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New Products, New Stands & A New Robotics Dance Routine: MRMC Gear Up for Their Biggest IBC Ever!
World leader in motion control robotics debuts innovative new product designed for live sports capture at IBC 2018.
London, UK – MRMC, a Nikon Group company, is proud to announce the introduction of their latest automated multi-camera system - the Polycam One. Designed for live sports capture, the Polycam One is an innovative, portable, multi-camera workflow solution that gives a single operator the ability to record a match from multiple camera positions simultaneously.
MRMC at IBC 2018
About MRMC
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Polycam One maps out the playing area and the locations of up to 12 robotic cameras. The camera operator follows the action with the 'main' camera, while Polycam One controls the additional robotic cameras, following the focus of the 'main' camera. MRMC's Algorithmic Camera Control lets the operator concentrate on covering the action while the Polycam One system provides complimentary shots, such as a wide or high tactical view, which can be used for highlights, replays or adjudication.
The robotic cameras are IP connected, allowing the operator, or an additional remote operator, to adjust and control them in real time, providing a more dynamic visual experience.
Easily deployed and configured by a single operator, Polycam One is perfect for use in multiple locations and can be set up in venues where conventional camera positions are not available. The portable nature of Polycam One makes it ideal for smaller or temporary venues that may not have the infrastructure to support automated tracking solutions and gives sports teams the ability to easily capture footage from multiple angles at training grounds.
Polycam One is compatible with all of MRMC's robotic heads, giving venues the flexibility to choose large or smaller cameras to suit the sport being captured, the camera positions required and the available budget.
MRMC's continued innovation and development of automated robotic solutions is giving broadcasters and venues increased flexibility and opportunity to provide high quality content to audiences around the world.
"Polycam One is an ideal solution to adding more camera angles to what a single camera operation would normally be," says MRMC Managing Director Assaff Rawner. "Its innovative design means it can easily be deployed, configured and operated by one person and, with our robotic heads providing up to 12 additional cameras, gives you more options for capturing the action."
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This year, MRMC has three stands at IBC showcasing the latest in intelligent automated camera solutions & high-speed robotic camera technology. Their primary location in Hall 10, stand D.26, which MRMC is sharing with Nikon B.V., will feature a range of small footprint, multi-camera robotic solutions. There will be hands-on demonstrations of the Polycam Chat, a solution that simplifies and augments small-scale studio environments with AI, and the Polycam Player, a real-time player tracking solution for stadium environments, both of which were unveiled at NAB earlier this year. Used in conjunction with the IP-controlled Robotic Pod, which features a Nikon D5 full-frame DSLR at its heart, and the AFC 100 pan-tilt head, visitors will be able to experience first-hand the power of both fully automated and user-augmented touchscreen motion control.
In addition, MRMC's Studiobot (a 7-axis alternative to traditional robotic pedestals and dollies for TV and news studios), the high payload UltiHead and the lightweight, silent Whisper Head will all be on display demonstrating their capabilities.
The Bolt Jr. will be making its IBC debut at our second location in Hall 12, stand F.11. A smaller and lighter-weight alternative to the world's fastest cinebot, the Bolt, the Bolt Jr. is a compact 6-axis camera robot arm ideal for smaller studios, film sets or on-location.
Last, but certainly not least, Hall 14 will play host to our famous Bolt dancing robot. Hugely popular at NAB earlier in the year, IBC attendees will get to see the Bolt show off its moves in what is certain to be a highlight of the show. Delegates will be given the chance to dance along and upload a video to their Facebook page!
About MRMC
Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC) is a Nikon Group company. MRMC is on the front line of imaging innovation and is the leading manufacturer of cutting-edge solutions for motion control, automation, broadcast robotics and remote image capture. They design, manufacture and assemble robotic rigs, pan-tilt and multi-axis robotic heads and tracking technologies. MRMC's robotic and software solutions are used all over the world by film studios, sports broadcasters, football leagues and more. Class-leading technical and engineering achievements have earned MRMC several industry awards in the past 50 years. For more information, visit www.mrmoco.com. In 2016, MRMC was acquired by Nikon Corporation.
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Nikon Inc. is a world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo and video capture technologies; globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance for an award-winning array of equipment that enable visual storytelling and content creation. Nikon Inc. distributes consumer and professional digital SLR cameras, NIKKOR optics, Speedlights and system accessories, Nikon COOLPIX® compact digital cameras and Nikon software products, as well as the revolutionary Nikon Z series of mirrorless cameras and NIKKOR Z lenses, which achieve a new dimension in optical performance. In 2016, Nikon Corporation, the parent company of Nikon Inc., announced the production of 100 million NIKKOR lenses, creating a new milestone in Nikon's heritage of superior optics. For more information, dial (800) NIKON-US or visit www.nikonusa.com, which links all levels of photographers and visual storytellers to the Web's most comprehensive learning and sharing communities. Connect with Nikon on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Vimeo, Flickr and Snapchat (@NikonUSASnap).
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Chronicling the Adventures of Three Cute Boys, 2 Tired Parents and 1 Pudgy Beagle
Thursday, March 19, 2009
My thoughts today...
So since we are have another bundle of joy arriving in less than 2 months (!!) and Andrew is still a bit young to be on the 3rd floor by himself, the next logical solution was for the boys to share a bedroom for at least a year or so.
So far the room sharing seems to be working to our advantage. Korey used to read books to each of the boys till at least Patrick fell asleep in his room and then sometimes would come read to Andrew after (if Andrew was still awake after I read to him and Korey was done with Patrick)...now Korey reads them a couple of stories together and leaves! Then the boys use the StoryReader and it reads them a story. I walked in tonight to see them sitting on Andrew's bed together listening to Scooby Doo! So cute.
I am glad this is working out!!! And of course I do hope they will be best buddies!
4 comments:
- Mary said...
I shared a room with a sister or two until high school and those are some of our best childhood memories. My sister Kelli and I spent countless hours talking and laughing when everyone else was sleeping:)
- March 20, 2009 at 9:05 PM
- Cassie said...
I like your new background! I don't check your blog as much now that I am trying to be better on Facebook
- March 21, 2009 at 7:51 PM
- K8tMi1ls said...
okay, so this theory may not really hold any validity - but I didn't share a room at all with ANYONE until I went to college and I am not really sure if I am a good roommate (hence me living alone and having multiple roommates move out). This, of course, does not make me a good person but it made me think that had I shared a room w/ my brother longer (probably different because of the difference in sex, but you know what I mean). I may have learned how to cohabitate with someone. Just a thought.
- March 22, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- K8tMi1ls said...
I meant - does not make me a bad person... you knew what I meant.
- March 22, 2009 at 2:04 PM

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Written by Katie Simon
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In 1992, was errupted in Bosnia and Nadja Hallibegovich, a twelve year old girl, kept a diary. The diary detailed everything from playing with the children in her building, to being injured by an exploding bombshell, to writing to President Clinton on behalf of the children of Sarajevo, to her difficult and terrifying escape to America. Katie Simon has taken Nadja's entries and adapted them into a play. The result is Sarajevo's Child, a stunning, life-affirming piece of theatre.
Featuring Joey Dudding, Matthew Erickson, Lisa Lemley, Emma Lorraine, Dana Mierlak
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Sarajevo's Child, a stunning, The decision to have the ensemble share the challenge of playing Nadja is a brilliant one. Michelle Bossy's direction is powerful and innovative. No movement is superfluous, and she is able to adapt children's games into euphemisms for war. Balls and jump ropes become implements of death and destruction. It's shocking and terrible, but amazing in its representation of how the lives of innocent children are tainted by war. Throughout, Bossy creates strong, evocative images. Bossy's strong artistic style is imbued in every facet of this production and the result is remarkable.
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Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc., one of three notable local investment firms that financed the rapid-fire expansion of Chicago-based PrivateBancorp Inc., is cashing out its shares. Find out why in Crain's.
Morning 10: Mesirow's moves | CBOE beat cops | Tribune and CareerBuilder
The $6 million fine levied by the SEC against CBOE raises doubts about the exchange operators' abilities to manage the inherent conflict in the set up, writes Crain's Joe Cahill. The CBOE fine is the strongest signal yet that a 19th-century regulatory system is inadequate to protect today's investors.
As Tribune Co. prepares to auction off its newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, a question has emerged about the impact on the papers' ties to crucial digital assets — Tribune's interest in CareerBuilder.com and Classified Ventures LLC. The Tribune papers sell local ads on behalf of the websites, which boosts the papers' digital ad revenue. Could a sale invalidate that arrangement? The Wall Street Journal examines the question.
Keeping with Oak Street's long history as one of the city's choice destinations for boutique fashion, two more fashion houses, Dolce & Gabbana and Carolina Herrera, are coming to Oak Street. In addition, a restaurant import from New York, Fig & Olive, is also leasing space on the Gold Coast shopping strip. Read more in Chicago Real Estate Daily.
A city panel Tuesday approved a $5 million subsidy to finance Vienna Beef Ltd.'s move from the North Side to Bridgeport. The TIF dollars will help the Chicago-based hot dog maker cover the $5 million purchase and $7.3 million renovation of a the factory at 1000 W. Pershing Road. Chicago Real Estate Daily reports.
The University of Chicago will announce today the addition of a new laboratory to the list of world-class facilities it oversees. The internationally renowned Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass., will be brought under the university's financial and organizational umbrella as part of a new affiliation of the two institutions. Read the Chicago Tribune story here.
Illinois paid a premium to sell $600 million of sales-tax backed municipal bonds Tuesday, days after the state's general credit rating was downgraded by two rating companies. Market participants said the state paid a premium on the sales-tax bonds because of its fiscal troubles. The Wall Street Journal reports.
As a supplement to the well-known "Mayhem" campaign, Northbrook-based Allstate and Chicago-based Leo Burnett are attempting to soften the insurer's image by offering an advertising message that isn't just about scaring consumers into realizing how much they need what Allstate has to offer. More from the Chicago Business Journal.
As they did in 2010, Chicago's most visible buildings are prepping lighting plans to show their Blackhawk pride during the Stanley Cup finals. Some are going with designs similar to those of three years ago, while others show a tad of superstition, planning to light up for series-clinching games only. Crain's takes a look.
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TNA took a cheap shot at World Wrestling Entertainment when comparing their Slammiversary travel packages to WWE's Wrestlemania travel packages. During a video clip hyping the TNA packages Mike Tenay and Don West, without mentioning WWE by name, said "the competition" wanted to keep the wrestlers away from the fans in Houston. "Do you think they stayed 45 miles away from Houston because it was more convenient for the wrestlers?" said Tenay. Well yeah! West added: "They stayed because it was more convenient for the wrestlers to stay away from the fans. What do we do? We stay with the fans." (credit: The Wrestling Globe Newsletter)
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The eruption of a volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali for the second time in a week spurred the evacuation of at least 24,000 people and the cancellation of scores of flights this weekend as a plume of ash and steam spewed more than 19,000 feet into the sky.
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Agung also erupted on Tuesday, sending ash to a height of about half that it reached Saturday.
Bali, famous for its surf, beaches and temples, attracted nearly five million visitors in 2016, but business has slumped in areas around the volcano since September, when Agung's volcanic tremors began to increase.
More than 145,000 people were evacuated that month, when the volcano showed signs of its first major eruption in more than 50 years. But major activity failed to materialize, and many of those living in the area returned home. About 25,000 people are still displaced.
Indonesia's National Board for Disaster Management said in a statement that it was still assessing the risk but that "Bali's condition remains safe."
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February 17, 2015 by gregrabidoux2013
Stop me if you've heard this all before. A young dashing billionaire "bad-boy" (Christian Grey) seduces the timid, young and naïve "good-girl" college student (Anastasia Steele) and together they explore the boundaries of romance, bondage, S&M and a closet that would make a Victoria's Secret model blush. She'll become his slave and a prisoner of his power, both will never be the same again. [You should've stopped me by now]
Geesh. I think that was the book summary on the back of a 1985 romance paperback with a bare-chested dude named Fabio I saw at Wal-Mart for 50 cents. Forget the 50 shades of "I could have been at home washing my hair instead and minus all that abuse" instead of forking over $10 bucks to watch to actors play "grab-arse."
Look, this plot-line usually is and should have been rejected from your typical Harlequin romance novel publisher for being too clichéd and predictable. Nicholas Sparks, "Mr. Notebook himself" would have to say "meh" about such a sorry and stale plot. Been there and done that. And in a rainstorm no less. In fact, Flo the Progressive Insurance gal showed more passion in her rainstorm moment in a recent commercial than Ms. Dakota Johnson is able to muster in the exceedingly long 125 minutes of Greydom.
Even former "Material Girl" Madonna, who years ago did rather bizarre and inexplicable not to mention contortionist-invoking things with a beer bottle in her then-controversial "Book of Sex" ho-hummed the 50 Shades of Grey furor. "It's just not very sexy," noted Madonna. "Maybe, it's for people who never had sex before" she mused.
Or, maybe this book and now movie is about 50 years too late. Let's face it-These days any billionaire "boys" are nerds who either own Facebook, Google, Microsoft or some combination thereof. And their idea of being "bad" is getting to Level 10 of the new Assassin's Creed video game. And, none to my knowledge do or will ever look like the buff actor who plays Mr. Grey in this silly cinematic nonsense of a movie.
And timid, young, naïve Anastasia? Well, she's played by Ms. Dakota Johnson, the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffin. For those of you far too young to recall, let me just put it to you this way-Melanie and Don (both actors) posed for Playboy when she was about 16 and he was 22 and "in lust and love." So much for passing on any hereditary naïve gene.
But more importantly, in the year 2015 when we continue to witness athletes assaulting women, young ladies being kidnapped and forced into real bondage and sex trafficking around the world and President Obama calling rape of our young women on our college campuses an "epidemic," it is hard to make the case that this is the type of "fetish fantasy" that any of us need to be watching and plunking down money for on of all nights, Valentine's Day/Night, for goodness sakes.
The "bad-boy" billionaire with all the power enslaving the innocent, wide-eyed girl in his world of S&M and bondage and kink…Please.
Are there any women out there, naïve and young or not so naïve and older that truly find this plot attractive? Exciting? Bold?
Well, obviously, many do, as 50 Shades of Grey raked in well over $80 million in hard cash this past week-end.
Still, I can't help feeling that this movie is about 50 years too late and about the last thing we need our young men and women finding glamorous or life-style worthy.
If they really wanted to make a "bold, controversial" film then may I suggest the following plot change? Christian and Anastasia switch roles and she's the one in charge and in power. I wonder how many moviegoer males across the US would suddenly think of "50 Shades" as a "chick flick" and not nearly as sexy? "Hey honey, about the movies, can we see American Sniper instead?"
Of course, SpongeBob the Movie: A Sponge Out of Water is on track to make $100 million and surpass 50 Shades. And they even have less spanking. Can you believe it?
Believe it. No shades of grey when it comes to square-pants.
Now that's entertainment.
43 thoughts on "Fifty Shades of Boring. Is This Really the Best We Can Do Circa 2015?"
I tend to agree…they say everything's been done before….so what could constitute 'scandalous' these days. On a local radio up here in NW GA, they had callers call in…while the majority had read the book they vowed not to go see the movie…because that would be scandalous! Apparently reading the book, well, there's nothing wrong with that?!
I have not seen 50 Shades yet but I like your idea of the main characters switching roles! I find that Hollywood is very afraid to have a movie about powerful women. There are very few.
I have not read the books or seen the movie yet. To me I think the movie and the books had way too much attention brought on them. I do not understand why so many shows, the news, etc. had to continue to use words like 'scandalous'. Such as women in their forties and above are reading the books, often downloading on devices since they are just too scandalous! Why be embarrassed to pick up any book in the store or buy a movie ticket if that is what one truly wants to do? Simply because it may be viewed as containing sinful topics, one should not be looked down upon for reading a book or going to the movie theater. Who are we to judge one another for some of our choices? To me this is just another series of books made into a movie likely not so great. Most romance based movies are overall cheesy when we step back and analyze them, but in the moment can be good when women see what we do not have, a perfect gentleman, family, and fairytale ending portrayed through characters somewhat relatable to us. I admit to shedding an occasional tear during a romance flick, especially if the good guy ends up dying. Women could partially be drawn to this storyline since they could imagine being in such a fantasy. A billionaire boyfriend to take care of you, and some adventure, why not? I think this movie can also be relatable to a younger women audience being the main character is indeed a college student, while the older audience may think back to their first loves and what adventures they had or could have had. The outer appearance of the main character being a shy college student while behind closed doors being with Christian, almost her double life, women could also relate to. In reality our acquaintances think they know who we really are, but there is so much about us, in our actions, personalities, habits, finances, or other aspects that we hide from them, knowingly or unknowingly. The movie to me would have a far better message if it was all about a woman in control. Women becoming more educated, holding higher positions in the workplace, fighting for equal pay, rights in healthcare and more, movies definitely should not be portraying an opposite message of women being controlled by men.
hmmmm!!…I've the read the books and seen the movie and I like both. Its very daring and extremely different. I feel because some have not read the books and doesn't quite understand the plot of " Fifty Shades of Grey" it's kind of hard to critique the movie. Yes, Anastasia Steele, is portrayed as this sweet, timid and naïve woman, BUT, she went into the relationship " knowledgeable" of what Christian Grey was asking for, willing and ready to state her demands and ready to seduce Christian as well. So the question is how naïve is Anastasia? A "submissive", It happens each and everyday in marriage, so I really cant fathom why this movie is a big controversial topic. Dr. Radidoux, I would also love to see Christian and Anastasia switching roles. I would love to see a woman in a domineering role as Christian Grey. Women are looked upon as sweet, innocent, and silent and for the most part, that may be true, but I think theirs more to us as Anastasia shows us in this movie. In the end, if you've read the books, its Christian who actually submits to her and truly understand how messed up his way of thinking is 50 Shades of ………..
hmmmm!!…I've the read the books and seen the movie and I like both. Its very daring and extremely different. I feel because some have not read the books and doesn't quite understand the plot of " Fifty Shades of Grey" it's kind of hard to critique the movie. Yes, Anastasia Steele, is portrayed as this sweet, timid and naïve woman, BUT, she went into the relationship " knowledgeable" of what Christian Grey was asking for, willing and ready to state her demands and ready to seduce Christian as well. So the question is how naïve is Anastasia? A "submissive", It happens each and everyday in marriage, so I really cant fathom why this movie is a big controversial topic. Dr. Radidoux, I would also love to see Christian and Anastasia switching roles. I would love to see a woman in a domineering role as Christian Grey. Women are looked upon as sweet, innocent, and silent and for the most part, that may be true, but I think theirs more to us as Anastasia shows us in this movie. In the end, if you've read the books, its Christian who actually submits to her and truly understand how messed up his way of thinking is 50 Shades of ………..
The greatest element of motion pictures is this…the ratings have to be an R or it's just not going to make money. This sentiment is complete garbage, because it should be adults who view such a movie to begin with. If you're interested in seeing a film which gets in to the Marquis de Sade level of story telling but for a censored audience what is the thrill. There is truly something to be said about the written word verse the screen, as this novel had house wife's going crazy for months. I remember friends of mine prior to a deployment talking about this novel their wives could not put down, "fifty something or others" and it exploded.
Just like all other undeniable trends, this one took off and had to be produced for the masses. I agree with the sentiment that this is not by any means a new concept, but to be honest the people who are infatuated with this movie are indeed dragging their husbands or significant others to the flick to enjoy some fantasized role playing…if only they were swept away by such a handsome millionaire. If you've seen previous movies that deal with this topic, The Secretary for example, you only know there's another self absorbed control over another story by Hollywood capitalizing on conservative sexual values and the adventure of the mind. This will undoubtedly be a financial success for the industry, proving simply that the same value for the written page translates to the screen. I agree that this is endemic of current society, however this story is indeed a modern one. Fifty years ago we were just exploring the realm of sexuality in modern culture, and were still removed from the modern media message and inundation of sexual marketing.
Just a thought, but we have moved toward a more accepting and sensual society, however our American values are still far removed from the libertine attitudes of John Wilmot and dare say I that though I feel comfortable talking about sex attempt to bring up the topic in social circles of the Midwest and see what occurs. It would be an interesting case study. In conclusion, I would say that some of the greatest work of Madonna is indeed in the era of "Erotica" and my favorite the "Bedtime Stories" time period. However, I only accept that she and others supported the sexual climate of marketing, along with Guess jean adds and MTV that have brought us to where we are today. One sentiment to share, throw away the fantasy and live your lives.
I have not read nor have I seen Fifty Shades of Grey. I wanted to read the book, I just never had the chance too. When I heard their was going to be a film for the book, I truly did want to see it, however, as the movie began to become overrated, i just lost interest. Eventually I felt as if I could care less about what happens in Fifty Shades of Grey and everyone's opinion's. Despite the millions of dollars that come in when releasing a film, why do books always have to become a film/a visual? Fifty shades of Grey should have just remained a trilogy so that people's imagination can run wild! Women are fond of the idea that one day a wealthy man will see you and actually "see you" for who you are, your potential, your beauty, and suddenly crave to have you in every way possible ! This story plot is synonymous to Tyler Perry's Temptation movie. I also agree with previous comments by stating that Hollywood and the movie industry should steer away from the stereotypical storyline, (powerful) man who "saves" a (feeble) woman. But then again, women fantasize about these scenarios all the time, so maybe writers are just feeding on to the popular desire.
OMG! Yes, in a valley girl's intonation. I totally agree. It is so funny to me that people would buy into the hype of this movie. I must say though kudos to the marketing and strategy team behind what is an "oh so yesterday ", "hush=hush" topic. Do people in America need all that to have license to openly discuss and explore other expression of sexuality? Cause that aint love, Y'all! I bet the European are "LMOA" off right now and the romance industry feel like they have been ripped off.
But seriously this may go to a larger reveal. America is having difficulty with the LGBT community and the issue of equality under the law for all. And heaven only knows what "those people" have been up too all this time! I would think they are saying "Honey, What's the Big Deal"! So perhaps reaction to "Fifty Shades of Gray" found the perfect climate to be relevant even if it maybe at the expense of others who have forge that territory. I wonder what kind of fun the religious rights are having with this. I am amazed as well that with women being abused, rapped and kidnapped all around the world by men that this movie slithered through without anyone blinking an eye.
But keeping it real it's "HOLLYWOOD". I will hold on to the blind faith that people are more intelligent and insightful and realize it just entertainment. Lest we all forget "Magic Mike"! I love "Sponge Bob Square Pants". Got to check this movie out for sure! In all fairness, "it not that serious" and from this blog not that good. Its only make believe sexual fantasy on celluloid. If it floats your boat……….
What confuses me most about 50 Shades of Grey is how it departs from all the movement towards gender equality. Anastasia is viewed as nothing more than a stereotypical, submissive girl dependent upon a man to explore her sexuality. She is shy, lonely, exhibits low self-esteem at best and even has "daddy issues."
Then, in order to be his Submissive, she must engage in a contract that restricts her diet, forces her to exercise, mandates appropriate levels of sleep and even coerces her into taking birth control. Hey, I'm not saying the typical guy wouldn't like a similar relationship and contract, I'm just completely confused about the hypocrisy that takes place as women flock to the theaters.
If I were to suggest this sort of behavior to any of the women that enjoyed the film, they would be unappreciative to say the least. And if any women think otherwise, give me a call…I'm free this Friday.
I am not one to waste time reading a book that has no use in my life. Neither did I typically care to see the movie even after all the great things my mother said about t. I think my father enjoyed it too because he would always comment, "Ever since she read that 50 shades book…" then make a face like he liked it. However my boyfriend presented tickets to me as a partial Valentines Day gift. I couldn't say no. I was extremely shocked to see the movie was only rated R. My friends who saw the motion pictures only a couple hours before me with their boyfriends warned me it was like porn.
I agree with a lot of your ideals. The female actor was not the least bit sexy to me. And seeing her hair was displeasing. Christian Grey however was the sexy I had hoped to see. I never stopped to ask myself why he was rich, so looking back the plot does seem to be off. Maybe in the book it explains where it came from. I like the idea of switching roles, but I think a huge part of this book is taking the innocence from the girl. Maybe if she was the rich one but he was still the one with the interesting taste in sex. Maybe they movie could of explained more that Christian's dad was the rich nerd because often ugly people have gorgeous babies.
I, in every way, shape, and form, agree with you. I REFUSE to go see this movie. It really and truly disgusts me. There is so much evil going on in the world that use bondage and all that other type of sexual pleasure as a weapon to hurt people. Why would I want to go watch a movie that has types of sex that hurts people? Like no lol. I'm certainly not going to pay any money to watch it. It has a really dull plot and gives out the wrong message also. It's kinda sad on the timeline of which it came out too. You have American Sniper come out, that has so much meaning and a good plot behind it. Then, you have this piece of crap movie come out, on Valentine's day nonetheless. It just astounds me what people find as entertaining these days!
I should of known this would be one of the popular blogs to talk about! Let me just start off by saying that I agree with you on many levels, however, people tend to forget about what the 50 shades of grey series is all about. Once you get past the first book, yes I have read them, you understand what the real plot is. It is not about sex at all. In fact, It's a more intriguing story of this young mans life and how abuse and neglect from growing up has ruined his image and now he found a girl who changes his life forever and makes him actually believe that you can love someone without having to hurt them. I honestly like the story because you can learn a lot from it, like I said do not just stop at the first book…you have to read the second and third one to understand and appreciate it more. Do I think the movie was a smart move? Probably not because I bet you that more than half of those people do not know the entire story since they never read the books so they just assume its a porno when its not at all and either refuse to see it or see it for the wrong reason. I'm no movie or book critic but this is just my honest opinion. I do agree that they should have kept this series on paper because it started up a lot of drama with all the horrible things that are happening in our world, but you have to admit it's always fun to see a book come to life.
I have not watched or read Fifty Shades of "porn", however, I saw the trailer as a result of this discussion. I also read comments on this issue on Huffingtonpost – where Vicky Ward commented that Fifty Shade "target every woman's un-feminist secret dilemma: security or love?". Charline Spektor did not see herself reading a "book in which an educated girl gets tied up and whipped". I personally think, based on the preview that it's something I would had loved in my 20's; and I also believe that morally the movie is unnecessary.
I agree with your statement and I personally will never see the movie and I have not read the book. The BDSM lifestyle is nothing new to us and some of us are even aware of people we know who have chosen that lifestyle. We have time and time again seen movies that show this type of action and it is nothing new and was a waste of money to make. People now a days have many of different sexual lives and some more extreme then what the book and the movie portrayed. Time to go back to the drawing board when making these types of movies.
Its a little over a month since 50SOG (I so wanted to put SMOG there), and unsurprising its still in the top 10 at the box office. I personally went and say Kingsmen on Valentines which I have to say was a stellar watch if you like "James Bond" type films. Despite the horrible reviews from professional and movie goers alike people are still going out and seeing this film in droves. Why? Maybe because its still the only real pure romance movie in the box office right now? Or perhaps despite the bruisin' its been receiving people are still intrigued by the idea of a movie that may push some boundaries. With the sales that its raking in, there is sure to be a a 50 Shades of Grey part 2 sometime in the near future.
The problem with these types of movies is that in today`s world when they are watching and reading things of this nature it is giving them a false sense of what love and romance really is. While I have never seen the movie or read the book, I have seen enough chatter on social media to get the gist of it. And also with all of the domestic violence between the sexes in today`s society this is not the type of movie Americans need to be pouring their money into.
I personally have never read the books, or seen the movie, but some things should be kept in the bedroom…. not displayed for the world to see in movie theatres everywhere. Many of my friends went and watched this movie (on V-Day of course,) and informed me that it was not near as good as they thought it would be, but that it certainly made them blush more than once throughout the course of the film, no doubt. Films such as these, in my opinion, are degrading to women and create a false perception of true love and romance. Needless to say, I have not, and will not partake in this 50 shades 'fetish' that is consuming the lives of many in our society.
Hey; it's just a movie! It is not a PSA, social stance, pro violence video, etc. These Hollywood folks are only going to sell what we buy! I am in no way in favor of censoring this kind of film. I say, let the market drive it. That said, some of the utter crap that gets produced and sold, blows me away!
In the end, some American women desire to see the fantasy of male domination played out on the big screen. Sex sells and Americans buy. My wife has been begging to see the movie. Thankfully, my daughter has other preferences, so our movie money went to Cinderella, Home, and Big Hero 6. Thus far, good taste prevails….
I must say i'm guilty of watching the movie, my friends were all begging me to come with them and to save myself from being called a prude, i went. I honestly did not want to go see this film because a) i'm not into men dominating women, b) it was the biggest cliche ever with a slight twist, the dude was crazy. Anyways i give the actor/actress credit for putting themselves in such position and also learnt a valuable lesson, to never let my friends pressure me into watching something like this again.
I read in The Caine Mutiny (A much better book and movie, BTW.) that sin is relative to character. I think 50 Shades struck a nerve with the Oprah set. It's bad without being really bad. For the great desensitized hoards, it caused barely a tremor, but I know quite a few 40-50 year-old's who found it quite racy. For the record that is my age group as well. For my money if you want better movies in the same genre, go with 9 1/2 Weeks or Body Heat. And for reversed roles try Disclosure with Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. Excellent.
I, like many of the others, did not see the movie or read the books, so I lose a little credibility here. I totally agree that we should not continue to solicit this type of entertainment, especially when what is happening in the real world. I do not agree with how dominating a man should be over a woman, the amount of violence, or using sex as incentive/weapon when there is so much struggle with these areas. I was listening to the radio one morning and they were saying that women like the dominance because they have to have so much control in every other part in their lives, such as what is for dinner, packing for vacation, what to do on the weekend, get the permission slips signed. When Christian Grey took care of all of the thinking, it melted the women into puddles because finally, they could wake up and not worry about a grocery list or a forgotten soccer bag. He handled all of the thinking for her. Perhaps that is nice and would be refreshing for significant others to do every once in awhile, but it could be done without all of the S&M. Perhaps I need to read it to see what the hype is about…
I have never read the books or seen this movie nor do I plan to. The meaning behind this movie is horrid especially when there are millions of people in the world being sexually harassed, degraded, and trafficked. i feel as though this movie had too much hype and Hollywood needs to get their crap together and produce meaningful, positive, uplifting movies for everyone to watch. People everywhere complain about our cruel society but we wonder where these ideas come from and those people are the ones spending time and money watching films like 50 Shades of Grey. As you said, a role switch could have given that movie a completely different overview. It's time for Hollywood to accept that women have power and they aren't afraid to stand up and show out so why are you (Hollywood)?
Glad to know I wasn't the only one completely underwhelmed with 50 Shades – books and movie. I honestly tried to give it a chance, sometimes falling asleep while reading, but to call this stuff porn is tres genereux. Late night HBO called…they want their plot back. My thought on all the hype is this – if you didn't read/view these wastes of trees and celluloid, your comments are of little value to anyone. I LIVE in the Bible belt and discussed the crappy books with a couple of friends who are ordained Protestant ministers. We concurred on the tail wagging the dog on this one. Skip it and read The Decameron (14th century), boys and girls.
First off, "Geesh. I think that was the book summary on the back of a 1985 romance paperback with a bare-chested dude named Fabio I saw at Wal-Mart for 50 cents," your writing is hilarious.
It comes as a shock to many of my female friends, mom, sister, etc. etc….but I haven't read the books and I definitely didn't see the movie either for Fifty Shades of Grey. Maybe it's because, like you mentioned, it's outdated and quite frankly insulting. I don't see the "romance" there.
However, there are many many women (and men) who have found this movie to be "the best ever" and "just couldn't wait to see it." I find that almost just as disturbing as the plot itself. Is this really the entertainment people want to see nowadays? Psshhhh…SAD!
I once read somewhere that psychologists had determined that women most sought mates that exuded reliability and consistency, while men most sought mates that affirmed the man's actions and decisions. I have neither read nor seen this movie however from reading this post it seems the movie may play into these themes. The woman affirms the man's behavior even when it is otherwise unacceptable and is willing to endure physical pain for the trade off of consistent attention.
I actually have not seen any of the movies that were referenced in this article and I am not sure of the reasoning behind each one of the movies that were made, From my understanding the 50 shades of grey my not have been a movie just about being sexy but it could have just been a very intense love story that was made into a movie and a book and not to necessarily be the most sexy movie to ever had ben made. Some may consider it to be controversial and others may not think that it was it is depends on the person who is speaking in regards to the movie.
I think we should use your idea. Would've loved to have seen Ana being the Dominant and Christian the submissive. But, to be honest, this movie (and book) is nothing but Twilight with copious amounts of sex
I must admit I read part of the book and saw the movie, but I wasn't really impressed by either. Obviously the movie was much more tasteful than the book, how could they produce a movie as graphic as the book and it not be isolated to the shelves in a sex shop? ! I believe many people felt this was a very controversial topic for two different reasons, the first being religion and the second being that it sexist or degrading to women. Many people, that I know, view this as a sinful movie and/or a version of female porn. There are also many people who felt it was very degrading to women and as you mentioned really does nothing to help with the current issues that are modern society is facing, such as domestic abuse, sex trafficking and rape. According to a 2005 Durex survey, 36% of Americans are willfully involved in BDSM. I would have to assume that with that high of a percentage I think the real lifestyle is probably much different than what is portrayed in the books and movie.
After reading this blog, I would like to read the book and watch the movie. I am somewhat interesting, it seems to be like twilight saga but dealing with a sexual relationship. I could be wrong so I will read the book and watch the movie.
I could not agree with you more. My wife read the books and I finally gave in to watching the movie. One of the best naps I have ever taken. Bad writing, bad acting, bad story in general. I agree that 50 years ago this would have been an exciting topic, but in 2015, please. I am reminded of an old South Park episode that talked about how low the bar has been set when it comes to movies and TV.
Well, I didn't read the books or see the movie, and I agree with most of the commenters here. I chose not to read/see because I simply couldn't support the premise of the story. It was way too against gender equality for my taste. Plus, let's be honest. Some things should stay in the bedroom. What you and your other do in there is up to you. No need to go parading it around. What cracks me up – honestly – is how much freaking money the author made off of the books and the movie rights. For all the backlash against it seen here in the blog, there were millions of others totally into it and paying good money for it, right.
I didn't read the book and only watched the movie to understand what all the "hype" was about. It was difficult to watch because the actors came across as extremely monotone as well as it appeared to be low budget production film. I suspect the actors did the best they could given the book they were depicting, but for a book that had such hype, I was extremely underwhelmed.
I am an avid reader and when I first heard all the hype about this new book called "50 Shades of Gray" I was interested in reading it. At this point I had no idea of the story line. The next thing i heard about it was a radio personality call it "porn for housewives." Not my cup of tea. As the book evolved into a movie I learned more about the plot and became more dismayed by what was quickly becoming popular culture in our society. I am disgusted that an abusive relationship is portrayed as desirable. Many people argue that the relationship between Christian and Anastasia was just a look into S&M culture. However, my religious beliefs and values hold that a relationship should be between equals. It should be loving not manipulative. The consensual status in and S&M relationship aside, (from what I understand) Gray was emotionally abusive to Anastasia. I have two daughters, 6 and 8 years old. This is not what I want them to see and think is okay when they start dating. I want them to understand that they should date and marry a man that respects them and treats them right. This is the part of the hype that bothers me. I'm not really concerned with whether the story line came from the 80's or if the blogger thinks the plot was trite. I am worried about the effect it will have on this young generation of girls (and boys who make grow up to think it is ok to treat women this way). They now have college classes dedicated to this one book in some schools. Not as a comparison of modern literature, but solely about this one book. This is just another indication of the decline of American values where black is called white and white black. What was once unacceptable is now ok because it is just a different life choice. In my job I see people who are physically and emotionally abused all the time. Ask any of those survivors if abuse is ok or if it is titillating. Another point someone else made was that had Christian Gray been ugly and poor, the plot would have been more along the lines of psycho and stalkerish, NOT romantic and sexy.
Having personally never read the books, I watched the movie on a whim one night to see what all of the fuss was about. Boring is an understatement. I agree with Madonna when she states that the "movie may have been for people that had never had sex before". BDSM is nothing new, and unless you were an individual that A, never had sex prior to viewing the movie, or B, never had a conversation in regards to sexual activity, it was nothing to write home about. Maybe if the movie would have come out approximately 50 years ago, it would have made more of a splash, however, during this day and age, it was anything but impressive.


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Bobby: I want you two in sync like incestuous ice dancers.
Bonnie: My thong's already riding up my crack, I don't need you up there too, Axe.
Bobby: Oh, that's exactly where I am.
This one will become a classic. There are at least two pairings of famous, champion ice dancing siblings to whom this may be a reference: the American Shibutani siblings, Alex and Maia and the Israeli Zaretsky siblings, Alexandra and Roman. I don't think anyone's genuinely suggested that there partnerships are incestuous. They just seem that way…


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Looking at purchasing this bass... Would like to know DOB. Thanks for the help.
Looking at purchasing this bass... Would like to know DOB. Thanks for the help.
Curious about DOB, and any other info you have on this Stingray SLO Special. Thanks.
Asked about this quite a few years ago, and thought I'd see if there were any more info.
Stingray 5 SN 50294...
I just did an on line registration for my new Stingray which I love. S/N E98363 but it doesn't show my color in the current catalog. Mine is a mint green with parchment pick guard. I received the congratulatory email from Scott Ball with a photo of a Stingray in Powder Blue. Is that just a generic pic or is that supposed to represent mine? I'm guessing it's just a generic pic but I'm still confused about the color not being in the Stingray catalog. Any insight to this would be appreciated.
BTW, no complaints at all. Bass sounds, plays and feels amazing. I've never owned one before but I'm officially a convert. I'm looking to unload my Fenders and get another. Thanks for the bass, quality and care you put into these instruments. They truly are amazing.
New purchase 1988 Stingray 5
Hi Ernieball,
Would like to know the date of birth of my Stingray E11732
Willing to buy a Sterling 34 Fretless. Its serial number is SR25154
May you help me with its age?
Thank you,
My stingray bass has serial number E93528, when was it made and what can you tell me about it?
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Hi, My Stingray has serial number E96911. It's now living in Ireland. Any info on it would be great.Thanks.
Hello folks,
Can you tell me about E44273, a Stingray?
Many thanks...
Can you help me please? My Bongo serial number: F14672


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BTS Pics from Kendall Jenner's new TV advert
Before we pressed play on Kendall Jenner's new ad campaign video for Estée Lauder, we expected it to be just like all the other lippy adverts on the telly - a pretty face, a full pout, and absolutely no LOLZ. But we were surprised because this one is pretty funny. It's not 'whoa, I'm in hysterics', but it definitely has personality.
Estée Lauder took a risk with this advert and it's certainly paid off.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashian's star, and model, is showing off the brand's new Pure Color Envy Liquid Lip Potion and during the photoshoot, the model isn't exactly giving the photographer what he wants.
Watch the advert below and prepare to have #LipstickEnvy.
87 times Kylie Jenner gave zero fashion f*cks (and we LOVED it!)
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Carpenters Health and Security Plan
Habilitative Care
90% Network and 80% Non-Network
Habilitative care refers to health care services that help you keep, learn, or improve skills and functioning for daily living. Examples include therapy for a child who is not walking or talking at the expected age. These services may include physical, speech and occupational therapy, and other services for individuals with disabilities in a variety of inpatient and/or outpatient settings.
Inpatient Care
Inpatient Admissions Must Be Precertified Unless the Patient Is a Medicare-Eligible Retiree
Benefits are provided for a semiprivate room in a hospital with a rehabilitation department or a rehabilitation hospital. Inpatient admissions are covered for physical, speech, respiratory, and occupational therapy services and supplies, with an annual maximum of 15 inpatient days. If charges for more than 15 inpatient days are submitted, those charges will be denied. Inpatient care is only covered when services cannot be provided in a less intensive setting. The annual inpatient maximum applies to habilitative and rehabilitative services combined.
Outpatient Care
Benefits are provided with an annual maximum of 30 visits. If charges for more than 30 visits are submitted, those charges will be denied. The annual outpatient maximum applies to habilitative and rehabilitative services combined.
Benefits are not provided for:
- Respite care, education services, chore services to assist with basic needs, social services, recreational care, residential treatment, vocational training or custodial services.
- Self-correcting dysfunction such as hoarseness.
- State-required medical assessments for specialized educational programs; or services or supplies required by law to be provided by any school system.
- Feeding therapy.
These exclusions apply to inpatient and outpatient care.
Last Updated: 08/16/2019


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Eureka's Most Passionate Tile Contractors
You probably don't give too much thought to the ground beneath your feet. Every day, it asks nothing from you, and provides you a stable and secure surface for you to go about your business. At Anthony's Tile, we want you to reconsider your humble floors. They make everyday life possible. And the next time you need tile installation, we want you to call us to show your floor tiles the love and care they deserve.
We're Eureka's number one source for tile installation and tile repair. We don't sell flooring tiles. Why be up-sold on expensive products you don't want just to get a high-quality and dependable installation? Our sole focus is installation, not sales, so you know that we'll never pressure you into making a decision that isn't right for your home or business.
Outdoor Tiles for Business or Pleasure
In Eureka, we're blessed with better weather than most. The best way to live your life to the fullest is on stylish and comfortable outdoor tiles made of ceramic or vinyl. Whatever model you choose, we're proud to provide the most personable installation in all of California.
Below a deck or as a functional and elegant accessory to a garden path, tile's natural versatility means that whatever tiling decisions you make, you and your family will enjoy the beauty of your outdoor landscape for years to come.
Tile Repair to Show Your Tiles a Little TLC
If your floors are showing their age, pamper them by hiring us for tile renovation and restoration. While tile is generally more durable than other flooring materials, years of dependable service take their toll on any substance, no matter how tough. Especially in high-traffic areas like the kitchen or bathroom. If your tile has taken a beating, let us bring your floors back to brand-new.
We Specialize So You Don't Have To
Many contractors will provide rush jobs, thinking that tile's natural durability means that you can cut corners. Not us. We approach every job with the same rigorous and single-minded quality. That's why we've chosen to specialize as tile contractors: because we're dedicated to doing one job well.
We've specialized as contractors dedicated to one quality flooring type for years, and that's the sort of passion that sets Anthony's Tile apart from our many competitors in the Eureka area. You know that when you pick up the phone to give us a call you're getting the very best in knowledge and experience. Tile is what we've dedicated our lives to. Let us show you how beautiful and dependable your homes can become.
And the best part? When you call us, we're happy to provide free no-obligation estimates. We're the best fully licensed, bonded, and insured tiling company in the entire state. And with our insurance and bonds, there's never any risk to you. Passion combined with expertise and security: that's the mixture for a perfectly bonded floor.


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People's character is there behavior…we are all capable of good and evil
– Bertie Carvel
A year ago, when I laced up my Asic GT 2000s for a long run, I was not familiar with "runchats," "bibchats," or anything in between. Bibrave was not really a thought in my mind and the "bmacrunning" website was not even up and running! Flashforward one year and the "bmacrunning" empire is growing leaps and bounds across Twitter, Instagram and through other means. I am a Bibrave Pro Ambassador now and running more races. Running has taken off for me so to speak!
But at the same time it has not. Yes, I love being an ambassador for BibRave…don't get me wrong. Great people, great resources and great products (which I test, promote and review). But like my real life of the business world, it is hard for someone to differentiate between what should be said and what is actually said. Huh? In short, each product I have written about of late have been products I have enjoyed and have been positive on (the likes of Luvo and AfterShokz). But what happens if I want to go negative on the next one? Will evil prevail or will good honest opinion shine through?
The answer to that question is that for me good conquers all! If I don't like something, you will know about it. My next product test is the XX2i sunglasses (which I recieved this morning and so far, very good). I actually wore sunglasses (the $20 variety) at the Runners world classic over the weekend so this product test is timely as it was the first time I did such at a race. So in a few weeks I will post a review and if I don't like them, the good will when out with an honest assessment…
As part of this product test, by the way, I have a discount code for you. "XX2iRocks" gets you 50% off at their website so if you already wear these and like them, then here is an opportunity to save some $$$! And even if you haven't used them before (like myself), sometimes trying something new is a good thing as well!
So with the battle of my conscious out of the way, let's do this week's 5 for Friday!
- NUMBER ONE: Blisters on my Mind! Over the weekend, I wore my brand new Hoka One One Cliftons 3s at the Runners World Classic. I debated this move beforehand but due to pains in my ankles, I thought perhaps a change in my shoes would help. After a week of running, the switch from the Clifton 2s to the 3s, seems to be working! But (and it is a big but), I am developing blisters from these new shoes! I know it has only been a week but I do not like this development! I will report back.
- NUMBER TWO: Bye Bye Trekz! As mentioned, I reviewed the Trekz Titaniums from Aftershokz recently and I simply love them! Well, I think they flew off my car over the weekend and are now gone! So what do I do! I went back to the Bluez 2 and so far, everything is fine! Yes, they are heavier than the Trekz but they work just fine so for now, I am using the Bluez 2s! UPDATE: But, big news for me! I am getting a new pair of Trekz…more to come on the weeks ahead!
- NUMBER THREE: All about Tempo! So a few weeks ago, the doctor said to me that it would be best if I did not run hills in the short term to let the Achilles heal. I have followed that instruction but I needed some variety in my lineup so this week was about tempo work – basically a Fartlek type training but much of each run was 125% of my normal pace to harder. My goal is to get my pace solidly into the 7s/mile so between this and the weight training, I hope I get there sooner than later!
- NUMBER FOUR: Change the Perspective! I was on Twitter today and some made kind comments about pics I had taken this week while running. One said that they wished they had such views (these particular ones were in Boston). But while the views of the Charles River are great to look at, they get quite "old" if I continue to run the same route each day. So how get around such? Change the perspective and run the other way!
- NUMBER FIVE: Ultramarathon Man. Looking for a good book to listen to? One that basically sucks you in to the point that you forget where you are? (Perfect when running long distances in the heat btw). Consider UltraMarathon Man! This is a good book. I have listened to a bunch of books and this is number one or two on my list (Born to Run is still one or two). I haven't written about my book choices in a while so I should do so soon!
Well, that is about it for this week's 5 for Friday! This week's pics are below.


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School Building
Green Awareness
Going home
Parents Day celebrations
Children in class
Sacred Heart High School & Junior College, Vashi is an English Medium High School for boys and girls in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, It is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE). The school was founded in 1982 and comes under the aegis of the Archdiocese Board of Education.
It is a catholic Institution established and administered under minority right. It caters in the first place to the Roman Catholic community but to the extent possible its doors are also open to the other communities irrespective of caste and creed.
The aim is to impart sound education, instill good character, create balanced judgement and robust physique so as to enable its pupils to blossom into useful citizens.
Facilities @ Sacred Heart School
Science Lab
Music Room
Computer Lab
Amphibian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Back To School
The students were back to school to begin the academic year 2018-19 . The day began with the lighting of the lamp followed by a prayer service , a prayer dance and skit by the students of STD X A . Our manager Fr. Henry and Principal Sr. Sharmila addressed the...
Orientation for Teachers (2018-19)
The academic year 2018-2019 began with the introduction of the new teachers by our Principal Sr.Sharmila followed by Orientation for the teachers by Fr.Dr.Ivan Almeida (Pilar Fathers). According to Fr.Ivan, Education is not merely imparting knowledge but as a matter...
Celebration of World Environment Day
In our journey to be truly committed to the environment , we celebrated World Environment Day in our school premises today. The Management , Teaching and Non Teaching Staff , parents and few 10th STD students took part in the various activities . As plants contribute...
Green School Campaign Award
The theme this year of the Green school Campaign by Greenline was "Go Trashless". We are happy to announce that our school won the 3rd Prize in the Green School Campaign 2017-18 held at Don Bosco ,Matunga on 3rd March 2018 . We heartily congratulate all the Eco Club...


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What is Buddhism?
When thinking of Buddhism, things that pop in your mind may include monks, the Buddha, bodhisattvas, and temples.
Or perhaps you may think about Herman Hesse's novel, Siddhartha. The Bamiyan Buddha sculptures in Afghanistan may also appear in your mind. And what about Chinese epic tale The Journey to the West? All of these things may seem dispersed and part of different contexts, but in fact they are all related to Buddhism.
Buddhism traces its history back over 2,500 years to present-day Nepal and a man named Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha. Siddhartha Gautama was a man who began a spiritual tradition that sought to understand the world beyond its material experience. After much meditation, the Buddha articulated a method to explain life.
The Buddha: Life is hard. People pass away, money is not unlimited, and love does not last forever. In life, everything is impermanent, and this impermanence is so painful. We grieve over death, we are heartbroken at loss, and we have to feel hunger and pain. But I do not think that life is simply an endless cycle of suffering. If we do enough good deeds, and if we think hard enough about life, we can be liberated from suffering. The day when we understand everything is when we will finally be free from the cycle of death, rebirth, and suffering known as samsara.
This state of liberation is also known as nirvana.
Is Buddhism a religion? There are many different forms of Buddhism, and some have more of a religious approach than others. For the purposes of this brief guide, we will define religion as one that primarily involves an act of faith.
Today, we can classify the various strains of Buddhism under two main categories: Theravada and Mahayana. The Theravada branch of Buddhism is most closely related to the earliest schools of Buddhism, and focuses on what the Buddha originally articulated as the path to Enlightenment. Theravada Buddhism is predominant in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, etc.
As Buddhism traveled outside of India through Buddhist missionary work, nuances in the translations of the Buddha's teachings transformed it. Buddhism arrived in China in the 1st century BCE as a result of increased exchange between Central Asia and China (this path of exchange is also known today as the Silk Road), and continued to spread throughout China, Korea, Japan, and Mongolia, etc.
The other branch of Buddhism, the Mahayana branch, is an umbrella term encompassing many types of Buddhism, including the Pure Land Sect, which is the Buddhism commonly found today in China, Korea, and Japan. Mahayana has an essential teaching that involves faith and trust in the saving power of the Buddha Amitabha.
In Mahayana, there exists the important figure of the bodhisattva. A bodhisattva is a being who could become a buddha, "one who is enlightened," but intentionally delays their entry into enlightenment to stay in the world and compassionately assist all other beings.


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CIC autonomy gets dented due to missing chief
As a headless Central Information Commission (CIC) controversially celebrates nine years of the transparency law behind closed doors, there are indications that the CIC chief's absence has already dented the watchdog's autonomy.india Updated: Oct 17, 2014 14:14 IST
As a headless Central Information Commission (CIC) controversially celebrates nine years of the transparency law behind closed doors, there are indications that the CIC chief's absence has already dented the watchdog's autonomy. Being without a chief has placed the commission on a weak legal footing.
According to documents accessed under the RTI law, the government has taken control over the CIC's purse strings and placed them in the hands of department of personnel and training secretary (DoPT) Sanjay Kothari.
The move followed the vacancy in the chief information commissioner's post since 22 August and an SOS sent by the commission's secretary TY Das.
"In the absence of chief information commissioner, the financial powers... will be exercised by secretary (personnel)," the DoPT under secretary Sarita Nair said in a letter to the CIC last month.
The decision came on a request for an early decision from the CIC secretary, worried that the vacancy would bring work at the transparency watchdog to a grinding halt. Das had cautioned that the commission had been left with no administrative head "with the requisite administrative and financial powers".
"This is unfortunate," said RTI activist Lokesh Batra. "How does one expect the commission to function independently when it has to run to the civil service - whose cases it would be adjudicating - for everything," he said.
The post has been vacant since August 22 when Rajiv Mathur stepped down on completing his tenure. Unlike other laws, the RTI Act does not have any provision to temporarily designate any other commissioner as the chief.
Prominent RTI activists such as Anjali Bhardwaj have already spoken against the delay that had raised questions about the legal sanctity of the CIC's decisions.
A central information commissioner - speaking on condition of anonymity - said they had decided to hold a "brainstorming" session with their predecessors as a symbolic event. "We don't have a leader who can take decisions," he lamented.
First Published: Oct 17, 2014 13:40 IST


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Mike Miginsky, MS
Mike Miginsky is an experienced Project Manager at 3D, helping to prepare pharmaceutical and medical device sponsors for their FDA advisory committee meetings. Mike works directly with clients to develop effective and clear slides from complex data, and works with client Q&A teams to utilize 3D's slide recall technology. Mike also manages 3D's online ACCORD™ Portal for clients, conducts outreach and recruitment of mock advisory committee members. He has worked with more than 40 sponsors to prepare them for advisory committee meetings. Mike holds a Master's degree in Education.


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How to optimize the ad revenue; ROI optimization
Do you feel a need to maximize the revenue generated through your Google and Facebook ads? Are you eager to know how Google Analytics can help you to optimize your website and ad revenue with the data generated by its report? This article will help you in this matter.
You can definitely optimize the customer journey which will further help you to improve your sales; here is how you can do all these things.
There are many social media podcast created to help the marketers who are busy in achieving their marketing goals. Through these podcasts they may get a keen knowledge about the online social media marketing. The revenue optimization is totally dependent upon the process of customer acquisition.
When you can acquire more customers, you can get the sales improved and ultimately the revenue you get from the increased sales is also increased. Marketers are working every single day to acquire more and more customers to improve their sales. Thus the ultimate goal of the marketers is to optimize the revenue or return on the investment of the company.
Mistakes the marketers should avoid while acquiring the customers
Marketers try hard to make the revenue and cover most of the cost from the first sale. This is not the suitable way to increase the revenue and cover the cost. You can only generate the real profit and increase your revenue through the subsequent sales and not from the first one. Efforts for the subsequent sales will help the marketers to get the required rate of revenue and they cover the cost easily.
Second mistake that the marketers are commonly making is the way they approach to the data. Most of the marketers install Google Analytics attached with their website to collect their data and make the reports on their performance. But do not rely on that data while making the strategies and taking future decision.
They should definitely make the goals and add them in the Google analytics, which will further help them in making better strategies for their business by generating the reports based on their past data. The improved marketing strategies can help the marketers to get the desired revenue and optimized ROI.
Third common mistake of the marketers is that they do not analyze the different stages of the customer journey. Not only the different stages should be analyzed by the marketers but also they should focus the customer journey of every different group of your customers. Try to reach each of these groups if you want to acquire more customers.
Through working on these common mistakes, and making the proper strategies, the online social media marketers can acquire more customers through their promotional campaigns over the platforms like Faceboook and Google.
If the marketers focus on the customer journey and make proper strategy based on the data from Google Analytics report, marketers can acquire more customers and ultimately urge them to buy more from you. Make the ads on your social media accordingly to improve the audience engagement. More engaged and happy customers will definitely be a source of improved revenue.


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