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Andrew Edlin is best known for his portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill in the play Churchill which he authored. Andrew also offers educational outreach addresses such as 'Churchill and Leadership', keynote speeches, and after-dinner and corporate programs.
In 2012 he produced and co-directed his abridgment of Shakespeare's King Lear in which he played the title role. Andrew Edlin has performed in over 30 stage productions.
His favorite film role is as 'Big Tony' McGuffin in the short Dick Diamond - Private Eye.
Edlin was born in Brighton, England. His grandfather was the actor Tubby Edlin. He was educated at Cranleigh School, Surrey, and went on to Magdalen College, Oxford University where he received a scholarship in History. He graduated with a degree in Psychology and Philosophy. Several of the early productions in which Andrew Edlin appeared include The Royal Hunt of the Sun, The Representative, A Sleep of Prisoners, and Boris Godunov.
He studied the Sanford Meisner Acting Technique with Steve White, and voice training with Mike Jewell, Doug Daller and David Malis.
Andrew moved to the United States in 1990. He has two grown children, and one granddaughter, and lives with his wife, Tena, in Fairfield, Iowa.


text: The Benefits of a Mini-Split System Posted July 25, 2016 An air conditioning option you may not have contemplated, or even heard of, is a mini-split system. Mini-split systems have been prominent in Europe and Asia for quite some time and are becoming even more popular in the United States. Just like a forced central air conditioner they have an outdoor and indoor unit, and periodically with many indoor units. With the mini-split model of air conditioning you are able to create individual zones in your home, with each zone having its own thermostat. This allows you to only cool the areas of your home that are not empty. Many models are able to have four simplified zones linked to one outdoor unit. The number of zones will change on how much cooling is necessary and how well the room is insulated. Mini-split systems are a successful solution to both your air conditioning and heating needs because they are compact, not noisy and help you create a more relaxed home environment. Not to mention that the productive levels of mini-split systems mean that you're able to have greater control of your home's comfort while also being respectful of your monthly energy bills. Mini-splits are smart options for new home additions like sun rooms. They make less noise than a window unit because, just like a central air conditioner system, the condensing unit is isn't inside. They also have sleek, contemporary designs and don't block out light from windows like a window unit. There are many diverse installation options as well, including the ability to have the indoor unit equipped in a ceiling. Your air conditioning really comes down to what is correct for you and your humble abode. If you'd like to discuss if a mini-split system will work for you give our professionals a call at 251-471-2674. Back To Blog

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Holiday Cheer with the New KRE-O Toy Line
SocialMoms and Hasbro has teamed up together and asked me to share with my readers about the release of the new KRE-O value-filled toy line!! You may read more about this request here.
In honor of the release of the new KRE-O line, I would like to share with you a great new gift idea for the entire family: KRE-O building sets! KRE-O is a new, value-filled toy line found in the construction aisle. It's a standout gift for both Transformers and building fans ages 6 years and up.
I have a few of the many reasons why the KRE-O set would be a great gift for kids:
- There's a KRE-O set for everyone and every budget. There are twelve KRE-O Transformers sets available, from Basic sets for beginner builders to deluxe sets for the pros. The sets range in price from $7.99-$59.99 and each set allows kids to construct one of two models: a Transformers character in robot or vehicle mode offering two different builds in one! Most also come with a unique, collectible KREON figure that add another level of play to the sets.
- The KRE-O Transformers sets resonate with kids of all ages. The third Transformers movie, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, was a smash this past summer and the KRE-O collection is inspired by the Generation 1 Transformers lore the 1980's, so 6 year olds to teens and adults can get in on the action once KRE-O sets are unwrapped.
- KRE-O bricks are compatible with other leading brick based sets on the market so families don't have to invest in a new brick system or worry about mixing up bricks and blocks! Unwrap KRE-O gifts and welcome them easily into your toy chest.
So,with these reasons you can check out the new KER-O line here,just in time for Christmas!!!
I would also love to share with you my top tips of how I spread holiday cheer and keep spirits bright during holiday gatherings:
- I ask all of the kids in my family who I shop for to tell me 5 things they would love to have as a Christmas gift.Out of those 5 items I try my hardest to give 1 item on their list as their present.On Christmas Eve the whole family will then get together at my house and we open the gifts.Just seeing all the kids eyes light up with their gifts is cheerful.
- My family and I donate our time helping the local shelter serving Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless,we collect clothing and food that we now longer use and donate the items to the shelter as well.It feels so good to see them smile!
- Planning a family trip to drive through different neighborhoods to see all the Christmas declarations and lights is very exciting,we all choose a neighborhood and just drive pass and take pictures for a few hours then go home and have hot chocolate together.It's so peaceful and fun to spend time together.
- The kids and I will bake cookies at Christmas time for their classmates and add them in a neat gift bag with a few educational gadgets like pencils,erasers,tablets and a ruler or whatever we want to add.The class loves when we give these goodie bags out,it makes us feel really good to know they love them.
What are some of your tips for how you spread holiday cheer and keep spirits bright during holiday gatherings? Please feel free to share,I'd love to hear your stories.
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Combining footage from the final days of St. Marc's Spa with interviews from Toronto artists Sky Gilbert, Keith Cole, Brad Fraser, Drasko Bogdanovic & Shane MacKinnon, we explore the art culture and ultimate demise of one of Toronto's longest running bathhouses. Also available through the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre.
Daily Xtra, New film about the closing of Toronto's St. Marc's Spa, May 29, 2013
The year before its demise, former Fab columnist Rolyn Chambers (who also served as Director of Operations for its last two years) invited ten local artists (including Sky Gilbert, Brad Fraser, Drasko Bogdanovic, and Donnarama) to create installations in some of the private rooms. Co-created by Chambers and producer Raymond Helkio, Death of a Bathhouse combines footage of the club's final days and interviews with the artists who created there… Read the full article
Gay Bathhouse News, April 15, 2013
Two and a half years ago St. Marc's bathhouse went bust, as written here at that time. (Another Toronto Bathhouse Bites The Dust – St Marc's Spa). Though management said the closing was only temporary, St Marc's never re-opened. So this bathhouse maybe gone, but it hasn't been forgotten. Grasp Erotic Bar, St. Marc's Spa, Toronto, Bathhouse, Brad Fraser, Keith Cole, Sky Gilbert Death Of A Bathhouse. A new documentary film is being released. Consisting of footage from the waning days of St. Marc's and interviews with several Toronto artists. Such as Sky Gilbert, Keith Cole and Brad Fraser.
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One bright summer morning between rainstorms, Bloomer Creek proprietors Kim Engle and Debra Bermingham walked me through their new Barrow Vineyard, outside of Hector, New York. Vines are in their third leaf on this gentle west-facing slope overlooking Seneca Lake, and they've started with four acres of riesling. Since we think of the Finger Lakes as Riesling Country—its 850 acres dwarf all other vinifera plantings in the region—that is hardly a surprise.
But Bermingham and Engle believe that Barrow may be an even more propitious site for cabernet franc, a variety they find to be the most compelling red in the Finger Lakes. Depending on the vintage, they make a number of cabernet franc–based bottlings, most notably White Horse, a red blend named with a wink in the direction of St-Emilion. It's odd to think of St-Emilion from this vantage point in central New York State. In the past, growers' unfamiliarity with the variety's peccadillos made for an uneven reputation for the region's cabernet franc wines, which were marked by a pronounced herbaceousness, a hallmark of the variety but an off-putting, overwhelming feature in lesser wines.
Experience, critical adjustments in the vineyard, and quite possibly an assist from global climate change have mollified franc's more troublesome character flaws in the Finger Lakes. The best wines feel varietally genuine without being too ripe, characterized by suppleness and an understated generosity of red-fruited flavor, all with a mild herbal inflection. Moreover, for winemakers here, it's become a little easier being green: In ever-growing numbers, consumers are warming to an edgier, more vinous style of wine, a style that's found favor in Manhattan bistros, and in wine bars from Ithaca to Fort Greene, not least because it resembles the verdant reds of the central Loire Valley.
Getting ripeness in the Finger Lakes takes more than getting yields low. Each vintage amounts to a pitched battle to knock back the vine's obdurate vigor in these fertile, gravelly soils, and to clear a path to ripeness. "Everything that can be done, you do," says Engle, "even when it sounds outlandish. You have no options."
Cabernet franc acreage in the Finger Lakes now stands at 230 acres, more than any other red variety in the region (though pinot noir, at about 190 acres, comes close). This is the direct result of a concerted effort by researchers from Cornell's Viticulture and Enology department in the mid-1990s, who advocated for the variety because, like riesling, it can survive the extreme cold and deep freezes that would damage or kill less stalwart vine stock. Growers were intrigued by the prospect of a red standard-bearer in the Finger Lakes, but it was, in a sense, pushed on them.
Once in the ground, there was still much to learn about how to manage the variety in the cool, wet, short season. Moreover, typically it was the last grape harvested—even after riesling—leaving it vulnerable to late-season weather events, further curtailing the path to ripeness.
So from its first years here, franc's reputation was mixed. People found reasons to dislike it—too green, too savory in its flavors, too jangly in its acid structure and sharp, peppery tannins. "When I got here in ninety-nine, the opinion [regarding cabernet franc] was lukewarm at best," says Morten Hallgren of Ravines. "People had so many negative stories about it, the green bell pepper and other flavor challenges."
If cabernet franc's reputation were to change, it would be here, in Hector—and in Ovid and Lodi nearby. The west-facing, rolling glacial till overlooking Seneca Lake is one of the warmer, more modulated mesoclimates of the region, and it's proved to be one of the more consistent places to ripen the grape. Every vineyard within close proximity to Seneca, the deepest of the Finger Lakes, benefits from an insulating lake effect, especially in winter—temperatures can be more than five degrees warmer on average than surrounding areas. There are other benefits, too, according to Jim Leidenfrost, who has been working with cabernet franc and other red varieties in Ovid for more than two decades. He grows fruit for several local wineries, as well as his family's brand, Leidenfrost Vineyard. "We're on the east side of the lake where the slope is moderate," he explains, "not more than twenty degrees. On the west side, because of the slopes, they don't get as much afternoon sun, while we get a long, full day of sunlight."
The presence of methoxypyrazines invariably invites comparisons between Finger Lakes francs and those of the Loire, another cool-climate franc terrain where pyrazines find their way into the flavor profile. The Loire was certainly an entry point for Andrew Scott and Jennifer Clark, husband-and wife owners of Eminence Road Farm Winery, a winery in the Catskill Mountains, about two hours southeast of the Finger Lakes. Scott and Clark are ex–New Yorkers—he worked in publishing, she in the apparel industry. Neither profession, says Scott, gave them the means to keep their cellar stocked in Burgundy. Instead, with the help of wine merchant David Lillie, then of Garnet Wines in New York City, they immersed themselves in the reds of Chinon, Saumur and Bourgeuil, wines they found to be both affordable and thoroughly satisfying. On a wine bulletin board, Scott was introduced to Joe Dressner, whose import portfolio, Louis/Dressner, reflected a modest revolution occurring in France that had begun in Beaujolais and had migrated to the Loire Valley: It involved an adherence to non-interventionist winemaking, avoiding the use of sulfur, commercial yeasts, additives, obtrusive oak and chaptalization.
While that isn't exactly a practice he can replicate from vines in Ovid down to his cellar in the Catskills, Scott and Clark make their red wines in as simple a manner as they can: Grapes are foot-trod, mostly whole cluster; fermentations are spontaneous, occurring in tanks and in neutral American oak barrels, with minute additions of sulfur. This simplicity and lack of manipulation is made possible, according to Scott, by the wines' inherently high acidity, which he believes also contributes to that Loire-like feel. Indeed, Eminence Road's cabernet franc replicates the pliant charm of Loire reds, with a vinous core of flavor, and herbal notes that feel harmonious, part of the whole.
As producers have gained experience with cabernet franc, the variations in style have also grown. In a challenging vintage, Engle will make a wine called Vin d'Eté, which employs a semi-carbonic whole-cluster maceration that tones down the herbaceousness in the wine. All across the Finger Lakes, blends reminiscent of the vins de France of the Loire are popping up; Eminence Road has a franc-and-merlot blend called Cuvée Acidalia that is sold at a handful of wine merchants in New York, including Thirst and Chambers Street, and poured at The Spotted Pig and Rouge Tomate. The highest-scoring cabernet franc–based wine in this issue is a blend from Anthony Road, of franc and lemberger (blaufränkisch). It works exceptionally well, with the lemberger serving as a kind of stalwart, currant-tinged mineral base for the franc's red fruit and aromatic filigree.
But blends referencing Bordeaux's Right Bank may be the most visible reds from the region at the moment. At Ravines, Morten Hallgren makes a quietly elegant Meritage, spicy and long with a firm acidity. And then there's Bloomer Creek's White Horse, a blend of cabernet franc and merlot—the merlot, says Bermingham, serving to "tame" the wildness of the franc.
There's nothing particularly wild about White Horse. Instead, it's elegant and firm, with a cool-weather clarity that seems both delicate and precise—clear evidence that the region is learning to manage this sometimes-prickly variety, in a place once thought too unforgiving to grow red wines.
FINGER LAKES REDS—cabernet franc and pinot noir, in particular—are increasingly a presence at New York restaurants and bistros, prized for their versatility, their affordable prices and their facility with dishes that work well with their pliancy and immediacy. At The Spotted Pig in the West Village, sommelier Scott Baker pairs Eminence Road's franc-and-merlot blend, Cuvée Acidalia, with a variety of dishes. "The Acidalia presents its spicy and minty qualities in an integrated way," says Baker. "The fruit is juicy, and the tannins ripe and agreeable." In a break with convention, he likes to recommend it with fish—right now, the grilled trout with turnips, butter and lemon. "The char from the grill really agrees with the wine," he says. "The turnips bring out its savory qualities and the trout its sweetness. The fish comes from the Catskills, too, not far from the winery."
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MONTREAL – The "death" of Margaret Thatcher, the prominent ex-prime minister of Great Britain, was wrongly reported online Wednesday by a most unlikely source.
Mario Dumont.
That's right: the former Quebec provincial party leader turned talk-show host erroneously announced the death of the famed Iron Lady.
He committed the gaffe on Twitter. After realizing that he had created a furor in French-language cyberspace, and that the report wasn't true, Dumont apologized.
He said he'd been suckered by a fake Twitter account, one of many spoof accounts ascribed to outgoing French first lady Carla Bruni. That false death announcement, on the false Carla Bruni page, might have set off some warning bells: it misspelled Thatcher's first name as, "Margareth."
Dumont later informed followers of his mistake.
"The news about Ms. Thatcher — not a reliable source," Dumont tweeted.
"News came from a fake Carla Bruni account. Sorry."
Dumont didn't just get grief over the false report. He also raised the ire of some for the way he worded it.
The former Action democratique du Quebec leader had described Thatcher as a rare woman of vision and decisiveness. Some people took offence to the remark, saying they interpreted that as an unintended slight to women.
"R.I.P. Margaret Thatcher, a woman of vision and decisiveness. A rarity," Dumont had originally tweeted.
Dumont was leader of the ADQ from 1994 to 2009 and came within a whisker of becoming premier in 2007. After the next election went badly, he stepped down and switched to a career as a talk-show personality on a Montreal TV station.
For her part, Margaret Thatcher was elected three times and was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century. She is 86.


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Ju-Nel Homes and their mid-century modern architecture inspired the first White Rock Home Tour five years ago. The tour showcases modern and eco-friendly homes in our neighborhood, and continues to highlight the Ju-Nel legacy — two homes designed by the late Ju-Nel architects Lyle Rowley and Jack Wilson will be on the 2010 tour, and festivities this year also include a Ju-Nel speaker's forum and exhibition at the Dallas Center for Architecture.
9806 Coldwater Circle
Vicky and Dieter Schweitzer's home on Coldwater Circle doesn't have much curb appeal. All that's visible from the pebbled drive are a carport and a workshop. But beyond the driveway is a little courtyard. And beyond that is the perfectly positioned house that one co-founder of Ju-Nel Homes built on Ash Creek.
Architect Lyle Rowley built the home for himself and his wife in 1957. Originally it included roughly 2,000 square feet, plus a detached office at the front of the property that is now the workshop. After their children were born, Rowley built a 700-square-foot addition, which is now a family room and guest quarters.
The shady back lawn curves far along the creek.
"Sitting out there on the deck, you don't realize you're in Dallas," Dieter says.
The one-story house fills with light on sunny mornings, but not in a way that heats it up.
"It's perfectly planned as far as catching the right light," Vicky says.
Rowley built the house during the time that Temple Emanu-El, which he helped design, was under construction. The house's teakwood flooring comes from that project's leftovers. Rowley, who lived in the house for 30 years, also designed cedar ceilings throughout and used African birch paneling in the kitchen, but the second owner painted over the paneling. She also replaced the original fireplace surround and made changes to the kitchen.
The Schweitzers, who lived in a little Casa View house at the time, bought the house about two and a half years ago. It had been on the market about three days when they put a contract on it.
Since then, they have finished out the guest bedroom with a full bath, redesigned two other bathrooms, replaced the outdated roof with sheet metal, refaced the kitchen cabinets, and added other touches here and there.
"Even though we add new stuff, we try to keep it in the style of the '50s and '60s," Dieter says.
Vicky, who has a collection of reproduction 1950s Barbie dolls, calls it her dream house.
"I never thought I'd be living in a house like this," she says.
8723 Santa Clara
Susan and Charles Thompson lived in a 4,600-square-foot Plano house they say was too big for them and their shih tzu, Doudou. They knew they wanted a one-story house that was just the right size for them in a neighborhood where they would want to stay for the rest of their lives.
One day a few years ago, Susan was driving through Little Forest Hills, with its old trees and modest houses. She saw a yard sign that read "Keep Little Forest Hills Funky".
"And I said, 'This is it,'" she recalls.
So she and Charles drove around the neighborhood one Saturday, and they came across a house that green builder Alan Hoffman was constructing. Hoffman wound up building the Thompsons' three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath energy-efficient home that comprises about 2,600 square feet.
Every room in the home opens to a courtyard, which virtually eliminates the need for electric light in daylight hours, unless it's stormy. The home's exterior is made of concrete forms, which are concrete and Styrofoam, and the Thompsons' electricity bill is about $60 a month.
During the February snowstorm, they lost power for four days. But they have a little wood-burning fireplace that kept their whole house warm. They burned lots of candles, which never flickered because their home is so airtight.
They also have energy-efficient appliances, such as a tankless water heater.
"We loved the idea of having an energy-efficient home because we don't ever want to move again," Susan says.
And they love the neighborhood, where they have lived since November.
"We've met more people in the months we've lived here than in all our time in Plano," she says.
10556 Silverock
The White Rock Home Tour has been trying to get this home at the corner of Easton and Silverock a place on the tour for years. Most East Dallas residents probably have noticed it — the two-story home is bigger than other homes in the neighborhood, most of which are not in the modern style. And at night, it kind of looks like a commercial building.
It's not — it's a 1967 Ju-Nel Home that A. Alex Arce and Jouko Rytilahti bought last year.
Before this home, the couple had lived in a modern home in Houston, and before that, a modern townhome in downtown Dallas.
"We wanted something simple, but we didn't want a townhome again," Arce says. "We wanted a house with a driveway, a yard and a pool."
Rytilahti was in his native Finland and Arce was vacationing in Mexico when the house went on the market. But they knew right away, from looking at the online listing, that they wanted it.
"We bought it without even looking at it," Arce says.
Arce and Rytilahti are the home's fourth owners, and all the previous owners have been architects — Donald Kleinschmidt originally had it built it for himself and his family. So the home has dodged inappropriate renovations of which mid-century modern houses sometimes become the victims.
No major renovations were necessary. They replaced part of the second-story front deck, plus they put in new wood floors and carpeting.
"We just wanted to bring it back to where it should be," Arce says.
It's a "friendly house," he says. Dark wood ceiling beams make it feel homey. It flows well, and it's built solidly.
"It's angled on the lot to catch as much sunlight as possible," Arce says. "You kind of feel like you're in a tree house up here."
Ju-Nel Homes Speaker's Forum and Exhibition
When/ Forum and reception Friday, April 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; exhibition lasts through Friday, May 28
What/ Forum panelists include Wilson's wife and daughters along with the Ju-Nel Homes office manager, and neighborhood resident and architect Vel Hawes, Texas AIA's 2008 Lifetime Achievement award winner and a 37-year resident of a Ju-Nel home. The forum will kick off the exhibit of Ju-Nel drawings, blueprints, photos and memorabilia.
Where/ Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers, Suite 100
Cost/ Free, but reservations are required and limited to 100 people for the speaker's forum, and donations are requested to benefit Hexter Elementary School.
For reservations/ email@example.com
White Rock Home Tour
When/ Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25, noon-5 p.m.
What/ Five modern homes on display
Cost/ $10 in advance at Tom Thumb, Green Spot Market or White Rock Coffee; $15 on tour days; proceeds benefit Hexter Elementary School
For more information/ whiterockhometour.org
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text: MOVIES People Mountain People Sea: Venice Film Review 2:24 PM PDT 9/7/2011 by Deborah Young FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME A fascinating insider's trip through rural China falls apart in the final scenes. TWITTER Chen Jianbin, Tao Hong and Wu Xiubo star in director Cai Shangjun's film about an insider's trip through rural China. A mythic revenge quest in which the result is less important than the journey itself, Venice's surprise competition entry People Mountain People Sea is a Chinese puzzle whose sophisticated filmmaking fascinates, even while the perversely indecipherable ending is a great narrative disappointment. Following his prizewinning 2007 debut The Red Awn, writer-director Cai Shangjun's second feature crisscrosses southwest China from one amazing location to another until the narrative simply implodes in the final key scenes, severely limiting the appeal of this intriguing work beyond the tolerant curiosity of festival audiences. Even the title is abstruse. People Mountain People Sea is a Chinese expression that refers to a magnificent sea of people, perhaps pointing to a sweeping ambition to say something about the country's teeming poor and disenfranchised. The hero Lao Tie is introduced hacking away in a stone quarry in a sparsely inhabited mountain village. Following an accident, he's held responsible for a fellow worker's injury and ordered to pay an enormous compensation. But when he learns his young brother has been wantonly murdered, he chucks financial duty and sets out to find the murderer. The rest of the film recounts his seemingly impossible quest to track down his man, whom the police have identified as an ex-con named Xiao Qiangbut who has slipped through their fingers. As silent and deadly determined as the Charles Bronson of Death Wish, whom pro actor Chen Jianbin vaguely resembles, Lao Tie starts with a visit to Xiao Qiang's primitive mountain village. He shares a meal with the murderer's old mother. A cheap local magician reminds Lao Tie about fate and prophesizes that the manhunt will change his life forever. His next stop is Chongqing, at 35 million inhabitants the most populated city in the world. The camera pans through a hellish labyrinth of poverty, an underground shantytown (also seen in Gianni Amelio's The Missing Star) where the poor and destitute live in an infinite succession of adjoining rooms. Lao Tie and his pusher friend hunt down info about Xiao Qiang, until a run-in with a local gang and a corrupt policeman bankrupt the search. At one point Lao Tie decides to see his ex-wife. The visit begins with him raping her; then she grudgingly lets him sleep in her coffee shop. Their small son has run off from a foster home, which triggers a restful moment as they take him back to the countryside. This wistfully sad scene, Cai Shangjun's most delicately shot, is the prelude to hell however. Following a rumor that Xiao Qiang is hiding in a coal mine, Lao Tie takes a job in the infernal black hole. What transpires during the chilling violence of the final scenes is anyone's guess, and leaves the viewer feeling short-changed and disappointed. Faulty story-telling aside, the film is a showcase for Cai Shangjun's talent as a director with hair-trigger control over tone and mood. From city to countryside to village, from stone quarry to mine shaft, the detailed, suggestively lit sets convey strong emotions in lieu of words. A spark of humanity and the tiniest trace of humor round out Chen Jianbin's people's hero. Venue: Venice Film Festival (In competition) Production company: Sunrise Media Corporation Limited Cast: Chen Jianbin, Tao Hong, Wu Xiubo Director: Cai Shangjun Screenwriters: Gu Xiaobai, Cai Shangjun, Gu Zheng Executive producers: Edmond Lo, Anita Wang, Niu Nan, Henry Heung, Han Deliri, Alan Cheung Producer: Li Xudong Director of photography: Dong Jinsong Production designer: Zhai Tao, Jin Yang Music: Zhou Jiaojiao Costumes: Laurance Xu Editor: Yang Hongyu 90 minutes FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Deborah Young email@example.com @thr


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Animals in the News
by Gregory McNamee
Life was pretty good for dinosaurs, by all accounts, until about 66 million years ago, when an asteroid impact brought on the equivalent of nuclear winter and put an end to their freewheeling ways through a process that is familiar to us today: climate change, rising seas, the loss of habitat, the decline of other species that were essential to the dinosaurian ecosystem.
That impact theory was new in the 1970s, when it slowly became the reigning orthodoxy, though with a cautionary corollary that the best and indeed about only evidence supporting it came from North America. So localized was the evidence, in fact, that some paleontologists wondered whether the Cretaceous extinction was not itself localized. Now, reported by Romanian scholar Zoltán Csiki-Sava in the journal ZooKeys, evidence has turned up from France, Spain, Romania, and other countries in Europe that, as a Scottish coauthor notes, "the asteroid really did kill off dinosaurs in their prime, all over the world at once."


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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Mixed Bunch CPC #9 Challenge
Here is a sneak peek of the new stamp set Mixed Bunch, and the Blossom Punch.
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment (Sale-a-bration).
Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Basic Black.
Accessories: Brads and Ribbon bundle (Sale-a-bration), Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Small Heart Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.
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sunil from Goa, India recommends this hotel Posted: Sep 18 2013 Room Quality: 5/5 Service Quality: 3/5 Dining Quality: 3/5 Cleanliness: 5/5
the rooms of hotel are very clean and well furnished,its bathroom & attached balcony is excellent. but swimming pool is not well maintained and also small in size.room service was very poor,complementary breakfast was not good. behavior of staffs was rude.


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(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog August 2016, reposted to this blog with permission.)
Put your phone down and turn off your computer (after you've read this of course) because we've got something for you to build.
Yes, you can build your own Coronation Street pub, the Rovers Return. It's made with real brick and roof tiles. You will build your kits stone by stone the same as the originals were constructed, using the same building materials as the original buildings. Domus kits come complete with clay bricks, flat ceramic roof tiles, wooden foundations, mortar powder, and greenery.
The kits come with heavy cardboard templates to support the walls, paints, glue, scenery and step-by-step instructions.
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Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Claire and Pam, two inspiring teachers and Park Discoverers who are spending September visiting all the UK National Parks, running a marathon in each inspiring park landscape and using their experience to create a set of learning resources that will encourage teachers to take physics lessons outdoors. What a fantastic idea!
When they asked if they could meet with me, I jumped at the chance. We had a really productive meeting at Devil's Dyke, they filled my brain with lots of fantastic ideas, showed me their HOBO (read their blog for more information about that!) and I told them about some of the upcoming projects in the South Downs that could inspire young physicists and teachers alike. Dark Night Skies were high up on the list (pun intended), kite flying and paragliding are a popular recreational activity in the park that could offer some fantastic teaching ideas, plus many more. Find out more about why they are taking on this challenge and follow their progress on Twitter.
Once they have recovered from their month of marathons, I'm hoping to work further with them on the resources. Watch this space for updates in the New Year.


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And the Winner Is…New England Innovation, at the MITX Technology Awards
The Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange, an organization of 7,500 New England professionals in the Internet and digital marketing and advertising fields, handed out its yearly Technology Awards for the sixth time last night.
Meant to celebrate the local companies who are bringing the most innovative technologies to bear on real business problems, the awards covered 10 technical categories such as gaming, mobile technology, rich media, and devices, plus four general "Best Of" categories including customer impact, sector impact, usability, and "overall solution." (See the full list of winners at the end of this article.)
Kiki Mills, the executive director of MITX, kicked off the 90-minute awards ceremony with a few results from the organization's second annual survey of the Internet business and marketing industry. "The key finding is that we are big and we matter," Mills said. The industry will contribute $28 billion to New England's gross domestic product this year, she said, representing a 20 percent increase over 2008. The sector covers 2,100 companies employing a collective 69,000 people, Mills said. Given numbers like those, she said, there's a need to bring more visibility to the region's technology achievements—which is what the MITX Technology Awards are designed to do.
The winners in each category were chosen from a list of at least three finalists; the finalists had themselves been selected from a much larger pool of applicants by a group of about 60 volunteer judges from the local infotech sector. (Full disclosure: I was a judge for the mobile category.) The complete list of 2009 finalists is here.
Three companies—LogMeIn, Swaptree, and Vitality—achieved double honors, winning both in their technical categories and in the "Best Of" categories.
And four young companies were named as PricewaterhouseCoopers Promise Award winners, a new category created this year to honor companies under two years old whose technologies may not be fully deployed but nonetheless show significant potential. I'm proud to say that Xconomy spotted all of these companies before the MITX judges did, as our pieces on Crimson Hexagon, SCVNGR, Virtual Computer, and Wordstream attest. (See this March article for background on the creation of the promise awards.)
A highlight of the evening was the induction of Helen Greiner, the co-founder of iRobot and the founder of DroidWorks (as well as an Xconomist), into MITX's Innovation Hall of Fame. In a lighthearted acceptance speech, Greiner joked that the only way she thought she'd ever be on the same list with previous Hall of Fame inductees, such as Amar Bose, Bob Metcalfe, and Ray Ozzie, was "in the phonebook." Greiner said that Boston "has been on the bleeding edge of innovation since Bunker Hill," from the American Revolution to the Industrial Revolution to the computer revolution and, of course, the robot revolution. After briefly recounting the history of iRobot, which is famous for both military and consumer robots, Greiner said she looks forward to continuing to innovate at DroidWorks, which will focus on unmanned aerial vehicles.
Without further ado, the list of MITX Technology Award winners:
Analytics and Business Intelligence: Oco
Cloud Computing: Pixily
Devices: Vitality
Enterprise Technologies: VidSys
Gaming: Turbine
Marketing and Customer Relationship Technologies: Affinnova
Mobile: LogMeIn
Online Advertising: ScanScout
Rich Media: EveryZing
Social Media: Swaptree
"Best Of" Award, Customer Impact: LogMeIn
"Best Of" Award, Usability: Vitality
"Best Of" Award, Sector Impact: Netezza, Ember Systems
"Best Of" Award, Overall Solution: Swaptree
PricewaterhouseCoopers Promise Awards:
Social Media: Crimson Hexagon
Gaming: SCVNGR
Cloud Computing: Virtual Computer
Online Advertising: Wordstream
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Reporter: Mike Vasilinda
The suicide of a seven year old Florida foster kid has state lawmakers enraged and looking for answers. Gabriel Myers was on several mind-altering medications when he hung himself in Broward County this April.
His death is shedding light on the overwhelming number of foster youth being prescribed psychotropic drugs and could lead to legislation to fix the problem.
No one knows what was going through seven year-old Gabriel Myers head when he decided to hang himself on April 16th. But experts believe the foster kid had nowhere to turn, and his actions were influenced by a slew of prescribed drugs.
State Senator Ronda Storms is heading a committee in search of answers.
"I can't accept or believe that a little child can't be reached after terrible things have been done to him, except by drugging him, and drugging him, and drugging him."
Gabriel's death spawned an investigation, uncovering an alarming trend. Three thousand, or about 15 percent, of Florida's foster kids are being prescribed mind-altering medication.
There are even kids in the system as young as two years old on the drugs. Robin Rosenberg is a foster parent and advocates for children. She says part of the problem is foster kids rarely have stability and they switch doctors frequently.
"If the child is in a group home for example there will be a therapist that is attached to the group home. The say the child goes to live with grandma, that therapist doesn't follow the child as the child goes to Medicaid and the community."
The Department of Children and Families is responsible for the care of foster kids. Still many rights, like signing off on a doctor's prescription, remain in the hands of the biological parents.
George Sheldon is DCF Secretary.
"Parents will sign anything when a child is being taken away. I don't think that is the appropriate gauge."
State Senators are considering requiring a third party to approve any prescriptions being give to foster kids.
The senate committee will also consider legislation to improve communication between psychiatrists, who prescribe drugs, and psychologists, who counsel patients.
Lawmakers believe opening the lines of communication between the doctors will lead to more counseling and fewer prescriptions.


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You can save your retirement even if you didn't set aside $1 million
The couple had a luxurious home, and Gottberg's husband was earning a decent amount of money, but their savings was not as healthy as they would have liked. They decided to look for something a bit smaller. The home they gave up had a pool, a spa, a three-car garage and four bedrooms — just for the two of them.
"We looked at what that house was costing us," Gottberg said. "We were spending $3,500 a month." As self-employed people without children, they knew they couldn't rely on anyone.
After some house-hunting, they decided on a somewhat smaller home in a slightly less upscale neighborhood. Their first house had enough equity that they could buy the second one without a mortgage. They did some remodeling to boost energy efficiency. "Our utilities are probably less than $500 a year," Gottberg said.
Without homeowners association fees and more expensive utilities, their monthly expenses took a nosedive — and they can still entertain friends in the new house. Gottberg recommends shifting your mindset to determine what you really need.
Rightsizing is more than simple downsizing, Gottberg says. It is about living with purpose. "I feel more wealthy than lots of people my age," she said. "My husband says it is about freedom and peace of mind."
When Gottberg and her husband scouted the options, rightsizing felt like a series of conscious choices that would pay off in the long run — rather than sacrificing anything.
Disclosure: NBCUniversal and Comcast Ventures are investors in Acorns.


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The leaves in the trees aren't the only thing changing in Denver. We received late confirmation that Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom and Quixotes True Blue next door have indeed been sold. Rumors have been swirling for a few weeks that a deal was in the works, and last night it was finalized between the Bianchi brothers and a group of partners consisting of Duncan Goodman, Josh Sonnenburg, Jeff Howell and Scott Morrill, who currently owns a stake in both places. You may remember the name Duncan Goodman from an item we ran back in July about the Phamily Reunion Festival in Idaho Springs that coincided with the four nights of Phish at Red Rocks.
The rumors were stoked by a Facebook message posted by Jay Bianchi, one of the principal owners of the spaces, this past week: "It is with much sadness and reluctance that I write this statement. But the time has come and it is now and it is necessary. I will no longer be a part of Cervantes, and Quixote's True Blue will be no more. There will be no resurrection. It has been a long run, but the luck ran out in the thirteenth year. Perhaps there are times when surrender seems foolish. However, it is sometimes necessary to raise the white flag to save your life."
Owlsey's Golden Road and Sancho's Broken Arrow will be retained by the Bianchi brothers and are not a part of the Cervantes/Quixotes deal, which comes hot on the heels of the sale of Dulcinea's 100th Monkey, another of their properties which was sold in a separate transaction in early September.
While it's true that Quixotes, the long running club that has hop-scotched it's way around Denver before settling on Welton Street, will be no more (a name change is in the works for the room), Cervantes will continue forward under it's existing moniker. Best of all, the new owners have promised an interior remodel of both venues, including new larger bathrooms, larger stages, improved lighting and sound systems, more seating, new performer greenrooms and a generous coat of interior paint throughout -- all of which is long overdue.
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"In the years I have been involved with Cervantes it has become the hub for live art in Denver," says Morrill. "It has developed into a family, starting with the faithful fans, the artists on stage and painting in the crowd, and the staff. Now it's time that the family gets a new house."
Everyone on the new team intends to build upon the success of the venues and that any and all changes made would be to increase the overall customer experience.
"The sky is the limit," adds Goodman. "And we plan to show Denver that we are ready to set a much higher standard in all aspects of the live concert experience for the fans and the artists."
The space Cervantes occupies was formerly known as the Casino Cabaret, which dates back to the 1930s and has hosted such acts as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Ray Charles and Ike & Tina Turner, among others.


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NEW YORK — Sam Ficken wasn't quite sure how he got Derek Jeter's former locker at Yankee Stadium. Perhaps because he was nice to the equipment crew all season, the kicker surmised.
For Ficken, that was just another grace note of a week — and a season — that ended better than he could have hoped. The senior made a 45-year field goal to tie the game in regulation, then hit an extra point in overtime to help Penn State to a 31-30 victory over Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Ficken called it a perfect end to his career, which he rebuilt following a difficult sophomore season in 2012. The kicker finished this year 24-for-29, with four of those five misses being blocked.
With 20 seconds left in Saturday's game, Ficken lined for a 45-yard field goal — from the right hash and clotted turf beneath his feet — intent on tying the game.
The finish neatly sent Ficken into his NFL audition. In August, the kicker made four field goals against Central Florida, including a late 36-yarder that clinched the victory.
On Friday, Ficken, a finance major, was among three Penn State players who rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. For him, this was even better.
"I love Sam," Penn State coach James Franklin said. "He's probably been our best offensive weapon all year long. He really has. The way that guy's career started, he's had some bumps along the way. … But he rang the bell. He rang the bell to start this bowl week, and he rang the bell to kick the field goal to end it. I'm really happy for him."
DIEFFENBACH INJURED: Offensive lineman Miles Dieffenbach, who missed the first seven games of the season because of a torn ACL, was carted off the field in the first half with an injury to the same knee.
Teammates were crestfallen for their offensive captain, and Franklin said the injury took an emotional toll. But the coach also praised backup guard Derek Dowrey, who filled in for Dieffenbach.
"That was really hard," center Angelo Mangiro said. "I just hope Miles heals up. I know he will, and I'm really excited for his future. … It's great to send him off with a winning record. I feel like, if you're a senior captain, you never want to have a losing record."
PLAYING HURT: Receiver DaeSean Hamilton said he played the last month of the season with a hamstring injury, which he called one of the "hardest things I've ever had to play through." Franklin, who rarely discusses injuries, noted Hamilton's to make a point about the issues his team has overcome.
Hamilton made seven catches for 51 yards and a touchdown in the game. But because of his injury, freshman Chris Godwin took a more active role in pre-bowl preparations.
That showed, as Godwin set career-highs for catches (seven) and receiving yards (140). He also caught a 72-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, the team's third-longest scoring play of the season.


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Scholarships Awarded to Two BHS Class of 2014 Graduates
The Gardners' Guild of Braintree awarded two $1,000 scholarships in 2014 to students graduating from Braintree High School. This year's recipients are Brendan Kelley and Bridget McLean. The scholarships are given to students pursuing study in fields related to Guild interests, such as environmental, landscaping, botany or design.
Brendan Kelley will be attending Massachusetts Maritime where he will study Energy Systems Engineering. Bridget McLean will be attending Bryant College where she will study Biology.
"On behalf of the Gardners' Guild of Braintree, we wish both you and the Class of 2014 great success!" the guild said in a press release. "Congratulations Brendan and Bridget."
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