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Esta secção disponibiliza informação aos alunos de arquitetura paisagista que pretendam candidatar-se ao Programa Socrates/Erasmus.
This section of the website offers incoming and outgoing Landscape Architecture students any information about the Erasmus/Socrates Exchange Programme.
For more information please go to UTAD's International Relations Office at GRIM
Course Units (Bachelor in Landscape Architecture)
Course units in the fields of Landscape Architecture and Arts, available for incoming ERASMUS and other mobility students.
Full Bachelor programme is available here
Full Master programme is available here
Technical Drawing aims to develop in the students, competences to abstract and synthetize, centering in the representation analysis, throughout orthographic projections, sections and axonometric perspective of tridimensional shapes, solids and architectural elements, in different scales, which presuppose the knowledge of a representative system of spatial forms and structures.
- 1st semester | 7 ECTS | 75 studio contact hours
- Syllabus: Objectives; kinds of technical drawing; European standards; drawing material and applications; graphic elements; lines – line types and thickness; record and files; folding of drawings; drawing legends and add annotations. Orthographic projections: standard arrangements: European and American methods; representation of the principal orthographic projection; meaning of the lines and surfaces; auxiliary projections; hidden lines; methods to facilitate the projections reading. Cross-section cuts and sections: definitions and scope; setting; drawing and reference of cuts and sections; draw of hidden lines in cuts; draw sections. Filling and hatch; partial cuts; displaced and riveted sections. Quick perspective: scope; rider perspective; axonometric perspective: trimetric, dimetric, isometric; perspective of curves; perspective of circle; crossing-cuts in perspective; exploded perspective. Reference marks: reference marks of the plans, elevations, cuts and perspectives. Practical work.
- Teaching/learning methodology: Theoretical contents presentation and discussion. Resolution of practical technical drawing exercises (orthographic projections, cuts, sections, axonometric perspective of tridimensional models) in the classroom. Final test is for evaluation of all the subject-matter of technical drawing. A practical work will allow an Architectural Design introduction.
Presenting the fundamental principles of LA, identifying the scope of work, at different scales and in different social, cultural, economic, ecological and landscape; in different physical and biophysical conditions. Establish the relationships on landscape architecture profession and complementary professions. LA in the national and international reporting on the main references.
Presenting a design methodology through the different stages – characterization, context analysis and Concept; Establishment of a proposal programme (the main strategies and spacial functions) and key concepts, establishment spatial organization and structural elements, definition of a proposal designed to a small Garden , establishing the principles of formal composition and functional space, establishing the design constraints and informed by the potential of context, and addressing the primary objectives of the project. Recognize and apply methods of representation and presentation of the project.
- 1st semester | 8 ECTS | 30 theory contact hours | 45 studio contact hours
- Syllabus: Landscape architecture: nature, man and art; landscape and natural resources; climate; soil and water; plants; the terrain and the landscape; social and psychological factors in landscape architecture; the design project; landscape planning. The methodology and design steps; the small-scale garden design: functional and formal concept; characterization and analysis of middle scale places; the functional and formal program; the zoning; the formal and functional design of a garden; representation and design presentation.
Understanding the importance of free-hand drawing skills and technical as a tool for l.a.. Acquire visual language, graphic and aesthetic sensitivity by drawing learning, developing graphical personality. Acquire and improve the ability of observation, representation and knowledge of physical realities in the drawing act, dominating the support tools and registration and the conical perspective. Mastering different representation models by free hand drawing skills and technical drawing. Surveying and accurate graphic reproduction parts/existing spaces, using the content and technical standards. developing skills in the use of tools and imaging techniques in digital 2D and 3D graphic environment. Make the final presentation of the product, reviewed and printed.
- 2nd semester | 7 ECTS | 75 studio contact hours
- Syllabus: Drawing as a means of observing and recording representation as a product of l.a design. Basic elements of the design language; The decomposition of pure geometry into complex shapes. Conical perspective; Other depth indicators. Proportion. The human scale and other scale references. The image composition. Interior and exterior design "in situ" and "ex situ" the different approaches, from closed elements to a large scale, the landscape panoramic. Technical drawing. Plan representation, cuts at different scales. Representation of axonometric drawings. The design computer environment. The two- and three-dimensional design and photo-montage in the digital environment as a recording assist the project. Graphic design as a way to communicate and inform visually an idea. Formats. Use of colour. Lettering. Graphic styles. Composition between elements.
- Teaching/learning methodology: Design of teaching is done in a workshop environment / studio, with introductory sessions theoretical and practical application targeted by the teacher. Also part of the work in class the Freehand Drawing "in situ" and ex situ. "The Drawings of implementing different realities, scales and places, looking for different views and time controlled. Survey and representation of real spaces, for detailed technical drawing. drawing computer environment. the design work is transposed into hours of study outside the classroom, instilling the daily practice, and discussed their progress in class.
Introduction to the basic language of landscape. Introduction landscape Planning and Design at middle and large scale. To develop skills of analysis and interpretation of landscape, specifically the physical components associated with the land form.
To develop the ability to decompose the landscape into its systems and do synthesis and zoning.
- 2st semester | 8 ECTS | 22,5 theory contact hours | 45 studio contact hours
- Syllabus: Revision of basic concepts: Nature, environment, ecology, ecosystem and landscape, specially focused onto the evolution of the concept of landscape architecture as a discipline. The components, factors, systems and processes of landscape: the land-form and micro-climate; the hydrologic system and the hydrography; the biodiversity, the vegetation, its functions, natural succession and the models of spatial organization with vegetation; analysis, evaluation and interpretation of landscape: principles and rules of spatial organization, use and potential, occupation models; perceptual analysis of the view-shed; the action of time, clime and micro-climate. The cultural and natural values. The identity and landscape character. The genius loci.
- Teaching/learning methodology: A more discussion and debate oriented theory class, onto the theoretical and practical concepts of the landscape architecture analysis and interpretation. The practical classes follow the model of design studio. Both demand for a active learning and continuous participation towards the discussion and research.
Landscape Design II is defined as the exercise of Garden Family House. It is an exercise in the private area, where the student is required to reflect the lifestyles and everyday contemporary living in a dwelling. Defined in real space, the area of intervention is contextualized through characterization and analysis work where the socio cultural aspects, landscaped environment, the local and particular physical context are focused. The contextualization of the exercise is crucial to the conceptual development. Based on reflection between the formal design and the constraints and opportunities of the place for an informed design. in addition are introduced technical aspects. The course aims to develop a conceptual capacity within the small-scale project using the design methodologies and design principles in landscape architecture.
- 3rd semester | 9 ECTS | 90 studio contact hours
- Syllabus: Methodology in Landscape Architecture design; Program design; Characterization and Analysis of the general to the particular; Definition and zoning of the main functional units and defining strategies of spatial organization; Concept / Theme of Conception; Development conceptual drawing; Designing with microclimate; Designing with d terrain modeling; Designing with vegetation;Plans Technicians altimetry and Modelling Land, vegetation, Building Materials; Representation and project presentation; Written memory design; Panels, and multimedia presentation.
- Teaching/learning methodology: Step by step, the student goes through the methodological process that familiar with the practices and design methodologies in landscape architecture.
During the course, students learn the features, commands and techniques for creating, editing, and printing drawings with AutoCAD. Using practical hands-on exercises, students explore how to create 2D production drawings in the best interactive learning environment and being focused on need in landscape Architecture. In terms of 3D drawing, the primary objective of the course is to familiarize students with the concepts and application of the essential functions of Civil 3D.
After completing this course, students should be able to, navigate the AutoCAD user interface, use the fundamental features of AutoCAD, use the precision drafting tools in to develop accurate technical drawings, create points, change point styles, and manage points in groups, create, edit, and analyze surfaces, and view surfaces in 3D, create profiles and cross-sections, create assemblies, corridors, and cross-sections, and calculate corridor volumes.
- 3rd semester | 6 ECTS | 52,5 theory-practical contact hours
- Syllabus: Introduction to AutoCAD; Basic commands; Working with the Windows Environment: Basic CAD Drawing Techniques; Layers and Line types; Creating Basic Geometry; Drawing with Text and Hatching; Drawing Accurately; Creating Selection Sets. Advanced Drawing Techniques AutoCAD 2D; Dimensioning a Drawing: Angular Dimensioning; Editing Dimensions; Modifying Object Characteristics; Using Symbols and Attributes; Defining Groups and Blocks. Plotting a Drawing from AutoCAD 2D; Preparing a Layout: Layout definition; Layout format. Non-standard dimensions: Viewports; Scale. Layout manipulation: Types of Layout in Landscape Architecture; Contents of different technical maps; The freezing command. Viewing and Plotting a Drawing. Introduction to Civil 3D; Working with Survey Tools from Civil 3D; Working with Points from Civil 3D; Working with Surfaces from Civil 3D: Understanding Surfaces; Performing a Slope Analysis; Calculating Surface Volume.
- Teaching/learning methodology: The theoretical/practical classes are compatible with the methodological approaches generically adopted when teaching CAD software. When they are taught in applied contexts for a Landscape Architect work environment, the discipline emphasizes the importance of these contents for your daily work. In the end of a class, the student always is able to identify the result of their labor and its importance. These type of disciplines are efficient if the students are able to create a work routine. In this context the complexity of the exercises are being increasingly extended to allow the student to acquire those routines and for them to understand the need of simplifying their practical approaches when using these softwares. An intense practice is more efficient than the mere theoretical explanation.
To develop own conceptual approach methodologies and project approaches with special emphasis in ground modeling and planting technique; to develop design project approaches that integrate the principles of sustainability, with special attention to the aspects of ecology and social framework. To develop the use different technologies of representation in computer applied to landscape architecture project. Students should develop projects with different levels of difficulty and in different places developing an work of research, analysis and implementation of proposals, giving at this stage particular emphasis on technical and aesthetic aspects related to the land form design.
- 4th semester | 9 ECTS | 90 studio contact hours
- Syllabus: The overall theme of the project will be the garden in semi-public or public space of small to medium-sized dimension. During the semester students are invited to explore different concepts of shape to the spaces with particular emphasis on land form design at different scales. The application of vegetation in urban space exploring their seasonal dynamic and the functions of vegetation in soil stabilization are aspects explored in the realization of the project. Students develop an exercise whose level of detail is the equivalent of detailing Master Plan. The presentation is in A1 panel format which requires the handling of several computer programs not only for the development of the project as to their editing.
- Teaching/learning methodology: Throughout the classes students develop different stages of working in the studio: Field work; Analyses and synthesis; Program development; Development of proposal; Evaluation and discussion; Review and development of new proposals. Are also performed exterior classes where students deepen field survey techniques and analysis of place. Oral presentations are made at various stages of evolution of the project allowing students to learn how to make them. Professors have developed tutorials classes with students and the main objective is to help students find their own methods of conceiving to develop projects.
The main objective is to identify and characterize the plants used in the composition of green space from a botanical point of view and their aesthetic and functional characteristics in order to be applied in landscape design. Also to know the sociology and geography of the vegetation of Portugal and the Atlantic Islands.
- 4th semester | 6 ECTS | 52,5 theory-practical contact hours
- Syllabus: Bio-climatology and vegetation ecology; concepts of sociology and geography of vegetation; structure and dynamics of vegetation; characterization of plant cover of Portugal and the Atlantic Islands. Plant Identification: natural and exotic vegetation in the composition of urban and peri-urban green spaces: aesthetic and functional aspects. Trees, shrubs and ground cover plants, grass, seasonal flowers and creepers. Identification of fragile plant conditions and the factors that contribute to the symptomatology frames of decline.Planting design.
- Teaching/learning methodology: The methodology adopted is based on the encouragement of active participation in student teaching-learning process, especially focused in field learning. In addition to the classroom where the teacher conveys fundamental and theoretical knowledge required for decision-making on the protection of urban forest against harmful agents, students are encouraged to participate in critical analysis through individual or group of concrete case studies and/or scientific articles. The developed methodological activities are combined, simultaneously or sequentially, giving the student the opportunity to understand and analyse the subject from many angles.
At the end of the course the student should be able: To understand, explain, and establish temporal and social relations between different styles and artistic methodologies; Recognize the power and complexity of icons and symbols as vehicles of visual communication; Enhance the expressive and communicative apparatus of works of art; Develop and encourage the creative process in a coordinated and orderly manner based on analyzed examples of reference; Perform spatial organization of work integrating formal elements; Be able to develop and structure visual communication processes taking into account a particular program base and target population; Understand differences in perception, interpretation and understanding of visual elements taking into account social, historical and geographical factors.
- 4th semester | 5 ECTS | 22,5 theory contact hours | 30 practical contact hours
- Syllabus: The main currents of Modern European thought. The concept of 'Art': Some notions to consider the criticism of Visual Art works. From concept to work: Analysis and study of artistic problems as "mirror" of the times and societies. The prehistoric art in the Middle East and Europe (Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic). Ancient Egypt: the Old, Middle and New monarchies. Mesopotamia and the rise of the Persian Empire. The Peloponnese Pre-Homeric: Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean. Primitive Nordic influences on the foundations of Western artistic culture: Dorians, Ionians and Aeolian. Movements "Orientalia" Archaic and the development of classical canons: Phoenicians, Persians, Hittites and Egyptians. The Macedonian hegemony and the Hellenic multiculturalism. The admiration, exaltation, and the Roman refinement. The influence of European thought Classical Bases in Contemporary Western Art.
- Teaching/learning methodology: Exposure, explanation and discussion of theoretical content; Analysis of case studies and practical examples for demonstrating the practical application of the theoretical contents; Proposition Theoretical-Practical work will individually and in working group; Monitoring and review of the outcome of the proposed work; Analysis and public discussion of the theoretical and practical work presented.
The course aims to development the conceptual aspects of design, stimulating creativity and the research of contents. The development of the ability to design public outdoor spaces (small to medium scale), considering their conceptual composition, in line with ecological, aesthetic and functional principles. Awareness of the design process and notion of the responsibility within the design decisions. Awareness of the urban landscape design as a social activity and the response to the users' needs and preferences.
- 5th semester | 9 ECTS | 90 studio contact hours
- Syllabus: The role of the landscape architect in the design of public open space. The public park as a urban landscape architecture – contemporary paradigms. The Urban Park project: Analysis and Preliminary Studies of Place, conceptual aspects related to the land form, vegetation and materials in the open space. The playground design and other recreational areas in the city. The desing of the plaza for the user needs. Key elements in an execution project of landscape architecture – Tendering specifications: The Nature and Quality of Materials, General Technical Conditions, Special Technical Conditions: Preparation of the construction works; Pre-works Protection measures; Land-form, Irrigation, Drainage; Paving, walls, stairs, guides, retaining walls, ponds and lakes, vegetation covering, recreational equipment, outdoor furniture and lighting. Descriptive Memory (function, organization, objectives, contents).
- Teaching/learning methodology: Studio with oral communications. Model: Design Factory. The design production also integrates the field survey techniques, the data collection and application of behaviour mapping and interview methods, site analysis, and the synthesis of a design programme; as well as the negotiation process by undertaking tutorial discussion sessions and design presentation.
Knowing and identifying the different stages and major types of interventions of landscape architecture and garden art. Identifying the formal typologies of landscape art, as well as its geographic, social, economic artistic and cultural contexts, which set the basis to these constructions, its form and functionality; identifying its past references and the outcomes. Understanding the relationships between Man, landscape and Nature, in addition to the resulting artistic and cultural manifestations.
- 5th semester | 5 ECTS | 22,5 theory contact hours | 30 practical contact hours
- Syllabus: The beginning of the garden and the first artistic expressions of Man in the landscape. Landscape art in the Mesopotamia. The fertile crescent. Classic Era. Middle ages. Modern Era and the Renascence of the humanistic ideals. The Discovers period and the contact with new peoples and landscapes. The botanical gardens. The Italian Villas and Renascence and mannerist gardens. The XVII century in France. The great paradigms of the French garden. Influences on Europe. The Romantic period of literature in England and the reaction to the formal garden. The XIX century in Europe. Liberalism and Romanticism. The Industrial Revolution and technological advances. The public garden. From the picturesque to the Victorian eclectic and the reappearance of the formal models. Olmsted and the first public gardens and park systems. The implementation of landscape architecture as a profession. The XX century. The Modernism. The school of landscape architecture in Portugal. The Post-modernism.
- Teaching/learning methodology: Theoretical exposition and multimedia presentation on the programme themes; analysis and discussion of the themes related to the historical evolution. The practical classes aim to integrate, enhance and apply the knowledge, developing critical sense, the capacity of synthesis, in addition to the articulation of concepts; elaboration of an applied document and internet based research.
Continuing to learn the identification of vegetation used in the design of green spaces, concerning the botanical point of view and their aesthetic and functional design skills in the landscape. Acquiring the necessary knowledge to the selection, use and maintenance of plant material.
- 4th semester | 6 ECTS | 52,5 theory-practical contact hours
- Syllabus: The role of vegetation in territory planning and in landscape design. Characterization of vegetation in Portugal and Atlantic Islands (Atlantic Landscapes, Atlantic flora and riparian, Mediterranean Landscapes; Silicicole and calcicole Mediterranean flora; Dune and rupicole flora). Native and exotic vegetation of ornamental value (aesthetic/ornamental and functional aspects). Plants for restoration of degraded habitats and for sensitive and riparian areas. Plants for landscape hedgerows and support of wildlife. Plants for low maintenance/ management green spaces. Season Plants. Ornamentals Bulbous. Indoor plants.
- Teaching/learning methodology: Expository teaching; Practical and applied field teaching; tutorial teaching
To assess and plan the maintenance of a green space; Being able to develop a landscape design anticipating the maintenance issues; Being able to develop a landscape design and adjust maintenance costs wile improving a green space.
- 6th semester | 9 ECTS | 90 studio contact hours
- Syllabus: Management system for the maintenance of a green public space and the applied techniques; Survey of a public green space; Survey and analysis of the maintenance of a public green space; Qualification design project in public green spaces taking in account the criteria of construction and maintenance costs. Maintenance Planning.
- Teaching/learning methodology: Studio with oral communications and plenary discussions. Model: Design Factory. The design production also integrates the field survey techniques, site analysis, maintenance survey and evaluation techniques, and the synthesis of a design programme; as well as the negotiation processe by undertaking tutorial discussion sessions and design presentation.
To capacitate graduates in Landscape Architecture for intervention in planning processes of the territory, in its various levels, integrating multidisciplinary teams, knowing the processes, the contents, and the layouts (based on the legislation underpinning the planning policies in Portugal and Europe). To learn how to deal with landscape issues in the context of planning, but also to gain a holistic view of spatial planning, by integrating environmental issues and natural resources, economic activities in general, including agricultural and forestry, regional development, integrating the participation of the people.
- 5th semester | 7 ECTS | 22,5 theory-practical contact hours | 45 studio contact hours
- Syllabus: The evolution of planning theories and land management. Relationship between land use planning and landscapes planning. The biophysics / Environmental component in the land use planning process. The Portuguese and European legislation related with Land use planning. The land use planning systems in Portugal. The analysis of different scales land uses planning processes. The role of the landscape architect in the planning process and land management. The Public participation as an important aspect of the planning process. Future trends in the evolution of Landscape/Land use planning.
- Teaching/learning methodology: The methodology is based on descriptive classes (e.g. in in terms of the evolution of land use planning theories, legislation associated with the planning, etc), but also on an individual research by students. Practical exercises are developed for the application of theoretical concepts covering the different scales of analysis. These practical works are carried out in groups. Talks by outside elements, but with strong experience in land use planning are also planned.
It's general objective of curricular unit the understanding of evolution of urbanism throughout history and be able to rationalize the use of urban space on a sustainably and ecologically healthy way. Are specific objectives: apprehension of the importance of the urban phenomenon; apprehension of the practice of urbanism over time; knowledge of the practice of urbanism in Portugal; knowledge of current trends in the practice of urbanism; knowledge of the legal framework of the practice of urbanism in Portugal; knowledge of the landscape architect's role in urban planning.
- 6th semester | 4 ECTS | 52,5 theory-practical contact hours
- Syllabus: The town: History file; History of cities. Fundamental types of cities: the city in antiquity; the medieval town; the city in the Renaissance; the city in the Baroque period; the city during the industrial period. Expansion of urbanism: urbanism as formal historical process; urbanism as a process of scientific-technical rationality; urbanism as a process of social transformation; the modern urbanism. Examples. The practice of urbanism; methods; the scales, areas of intervention and instruments; the urban and regional planning; the Portuguese situation. Legislation, programs and trends. The future of urbanism. Urban ecology.
- Teaching/learning methodology: Display tutorials lessons with audio-visual methods; Tutorial classes and discussion of the individual work; Seminar with presentation, discussion and defence of work.
To understand the fundamental concepts in the scope of Ecosystem Dynamics, evaluation, monitoring and rectification of environmental quality, such as environmental stress, ecological integrity, bioindicators, adaptation and evolution. To apply these concepts in the evaluation of the great and actual environmental issues with a focus in their multifaceted perspective, in biological, environmental and anthropological terms. To employ and to apply the knowledge acquired in environment issues domain, namely by the construction of small dynamic models able to describe simple situations, involving ecological processes.
- 6th semester | 5 ECTS | 22,5 theory contact hours | 30 practical contact hours
- Syllabus: The concept of Ecosystem Ecological Integrity and the respective context. The concept of Environmental Stress. The operational concept of Ecosystem. Considerations of scale and hierarchy. The notions of Community and Population in the Ecosystem Dynamics study. Indicators and monitoring for ecosystem integrity. Bioindicators of the quality of water, soil and air. Extreme environments and adaptation. Genetic variation and environmental stress. Environmental stress, selection, evolution and extinction. Air pollution. Toxic elements. Acidification. Forest decline. Eutrophication. Pesticides. Species richness. Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling. Basic concepts of modelling. Submodels in ecological models. Conceptual models. Modelling population dynamics. Biogeochemical models. Application of ecological models in environmental management.
- Teaching/learning methodology: The formation, in Theoretical and Practical lectures, is compatible with the method undertaken by conventional ecological science. When applied to contexts relating to eco-environmental management, the formation emphasized the relevance of the Applied Ecology component. In such applications of the concepts, the formation allowed the basic rules for ecological management, namely in terms of the main requirements and speed of reliable assessment results. In contexts relating to environmental education and communication, the formation about ecological monitoring and management activities are versatile and sufficiently intuitive to be easily communicated to non-experts.


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Artist: Jan Howard
Album: This Is Jan Howard Country
You and me and tears and roses in my memory side by side
For you always sent me roses everytime you made me cry
Tears and roses now remind me that your love was just a lie
For today you sent me roses with a note that said goodbye
And then a little while when the roses die
All I'll have left of you are the tears I cry and cry oh oh oh oh
You and me and tears and roses not much left to fill the home
Roses will be gone tomorrow but the tears go on and on
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Tutor profile: Nia W.
Subject: Writing
What tips do you have for writing?
Writing papers can be a stressful process, especially if your mind is blanking, you're under a tight deadline, or you really need a good grade. Here are my 5 top tips: 1. Don't get bogged down outlining and researching. There is always one more book you could reference, one more quote you could pull. At some point, you have to start turning your notes into full sentences and paragraphs. 2. Getting the first draft on paper is always hard because it's your first attempt at articulating your thoughts in a linear fashion. Set yourself a time limit. If you're an anxious perfectionist, challenge yourself to write the worst possible draft in 45min. 3. Editing is 75% of the work. Identify your strongest arguments and make sure that the structure of your paper clearly highlights and connects your key points. Your intro paragraph should communicate your overarching argument and prep the reader for how you are going to lay out your evidence. Make sure you have clear topic sentences for each paragraph so that each paragraph makes a discrete sub-argument. 10-20% of what you write will be repetitive or extraneous to your main argument. Cut it. 4. Proofread. Take a break after finishing your final draft if you can (a day, an hour, 10min). Any sentences or paragraphs that should be broken up into multiple sentences or paragraphs? Reading your paper out loud will help you get a sense of the flow of your writing. Don't forget to check for spelling and grammar mistakes. 5. Cite properly. Easybib and Zotero are lifesavers.
Subject: Shakespeare
Why should we study Shakespeare today?
Shakespeare's body of work is a key part of the English literary canon, and as such, shares many of The Canon's postcolonial, feminist, and queer critiques. Shakespeare as a cultural institution -the mythic treatment of the genius playwright, the widespread circulation of his characters and plots in theatre, film, literature, graphic novels, etc. -can make overly self-important claims to universality and promote a rose-tinted affection for British culture that obscures the real and extensive violence wrought by British Imperialism. Fortunately, the meaning created in reading or performing Shakespeare exceeds authorial intent and the limits of his playtexts. Shakespeare's work has been translated, adapted, reclaimed, and rebuked by writers and theatremakers from all over the world. What Hamlet means to a mostly upper-class British audience at The Barbican is vastly different from what Hamlet means in Egypt, where the character Hamlet was commonly framed as a revolutionary leader against the colonial rule (see Hamlet in the Arab World by Margaret Litvin). One might swoon at the poetry of Shakespeare's monologues or bristle at Shakespeare's treatment of women, people of color, or religious minorities, but Shakespeare remains a global phenomenon worth analyzing to better understand how different cultures interact with Shakespeare and the white, male, colonial power he represents.
Subject: Literature
Analyze the following quote from The Master and Margarita: 'A cat is not supposed to wear trousers, Messire,' the cat replied with great dignity. 'You're not going to tell me to wear boots too, are you? Puss-in-Boots exists only in fairy tales, Messire. But have you ever seen anyone at a ball without a bow-tie? I do not intend to put myself in a ridiculous situation and risk being chucked out! Everyone adorns himself with what he can. You may consider what I've said as referring to the opera glasses as well, Messire!
During the preparations for the Devil's midnight ball, Woland (Satan in disguise) pokes fun at Behemoth (a demonic cat) for his over-the-top fashion choices. Behemoth responds indignantly that he does not wear trousers as a cat, but wishes to comply with the appropriate ballroom dress. He lays out a parody of the social conventions we have seen in other novels (Jane Austen's novel of manners for instance): failing to follow a dress code is cause for shame and social sanctioning. This points to the importance of physical appearance in enforcing social order and also reflects the superficiality of the bourgeoisie of Moscow. The humorous image of a large cat dressed in a bow-tie with gilded whiskers and a pair of opera glasses critiques the absurd decadence of high society, but there is also a darker undertone to keeping up appearance in a state of surveillance. Thus, Behemoth's opera glasses become a complex symbol of the synthesis of the watcher and watched: they are a finely-made adornment signifying the owner's belonging to high society, a tool with which to watch others, and a reminder that everyone knows they are being watched. This passage exemplifies the playful illogic of The Master and Margarita. Consider the two conflicting "social codes" Behemoth invokes: first, that cats do not wear trousers, and second, that bow-ties and opera glasses are required ballroom attire. Behemoth has the option of becoming a human (in which case he could wear trousers) or staying a cat (and not going to the ball). Instead, he conflates his identity as cat and ball-goer to absurd effect, made more absurd by his attempts as a fictional demonic cat to reject "boots-wearing" as a fairy tale trope with no relation to reality. The ludicrousness of the situation is further exacerbated by the fact that this is the Devil's ball. There is no dress code: Margarita, the hostess, wears nothing at all. I would argue that these conflicting layers of nonsensical social codes are part of a greater literary strategy within The Master and Margarita. If the Stalinist communist regime was a regime of rationality (consider the argument about atheism which opens the novel), perhaps the best response was to reveal the irrational behavior of people within the regime and to counter the regime with a world of total irrationality.
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World Scotch Pie Championship winner announced
A butcher has pipped a baker to the World Scotch Pie Championship post, as Murdoch Brothers Butchers was announced the winner of the 11th annual contest.
Highest-placed baker in the Scotch Pie category was Airdrie-based Bon Bon Cake Shop, which achieved Gold 2nd Runner-Up.
World Scotch Pie Championship winner announced
A butcher has pipped a baker to the World Scotch Pie Championship post, as Murdoch Brothers Butchers was announced the winner of the 11th annual contest.
Highest-placed baker in the Scotch Pie category was Airdrie-based Bon Bon Cake Shop, which achieved Gold 2nd Runner-Up.
A record entry of 85 butchers and bakers – 84 of them from Scotland – were represented in the secret judging, which was held at Carnegie College earlier this month. Alongside the Scotch Pie competition, there were seven other categories to enter.
The winning bakery businesses included Nicoll's Rosebank Bakery in Dundee, which won the Diamond award in the Bridies category. Nevis Bakery in Corpach won the Savouries Vegetarian category for its vegetarian haggis, neeps (turnips) & tattie pie.
Kassy's Kitchen in Cowdenbeath claimed the Diamond award for the Savouries Hot category with its roast lamb & mint sauce pie. The Diamond award for hand-held steak pies went to Stuarts of Buckhaven; and Charmers Bakery in Bucksburn won the Savouries Cold category with its black pudding & apple pie.
Winning butcheries were Fraserburgh-based Bruce of the Broch, which came top in the Savouries Fish category with its Smoked Haddock Pie; and T Johnston in Dunfermline took the title for the top Sausage Roll.
"The objective is to raise standards in the industry and we believe we have achieved that," commented event organiser Alan Stuart of bakery and butchery business Stuarts of Buckhaven. "We are also encouraged to see a number of new entrants, 15 in total."
US Subway stores to serve Starbucks coffee
Starbucks has announced plans to put its Seattle's Best Coffee brand into more than 9,000 Subway stores in the US.
The freshly brewed coffee will be served in the sandwich chain's outlets by the end of 2009, with Subway planning more store openings in 2010.
A deal has also been signed which will see the Seattle's Best brand in 800 Canadian Subway outlets by the end of the year.
"Today, consumers are looking for and expect a high-quality premium coffee experience wherever they are," commented Michelle Gass, president of Seattle's Best Coffee.
Established in 1970, Seattle's Best Coffee has more than 550 specialty coffee cafes, kiosks and other concepts in the US. It is also available nationwide in supermarkets and at more than 6,000 foodservice locations.
Finsbury sees declining cake sales
Finsbury Foods has announced that falling sales in its cake business have resulted in a 2% drop in revenue for the 17 weeks to the end of October.
The firm, which manufactures cake, bread and morning goods, revealed that group revenue was 2% less than the comparable period last year, and 4% behind on a like-for-like basis, excluding the recently acquired Goswell business.
Pidy plans to double UK sales growth
Belgium-based pastry manufacturer Pidy has announced plans to increase its presence in the UK, with a particular focus on the bakery and café sectors.
US Subway stores to serve Starbucks coffee
Starbucks has announced plans to put its Seattle's Best Coffee brand into more than 9,000 Subway stores in the US.
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Pine nuts: These have had one of the worst seasons on record. The reduced Chinese crop, together with the failure of supplemental Russian and Siberian material to make it across the border into China, combined to create a massive shortage in a season that saw exponential growth in the development of pine nuts. China reports another poor crop, although the key to the total supply into 2010 remains on the additional supply from Russia predominantly, which will or won't make up another shortfall. Pakistani pine nuts have made a greater appearance over the past season and although they offer a price saving, it has been suggested that the quality, appearance and sizing are inferior to China.
Pumpkin seeds: After a dramatic season of under-supply and increased demand, China appears to be continuing its policy of further plantations of better-yielding oil seed crops, which, per acre, deliver a better return, albeit at lower pricing per kilo, than the excessively priced, but poor-yielding pumpkins. This has been further exacerbated by a poor crop reported this season in Austria. Prices look to be firm overall into 2010.
Sunflower seeds: Compared to pine nuts and pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds present a substantial cost saving. This will almost certainly stimulate greater demand for sunflower in its own right and as an ingredient in bakery, manufacturing and seed mixes alike.
The improved quality of UK harvested wheat and barley crops this year could have implications for UK supply and demand balance with potentially less availability for millers, according to the HGCA's latest cereals report. However, this compares to a poor season in 2008 and the results should also be placed in the context of large carry-over stocks of unclear quality, totalling around three million tonnes, it said.
Michael Archer, HGCA senior cereals and oilseeds analyst, explained: "Although quality has improved it must be remembered that this is in comparison to a very poor season in 2008." He told British Baker that the implications around supply and demand will mainly surround the availability of wheat and barley to millers, maltsters and exporters.
"We are potentially looking at a higher proportion of the crop meeting the quality requirements of millers," said Archer. "But even though it is a higher-quality crop, there is less of it."
The final results for wheat have shown a lower moisture content, higher Hagberg Falling Number, higher specific weight and higher protein compared to 2008. The barley results revealed a lower moisture content, higher nitrogen content and higher specific weight.
The survey was based on 61,000 samples of wheat and 30,000 samples of barley from laboratories around Britain.
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Taped from Uniondale, NY
Airdate: May 11, 1985 (taped 5/10)
Attendance: 8,300
Hosted by Vince McMahon and Jesse "The Body" Ventura
I would like to apologize to my anal-retentive readership that may have an issue about my skipping this show to reflect upon GAB '85 first. You can always blame the no longer existent buffering issues.
Please allow me to interject something else before we get started, Saturday Night Live was awesome during this period. Dick Ebersol's substitution of the WWF in their time slot was a bold move. Let's see if it pays off.
At the very beginning, Cyndi Lauper and Wendi Richter talk strategy. Next, Hogan and Mr. T, wearing promotional t-shirts for the new show, let us know that Mr. T will be in Hogan's corner during the title match. Why couldn't he get the whole A-Team?
Prior to the first match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews the US Express, Steamboat, and Albano. Check out that perm on Rotundo.
Match 1 (six-man): WWF Tag Team champions the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff and George "The Animal" Steele (w/ "Classy" Freddie Blassie) versus the US Express and Ricky Steamboat (w/ Capt. Lou Albano)
- For the sake of garnering nuclear heat, Volkoff sang the Soviet national anthem.
- Once again, "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen was substituted on the WWE Network.
- According to Vince, Albano used to manage Steele.
- Windham gave Sheik both a hip toss and a slam.
- Double back elbow from Steamboat and Rotundo to Sheik kept the Americans in control.
- Slam and an elbow drop got 2 for Rotundo.
- Abdominal stretch by Sheik to Steamboat was countered by a hip toss.
- Steele intervened and received one as well as Volkoff.
- After a commercial break, Steamboat delivered a powerslam to Sheik.
- Steamboat then mounted the top turnbuckle and hit a missile dropkick.
- Upon another trip to the top turnbuckle, Steamboat hit the flying body press.
- He only got 2 thanks to a save by Volkoff.
- As Windham tagged in, the US Express gave Volkoff a double dropkick. But where's Ricky and Robert?
- As Rotundo tagged in, the US Express delivered a back elbow followed by a pair of Rotundo leg drops.
- Rollup off the ropes got 2 for Rotundo.
- A backslide also got 2.
- Steele tagged in and tussled with Windham.
- As he tried to tag out, his partners evacuated the ring.
- Subsequently, Windham rolled Steele up off the ropes.
- 1-2-3.
Rating: ***
Summary: Fast-paced tag match that warmed up the crowd very well. I wonder what became of Steele though.
After the match, as the crowd jumps to their feet, Steele cries the blues by eating a turnbuckle. Smelling blood, the tag champs re-enter the ring and attack Steele. Despite the odds, the unorthodox Steele fights them off. Albano comes in and tries to calm him down.
In the aisle, Gene tries to interview the tag champs, but Steele nails Sheik from behind. I guess we have a face turn. Turnbuckle stuffing, anyone?
Piper's Pit featuring "Rowdy Roddy Piper: In the ring, Piper and Orton await "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. As you recall from WrestleMania, Orndorff was their partner and friend during their main event match. Since he has every right to be cautious, Orndorff stands up and tells Orton to go to the corner. When Orton complies, Piper asks him to sit down. Orndorff retorts with "ladies first." HA!
Piper calls Orndorff a loser prompting Orndorff to stand up again. Orton comes closer, and Orndorff yells "Stay!" Piper stands up, and Orndorff yells "Sit!" Well, Piper did wear a collar back in November 1983. Piper is beside himself. Orndorff and Piper argue over the aftermath of WrestleMania then Piper threatens to leave. Upon doing so, he tries to sucker-punch Orndorff but gets hit instead. Orton receives the same treatment. As Orndoff sets Piper up for the piledriver, Orton wallops Orndorff with the cast. As Orndorff falls out of the ring onto the concrete floor, Mr. T comes to his aid. While the crowd chants "T", he pulls Orndorff away from the ring. We have our second face turn of the night!
In the aisle, Gene interviews Hulk Hogan. The champ wants to celebrate Mother's Day by beating up Orton. Isn't that the hip thing to do these days?
Match 2 for the WWF title: Hulk Hogan (champion w/ Mr. T) versus Cowboy Bob Orton (w/ "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)
- Once again, the WWE Network insults my intelligence by playing "Real American" rather than "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor. It hadn't been recorded yet.
- Before Orton could remove his chaps, he received a back drop and a trio of slams.
- As Orton charged Hogan in the corner, the champ moved sending Orton into the ring post shoulder-first.
- While working on Orton's bad arm, Hogan rammed it into the ring post.
- Back in the ring, Orton delivered a high knee.
- Atomic drop by Orton got 2 due to a powerful kick-out.
- Orton kept the advantage with a knee drop and an elbow to the back.
- Hulk-up time!
- Axe bomber by Hogan followed by an elbow drop.
- After giving Orton a cross-corner whip, Hogan gave him the ten-punch count-along.
- However, Orton countered with an inverted atomic drop.
- Orton placed Hogan on the top turnbuckle to set up the superplex.
- Hogan shoved Orton down then hit a second rope elbow.
- Leg drop, but as Hogan went for the pin, Piper nailed him.
- Referee Jack Lutz called for the bell disqualifying Orton.
- Hogan retained the WWF title.
Rating: **1/2
Summary: This match contains portions of what Hogan would use as his formula for future success. While I would have liked to witness Orton superplex Hogan, it would have killed his finisher had Hogan kicked out.
After the match, Piper enters the ring and puts the boots to Hogan. Mr. T comes in to keep Piper away from Hogan. He then hammers Piper's midsection with fisticuffs before Orton gives T a double axe handle to the back. Piper and Orton then corner Hogan…until Orndorff comes to Hogan's aid.
Prior to the next match, Gene interviews the Fabulous Moolah. The former champion states that she has paperwork stating that Lauper is banned from ringside. After Moolah makes her way to the ring, Lauper, standing next to David Wolff, runs down Moolah. To my knowledge, no mentions of cement shoes at the bottom of the Long Island Sound are made.
Match 3 for the WWF Women's title: Wendi Richter (champion w/ Cyndi Lauper) versus the Fabulous Moolah
- The bassline from "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" replaced "She Bop." Considering the subject matter of Lauper's song, that might be wise.
- Ring announcer Howard Finkel read from a scroll detailing Lauper's ban from ringside.
- As Moolah tossed Richter outside the ring, Richter almost landed in Finkel's lap. I bet the Lauper song danced in Finkel's head afterward.
- While Moolah instructs the Long Island crowd where grits originated, Richter delivered a dropkick to Moolah's back.
- Subsequently, Moolah went over the top rope to the floor.
- Back drop by Moolah got 1.
- Richter countered a slam with an inside cradle and got the pin.
Rating: ½*
Summary: Token ½* added completely for the finish.
After the match, Lauper stormed to the ring to congratulate her woman.
After a commercial break, Gene interviews the Junkyard Dog and Bertha Ritter, JYD's mom.
Match 4: The Junkyard Dog (w/ Bertha Ritter) versus the "Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty
- "Grab Them Cakes" replaced "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen as the entrance music for JYD. Again, it hadn't been produced yet!
- Like a good son, JYD gave his mother a seat prior to entering the ring.
- Huge clothesline by JYD excited the crowd.
- A pair of head butts sent Doherty back to the floor for refuge.
- Doherty, thinking he's Ric Flair, mounted the top turnbuckle, but, much like Flair, came down the hard way.
- A trio of head butts put Doherty down on the mat.
- Atomic drop followed by a powerslam got the pin for JYD.
Rating: DUD
Summary: Showcase match for JYD on Mother's Day. Interestingly, Finkel's announcement was muted.
After the match, Bertha enters the ring and dances with her son.
"Gene Mean" (© Iron Sheik 1985) is backstage for a Mother's Day celebration with JYD, Bertha, the Iron Sheik, Volkoff, Blassie (w/ "his mother", Laura, who looked 32), Albano, Hogan (w/ his mom), Richter, and Lauper (w/ her mom). All of a sudden, Moolah interrupts and runs down Lauper's mom and her rearing of Cyndi. Moolah calls Lauper's mom "latrine" but gets pushed (along with Gene) into the cake. Poor Gene gets the worst of it. Lauper then nails Moolah with the top of the cake for insulting her mom.
Conclusion: Due to the heavy influence by Dick Ebersol, a long-time NBC director/vice-president and future president of NBC Sports, the WWF got a huge shot in the arm with this show. In fact, with Ebersol's influence, the production values of WWF's programming were enhanced greatly. The result of this show became a long-running series that occasionally pre-empted the highly popular Saturday Night Live starring Billy Crystal and Eddie Murphy.
Despite all of the hoopla, the wrestling on the show was pretty good, but the match quality decreased as the show progressed. Considering the time slot was from 11:30pm to 1am ET, the decrease makes sense. If you've never seen this show before, check it out. If you want to relive it, most of it is worthy of your time.
See you for AWA SuperClash!
TV rating: 8.8 (Wow!)
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The environment in oil patches onshore and offshore alike has been challenging throughout 2019; worries about an economic slowdown – whether cyclical or induced by a trade war – have weighed heavily on oil prices, even in the face of reduced production by the big producers. Though storm clouds persist, there appears a clearing on the horizon.
A 'work in progress,' the North American brown water, shallow draft sectors have experienced a tumultuous year of evolution, changing market conditions, a rapidly shifting regulatory environment and new opportunities. Anything but boring; and within the pages of Maritime Reporter' & Engineering News' Annual Yearbook, Joseph Keefe, editor of sister-publication MarineNews
Any analysis of markets for offshore service vessels (OSV) usually begins with analogies to rough weather, best of times/worst of times or similar. OSV expert Seabrokers, with a home base in Stavanger, Norway, in the February edition of its Seabreeze market report follows this convention with a description of the "feast or famine" conditions in the North Sea.
US Offshore Support Vessel Analysis 2018 and 2019. The US GOM Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) market is suffering, utilization remains poor, and many owners are still squeezed financially. However, a poor market forces people to adapt and for those willing to take risks, the upside can be extremely large.US Owners 2018 vs.
The former chairman of the Port of New Orleans Board of Commissioners Joe Toomy is rejoining the group.Gov. John Bel Edwards reappointed Joseph F. Toomy to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.Toomy was sworn in during today's monthly board meeting and will serve a five-year term succeeding Laney J.


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Very good, fantastic scenery, good food, camping enjoyably basic - Adventure vacation
By Leila Roberts, United Kingdom
2007-09-171. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The scenery, sense of being off the beaten track, away from people and vehicles.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Not exciting riding, in fact little ability required, but should be confident on a horse- some very steep ups and downs, and no instruction given.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?
To some extent, yes.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Very good, fantastic scenery, good food, camping enjoyably basic.
Read the operator's response here:
Thank you so much Leila for your comments. I am glad you enjoyed the trip and that you agreed to share your appreciation of it. It helps us so much when guests voice their opinions, not only in terms of giving other potential participants a sense of what it is like to go on such journeys, but it also provides useful perspectives on how people experience our trips--what they get out of them.
One of the things we hope people draw from the trips is a small measure of personal enrichment or even transformation, to some extent. By reliving some of the sensations enjoyed by early travellers (gold miners, First Nations) when they visited the area through the ages, one has a chance to get in touch with some of our most basic and simple human longings. I think you probably enjoyed a little bit of that yourself.
Faithfully yours,
Claude-Jean Harel
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Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits
Did you know that apple cider vinegar isn't just great tasting, but it also has many great health benefits? After the cut we'll show you some of them.
Have you heard about apple cider vinegar benefits? Did you know that it doesn't just taste great, but it also has many health benefits? Learn about them here and give a dose of healthiness to your body!
The many apple cider vinegar benefits
Apple cider vinegar is not just good for cooking. It also helps prevent health problems and improves your sense of well-being. As it is acidic, apple cider vinegar cleans and regulates your body.
Apple cider vinegar has nutrients, such as vitamins, essential acids, enzymes, pectin, cellulose, and minerals. What's more, it contains potassium and oligo-elements such as calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, fluorine, boron, and silicon.
Pectin can be found in abundant quantities in apple cider vinegar. It's great at regulating the levels of sugar and cholesterol present in the body. Cellulose, on the other hand, is important to maintain intestinal health. One of the best apple cider vinegar benefits is that it can help your body to build up minerals.
Consuming apple cider vinegar every day can also help deliver calcium to your bones and potassium to your muscles. Furthermore, it stabilizes your metabolism. Apple cider vinegar is also known as "the elixir of youth", since it has the ability to help maintain a youthful body and appearance.
Why you should consumer apple cider vinegar
Apple cider vinegar can improve gastrointestinal transit, helping avoid constipation, regenerate your intestinal bacteria, eliminate toxins, and calm rheumatic pains. Additionally, apple cider vinegar is a diuretic, which is important for weight loss.
Consuming apple cider vinegar regularly is beneficial for ladies who are going through the menopause. It helps to control hot flashes, weakness, sudden tiredness, nerves, and stress, that are typical side effects of the menopause.
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Bulanglang Kapangpangan
Bulanglang Kapampangan is the perfect marriage between meat and vegetables, it's not as meaty as sinigang and it's not a vegetable rich like pinakbet or bulanglang, this simply sits between the two. In its most basic form, it uses bony pork cuts for flavour but some special varieties may include Bangus Belly and Prawns which gives it a very unique flavour.
It may look like sinigang but it is not as sour, this is more savoury sweet due to the guavas, very mellow taste but very delicious. Like sinigang or bulanglang its quite easy to prepare, no sautéing needed, it's just a dump of all ingredients in a pot, let it boil and wait.
- 1 kilo pork ribs (preferably soft bone sections), cut into sections
- 6 pcs red flesh guava, cut in half
- 500 g taro, cubed
- 1 bunch kangkong leaves, trimmed
- 12 pcs okra, trimmed
- 3 Asian eggplants, sliced
- 2 onions, quartered
- 2 large tomatoes, quartered
- water
- fish sauce
- In a pot place pork, guava, onions and tomatoes. Fill with water just enough cover everything. Bring it to a boil then simmer for 45 minutes.
- Add the taro, season with fish sauce then continue to cook for 15 minutes.
- Add the okra and eggplant continue to cook for 5 minutes.
- Add kangkong then continue to cook for 2 more minutes. Taste and check if you need to add more fish sauce. Turn heat off, place in serving platter then serve.


text: On Bad Boys, Mike Lowry & Marcus Burnett, and The Best Buddy Cop Movie Ever [#BadBoys20] Bradford J. Howard April 7, 2015 Flicks, TV/Movies "Bad Boys, Bad Boys – whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?" Before April 7, 1995, the term and phrase "Bad Boys" was mostly associated with Jamaican reggae outfit Inner Circle's song, a song first released in 1987 that gained a new following when it was adopted as the theme song for FOX's then primetime reality series "COPS." The late 80s to the early 90s are largely responsible for the birth of the "buddy cop" film – a motion picture genre whose protagonists were two police officers (usually men) who were all but polar opposites yet forced to pair together to take down some crime boss or super villain. By 1995, we'd seen plenty of variations of the buddy cop film (48 Hours, Lethal Weapon, and their ensuing sequels) but they all shared the common thread of white man paired with Black man. It was time for that formula to change. In 1995, Hollywood took a chance on pairing up two Black men in a buddy cop film. Two comedians, at that, who had acquired much success on the smaller screen through popular sitcoms and who were seeking to transition to the larger screen. Will Smith had already completed one such transition, going from rapper to beloved actor on the NBC series 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' Martin Lawrence, too, had adapted his comedic timing and outspoken nature, getting his own self-titled comedy series on FOX. But Martin was mostly comic relief. He'd been such ever since first appearing in House Party five years ago and in Talking Dirty After Dark shortly thereafter. And the last time two Black comedians had co-starred in a film was Harlem Nights. But Bad Boys hit theaters that Friday in April in 1995 like an out of nowhere symphony of Michael Bay explosions and nothing was the same. Will and Martin played off each other to perfection. Smith was Mike Lowrey, the smooth ladies' man and somewhat playboy who dressed up for the club to go to crime scenes. Lawrence was his partner, wisecracking family man Marcus Burnett. The two of them were great in action scenes and car chases, but better still when left to their own devices and playing up their goofiness. The typical "good cop, bad cop" scene that we'd watched play out in plenty of movies and legal dramas became laugh out loud funny. When Mike threatened a mechanic who wouldn't give up information, Marcus (after being "scared away" by Mike) hilariously wails from a corner room for the mechanic to confess. And there's the scene when Marcus overhears Mike and his wife Theresa (played the perpetual supportive spouse in movies Theresa Randle) on phone, and what results is Will and Martin having the equivalence of a backyard wrestling match for all of three minutes. The plot itself worked, too. Russian mobsters orchestrate a drug heist from one of Miami's PD vaults. But they put the police on their trail mess around and draw Miami's PD attention after killing off one woman (who just so happens to be one of Mike's ex-girlfriends) and letting her friend Julie (played by Tea Leoni as a brunette) escape. The Federal System can't be trusted, since Internal Affairs is convinced their narcotics division has someone on the inside that might reveal their plans. So instead, Mike and Marcus play impromptu witness protection while they continue to track down the Russian mobsters, but they switch lives and each man plays as though he's the other one. So Mike moves into Marcus's family digs, and Marcus sets up shop in Mike's bachelor penthouse suite to watch Julie and her eager-bladdered dog. But then Mike and Marcus have their identities found out, Julie is kidnapped by the mobsters once again, and it all sets up for an epic showdown at an airport. The execution was slick and superb. It bore cheesy yet irresistible one-liners (in one late scene, Marcus yells out "you forgot your boarding pass!" to the mobsters while they're getting in an airplane and fires a few shots that cause the plane to explode. In another, Mike hits a basketball shot in the Miami PD gym after both the Captain and Marcus struggle to make baskets, proclaiming as he walks out "Everybody wants to be like Mike"). Michael Bay hadn't yet developed a reputation for blowing up everything in his movies, so seeing an abandoned airport hangar go up in flames was actually exciting. A hotel being shot up, Mike chasing after a getaway car with his button-down shirt wide open, and a high-speed chase on a freeway bridge made for great and memorable cinematic moments. Joe Pantoliano, previously known for playing mob roles, was the head of narcotics Captain Howard, a loud short little man who always seemed to be one temper away from having a heart attack. Tcheky Karyo would begin his reign as the "foreigner villain" in action movies after Bad Boys, all but becoming typecast and playing the same role in numerous movies for nearly two decades after. Naomi Campbell and her gorgeous legs and abs would make a cameo as Max, Mike's female friend who meets an untimely demise. And, yes, Inner Circle's song made a cameo, too, as Mike and Marcus sang it in the car on the way to a crime scene. Bad Boys would prove to be a success for all parties involved. Off a $19 million filming budget, it would gross over $140 million at the box office. It sparked the beginning of Will Smith's reputation for being "Mr. Summer Blockbuster" and one of the most bankable men – one of the most bankable Black men, at that – in Hollywood. He'd star in back-to-back-to-back summer movies following Bad Boys (Independence Day in '96, Men in Black in '97, Wild Wild West in '98), and though the latter was commercially successful but critically terrible, Will became "that guy" next to Denzel guaranteed to draw. Martin Lawrence would all but abandon his stand-up comedy roots completely for the next decade and a half and focus mostly on big-screen comedies, especially after his tenure on FOX was finished. He would go on to play cops in a majority of the films that would follow, including in his own franchise (the Big Momma's House series). Michael Bay became a go-to director alongside Jerry Bruckheimer's production for summer action movies. The cool factor of the original made a sequel inevitable, though Bad Boys II would take over a decade to arrive itself. Hip-hop capitalized on the cool factor, to where Sean "Diddy" Combs curated Bad Boys II's soundtrack under his Bad Boy Records label brand. Nelly's "Shake Ya Tailfeather" alone was more memorable than anything on the first Bad Boys' original motion picture score. And Will and Martin reuniting onscreen was instant money – they were older and showing their age but just as hilarious as ever. Talks rose of a potential third Bad Boys movie but nothing's materialized just yet, and the time is all but running out to do so (unless Will and Martin decide they want to do like Sylvester Stallone did with The Expendables and attempt to be action stars at nearly sixty). But nothing created now is going to touch the original. And really – would you want anything to? As a matter of fact, here's something to ponder on: Producer Jerry Bruckheimer initially envisioned the lead roles of Mike and Marcus going to Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey. And where are THEY now? Exactly. Share this:TweetShare on Tumblr


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When it comes to layering for me it's all about layering different materials. I've worked various textures into this outfit such as the netting on the skirt, the knit top and the leather jacket. When you have lots of material and lots of layers it's nice to have those different textures. I'm a big fan of Christopher Esber and I think this is a beautiful khaki look from his collection.
TOP: Christopher Esber
SKIRT: Christopher Esber
JACKET: Topshop
SUNGLASSES: Celine
PHOTOGRAPHY: Josephine Willcox


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It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a brand-new Hellboy. And he's feeling good. The first look at Neil Marshall and Mike Mignola's Hellboy reboot was shared with fans at New York Comic Con, and — if you'll pardon the Northern California lingo — David Harbour's Hellboy is looking hella cool.
This post was originally published Oct 7 at 16:00.
The Hellboy panel at New York Comic Con unveiled a two-minute con-exclusive sizzle reel to the delight of the crowd. It gave us our first look at Harbour's Hellboy — who immediately sets himself apart from Ron Perlman's original rendition. While Perlman's Hellboy was gruff and worn down with age and experience, Harbour's feels younger, impetuous, and not up for anybody's shit.
For example, one of the first shots we see — after a glimpse of him walking through a large cavern towards Excalibur, which is a key part of the Wild Hunt storyline being used for the film — was him screaming at a police officer who shot at him after he arrived at the scene of a mass murder.
"Hey, I'm on your side!" Hellboy yelped, practically jumping up and down with stubborn fury.
As Billy Idol's "Mony Mony" pumped in the background, Hellboy emerged as the powerful, dangerous, and fully coiffed new member of B.P.R.D. (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defence) — much to the delight of Alice Monaghan (Sasha Lane) and the chagrin of Ben Daimio (Daniel Dae Kim). He blew bad guys' heads clean off, then ate the shotgun shells (basically confirming that it'll get an R-rating).
He smoked and smirked. He rode on horseback and kicked people in the face. He even faced down Nimue the Blood Queen (Milla Jovovich), who's rocking a sweet crown of black branches. Hellboy was an unstoppable, and hilarious, force. And Harbour sold every second of the damn thing.
Then, it closed out with Hellboy emerging from a hole in the ground — horns outstretched, flaming sword in hand, and a crown of fire on his head. It was the shot that made the crowd lose its collective shit.
During the panel, Mignola and Harbour emphasised how this version of Hellboy is much closer to the original comics. They remarked on how much they love and respect Guillermo del Toro's original series, which Mignola said had more of a "fairy tale" quality to them, but that they were going for more of a horror feel this time around (with some comedy thrown in for good measure, after all, it's Hellboy). Commenting on the original films, Harbour called Perlman's Hellboy "iconic," and remarked on how his rendition is different as well as why having two versions of the character is OK:
My Hellboy feels a little younger — like he's got hair, which is a big thing. He's got a lot more inner turmoil. He's a little more lost in the universe. He's got more of what I bring, and in that way it has a completely different feel. I can enjoy both [versions of Hellboy], and I hope that you can as well.
Because, to me, this character deserves a life and it deserves more movies. I love this character and I want to see this character grow and change. And I want to get to the score of Mike's stuff, which is horror in a certain way, even existential horror... To me, it has more of a Magnolia feel than a Guillermo del Toro feel. And both are great, but this is what me and Neil wanted to do.
One of the things that excited Harbour the most about making Hellboy was the practical makeup since he said he's a big fan of practical effects, adding that there are several different monsters in the film that were created using makeup and practical effects (though he wouldn't reveal anything about them). He lamented how Hollywood tends to rely too much on CGI, and commented on how that led to expectations that his Hellboy was going to be digital — like a certain famous Marvel villain.
"There were fanboys online who were like, 'Oh, this is gonna be totally CGI, you know, like Thanos,'" Harbour said, jokingly adding. "I'm not going to start this scandal — the headlines are gonna be like 'Harbour Hates Marvel,' which I don't. I think [Avengers: Infinity War] is a great movie."
However, the sad truth is that those aren't his abs. Even though Harbour buffed up big time for the role, losing the famous Stranger Things "Dad Bod" (which he said he's currently regaining for season 3), he did wear a body prosthetic for the part.
It was mainly because, without the prosthetic, his Hellboy head looked way too big for his body. Since Harbour had to move around in a full-body prosthetic, including for some stunt work, he shared how he went to a sports shop in New York and bought a scuba suit, hockey pads, and a boxing helmet (with glued-on horns) to make a practice version. The panel moderator then asked whether we'll get a behind the scenes video for that, and I'm hoping the answer is yes.
"I really wanted to get into this guy and I couldn't wear the makeup every day," Harbour said. "For those three weeks, I rehearsed in this homemade Hellboy suit, because I wanted to feel that stuff. And it really helped! Because, once I got into the costume, it felt like a second skin."
Hellboy comes out April, 2019.


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Last Thursday, I flew from Buenos Aires to Argentina's second city, Córdoba, to give a talk at the University of Córdoba, the country's oldest university. The university dates from the seventeenth century, though most of the university is presently housed on a campus away from the city center. This is unlike its peer in Buenos Aires, where each of the different faculties (schools) have buildings scattered around the city and there is no direct physical contact between them. The newer university buildings in Córdoba are attractive, if somewhat Spartan. They do have a newly rebuilt library with plenty of space to study and use computers and open stacks. The talk went well.
I stayed in the home of the colleague who invited me and her husband who teaches bio-chemistry. It was extraordinarily pleasant. I stayed in a little house on the back of the property, which the husband uses for a study. One day, while I was there, my hosts put on an asado (a traditional Argentine barbeque) for me and some of their friends, and it was wonderful.
Córdoba has about a million and a half people, and it is not surprisingly quieter and more laid back than Buenos Aires. It also has much more of a colonial past that is still visible. The so-called block of the Jesuits is a world historical site and includes the old university building, a church etc. It is very lovely. Interestingly, while I was downtown, there was some sort of a rally for Franciscan education. High school students had been bused in and the kids were wearing their different school uniforms and waving the Vatican flag. They were being sheparded around by a group of young friars. What the rally was about, I have no idea.
Córdoba is currently suffering from a severe drought, and it looks extraordinarily dry. The grass is all dead. More importantly, if it continues, it should have a large impact on the world's soy bean supply as well as the city's water supply.
In Buenos Aires, I have been riding the subway a great deal. It is the easiest way to get around, because of the increased street traffic. The number of automobiles has increased dramatically in the last few years, making bus travel slow. The subways are old. The oldest line dates from before World War I, and most of the rest was built in the 1930s. In recent years, several of the lines have been extended further, which may not have been the best strategy, since it just means the lines become even fuller than previously. It is difficult to increase the frequency of the trains without new cars and changes in the signal systems. Two lines have new stations which are ready but are not being used until new cars arrive. At peak hours, which are many, the subways are extraordinarily full. They make subway cars at rush hour in New York look empty. My favorite line is the oldest, since many of the cars are wooden and date from the 1920s or are older. One almost has the feeling that one is taking a step back in time, except for the clothes that people are wearing. (For those of you who have seen "Midnight in Paris"—the Woody Allen film- it almost has that air. I think that someone should make a film with that line in a central scene.) Many of the subway stations have tile murals. My favorite is a new mural which is of the cartoon character Malfalda—who is a Spanish language icon (a Peanuts with bite). (To see part of the mural http://www.revistaelabasto.com.ar/mafalda_en_subte.htm)
The styles of the line vary because of when and by whom the lines were built. The first line was built by a British owned trolley company. One other line is built in the US style, and the other lines are Spanish in style. I have not seen the newest line, which is only partially finished, and as of yet does not go anywhere I want to go. A side and interesting feature of the subways is that they run on the "wrong side." Why? Because when they were first built, the autos drove on the English side. It is only after World War II that cars started to be driven on the "correct" side and the timing is an indication of the changing nature of world economical and political hegemony (the rise of the US).
Not surprisingly many young people wear shirts with slogans written on them, many in English. The only surprising thing is what some of them say. One only hopes that the wearers do not understand what their shirts say.


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Another decision on the patentability of meta-methods …
The application under consideration had been refused for lack of inventive step. According to the Examining Division, the claimed invention concerned an administrative method for organising a project the purpose of which was merely mental/administrative. The only technical aspect consisted in routine programming of a conventional data treatment device.
Claim 1 of the main request before the Board read (in English translation):
1. Method for generating at least one project reference model defining project and process requirements and their control in a machine-readable way, comprising the following processing steps:
- preparation of a predefined project reference model (XY) in a memory arrangement with different classification elements (KE) linked by means of at least one classification scheme, wherein each classification element (KE) refers to at least one memory location in which information regarding the configuration of this classification element is stored,
- representation of the predefined PEP project reference model (XY) on a display device;
- generation of a new PEP project reference model from the predefined project reference model (XY) via an input device, according to predefined organization-specific and/or service-specific conditions;
- representation of the new project reference model on the display device; and
- storage of the new reference configuration model;characterized by the following processing steps:
- the classification elements (KE) are stored in a first memory with their individual designations and memory location references to at least one further memory, wherein a state code taken from a set of state codes is allocated to the classification elements (KE), wherein the set of state codes comprises at least state codes indicating whether a corresponding classification element (KE) exists in the PEP project reference model (XY) or has been virtually deleted, changed, made into versions, inherited, blocked, or duplicated, so that it is possible to access former versions of the PEP project reference model;
- information going beyond the designations of the classification elements (KE), i.e. not only the information on this classification element (KE) but also its link to other classification elements (KE) is stored in the at least one further memory to which a classification element (KE) refers;
- for generating the new project reference model, the at least one further memory is accessed exclusively by means of a preceding access to the first memory, and
- the target system is controlled via information regarding the configuration, wherein the information regarding the configuration consist in classifications, links (KEV, KV), procedures, rules, and configuration information, data, as well as other descriptions for a target system to be configured.
The Board dismissed the appeal, for the following reasons:
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[2] The main request of the appellant cannot be granted because the claimed invention does not comply with the requirement of inventive step under A 52(1) together with A 56 EPC 1973. This requirement is not satisfied when the claimed invention as such does not have a technical contribution to the prior art or when the technical contribution is nothing but a solution that is obvious to the skilled person.
[2.1] The invention according to claim 1 concerns a method for generating at least one project reference model defining project and process requirements and their control in a machine-readable way (see the claim wording). Based on the description, see paragraph [0022] et seq., the term "model" is to be interpreted as designating a data object stored in a computer system used to generate information regarding configurations in a machine-readable mark-up language (Auszeichnungssprache) – e.g., according to paragraph [0034] et seq., the meta mark-up language XML (Extensible Markup Language) – and which comprises an interface for accessing the stored model information.
[2.2] The claimed method provides a "predefined projet reference model" and generates a "new PEP project reference model from the predefined project reference model". Both project reference models use "classification elements KE" and at least one "classification scheme" that "links" the classification elements. The "classification elements (KE) are stored in a first memory with their individual designations and memory location references to at least one further memory" in which "information going beyond the designations of the classification elements (KE)" is stored.
[2.3] According to the description and the explanations of the appellant, such a project reference model is a "standardisation model". It is used "to make available the use of the standardizable parts of a project or process and its specialization … in the target systems by an automated configuration" […] "The classification elements and their reference structures can be organized arbitrarily and underlie the logic of each model defined by the user." […] A project reference model is a "standardizable and reusable part of a systemic configuration support of project management and project organization applications, project portals, and project processes".
[2.4] Therefore, the presently claimed invention boils down to a computer assisted meta-method for generating software that can be used for preparing, executing and following up (Nachhaltung) projects after it has been appropriately configured and adapted to a particular target system.
[2.5] During the OPs the appellant has insisted on a very successful use of the invention in the company of a well-known car manufacturer and the description also explains the method by means of the development of vehicles. However, the invention that is disclosed in the application is not intended for direct use in a concrete industrial production process and is not claimed in the context of a concrete target system. Rather, the invention can be used in any domain, including financial services, to which paragraph [0058] of the description (and original claim 15) refer.
[2.6] In decision T 354/07 [2 et seq.] the Board (in different composition) has found that as a rule conceptual methods and meta-methods of software creation do not possess technical features relevant for patentability and, therefore, cannot establish inventive step, unless in a particular case it can be shown that there is a direct causal connection with a technical effect that is relevant for the solution of a technical problem. The fact that the alleged invention could possibly serve a technical purpose or contribute to the solution of a technical problem is not sufficient for establishing its technicality (see also T 306/04 [6]). Methods and processes for information management in the context of controlling economic processes are not per se technical inventions within the meaning of A 52(1). If they do not directly and causally contribute to the technical solution of a technical problem by interacting with technical features, neither novelty nor inventive step can be based on them. (see also T 1359/08 [2] and T 1171/06 [4.5]).
[2.7] The concept underlying the present invention, i.e. to standardise concept, project and planning processes by means of computer-based models, is not part of a technical solution of a technical problem. Requirements such as the possibility to re-use such models or particular substructures of a model and to combine or edit existing models or substructures do not per se have a technical orientation (Bezug) and no not make a technical contribution to the prior art, even in the context of general implementation concepts such as the use of arborescent structures or references related to the definition of models. Also, the scheme of starting from an existing model, of visualising it and of producing the new model by taking into account predefined conditions does not confer any concrete technical relevance.
[2.8] This is what distinguishes the present case from decisions T 1351/04 and T 1227/05 cited by the appellant, because in these decision the Board could acknowledge a technical and inventive contribution of the respective claimed subject-matter to the prior art.
[2.9] In the present case only the use of technical means in the computer-based implementation of the claimed method can make a technically relevant contribution to the prior art, i.e. the storage of data in a first and at least one further memory, the representation of the predefined project reference model on a display device and the limitation of the access path to the "at least /one/ further memory by means of a preceding access to the first memory" (see claim 1 of the main request).
[2.10] According to the appellant, the use of several memories in the context of re-usable data makes an inventive contribution. The Board cannot endorse this argument, be it only because, according to the description […] there can be several logical memories, which is an embodiment where this feature would be automatically fulfilled when different data are stored. But in the present context even the (hypothetical) use of several physically different memories appears to be an obvious technical option that does not result in particular advantages when the method is carried out.
[2.11] Moreover the use of a display device for representing relevant data structures, such as models or other information, is not something that would surprise the skilled person, even less so within the framework of complex application programs in the field of project management.
[2.12] Finally the claimed exclusive access to the further memories by means of a preceding access to the first memory is already suggested by the arborescence of the model because, according to the invention, the classification elements of higher rank are stored in the first memory. The effect referred to by the appellant, that this feature allowed the system to know at any time to which semantic context the corresponding requested information belonged may be an important feature of the method on the meta-level of abstract model generation, but it does not make any concrete contribution to a technical solution of a technical problem.
[2.13] The appellant has invoked the particular advantage of the invention consisting in the fact that it allows to configure models for complex processes in an efficient way. This would make it possible to precisely understand changes of the model and to re-use subcomponents of the model across projects (projektübergreifend).
However, these advantages and features of the invention at best are the result of the abstract concept of providing a configurable standardisation model; they do not have any direct causal connection with a concrete technical solution to a problem.
[2.14] The appellant also pointed out that the invention allowed to configure complex systems in real time. It made it possible to immediately and simultaneously carry out, administrate and manage changes of configuration, without any loss of time and without requiring the prior use of data processing specialists, across all projects and systems concerned.
Such performances cannot be claimed for the invention be it only because the invention is not a concrete system but is directed at generating an abstract standardisation model on a meta-level. The hypothetical possibility of developing a model that is based on the claimed method, allowing to promptly configure a complex target system is not sufficient and does not constitute an indication that the claimed method as such makes an inventive contribution to the prior art.
[2.15] Therefore, the method according to claim 1 of the main request does not comprise any feature that could make a contribution to the prior art beyond an obvious implementation of a computer. Thus the requirement of inventive step is not fulfilled.
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