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Where good intentions are concerned, the New Orleans-shot girl-power basketball comedy "The Hot Flashes" is a no-doubt-about-it slam dunk. Not only does it work to raise breast-cancer awareness, but it has the American Cancer Society as its charity partner and it targets a largely under-served audience in women of a certain vintage.
Unfortunately, as a slice of entertainment, it's an air ball.
Arriving Tuesday (Aug. 13) on DVD, it's a low-budget affair directed by Susan Seidelman ("Desperately Seeking Susan") and what it strives to be is clear: a "Bridesmaids" for the menopausal set. In fact, following that "Bridesmaids" trend, "The Hot Flashes" earned an R rating from the MPAA -- for "some sexual content and drug use" -- so it's got that in common with the 2011 girl's-night-out hit. The similarities, however, come to a screeching halt there.
With a slack script devoid of anything resembling cleverness and that oozes artificiality and contrivance at every turn, "The Hot Flashes" isn't only the tamest, least edgy R-rated movie to come along in some time, but it fails to deliver the goods from an emotional standpoint as well.
It has an appealing cast -- that much must be said -- including Brooke Shields, Daryl Hannah, Virginia Madsen, Wanda Sykes and Camryn Manheim. Bless their hearts, they try -- despite the poured-on-too-thick Texas accents adopted by most of them. But, in all honesty, there was no saving this film. This isn't just an example of bad storytelling. It's bad technical film-making as well.
Shields is easily the best part of the cast, holding down the lead role as a not-so-happily married mother struggling with the onset of The Big Change. Even if she's menopausal, however, she's nowhere near ready to consider herself old. So when her little Texas town's mobile breast-cancer clinic loses its funding, she comes up with an idea: She convinces four friends -- former high-school basketball stars all, played by Hannah, Madsen, Sykes and Manheim -- to join her in challenging the local high school's championship basketball team to a three-game series.
Their team name? Why, they're the Hot Flashes, of course. And if they can win two out of the three games, the plan goes, they'll be able to raise enough money to save the clinic, thanks to a cockamamie plan involving a poorly explained (and, let's be honest, poorly conceived) betting pool.
It's actually a fun idea, and one that people will want to root for. Unfortunately, none of it is ever developed in any satisfying way.
As a sports drama, Seidelman's film follows the well-established genre formula fairly closely, predictably working its way up to what is supposed to be a big, edge-of-your-seat third-act face-off. Only, the on-the-court action is nothing short of dreadful -- from the choreography to the shooting to the execution by a cast that simply, and obviously, can't play basketball. (This despite participating in a local basketball "boot camp" in town before principal photography started last year.)
Granted, the characters are all supposed to be a bit rusty from a balling standpoint, so it might have been easier to overlook the on-court shortcomings if the film's humor worked better. But screenwriter Brad Hennig's idea of high comedy apparently includes such shrug-worthy flourishes as having Shields' character reading "Menopause for Dummies"; hiring a little person to coach her basketball team; and living in a town called Burning Bush, Texas. (OK, that last one made me chuckle.)
Because it's all set in Texas, however, any Louisiana scenery is disguised. Sharp-eyed locals might be able to pick out a few familiar locales here and there, although Seidelman makes it a point to avoid any local dead-giveaway landmarks. (One very nice local touch: The inclusion of local celebrity and cancer survivor Robin Roberts, who makes a cameo appearance as herself. Another: An on-screen shout-out for the Chalmette High School Band in the closing credits, for their performances of "We Are the Champions" and "The Eyes of Texas." Well done on both counts.)
As for the bonus features included on the DVD, they're as uninspired as the rest of the project, consisting solely of a public service announcement and a featurette on the American Cancer Society. It's a good cause, to be sure -- but that's not what people are looking for in their bonus features.
Last month, "The Hot Flashes" got a limited release in a handful of larger markets, but it never played in wide release -- or, for that matter, in New Orleans, where it was shot. There's a reason for that, though. Because in the final analysis, "The Hot Flashes" -- as well-intentioned as it is, and no matter how much one wants it to succeed -- is a hot mess.
1 star, out of 5
Snapshot: A New Orleans-shot sports comedy about a group of menopausal women who challenge the local high-school basketball team to a series of games in the hopes of raising money to save their town's mobile breast-cancer clinic.
What works: Its heart is certainly in the right place, and its target audience is one that is often overlooked by Hollywood.
What doesn't: The script is uninspired, the on-court action is hacky and the emotion is dripping with artificiality.
Cast: Brooke Shields, Wanda Sykes, Daryl Hannah, Virginia Madsen, Camryn Manheim, Eric Roberts. Director: Susan Seidelman. Rating: R, for some sexual content and drug use. Feature running time: 1 hour 40 minutes. DVD extras: Public service announcement, American Cancer Society featurette.


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Cover Photo - Charlie & Denny
photo was taken almost thirty years ago. Ron Patullo occasionally
rode with the Lovicks, first with Jack then later with Charlie.
A keen photographer, Ron took his camera up to Mt King Billy
to take some shots. While a mist came rolling in, Ron captured
this spectacular shot of Charlie on his favourite horse
Denny, without a saddle, jumping a large log. So beautiful
is this photo, it has often been mistaken for a painting.
Denny's tail sweeps behind him like a brushstroke and the
gentle focus and mist adds an element of mystery. Charlie
and his wife Glenda both speak of Denny on "High Country
Life". He was a horse famed not only for his role in "The
man from Snowy River" movie but also for his incredible
ability as a working horse in the harsh conditions of Victoria's
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nothing seemed right.
What's the point of bringing gold to the gold mine, or water to the Ocean.
Everything I came up with was like taking spices to the Orient.
It's no good giving my heart and my soul because you already have these.
So- I've brought you a mirror.
Look at yourself and remember me.
- Jalaluddin Rumi
I was so moved reading this poem ... its really a wonderful piece from Rumi. A poem devoted to God, the ultimate Beloved. The expression is so intense and beautiful !! And also contains very deep mystical appeal, specially in the last line. It reminds me of the Quranic verse where God says, 'Therefore do ye remember Me; I will remember you'. A divine promise of reciprocal love and reminiscence.Tag: Sufism, Rumi


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Nordex orders grow 34% in 2016
Acciona acquisition broadens company's geographical market footprint
Nordex Group's order intake grew by 33.6% to €3.3bn in 2016, up from €2.47bn in 2015.
The German manufacturer said the geographical distribution of 2016 orders widened following the acquisition of Acciona Windpower.
As a result of the acquisition, the share of South and North American orders in 2016 increased to 34% from 10% the previous year, Nordex said.
New orders from South American countries amounted to €560m, while the US contributed €550m.
Europe and Africa contributed 65% of total order volume, down from 90% in 2015.
Nordex said new orders in Germany were more than €1.17bn, compared with €915m in 2015.
However, the achieved order intake for 2016 fell just under 3% short of the company's full-year target. This was because of the postponement of a major order in South America, the company said.
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Electric Road returns to Chaos Mountain Friday, August 3rd!!
This band plays a variety of 60's and 70's Rock N Roll with style.
Doors: 4pm
Band: 7pm
Food Truck: Longfin GRILL
Electric Road returns to Chaos Mountain Friday, August 3rd!!
This band plays a variety of 60's and 70's Rock N Roll with style.
Doors: 4pm
Band: 7pm
Food Truck: Longfin GRILL
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Chef Claytor's Dream On A Plate is up on the mountain for the first time this week. Be sure to stop by and check them out! ... See MoreSee Less
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Here are the awards for tonight's contest.
The 4th Annual Squatch Sighting Party kicks off at 7pm at Chaos Mountain Brewery!
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The best beer EVER. Period!
The crew here at Chaos Mountain doesn't take anything too seriously, except making high quality, enjoyable craft beer. We are dedicated to producing the best possible beer from the best ingredients available. If a batch of beer doesn't pass our quality assurance tests, it goes down the drain. From easy drinking session beers to big, intense Belgian style ales, rotating seasonals and limited release barrel aged brews, we hope we can offer something that just about everyone will enjoy!


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I am a ballet dancer who is about to have foot surgery. I am looking for recommendations for crystals to use post surgery, to help my foot heal and regain my strength & flexibility ASAP! I have been using Labradorite for the pain, which has helped a lot. Thanks!
Dear C,
Thank you for contacting Healing Crystals with your crystal question. Before I go any further, let me first share that I am not a medical professional and my crystal recommendations are based on the experiences of myself and other crystal healers through history. I also channel recommendations from Angels and Ascended Masters. Crystals should not be used in place of medical treatment by a licensed professional, but rather, should be a complimentary therapy along with your Doctor's recommendations.
As I was focusing on your request, the crystal that kept repeating in my head was "Green Aventurine". Green crystals are good for growth and healing, but not what I would first think of for this type of surgery. However, a musician myself, I can imagine how traumatic the thought of this surgery could be for a dancer. I believe carrying Green Aventurine would help you with the emotional soothing and healing you may want at this time.
For helping with the physical healing, I recommend a fairly large Clear Quartz Point to lay near your ankle, pointing inwards, with the intention of bringing in the perfect healing and strengthening energy to the area. I would suggest doing this for about 20 minutes a day for the first two weeks and then as you feel you need it.
Remember to cleanse and charge your crystal after every few uses for the best results.
I hope these recommendations are helpful to you.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery so you may return to the dancing you love as soon as possible.
Crystal Blessings!
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Dromard/Moyne February 23
MEETING - Midland Retired Secondary Teachers Association will meet on Thursday March 3rd at 10am in the Citizens Information Centre Longford over Tesco. Ms Sheila Hayes training officer Malahide CIC will give a presentation on pensions rights and entitlements to all retirees who wish to attend. All members old and new from the surrounding Midland counties are very welcome to attend to book a place text or phone 087 7589287.
Irish dancing classes
Irish dancing classes have resumed in the Latin School Community Centre each Tuesday evening starting at 5pm and finishing at 6pm .For further information please contact Marian on mobile 086 8478209.
Moyne bingo
And the winners on Thursday February 17th 130 euro Imelda Boyle; 100 euro Eddie Brady; 65 euro Orla Corr; 40 euro Kathleen Kiernan, Carol McGirl; Rosie Doherty, Eddie Brady, Rose Smyth, Pauline Donohoe, Pat Brady, Pat Farrelly, Charlie Murtagh, Nuala O'Hanlon, Terry Cooney, Kathleen McGarry, Brigid Reilly, Mary Larkin, Mary Joe Curran, John P Donnelly, Bridie McCabe, Margaret Galligan, Ned Reilly, Margaret Flynn, Nellie McGoldrick, Pat Reilly. Bingo again on Thursday February 24th at 8.30pm. Thank you for your support.
Dromard lotto
No Jackpot winner on Monday February 14th. Numbers drawn 15, 19, 25 and 29. Consolation winners Benny McCormack, Peter &John O'Reilly, Niamh Masterson, John Creegan. Sellers prize Bridie McCabe. Dromard GFC would like to thank you for your continued support.


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Venezuela recently celebrated International Africa Week, in honor of their African heritage. There were performances on the streets, involving Afro-Venezuelan music. It was like a festival, there was food sold on the streets, music played, and art sold. All identifying with the Afro-Venezuelan culture. Artisans were out on the streets selling their goods. Sharing their culture with the rest of Venezuela.
One of the event's founders Danilo Diaz Granados stated that this event is here so that people can learn, appreciate, and understand more about the Afro-Venezuelan culture. As even today in Venezuela, there is still subtle racism that creeps about because of the difference of skin color. But, this event is looked at as a way to take away these prejudiced and the Afro-Venezuelans to indulge and share their culture with the rest of the country. All in all, it seems the event was a success says Granados, and everyone enjoyed themselves, with rappers, bands, and poets performing at the event there was joy all around. The people of Venezuela will continue to celebrate this a celebration of a heritage their people have.


text: Review: Aladdin "The most colourful and fantastic musical on the West End" By Shanine Salmon Wednesday 22 June 2016 There has been a lot of excitement and, dare I say, hype surrounding Aladdin. It is a classic story and people have a lot of affection for it, whether it be the pantomimes they saw as a child or the Disney film, on which this production is based. There is so much expectation for this to be good and it more than meets it. The highlight is Trevor Dion Nicholas as the Genie, it is no wonder he has transferred from the Broadway production. He has embraced the British panto tradition as well as British references and his early introduction to the show is a reassurance that the show will be as good a time as the bright colours of Gregg Barnes' costumes and Bob Crowley's (one of my favourite set designers) extravagant sets suggest. I have a confession to make; I have never seen the film so I cannot compare the two but I can say that this show makes it feel like Panto season has started early. There's cheers, there's jeers, there's wolf whistles at the dancers. It is as campy and fantastic as you would expect from a West End musical in Old Compton Street but it also has some depth. There's a fantastic pairing in Dean John-Wilson and Jade Ewen as Aladdin and Jasmine, who have real chemistry and really complement each other on duets 'A Million Miles' and the most famous song 'A Whole New World', which is sung whilst they ride a magic carpet! Dean really holds his own and seemed extremely settled and comfortable in the role, I hope he is around for a while but I feel for whoever has to replace him when the time comes as he made the role (and waistcoat) his own. Don Gallagher and Peter Howe's Jafar and Iago really embrace the flamboyant villain role and work wonderfully alongside the Sultan, Jasmine's father, played by Irvine Iqbal. I would love to see Gallagher as a Panto dame! There is also great support and it feels very much about the ensemble, even the incredible Trevor Dion Nicholas needs to the dancers to make his finest song 'Friend Like Me' work. It is a really talented and multicultural cast with great comic timing from Michelle Chantelle Hopewell as the Fortune-Teller and Babkak played by Nathan Amzi. Aladdin at the Prince Edward Theatre is a hot ticket so I don't need to urge to go out there and buy it but if you are having any doubts leave them at home and embrace your inner Arabic belly dancer and have a fantastic night out in this beautiful theatre Tags: Family FriendlyChristmasChildrenClassicsHalf TermAmerican ClassicOur PicksEducationalMatinee ShowMatinee ThursdaysMatinee SaturdayPantomimeValentine's DayWest End Favourites Shanine Salmon Shanine Salmon was a latecomer to theatre after being seduced by the National Theatre's £5 entry pass tickets and a slight obsession with Alex Jennings. She is sadly no longer eligible for 16-25 theatre tickets but she continues to abuse under 30 offers. There was a market for bringing awareness that London theatre was affordable in an era of £100+ West End tickets – Shanine's blog, View from the Cheap Seat, launched in April 2016, focuses on productions and theatres that have tickets available for £20 and under. She is also quite opinionated and has views on diversity, pricing, theatre seats and nudity on stage. Her interests include Rocky Horror, gaming, theatre (of course) and she also has her own Etsy shop. Shanine tweets at @Braintree_. Please note: Opinions expressed on the londontheatredirect.com blog are those of the relevant contributors, not of London Theatre Direct Ltd, its owners or staff. London Theatre Direct Ltd is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information supplied by contributors.


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Arizona v. United States, Docket No., 11-182
Armour v. Indianpolis, Docket No., 11-161
Astrue v. Capato, Docket No., 11-159
Blueford v. Arkansas, Docket No., 10-1320
Caraco Pharmaceutical v. Novo Nordisk A/S, Docket No., 10-844
Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corp., Docket No., 11-204
Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland, Docket No., 10-1016
Compucredit Corp., v. Greenwood Docket No., 10-948
Credit Suisse Securities v. Simmonds, Docket No., 10-1261
Dept. of Health and Human Services v. Florida, Docket No., 11-398 (Anti-Injunction Act)
Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, Docket No., 11-398 (Minimum Coverage Provision)
Dorsey v. United States, Docket No., 11-5683 and Hill v. United States, Docket No., 11-5721 (consolidated)
Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Docket No. 09-958
Douglas v. California Pharmacist Association, Docket No. 09-1158
Douglas v. Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Docket No. 10-283(consolidated)
Elgin v. Department of Treasury, Docket No., 11-45
FAA v. Cooper, Docket No., 10-1024
FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Docket No., 10-1293
Filarsky v. Delia, Docket No., 10-1018
First American Financial v. Edwards, Docket No., 10-708
Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders, Docket No. 10-945
Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services, Docket No., 11-400 (Medicaid)
Freeman v. Quicken Loans, Inc., Docket No., 10-1042
Golan v. Holder, Docket No. 10-545
Greene v. Fischer, Superintendent, Smithfield, Docket No. 10-637
Hall v. United States, Docket No., 10-875
Holder v. Guitierrez, Docket No., 10-1542
Holder v. Sawyers, Docket No., 10-1543 (consolidated)
Hosanna-Tabor Church v. EEOC, Docket No. 10-553
Howes, Warden v. Fields, Docket No. 10-680
Jackson v. Hobbs, Docket No., 10-9647
Judalang v. Holder, Attorney General, Docket No. 10-694
Kappos v. Hyatt, Docket No., 10-1219
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, Docket No., 10-1491
Knox v. Service Employees International Union, Docket No., 10-1121
Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp., 10-879
Lafler v. Cooper, Docket No. 10-209
Magner v. Gallagher, Docket No., 10-1032
Maples v. Thomas, Interim Commissioner, AL DOC, Docket No. 10-63
Martel v. Clair, Docket No., 10-1265
Martinez v. Ryan, Docket No., 10-1001
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band v. Patchak, Docket No., 11-246, and Salazar v. Patchak, Docket No., 11-247 (consolidated)
Mayo Collaborative Services Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., Docket No., 10-1150
M.B.Z. v. Clinton, Secretary of State, Docket No. 10-699
McDaniel v. Brown, Docket No. 08-559
Messerschmidt v. Millender, Docket No., 10-704
Miller v. Alabama, Docket No., 10-9646
Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, Docket No., 10-1195
Minneci v. Pollard, Docket No., 10-1104
Missouri v. Frye, Docket No. 10-444
Mohamad v. Rajoub, Docket No., 11-88
National Meat Association v. Harris, Docket No., 10-224
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, Docket No., 11-393,
Florida v. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Docket No., 11-400 (Severability)
Pacific Operators Offshore v. Valladolid, Docket No. 10-507
Perry v. New Hampshire, Docket No., 10-8974
Perry v. Perez, Docket No., 11-713, Perry v. Davis, Docket No., 11-714, and Perry v. Perez, Docket No., 11-715 (consolidated)
PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana, Docket No., 10-218
Radlax Gateway Hotel v. Amalgamated Bank, Docket No., 11-166
Rehberg v. Paulk, Docket No. 10-788
Reichle v. Howards, Docket No., 11-262
Reynolds v. United States, Docket No., 10-6549
Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Docket No., 10-1399
Sackett v. EPA, Docket No., 10-1062
Salazar, Sec. of Interior v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, Docket No., 11-151
Sester v. United States, Docket No., 10-7387
Smith v. Cain, Docket No., 10-8145
Southern Union Company v. United States, Docket No., 11-94
Stok & Associates v. Citibank, Docket No., 10-514
Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, LTD, Docket No., 10-1472
United States v. Alvarez, Docket No., 11-210
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What is CREW?
As part of the RFSD visioning process last year, a balanced focus on academic as well as character skills was clearly desired by all stakeholders. From that visioning process, a series of action teams made up of members of the leadership team were developed including a character action team. This team included GSES principal Audrey Hazelton, BMS principal Jeremy Voss, and RFHS principal Drew Adams. Working in conjunction with Chief Academic Officer Rob Stein, the team identified an advisory or crew model as an essential component to help students develop the RFSD Habits of a Scholar.
Crew is a dedicated time in student schedules to focus on character skills and social-emotional learning as well as academic goal-setting. The crew model ensures all students have an adult monitoring their academic and social well-being and allows for deeper teacher-to-student and student-to-student relationships that increase feelings of belonging to the school.
Recently, representatives from Expeditionary Learning facilitated customized professional development for elementary, middle and high school teams that allowed them to experience a crew or advisory experience and deeply engage with both the "why" and "how" of advisory or crew programs. The goal of the institute was to help schools learn to use the advisory or crew structure as an anchor to establish a strong school culture that takes ownership of and apply habits of character as scholars and citizens. Participating teams came away from the institute able to describe the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of a high-quality student advisor and explain how advisory promotes student achievement school-wide through relationship-building, character development, literacy, and academic progress monitoring. Participants learned, practiced, and reflected on how to lead crew meetings to develop Habits of a Scholar and support academic achievement.
The structure and content of advisories and crew will be unique to each school, community and level. Each school is at various stages of work, so each school team created their own action plans during the institute. RFSD will continue partnering with the EL trainers for ten more days throughout the spring to work with these school-based leadership teams to develop or build upon programs. There will also be additional trainings during the summer for teachers to build their professional competency and comfort as advisors.
Fourth grade BES teacher summed up the importance of this learning and shared time, "Just learning about what advisory/crew is and thinking about how beneficial it could be for our students is inspiring. There was so much energy at our training; everyone was invested in the work they were doing and knew it could be a wonderful part of the school day for every student. This is an amazing and exciting new initiative that parallels the reason why we teach: it is all for the students."


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Moving Tips: Smart Planning
Moving can be stressful no matter how excited you are at the prospect of a new home environment. Aside from packing and later unpacking everything you own there are countless other details you must consider that can make a move feel like an overwhelming task. With some smart planning, however, you can make your move


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What significance does the continuing development of digital media technology have for media institutions and audiences?
The continuing development of digital media technology has a huge significance on media institutions and audiences. The film industry is constantly changing and adapting in order to find new ways to distribute their product. For instance, in recent years companies have been introducing an online streaming platform, which gives the viewer the option to purchase the movie and stream or download that film directly to their computer at home, or even to their smartphone or device. This has saved distributors millions as instead of sourcing materials for packaging for a large fee, then going through the production stage of creating the actual media disc, they can just send out a single file from a computer and still release and sell their product to the same amount of people as they would off with a physical Digital Disc release. This is the same with new cinema releases as now distributors don't need to process a reel of film, they just send the production file computer to computer, this also removes the limit on distribution distance as in the past, a dozen film reel would have been shared and posted around the country. Now all they need to receive a new release is an internet connection and a computer. This pushes the view that "old" media such as DVD's are in decline as the large push towards new viewing platforms are slowly diminishing the need for old media. This could be agreed and disagreed with the older generation, however the younger generation would believe that old media is in decline as they have found different, more convenient platforms in which to purchase or view media productions.
This "wave" of new technology which companies are adopting is pushing the old media out of the industry effectively making it de-funct. This example can be applied to the Pixar and Disney's history and use of 2D to 3D animation. Disney released popular productions such as Dumbo with all of the animation being created by traditional hand drawn animators rather than more modern medians such as computer animations. 2D animation had been used by Disney as it was the industry standard in animation, the move to 3D or CG animation or graphics started during the 70's as traditional animation had reached a standstill, this is where technology such as CG animation had taken over. The introduction of new editing platforms such as Tween and RenderMan brought along shorts like Tin Toy, The success of these Pixar shorts gave Disney belief in the commercial validity of CG animation as early productions from Pixar had yielded an incredibly positive response from the public, Disney couldn't avoid the fact that the public wanted to see animated films which used the new technology, Which was a huge motive for Disney when they had decided they wanted to pair with Pixar to create full length feature films, with everything being animated with CG animation. This is a good example of successful convergence as both companies benefit from each other's existence. With Disney's strong corporate background, Pixar could use Disney's distribution resources to fully make the most of Disney's name, and Disney can reap the benefits of Pixar's natural success capitalize their own financial gains from each successful Pixar release.
The natural example of synergy is also apparent when you look at Pixar and Disney's convergence as Pixar gets the artistic and creative credit which further reinforces their name in the industry, and Disney can gain from Pixar's success as the release of another hit from a production which bears the Disney brand name really boosts Disney's publicity as they are now always associated with Pixar and its success.
New technology isn't always welcomed in the media industry as it does sometimes forces a company to re-invest millions to reach the same level as their competitors, this financial risk can affect a company's future, if the investment doesn't reap overall profit the company has lost most of their money in a dead technology. An example of a company not taking this risk can be seen in Disney's history as they had produced Tron, a short CG animated film which was a staff production which was never destined to be released to the public, as it was only a test to see what CG animation could bring to the world of animation. An early pioneer in CG animation John Lasseter, had pitched the idea to Disney to create a full length feature film created with CG animation, Disney didn't see financial validity in the use of CG animation and had shunned the very idea that CG would take over the use of traditional animation. But as further developments and productions show, the public wanted CG in the animation industry, as it was something new and revolutionary in the world of animation and even media. Disney even goes back on its word and pairs with Pixar in a new world animation deal. This re-investment in new technology however did benefit Disney in the end, as they now see 3D animations financial worth and trust Pixar to develop new versions of RenderMan, which is the software that produces all of the new releases created by Pixar.
This surge of new technology has made the process of creating a new production cheap and fast, which is in the best interest of a big conglomerate like Disney, they can even reduce the cost of distribution as they can release a production straight to online streaming, cutting out the need for a physical object like a tape or disc. New technology has also made it incredibly easy for the public to start producing independent media productions; even with highbrow software such as RenderMan, such highly renowned software created directly from Pixar is available for public release, anyone with a half decent computer can download this software for a small fee and create their very own animation which would could be rendered to produce same aesthetic quality as a Pixar production. This is also the case with film productions as technology like cameras are getting better and cheaper at a staggering rate. A camera that would have been considered "high-end" in the 1980's, a quality equivalent is now used on a modern smart phone for a fraction of the price, even editing software like Sony Vegas and FinalCut can be purchased for public use. Even recently, a simpler version of editing software can now be purchased as an app on a smartphone or smart device, this type of technological convergence is now used in most cameras and smart devices, which makes it incredibly easy for the public to create their own production. Even distribution of their production isn't a difficult process as viral video sites like YouTube, Vimeo and DailyMotion are now an incredibly effective and flexible way of releasing a production to the world. This has essentially "levelled the field" as a single person can create something of similar aesthetic quality for a fraction of the price of a feature film.


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The Northeast Middle School bands and choir are having a busy spring with performances at school and throughout the community.
The choir sang at Edison High School during the Northeast community event of Art-a-Whirl on Saturday, May 16th.
Then. on Monday, May 18th, both the choir and the bands performed at NEMS for the spring concert. The audience enjoyed performances by the choir, concert band (picture included), intermediate band, beginning band, and jazz band. The performances showcased a wide variety of music including classical, jazz, Latin, and Irish, as well as music from "Glee" and "Pirates of the Caribbean."
The choir will be visiting Waite Park on Thursday, May 21st, to show the elementary students what they can look foward to by being involved in music during their middle school years.
On Wednesday, May 27th, the concert band will be part of the Viva City! Minneapolis Schools Middle School Band Festival which will be held during the school day at O'Shaunessy Auditorium at St. Thomas University. This is the same group that wowed the audience at the Northeast Band Festival on April 17th at Edison High School.
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PIA National Working to Resolve Problems with Certificates
PIA National is working to resolve problems with certificates of insurance that have been festering for decades. The problems for agents have been increasing recently, as non-insurance third parties demand that agents issue certificates of insurance that may not accurately reflect the terms of the insurance policy. In an effort to alleviate these problems, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) is working with interested parties to enact model legislation for states to use. While many states have passed laws, a lack of uniformity has developed so a model law endorsed by the nation's insurance legislators would be helpful.
"Independent agents are increasingly operating in multiple jurisdictions, so it's important that we get some uniformity and certainty with respect to certificates of insurance," said PIA National President-elect Andrew C. Harris during an October 7 conference call of the NCOIL Property-Casualty Insurance Committee. In addition to being the owner of an independent insurance agency, Harris is also a banker and he founded an insurance company. PIA National Director Don Flanders represents New Hampshire at NCOIL and is a member of its property/casualty committee.
The NCOIL model addresses PIA's concerns by clarifying what certificates of insurance are and making it illegal to issue or request a certificate that does not accurately represent the policy terms. Lenders have also expressed concern that they cannot rely on a binder if a policy is not available, because the binder often contains an expiration date. To alleviate this concern, NCOIL may now consider working on a second model based on New York law that makes it clear that a binder is valid until the policy is issued.
"Taken together, these two models - one addressing certificates of insurance and the other addressing the binder - may be able to fix three decades of problems," Harris said. "The leadership of NCOIL with its extensive legislative expertise is in a unique position to change confusion into clarity on this issue. PIA commends NCOIL for its leadership and commitment to timely action."
Read PIA's press release on certifications of insurance: PIA National Working to Resolve Longstanding Problems with Certificates (PIA 10/12/2011)


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Papa's Pockets
Last January my much loved brother-in-law died after a long and gallant struggle with a powerful illness. He left this world while surrounded by his wife, his children, and his deeply loved grand children. My sister, the grandmother of these children, wanted to give them some token to hold his memories. We came up with the idea of using Papa's shirts to make quilts for each child, incorporating a pocket into each one so that small tokens could be tucked in, or little surprise gifts. This is the first of the quilts and I am making them in order of age -- oldest to youngest. I just finished making up the top and am now ready to move onto the quilting phase. I'll update the blog as I go along but this is a long term project -- there are nearly a dozen grand children.
Margaret Griswold
7/22/2013 01:46:08 pm
The work that love does...
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If you would like to stay with us this is the room we rent via Airbnb. I would love to see you and give you a tour of the studio, some quality time at the knitting table, some scones and warm drinks.
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Norfolk Anglers Conservation Association are members of the Angling Trust and Fish Legal and fully support their work to develop and represent angling in all disciplines .
We also recommend that all individuals, clubs and fisheries support the work the Angling Trust is doing to fully unite angling.
To find out more and join the Angling Trust use the link above and visit the website.
Plenty of useful clothing and other items available for Members.
History of NACA - Fisheries
In order to gain greater influence in protecting fisheries throughout the county, the association has also taken on the fishing rights of various waters, including a third stretch of the Wensum that is earmarked as the site for our next habitat restoration project and also a 1.5 mile stretch of the upper Yare.
We have also taken on the management of various still-water fisheries, including the nationally famous Bawburgh Lakes complex. Membership to all these fisheries is available exclusively to NACA members, but is separate from the association membership fee. Very importantly however, fisheries are run primarily as conservation projects or to preserve them for angling and not mearly to provide fishing for our members.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > February 2, 2013
Guest Curated by Tom West
March 21 – April 14, 2013
Opening Reception:
Thursday, March 21, 2013, 5PM – 9PM
Gallery Hours:
Thursday + Friday, 3PM – 8PM
Saturday + Sunday, 12PM – 5PM
Other days by appointment.
Yellow Peril Gallery is pleased to present REVERSE COWGIRL, a group exhibition guest curated by Providence artist Tom West that challenges the "power position" in sex and explores whether or not what is considered stimulating in private (sexually) has a less attractive stance in the public realm (socially).
"Long before Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart proclaimed 'I know it when I see it', there has been a stigma attached to pornography that has kept visual artists from attempting to create it," observes West. "But since the fine line between art and pornography is consistently blurred, it's important to strip away any veneers of shame and repulsion surrounding sex in art and take a more critical look at the role sex plays in our private and public lives."
REVERSE COWGIRL features new work in a variety of mediums by artists from Olneyville and the surrounding mill complexes:
Curtis Aric makes a new world from the old, one piece at a time at The Steel Yard.
David Allyn is a ceramicist who uses a kiln fired with recycled wood from the neighborhood to create his much-coveted cups and vases at Nicholson File.
Nick Bauta is an artist and designer who crafts leather jewelry and clothes, urban furniture, and metal sculpture.
Christian Carrera explores the elements of human weakness through photography and digital sculpture.
Dave Cole is a sculptor whose work is characterized by an interest in history, politics, patriotism, and nostalgia.
Jill Colinan is a fiber artist who creates haunting, eerie, and intense dolls best described as "awesomely creepy."
Nori Dubusker Darling uses pen & ink and gauche to create art that is "irresistibly attractive."
Yann Weiner creates industrial expressionism through material integrity to create shifting, fractured planes derived from broken and pixelated imagery.
Tom West sees the world through irreverent lenses that empower him to rebrand it at his leisure using recycled materials.
REVERSE COWGIRL will launch the Gallery Night Providence 2013 season for Yellow Peril. The opening reception is on Thursday, 21 March from 5PM – 9PM. The exhibition will be on display until Sunday, 14 April 2013 and is sponsored by Montana Paints, The Avenue Project, Dusk, and Westminster Ink.
About Yellow Peril Gallery
YELLOW PERIL GALLERY is a contemporary art gallery located at The Plant, a historic mill complex in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. The Gallery strives to foster modern art critiques on popular culture and society from established and emerging artists in the United States and abroad. We aspire to exhibit provocative and visually arresting artwork created specifically to ignite conversations long after viewers have left the building. Artists that we represent share our commitment to social responsibility, and a percentage from the sale of all artwork is donated to a charitable organization of the Artists' choice. For more info about future exhibitions, visit www.yellowperilgallery.com.
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Mobile phones in Bermuda
Hello again my dear reader, this post is only tangentially about Bermuda. Before we came here, I had some business to take care of in Greece. Since we still lived in the Czech Republic but I needed to have both … Continue reading
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Bulova 1962 Accutron SpaceView
USA made Spaceview "C" Stainless Steel, The crystal has the Accutron logo at 12 o'clock and has luminous hour dots, The movement is stamped "214" and "USA Made" "M1" and this USA made Spaceview "C" has white painted hands that are luminous.
It has a Bulova "Style" #21026 and a case #2362
Here is the other portion of the crystal chart showing additional Accutron models using that case 2362.
It shows another Spacieview, variant 'B', using this case.
I could not find any ads showing the 'C' variant, and it is ommitted from the 1961 pricelist and the 1964 list - so no help there.
I did find a photo of a Spaceview using a similar case and sporting a leather band, 'C' perhaps?
This photo is from the 1961/62 Bulova Annual Report. Not sure at this point if subject watch is a 'B' or a 'C'


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Frequently Asked Questions about Summer Academies
Why should I come to a Summer Academy?
-Gain college experience
-Stay in a residence hall
-Meet new friends
-Meet JBU professors
-Awesome activites in the evenings
-Why wouldn't you want to come?!
Where will I stay during Summer Academy?
Students will be paired with other students in a Residence Hall. Check out the JBU residence halls.
What is the cost of Summer Academy?
Check out each individual Academy for costs. Academy registration fees will cover all meals, supplies, and activities from Sunday night - Friday morning of the academy. There is an additional fee for housing on-campus.
What do I need to bring?
-Towel, washcloth/loofa
-Bedding for a twin bed
-Pencils, pens, paper
Engineering Academy Specific:
-Earbuds or headphones
-Long pants (For Power Plant Tour)
-Closed Toe Shoes (For Power Plant Tour)
-Laptop or Tablet
-Workout clothes
-Spending money for evening outings
Do I need to bring bedding and towels?
Yes. You will need bedding or a sleeping bag for a twin size mattress.
Can I be picked up from the airport?
Yes. Transportation is available to/from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and Tulsa International Airport (TUL) upon request. You must notify the Academic Partnerships office at least 2 weeks before the start date of the Academy and pay the fee ($10 each way) to use this shuttle service.
What kind of clothes do I need to wear?
Summer Academy is a casual event, so wear comfortable, casual clothes...like you would at school. More detailed information will be provided as necessary for each individual academy.


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Did You Expect The Philadelphia 76ers To Get This Far?
What are the Philadelphia 76ers doing right now? How the hell did they get to one game from the NBA Eastern Conference Finals?
We're still asking ourselves that very question.
The #8 seed has made a surprising run in an already improbable season and are one game away from playing the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. But they certainly had a little help getting there. Nevertheless, nobody expected the 76ers to be where they are at right now. Last night, the Sixers pulled off another victory against the Boston Celtics and are headed to a game 7.
Obviously, the Sixers can thank the season-ending injury of Derrick Rose for their victory in the opening series against the #1 seeded Chicago Bulls. However, nobody necessarily saw Philly pushing the Celtics to the brink. It's been an ugly series against Boston. Blown leads, missed opportunities, and sputtering offenses have highlighted this matchup. Maybe it's because neither team is in a rush to play the Heat (or the Pacers, but who really thinks Indiana can come back?).
With Allen Iverson in the building and being honored, Evan Turner finally showing why he was picked second in the 2010 NBA draft, Elton Brand summoning the old Elton Brand, Jrue Holliday playing great playoff basketball and Andre Iguodala upping his stock, the Sixers are doing the unthinkable.
It's the Cinderella story that nobody is really talking about. Taking out the Celtics in this series would be huge. Even though they may be led to the slaughter by the Heat, the strange 2011-2012 NBA season continues to surprise. They are too young, too inexperienced, and just not talented enough to be here. Or so that's what most of the skeptics say.
The Sixers are saying otherwise.
They still have one more to play. Let's see if they can pull it off.


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By Margaret Scott
Sports Editor
With a fourth quarter totaling 63 points, the Liberty boys basketball team defeated Heritage 81-76 in a hard fought contest last Friday.
Brendon Slocumb led the team in scoring with 23 points.
"Brendon Slocumb and Ethan Payne came out of the gate on fire as we scored on six of our first eight possessions," said Coach Randy Dunton.
On Wednesday, January 4 the Liberty Wrestling team traveled to LCA for a dual meet. Liberty fell to the Bulldogs 42-36.
"The guys are wrestling pretty well right now," said Coach Ethan Lucas. "There are some things that each one needs to work on but they are in every match and battling for all six minutes."
At 120 Hunter Alto pinned Brooks in 5:49.
Jefferson Forest girls and boys swimming competed against Patrick Henry last Tuesday. Forest defeated PH by 10 points of the combined girls and boys teams at 174-164.
"Patrick Henry has one of the top girls teams in the state. We knew that our girls would have to swim their best to give us a chance at a combined score win," said Coach Marty Ponder.
By Margaret Scott
Sports Editor
The Staunton River girls fell 59-22 to Alleghany Tuesday, Jan. 3.
The Liberty boys basketball team fell 41-54 in a district matchup against Liberty Christian on Tuesday, Jan. 3.
"[I have to] give LCA's Elijah Cuffee credit for an outstanding shooting night and some key defensive contributions," said LHS Coach Randy Dunton. "Our team did not take advantage of some quality open shots in the first half."
The Jefferson Forest boys team has taken this year to start rebuilding and laying a structure for years to come. JF competed in the K Guard Classic at Salem Civic Center during the Holiday break.
Forest took on Cave Spring, Hidden Valley and Broadway during the tournament.
Raheem Anthony was named to the All-tournament team for the Fort Walton Beach Blowout over the Holiday Break.
Liberty won the tournament sportsmanship award.
"Our playing time in Florida showed numerous positives in terms of growth," said Coach Randy Dunton. "The trip was awesome. Such a fantastic opportunity to grow as a team."
Staunton River played in the two day Rustburg tournament at Rustburg High during the Holiday break and finished with a win over William Campbell but fell to Rustburg.
"I think we improved over the break. We were able to string together a few practices with the new arrivals for the first time which is going to help a great deal," said Coach Brandon Harris.
The Liberty girls basketball team defeated LCA with Celeste St. John leading the team with 19 points. The Lady Minutemen defeated LCA 58-32 for its first game after the break.
LHS started the game taking a 10-4 lead over Liberty Christian. Liberty extended its lead in the second to 27-14.
Jefferson Forest looking for another run at States
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Our latest featured member, Ellen Hatteland, also known as Ellen4260 is one of BurdaStyle's most prolific sewers! Read on about her sewing style, high energy life, and how she has more than 125 finished projects in her Burda studio.
Tell us a little about yourself.
Hello, my name is Ellen and I'm a sewing enthusiast!
Ellen Hatteland at her sewing machine
Where are you from originally, and where do you currently live?
I grew up on Karmøy, on the west coast of Norway in a family with 7 kids, so we couldn't afford buying clothes for every occasion. We had a lot of homemade garments.
Now I'm living on the country side in Nedre Vats (close to Haugesund) together with my husband and our four boys.
What's your day job, besides sewing?
I'm working in our company in the administration at www.hatteland.com.
Ellen Hatteland's four sons in new Christmas coats when they were young
How and when did you start sewing?
I started sewing clothes for my dolls when I was a little girl, and I was so happy to borrow my mom's old sewing machine! When I was studying in Stavanger, my girl friend and I had a passion for coloring garments, and we collected a lot clothes from my grandmother and my aunt and had a lot of fun!
I was lucky to get two non-expensive tops with long sleeves from my mum when we were shopping, and then I got the idea; I made headbands of the long neck and leg warmers of the sleeves and tank tops of the body, so I just cut it and zig-zag around the neck and sleeves. I was so proud of myself.
Then I started cutting around my T-shirt on the floor, and my sister told me that it could be smarter to try a pattern. Then I bought Miss B and this opened up my sewing world! At the beginning I tried the easiest pattern I could find, but after a while I challenged myself with more difficult patterns. My mother-in-law is a seamstress, and she has given me good advice and showed me how to solve difficult things.
Do you prefer to work from patterns, or draft your own?
My favorite patterns are BurdaStyle and when I receive a new magazine I want to start right away! If I'm happy with a garment that I have bought I sometimes draw a pattern from it and make it my way, and I also like to make retro dresses of a mix with old garments and new fabric.
There are no limits – and that's what makes it so interesting with sewing!
Holiday Outfit and Jumpsuit from the 90s, both with 1990s patterns.
How would you describe your personal style?
I do not have a special style, but for sure; I love colors! It makes me so happy sewing with colorful fabric :) Of course it depend on the mood, and if I'm sewing for a special occasion.
What's your sewing secret weapon?
When I'm sewing the most important thing is to have the iron right beside me and I love my little sewing measure which is very easy to use. (Enclosed a photo)
Who or what inspires you? Shop windows, magazines, vintage patterns…
I have different favorite fashion magazine that I like to buy, e.g. Costume, ¡Hola! Moda, and Marfy if I'm lucky to find these.
Since we have the business we have been travelling a lot and I could stay in a shop for more than an hour just looking at all different styles, models etc. and getting ideas!
What has been your favorite project recently?
If I should mention one of my favorite projects it must be my birthday dress ♫♪
Brocade birthday dress with pockets
If you were to give a beginner one piece of advice, what would it be?
Since I have started from scratch, without any sewing courses, it took me a while to find out how to sew things an easy way. But for a beginner, I would highly recommend to start with patterns from Burda Easy Fashion. It's a fabulous magazine with patterns you can cut out in the size you need and you can follow the instructions step by step with drawings.
If you had all the fabric, money, and equipment at your fingertips, what would be your dream garment to sew?
I do not have any dream garment to sew. I have a lot of fabric in my stash, and I have told myself not to buy any more for a few years….! I'm not sure if I'm able to keep that promise. :)
Anything else you'd like us to know?
Beside the sewing I'm singing in a choir, and I've been singing since I was a little girl. By the way, our choir will have a Country concert in October, and it would be so nice if someone could help me find some pattern for cowboy costumes we can use. I would be very thankful!
I also have my workout program I'm using 3 times a week. Since we are living in the country side it's the easiest way to do it at home before going to work (since I'm a morning bird…).
I love taking photos as well, but my husband is so kind taking all the pics for my projects, so I'm very lucky!
Colorful Red Blouson Jacket and Wrap Tank with Embroidery
You're a prolific sewer… how do you manage your sewing time?
I have a lot of energy and I take it out on my sewing machine…. so I'm early up in the morning and sometimes I'm drawing patterns before going to work, and when we're watching the news or a movie I'm cutting the patterns, so it can be very late in the evening before I meet the pillow! I normally use weekends and holidays for sewing, but it's in my mind (even in my sleep) that I'm thinking about projects I want to make. I love sewing dresses, and since we have only boys I have been sewing for my nieces instead, and as long as they like what I'm sewing it makes me happy!
If you could choose a lifetime subscription to any fashion magazine, what would it be?
As you know, I am a big BurdaStyle pattern fan, and of course I have no doubt; it would be the magazine of my lifetime :)
I'm also a fan of the BurdaStyle web page… it is Fabulous! It's like a whole sewing world is open for me, and I love to be a part of this!
This is a very interesting forum for sewing enthusiasts like me. I appreciate all the effort and work BurdaStyle are doing. It's very encouraging and educative to see both the forum and to share and get inspiration from other member projects.
It is also fun to get in touch with so many nice and great seamstresses all over the world and to share our passion for sewing at BurdaStyle.
Thanks so much for chatting with us! It's always the members that make BurdaStyle so great. Hopefully we get some cowboy patterns for your concert in the comments…


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SlideBook digital microscopy software advances research microscopy through the entire experimental process. By managing everything from instrument control to image processing and data analysis, SlideBook allows scientists to focus on investigation rather than instrumentation.
3i was established in 1995 by a group of scientists whose wide range of research activities includes cell biology, immunology, neuroscience and computer science. Our aim is to provide advanced multi-dimensional microscopy platforms that are intuitive to use, modular in design, and meet the evolving needs of investigators in the biological research community.
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Hi, I'm back, and I'm a married woman! First, let me just say I'm sorry for the extended hiatus and I really hope you haven't abandoned my blog entirely! I promise I have an explanation: when the combo of wedding planning + a full time job started to overwhelm me, I thought it would be best to hit pause on at least one aspect of my life. Because I was literally sleeping 3-4 hours a night and feeling stressed beyond belief. I've missed blogging, but to be honest – it's been really tough to resume things now that I'm settling back into my "normal" routine post-wedding (which basically consists of working and stuffing my face with food nonstop). I've been in a bit of a slump, but I'm ready to tackle fall (and fall fashion) – just after this one warm-weather outfit! Please bear with me!
Kev took these photos of me while we were on our mini moon in Panama and I wanted to share a little remnant of tropical style. I'll also pull together a recap of our stay in Panama soon, along with photos of the glorious American Trade Hotel (an Ace hotel) where we stayed – it was unbelievably cool and impeccably designed. People have been asking me "why Panama?" because I guess it seems like a random choice for a mini moon… but it's definitely on the verge of becoming a really trendy destination (and for good reason). You'll see!
Anyways, one afternoon when it was pouring rain, we took a trip to the Soho Mall – a super fancy collection of high-end stores (like Chanel, Saint Laurent, Valentino, etc.) in Panama City. I did some shopping at Topshop – since we don't have one in Boston and ended up buying these wildflower print pants. They were super comfy to wear during a long day of museum visits and aimless wandering around Casco Viejo. I paired them with a white sequin crop top and the perfect pair of caramel leather sandals from J.Crew.
I promise I have some seasonally-appropriate outfit posts lined up. Soon! I hope you had a nice long weekend!
Outfit details:
Shirt: Bailey 44 "You're the top" top (also available in black)// Pants: Topshop wildflower cigarette pants // Clutch: Loeffler Randall copper lock clutch // Shoes: J.Crew Amalia high heel sandals // Sunglasses: Illesteva leonard sunglasses // Bangles: ProjectDahlia rose gold bangle set (via Etsy) //


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Jose Carlos Mariategui 87 Years Later
By Marc Becker
June 23, 2017 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from TeleSUR English — In 1930, Waldo Frank wrote in the leftist U.S. weekly the Nation that the April 16 death of Jose Carlos Mariategui had plunged "the intelligentsia of all of Hispano-America into sorrow; and nothing could be more eloquent of the cultural separation between the two halves of the new world than the fact that to most of us these words convey no meaning."
His funeral turned into one of the largest processions of workers ever seen in the streets of Lima, Peru, but in the United States his death was hardly noticed. Unfortunately, 87 years later Mariategui is still largely unknown in the English-speaking world, even as his status as the founder of Latin American Marxism remains as relevant as ever for understanding political changes sweeping across the region.
Venezuela: speaking up to say the truth
By Atilio Boron
May 24, 2017 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Alainet — In various recent works, different analysts and observers of Latin American political life have reproached intellectuals and militants on the left for their silence on what is happening in Venezuela. That silence, they say, only reinforces the worst features of the government of Nicolas Maduro. This strategy was used a few weeks ago by a noted Venezuelan intellectual, Edgardo Lander, and more recently, in a special production of Pagina/12, it was reiterated by two colleagues from Argentina: Roberto Gargarella and Maristella Svampa. [1]
Marta Harnecker: 'Nobody can deny that a new revolutionary subject has been created in Venezuela'
January 27, 2017 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal — The following interview with Marta Harnecker was conducted by journalist Tassos Tsakiroglou for the Greek newspaper Efimerida ton Syntakton prior to Harnecker's participation in the international conference "150 years Karl Marx's Capital: Reflections for the 21st Century", held in Athens, Greece, January 14-15, 2017. Links is making available the original English version of the interview.
Latin Amerika'da Sol Bir Geri Çekilme Sürecinde Olsa Da Henüz Tükenmiş Değildir
[Original in English here .]
Federico Fuentes, Etiketler: Halk Direnişi, İşçi Hareketi
Exposing the devil: US foreign policy towards Latin America
By Dae-Han Song
October 12, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from International Strategy Center — Though this famous line emerged from one of the most iconic crime-heist movies of all time, it is just as fitting to the United States' machinations in Latin America. Of course, few today see the US as benign, or are ignorant of the US' role in the region. However, even those on the left sometimes forget just how omnipresent and involved the US is in Latin America's domestic problems and contradictions. As the left forgets this truth, it grows confused and disillusioned with the experiments occurring in Latin America. To properly understand the crises facing progressive parties in Latin America, we must distinguish between its own internal contradictions and those created and instigated by the United States. Only then can we understand the experiments undertaken in Latin America, correctly apply their lessons to our own situation, and find our role in ensuring their success.
Bolivia VP Alvaro Garcia Linera on the ebbing Latin American tide
Extracts of vive-president Garcia Linera's address at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires (May, 27, 2016).
September 9, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Open Democracy — We are facing a historical turning point in Latin America. Some are talking about a throwback, about restorers moving forward. The truth is that in the last twelve months, after ten years of intense progress, of territorial diffusion of the progressive and revolutionary governments in the continent, this progress has stalled, in some cases it has given ground, and in some other cases its continuity is in doubt. Wherever conservative forces have succeeded, an accelerated process of reconstitution of the old elites of the 80s and 90s, which seek to take control of the management of the state, is under way.
Bolivia's 'process of change' needs a change in course – Pablo Solón
Introduction and translation by Richard Fidler
September 8, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Life on the Left with permission — The global drop in commodity prices has been detrimental to the development strategy of many Latin American governments, some of which had used the new income from increased exports of largely unprocessed resources, accompanied by higher royalties and taxes, during the last decade to reduce poverty levels and reinforce and institute new social programs, while attempting to create new industries oriented to the domestic market or adding value to their exports.
[21세기사회주의 컨퍼런스] 마이클 레보위츠 인터뷰: 오늘날 라틴아메리카 신자유주의 대안 만들기
[Original in English here.]
국제전략센터/International Strategy Center -- 2016년 5월 24일 – 링크스– 마이클 레보위츠는 사회주의적 대안 구축에서 나타날 수 있는 문제점을 연구하는데 많은 시간을 할애해온 맑스주의의 선도적 인물이다. 레보위츠는 2004년부터 2010년까지 6년간 베네수엘라 까라까스의 미란다 국제 센터(CIM)에서 혁신적 실천방안과 인간 발전을 위한 프로그램 개발 책임자로 일하면서 "21세기 사회주의" 건설에 참여할 기회를 가졌다.
레보위츠는 최근 링크스와 공동 주최로 호주에서 개최된 21세기 사회주의 컨퍼런스에 참석했다. 아래 내용은 컨퍼런스에서 레보위츠가 중심이 되어 논의한 오늘날 라틴 아메리카에서의 신자유주의 반대와 사회주의 대안 전망에 대해 인터뷰한 내용이다.
[21세기사회주의 컨퍼런스] 마르따 하네커: 사회 변화를 위한 전략 – 민중의 힘과 정치적 수단
[Original in English here.]
Marta Harnecker on strategies for social change: people's power and political instruments
May 28, 2016 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- At the recent Socialist Alliance's Socialism in the 21st Century Conference held in Sydney in May 2016, Marta Harnecker, a Chilean psychologist, writer, journalist and a prominent investigator and commentator on experiences of social transformation in Latin America, presented this paper on: People's power and political instruments.
Building alternatives to neoliberalism in Latin America today: An interview with Michael Lebowitz
May 24, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal — Leading Marxist author Michael A. Lebowitz has dedicated a big part of his research to the problem of the possibilities of building a socialist alternative. He spent six years (2004-2010) in Venezuela working as a director of the program for Transformative Practice and Human Development at the Miranda International Center (CIM) in Caracas, where he had the opportunity to participate in the building of "socialism for 21st century".
Lebowitz was recently in Australia for the Socialism in the 21st Century conference, which was co-hosted by Links. In the interview published below, Lebowitz covers some of the topics he discussed during his visit regarding the opposition to neoliberalism and the prospects for a socialist alternative in Latin America today.
Peru: An initial analysis of the election results
By Bárbara Ester and María Florencia Pagliarone, translation by Sean Seymour-Jones
April 23 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal translated from Strategic Latin American Centre of Geopolitics, CELAG -- General elections were held in Peru [on April 10]. Along with the position of president and vice-president, 30 congresspeople were elected for the 2016 – 2021 period, and another five representatives to the Andean Parliament.
Overthrowing Dilma Rousseff: It's class war, and their class is winning
March 23, 2016 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Socialist Project -- Every so often, the bourgeois political system runs into crisis. The machinery of the state jams; the veils of consent are torn asunder and the tools of power appear disturbingly naked. Brazil is living through one of those moments: it is dreamland for social scientists; a nightmare for everyone else.
Dilma Rousseff was elected President in 2010, with a 56-44 per cent majority against the right-wing neoliberal PSDB (Brazilian Social Democratic Party) opposition candidate. She was reelected four years later with a diminished yet convincing majority of 52-48 per cent, or a majority of 3.5 million votes.
Dilma's second victory sparked a heated panic among the neoliberal and U.S.-aligned opposition. The fourth consecutive election of a President affiliated to the centre-left PT (Workers' Party) was bad news for the opposition, because it suggested that PT founder Luís Inácio Lula da Silva could return in 2018. Lula had been President between 2003 and 2010, and when he left office his approval ratings hit 90 per cent, making him the most popular leader in Brazil's history. This likely sequence suggested that the opposition could be out of federal office for a generation. The opposition immediately rejected the outcome of the vote. No credible complaints could be made, but no matter; it was resolved that Dilma Rousseff would be overthrown by any means necessary. To understand what happened next, we must return to 2011.
A Bolivarian Bernie? The Latin American Roots of Sanders' Social Democratic Populism
By Lucas Koerner
March 12, 2016 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Venezuela Analysis with the author's permission -- Since the US political establishment began taking seriously the threat posed by Bernie Sanders' presidential candidacy in recent months, the self-proclaimed "democratic socialist" senator has faced an endless barrage of red-baiting attacks.
On several occasions, Sanders' social democratic program has been likened to Venezuela and other Latin American countries of the so-called "pink tide", conjuring up the now routine images of apocalyptic economic meltdown replayed ad nauseum by corporate media outlets.
Sanders, for his part, has emphatically denied the comparisons– not without a small amount of red-baiting himself– preferring to draw his inspiration from Scandinavian social democracy, where a strong capitalist state guarantees a host of key social welfare provisions for its largely homogenous populace.
"We're not talking about Venezuela, we're not talking about Cuba. We are talking about the concept, which I don't think is a radical idea, of having a government which works to represent the needs of the middle class and working families rather than just the top 1 percent," the Democratic presidential contender explained at a recent forum hosted by Telemundo.
These assertions aside, there is, however, something about Sanders' left populist crusade against the "billionaire class" that is much more at home in Caracas than in Copenhagen.
Review: A World to Build: New Paths toward Twenty-First Century Socialism by Marta Harnecker
Harnecker will be one of the keynote speakers at Socialism for the 21st century: Moving beyond capitalism, learning from global struggles being held in Sydney on May 13-15.
Reviewed by Ian Richardson
A World to Build: New Paths toward Twenty-First Century Socialism
Marta Harnecker
Monthly Review Press 2015, 224pp.
March 3, 2016 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Counterfire with the author's permission -- The reason for socialists to have an interest in the situation in Latin America today is simple; the most significant political advances in the world today are taking place in Latin America. The Chilean revolutionary Marta Harnecker's book A World to Build is perhaps the most important English language attempt so far to analyse and to move forward the discussion on the left internationally around these changes.
Is South America's 'progressive cycle' at an end? Neo-developmentalist attempts and socialist projects
Social Movements and Progressive Governments - Building a New Relationship in Latin America
Marta Harnecker (pictured) will be one of the keynote speakers at Socialism for the 21st century: Moving beyond capitalism, learning from global struggles being held in Sydney on May 13-15.
By Marta Harnecker, translated by Richard Fidler
January 2016 — Monthly Review, reposted on Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal with the author's permission — In recent years a major debate has emerged over the role that new social movements should adopt in relation to the progressive governments that have inspired hope in many Latin American nations. Before addressing this subject directly, though, I want to develop a few ideas.
The situation in the 1980s and '90s in Latin America was comparable in some respects to the experience of pre-revolutionary Russia in the early twentieth century. The destructive impact on Russia of the imperialist First World War and its horrors was paralleled in Latin America by neoliberalism and its horrors: greater hunger and poverty, an increasingly unequal distribution of wealth, unemployment, the destruction of nature, and the erosion of sovereignty.
'Venezuela defines the future of the progressive cycle' An interview with Claudio Katz
Introduced and translated by Richard Fidler, article original published in Spanish in La Llamarada
July 14, 2013 -- Life on the Left, posted at Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal with permission -- Two recent events — the second-round victory on November 22 of right-wing candidate Mauricio Macri in Argentina's presidential election, and the December 6 victory of the right-wing Democratic Unity Roundtable,[1] winning two thirds of the seats in Venezuela's National Assembly elections — have radically altered the political map in South America. In the following interview, Argentine Marxist Claudio Katz discusses what these setbacks for the left mean for the progressive "process of change" that has unfolded on the continent over the last 10-15 years. My translation from the Spanish.
Katz is a professor of economics at the University of Buenos Aires, a researcher with the National Council of Science and Technology, and a member of Economists of the Left.[2]
Argentine Left presidential candidate: 'We want a hard left that denounces the political caste and fights with workers'
Initiated just over four years ago, the Left and Workers Front (FIT) in Argentina has become a key reference point on the left, and is quickly earning its place on the national political scene.
The FIT was formed as an alliance of three Trotskyist parties: the Socialist Workers' Party (PTS), Workers Party (PO) and Socialist Left (IS). It began largely as an attempt to overcome new electoral obligations requiring parties to win more than 1.5% of the vote in Open, Simultaneous and Obligatory Primaries (PASO) in order to stand in elections.
In a context where the far left has traditionally performed poorly in presidential elections, the FIT were relatively successful in their first electoral venture – the 2011 PASO for that year's national election - with presidential pre-candidate and historic figure on the left, Jorge Altamira, winning over half a million votes (2.46%).
In the PASO held July this year, more than 750,000 people voted for one of the two FIT presidential pre-candidates. Unable to come up with a united slate, the FIT used the mechanism of the primaries to let voters decide their candidate list for president-vice president.
Should Ecuador's left work with the right against Rafael Correa?
Banker and opposition leader Guillermo Lasso (second from right) meets with leaders from the Pachakutik political party in their offices in April 2015.
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By Pablo Vivanco
August 20, 2015 -- Originally published by TeleSUR English, posted at Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- For a relatively small nation, in terms of size, population and economics, Ecuador has been a major player in contemporary Latin American politics, particularly on the left.
The experience of toppled governments by popular uprisings, led by Indigenous organisations with radical left-oriented politics, has contributed to a regional shift that ushered in the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela and later the election of Evo Morales' Movement Toward Socialism in Bolivia.


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A fictitious murder on the set of a fictitious movie had Langley's streets abuzz this weekend.
Hundreds came out to unravel the mystery surrounding the untimely demise of movie producer Samuel Goldfin Myser.
Locals and visitors alike sleuthed through the streets of Langley to solve Langley's latest fictitious case of murder and enjoyed a day shopping, eating and exploring Langley.
"I think I know who did it," said Jennifer Amherst, who had come from Seattle with a group of friends. "This is so much fun. The actors are super and they have paid so much attention to detail."
The weather cooperated as well and Langley remained mostly dry while it rained elsewhere throughout the weekend, which certainly favored the many detectives who tried to break the case.
It was one of the most successful mystery weekends in recent years.
Langley Chamber of Commerce board President Mary Ann Mansfield said attendance was up by far.
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It all started with the discovery of a gruesome murder in the quaint Village by the Sea. Movie producer, Samuel Goldfin Myser, lay slain in Langley Saturday morning.
He had plans to make a movie in Langley — the revival of his favorite movie form, the rollicking western musical. Myser had heard about plans to produce a full-length movie musical based on the history of Langley's first all-woman city government. In order to get as much (free) publicity for the movie as possible, he decided to hold auditions for the movie in Langley during the town's centennial year.
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As a result of an intensive investigation by Detective I.B. Fuzz and the work of Langley Coroner Gus Gruesome, it was determined that only one could be the killer.
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Both Titus Kanbea and Stephen Spielswords left under suspicion. Both were sick of working with Myser, whom Stephen suspected of embezzling money from the movie budget, and Titus called an impossible tyrant.
When the results of the DNA tests came back from Coupeville Scientific, the detective saw that Myser's blood was found on the man's watch near his body. Since Myser only wore jewelry of yellow gold, detectives knew the watch was not his.
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Stephen Spielswords was not only sick of working for Myser he also suspected he was moving money from the movie budget to his personal bank account, endangering the success of the production. The final straw came when he learned that Myser had been the Terra Preda International banker and Wall Street mortgage derivatives trader who was responsible for Spielswords' elderly parents losing their home to foreclosure. And that spelled the end to the great producer.
It was the 29th mystery solved in Langley.