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Fred, that's almost as bad as smoking whilst you print!I used to work in a darkroom of five of us, and all smoked. The poor girl who did the spotting used to get overtime. Cruel stuff or cool, depending on whether she needed the money.The Polish chick has a nice video - the first one - and as for the last link to Burnside, I'm a sucker for blues.But none of it, for me, is for working. For that, I prefer swamp pop rock or straight Chuck Berry. Music that's emotion and not message-based is better when your head has to be someplace else.It's like driving: I often wonder if I even noticed the lights, but I guess I did or I wouldn't be writing this. When working, I seldom know which song I just heard, but am quite aware of the one playing.Isn't photography something else?http://youtu.be/3jLn1_shQXQRob C
I like the drone of Velvet Underground when I process film. It's meditative in a way. I reserve swamp pop for scanning!
Oh these young hipsters... they have it all figured out.
Talking about hipsters, there was an article on Lomography in the Financial Times of July 2012.According to that article Lomography sold 500,000 cameras and 2,000,000 rolls of film in 2011. They have an annual growth rate of 30%.I am not sure how significant this is in the whole scheme of things but the numbers struck me as being quite high...
I think the main reason for the lifeless looking digital images is poor processing skill and the missing of taste of the majority of users. The retouching of scanned negatives is at first a very technical one (dust bust, tweaking the white point etc....), while the retouching of a digital image has to be more creative right from the start and requires vision and skill to generate an image with comparable visual qualities as a scanned film image has it. I believe, that it is possible to get the same organic look from digital with appropriate retouching as with film. Obviously comparing same negative and sensor formats. In my experience I get really close in matching files from my M9 to the scans from a M6 (with the same lenses). The cameras handle very identical, too. So for me this is not the point. The point is the process of loading film, developing, waiting and finally seeing the results. On the other hand with digital you press the button monitor the histogram and a little later you download the images from the card. Film feels magic and has so many more qualities in the handling. You actually do something with your hands, you touch, you smell, you interact a lot more, whereas digital is just pressing the shutter and doing digital retouching (which is also a process I love, but it's different). The result is, that my emotional connection is so much stronger to the film image than to the digital. So that's the point. It's hard to say, wether this is good for my photography or not. I don't know. So far I can't recognize an distinctive difference in my imagery. BUT: The thing changes, when you consider some larger format cameras. For example 6x7 or 6x6. The transition to the out of focus areas is something completely different. The rendering differs so greatly from everything else. The last months I retouched countless images taken on the P30+ and P65+. (It was my job in my practical term) If at all you can compare the dof, and out of focus rendering with 645. For myself I shoot also 6x7 and I think you can't get the look with digital cameras. Period.I have to admit, I'm torn between digital and using film as well. I miss the emotional connection to the pictures and the feeling of doing something special, when pressing the shutter. Furtheron I think it's good to cultivate the craft and keep a diversity in the age of Canon/Nikon gear, where everybody uses the same few lenses, the same snesors/sensor sizes and every picture is rendered in the same way.Best Regards, Jan
Hi,I don't want to argue, but once you are into digital, weather scanning film or shooting digital originals, you are into processing. I'm pretty sure that if you give the same image to 30 different photographers you come up with 30 different renditions. Best regardsErik
But one thing that is special about film is that when used rough and not seeking perfect image quality film still has a very nice look to it. Just look at distressed film. Being physically distressed it has some of the charm that could be associated with antiques.Distressed digital on the other hand looks like crap. Scratch a CD and you get a corrupted frame with a big ass half the size of the image grey fill.
True!I think, imperfectness attracts me, because it's a counterweight to the idealism in our commercialised world. Best regards, Jan
For a long time there was a small poster over the espresso machine in my lab saying: Drink more coffee to do stupid things even faster. Now I understand: I don't need coffee to do stupid things faster, I need to use digital technology.Best,Johannes
But that's just the same with film: give 30 printers the same neg and you get 30 different prints.That's partly why, in another thread here about art and how much involvement the photographer needs to have with the final product, I argued that he has to do it all if he wants to call it his art, but not so if he's happy to call it commerce. It's a semantic mind game that carries premium prices in the gallery world. And in this instance, rightly so.Rob C
Give me a neg to make 30 prints and you would end up with 30 different prints :-)
You surprise me; I bought French PHOTO for many, many years, and was of the conviction that France was very photo-aware. About France being the birthplace of photography: there's another school of thought that favours England...;-)Rob C


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En Primeur week is the yearly ritual when wine professionals from all corners of the world descend on Bordeaux to taste and evaluate the new wines that been aging in barrels for just a few months. WSJ travelled to Bordeaux to taste the 2012 vintage.
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Hot Pursuit II is a worthwhile purchase for anyone interested in an arcade-style racing game.
E3 2010: EA reimagining the '90s racer for the "connected generation" with new online features, debuting November 16 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii.
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Third Child's Play donate-a-thon under way from PA; Sony, ESA put together three-pack of games for $20, proceeds go to ESA Foundation.
Thanks to The Sims, FIFA, Madden, Need for Speed, and The Lord of the Rings franchises, the world's biggest publisher had a record-breaking year.
Microsoft announces a second wave of no fewer than 13 Xbox Platinum Hits games for North America.
The roles are reversed in this race.
The pack takes a drive on a nice road during the autumn season.
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Amer Ajami compares the various console versions in his review of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2.
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OAKLAND — A 24-year-old Oakland man died from his wounds early Thursday after he was robbed and shot in East Oakland, police said.
Brandon Clemens was shot and killed about 11:56 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of 14th Avenue, police said. He was walking with a 25-year-old friend, who also was robbed but not injured, police said. The friend's name was not released.
The two men had been visiting a friend and decided to walk to their West Oakland homes, police said.
As they were walking they were confronted by two men who demanded their valuables, Sgt. Mike Gantt said.
Police have not released information about why Clemens was shot during the robbery and did not reveal what was taken from the two men.
Paramedics pronounced Clemens dead at the scene at 12:26 a.m. Thursday.
The killing was Oakland's third homicide of the year. Last year at this time there had been six homicides in the city.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $15,000 in reward money for information leading to the suspects' arrests. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.
In another shooting Wednesday night, a man was wounded in the leg about 9:10 p.m. in the 9000 block of International Boulevard. He was able to get to a hospital on his own and was in stable condition. No motive was released for the shooting, and no were arrests made, police said.


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Slegr has become the new assistant coach of the Czech Extraleague team HC Litvinov. He will still keep his House seat (though I think he is slowly preparing for the exit - I don't think he has much chance to defend thanks to the above mentioned defection from the Social Democrats). And yes, his hairline shows he is 40-something!
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Robot. Robot. Here is Robot X to print and make into a puzzle. This is an easy preschool craft and a free printable.
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Captain Named to All-Ivy League Second Team
ITHACA, N.Y. – Thanks to his second-place effort in the 400-meter dash (48.95) at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships this weekend, senior track and field captain Matthew Bieszard was granted a spot on the All-Ivy League second team. Though Bieszard was an All-Ivy athlete in the 2010 outdoor season as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team, this marks the first time he has attained the honor individually.
Bieszard, a political science major from Midland Park, N.J., has been a key contributor to the Yale track program for four years. As a rookie, he made waves by setting the all-time indoor freshman record in the 400-meter dash at Heps (49.24), and has since then been a mainstay on the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams. He currently holds the third-fastest indoor 200-meter time in Yale history (21.81) and the seventh-fastest 400-meter time (48.40). As captain, he has led the team all year, and been instrumental in mentoring a young corps of sprinters.
The indoor season continues next week for Bieszard at the IC4A Championships, where he will race against the top athletes in the East. He has qualified individually in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes, and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team.
First team All-Ivy selections are awarded to the winners of events at Heps, and the second team is composed of the runner-ups.
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Mentor Graphics Provides Advanced Design For Manufacturing Capabilities in TSMC Reference Flow 9.0.
"Mentor Graphics continues to address the growing challenges of advanced IC design and manufacturing," said S.T. Juang, senior director of design infrastructure marketing at TSMC.
TSMC Reference Flow 9.0 accesses Mentor capabilities in the following areas:
* New DFM implementation capabilities for hierarchical critical area analysis (CAA), hierarchical chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP), concurrent CAA optimization
* Hierarchical DFM analysis for all three physical DFM defects: lithography process checking (LPC), CMP and CAA
* Electrical DFM improvements including Table-Based DFM-LPE (advanced device parameter) extraction, and Thickness-to-Electrical (T2E) silicon-based models
* CMP support for E-Hotspots and intelligent metal fill with model- and density-based modes
* DFT solutions addressing bridge defects with N-detection algorithms, and a layout viewer to show the physical location of defects
* Memory built-in self-test (BIST) support for TSMC electrical fuse intellectual property (IP) for single-insertion embedded memory repair
"Our continued collaboration with TSMC is solving some of the biggest challenges for customers working at leading-edge process nodes," said Joe Sawicki, vice president and general manager, Design to Silicon Division, Mentor Graphics. "Our close cooperation under TSMC's Active Accuracy Assurance initiative means that Mentor design-to-silicon flows accurately reflect TSMC's advanced manufacturing processes."
Mentor's Olympus-SoC system provides new capabilities for hierarchical CAA, hierarchical VCMP and concurrent CAA optimization. Using a variety of enhancement techniques such as cell swapping, via reduction, via doubling, expand enclosure, and wire spreading/widening, all within a timing analysis context, the Olympus-SoC system improves yield while ensuring rapid timing closure. The Olympus-SoC product also takes into consideration the density maps of cell libraries and macros during fill insertion for a more uniform fill.
The Calibre CMPAnalyzer model-based CMP solution, which has been certified since RF7.0 and extended with SmartFill in RF8.0, now supports T2E and E-Hotspots functionality. This provides thickness values at a higher resolution for CMP analysis, allowing both functional and electrical planarity analysis and control, and can drive more accurate parasitic extraction using the Calibre xRC[TM] product. Additionally, Calibre the nmLVS product has been enhanced to incorporate TSMC's Table-Based DFM-LPE requirements for executing advanced device parameter extraction to account for silicon stress effects and provide the most accurate representation of manufactured devices.
The Calibre[R] YieldAnalyzer solution adds to Reference Flow 7.0 and 8.0 certification with hierarchical CAA for Reference Flow 9.0. It can characterize standard cells in terms of expected yield, and can be used with the Calibre YieldEnhancer tool for interactive IP fixing based on Critical Feature Analysis using recommended rules. The Calibre YieldAnalyzer product can also be used in a flow with the Olympus-SoC system by providing cell library yield assessment data, which the Olympus-SoC tool uses for cell selection. TSMC customers now have a complete solution for reducing random defects.
The Calibre LFD[TM] solution has been qualified for RF 9.0 as well as TSMC's 4N40 processes for all layers, and now includes hierarchical LPC features for faster turn around time.
DFT capabilities based on the industry-leading TestKompress[R] scan test tool, MBISTArchitect[TM], and YieldAssist[TM] products, which have been part of TSMC's reference flow since release 6.0, continue to include logic and memory testing, power reporting during automatic test program generation (ATPG) for addressing test-specific power issues, and timing-aware ATPG features for targeting small delay defects. In RF 9.0, the TestKompress product adds the ability to target bridge defects using N-detection algorithms. Mentor's MBISTArchitect[TM] tool now provides support for TSMC embedded memories using the TSMC electrical fuse IP to enable single-insertion embedded memory repair during testing. Also, failure diagnostic capabilities have been enhanced by integrating the Mentor YieldAssist[TM] tool with the Calibre Layout Viewer to provide a physical layout view of defect areas.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of over $850 million and employs approximately 4,200 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics, Calibre, and TestKompress are registered trademarks and LFD, Olympus-SoC, xRC, and MBISTArchitect are trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.)
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Guest blogger: Amna Akbar, Senior Research Scholar & Advocacy Fellow at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law, and co-author of both reports mentioned below.
Cross-posted from Rights Working Group.
There are visible and less visible ways the government has targeted Muslims, Arabs, and South Asians since September 11, 2001. With the death of Osama bin Laden, however, mainstream pundits, commentators, and lawmakers have attempted to push us to forget the damage and the grief this "war on terror" has brought to our communities—and to immigrant communities and communities of color more broadly.
The "war on terror" has provided a rationale and an argument for an augmentation of state power. As in prior historical moments, the brunt of increased state power has fallen on vulnerable communities.
But it is important to remember and account for the ways in which our families and communities have been marked and have suffered. To grieve for the ways in which we have had to change.
This past month, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) has released two reports documenting, remembering, and memorializing. Both reports raise serious human rights concerns.
Under the Radar: Muslims Deported, Detained, and Denied on Unsubstantiated Terrorism Allegations– which we released with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)– draws on interviews with attorneys and community-based groups, court documents, and media accounts to identify five key under-documented patterns of how the U.S. government has discriminatorily abused the immigration legal system against Muslim immigrants. The patterns we document include the U.S. government's use of unsubstantiated terrorism-related allegations without bringing official charges in cases involving ordinary immigration violations. These practices prejudice the immigration judge and place the Muslim immigrant in a precarious situation where he is unable to defend himself against the allegations. As a result, he is often pressured to self-deport.
Another pattern we document is the U.S. government's use of flimsy immigration charges. For example, the government often uses false statement charges for failure to disclose tenuous ties to Muslim charitable organizations in a way that seems to target Muslim immigrants for religious and political activities and affiliations.
The overall effect of these practices is that religious, cultural, and political affiliations and lawful activities of Muslims are being construed as dangerous terrorism-related factors to justify detention, deportation, and denial of immigration benefits. The government seems to be targeting Muslim immigrants not for any particular acts, but on the basis of unsubstantiated innuendo drawing largely on their religious and ethnic identities, political views, employment histories, and ties to their home countries.
The patterns outlined in Under the Radar seem to be guided by racial and religious stereotypes, in a way that constitutes discrimination in violation of U.S. obligations under international human rights law. The patterns also suggest the United States is failing to uphold its international human rights obligations to guarantee the rights to due process; liberty and security of person; freedom of religion; freedom of expression and opinion; and the right to privacy and family. CHRGJ and AALDEF call on the government to put an immediate stop to the discriminatory targeting of Muslims through the immigration system, to provide greater transparency and accountability for immigration policies and enforcement.
Targeted and Entrapped: Manufacturing the 'Homegrown Threat' critically examines three high-profile domestic terrorism prosecutions and raises serious questions about the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in constructing the specter of "homegrown" terrorism through the deployment of paid informants to encourage terrorist plots in Muslim communities. Focusing on the government's cases against the Newburgh Four, the Fort Dix Five, and Shahawar Matin Siraj, the report relies on court documents, media accounts, and interviews with family members of the defendants to critically assess the government's practices. The report also, lays bare the devastating toll these practices have had on the families involved.
In the cases we examined, the government sent paid informants into Muslim communities, without any basis for suspicion of criminal activity. The government's informants introduced, cultivated, and then aggressively pushed ideas about violent jihad, encouraging the defendants to believe that it was their duty to take action against the United States. The informants also selected or encouraged the proposed locations that the defendants would later be accused of targeting, and provided the defendants with—or encouraged the defendants to acquire—material evidence, such as weaponry or violent videos, which would later be used to convict them. The defendants in these cases have all been convicted and currently face prison sentences ranging from 25 years to life.
The families caught up in these abusive government practices have been torn apart. As a result of these prosecutions, they have lost their loved ones to prison, but they have also been branded as families of terrorists. They have lost jobs, family, and friends. Though many of them are organizing for change, the devastating impacts cannot be overestimated.
A number of cases around the country, raising similar concerns, suggest that these practices are illustrative of larger patterns of law enforcement activities targeting Muslim communities. The report considers key trends in counterterrorism law enforcement policies that have facilitated these practices, including the government's promulgation of so-called radicalization theories that justify the abusive targeting of entire communities based on the unsubstantiated notion that Muslims in the U.S. are "radicalizing." The prosecutions that result from these practices are central to the government's claim that the country faces a "homegrown threat" of terrorism, and have bolstered calls for the continued use of informants in Muslim communities.
These practices are violative of U.S. obligations to guarantee, without discrimination, the rights to: a fair trial, religion, expression, and opinion; and effective remedy. The report calls on the government to stop discriminating against Muslims in counterterrorism investigations; to hold hearings on the impacts that current law enforcement practices are having on Muslim communities; and to revise the guidelines that currently govern FBI and NYPD activities and allow for such abusive practices to go unchecked.
Both reports raise serious concerns about the ways in which the U.S. government is marking Muslims and Muslim communities as particularly dangerous. These practices have taken profound tolls on our communities. The need to remember, and to remain vigilant, remains.
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BAKER � It was sweet revenge for the Baker School volleyball team as the Gators hosted Walton County on Tuesday. Baker traveled to DeFuniak Springs and lost to the Braves in four sets on Sept. 19. The Gators returned the favor by taking Tuesday's match in four sets by scores of 28-26, 25-18, 22-25, 25-17.
BAKER � It was sweet revenge for the Baker School volleyball team as the Gators hosted Walton County on Tuesday.
Baker traveled to DeFuniak Springs and lost to the Braves in four sets on Sept. 19. The Gators returned the favor by taking Tuesday's match in four sets by scores of 28-26, 25-18, 22-25, 25-17.
"They got us over at their place 3-1," coach James Kerrell said. "It was a good win (for the Gators on Tuesday). Any time you can come out and play as well as we did, that's a good thing.
"Walton is a good program and is one of those bigger schools we try to schedule this year to really challenge our girls. They stepped up and met the challenge. It was a really good win."
When the Braves got off to a quick start in the first set jumping to a 5-0 lead it looked as if it might be a long night for the Gators.
An Ashley Harper kill put Walton up 12-4 and that's when Baker started inching back into the set.
Miranda Whatmough's kill sparked a 7-1 Gator run that closed the Walton lead to 13-11. A big hit by Jordan Linzy, an ace by Lena Daoud and an unforced Walton error allowed Baker to tie the set at 14-14.
The teams would battle point-for-point the rest of the set. It seemed as if every time Baker (13-4) pulled even the Braves would score a couple of points to get some breathing room.
An unforced Brave error gave the Gators their first lead of the set a 24-23. But Walton came right back and scored two quick points to move to within a point of winning the set.
Two quick scores by Hana Wadsworth gave the Gators a 26-25 lead. A few minutes later, a Wadsworth ace ended the set with the Gators winning.
The rest of the match was almost anti-climatic.
Baker took an early 4-0 lead in the second set and never trailed as Hartley Moate was on target with her serves throughout the set.
The Braves continued to pound the ball with big hits by Harper and DeJa Tucker, but the Baker defenders were up to the challenge as they came up with dig-after-dig to turn away the quick-set Walton attack.
Whatmough ended the night with 14 digs. Daoud had 13 digs, Linzy 11 and Alex Roy nine.
The third set started much like the second set with Baker taking a 5-1 lead early in the set, but the Braves didn't go away. Harper, Tucker and Haley Paulk came up big as Walton erased the deficit and went on to take the set.
The fourth set quickly turned in Baker's favor when Ashley Black scored three consecutive points to break a 6-6 tie and give Baker a 9-6 lead. The Gators never trailed again as they finished off he win.
Black, Whatmough and Moate each had six kills to lead a balanced Baker attack. Linzy and Wadsworth also contributed five kills each.
Daoud had 20 assists and two aces to go along with here 13 digs. Moate led Baker with six aces. Roy and Wadsworth each had three aces.
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News Note: School collapses as major earthquake hits China
According to Government sources, the latest death toll from the quake stands at 8,600 after a series of large earthquakes struck the Wenchuan district of Sichuan at approximately 14:30 hrs (Beijing Time) on May 12. The tremors were felt by UNICEF staff in Beijing some 930 miles to the north.
UNICEF is attempting to gather information about casualties, but information from the affected areas is extremely limited. It is reported that cell phone networks have been substantially affected by the earthquakes. There are additional reports that approximately 5,000 have died in Beichan county alone in Sichuan, with another 10,000 wounded. Reports of additional casualties have also been received from Gansu and Yunnan provinces.
UNICEF works extensively with government counterparts in Sichuan province. Sichuan is one of the poorest and most populous provinces in China. The total population of the province is approximately 90 million. The population of the capital Chengdu is over 10 million. UNICEF is concerned that the number of people killed, injured and affected by this large earthquake will rise as additional affected areas are reached by rescue teams over the coming hours.
UNICEF and other UN agencies are not usually requested to assist the government of China in its response to natural disasters. We have been informed that the National Disaster Reduction Centre of China - the official coordinating body for disaster response - has dispatched rescue teams numbering in the thousands supported by the Peoples Liberation Army.


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Evangeline's Perfectly Portable Nursery
Name: Evangeline Joy (2 weeks)
Location: near Washington, D.C.
We live in a two-bedroom rental apartment, but our landlords were kind enough to let us paint the walls. I wanted to make my favorite parts of Evangeline's room portable so we can take them with us when we move!
One challenge in setting up the room was that the bookshelves had to stay; we have a lot of old books and no other place to put them. So we left them, and now I love that the baby will have grown-up books to look at from the crib.
There was also no closet space for Evangeline's clothes. So we painted an old bookshelf that we already had glossy white, and I used wrapping paper from Paper Source to wallpaper the inside. Adding a cheap curtain rod from Target transformed it into a makeshift wardrobe. I love how it turned out! All of her current clothes are stored in labeled little boxes on the wardrobe (bigger sizes are in storage bins under the crib).
My husband and I made whatever we could to save money. I DIYed the baby mobile using a tutorial I found and bookmarked on Ohdeedoh months ago. I also made the crib skirt and pillow, and recovered the table lamp shade in the same fabric. The "You are Getting Very Sleepy" print is from Etsy, and it made me laugh! The Paris & London prints were $3.95 each at Paper Source.
The rocker and glider was our biggest splurge, but it's wonderfully comfortable, and I love that it will work as grown-up furniture later as well.
I set out to make this room happy and peaceful, a place that makes even adults want to stay and play for a bit.
Source List:
• Paint: Embellished Blue by Behr
• Crib: Babies R' Us
• Glider & Ottoman: Babies R' Us
• Wardrobe: DIY
• Rug: Urban Outfitters
• Yellow lamp: Urban Outfitters
• Gray lamp: DIY
• Art: Etsy & Paper Source
• Mobile: DIY
• Crib skirt: DIY using Riley Blake Sweet Nothings Dots Multi fabric
• Bookshelves: Ikea
Thanks, Raynel! Well done!
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OAKLAND — The City Council faced more protests over an officer-involved shooting Tuesday — the same day Oakland's police monitor released a report criticizing the department's handling of such incidents and warned that some officers could face sanctions.
In a 10-page report, police monitor Robert Warshaw wrote that in several cases where the use of deadly force by officers was not clearly justified, police investigators exhibited "the most deficiencies and the least inquisitiveness."
The report, ordered in May by U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson, reviewed department investigations into the past nine officer-involved shootings.
The victims names were not included. It's unknown if it included the investigation into the death of Alan Blueford, an 18-year-old shot to death in May by police Officer Miguel Masso.
Blueford's family and supporters staged a boisterous protest at last month's City Council meeting, forcing the council to adjourn the meeting shortly after it started.
To prevent another early adjournment, the city closed access to balcony seating for Tuesday's meeting. About 100 Blueford supporters marched to the council chambers shortly after 5 p.m., but were blocked from entering.
"It's a community meeting and they closed out the community," said Blueford's mother, Jeralynn Blueford, shortly before the meeting began.
As Blueford family members addressed the council, dozens of protesters chanted outside the chambers, and ground floor seats in the chamber remained unfilled. Several Blueford supporters inside the chambers shouted at council members as the meeting got underway and chanted "Let them in."
The crowd quieted down about 6:40 p.m. when Council President Larry Reid walked over to the family and handed them a redacted copy of the police report, which the family had asked for at the last meeting. Ten minutes later, Blueford's family members and supporters left the chambers, saying that they would return to future council meetings.
Blueford's father, Adam Blueford, was not satisfied with the report because too much of the information was blacked out.
The documents, which touch on the investigation into the shooting, the providing of medical care, summary witness statements and lab results, will be posted to the police department's website, Chief Howard Jordan said in a prepared statement. The District Attorney's office is still investigating the incident.
Blueford was shot three times by Masso shortly after midnight May 6 at 92nd and Birch Street. Police have said that Blueford had pointed a gun at Masso.
Law enforcement sources said that Blueford's fingerprints were found on the magazine of the weapon, which was one of eight taken in a November 2011 burglary in Mountain House.
Blueford's family, who is suing the city over the shooting, has said that police have lied about the incident. They had demanded a copy of the police report.
The decision to close the balconies, which comprise nearly half of the seats in the council chambers, was taken after a closed-door council meeting earlier on Tuesday.
City spokeswoman Karen Boyd said city leaders were concerned that the bright lights above the seats posed a security concern, making it hard to look into the sections.
Warshaw's report comes just two days before attorneys are scheduled to file a motion seeking to place Oakland's police department under federal control for failing to fully implement court-sanctioned reforms stemming from the 2003 settlement of the Riders misconduct case.
Warshaw found several failings in police investigations. He wrote that investigators appeared to favor fellow officers.
"This can range from failing to ask difficult questions and probe inconsistencies … to providing actual justification for an officer's action."
Warshaw also found instances where he felt the officer didn't face an imminent threat at the time of the shooting and that investigators cleared officers based "on scenarios that may be possible, but if looked at objectively, do not appear likely."
Judge Henderson had left open the door for potential sanctions against individual officers. Warshaw wrote that he intended to discuss with Henderson "our concerns regarding the actions of individual officers who were involved in (officer involved shootings) as well as the behaviors of those who have investigated or reviewed certain cases that have been of great concern to us."


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Three days after announcing it would sell its 160,000-square-foot properties for $3.5 million, Neurogen chief executive Stephen Davis on Monday identified the buyer as Investors Capital Partners, a Fairfield-based commercial real estate developer.
This deal should close in the first quarter next year, he said.
Investors Capital Partners plans to lease the space for scientific research, according to Richard Lee of O,R&L Partners, the broker.
"It's definitely most lucrative to the buyer to reclaim the space as lab space," Lee said. "The buildings were very expensive to fit out for bio and chem labs."
Investors Capital will inherit at least one tenant. In January, FORMA Therapeutics, a Cambridge-based biotech firm, leased 22,000 square feet from Neurogen for three years.
Investors Capital will acquire all four of Neurogen's buildings, including 120,000 square feet of laboratory and office space, and 40,000 square feet of warehouse space. The properties are on Northeast Industrial Road, just off Exit 56 on I-95.
In August, Neurogen announced that it had agreed to merge with Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $11 million in stock and would shut down the tiny remainder of its once-robust Connecticut operations. Neurogen retained the right to sell its real estate separately. The proceeds will be distributed to existing Neurogen shareholders.
Founded in 1987, Neurogen at first sought to develop drugs for major pharmaceutical companies in exchange for royalties. Eventually, it began developing its own drugs, but never brought any to market. Still dependent on investment, Neurogen ran into serious trouble last year. It now has six employees, none of whom will continue with Ligand, Davis said, including himself.
Ligand is a publicly traded firm working on treatments for various diseases, including muscle wasting, asthma and psoriasis.
Neurogen shareholders still must approve the Ligand deal.
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A West Sussex scheme that helps families change their lives for the better has been highlighted as one of the best of its kind in the country.
The West Sussex Think Family Partnership, led by West Sussex County Council, is the local version of the Government's Troubled Families initiative and works with families most in need of help and support.
The partnership works by assigning a dedicated worker to engage with a whole family on all of its problems, such as ensuring that children attend school, parents get back to work, addressing anti-social behaviour and generally helping families to turn their lives around.
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Overall, Think Family has turned the lives around of 774 families in West Sussex so far. The scheme was also recently singled out as being the top in the country for supporting families back into work, so far helping 389 people back into employment.
Phase Two of the programme, which is due to come into effect in 2015, will see the West Sussex Think Family Partnership work with even more families to help them overcome complex problems.
The Government has singled out the West Sussex Partnership to take on the role of an 'Early Starter', which means it will work with a further 600 West Sussex families before the national programme rolls out in April 2015.
Peter Evans, West Sussex County Council's cabinet member for start of life – children, said: "This is really great news and something we are incredibly proud of.
"We're working with partners to change lives for the better. Our success shows that investing early to support those families who need help and support the most really does work."
Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner, Katy Bourne, said: "It is excellent news that West Sussex Think Family Partnership is to receive more funding in order to continue their intervention work with vulnerable families and those individuals in most need.
"The Partnership deserves credit for taking up the challenge of the Government's Troubled Families scheme and the initiative in West Sussex has shown promising results so far.
"By providing the right intervention and support this programme gives hope and opportunity to the families involved."
Chief superintendent Martin Walker, Sussex Police Divisional Commander for West Sussex and chair of the Think Family Partnership Board added: "The Think Family Programme works. Families are at peace; children are back at school; parents are in work; and crime and disorder has reduced. We are seeing families and communities restored, providing the environment for children to grow into responsible citizens.
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GREATER SANFORD AREA — Members of several local churches meet at 6:30 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month for "Singspiration," a chance to sing hymns. Anyone who enjoys singing is welcome to attend. "Singspirations" will be held at the Springvale First Baptist Church at 429 Main Street in Springvale on Nov. 11, and at the Pleasant Street Free Baptist Church at 10 Pleasant Street in Springvale on Dec. 9.
LIMERICK/NEWFIELD — The Line Elementary School Parent-Teacher Committee will hold a gigantic tag sale on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Line School gymnasium on Route 11 at the Limerick-Newfield border. In addition to a huge variety of bargains, there will also be a bake sale, a cake walk, and raffles for merchandise or services from area merchants. Proceeds will go to funding the Line School's student activities, including cultural and field trip events.
SANFORD — The Southern Maine Sno-Goers will hold their annual "Snowmobile Swap Meet" at the Sanford-Springvale Fish and Game Club on Route 4 this Sunday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (The rain date will be Nov. 4.) Crafters who wish to participate may call (207) 608-9974 to reserve a table.
EAST WATERBORO — St. Stephen's Church, located on Route 5 in East Waterboro, will host a Holiday Fair on Friday, Nov. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A spaghetti dinner will be served on Friday night, and soup and sandwiches will be served on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fair will include a silent auction, and crafts, books, goodies and other items for sale. For more information, call Jane McCarthy at 727-3228.
SANFORD — St. George's Episcopal Church at 3 Emerson Street will hold its annual fair on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On sale will be baked goods, jewelry, crafts, knitted and sewn items, candles, stationery, calendars, tools, mugs and more. Children will be able to buy some of these items for less than a dollar, a price that will include gift-wrapping.
SANFORD — The North Parish Women's Fellowship will hold a holiday fair at North Parish Congregational Church at 895 Main Street this Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Coffee and muffins will be served from 9 to 11 a.m. and a luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu will consist of turkey and wild rice soup, corn chowder, ham and chicken-salad sandwiches, homemade apple crisp and apple cider. Crafts, white-elephant items, jewelry, raffle tickets, books, baked goods, toys and more will be on sale. For more information, call 324-3163.
SANFORD — Crossroads United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Route 202 and Grammar Road, will hold its Fall Festival on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. A live auction also will be held at 2 p.m. with silent bids taken from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
MILTON MILLS, N.H. — A Christian Crafters Christmas Fair will be held at Liberty Chapel Function Hall on Highland Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be crafts, gifts, baked goods, and white elephant items for sale, and a light lunch will be served. This fair is sponsored by the Covenant Baptist Church, and all proceeds will benefit local charities and churches.
MILTON MILLS, N.H. — The Milton Women's Club Christmas Fair will be held at the Milton Community Church's Fellowship Hall on Steeple Street on Saturday, Nov. 10, starting at 9 a.m. There will be crafts, gifts, baked goods, fudge, white elephant items, holiday greens and berries, raffles, and a luncheon featuring chowders, soups, desserts and drinks.
SPRINGVALE — The First Baptist Church of Springvale at 429 Main Street will hold its Holidays Fair on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Brunch will be served from 9 to 11 a.m. There will be a "greens room" with Maine-made wreaths, crafts, gifts, a "cookie walk," a food table, and a children's room.
WATERBORO — The Waterborough Historical Society's annual Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grange Hall at 31 West Road in South Waterboro. Crafters will offer a variety of items, and there will be a hot-dish luncheon and silent auction for items and gift certificates donated by local merchants. Society merchandise of historical interest, including the 2012 pewter Christmas ornament depicting the Elder Grey Meeting House, will be available. On hand will be pre-publication order forms for "Early Families of Waterborough, Maine," by Fred Boyle. To request more information or to reserve table space, call Ginny at 247-5160 or Brenda at 247-5148.
SANFORD — The American Red Cross will hold four blood drives in Sanford in November: at the St. Ignatius Parish hall on Riverside Avenue from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3; at the Sanford Elks Lodge at 13 Elm Street from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10; at the North Parish Congregational Church at 893 Main Street from 12:30 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26; and at the Seacoast Career School on Eagle Drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29.
SANFORD — Starting Nov. 20, The Cancer Care Center of York County will offer a free, five-week "Whistle While You Walk" program at Walmart in Sanford on Route 109. Physical exercise is crucial for cancer patients and is proven to reduce fatigue, depression, and increase one's well-being. This program will take place on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 a.m. Walkers are encouraged to walk the inside perimeter of the store — four times around the store amounts to 1.2 miles. Cancer patients, families, and caregivers are welcome to walk at their own pace for as little or as long as possible. All walkers will receive a complimentary water bottle, a whistle, and a pedometer. To request more information and to register, please call Shannon at 207-459-1658.
GREATER SANFORD AREA — Saco HomeHealth Visiting Nurses is holding weekly flu clinics for children and adults at their Saco office at 15 Industrial Park Road on Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. and at their Kennebunk office at 72 Main Street on Fridays from 8 to 11:30 a.m. These clinics will be held now through Nov. 30. For more information, please call 1-800-747-4358 or visit online at www.homehealth.org.
SANFORD — Janine Robichaud is instructing yoga classes for cancer patients and their caregivers at the Cancer Care Center of York County off Route 109 in South Sanford. The healing-inspired yoga classes will be held on Tuesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. Classes are free-of-charge to patients diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers as a result of a generous grant from the Maine Community Foundation. Each week, Robichaud, a certified yoga coach and instructor, will help patients and caregivers navigate through the challenges they are faced with each day by exploring a different level of the healing program. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, please contact Janine Robichaud directly at (207) 251-9577.
SANFORD — Curtis Lake Church at 38 Westview Drive serves free community meals every Monday at 5:30 p.m. A church service follows the meal at 6:15 p.m. For more information, call 324-0652.
SPRINGVALE — The Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum at 505 Main St. is open from 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Senior Jen Chao was named NEWMAC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Monday following another tremendous performance in her final season with the Cardinal and Gray.
Chao factored into three wins, including a sweep of the butterfly events, to lead the Engineers to a third-place finish against a powerful field at the MIT Winter Invite.
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In December 2011, shortly after students created a petition to lower tuition at Arizona State University (ASU) on the petition website Change.org, ASU blocked access to the website on its network. When the censorship of the site gained widespread attention, ASU explained its actions by citing concerns about "spamming" emails from the site related to the petition. In February 2012, following a national outcry and within hours after FIRE sent a letter criticizing the censorship, ASU eliminated the Change.org filter.
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Arizona State University (ASU) has restored access to the petition website Change.org after blocking it due to dubious concerns about "spam" emails coming from the site related to a petition advocating lower tuition costs at the university. On Friday, FIRE wrote ASU asking that it immediately restore access to Change.org and assure its students that it does not block access to websites that host content critical of the university. Responding to the national outcry, which was first launched by media reform organization Free Press, that is just what ASU did late on Friday. ASU blocked access to Change.org in December […]» Read More
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Arizona State University has reportedly blocked access to the petition website Change.org, citing concerns with "spam" emails coming from the site in the wake of a petition posted on the site that advocated lower tuition costs at the university. Today, FIRE wrote a letter to the university asking that Arizona State immediately restore access to the Change.org website and assure its students that its IT department does not block access to websites that might host content critical of the university.» Read More
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Arizona State University blocked access to the website change.org after it was used to spam thousands of university email accounts in early December 2011. Since spam emails are frequently used to distribute viruses and other malware that is installed on client machines without the recipient's notice, the university routinely blocks both inbound and outbound access to sites that distribute spam to stop the propagation of malware and the associated compromise of an individual's personal information or the security of university accounts and information. The university blocks spam emails regardless of their content. ASU strongly supports the First Amendment and an […]» Read More


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I am slanting towards a Sophie win. Not a speculation, but just a spoiler. They're portraying Albert to be like a plotting dumbass and Sophie the smart one. But according to Survivor Fever, BENJAMIN targets the girls in the Upolu tribe first. I shall start calling him Benjamin from today too.
I think Coach would take out Sophie first because she's stronger in challenges (as long as she doesn't win the necklace). It seems like he would take Edna to F3.
If they did bring Edna to the F3, she could win. She was certainly the nicest player and didn't backstab anyone *coughCOCHRANcough*
I wonder if Sophie can win. Her edit is interesting.
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It looks like we're returning to the way it was when Kanon first started - a mix of the girls, humor, and a touch of seriousness. We definately saw Ayu and Mai in the preview of the last episodes. Will there be others? Who's to say. It does, however, seem like Mai will be more in the spotlight than everybody else and with good reason. After going through something as surreal as magic foxes, I suppose Mai would be the next person on Yuuichi's list to investigate. After all, Amano did state that Monomi Hill is a place where the mysterious foxes and demons originate (in general, they're called "Youko").
I recall episode 5's prelude when Mai stated she was a demon slayer. Did you notice that Yuuichi was literally pushed to the side of the wall? Problem was we didn't see who pushed him. But he definately looked and felt pushed. Apparently, only Mai can see the Youko. I wonder why that is. I also wonder why she is the one fighting them all. Perhaps for the good of the school? Perhaps some kind of penance for something tragic that happened in the past? We'll find out.
Ayu is genki as usual. I look foward to seeing her too. But Mai... Mai demonstrates a level of fushigi (strangeness) that captivates me more than Makoto did (it's probably the sword heh). Enigmatic, concise, looks healthy for somebody who doesn't seem to sleep. I look foward to hearing all about Mai.
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I'll be really impressed if we see "residual effects" of Yuuichi's emotional tragedies documented onscreen. You can't go through that kind of stuff and just slough off to the next sequence. Perhaps a random scene where he visits the hill and remarks "I see why Makoto liked it here." ... you know... something that reflects what he has been through, something that simpler stories often lack: reflection or remembrance.
Mai: no apologies, I just love that type -- quiet, earnest, succinct, no wasted vocabulary, capable (even if they have tragic flaws that trap them). Mai, Motoko (LH), Sakaki (AzuDa), even Yuki is a close cousin (SHnY). Getting my popcorn ready for her story focus....
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I'd like to see Yuuichi grow as an individual, but at the same time, I don't want him to mature too quickly because by the time we get through all the girls, there wouldn't be much room left for him to progress. = |
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I agree with you here Vexx - I hope that KyoAni aren't just going to drop the effects that say, the Makoto arc had on Yuuichi and reset him to the episode 1 character again. The buildup of the drama across character paths is something that Kanon has a great deal of potential to display, especially how it resonates in character interactions... so here's hoping ^^
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Yeah, I'm hoping for some residual effects that lead to further character development in Yuichi. I'm also hoping that it rubs off on Ayu as well. She hasn't really developped yet either. This is a perfect chance imo to see a sad Ayu.
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Kanon 2002 hit its peak with the ultra-cool Mai arc; if it had stuck with her it could have been a really awesome show.
This is the moment I've been waiting for. Please, KyoAni, don't disappoint! Give her the chance to shine above the rest, like she did in the 2002 version... and let her become the first person to truly capture Yuuichi's heart.
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Toei Animation didn't spend too much time on the Mai arc at all. They just rushed it through. This may be the reason why I didn't get into too much of her character and she was dead last on my list of the 5 main Kanon girls. Here's hoping that Mai's story will be handled much better, and since I believe that Kyoto Animation did an excellent job with Makoto's story, I don't doubt they will do an excellent job as well with Mai.
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Seriously though. Say for example my favourite girl in Kanon was Makoto. At this point, obviously, her storyline is over (at least, it seems that way) and those of us who know the story of Kanon know that this is how Makoto story is. Should I now be going around in saying "Ah screw this, Kanon sucks like crap, my favourite girl didn't win at the end, I hate this show, yo!" If I had that kind of attitude, I shouldn't even be watching Kanon.
Example from my own anime viewing experience....
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Thank you. One of the more annoying phenomenom is the fanboy numbnut "horserace" analysis of the worth of a series. "My girl didn't win so the story sucked" ... ... ... doesn't exactly endear the speaker to anyone who has minimal skills in story assessment.
Do the characters make believable choices based on the information they have? Do the characters make choices that illuminate their character or does it look like the writer is pulling them out of their ass or a polling group?
Sometimes I'll pull out the Love Hina example because its easy to follow: (spoilered in case someone under a rock doesn't know the series outcome)
I find that the types of characters I like in these romances rarely "win" .. apparently my tastes don't parallel either the authors or the sweaty little polling groups they seem to use. So I go into these looking for well written entertaining stories. Even though Kanon comes from an ero-game, I find it hard to think of as a harem story. To me, its a mystery with surreal fantasy aspects. Whether anyone actually connects up in the end is almost irrelevant, though looking at all the tracks, only two endings really make sense in terms of a written or animated story: (spoilered)
So, I'll say "Mai FTW" ... though its really for my own personal win rather than what is most appropriate for Yuuichi.
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Episode 11 screencaps and summary
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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The anime's mood suddenly went 180. I guess they're pretty quick recovering emotionally from the last episode. I like this scene with Mai. And check out the preview pic of Mai. Isn't she cute? Speaking of cute, Ayu is back! Yaay!!!
Edit: This Random Curiosity's own set of screenshots for episode 11.
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A very balanced episode. Now that there's one less person to cover, we have more time to devote to the rest of the characters without the feeling of constant scene changes.
Anyway, content wise, this episode is probably best described as a transition episode from Makoto's route to Mai's route. Personally, I think it occured quite naturally. With Mai's connection to Makoto, it's reasonable that Yuuichi would approach her next, hoping to learn more from her, as well as about her. (How to go from Mai's end to the next route is still a question for me though) But it's kinda sad that Mishio is probably not going to show up anymore, considering Yuuichi got along with her so well by the end of last episode.
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Yuiichi has actually been affected by the turn of event regarding Makoto, and he shows it in such a subtle way.
There are so many things that are happening in this episode, be it the subtle emotions of Kaori, the rapport between Mai and Sayuri to Ayu asking about Makoto-san. Although it is a transition episode, it doesn't feel like a filler to me.
I am really looking forward to next week.
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Found footage is a gimmick that, for a lot of people, does not bode well. Representative of either extreme, vomit-inducing shakey-cam, or just general rubbishness - and yes, I'm looking at you, Blair Witch. But there are those of us who have a penchant for first-person shenanigans - and we've been richly rewarded for our tolerance with excellent movies such as Cloverfield and the first Paranormal Activity. And it's this subset of the population that will almost immediately fall in love with Chronicle.
Telling the story of an unpopular kid named Andrew, who acquires a 'old' video camera to not only create a barrier between himself and the real world, but also to document the systematic abuse that he suffers at the hands of his father. The trials of high school life inevitably get in the way, though, and he, his cousin and the most popular kid at school find themselves in a strange underground cave, where a glowing rock formation pulses with energy, and subsequently knocks them out. They wake up above ground, with no recollection of what happened - but whatever it was, they now have telekinetic abilities, and the film explores quite what the average high-school student might do in this predicament.
For reasons that'll become clear further down, let's start with heaping the praise on it.
Story-wise, it's not the most original premise, but what it does have is a fresh take on the usual formula of the every-man superhero story. It's a flipside of Kick-Ass and Super's coin - or rather, it strips the usual superhero story of the 'hero' part, rather than the 'super' part. Filtering this through the rogues gallery of the American high-school is both ingenious and a no-brainer, and whilst it's been done before, in a year where Marvel and DC will be showboating with their primary film franchises, this is refreshingly small and simple, with a character-driven story that pushes forward at exactly the right pace. Story-turns - super-power granting rocks aside - never seem contrived, and the dialogue crackles with authenticity.
It's also wonderfully performed by the core ensemble - with Michael B Jordan (of The Wire fame) putting in a particularly good performance, turning the popular, class-president archetype into an intriguing study in empathy: his Steve's ingratiation with Dane DeHaan and Alex Russell's losers not simply down to their single shared experience, but as the act of a genuinely kind individual. DeHaan escalates his performance as Andrew remarkably, and whilst Russell, playing the main character's stoner cousin, takes a little while to get warmed up, by the end, you're hardly holding it against him.
So, all this praise under advisement, you can now understand my full meaning when I say that somewhere in here, there is a far, far better movie. The sad fact of the matter is that what prevents it from better is also its core gimmick - the found footage stylings. Had they transitioned between found footage and more traditionally cinematic shots in the manner of District 9, this could've been genuinely one of the best superhero movies in years.
There are attempts at this towards the end, but it never actually emerges from within the found footage box, and because of this, they have to come up with more and more contrived reasons to have cameras in the frame. Don't get me wrong - the manner in which they tackle it is ingenious, and there is a commentary about quite how often, in the digital age, there is someone with a camera watching you, but the sense of contrivance never goes away. There's also a bit of awkwardness in the finale thanks to this, where there's a series of transitions between cameras in the action and the news helicopter that's trying to document it. The odd shift in audio dynamic as the view flicks between these two points mars what is otherwise an exhilarating set piece.
There're a few moments of odd dialogue that clunk a little, a couple of dubious directorial decisions and a few ropey special effects scattered about, but these aren't really noticeable thanks to the lightning fast pacing. The plot is a little sign-posted in terms of predictability, and it's incredibly streamlined, with a run-time of a mere 83 minutes. It doesn't make it any less satisfying, thanks to the relatively fresh angle, but a cynic might brand it simplistic were he to skip breakfast the day he saw it.
All-in-all, it's tough to criticise something that's as technically proficient, visually engaging and thoroughly entertaining as this. The previous criticisms have been pondered for a good while before committing to t'internet, and even now I'm struggling to really justify them. It's a real cinema movie too- sparklingly clear visuals combining with a soundtrack whose bass rattles bones, engrossing you in the experience. There is that niggling sensation that a better movie could've been made given more money and more time, but it's just not enough to derail it. A fresh, darkly intriguing take on the superhero formula, and a great action movie to boot, we can only hope round two is bigger and bolder - because what a treat we'd be in for.


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The Chief wrote:I agree with Vitaliy's good info and suggestions, but one minor clarification to make his point about camping, Iceberg Lake is closer to 13,000'. There are good tent sites but 13,000' could be a problem for a first night.
VM is correct.... Iceberg Lake is at 12,028'.
As far as acclimation goes, we suggest that folks come up two or even three days early, stay in Lone Pine and hike up to 11 or even 12K and return down to LP to sleep the two days prior to their ascent attempt.
Train high and sleep low is the golden rule. It has been a successful protocol for many high alt climbers the past 4-5 decades and works well with our clients.
Climb/train high - sleep low is a good practice, and we seem to be in alignment regarding Iceberg not being a good first night camp destination for flatlanders.
Back to the discussion about the elevation of Iceberg lake. I may have slightly overstated it being close to 13,000. From memory I recall it being a little over 1,500 vertical feet from Iceberg to the summit of Whitney. Realizing that my recollection could be off, I looked it up on the Mt. Whitney page here on Summitpost. Summitpost puts Iceberg at 12,600'. I also checked the contours on the Google terrain map. It shows that the approach to Iceberg crosses up over the 12,600 contour line about where the water weeps out of the slope, then continues gaining elevation about another 100' vertical feet to where the tent sites are. That would put the tent sites at about 12,700'. The actual surface of the Lake is a little lower than the tent sites but probably not a 100' lower. The contour call-out numbers don't seem to be consistent on Google terrain so when I get home I'll check an old USGS topo for a more reliable reading.


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Denim Day remembers a 1998 Italian Supreme Court case where an 18-year-old girl was raped by her 45-year-old driving instructor. The Chief Judge in the appeal overturned the case, arguing that, "because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them, and by removing jeans it was no longer rape but consensual sex."
Today, the Violence Intervention and Treatment Program at Wyckoff Heights Hospital is just one of the many support systems now subject to cuts as a result to the sequester that went into effect on March 1.
For example, the STOP Violence Against Women Program is expected to lose up to $412,000 in New York, eliminating service to nearly 1,600 victims each year.
"It (the sequester) is going to impact you as an employee, it's going to impact the hospital and more importantly it's going to impact women of domestic violence and victims and families of domestic violence," said Evelyn Cruz, chief of staff for Congresswoman Nydia Velàzquez.
Cruz explained the importance of the Violence Against Women's Act passed in February 2013, however looming sequestration cuts threaten communities who rely on those programs.
"We secured $420 million, but they've decided to cut it by $20 million and then cut another $9 million for family-centered services," she said.
Dr. Ayana Maitlend, a patient experience navigator at Wyckoff Hospital, works closely with the community and victims of abuse to build a dialogue and open the lines of communication on a oft-ignored topic.
"Human beings are social animals," Maitlend said. "In order to have a healthy individual, not only do their biological needs need to be met, but also their psychological and social needs as well."
Maitlend said she hopes there is a solution to avoid any cuts to the program since they play a vital role in the community.
"If we start slashing budgets on things like that, we are continuing to victimize people who have already been victimized because we're getting rid of those support systems that are absolutely necessary," she said.
Councilwoman Diana Reyna joined Wyckoff Hospital to remember the victims of sexual abuse. She noted, "one in five women are raped some time in their life."
"This is a month we must also recognize that there is ugliness and trouble for people that don't know how to reach out and where to go," Reyna said.
The City Council passed $3.6 million for programs like CONNECT NYC and the establishment of the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), as well as the Domestic and Other Violence Emergencies (DOVE) program, and Reyna stressed the importance of open communication to make them known and available.
"If we fund these organizations and women don't know how to access them, or more importantly know they exist, then we haven't done our job," she said. "Together we have to start spreading the information, making it public."