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Six Common Myths of Federal Job Hunting
Most federal job seekers spend a majority of their time hunting for positions online, using websites such as USAJOBS.
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Myth 1: "Enrolling in a Federal Jobs Seminar or Buying Job Listings Will Get Me Hired"
Many federal job seekers are victimized each year by scam artists selling information about federal job opportunities or offering "preparation courses" for the civil service exam. Some companies go so far as to use names that imply affiliation with the federal government, such as the "US Agency for Career Advancement" or "Federal Career Planning Service." Often job seekers are not even aware they have been scammed until they have already paid for these services.
Information on job vacancies with the federal government and US Postal Service should always be provided free of charge. If you become aware of federal job services which attempt to scam job searchers, please alert GovCentral users, or contact USAJOBS directly to report the scam.
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The commonly known civil service exam was actually discontinued in the 1980s, whereupon each federal agency began conducting their own candidate review processes. You should never pay for any service related to federal job openings or federal employment information. The best way to assess your level of preparedness is to use resources which offer advice about how to put together a more attractive application package.
All competitive civil service positions open in the federal government are required to be posted on USAJOBS, where you can search the jobs database, create a federal resume and obtain information about federal employment.
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Check if you need an environmental permit
Permits for installations, waste or mining waste operations, water discharge or groundwater activities, or work on or near a main river or sea defence.
You may need an environmental permit if you do an activity that could:
- pollute the air, water or land
- increase flood risk
- adversely affect land drainage
You are breaking the law if you operate without a permit when you should have one.
If you have a Flood Defence Consent, or have applied for one, the introduction on 6 April 2016 of environmental permits for flood risk activities affects you. Find out more in the guide changes to your Flood Defence Consent after 6 April 2016.
What you need a permit for
You need an environmental permit if you operate any of the following:
- an 'installation' – an industrial facility, manufacturer or other business that produces potentially harmful substances, eg a landfill site, a large chicken farm, a food factory, a furniture factory, a dry cleaners, a petrol station
- a waste operation – a site where waste is recycled, stored, treated or disposed of
- a mining waste operation – a site which manages waste produced from mines or quarries
- a small waste incineration plant – where certain types and quantities of waste are burned
- mobile plant – plant that's designed to move or be moved, eg a machine that's moved onto a site to clean contaminated soil
- a solvent emission activity – releasing organic solvents directly or indirectly into the air
You need an environmental permit if you carry out any of the following:
- a stand-alone water discharge activity – releasing polluting liquids to surface water such as rivers or streams
- a stand-alone groundwater activity – releasing polluting liquids directly or indirectly to water underground
You need an environmental permit for an activity which involves radioactive substances.
You may need an environmental permit for flood risk activities if you do work:
- in, under, over or near a main river (including where the river is in a culvert)
- on or near a flood defence on a main river
- in the flood plain of a main river
- on or near a sea defence
Who to apply to
Depending on your activity and the pollution risk, you need to apply to the Environment Agency or your local council.
Check the table to see who you need to apply to. If it's the Environment Agency, there's guidance for that activity, including whether there are:
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If you're not sure who to apply to, contact the Environment Agency. If you have a query about a flood risk activity, you will need to provide the location and postcode (or National Grid reference) of the site where you will carry out the work.
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Alert 2007-24
Subject: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Date: April 23, 2007
Description: The Honesdale National Bank
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks of The Honesdale National Bank, Honesdale, PA
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 031308535 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a lottery scam.
While the counterfeit items resemble the authentic items, the counterfeit checks may be identified by the following: the instruments may be brown, yellow, or green in color with a dark top border, which contains the following statement: "THIS DOCUMENT HAS A COLORED BACKGROUND AND MICROPRINTING. THE REVERSE SIDE INCLUDES AN ARTIFICIAL WATERMARK."
Items presented to date have been made payable in the amount of $4,750.00 and contain a remitter name of "Felicia Ferreira." Due to possible variations of appearance, it is suggested that The Honesdale National Bank be contacted to verify authenticity of the bank's official items, if received from an unknown or questionable source.
Correspondence accompanying the checks may contain the letterhead of "Ocean Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation, 25 Capital Drive, Nepean, Ont. K2G OE9." The letter alerts the recipient that he or she is the winner of an unclaimed prize sponsored by "North-American Sweepstakes Lottery." Prior to negotiating the enclosed check, recipients are instructed to contact one of the following claim agents: Robert Bell at (902) 412-9354, Emily Lewis at (902) 412-9361, Michael Jones at (902) 412-9365, Carol Gates at (902) 412-9367, or Mark Spencer at (902) 412-8838 (all telephone numbers originate out of Nova Scotia). The letter further states that the enclosed check is to be used to pay for applicable taxes on the winnings. In addition, the writer explains that the tax amount is to be paid via Western Union or Moneygram. The correspondence is signed by Willis T. Marshall, Promotion Manager.
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The Most Extravagant Runway Shows Of All Time
In need of a serious mental getaway? Try this; we've rounded up 16 extravagant runways, and we mean extravagant. From a catwalk set on a 2200-year-old landmark, to an army of models marching down desert sands; we suggest you take a sip of coffee and enjoy this 2-minute-vacation.
Photo:Andrew Walker/Getty Images for Fendi
Location: The Great Wall of China in Beijing, China
Leave it to Karl Lagerfeld to construct his runway on a wonder of the world. Despite it taking a year to get permission to set up the Italian fashion label's catwalk on this 2200-year-old landmark, he managed to pull off the world's longest running runway show, flawlessly, and for $10 million.
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Location: Whistling Sand Mountain Near Dunhuang, China
Like a scene from an exotic movie, the French fashion house unveiled a collection of 200 dresses along the picturesque Silk Road in northwest China in honor of Mr. Cardin bringing his collections to China 30-years prior. Talk about a long-term commitment!
Photo:Dominique Charriau/WireImage
Location: Grande Halle de la Vilette in Paris, France
This decadent, eastern-influenced runway was some parts Buddha, other parts showgirl, and all parts indulgent. With guests seated atop plush chaises longues, the models slinked down the runway in Galliano's wild signature styles.
Photo:Tony Barson/WireImage
Location: Grand Palais in Paris, France
It's virtually impossible to imagine a Chanel runway that's anything less-than-extravagant, but this specific catwalk is too fantastical not to share. As you probably guessed, tweed-baring models sauntered up this larger-than-life, pearl-embellished, oversized purse-and-bow-adorned carousel that began to spin once all were safely (and stylishly) onboard.
Photo:Dominique Charriau/WireImage
Location: Grand Palais in Paris, France
All stops were pulled out for this magical collection launch. We're talking a gigantic replica of the Eiffel Tower and lingerie-clad models riding bicycles, swinging on chandeliers, and seducing on silky sheets. Oh, and who could forget the French geese parade? We certainly couldn't.
Photo:Randy Brooke/WireImage
Location: Salle Marcel Cerdan Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy in Paris, France
For the final look of his Widows of Culloden collection, the renowned showman surprised his audience with a life-sized hologram that appeared in the center of a glass pyramid on the runway. A result of collaboration with video maker Baillie Walsh and state-of-the-art technology, the spinning image came into focus to reveal Kate Moss in a ruffled gown. The hologram was poignant not just for its ethereal appearance, but because it demonstrated McQueen's support for his friend Moss who was lying low due to a cocaine scandal.
Photo:Tony Barson/WireImage
Location: Paris, France
The backdrop: a multicolored sky in a vast desert of dunes. While Valentino didn't transport guests to an actual desert, his replication emanated an ethereal quality enhanced by changing colors. Fun fact of the day: this runway collection was featured in the 2008 documentary, Valentino: The Last Emperor.
Photo:Pool BASSIGNAC/BENAINOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Location: Bois de Bologne in Paris, France
Galliano chose a haunted garden—including Edwardian gates and a horse-drawn carriage for the arrival of the opening look—as the setting for the F/W 05 couture show. Celebrating the storied history of the Dior house, the ghost-like characters wound their way through the mist, carving a path between broken statues and fallen chandeliers. Say what you will of the man, but his showmanship was certainly something to behold.
Photo:FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images
Location: The Grand Palais in Paris, France
Only Lagerfeld could conjure such extravagance for a pre-collection presentation. Drawing inspiration from Indian palatial excess, he transformed the Grand Palais in Paris into a luxurious maharajan dining room, complete with crystal candelabras, tiers of sweets and fruits, and even a toy train carrying scotch. In keeping with the décor, the models paraded in silk harem pants, saris draped over trousers, and strands upon strands of jewels.
Photo:Chris Moore/Catwalking/Getty Images
Location: The Lexington Avenue Armory in New York, NY
Jacobs' good friend, the artist Rachel Feinstein, created the paper-cut out backdrop for his pilgrim collection. While at first glance the all-white constructions and runway look like an icescape, a closer look reveals a decomposing castle structure, including a fountain that was positioned mid-way along the winding runway. Feinstein designed and realized the structure in just a week and a half, and relied on a team of 50 carpenters to install everything in the Armory space in under two days. Not to be outdone by their backdrop, the eclectic clothes were artfully layered and topped with floppy, Dr. Seuss mink hats in a rainbow assortment of colors.
Photo:FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images
Location: Cour Carrée in Paris, France
In a collection that harkened back to the romantic heyday of train travel, Marc Jacobs used a custom-made steam train (reportedly costing $8 million) to deliver his models and their porters to the runway. The show was repeated in Shanghai to celebrate the opening of the first Vuitton house in China, and was also carried over as the theme of the corresponding ad campaign (albeit on a much smaller scale).
Photo:Catwalking/Getty Images
Location: Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City
Nothing says "extravagant" quite like a colossal, suspended sun on your catwalk. Jacobs sent his models out onto the runway not once, but twice, experimenting with different lighting each time so as to distort the color and composition of the clothing.
Photo:Catwalking/Getty Images
Location: Musee Rodin in Paris, France
As the backdrop for his S/S 14 show for Dior, Raf Simons commissioned a tropical hanging garden to festoon the venue. Combinations of thousands of square meters of real and fake neon vines, wisteria and roses were attached to the ceiling and walls of the Musee Rodin venue. He described the scenery as the "experimental habitat of the new flower woman" and unsurprisingly, the strands of flowers were echoed in the floral prints on the clothing.
Photo:Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images
Location: Halle Freyssinet in Paris, France
Givenchy's Creative Director, Riccardo Tisci, cited his inspiration for the S/S 14 collection as a confluence of Japanese and African sentiments: "a car crash of the two cultures – the fragility of Japan and the draping of Africa." In case this was too cerebral for reporters, he had a literal six-car pileup of a vintage Jaguars, Bentleys, Mercedes, Saabs and BMWs smoking in the center of the circular runway.
Photo:Catwalking/Getty Images
Location: Cite du Cinema in Paris, France
Creative Directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim are native Californians and chose this fashion show to highlight overfishing and ocean preservation. In keeping with this theme, the models walked alongside hundreds of mini fountains, each of which erupted to the beat of the music and were backlit by colored bulbs. In combination with the rain-shower backdrop, the resulting effect was simple but powerful.
Photo:Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
Location: Palais-Royal in Paris, France
Picture this: four escalators, an enormous white and yellow check floor, and pairs of models (enjoyably reminiscent of Diane Arbus twins) walking down the runway. Oh, Marc Jacobs. You never cease to create a surreal world of fantasy and delight, even if it's for a few mere minutes.


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LONDON: David Beckham insists he has no intention of rushing into his next move as the former Manchester United star considers several offers from teams across the world.
Beckham left LA Galaxy earlier this month at the end of his contract after helping the California side win the MLS Cup and is now looking for the right option for what will likely be the last club of his illustrious career.
The 37-year-old former Real Madrid midfielder, who spent five years in LA, has been linked with QPR in England and Monaco in France, as well as teams from China and Australia.
A spokesman for Beckham said the former England captain plans to weigh up his options over the holiday period and isn't concerned about coming to a quick decision.
"There are a number of serious proposals on the table from a host of clubs across the world," the spokesperson said.
"David is no hurry to make a decision, the key is making the right one as he has always done successfully in his career.
"It's early days in the process. David is enjoying spending quality time with his family over the holidays."
It is believed reports in France that Beckham has priced himself out of a move to Monaco are premature.
Monaco, currently second in Ligue 2, are coached by former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri, who has previously stated his interest in bringing Beckham to the club and is backed by wealthy Russian owner Dimitri Rybolovlev.
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Women guide one another through life; this is the central message of Susanna Sonnenberg's second memoir, "She Matters: A Life in Friendships." The author tracks her development as a woman, an artist, a lover, wife, and mother through the prism of her female friendships, some fleeting, some decades-long.
These connections prove as formative, if not more so, than many of her relationships with men, which are a side element of this remarkably written — if occasionally uneven — book. These female guides are not benign or consistently benevolent — there are no pure or magical muses here, no easy plots or expected fixes. The women who populate Sonnenberg's universe are feisty, edgy, problematic, fantastic, sexy, ambitious, secretive, neurotic, playful, intelligent, big-hearted, and fierce; in other words, they act as mirrors for the author herself, who becomes alternatively strange and recognizable to herself and to her reader through relationships that range from antagonistic, mutually supportive, "vital and exquisite and symmetrical,'' sisterly, loving, sometimes sexual, worshipful, and in most cases, redemptive in some significant way.
Deep specificity in a memoir serves universal meaning because it drops the reader into the lives and minds of the characters. This is certainly true in "She Matters''; each of Sonnenberg's guides is exquisitely rendered in an almost deliciously obsessive way — we see each woman's home, her habits of dress and gesture and speech, her movements through space, and these details make each woman somehow iconic.
Sonnenberg captures the closeness between women friends that occasionally moves into periods of "doubleness." Each initial encounter reads like the opening of a new love story. "I mimicked the flutter in her face, imitated her cadences, as if I might enchant myself and transform into her, which would demonstrate how deeply I knew her."
Another great strength of the book is Sonnenberg's dogged willingness to self-implicate. Without restraint she reveals herself in all her neediness, jealousy, compassion, almost manic desire to be loved in the wake of a mother (the subject of Sonnenberg's first book, "Her Last Death"), who taught her that the primary task in any relationship is to eventually burn it down. "I lunged for intimacy, for the reassurance — I like you! do you like me? — but I always grabbed for it too soon, thinking that a lot equaled intimacy, and 'a lot' never seemed like enough anyway. This made the girl quickly awful, at once too significant, and it probably made me awful to them, my alarming, unexplained hungers. We ignited, large, and flamed out."
In one scene she tells a friend struggling with the challenges of new motherhood, that she is a bad mother. She lets a true friend down by judging her life choices and lacking the courage, until much later, to apologize. She not only catalogs moments when she was betrayed or disappointed by a girlfriend, but shows herself as petulant and withholding, wild and disloyal, afraid to give but willing to take, and readers will admire, and relate to, this penetrating honesty.
Sonnenberg makes the important point (not to mention a very feminist one) that women support, forgive, fight, and sustain one another, often over the course of decades-long friendships, sometimes during just the span of a single day. Friendship between and among women generally is not easy, frivolous, or uncomplicated. But it is, as Sonnenberg makes quite clear, absolutely essential.
In one chapter the author helps a friend declutter a house of "the fine litter of memory." She describes an early roommate relationship as one in which "[w]e played at every realm at once: house, family, seduction, education, marriage, united effort." Later, a much younger woman takes Sonnenberg through a ritual that enables her to forgive herself for a difficult decision she made years earlier.
Although Sonnenberg is a gifted literary stylist with a stunning ability to write sentences that read like beautiful traps, the book's tone is often uneven, and sometimes the language is overwrought in a way that undermines the profound nature of the author's experiences. For example, one moment when Sonnenberg talks about the "bigness of sex," or friendships designed solely to "save the mothers."
Some chapters have the feel of stand-alone essays rather than parts of a propulsive narrative arc. The narrator, too, remains a bit of a mystery, perhaps an unavoidable pitfall of the book's main enterprise, which is to render self primarily through the other. The timeline tangles at times; for example, the author is grieving the loss of her father in the opening chapter, but we don't revisit this event until the very end of the book — after we have literally traveled the world with the author and her friends. It's jarring to return to the prominence of this man in her life, or to feel as moved by it as we have been by the loss of various friends.
Apart from several scenes with Sonnenberg's father, as well as small details about boyfriends and a brief mention of struggles in her marriage, the men are largely peripheral. This makes sense in a book devoted to the role of women in the narrator's life, but it also denies the reader a chance to see the author from a different angle; we see her through the characterization of other women, but we don't often see her standing alone; when we do, the book shines.
Indeed, the most moving chapter is one in which a friendship slips away after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, for reasons the writer struggles to understand, a break that comes as a surprise, a woman we hardly know before she is gone: "It never occurred to me the elegant friendship could end in shards." Sonnenberg lets us into the process of grief and loss in a way that attempts to unpack the psychological roots of the woman's decision in a way that is not based solely on the author's singular experiences and is therefore less purely self-referential than the drama of the other chapters. Interestingly, the writing becomes fractured here and loose, breaking from the smooth style of the rest of the book.
"She Matters" artfully reveals the depth and gravity of love between women as they make sense of the changing and often treacherous emotional and logistical terrain of their forward-moving lives. Navigating "the complex task of belonging" is the gift these women give to Sonnenberg, and her gift in response is to inspire the reader to unpack her own history of friendships, the "scaffolding of friends,'' with all its betrayals and disappointments and long-held loves, to render that "deeply known friend" and to remember "love in its greatest warmth, its common comfort."
Friendship, a relationship undergirded by love, is a reality that is fraught and complicated, full of terror and truth. "We'd been real," Sonnenberg says, "we'd been there." Women often put women on the map, in their own lives as well as in the larger world. In that sense, this deeply personal book is epic: It tells the universal story of those who love and shape us, those who witness our struggles and our triumphs, and each of Sonnenberg's friends — even if not the author herself, not fully — will remain imprinted in the reader's mind, just like the image of a beloved friend.Emily Rapp is the author of "Poster Child'' and the forthcoming (March 2013) "Still Point of the Turning World.'' She can be reached at email@example.com.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
The Palestinian governments in Gaza (Hamas) and the so-called "West Bank" (Mahmoud Abbas) have refused to take Palestinian refugees from war-ridden Syria.
Recently, the UN Works and Relief Agency (UNWRA), which was created to handle the issue of Palestinian Arab refugees, asked the Palestinian governments to allow their brothers from Syria to enter.
Palestinian Arabs in Syria have had to flee their refugee camps under attack from Syrian rebels who view the Palestinians as supporters of dictator Bashar Assad.
Gaza-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh refused to take the refugees on the grounds that doing so would set a dangerous precedent for more Palestinian refugees to come to the Gaza Strip. He declared that these refugees should return to Israel and not to the Gaza Strip.
Haniyeh further argued that Gaza doesn't have the financial resources to absorb any refugees.
Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas similarly refused entry into the PA-controlled parts of Judea and Samaria.
Even though the Palestinian governments in Gaza and Ramallah truly don't have the financial resources to take on refugees, the refusal to help their brothers in a time of great danger is still strange.
On the one hand, the Palestinians in Gaza and Ramallah constantly ask UNWRA for help for themselves, but on the other they refuse help to their people who see themselves as refugees as well.
Sixty years ago, Israel didn't have the financial resources to take on refugees either, but over 600,000 fleeing Jews were welcomed with open arms and given a place in the country.
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Anemia is a low level of healthy red blood cells (RBC). RBCs carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. When red blood cells are low the body does not get enough oxygen.
Liquid blood and plasma increases by about 50% during pregnancy but RBCs only increase by about 30%. This imbalance may lead to anemia.
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The most common cause of anemia in pregnancy is a low level of iron. Iron is the mineral that makes hemoglobin. During pregnancy, your iron requirements increase. If this need is not met or if your iron stores are low, you may develop anemia.
Other less common causes of anemia in pregnancy include:
- Deficiency of folic acid or vitamin B12, the vitamins that produce red blood cells
- Loss of blood due to injury, bleeding ulcer , or bleeding hemorrhoids
- Abnormalities in the genes for the hemoglobin protein that results in less or poorly functioning hemoglobin
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of getting anemia in pregnancy include:
- Anemia before pregnancy
- Very heavy menstrual flow before pregnancy
- Morning sickness with frequent vomiting
- Pregnancies that are close together
- Carrying twins or multiples
- A diet that is low in iron
- Abnormal hemoglobins (more common in individuals of African, Mediterranean, Southeast Asian, or West Indian ethnicity or descent)
Anemia might not cause any symptoms. If symptoms do occur they may include the following:
- Weakness
- Fatigue
- Lightheadedness or fainting
- Pale skin, especially the palms of the hands, lips, nails, and eyelids
- Rapid heartbeat
- Shortness of breath
- Cravings for non-food items such as clay, ice, and paper
Your practitioner will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Your practitioner will test your blood for anemia at your first prenatal visit. It will also be tested again late in the second trimester or early in the third trimester.
Your practitioner will look at the following:
- Hematocrit level—the percentage of red blood cells in your blood compared to total blood volume
- Hemoglobin level—the amount of hemoglobin in your blood
Other characteristics of your blood will be examined to look for any specific causes of your anemia.
The treatment for anemia in pregnancy depends on the cause of the anemia. Dietary changes usually are not enough. Treatment options include:
Iron Supplementation
Your doctor may prescribe an iron supplement. Foods that are high in vitamin C, like oranges and other citrus fruits, will help your body absorb iron. Coffee, tea, milk, and calcium supplements can block absorption of iron. Avoid consuming these at the same time as your iron supplement.
Iron supplements may cause constipation and/or nausea. If your iron supplement causes constipation, then try increasing your fluid and fiber intake. If your iron supplement causes an upset stomach, your practitioner may advise that you take it with food or may prescribe a different formula.
Folic Acid or Vitamin B12 Supplementation
If a folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency is causing your anemia, your practitioner may prescribe a vitamin supplement.
To reduce your chances of anemia in pregnancy:
- Seek early prenatal care.
- Take a prenatal vitamin containing iron, as prescribed by your practitioner, from the beginning of pregnancy.
- Eat foods that are high in iron including red meat, poultry, pork, shellfish, beans, iron-fortified breads and cereals, dried fruits, and leafy green vegetables.
- Eat foods that contain folic acid including whole grains, wheat germ, broccoli, beans, orange juice, and leafy green vegetables.
American Pregnancy Association http://americanpregnancy.org
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.acog.org
Canadian Women's Health Network http://www.cwhn.ca
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada https://sogc.org
ACOG Committee on Obstetrics. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 78: hemoglobinopathies in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2007;109(1):229-237. Reaffirmed 2015.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 95: anemia in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2008;112(1):201-207. Reaffirmed 2015.
American Dietetic Association. Nutrition and lifestyle for a healthy pregnancy outcome. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002;102:1470-1490.
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Jose Mourinho accepted Ramires' yellow card for diving but refused to condemn the Brazil midfielder after the latest incident of simulation involving a Chelsea player.
The Blues claimed a routine 2-0 FA Cup third-round win at Derby, with goals from John Obi Mikel and Oscar sandwiching a booking for Ramires doled out by Andre Marriner.
Referee Marriner had in November controversially awarded Chelsea a penalty in the home draw with West Brom - after a contested fall by Ramires - which Eden Hazard converted to preserve Mourinho's unbeaten Premier League home record.
There was no direct impact on the result on this occasion, but the incident placed doubt on Mourinho's claim that "there are no divers at Chelsea" following Oscar's booking in the New Year's Day win at Southampton.
Mourinho, who criticised Luis Suarez as an "acrobatic swimming pool" diver following last Sunday's win over Liverpool, said: "I maintain (there are no divers at Chelsea). Isolated episodes. The referees attacking it. The manager supporting the referees. I think we are doing well. Let's see if the others do the same as us."
Mourinho accepted Oscar's explanation for going down at St Mary's Stadium - the playmaker suggested he thought he would be wiped out by goalkeeper Kelvin Davis - and was yet to speak to Ramires in the immediate aftermath of the match.
He did not watch a replay of the incident, but accepted Marriner's decision as correct.
"Marriner was so close so if he made that decision it's because he's right," added Mourinho, who will talk to Ramires.
"The last time Oscar's justification was completely correct and I understand completely what happened.
"I was happy with the card because the referee, in this case (Martin) Atkinson, did well.
"This time I didn't speak yet with Ramires, but if the referee was there and he decide well, perfect. Let's do every game, every stadium, every player, let's do that."
Mourinho is adamant Chelsea's players do not dive and pointed a finger elsewhere in the Premier League to players who are regular offenders.
"In other clubs there are really (sic) divers and they are not booked," Mourinho added.
"Players are doing that every weekend. Sit in front of the television and you will find them."
Mourinho has condemned diving in recent weeks and believes it is being outlawed in England, but he is concerned about continental competition.
He added: "I know that English teams will be punished in European competitions because in this country, and well, we are all fighting against it.
"And we go to the Champions League and to the Europa League, we get referees from other countries, referees from other cultures, we get players without this education that we all are trying to do.
"In (the) Champions League and Europa League something against English teams will happen."
Derby boss Steve McClaren said he did not see the incident, which saw Ramires go down under the challenge of Michael Keane, as he was moving from the stand to the touchline at the time.
McClaren said: "I didn't quite see it. That happens. The pitch was slippy, maybe he just fell over."
Chelsea's 16th successive third-round triumph - their last loss at this stage was in 1998 against Manchester United - proved challenging and set up a fourth-round home tie with Stoke.
The Rams had won 10 and lost just two of their prior 15 games under former England boss McClaren and were difficult to break down.
But Mikel headed in his fourth Chelsea goal on his 300th appearance, after ending a near-seven year drought in September with his first Premier League goal against Fulham, after 66 minutes and Oscar added a second soon afterwards.
It was a third Chelsea goal in FA Cup ties for Mikel, who became captain when Michael Essien was substituted in the second half.
Mourinho, who signed the Nigeria midfielder during his first spell, said: "It was important for us, because we were dominating and dominating, creating and creating, but the goal was not arriving. It was like the winning goal.
"He plays in a very intelligent and safe way. I never recognise his goalscoring appetite.
"For some reason Essien gave him the armband. Normally it should go to Ashley Cole. It made him believe that he was a goalscorer."
Oscar's goal sealed victory, but Derby goalkeeper Lee Grant might have done better with the shot at his near post.
McClaren said: "(I) couldn't be more proud of them. We played against one of the best teams, not just in the Premier League, but in Europe.
"(We) started the game well, finished the game well, just that five-minute spell, with the two goals, were the disappointment of the afternoon."
The focus for Derby, who are in the Sky Bet Championship play-off places, now returns to their promotion bid.
McClaren knows the gap between the elite and the next level is increasing, but it is not yet too big a concern.
He added: "The gap is getting bigger, but teams, (but) you worry about it when you get there. "You saw today that the difference in level is huge. Their front four are quality players, but they pay a tidy sum for them.
"We're just getting young players and developing them."


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Sprint Nextel has offered US $2.1 billion, or $2.90 a share, for the nearly one-half interest in mobile broadband firm Clearwire that the company doesn't already own.
Sprint, in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week, confirmed news reports that it was planning to buy the remaining 49.6 percent stake in Clearwire. Sprint has disclosed its plans to SoftBank, a Japanese mobile carrier planning to invest in Sprint, according to the filing.
Clearwire has planned to launch an LTE network in 2013 in five U.S. cities, but it has billions of dollars in long-term debt. The company has large spectrum holdings in many major U.S. markets.
Sprint declined to comment on the SEC filing.
Clearwire, in a statement, said it is in "discussions with Sprint regarding a potential strategic transaction." A committee of Clearwire's board of directors is reviewing the offer, the company said.
The deal is not certain. In November, Mount Kellet Capital Management, a major investor in Clearwire, called on the company's board to sell off its extra spectrum for up to $9 billion instead of selling to Sprint.
On Thursday, Crest Financial, another shareholder of Clearwire, said it would oppose Sprint's offer. Sprint's proposal "is the capstone in Sprint's ongoing effort to interfere with Clearwire's ability to operate as an independent company, to thwart the planned development of Clearwire's network, and to take Clearwire's valuable high-speed broadband spectrum for itself to the detriment of Clearwire's minority shareholders," Crest said in a statement.
Crest will take "whatever actions it can," including petitioning the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to stop the deal, the company said.
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Education matters to everyone around the world. Earlier this year, Secretary Kerry said, "No matter where they're from, the young people that I meet with share the same basic aspirations. They want an education. They want opportunity." Here at the State Department, we have a strong interest in finding new ways to offer expansive learning opportunities so that everyone has the skills and knowledge that they need to succeed.
That is why yesterday, we announced our new MOOC Camp initiative and also our partnership with Coursera. They have been working with us behind the scenes to develop the initiative, and we look forward to working together to identify what produces the best learning outcomes.
Over the last few months, our U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world began hosting weekly facilitated discussions for students enrolled in free Massive Online Open Courses (or MOOCs) from Coursera, edX, and a number of Open CourseWare platforms. Alumni of the Fulbright program and other exchange programs, as well as U.S. Embassy staff, have been hosting and facilitating the discussions. The pilot is up and running in over 40 countries, including South Korea, China, India, Tunisia, Georgia, Bolivia, and Finland, with topics ranging from English language to entrepreneurship, STEM, and American history.
Students participating in this program will also learn about opportunities to study in the United States through EducationUSA, our global network of student advising centers. We hope that by participating in MOOC Camps, participants are at the beginning of an educational journey -- not the end. In addition to offering new skills, MOOCs offer students an unparalleled opportunity to "test drive" a U.S. classroom and prepare for studying in the United States.
Support for educational opportunities empowers people around the world -- and it also helps the United States. Education matters because it builds and sustains a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world. That's a goal we can all get behind.
About the Author: Evan M. Ryan serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.


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In the security market since the early 90s, Kaspersky Labs is well regarded both on its technical merits and on the completeness of its software. Kaspersky Internet Security 2103 is the latest incarnation of the mid-level product, sitting between the base-level Kaspersky Anti-Virus and the more comprehensive Kaspersky ONE.
Having said that, Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 is pretty all-embracing for an internet security suite. As well as anti-virus, anti-spam and anti-phishing modules, it includes parental control, a comprehensive firewall, Safe Money and keylogger protection. Safe Money substitutes a secure browser when you're working with your accounts online, while the virtual keyboard encrypts keypresses, so keyloggers can't record what you type.
The Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 interface is well organised, with a main pane showing the status of your PC above a sliding bar of nine icons, leading to other aspects of the program. There are obviously icons for scanning and updating, including offering schedules for both, but also icons for the virtual keyboard, safe money and a network monitor.
Extra buttons on the main screen lead to a reports screen, showing event statistics for the last day, week, month or year, and settings, which offer very detailed control over all aspects of the application.
When installed under Vista or Windows 7 – and under Windows 8, with which Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 is also compatible – there's a Kaspersky Gadget giving quick access to scans and reports. It can also be used as a quick scan facility by simply dragging a suspect file and dropping it on the icon.
We ran a keylogger and typed text with a standard keyboard and with the Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 virtual one, and none of the virtual keyboard strokes was reproduced. This doesn't guarantee all keyloggers will be defeated, but certainly provides some protection.
The program took 1 hour 10 minutes to scan out 50GB test basket of files and examined 349,849 files, giving a scan rate of 583 files/s. This is fast, though the number of files is also higher than with many other programs. A second scan of the same file set took just five minutes and only checked 19,070 files, so the program fingerprints them, to reduce system load.
Our 1GB file copy increased from 41s to 53s when there was also a scan running, an increase of 29%, which is low in comparison with most of the competition.
Test results
AV-Test has yet to evaluate Kaspersky Internet Security 2013, but the 2012 product scored 16.5/18.0 in its June group test, beaten only by Bitdefender. It scored a perfect 6.0/6.0 for Repair of damaged files after malware attacks, and 5.5/6.0 for Protection. The Protection score represents its handling of zero-day and new threats, where Kaspersky relies on a cloud-based information network, where new information is quickly shared. It was well above average in this category.
It dropped a full point in the third category, Usability, slowing down AV-Test's platform more, in daily use, than some of its rivals. As mentioned, though, our own tests implied a much lighter system impact, so this may be one of the areas Kaspersky has improved in the new version.
Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 covers all the bases well. With a full complement of protection modules at its disposal, it adds in some useful extras. In particular, it guards against the possibility of drive-by malware lifting financial passwords or details when you're dealing with your accounts. Rated highly for its core protection and repair capabilities, it's a little expensive, but may well be discounted, now it's widely available.


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OMAHA, Neb. -- The long and winding road reached its end Saturday, as Ole Miss was eliminated from the College World Series with a 4-1 loss to Virginia, two wins shy of reaching the National Championship Series.
"It was the best team I have ever played on," senior co-captain Will Allen said. "All the teams in the country except one are going to finish up with a loss. Unfortunately, we did that. If you're going to end on a loss, you might as well do it in Omaha. We ran into a really good team and fought until the end."
But what a run.
Picked to finish sixth in the SEC West, the 2014 Rebels exceeded all expectations, except perhaps their own, as they matched the 2005 team with a school-record 48 wins and became just the second team in school history to win two games at the College World Series, joining the 1956 team.
"You don't want to ever to come up short, especially when you're this close to winning the national championship, but this is a special group of guys, a special group of older guys," head coach Mike Bianco said. "They provided great leadership and were such great mentors to the younger group that is so talented.
"It's sad that it ends but more importantly sad because these 35 guys that wore the uniform this year for Ole Miss were such great representatives of the university and will go down as the best team that ever played Ole Miss and we won't ever be together again. That's what makes it sad."
After near misses in recent Super Regionals, this was the team that broke through and advanced to Omaha and the College World Series for the fifth time in school history and the first time since 1972.
"It was a great run," Allen said. "We played really well throughout the season just to get to Omaha. Not many people do that. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I'm glad that I got to play here and had the opportunity to play with this team. We had a great team this year. I'm proud of the way we finished."
Allen and senior co-captain Austin Anderson leave behind a lasting legacy, as do their fellow senior and the other members of the 2014 team who may have played their last games in an Ole Miss uniform.
"They had been through a lot the last few years," Bianco said. "They stuck together and trusted myself and the coaches and the system and what we do. They were great mentors to a very talented younger group and they deserve all of this. I know it won't fade away. They are more deserving than any group I can remember."


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text: I attend Temple and live in Philly.You're right to say that Temple is less expensive than other alternatives. One can also live inexpensively in the city, unless one's determined to live in Rittenhouse or Society Hill.Anyhoo.Jobs: Well, the job market is in the crapper everywhere, and Philly's no different. City budgetary constraints have dropped new govt hires (in legal positions) to near zero or zero, and some firms are hiring smaller classes or letting more tenured associates go. Many get frightened by this, but it's all a matter of perspective. There are legal jobs to be had; one merely need lower his expectations and he'll likely find what he needs, even if it's not what he wants. I will say that Temple offers some useful assistance through our career services folks. The door always remains open for job counseling, no matter what the market. A minority of students obtain positions outside Philadelphia in NY, NJ, DE, and "everywhere else." Culture: The culture in Philly is food and drink, mostly. We have great places to hang for cheap beer and karaoke as well as high end joints (that one probably can't afford as a student anyway). Great ethnic food, the cheesesteak, and more snack food per capita than any other place on earth. We've got all the historical jazz, theaters, and a great selection of museums, too.Student Life: I could be wrong, but I think the students at Temple are more friendly and welcoming than at some other law schools. It wasn't hard to find a group I felt comfortable with and have fun with. The faculty are generally very approachable, which helps. The administration and financial aid, though with their hiccups given the size of the university, is also approachable and helpful.On the whole, I couldn't have picked a better school for me. Temple is more diverse in age and race than many other schools, too, which is really nice. I don't feel as cloistered there as I might at other schools.Oh, and Temple just raised its curve to a 3.05 from a 2.85, so that it'd more in line with the schools in our area ( I think that's the reason). Doesn't help me (3L), but it's not a bad deal; more folks get to slap their GPAs on resumes now, I gather.


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WINNIPEG - He started with a song and now he's a Juno winner.
Edmonton expat Brett Kissel and his lucky cowboy hat took home the statue for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at Saturday's Juno gala in Winnipeg.
"Oh my gosh, this is incredible," said the country singer, as he accepted the award, then thanked his fellow nominees, his wife Cecilia, family and music team. "I can't thank you enough. I'll never forget this night."
Thirty-five Junos were handed out during the three-hour gala at Winnipeg's Convention Centre. The event was streamed online for the first time via junoawards.ca. Arcade Fire, Drake, Johnny Reid, Tegan and Sara, and Serena Ryder each won an award, but Edmonton's Chloe Albert and Nathan Cunningham walked away empty-handed.
Kissel, 23, released his Warner debut, Started With a Song, last October, but recorded his first album when he was 12 — the same year he got his black hat at Lammle's.
"I'll never get rid of it because it's brought me incredible luck," he told journalists in the media room.
The country musician grew up in Flat Lake, Alta., then lived in Edmonton for several years. He relocated to Nashville, Tenn., in 2013, but he's still a devoted Oilers fan.
As a Juno winner, what advice would Kissel give to the beleaguered team?
"I love hockey but I know so little about the inner workings of the sport," he joked. "I just hope that Craig MacTavish and Kevin Lowe and everybody who's important in that organization can figure out what to do to bring the team back to a winning culture. 'Cause if not, I'm gonna have to turn and become a Winnipeg Jets fan."
Kissel's Started With a Song was also nominated for Country Album of the Year but that honour went to Dean Brody's Crop Circles. Chloe Albert's Dream Catcher was nominated for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year, but lost to Johnny Reid's A Christmas Gift to You. Nathan Cunningham's Road Renditions was in the running for Aboriginal Album of the Year, but conceded to George Leach's Surrender.
"George Leach is a world class talent," texted Cunningham, who grew up on the Sucker Cree First Nation in northern Alberta. "I can say that I'm not surprised, nor am I disappointed. To be considered in the same category as this guy is a testament to how far I've come. Hail King George."
Violinist James Ehnes, a native of Brandon, Man., was the night's only multiple winner, earning two Junos in the classical music categories. He didn't attend the ceremonies. He will perform Wednesday in Edmonton at McDougall United Church.
Arcade Fire's dance-rock epic, Reflektor, picked up Alternative Album of the Year while Drake's Nothing Was the Same was named Rap Recording of the Year. Both were also no-shows.
Matt Mays's Coyote won Rock Album of the Year, but he almost missed the chance to accept his award from gala host Jian Ghomeshi. "I was out talking about surfing with a buddy out there," said a sheepish Mays, about a minute after his name was called. "Sorry about that, everyone. That was lame."
The Maritime rocker then paid tribute to his late guitarist, Jay Smith, who was found dead in an Edmonton hotel room last March. "We lost a brother and a good friend," said Mays. "This goes out to his family."
Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob earned Pop Album of the Year, while Serena Ryder picked up Artist of the Year. Guitarist Mike Rud, who lived in Edmonton in the '90s, won Vocal Jazz Album of the Year for Notes on Montreal featuring Sienna Dahlen.
Six more Junos will be awarded during Sunday's telecast, hosted by Johnny Reid, Serena Ryder and rapper Classified.
Arcade Fire leads the way with nominations in five of those categories to be given out on Sunday — Single of the Year, Album of The Year, Songwriter of the Year, Fan Choice of the Year, and Group of the Year. Toronto rockers July Talk, featuring Edmonton expat Peter Dreimanis, are up for Breakthrough Group of the Year.
Scheduled performers include Tegan and Sara, Robin Thicke, and Brett Kissel.
Here are the winners from Saturday night:
Country Album of the Year:
Dean Brody, Crop Circles
International Album of the Year:
Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox
Artist of the Year:
Serena Ryder
Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Brett Kissel
Adult Alternative Album of the Year:
Ron Sexsmith, Forever Endeavour
Alternative Album of the Year:
Arcade Fire, Reflektor
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year:
Mike Rud, Notes On Montreal ft. Sienna Dahlen
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year:
Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra, Habitat
Traditional Jazz Album of the Year:
Mike Downes, Ripple Effect
Instrumental Album of the Year:
Esmerine, Dalmak
Francophone Album of the Year:
Karim Ouellet, Fox
Children's Album of the Year:
Helen Austin, Colour It
Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble James Ehnes, Prokofiev Complete Works for Violin
Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment James Ehnes, Britten & Shostakovich: Violin Concerti
Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance Marie-Nicole Lemieux & Andre Gagnon, Lettres de Madame Roy a sa fille Gabrielle
Classical Composition of the Year:
Allan Gordon Bell, Field Notes
Rap Recording of the Year:
Drake, Nothing Was the Same
R & B/Soul Recording of the Year:
JRDN ft. Kardinal Offishall, Can't Choose
Reggae Recording of the Year:
Exco Levi & Kabaka Pyramid, Strive
Aboriginal Album of the Year:
George Leach, Surrender
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo Justin Rutledge, Valleyheart
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group The Strumbellas, We Still Move on Dance Floors
Blues Album of the Year:
Downchild, Can You Hear the Music
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Tim Neufeld, Trees
World Music Album of the Year:
David Buchbinder & Odessa/Havana, Walk to the Sea
Producer of the Year:
Henry "Cirkut" Walter (co-producer Luke Gottwald) for Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Bell (from Bangerz) and Robin Thicke, Give It 2 U (from Blurred Lines)
Engineer of the Year:
Eric Ratz for Monster Truck, Sweet Mountain River and The Lion (from Furiosity)
Recording Package of the Year:
Robyn Kotyk, Petra Cuschieri and Justin Peroff, Arts & Crafts: 2003-2013 Arts & Crafts — Various Artists
Video of the Year:
Matt Barnes for The Sheepdogs, Feeling Good
Electronic Album of the Year:
Ryan Hemsworth, Guilt Trips
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year:
Protest the Hero, Volition
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year:
Johnny Reid, A Christmas Gift To You
Pop Album of the Year:
Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob
Rock Album of the Year:
Matt Mays, Coyote
Dance Recording of the Year:
Armin van Buuren & Trevor Guthrie, This Is What It Feels Like


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As much a refresh of the franchise as "Casino Royale" was, Daniel Craig's third time out as James Bond is his best so far. Akin to the denser and more drama-driven Bond entries like "From Russia with Love" and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", what "Skyfall" lacks in breezy watch-ability it more than makes up for in every other aspect and steers the franchise back on course towards a bright future both comfortably familiar and excitingly revitalised.
I've found the divide amongst Bond fans over the good and bad entries in this series has often been a disagreement of tonal absolutism. It's something we saw earlier this year with arguments over the differing approaches of "The Avengers" & "The Dark Knight Rises". Some vehemently insist a gritty, grounded, bleak spy thriller interpretation of Bond is the only way that works. Others like the hyper-real, big spectacle, fun first approach and can't tolerate a dark and grim Bond.
Most understand that the best Bond films usually find that perfect balance between said approaches, and by and large they enjoy all but the most extreme entries in either direction. The franchise's longevity has always been due to its ability to adapt and change course whenever it drifts off too far in one direction. Films like "For Your Eyes Only" and "Casino Royale" are welcome injections of serious reality into the series after an entry so ridiculous and camp it was essentially pure farce.
"Goldeneye" and now "Skyfall" reflect the other side of that equation, reincorporating and updating the Bond signature attributes and sense of fun after the previous entry turned the character into a poor man's Rambo – a bland, mindless, violent thug mowing down anything that moves in repetitive and tedious fashion. The new film demonstrates one can still keep the grounded reality of the Daniel Craig-era, but also embrace everything that makes Bond who he is rather than running away from it like the two previous films have.
What makes "Skyfall" work though is that it gets so much more than just the tone right. The story is character-driven and often surprising, the pace is speedy but never out of control, the humor is well-timed and playful, the action is driven by the plot rather than the other way around, the visuals are absolutely stunning and handsomely framed, the score is both gorgeously retro and inventively new, the sets are incredible and practical, the editing is smart and controlled, the direction is tight and efficient, and the performances are excellent across the board.
Having ditched the obvious "Bourne" influence of the last film, director Sam Mendes and crew borrow to some extent from "The Dark Knight". Here they've cribbed the best elements of Chris Nolan's filmmaking style whilst cannily avoiding his key weaknesses such as some awkwardly framed action scenes, and his unrelentingly sterile and self-serious approach which lacks warmth and sensuality. The result is that line of Bond tonal balance is waltzed across with the skill of a professional tightrope walker, aptly demonstrating you can have a blockbuster of thematic depth and emotional significance that is still loads of fun.
Another obvious influence is the BBC's "Spooks", specifically almost all the London-set scenes showing how the intelligence service operates within the British Government. The various bits with Ralph Fiennes' minister, Helen McCrory's official and even Ben Whishaw's new take on Q bare a lot of similarities to moments in the latter seasons of the now finished spy thriller series. It's a welcome addition though, the bureaucracy and accountability of everyday Governmental oversight adds a sense of realism to a film which spends much of its early scenes making full use of postcard exotic locales like Istanbul, Shanghai and Macau.
The script, worked on by several people but mostly driven along by John Logan, smartly combines some familiar Bond movie structural beats and franchise in-jokes with some fascinating theme explorations and a more personal than usual story which takes precedence over the action. Rather than continuing directly on from "Quantum of Solace," the film jumps a few years down the line and takes actor Daniel Craig's age very much into account. Injured in a botched operation and having dropped off the map to spend months swilling booze and pumping tropical bimbos, Bond returns to the UK when MI6 comes under attack.
As a result Bond spends much of the film off his game – his body is failing him, his aim is off, his temper shorter and his instincts blunted. Bond has rarely ever been portrayed this physically human on film before, but it adds a welcome bit of suspense such as an elevator scene where you catch yourself briefly fearing for his life. Bond's confidence has been rocked, but the film does the smart move of never dwelling on it too long or ever letting things get dour. Bond's a professional and like any true professional he can acknowledge his problems whilst doing his best not to let it interfere with his job.
"Skyfall" also sees the return of elements to the character that have been missing for a while – the spy who actually investigates and follows leads rather than breaks bones left and right, the man ready to slip into a well-cut tuxedo or inside a well-built woman at a moment's notice. Even the casual misogyny is back (albeit toned down) such as his playful banter about Eve's competence, to a tense scene involving a shot glass of scotch which ends with Craig delivering one of the outright coldest line deliveries of the series.
Craig is up to the task and does his best work yet as the character. His body is as fit and hot as it ever was, but his face is a tad more lined and his stubble going quite grey. This more visible aging makes his various dramatic scenes that extra bit more potent, yet he's still fit enough to be convincing in all his action sequences. Even though this entry boasts a substantial ensemble cast with some colorful supporting turns, Craig still delivers and doesn't disappear or play second fiddle to anyone else in the film.
The one who comes closest to topping him is Judi Dench. The film itself is all about M, her relationship with Bond and the consequences of her past choices coming back to destroy her. Dench gets a lot more screen time and far more depth to her character here than ever before. The film doesn't hold back on her character flaws, most notably the manipulation and psychological dependency she creates on those who serve under her, particularly young male loners. This only adds weight to the way the film shines a light on Bond himself to an extent rarely trodden by this franchise before.
I won't spoil the nature of Javier Bardem's villain, but the actor delivers exceptional work. The role could have been ridiculously flamboyant and over the top in the wrong hands, but Bardem knows how to temper himself – letting out just enough crazy to make Silva colourful and fascinating, but also keeping him a credible threat. The character is an intriguing counter point to Bond, and importantly he and Craig have an excellent chemistry on screen together which makes for some highly charged scenes including a memorable sexuality-laced bit of interrogation.
Ralph Fiennes and Ben Whishaw have great fun with their scenes as M's ministerial superior Gareth Mallory, and the new look Q respectively. Both are central to the larger themes of the movie, and while "Goldeneye" also dealt with the idea of old spies fitting into a new world order, this goes much further. "Skyfall" explores not just Bond himself, but the intelligence services as a whole and how useful these old warhorses are in an era when the threat of nation states and military conflict has been eclipsed by the danger of tech-savvy anarchists and terrorism by contract. Yet the film also hammers home the message that even in this digital age, the oldest and simplest methods are still often the most effective and efficient.
While M is the real Bond girl of the film, this one includes two others – Naomie Harris' MI6 agent Eve and Berenice Marlohe's Severine. Both leave impressions, Harris spends her time engaging in delightfully playful banter with Craig and is a warm and welcome presence. Marlohe is a surprise, a hostess and Silva underling with an exotic look whose outward confidence barely masks a haunted and tortured victim underneath.
The cinematography is stunning. The Shanghai sequence alone with its fusion of glass, neon, shadows and reflections is worthy of an Oscar. The real shock though is that D.P. Roger Deakins shot the entire movie on digital – there isn't a single instant here that you can't tell the difference between this and high quality film. This is a film alive and rich with colour, deep blacks and amazing clarity as to be near IMAX quality. Deakins also knows how to frame his scenes with wide shots, long takes and action that never ever gets too confined or confusing. It really is stunning to look at and worth seeing via the best presentation possible (I saw a 4K projection screening, I'd advise you to do the same if one is in your area).
He's helped by excellent production design and art direction which makes fine use of some beautiful locales including a floating Chinese casino complete with a pit of Komodo dragons, an abandoned and dilapidated island city, underground Churchill-era war bunker facilities turned offices, and a rundown manor house on an icy moor. Thomas Newman makes a very impressive debut with his score that heavily interweaves classic Bond riffs with some atmospheric "Drive"-esque instrumentals (the 'Jellyfish' number on the soundtrack is genius). Adele's old school ballad is one of the best Bond songs in a long time, and the opening credits match it with stunning imagery of tombstones, skulls, blood, and moving Rorschach style animations of daggers and women.
There is action, but it is less than you might expect. The opening is the only true out-and-out set piece, a sequence that smartly builds and builds in scope and excitement as Bond and Eve pursue a thief on foot, then on motorbike across Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, then on top of a train. A sequence in Shanghai involving Bond's pursuit of an assassin is remarkably filmed and tense, while some exciting action takes place on the streets and in the subways of London. The last act includes an extended siege situation and plenty of explosions and gunfights, but these are the most generic scenes of the film and drag on a bit too long.
Though excellent, "Skyfall" certainly isn't faultless. Like Nolan's Batman films, the villain here has been planning an elaborate scheme that relies on a few too many conveniences and too much coincidence. Some of the characters, including Q & Bond, will make an oddly dumb decision at one point or another – yet are otherwise perfectly competent for the rest of the film. Silva's motive is personal and understandable, but I wonder if the way he goes about his scheme holds up under any serious scrutiny.
There's a couple of fan service moments that are fun, but take it just that tad too far over the line. These include a scene reminiscent of "Live and Let Die," a joke involving a gearstick, and the film's sole clunky CG shot involving a disfigurement (a great idea ruined by bad graphics). Continuity freaks will be a little confused about how Bond has gone from being a spry young recruit just a few years ago to being the butt of old and washed up jokes already.
After such a bracing first two acts, the final section of the film shifts to Scotland and slows down. A warm and game Albert Finney shows up to share in some fun character moments, but it's here where the film feels like it could have used a little tightening. It isn't really a specific scene that needs cutting, rather some judicious minor trimming overall. At the same time, this segment ends too abruptly and the self-contained epilogue, though astutely setting up the franchise's future, is such a sudden change of tone it is a bit jarring.
These are all minor complaints, the kind of thing that one more polish on an already solid script could have fixed. The film is so slickly made, smart, inventive and laced with charm that it's very easy to become swept up in the narrative and thus ignore or forgive its few quibbles. While "Casino Royale" showed us how James Bond became 007, "Skyfall" shows us how James Bond became the spy we love. Both contemporary and classically old school, the extra time taken and carefully assembled team of talent hired to deliver this latest outing has paid off far more than we could have expected. Though certainly not the best Bond film to date as some have been quick to proclaim, it's definitely one of the better entries in the series and unquestionably one of the best films of the year.


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Release Date: 2009 |
Album Rating: 3.5a couple days early but whatever.
The few songs I listened to off this were pretty bland. The guitar playing never really came off as that technical to me, everything was just harmonized constantly. I mean there were a few quick passages but never anything close to mindblowing...maybe I'm just listening to the wrong songs or something idkThis Message Edited On 02.14.09
Good review although seemed a bit too casual
decent review, i definitely don't think i'd like this.
Album Rating: 3.5I mean, they aren't PtH or anything, but I love their guitar parts.
And yeah it's casual and doesn't have a true opening paragraph, I review much better when I just write.
sounds cool. i be checkin this out
might check it out 'cause of the album art and GUITARS
Album Rating: 2.0um this is going to be deleted unless a link to a stream shows up
moderator victoryrecordsfan at your service
Album Rating: 2.0Eh i dont come often enough to be a mod, but i know the rules. I got to review this CD, it's no higher than a 2.5, maybe a 2?
really I thought it was quite interesting
Album Rating: 2.0I think the production is causing me to not like it as much. The production sounds so murky...
I wish I could find this somewhere
Album Rating: 3.5The Eyes of a Traitor isn't out for a week and a half, and no one cares about Victory records or this band so it probably won't be deleted. If it is, oh well, I'll repost in two days.
Pebster. Someone once told me if you liked [goodnoisycore] (music) you should [DOT] it and go to [blogspot.com].
And ENC how can you give ADTR a fucking 5 and this a 2? ADRT's new album is an obvious step down in originality.This Message Edited On 02.15.09
Album Rating: 2.0Nice way of not being updated, i bumped it down to a 4, and like i said it may be the production of this album.
Pebster. Someone once told me if you liked [goodnoisycore] (music) you should [DOT] it and go to [blogspot.com].
lol, your genre title made me laugh, but thanks
Are there at least any decent solos on this? The only one I heard in the MySpace tracks was pretty underwhelming.
Album Rating: 3.5I dislike solos, so I didn't give them a mention. The leads and rhythm sections are the highlights, not really any solos.
And Pebster I was hinting at you going to a website. a website whose url i gave in the brackets. The real genre of this is metalcore
and sorry on not bookmarking your ADTR review. I have school.This Message Edited On 02.16.09
They need a better vocalist :/
i love their style of guitar playing
ridiculous shred riffs
sounds exactly like After The Burial/Veil of Maya/Born of Osiris
BUT i like all them bands so ok.
Complete Meshuggah rip off though.
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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