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Contemporary Italian Cinema – un bel momentoPosted: September 21, 2015 Filed under: Film & Artists' Moving Image | Tags: film, film festival, Italian, Italy Leave a comment
I recently came back from Venice Film Festival after 9 days there as part of an arthouse cinema managing training course which I wrote about here and I returned to London even more of an Italophile than I left, also with a renewed enthusiasm for Italian cinema. It seems that Italian cinema is definitely having some time in the limelight at the moment which is great. Here's a look at what's coming up that there is to look forward to:
At the Venice Film Festival I saw A Bigger Splash directed by Luca Guadagnino – a funny, strange and visually stunning film centred around 4 characters, starring Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts and Dakota Johnson.
Rock legend Marianne Lane is recuperating on the volcanic island of Pantelleria with her partner Paul when iconoclast record producer and old flame Harry unexpectedly arrives with his daughter Penelope and interrupts their holiday, bringing with him an A-bomb blast of delirious nostalgia from which there can be no rescue. A Bigger Splash is a sensuous portrait of laughter, desire, and rock and roll detonating into violence under the Mediterranean sun.
I really enjoyed this film, it looks incredible – as its based on a beautiful Italian island and for me Tilda Swinton steals the show being the goddess that she always is! However, it didn't quite reach the pinnacle of Guadagnino's previous film for me, I Am Love … even the poster artwork for that film is brilliant!
Paolo Sorrentino who won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2013 for The Great Beauty is back with a new film called Youth. Fred and Mick, two old friends, are on vacation in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children's confused lives, Mick's enthusiastic young writers, and the other hotel guests. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. But someone wants at all costs to hear him conduct again. I haven't seen this film yet but wait to, it looks like its going to be great – starring Michael Caine and Rachel Weisz so a good start!
Piero Messina was assistant director to Sorrentino on The Great Beauty and Messina's debut feature film The Wait sees Juliette Binoche and Lou de Laage play women holed up in a Sicilian villa as they wait for, respectively, their son and boyfriend to return. I'm intrigued to see this film as I really loved Binoche in her latest big film Clouds Of Sils Maria.
A recent film from a this time female Italian director (Alice Rohrwacher) is The Wonders (Le Meraviglie). The film is about an unconventional family including four daughters who live in the remote Italian countryside, making their living through bee-keeping and the production of honey. The father of German origin constantly tries to re enforce that he's the one in charge, although Gelsomina, the eldest daughter played by a first time actor is growing up fast and perhaps is the one who gets what's going on better than the others. A main theme of the film is the idea of how ancient traditions and methods will have to give way to modernisation and the plot of the film follows a TV countryside competition that comes to the Etruscan area where the family is based. The performance of Alexandra Lungu who plays Gelsomina is really captivating in this film – dare you to look away as she does a trick with bees on her face… its all pretty weird but wonderful in this film. Monica Bellucci plays the hostess of the Countryside Wonders TV programme, as seen below. The film won the Grand Prix at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and has recently come out on view on demand.
Director Abel Ferrara has made a film about Pier Paolo Pasolini, one of the real greats of Italian cinema and more specifically, about his death with occured under suspicious circumstances. I studied Pasolini's films during my undergraduate degree in Art History & Italian and really enjoyed getting into them. The films and man made an impression on me and I wrote my final year dissertation (in Italian) comparing the sacred and the profane in Pasolini and Michelangelo's work. It'll be interesting to see this film and I've read that Willem Dafoe plays the part of Pasolini extremely well. The film is distributed by BFI and is being screened currently, listed here
To almost finish, here's a look at the result of the 9 day course that I did in Venice …
and while on that course, I met a talented Italian filmmaker with a wonderful documentary film that follows the process of creating one of Velasco Vitali's famous dog sculptures, from wax to glazed bronze, at Fonderia Artistica Battaglia (Battaglia Artistic Foundry), in Milan. The film observes the work of a group of skilled artisans in this 100-year old foundry and reveals the ancient traditions of bronze sculpture making, unchanged since the Sixth century B.C. This film will be screened at the London Film Festival, as will a number of other Italian films, listed here.
Lastly, I'm excited to be collaborating with Cinema Italia UK at JW3 Cinema where I work, who I met when I put on a screening of the brilliant film Queen Of Hearts thanks to London's Little Italy On Film, with screenwriter Tony Grisoni. Cinema Italia screen Italian films that would otherwise not be shown in the UK. I'll leave you with the trailer for Queen Of Hearts, enjoy!
8 days in Venice soon for Art Cinema = Action + ManagementPosted: August 17, 2015 Filed under: Film & Artists' Moving Image, News | Tags: arthouse, Biennale, CICAE, cinema, film, independent cinema, Italian, Italy, Venice, Venice Film Festival 2 Comments
I'm very pleased to tell you about some news – that I applied for and was successful in getting a (fully funded!) place on a unique training course called Art Cinema = Action + Management which is run by CICAE, the International Confederation of Art Cinemas. This will take place soon, from 31st August to 8th September. The course is the only international training programme for professionals working in the art house exhibition industry. The seminar is organised with the support of the Creative Europe's MEDIA Programme and consists of around 20 trainers and 50 participants coming from all over the world, for an 8-day programme of lectures, workshops, case studies and screenings. CICAE is celebrating 60 years this year and you can find out about its interesting history here
The aims of the course are:
- To communicate with the new generation of art house managers the specific knowledge (methods, tools, ideas and contacts) they need for programming, event organisation and management of an art house cinema.
- Offer exhibitors a space where they can reflect on their practices, share their experiences and discover new opportunities in their industry
- Provide insight into the tools of the trade and the challenges faced by the sector
- Benefit from the skills of close to a hundred top-notch cinema professionals and trainers
- Create a network of contacts and exchange experiences with one's peers
- Develop short and long-term projects
I'm really excited to have this opportunity to take part in 8 days of intense training, surrounded by the atmosphere of so much going on, as the course timing coincides with the 72nd Mostra del Cinema (Venice International Film Festival). So I am very much looking forward to lots of learning and collaboration as well as networking and screenings at the film festival. Its going to be really interesting for me to meet other people from all over the world, running arthouse independent cinemas, just like me! It'll also be a great chance for me to be back in Italy (where I lived for a year) and practice my Italian which I am fluent in but it tends to go a bit rusty when I don't speak often. The course takes place on the island of San Servolo, close to the Lido in Venice. San Servolo used to be a monastery and now is used for conferences and so on.
The other day I actually held a meeting at work in Italian which was great practice and a boost for my confidence to know that I can still do it! I'm very much looking forward to working with the wonderful Cinema Italia UK as a result of this. Cinema Italia UK screen films in London which would otherwise not have any release in the UK.
Its going to be great to be back in Venice. I was last there for the Venice art Biennale in 2011! Hopefully I'll write an update on how it all went when I'm back. Ciao for now!
Verona – città dell'amore (city of love)Posted: August 25, 2014 Filed under: Global/ Travel, Music & Sound | Tags: città dell'amore. city of love, design, Italy, love, Romeo and Juliet, travel, Verona Leave a comment
Last month I was lucky enough to be in Verona, Italy for a few days city break. I used to live in Italy and have visited a lot of the county, self-confessed Italophile as I am! However, nothing could have prepared me for the picture postcard perfect beauty of Verona which I had never been to before.
The river runs through the centre of the city, the banks of which are lined with prettily coloured buildings while green trees provide shade to the hilly landscape above which stunning views can be found. Verona is the perfect sized city to explore in a few days on foot, whether you're walking up its many hills to take in the panoramic vistas or if you're walking along the river or in and out of cobbled streets and piazzas stopping off at a gelateria for ice cream.
We all know the city as 'fair Verona', the setting of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet where the play's star-crossed lovers meet. Verona certainly makes the most out of the story and it was fun to be a tourist and visit 'Juliet's house' – the house which belonged to the "Dal Cappello" or "Cappelletti" – Capulet family. The building, dates back to the 13th and was renovated in the last century. Inside the palazzo there are works of art by various Veronese artists and some costumes from the 1936 film of Romeo and Juliet. Italians have a strange modern custom of attaching padlocks often inscribed with couples' names on them, to various romantic monuments and this has certainly happened in full force by Juliet's house!
On one of our days exploring the city, we discovered the beautiful Giardino Giusti described by Lonely Planet as follows:
Across the river from the historic centre, these sculpted gardens, considered a masterpiece of Renaissance landscaping, are well worth seeking out. Named after the noble family that has tended them since opening them to the public in 1591, they have lost none of their charm. The vegetation is an Italianate mix of the manicured and natural, graced by soaring cypresses, one of which the German poet Goethe immortalised in his travel writings.
Although close to a busy road, once we got into the garden we were in a tranquil and peaceful setting. Happily there weren't many visitors around and we enjoyed walking up the windy path instead of the main route to reach the top. On the way we found a lovely spot which was a pagoda with a stunning look out view. My boyfriend of 4 years Itay, chose this moment to get down on one knee and propose! Of course I said yes and it made our visit to the garden and our whole trip to Verona even more memorable and special!
Afterwards, in a heads in the clouds daze, walking on air happy feeling we went and had a celebratory lunch in a great traditional restaurant which was full of Italians so we knew it was a good one …
The main reason we had decided to visit Verona in the first place, was to go and see an opera in the open air arena. So as the grand finale to our stay, we had for months had tickets booked to see the opera Aida at the arena. We go to the opera in London quite often but seeing an opera at the arena in Verona is something else! We chose to reserve seats and to be near to the stage for an up close experience with the glitterati rather than queuing to sit in the Gods. The whole experience was so magical, to be watching opera in an ancient site in Italy – I felt that I couldn't have more of a super Italian experience if I tried! We saw a modern interpretation production of Aida and the use of shadow puppets, fire displays and innovative props made for an amazing spectacle! It was a really fantastic end to a great to the perfect Italian city – Verona – città dell'amore (city of love).
All photographs in this post are by Itay Greenspon.


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How Long Will South Africa Survive?: The Looming Crisis
R.W. Johnson
Hurst, 2015
288 pp., 35.0
Sarah Ruden
Day of Reckoning
Sad as it is, I can't dispute R. W. Johnson's latest account of South Africa. He is South African himself and a meticulous career expert on destabilizing forces in the country. This is actually his second book with this title, the first one having appeared in 1977. If you want—and maybe you don't—the last word in bad news from the southernmost, most developed part of the troubled continent, you couldn't find a more fearless source than this Marxist long ago turned free-market enthusiast.
The post-apartheid regime recently proposed (and this is just one example of its head-spinning recklessness—Johnson tends to devote just a sentence or two to each example, there are so many) that 50 percent of the nation's remaining commercial farms be appropriated, and that their former owners be forced to remain on them to train newcomers in farm management. But land redistribution has already broken the back of the once-mighty farming sector and raised the threat of national food insecurity. An attempt to enslave white farmers (whose physically embattled cause Genocide Watch took up a number of years ago) as facilitators of their own dispossession would trump neighboring Zimbabwe's folly. Zimbabwe's leaders at least let farmers run for it.
I must stress that my tone isn't Johnson's; he's chiefly a numbers man, though he clearly reads everything, gets around, and talks to every player who's willing. Unfortunately, his macro-economics and assessment of high-level political strategies on the one hand, and my daily and personal observations (supplemented by contacts maintained with South African friends and colleagues, now that I live in the US again), tell the same frightening story.
I moved to the country in 1994, shortly before the first multi-racial elections, and I can attest that development was excellent by African standards. I marveled at the sheer number of ATMs. (My sister, a biologist, had warned me about Cape buffalo, as if they roamed the streets.) Whites were of course far better off, but their districts were integrating fast with the rising black middle class—legal segregation had been eliminated long before political inclusion came—and everyone but a few we classed as nut-cases cheerfully projected that high standards would push out to the chaotic "townships" and the rural wastelands. Then there would be peace and prosperity for all.
Nobody I knew imagined the relentless electrical grid failures Johnson cites. Still, within a few years problems were common. Zzzzt. Out went the lights in a mall while I was getting a haircut, but the staff in the windowless salon were prepared. A second beautician and two tea ladies approached with lighted candles and held these around my head while the original beautician continued snipping; it was fun, actually, like a piratical slumber-party game, but the result looked bad in daylight. A lot in South Africa came to look startlingly bad, like the gibberish of the "sign-language interpreter" at Nelson Mandela's memorial ceremonies.
Obviously, breakdown of this kind can't be blamed on white racism. Nor, as Johnson argues, does Western bullying and gouging figure in South Africa's present fate. The country is geographically isolated, politically all but autonomous, and unbelievably resource-rich (having the densest concentration of valuable minerals in the world), with a posh inheritance of infrastructure and expertise and a great accumulation of international goodwill. The new majority government is blowing it all.
Johnson looks toward the probable crisis, the nationwide municipal elections of 2016. Under Jacob Zuma's presidency, his African National Congress's abuses have gone from ordinary for the developing world to X-rated. "Cadre deployment," or the attempt to control all sectors of civil society with dedicated ANC operatives, has become open political violence and intimidation, with legal consequences headed off or disregarded, and often openly sneered at.
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So what is the US military and its NATO allies doing to mitigate the risk of climate change? They are fully engaged in massively destructive global geoengineering programs. SRM (solar radiation management) and SAG (stratospheric aerosol geoengineering) are likely only a part of the lethal aircraft spraying programs going on above our heads day in and day out.
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Oberlander Deems Effexor Infant Death To Be "SIDS"
You've seen the video of Matthew Schultz crying for the only time before his death at the age of two hours – and you've read his parents' blog.
What you do not know is that for the past two years, Amery and Christiane Schultz have been actively seeking expert opinions and trying to find a lawyer. Unfortunately, so far the quest has been frustrating at best. One of the people that Amery has sought out for help was Tim Oberlander.
I have had the occasion dozens of times to talk with Amery through the process and I have expressed my frustration to him about what has gone on in meetings with Oberlander.
I considered Oberlander to be a wonderful expert after the May 2009 Vogue article on the risks of antidepressants and pregnancy. The article was titled "Pregnant Pause" and was written by Alexis Jetter. This report was basically a precursor to the AMA / ACOG release, as the subtitle read, "With a flurry of recent reports challenging the safety of antidepressants for unborn babies, doctors are rethinking the guidelines." This article was put into the hands of Senators as we pounded the hill trying to stop The MOTHERS Act. Its publication in Vogue resulted in an attempt by Lauren Hale from PSI to publish a rebuttal she claimed or seemed to be claiming to have written herself, which as Evelyn Pringle reported at the time, was so obviously a planted smear campaign. Later that Summer as TIME Magazine published a story on The MOTHERS Act including a blurb about me, the folks with PSI practically went ballistic.
But when the AMA and ACOG reports were issued in August, my opinion of Oberlander changed. A report was issued in the media which claimed that antidepressants were safe for pregnant women. Oberlander's name was listed as an author on the ACOG paper that the media was promoting as their so-called basis for pushing drugs on pregnant moms.
Add to that the fact that the original report was twisted to convey this false headline, and the fact that Oberlander had mentioned he wanted Hannah Kinney to help out with the Matthew Schultz investigation… and I was extremely concerned. Kinney is a researcher who has in the past stated that she wanted to look into the possibility of using Prozac-like drugs to prevent SIDS.
For anyone to claim that the death of a baby who was not doing well from birth after being born exposed to Effexor, and who was basically neglected by staff as he worsened and then went into cardiac arrest, was "SIDS" or was "natural" boggles the mind. For it to come from an expert like Oberlander shocks the conscience.
Here you can read Amery's article on the topic of the "expert" report and the report coming from the coroner. As you can see, even Hannah Kinney considered the drug exposure to be an issue. So I am just left scratching my head and wondering who got to Oberlander, or where his integrity has gone.
Bobby Fiddaman commented on this situation on his blog here.
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The Eerie Exploits of Ranger Co. X: This Star Says I'm a Texas Lawman
Introduction – Part 1 – Part 2
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You leave the Depot out the front door. From the street, you can see the gateway to the famous Strand, once considered the economic capital of the West, rivaling even Wall Street. But that was before the 1900 Storm. Now, there was evidence of slow decay, as the prosperity shifted north to Houston and even further west to California. To one side lay a closed hotel, with some windows boarded over and others broken. On another nearby street you could clearly make out a sign advertising The Salvation Army.
"Christ, I need a barber," Jack announced
Chris pulls over at the first barber shop he sees.
You make your way to the headquarters of 'Galveston's Finest.' As you exit the car and make your way to the front door, you pass a number of police, both uniformed and plainclothes. They each look at you a little longer than you're comfortable with, and then move on.
James doesn't register anything outwardly, but inside he thinks, "Yeah, we's black men; get over it!"
"Well, shall we get out of the sun," Gabriel says to the others as he walks towards the doors.
Chris looked at his car. The only available spot in the GPD's parking lot left very little room for his Chevy. Thoughts of dinged paint scampered across his brain. Looking up at the cops giving him and his fellow Rangers the 'eye', Chris thought it might be best to get the team inside and meet with the Detective. He followed Gabriel and looked over his shoulder at the rest, "No invitations now people."
Then eyeing Jack running his fingers through his fresh buzz-cut he added, "It'll grow back eventually, but if y'all gonna take your Daddy's spot on this roster you need to look the part."
Jack grinned, "Nah. This is my natural coat. Call the sasquatch-look freshman jitters. I feel much better now."
You enter the station, and approach the desk sergeant. As you ask for Sorenson, he gives you the once over, and then directs you to the squad room.
Inside, Detective Sorenson is just as the desk sergeant described him: tall, broad-shouldered, sandy-haired and still fairly young-looking. You could just as easily imagine him as a college linebacker as a detective.
Gabriel felt awkward. Was he supposed to introduce himself to the detective, and if so, how? He wasn't sure how many people even knew about this branch of the Rangers. He looked over to Chris for direction.
Seeing the odd collection led by the man in the pearl-gray hat, Det. Sorenson quickly walks over.
"I'm Charlie Sorenson. You must be the Rangers I asked for…though I didn't expect a team…. Anyway, I'm glad you came right over. I'd like your thoughts on a case."
What have I gotten myself into… Jack kept the thought to himself, but was already starting to wonder if he was in over his head.
Chris*tries to get a read on Det Sorenson's body language*
All eyes in the group were on Chris. "That's what I get for wearing my Ranger hat," he thought to himself, "everyone suddenly thinks I'm the leader. Man I sure wish Jack Sr. was here. I'm not sure I'm ready to lead a group."
Outwardly, Chris broke into a broad grin and tipped his hat back on his head, "Normally, one Ranger is all you need. But the home office thinks your case needs a little more attention than normal."
He stuck out his hand, grabbed Detective Sorenson's and pumped it vigorously, "I'm Ranger DeHart," dropping the hand he gestured at each of the others in turn, "Vargas, Freeman, Cooper & Macher. Why don't fill us in on the case."
Detective Sorenson shuffled his feet in an awkward manner, almost as if he were a child caught in an embarrassing situation, "My Captain didn't think I should call," he began, slowly. "But things just didn't add up to me, and I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask for another opinion." He took a deep breath. "A Galveston Daily News reporter apparently took a header out of an upper-story window of the old Hotel Panama – you may have seen it on your way over, it's near the depot. Anyways, officially it's a suicide, but I'm not so sure. You see, the reporter was still sort of new, and he was looking into reports that the Panama was haunted. A couple of Boy Scouts tried to spend the night there around Halloween, but ran out screaming like Girl Scouts within a couple of hours. Anyway, the department says suicide, my gut says something else."
Jack raises his eyebrows.
"Hotel Panama?" Chris removed his hat and scratched his head. "That's a new one on me. I've got quite a file on Galveston ghost stories but nothin' ever mentioned the Hotel Panama." Placing his hat back on Chris continued, "What else can you tell us, Detective?"
Jack can not mask is utterly incredulous expression.
Gabriel leans back against the wall, settling in for a ghost story. He wondered how it would line up with some of the Native spirit stories he was told as a child.
The Hotel like everything here isn't familiar to James, as this city isn't his beat. He does know and respect the instincts of another policeman however.
The detective took another deep breath. "That's the thing. The hotel has been closed for many years. We've had a few vandalism calls out there, and rousted a few hobos, but never a story about ghosts. We figure the Scouts were there to prove to their younger friends that just because the hotel was old and boarded up that it wasn't necessarily filled with spooks. Then they lit out like their shorts were on fire jabberin' on about scary voices."
Jack's eyebrows go higher.
"How bout the non-ghostly angle? Did the reporter have enemies? Any hoods or Realtors got reason to keep kids and reporters out of the hotel? I seen some mean Realtors before."
"As far as the reporter was concerned, he was still considered a rookie at the News, and was tryin' to make his mark. Nobody at the newsroom seemed to know much about him."
to be continued….
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I tend to avoid news while I'm on holiday in case it disturbs my family-friendly mood, but The Guardian's brilliant coverage of the Ian Tomlinson affair and the wider issues raised by the Met's policing of the G20 demonstrations had me scampering to the local newsagent every morning last week. Now I've got my hands full trying to catch up on those themes arising from the events of 1st April that I can most usefully follow here. The obvious one is the response to them of Boris Johnson.
My inbox contained the statement from Kit Malthouse issued on 9th April, which, along with reiterating the full support of the Mayor and the MPA for a "rigorous and speedy investigation" into the Tomlinson incident by the Independent Police Complaints Commission, said that:
The MPA has asked that members receive a thorough briefing about the tactics employed during the G20 protests, and I confirm that the matter will be discussed during the next meeting of the Police Authority on 30th April 2009.
On the face of it those tactics - the confinement or "kettling" of anyone within the area of a demonstration for many hours whether or not they are under arrest or suspected of committing a crime - should be a matter of deep concern to the capital's political leader, who has long voiced his opposition to the state's incursions on civil liberties under the Labour government.
This displeasure has been notably expressed against attempts to increase police powers eroding individuals' rights and freedoms. During last year's debate about the length of time that terrorism suspects might be held without charge, Johnson amused audiences with a running joke about not intending to detain them for long, "unlike the Labour government" which wished to detain people for 42 days.
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I do. Probably too easily.
Especially when it comes to my writing. I just don't have the confidence in my abilities to do it "right" I guess.
My blog. My column. My unpublished works. Is any of it really good or are people just being nice? Does any of it serve a purpose?
Diane lovingly told me my heart's on my sleeve and I am too sensitive. This is true. Have been my whole life. I don't like criticism. It cuts something deep for whatever childhood reason.
Yet I keep doing it. Can't stop really. Prompted by God. Or seeking some kind of approval or validation. From others. From Him. Like a published book in print. "Then I'll truly be a writer."
Got my answer though to BSF postings from BSF themselves buried in the notes for Lesson 2. Paraphrasing it says technology has opened up previously closed doors to sharing the gospel with others all over the world.
All of this has a purpose and a reason for preparing me for whatever God has in store for me in the future.
And I believe this of you all as well. We're all here. Learning from each other. Encouraging each other. Sharing our life's frustrations and desires and our walk. Fighting the Devil every step of the way. Growing. Maturing. Being.
I pray for you all daily; that you find whatever you are seeking (be it here or elsewhere) and you continue marching forward doing God's call on your life despite the inevitable setbacks and complications that accompany us all.
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You are in the process of designing your dream house just the way you have always imagined when you builder poses the question, "Are you interested in investing in a pool?" This is when reality hits you because you have never considered this idea up until now. Pools offer a great way to exercise for all ages and it can provide endless hours of affordable entertainment for your family and friends. Water allows us to do exercises that would otherwise be difficult to do outside of a body of water. It also causes less wear and tear on your body, especially our joints.
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In an editorial in Science Henry Greely asks for money to fund the enterprise:
[F]unds are essential to promote [studying the ethical, legal, and social implications of neuroscience], particularly by medical school researchers who depend on grants. In these days of tight federal budgets, money is hard to get. But to fund science without supporting work on its social consequences will ensure that the neuroscience revolution brings far too much social pain and chaos along with its scientific and medical breakthroughs.Social pain and chaos... perhaps I would be worried if I knew what Greely is talking about.
Emily Anthes reports that Martha Farah, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, has asked for more taxpayers' money to fund neuro-enhancement and neurotechnologies.
If we keep the balance of power in the private sector, she said, the development of ethically questionable neurotechnologies and drugs may never be transparent. The relevant risks may never be disclosed, and we may not have the public debate we need before new products come to market.In other words, let's put neuro-enhancement and neurotechnologies in the hands of government instead of our hands because government, unlike us, will make ethical, transparent and judicious use of brain technology... on us.


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I dunno, we looted tons of stuff so far in Season 5, same as we did in previous seasons.Yes, it's not 'yours' until you spend the downtime, but nothing stopping your from fencing the stuff.-k
I'm avoiding it for now, hoping that our players are willing to be reasonable and that our GMs can keep things moving and out of their hands... But frankly it really sucks that I have to seriously considering giving NPCs any expensive gear to help make them more of a realistic challenge, simply because I know PCs will go "Look! Expensive Cyberdeck! Attack Chopper! Rocket Launchers! Wired 3! Steal it alll!!!!!!!!"
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Especially if characters start trying to deliberately capitalize on it (I had a player during Season 4 email me to ask if he was allowed to spend his downtime stealing cars to fence, for example).
Pathfinder Society is something we've been watching carefully, and it's been suggested to us numerous times (by both GMs and players) to adopt something similar to their method, where straight-up you don't keep anything you loot. Instead at the end of the adventure you get a set amount of bonus cash, and you can spend that on specific items that appeared in the adventure. This allows for multiple characters to end up with that +3 sword of ogre slaying that one enemy had, for example. It also prevents characters from managing to acquire the "Vorpal Sword of God Slaying and World Devouring" that was the McGuffin the boss monster had. This is something I'm seriously debating instituting.


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The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) yesterday sought the amendment of the Land Use Act.
Its Executive Director, Dr Godwin Uyi Ojo, at a stakeholders' meeting on securing communal tenure rights to land in Abuja, maintained that the inconsistencies inherent in the law were being manipulated by the elite to the detriment of the common citizens.
He argued that the lacunae had created a thriving environment for land-grabbing, the root cause of food shortages in the country.
Ojo said: "The land use Act is begging for amendment because it has so much inconsistencies. It is subject to abuse and it is being manipulated.
"Although it is an issue that is in the concurrent list subject to constitutional means for its amendment.
"But the issue of overriding powers from the governors and the politicians to take the land for the overarching interest of the state has been manipulated severally and this is how large-scale land acquisition and grabbing are being perpetrated in Nigeria."
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Expressing worry over the spate of land-grabbing in the country, Ojo made reference to the 30,000 hectares of land acquired by PZ Wilmar in Cross River state, in addition to the request for additional 50,000 hectares and another 30, 750 hectares secured by Okomu Oil in alleged breach of Environmental
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How are you? How do you do?
How were those flowers last night?
Were they yummy in your tummy,
making you feel all right?
Look at me, now all flower-free.
Look at thee, prancing freestyle,
with your bright hibiscus smile.
Oh, Deer.


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I landed on a website looking through the jobs section and decided to see how this test would turn out. I was really surprised by these results. Although I was tempted to retake the test I think these result are pretty darn accurate. Since I talk so much about having vision seeing these results have been very comforting.
So, if these test result are even partially true then what are you waiting for ? Magician for hire !!


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What's Popular in Landscaping?The warm weather is fast approaching. Gardening and landscaping is right around the corner. What are the latest trends in landscaping? According to Realtytimes.com, Pergolas are popular. This wooden garden structure forms shading from the sun and can possibly give climbing plants a structure to grow on. It's kind of like a gazebo, it can either be an extension to your home or link to another part of the home. There are also freestanding pergolas which offer a sitting area but are not attached to any part of your home.
Flagstone patios are another trend in landscaping. There's a wide variety of flat stones with different shades of color. The best part is you can build it yourself. It's like putting a puzzle together and makes for a nice finish. There are plenty of websites that can help you create this type of patio in no time.
Natural stains are in. Soy-based, natural pigments and non-hazardous are the latest buzz words surrounding the typical can of stain. The conventional products have harmful chemicals including synthetic pesticides and fungicides.
New age wicker dominates the furniture arena with a weather-resistant property. This new patio furniture can be left out in the sun or rain and not rot. You can also get a warranty for most of the furniture being sold out there.
Fountains have always been fashionable and they still are, especially for people that know about feng shui. Plus, these days there are many that are solar-powered.
And speaking of solar, lights are being replaced lately because of the rising costs of energy.
The All My Sons of Raleigh hope this article gives you a better idea about the possibilities of landscaping. Have fun with it, enjoy your time outside and create a space you'll be comfortable in. If you rather move to a new home, with a new patio and backyard, then the Raleigh movers can help you with professional moving services. We're backed by four generations of movers and have a wide range of experience in all types of moves from residential to commercial and even long-distance moves. If moving to a new place is what you want, All My Sons of Raleigh can help!


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With many years of experience in family law, Thomas & Krail, LLC have represented hundreds of New Jersey residents facing difficult family law issues.
Their thorough knowledge of family law, extensive backgrounds in both healthcare and personal injury, and years of practical litigation experience bring a level of legal expertise to Freehold, New Jersey that is simply unmatched by other New Jersey family law attorneys.
Founded on the core principles of Communication, Advocacy, and Collaboration, clients can always expect a compassionate, solution-oriented approach from Thomas & Krail, LLC.
At Thomas & Krail, LLC, communication is key. We diligently take the time to communicate and ask the right questions, as well as listening attentively to our clients responses. We do not shy away from giving our legal expertise when needed.
After all, we cannot provide the most effective solution for your family law issue if we are not fully aware of all of the unique details and circumstances.
Juggling your personal life, your children, and workload is overwhelming as it is. In your time of need, you shouldn't have to juggle the aspects of your divorce or other family law proceedings too. Allow a skilled New Jersey family law attorney to handle it for you.
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Whether it be representing you in child custody proceedings or assisting you during negotiations with your former spouse, our New Jersey family law attorneys are ready and able to fight for you.
Delivering excellent client service plays a huge factor in the success of our cases. We believe in actively partnering with our clients to not only understand their unique situations and provide comprehensive solutions but to also educate them about the legal process and why we choose to implement particular plans of action in their case.
Providing this type of transparency is often looked down upon or avoided in the legal industry due to selfish wants and needs. However, we've found that a client cannot and will not fully diverge important details if they do not fully trust their New Jersey family law attorney.
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When I think about Italian fashion, I think about how many gorgeous luxury labels there are, and the exquisite quality that they bring to the red carpet in-particular. You have the romantic and elegant vibe of Valentino, bold and edgy fashion covered by Versace and Dolce & Gabbana, you have fabulous tailoring and minimalism from Armani, uber-sexy glamour from Roberto Cavalli and pure femme fatale from Gucci – and that's without mentioned the beauty of Prada, the fun of Moschino, the divine prints of Pucci and the knitted beauties by Missoni.
The V&A's latest fashion exhibition explores all their influential contributions to fashion, as well as the rich passion of the Italian fashion industry from the end of the Second World War to the present day in its beautifully curated 'The Glamour of Italian Fashion' exhibition, which runs from April 5 until July 27, 2014.
One of the most striking rooms within the exhibition has to be the array of modern-day pieces, these are the most recognisable – from the hand-painted Dolce & Gabbana ballgown to a floor-length romantic Valentino gown and accessories including the Fendi baguette bag, Gucci's 'New Jackie' bag and Tod's vibrant driving moccasins.
Just seeing the red carpet beauties up close, especially the gorgeous Armani Prive gown from the spring/summer 2010 collection, encrusted with Swarovski crystals was amazing to see – the craftsmanship is just incredible.
But the most revealing section had to be the opening 'Return to Luxury' area of the exhibit, telling the story of the early 'Sala Bianca' catwalk shows in Florence held in the 1950's and featuring couture designers including Simonetta, just look at her spectacular 1950's evening gown above, and Capucci, who became known for his sculptural style with this intricate multi-layered scalloped ruffled cocktail dress presented with a silver velvet stole from 1957.
Other highlights had to be this red tulle couture dress by Valentino from 1977, the dramatic colour and the ruffles is so synonymous with his romantic and ethereal work. As was seeing the Bulgari emerald and diamond jewellery that was worn by Elizabeth Taylor in 1967 to a masked ball in Venice, the iconic jewels just show off what Italian glamour is.
This exhibition is so much more than fashion, it is a history on how Italian fashion became such a fixture in the industry, the earlier couture designers, as well as the rise of the country's luxury fashion houses. If you love fashion, Italian style and gorgeous dresses – you will love this exhibition.


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Common Exercise Flaws and the Fixes: The Lunge
June 19, 2013 Leave a comment
By Kyle Arsenault CSCS
Single leg work is an extremely important component to a quality performance training program. It allows for more specific work on one leg which is critical as many of our daily activities and sporting events utilize single leg stances. It allows for less compression of the spinal column as it places more emphasis on the hip and core musculature. Single leg work also promotes more functional stability and balance than its bilateral stance counterparts.
You don't need to be a stability ball Ninja, just do some quality single leg work!
But just as with any exercise, if the form and focus are not spot on, single leg emphasis exercises (specifically the lunge in this case) can quickly result in unwanted compensation patterns, decreased performance and injury. A few things to consider when training the lunge are…
1) Make sure you don't over or understride the stance.
2) Start with the feet, ankles, knees and hips stacked on top of each other and step straight back keeping them in line.
3) Don't let the knees cave in (valgus) or the trailing hip to rotate open (keep your hips forward as if you had headlights on your hips and you want the lights shining straight forward).
4) Don't let the trailing hip sink or dip (imagine a shelf coming out from each hip with a glass of water on each and you don't want to spill the water).
5) Keep the trailing knee underneath the hips and when descending into the lunge utilize the "sprinter position" in order to load the hip and use the front leg glute to perform the majority of the work.
6) Keep the front leg shin relatively vertical, dig the front heel down and back to produce the movement and keep the shoulder blades back to prevent from "slumping" over.
***Bonus tip: while you want the majority of weight in the front heel to prevent excess weight and quadriceps activity of the trailing leg, make sure the big toe of the front leg stays in contact with the ground at all times.
To see these cues in action check out the video below. Share this post with your friend and family because if you found it useful they will too!


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Hankham Primary School East Sussex
what it is
Hankham Primary School was opened in 1879 and is situated in a rural setting close to Eastbourne and Hailsham. The school caters for children aged 4 to 11 years of age and they have been using temporary classrooms to cope with the demand for places at the school.
The temporary buildings have now been replaced with a new Streif modular building which incorporates a hall, classrooms and other services.
what we did
MacConvilles were appointed as the Project Manager by East Sussex County Council to oversee the project.
Client:East Sussex County Council
Our role:Project Manager
Contractor:Baxall Construction Ltd
Procurement:IESE Framework: JCT Design & Build
Programme:2013 - December 2014
Value:£1.1 million
Key aspect:Extensive value engineering was required to meet the budget and due to the narrow approach roads site logistics were complex to manage the deliveries.
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A designer of charm who can turn the simple to a wearable in a most sophisticated way, Anita Dongre is leading as a designer for all walks of life as she is brightening every way she is getting into; bridal wear, grooms wear, heavy couture and luxury prêt. With immense love towards various dimensions of fashion, she's offering fashion through four segments of love: AND, Global Desi, Grassroot and Pinkcity while her eponymous label is mentoring all of these.
Do you remember how magically people started peeking vibrant printed attire since the duchess of the Cambridge Kate Middleton created a fashion statement in Anita Dongre's subtle printed dress while her visit to India? Though her couture never ever comes out from a bride's list of coveted ensemble, evidently she is making some remarkable steps in the stream of prêt too. With Anita Dongre, it's like remembering your age and occasion of wearing, that's all! check out her brand Global Desi which is destined to offer boho chic costumes for the modern women who can't waive her love towards tradition and frenzy for contemporary chic. A variety of kurtis, tunics and tops weaved in chilling colors with the edgy cuts and fancy notes satiates women of the modern age and women in between the age of sixteen to sixty can carry off the styles from Global desi in a fantastic way. Can't calm down your fashion senses that are wooed by western wear? Then AND is the adda for the girls! a range that upholds casual trendy wear to official wear a working women can wear daily, AND settles up everything you need to wear to join the work force. To stick to the entrenched roots of the tradition with some high blooming bold patterns, luxury prêt brand Grassroot helps you with no doubt and if it's about extending love for your men, then it is taken to granted through Dongre's brand Pinkcity that customizes your dreamy menswear and offers alongside handcrafted gold jadau jewellery.
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IPOH: It is contradictory and ironic that a Malaysian citizen cannot understand, speak, write or read in the national language, which is the identity of the nation, the Sultan of Perak noted today.
Sultan Nazrin Shah said vernacular schools must take the responsibility to ensure their students are able to master the Malay language with a degree of fluency comparable to that of students in national schools.
He said the achievement of students in mastering the language should be made one of the key indices of vernacular schools.
"The success of the vernacular schools in getting their pupils to master the national language will help build a united nation and minimise the uneasiness of some communities towards vernacular schools," he said.
He was speaking at the Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Sam Tet 2017 Excellence Award presentation here today.
The Raja Permaisuri of Perak Tuanku Zara Salim was also present.
Sultan Nazrin Shah said vernacular schools should appreciate the government's open stand that allowed such schools to continue operating.
They should translate their appreciation by making the schools a place to foster unity among students of various races in the country.
"The founding fathers of this country, when drafting the National Education Policy and Razak Report, had introduced the concept of a national school stream to unite people from diverse backgrounds.
"But the dynamics that took place later presented various new challenges that required modifications.
"Following that, vernacular schools were given permission to continue operating," he said.
He said non-Chinese schoolchildren in vernacular schools should be proactive in exploring the environment of students of various religions, races, cultures and languages to understand and cooperate with each other.
Sultan Nazrin said the harmonious relationship among the various races played an important role in building a more united Malaysia.


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"If there is one book you buy this year, let it be Home Cooked. It will rejuvenate your passion for cooking. This book is a simple reminder of the excitement and poetic deliciousness of handmade food, both emotionally and physically. Anya Fernald inspires me to remember that the most memorable food comes from the home kitchen, not a restaurant."
— MARIO BATALI, chef, restaurateur, and author
"For years I've looked on with admiration as Anya Fernald has made big things happen in the food world, mostly from behind the scenes. Now in Home Cooked Anya takes center stage to share how she makes delicious and convivial things happen in her own kitchen. It's a wonderful debut, full of solid practical advice, straightforward but unusual and boldly flavored dishes, and vivid glimpses of a singular life."
—HAROLD MCGEE, author of On Food & Cooking and Keys to Good Cooking
"Anya Fernald is a gifted home cook, instinctual and confident. Her recipes are never overcomplicated; they show that great cook's knack for adding just the right ingredient or using just the right technique to transform what might seem simple into something very special."
— RUSS PARSONS, Los Angeles Times food columnist and author of How to Read a French Fry
"Somewhere between a night in a county jail in Greece, a stint at a farm in Tunisia, and a job as a cheese maker in Sicily, Anya Fernald's dream began to take shape. Now, with Home Cooked, we can read, see, and eat her dream. And as lovely as the photographs are, this is not just a book to thumb through. This is a book to cook from. My copy is already stained. One of the best cookbooks of the year."
— NANCY SILVERTON, author of The Mozza Cookbook and co-owner of the Mozza Restaurant group
"Fernald, inspired by Italian farm cooking, has stocked her cookbook with hearty, inexpensive, and utterly unfussy meals."
– Entertainment Weekly
"Anya Fernald, the founder of Belcampo Meat Co. in California, makes the most of her pantry and what's in season with Home Cooked, bringing pragmatism into the kitchen with unfussy recipes for both weeknight meals and dinner parties."
– TastingTable
". . . easily achieves its delicate balancing act of providing approachable, but thoughtful recipes that aren't dumbed down for home cooks. And, thankfully, its recipes do not require a vigorous search for esoteric ingredients— it's all Slow Food-approved good meat and fish, and produce that one can easily find at the farmer's market."
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"It's a glorious, slow read — fitting for a pretty book divided into sections labeled, "Welcome," "Take a Seat" and "Stay a While" — and Fernald surprises not only with an emphasis on vegetables but also with lovely detours into pasta-making and cocktails. The new way of cooking in the book's title is thus also a profoundly old way: over time, with friends, allowing the ingredients at hand to dictate both dish and dinner."
– Los Angeles Times
"Home Cooked . . . is one of those cookbooks you could use all summer long and never get bored. The recipes are full of bright, refreshing flavors. They are not simplified restaurant recipes, but ones that are easily made in any kitchen."
– Super Chef
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By bobbigmac | Published: November 8, 2012
Releasing the first version of the picWorkflow Microstock Submission Assistant to make submitting images to your microstock agencies faster. Give it a go, and tell me what is the priority to be added next to make this tool totally awesome 🙂 Install now for Firefox. Edit 11-Feb-2013… Now also available for Chrome. Tweet
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E-Trade enters robo market with hybrid offering
(Bloomberg) -- E-Trade has joined the digital advice space, launching a hybrid robo advice platform.
E-Trade's Adaptive Portfolio follows in the footsteps of Charles Schwab, which built its robo advice platform last year, and of startups including Betterment and Wealthfront.
Previous robos have embraced passive investing, using index funds that ETFs rather than pricier actively managed funds. They use a consistent set of formulas to determine how to spread money across different asset classes. At E-Trade, a nine-member investment team will tweak portfolios in response to market conditions.
Customers will have two investment options: an ETF-only portfolio and one that includes actively managed mutual funds, along with index funds. Rich Messina, E-Trade's senior vice president of investment product management, and the investment committee will vet the fund managers, deciding when and how much to invest with them.
The service will charge customers 0.3% of their assets a year, with an account minimum of $10,000, compared to Schwab's Intelligent Portfolios, which is free, and Betterment's, which charges 0.15% to 0.35%, based on account size. Wealthfront charges 0.25% per year on assets after the first $10,000.
In addition to any management fees for the portfolio, customers of all four robo advisers must pay expenses for the funds in which they're invested. The very cheapest ETFs can cost just 0.03% per year vs. more than 1% for most actively managed equity funds.
E-Trade aims to hold costs down by keeping 20% to 50% of the portfolios in cheaper index funds and using cheaper institutional shares of mutual funds. Customers who choose the hybrid active/passive strategy end up paying fund expense ratios of 0.2% to 0.45% a year.
How does Messina decide which fund managers to choose and when to use them? Experience helps, he said. Each member of the investment committee has at least 15 year years in the industry. "Some of it is your gut," he added.


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Guys, this is the post where I shatter our collective dream that throwing pottery is exactly like that scene from Ghost.
Or perhaps more accurately, it's not like that scene from Ghost if you're throwing pottery and drinking wine out of paper cups with three of your girlfriends because you got a Groupon.
Prior to this Groupon adventure, I'd never set hands on a potter's wheel, happy to stick to the roll-and-pinch techniques of third grade art class. Despite my lack of experience, after watching our teacher throw a pot in – no exaggeration – 35 seconds I was fairly convinced that
a. this would be totes easy
b. obviously, I would be a natural at it
Now, if you've ever tried to make something on a potter's wheel you know that it is actually shockingly hard. Like, maybe you shouldn't try to do it while drinking wine and chatting about Emily's job and Laura's classes and Meredith's next trip. Maybe you should, you know, pay really close attention and concentrate, Sarah.
After many, many false starts, I developed a decent throwing method that paired "Shhhh don't talk to me I'm doing this!" + staring + stopping as soon as any given pot looked okay-ish/before I could ruin it.
Really, this is a method I imagine I could apply to many, many things in my life.
After we'd all created a few fireable pieces our intrepid leader showed us how to make and attach handles and let us choose a glaze. I chose matte black in an attempt to make my pieces look more 'Pier 1' and less 'Eighth Grade Art Class.'
All in all, it was a really lovely way to spend an afternoon and a great value when you consider you're getting two hours of fun, four pottery pieces and lots of little paper cups of wine. If you're in the Twin Cities, check it out!
Have you ever taken a pottery class? How'd it go for you? What advice would you give beginners?
P.S. The time I went to a dog show and the time I took a pole dancing class.


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My unfinished deck waits beneath two feet of snow.
The driveway is one long strip of ice,
and the whole white yard lies trackless.
A sunlit window whispers, look closer.
A spider crawls along the outside window frame,
struts, stretches, yawns, and tucks itself back
into a knot to sleep.
This poem was written in Free Verse.
Bio: Brigitte Whiting lives in Maine and often uses settings and experiences from her backyard in her writing. She has completed the Nonfiction MFA at WVU and is working toward her MFA Certificate in Fiction. Her stories and poems have been published in Village Square.