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AICN-Downunder: THE READER, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, And Your Chance To Lick Cate Blanchett!
I am involved in high treason with all means available to me. Can I count you in?:
2009 is already a better year for cinema than 2008. I'm two films off completing my Oscar round-up (MILK and DOUBT will be watched in a mini-marathon this weekend), and though there are no contenders for my Best of All-Time list, I've already seen quite a few that may be on the Best of the Year list. And this time last year the only contender I had was WALK HARD. Even VALKYRIE (reviewed below), which certainly won't be on my best list, was really enjoyable, and definitely worth the price of admission (had I paid). The moral is to get out there and go see some good cinema... once you've finished this column. Happy Australia Day!
Oscar nominations are in, and if you haven't read about this elsewhere, then how on Earth did you find this column? Anyway, to give out-shouts to local kids made good, the big news is the posthumous nomination given to Heath Ledger for his role as someone in something. Sorry, I hate doing research. Catherine Martin was given a perplexing nomination for the costumes in AUSTRALIA (how much work does it take to rub dirt into Hugh Jackman's shirt, anyway?). As much as I thought DARK KNIGHT was overrated, where the hell was its costume nomination? And how did Deakins not get a nod for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD? Okay, sorry, off-topic. Australian Lee Smith received a well-deserved nomination for editing DARK KNIGHT, as did compatriot Ben Snow for his work on IRON MAN visual effects.
Prediction: every bit of news about film financing over the next couple of years will begin with "The economic downturn certainly hasn't hurt the film industry...". Film Victoria, Victoria's film funding body responsible for films in Victoria, has just injected seven million dollars into local films and documentaries. Productions include THE LOVED ONES, I LOVE YOU TOO, LOVE AND MORTAR, and PRISON SINGS, which will presumably be renamed PRISON LOVES.
Because it's a slow news day, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and Geoffrey Rush have all seen their pictures appear on stamps in Australia. Quoth Blanchett: "I am utterly, deeply humbled and chuffed by the fact that I'm a stamped. I'm going to be licked by millions of Australians and I can't wait." Neither can we, Cate.
My anticipation for MARY AND MAX, Adam Elliot's follow-up to his Oscar-winning animated short HARVIE KRUMPET, is pretty high. Not only was it selected to open the Sundance Film Festival (and has been getting some rave reviews), but it's just been selected to screen in the Generation 14plus section at one of the many festivals that claims the acronym BIFF.
As part of my continued "God, the Adelaide Film Festival looks fucking great this year" series, there are a few updates to report. Last week, we said that Sarah Watts's MY YEAR WITHOUT SEX, her follow-up to LOOK BOTH WAYS, would play at the festival, and now it seems that it will be the opening night film. Perhaps less excitingly (for me, anyway), Stephan Elliot (PRISCILLA) will close out the festival with EASY VIRTUE, starring Colin Firth, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jessica Biel. Additionally, I'm more than a little intrigued by the work of Lynette Wallworth, not so much a filmmaker as a visual artist, whose piece "Duality of Light" will feature in conjunction with the festival at the Samstag Museum of Art. It's an interesting expansion on AFF's part of the typical film festival programme, and Wallwroth is an interesting choice. Her work has been displayed at the New Crowned Hope Festival in Vienna, the Melbourne International Arts Festival, and this year's Sundance Film Festival.
According to Inside Film, Matthew Newton's THREE BLIND MICE will play at this March's SXSW, before beginning its run on the Independent Film Channel. The film picked up the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at last November's London Film Festival, and soon after screened at Hollywood's AFI Fest.
I've seen a lot of brilliant films over the past couple of weeks, yet this list contains one film I quite liked (BOLT) and four films whose screenings I studiously avoided. Sigh. Hopefully, next column, things will improve.
You're like Australian audiences in Summer when they're presented with an interesting foreign film: no CLASS! (lolz), Clint Eastwood warbles his way out of an Original Song nomination, Sam Mendes makes another film destined to be misunderstood, Bill Nighy saves the makeup department a lot of money, and then helps Tom Cruise smack Hitler.
Australian/NZ release: January 22
In a song I've been singing far too often lately, VALKYRIE is a film I liked but didn't love. There isn't anything inherently wrong with liking something, but when all the elements are in place for a true classic, the shortcomings (however intangible) are somewhat obvious. When a film promises greatness and delivers goodness, it's usually more disappointing than when a potentially awful film turns out to be awful. But then, promising greatness and delivering goodness seems to be Singer's modus operandi of late.
VALKYRIE tells the story of the (SPOILER ALERT) failed internal plot to kill Hitler by high-ranking members of the German army, centering on Claus von Stauffenberg, the officer who spearheaded the assassination attempt. Though I consider the events of World War II in particular to contain stories we should continue to tell and retell ("Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," says philosopher George Santayana), there is always an important question that must accompany stories of this nature: what relevance does this hold today?
If the Nazis were the biggest threat (in terms of warring humans) of the 20th Century, then surely this Century's equivalent is terrorism, particularly that of Islamic fundamentalism. Those fearing a disproportionate backlash against anyone even vaguely resembling this threat have rightly pointed out that there is a world of difference between Muslims and those who kill in the name of Islam. As such, when the film makes the point that there is a huge difference between Nazis and Germans, there is a sense that this message is timely, that it holds a huge relevance for today.
That central message -- and it's a shame Tom's already used the title A FEW GOOD MEN -- is not delivered with a massive amount of subtlety, but the parallels drawn with the Biblical story of Babylon are potent. It's this message that elevates the story from a simple retelling of an interesting event to something more profound.
Despite the ending being a matter of public record for a great many decades, there is a surprising amount of tension throughout the film. Singer still directs with more talent than most other directors. Tom Cruise gives another great performance, even if his acting does get overshadowed by tabloid nonsense. The cast is terrific, even if the disparity in styles and accents does distract. (Thankfully, this isn't as bad as, say, THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK, and doesn't detract from the film too much.)
Much like David Fincher's THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, VALKYRIE is a very, very good film that can see Greatness from where it stands. That it doesn't achieve that greatness is somewhat disappointing, but doesn't get in the way of what is a very enjoyable and (hopefully) educational film.
Australian/NZ release: February 19
The day after VALKYRIE, the screening of THE READER was scheduled. Before THE READER? A trailer for Ed Zwick's DEFIANCE. This was clearly the week of Nazi Films.
Although, that's not entirely true. THE READER is hardly a film about Nazis, although the fact that it's set in post-war Germany makes these themes unavoidable. I will confess this: I knew nothing about THE READER before I saw it. I knew the title and I knew who the two leads were. That was it. I know bleat on and on about this, but seeing a film with no expectations is the only way to fly. Had I known the big mid-film plot twist, I would have been waiting it out, looking for clues, treading water until it came. It would have tainted my perception of the film's first half.
As a result, the way the story unfolded was a marvel. Nearly every plot turn was unexpected, and though it isn't exactly a labyrinthian plot of twists and turns, it still contains a certain number of surprises. What has interested me is that this is, more than anything, a character study, and that character studies are as reliant on surprising plot revelations as are strongly narrative-driven films.
Naturally, I'm determined to not talk about any of the story so as to hopefully allow others to replicate my own experience, so I shall merely throw out the highlights: Kate Winslet is unbelievably good, Ralph Fiennes is as perfectly understated as ever, and relative unknown David Kross -- who plays the younger version of Fiennes's character for the majority of the film -- absolutely steals the show. Rather than just sticking to variations on a theme, Kross gives us a real character journey, masterfully portraying the changes that shape his character. Much credit to director Stephen Daldry who, in terms of feature films, is three for three as far as I'm concerned. Between BILLY ELLIOT, THE HOURS and now THE READER, Daldry has cemented himself as one of the most interesting and talented directors working today. Likewise, the masterful screenplay by David Hare is also to be commended.
It's a terrific film, probably the best of the year (thus far), and one you really should rush out and see.
Australian/NZ release: January 22
Sam Mendes is one of my favourite filmmakers, though my adoration of his work seems to be inverse to conventional thinking. There's no opinion you can have on AMERICAN BEAUTY that hasn't been espoused endlessly by others already ("It's brilliant!" "It's terrible!" "It's dated poorly!" "It still holds up!"), and though I've only seen it once, I did thoroughly enjoy JARHEAD... but it's ROAD TO PERDITION that does it for me. I know, it's his least popular film, but in my eyes, it's perfect. There's nothing I don't love about the film. So, it's with that memory of a perfect movie in mind that I eagerly look forward to each of his films.
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD is a very interesting film. It takes a while to figure out what kind of film it's trying to be.
Sam Mendes is at his best when he's at his most subtle. Though many think of him in relation to flowers falling onto Mena Suvari and somewhat overwrought Kevin Spacey narration, he excels when his direction is sleight of hand, when he's showing us things without it being obvious that he's doing so. His approach to REVOLUTIONARY ROAD is far more akin to ROAD TO PERDITION than AMERICAN BEAUTY; it's restrained, tempered, cunning.
Those who have seen REVOLUTIONARY ROAD may tend to disagree, and I understand completely. After all, it's a melodrama. The script, as adapted by Justin Haythe from Richard Yates's novel, is melodramatic. Characters don't just say what they're feeling, they yell it. There's no plot to speak of; it's all about these two people and how they deal with one another. Whilst Sam Mendes is more than capable of handling the melodramatic moments, he largely directs it as if it's a straightforward drama, and therein lies the key to the film's success.
I spoke in my WALL-E review of how Thomas Newman, hands-down my favourite film composer of all time, can be considered an auteur of his work. Usually, the director is the auteur, but in some cases, that unique voice of authorship can belong to the screenwriter (Charlie Kaufman), the editor (Thelma Schoonmaker), or the producer (Jerry Bruckheimer). I consider Newman to be one of the few composers -- or, perhaps, the only one -- who can lay claim to being the author of the films he scores. I believe most people haven't truly assessed the impact his scores have had on the success of the films they accompany. One person who seems to understand this above all others is Mendes. After Newman essentially gave AMERICAN BEAUTY its voice, Mendes used him to brilliant effect ever since. Here, Newman is the key that ties the dramatic elements to the melodramatic ones, so that two styles that would have been otherwise discordant and incompatible fit together seamlessly.
The script's style, it should be said, does not detract at all from its substance. This is a film that could only ever be set in the 1950s, but could never possibly be made in the 1950s. It's a complete and merciless dissemination of the American Dream, perhaps the most cutting criticism of the capitalist system that has ever come from a major Hollywood studio. Its subversiveness is hidden beautifully behind its faux conventionality, and most people who say they've seen all this before clearly haven't been paying attention.
And so, the story of two people who are coming to terms with dreams vs reality, with freedom vs money, with love vs hate, is actually a raging success. What could have been a weepy, a TV movie-of-the-week, a disposable piece of awards-bait, actually becomes a deeply affecting and utterly indisposable work of art. Those elements I spoke of, the script, the direction, the score, are fine as individual pieces, but collaborate to create something more. This film is truly more than the sum of its parts, and even though those parts -- including Roger Deakins's flawless cinematography, Leonardo DiCaprio's continued proof that he's one of the best actors working today, and Kate Winslet solidifying herself (betwen this and THE READER) as being one of the greatest actresses anywhere -- may all be brilliant, they combine into a film that is one of the best dramatic character studies we're likely to see for a long time.
- Ridley Scott to make a series of seafaring biopics about English actors, starting with WHITE SPALL
- Bob Dylan to record the theme for the next Bond film, "Bond on Bond"
- Joss Whedon to create a new TV show about a progressive electronic composer gaining a soul and solving crimes, in "Vangel"
Peace out,
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Jan. 23, 2009, 10:57 p.m. CST
by Jesus_was_Canadian
Twice in one week!?!?
Jan. 23, 2009, 11:18 p.m. CST
by Turd Furgeson
I would have been first but I was too busy staring at that Damn Stallone picture....
Jan. 23, 2009, 11:22 p.m. CST
Forget it!
by ShogunMaster
She licks me, or no deal!
Jan. 23, 2009, 11:44 p.m. CST
by TroutMaskReplicant
Could you have picked a worse time to champion The Reader and Revolutionary Road with all their recent Oscar-Bait-Hate?
Jan. 24, 2009, 12:26 a.m. CST
by Latauro
Actually, I'd argue I picked the best time. Oscar-bait they may be, but that doesn't stop them from being great films. The same way that Iron Man being money-bait didn't hinder its quality at all.
Jan. 24, 2009, 12:36 a.m. CST
ITA on Revolutionary Road.
by flickchick85
I get that the movie was very polarizing (and I can see why), but I think it's actually my favorite Sam Mendes film now. The acting, writing, direction, score, and production values were all spot-on. I can't believe Brad Pitt got an Oscar nod for Benjamin Button (a lovely film, but hardly a special or memorable performance from Pitt), while Leo, who delivered what I think was his best performance yet, got left out in the cold. That's just criminal. And Kate deserved one for this, too, but if just one nomination makes her more likely to win, then maybe one good thing will come out of these glaring snubs.
Jan. 24, 2009, 12:38 a.m. CST
I Would...
by Crow3711
Lick Cate Blanchett all over. What a woman. I would do truly wondrous things to her.
Jan. 24, 2009, 12:43 a.m. CST
Revolutionary Road
by zikade zarathos
was absolutely terrible. And I've been a HUGE Mendes apologist in the past. But it critically misunderstands the book by buying into the Wheeler's bullshit (that they're "better" and that suburbia is crushing them). THE READER was good though.
Jan. 24, 2009, 12:54 a.m. CST
The movie DID NOT buy into the Wheeler's "We're Special" BS
by flickchick85
I didn't read the book, but that's the exact opposite impression the movie gave me: Their choices put them there...just like everyone else - ergo, they were never special.
Jan. 24, 2009, 12:55 a.m. CST
Maybe the book reinforced it more, though?
by flickchick85
Jan. 24, 2009, 12:55 a.m. CST
THE READER Is A Very Good Movie
by mrbeaks
Better than FROST/NIXON or MILK. Not better than THE DARK KNIGHT, but blame the lockstep praise for the other two if you're going to get upset over TDK's snub.
Jan. 24, 2009, 12:56 a.m. CST
I don't know...
by wampa 1
...but it sure smells good!
Jan. 24, 2009, 2:21 a.m. CST
Why isnt Heath Ledger a stamp too???
by theycallmemrglass
He outshone them all the Aussie actors this year. Having said that, I too would be only licking Cate Blanchett...
Jan. 24, 2009, 2:40 a.m. CST
im glad someone besides me liked...
by thecrimsoncurse
revolutionary road.
Jan. 24, 2009, 2:41 a.m. CST
by Groothewarrior
Now THATS a KNIFE!!!!
Jan. 24, 2009, 3:10 a.m. CST
by TroutMaskReplicant
I thought Latauro or Beaks was gonna try tearing me a new one. In fairness, I have yet to see Revolutionary Road or The Reader, there are other films that need my money more. I'm sort of "reflecting" the bad buzz I've gotten throughout the internet. For instance Devin Faraci's "The Reader...Wtf?" article. And he certainly wasn't saying that just because TDK wasn't nominated for best picture.
Jan. 24, 2009, 4:08 a.m. CST
Nobody liked BOLT. You were tricked into liking it.
by Orionsangels
3D will do this to you. You're so amazed by the 3D. That you get pulled into the film. You're studying the 3D layers. Wow look at the hamster's hamsterball. It has a 3D outerlayer, ooooh ahhhh. After you leave the theater. You're thinking, what a great movie! No it wasn't good. Even Journey to the center of the earth was enjoyable in 3D. Then you watch it at home on DVD and throw up a few times. I've seen BOLT in 3D and I loved it and non3D and I couldn't sit through it. I have no desire to see that movie again, unless it's in Tru3D.
Jan. 24, 2009, 4:56 a.m. CST
zikade zarathos
by quantize
You idiot, that's horseshit, the film simply reflects the delusion the couple have in the book, that they're 'better'...it doesnt SUPPORT the idea...what drugs are you fuckin on? PASS
Jan. 24, 2009, 6:28 a.m. CST
The Reader is better than Frost/Nixon?
by IAmMrMonkey!
Frost/Nixon was possibly one of my favourite movies of 2008. The two main performances were great, the script was wonderful and I would even praise the direction.
If The Reader is better then I'm going to have to watch it. Ralph Feinnes is also one of my favourite actors (you have to admit that he's pretty great in almost anything whether it's Harry Potter or - one of my favourite movies of all time - The End Of The Affair).
I shall watch this.
Jan. 24, 2009, 6:31 a.m. CST
Is Kate Winslett really such a great actress?
by IAmMrMonkey!
Okay, I've never seen her give a bad performance but she seems to get award nominations for everything she does. Glenn Close is a great actress. Meryll Streep is a great actress. I don't know whether I could honestly put Kate Winslett in the same box with those two.
But that's just me, I suppose.
Jan. 24, 2009, 6:33 a.m. CST
I licked Cate Blanchett once
by IAmMrMonkey!
She tasted of strawberry.
I liked it and will do it again when she's not looking.
Jan. 24, 2009, 7:49 a.m. CST
I would easily
by hike499
put Kate Winslet in the field of Meryl Streep and Glenn Close. Minus "The Holiday" a couple of years ago, she has made really excellent choices and is compelling the majority of time.
Jan. 24, 2009, 9:01 a.m. CST
I yelled at cate blanchett's roommate once
by ironic_name
she was deaf, and I was 9.
Jan. 24, 2009, 10:06 a.m. CST
BRIDE WARS is #1 in Australia? Fuck it, it's time to invade the
by YackBacker
Holy crap, you guys like to eat shit.
Jan. 24, 2009, 10:20 a.m. CST
blanchette licked my roommate once-
by zom-bot.com
he was 19 and blind, but he still enjoyed it.
Jan. 24, 2009, 10:48 a.m. CST
uh, i was promised a chance to lick cate blanchette...
by Warcraft
i skipped through, but i didn't see anything about licking cate, can someone enlighten me? i'd really like to lick cate blanchette, lol. no seriously, please help me out.
Jan. 24, 2009, 11:39 a.m. CST
Sorry Warcraft, it's Nicole's bony arse for you mate.
by half vader
Or worse still, Rusty or Rush. Eww. That's what you get for not reading the article properly, slackarse.
 Cate Blanchett is my age, but somehow she seems older. Maybe it's my inherent lack of poise and refinement or something...
Jan. 24, 2009, 12:13 p.m. CST
I'd rather lick Cate Winslet
by kafka07
and btw why didn't Dark knight get more &*%$! nominations?? argh
Jan. 24, 2009, 12:31 p.m. CST
Saw BOLT in plain ol' 2D...
by Darkman
...and loved it. Where's your deliverer NOW, Moses?
Jan. 24, 2009, 3:30 p.m. CST
the reader
by applescruff
was higher on my best of 2008 list than Frost/Nixon and Milk, but lower than Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire. And only Slumdog was in my top 10 out of those movies. I think Button was 16, The Reader was 18 and Milk was 20 (Frost/Nixon didn't make it, though I did really like it). The Dark Knight was the best though, followed by WALL-E.
Jan. 24, 2009, 6:34 p.m. CST
Agree about Bolt
by Toonol
Bolt and Wall-E were the two best animated movies in 2008. I didn't see it in 3-d.
Jan. 24, 2009, 7:06 p.m. CST
Glenn Close is a great actress- within her pervue
by judderman
She has essayed every possible permutation of the "psychopathic icy bitch" from one extreme (Fatal Attraction) to the other (Damages) since World According to Garp. Streep can play icy bitch (Devil Wears Prada) but can also play sweet (Sophie's Choice, Bridges of Madison County). Until Winslet can assay half a film in Polish I won't put her on the same level as Streep, but I would definitely place her above Close.
Jan. 24, 2009, 10:26 p.m. CST
my brother [presumably] licked cate's deaf roommate
by ironic_name
hence me meeting her [the roommate, I don't think I met ms blanchette, if I did she probably thought I was 'slow']
Jan. 25, 2009, 7:35 a.m. CST
Whats with the Role Models hate, Lat?
by The Ringwraith
It was fantastic, you should give it a chance. Big suprise in every way, up there with Superbad and Knocked up in my opinion.
Jan. 25, 2009, 12:10 p.m. CST
Frost/Nixon was the Best Film of 2008
by ass clown
I went into this movie expecting a history lesson and a slightly above average piece of cinema, but I left emotionally moved and blown away by the two lead performances. Slumdog Millionaire 2nd, Revolutionary Road 3rd, Gran Torino 4th. I loved the Dark Knight, but I kind of agree with the academy in separating this from the rest of the pack. Heath Ledger will win best supporting actgor though. Also, I'll give a nod to the Wrestler for Mickey Rourke's performance, but the film was too slow to rank up there with the best pics of the year.
Jan. 25, 2009, 12:11 p.m. CST
If Anything was
by ass clown
Jan. 25, 2009, 12:14 p.m. CST
If anything was overrated in 2008 it was The Curious Case of Ben
by ass clown
Dont get me wrong this was an interesting and above average movie. It, however, could have easily been shortened, felt a little too akin to Forest Gump, and was not nearly as well acted as the academy would have you believe. Im a Brad Pitt fan, I think he, along with Christian Bale and Leonardo Dicaprio, choose the best roles in Hollywood and make them their own.
Jan. 25, 2009, 6:24 p.m. CST
"The film was too SLOW to rank up there"?!
by half vader
So, only moderately paced, MTV-friendly stuff should be eligible? Yes yes I know your line probably didn't come out right, but WTF dude?! Nothing inherently wrong with slow pacing!
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Linens and Laces.
I just came across this board on pinterest about linens and laces. I love them! If men are into tools and Internal Tooth Lock Washer and the likes, I am into fabrics and linens and laces. I intend to collect various laces and pretty fabrics, too. I have been putting it off though as I don't have a space to store them in the house. As much as I like them, I do hate clutter just as much. My mind seems to function so much better in a clean and clutter-free home.
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Director: Lynn D. Wilson, MD, MPH
The Yale Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy (TSEBT) program has been active for over 25 years and is utilized in the management of patients with cutaneous lymphoma as well as several other disorders. The Yale TSEBT program is one of the largest of its type worldwide, and our multidisciplinary cutaneous lymphoma group sees patients from many areas within North America, and from other continents. Quality assurance is a critical feature in the delivery of such technically complicated therapy, and the departmental radiation physics and dosimetry staff members are an integral part of the program.
Patients are seen in consultation by Dr. Wilson, which is typically performed in a coordinated fashion with a faculty member from the Yale Department of Dermatology. The clinical visit is organized in such a manner so that patients will become familiar with our cutaneous lymphoma nursing group and other clinical staff as required, based on specific treatment recommendations. A brochure describing the TSEBT program and what patients may expect from treatment is provided during the initial consultation visit. This written information references details and concepts that are presented and reviewed with the patient during the first consultation visit.
Our treatment facility is state of the art with a linear accelerator, which is dedicated to the treatment (TSEBT) and management of patients with cutaneous lymphoma. Approximately 100 patients with cutaneous lymphoma are evaluated annually in the radiation oncology department. The standard course of TSEBT is provided over 9 weeks, 4 days per week. Assistance with accommodations can be provided for patients travelling to Yale for TSEBT from long distances, outside of the state, or other countries.


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The hostel is located just a few minutes from the famous Clock-Tower and many amenities such as banks, internet cafes and international calling centers. You can also find some great local markets selling everything from fresh fruit and fish, to beautiful wooden carvings and amazing East African paintings! Arusha is very popular among tourists because of its close proximity to Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa's tallest mountain) and Tanzania's most famous national parks, the perfect destination for a safari! And it is a comfortable place to live with many of the conveniences of home, while still allowing travelers to experience the African way of life.
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Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brett is a rising junior at Morehouse College, the number one ranked Liberal Arts College for African Americans in the United States. Since his entry into Morehouse, Brett has focused his studies towards a Bachelor of Science in Economics, with a concentration in Management Consulting. Determined to make a difference in both his life and the lives of his family and friends, Brett has dedicated much of his collegiate career into to mastering his strengths and understanding his weaknesses, both of which he believes are equally important in propelling a person to maximum potential. Since his freshman year at Morehouse College, Brett has been heavily involved with his college experience and an active leader among his peers. While at Morehouse, Brett has held influential positions such as Freshman Class President for the Class of 2013, and was a Senator during his sophomore year within the Morehouse Student Government Association (SGA). Brett has capitalized on being a strategic activator and future-focused individual, taking the knowledge learned in and outside of the classroom and making it practical for use in both his professional and personal life.
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Regional trade agreements
AbstractThis paper reviews the theoretical and the empirical literature on regionalism. The formation of regional trade agreements has been, by far, the most popular form of reciprocal trade liberalization in the last fifteen years. The discriminatory character of these agreements has raised three main concerns: that trade diversion would be rampant, because special interest groups would induce governments to form the most distortionary agreements; that broader external trade liberalization would stall or reverse; and that multilateralism could be undermined. Theoretically, all of these concerns are legitimate, although there are also several theoretical arguments that oppose them. Empirically, neither widespread trade diversion nor stalled external liberalization have materialized, while the undermining of multilateralism has not been properly tested. There are also several aspects of regionalism that have received too little attention from researchers, but which are central to understanding its causes and consequences.
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- Caroline Freund & Emanuel Ornelas, 2010. "Regional Trade Agreements," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 2(1), pages 139-166, 09.
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Do you tell people you're on appetite suppressants?
Hi all!
I've been going to Medi Weight Loss for 2 months and I've lost 30lbs so far (yay!). I'm very happy with the results, but I find myself not wanting to share that I'm on appetite suppressants and a low calorie diet with just everyone. I think its a personal decision between me and my doctor, and I don't want to hear all the negativity people have to say about it, such as: that can't be healthy, you'll just gain it all back once you stop the diet, I knew a person who did that and all these horrible things happened, etc. (I see this on forums A LOT!)
But at the same time, when people compliment me on my weight loss, I feel like I'm hiding something by not letting them know I'm doing this with the help of a.s., rather than that I have this miraculous will power or something. I will tell people I'm doing a low carb diet program, and if they ask, I'll tell them I'm going to Medi Weight Loss clinic. I just leave it at that, and so far no one has asked for further details. But as I continue to lose, I think there will be more questions, especially since its happening relatively quickly.
So, I was curious how other people feel about this. Do you share the details of your diet, and if so, have you had any negative reactions? How do you handle the questions tactfully?
I told people, IF they asked, that I was on a medically supervised program.
IF they asked where, I told them MWL. And I referred them to the website.Those who were most critical were severely overweight themselves...so it was a case of meanness..and perhaps a little jealousy..not sure even to this day what their reasoning was...BUT this I DO know. I have kept the weight off for 4 years now....and they are STILL overweight. So slow and steady wins the race.....hang in there...you CAN do this. You are not required to explain your decision to better your health to people. You are doing it for you, and that is the person that matters most.:heart:
Feel the same...
Hey there!
I feel the same. Since I started the diet and began losing weight, people started making comments at work that I was starving myself, my dinner would be lettuce, etc. So when asked what I'm doing I just say a low calorie/low carb diet and leave it at that.
Its funny how no matter who you tell and no matter what diet you're on, people feel the need to critisize it in some way and I don't need that; this program is working for me, I'm happy, and at the lowest weight i've been since I can remember and that's all that matters.
i feel like I am being judged. I have only been on it a few weeks and have only lost 8 lbs so I have had people say that obviously the pills don't work. Also people are always trying to get me to eat, when before it was the opposite. People who are not ready to take control of their weight will always say something about what ever your doing. If you want them to really hate you say "I am doing nothing, the weight is just falling off for no reason":hyst:
Thanks you guys! It helps to know there's people out there who understand where I'm coming from. I know this is the right path for me. I think getting this initial weight off, and quickly, has been key. If I hadn't gotten the results I did, I don't know if I could have stuck with the lifestyle change. Now its starting to feel normal, and I'm enjoying eating healthy and slowly building my strength.
And yes, I've had people trying to get me to cheat. Sooo frustrating!
As for the last part, LOL! Yeah, that would show them! :hyst:
My friends and family were all very snappy and judgmental. I learned very quickly to keep my mouth shut, not talk about dieting at all, and definitely not say anything about "low carb". That seems to be a hot button for a lot of people. lol
My generic answer to the "how are you losing all this weight" question is: *I put my fork down and moved more.* People don't really care about the specifics. If someone really truly wanted to know because they needed it, I would share though. :)
On another note - what clinic in Fort Worth are you going to?
Isn't it weird how judgmental people are about dieting? Its like suddenly, everyone is an 'expert'. I understand the concern about anorexia, but there's a big difference between a carefully calculated, physician monitored, low calorie balanced diet; and starving yourself.
I go to the S. Ft Worth clinic by Hulen St. Is that the one you go to?
I've come to realize that people really have no clue about nutrition. I made the mistake of telling my brother that if I didn't exercise, I would maintain on 1400 calories. He flipped out on me, told me it was too little, etc. Everyone thinks that 2000 calories is what we should be eating. I guess that's why we're all so fat!
I went to the S. Ft. Worth clinic also. Back when it wasn't so busy! lol I don't go anymore though after I reached Wellness. I liked the staff a lot! I wish I could afford to go back!
There are so many different opinions and theories about weight loss these days, that I just don't see how anyone can think they alone know what's right. All I can do is try something and see if it works for me. And if it does, that doesn't necessarily mean it will work for someone else. I think the internet, with its vast wealth of information, makes people falsely believe they're an expert on any given subject.
I like the staff at my clinic too. They seem very down to earth. I am beginning to feel the effects of the price though. I had saved up enough for the first two months, and now I'm just having to wing it. I'm afraid I'll have to stop going before I reach my final goal. But if I can reach my initial goal (170-180), at least I'll be on the way to good health. I'll just have to see how it goes.
I agree, I don't go into specifics.
But, if it is a person that I think is struggling with their weight, I will share more information.
I've been with Medi for six months and haven't told anyone. I did tell a neighbor all about it and he really needed it. I truly felt like I had passed on some kind of astonishing wisdom. To the rest, its always difficult to admit that you have to get medical assistance to do what comes natural for a lot of folks. Personally, its my business and the results speak for themselves.
Thanks for the input yall! It makes me feel a lot better.
I have a couple friends who if I tell them I am on a diet, they immediately try to get me to eat more. There is this one person in particular who drives me crazy. I HATE going to lunch or dinner with her because she literally forces me to eat more appetizers/dessert etc. She is not overweight so I am not sure why she does this!
I have not told her I am on the Medi weight loss diet because I worry she will try extra hard to sabotage me. Grrrr...
Yeah, I don't understand that either, but I've heard of it happening to a few people. Either she is actually trying to sabotage you for some weird reason (jealousy?), or she believes you aren't eating enough and is trying to 'help'. Either way, ugh! I would seriously consider sitting her down and having a talk about it. If she refuses to stop, you may have tell her you can no longer go out to eat with her. This is your health, only you get to make those decisions!
The bottom line is that it isn't anybody else's business what the particulars are. Never feel like it's bad or in any way negative to Not tell people you're taking an appetite suppressant.
When people asked me (before I stalled and was away from here for quite awhile) what I was doing to lose weight, I just said it was a low carb diet but not so low that I felt bad or had no energy.
Most people are familiar with higher protein and low carb diets and they leave it at that.
I think maybe another angle to consider when you have a friend who isn't overweight but they try to sabotage you every chance they get is an issue in their own life....if they feel they do not have control of an area they are struggling with (can be Anything - not just food)....then it is irksome for them to see you being so successful at something.
Since yours is in the area of food, it is easier for them to try interfering with your progress so they can feel better about themselves.
Sounds awful, but that may be what's going on.
Personally, I wouldn't try to get them to talk about anything that was bothering them.....just consider that's a possibility and keep control as best you can.
I guess I mean it's a success / failure thing......your success that just happens to be losing weight makes their failure (at whatever that is) even more bitter.
I hope that made some kind of sense !
I wanted to add something I heard at WW Way back in the 70's.
No matter where you are, if someone offers you extra anything or asks if you'd like dessert, answer politely but Firmly "No, Thank You".
If they ask again, politely but firmly repeat yourself.
Don't say Well, I better not.,.....or...I really shouldn't.
That leaves you wide open for persuasion.
If they put the food in front of you Anyway, after you have clearly said No, Thank You.....You are Not obligated in any way to eat it !
Leave the food there.
Do Not eat it and Never feel guilty that you wasted food.
THEY are the ones who wasted it because they refused to accept your answer.
This may happen several times before they realize you're serious.
Or if they're a real PILL about it....just keep refusing to eat it..always.
Ignore it.
You are not at fault.
I know, easier said than done.....but try it.
It'll work with at least Some people.
I hope some of this was helpful !
Great advice! Its funny how we are so conditioned to be polite, even if the person isn't being polite to us! I'm so bad about that – I was raised to be meek and mild. :-) But as I've gotten older, I've gotten better at recognizing this sort of subtle bullying/manipulating, where someone makes you appear to be the rude one for not doing what they want you to. I've finally accepted that its okay with being rude in this instance (although my initial reaction is still to be polite!).
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Truth is stranger than fiction, and one place that becomes very clear is in Law & Order episodes that were ripped from the headlines. Sure, the episodes themselves are entertaining, but the original inspiration for the episode is often so bizarre that it makes the show seem mild in comparison. These are a few of the many true stories used in Law & Order episodes. You'll see why the show occasionally needs to tone down certain details to actually make the case seem believable.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda came to my attention when he rapped about Alexander Hamilton. Miranda is the Tony award-winning star, writer, and composer of In the Heights -- and he has what we call in the business "mad skills." For tonight's nerdy kid-friendly goodness, here's Miranda dropping educational pronunciation-related rhymes on PBS's The Electric Company. If you have young kids, get them to the computer now. (He's accompanied by Shock, a regular The Electric Company, who's a surprisingly good beatboxer.)... READ ON
Kid Casting is a Tumblr devoted to one simple, awesome pursuit: collecting movie screen captures showing the same movie/TV character portrayed as both a kid and an adult. It's run by Dave Shumka, noted comedian, podcaster, and all-around swell guy.
Two examples I enjoyed:
"Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear gives you lots o' hugs, and lots o' love, and lots o' fun, no matter where you are." -Narrator, faux 1983 commercial for Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear, who was the main antagonist in Toy Story 3.
Okay, hang on. So my guess is that Pixar made up this bear character so they'd have a new toy for Toy Story 3, and presumably so they'd own the rights to it -- in order to make more from the real-world merchandise from selling Lotso dolls (no need to pay royalties for, e.g., the Slinky Dog or Mr.... READ ON
Let's say you wanted to know what went down on last night's episode of Jeopardy! Well, you'd be in luck -- browse on over to the Show #6128 page on J! Archive, and there you have it -- every clue, every response, all the scores, the whole thing -- you can basically play Jeopardy! for yourself by reading the clues, then mousing over the dollar amount to see the response -- remember to phrase your response in the form of a question.
At first I thought the J! Archive included every game, ever, but several... READ ON
NOTE: My interview with Mike Rowe appears below a bunch of discussion of the documentary Human Planet. Jump to the "Interview" heading if that's what you're here for.
Human Planet premieres Sunday, April 10 in the US on Discovery. Two episodes air each night, running from 8-10pm EST on April 10, 17, and 24. Check your cable listings for more details, and set your DVRs -- again, this is a huge justification for why you bought a big shiny HDTV.
This time around, Mike Rowe will narrate the... READ ON
Tonight on NOVA, an in-depth scientific examination of Japan's recent earthquake, the subsequent tsunami, and the continuing nuclear incident. Entitled (perhaps indelicately) Japan's Killer Quake, the program shows plenty of footage that was new to me -- including a particularly surreal clip apparently shot on a mobile phone, showing a crack in the concrete opening and closing, over and over. It's like a movie special effect -- except it's real, and thus really horrifying. The program airs tonight... READ ON
Donald in Mathmagic Land was produced by Disney in 1959 to educate kids about math. After its theatrical release (and nomination for an Academy Award), the film was distributed to schools, and apparently children of the 60's learned some math from this trippy cartoon. I'd never heard of it until a friend posted a link on Facebook. My favorite exchange:
[Pythagoreans are playing music with lutes and such.]
Narrator: "Shh, it's a jam session."
Donald Duck: "Give us something with a beat!"... READ ON
MTV Unplugged premiered in 1989, showcasing musicians playing acoustic versions of their songs. It has spawned a series of memorable performances, most notably (to my generation, anyway), Nirvana's excellent set -- likely the first time a Leadbelly song was performed on MTV. So tonight, I bring you some of my favorite Unplugged moments. Share yours in the comments!
Oasis - "Don't Look Back in Anger" - 1996
Apparently lead singer Liam Gallagher bailed at the last minute, so his brother Noel went... READ ON
In 1997, Fred Rogers was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Emmys. His acceptance speech is one of the most gentle, moving, humble, and powerful statements I've seen in a long time. Even the way he accepts the award from Tim Robbins -- in a gentle, curious manner, just standing back and calmly smiling at the crowd -- it's amazing. As the clip ends, his standing ovation begins.
From Esquire, an account of the moment:
[Mister Rogers] went onstage to accept Emmy's Lifetime... READ ON
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Zeiss launches 70-200mm T2.9 full frame Cine lens and three T1.5 Cine primes
Zeiss fans unite and quite possibly liquidate your asserts! Zeiss has just announced a brand new 35mm full frame Cine Zoom lens, the 70-200mm T2.9 along with three Cine Primes, the 35mm T1.5, the 50mm T1.5 and the 85mm T1.5.
A short interview with a Zeiss representative at NAB 2012 in Las Vegas, along with short sample footage from the 70-200mm T2.9 zoom lens is posted at Wide Open Camera. The Zeiss dude mentioned a price of $20,000 (15K euro) [updated] for the 70-200 full frame lens.
More Zeiss lenses are coming by the end of the year (maybe a couple of zooms) said the Zeiss representative at the end of the interview at Wide Open Camera. Please note this is a Photokina year! [see Trade Show Calendar].
The Zeiss dude also commented on why the 70-200mm lens was full frame, mentioning the new 2012 full frame models. Tea-leaf readers may also think that he may perhaps be potentially hinting at more full frame camera action, although, as always with tea-leaf reading, the future is in the eye of the beholder.
These new lenses come less than two weeks after Zeiss revealed the 15mm T2.9 and 135mm T2.1 Cine primes.
For a refresher and/or introduction to the differences between F-stops and T-stops, check this recent article by Ming Thein.
Zeiss video interview at Wide Open Camera
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Wide Open Camera Interview with Carl Zeiss Lenses - NAB 2012 from jared abrams on Vimeo.


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A Preview of HTML 5
by Lachlan Hunt
126 Reader CommentsBack to the Article
Wow…it's interesting. i will to see
I really think just having a migration to xml would be better, instead of all of these tags defined for us. seems very limiting.
This is very useful addition to the general knowledge on the subject.
I was looking for a solution to a structural markup problem I'm having and came across the "HTML+ specification":http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/HTMLPlus/htmlplus_1.html from 1993. Now why don't they just implement some (or most) of the tags discussed in this document?
Certainly not those hellbent on staying in the html stone age who will have to learn a host of new things.
I don't see how it helps the standards community by blurring content with presentation once again.
Nor do I see how it helps people innovate the web by implementing very specific inflexible tags. If there's going to be a new html it should be what we have with fewer, more general tags, not more.
Reading the specs reminds of that scene in Robocop 2 where a committee of politicians reprograms his directives and he goes from four to thousands.
I'm still not clear what the actual purpose of html 5 is? We're already on the right track. We have everything we need to keep content, presentation and behavior separate.
"Benefits of Using HTML
* Backwards compatible with existing browsers
* Authors are already familiar with the syntax
* The lenient and forgiving syntax means there will be no user-hostile "Yellow Screen of Death"? if a mistake accidentally slips through
* Convenient shorthand syntax, e.g. authors can omit some tags and attribute values"
I thought we'd all agreed that most of these "benefits" were a "bad" thing that contributed to browser bloat and accessibility.
Excess backwards compatibility forces us to continue to limit our sites for people who refuse to move on from the stone age.
Allowing improper nesting and syntax aggravates the issue of cross-browser compatibility. I have no problem with maintaining the core elements in future versions of xhtml (as long as all presentational attributes get yoinked) but I don't think it's too much to ask of people to write it all in lower case and close their damn tags properly so we don't have to deal with 8 browsers that look for and compensate for these mistakes in 8 different ways.
Has the W3C forgotten why it was formed in the first place? What's the point of a spec that lets people ignore standards to a greater degree than xhtml transitional and strict do?
I just tried out the HTML 5 <video> tag on Safari 3.1.
Looking forward even more towards a full scaled HTML 5 support in all major browsers.
It's just wonderfull!
Anything that makes rendering the UI easy can only be a step in the right direction. This will enable interaction designers to quickly set up mock ups for their clients and hence enhance rapid prototyping.
good to see this in the works
I am not sure I can see the purpose of HTML 5 and changing from divs to headers, nav, etc. I like that the div is generic because of nesting multiple divs. For instance, at times I make a header with 3
s. 1 main div, 2 nested divs, one floated L and R. Can you do all this nesting with HTML 5? Theres more complex layouts then just those basic areas mentioned. how can 5 do that? And what is wrong with XHTML and CSS??? I like CSS and the things I can do with it.
I think HTML 5 is a step backwards. Definitely not a good thing. Just a cryin shame.
I don't think the HTML5 specification will do anything to progress the Web and more to the point, it will most likely become a lost chapter in web history.
It attempts to further dictate how to markup a document to a Web browser – which in the end is just a program that draws things on a screen to present to the user. Oh, and it has a URL box at the top that allows you to warp to other presentations.
Let's be honest, HTML was only a solution to marking-up plain text, and it WASN'T great at that either.
As a language, HTML gave the computing world:
1) the ANCHOR tag.
2) JavaScript (Because people quickly realized how dull HTML was)
A better solution:
How about a DirectX mode (Or OpenGL mode?) Or XAML or SVG mode? I mention these just for the out-of-box thinking, not that I want to write up a text document in DirectX.
But that's why people have been excited about Flex and Silverlight – because it's write-once, standard across all platforms in presentation.
Christ, we already have 100's of existing languages that can do this, we just need to say YES this is the new language of the web – and then add some simple context markup to it.
This certainly is an interesting debate, but I think the comment made by Niels Matthijs at #19 and the author's comments at #11 helped me to get off the fence, and to embrace the new version of the language. Thanks!
- Rod Homor
First of all, thanks for the article. I came across it while searching for clarification on how the
 &
 elements might play out on a page. Your example was great & made perfect sense.
For quite some time, I have marked up all my pages with <divs> with ids ("container", "header", "navcontainer", "content", etc.), but I've always had this nagging feeling that I was somehow cheating the system (semantically speaking). I teach web design to high school students, and I approach the subject with an emphasis on semantic markup, so every time I teach layouts, I always wonder if I should use
s in so many different ways (we'll call it the semantic angel on my shoulder speaking).
I'm a little tired of my semantic demon winning out every time I teach layout design, so I'm seriously considering teaching layouts using the new HTML5 elements the way this article presented it. To me, the extra tags in HTML5 provide what I was looking for (for the most part).
The headers have also given me some semantic soul-searching as well. I usually place an
 tag in the "header" div for the name of the site. Every time I do that, though, I wonder whether it's appropriate or inappropriate to place an
 or
 at the top of the "content" div. Now that there are semantic sections to my page (headers, articles, sections, etc.), I suppose the title to each of those sections would most naturally be an
, and that problem is solved too.
I still plan to use a container
 every now and then to allow myself more CSS options, and I'll probably always have a little semantic angel on one shoulder trying to convince me otherwise.
As to all the authors who have vented over browser implementation (especially IE), I think you are misplacing your anger. It's a necessary evil, but we've been dealing with it for many years now. I've learned to add a few conditional ie tags to isolate IE 5 & 6 in order to fix a few of their annoying bugs, add a png-fix, and then I moved on with my life.
As to the 10-year implementation, my understanding is that the  tag was not implemented by IE until version 8 (from A Day Apart: HTML5 in Seattle). They are being realistic about how long it takes for browsers to get it right (especially IE).
Fantastic article. Thanks for sharing overview of html 5.
Thanks for the article.
Is very important use the new html5 tags.. but it is even more important use it well!


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EMC: Backup is BROKEN, do you hear me? Now buy this other thing
Actifio Is Radically Simple Copy Data Management... TODAY.
"Chief Marketing Mouthpiece?" Ouch.
Setting that aside... you nailed it. All I'd add for your readers is that it's important to remember that the big storage vendors created the Copy Data growth problem, and benefit the most from it. It's naive to think they're the ones who are going to solve the problem. Mr. Manley is dead right about where the market is going, but until EMC tells financial analysts that it's no longer going to get the revenue tailwind of massive same customer data growth, this copy cat strategy is more about protecting EMC market share than it is about protecting customer data.
I'd all so point out that they're calling for a data management model that tames storage growth, sets SLA's for production applications, leverages backups as assets instead of insurance, and manages data in its native format to make it accessible instantly. For all the breadth of their current product line... they have NONE of those capabilities today, and Actifio has ALL of them.
Actifio plans wider data management portfolio
Re: that's quite a bit of hype there batman
I'm not sure who you spoke to, Nate, but I wonder if he was drinking from an EMC coffee cup at the time.
Anyone who'd like to hear from customers and partners directly can do so here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAcue2XWwqAlvfy2a7AV0F84_RIUl3J2o
We're for real, Batman.
Storage upstart polishes copied-data slurping tool
Re: who uses it?
Mike Troiano here, I'm Actifio's CMO.
The short answer to your question is enterprises with 15TB-2PB of production data who find their storage requirements are growing too quickly; they're unable to ingest data fast enough to meet their internal SLA's; or the RTO or RPO objectives they can support using conventional technology just don't get the job done.
Most businesses today are dealing with a storage explosion. When you look closely at the data growth, you find production data growing at a linear rate, and "COPY DATA" - meaning data produced by all the systems that make copies of production (backup, snapshot, DR, BC, test & dev, analytics...) - growing geometrically. Copy data is what drives the storage explosion, because each of the systems that create it operate in a silo, creating copies without knowing what copies already exist. And while it's true there are plenty of systems out there to treat the symptoms of unchecked copy data growth (dedup, WAN optimization, etc.), Actifio is the first that cures the disease.
We do that by virtualizing some or all of the data protection apps I mentioned above. We replace those systems with a single one that makes a single, golden copy of whatever you'd like to protect in production, then stores incremental changes to it in such a way that you can recover anything instantly for up to 90% less than it would cost to do so through conventional means.
I hope that helps your brain stop hurting. If you'd like to know more, just ping me on Twitter @miketrap.
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News.com.au: Video of a hysterical passenger screaming at airline staff and writhing on the floor after missing a flight at Hong Kong airport has become a YouTube hit.
The video starts with the screaming woman running towards the departure gate and bouncing off a female security guard, after she learned that her flight has been closed.
She then starts banging a desk before collapsing to the floor and rolling around, while maintaining a high-pitched wail.
A man unsuccessfully tries to comfort her and get her off the floor, but the shrill screaming continues.
The footage, entitled "A woman missed her flight at the boarding gate HKIA" appears to have been shot with a mobile phone from behind the staff desk.
The woman was travelling on a Cathay Pacific flight to San Francisco on February 4, a Cathay spokeswoman said.
"All passenger doors had already been closed and the crew was preparing the flight for departure," she said.
"As the passengers had failed to show up on time, we had already offloaded their checked baggage to comply with the security requirements."
The spokeswoman said the woman had been able to take a flight a few hours later, adding passengers are always advised to arrive at the gate no later than 20 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
"We do not know who shot the video or who posted it on the web," she said.
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I guess making a fool of yourself and throwing a tantrum like a 3 yr old in public is the in thing to do in her country-hell, in any country nowadays!!! Someone should show her the video-maybe then she'd realize that missing your flight is not the end of the world, and she could see what a fool she made of herself!!!
first of all god knows why she was late to her flight.while her behavior was perhaps over the top, we don't know what the circumtances are. i have flown many times in order to know that sometimes is hard to keep your cool. many a time my flight has been delayed due to stupid reasons and getting to my connecting flight has been nothing short of a heart attack.
actually the first thing that comes to mind is, what are the consequences of missing this flight? will she miss some sort of event like a wedding, a funeral—something that might cause such an emotional reaction? that would make it make more sense.
For goodness sakes, someone give her a Valium and a cocktail!!!!!
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Hear the hunting and fishing audio reports from around the state of Montana for March 2nd 2013.
March 2nd Summaries
-Angie at Bob Wards says in Helena the warmer weather adds caution on the ice. Canyon Ferry Reservoir has been hot and cold, and in Butte there's been some good fly fishing on the Big hole.
-Brett French Outdoor editor of the Billings Gazette says with the warmer weather in the Billings area, the rivers are probably going to be hit hard as the days get longer.
- Shelby from Rocky Mountain Supply in Dillon says the ice on Clark Canyon is 6 inches and diminishing pretty quick.
-Dale from Don's in Lewistown says fishing's being caught through the ice, Ackley Lake is doing well on bait and corn, been strong for folks headed to the Big Dry Arm, Forshed, and Hellcreek.
-Dallas at Highline Cleaners in Chester says the perch on Tiber's been pretty good, and with the warmer weather the North shore is going to start opening up.
-Mary Beth Kibler of Kibler Outfitting says the ice fishing is holding up if you are really careful, but Mary Beth says she's going to wait until next year to go ice fishing.
-Robert from Malta Marine says fishing on Nelson is good for perch and Northern's.
-Ron Aashiem says it is a new license year for fishing.
Shelby from Rocky Mountain Supply in Dillon says the ice on Clark Canyon is 6 inches and diminishing pretty quick.
- Tammy from Northwest Sports in Eureka says the kokannee is starting to bite out on glen, but its been slow getting them this year.
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The recent Journey documentary Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey will premiere on PBS next month as the debut installment of the network's PBS Indies Showcase series, which focuses on the work of independent filmmakers. The movie tells the inspirational story of the band's current frontman, Arnel Pineda , who was discovered by Journey guitarist Neal Schon via performance videos posted on YouTube.
Don't Stop Believin' , which was written and directed by Ramona Diaz , focuses on the Filipino-born Pineda's personal struggles and his efforts to be accepted by Journey and the group's fans.
At a Television Critics Association panel held Tuesday in Beverly Hills, California, most of the band members were on hand to discuss the documentary and reflect on Pineda's contributions to the group.
Asked whether he initially worried that Pineda's language barrier might cause problems with him working with the band, Schon insisted said that his vocal ability helped calm any concerns he might've had.
"When I listened to his voice [on YouTube], I thought that he had an instrument that was impeccable and unbelievable," the guitarist declared. "And so I said, 'If he doesn't speak perfect English, we'll teach him, and it's fine.'"
Schon also pointed out that Arnel proved right off the bat that he could handle the pressure of being compared to Journey's former frontman Steve Perry . Pineda's first show with the band took place in Chile and was televised live, and Neil said he could tell that a lot of people at the concert "were going, 'Is this guy going to bring it?' And he certainly did." Schon adds, "After that gig I think we all knew that there was not going to be a problem."
Keyboardist Jonathan Cain , meanwhile, credits Pineda with "revitaliz[ing] the interest in the band," adding that he "brings a special brand of lead singer entertainment. He has his own style that he's developed."
Cain also noted that Pineda has helped create a whole new [Filipino] fan base" for Journey. "They're showing up at our shows, buying our CDs and DVDs," he said. "And so it's really been fantastic."
As for Pineda himself, he maintained that "never even had a slight feeling of intimidation" in taking on the lead singer role in Journey. With regard to being compared to Perry, Arnel insisted, "I'm not even trying to compete with Mr. Perry, here. I'm just trying to help out here. And I'm just so grateful that these guys are believing in me."
The singer also explained that the band's positive attitude toward moving forward with him out front helped remove any reservations he might have had about stepping into Perry's shoes. "They want to carry on," he declared. "They want to take flight and fly with the fans. You know, continue the legacy…That's why it didn't affect me at all."
The premiere screening of Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey is scheduled to air Monday, September 30, at 10 p.m. ET; check your local listings. You can check out a preview of the program at Video.PBS.org , and find out more more about the film at EverymansJourney.com .
Copyright 2013 ABC News Radio


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