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In February 2016, after following the issue for a year, BCJN adopted an official consensus position in opposition to a New York City Parks Department proposal to turn Van Cortlandt Park's Putnam Trail into an asphalt-paved and widened "Putnam Greenway," in essence a bicycle transportation corridor alongside a state-designated Class YO-1 wetland (the state's highest protection classification).
There are excellent alternatives to asphalt paving of the trail that would be more environmentally friendly, site-suitable, and conducive to bicycling, as well as ADA-compliant (Americans with Disabilities Act).
In the winter of 2016, N. Bronx Community Boards 8 and 7, taking little time to consider alternatives to asphalt paving, approved the Parks plan despite considerable community opposition. This opposition included 2,550 signatures on an anti-asphalt paving petition circulated by BCJN ally Save the Putnam Trail as well as a great deal of testimony, including by BCJN, against the plan. The plan then went to the NYC Public Design Commission (PDC) in March 2016; BCJN testified in opposition at the PDC hearing. It will eventually be presented to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
After adopting its position in opposition to the Parks plan in early winter 2016, BCJN partnered with Save the Putnam Trail to write an open letter to Bronx New York City Council members, Bronx Community Boards, the Public Design Commission, and the DEC, calling for an alternative to the Parks plan. The letter, which can be found below, has been signed by a number of Bronx and NYC organizations. Additional organizations are encouraged to sign. If you represent an organization that is interested in doing so, please email to: firstname.lastname@example.com
For BCJN, the campaign to prevent asphalt paving of Van Cortlandt Park's Putnam Trail is about far more than a local effort to preserve the rustic nature of a section of an important park (VCP is the third largest park in New York City), as important as we feel that is. It is also about issues of local governance, the responsiveness of city and state agencies to the public interest, protection of New York City's fast-dwindling wetlands, wildlife, and biodiversity, access to nature for inner city populations unable to escape the "asphalt jungle," and climate mitigation.
March 20, 2016
An Open Letter in Opposition to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation revised design proposal to create a "Putnam Trail Greenway" in Van Cortlandt Park
To: Bronx NYC Council Members, Bronx Community Boards, the New York City Public Design Commission, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
From: Bronx Climate Justice North, Community Association of Marble Hill, New York Walkers Club, NYC Wildflower Week, Save the Putnam Trail, Shorewalkers, Inc., Sierra Club NYC Group, United Confederation of Taino People
We write to inform you that we, the signatories of this letter, are united in our belief that the current NYC Parks Department proposal to create a "Putnam Trail Greenway" in Van Cortlandt Park will serve neither the interests of people nor of nature. We base our position on the understanding that a design that does not serve nature cannot serve people. We ask that you reject this proposal and request a more environmentally sensitive design, without the destruction of understory and hundreds of trees, with a site-suitable surface like stone dust that is ADA-compliant and conducive to bicycle riding. We ask for a plan that is consistent with the emphasis on city-wide sustainability contained in Mayor deBlasio's PlaNYC. And we ask for borough equity – why should trails in the Bronx be paved with asphalt when similar trails in other parts of the city have more environmentally appropriate surfaces?
The Putnam Trail's rustic character would be permanently altered by the Parks Department's plan: it would become little more than a transportation corridor. In proposing the "Putnam Trail Greenway," the Parks Department seems to be saying that parks should be used primarily for transportation, rather than for recreation. Clearly this redesign does not serve all users, particularly children and young families, and those people in our borough who are unable, due to economic constraints, to leave the city to spend quiet time in nature. More than 2,500 people have signed a petition in opposition to asphalt paving for the Putnam Trail, and a great many have spoken at Community Board meetings to make their wishes known.
We fervently hope that we are entering the age of the bicycle, non-polluting public transit, the electric car. This momentous shift can and must be achieved, however, while preserving precious and fragile natural spaces. What makes the Putnam Trail different from the other miles of unpaved trail in Van Cortlandt Park is its proximity to a YO-1 classed wetland. The trail is unique in providing precious access to the wetland. That same proximity, however, gives us, as decision-makers and stewards of our parks, an added burden of responsibility for preserving a fragmented ecosystem found nowhere else in the Bronx, and only rarely in all of New York City.
The debate over the future of the Putnam Trail is, in microcosm, a debate about our species' relationship to nature as we move into the post-fossil fuel age. Will we be wise enough to value healthy soil, clean water, pollination, biodiversity, carbon sequestration – all of the many services that healthy ecosystems provide free of charge? Can we be as generous to nature (and hence to ourselves), as nature is to us? Or, in the mistaken name of "green infrastructure," will we widen and pave a wetland trail with a toxic surface, when other transportation corridors already exist and can be improved as rapid bicycle links?
This is an opportunity to create a new model, a new approach for how we make changes in our urban environments. Those changes can strengthen human resilience and our ability to face the challenges of the future in an era of climate change, or send us back to the same harmful practices of the past.
Our borough's many community stakeholders: Many residents of the Bronx live in environmental justice communities. In 2016, environmental, public health, economic, and racial justice organizations of long standing, including the signatories to this letter, are coming together in new ways to chart a path for our borough that is cleaner, greener, and healthier for its citizens. Residents of the Bronx are vulnerable to and suffering from multiple, disproportionate environmental health burdens and obstacles to effective participation in decisions with environmental, health, and quality of life consequences.
The South Bronx is the poorest congressional district in the country. Thirty-eight percent of its residents, some one-quarter of a million people, live below the poverty line. Air quality due to oversaturation of industry and diesel-powered trucking and freight trains is so poor that a wide swathe of the community has long been known as "Asthma Alley." Parts of our borough are food deserts. Real estate development and gentrification that disproportionately affect the lives and livelihoods of low-income residents are no longer just a looming threat. Access to green spaces and waterfront in many portions of the Bronx is exceptionally poor. The South Bronx is considered an industrial "sacrifice zone." And, like many other parts of the city, the Bronx is vulnerable to extreme weather and the damaging effects of climate change, which are mitigated by natural areas like Van Cortlandt Park.
Who has considered the impact of the Parks plan on the water quality of Van Cortlandt lake, a place of deep relaxation and recreation for many local fishermen?
These realities make a proposal to pave 1.5 acres of one of the city's wildest parks an insult to communities that need more green spaces and less asphalt, where children, youth, and people of all ages can experience and learn about nature first-hand, without competing for space and safety with speeding bicyclists on their way elsewhere.
The Parks Department plan endangers an unnamed stakeholder: Wild species are stakeholders too, ones with whom our own species' fate is entwined. Do you have any doubt that the Great Blue Heron votes no on an asphalt surface and widening of the Putnam Trail? The tulip tree, the pin oak, the red maple, the marsh fern, the barred owl, the cedar waxwing, the red-tailed hawk, the red-winged blackbird, the wood duck, the white-footed mouse, the raccoon, the opossum, the coyote, the insects, crustaceans, the small fish, the amphibians and reptiles?
The unique, natural character of the Putnam Trail: Because it is flat, the Putnam Trail is unique in Van Cortlandt Park, attracting many who find VCP's hilly paths too strenuous. The trail traverses wetlands that are home to abundant plant and animal biodiversity. A year's construction involving the cutting down of hundreds of trees and the destruction of understory where wildlife lives, feeds, nests, and hides from predators, would have adverse impacts on nature.
In 2013, NYC Audubon made strong arguments in opposition to asphalt paving of the Putnam Trail:
Ideally, NYC Audubon would like the trail to remain in its current, unimproved state. The Putnam Trail has provided citizens of the New York City metropolitan area with an invaluable opportunity to forge a close connection to the natural world. The proposed trail improvements are likely to dilute the uniquely quiet and contemplative atmosphere of the trail, making it more like the multitudes of walkways found in parks throughout the city. The improved trail is likely to attract more people and support a wider range of activities, thereby creating a busier atmosphere and generating the potential for conflicts between new users and those seeking the experience of the old trail… the Department must not overlook the fact that the work may have some negative ecological consequences… cyclists seeking an 'off-road' experience may be discouraged from using the paved Putnam Trail and choose instead to explore other areas of the park not intended for such activities, potentially causing disturbances to important bird areas.
The Audubon Society has designated VCP an Important Bird Area (IBA). Longtime birder John Young compared Central Park and Van Cortlandt Park: "Although the diversity of birds in both parks is similar during migration, the similarity ends with breeding season. The Van Cortlandt marsh alone holds more breeding species than all of Central Park."
NYC Audubon's support for the new Parks Department proposal is surprising, to say the least. The differences between the 2013 and the current proposals are not sufficiently consequential to warrant a reversal in NYC Audubon's 2013 position.
The biodiversity around the Trail will be heavily impacted: NYS DEC has described the wetlands around the Putnam Trail as having "a diversity of wetland communities seldom equaled in Bronx County and containing habitat types found nowhere else in the Bronx." In addition to the permanent changes in the area created by the Parks Department plan, four acres of land would be disrupted during the more than one-year-long construction process.
Research by scientists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science found that, "asphalt in wetlands causes a 19 percent decline in reptile and amphibian species and a 14 percent decline in bird species richness." The National Parks Service documented the toxicity of asphalt for wild lands and species in this 1997 report.
According to the National Wildlife Federation, "Habitat loss — due to destruction, fragmentation or degradation of habitat — is the primary threat to the survival of wildlife in the United States… Every day there are fewer places left that wildlife can call home." Van Cortlandt Park, which is already fragmented by highways and golf courses, will be further fragmented, hampering the ability of wildlife to thrive in the places it should thrive – Forever Wild Preserves.
As we stated previously, Van Cortlandt Park's wetlands are YO-1, the highest classification granted by New York State for state and federal protection. At one time there were 224,000 acres of freshwater wetlands in the city. That number has dwindled to 2,000 acres. Plans for VCP should be designed to improve, not compromise, the wetlands' ability to provide aquifer recharge and robust habitat and biodiversity in the region.
Alternatives to asphalt that are nature-, bicycle-, and wheelchair-friendly: Both compressed mineral soil and crushed stone are ADA-compliant and suitable for bicycling. These surfaces are more appropriate to the bucolic nature of the trail and they allow universal access for all social groups, who will be able to share equally. More natural surfaces that are more contextually appropriate are easier on the joints for runners, hikers, birders, people with medical conditions that prevent extended walking on asphalt surfaces, and anyone on foot seeking to get out of the concrete jungle and savor a rare and unique natural setting.
The Putnam Trail is an old rail bed, but it is not an "Historical Transportation Corridor:" Long before it was a rail bed, the area around the Putnam Trail was riverine forest and wetland created by the glaciers of the last ice age. Since the last train rumbled through, nature has reclaimed its own.
Asphalt paving of the Putnam Trail is the worst available option and not the only one: The current Parks Department plan would forever rob Bronx and New York City residents of a precious fragment of wilderness and wetland. There are alternatives that preserve the wild nature of the area, protect the wetland, and allow everyone full access to this precious resource – children, bicyclists, those in wheelchairs, folks with disabilities requiring them to walk on soft surfaces, low-income people unable to leave the city in search of experiences in nature.
Let us make the right decision for the Putnam Trail. We believe this effort to make the right decision for the Putnam Trail is truly a significant one, a pioneering struggle for the future. We can use the same practices of the past, or as we move forward into the era dubbed the Anthropocene because of humanity's unprecedented impact on our earth, we can find new approaches that leave a rich legacy and that aid human resilience. We know where Henry David Thoreau and John Muir would stand – not on the side of maximum human convenience as the sole decision-making criterion for natural places, but on the side of a harmonious human relationship with the natural world.
Bronx Climate Justice North
Community Association of Marble Hill


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The overall index, which gauges the cost of shipping resources including iron ore, cement, grain, coal and fertiliser, fell 7 points or 1.36 percent to 509 points, its lowest level since the index began in January 1985.
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SCHLADMING, Austria — All it took was a moment. Lindsey Vonn landed hard and tumbled face first with a piercing shriek.
Just like that, her season was done. The star American skier was on the ground with two ligaments in her right knee torn and a bone in her lower leg broken.
The cascading fall down the slope during the super-G at the world championships Tuesday knocked out the four-time World Cup champion for the rest of the season, the latest and most serious in a string of injuries for Vonn at skiing's biggest events.
The U.S. team said in a statement it expects her to be back for the next World Cup season and the 2014 Sochi Olympics, which starts a year from this week.
The harrowing accident came after Vonn was lifted into the air off a jump in the opening race at the championships. As she hit the ground, her right leg gave way and she spun down face first, throwing an arm out to protect herself. She ended up on her back as she smashed through a gate.
On the television feed, Vonn was clearly heard screaming an expletive as she landed, then a despairing "Yes, yes," when someone asked, "Are you hurt?"
Race leader and eventual champion Tina Maze watched with her mouth agape. The concern also was obvious on the face of Vonn's sister, Laura Kildow, who has been traveling with her full time this season.
For 12 minutes, Vonn lay on the snow getting medical treatment before being airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Schladming.
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Christian Kaulfersch, the assistant medical director at the worlds, said Vonn left the Schladming hospital on Tuesday afternoon and will have surgery in another hospital.
"She first wanted to go back to the team hotel to mentally deal with all what has happened," Kaulfersch said.
Team physician William Sterett, who was with Vonn, declined to offer any more information when contacted by The Associated Press.
Comebacks are nothing new for Vonn, who has also been afflicted by injuries at her last six major championships – from a thumb she sliced on a champagne bottle at the 2009 worlds in Val d'Isere, France, to a bruised shin that she cured with Austrian cheese at the Vancouver Olympics.
This one, however, could prove the biggest test yet for the 28-year-old who won the downhill at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Vonn took a month off this season after being hospitalized for an intestinal illness in November, and had just regained her form with two wins last month.
That was evident at the start of her Tuesday's run. She led Maze by 0.04 seconds at the first checkpoint and was just 0.12 back at the second interval and seemingly on her way to a medal, if not victory.
What went wrong is a matter of debate.
The start of the race was delayed by 3 1/2 hours because of fog hanging over the course and it began in waning light at 2:30 p.m local time. Even before Vonn's crash, a course worker fell and also had to be airlifted. He was reported to have broken his nose.
All the delays made for what skiers call flat light — overcast and dreary conditions — when Vonn raced.
"Lindsey did a great job on top and Lindsey has won a lot of races in flat light so the flat light was definitely not a problem," U.S. Alpine director Patrick Riml told the AP.
"We are upset obviously with what happened but if you don't know the facts and why they decided to start and what the weather forecast was it's hard to say without any reasoning," Riml said. "And they probably had a reason, otherwise they wouldn't have started."
It was difficult to say exactly when Vonn lost control.
"She jumped a little bit in the wrong direction and started to correct that a little bit in the air and put a lot of pressure on the outside ski exactly in the landing and she couldn't hold the pressure and then (she crashed)," said Atle Skaardal, women's race director for the International Ski Federation.
Skaardal defended the decision to race.
"I can confirm that the visibility was great, there were no problems, and the course was also in good shape," he said. "I don't see that any outside factors played a role in this accident. … The other factors were like they were supposed to be for ski racing."
Vonn's list of injuries at major championships is long.
Two years ago, she pulled out midway through the last worlds in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, because of a mild concussion. At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Vonn skied despite a severely bruised shin to win the downhill and take bronze in the super-G.
At the 2009 worlds in Val d'Isere, she sliced her thumb on a champagne bottle after sweeping gold in the downhill and super-G, forcing her out of the giant slalom. At the 2007 worlds in Are, Sweden, Vonn injured her knee in training and missed her final two events.
And at the 2006 Turin Olympics, she had a horrific crash in downhill training and went directly from her hospital room to the mountain to compete in four of her five events.


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Team Zappa made it into Nome! She arrived in 47th place after quite a race to the finish!
You couldn't miss her coming down Front Street in her uber bright Posh House Parka! Her team seemed a little overwhelmed by the traffic, crowds, and people in Nome. Her team tried to make a right hand turn up a side street pretty shortly after coming up the hill onto the street. Fellow racer Karin Hendrickson was nearby and lent a hand getting them back on track. What a smile Monica had on her face! She was met under the arch by her mom and her partner Tim.
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Have you ever wondered how the world will be in 100 years?
No one can know it from now, but highly-regarded scientists (physicists, biologists, sociologists) who study the evolution of the society, human life and the world in general make such kind of predictions based solely on scientific data. This is how the world might look in 100 years from now, according to their publications in scientific journals.
Embedded computers
According to futurologists Ian Pearson and Patrick Tucker, by 2050, the human body will be embedded with computers, at least in a big part of the population. By 2075, most of those living in the developed world will have some kind of chips built in their brains to make them work faster and share thoughts in the form of computer files.
Superhuman geniuses
Advancements in genetic engineering and robotics will create human geniuses who will live forever. Does it sound excessive? It is sure that there will be a way to influence neurons in the brain to increase the intelligence level and with the help of genetics, it will be possible to maintain the human body for many many years. Thus, the death would become an option…
Brain-to-brain communication
Brain-to-brain communication will be taken for granted by scientists. They say that it will become as simple as when you save files to a memory stick and transfer them to another computer. They call this process "synthetic telepathy" and see the communication as electrical signals, rather than words.
Global currency
According to futurists, it is very likely that a global electronic currency will be created. They say that the number of local currencies will significantly reduce by the mid-century and will gradually disappear.
Nuclear fusion and alternative energy
Nuclear fusion occurs when lightweight atomic nuclei (eg, isotopes of hydrogen) unite to heavier ones with a simultaneous release of energy (such reactions constantly occur in the Sun, but also in nuclear reactors). At present, such thermonuclear reactors (such as in Princeton, USA) are experimental, so we do not even know when and how they will be able to provide usable amounts of energy. However, scientists believe that the potential of solar energy and shale gas is likely to increase tremendously.
There will be only three world languages: English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese
All the other languages will have no chance to survive through time. Futurists say that it is not a coincidence that many minority languages are already extinct. The fact that all educated people in the world speak at least one of these languages will further contribute to this phenomenon.
Journeys into space for everyone
Most futurists agree on this and believe that some kind of tourist resorts will be created in space, although they will be affordable only for wealthy people.
The deserts will become tropical forests
Even now, leading teams of architects and engineers with the support of the European Union plan to create huge greenhouses in deserts like Sahara, in order to produce food, energy and water using new technologies. In these greenhouses, the sea water will be converted to the drinkable one and will be used in cultivation. In the test facilities of the Sahara Forest Project, which already operate in Qatar, lettuce, peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes are currently produced. Moreover, a vast park of solar collectors, which could power the whole Europe, is to be created in the same area in the coming years.
Oceans as a food source
It is one of the most "confident" future developments, according to scientists, because if the world population continues growing at the same rate, it will reach ten billion. So the food will not be enough. Thus, the oceans will be used to rear fish and to provide populations with water taken from the algae, which can be modified genetically to release fresh water. The algaculture is already considered a renewable resource.
It will be possible to control the weather
Scientists are sure about the development of a technology that will direct storms, cause rain and so on. Moreover, because of the intense climatic changes of the recent years, the ongoing research is conducted to better understand how the weather "works". However, since the technological means to control the weather will be quite expensive, it is likely that they will be used only in special cases, for example, to avoid a severe natural disaster.
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On May 23 and 24, denim collection specialists will be exhibiting their latest innovation on the Smart Square, an area dedicated to eco-friendly creation. Let's get a preview of Raymond UCO Denim sustainable initiative :
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text: A woman is aided by first responders after sustaining injury on a bike path in lower Manhattan in New York [Reuters] At least eight people have been killed and 12 injured in New York City after a driver rammed into cyclists and pedestrians before being shot by police on Tuesday. Here is what we know so far: What happened in the New York City attack? At least eight people in New York City died and 12 were injured after a driver rammed into cyclists and pedestrians before being shot by police, on Tuesday. According to police officials, a 29-year-old man drove a pick-up truck into a cycle lane in Manhattan shortly after 3:00pm (19:00 GMT), subsequently hitting a number of people on the route. The driver had reached speeds of around 60mph (100km/h) before hitting a school bus. After the collision, the driver exited the vehicle brandishing two imitation guns, at which point he was shot by a police officer. Videos taken by passersby show emergency services treating those wounded with at least two people seen lying on the ground unconscious. Where did it happen? The attack happened not far from the World Trade Center. Who is Sayfullo Saipov? The New York Police Department identified the suspect in custody as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov. Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in Tuesday's deadly truck attack, is seen in an undated handout photo [Handout/St Charles County Department of Corrections/AFP] NYPD Commissioner John Miller said that Saipov is a legal, permanent US resident, who arrived in the country from Uzbekistan in 2010. The suspect was wounded in the abdomen and transferred to a local hospital, police said. He had rented the pick-up from a Home Depot hardware store in New Jersey. On Wednesday, Saipov was charged with providing materials and resources to ISIL, as well as violence and destruction of a motor vehicle. Investigators told federal prosecutors that Saipov began planning the attack about a year ago and he wanted to "inflict the maximum damage against civilians". Investigators also said he was inspired by videos posted by ISIL. "In particular, Saipov was motivated to commit the attack after viewing a video in which [ISIL leader] Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ... questioned what Muslims in the United States and elsewhere were doing to respond to the killing of Muslims in Iraq," court documents said. The complaint also said that during Saipov's interview with police, he requested that ISIL's flag be displayed in his hospital room. Saipov appeared in court later on Wednesday in a wheelchair. He was ordered detained and did not enter a guilty plea or seek bail, according to the Associated Press. Authorities from the mayor's office to the US Department of Homeland Security swiftly branded the attack as an "act of terrorism". New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stressed that the suspect was believed to have acted alone. How many casualties? At least eight people in New York City have been killed and 12 others injured. People place candles outside the Polytechnic School during a vigil in Rosario, Argentina [AP Photo] Five of the dead were Argentine citizens: Hernan Diego Mendoza, Diego Enrique Angelini, Alejandro Damian Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij and Hernan Ferruchi. They were visiting New York as part of a group of friends celebrating the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation, the Argentina foreign ministry said. A sixth member of the group, Martin Ludovico Marro, was among those hospitalised after the attack, the ministry said in a statement. At least one Belgian and two Americans were also killed. Belgian officials said three of the injured were from Belgium. How did Trump respond? Donald Trump responded to the deadly attack in New York via Twitter, saying: "In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE USA!" In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017 Trump later added: "We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!" We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017 Later, President Trump also offered his condolences: "My thoughts, condolences and prayers to victims and families of New York City terrorist attack. God and your country are with you!" My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the New York City terrorist attack. God and your country are with you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017 Trump also said he ordered Homeland Security to "step up" the US' "already Extreme Vetting Program". I have just ordered Homeland Security to step up our already Extreme Vetting Program. Being politically correct is fine, but not for this! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2017 On Wednesday, the US president vowed to end the US "diversity visa lottery programme", saying he wants to replace it with a "Merit Based" system. We are fighting hard for Merit Based immigration, no more Democrat Lottery Systems. We must get MUCH tougher (and smarter). @foxandfriends — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2017 New work City Mayor Bill de Blasio told a news conference on Tuesday that: "This was an act of terror, and a particularly cowardly act of terror, aimed at innocent civilians, aimed at people going about their lives who had no idea what was about to hit them." This was a cowardly act of terror. It was intended to break our spirit. But New Yorkers are resilient. We will be undeterred. — Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) October 31, 2017 Melania Trump also expressed her sadness: "My heart breaks for #NYC today. Thoughts & prayers as we monitor the situation." My heart breaks for #NYC today. Thoughts & prayers as we monitor the situation. — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 31, 2017 In Washington, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer issued a statement after being briefed by the FBI about the attack: "As the investigation unfolds, it's critical that we learn what we can from this incident and do everything we can to prevent this from happening again. The scourge of terrorism is unfortunately still with us, and we must remain vigilant as ever." President Donald Trump said Sayfullo Saipov deserves the "death penalty,". He made the comments late Wednesday on Twitter. NYC terrorist was happy as he asked to hang ISIS flag in his hospital room. He killed 8 people, badly injured 12. SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2017 In Pictures A Home Depot truck which struck down multiple people on a bike path, killing several and injuring numerous others, is seen as New York city first responders are at the crime scene [Brendan McDermid/Reuters] Investigators inspect the truck involved in Tuesday's New York City attack [Don Emmert/AFP] SOURCE: News agencies United States ISIS


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The Smuggler's Gambit
Sara Whitford
Reviewed by Author Roy Murry
This first book of the Adam Fletcher Adventures I picked from a list because I like the word Gambit. Those who play chess know the importance of planning one's moves (Gambit) before playing and changing it to your advantages to produce the result desired, that being to win the game.
In Smuggler's Gambit, Adam is a young man full piss and vinegar, seventeen, who gets in trouble with the lawyer defending his mother's honor. Forced into an apprenticeship, he becomes a pawn in a game he is too young to understand, smuggling.
A criminally minded man, who makes the first move, using his popularity posture, leads Adam into a deadly game of life. His ward is a respectable smuggler, considering the historical period before the American Revolution when the King's subjects disliked his taxes in which the story evolves.
Adam's resolves his confusion between the two men and makes an unorthodox move that gives the upper hand to the criminals. Through ingenuity, Adam's near-death experience after a happenstance with those undesirables is his last adventurous move that gives him and his new family a checkmate.
The game was played well by Adam with little experience in such matters. The Smuggler's Gambit is a must read to start the series.
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I wrote about my class with Jivamukti's Jessica Stickler before, and now another Jivamukti girl. Alanna Kaivalya is the "jivadiva" and has been podcasting her classes and travelling teaching Jivamukti Yoga for years now. I first ran across her when I was looking to do Jivamukti in the middle of the country and stumbled onto her site. Back then she had free podcasts and a few vlogcasts. These were always great with original music (often by her) and "light" manner. She makes yoga appealing to everyone, yet isn't afraid to get to the nitty gritty. Even though a podcast might be "Yoga for the Butt", she makes it pretty clear that you may want a better butt, and yoga may help you get there, but it's just not about that. There are things far more important than a better butt. No matter how good your butt is now, no amount of surgery is going to be able to transform your 90 year old butt to a 21 year old. So start peeling away those layers now so you don't have to do it all when you get old!
Alanna talking a bit about her book "Myths of the Asanas".
I, of course, suck at this. Coming from a long lineage of Flat Danish Butts, I am still attached to the idea of trying to attain an unlikely Bubble Butt. But it's cool to go to a class where at least it's a given that this is totally meaningless in the long haul. I was thrilled to see she was doing a 90 minute class at Pure Yoga, again, steps aways from Union Square, while I would be in New York. I have been following her for awhile and was excited to meet the person behind the podcasts. Pure Yoga has a great space and is pretty non-pretentious. It doesn't have all of the Altars with Gurus, the statues of Hindu Deities, and wasn't dripping in Ambiance like the Jivamukti Studio (which I love!). It's space was more simple, yet equally as beautiful. There are a few practice rooms. Our class was held in a very large room, of course high up in a building, with the entire wall covered with windows. Lots of afternoon sunshine pouring in, and the white noise of the streets down below. The street is just a bit quieter than Broadway. Her class was beautifully orchestrated, doing a lot of typical Jivamukti sequences. She talked about going deeper into yoga, about the Sutras and how it wasn't all a bunch of, um, I think she said BS (which made me adore her just a wee bit more). I got the idea that there were a lot of college students in the classroom. Probably also a lot of experienced yogis, but also a lot of kids just going to yoga practice week after week. Alanna created a totally relaxed atmosphere and seemed completely at ease being in front of all of these people. The class was challenging, (which I appreciated because the only other thing I do in New York aside from Yoga, is EAT) and I was relieved when it was finally Savasana. Of course I had just done a 90 minute class late the night before, so my body was probably a wee bit tired, along with endless amounts of walking. During Savasana, Alanna played "Oh My Heart" by Paul Mcmahon. Apparently Sharon Gannon & David Life are big fans and have passed their love down. Alanna has this music playing at the end of one of her video casts where she is outside, I think in a tye dyed shirt, barefoot, doing fun poses with a guy. They are totally adorable and having so much fun. This music is really beautiful and I have included a sample of it here.
Now you can subscribe to Alanna's classes for a minimal fee. 4 new classes a month. I signed up for this when she ran her "Podcast for Puppies", recruiting new podcast subscribers and giving that money to help stray dogs. How can you just not LOVE her? She is adorable, totally down to earth, and able to communicate her dharma talks to people in their 20's and 30's (and any other age) with ease. She's also a great musician.


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LONDON (Reuters) - If Opus Dei had a rough ride in the blockbuster movie based on Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code," it looks set for an altogether more sympathetic portrayal in another film that deals with the Catholic organisation.
British director Roland Joffe, renowned for Oscar-nominated "The Killing Fields" and "The Mission," is making "There Be Dragons," a film set during the Spanish Civil War that focuses in part on the life of Opus Dei founder Jose Maria Escriva.
Principal photography is complete, and Joffe is now in the editing room aiming to have the movie, which stars Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, ready for theatres by autumn next year.
Joffe originally intended to turn down a project which, owing to its religious theme and Opus Dei's controversial profile, promises to draw closer scrutiny than the average film.
In The Da Vinci Code, Opus Dei was cast as a secretive cult that resorted to murder to defend a fictional, 2,000-year-old Catholic cover-up. It has also been criticised by church liberals suspicious of its power and reach and by estranged members telling of coercion and corporal mortification.
But when he saw a video of Escriva addressing a large crowd, Joffe changed his mind.
The priest, who was made a saint in 2002, was asked by a Jewish girl if she should convert to Catholicism. Knowing it would upset her parents, Escriva told her that she should not.
"One of the things that impressed me a lot about Jose Maria was the fact that he saw that saintliness didn't require that you withdraw into a religious order, it didn't require that you become a priest," Joffe said on a recent conference call.
"But actually saintliness, saintly acts, could be performed by perfectly ordinary people in their everyday lives, which at the time was a very radical idea."
Opus Dei ("God's work") teaches Catholics to strive for holiness through their work. The far-flung, conservative Catholic organisation was founded in 1928 and has around 85,000 members, some 2,000 of them priests.
Rather than making a biopic of Escriva, Joffe wrote a script that surrounded the priest with fictional characters and dealt with universal themes of love, betrayal and redemption.
The film's $30 million (18.2 million pound) budget came from a mixture of a media company and some 100 investors led by producer Ignacio Sancha, a Spanish financier and Opus Dei member. Sancha also provided Joffe with a leading Opus Dei member to advise him on set.
But despite his clear sympathies with Escriva's teachings, and the financial and logistical backing by members of the organisation, Joffe rejected concerns that There Be Dragons will become a propaganda piece for Opus Dei.
"When I wrote it (letter of acceptance) I said to the producers, one of whom is an Opus Dei member, 'Will I be free to write what I want?' He said the only reason we're coming to you is so that you're free to write what you want."
Sancha agreed. "Roland would never get involved in propaganda, left wing or right wing," he told Reuters.
Propaganda or not, There Be Dragons will be welcome by Opus Dei members who feel their organisation has been wrongly maligned because of misrepresentations in popular culture.
"I used to think that Opus Dei was a cult," said Sancha, adding that he joined the group around 20 years ago.
"I was a bit tired of hearing on one hand it was a cult and on the other it was fantastic. I went to them and they gave me access to everything and I came to the conclusion that it is not a cult but one of the most modern parts of the Catholic church."
Joffe said Opus Dei's influence had been exaggerated.
"How could it be influential?" he said. "It could have influence, I suppose, in the church. I checked up to find out how many cardinals were Opus Dei and I think there may be one."
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Many eyes make light work of watching, because we don't all have time to check every corner of this large, growing and ever-improving collection of online services that is Office 365.
Often the community of IT Pros are quick to observe change and let others know; currently, faster than the Office 365 Admin Portal Message Center alerts or blog posts.
If you don't know already, Microsoft hosts the Office 365 Network on Yammer ( http://aka.ms/office365network), where much discussion takes place about the services, challenges, development and ideas. Groups on the network are used like distribution groups, but with a whole lot more functionality.
One useful group in the Office 365 Technical Network is the Change Alerts group.
IT Pro peers use this group to alert the network and Office 365 community to observed or forewarned changes to the Office 365 services and apps.
We try to use three mechanisms for alerting the network and community to changes:
1) Join the Office 365 Network and post to the "Change Alerts" group.
Action – Join and subscribe to conversation in this group. Subscribing to the group will have the same effect as being a member of a distribution group. You can receive an email when posts are made and you can reply to the email to participate in the conversation.
Once you are a member of the Change Alerts group, you can also create new posts by emailing directly to the group using the address firstname.lastname@example.com
2) Use the #ChangeAlerts topic/hashtag when posting about a change you have observed.
Action – Follow the #ChangeAlerts topic/hashtag. Conversations using this topic will appear in your "Following" feed on the home page of this network.
3) Share #ChangeAlerts posts that are made, to the "Change Alerts" group.
Action – If we post to the groups Office 365 IT Pro, SharePoint IT Pro, Exchange IT Pro, Lync IT Pro, and Office Apps, share the post to the Change Alerts group. In this way, you're alerting IT Pros who are following a particular online service and those interested in all changes
If you do notice any new features or changes, please take a moment to post in the Change Alerts group in this network. Members of the group are helping each other to stay aware and keep up to date with change.
If you're not a member of the Office 365 Technical Network on Yammer, come join us. Sign up for a free account at www.Yammer.com. Later, if your organization decides to use Yammer Enterprise, you can migrate to it and activate it as part of your Office 365 Enterprise subscription.


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Thanks to the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong you can now live the Ultimate 5* Luxury – Spa it Girl Dream by having Spa Treatments at their Plateau Spa and then staying overnight (or more) to sleep in one of their appointed hotel rooms on the same floor or their one and only Plateau Suite. The Grand Hyatt Hong Kong has made it so much easier for those Spa it Girl's who never want to leave the Spa ever again.
Yvette Le Blowitz, founder of Spa it Girl had the pleasure of staying at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong in their one and only Plateau Suite in the Plateau Spa on Level 11 of the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong to see what being a Spa it Girl there was really like and this is what she has to share:
Sleeping in a Spa – Every Girl has to put this on their Bucket List, there is something so feel good and magical about this. It's like a girl's grown up Spa Fairy tale that you can now live in this crazy busy world we all live in. Sleeping in an Actual Luxury Spa I found was the most uplifting positive experience being in such a beautiful, calm, peaceful environment was like I was on my own Spa it Girl – Wellness & Spa Retreat even though I was visiting one of the World's Busiest Cities Hong Kong.
I am sleeping in a Spa Tonight Literally, I checked into the @grandhyatthongkong & I am staying in the only Suite that is past the Spa Treatment Rooms. It's so Luxurious and the Views overlooking Hong Kong is so Wonderful. I also have my own steam room, and spa bath which is big Square & massive behind my bed!!! I am feeling so Happy & it's like being an excited little kid all over again but this time for Sleep in a Spa Suite at The Grand Hyatt in Hong Kong. ❤ Yvette #iamaspaitgirl #beauty #spa #travel #luxury #travel #spa #Spaitgirl
I personally loved being able to walk to and from my Plateau Suite in my Bath Robe and Slippers to my Plateau Spa appointment and then after that walking back again and I was only literally a couple of metres away from The Plateau Spa Treatment rooms.
I stayed in the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong one and only Plateau Suite which was luxurious, stylish and beautiful from the moment I opened up the door. The decor was really lovely, earthy, luxurious, open, spacious and it had 180 degrees views of Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong City Skyline, I loved the stylish lounge area, plus how I had my very own private steam room, overhead shower and a spa that was so big in size I didn't have to worry about if I was going to be able to fit in there, from the spa bath and at night it was really pretty as I could see all of the Hong Kong lights. The Plateau Suite was like an extension of the Plateau Spa it had that same calming spa relaxation feel and it was truly the Ultimate 5* Spa Hotel Hong Kong Spa it Girl Retreat.
A Sneak Peek into my Plateau Suite in The Plateau Spa @TheGrandHyattHongKong life is but a Spa it Girl Dream staying in a Luxury Spa!! In a Suite that is not the Treatment room ❤ Yvette #iamaspaitgirl #spa #fashion #style #amazing #beautiful #great #health #healthy #yoga #travel #travelblogger #spablogger #wow #cute #smile #like #follow4follow #instagood #bbg #bbgcommunity #spaitgirl
Being a Spa it Girl at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong looked liked this:
* Rise and shine coffee time overlooking the amazing Hong Kong Skyline and Victoria Harbour.
* A Private one on one Yoga class with Christine Ritter by the Swimming Pool first thing in the morning which is on the same floor that I was staying.
* Breakfast at the Grand Club, I loved the food but more importantly the staff were all amazing and the coffee was great.
* Plateau Spa for Spa Treatments which was the most relaxing wellness spa experience.
* Room Service for Lunch which I always love to do in between my Spa appointments.
* Afternoon High Tea at the Tiffin which is a cosy lounge at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong whilst listening to the beautiful relaxation live piano music playing in the background.
* A spa in my own private spa bath in the Plateau suite I was staying in – it was complete utter bliss.
* Champagne and Canapés in the evening at the Grand Club whilst looking at the Hong Kong City Skyline lights.
At the end of each day – I felt absolutely amazing it was like I was on my own Spa it Girl – Luxury 5* Spa Retreat.
Plateau Spa: Everything was perfect. I truly felt like I was in my own little Spa it Girl world because it was so peaceful and quite (even if they had some of the usual Hong Kong Construction going on across from y Spa Treatment room, it didn't interfere with my Spa it Girl luxury experience.
They have a great spa menu with lots to choose from and considering I was in Hong Kong and it is so busy on the City Streets when I was at the Plateau Spa in the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong it was the complete opposite quite, so quite, calm and peaceful, I didn't actually see another soul well apart from my Spa Therapist's, or Spa Staff who are all calm collected, happy, smiling and friendly.
The Spa Treatment rooms had either a ensuite or a spa bath depending on what type of spa treatment you were having and all earthy it was such a nice place to retreat to and I loved relaxing in their beautiful Spa space and drinking a nice relaxing cup of tea.
I had two different Spa Therapist's Penny and Suiki and both were great, highly skilled, super talented and so passionate. I had the Plateau Spa's signature massage which I loved, it was so relaxing and after a very long haul flight it was just what I needed to feel good from within. I also had a specialised spa treatment which was so I could prepare for my next long haul flight it was a combination of a relaxing massage and then hydrating my facial skin and both combined it was truly amazing. I loved the whole Plateau Spa experience and sitting in their Spa Treatment room after my treatments was so calm and peaceful and then walking back down the hallway to the Plateau Spa in my Spa Robe and Slippers was the Ultimate Spa it Girl 5* Luxury experience it was the nicest feeling ever.
A special thanks to all of the Plateau Spa who were all amazing, plus my wonderful Spa Theaprists and Nicole and Ronnie who personally attended to my every need and they made sure everything was absolutely perfect for me during my stay was when I left the Plateau Spa and said my good byes I actually felt sad to say goodbye in that very short time I was made to feel so welcomed it was like I was saying goodbye to my family that doesn't happen very often but I think when I connect with girls who are truly as passionate about Luxury Spa's and Spa Therapy and the Spa Industry as much as I am it personally does.
YOGA: I had a one on one Yoga Class with their Yoga Teacher Christine Ritter it was by the pool out in the open and it was so lovely being amongst the Hong Kong air. I felt so inspired during the class and I learnt so much. The Yoga Class was tailored to suit my needs and to help work towards my own goals so I got to work on practicing my Headstand Inversions which was really interesting, I loved it so much and I felt so Yoga Happy, Healthy and Spiritually well afterwards. I also got to sit down and ask my Yoga Teacher Christine Ritter some questions so I could share that with our Spa it Girl readers click on the below video link to watch:
HIGH TEA at Tiffin: It reminded me of when I was a kid playing with tea cup set and getting excited about it being tea time. I loved all the little plates of food with the range of pretty food was any foodies or photographers dream and thanks to Justin Lim one of Hong Kong's Best Photographers @hurtingbombz he was able to capture the Spa it Girl moment for me so I could share it with you . The co-founder of Flex Studio Anna Serafinas was actually the one who told me I had to have a High Tea while I was staying at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong so thanks to her recommendations I did and I found it to be the most feel good Spa it Girl experience. From my cosy table I had beautiful views over the garden and in the background all I could hear was the soft relaxation live music coming from the piano that was being played. It really is a lovely spot to have a nice cup of tea and a cup cake or two.
Did the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong tick all the SPA IT GIRL Boxes: Yes absolutely, just like the name says it was GRAND and Flawless in every way. All the staff were great. I loved staying their and visiting their spa and then sleeping in their Plateau Suite being able to Sleep in their Actual Spa was such an Amazing Unique Luxury 5* Spa Hotel experience. Because the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong ticked all the Spa it Girl Boxes (which is a lot) they have also made it onto the Spa it Girl Getaway List for 2017 as I can confidently and whole heartily say I loved it. I should mention that not every Spa Hotel or Place I personally visit makes it onto this list you have to be outstanding and flawless in every area, so a very big Congratulations to the whole team at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong for now being Spa it Girl Approved and being one of the Very Best Luxury 5* Spa Hotels in Hong Kong. It was such an amazing Spa it Girl experience that I will never personally forget and I would recommend anyone to stay with you or to visit your Plateau Spa in a heartbeat.
Be sure to hash tag #iamaspaitgirl an tag @Spaitgirl when you are visiting the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong and their Plateau Spa so I can be part of your Spa it Girl Journey also.
Love, Light & Happy Vibes
Yvette xoxo
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Sunday, 20 January 2013
Garden of Eden
Says Peter, "The Garden of Eden is a comedy thriller with a moral, set in a Spanish resort. The owners of the rsort find their stability severely challenged when a mysterious stranger, a tycoon arrives to put the cat amongst the pigeons. To find out what happens come along to The Florence".
Sounds good to me.
Friday, 11 January 2013
History Repeats Itself
History is a stageplay that was written in a frenzy of zeitgeist-grabbing topicality. We we can only hope that the intervening six or so weeks haven't made it look quaint and old-fashioned. As Roger then explained: "Abby has gone to the School Prizegiving to see her daughter win an award for History but is unaware that her own past is about to catch up with her".
Friday, 4 January 2013
Poop Scoop
Remember: the Florence Tavern is at 50 Florence street off Upper street N1 2DU. The Almeida is on the other side of the road and the two nearest underground stations are Highbury & Islington to the north and Angel to the south, with many buses going to and from along Upper Street.
We aim to start at 7.30 with the presentation of the Best Writing award (the Cobb Cup). Our Treasurer, Jethro Dykes, will pass among you collecting money and giving out the good news that the annual subs are still only £8 and the decision to hike the attendance money to £2.50 has been suspended [hurray!] so £2 will do nicely.
Rising from the Ashes of the Phoenix
Florence. The address is The Florence Tavern, 50 Florence Street, Islington, London, N1 2DU And the fun starts at 7.30 from now on, which means even more time to drink. Or eat Thai food if you prefer, which goes on offer from 5. Mondays have never been so much fun.
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Dalvin Cook is one step closer to being fully cleared for his return.
The Vikings' second-year running back was back in action for the first time since suffering a torn ACL in October when he participated in 11-on-11 drills at the team's OTAs on Wednesday.
While no one knows exactly what is going on with Irving, he was quick to say there was no issue on his instagram.
President Trump spoke for about four minutes on Tuesday afternoon. He made no mention of the Eagles. … There was a smattering of Eagles clothing among the guests – an Eagles cap here, an Eagles shirt there – but that was the only way of knowing that the Eagles were supposed to be appear with Trump on Tuesday while the replacement event took place.
Katherine Faulders of ABC News reported that the White House sent an email to all staffers inviting them to attend the event.
This isn't the first time Hunt has been in the news for some sort of altercation. Back in February, Hunt was accused of shoving a woman at a hotel after she allegedly directed racial slurs toward him.
A third-round draft pick of the Chiefs in 2017, Hunt led the NFL in rushing yards (1,327) last season.
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INSPIRED – Lone Survivor opens with real training footage of Navy Seals being put through their stress tests and closes with real images and clips of Seals we recently lost in Afghanistan.
In between those painful but uplifting montages exists a dramatic recreation of Operation Red Wings, the true story of the failed 2005 mission to "capture or kill" wretched Taliban thug Ahmad Shahd.
Based on the book from the mission's lone survivor, Marcus Luttrell, the film groups Mark Wahlberg (Luttrell), Taylor Kitsch (Mike Murphy), Ben Foster (Matt Axelson), and Emile Hirsch (Danny Dietz) together and pits them against dramatic Taliban numbers – and even more dramatic Afghanistan terrain.
The mission becomes "compromised" once a trio of Afghan shepherds literally stumble upon the unit in the hills above their target. What to do with the "innocent," unarmed shepherds is the moral conflict of the story.
Their decision to let them go, spearheaded by Luttrell's conscience, ends up sealing the fate of three of the four men.
While the shepherds scamper effortlessly down the hillside to alert the bad guys, our heroes struggle to make their way back up the unforgiving surface to a secure area suitable for radio transmission back to headquarters.
"What you wanna do?" asks Dietz once they struggle up to flat land.
"Go home," responds unit commander and renowned bad ass Murphy. "Crawl in to bed and watch Anchorman. Isn't that the way it works? We did the right thing. Good things happen to good people…right?"
If only.
Director Peter Berg deserves huge kudos for this accomplishment. Lone Survivor is an intense, brutally graphic celebration of American war-time heroism, with four performances that should be given a special award for "hazardous workplace conditions" and stunt work that had to have left a mark.
There's a sequence in Lone Survivor that will blow your mind. As our four heroes realize their options are limited, they leap in unison from a craggy bluff and tumble violently down the unforgiving mountain side. We, the audience, feel each thud and crash and splinter and rupture as these four men fall for what seems like two full minutes of brutal bashing. It's a cinematic experience I will never forget.
It's hard to put in to words how deeply connected the actors appear in these roles. Watching them struggle and battle, bond and embrace one another as it all crashes in on them is both heartbreaking and uplifting.
Heartbreaking because our warriors are always up to the task…but the good guys don't always win.
Uplifting because the American fighting man is still the absolute best in the world, and any time spent witnessing, honoring, empathizing with, and saluting them is most surely time well spent.
YEP – The ad campaign and trailer for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty led us to believe the film would be a big time adventure fantasy frolic with high wire set pieces and special fx.
Not so much.
I kept expecting the real action and adventure to kick in to high gear.
Never really took off. Unless you consider skateboarding a few miles down hill daredevil material.
But the real surprise is how effective the love story is.
Computer visual effects have come so far it's actually becoming less and less impressive when big budget pix pull off their sleight of hand magic.
For my money, it's more difficult to match up actors who make an engaging on-screen romance. One you actually root for.
Directed by and starring Ben Stiller, Mitty (based on the short story by James Thurber) tells the story of hum drum Walter Mitty, in charge of negative assets in the basement at Life Magazine. With the legendary rag going under, the final cover assignment photo has gone missing and Mitty's head is on the chopping block.
Motivated by his office-place crush on Kristen Wiig, Walter decides to go in search of the missing photo and in the process he grows the set of you-know-what he desperately needed to get the girl.
Still, it's an unremarkable film that seems half finished and easily forgotten.


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The Red Sox will conclude their worst season in more than 45 years Wednesday night and then all the attention can be devoted to preparing for 2013. Many decisions will need to be made including whether or not to re-sign their current free agents.
There has been mutual interest between Cody Ross and the organization, and one would expect David Ortiz to return as well. Other than those two, none of the free agents are expected to be re-signed.
Here are three steps to fix the Red Sox franchise:
1. Find the right guy
For obvious reasons, Bobby Valentine hasn't been the right manager for the Red Sox this year and is not expected to return next season. The organization needs to find the right man for the job and not just settle for the biggest name/personality like they did last offseason.
Some possibilities include: John Farrell (Toronto Blue Jays manager), Tim Bogar (Red Sox bench coach), Dave Martinez (Tampa Bay Rays bench coach) or Mike Maddux (Texas Rangers pitching coach).
2. Cleanup the mess
After trading away Adrian Gonzalez the Red Sox do not have a true cleanup hitter on their roster. Ortiz is no longer that guy, neither is Ross, or Middlebrooks. In recent days Mauro Gomez has been the Red Sox' No. 4 hitter, a player who didn't even make the big league club following spring training.
With financial flexibility this offseason one of their biggest priorities needs to be signing a free agent power hitter to hit cleanup. It would preferably come in the form of a first baseman or an outfielder.
Their options may include: Josh Hamilton, Adam LaRoche, Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn. Pretty slim pickings, so the Red Sox may be forced into a trade for the cleanup hitter they desperately need.
3. End the so-called streak
This has been one of the biggest complaints among Red Sox Nation this season as each game as been declared a sellout even though, at times, Fenway Park hasn't been even 80 percent full. The "distribution streak" is nearing 800 games and is the longest such streak in major U.S. sports.
There is no question next April there will be games that are not sold out. It would be in the organization's best interest to then declare the sellout streak over. It wouldn't be the end of the world; fans will still continue to show up, it might even bring some old fans back.


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This GodPod was recorded as part of a lecture given by Rt Revd Dr Graham Tomlin titled 'The Reformation – Past, Present and Future'. This lecture was recorded as part of the McDonald Lecture Series - a collaboration between St Mellitus College and the McDonald Agape Foundation, enabled through a generous donation from the McDonald Agape Foundation.
This GodPod was recorded as part of a Reformation Symposium hosted by St Mellitus College last month. Graham is joined by Prof. Charlotte Methuen, Revd Dr Michael Leyden and Prof. Simeon Zhal to discuss The Reformation and what it means for the church today.
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