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Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episodes 1-3
The first episode, Winter is Coming, has a lot to do right off the bat. They have to introduce a ton of characters, explain who they are and what they're all up to. They have to establish the four primary locations of action in the first season: the Wall, King's Landing, Winterfell and across the Narrow Sea. They have to establish the notion of the Seven Kingdoms, there being several major houses (four of which - Targaryen, Baratheon, Stark and Lannister - are playing a major role in this first season) and seasons which last for years. They also have to set up the Free Cities across the water, the Dothraki, and the notion that the Targaryens are slightly weird and 'special' due to their old relationship with dragons. Oh yeah, and that dragons were once around and now extinct. But there are direwolves which are like normal wolves but much bigger and grow really fast. There's also geography to consider, cultural details (people in the North have a different religion to those in the south) and other factions (the Night's Watch, the maesters of the Citadel, the Kingsguard).
That task would be enough to send other writers running away shrieking, but Dan Weiss and David Benioff step up to the plate. Because so much needs to be crammed in, it's counter-intuitive that they take the step of starting slow, devoting a full quarter of the first episode to the encounter between the Night's Watch and the White Walkers (renamed from the Others in the books) in the Haunted Forest and then the execution of the only survivor from the battle, but it works well, with a haunting, disturbing and bleak atmosphere being established before we move to somewhat warmer, happier moments at Winterfell.
The producers hold back on too much exposition at this stage, though this has drawbacks (who is Theon Greyjoy and why is he hanging out with the Starks?) as well as the significant bonus of allowing the writers to press on with the emotional core of this opening part of the story: Eddard's divided loyalties between his family and his best friend. Sean Bean and Mark Addy have worked together several times before and are great friends in real life, and this really gives their relationship depth and believability. No, you never really buy the fact that physically Mark Addy was once a great and powerful warrior, but his performance is so superb that it doesn't matter: he convinces you anyway. The great performances are continued by Michelle Fairley, who brings a steely core to a Catelyn slightly softened from the books; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's Jaime Lannister, who is successfully heading for Magnificent Bastard territory despite occasional accent slippages; and Peter Dinklage, who isn't so much great as Tyrion Lannister as he is Tyrion Lannister, the erudite, witty, cynical and hard-drinking beating heart of the story (at least at this stage).
The other emotional side of the story is Eddard's family, which is anchored on his son Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright bringing a maturity way beyond his years to a challenging role), his explorations of the castle and the startling climax to the first episode, although Robb (Richard Madden), Arya (Maisie Williams) and Sansa (Sophie Turner) have little to do at this stage. Jon Snow (a winning performance by Kit Harington) is also established as a major character at this stage, with his discomfort at Winterfell with half the people there being his friends and half wary of his status as a bastard being evident.
Across the Narrow Sea, the Targaryens are waiting in the wings to return home with their new allies, the Dothraki, at their sides. Harry Lloyd is a great young actor who reigns in what must have been a tremendous urge to overact cheesily as Viserys to instead deliver a quieter, more restrained but also more believable performance than was expected. Emilia Clarke's Daenerys is more of a blank slate, despite her impressive heat-resistant bathing abilities, though we get hints of her kindness and her fundamental desire to just find somewhere to live in peace. Roger Allam's Illyrio is a rare misstep, with the actor not really getting what the character is up to at this stage. He does his best but delivers his lines without much conviction. At the same time, Iain Glen - the go-to guy if you want 'earnest supporting actors with presence' - makes for a splendid Ser Jorah Mormont, coming over as gruff and as doggedly loyal as in the books. Though oddly he doesn't have the same Northern English accent as other Northerners (even his own father in later episodes) on the show.
The sequences across the Narrow Sea are, for all the strengths of casting, a mixed bag. There's some nice work being done by Lloyd as Viserys, but overall the Dothraki come across as a corncheese, simplified caricature of a nomadic Asian people. Given that the only characters of colour of note in the series are Dothraki, this cliched depiction of them as savage rapists is unfortunate although, fortunately, later episodes start giving them more depth.
Overall the first episode trucks along nicely, hits the right marks and gets us to that all-essential cliffhanger ending in good time. The Dothraki sequences aren't well-handled but otherwise the show hits the right notes.
Moving into the second episode, The Kingsroad, the Dothraki sequences continue to be problematic. Whilst Daenerys seeking her handmaiden Doreah's advice in using her sexuality to assert power over her brutish new husband is on one hand an interesting piece of character development, it risks sending a mixed message about abuse victims trying to please their abusers. However, these sequences have provided an impetus for some interesting discussions on various forums about these issues which normally wouldn't be discussed, so on that level they are of value. And of course Glen and Lloyd continue to do excellent work.
Elsewhere, the episode benefits from a structure and theme reflecting movement and change: Eddard and his daughters on the road to King's Landing and Jon and Tyrion on the road to the Wall. Both journeys are learning curves for the characters. Eddard learns that Robert has become cynical, depressed and more ruthless in his seventeen years on the throne, and Robert his friend and Robert the king can be two very different people. Jon realises on his way north that the Night's Watch is not the institution of honour and glory that he imagined, but rather a dumping ground for the realm's criminals and wastrels. Between these moments we see Catelyn nursing her son back to health, and eventually finding evidence incriminating the Lannisters in two attempts on his life.
This is where Catelyn's changed character development in the show brings the producers to grief. Having changed Cat's motivation in the first episode to something softer, having her complain about Eddard's decision to leave for King's Landing rather than pushing him into it as in the novel, the about-face here where Cat decides to leave and chase after him to King's Landing to alert him to the danger really doesn't track very well. Book Cat's decision to leave is the kind of hard-headed political decision we've already seen her making earlier in the novel; on TV the softer, kinder Cat who won't leave her injured son's side for anything and tried to stop her husband leaving abruptly announces she's off on a dangerous mission for several months. Hmm.
As a result, both the ongoing problems with the Dothraki storyline and Cat's rather random decisions make this a disappointing episode, though elsewhere Lena Headey's Cersei (a bit one-note in the first episode but developing more here) has a great new scene which is emotionally powerful until you look at it a bit more, and then wonder if you (and Catelyn in that scene) have been hoodwinked. And of course Dinklage continues to impress.
The third episode, Lord Snow, finally manages to smooth out the bumps. The frantic pace of the first two episodes means they can throttle back here and take their time a bit more with characterisation. There's an interesting scene where Robert, Jaime and Barristan swap war stories which works well (though it's a little disconnected and may only exist to justify paying Mark Addy for his name in the titles this week), and Eddard and Arya get a terrific scene together as well. On the Wall Tyrion gives Jon some good advice and then gets a lesson of his own from Benjen and Maester Aemon when their fervour makes him wonder if there is 'something else' out beyond the Wall after all. In King's Landing we have a truckload of new characters, but Conleth Hill immediately impresses as Varys, opting for a slightly more restrained take on him than the 'mincing eunuch' Varys himself projects in the books.
Generating mixed opinions is Aidan Gillen's take on Littlefinger. A lot of fans were very excited about Gillen's casting, and I'm wondering if people were expecting him to basically be Mayor Carcetti from The Wire all over again. Instead he goes for a slightly seedier, more obviously dodgy take on Littlefinger (Littlefinger in the books owns some brothels but has others run them for him, but here he's more hands-on) but he manages to still bring out some genuine ambiguity in his scenes with Cat and Ned. It's a somewhat different Littlefinger to the one in the books, but one that could work very well.
Most crucially, the scenes in the Dothraki Sea are starting to come together. Daenerys exercises her authority in a more convincing manner, and there's an excellent scene with Ser Jorah Mormont and Rakharo (Elyes Gabel) comparing Westerosi and Dothraki tactics in the same manner two guys from different cultures today might bond over football. There's still some wincing - Dany and Drogo now being totally happy with one another after their bumpy start is a bit unconvincing - but this part of the story is also moving in the right direction.
The episode also ends in an unexpectedly subtle way: we meet Syrio Forel (Miltos Yerolemou, by way of Inigo Montoya*) and he begins training Arya with the sword, but as they fight the wooden clunks of the practice swords suddenly turns in Eddard's mind to the clash of real swords. A terrific moment which ends the episode on a moment of unease in what should be a triumphant scene (where Arya gets her own way).
* Every person who reviews this episode has to raise this comparison by law.
So far, so good then. Onto the next episode.
101: Winter is Coming (****)
102: The Kingsroad (***½)
103: Lord Snow (****½)
Forthcoming: Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things (8/5/11), The Wolf and the Lion (15/5/11), A Golden Crown (22/5/11), You Win or You Die (29/5/11), The Pointy End (5/6/11), Baelor (12/6/11), Fire and Blood (19/6/11).
6 comments:
- Darkstar said...
Interesting post. Although I personally find the 2nd episode was pace-wise and style-wise much better than Episode 3.
- 3 May 2011 at 19:30:00 GMT
- great_o'rety said...
Yes. Great analysis, as always. I'm not so convinced on the raised points though. Cat seemed to me pretty true as compared to Cat in the book and Dothraki rather are savage rapists, aren't they? But maybe it's just my memory flunking.
So far the only things not ringing well for me that I can come up with are Illyrio (real shame no Ian McShane here) and wrong sigils next to actors' names in the otherwise tremendous opening sequence (though this seems to be corrected as from 3rd episode).
All minor details. As to the rest I'm truly impressed. I feel like my expectations were surpassed by the show and with a rather wide margin, that is.
- 3 May 2011 at 21:01:00 GMT
I don't remember very much of the books at all (been awhile since I read them), but how is Illyrio different in the book? I really don't remember. I've enjoyed the second episode the most so far I think.
- 4 May 2011 at 04:54:00 GMT
- Andrew said...
I only read the first two books, but I thought the whole Dothraki episode to be really cheesy in the novel as well and were my least favorite parts of the book. (got to the point where I was dreading that POV whenever it popped up and was tempted to skim it). In fact it was probably that part of the novel that made me quit the series.
Besides the Dothraki - the TV series is great so far.
- 4 May 2011 at 12:03:00 GMT
One dissenting voice: I was expecting to hate Allam as Illyrio, as I couldn't imagine him in the role at all, but actually I really liked him. I thought he was better than the (somewhat over-the-top) character in the books: I thought he was masterfully unreadable.
Littlefinger, however, I'm annoyed by. There's no humour to what was originally a comic (though also deadly serious) role. Everything is declaimed in a knowing monotone. In the books he seemed witty and quick-tongued, but here he seems wooden and one-note.
I think Sandor is the best so far. The mocking, resigned bitterness of "but not very fast" was spot-on.
Jaime's better than I thought, too. They're fleshing him out earlier on. On tiny moment I loved was his nod of the head to Barristan at the end of their conversation: more than any of the justifications, that made me respect him, because it's evident how much Jaime respects, even has affection for, the now-elderly great hero.
- 4 May 2011 at 18:27:00 GMT
Maybe it's just nitpicking, but something I found a bit jarring was Viserys' black eyebrows - it made his Targaryen hair look fake.
Also, exposing all the past events (the Mad King, Robert's rebellion) purely through dialogue may not work well for some viewers, especially among those who don't know the books(Certainly cheaper than flashbacks, though).
On the plus side, I liked the way they used information from later books (like Jaime's first kill) to flesh out the dialogue.
- 4 May 2011 at 19:56:00 GMT


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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — When a Michigan boy told his mother he didn't want an 11th birthday party because he had no friends to invite, she created a Facebook page to ask for well-wishes — and the response was overwhelming.
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Colin has a condition similar to Asperger's syndrome that makes it difficult to relate to peers. His mother, Jennifer, said previously that classmates pick on him and he eats lunch in the school office.
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His on-air party featured the Rutgers University marching band and a huge cake. Afterward, the family was headed to Disney World, where Colin will celebrate his birthday Sunday.
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A mouthpiece for the rogue nation of Iran said today that the United States was founded by a "bunch of hooligans and thugs" and that international sanctions over Iran's illicit nuclear program have actually benefited the Islamic regime.
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"During the last decade, the resistance front and Islamic Awakening (Arab Spring) led by the Islamic Republic of Iran have managed to defeat the power of Zionist Christians in four corners of the Middle East and have forced America to beg for negotiations," the analysis said, adding that the future is bright for Iran and that America is hopeless.
In a similar comment, Gen. Hassan Firoozabadi, head of the Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the National Defense University that, "All that takes shape in the country must be within a path of attack on the worldwide oppressors because the oppressors are attacking the foundation of the Islamic Revolution and we must recognize the enemy and actively participate in the attack against the enemy."
In his wide-ranging speech, Firoozabadi also said that:
- "One billion Muslims are supporters of true Islam, and we see this in the Islamic Awakening. All-around defense means the defense of true Islam by all Muslims wherever they are."
- Iran will defend Syria "with all its power." He said the Syrian opposition has no roots and is fighting for the goals of "Zionism and America."
- Iran will not negotiate with the United States. "As long as (America) is considered as the global arrogance, we will not hold talks with it."
Gen. Gholamali Rashid, the deputy of the Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff, also told the National Defense University that any new war will be different from those before.
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AbbVie Inc. Invests in Precision-Bombing Cancer Therapies
Humira is really raking it in for AbbVie , but the good times will likely take a turn for the worse when the biologic goes off patent in a few years. For reasons I explained recently, Humira sales are more likely to slide down a bunny slope than fall off a patent cliff. Still, this revenue must be replaced somehow.
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Abbvie has extended its reach into targeted cancer treatments with antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). These are monoclonal antibodies (MABs) that carry cell-destroying agents specifically to tumor cells. Instead of the carpet-bombing techniques used by standard chemotherapies, ADCs hang on to their toxic payload until they enter cancerous cells. In theory, patients should benefit from smaller, more effective infusions of toxic compounds.
Riskless in Seattle
Entirely content to take on the financial risk of developing a smaller biotech's compounds, AbbVie is leapfrogging into this interesting field of cancer therapies with ADC pioneers Seattle Genetics .
AbbVie expanded its partnership to include access to two proprietary technologies of Seattle Genetics: both pyrrolobenzadiazepine (PBD) dimer ADC and EC-mAb site-specific conjugation technologies. AbbVie paid $25 million upfront to use the technologies and will remain responsible for paying all the bills. Seattle Genetics also stands to earn up to $255 million in milestone payments and license fees, plus a percentage of any worldwide sales resulting from the partnership.
This is a huge win for both companies. AbbVie gets ahead in ADC technology fast. Seattle Genetics will turn either a small or large profit without further financial risk.
To please a regulator
In August 2011, the FDA approved Seattle Genetics' first therapy, Adcetris, for the treatment of two types of lymphoma. It was the first new therapy approved for Hodgkin's Lymphoma since 1977, and the first with a specific indication for anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
What is most interesting is the ease with which the FDA approved Adcentris. For each indication, its effectiveness was evaluated during just one relatively small clinical trial. The regulator also pushed it through the approval process via an accelerated approval program. No doubt, AbbVie is hoping to push more ADC therapies through the process with similar ease.
A second speedy approval
Supporting the notion of fast approvals for effective ADC cancer therapies is Kadcyla. This is a late-stage breast cancer therapy that Roche Holding Ltd. subsidiary Genentech developed in partnership with Immunogen . In February 2013, it won approval for treatment of HER2-positive, late stage breast cancer. It was also approved through one of the FDA's expedited pathways.
In December 2013, another Roche subsidiary, Ventana, announced it would apply the Herceptin companion diagnostic to screen for candidates. Armed with both target specificity and diagnostic testing, payers are more likely to approve its use.
It's important to remember that private insurers and government payers generally look at more than just price when deciding whether to approve a therapy for reimbursement. Treating patients genetically screened to be more receptive, as opposed to a trial-and-error approach, is a win for payers, physicians, and patients. It should also allow to Roche to recoup development costs without nagging reimbursement risk.
Building an oncology franchise
For breast cancers not responsive to Herceptin, or HER2 negative, Kadcyla isn't much use. AbbVie has a Phase 2 candidate that looks like it can fill the gap. During the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium last December, AbbVie presented some encouraging data from a Phase 2 study including veliparib, or ABT-888. The I-SPY 2 trial employed an adaptive design to screen for compounds that will be superior to chemotherapy alone, for specific cancer signatures.
Based on the responses seen in 115 patients, AbbVie's veliparib combined with carboplatin and chemotherapy showed a 90% probability of being superior to chemotherapy alone in triple-negative patients. It is possible that carboplatin alone, and not veliparib, was responsible, but I doubt it. Carboplatin has been available for over 20 years. It is very likely that Veliparib will enter Phase 3 trials.
Final thoughts
During the first nine months of 2013, Humira comprised $7.6 billion of the company's $13.7 billion in net sales. Antibody-drug conjugates aren't AbbVie's only plan for post-Humira survival, but they might be one of the smartest. Faster approvals with fewer trials should lead to more sales under patent protection and less development risk. The use of innovative screening procedures in the Phase 2 velaparib trial should also keep development costs down, making the company more profitable in the long run.
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Sporting faith at the movies: A review of Soul Surfer
Whether it's a Christian film, a family film, or a sports film, Soul Surfer aims to inspire.
Bethany Hamilton's story is an amazing one, and she is happy that the movie telling it, Soul Surfer, gets the two most important things in her life right: her faith and her sport.
Hamilton was training for a regional surf competition in Hawaii in 2003 when a shark attacked her, taking her left arm and nearly killing her. Soul Surfer tells the story of how she got back into the water and started to compete again.
A crossover Christian/mainstream film, the Hamilton family's faith is an essential part of the story, and while the evangelical message is less than subtle, Hamilton's story touches on many themes that will inspire viewers of all faiths or none, especially young athletes and girls looking for strong role models.
After a "home video" montage introducing the characters, the first scene shows 13-year-old Bethany (AnnaSophia Robb) jumping off her surf board and throwing on a white sundress as she runs to her sea-side church—really just a tent on the beach—where everybody smiles and sings praise and worship songs.
Those not used to a showy faith might be shocked, but director Sean McNamara, a Catholic, told religious press at a premiere that he first met the real Bethany in that exact church.
The first 15-minutes of the movie, McNamara said, are intended to make the audience "fall in love with the Hamilton family," but for these 15 minutes, the characters remain one-dimensional: perfect. Hawaii is paradise, it seems, with surfing, church, more surfing, fireworks, and families that don't fight, even when children misbehave.
It's only after the attack, when things start to fall apart, that the characters become more real and elicit sympathy. Bethany's relationship with her parents, played by Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt, allows the movie to explore internal struggles, especially when her parents fight over whether acceptance means giving up or if perseverance is denial of change.
A touching scene between Bethany and her mom also touches on body image issues, while in another scene, her dad's advice to pray and trust God is religious without being overly preachy. Still, the play of the sun shining through clouds as it sets lacks subtlety and borders on cheesy, as does the use of light throughout the movie. (McNamara admits the "going toward the light at the end of the tunnel" in the hospital scene is cliché, though he justified it because using the wave as the tunnel is unique.)
Unfortunately, the rest of the relationships in the movie are less developed than that of those between Bethany and her parents. A fight between father and son seems unexpected, and there's a tension between the family and the friend who saved her (Kevin Sorbo) that is left unexplored, resulting in a confusing reconciliation scene.
Surprising for a "Christian" movie, the character that suffers most from lack of development is youth minister Sarah Hill, played by Carrie Underwood in the singer's first attempt at acting. Both the script and Underwood's performance makes the character, like the first 15 minutes of the film, one-dimensionally perfect.
Still, through Hill, the movie develops a strong lesson that can be appreciated by Christians and non-Christians alike: that how you respond to life and its challenges depends on your perspective. In the most powerful scene in the movie, Bethany gains a new perspective of her own brokenness in responding to the brokenness of those who survived the tsunami in Thailand. (Bethany's narration here and elsewhere seems unnecessary, as even the youngest audience members will understand the meaning of the scene.)
Like other "Christian" films, Soul Surfer can be critiqued as too perfect, and like other sports films, the happy ending is not surprising (though there is a twist). But the movie's strength lies in staying true to Hamilton's real life, from the Thailand trip to the competition results. Details might differ but the movie got the most important thing right: That Bethany Hamilton is an inspiration.


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Zombie television show turns Georgia town into tourism hub
Frank Hollberg III, whose family has sold furniture in Senoia, Georgia since 1894, laughed as he recalled the odd sight of watching a man walk through the idyllic downtown holding a head in his hand.travel Updated: Mar 30, 2013 13:15 IST
Frank Hollberg III, whose family has sold furniture in Senoia, Georgia since 1894, laughed as he recalled the odd sight of watching a man walk through the idyllic downtown holding a head in his hand.
The head was a prop and the man an actor filming "The Walking Dead," the hit zombie-themed television series that has drawn millions of fans worldwide and helped turn the small town 25 miles south of Atlanta into a thriving tourist attraction.
Senoia, pronounced "Seh-noy" by its 3,300 residents, had seen its fortunes fade after the local cotton and agricultural industries died off. But the town now boasts a retail district that grew from six to 49 businesses in half a dozen years.
Country music singer Zac Brown has opened a restaurant and live music venue on Main Street, and two home showcases by Southern Living magazine's popular "Idea House" program brought about 30,000 visitors to Senoia in 2010 and again in 2012, local officials said.
"It's been a hell of a lot of changes in this town," said Hollberg, 77. "It's a different world."
Hollberg and other locals credit most of the newfound popularity to the success of the weekly AMC cable network series. "The Walking Dead" averages 7 million U.S. viewers ages 18 to 49, making it the top-rated drama for that demographic in cable history, according to AMC.
Fans proved eager to get a behind-the-scenes look at filming in and around Senoia, which for the show's third season was transformed into the fictional town of Woodbury. The season finale airs on Sunday.
They found a town that had stopped cutting the grass and weeding the flower beds to foster an authentic post-apocalyptic setting, said Mayor Robert Belisle. Stores displayed zombie-themed T-shirts next to baby clothes and home decor items.
Business booming
Some natives grumbled about having to jockey for parking spaces, but many business owners said they were happy to accommodate the show and its fans.
"When your sales are up 40 percent over the same month last year, it must be a good thing," said store owner Jim Preece. "Our Christmas was phenomenal."
The guest book by Preece's register logs signatures of visitors who traveled to Senoia from across the United States, as well as Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.
The tourist traffic continued after the cameras stopped rolling, business owners said, aided by fan websites that direct visitors to specific filming spots for each episode.
Brian Holland, a heating and air service technician who lives in Columbus, Georgia, runs the Walking Dead Locations website as a hobby. He said people email him daily asking for help planning their trips.
"It started out as me running around on Saturdays taking pictures of places we'd seen on the show, to talking to people all over the world," said Holland, 40.
One recent weekday, show fans ranging from teenagers to retirees posed for pictures by the fake Woodbury town hall and bank and bought "Zombie Dark" coffee from the cafe that serves as the Woodbury Coffee House on the show.
"My daughter is going to be extremely jealous," said Ted Molnar, 60, who drove two hours from LaFayette, Georgia, with his wife to check out the show's backdrop. A sticker on their van read, "When the zombies come, I'll be ready."
The series has "forever redefined this town," said Scott Tigchelaar, a developer and president of Raleigh Studios - Atlanta, a film company whose 120-acre property in Senoia serves as home base for the show's production.
"'Walking Dead' to Senoia is like 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' to Savannah," he said, referring to the best-selling 1994 novel set in the picturesque Georgia city and made into a movie directed by Clint Eastwood.
Location, location, location
Georgia has enticed the film and TV industry to towns across the state with generous tax incentives and dozens of direct flights each day between Atlanta and Los Angeles, he said.
The state hosted 333 films, TV productions and music videos between July 2011 and June 2012, generating nearly $880 million in direct spending by the entertainment industry, according to the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office.
Senoia is not paid for the filming, leaving local leaders to find other ways to capitalize on the spotlight while preserving the town's historic charm.
The downtown development authority installed sidewalk plaques to highlight some of the two dozen movies and TV series that have filmed in Senoia, including "Fried Green Tomatoes", "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Drop Dead Diva".
Tigchelaar, a Canada native whose development company has restored much of the downtown, said he and his brother-in-law bought a trolley to give tours of various film locations starting this spring.
A store with licensed merchandise for "The Walking Dead" is set to open when production resumes in May and, later this year, developers expect to break ground on a boutique hotel.
"Ten years ago to talk about a four-star hotel in Senoia, people probably would have laughed me out of town," Tigchelaar said. "Today, it's feasible."
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US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's visit marks a turn in New Zealand-United States relations. We have won the cake and are getting to eat it too, but that doesn't mean there aren't still risks
I can almost hear David Lange chuckling from the grave and making some quip about vindication. From all we know about the fourth Labour government's handling of our push to be nuclear-free it was defined by chaos, cock-ups and misunderstandings. But this weekend the US threw in the towel in what you might call our 'cold spat'. We won. Kind of.
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was in town talking about "a new era" in New Zealand-United States relations. But he went further. In his only interview (yep, on Q+A), he said:
"I mean, my approach to this as Secretary of Defence is whatever we can do to try to help New Zealand develop its capabilities and build a stronger friendship, I'm prepared to do."
Read that again. And if you don't quite believe it, try this:
"...every relationship that is close is one that's based on trust, and that's what we have with the people of New Zealand".
The tenor of this visit was America trying to woo New Zealand.
It's phenomenal how far we've come since 1985, when US Secretary of State George Schultz withdrew America's security guarantee from us and when President Ronald Reagan signed a presidential directive punishing us. As of this weekend's announcement, our nuclear ship ban remains but the US has lifted its ban on our ships in its military ports. Our relationship is just about as good as it's ever been, "silly limitations" have been put aside and we still have our nuclear-free principles. The power balance has shifted. It's a remarkable turn-around.
At least it is on one level. What's changed is, most significantly, is 9/11. The US suddenly found it harder to know who to trust and old friends became more important. Relations between nations are ultimately still relations between people. So just as when we suffer tragedy we turn to those who we can count on and who know us best, so nations do the same.
Add to that a Democrat president born in the Pacific and the jigsaw is starting to come together. The final piece – perhaps the largest one today – is the rise of China. China, China, China is core to this desire for "a new era". Suddenly New Zealand has a strategic value to America that means it's in its national interests to overlook old slights.
The final change of note is Afghanistan. And that's where you might argue it hasn't all been America conceding and New Zealand winning. When Corin Dann asked Panetta about the lifting of the ban on our ships, he replied:
"Well, you know, I think the nature of our friendship and partnership is that it is a two-way street. The fact is that New Zealand has deployed forces to Afghanistan and carried on a very important mission that's a part of a larger mission there".
So America lifting its ship ban was its quid to our Afghan pro quo. When someone next tries to claim that our engagement in Afghanistan has nothing to do with winning American favour, remember that.
It may be too cynical and simplistic to say our 'win' came at the cost of ten lives in Afghanistan, but it's part of the truth.
What it's proved to the superpower is that it can "trust" us. We may talk of an "independent" foreign policy, which is largely, if not entirely, true. We may have 'cold spats'. But in the long game they know who we are, what we stand for and what they're going to get. And in a post 9/11 world where, as Panetta said...
"this is no longer a world in which you face just one enemy or one superpower. What we're facing is an array of threats in which we're going to have to be flexible and agile and work together in alliances to be about to confront and provide security for the world"
... that's worth a heck of a lot to our pals stateside. Really, for all the diplomatic language Panetta – formerly a congressman from California and the CIA boss, amongst other things – gave a frank interview. Fleshing out what America wants from us, he came back to trust:
"...it's that relationship of trust that no matter what the crisis is, no matter what the challenge is that we can trust each other to be able to do the right thing, and that, I think, probably that's the most important thing I get back in this relationship".
Which leaves us with one crucial question. Is being an American ally again really what we want? Because the closer we get, the more baggage we have to carry and the more obligations we face.
Panetta wants us to get even closer. Why? China again. But that could get tricky. According to Audrey Young in the New Zealand Herald this weekend, the Chinese ambassador applauded our independence and "implied" China would expect us to back them in its dispute with Japan over islands in the East China Sea. Problem is, the US has a treaty requiring it to come to Japan's aide in any conflict.
Panetta's advice? Stay out of it. Which are wise words. On the other hand, he wants more training and inter-operability with New Zealand, "so that you will be in a better position to be able to provide not only for your own security but help us in providing for the security of the Asia-Pacific region".
As news reports have said, he's open to having US troops stationed in New Zealand and working to towards New Zealand's return to ANZUS, "if New Zealand is prepared to make revisions".
And there's the rub. And the risk. We don't want to make revisions or become America's deputy sheriff providing "security" in the region. Our independence has been to hard won, our good relationship with all the powers in the Pacific too important.
The trick now will be hanging onto our 'win', holding the course and not sliding back into unhealthy old relationship habits at the expense of our own independent line.


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Optimal Arthritis Control
Multi-Targeted Compounds Combat InflammationMarch 2010
By Julius Goepp, MD
According to the most recent scientific research, aging individuals afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis are at 60% great-er risk of dying from heart disease than the general population.1 The vascular damage seen in rheumatoid individuals appears to be an accelerated form of atherosclerosis.2
Similar analysis shows that over time, rheumatoid arthritis sufferers also sustain damage to the eyes, lungs, and skin.3-6
The common factor linking rheuma-toid arthritis to these potentially deadly conditions is system-wide, chronic inflammation in the body. The same systemic inflammatory events, especially those involving the potent cytokine known as TNF-alpha, contribute to atherosclerosis even in people who don't have rheumatoid arthritis7—and that's why we all need to pay special attention to limiting inflammatory changes throughout our lifetime.
Until recently, mainstream medicine's focus on highly profitable single-target drugs (like Enbrel®) has left the 1.3
million rheumatoid arthritis sufferers in this country with few attractive options. While effective at controlling symptoms, these drugs are expensive and produce potentially life-threatening side effects associated with chronic suppression of immunity, such as serious infections and certain cancers.8-10
Fortunately, a novel set of multi-targeted natural agents has been identified that can disrupt the inflammatory cascade involved in rheumatoid arthritis at many stages. These agents have also been shown to reduce joint pain, stiffness, and deterioration of cartilage.
In this article, you will learn about the latest research on curcuminoids and andrographolides—natural compounds shown to specifically target the painful conditions associated with rheumatoid arthritis and the underlying genetic and biochemical factors that cause rheumatoid inflammation.
formof curcumin which early evidence shows may be as effective in alleviating the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis as the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drug diclofenac! Animal studies already demonstrate that curcumin relieves pain comparably to diclofenac, so this is an exciting and evolving field of research.11
Rheumatoid Arthritis—Inflammation Run Amok
While its causes are not fully understood, researchers have long known that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder.
An optimally functioning immune system remains on constant alert, patrolling for invading microbes and emerging cancer cells. When launched into action, various immunomodulating agents—including the cell-signaling proteins known as cytokines—provoke an inflammatory response in the body. In healthy individuals, the immune system keeps this inflammatory response under control to prevent injury to the body itself.12
For the unfortunate individuals stricken with rheumatoid arthritis, this balance is disrupted—the body mistakes some of its own tissue as "foreign," resulting in a chronic inflammatory response. The immune system attacks the delicate synovial membranes that line the joints, producing pain, swelling, bone loss, and overgrowth of the membranes themselves. Eventually joints stiffen, limiting range of motion, accompanied by progressively worsening pain and a severe decline in quality of life.13
RA is one of a growing handful of diseases in which experts have recognized the central role of an inflammatory cytokine called tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)—the "master regulator" of inflammation in many systems of the body. These conditions—which include psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease—are collectively known as "TNF Related Chronic Inflammatory Diseases," or TRECID.14
Mainstream medical research remains largely focused on various drugs that block TNF-alpha as a way to try to stop the damage involved in TRECID diseases.15 Though TNF-blockers like golimumab, infliximab, and adalimumab can be effective, there are some individuals for whom these interventions provide little or no relief.16-18 TNF-blockers can also be extremely expensive, requiring painful periodic injections, with an array of side effects, some of which may paradoxically exacerbate autoimmune disease.18-20
Another main class of pharmaceutical interventions for RA, known as disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), include methotrexate, cyclosporine, and cytoxan.21 These drugs are often less costly, but generally no better in terms of efficacy and side effect profile.22,23
The truth is that tolerable, safe treatment of RA continues to elude pharmaceutical solutions—in large part because they are single-target therapies focused on a limited number (usually just one) of the underlying mechanisms behind RA. The powerful disruption of the immune system by those drugs often produces a comprehensive state of immune deficiency that opens the patient to potentially disastrous infections—the FDA has recently issued "Black Box" warnings for some of the biological agents in this class.10
A novel set of low-cost, natural compounds have emerged that specifically attack the inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis at multiple points in the inflammatory process. Together they provide the potential for multi-targeted relief, both "upstream" within the inflammatory cascade—at earlier stages than TNF-blocking drugs—and "downstream," at later stages than traditional anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).
Andrographis: A Multi-Modal Inflammation Fighter
Over the past 25 years, extracts of the Asian herb Andrographis paniculata have aroused considerable scientific interest owing to their apparent power to favorably modify immune system function.24-26 Its bioactive components, called andrographolides,27 are well absorbed after oral dosing28 and have been extensively tested as anti-inflammatory agents.29
Unlike the single-targeted action of TNF-blockers and anti-rheumatic drugs, andrographolides stimulate beneficial activity at multiple points in the inflammatory process, providing mutually reinforcing effects.29
Andrographolides inhibit activity of the pro-inflammatory compound known as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). This helps exert a powerful anti-inflammatory effect.30 Readers who are familiar with the vascular benefits of eNOS (endothelial NOS) should note that, unlike eNOS, iNOS is pro-inflammatory and often involved in disease states, where it is desirable to inhibit its actions.
Andrographolides suppress production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha and prostaglandin E2 (PGE-2), preventing their gene expression at multiple levels.31,32 By doing so they downregulate the chemical signaling pathways that cells use to "tell" each other to initiate the inflammatory response that plays a key role in rheumatoid arthritis.33
Scientific analysis has further revealed that andrographolides operate "upstream" within the process of the inflammatory cascade by blocking the effects of the pro-inflammatory transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kB).34
NF-kB is found in almost all human cells. It plays a key role in cellular responses to stress, cytokines, free radicals, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and bacterial or viral pathogens. Accordingly, its central role as a first-responder to oxidative damage, infection, and toxin-induced stress links it to inflammation, cancer, and chronic disease.35 NF-kB tightly regulates virtually all factors downstream in the inflammatory cascade, including cytokines known as interleukins, hormones known as prostaglandins, and TNF-alpha.
By blocking NF-kB, andrographolides inhibit production of a host of inflammatory mediators in one simple step.36 Just as critically, they permit normal activity of vital immune surveillance cells as they simultaneously suppress over-active inflammatory cells, as demonstrated in animal studies.37
This is a critical feature that distinguishes andrographolides from most anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS). While andrographolides suppress inflammatory immune factors,36 DMARDs can suppress immune function in general, resulting in an increased risk of infection.38
Andrographolides also act as powerful antioxidants, limiting the number of free radicals thrown off by inflammatory cells and reducing overall inflammation and pain in animal studies.39-43
Clinical Breakthroughs in Natural Arthritis Relief
In 2005, a group of researchers led by Dr. Raphael A. Burgos at the Universidad Austral in Valdivia, Chile, began publishing seminal work on the properties of a select formulation of andrographolides in countering the effects of rheumatoid arthritis.
Burgos's group discovered that the formulation suppressed inflammatory mediators such as interferon-gamma and interleuklin-2 (IL-2), while protecting against cell death induced by corticosteroids.44 They further demonstrated that andrographolides directly prevent NF-kB from binding to DNA in inflammatory cells, thereby preventing it from activating production of dangerous inflammatory mediators.45
In 2009, Burgos's team was able to demonstrate this andrographolide formulation's dramatic anti-rheumatic effects for the first time in humans.
Just 200 mg daily for 18 weeks resolved RA-related anemia, restoring red blood cell levels to the normal range while lowering the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) to normal.46
When rheumatoid arthritis sufferers were given 200 mg of andrographolides or the same dose of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), the patients receiving the andrographolides had a significant drop in RA-specific auto-antibodies (antibodies directed against their own tissue), while the NSAID group saw a rise in some of those levels.47 Relief from joint pain and rigidity was seen in the andrographolide and the NSAID groups.
... Scientific advances in our understanding of curcumin's molecular action have led to its application in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
After these two preliminary, unpublished studies validated the efficacy of andrographolides, Dr. Burgos's group subsequently performed a larger study: a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. They published the results in late 2009.48 Significant improvements over placebo were found for joint pain and swelling as well as the number and severity of tender, swollen joints. Quality of life scores also improved significantly in the supplemented subjects, and levels of some biochemical markers of immune system activation were decreased in the group who took the active supplement.


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When disposing of electrical and electronic equipment and batteries by use of the collection systems available in your country, you protect the environment, human health and contribute to the prudent and rational use of natural resources. Collecting electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and waste prevents the potential contamination of nature with the hazardous substances which may be present in electrical and electronic products and equipment.
Your Bang & Olufsen retailer will advise you of the correct way of disposal in your country.
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The restriction of use of certain harardous substances are implemented worldwide. It bans the use of lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury and the brominated flame retardents polybromobiphenyl (PBB) and Polybromodiphenylethers (PBDE) in electrical and electronic equipment.
China has not adopted the restrictions equal to the rest of the world, so in China it is not at ban but a marking requirement and a requirement for information to customers.
Management methods for controlling pollution caused by Electronic Information Products - China
Your Bang & Olufsen product is marked with the following symbol – it means that the environmentally friendly use period is 20 years.
The electronic information product is marked whether it contains hazardous substances or elements. If the product contains hazardous substances or elements, you are able to find more information in the product instruction booklet.
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Information about power consumption and peak luminance can be found in the technical specifications for the televisions.
Televisions and other electronic products form Bang & Olufsen may contain lead only in certain parts or components where no technology alternatives exist in accordance with existing exemption clauses under the RoHS Directive.
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In the unlikely event that a product has a fault during its lifetime, it can of course be repaired. We deliver spare parts in a considerable period after a product has ceased to be manufactured. We also have mechanical spare parts - for example front and back panels, if a unit becoming scratched or damaged.
The high quality and long lifetime are environmentally positive assets for our products. Furthermore at Bang & Olufsen we include environmental thinking as early as possible in the design phase of our products. This is why we already have comprehensive environmental specifications laid down in the development phase. We call these environmental specifications Environmental Design Standards.
Environmental Design Standards include statutory and regulatory specifications as well as more stringent company specifications and regulations that cover areas where there are as yet no statutory regulations. There has been assigned a product environmental impact gatekeeper that is responsible that products comply with the Environmental Design Standards.
Every Bang & Olufsen product has its own product requirement database, which follows the product throughout the development phase wherein the Environmental design standards are specified.
For each product there is a Project Manager and he or she must accept the specifications, and sign-off that the product will meet the specifications. The product simply cannot progress to the next development stage unless it has met the relevant environmental design standards.
At the end of the development phase, the Product Environmental Impact gatekeeper must verify that the specifications laid down in the product database have been met – the product cannot be produced otherwise. The implementation of environmental design standards ensures that our products meet international regulations in those markets where our products are sold.
Furthermore we carry out tests that simulate the dismantling process at the disposal after 15–20 years of use to ensure that the product can actually be separated into the appropriate fractions. This process also generates suggestions for improvement in utilization of waste of products that we can apply to subsequent development projects. All this work is intended to help us achieve environmental improvements in relation to previous products by including live cycle considerations during the development of new products.
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CBI solves critical workforce & restructuring issues for national financial services firm.March 6th, 2013
Customer Challenge
Our customer anticipated many Human Resources and Recruitment challenges due to considerable corporate restructuring, acquisition integrations and a pending relocation. They were concerned about how current employees would handle the changes and at the same time needed to fill key strategic positions to manage the corporate redirection. The company had already engaged a large national RPO vendor but they were looking for an alternative solution to address strategic issues outside the scope of the RPO agreement. The primary focus was hard-to-fill functional and professional level positions in Marketing, Business Development, and across the Human Resources department. Additionally, their cost cutting initiatives created a need for outside support following a reduction in headcount at the VP and Executive level.


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Saturday, September 02, 2006
OBIT: Marius LESSARD (1923-2006),
Marius LESSARD, the son of Émile+Eugénie SIMARD, died August 3, 2006. He leaves behind his wife, Monique DORÉ (Rémi+Marie-Anne CARRIER). Marius & Monique were married 1954-07-03 in Marie-Reine-du-Monde church in Montréal, QC. He will be missed by all including his children and grand-children.
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Hand Stamped IDENTITY BandR269.00Ethically handcrafted in South Africa by our jewellers in 925 Sterling Silver, you can personalise the Identity Band by hand stamping initials, numbers or a name into the band, allowing you to capture that special memory.
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Vermeil / Plating Facts:
Our 14kt Gold or Rose Gold Vermeil (plating) offers a beautiful alternative to the Silver hue of our jewellery. However, it is important to note that plating is not permanent, and it will inevitably wear away. Underneath the plating is still high quality 925 Sterling Silver so the value of your jewellery piece is intact. If you are comfortable with plating and the knowledge that it will fade, then we recommend it as an option for you.
The lifespan of plating is very difficult to predict. It is different for each person and is impacted by the acidity or pH balance of your skin, exposure to perfumes or lotions and how items are stored. Some customers experience fading after a very short period of time and others can have it last up to 12 months.
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Compact trusses of flowers from a young age Beautiful, almost silvery green leaves. A vigorous, upright grower which is very tough.
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A low growing hybrid but with big showy flowers bred from Rhododendron yakushimanum, a glorious species with extremely pretty flowers. Its particular interest to breeders is that the buds are a lovely deep pink but open to a soft white. This colour change is obvious in most of these hybrids.
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Is The Bible Good For Black People?
The Bible has many Anti-African references, says Mack. "Some concepts such as intelligent design of the universe are just unscientific and bad for Black people," he says. Mack's team will be pitted against a team of equally qualified scholars and activists who say the Bible is good for Black People.
[New York News: Harlem Debate]
Following on the phenomenal success of last month's debate, the second "Great Harlem Debate" will take place on Sunday, January 11, 2009, 3:P.M. at Salem United Methodist Church located at 211 W 129th Street at the corner of Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. in Harlem.
The debate topic: IS THE BIBLE GOOD FOR BLACK PEOPLE, Yes or No?, will likely provide some fireworks.
This loaded question will be explored by two teams of theologians, activists, educators and biblical scholars arguing either the yes side or the no side of the question. Debate moderator, Dr. James McIntosh, who a psychiatrist and the Co-Chair of Committee To Eliminate Media Offensive to African Peoples (CEMOTAP) said that the topic is a natural follow-up to the immensely successful first Great Harlem Debate, which centered around the question, "The Obama Election, Was It Good For Black People, Yes or No?."
"Since Barack Obama has just announced that he will be taking his oath of office using Abraham Lincoln's Bible, we thought this would be the perfect time to discuss his, literal, first act of office," says McIntosh.
Does the fact that the Bible remains the best selling book of all times confirm its usefulness and, or relevance for Black people today?
"No," declares one team, consisting of Omowale Clay of the activist group December 12th movement, Nellie Bailey of the Harlem Tenants Association, Dr. James Conyers, a Keane College historian and anthropologist and, Attorney Joseph Mack, a New Testament Scholar.
The Bible has many Anti-African references, says Mack. "Some concepts such as intelligent design of the universe are just unscientific and bad for Black people," he says. Mack's team will be pitted against a team of equally qualified scholars and activists who say the Bible is good for Black People.
Among them are Reverend Allen Pinckney, Senior Pastor of Salem United Methodist Church, Reverend Conrad Tillard of Brooklyn's Nazarene Congregational Church, Dr. Rosalind Jeffries, Art Historian and Kemetic Scholar and Muslim Minister Abdul Hafeez Muhammad.
Jeffries who is the wife of Professor Leonard Jeffries says, "Many Kemetic Scholars use ancient history to condemn the bible but I use the history to show the origin of the concepts and support the value of the teachings."
Although the participants on the "yes" side have differences in their beliefs, they all agree that the Bible is good for Black people.
A panel of judges comprised of community dignitaries will provide brief commentary on the presentations and strive to bring a unifying clarity. They include, educator Dr. Marimba Ani, educator Batin Ashante, youthful poet Autum Ashante, journalist Playthell Benjamin, educator Jitu Weusi, CEMOTAP Co-chair Betty Dopson, broadcasting pioneer Bob Law, activist Ollie McClean and WBAI program manager Bernard White.
Sid Wilson chairman of the Family and Friends of Dr. Mutulu Shakur says, "Great debate number one showed that our community is starving for information and seriously presented discourse on issues affecting our daily lives."
Admission to the event is free but there will be a free will collection with proceeds going toward the legal support committee of Dr. Mutulu Shakur, an activist and a healer who pioneered in treating substance abusers with acupuncture.
Shakur is the father of Tupac Shakur. Dr. Shakur's supporters say that Shakur is an innoccent man who was in fact framed by a crooked police officer. That police officer, Athelston Kelson was recently convicted of bank robbery.
Admission is free. The public is invited. Call 347-531-8936 for additional information.
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club18 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 94 diseños de 39 diseñadores freelance.
Chi, domain will be http://www.lasvegaschi.com, but site is yet to be designed
I just purchased this karaoke bar/restaurant/nightclub in Las Vegas' Chinatown. It is 10,000 square feet of luxury that will tease and thrill all of your senses with the sounds, sights, smells, tastes, and feel of a good night out.
When you step in, you are greeted by a hostess who explains our various entertainment options of bar, lounge, and 14 private rooms. No matter which space you wish to enjoy, food, drinks, and karaoke are available from our attractive, attentive, and friendly staff.
Unlike traditional karaoke bars, we offer the option to rent out private rooms with your friends where you can sing in privacy while having servers bring you food and drink. Our microphones, speakers, and amplifiers are professional grade and can make anyone sound like Beyonce or Lady Gaga.
Also, our karaoke system is server and touch based for song selection. We have a master site license for songs in 10 languages so you are almost guaranteed to find the songs you want to sing.
We have a full service restaurant and bar to satisfy your cravings as well as dice cups and cards for customers to play with.
Although it is located in Chinatown, we are going after a much broader audience. So, although the word Chi is Chinese, I'm avoiding the Chinese character in the logo so as not to be too Chinesey.
We anticipate that we will have a mix of:
1. Out of town casino clients brought here with their casino hosts
2. Locals looking to drink/eat/sing
3. The after hours crowd (4 Am-?); Food and beverage industry people
We have 2 many options of entertaining: a main lounge/dance floor/bar area and 14 private rooms for private entertaining.
We anticipate hosting a lot of group events to encourage the singing aspect and private rooms. Bachelor/bachelorette parties, divorce parties, weddings, corporate meetings,convention parties, etc are all avenues we are pursuing.
On a typical night, we expect people to come in with their co-workers/friends after work to have some snacks, a couple of drinks, and sing a couple of songs to wind down and chat about the day. We are also planning on a special event schedule where we would perhaps have Beer Pong 1 night, GLBT another night, oldies another night, etc.
We would consider ourselves attainable luxury. We are a classy joint and could easily fit in with hotel establishments on the Las Vegas strip. However, as we don't have the expenses of the strip, we offer a more comfortable, intimate, and personalized experience for a lot cheaper.
Chi meaning http://www.examiner.com/x-11031-Orl…-and-types
Chi basically means energy. It also happens to be my middle name. The energy drink and water we serve uses the symbol for Chi in its logo. http://www.allinenergy.com
We are looking for a logo represent our Karaoke Bar/RestaurantUltralounge. It should be described as easy to read, high class, modern, and sexy.
We are not looking for Asian fonts most likely and really need it to be easy to read. Perhaps looking at other Las Vegas club logos may help to see what we are aspiring to be (Jet, The Bank, XS, Blush, Surrender, LAX,etc)
Please feel free to experiment with colors! However, we are thinking of using black and red as our main colors a the interior is mostly red and black. Our waitresses wear pink corsets and black shorts, so hot pink might be an option too.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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"With the amazing help of my teachers I passed all my classes and had a HUGE support system.
… I have had so many amazing people at school who have given me so much support. The teachers, the administrative staff, the students we have all become a second family. We encourage each other when things get bad and we are ready to give up.
… We have begun as strangers and somewhere between the beginning and now we have become family. Staff and students alike have made a bond with each other on different levels.
It's staff like this that makes it to where we actually WANT to be at school. It's the staff that makes the environment more welcoming. I never in my life liked school and even with the tragedy, the depression, the sadness, and the heartache of my daily life I often can't wait to get to school. I can't wait because everyone from the teachers, the secretaries, financial advisors, the administrative staff all have such welcoming personalities and create the most enjoyable atmosphere for everyone.
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ATLANTA (AP) Jeff Teague had a career-high 28 points and 11 assists, Zaza Pachulia finished two assists shy of a triple-double and the short-handed Atlanta Hawks beat Brooklyn 109-95 on Wednesday night to stop the Nets' seven-game winning streak.
The Hawks played without leading scorer Josh Smith, suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for ``conduct detrimental to the team'' following an incident in practice Tuesday.
The Hawks, who had lost six of seven, almost doubled their point total from Monday night's 97-58 loss at Chicago.
Pachulia had 13 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight assists. Al Horford had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Brook Lopez had 22 points for the Nets, who lost for only the second time in 11 games under interim coach P.J. Carlesimo.