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After Slumdog Millionaire, I didn't think I'd see a more emotionally engaging film this year. But The Wrestler tops it, slams it, and does the Ram Jam on its face in that regard. Mickey Rourke is back, Darren Aronofsky has made another classic, and this is the one time where I saw a big man cry, and I could not be the bigger man who laughs at that man. Because I was touched. I'd forgotten it was Mickey Rourke, and thought I was seeing Randy "The Ram" Robinson.
The Ram was a wrestling superstar in the '80s, when it was at its biggest. I was never a fan, but I watched anyway. It was inescapable. I remember Sergeant Slaughter, The Iron Sheik, guys dressed as ninjas, Jake the Snake, Andre the Giant, Rowdy Roddy Piper in his kilt, and of course Hulk Hogan. At the time there was great controversy over whether it was "real" or not, which seems quaint now. We were so naive about what happens off camera. Wrestling is theater- it's not so much a competition. It's a Face vs. a Heel, bashing their faces on turnbuckles and body slamming each other for our entertainment. That's real enough- they don't have to really hate each other, or really try to kill each other. Find a copy of Beyond the Mat and you'll realize it's as dangerous and "real" as being a linebacker. They aren't trying to kill you, but you're doing something that the human body was not meant to tolerate as often as you're doing it.
With that out of the way, it's 20 years later and Randy the Ram now wrestles at Rec centers, goes home to his trailer, and plays with the neighborhood kids. He goes to a strip bar where he's friendly with a dancer named Cassidy. She's played by Marisa Tomei- looking more worn but just as sexy as she was in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, and once again embodying a role so perfectly that you think she's just another Jersey girl swinging from poles to make a buck. She wants to keep their relationship strictly business, but sees a sweetness under Ram's grizzled exterior, and he's not like the others; he uses his body as a piece of meat, so he doesn't treat her like one. Let me say this, I think Tomei gets an unfair shake- it's a meme that her Oscar for My Cousin Vinny is the "least deserved" one awarded, and I disagree completely. Comedy is hard. And not once in that movie do you look at her and say "ha, Marisa Tomei trying to be a foomatza broad." It wasn't until In the Bedroom that she got taken seriously again, and it's good to see her getting good roles like this again.
They're both performers- he works a crowd in the ring, she works the stage, the floor, the champagne room. But he sees in her the parent he never was. She has a 9 year old son, and her work is for him, her life revolves around him; while Randy has an estranged daughter named Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood, Across the Universe). After an injury in the ring, he seeks her out, and this is where the film builds its deepest emotional power. Randy has made a lot of mistakes in his life, and like Rourke himself, he wears the scars on his face. When he does track his daughter down, the film doesn't play us for suckers. As anyone abandoned by a parent will know, there are wounds that won't heal. But they make contact, fittingly at the ruins of Asbury Park, silhouetted against the sea in a shot similar to the dream sequences in Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream. Some things are beyond forgiveness, and as in Gran Torino, not everyone can be redeemed; but Randy and his daughter come to an understanding that rings true.
Randy's promoter wants him to do a 20-year anniversary rematch with The Ayatollah; the idea of playing to a real crowd, and capturing the glory of the old days is at the front of Randy's mind, but he's not sure his body can take it. He's trying to put his life together, to have something more than playing Nintendo with neighborhood kids in his trailer, and paying Cassidy for her time. But the plot is not what makes the film engaging. Aronofsky films it with an almost documentarian feel, as we follow Randy through his life. Backstage, preparing with his fellow wrestlers, and even working at the local deli counter when money is thin. It never feels like a mere veneer of reality. Much has been made of Mickey Rourke actually performing his own stunts, and that certainly helped make the ring footage look as real as it does, but the director's camera and choices had a lot to do with it as well. Mickey made The Ram, but Darren Aronofsky told the story like a master- by letting its characters speak for themselves.
There are a lot of choices that he made that helped the movie. Fighting for Mickey to get the part was only one of them. The movie is set in New Jersey, in Rahway, Elizabeth, Garfield. Industrial and blue collar neighborhoods. The classic Jersey decrepit railroad bridges are everywhere. There's a scene at a payphone with an abandoned railroad tunnel behind it that sets the tone perfectly. Falling apart, like Randy. Asbury Park's lost former glory. The soundtrack is all '80s hair metal like Accept's "Balls to the Wall" and the perfect choice of Guns 'N Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine" for Randy's big bout. He and Cassidy talk about the music of the late '80s and how it got swept away by grunge, and that G'nR song was hair metal going down in one last blaze of glory. The end title is by Springsteen and is one of his better recent ballads. There are other little touches; Randy drives Ram van, of course, has an action figure, and they even made a Nintendo wrestling game with him in it. It's exactly the sort of relic one would have if you were a pro wrestler in the '80s.
The wrestler cast is mostly, if not all, former and active pro wrestlers. You can't fake that kind of body, and Rourke's late-in-life boxing career helped make him perfect for the part. He's been in the ring, and knows that unlike acting there are no second takes. He's done the walk from backstage, knowing thousands of bloodthirsty fans are out there wanting to see you get punched in the face.
"The Man in the Arena"
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
–Teddy Roosevelt
The Wrestler is one of the year's best films, and the best drama I have seen this year. If anything, Mickey Rourke's performance is the most natural, courageous, and one where emotions are laid most bare. Let's hope the Academy does the right thing, it would be great to have Mickey back. At the least, whether you like wrestling or not, go see this as one of the best movies of the year. A small story, of a has-been, finding out what he's made for. I guarantee it won't leave you unaffected.
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Title: The Guardian's Destiny
Series: 2015 Daily Dose Delivery Package – Never Too Late
Author: Fil Preis
Genre: High Fantasy
Length: Short (48 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press LLC (June 1st 2015)
Heat Level: Low
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts
Blurb: Jarmal has been the Guardian of Scryer's Well for three decades. Romantic liaisons with the warriors and wizards who come to the Well for mystical insight no longer satisfy a man who has grown old alone. His forty-seventh birthday is a hard reminder that he has not yet chosen a successor, and he's never been granted a vision by the Well he's spent his life guarding.
Fortunately, Jarmal receives a distraction in the form of the handsome foreign magician Tariq. Though Tariq's beautiful body stirs Jarmal's lust, his inexperience and tender affections move Jarmal's heart. But Tariq is seeking the Well's guidance as part of a quest to free his homeland from evil, and although Jarmal thinks he's finally found someone he'd like to spend his life with, he can no more ask Tariq to stay with him than he can leave the Well to be with Tariq.
The Well offers him a glimpse of his destiny, but no easy answers.
A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Daily Dose package "Never Too Late."
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Review: This was a lusciously descriptive tale of two men
who meet by chance and find something special with each other. Only to be pulled apart due to their conflicting responsibilities.
The writing was top-notch and evenly paced for such as short story. Neither man is expecting what happens between them. But neither do they fight how they feel.
They show their honor and bravery. Each is willing to follow and face their destiny, instead of running away from it even knowing they may never see each other again.
This was a very well done little read.
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Today's Devotional: Mar. 31
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All four Gospel accounts record a form of the Great Commission—Jesus' commission to His disciples to continue His work on earth. Perhaps the words that tie our commission to Jesus' own mission most clearly are found in John 20:21: "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you."
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The Salt River Review (reviewed 10-10-1998)
The Salt River Review has four issues online, and all of them are a vast improvement over the majority of electronic literature publications. The works are all very detail-oriented, something I appreciate. I heartily recommend The Vanity of Random Taxis in Salt River Review's fourth issue. Halvard Johnson explores an afternoon in one woman's life when she has the inexplicable feeling that, where ever she goes, a taxi will be waiting for her. She enjoys her afternoon walk all the more, imagining herself politely declining the inviation of cab after cab. Venezia Che Muore stuggles against its form, and amused me by calling the birds that clutter St. Mark's Square in Venice "doves", but contains some interesting turns of phrase ("bruised stars"). The Hills Just West of Yuma is a nice poem about a couple who start driving west and decide not to go back. It is not really an impulse, though, it's as though they simply follow the flow, they can't make the decision to turn back. I feel it could have either benefitted from going into more depth about this fatalistic or even nihilistic feeling they have, or extending the poem further in time, and explain either what came before that prepared them for this, or what came after that convinced them they were right.
Tower of Babel (reviewed January, 2000)
One of the most poorly designed websites I have seen from an editor who claims he is "professional." Everything loads slowly, and the navigation forces you to go through page after page before you get to see any of the real content. Too many "mission statement"-type statements.
Suggest a SiteIn general, I am of the opinion that online literature sites are usually of a particularly low quality because people have no qualms about posting hundreds and hundreds of worthless crap poems. After all, it doesn't cost them anything...server space is cheap when you're talking about tiny little ASCII files. If you know of a good literature site, let me know. I'm always willing to be wrong.
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IT Support Cost – What You Need to Know for Your Business Needs
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Whether you are looking for inhouse IT support or an outsourced managed services model, there are a number of choices available for your business. It truly is a case of selecting the best option that is tailor made for your requirements. It is imperative that you take some time to weigh up the pros and cons that are presented to you and don't merely focus on cost. Choosing a cheaper option might save you some pennies in the short term, but it could end up costing your business a lot more in the long run.
Why Do You Need IT Support?
You must, first and foremost, protect your business. Whether you are a relative newcomer or a seasoned professional, your IT security, data and systems should be of the utmost importance when it comes to protection. IT Support is vital in terms of protecting what is most important – your data and your IT systems. Your people, your intellectual property and your privacy are paramount.
Professional IT support, regardless of cost, will save you time, delay and the unnecessary stress that comes with having an unprotected system. Having access to professional support staff on hand, who have 'been there and done that' when it comes to any issues to do with running IT support across a variety of businesses, is a safeguard against threats and a guaranteed protection of everything you hold dear.
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There are several ways you can approach your IT support from the perspectives of both cost and potential benefits to your business.
Inhouse Self-Managed IT Support
This will involve you hiring someone 'inhouse' to secure your systems and proactively manage and protect your data. The benefit here is that you'll have an expert on site but you'll also have to factor in the cost of a yearly pay rate (which can vary). You'll need to hire a professional, which could really blow out your budget when it comes to the cost of IT support.
That is not to say that inhouse IT support is without its charms. You'll have the benefit of having a constant support officer in place who can put out fires whenever it's required and engage in proactive monitoring and management. It is just that you'll need to take into consideration the cost of that inhouse day-to-day, year round support when it comes to your bottom line.
Remote Managed IT Support
This is potentially a more cost-effective solution as opposed to hiring a new staff member to specifically engage in IT support. You can have technicians visit you onsite, they can provide back up and support and they'll assess your needs (creating a bespoke solution rather than a 'one size fits all' approach) to make sure the service you're receiving is perfectly tailored to your needs. Outsourcing your IT support means you will be dealing with a professional company who has seen it all – another advantage as opposed to having just the one person channel their efforts into protecting and securing your systems.
Managed IT support cost will also factor in an 'on call' remote monitoring system that will mean you have support available as you need it around the clock. This will safeguard against attacks and potential data loss. You will be looking at replacing that yearly wage with month-to-month fees that are indicative of the way your business is moving and changing. This will mean no 'surprise' invoices whilst experiencing the pleasurable twin impacts of reduced downtime and increased productivity. Your managed IT support company will be well aware of your desktop requirements, any emergency action plans that need to be put into place and they will be able to work with your staff to help them improve their own online safety.
Your managed services IT support team will bring a wealth of knowledge and skills that can remotely service your workplace. This includes familiarity with systems, cloud management, hardware expertise, network security know-how, infrastructure management and a solid understanding of software applications. They will also be well equipped to offer you a range of other services including email marketing or social media management. There is untapped potential here for business growth!
There is a lot to be said when it comes to choosing to use managed IT support – simplified cost structure being just one of them.
Outsourcing Your IT Support – Cost and Other Factors
Cost is a consideration that any astute business owner must consider before making a decision. The cost of IT support, particularly ongoing professional assistance and management, must be viewed as a means to an end. Investing in appropriate IT support means that the complex day-to-day organisation of systems and data management can be made simple. Imagine the time (and stress) that you put into your self-managed business IT support as it currently stands. Now imagine the ways that those efforts could be better spent on growing your business. This is a cost that makes sense and it is a cost that will see your business grow from strength to strength.
It is of vital importance to have preventative plans in place for any business. Imagine, for a moment, that your system becomes compromised. The loss of data, corrupted systems and potential downtime would have a catastrophic impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right IT support for you, regardless of cost, will mean that you can sleep safe in the knowledge that your systems are in safe hands. And that is what we mean when we talk 'cost'. A monthly, managed IT support plan will ensure that your needs are accounted for and that you aren't left in an unsafe stream without a paddle.


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"The oldest and the strongest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown. I experienced it when I was told to give a report in the meeting at my previous job and tears rolled down my cheeks," Rachael Byamukama, a proprietor of Byamukama Fabrications Company and restaurant, says. Byamukama says she feared being singled out and being ashamed in front of her bosses at the workplace.
Fear could involve being singled out, having to face unnerving situations like being evaluated during evaluations or interviews at work. Byamukama says, it is normal to feel nervous and upset when things get out of control. "Intelligent, mature and driven employees will manage their fear.
A new boss can make one nervous. A direct supervisor can have an impact on one's stress levels, but one needs to endeavour not to be emotional," she adds. Byamukama says if the anxiety is because of change in the workplace, acknowledging that change is the first step to overcoming fear.
One needs to realise there is nothing they can do about it. So, they accept it, instead of being an emotional employee. Be always grateful and thankful. She adds that an employee should also acknowledge the fears.
"Write down your fears so that you can stop dwelling on them. Have a backup plan to help you adjust instead of seeking self-sympathy everywhere," Byamukama advises.
"My boss at my former job told me to give an accountability of the funds in the company. I got worried. I was stressed because of fear until I shared my worry with my closest workmate. I was surprised that he went through the same experience," Moses Mukisa, a businessman and a proprietor of Mukisa Boutiques in Ibanda, says.
He adds that in order to overcome fear at the workplace, share your emotions with your workmate. It will help you feel better and remind you that you are not alone. Everyone at the workplace is afraid of something, be it your boss or the top executive officer.
They only have mastered how to handle their emotions. Your colleagues who have had similar experiences could help you know how to deal with it. Mukisa says communication is important in overcoming fear at the workplace. When employees effectively communicate their fears to their co-workers and the leaders within the organisation, such concerns can be communicated and solved.
Mukisa also advises that an employee taken up with fear should accept seek support sometimes in form of counselling. Co-workers will appreciate that one is reaching out and will be willing to offer support. Workmates can be a good source of advice if they have been in your situation before. Opening up to your trusted coworkers can save and relieve you.


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ChessBase India calendar has 89 tournaments listed for May 2019
Which is the most powerful chess calendar in the world? Well, by sheer numbers and data you can see how the ChessBase India calendar is the best resource available out there for planning your events. Just in the month of May we have 89 tournaments on our calendar. In this article we tell you how the players and organizers can make the best use of our calendar. Some of the major events in the month of May are the 2019 Côte D'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz part of Grand Chess Tour 2019, FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow, Lindores Abbey tournament in Scotland featuring Carlsen, Anand and Ding Liren, Women's Candidates, IMSA even in China, Sigeman & Co. in Sweden and our very own KIIT GM Open in Bhubaneshwar.
For years players all across the world have been looking for a calendar that would meet their needs with regards to tournaments that are held all across the world. We, at ChessBase India, understand this requirement of the chess community. It is for this reason that we decided to launch a calendar which not only has all the Indian events, but tournaments all across the world.
1. The url of the page is chessbase.in/calendar. You can type it directly or you can go through the tabs on the top of the ChessBase India website.
2. When you open the calendar, the first tournament that shows you is from the current date. So if you open the calendar on 1st of May, you will get to see all the tournaments from 1st of May onwards.
3. If you would like to see the all the tournaments in the ChessBase India calendar, then click on the button "archives". You will get all the tournaments from November 2017 onwards
4. "Submit your tournament" is an extremely important button that we would like organizers all around the world to use. Once you click on it, the following page opens up:
Once the tournament is submitted, our team will have a look at it and if it meets with our criteria, the tournament will be approved and listed on the ChessBase India calendar.
5. We have developed certain search filters which will help you to navigate the huge number of tournaments with ease.
If you would like to search a specific word in the calendar we recommend that you use the ctrl+f function or you using the "Find on page" function on your mobile browser. This is something that we are working on and will develop a function soon within the calendar as well.
Here's a preview of all the action you can expect in the month of May. We request you to give us your feedback about the ChessBase India calendar and help us to create a powerful tool which will help the chess community.
Go to ChessBase India calendar
Lindores Abbey Distillery
On the last weekend of May an unusual tournament will be played in Scotland. Four top players, Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Ding Liren, and a fourth player who is not yet known, will play a rapid tournament in the Lindores Abbey Distillery, once a famous monastery and perhaps the place where Scotch whisky had its origins. Read more about the tournament here.
2019 Côte D'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz
On 8th May, African continent will host the first Grand Chess Tour event of the year for the very first time. It will also be the first time that a reigning World Champion will play in African continent. The tournament will be played in a 10-player round robin system. Find all details here.
FIDE Grand Prix 2019 Moscow, Russia
On 16th May 2019 the quest to find the new World Championship contender begins via the first leg of FIDE Grand Prix 2019 at Moscow, Russia. For the first time ever it will be a knockout tournament. Find all details here.
Women's Candidates Tournament 2019
Women's Candidates Tournament 2019 will take place at Kazan, Russia from 29th May - 19th June. Find all details here.
IMSA World Masters Championship 2019
2019 IMSA World Masters Championship will take place at Hengshui, China from 12th - 19th May. Find all details here.
25th annual Tepe Sigeman Chess Tournament
May is full of strong tournaments. The first one starts on 3rd May at Malmö, Sweden.
25th edition of Tepe Sigeman will take place from 3rd - 9th May. Harikrishna will spearhead the Indian contingent whereas 14-year-old Nihal Sarin will be making his debut this year. For more details, check here.
12th KIIT International Chess Festival 2019
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology has hosted multitude of international events. The 12th edition of the International Chess Festival will be pawned off from 31st May and total prize money ₹2500000 will be up for grabs. For more details visit here.
There are various other State Championships, State level and National level Classical and Rapid tournaments, National under-13, National Rapid and Blitz in the month of May which can be found here.
For tournament organizers all across the world:
If you are an organizer then you can submit your tournament also, by clicking on 'Submit your tournament' button.
Travel, accommodation and visas
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NABERS Sustainable Portfolios Report
What's the definition of a portfolio in this report?
A portfolio consists of two or more buildings with NABERS ratings owned by the same company. These buildings must have the same rating type (for example, Energy or Water) and be the same building type (for example, Offices or Shopping Centres).
How have the verified portfolio ratings been calculated?
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The percentage of an office portfolio rated is calculated using 'Rated NLA' for rated offices and 'Total NLA' for unrated assets.
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To calculate Shopping Centre Energy or Water results for portfolios, we considered the portfolio's ownership share of each centre, along with the star rating and size (GLAR) of individual centres. These factors were then used in the 'weighted average' calculation to ensure that individual centres have an appropriate contribution to the final Portfolio Rating.
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Energy ratings for office buildings are mandatory for all premises with NLA > 1000m2. This has resulted in a much higher average star rating for office buildings than shopping centres where all ratings undertaken are still voluntary and not always completed on an annual basis.
Does the report include whole building ratings, base building ratings or both?
The report includes both. The majority of ratings in the report are base building ratings. However, Property NSW's portfolio rating is the only portfolio comprised solely of whole building ratings.
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Comments of the United States of America on Internet Governance
The United States of America welcomes this opportunity to provide comments on the report of
the United Nations Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG). We would like to take this
opportunity to thank the Chairman, Secretariat and WGIG members for their efforts to tackle
such a complex and challenging topic. Given the importance of the Internet to current economic,
social, and political developments, it is critical that all stakeholders in the WSIS process work
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As stated above, the United States appreciates the hard work and dedication of the WGIG in its
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Internet infrastructure around the globe. Continued internationalization of the Internet is
evidenced by the recent creation of Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) for Latin America and
Africa and the enhanced efforts of the Internet community to work towards an equitable
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had the following geographical breakdown 33% to the Asia Pacific Region, 32% to North
America, 31% to Europe, 3% to South America and 1% to Africa. For that same period
cumulative IPv6 allocations were 56% to Europe, 23% to the Asia Pacific Region, 17% to
North America, 3% to Latin American and 1% to Africa. In addition, the establishment of 103
root servers, including mirror roots, a vast majority of which are located outside of the United
States, demonstrates that the Internet and its core resources are not centralized in one country.
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stakeholders in safeguarding the security, stability and robustness of this interconnected network of networks. What happens at one point in the network has the potential to impact other points in the network, highlighting the need for appropriate public policy at the local and national levels, supplemented by cooperation at the international level. It is at the edge where the true opportunity, promise and full participatory nature of the Internet is realized.
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absent from the WGIG report the role of an enabling environment in Internet development and diffusion. To maximize the economic and social benefits of the Internet, governments must
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environment that encourages privatization, competition, and liberalization. In particular, the role
of the private sector and civil society as the driver of innovation and private investment in the
development of the Internet is critical. Value is added at the edges of the network, in both
developed and developing countries, when the domestic policy environment encourages
investment and innovation.
Comments on specific Internet- related public policy issues
Freedom of Expression: The United States reconfirms the importance of the fundamental right to
freedom of expression and to the free flow of information as contained in Article 19 of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as reaffirmed in the Geneva Declaration of Principles
adopted at the first phase of WSIS. A free, independent print, broadcast and online media is
one of the key institutions of democratic life. The United States believes that no nation can
develop politically or economically without the ability of its citizens to openly and freely express
their opinions in an environment in which everyone can seek, receive and impart information.
The United States fully supports the principle that all measures taken in relation to the Internet,
in particular those measures taken on grounds of security or to fight crime, not lead to
infringements on the freedom of expression.
Internet Stability, Security and Cybercrime: Building confidence and security in the use of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems and networks is a priority of the
United States. These systems and networks are subject to threats and vulnerabilities from
multiple sources and different geographic locations; security requires a concerted preventive
effort by all stakeholders, appropriate to their roles. National action and international
collaboration across a range of legal, enforcement, administrative and technical areas are
required to build a global culture of cybersecurity. In developing a national cybersecurity
strategy, governments should draw upon existing structures and processes such as: the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, UNGA Resolutions Combating the criminal misuse of
information technologies (55/63 and 56/121) and Creation of a Global Culture of
Cybersecurity (57/239), and actions taken by computer security incident response teams
The Internet Domain Name and Addressing System: The United States continues to support the
private sector led technical coordination and management of the Internets domain name and
addressing system (DNS) in the form of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN), with government advice on DNS issues provided by the Government
Advisory Committee (GAC). We also recognize that governments have legitimate public policy
and sovereignty concerns with respect to the management of their country code top level
domains (ccTLD) and the United States is committed to working with the international
community to address these concerns, bearing in mind the fundamental need to ensure stability
and security of the Internets DNS. With respect to international coordination of the DNS, WSIS
should recognize the role of existing institutions, encourage effective, bottom up decision
making at the local level, the continued deployment of mirror roots and responsible address
allocation policies.
Multilingualism: The United States believes that the development of technologies that facilitate
the use of domain names in languages other than Latin based character sets is an important step in making the Internet truly global. WSIS should encourage continued work and collaboration on internationalized domain names by existing standards bodies and processes by which agreement can be reached on appropriate language tables.
Interconnection Costs: The United States believes that arrangements for international Internet
connections should continue to be the subject of private, commercial negotiations. The
international settlement regime that applies under the telecommunications regime cannot be
applied to Internet traffic. WSIS should look to ongoing work on this important topic in existing
institutions, such as the ITU and the OECD, and encourage national authorities to take steps to
open markets to competitive entry and promote increased competition in the market place. A
competitive market creates an enabling environment that encourages investment and/or
international infrastructure assistance. The developme nt of regional Internet Exchange Points
and local content should also be encouraged.
Intellectual Property Rights: The United States attaches great importance to a comprehensive,
effective and properly enforced intellectual property system and believes that any Information
Society envisioned by the WSIS must clearly and explicitly recognize that such a system is
essential to the Information Society because it creates an incentive for creativity and innovation.
To that end, WSIS and its documents must recognize, respect and support the existing
international intellectual property system. The balance between owners and users of intellectual
property is an important underpinning of an effective intellectual property system. Existing
international intellectual property agreements encompass and reflect the balance between owners and users of intellectual property. Indeed, this balance is struck so that intellectual property owners are encouraged to develop and disseminate their works and inventions to the public for use and enjoyment. The United States believes that the appropriate United Nations forum for dealing with intellectual property issues is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which has regularly examined the interaction of cyberspace and intellectual property since the early days of the Internet.
Spam: Increasingly, spam is, in large part, a security issue: spam is one way in which viruses
and other security threats can be delivered to computers. Industry must play a lead role in
developing technical tools to address this problem. In addition, many of these security threats
often result from criminal conduct. The Convention on Cybercrime provides a comprehensive
framework to address these threats. In 2003, the United States enacted an anti-spam law
established a framework of civil and criminal enforcement tools to help Americas consumers,
businesses, and families combat unsolicited commercial e-mail. However, the United States
does not believe that the statute alone will solve spam. The United States approach to combating spam relies on a combination of legal tools for effective law enforcement, development and deployment of technology tools and best practices by the private sector, and consumer and business education. We believe that work undertaken to combat spam should ensure that email continues to be a viable and valuable means of communication. Governments have a role to play in educating consumers and enforcing spam laws. To this end, governments should encourage spam enforcement agencies to join the London Action Plan on international spam enforcement cooperation.
Data Protection and Privacy: The United States appreciates the concerns expressed in the report on data protection and privacy. Protecting the privacy of individuals sensitive personal
information is a priority for the United States government and for United States consumers.
Companies have an important role to play by implementing reasonable safeguards to protect
sensitive consumer data. The United States also believes that multilateral and private-sector
initiatives have a strong and important role to play in encouraging the development and use of
privacy-enhancing technologies and in promoting consumer education and awareness about
online privacy issues. A deliberate and balanced approach to privacy that is open to innovations
offers the best environment for Internet expansion. Any effective approach to ensuring
protection of personal information includes: appropriate laws to protect consumer privacy in
highly sensitive areas such as financial, medical, and children's privacy; government
enforcement of these laws; and encouragement of private sector efforts to protect consumer
Consumer Protection: The United States believes that a vigorous, competitive electronic
marketplace benefits consumers. Consumer protection policy should ensure that consumers can
make well-informed decisions about their choices in this marketplace and that sellers will fulfill
their promises by the products they offer. To this end, governments should protect consumers
by: (1) enforcing laws against practices that harm consumers; (2) disseminating information and educating consumers; and (3) encouraging private sector leadership to develop codes of conduct and to provide easy-to-use alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for addressing consumer complaints. These principles are expressed in various existing international guidelines for consumer protection, including the United Nations Guidelines on Consumer Protection, the
OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, and the APEC Consumer
Protection Principles.
Human Capacity Building: The United States believes that each person should have the
opportunity to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge in order to understand, participate
actively in, and benefit fully from, the Information Society and the knowledge economy. This
requires increased capacity building in the areas of ICT policy and regulation, technology knowhow, access to information, and the application of ICT to various development sectors. WSIS should support the continuing work of multiple stakeholders to build capacity of professionals and institutions in developing nations and to ensure the efforts are both technically innovative and supportive of market-based approaches.
Meaningful Participation in Global Public Policy Development: The United States encourages
the participation of developing countries in ICT forums as a complement to national
development efforts related to ICTs. As such, it is important to develop the capacity of
government officials and other stakeholders who can address the complicated issues and difficult choices raised by the evolving ICT environment. Through the U.S. Telecommunications
Training Institute (USTTI), the United States, together with U.S. industry, has demonstrated its
commitment to capacity building by providing tuition free training courses for policy makers
around the world in the telecommunications, broadcast and ICT-related fields.
The United States once again thanks the WGIG for its report and reiterates its willingness to
engage in dialogue related to Internet governance in relevant multiple fora. Given the breadth of topics potentially encompassed under the rubric of Internet governance there is no one venue to appropriately address the subject in its entirety. While the United States recognizes that the current Internet system is working, we encourage an ongoing dialogue with all stakeholders around the world in the various fora as a way to facilitate discussion and to advance our shared interest in the ongoing robustness and dynamism of the Internet. The focus of these discussions should be on how all stakeholders can continue to collaborate in addressing Internet related issues. In these fora, the United States will continue to support market-based approaches and private sector leadership in Internet development broadly.
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This proposal will address a backlog of shallow lake and wetland habitat work that will otherwise go unfunded. These projects will address work called for in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, Long Range Duck Recovery Plan, and Shallow Lakes plan.
We propose restoration and enhancement of prairie and savanna on WMA's, SNA's, and Native Prairie Banks in Minnesota and restoration and enhancement of bluff prairies on State Forest Land in southeast Minnesota.
With these funds we were able to restore, protect, and enhance 24,611 acres of native and restored grassland in Minnesota. Much of this work was done through the DNR Roving Crews, a new program funded with these dollars that has significantly increased the state's habitat management capabilities. In addition to these enhancement activities we were able to enroll acres in the DNR's Native Prairie Bank Easement Program as well as acquire acres for the SNA program.
This program will increase populations of a variety of game and non-game wildlife species by protecting and enhancing forest habitats on which wildlife depends. This program of on-the-ground forest conservation projects will amplify the wildlife value of forest communities on DNR administered forestlands. Our forest enhancement will treat 4,472 ac. These activities are not conducted as part of the DNR's commercial timber operations. Additionally, our program will acquire 404 acres of forestland that contributes to habitat complexes and other high priorities.
Ducks Unlimited and Minnesota DNR Section of Wildlife completed 26 project affecting 7,603 acres, including three wetland restoration projects restoring 97 acres, 18 shallow lake enhancement projects enhancing 7,154 wetland acres, and five fee-title land acquisition projects protecting 352 acres.
Accomplishments of the appropriation include: i) protection of 3.9 miles of shoreline; ii) modification of 4 lake outlet structures to allow fish passage, benefiting 1,264 acres; iii) enhanced river and stream functions at 15 sites, benefiting over 17 river miles; and iv) enhance 4.5 miles of shoreline habitat on publicly-owned lakeshore.
The table below provides a short summary of the acres and sites accomplished. We enhanced or restored 59,495 acres in 458 separate habitat projects.Project Type # Sites # AcresFencing for conserv grazing 6 721grassland conversion 33 1,124Invasive Species Control 43 1,599mowing 3 104Prescribed burn 214 48,368Restoration 13 123Woody Removal 146 7,457
This proposal impacts shallow lakes and wetlands in Minnesota through the design and construction of projects, enhancement work done by DNR roving habitat crews, and shallow lakes work identified and initiated through the DNR Shallow Lakes program. Ten thousand acres of wetlands were enhanced by these activities.
This program accelerated the permanent protection of 2,267 acres of wetlands (465 acres) and grasslands (1,802 acres) as Waterfowl Production Areas open to public hunting in Minnesota. Over the course of the appropriation, PF acquired 18 parcels for a total of 2,267 acres which exceeded our total acre goal of 2,250 acres by 17 acres. Breaking down acres by ecological section we exceeded our acre goal for both the metropolitan area by 61 acres and in the prairie area by 346 acres. We have exceeded anticipated match of $5,125,000 by $771,500.
The AgBMP Loan Program provides needed funding for local implementation of clean water practices at an extremely low cost, is unique in its structure, and is not duplicated by any other source of funding. The AgBMP loan program provides 3% loans through local lenders to farmers, rural landowners, and agriculture supply businesses. Funds are used for proven practices that prevent non-point source water pollution or solve existing water quality problems.
This program will restore and enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in 11 watersheds across the state of Minnesota. The proposed projects will improve habitat for both game and non-game fish and wildlife species uniquely associated with cold water trout streams and provide expanded recreational opportunities for Minnesota anglers.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will restore or enhance habitat to facilitate fish passage, restore degraded streams, and enhance habitat critical to fish and other aquatic life. Projects are prioritized based on ecological benefit, urgency, feasibility, and stakeholder support.
Good habitat is critical to sustaining quality fish populations in both lakes and rivers. DNR proposes to restore or enhance aquatic habitat under two programs: stream restoration, and Aquatic Management Area (AMA) enhancement. Stream restoration includes major channel restorations and fish passage projects such as dam removals intended to improve or provide access to critical aquatic habitats.
This programmatic request will build on the DNR's previous efforts to enhance and restore grasslands, prairies, and savannas. We will use the Prairie Conservation Plan and Pheasant Summit Action Plan to guide these efforts in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will work on a number of types of permanently protected habitats, most of which are open to public hunting, including; DNR WMAs, SNAs, AMAs, Prairie Bank Easements, State Forests, as well as USFWS WPAs and Refuges.
The following table provides a short summary of the accomplishments under this appropriation. In total, the DNR enhanced and restored 283 sites for a total of 17,087 acres.
Activity Sites Acres
Diversity Seeding 42 1,031
Prescribed Burn 148 10,365
Restorations 4 144
Woody Removal 92 5,666
Restoration and Enhancement of Prairie on WMA's, SNA's, AMA's and Native Prairie Banks in Minnesota.Restoration and Enhancement of Bluff Prairies on State Forest Land in Southeast Minnesota.
We propose continued efforts to restore and enhance prairies, grasslands, and savannas on state protected lands (WMA, SNA, Native Prairie Bank) as well as on bluff prairies on State Forest lands in southeastern Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) will complete a fish passage project on the Otter Tail River to reconnect eight miles of stream habitat and 96 acres of lake habitat for fish and other aquatic life. We will also restore four miles of stream habitat on a previously straightened portion of Stony Creek. Stream projects were selected from a statewide list, prioritized by factors such as ecological benefit, scale of impact, urgency of completion, and local support. On Aquatic Management Areas, MNDNR will enhance over 900 acres of riparian and terrestrial habitat.
Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands, embedded wetlands, and savannas to increase wildlife populations. The Prairie Plan, Pheasant Plan, and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts and ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on parcels that are permanently protected and most open to public hunting.
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is working within the Leech Lake Reservation boundaries to address loss and degradation of aquatic habitat for wild rice and waterfowl. Efforts will include regulating water levels on shallow lakes by controlling beaver activity and conducting periodic water level draw-downs, reseeding of approximately 200 acres of wild rice, and implementing adaptive management based on analysis of wild rice productivity.
This Phase 5 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance 2,000 acres of shallow lakes and restore 50 acres of small wetlands by engineering and installing water control structures for Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on public lands and wetlands under easement. Structures will be used by DNR and Service partners to restore wetland hydrology and actively manage shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other birds, and hunters in the Prairie Region of Minnesota.
This Phase 6 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance 1,000 acres of shallow lakes and restore 50 acres of small wetlands by engineering and installing water control structures for Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on public lands and wetlands under easement. Structures will be used by DNR and Service partners to restore wetland hydrology and actively manage shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other birds, and hunters in the Prairie Region of Minnesota.
Phase 4 of our ongoing Living Lakes program will enhance 4,000 acres of shallow lakes and wetlands for waterfowl in the Prairie, Transition, and Metro Sections in partnership with Minnesota DNR, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and other agencies.
Phase 2 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing engineering program restored and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands by installing water level control structures to improve aquatic plant abundance and water clarity in partnership with the Minnesota DNR and U.S.
Goals for Phase 2 of the MN Prairie Recovery Program were to: protect 1200 acres native prairie/savanna; restore 250 acres grassland; enhance 6000 acres grassland/savanna with fire, invasive species removal, and grazing; and continue a new prairie conservation model.
This program initiated strategies toward a 15-year goal to provide protection to the remaining 90,000 acres of native prairie/savanna, a 20-year goal to restore and protect an additional 500,000 acres of diverse grasslands/savannas, and a 10-year goal to increase management capacity to annually manage 300,000 acres of grassland and savannas per year. This proposal took the first steps to achieve these goals by initiating a comprehensive, coordinated and collaborative prairie conservation initiative. Annual investments by the LSOHC will be required to realize these ultimate outcomes.
The goals for this project were to: protect 1,200 acres native prairie/wetland/savanna; restore 250 acres prairie/wetland; enhance 6,000 acres grassland/savanna with fire, invasive species removal, and grazing; and continue a new prairie conservation model. This phase resulted in a total of 1,425 acres protected, 22,298 acres enhanced, and 110 acres restored. When combined with phases 1 and 2 of the Prairie Recovery Program we have cumulatively protected 4,070 acres, enhanced 58,134 acres and restored 314 acres using OHF funds.
Phase Four of the MN Prairie Recovery Program resulted in a total of 1,707 acres protected, 37,567 acres enhanced, and 440 acres restored. When combined with Phases 1-3 of the Prairie Recovery Program we have cumulatively protected 5,777 acres, enhanced 95,701 acres and restored 754 acres using Outdoor Heritage Fund dollars. We will continue to implement subsequent Phases toward meeting the conservation goals described in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan.
This project contributes to the goals of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan by protecting 800 acres of prairie/wetland/savanna habitat; restoring 150 acres prairie/wetland; and enhancing 6,000 acres of prairies, wetlands, grasslands and savanna.
Protecting 980-acre LaSalle Lake property adjacent to the Upper Mississippi River, with biologically-significant forest habitat and miles of deep-lake and coldwater stream shoreline, to be managed by multiple DNR divisions.
This proposal will accomplish 25,000 acres of shallow lake and wetland enhancement and restoration work throughout Minnesota, with a focus on the prairie region. The proposal is comprised of three components: (1) twenty-seven projects to engineer and/or construct wetland infrastructure or to enhance wetlands and shallow lakes; (2) funding for the existing Roving Habitat Crew in Region 4 to continue wetland and shallow lake enhancement work, and; (3) funding to base a new Shallow Lakes program specialist in Windom to accelerate shallow lakes work in the prairie region of SW Minnesota
This proposal will accomplish shallow lake and wetland enhancement habitat work throughout Minnesota, with a focus on the prairie region. The proposal is comprised of four components: (1) projects to engineer and construct or renovate wetland infrastructure and to enhance wetlands; (2) funding to continue wetland habitat enhancement work by the existing Roving Habitat Crew in Region 1; (3) continued funding of three Shallow Lakes Program specialists, and; (4) creation of a new Prairie Wetland Initiative to address unmet management needs of small wetlands in Minnesota prairies.


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Most often of not, it is not easy to have the immediate amount of engagement or the mechanism to trigger your consumer for an action. But, there are a lot of ways we can achieve so depending on the kind of promotion or the product that we are selling. In this case, music being an integral part of our lives is a good boost to trigger music fans for an action. Billboard Magazine wants to reward real music fans. They created a magazine dispenser machine that would instantly reward you with a free magazine. All you need to do is to prove that you are a fan of the artist on the cover of the magazine. How do you prove your devotion then? All you really need to do is to plug your phone to the machine. You don't even need an app. The machine scans your library and almost instantly decides if you have at least 20 tracks of the artist on your phone. Then you either walk away with a free magazine or empty handed.
Foolish way to show bush
Let me guess. Is this one of those provocative ads for your local bush trimming salons or some overrated condom ad? Apparently not. Julyna (Canadian Cancer Society) had created this rather loud campaign to garner public awareness about cervical cancer. Together with Cossette, Toronto, they came up with these ads encouraging women to take on a different style to their pubic hairstyle in an effort to raise money for cervical cancer and HPV research. The accompanying message: "What's your style? Show your support and join the fight against cervical cancer'". While I must agree that controversial messaging sparks debate, it is vital not to overdo it. This in my opinion, appears to be "too forceful". What do you think?
Feeling tired? Try yawning
Putting up the brave front
Ugly babies
There has been quite a bit of hype on the royal baby of Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton. Paddy Power, an online gambling company, took this opportunity to create a guerilla activation effort to boost their brand awareness as well as encouraging people to bet on the hair color of the royal baby. A rather amusing way of gambling yet very provocative. I am quite sure this is bound to spark controversy and fuel conversations. Very bold and daring approach to create the media tension. Now, imagine this, they had four grown men all decked to look like ugly-looking babies and having them parade all around town! They appeared in the London Tube as well as make appearances in the public. Not forgetting Buckingham Palace of course. If your idea has the potential to garner media attention, then it has definitely spread it's worth your audiences as well.
Shine that soccer field
A truly brilliant idea by Nike to have soccer fields marked by laser beams and projecting it onto the streets of Spain. I particularly love how Nike is taking the game to the streets. It creates a stronger brand presence. Nike had a specially designed van and crane which would help to project the laser soccer court. And the best thing is, you can send your request for their projection through the use of your smartphones. This is definitely an amazing idea as it not only combines the love of the sport with Nike branding, it is also keeps people entertained.
Your passport please
Are you proud of being a Canadian? Well, you should be! After seeing this interesting work by advertising agency, Rethink, Canada, it sure does feel good to be a Canadian! What they did was to build a beer fridge filled with Molson Canadian and have it move across Europe. It garner a lot of attention from passer bys and many seek ways to open this fridge. It stood still and tight. Your only key to release your treasure is none other than a Canadian passport. It is not frequent that an opportunity like this come by where you are handed a really interesting product to be marketed using such guerilla tactics. However, whenever possible, as creatives we should aim to always add that surprise element into the work we produce. Guerilla advertising is a really good way to create hype, engagement and social attention with limited marketing budgets. Well, everyone had fun isn't it?


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5 reasons to visit Patagonia in May
- Enjoy Patagonian landscapes sprinkled with bright orange, yellow, and red trees!
- Take fabulous pictures of Patagonia! Fall is synonym to favorable conditions for photography, as the golden hues of this season make the landscapes even more splendid through a lens
- You'll be much more likely to see Patagonia's wildlife! Some animals like the huemul deer retreat from populated areas during peak season and return once the crowds have left
- You will have the park almost to yourself! May is low season which means you won't run into crowds during your excursions
- May also means better deals – take advantage of our special rates
Take advantage of this exclusive opportunity.
Book your stay by March 31st and receive 25% off your stay in May!
Enjoy having the park almost to yourself and experience Fall in Patagonia with our all-inclusive program, which includes:
- Regular transfers to and from Punta Arenas airport (PUQ).
- Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Open Bar (includes mineral water, sodas, juices, house wine and liquors).
- Two half day excursions or one full day excursion daily in small groups with other guests.
- Use of pools, sauna and Jacuzzi (massages, treatments and therapies are payable in hotel)
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- Only valid for stays within May 2020
- Valid for 3-night or more all-inclusive stays
- Applies only to bookings made until March 15th, 2020.
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A retired New York City Detective, Michele hit the New York City comedy club scene and quickly made a name for herself. She's performed at Dangerfield's, Comic Strip Live and Stand Up NY in NYC and The Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ.
Michele has traveled along the East Coast entertaining audiences in Provincetown, Boston, Rhode Island, North Carolina & Florida.
Michele was hand picked to appear in the Boston Comedy Festival, Women In Comedy Festival, Boston, MA, "Out of Bounds" Comedy Festival, Austin, TX, The Chicago Womens' Funny Festival, Cape Fear Comedy Festival, NC; "The World Series of Comedy" in Charlotte, North Carolina and Las Vegas, and the San Diego Comedy Festival, San Diego, CA.
Michele performed at "The Castle" in Manchester, England as part of the "Women In Comedy-UK" festival as well as the "Edinburgh Fringe Festival" to sold out crowds.
Her credits include MTV & PBS and WKTU 103.5 in NYC. Michele can be seen in the TV series, "Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll" on the FX network.


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980 Warwick Road, B27 6QG Birmingham, United Kingdom Show on the map
Excellent location
Choose your room
With a stay at Greswolde Park Hotel in Birmingham, you'll be near the airport and convenient to Birmingham Railway Museum and Sarehole Mill. This bed & breakfast is within close proximity of Birmingham Eco Park and West Midlands Police Museum. Make yourself at home in one of the 15 guestrooms. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided. Conveniences include phones, as well as coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards.


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3 Storeys is a thriller drama film directed by debutant Arjun Mukerjee. Produced by Excel Entertainment and B4U Motion Pictures, it stars Pulkit Samrat, Renuka Shahane, Richa Chadha, Sharman Joshi, Masumeh Makhija, Saunskruti Kher, Ankit Rathi and Aisha Ahmed in the lead roles. The soundtrack is composed by Clinton Cerejo.
What it's about
Set in a chawl in Mumbai, 3 Storeys weaves together three stories from three different households. The first one involves a businessman who is looking for a house in Mumbai and eventually ends up buying one that's overpriced. At the center of this story is a robbery of diamonds worth Rs 2 crore. The second story is about a helpless wife who deals with an abusive and alcoholic husband. Prior to her marriage, this woman was in a romantic relationship that met with a tragic end. The third one is about a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy who fall for each other. However, when they discover a shocking truth about their lives, all hell breaks loose.
The Good
The simplistic manner in which the film has been narrated is its biggest strength. Unlike a conventional thriller that gives you an adrenaline rush and that in which emotions take the backseat, 3 Storeys is laced with delightful twists and turns which leave you with enormous satisfaction, for which you have writer Althea Kaushal to thank. Each and every character has a distinct personality of their own, something which ensures you never lose connect with the film. The camera plays a significant role in exuding drama into the film and so does the haunting background score. The best part – nothing goes overboard ever. The music is pleasing to ears and beautifully adds to the narrative.
The Bad
While the second and third stories are engaging enough, we so wish that there were more layers to the first story. This story involves a robbery of diamonds worth Rs 2 crore, something which will naturally pique a viewer's interest. But alas, it ends up becoming the most uninteresting portion of the film. The conflict is flimsy, the conclusion flimsier.
The Performances
3 Storeys boasts of some of the finest cinematic performances we have seen in the recent times. Renuka Shahane as a shabby-looking elderly Christian woman has a mysterious charm to her. Masumeh Makhija, in the role of a housewife who faces domestic abuse and violence from her husband, is a revelation. Her eyes are a reflection of the turmoil she is going through in her life. Sharman Joshi delivers a poised performance. The years of experience that the actor holds can be sensed in every scene that he appears in. Richa Chadha has a limited screentime but with her unassuming behaviour, she keeps you immersed in her performance. Ankit Rathi and Aisha Ahmed look convincing in the roles of young, naive lovers. Pulkit Samrat's character in the film is of little depth but despite that, he manages to perform decently well.
The Verdict
3 Storeys is not your usual Bollywood thriller. This is no songs and dance drama. The background score isn't loud either. This is an experience meant strictly for those who have a thing for realistically fictional stories. If you are one of those, 3 Storeys is a film you will savour.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Review by: Amman Khurana


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What is the Verandah?
The Verandah is a community centre jointly operated by Canberra Baptist, Wesley Uniting and St Paul's Anglican Church in the Stuart Flats, a government housing complex in Griffith. The Verandah operates three times a week. People drop in for coffee, tea, snacks, and a chat. Bread, emergency food parcels and clothing are also available.
It is designed to provide a safe space that fosters community amongst residents of the housing complex.
Are there opportunities to volunteer?
There are many ways to help this important church outreach and volunteers are always very welcome. Some volunteers, after an interview and screening process, staff the community centre during the week.
Others contribute by packing surplus bread provided by local bakeries, making soup for serving during the winter months, contributing fresh vegetables from the Kingston Organic Community Garden, organising food purchases or by regularly contributing specific food items through the "Mother Hubbard's Cupboard".
For several years another volunteer group, the Yellow Van (formerly Oz Harvest), has provided the Verandah with regular deliveries of fresh food. They use a refrigerated truck to collect high quality surplus ready-to-eat food from Canberra caterers.
If you are interested in more information about the Verandah or in volunteering, contact the Verandah Coordinator, David Stafford, through the church office.
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