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Junior club champs just finished yesterday at our club and Colin participated quite well. First game was on Friday night which he lost and meant he moved into the plate for his draw. This was followed up with a win on Saturday morning and meant he made it to the Plate final at 2pm that afternoon. Turned out he had to play his class mate Aaron from school, unfortunately Colin got beaten but he did so with a smile on his face and wasn't worried about the result. He certainly has improved over these last 3 weeks as him and I have had at least a couple practices a week after school, he now has fewer faulty serves and the aim now is to work on his backhand next and stop him from over running his shots. Something we will work on over spring and summer to give him a head start next year as the junior season has now come to an end. CJ didn't get a price but got a Subway voucher for his smile and attitude on court! All 3 Jamiegees did very well, finishing all 1st in their draw, well done guys! Will post some squash photos later when I get some more time.
Here is another LO I completed this morning and was working on at the club yesterday.
credits: SgD Template 7, SgD Club PS 3 at http://www.scrapbooksgonedigital.com, Stierney Preppyboy addon paper,
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Good excuse for a Mulled Wine weekend
Well, we didn't get as much skiing done as we had hoped this last weekend. All started with having to wake up at 3.30am on Friday morning as we wanted to be on the road by 4.30 as we had a 5hr drive to Taupo first to drop off one of Brian's work vans, now surplus to requirements. As you can imagine, not the easiest of drives with only about 4hrs of sleep and me driving our fully loaded family car following Brian in the van in darkness for about 3 hours until sunrise! We made it to Taupo, dropped the van off and turned around for a drive back to Ohakune to our cosy accommodation for the weekend and made it in time for some afternoon skiing at Turoa ski field. Visability was prety much non existent, but we were just happy to have gotten in some skiing at least. Couldn't take any pics as we skiied in the rain, never mind. Saturday morning wasn't any better, still no visability and we were so keen to try our upper mountain ski passes. We did our 1st run in white out conditions while looking for a particular trail down I wasn't able to find. After making it to the bottom we decided that the conditions were just too crap, so decided on a refund on our all day pass and head back to Ohakune to join the rest of the Win family for lunch in town. As you guessed it, Murphy's Law, the mountain decided to clear and we missed out on the best skiing we could have had, apparently it was warm and clear blue skies - oh well lunch was very nice and we still had mulled wine left over from the previous evening, yum yum. Sunday was total blizard conditions, no chairlifts were going, so Morgan & Colin hired out a toboggan each. The fun didn't last very long in those conditions & to top it all Morgan got hurt sliding over the bank and hurting his lower leg on a water hydrant and needed some medical attention when his leg swelled up with a nasty looking bruise, which turned out to be a broken leg - poor Morgan! So that left just a half days skiing on Monday afternoon after we all packed up in the morning. We did our best skiing on our last day with visability of about 1km. With plenty of runs down we all improved some what & Colin now out skiis us both, the little speed demon - haha.
Well, we must have done ok as I can feel plenty of sore muscles today...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Just a quick post
The weather is settling down into fantastic skiing weather, with Friday so far shaping up quite nicely for a half day skiing. We can't wait.
Just posting a quick lo I finished over the weekend of a get together with friends bowling now a few months back. Hopefully this will load quickly, so I am not late for training again - hehe. Well Murphy's Law, blogger got stuck on me so am uploading it now 3 hours later and was late for training again!
Just did a big shop, isn't it funny how you always manage to spend more then you set out especially when you shop for goodies to take away for our ski weekend. We won't be starving, that's for sure...
credits: Digitreats RUN paper, Twoboyz00 paper (recoloured), Flerg's A Mother's Love Stitched flowers,
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Boyz & their toyz
What a busy Saturday we just had. Brian inherited an old farm/dirt bike from his brother, so once we got it back home, it didn't take long before all 3 boys got riding it. Corey is so into wanting to be into all the people action, so being on a dirt bike wasn't a worry to him. BB took him for lots of rides then Colin was next. He has been wanting a bike for a while, only natural when both his older brother and Dad ride too. CJ can't touch the ground yet, but in 1st gear he looks very much in control, doesn't he? Well, the smiles just said it all.
Then BB & I were of in the evening to our friend Geordie's 50th, great party catching up with good friends and didn't see our bed for the evening until 4am.
Sunday was spend recovering ;) but we did manage to pick up some new ski pants for the boys, BB's seemed to have shrunk - not! Also got measured up for some skis & boot hire, hopefully we get some good skiing in - there is over a 3m base at present but weather has not settled down as yet. Lets keep fingers crossed.
Then BB & I were of in the evening to our friend Geordie's 50th, great party catching up with good friends and didn't see our bed for the evening until 4am.
Sunday was spend recovering ;) but we did manage to pick up some new ski pants for the boys, BB's seemed to have shrunk - not! Also got measured up for some skis & boot hire, hopefully we get some good skiing in - there is over a 3m base at present but weather has not settled down as yet. Lets keep fingers crossed.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
In training
Last time Colin went to junior squash night he wondered if he could put his name down for our junior club champs at the end of the month. I said of course he could as it was open to all junior members and he remembered how much fun he had last year, plus the goodies he got for just participating. So I suggested that perhaps he would like some extra practice during the week after school. CJ now catches the train to the club where I meet him from my work and we practice twice a week. It is paying off as his serves and game has already improved somewhat in the short space of time.
Finished scrapping my birthday blooms from last month, gorgeous aren't they!
credits: Hoosfunky papers by Amy Sumrall, Datebits date by Misty Cato, Quote by Anna Aspen, frame by Kristin Skjæringrud, overlay created from UrbanJungle flower by Coralee Evans.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
OMG, Bethany created my Dog Tired WA request
Well, did I get a pleasant surprise this morning when I just happend to checkout http://elegantwordart2.blogspot.com/, low & behold there it was her latest post titled "Dog Tired". I started reading and came to the 2nd paragraph and I let out a squeel of excitement as I read "This WordArt request is from Maureen." I had left a little comment on her blog that I was looking for a Dog Tired WA and ended up altering one of her old ones, see my previous post.
So here is the revised version with a special thanks to Bethany for her wonderful word art. Such a talent!
Be on the look out for my next GIMP tutorial, I'll be covering creating manual/perspective shadow as applied to WA and I have used a little bit of gradient on the corners to make it look it has a slight curl.
Credits: dog WordArt - Elegant WA by Bethany, papers Pawprints - LorieM Design, paper cluster - DaniellaYoung Designs, frame - Tout_simplement by ImagineByFran
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Feb. 23, 1911 - Oct. 3, 2006
John D. Newsome, 95, of Goldsboro, died Tuesday evening at Britthaven Nursing Home.
A native of Wayne County, Mr. Newsome was the son of the late John W. and Polly Ann Newsome. A member of Woods Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, he served as deacon and trustee for many years. In 1995, Mr. Newsome was named honorary trustee at Woods Grove P.F.W.B. Church. He was retired from W.P. Rose Supply Company.
Funeral services will be held Friday evening at 7 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Grady and the Rev. Reynolds Smith officiating. Interment will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park.
Mr. Newsome is survived by a son, John William Newsome and wife, Libby of Goldsboro; a daughter, Novella Zambelli and husband, Johnny of Goldsboro; eight grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by special daughters-in-law, Jean Newsome of Wilmington and Margaret Newsome of Goldsboro.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Newsome was preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Laulas Smith Newsome; two sons, Billy Ray Newsome and Eddis L. Newsome; two grandchildren, John Keith Newsome and Billy Ray Newsome, Jr.; his brother, Don Newsome; and his sisters, Josie Grady, Lucy Anderson, Sally Wiggins, Alice Sutton Cunningham, Lala Fields, Mattie Wiggins, Belle Sutton and Laurah Howell.
Flowers are welcome or memorial donations may be made to Woods Grove P.F.W.B. Church, 4009 Central Heights Road, Goldsboro, NC 27534.
The family will receive friends Friday following the service at Seymour Funeral Home and other times at the residence of John William Newsome, 103 Fairfield Drive in the Lane Tree Village Subdivision.
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1. Trembling before Thine awful throne,
O Lord, in dust my sins I own;
Justice and mercy for my life
Contend; O smile, and heal the strife.
2. The Savior smiles; upon my soul
New tides of hope tumultuous roll;
His voice proclaims my pardon found,
Seraphic transport wings the sound.
3. Earth has a joy unknown to Heaven,
The newborn peace of sins forgiven;
Tears of such pure and deep delight,
Ye angels, never dimmed your sight.
4. Ye saw, of old, on chaos rise
The beauteous pillars of the skies;
Ye know where Morn exulting springs,
And Evening folds her drooping wings.
5. Bright heralds of the eternal will,
Abroad His errands ye fulfill;
Or, throned in floods of beamy day,
Symphonious in His presence play.
6. Loud is the song, the heavenly plain
Is shaken with the choral strain;
And dying echoes, floating far,
Draw music from each chiming star.
7. But I amid your choirs shall shine,
And all your knowledge shall be mine:
Ye on your harps must lean to hear
A secret chord that mine will bear.
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Italy, like the U.S. and other countries, struggles both with prison over-crowding and recidivism – the too-high percentage of released prisoners who reoffend and end up back inside. A few years ago, the Italian government, sometimes in partnership with private industries, began a program to offer training in trades work (painting, carpentry, etc.), and because it seems to be working, the program is being expanded, to more kinds of work, and to more prisons.
A ground-breaking addition to the was introduced late last year, when a full-scale, up-market restaurant opened in a prison just outside Milan. InGalera – the name is prison slang for "In Prison" – quickly caught the attention of the media and adventurous diners: The eatery is fully booked a month or more in advance, and the food critic of Corriere della Sera, one of Italy's most important newspapers, has urged her readers to "spread the word."
Elvira Serra, who visited InGalera a few days after its 'soft' opening, praised the menu (which included, she noted, "chestnut pappardelle with venison ragout and currants, and guinea fowl stuffed with Belgian [endive] and hazelnuts") and the wine list that, she said, "well-represents all [Italian] regions." And the tag line of her column was, indeed, "Spread the word!"
The small prisoner staff – all carefully-chosen, as you'd imagine – is overseen by a professional maître d', Massimo Sestito, who greets customers and handles all the cash, and, in the kitchen, by professional chef, Ivan Manzo. The latter recently told the New York Times that he is not concerned about working with men convicted of serious crimes, because, as he put it, "I've seen a lot of crazy people working in kitchens outside of here!"
Many of the visitors are naturally curious about the presence of a commercial restaurant inside a prison, a world that is alien to most people. But more and more, as word spreads, thanks in part to glowing reviews on TripAdvisor (InGalera has a four of a possible five stars there), they are drawn by the cuisine, which is presented as impressively, and professionally, as in the area's finest restaurants.
Sadly, though, the men chosen to work in InGalera are due to remain in prison for considerable lengths of time, so it will be a while – several or more years – before they will be able to put their newly-learned skills to work in the civilian world.
Why is that so? Simply because those running the training program want a good return on their investment in these workers! Understandable, but sad, nonetheless.


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Is helicopter parenting starting to crash and burn? The expectations for modern parents just keep adding up: read to your baby, keep your 7-year-old busy with summer activities, help your teenager prep for the SATs. Does this growing involvement reflect an improving knowledge of child development — and open up a lifetime of opportunities for the children? Or are super-involved parents, with the calendars full of cello and language lessons, just creating a crop of spoiled "adultescents"?Read the Discussion »


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But Her Sense of Smell is Quite Functional. (We forgot her birthday.)
I was going to begin this short story by telling you that our Cal-girl will soon be eleven years old. Her birthday is the fifteenth of October. However, being that it is currently the eighteenth of October, and I am just now remembering as I type these very words that her birthday WAS THREE DAYS AGO!, I will have to admit that her eleventh birthday came and went in the most uncelebratory manner. We forgot her birthday.
And now, the story that I am about to tell on her makes me think we really deserved it after all and that she knew exactly what she was doing….
She was the sweetest puppy. And beautiful. Her apricot coloring with the star on her forehead, paws, and the tip of her tail made nearly everyone fall in love with her. I still remember seeing her for the very first time. Keep in mind, I am the animal lover in this marriage, but it was my husband that first fell in love with her. (When I saw the mother of Cali's litter I clammed up; I could tell she had a good deal of pit-bull in her.) She laid in his lap on her back for nearly forty-five minutes. She was so good-natured, the kind of puppy that didn't yelp for attention or paw at you for continuous tummy scratches. And she wasn't a licker. Check, check, check. But something didn't settle with me about the pit-bull lineage. We thanked the rescue agency workers and left. Sometime during the car ride home, my husband said to me, "Okay, on the count of three, let's say yes or no." He said yes, I doubtingly said no. Already, I was beginning to feel the twinge of regret. Her little face, those soft ears, that wonderful temperament! Long story short, we called the agency to tell them we had changed our minds. They, to turn the tables, were now unsure about us. "We just really want to know that you really do want her," they said. We really did. We supplied the required references and paid all our dues. We held our breath during the home visit. Finally, she was ours.
Years after her puppyhood, people assumed that Cali was still indeed a puppy. She appeared to have a diet consisting of part lamb, part fountain of youth. Slowly, over the last year or two, her age has snuck up on her. Her beautiful apricot coloring has begun to turn white, especially around her muzzle, and she moves at a much slower pace due to hips that are nearly out of socket. (Our last trip to the vet made me cry.) Her hearing is going. Or selective. I vote for the latter. I vote for the latter because our neighbors from Kensington Drive would always rave, absolutely RAVE, about Cali's obedience. "We would just let her have the run of the yard for awhile and then, when it was time to go in, we'd call her once and she'd come running! We don't believe you that she doesn't obey," they'd say with a serious smile. (Also, we know that her hearing is going because we practically have to yell at her to stop her snoring, which has also gotten worse over the years.)
Call her once? Running? Cali?
Who are we kidding here.
But I digress.
What I am happy to tell you is this: her sense of smell is in wonderful condition. Wonderful.
Late Saturday evening, her birthday mind you, my husband and I were talking about how to help our children with the long car ride to church the following day. We put careful thought into making up a bag for them full of coloring pencils, paper, new library books, and snacks. To be specific, Annie's bunny-grahams and beef jerky, all neatly placed in three separate ziplock bags to prevent any bickering. I leaned my oversized, open-top tote up against the back of the couch, walked past a sleeping Cal-girl cuddled up in her bed, and climbed contentedly up the stairs, feeling like mother of the year. (smile)
Early the next morning my husband tiptoed downstairs to see if we had any snow that had been forecasted. Back he came with no happy news: No snow. No snacks. "Whatttt?," I practically whispered-shrieked. But there it was. And there she was. And she knew I knew. Ziplock bag shreds all OVER the floor. One bag of Annie's bunny-grahams survived but there wasn't one single hint that beef jerky had even existed.
The elderly have a few extra things going for them. For the most part, they can say things they shouldn't and do things they shouldn't and get away with it. I have found that the same is true for my Cal-girl. We told her that she was naughty and left it at that. And, now that I think about it, the poor thing honestly deserved a little bit of jerky and organic bunny-grahams for reaching eleven years without even the slightest acknowledgement from her family.
Did you hear that, Cali?
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Welcome from Dr. Ann Murphy, Dean
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Consistent with its mission, The College of Business offers students a variety of educational opportunities that lead to a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Management or Marketing. We are also proud to offer a Master of Professional Accountancy, readying accounting students for the state's CPA requirements. The college also provides opportunities for non-degree seeking students to gain additional undergraduate education through our extensive course offerings. The college provides convenient access to instruction through traditional classroom sessions and online delivery. Classes meet at the main Auraria campus and the MSU Denver South campus. Classes are offered during the day, evenings, and weekends and include extensive summer offerings in addition to courses during the traditional academic year.
As a teaching institution, MSU Denver emphasizes innovative, contemporary instruction and a nurturing, transforming educational experience. This quality business education is provided by a faculty committed to providing quality education for future business leaders. The faculty stays current through scholarly activity, continuous professional development, and engagement with the business and professional community.
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Located on the Auraria Campus, MSU Denver has a diverse student and faculty population in the heart of Downtown Denver. Such diversity contributes to an enriching educational experience. In the hub of the Denver business community, MSU Denver is building partnerships to reflect its dedication to the Colorado business community. Such alliances will build bridges between the business community and students entering the workforce.
I invite you, one of tomorrow's business leaders, to explore the College of Business website and learn more about our remarkable degree programs, unique mission, and quality faculty.
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Wouldn't convenience stores be even more convenient — and profitable — if they sold the same high-quality perishables found in full-size stores? And wouldn't grocery chains prefer to get food dollars out of smaller, convenient locations than lose them entirely?
These are questions that Sainsbury, the British grocery leader, seems to have answered in the affirmative. The chain has scored a hit with Sainsbury Local, a small-store, mostly urban format offering not just snacks and fast service but fresh fruits and vegetables, prepared foods and salad bars. Eleven of its 20 best-performing stores are Locals, and it is adding 100 more in Shell stations throughout Britain.
The trend could turn out to be peculiar to Britain, where there are tough barriers to building large supermarkets like those common in U.S. shopping centers. Still, it may offer lessons for American retailers. "The convenience field is one that is full of opportunity right now," says Mark Husson, a Merrill Lynch analyst.
Husson doesn't think U.S. retailers should go directly into the convenience store business. But he does believe they could profit by developing smaller store formats that emphasize their own brands of quality perishables, in locations — often urban — that would be more convenient for shoppers than supercenters.
One impact might be renewed interest in older supermarket properties that were abandoned as chains moved into bigger digs. "A lot of what were deemed too-small stores will be workable," Husson theorizes.
There are doubters. Meredith Adler, a food and drug retail analyst with Lehman Brothers, says the British success with small-store formats "is a function of the real estate market in the U.K., where real estate is limited." She's not sure the trend will translate to this side of the Atlantic. And while many food retailers are scaling back store sizes, she says the reason is a desire to lower costs, not necessarily to make shopping easier.
Jason Whitmer, an analyst with FTN Midwest Research in Cleveland, agrees that change in formats is coming to the U.S. grocery industry in the next decade, "but none of this is really on the radar right now."
Husson, meanwhile, believes Kroger is in a strong position to try a branded approach in a convenience-store setting: It already owns nearly 800 convenience stores under the names Kwik Shop, Quik Stop Loaf n' Jug Mini Mart and others.


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Holy Trinity Cathedral – Lounge, Parish Hall
514 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster
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Guest Speakers
Ken Hardie, Translink
- New Pattullo Bridge location, traffic access and exit, connections to North Fraser Perimeter and Highway No. 1
- Transit Police and offices move to Sapperton
- Skytrain extensions – Evergreen Line, service to Surrey, Langley
Harvey Hatch, architect for Ballenas
- proposed 20 storey and 11 townhomes development at 125 Columbia Street (at Elliot Street), over the Skytrain tunnel at the eastern entrance to the Downtown area. Is this an appropriate location for this development?
Both speakers will take questions after their presentations.
Regular Business
- Committee reports from Homeless Coalition, Traffic Advisory, Community Policing.
- City re Waterfront Park, Civic Centre, and other work in progress.
- River Market
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Infrequent allies, Broward, Dade and Palm Beach county leaders have agreed to fight together for a crucial common interest: money.
They decided Wednesday they will ask the Legislature for new sales taxes and possibly a lottery, the proceeds to be used for South Florida`s libraries, low-income housing, jails, roads and beaches and to operate its bus and Metrorail systems and a proposed tricounty commuter train.
For the first time, the commissions finally agreed at a meeting in North Dade to work together for the passage of 15 new laws, most of which would make additional state funds available for local programs and facilities.
Broward, Dade and Palm Beach counties represent 32 percent of Florida`s population. Martin County plans to join in lobbying for five of the 15 items.
But there was disagreement about the partnership`s effectiveness.
``This is very nice that we`re sitting here talking to ourselves,`` Metro- Dade Commissioner Barry Schreiber said. ``We now have a tricounty agenda for the first time ever. Now what are we going to do with it?``
Commissioners decided they would lobby their 14 state senators and 41 representatives in Tallahassee for the best results.
``We get great lip service when they come here, but then they get back to Tallahassee and forget,`` Broward Commissioner Scott Cowan said.
Among other items members of the three commissions said they would support include:
(BU) Legislation to allow them to impose an extra 1-cent sales tax for jails in Palm Beach and Broward counties and to operate the Metrorail system in Dade.
Such a tax, added to the 5-cent sales tax collected now by the state, would raise an estimated $100 million in Dade and $85 million in Broward over five years. But the Legislature already is looking at an increased sales tax to raise more money for the state and may not let the counties add another penny.


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Alfred Wallis (18th August 1855 - 29th August 1942) was a Cornish Fisherman and Artist. He was born and raised in Penzance, where he also married his wife Susan Ward at St Mary's Church. Following the death of both his infant children and his wife, Wallis decided to paint.
Without having any art education, Wallis's paintings falls under the category of naive art, Alfred Wallis was one of the first members of the St. Ives art scene.
|Houses at St. Ives, Cornwall ?c.1928-1942 at the Tate Britain
|The Blue Ship c.1934 at The Tate Britain
His childlike paintings had gained huge popularity in the art world with many people practicing this technique whether they were educated in the art world or not. At Artist Residence, we have decided that the painting below with the huge fish chasing the boat is our favourite.
The Association of British Naive Art will be hosting a two week exhibition that will bring together the biggest collection of naive art. This will be held at the The Mariners Gallery in August. I know, it is still seems so far away! We just want you to prepare your stay in advance so that you won't miss out on this amazing opportunity.
To look at more Alfred Wallis work online, check out the Alfred Wallis website and the BBC.


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The Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation was established in 1977 and has since become a leading educational and research center in Russia the area of public policy. ANE delivers business and educational programs and trains civil servants, entrepreneurs, managers, financiers, and lawyers. ANE's teaching excellence manifested itself through the successes of over its 100,000 graduates. Among the Academy's graduates are presidents of the Newly Independent States in the post-soviet area, prime ministers and ministers, famous financiers and leaders of the Russia industrial sector.
Home to future leaders in the public and business sectors in Russia and abroad, today the Academy constitutes a multi-tier research and educational complex that realizes a continuous education model whose framework incorporates higher education and postgraduate training, as well as tailored professional training.
The Academy's structure has evolved over time to incorporate 15 departments, 3 research institutes, regional branches, as well and multiple research and training centers. ANE's faculty is formed by prominent Russian academics representing the riches of research interests and rainbow of the most advanced tuition methodologies.
ANE holds membership with several international business education associations, including IAU, AACSB, AMBA, CEEMAN, among others.
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Students will live with host families in Moscow.
- Breakfast and dinner are provided as part of the homestay
- Georgia Tech degree-seeking student.
- Good Academic Standing with a 3.0* (or higher) GPA at time of application
- Undergraduates must have completed at least two semesters of study at GT.
- At least 18 years of age by the program's departure date
- Be able to stay at the host university for the duration of their semester, INCLUDING through their exam period
- Be in Good Standing with the Office of Student Affairs and Housing
- All Non-U.S. Citizens are welcome to apply to participate in an exchange outside of their home country only. This rule applies to all who do not have a U.S. passport, including U.S. Permanent Residents.
- All study abroad participants are required to have a passport prior to any visa deadline dates, and any needed visas prior to departure date (Students are responsible for securing all required travel documents per the host country's regulations prior to departure).
*Some host schools have stricter requirements such as higher GPA or more time in school before study abroad. (See Academic Info on your host school GT program page for any restrictions.)
Academic Info
ANE will provide students with a list of courses available in the disciplines listed above.
Courses at the Center for International Projects are taught in English. Courses at other ANE institutes are taught in Russian.
Credit Transfer
Credit for courses taken as a part of exchange programs is received by transferring the credits back to Georgia Tech. For more information about this, click here. Here you will find the foreign credit approval form, the foreign credit approval form instructions, and a link to the registrar's Equivalency Table.
1 ANE credit = .88 GT credits
1.136 ANE credits = 1 GT credit
ANE Grade = U.S. Grade
Program Costs (Estimated)
- For most exchange programs, participants must pay GT tuition, GT campus fees, and study abroad insurance to the GT Bursar for each GT semester they are abroad. No other expenses associated with this program are paid to GT; instead, these expenses are paid on site.
- Keep in mind the costs of books, health insurance, food, living expenses, and travel money, as well as pre-departure costs like your passport and visa.
- Following are cost estimates for one semester at the exchange program school that may help you prepare for your term(s) abroad. All costs are in USD.
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Costs in the preceding chart are estimates for GT students based on tuition rates posted by the GT Bursar. Guaranteed tuition rates, graduate tuition rates, and MBA tuition rates vary. Please check the GT Bursar's web site to confirm actual tuition rates based on degree, term, or level of study. Insurance rates are subject to change. Actual costs may be higher or lower than those listed above, depending on the exchange rate and personal spending habits/needs.
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The currency in Russia is the Ruble (RUB). Exchange rates fluctuate, so check the newspaper or click here for the most current rates.
Visa and Passport Information
- Complete information about how to apply for or renew a U.S. passport is available here.
- You must obtain all proper immigration documents, such as an official passport and a visa if required. Students are responsible for securing all required travel documents per the host country's regulations. For visa information visit the U.S. State Department website here.
Experiences of Former Students
Want to hear from former study abroad students about the realities of daily life at the host school? Want to see snapshots from around the world - taken by former study abroad participants? Check out these helpful links: Peer Advisors and Study Abroad Photo Contest.
Can't find a student perspective for your particular program? Contact this program's Exchange Abroad Advisor (listed at the top of this page); this advisor often has lists of recent participants who are eager to tell other GT students about studying abroad.


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SPRINGFIELD – Jonathan Tallaj was supposed to go to Maine with his aunt on vacation, but at the last moment he decided to stay in Springfield to be with his girlfriend.
That turned out to be a fatal decision.
Tallaj, 25, of 86 Wilmont St., died late Tuesday after he was shot by unknown assailants as he walked home, police said. He was struck just a few yards from the front door that leads to his upstairs apartment in the building his father owns.
His aunt, Nereida Perez, standing before a makeshift shrine to Tallaj's memory set up just off the front porch, said the shooting makes no sense.
Tallaj, known throughout the neighborhood as "J.T." was a good kid, she said.
He did not use drugs, hang with gangs or ever get into trouble, she said. He had never been arrested.
Springfield police said that other than a single speeding ticket from a few years back, he has no prior record.
Perez said Tallaj was a certified nursing assistant and had a job caring for the elderly.
While she spoke, more than 20 family members and friends stood consoling each other on the tree belt and front lawn.
"If it happened to one of the other kids who hang on the street I could understand it - but he was a good kid," she said. "No one ever had a problem with him. Everyone on the block loved him."
According to Capt. Peter J. Dillon, head of the Springfield Police Criminal Investigations Bureau, detectives are working to determine a motive for the shooting, but so far do not have one.
"We can't tie him to a gang, we can't tie him to drugs and we can't tie him to any love-hate relationship," he said.
Dillon said witnesses told police that Tallaj was walking down Wilmont Street at around 10:30 p.m. when "two guys came out of a driveway and just blasted him."
Tallaj ran into 77 Wilmont St., an apartment building diagonally across the street from his home, in an apparent attempt to get away from the shooters, Dillon said. He was found there and brought to Baystate Medical Center where he eventually died.
Police are looking for the assailants but so far have not made any arrests in the shooting, Dillon said.
The killing is the 14th homicide in Springfield this year, and the first since 45-year-old Paul Bagge died on July 13 after striking his head on the ground when punched by another man on East Street. A year ago at this time there were 11 homicides, en route to a year-end total of 16.
It is also the third homicide on Wilmont Street, a 400-yard straightaway connecting Dickinson and Ranney streets in the city's Forest Park neighborhood.
On Oct. 18, 2009, 18-year-old Brittany Perez was shot to death in her apartment when a man fired several shots from the street through the front window at 55 Wilmont St.
A little more than a year before that, 25-year-old Christopher Washburn was stabbed on July 1, 2008 while trying to break up a fight, which also happened in front of 55 Wilmont St. He died five weeks later on Aug. 8., 2008.
Perez said the shooting was doubly tragic and senseless because if things worked out differently, Tallaj would not have even been in town to be shot.
He was supposed to go with her on Monday to vacation in Maine, but at the last moment he decided to stay in Springfield to spend time with his girlfriend, she said.
"He was supposed to go with me," she said.
She said her vacation lasted one day and it ended when her phone rang late Tuesday. "They called me to tell me he had been shot," she said.
Perez said Tallaj had spent Tuesday evening at the home of a neighbor up the street when he had gone for dinner.
"When I'm not home, they (the neighbors) feed him," she said.
She said she has no idea who shot him or why they would want to.
After Tallaj was shot, he ran to 77 Wilmont St. where another friend of Perez lives. Perez thinks he ran there to get help.
Tallaj was originally from Boston but moved to Springfield with his mother where he grew up. He moved to Boston again and had returned to Springfield just a few weeks ago.
Perez said he had just bought a car and had plans to move back to Boston with his girlfriend in the next few days but never had the chance.
"He was such a good kid; he had it all going for him."Map of Wilmont Street and locations of 3 homicides in recent years
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PRONUNCIATION: FEE-gee-uhns
ALTERNATE NAMES: Taukei (indigenous Fijians)
LOCATION: Fiji
POPULATION: About 800,000
LANGUAGE: English; Fijian
RELIGION: Christianity (Methodist)
The word "Fijians" refers to any of the inhabitants of the chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean called the Republic of Fiji. The islands became completely independent from Great Britain in October 1987. There are many ethnic groups who are originally from the Fiji Islands, but many of them share a number of cultural traits. In this chapter, the term "Fijian" is used to refer to the descendants of the original population of this chain of islands.
The Fijian word Taukei, which means "owner" or "original inhabitant," is now commonly used to refer to indigenous Fijians. This term and the ideas behind it have become very important recently. Using this concept of original ownership of the land has helped the Fijians to insist that they, and not the Europeans who colonized the islands, have the right to the land, its resources, and the political power of the country.
The Fijian archipelago (string of islands) lies in the western Pacific Ocean, southwest of Hawaii. There are more than 300 islands within the Fijian group, the two largest being Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. These two islands make up about 86 percent of the total 7,055 square miles (18,272 square kilometers) of land that makes up the island group. Only about 100 of the islands are inhabited or capable of human habitation.
The archaeological record of Fiji shows that humans first settled on the islands about 3,500 years ago. These people were probably migrants from the nearby islands of Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Fiji was a crossroads of the Pacific in prehistoric times. The distinctive cultures and physical features of the Fijian groups are evidence of that fact.
Linguists (people who study languages) usually refer to the Fijian language as a mix of about 300 dialects. Most villages in the island chain have their own dialect. Standard Fijian is based on the dialect spoken by the Bau. Missionaries to the islands chose this dialect as their standard for translation of the Bible. Wesleyan Missionaries developed a written form of Fijian in 1850. This has contributed to the high degree of literacy in the islands. English is the official language of the country.
Fiji has a large body of folklore, mythology, and oral history. One myth describes the protection of the island of Kadavu by a Shark God. This belief explains why the inhabitants of the island today have no fear of the sharks that are common in their island's reefs.
There is also a series of myths surrounding the Fijian practice of "fire walking." This practice, in which men walk on white- hot stones with no protection on their feet, has become in recent years an event staged to mainly to amuse tourists. Traditionally, however, fire walking was a ceremonial occasion.
For three days before the ceremony, men were not allowed to eat coconut or have any contact with women. A large pit would be dug and filled with large river stones. A fire would be built on top of the stones about six hours before the event. The coals would then be raked over the stones, eventually making them white hot. Then the men would walk across the stones without any protection for their feet and without burning themselves.
The overwhelming majority of Fijians, nearly 90 percent, are Methodist. Both Methodist and Catholic missionaries established churches, schools, and missions in Fiji in the 1800s. The Fijians were quick converts to the Wesleyan Methodist Church. This was probably due to the Methodists' use of Fijian in services and their early translation of the Bible into Standard Fijian.
Major holidays for Fijians include the annual Hibiscus Festival, a celebration of things Fijian; the Queen's Birthday in June; Fiji Day, October 13; Constitution Day, June 28; and Christmas Day and Boxing Day, December 26.
From the time they can understand, children take orders from older men in the family, especially their fathers. Respect and strict obedience are expected of children. Discipline and punishment is the job of the father. Mothers are more indulgent with their children.
In traditional Fiji society, women are expected to be virgins at the time of marriage. Premarital sexual relationships were not allowed within the society.
Disease and death were attributable to evil spirits in traditional Fijian culture. The funeral ceremony was very elaborate, especially for men of status. Groups with relationships to the deceased would visit the village and pay homage. A strict set of rules was enforced after death and they remained in effect for up to one hundred nights. Wives were strangled to accompany their dead husbands into the spirit world. It was believed that the god Ruvuyalo would kill the spirit of any man who did not have his wife accompanying him. This practice is no longer followed.
The standard Fijian greeting is ni sa bula, or the informal bula. Visiting a person's house always entails removing one's shoes before entering.
The majority of houses on Viti Levu are made of wood and concrete blocks. Almost all homes have electricity and a piped water supply. On the smaller islands, houses are often constructed of local materials and have either thatched or iron roofs. Western-style houses are a sign of prosperity. Electricity is available in many rural areas. In very remote regions, people use kerosene or benzene lanterns.
Villages in rural areas are centered on a village green, called rara in Fijian. At either end of the rara, each village has a church and a village hall.
In the eighteenth century, Fijians developed a new type of ocean-going canoe. These ships were a great design invention and were much more maneuverable and faster than the other style of canoes that were being used by other island peoples in the area. It permitted Fijians to move more quickly between islands and to escape quickly after raids. These canoes were elaborately carved and decorated.
In traditional Fijian society, men were permitted to have more than one wife at a time. The more wives a man had, the higher his social status. Chiefs especially had many wives. This helped them to create political alliances among various villages. Once a couple is married, they usually live in the house of the groom's father. Because of this, most households were composed of an extended family. Extended families were under the leadership of one senior male. Divorce was easily accomplished by either the husband or the wife.
Family structure is very hierarchical, which means it is led by a strong figure whose authority cannot be questioned. The senior man in a family has the same kind of authority that tribal chiefs have. And within each family, power is granted according to age and gender. Any food, for instance, that is not eaten by the senior man cannot be eaten by anyone else. A woman's social position within the family is based on that of her husband, unless her family is of higher status than his.
Traditional Fijian clothing for men is a native kilt called a sulu. Men and woman also wear Western-style clothing. The sulu is always worn during ceremonial occasions and has become more popular since the coup of 1987.
The main staples of the traditional Fijian diet are taro root and cassava. Although sago palms are found on some of the Fijian Islands, this plant was never a staple as it was in other nearby islands of the Pacific. Fish and shellfish are still important foods in the current diet, as they were in the past.
The literacy rate (percent of the population who can read and write) for the Republic of Fiji is estimated at 80 percent. Western education has been available in Fiji since European missionaries arrived. Mission schools were built by Methodist and Catholic missionaries. Today, primary education is free and compulsory. Rural villages often share a common school. Children between twelve and sixteen attend junior secondary school, which is not free. High school education can only be obtained in towns and cities. The University of the South Pacific is located in the capital city of Suva.
Dancing is an important part of traditional Fijian culture. Men and women danced separately. Women's dances often used intricate and delicate hand gestures. Many of the men's dances suggested military exploits and involved aggressive posing with weapons. Both men and women had "sitting" dances. Singing was also important in traditional society. Today, Western-style instruments and singing styles have become popular.
Traditional Fijians were subsistence farmers, which means they raised just enough food to support themselves. Some Fijians continue this way of life today. They raise taro root and cassava. They supplement this diet with fish and other sea food. Agriculture is the traditional domain of men. Fishing and the collecting of marine resources are done by women.
Today, although about 60 percent of Fijians live in rural areas, the number of people willing to do the hard work of farming is decreasing. As in many less developed countries, young people often leave rural areas to find work in cities and towns. Tobacco and sugar are important cash crops in the Fijian economy.
Rugby is an important spectator and participant sport for Fijians. Soccer is very popular as well. Fiji sent participants to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta and had very good performances from the athletes who competed in judo and swimming. Cricket is also popular in Fiji, but more so with the Indo-Fijian population there.
Among adult Fijian men, drinking the alcoholic beverage called yaqona (known as "kava") is an important social ritual. The sharing of kava accompanied the performance of pre-Christian religious events, political discussions, and the curing of illness. Kava drinking has become an important attraction for tourists who visit Fiji, although the event does not carry any of the ceremonial importance that it used to.
Electricity has made television, radio, video, and movies all popular forms of entertainment in Fijian cities, towns, and villages.
Traditional crafts made by Fijian women include pottery, woven mats, and bark cloth. Men do a great deal of carving and sculpting in wood. They create beautiful spears, clubs, ceremonial bowls for kava drinking, and elaborately decorated seagoing canoes. Before the arrival of Europeans, the Fijians were well-known for their weapons, and especially their war clubs.
The Fijians had several types of war clubs, each designed to perform a special function in battle. "Throwers" were made to be thrown at an enemy and strike with the wide, knobbed butt. "Penetrators" had a spike with a weighted head. They were made of the heaviest wood available and were used only by the most skilled warriors. The club would make a single, fatal hole in the skull of the victim. According to tradition, a person killed in this manner was the most desired for cannibalism and the killer was honored.
Since the coup of 1987 and the constitution of 1990, Fijians have made it clear that they want to reclaim the resources and rights to self-determination that have been gradually taken from them. This has increased tensions between the Fijians and other ethnic groups, especially the Indo-Fijians.
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PRONUNCIATION: in-do-FEE-jee-uhns
LOCATION: Fiji
POPULATION: 43 percent of Fijian total
LANGUAGE: Fiji Hindustani (Fiji Hindi); English
RELIGION: Hinduism; Islam; Christianity
Most Indo-Fijians are the descendants of indentured laborers brought to Fiji during the nineteenth century by the British. In the system of indentured labor, workers (who had been moved to a new country against their will) were forced to perform a job for little or no pay until they earned enough money to buy their freedom. The system was created to provide cheap workers for British colonies after the abolition of slavery in Britain and its colonies in 1833.
The first indentured laborers from India arrived in Fiji in 1879 and the indenture system lasted until 1916. Other immigrants from India arrived in Fiji in the early twentieth century, and they opened small shops in the coastal towns. The Indo-Fijians are part of the south Asian diaspora (a community of ethnically related displaced peoples) that includes the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, Trinidad in the Caribbean, Guyana in South America, South Africa, and North America.
The Fijian archipelago (string of islands) is located in the western Pacific Ocean. The climate of Fiji is tropical with plenty of rainfall, sunshine, and high humidity. The largest islands within the 800-island group are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. The vast majority of Indo-Fijians reside on Viti Levu.
Today, Indo-Fijians make up around 43 percent of the total population. Before the military coup of 1987, Indo-Fijians made up close to 48 percent of the total population, but about 5 percent have moved to Australia, Canada, and the United States. In the 1960s, Indo-Fijians outnumbered the indigenous Fijians.
The overwhelming majority of Indo-Fijians speak Fiji Hindustani, or Fiji Hindi. This language developed out of contact between speakers of different dialects of Hindi/Urdu (one of the native languages of India) and their bosses on the colonial-era sugar plantations. Although Indian laborers could communicate fairly well, they had some difficulty at times being understood. Over time, a unified dialect emerged. Since then, it has become the language of Indo-Fijian identity.
The folklore of the Indo-Fijians derives from traditional Indian folklore. Important epic stories and myths such as the Rāmāyana and the Mahābhārata are read, chanted, and recounted by Indo-Fijians at ceremonies and celebrations. The epic drama of Rama and Sita is performed at most religious festivals.
The Indian laborers brought their religions with them to Fiji. Hinduism and Islam both exist on Fiji today, alongside Christianity and traditional forms of Fijian religious practice. The majority of the indentured laborers moved to Fiji were Hindu. As a result, Hinduism is the major religion among Indo-Fijians.
Hinduism is a polytheistic religion, meaning Hindus believe in a variety of gods. Each god has specific characteristics, functions, and powers. There are sects that are devoted to the worship of a particular god and shrines are created to provide offerings. These practices continue among the Indo-Fijian communities in Fiji and abroad.
Major holidays for Indo-Fijians center on the religious calendars. Hindus celebrate Diwali (the festival of lights) in early November and Holi (a festival of singing and light-hearted play). Families also sponsor pujas, which are ceremonies that include prayers, offerings, and feasts. Pujas take place on birthdays and other special occasions when it is appropriate to give thanks for good fortune and blessings. Muslim Indo-Fijians observe the fasting and prayer practices during the month of Ramadan. Other secular holidays include the Queen's Birthday, Boxing Day, and Fiji Day.
Indo-Fijians perform rituals at important transitional stages of the life cycle: birth, marriage, and death. The exact nature of these rituals is dictated by the religious faith of the families involved.
The standard greeting in Fiji Hindi is namaste. This greeting comes directly from Hindi as spoken in India.
Dating was unknown among unmarried Indo-Fijians until late in the twentieth century. In the past, marriages were always arranged; this practice continues, but dating has been accepted. Interracial dating among Indo-Fijians and Fijians is disapproved of by both groups. Indo-Fijians do have dating relationships with other groups on the island, however, such as Europeans.
Fijian law dictated that non-Fijians could not live in Fijian villages. This law made for segregation between the Fijians and Indo-Fijians. Indo-Fijians had to create their own communities or move to the coastal towns. These would later become centers of commerce and trade that would provide for the economic prosperity of the Indo-Fijians.
Western-style housing made from concrete blocks or wood is the preferred style of housing for Indo-Fijians.
Many jobs in Indo-Fijian society are traditionally done by males only. Musicians, religious leaders, and cooks for public functions like weddings and pujas (worship ceremonies) are almost always men. Male children are usually preferred over female children. Male children are also usually given much more freedom and independence than females.
In most traditional societies of India, marriages are arranged by parents. In some cases, the couple has no say in the matter. In recent years, this system has become less rigid and couples have more choice in their selection of mates. Male offspring generally inherit the majority of their parents' property and are expected to divide it among themselves.
Indo-Fijians men have worn Western-style clothes for some time now. Some women, however, still wear the traditional sari (a garment of draped cloth). Older women in particular only wear saris. Indo-Fijian women wear a lot of jewelry.
Indentured Indian workers brought their styles of cooking and some of their food crops with them to Fiji in the nineteenth century. Roti, a staple bread served with every meal, and rice and curry, a hot spice, are the basis of Indo-Fijian food. Roti is used like a spoon to scoop up pieces of food and rice. Tradition requires that only the right hand be used when eating. The left hand must remain in the lap.
Formal education for the children of indentured Indian laborers in Fiji did not begin until 1898. Schools were then opened by Catholic and Methodist missionaries who also opened mission schools for Fijian children much earlier. Indo-Fijians stress the importance of education with their children and many go on to complete advanced degrees at universities and colleges in other countries.
Traditional music and film are both important among Indo-Fijians. Almost all of the entertainment that Indo-Fijians enjoy is produced outside of Fiji. The Indian film and music industries provide the latest hits from the most popular film and music stars of India. Most shops carry a wide selection of cassettes and videos, along with imported Indian foods. Traditional music and dance are also performed.
After the period of indenture, Indo-Fijians began to specialize in certain occupations. First, they took over the growing of sugar cane, a vey important cash crop. With the wealth from this they branched out into transportation, and also were in charge of most of the craft and retail trade.
Although they held little land, the Indo-Fijian population acquired control of the Fijian economy. This situation was a source of hostility between Indo-Fijians and Fijians. It ultimately led to the 1987 miliary coup. The majority of Indo-Fijians who left following the coup were shop owners and other retail merchants and bankers.
Cricket is a popular spectator and participant sport among Indo-Fijians. Other sports that have large followings in Fiji, like rugby, are not as important to Indo-Fijians.
Traditional south Asian forms of entertainment, including classical forms of music and dance, are enjoyed and practiced within the Indo-Fijian community. Music and dance academies have also been established by the Indo-Fijians that have left Fiji and moved to Sydney, Australia.
Rural folk arts accompanied the south Asians who came to Fiji as indentured laborers. On the plantations, however, there was little time for the production of painting and sculpture. Pottery production and the painting and sculpting of religious images for local consumption was minimal during the early stages of Indo-Fijian history. Nowadays, religious images and other Indian products are imported directly from India.
Indo-Fijians still face difficulties living in Fiji. Although relations between the Indo-Fijians and Fijians have improved since 1988, there is still resentment and anger on both sides. The coup adversely affected the tourist industry, which has not regained the ground it had prior to the coup. The flight of Indo-Fijians after the coup resulted in the loss of over one-third of the nation's doctors, one-half of its lawyers, and a great number of teachers and nurses.
Mayer, Adrian. Indians in Fiji. London: Oxford University Press, 1963.
Siegel, Jeff. Language Contact in a Plantation Environment: A Sociolinguistic History of Fiji. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Tourism Council of the South Pacific. Fiji. [Online] Available http://www.tcsp.com/fi/400.htm, 1998.
World Travel Guide. Fiji. [Online] Available http://www.wtgonline.com/country/fj/gen.html, 1998.
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Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Inside Llewyn Davis (2014, Joel & Ethan Coen)
Joel and Ethan Coen have always been accused of lording it over their characters with a disdained manner, jeering at their shortfalls and downwardly spiralling lives thanks often to their creation's common stupidity. Whereas their plots do often deal with failure, this critic doesn't share such an opinion and it certainly doesn't apply to their Inside Llewyn Davis that follows the daily trials of a talented (yet sour) New York folk singer in the cruel pursuit of success. The film feels like a swan song thanks to the dedicated, morose central performance of Oscar Isaac as Llewyn, and its steely,withered photography matches the harshness given and received by its titular anti-hero. In fact, and this depends entirely how you want to look at it, the film is actually one of hope as with history on its side we know that the folk boom is just around the corner in 1961. All out of hope, can Llewyn continue the good fight and not compromise with this musical shift so near? Perhaps settle on mediocrity, or a more morbid fate hinted at throughout.
History is of course on our side in this case and not on Llewyn's, which is what makes most of the film such a gruelling experience as what little resilience on his face at the start is wiped off through constant hardship. Like Lebowski's 'The Dude' we have another man out of step with his time - the product of another era. Here however, unlike 'The Dude', Llewyn is a step ahead of the game in the Universe's grand plan yet is perceived by the music business as dated; as a producer says coldly after one of Llewyn's heartfelt renditions, "I don't see any money in it".
Llewyn is a prickly character and it can be argued is responsible for much of his detriment, whether that be in his personal or professional life. Though within this tale and with much thanks to Isaac's complete understanding of his character he is also a sympathetic man; he takes a beating for heckling another act without much complaint, receives a bombardment of vitriol from a past lover, Jean (Carey Mulligan), because on his face you can see he agrees with her, and upon upsetting a dinner party hosted by a couple who've been his biggest supporters, realises he overstepped the mark and does indeed apologise later. His caring for a neighbour's cat which he managed to get locked out is also endearing as well as redeeming and reminds of the touching relationship between man and dog in Vittorio De Sica's Umberto D. (1952). Here is a man who will continue to apologise his entire life because he will continue to upset people - why? Because he cannot and will not change, though this is softened by his acceptance of what an"asshole" he can be.
With the 60s in its infancy, still blooming and with these players inside the eye of the storm and without a removed perception of this developing counter culture, Llewyn is rebelling against the bourgeoisie (despite resting on it when he really needs a sofa) and either stifles or enriches himself because he refuses to dilute or add others to his act. This is a film about integrity but not only that one about loss and grief too.
Bruno Delbonnel's photography brutally and yet beautifully captures the unforgiving winter, the smoke filled bars where the folk acts play - most famously The Gaslight. You're able to feel these places, taking and placing you in the comfort of the front row or in the blistering cold as Llewyn embarks on a surreal-tinged road trip to Chicago, accompanied by a near mute Garrett Hedland and a Jazz informed John Goodman. The look captured by the Coens and Delbonnel is almost anaemic, with the image seemingly drained of life to match Llewyn's doleful gaze; a dolefulness explained by the suicide of his musical partner and friend, Mike. Much is explained in this loss, this man who wasn't there hangs over the film and torments Llewyn who struggles to carry on alone.
It can be argued that since 2007's No Country For Old Men, Joel and Ethan Coen began a new elegiac chapter to their career that seems natural given as the duo are approaching their sixties; even the rather spritely Burn After Reading dealt with marital breakdown and midlife crises amidst its broad strokes. This has continued through their True Grit which also dealt with a loss of innocence and the passing of time, a touching story under its steely heroine. With their latest feeling like a funeral procession of sorts despite its sporadic moments of hilarity and a soulful soundtrack that will surely go on to rival even O' Brother Where Art Thou?
A typical Coen protagonist tends to be one of pretension, or one who misjudges their station. They also tend to be passive, or at least ignorant to the consequences of their own actions. Inside Llewyn Davis presents us with another man who gets whipped by fate and boxed by life due to his unfortunate action, or lack of it. It presents us with questions and avenues of which Llewyn could head but leaves us to answer them for ourselves in the same way the similarly pitched companion piece A Serious Man did.
It's 1961 and the situation in Vietnam is escalating, Bob Dylan is about to burst the folk scene open, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy not too far off in the distance; will America ever get over that loss? Will Llewyn ever get over his? For a man who can't seem to think ahead by barely a day no one can see what's actually around the corner. So whether Llewyn reenlists as a seaman, continues his plight as a musician (untainted or not), or follows a similar fate to his partner Mike, we're left to ponder. Life's unknowable nature is at once petrifying and yet in its infinite possibility should be more exciting and hopeful than we ever give it credit for, the cynic in us so often wins. If only we could view our own lives like we view Llewyn Davis's existence, a fantasy if there ever was one.
Head over to Kubrick on the Guillotine for part one, two, and three of my Coen Brothers career retrospective.
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The Best Foods to be Stranded on a Desert Island With
There are so many great conversations on the Hotline—it's hard to choose a favorite. But we'll be doing it, once a week, to spread the wealth of our community's knowledge—and to keep the conversation going.
Today: Your post-apocalyptic desert island foods—what makes the cut, and why.
We've probably all played a version of the game "Your Top Desert Island Foods." Some of you recently played that game in public, by participating in our recent contest: Your Best Recipe with 5 Ingredients or Fewer. Tony S brought that contest to the Hotline, with an added twist. He writes: "You have survived an apocalypse, but you're in luck—you have a magic refrigerator that produces unlimited quantities of salt, pepper, oil, flour, and sugar. It also produces four ingredients of your choice. What would you choose and what could you make with your choices?"
As always, you came up with fabulous answers, full of homesteading intentions:
- Boulangere, true to her name, wants butter, flour, sugar, and eggs.
- Patricia goes minimalist. She would like bread, cheese, cherries, and wine.
- Keg72 asks for eggs, butter, and yeast: "so that I can bake, even though I actually don't like eggs (other than in baked goods). The fourth is tough—maybe tomatoes?" And upon further review, follows up with, "Can I ditch the pepper? I don't need it. If I could trade it for cheese—or steak—that would be great!"
- Creamtea sneaks in an extra item, requesting eggs, tomatoes, garlic, coffee, and chocolate, and asks: "Will the cows survive? I need cream for my coffee."
- QueenSashy starts with Assam tea and cream to go with it, saying, "That will cover me for about half day." She then adds a modest slice of Humboldt Fog, and asks, "does booze count?"
- Suzanna Waters Hardin wants to be stocked up on coffee, bison, beans, and avocados. She says, "I like the idea of trading goods, and it looks like all of you will need some help staying awake to fend off of the looters."
- Pierino requests tomato sauce, eggs, basil, anchovies for post-apocalypse Eggs in Purgatory.
- TobiT wants "great beef (for straight eating, but also for chilis, tacos, soups, jerky), cream (so I could make cheese and ice cream), grapefruit (because of their awesomeness), and cocoa beans. Because who would want to survive the apocalypse only to live without chocolate?"
- Trampledbygeese gives a very well-reasoned list: "Coffee for sanity reasons. Butter for sanity and nutrition. Hay for my dairy goat. Most important of them all, barley for beer making—I can make the yeast with the flour and water. Everything else, I can hunt, gather, or farm and preserve with the salt. Apocalypse doesn't stand a chance against my wildcraft and farming skills... if I'm not too sloshed to milk my goat."
More: Brush up on your do-it-yourself skills with one of our DIY kits.
- Pegeen goes for a decidedly Pacific Northwest feel, with a survivalist's instinct: "Blueberries, wild salmon, kale, and lemons to fight scurvy. I want to trade the flour and sugar for a team of Navy SEALs."
- Fat Tony also wants salmon (to have in sushi as well as baked, grilled, smoked, or candied), corn (to use fresh, dried, and made into flour), peas (because "Mom said I need a vegetable"), and bourbon. He says: "Just because I survived the apocalypse doesn't make me an animal. Sitting on my magic fridge viewing the destruction, sipping on bourbon makes you feel human again."
- Tony S counters with Porterhouse steak (for carpaccio, to sear or grill, or to grind for burgers); eggs (for breakfast, baked goods, pasta, or aioli); some kind of green that can be eaten raw or cooked, possibly arugula; and lemons, because: "What doesn't benefit from a little spritz of lemon?" Upon consideration though he says: "I would consider replacing the arugula with red wine or bourbon."
Photos by James Ransom
What would your post-apocalyptic desert island foods be? Let us know in the comments.


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Geriatric medical associations criticize 'chilling effect' of immigration executive order
Two medical associations specializing in the care of older adults are raising red flags over how President Donald Trump's recent executive order halting or curtailing immigration could impact healthcare providers.
The executive order, issued on Friday, placed a 90-day suspension on visas and travel into the United States for citizens of Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Yemen over concerns about potential "foreign terrorist entry."
The Gerontological Society of America, in comments published Tuesday, noted that many of its members are immigrants, and that nearly 20% of its researchers and scientists are based outside of the United States.
"We are deeply concerned about the chilling effect it will have on science," GSA wrote. "This policy threatens the free flow of scientific information by limiting interaction among scientists."
The American Geriatrics Society also released a statement Tuesday, stating that it "opposes discrimination against healthcare professionals or older people." The group also criticized the potential impact the order may have on the healthcare workforce.
"The AGS values the significant contributions of health professionals from diverse backgrounds to the care of older people," the statement reads. "For almost two decades, we have focused on helping health professionals better understand how to care for the diverse population of older adults. In addition, our international colleagues have advanced our understanding of how to care for older adults through contributions to our journals, meetings, and publications.


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Politicians are treating us all like plebs now
Denying to the end that he'd called Downing Street policemen '******* plebs,' Tory Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell finally resigns.
A victory for the Police Federation — the bobbies' union — which hounded him out of office.
A win, too, for Labour leader Ed Miliband, whose Commons savaging of Mitchell distracted attention from the (unwelcome to Miliband) cheering news about the economy.
Part of a trend: Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell (centre), who's resignation over his behaviour towards policemen at the gates of the House of Commons has caused such a stir, is not the only MP treating the public like 'plebs'
On the same day, a far greater Parliamentary scandal was reported — that 27 MPs are claiming expenses for renting homes in London while letting out properties they own there.
At least eight of them are letting properties to — or renting from — other MPs, who are building up property portfolios at our expense.
But no resignations are reported. Nor is there an angry outburst from Ed Miliband, despite the disclosure that one of the most egregious examples of Parliamentary profiteering involved Labour MP Linda Riordan.
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Left-winger Ms Riordan rents out her £400,000 London flat to a Parliamentary colleague, Labour MP Iain McKenzie, for £1,560 a month.
He claims this money back from the taxpayer. Ms Riordan claims £1,473 to rent a third property.
A member of the Socialist Campaign Group, Ms Riordan shares her properties with partner Stephen Roberts, 51, whom she employs, at taxpayers' expense as her £42,000 'senior researcher'.
McKenzie says: 'If I'd known beforehand that the flat was owned by an MP then I probably wouldn't have taken it. You've got to apply the test of how it looks to the man in the street, regardless of whether it's above board or not.'
How it looks to the man in the street doesn't matter. As far as the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is concerned, there's nothing to prevent MPs letting out their flats or houses — even if the taxpayer is paying them to rent other properties.
Neither does The Speaker, John Bercow, seem concerned. Indeed, he has sought to prevent details of MP landlords emerging on the grounds that disclosure might be a 'security risk' — an angry mob hanging the culprits from lamp-posts, perhaps.
Perhaps Bercow — hardly the most popular Speaker in history — sees this as an opportunity to portray himself as the trusted protector of MPs. After all, he relies on them — not the electorate — to keep him in office.
And does Ed Miliband have a view about Ms Riordan's property arrangements? If so, I've missed it. Certainly I don't expect from him the self-righteous, soaring indignation he summoned for his anti-Mitchell tirade in the Commons last week.
For her part, Ms Riordan recognises 'what the perception of this arrangement will look like to my constituents and the wider general public…when the tenancy concludes I will cease this arrangement'.
Left-winger Ms Riordan rents out her £400,000 London flat to a Parliamentary colleague, Labour MP Iain McKenzie, for £1,560 a month
Three years ago, after the Parliamentary expenses fiddling culture was laid bare — and some culprits went to prison — our leaders vowed to clean up and make more transparent our system of Parliamentary expenses.
What happened? Surely they can't really think it's appropriate to allow MPs whose rents are paid by the taxpayer to let properties to each other.
As Matthew Sinclair of the Taxpayers' Alliance says: 'While the rules may not technically prevent MPs from renting properties to each other, it is certainly against the spirit of these rules.' MPs are paid £65,738, plus generous expenses to rent properties and hire administrative staff.
But the Independent Parliamentary Standard Authority suggests salaries should rise by 40 per cent, to nearly £92,000 — or almost four times the average wage. A multiple of three is considered more likely, which would see salaries rise by 5 per cent to £68,952.
Wouldn't it be sensible to pay them the £92,000 — or a nice, round £100,000 — and abolish the fiddlers' charter housing expenses altogether?
We shouldn't encourage those who make our laws to break the spirit of their own rules.
Ben Goldsmith might be over doing the humour following his separation from his wife. Jemima Jones (pictured with Ben above) doesn't seem to mind though
Former Telegraph boss Conrad Black, who spent three years in a U.S. prison after being convicted of 'looting' his American company — but says he has since had 15 of the 17 charges against him overturned — appears on BBC2's Have I Got News For You on Friday.
He says of being teased by panellists Ian Hislop and Paul Merton: 'They can be as brutal as they like and I feel fully licensed to reciprocate.' That's not always how it works, of course. Conrad's reciprocation might end up on the cutting room floor while their jibes survive.
His 'society' wife Kate Rothschild having bolted with a rapper called Jay Electronica, financier Ben Goldsmith, 31, needs to have a sense of humour. But having a friend — banker and bridegroom-to-be Alex Tulloch — 'arrested' by fake policemen in Los Angeles and quizzed for four hours in a mock jail, surrounded by phoney-but-scary felons (all in the name of a stag party stunt), is surely overdoing it.
Can't wait to hear how Tulloch and the two friends 'arrested' with him exact their revenge on Goldsmith — and, perhaps, his new companion, underwear model Jemima Jones (pictured above with Ben).
Our Bonfire Nights went with a bang
Pippa Middleton's book Celebrate tells us how best to enjoy parties.
Bonfire Night, she says, is a time when 'everyone is wrapped up, their faces glowing from the fire, their breath freezing in clouds in the night air.
Sharing warming drinks and simple, hearty food enhances the sense of camaraderie'.
How true. As children, our sense of camaraderie was enhanced even more by throwing bangers and crackerjacks among the feet of bonfire-watching grown-ups, and delighting in their war dance-like attempts to escape our mini-munitions.
Let's Celebrate: Pippa Middleton's new book advocates 'good wholesome' fun
Pippa says: 'My schoolfriends and I would all have sparklers that we passed around, lighting one from another, the lingering gunpowder scent of them so distinct.'
We held rockets in our hands, taking care to grasp them on the join between the stick and the firework itself and letting go the moment there was propulsion. I remember a long, inconclusive investigation one year over who let off two of the giant rockets that were normally used to summon lifeboat crews.
Pippa says the best bonfire food is robust and filling. I agree. Ours consisted of potatoes charred black in the conflagration. Delicious! Can Her Royal Bottomness really have received a £400,000 advance for this tripe?
George Osborne's presence last week in the first-class section of a Cheshire to London train, while holding a standard class ticket, turns out not to have been the first such mistake by the Chancellor.
A commuter tells the Sunday Mirror it also happened in May, when — like last week — Osborne was obliged to pay £160 extra to upgrade his ticket.
First class fool: Whatever is behind George Osborne's train ticket habits, he would be wise to change them
Perhaps he does this every time and sometimes gets away with it. If so, he's in danger of being prosecuted if he persists, which might be fatal career-wise.
As a Cabinet Minister, Osborne is justified in travelling first-class at public expense. So it can't be a question of his being mean.
Maybe George gets a frisson of excitement from being a standard-class interloper in first class. Whatever it is, he'd better stop.
Did the BBC know about Savile all along?
Tonight's edition of BBC1's Panorama is scheduled to investigate why BBC2's Newsnight decided not to transmit its film about Jimmy Savile's paedophilic behaviour and poses the question: was it because of the Corporation's planned three-part tribute to the late disc jockey and TV presenter?
Former Director-General Greg Dyke said yesterday that no one who knew how the BBC worked would believe that scenario.
If editors were told not to proceed with some project, then they'd redouble their efforts, he felt.
Suspicious: Many question why the BBC documentary on Jimmy Savile was not aired
Perhaps so, but Newsnight's editor, Peter Rippon, 45 — a BBC lifer, having joined the Corporation in 1989 as a trainee — might have decided that he didn't wish to rock the BBC boat. How could he have known that the reasons he offered for pulling the film — that it still had questions to ask — would be treated with outright scorn?
Mr Rippon has said he was not put under any pressure to shelve the Newsnight film. Even so, last night he stepped aside over the affair.
The fuss over all this obscures the real story — how a DJ was able to use his BBC celebrity status to practise paedophilia, sometimes against children who were, temporarily at least, in the care of the Corporation.
My view remains that many, if not all, BBC chiefs knew enough about Savile's proclivities to suspect the worst but didn't see what they could do about it without incriminating the Corporation, themselves and their predecessors.
As for the huge police inquiry going back more than 50 years into the crimes of a dead man — they speak of 200 witnesses coming forward — isn't this also a massive, make-work exercise designed in part to shore up the constabulary's staffing level demands?
Why, after he confessed to killing Becky Godden-Edwards, can't Christopher Halliwell be prosecuted for it? Because after showing police where he'd buried Sian O'Callaghan, Halliwell offered the police 'another one' — Ms Godden-Edwards — in return for a cigarette.
But the police didn't read him his rights or comply with his requests for a lawyer, thinking they could depend on 'urgent interview', where they can question a suspect freely if it's thought the victim is still alive.
At least Halliwell was convicted of one murder and given a 25-year sentence. His lawyers tried to have both cases thrown out. The adversarial judicial system of which we are so proud stinks at times, does it not?


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Relias Learning acquires Care2LearnMay 08, 2013
Relias Learning, the parent company of Silverchair Learning Systems, announced Monday it had acquired Care2Learn from VectorLearning.
Merger unites Upstairs Solutions with Care2LearnApril 04, 2012
Two major online training companies — Upstairs Solutions and Care2Learn — have announced their merger. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Nor has a name for the united firm been determined. The transaction will affect 4,000 facilities nationwide. Upstairs Solutions co-founder Tamar Abell will be president of the merged organization. She will answer to Tom Wallace, CEO of VectorLearning, the parent company of the new entity. Also joining the leadership team are Care2Learn's Vice President of Sales Ryan Sparks and Ken Berger, the former COO of Upstairs Solutions, who is now the vice president of operations. Customers of both firms will not see a service interruption. However, they will soon gain access to additional features and options, according to the merged firm.