than 25 years old, so you're fine there.
The safety inspection does NOT require removal of full floating brake drums, only the inspection of the linings through the inspection plugs. This is fully documented in the VA State Police safety inspection manual, also available on line. I have a crewcab dually with a full floating axle and no inspection shop has EVER pulled the rear brake drums during an inspection.
Joe covered it pretty well. A couple of "quirks". I went through this as well.
The antique plates are available for any vehicle over 25 years old, true. The YOM plates are the same classification as the antique plates (I know a man that "cutom makes" YOM plates and they're legal. His 'cuda says "70 440"). VERY limited use. Also, even though the sticker is not required, at any time a state trooper can pull you in your antique and "inspect" it. It bettter pass, regardless of how it's "used", or you could be in for a tow bill. Even if only going to shows etc., it still must be able to pass.
If you're going to use the truck on a regular basis, as a "truck", there's no advantage to the antique plates, and could cause some headaches. VA Atate Troopers are known to be "humorless" individuals.
There are no emmission tests in the Richmond area. Can't say about Tidewater or around DC.
Welcome to "The Old Dominion"... (:-
The other thing I should have mentioned is that if you legitimately own or operate on a farm, you can get Farm Use plates, which have their own set of rules, some easier, some harder than regular plates.
Here are some useful links:
VA DMV vehicle services
VA Motor Vehicle Inspection Manual
From that inspection manual, note the following under Section 80, Service Brakes:
I appreciate the feedback, but I think some of you are reading more into my question than is necessary. I am not asking anyone to ignore the rules or pencil whip an inspection.
- The truck has passed inspection every year in Texas for the last 7 years and I'm not aware of any existing problems. Tires and brakes are new and I have always replaced wear items as they cause problems. The inspector mentioned ball joints as an example of an item that would cause failure of the inspection, but never actually looked at them. I often got a similar reaction from inspectors in Texas, who seemed to start out expecting the vehicle to fail just because it was old.
- Most inspection stations in Northern Virginia are used to working with Hondas, Toyotas, etc., and maybe a few of the newer pickups. The guy at the inspection station admitted that he knew very little about inspecting a classic vehicle, let alone one that was a HD 3/4 ton truck. He finally got out his inspection book and was letting me read through the requirements.
- I have two other vehicles, and I participate in a program that reimburses me if I use public transportation to go to work. It would be a very unusual event if I ever drove the truck to work. I don't think antique vehicle plate restrictions will be a problem, but have always used regular plates in the past.
Now back to my original question. Can anyone recommend a shop somewhere within a reasonable distance of Alexandria, VA that would have experience in inspecting an "antique" truck? I registered the truck today with antique plates, but I would prefer to have a valid state inspection sticker (which is not required with antique plates). However, I would like to have an inspector who has more experience with this type of vehicle.
I know this is not an answer to your question,but you may have a problem with insurance if you register the truck as an antique. many insurance companies are getting pretty particular about insuring certain vehicles.
Since I'm paying regular insurance rates on the truck and I only carry liability insurance, my insurance company has no heartburn with antique plates. I'm sure it also helps that its the third vehicle on a policy with only two drivers.
However, if I tried to insure it with a specialty company as an antique vehicle to keep cost down, they usually have very specific restrictions. For example, one company I checked would have required me to certify the vehicle was stored in a garage when not used, and if I used it for anything other than traveling to car shows I would have problems making a claim.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by DeetroitDynasty-e, Jun 5, 2007.
Late Saturday night Roscoe: Better than Sheed? Sure he is.
Maybe we outta take a look at Marcus Camby. A package of Nazr and FlipJr. works per the CBA. Gives Denver an experienced non-injury prone big who can run the floor. Also gives em a legit combo guard to go with AI, JR and Chucky. We get an experienced, light-in-the-pants but effective defensive minded center with a lot of heart. Camby knows how to shut a highway down and can't be ignored on "O." Injury issues aside, he could tide us over for a couple years until Samb is half-way ready. The hole left by FlipJr could be back-filled via the MLE, depending on Affalo's development.
I'd doubt Denver would want this. Also if Flip Jr. leaves that would create no holes since he really struggled the whole year.
I was being facetious Buddha. :D
I see the pattern that you are trying to establish, but I don't think it is valid. You could easily say that Nazr played 0 minutes for the Pistons in 2004, and they won the title. He played 0 minutes for the Pistons in 2005, and they went to the finals. Or you could say that Tim Duncan played 0 minutes for Miami in 2006, and they won the title. This puts the success or failure of a team, system, and season on the shoulders of a role player. It doesn't account for other factors like a surging Suns team, injuries to other key players, etc. I just don't think Nazr is/was the big problem. I thought he was inconsistent during his brief tenure as a starter, having poor showings, decent showings, and some very good games. I believe if you look at the way he was used in the good games... i.e. play to his strengths, he can contribute to the success of the Detroit Pistons.
When Nazr played it was like driving to the wishing well for opposing teams. Nazr was just to slow defensively to react. When you have guards two slow to slow up or stop guys driving to the basket you need a big that can quickly read a react and close down the lane. Nazr is not that guy. He is a servicable back up nothing more.
It's a game of matchups. Nazr dosen't matchup well enough against enough other 5s. Getting Haywood puts us one year closer to this position becoming an expiring contract. Food for thought. How good can Haywood look playing for a no D, totally perimeter oriented, shoot first Wiz team.
Haywood wouldn`t look good playing for a sometime D playing, perimeter most of the time Piston team either!!!!!!!!! Trust me.......
first sycophant now facetious. Roscoe please stop using these words than I don't understand, its embarrassing. LOL Thanks
I think that Nazr tries as hard as any Pistons player and is one of the easier players to coach. He gets along with his fellow teammates and says and does all the right things. He just lacks talent in certain areas. Believe me, I would love for him to play 25 minutes a game and ave 10 PPG and 8 RPG and only 1 or 2 fouls and play solid defense. But last year he didn't show that he could do that. Committing personal fouls at the rate of 7 per 40 minutes and basically hardly ever getting an assist along with less than adequate defense just doesn't cut it. Not for a backup center on a team that wants to win the ring. If Nazr had been so capable, the Spurs would not have let him walk and go with Oberto as their backup to Duncan.
I see where ya going and I'm with ya homie! Haywood has all the physical tools and just might flourish in a different system. His contract is reasonable, and it seems to me that the Wiz would want a big in return. Nazr for Haywood = upgrade. All day long.
I don't think they'd want Nazr's contract. That could be the deal killer.
Oh really? You mean the team that traded away Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Chris Webber, and Rip Hamilton among others? The Wiz are capable of anything. Besides...Nazr's contract is only $1.5 Mill more than Haywood's. Plus Haywood and E. Thomas are reportedly at each other's throats; and one has to go. I think this would be a good deal for the Wiz. In any event, who do you recommend?
Maybe I'll head over to the Wiz website and remind them that Nazr has valuable championship expierence that money just can't buy. Better act now.
Post a link and I'll go slummin with ya!
Hey..I'm in on that too. We could create a huge buzz abou Nazr.
I got back from lurking and I couldn't find what looked like a "real" forum. One site had more responses to a thread involving some player being featured in a video than they did to anything related to b-ball. Another thread opened with some Wiz fan suggesting they trade Haywood and somebody else to Memphis for Gasol and Swift. OK, so these aint the serious fans. Do they even HAVE a "real" board?
Yours is one of the few cognitive perceptions about his value to the team: a true center which will not hurt you with a decent substitution pattern; a team player with a good attitude; has playoff experience and plays under control around the rim and can make others play honest with his 8-12 ft. jumper.
Keith Langlois' blog was a perfect answer to the Who For Center debate. With where this team is going I feel as if NazMo is just fine at center. I truely feel that if our 1,2,&3 can move their feet and stay in front of their man, then NazMo is decent. Naz gives you 8ppg & 6rpg in 20 mins of work, and for a team trying to get mins for Max and Amir NazMo is VERY IDEAL.
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Lukasz Fabianski says Arsenal's keepers are "fighting really, really hard" to claim the No 1 spot before the start of the season.
Arsène Wenger has declared that he does not currently have a No 1 and all four first-team keepers have featured in pre-season so far. None of them have conceded a goal while Vito Mannone saved a penalty.
"It [the games] has been quiet except for Sturm Graz when I had two saves to make," Fabianski told Arsenal.com.
"At the moment I've not had a lot to do in the games but we have the Emirates Cup in front of us so that will be interesting.
"There is a big chance for everyone and everyone as you can see is fighting really, really hard for that No 1 spot."


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Sherwood Rowland, CFCs, ozone depletion and the public role of scientists
Many of you will have read the obituaries of the Nobel Prize-winning chemist Sherwood Rowland (Nature, BBC) who sadly died over the weekend. DotEarth has a good collection of links to papers, videos and tributes.
We have sometimes commented on the connections between the issue of CFC-driven ozone depletion and anthropogenic global warming. In both cases, there is a global atmospheric problem caused by specific emissions, that has a potential to be dangerous, for which the science provided strong evidence for (but never absolute proof), and for which observations ran ahead of predictions for many years. In the ozone case, this led to important preventative actions (via the Montreal Protocol and its amendments). There are of course links that go deeper than just analogies – ozone depletion itself has a small cooling effect, CFCs are important greenhouse gases, and prior to the Montreal protocol amendments, were a large component of the year on year increase in radiative forcing. Indeed, the Montreal Protocol has done more to reduce radiative forcing than any other climate mitigation measure – and it isn't even a climate mitigation measure!
Going the other way, ozone depletion is a chemical process and is affected by temperatures and water vapour in the stratosphere. Ozone recovery in the tropical stratosphere is expected to be faster and the recovery of the polar ozone hole is expected to be slower because of the CO2-induced cooling of the stratosphere (and increase the number of polar stratospheric clouds). Another link is associated with the dynamical impact of the ozone hole around Antarctica increasing the westerly winds dramatically.
There are also links that are perceived in the broader public that are not actually true: CFCs are not aerosols (despite what the New York Times claims), global warming does not exist because of extra heat coming in through the ozone hole, and aerosol sprays do not cause global warming.
In the public debate, many of the climate contrarians (such as Fred Singer) got their start denying that CFCs were affecting ozone, using many of the same arguments they now use about climate change (CFCs are heavier than air! it's all the sun! the science is uncertain! the scientists are KGB agents! any controls will cause untold misery in the developing world!), and for much the same reasons. But through this all, Sherry Rowland strode tall (literally – he was 6 ft 5 in), and played a large role in debunking some of the wild claims (such as the idea that it was all volcanoes).
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Making your home energy efficient and sustainable will help the environment and your pocketbook in the long run. But, knowing how and where to begin can be a daunting task with the different types of green technology. You may ask, what is the difference between passive solar and active solar? Should I build or remodel with earthen plaster or straw bales? How much can I save by using these sustainable adaptations in my home? To help you out, the Arizona Solar Center is hosting a solar lecture series on home improvement that is free and open to the public.
These questions will be answered during the Arizona Solar Center's Solar Lecture Series: Solar and Sustainability on October 20 and the Solar and Sustainable Buildings Tours October 22 & 23.
Arizona Solar Center Solar Lecture Series and Building Tour
President of the Arizona Solar Center, Dan Aiello, is excited to have Mick Dalrymple, from the Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University, host the Solar and Sustainability lecture on October 20. Dalrymple will discuss sustainable modifications and renovations that he implemented on his own home, such as the incorporating green building materials, equipment and lighting. Dalrymple's goal is to attain zero energy dependency, Aiello says.
"[Dalrymple] has a bunch of examples that people can relate to because we all live in something," Aiello says. "His presentation will be, 'this is what I did, this is why I did this, and this worked and this didn't work.' [The lecture] is something people can come to and take information away on what's appropriate for the desert, energy efficient and environmentally appropriate."
The lecture will lead into the Solar and Sustainable Buildings Tours that weekend. The tour's downloadable guide will be available on the Arizona Solar Center website. The sites on the tour will include:
- An artist's studio/residence in Mesa created from recycled materials,
- The upper part of the loft is constructed from an old Volkswagen bus,
- Scottsdale homes that include passive/active solar technologies,
- Water catchment,
- Straw bale constructions, and
- Green architecture, as well as homes in Mesa, Chandler and Tempe.
"If we plan our buildings right we get enough sun [in Arizona], even in the winter, to warm our houses," Aiello says. "We can use the sun to heat water; generate electricity or any number of things."
Solar Lecture Series: Solar and Sustainability – My Way – with Mick Dalrymple
Thursday, October 20, 2011
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
2011 Valley of the Sun – Tour of Solar and Sustainable Buildings
Saturday & Sunday, October 22 & 23, 2011
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City of Scottsdale Granite Reef Facility
Granite Reef Rd., just north of the intersection of Granite Reef and McDowell roads
Free and open to the public.
Check out the Arizona Solar Center events calendar for more information on the upcoming solar lecture series and solar tour as well as other events.


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This is a forum for exploring the cloud-related programs that IBM is building for its partners. Our objective here is to have an ongoing, active dialogue about what IBM is delivering for partners and how we can continually increase our success together.
My name is Amy Anderson and I am the manager of the Emerging Technology team for IBM's ISV & Developer Relations organization. My team and I have been responsible for SaaS programs for the last several years, and as cloud computing takes off, we are expanding our scope to include a broader range of partners and cloud-related technologies. In 2011, we'll be launching a new Partnerworld program for Cloud. Partnerworld programs are designed for partners to earn points for skills and successful product deliveries, and in exchange receive benefits from IBM.
There are several key objectives for our program. First, it is critically
important that we have one partner program for cloud computing. The last thing we want to do is to announce a disjointed set of offerings that confuse both our partners and clients and get in the way of our mutual success. A single program with multiple paths makes it much easier for partners to figure out where to start and how to fit in.
Second, cloud computing often changes the nature of how we
interact with our partners. For example,
ISVs and Systems Integrators might both deliver an asset as a cloud service, so
running separate programs for ISVs and RSIs would not be the most effective way
to on-board solutions to our cloud. The cloud program will focus on what partners want to do with cloud computing, and delivers benefits that meet those needs.
And finally, creating a single program for cloud computing lets us fully demonstrate IBM's value proposition to our partners as well as our clients. As our partners have told us, the value of working with IBM on cloud computing is both the breadth and depth that IBM can bring to our clients. Partners in particular perceive that IBM has a much more complete ecosystem for cloud than our competitors, and this is a key reason for doing business with IBM. It is through a comprehensive program that IBM can deliver this ecosystem.
After some detailed analysis, we have established six paths for cloud. Each path is defined by what partners need from IBM for cloud, not by technologies or how we traditionally classify partners. For each of these paths, we'll have a variety of partners who want to participate; some partners will participate in multiple paths.
- Application Providers. These are partners who want to deliver their application or asset as a cloud service. Most of our existing SaaS partners will participate in this path. Although our main objective is to get the applications onto IBM's cloud offerings, we will continue to support partners who want to use IBM middleware on other vendor's clouds.
- Technology Providers. These are partners who have tools or services that improve the experience of the IBM cloud. There is a wide variety of tools that fall into this category, anything from virus scanning to application enablement tools. Technology providers have a different set of needs from application providers, and our go to market strategies with these two partner types will be different.
- Infrastructure Providers. These are partners who want to build and manage a public cloud infrastructure. This could be anything from a PaaS provider to a partner who wants to build a public cloud using IBM componentry—anything from our middleware to Power systems to cloud-specific storage.
- Cloud Builders. These are partners who want to build private clouds on behalf of their clients. Typically, these are services-driven organizations who build highly customized environments for large enterprises.
- Services Resellers. These are partners who want to resell IBM cloud offerings. Today, the offerings available for resellers are focused on LotusLive and TivoliLive, but the range of offerings will no doubt expand in 2011.
- Cloud Aggregators. This path has a high potential for opening entirely new markets to IBM and its partners. Aggregators are organizations who want to bundle cloud services for their constituents, but they are not IT organizations and are not interested in building or managing clouds. They want to provide cloud services, but will need other organizations to provide support.
Regards, Amy


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A Brtish jury was shown a "martyrdom video" made by one of the eight who are on trial for planning to blow up several planes in an effort to create chaos in the air. Umar Islam's voice is heard ranting on about rvenge for the death of Muslims and warnings to the western world. "this is a warning for the non-believers tht if they do not leave our lands there are many more like us and many more like me until the law of Allah is established on this Earth." He boasted the plane bombers would wind up in paradise while those they kill are doomed to hell. The action of killing innocent peple is justified on grounds Muslims are being killed by the United States and other western powers.
The strategy of the men was to bring on the plane explosives which were hidden in soda bottles and then explode them while in the air. Such individuals exist in most human societies. They are "true believers" who regard themselves as endowed by some heavenly source as above the laws of humankind. In a sense, they believe themselves to be supermen who are not governed by law and thus whatever they do must be right because they do it.


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Clutch/Flywheel Recommendation?
I have a 383 SBC that will be pushing roughly 550-575HP at the crank, and am in need of a clutch. I am somewhat uninformed in this area, and I could use some recommendations on what kind of clutch/flywheel setup I should run.
I have done a bit of research, and have come to the conclusion for the type of driving I will be doing, a billet steel flywheel (~15-20lbs) or an aluminum will fit my needs. I have also been recommended to use a Centerforce clutch. Which clutch should I run from them? Which one will survive 550 HP? Should I go with a Centerforce flywheel as well? What works for you? Since my 383 is internally balanced, should I be looking at pressure plates that are NOT counterweight assisted?
This will not be a daily driver. It will be driven mostly on weekends, and may see the track once everything is finished and ready. When it is driven, I plan on spinning it to around 6,500 - 7,000 RPM's and shifting somewhere around there. The tranny is a Borg Warner Super T-10, and it's a gen. 1 SBC with a 2-piece rear main.
Has the vehicle been changed from it's stock gear ratio yet? This will need to be done prior to putting in a performance, or racing clutch. If not, you will have a tremendous 'chatter' taking off in first gear.
This information is found in small print, in the installation paperwork supplied with the clutch you ordered.
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As the economic malaise lingers on, a more frugal consumer mindset is spurring consumers to embrace new digital technologies to make more informed buying decisions. This shift in behavior is releasing shopper marketing from the confines of the store walls, as consumers make purchase decisions at home and on-the-go. Once a tactical outpost in the sales organization, shopper marketing is now being embraced by forward-thinking marketers like Kellogg's and Clorox, which are focused on getting on their consumer's shopping list before she even gets to the store. But with this new opportunity comes potential organization confusion. Where does shopper marketing end and brand marketing begin? And where should it sit in the organization? Check out my report, "Shopper Marketing Breaks Out Of The Store," to find out how consumers' shopping habits are changing, how retailers are responding, and what it means for brand marketers.
How is your consumer shopping differently? And how is shopper marketing changing your organization? Answer here or join the discussion on The Forrester Community For CMO & Marketing Leadership Professionals here.


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Life in a Day (2011) - Documentary
This extraordinary documentary film by Ridley Scott is a compilation of Youtube videos filmed on the same day in various locations around the world, by various people.
Youtube users sent in videos of themselves on July 24, 2010, and then Ridley Scott produced the film and edited the videos into a film, consisting of footage from some of the contributors. The completed film is 94 minutes 57 seconds long and includes scenes from 4,500 hours of footage in 80,000 submissions from 140 nations
Life in a Day is a historic cinematic experiment that attempts to capture what life looks like on one day, July 24th, 2010, around the entirety of the world. Thousands of hours of video were captured and then compiled to give a glimpse into what constitutes an average day amongst humanity.
This film is ultimately about connection; the connection of humans to one another and all of the mundane, regular, everyday things that we share despite our differences in culture, location, and upbringing. The fact that we all sleep. We all wake up in the morning. We all eat breakfast. We brush our teeth. We walk around. We smile. We love. We fear. We breathe. This film is an affirmation of the simple joys and sorrows that we experience merely as a result of living on this earth and being human. It is an affirmation of life at its rawest, truest, grittiest, and loveliest.
Birth, death, war, love, rejection, poverty, religion, family – all important topics are covered, compared, and contrasted in this unprecedented film.
Extraordinary – unusual, surprising, special
Compilation – collection, something made up of many parts
Footage – video, recording
Historic – historically important
Glimpse – a quick look
Unprecedented – first time, never been done before
wrote... il 17/10/2012 01:17:24
two weeks ago ,i had seen this documentary,a wery good film. Different people in different time, at different places, doing different things. Describes the real life.
wrote... il 17/10/2012 01:17:33
two weeks ago ,i had seen this documentary,a very good film. Different people in different time, at different places, doing different things. Describes the real life.
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:34
Police Academy (1984) - Comedy | Crime
As a crime wave sweeps through a city that doesn't have enough police officers, the mayor decides that part of the problem may stem from overly restrictive qualifications for police officers, so she opens the door of the city's Police Academy to anyone who wants to join. Chief Henry Hurst does not agree with the mayor's decision.
Soon, the academy is overrun with misfits, including parking lot attendant Carey Mahoney, who has been arrested before. Captain Reed, a longtime friend of Mahoney's father, gives Mahoney the choice of taking the 14 week course and joining the force, or going to jail. Mahoney chooses the academy.
Karen Thompson is an attractive cadet whom Mahoney has his eyes on. Florist Moses Hightower is a mountain of a man who likes to tend flowers. And Larvell Jones has the ability to imitate the sound of virtually anything. Also in the academy are guy-magnet Debbie Callahan, squeaky voiced Laverne Hooks, gun loving Eugene Tackleberry, and Leslie Barbara, a cadet who has been picked on one too many times.
Befuddled Commandant Eric Lassard and his lackey, Lieutenant Thaddeus Harris, are not exactly thrilled with the new recruits. As Lassard and Harris try to wash their hands of them, Mahoney and his classmates become all the more determined to make good, even when one of the recruits accidentally starts a chain reaction of fights that lead to a riot in the city.
The result of this combination of unusual people is, of course, hilarious mayhem. This film proved so popular, it spawned 6 sequels!
Crime wave – a lot of crime at the same time
Sweep through the city – occur in many places
Overrun – with a lot
Misfits – people who are different or unusual
Tend – take care of, look after
Squeaky – high pitched, like a mouse or bird
Befuddled – perplexed, confused
Lackey – assistant, messenger
Chain reaction – when one thing leads to another, which leads to another, etc
Mayhem – chaos, craziness
To spawn – to cause, to give birth to
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:35
Clerks. (1994) - Independent Comedy
Dante has had a crummy job at an small convenience store in New Jersey since graduating from high school three years ago. On Saturday morning, April 15 1994, he gets called in on his day off. Once there, he must deal with multiple problems.
The shutters outside won't open.
His ex-girlfriend Caitlin, whom he is still in love with, is getting married.
His long-suffering girlfriend Veronica, who bugs him constantly about starting college, has revealed certain, uh...stuff about her past.
His boss hasn't come in to take his place.
He has a hockey game at 2 o'clock.
Another ex has died, and today's the last day he can go to her wake.
His friend, Randal, a clerk at the video store next door, is even less dedicated to his job than Dante, and is always bothering Dante's customers.
Jay and Silent Bob, two dead-beats who pass their days smoking outside the store, are trying to shoplift the merchandise.
And the biggest problem of them all: HE'S NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE THERE TODAY!!
Dante is left with no choice but to bend the rules a little with work, customers, and most of all his love life. Can he get away with it all?
This is an amusing, off-beat, low-budget and utterly authentic independent film. And if you like it, there's a whole range of spin-offs you can follow it up with!
Crummy – not very good, low quality
Day off – a day without work
Deal with – handle, control
Shutters – wooden window covers
To bug someone – to hassle, complain to
Dead-beats – worthless, jobless, useless people
Shoplift – steal goods from a store
Bend the rules – do something that is not really allowed – but only a little
wrote... il 25/10/2011 23:26:35
thank for larrisa's explanation. especially words"dead-beats". now i can understand. contiunous to discuss this comedy. i like to share.
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:37
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - Comedy | Romance | Drama
After his wife Maggie passes away, Sam Baldwin (played by Tom Hanks) and his adolescent son Jonah relocate from Chicago to Seattle to escape the grief associated with Maggie's death. Eighteen months later, Sam is still grieving and can't sleep. Although Jonah misses his mother, he wants his father to get a new wife despite the fact that Sam hasn't even contemplated dating again.
On Christmas Eve, Sam, on Jonah's initiative, ends up pouring his heart out on a national radio talk show about his magical and perfect marriage to Maggie, and how much he still misses her. Among the many women who hear Sam's story and fall in love with him because of it is Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a Baltimore based newspaper writer.
Annie is already engaged, but her relationship with her straight-laced fiancé Walter is unlike her dream romance. She even writes to Sam proposing they meet atop the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.
Back in Seattle, Sam has received hundreds of letters from women wanting to meet him. Jonah is excited by one letter in particular from Baltimore and will do whatever he needs to to get his father and Annie together. However, old fashioned Sam wants his future love life to be based on meeting a woman the traditional way, and he, in turn, becomes infatuated with an unknown woman he spots a few times in Seattle.
Will magic happen twice in Sam's life, and if so will it be with this unknown woman or Annie?
Adolescent – a child between puberty and maturity
Grief – deep sadness
Contemplate – think about
Initiative – proposal, plan, sceme
Straight-laced – proper, strict in conduct
Infatuated – feeling passion and attraction to someone
wrote... il 04/06/2012 03:20:33
I heard about but haven't seen Sleepless in Seattle. It must be a nice movie. I hope I'll have the opportunity to watch it soon. I saw Love Happens and loved the movie.
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:38
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup (Video 2009) - Documentary | History | War
Loose Change is a series of films released between 2005 and 2009 which argue that the September 11 attacks were planned and conducted by elements within the United States government, and base the claims on perceived anomalies in the historical record of the attacks. These are some examples cited by the movie.
What's your theory? Do you believe the September 11 attacks were an inside job? Watch this movie and see what you think.
Perceived – noticed, apparent
Anomalies – irregularities, things that aren't quite right
Bogus – false, not real
Pretext – reason, excuse
Allege – say without concrete proof
Debris – mess, wreckage
Prior – something that came before
Confiscate – take away
Collapse – when things fall down
An inside job – performed by someone on the inside – not an outside enemy
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:42
The Last Boy Scout (1991) - Action | Comedy | Crime
During a rainy football game between two teams from Los Angeles and Cleveland, star player Billy Cole receives a threatening phone call during half time from someone named Milo warning him to win the game or lose his life. Cole takes a gun onto the field, and shoots three opposing players on a run to the end zone. As the police move in, he kneels down and announces "Ain't life a bitch?" before shooting himself in the head.
Bruce Willis stars as Joe Hallenbeck, who was once a top-of-the-line Secret Service agent but has since become an alcoholic private detective. While performing the chores of a two-bit shamus, he discovers his wife Sarah is having an affair with his best friend Mike. After finding the two in his house together, Mike leaves… and is blown up in his car when he turns the key in the ignition.
Joe is hired to protect Cory (played by Halle Berry), a stripper who has been getting death threats. However, her boyfriend – Jimmy Dix – believes he can protect her himself, and after taking her away in his car… she (not surprisingly) gets blown to smithereens.
That's a lot of death…
Jimmy Dix was at one time a NFL football quarterback, but was thrown out of the game for gambling and drug addiction. Smelling something fishy, Joe and Jimmy begin investigations which uncover layers of corruption, dirty money, and murder.
Full of smart-arse quips, love and friendship, betrayal and bribery, The Last Boy Scout is a high action movie with enough laughs and mystery to keep anybody entertained.
End zone – the last part of the field where players make touchdowns in American football
Kneel – get down on your knees
'Life's a bitch' – common phrase to complain about life's difficulties
Two-bit – worth very little
Shamus – slang for private detective
To have an affair – to be romantically involved with someone outside of your relationship
To be blown to smithereens – to be shot and killed
To smell something fishy – to feel that something is wrong or suspicious
Quips – clever, witty remarks
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:44
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:45
Hot Fuzz (2007) - Action | Comedy | Mystery
Nicholas Angel (played by Simon Pegg) is the finest cop London has to offer, with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force. He's honest, reliable, and dedicated to public duty. In fact, he's so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel's superiors send him to a place where his talents won't be quite so embarrassing - the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford – statistically, the safest town in the country.
Once there, he is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman. The son of amiable Police Chief Frank Butterman, Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes his new big-city partner might just be a real-life "bad boy," and his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he so longs for. ("Have you ever shot two guns while jumping through the air? Is it true that there's a place in a man's head, where if you shoot it, it will blow up?")
Danny's puppy-like enthusiasm only adds to Angel's growing frustration. However, as a series of grisly "accidents" rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems, and as the intrigue deepens, Danny's dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gunfighting, all-out action seem more and more like a reality. It's time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice.
A highly amusing cop comedy which plays on all the stereotypes of police action movies and will make you laugh constantly if you appreciate British comedy!
Reliable – trust-worthy, doing what one says
Public duty – serving the people, as in police work
Sleepy – uneventful, not much happening
Well-meaning – trying to do the right thing
Overeager – trying too hard
Amiable – friendly, good-natured
Grisly – gruesome, horrible
Intrigue – mystery
Shaun of the Dead (2004) - Comedy | Horror
29 year old Shaun (Simon Pegg) is having some problems.
His long-time girlfriend Liz has dumped him due to his fierce loyalty to The Winchester (the local pub), his refusal to meet her mother, his total lack of romance and consideration, and his seeming inability to progress anywhere in life or remember their anniversary.
His temporary management job isn't going well at Foree Electronics, with his teenaged subordinates walking all over him and his actual promotion prospects minimal.
His flatmates, Pete and Ed, are at each others' throats – one being an arrogant jerk and the other a lazy drug-selling deadbeat who seems unable to get a job or lock the front door.
And, oh yeah, London is overrun with multitudes of zombies.
Now, Shaun must rise to the occasion – save himself, his ex, his mother, and his precious record collection. As one by one the people around him turn to zombies and London becomes overrun with the slow moving, flesh-eating undead, can Shaun save his loved ones, win back Liz's love, put her snide friends in their places, and finish it all with a cold pint in the Winchester?
This is a hilarious and not particularly serious comedy full of fun characters, amusing retorts, and entertaining fight scenes. Good light watching when you're not up for too much thinking!
Dump – leave someone (as in a romantic relationship)
Subordinate – someone who works beneath you
Walk all over sb – treat them badly, have no respect for them
To be at each other's throats – always arguing, not getting along
Arrogant jerk – someone who is rude, selfish, conceited
Deadbeat – someone who is lazy and has achieved little
Overrun – covered with
Multitudes of – very many
Zombies – the walking undead
Snide – rude, snobbish
Pint – a large glass of beer
alex madrigal
wrote... il 04/02/2015 21:59:13
I recommend you this movie, is very funny!
alex madrigal
wrote... il 04/02/2015 21:59:14
I recommend you this movie, is very funny!
alex madrigal
wrote... il 04/02/2015 21:59:26
I recommend you this movie, is very funny!
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:49
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
In the times of World War II, a brave, yet mild-mannered young soldier named Steve Rogers (played by Chris Evans) wants to serve his country in the military – but unfortunately lacks the physical condition to be a soldier. Desperate to join the program he takes the only way in – he volunteers to undergo a series of experiments for a US army Super Soldier program.
The military succeeds in transforming him into a human weapon, but quickly decide that their Super Soldier is far too expensive a creation to risk in combat. So, they decide to put him to use as an army celebrity and parade him across Europe to boost morale by performing in USO shows for American troops. He is even given a costume that bears the colors of Old Glory for the stage.
However, when a Nazi plot reveals itself Rogers must rise up and become the First Avenger, in order to save his country. Steve Rogers becomes Captain America and he earns his way into the hearts and souls of every American, bringing hope and justice to a war-weary nation. Unfortunately, during a mission to Germany to stop his archenemy The Red Skull from launching rockets at the allies, Captain America sacrifices himself and winds up frozen in ice for almost six decades!
Revived, Steve Rogers now must join forces with new heroes and become an Avenger of the modern age.
Plenty of explosions, high speed fight scenes, high tech futuristic spacecraft, amusing witty retorts, and promised romance to entertain the whole family!
Mild-mannered – polite, not forceful
Combat – battle, war, fighting
Boost morale – revive courage, give new spirits
USO shows – entertainment provided for US soldiers
Archenemy – principal enemy
Alsu Zamalieva
wrote... il 23/05/2013 15:25:09
the film caused different feelings. at first it seemed too naiive and simple, but then i became involved in what was happening, and finally the end made me like this movie) really not bad!!!
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:51
Brazil (1985) - Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) is a low-level government employee, a harried technocrat in a futuristic society that is needlessly convoluted and inefficient. He dreams of a life where he can fly away from technology and overpowering bureaucracy, and spend eternity with the woman of his dreams. One day Lowry is assigned the task of trying to rectify an error created by a government mishap, causing the incarceration of a Mr. Harry Buttle instead of the suspected terrorist, Harry Tuttle.
When Sam visits Mr. Buttle's widow, he discovers Jill Layton, the upstairs neighbor of the Buttles, is the same woman from his dreams. Jill is trying to help Mrs. Buttle find out what happened to her husband, but has gotten sick of dealing with the bureaucracy, while unbeknownst to her, she is now in turn considered a terrorist friend of Tuttle for trying to report the mistake of Buttle's arrest in Tuttle's place to bureaucrats that would not admit a mistake on their side.
Sam and Jill both wind up as targets of the extreme anti-terrorist government, and the whole mess results in high speed chases and action fight scenes.
The plot is peppered with highly colourful characters such as Harry Tuttle (Robert DeNiro) – the renegade air conditioning specialist – and his mother Ida, who is addicted to plastic surgery.
Extremely imaginative movie, thought-provoking scenarios, and fantastic special effects. This isn't a movie you'll forget in a hurry!
Harried – overworked, agitated, stressed
Technocrat – a technical expert
Convoluted – complicated, difficult
Bureaucracy – a system rigidly devoted to procedure
Rectify – fix
Mishap – problem, mistake
Incarceration – putting someone in jail
Unbeknownst – without her knowing
Peppered – contains here and there
Renegade – rebellious, going against the system
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:52
Cube (1997) - Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi
A man named Alderson wakes up in a cube-shaped room with, glowing computer circuit-like walls and six doors, one at the center of each wall, ceiling and floor. After recovering from his confusion, he opens two of the doors and looks into them to find rooms that differ only in color. He then opens and goes through a third door. He looks around and then takes a step, and is suddenly cut into large cubes. He falls apart and the rack of crosshatched wires which diced him moves into view. It folds up and retracts.
Apart from the short-lived Alderson, five other people, each from a very different walk of life, awaken to find themselves inside the giant cube with thousands of possible rooms. It becomes obvious quickly that many of the cubes are fraught with deadly traps, and the unlikely team of different personalities must work together to find a way to escape without being decapitated or burned. The trouble is – apart from the horrific deadly traps and their increasingly complicated personality clashes – they don't even know where the way out is.
Each has a skill that becomes clear when they must band together to get out: a cop, a math whiz, a building designer, a doctor, an escape master, and a disabled man. Each plays a part in their thrilling quest to find answers as to why they've been imprisoned.
Tense, gripping, psychological thriller that will keep your eyes glued to the screen until the end.
Glowing – emitting light
Crosshatched – in a criss-cross pattern
To dice – to cut into cubes
Retract – to draw back
Fraught – containing a lot
Personality clash – when two people don't get along because of their character differences
Tense – in a state of suspense
Gripping – holding your attention
wrote... il 19/10/2011 06:55:58
I think this movie absolutely fantastic... The tension and the mistery are great! You don't blink your eyes from beginnig to end. The history are really very intriguing. I recomend. :-)
Alexander Zapryagaev
wrote... il 20/06/2016 12:36:55
Winnie the Pooh (2011) - Animation | Family
This film is based on three stories found in the Milne books: "In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh Finds One", "In Which Piglet Meets a Heffalump.", and "In Which Rabbit Has a Busy Day and We Learn What Christopher Robin Does in the Mornings."
The story begins when Pooh wakes up one day to find that he is out of honey. While searching for honey, Pooh discovers Eeyore who is even sadder than Pooh because he has lost his tail. Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, and Roo come to the rescue, and Christopher Robin decides to hold a contest to see who can find Eeyore's tail. The prize for the winner, of course, is a fresh pot of honey.
The next day, Pooh goes to visit Christopher Robin and he finds a note that says "Gon Out Bizy Back Soon", but due to their poor reading comprehension skills, Pooh and his friends believe that Christopher Robin has been abducted by a ruthless and mischievous monster they call the "Backson", which of course sends the adorable and adventurous gang off on a new mission – to trap the Backson in a pit.
Their quest leads them into through a path of troublesome pitfalls and mistaken idendity, but of course, the whole thing ends in plenty of honey for everyone. The journey, of course, is more than adequately decorated with singing and dancing, and a whole lot of feelgood messages for the whole family!
Charming, sweet, traditional, this movie has stayed true to the Pooh known by older watchers, and will be enjoyed by kids of all ages.
Ruthless – not worrying about harm done to others, cruel
Mischievous – naughty
Pitfalls – problems, drawbacks
Adequate – good enough
Feelgood messages – messages of love, friendship, and wellbeing
Horrible Bosses (2011) - Comedy | Crime
Friends Nick Hendricks, Kurt Buckman and Dale Arbus are average guys who want to work hard to get ahead in their respective jobs, but they each have the same professional problem in achieving this goal: they each have a horrible boss and a job difficult to escape without starting from scratch.
After a drunken, hypothetical conversation about how to kill their bosses, their respective situations escalate with more despicable treatment from their superiors, and before they know it… they've hired an assassin! With this supposed hit-man as an advisor and tv crime shows and murder mysteries as their guides, the three go about trying to determine the best way to kill the three bosses while keeping as far away from the crimes as possible.
Hilarious errors are committed at every turn, of course, but will lucky coincidences be enough for the three disgruntled employees to give their bosses what's coming to them?
Start from scratch – to begin with nothing
Blackmail – getting what you want by threatening someone with consequences
Psychopathic – crazy, mentally ill, usually dangerous
Hypothetical – referring to an imagined situation or idea
Respective – relating to each person
Escalate – get bigger, get worse, get more intense
Despicable – unpleasant, cruel
Assassin – someone whose job is to kill people
Hit-man – assassin
Coincidence – things that happen by chance
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) - Comedy | Drama | Romance
Holly Golightly (famously played by Audrey Hepburn) lives in an apartment on Manhattan's swank East Side. Totally madcap, she has a partially furnished apartment, owns a cat with no name, gets rid of the "mean reds" by visiting Tiffany's jewelry store, and is forever misplacing her door key, much to the dismay of her upstairs neighbor Mr. Yunioshi (played by Mickey Rooney), a Japanese photographer.
Holly makes her living in two ways: she receives $50 from her gentlemen escorts whenever she needs powder room money, and she is paid $100 for each weekly trip she makes to Sing Sing Prison, where she visits Sally Tomato, an ex-mobster. On these visits she is required to give him a weather report, which is dictated to her by his henchmen and clearly (although Holly is oblivious), a report on mob activities!
One day Paul Varjak comes into Holly's life and moves upstairs – clearly the hero, with his handsome good looks, charm, sympathy, and almost instantaneous love for Holly. As with movies of this era, it is clear at this point that the two should end up together, as he writes stories about her and has inexpensive presents engraved for her at Tiffany's. But what about the estranged husband that arrives wanting to take Holly home? And the rich handsome stranger that wants to whisk her away her to Brazil? And when a couple of personal disasters shake Holly's life, how will the two overcome them to find their 'happy every after'?
This movie is charming, amusing, romantic and whimsical, and clearly deserves it status as a classic.
Swank – fashionable and elegant
Madcap – impulsive, reckless
Dismay – unhappiness, disappointment
Ex-mobster – someone who used to work in organized crime
Henchmen – member of a criminal gang
Oblivious – unknowing
Estranged – a husband or wife who is living elsewhere
Long ago, Lord Shen, heir of the peacock clan that ruled Gongmen City in China, was told by the the court's soothsayer that "a warrior of black and white" would one day defeat him. Shen assumed she was referring to the giant pandas and ordered them to be exterminated to avert the prophecy. Shen's parents were horrified at this atrocity and exiled Shen, who swore revenge.
Po (the Kung Fu Panda!) is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five – Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of this formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu.
It is up to Po and The Furious Five to journey across China to face Shen and vanquish him. But how can Po stop a weapon that can stop kung fu? He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.
Another adorable feelgood animation, enjoyable for children and adults alike!
Soothsayer – someone who predicts the future
Exterminate – destroy all completely
Avert – avoid, miss
Prophecy – a prediction of the future
Atrocity – something horrible
To exile someone – to send someone away
Emergence – appearance
Formidable – difficult to overcome
Villain – the bad guy
Vanquish – destroy, get rid of something or someone
A young boy, trapped in a German Concentration Camp in Poland, 1944, bends a metal gate with his mind when he is separated from his parents. When he refuses to repeat the feat for guards, his mother is shot in front of him and his powers rampage out of control.
In a mansion in New York, another young boy finds his mother looking through the fridge. After she refuses to make him a sandwich, he accuses the woman of being an imposter and watches as she shapeshifts into the the blue-skinned Raven. Overjoyed to meet someone else "different" like him, he invites her to live with his family.
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-MEN.
X-Men: First Class is the prequel to previous X-men films, and provides the background stories of the first and most famous X-men. As always, it's full of special effects, smart-ass quips, and action-packed fight scenes.
Feat – trick, task
Rampage – go wild
Imposter – fraud, someone who is not who he says he is
Shapeshift – change outward form
Archenemy – the principal enemy, the main opposing force
Rift – a gap, a divide
Prequel – a movie that is set before a previously released movie
Smart-ass quips – clever, witty remarks
wrote... il 10/09/2011 02:53:23
i have watched that movie. :-)
It's good except for unreasonable a little: If you saw another movie named "Wolverin", The professor-X can still stand on the legs but as a baldhead... It's a totally leak-hole...
wrote... il 07/10/2011 10:43:31
I love this movie! Is very good! In my opinion the coolest scene is a short scene where Wolverine show, is very funny. And another movie called "Wolverine" is pretty good too! I like the X-Men.
wrote... il 07/10/2011 10:47:09
This movie is the beginning of the X-Men... story happens before the story of the film "Wolverine".
Beautiful Boy is a heart-wrenching drama about the worst nightmare any parent could imagine.
Bill (Michael Sheen) and Kate (Maria Bello) are a tightly wound couple who are devoted to their work, and on the verge of separation when tragedy strikes. The devastated couple hopelessly try to find some hint of an explanation after learning that their only son committed a mass shooting at his university before taking his own life. They struggle numbly through the funeral, the media onslaught, and the awkward pity from relatives and friends as they try to find answers.
Their already strained marriage is tested as they realize all they have left with each other is their shared grief and confusion – and the unfortunate legacy of their son. This life-altering event forces Bill and Kate to face their feelings of guilt, rage, blame, self-discovery – and ultimately hope – so that they can finally help each other to find a chance for happiness and healing.
Painfully intense and relentlessly raw, this movie is an emotional experience rather than entertainment.
Tightly wound – stressed, tense, uptight
On the verge of – very close to, about to
Tragedy strikes – something terrible happens unexpectedly
Mass shooting – a gun murder of multiple people
Taking his own life – killing himself, committing suicide
Numbly – without normal feeling
Media onslaught – aggressive journalism, cameramen and news reporters
Strained – difficult
Legacy – anything left behind by the dead
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto (played by Vin Diesel) on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've crossed many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.
As they assemble their elite team of top racers, the unlikely allies know their only chance to get out for good means confronting the corrupt businessman who wants them dead. But he's not the only one on their tail. Hard-nosed federal agent Luke Hobbs never misses his target. When he is assigned to track down Dom and Brian, he and his strike team launch an all-out assault to capture them. But as his men tear through Brazil, Hobbs learns he can't separate the good guys from the bad. Now, he must rely on his instincts to corner his prey... before someone else runs them down first.
Also known as Fast and the Furious 5 – this is the fifth instalment in the popular action series. In this film, Universial Studios has made a conscious effort to shift away from the street racing theme in previous films in the series, and emphasis has been placed on heist action… this movie features only one car race.
Opposite side of the law – one party commits crime, one party apprehends it
To break someone out of custody – help someone escape from prison
Elude authorities – hide from/escape from the law
Pull one last job – commit a crime one last time
To be on someone's tail – to be close behind them in pursuit
Hard-nosed – tough, stubborn, uncompromising
Track down – find
Strike team – an armed force hired to deliver an offensive blow
All-out assault – large scale attack
Corner your prey – trap someone so you can attack
Heist – a large scale theft
True Grit (2010) - Adventure | Drama | Western
This movie is the second adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name, which was previously filmed in 1969 starring John Wayne.
This version of the film is narrated by the adult Mattie Ross, who tells the story of her father being murdered by one of his hired hands, Tom Chaney, when she was 14. Chaney made off with her father's horse and his two California gold pieces.
While collecting her father's body, the 14-year old Mattie inquires about hiring a Deputy U.S. Marshal to track down Chaney, and chooses to hire Rooster Cogburn because he is described as having "true grit." After being rebuffed numerous times by the one-eyed Cogburn, she secures his services for $100 – money she raises by aggressively horse-trading with a business associate of her father.
Despite his attempts to ditch her, the determined Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested.
The costumes, the buildings, the interiors, and the dialogue in this film make for a thoroughly convincing and authentic Western.
Hired hand – an employee, someone who works for you
Deputy US Marshal – a law enforcement officer who is second to the US Marshal
Grit – determination, courage, spirit
Rebuffed – refused, denied
Ditch – lose, get rid of
Sloth – laziness
Reprobate – good-for-nothing
Augment – improve, enhance
Authentic – real, believable
wrote... il 30/08/2011 11:21:14
I have watched both movies of first and second adaptation. I usualy don't like re-makes of old movies, but this one is quite an exception for me. Jeff Bridges proves again how skillful actor he is. He is a drinking, reprobate and sloth cowboy in True Grit, a drinking, sloth, reprobate musician in Crazy Heart, a drinking, sloth, reprobate "Dude" in The Big Lebowski... The movie itself is nothing more than first adaptation.
Win Win (2011) - Comedy | Drama
Disheartened New Jersey attorney Mike Flaherty struggles to keep his wife Jackie, their two young girls, and himself happy while moonlighting as a wrestling coach for New Providence High School. The team has developed a losing streak, and together with co-coach Vigman, Flaherty is trying to fulfill the school's motto as "The Home of Champions".
Flaherty struggles to keep his business from going under by acting as the legal caretaker of an elderly client, and thinks he has discovered the perfect loophole to keep his practice in business. But his brilliant plan hits an unexpected hitch when his client's troubled grandson Kyle shows up looking for a place to stay. Now his home life is in turmoil and both of his careers are in jeopardy.
Luckily, Kyle turns out to have a special talent in wrestling, much to the delight of coach Vigman. The stage is set for Flaherty to get a double payday and a long-awaited winning wrestling team, when Kyle's mom Cindy shows up—fresh out of rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything.
Will Mike find a creative way out of his current predicament?
This movie is sweet and complex, tender without being mushy, funny, compassionate, and authentic.
Disheartened – lacking courage or spirit
Moonlighting – to work a second job at night
Losing streak – having a series of losses
To go under – to fail
Legal caretaker – some who has legal power
Loophole – a way of escaping a difficulty, particularly through exclusion or vagueness in the wording of a contract
Hitch – problem, setback
Turmoil – chaos, mess, problems
In jeopardy – facing problems
Rehab – short for rehabilitation – somewhere people go to recover from addictions
Flat broke – without any money
Derail – to obstruct the progress or something
Mushy – overly sentimental
Authentic – real


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