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Wine Review: Block Nine Pinot Noir
Looking for a great Pinot Noir under $20?
Caiden's Vineyard's Block Nine is a small production winery focused solely on Pinot Noir. Their niche: quality Pinot Noir at an affordable price. If you aren't particular where your Pinot grapes come from, this non-AVA California Pinot Noir based in St. Helena, Napa Valley encompasses all of the bright red fruit and toasted oakiness one comes to expect from a California Pinot.
I am personally wary of the value Pinot's. I feel like it is very hit or miss. Oftentimes you have to know what you are buying in order to get something with some stamina, as you can end up buying something that is so light it tastes like simply essence of fruit rather than any sort of mouthfeel and complexity. This wine is the perfect balance between full and voluptuous and light and elegant.
Never heard of Block Nine? This winemaker surely isn't new to the wine scene. For the past nine years, Larry Levin has been head winemaker for Icon Estates where he oversaw the Franciscan, Mt. Veeder, Robert Mondavi, Estancia, Ravenswood and Quintessa brands. His wines have been on the cover of Wine Spectator and featured in their Top 100 Wines of the Year list. Although Block Nine may be a new venture for Levin, the care and quality of his Block Nine label shines through with full intensity.
Tasting Notes:
The Block Nine Pinot Noir shows a deep, rich color. The aromas show generous bright fruit with a mix of strawberry, violets, dark cherry and hints of leather. Flavorful in the mouth with good body and a velvety texture, this wine shows wild strawberries and a hint of toasted French oak to complete its elegant finish.
Block Nine Pinot Noir 2009 – $15
Decanted Wines is located at 1410 Pine Ridge Rd in Naples, FL. For more information and online ordering visit http://www.decantedwines.com
Posted on August 9, 2010, in Wine. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
Tasted block nine 09 at a restaurant in Blue Ridge, Ga. I'm a Pino exclusive! This wine I must order. Where can I find it in SC?
I found two bottle of dry sauvignon blanc 1970 (fume blanc) Robert mondavi winery, does anyone what is the value of the wine bottle?
I had this tasty wine last weekend in Lewes, DE and loved it. I live in SC and I;m trying to find it in this area.


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Screenings Give New Life to Familiar Frights
"It doesn't say that this is right or this is wrong so much as just, like, we're all in this shit together and we're not doing a great job at it."
"It doesn't say that this is right or this is wrong so much as just, like, we're all in this shit together and we're not doing a great job at it."
A radio interview with WFDD's Eddie Garcia, editing NOTLD and developing the show at fringe.
Singer's enthusiasm and expansive taste help make it an approachable, everyman sort of experience. A refreshingly grounded avant-garde.
"I loved that it was so straight-forward, logical, and bare in a way that felt documentary"
Creating admirably precise percussive patterns, haunting, echoey, blues-inflected passages and some suitably raging storms to reflect the onscreen building of tension.
'My big surprise watching Night of the Living Dead was, in fact, its poignancy.' So says Ben Singer, perhaps one of only a handful of people ever to describe a zombie movie as poignant.
Questions and answers with Gareth Vile, Theatre Editor for UK's The List, delving into dramaturgy and the development of "Alive: Music for Night of the Living Dead".
The sheer musicianship displayed by the duo was something to behold… If you like music and classic film, you'll enjoy this mashup.
Absorbing experience! Fantastic musicianship in this show. See it if you love well filmed old black and white silent movies with glorious new original music.
2016 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Awards are announced. Winning in Music Composition: "At the Crossroads: Music for Faust"!
Now audiences can get a fresh look at Faust… The result is a largely mesmerizing experience, one that gives audience members a new appreciation for the power of music and its ability to set a mood.
The Gothic potency of the images is complimented by an original score… A neglected classic, Faust is ripe for rediscovery, and the added energy of live music makes it all the more compelling.
From absorbing and entertaining to genuinely heart-rending … achieves an amazing feat: simultaneously taking us back to the silent era while creating something utterly contemporary.
The brilliance of this esoteric art lies in the intimate intersection of the new music and the venerable images on the screen. At times sweet and benign, at times driven and relentless.
Listening to the news items on the vinyl recording, Singer was amazed to discover how deeply they resonated with the current historical moment…
The quality of the musicianship on show is astronomical, and twinned with the iconoclastic Faust, it makes for an experience I wouldn't mind reliving again and again.
The sensitively played music softened the story, directing our attention to the very ordinary human frailty highlighted by the actors and effects, without sensationalism or discordant surprises.
On Friday night the bohemes showed, filling the performance space at the back of the Green Bean, filmmakers, writers, photographers, artists and genuine aficionados among them.


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A Silver Lining in a Dark Cloud
Rep. John Nygren of Wisconsin (R-Marinette), had high personal stakes when he introduced the Heroin, Opioid Prevention and Education Agenda to the State of Wisconsin in 2013. It was his daughter's heroin addiction that inspired his ambitious HOPE Agenda that is proving to be of significant help in lawmaking intended to turn the tide of Wisconsin's small lake in the nationwide opioid tsunami.
Wisconsin's Department of Health Services reports that in the decade from 2006 to 2015, deaths by heroin have increased by 880 percent while prescription opioid deaths doubled. HOPE has led to the signing of 12 bills and three executive orders by Wisconsin's governor, Scott Walker. These bills and orders support 17 existing laws written by Nygren.
Heroin addiction was declared an epidemic by the US Surgeon General back in July of 2015. Since that declaration, instead of the problem being reduced, it has grown across the United States, affecting those from every walk of life. Sadly, it is teens and young adults who are at highest risk for opioid and heroin addiction. They comprise the largest population of opioid and heroin addicts due to their frequent athletic injuries combined with the excessive availability of opioid pain medications.
The Miracle of HOPE
The purpose of HOPE is not only to facilitate recovery; it also aims at prevention. HOPE went over easily among Wisconsin's legislature, probably because many of its legislators have stakes similar to Nygren's. Personal stories among them include one legislator's family having to deal with their 9-year-old child who helped himself to an opioid prescription. The rest of this story is unknown to me, but it seems to take personal promptings like these for our lawmakers to take action against the heroin epidemic, which is typically preceded by taking legitimate prescription opioids. The problem has finally gotten bad enough to warrant action.
Proposed checkpoints by HOPE for addiction prevention includes computer database monitoring of opioid prescriptions written by doctors. Although the program is not yet official, prescriptions between 2015 and 2016 have been reduced by 10 percent. "That's 80 million fewer addictive pills available for someone with an addiction or somebody that might be redistributing them to others for sale," Nygren said.
However, because a doctor's prescription isn't the only way opioid addiction starts, education disseminated to the general population is sorely needed. Opioid addiction that leads to heroin use often begins by medicine cabinet theft (which often happens during real estate showings) and by people innocently giving their leftover opioid prescription to someone in pain. These pills often come into possession by teens who use and share them, and who once hooked, often become distribution agents for the real criminals who base their businesses near high schools. This includes criminals who also provide heroin.
Recovery High Schools?
Gary Bennett, director of UW's Office of Educational Opportunity, states that relapse rates for students trying to stay clean after rehabilitation is often more than 50 percent. He points out that a disconnect from sources of distribution is helpful in facilitating recovery.
Because the largest population of opioid pain med addicts consists of teens and young adults, and the end result is very often heroin addiction, part of Nygren's HOPE is to create charter recovery high schools for addicts. There is one addiction recovery high school in the Midwest, but as a non-profit, privately-funded school it struggles to survive on donations.
Nygren promoted the idea of charter high schools to be facilitated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and financed by Medicaid and the public school system. "It's been a really great example of the Capitol and UW working together to meet a very serious crisis," said Bennett. Recovery high schools could be helpful not only because rehabilitation is built into the curricula, but as Bennett explains, the environment works against recidivism "…because…their distribution point could probably be on or near campus…" of their old high school.
Current statistics show an improvement in Wisconsin's opioid death since 2013. This is attributed to wider availability and use of the prescription Narcan, a simple nasal spray that revives addicts who are in the process of dying from an opioid overdose. I discussed Narcan and other medications that experts consider helpful in treating opioid addiction in my 4-Part blog, Heroin Addiction Treatment Options. But saving addicts from their deathbed is addressing only the end-game; it is only one tiny piece that doesn't solve the underlying problem of getting young people back into the game of life.
A problem faced by most states is availability of treatment programs that work, especially in rural areas. State Sen. Janet Bewley, D-Ashland, says the rural area of Wisconsin she represents has no resources for addressing and treating opioid addiction, and prevention is the best option where treatment programs are lacking.
As an Inspirational Drug Prevention Speaker certified by Youth Speaker University, I agree that prevention probably has the most impact, rural or not, because it can be practiced effectively at both ends of the problem: preventing the onset of addiction as well as preventing recidivism during and after treatment. Now if only we can get the treatment options that actually work in place, instead of housing addicts within the revolving doors of expensive rehab centers and private prisons that obviously aren't working.
The Change Agent
While opioid prescriptions have—in the past at least—gone completely unchecked, many doctors complain the drug Suboxone, proven effective in reducing recidivism during and after rehab or behavioral therapy, has been over-regulated. Suboxone, like Narcan, contains naloxone. The relatively few doctors who are allowed to prescribe it are not only limited to the number of addicts for whom they can prescribe it. They are also limited in the length of time they can prescribe for the addict to receive it. Such laws reflect a hard stance that a drug should not be used to replace another drug, along with a punishment mentality based on the stigmatism that comes with heroin addiction.
Speaking of punishment, it is common across the US for the heroin addict to endure imprisonment, having to cold-turkey it through the unbearable sickness of withdrawal in circumstances that are nearly inhumane for a well person, let alone an extremely sick one. Their crime? Being addicted to a drug they can't get beyond without help because their brain has been literally hijacked by an addiction that has its source in opioid pain prescriptions. Yet those pain pills continue to be mass produced beyond normal need. Meanwhile relief from medications that would help in overcoming the addiction is withheld, while punishment is doled out by judges who place them into a private prison system.
This strikes me as being backwards. Why has Suboxone—a drug that cannot be used to get high and is proven to reduce recidivism—been overly-regulated while the source of opioid addiction—pain med prescriptions—has only recently come under consideration for such regulation? This topic is covered in my citations of doctors and research experts in my 4-Part blog series, Heroin Addiction Treatment Options.
While Wisconsin's legislators recognize there is much more work to be done before any of these solutions will combine and turn the tide of the opioid epidemic, my hope is that other states will implement similar agendas that lead to task forces and laws that do work.
My mission in life is to turn around the heroin epidemic that took the life of one of my children. I want to see this happen during my surviving children's lifetimes, so I will be assured that their children's children may grow up in a clean, healthy society driven by values other than money.
'All hands on deck': the national, state and local battle against the opioid epidemic | The Daily Cardinal
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Tracks (2014)
In case you missed the news, I've started contributing to The Cinematic Katzenjammer, in addition to Gone With The Movies. Of course, The Cinema Monster will still remain my home. That being said, it'd mean the world to me if you could head on over to The CK and give my latest review (Tracks) a gander. And while you're there, feel free to drop a like/comment, seeing as the site is also run through WordPress! So logging in and such won't be a hassle. Just click the link below!
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The Last Days On Mars (2013)
Ruairi Robinson's "The Last Days On Mars" sure picked one hell of a time to unveil. With sci-fi stunners like "Europa Report" and Alfonso Cuaron's Oscar heavyweight "Gravity" already lighting up the screen so far this year, it appears this horrific space adventure is a tad too late to the party. That being said, although it certainly doesn't measure up to its brethren's immense successes, this little tale about a group of astronauts fighting off their colleagues turned space-zombies offers up a few moments of pure brilliance and one heck of a soundtrack. Make no mistake, this flick is only related to the previously mentioned gems by label only. Their content, premises, and aspirations are in no way alike. While all three are technically science-fiction, their sub-genres greatly differ. "Gravity" is more of a thriller, "Europa Report" a mix between mockumentary and drama, and our current subject "The Last Days On Mars," is without question, a horror. So one must critique accordingly.
Reading through some of the more harsh reviews out there, I noticed terms like "over-saturation" and "generic" getting tossed around, not to mention the opinion floating about that another perfectly sublime sci-fi epic was ruined by falling back to convention and common ploys. Then you have those claiming that "The Last Days On Mars" failed when compared to the genre's efforts this year, and to their credit, they're idiotically accurate. Of course it crumbles when lining it up alongside films like "Gravity," the two aren't even in the same league! All this criticism does is make it easy for those on the fence to get caught up in the negativity surrounding "The Last Days On Mars" and disparage it all together. When in actuality, it's anything but your run-of-the-mill space horror. The acting is strong, the visuals breathtaking, and the soundtrack rivals those of past, great sci-fi epics. There is value here, one just needs to look beyond the mistakes.
"The Last Days On Mars" is a lot like a plate of food you receive at a fancy banquet hall or that someone has ordered for you…instead of throwing it away, just pick around what you don't like. Sure, you could be a baby about it and toss the whole meal out all together and miss out on something spectacular, or you can live a little and swallow the occasional bitterness just to say you had. This film, this plate, this smorgasbord of space, spectacle, sensation, and slaughter might be chaotic, inconceivable, and tired, but it's also beautiful, stimulating, and rewarding. I can tell you in confidence that there is a hell of a lot things I genuinely loved about "The Last Days On Mars," and yeah, a few that didn't sit well with me. Yet, I'm not going to throw something away just because I don't particularly like or agree with all of it, which is what a lot of viewers seem to be doing with this polarizing look at exploration and discovery.
Director Ruairi Robinson makes his full-length feature debut with "The Last Days On Mars," and for the most part, it's a reassuring, impressive one at that. He's a little shaky from time to time, but doesn't get too comfortable in his mistakes. At times, his quick movements and jumping around will nauseate you a tad, but other than a few questionable scenes, it's a successful outing. There's moments he captures of such beauty and atmosphere that they'll leave you shaking your head in disbelief. If there is a weak spot in the film, it's the screenplay. Scribed by Clive Dawson, the structure can seem nonexistent at times and the story a little worn out. That being said, there are some lines of dialogue that blew me away and moments of excellent substance that make up for any wrong doings.
Max Richter, who's probably best known for his musical contributions to Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island," composes the original score for this flick…and what a score it is. I mean, What can I say? After I finished watching "The Last Days On Mars" I went and bought the soundtrack…that's probably the best summary I can give. Go and give it a listen, you won't be disappointed. As for the cast, led by Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, and Romola Garai, I felt they really grounded the film, gave it that human element is desperately needed. They frequently executed Dawson's dialogue to heartbreaking effectiveness and melded into a dysfunctional, occasionally funny family on the edge of collapse and death in the middle of nowhere. Granted, things could have been a little stronger and consistent on the acting front, but for what they're given, this cast does a respectable job.
Look, this ain't Danny Boyle's "Sunshine," Duncan Jones "Moon," or Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity." It has similar themes, motivations…you know, some fragments of those films, but not to the same extent, nor is it as thoroughly executed. Odds are if zombies in space isn't a flavour you prefer, this film isn't for you. That being said, its stunning visuals, transcendent score, and powerful characters make "The Last Days On Mars" a notch above the genre's drivel, enough anyway to make it recommended viewing.
The Last Days On Mars: 7.5 out of 10.
TIFF 2013: Gravity (2013)
Visually striking, unfathomably straining, and performed to near perfection. In space, no one may be able to hear you scream, but the Oscar buzz surrounding Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" travels infinitely and is completely deafening. It's consistently destructive, awe-inspiring, and unbearably tense. The flick's climactic nature makes for a non-stop thrill-ride that will leave you craving the solidarity and silence of the void, when or if you are able to survive. Undoubtedly, this will be the most physically and mentally draining 90 minutes you'll ever spend in a cinema. If you've never felt the insignificance of your own life, you'll surely feel microscopic against the staggering backdrop that is our universe. Cuaron's visual effects and relentless action are tremendously enthralling, but are a mere bonus to "Gravity's" true brilliance… Which is the inevitable, disconcerting truth that no matter how far we stretch from the bounds of Earth, we will never truly leave the atmosphere.
Engineer Dr. Ryan Stone (Bullock) is on her first space shuttle mission. Accompanying her is veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney) who is on his final expedition. During a routine spacewalk to issue some repairs to the Hubble telescope, debris from a satellite collides with the space shuttle Explorer. The impact delivers catastrophic damage to the ship, kills the other astronauts on board the ship, and leaves Stone spinning alone in space. Now, with no means of communication to Earth, Kowalsky must retrieve Stone and the two must figure out a way to return to Earth.
Listen, I'm a sucker when it comes to specific sub-genres, and none more so than sci-fi driven by actual science, space, and drama. Granted, there isn't exactly a name for this particular tangent, but we all know the films that fall into the category. They are astonishing feats of cinema that reach out and connect with our humanity, leave us in awe of the universe and marvelling at our technological advances. Films such as Danny Boyle's "Sunshine," Duncan Jones' "Moon," and more recently Sebastian Cordero's "Europa Report." These films capture the very essence of science-fiction while never forgetting our benevolence, flaws, and irrelevance. The visuals are unprecedented and leave the audience winded. It's nearly impossible to find a cinematic experience that rivals this strand's immaculacy and for good reason. I can tell you with pure confidence that "Gravity" is the newest and possible best member of my favourite genre.
Now, you might think that my passion for this very precise sub-genre hampers my ability to distinguish the truly brilliant from the utterly lacking. When in actuality, it's quite the contrary. If anything, my fascination has made me even more skeptical and critical of new entries. I respect the art too much to compromise it with childish crushes. So when I tell you that Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" is resplendent, heart-stopping, and impassioned…you better believe I am telling you the truth. It's unlike anything you've ever witnessed on the big screen. Which is why I can deem it the best film I saw at TIFF 2013 without hesitation. And the argument could be made that I attended a majority of the screenings for Oscar favourites at the festival, such as "12 Years a Slave," "The Fifth Estate," "Dallas Buyers Club," "August: Osage County," and "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom." So it's not like I'm comparing it to mediocrity. There's no doubt in my mind that you will not see a better film than "Gravity" released so far this year. As for November and December releases, only time will tell, but I can't see it being trumped.
The film itself literally has no weaknesses. From the soundtrack, the story, its graphics and performances. "Gravity" is as completely and structurally sound as they come. Even more astonishing is the scientific, visual, and technological authenticity. And of course with astronaut Chris Hadfield on hand to verify the film's successes at the screening, I rendered it pointless to argue. The story is not overly complex, but it is real and believable. Which is why I feel it is so effective and relatable. With "Gravity," Cuaron definitely understands that less is more. Once you've settled in for the ride, there is no escaping. You might as well strap yourself into a spacesuit, buckle up, and prepare for the physically and mentally draining journey that is "Gravity."
From the get go, two things hit you, the music and the imagery. And there's this beautiful dissonance between the two that you have to experience to believe. The original score shifts, swiftly I might add from a sweet, atmospheric hum to a terrifying, exploding, tense onslaught that wreaks havoc on your nerves. It's similar to an ascending, ear-piercing rumble that, at a point becomes impossible to withstand. It is undeniably one of the most definitive, creative soundtracks I've ever heard. Alongside the score in this intoxicating concoction is Cuaron's stunning, panoramic imagery that'll leave you breathless and in disbelief. All I can say is that it's sure to resonate with you long after the closing credits. Above all however, is the genuine interpretation of the space just outside our planet. All the beauty that the universe has to offer present in "Gravity" is no substitute for the authenticity on display here.
As revolutionary, engaging, and stunning as Cuaron's sci-fi thriller is, the fact of the matter is that "Gravity" would be totally lost without its two phenomenal stars. Leads George Clooney and Sandra Bullock are thoroughly outstanding and remind us all of their deep talent and why they are so revered in the first place. The truth is that it's been a while since either have tastefully and fully wowed cinephiles, but no longer. Even more remarkable is what makes their performances so compelling and down-right impressive. It's not merely the conventional dramatic element, although they do provide that abundantly. The duo's physical maneuvers and delicate mannerisms in the vacuum is what really stupefies. It is immensely strenuous and difficult to make it look like your floating and working in space. Yet Clooney and Bullock pull it off with sheer immaculacy and make it look so easy. Their performances are just another facet in "Gravity's" long line of sublime accomplishments.
As totally immersive of an experience that you'll likely ever be apart of in a cinema. Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" is performed flawlessly, visually impeccable, and as a whole, matchless.
Gravity: 10 out of 10.
127 Hours (2010)
An adrenaline high that pushes the boundaries of patience, mortality, and extremeness. "127 Hours" is a biographical-drama that is anything but easy to watch. Confined to a crack in a vast desert and the innermost thoughts and emotions of a doomed individual. "127 Hours," without any doubt, is a severely draining experience. However, regardless of its morose and heartfelt tendencies, this expressionistic piece rewards just as often as it takes. As always, director Danny Boyle offers some immaculate, stunning, and at times stomach-churning visuals to accompany his flare for the dramatics. Delightfully atmospheric, airy, and elemental. Boyle's "127 Hours" is an entrancing piece that is arguably the illustrious director's most complete and honest film to date. Provoking an array of colourful reactions and breathtakingly tingling to every sense, "127 Hours" is a true masterpiece.
Aron Ralston (Franco) prepares for a day of biking and hiking through Utah's Canyonlands National Park. After biking for a while, Aron meets Kristi (Mara) and Megan (Tamblyn), two hikers who are apparently lost. The three stick together and end up doing a blind jump into an underground body of water. Soon after, Aron is invited to a party by Kristi and Megan, then parts from the girls. Continuing on his adventure alone, Aron soon finds himself stuck in a life-threatening situation with seemingly no escape.
The build-up before the accident, let alone the nauseating climax is exhausting. While watching "127 Hours," from start to finish, there is a constant fear of inevitability that tugs incessantly at the viewers reflexes and Boyle knows this and uses it as somewhat of a tiring agent. This effect works in brilliant contrast to the alarming, persisting melancholic visions, beautiful visuals, and paced self-brutality. Not to mention A. R Rahman's outstanding score that ranges from deviously haunting, decidedly up-beat, and splendidly resplendent. Everything about Boyle's "127 Hours" flourishes and acts as an intoxicant that poisons the viewers physical and mental bodies in the most exuberant, best way possible. It might be a bit too claustrophobic or detailed for some, to say the least. Yet, if you can power through, "127 Hours" is a rewarding cinematic experience.
Just because "127 Hours" has a relatively small cast and bit parts, doesn't mean that the roles and the actors who characterize them perform inadequately, actually it's quite the contrary. "127 Hours" stars the impeccable James Franco, the exquisite Amber Tamblyn and the radiant Kate Mara. Tamblyn and Mara only appear on screen sparsely, however their affect on the film is monstrous. Exuding the energy and care-free lifestyle of young, ambitious sightseers, Mara and Tamblyn perform perfectly. I'd give the slight advantage to Mara, simply because I am smitten with her. As for James Franco, who I feel should've won an Oscar for this role, is truly remarkable. Every minute of his performance is outstanding. Whether he is flipping through memories, gazing into the future, or dissecting his own body, Franco completely delivers.
On a personal side-note, I saw this film for the first time at its premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival. Danny Boyle and the entire cast was in attendance, including Aaron Ralston. Upon hearing of his real-life struggles and memories regarding being stuck in the canyon, the film resonates so much more. Hearing Boyle and cast discuss filming and trials and tribulations that accompanied such a difficult shoot, I grew to appreciate "127 Hours" with an unparalleled depth.
Infallibly filmed and performed, "127 Hours" is immaculate in every sense of the word.
127 Hours: 9 out of 10.
Top 10 Zombie Flicks
In all honesty, this Top 10 is long overdue. I should have posted this when I first started the website. Regardless, here it is!
I don't think there is a film category I love more than the notoriously gory, excessively violent, and at times, down-right idiotic Zombie sub-genre. Show me someone who doesn't yearn for rotting flesh so detailed you can almost smell the decomposition or over-the-top brutality conducted with a plethora of vicious weapons thrust into action by survivors fighting for their lives and I'll show you a liar. Below, you'll find a variety of films about the undead ranging from satirical romps, dramatic thrillers, brilliant homages, and so much more.
Remember, the films listed are my own personal favourites, not that of the movie-going public. So, try your best to differentiate preference from the general consensus. Nonetheless, hopefully you'll find a lot of your own cult-favourites ranked and enjoy this week's top 10!
Honourable Mention:
"The Horde" (2009, Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher). The Horde is the header image in case anyone was wondering.
10: "Planet Terror" (2007, Robert Rodriguez).
9: "Dawn of the Dead" (2004, Zack Snyder).
8: "Zombieland" (2009, Ruben Fleischer).
7: "Dead Alive" (A.K.A "Braindead" 1992, Peter Jackson).
6: "Zombie" (1979, Lucio Fulci).
5: "28 Weeks Later" (2007, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo).
4: "Dawn of the Dead" (1978, George A. Romero).
3: "Shaun of the Dead" (2004. Edgar Wright).
2: "Night of the Living Dead" (1968, George A. Romero).
1: "28 Days Later" (2002, Danny Boyle).
Alright guys, that'll do it for this week's edition of the top 10. Hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did organizing it. Please comment below if you think I've overlooked a film or if you feel a film made the list that shouldn't have. Have a great weekend!.
Top 10 Films That Give Me Goosebumps
Now, before you jump to any conclusions about this week's top 10, just bear with me for a minute. When I mention "goosebumps," I mean these specific films listed provoke a profound reaction of euphoria, nostalgia, and wonderment in me, essentially any strong emotion. These feelings can be caused by breathtaking imagery, an ambient, sedating soundtrack, haunting dialogue, or simply a magnificent performance. I know this top 10 is rather personal and abstract, seeing as any film can evoke any reaction depending on the individual. I just think its time I put more of myself into these weekly posts. While the other editions of the top 10 segment are sorted and ranked by me and me alone, I do take other factors into account before concluding and publishing. You might think that this top 10 contains a lot of my all- time favourite films. Although it is a good indicator of what I look for and enjoy in a film, you'd be surprised at how many are actually considered to be some of my preferred films…but I digress…let's just get into it!
For each film listed I'll provide a brief clip for you all to check out. If you like what you see, I highly recommend all films listed, so give them a watch and be sure to let me know what you think!
Honourable Mention:
"The Trip" (2010) Michael Winterbottom.
10: "Melancholia" (2010) Lars Von Trier.
9: "Another Earth" (2011) Mike Cahill
8: "To the Wonder" (2012) Terrence Malick.
7: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) Michael Gondry.
6: Into the Wild (2007) Sean Penn.
5: "The Tree of Life" (2012) Terrence Malick.
4: "127 Hours" (2011) Danny Boyle.
3: "Take Shelter" (2011) Jeff Nichols.
2: "Moon" (2009) Duncan Jones.
1: "Sunshine" (2007) Danny Boyle.
Okay all, that'll do it for this week's top 10, hope you all enjoyed it! If you have any comments or questions about the top 10 or any of the films listed, don't hesitate to ask. Everyone have a great weekend!
Millions (2004)
Astoundingly, Danny Boyle, director of such dark, diabolical films. Followed up his twisted efforts in Trainspotting and 28 Days Later with the heartwarming and innocent, Millions. Running rampant through the imaginative minds of two brothers who've obtained the ability to achieve all of their wildest fantasies. Millions is a journey through the magical purity and uncontaminated processes of virtuous youth. In typical Boyle fashion, their is no shortage of stylish camerawork, ethical behaviour, unprecedented wonderment, and disproportionate beauty. However, perhaps the most rewarding part of Millions is witnessing Boyle out of his natural element. Now, as he trots in uncharted territory, Boyle is able to flaunt never before seen facets of his craft that are unable to fuse with his more morose outings. Featuring James Nesbitt, Alex Etel, and Lewis McGibbon. Millions is an unmatched chapter into a genre that is lacking the awe and originality needed to inspire future generations.
Damian (Etel), his brother Anthony (McGibbon), and their father Ronnie (Nesbitt) move to a new house. Since the recent passing of their mother, the brothers have vastly changed their personalities. Anthony is fixated with money, how much things cost, and the impending currency change from British pounds to the Euro. Damian is not bothered with these trivial things and finds himself obsessed with completing good deeds and acquiring sainthood. Damian rounds up all the empty boxes left after moving and builds a fort near the train tracks in his backyard. One day, a train comes zooming by and a bag filled with money smashes into his fort. As Damian and Anthony struggle over what to do with the money, there is another who covets the bag and is willing to do anything to retrieve it.
Bringing to life what most on this planet have wished for at least once at some point in their existence is no easy undertaking. But for someone as accomplished and respected as Boyle, there is no second guessing Millions. Their is no denying that greed and sadness are prominent throughout the film. Focusing on such fragile themes with young, prepubescent protagonists carrying a majority of their weight is risky. Baring them with these burdens needs balancing and Boyle, with the assistance of Frank Cottrell Boyce in composing the script, infuse it with laughs, love, and generosity to refine any irregularities.
Like a bug inside your brain, Millions is never to far from your thoughts.The viewer is slowly immersed in the fictitious situation at hand and left answering countless questions regarding their own morality. Millions allows the viewer to decipher the circumstances and enhance their conscious. Which ultimately lets the audience unleash their most exposed, vulnerable selves and make uninfluenced decisions.
Boyle continues his descent into ousting greed from our minds by bringing a unique offering to the forefront that includes the downfall of the pound and a daring train robbery. Trainspotting was heavily based upon the ugly side of greed and managed to show the dark depths one is willing to go to satisfy their needs.Make no mistake, Boyle's persistence doesn't weigh down his skill set. His atmospheric prowess, striking visuals, and ability to find the heart in the abstract is pleasingly present at every moment in Millions. Performance wise, one wouldn't expect two leads of such a young age to convey portrayals as strong as they did. Etel and McGibbon could pass as brothers in any situation. Nesbitt is relentless in his bereaved role, as any parent would be. Desperately trying to find solace in his children and subtle relationships, Nesbitt is terrified and masks it well.
Decidedly endearing and surprisingly philosophical, Millions is a Boyle film that should appease all cinephiles of any age.
Millions: 8 out of 10.
Top 10 Films of 2013 Predicted
To make the directive of this list clear. The films contained are what myself and cinema2033 believe to be the best hopes for cinema in 2013. Again, these are our preferential films, not that of the general viewing public. We are simply predicting what we think will be our favourite or preferred films of the year. We will be creating a separate list with what we believe to be the most anticipated films of 2013. That list will be our perceived notions from discussing and judging the amount of publicity, budget, and overall excitement of the general public. Without further delay, Enjoy another chapter of our top 10 series.
Let's begin this list with the honourable mentions. Stoker, A Single Shot, The Look of Love, American Hustle, Don Jon, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, The Fifth Estate, Out of the Furnace, Kill Your Darlings, and Before Midnight. We would also like to insert Terrence Malick's 2013 film, even though its cast, story, and release date are kind of up in the air at the moment.
10: Inside Llewyn Davis. Directed and written by the Coen brothers and starring Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, and John Goodman. Inside Llewyn Davis is sure to be another Coen brother smash.
9: Mud. Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols, the mind behind Shotgun Stories and the hauntingly epic Take Shelter. Mud stars Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, and Michael Shannon.
8: Trance. The new film from the brilliant Danny Boyle. Trance is a mind-bending thrill ride featuring outstanding performances from James McAvoy and Vincent Cassel.
7: The Counselor. Based on Cormac McCarthy's incredible novel and helmed by none other than Ridley Scott. With its outstanding cast that features Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, and Javier Bardem. The Counselor is ripe with genius and ready for viewing.
6: The Place Beyond the Pines. Directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne, and Ben Mendelsohn. The Place Beyond the Pines is an intricate gem.
5: The Way, Way Back. What seems to be an endearing coming of age romantic comedy. The Way, Way Back looks to have another outstanding performance from Sam Rockwell and an unusual role for Steve Carrell.
4: Nymphomaniac. Directed by the creative and controversial Lars von Trier. Nymphomaniac appears to be a fresh take on sexual addiction with Shia LaBeouf, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Stellan Skarsgard leading the way.
3: The Wolf of Wall Street. Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, need I say more?
2: Only God Forgives. The Duo of Gosling and Refn appear to be stealing the spotlight from Scorsese and DiCaprio, and rightfully so. This follow up to their 2011 hit Drive is one of the most anticipated releases of 2013.
1: Twelve Years a Slave. Steve McQueen, director of Hunger and Shame, teams up once again with Michael Fassbender for this mid-1800 slavery epic. Also starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, and Scoot McNairy. Twelve Years a Slave has all the key facets to take top spot as our best film of 2013 predicted.
If you think we overlooked a film or made a grave error on our list, please comment below. Also, if you have recommendations for future top 10's, don't hesitate to let us know.
Trance (2013)
With every release, it appears that Danny Boyle improves upon his unequaled style, superlative storytelling, and multifaceted brutality. Trance is no exception. Composing a profound, resplendent core comprised of obsession, violence, love, and loss. Boyle constructs an intelligent thriller that has the heart and flare to match. The persistent twists and unforeseen turns will prove to be too daunting for some to handle, let alone comprehend. However, if this intimidating, obscure brilliance circumvents your ability to understand, appreciate, and savour Trance. It is probably a safe bet that you're not a fan of Boyle's to begin with. Starring the marvellous James McAvoy and the phenomenal Vincent Cassel. Along with an unprecedented performance from Rosario Dawson. Trance's labyrinthine plot is coordinated with a competent and talented cast. With its seductive soundtrack, hypnotic atmosphere, and unrelenting brutality. Trance is another unmeasurable chapter inducted into the renowned collection of Boyle pictures.
Simon (McAvoy) is an art auctioneer who, in a desperate attempt to secure a valuable piece during a heist, is hit hard in the head. When he wakes, he is greeted by the group of thieves who tried to steal the painting. The leader of the gang, Franck (Cassel), begins to question Simon while his thugs torture him. Upon learning he has sustained memory loss when he was knocked unconscious, they persuade Simon to attend a hypnotherapist. The one Simon has chosen is named Elizabeth (Dawson). When the limits of her abilities to detect the location of the lost painting are questioned, the circumstances begin to change. Crossing the line between fantasy and reality, Simon becomes entangled in a life threatening situation.
A lot like strange dream sequences, the seemingly out of place, yet oddly entertaining shifting and abruptness of Trance induces a euphoria of inconsistencies that surprisingly, interleave themselves quite effectively. Resembling that of a hallucinogenic transcendence. The complexity and strangeness of Trance's shared sedated state might look dysfunctional, but it is never misplaced. The connected minds weaving in and out of consciousness and hypnosis hooks into the viewers natural, almost instinctive presumptuous mind and pulls it along until what looked plausible is torn down to the improbable. A haunting beauty really. There is a distinctive link between Trance and the viewers mind. As we try to dissect and distinguish what is happening in front of us, again instinctively, we are simultaneously fearful of it because it is unknown. These are major plot points throughout Trance that, to an extent, mirror the viewers struggle. Rarely do we see a film that not only sucks the viewer in, but also attaches itself to the thought process.
One of the more respectable traits in Boyle's approach and direction is his unsurpassed style that bursts forth from the screen. Every so often in Trance, a scene unveils itself from the cluster of emotion and abstraction that the viewer can't help but fixate on. These sequences contain some sort of ambient, cosmic musical composition swiftly encompassing all senses while an accurate depiction of a harmonious or chaotic event causes the viewer to question the reality of it all. Throughout all of Boyle's works, there is no shortage of occurrences similar to those radiating from Trance.
Another fine aspect fused into Trance is its very elemental and personal motives. Rather than making a film directly focused on abstract notions and deranged visuals. The blueprint for Trance's foundation is not flimsy. Most science fiction or fantasy thrillers focus too much attention on the hypothetical and not the philosophical. Trance has equal heart and brains, neither is superior to the other.
I hate to go into a film with assumptions. But with Trance's cast, it's difficult not to expect concrete performances. However, a cast with this much experience and strength, its almost a foregone conclusion they'll deliver. Beginning with James McAvoy, lets assess the three leads. It's quite the seldom spectacle to see an actor with such a diversified repertoire, which McAvoy possesses. He did not hold back anything for Trance. Funny, enraged, melancholic, and diabolical, McAvoy left everything on the table. Following in similar fashion is Vincent Cassel, who snakes his way around the viewers opinionated mind. You can never quite get a read on him, which makes it all the more effective. Finally, the broad and brave Rosario Dawson. Leaving all components of her brilliance exasperated, literally, Dawson is only upstaged by the boundless performance from McAvoy.
For the record, without a doubt, Trance has one of the best original scores of 2013 to date. I can already tell from acquaintances opinions and reviews that Trance is misunderstood and unappreciated in its own time. If you can, separate yourself from anything regarding Trance (except my review obviously, because my opinions are awesome) and just watch it and judge for yourself.
Intelligent, grounded, and utterly violent. Trance is a must see for Boyle fans and cinema enthusiasts alike.
Trance: 8.5 out of 10.
Sunshine (2007)
Following in the tradition like other science-fiction defining films such as: Solaris (1972), 2001:A Space Odyssey (1968), and Moon (2009). Sunshine uses the complexity of physics and the elegance of the cosmos to create one of the most complete genre films to date. With a star studded cast featuring Cillian Murphy (Inception), Rose Byrne (Insidious), Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger), and Mark Strong (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Sunshine is not only visually stimulating but is also incredibly acted. Directed by Danny Boyle, a current all star behind the camera, Sunshine is both hypnotic and eye opening. Don't spend too much time on the science of it all, regardless of its authenticity, it is after all, science fiction and a film.
In the not too distant future, a group of astronauts and physicists are assembled to pilot a mission to the Sun. The reason for the voyage is to restart our dying star. Previously, a similar mission was sent to reignite the Sun, however communication was lost and the ship and its inhabitants were never heard from again. The package the crew is sent to deliver is a stellar bomb which should theoretically restart the Sun. On their journey to our dying star, the crew receives strange signals and encounters severe setbacks and tribulations.
Whether it's the slow transit of Mercury or the approaching, immense Sun, the music used to accompany these visuals makes the film. With John Murphy lending his contribution in completing the score with the bands Underworld and I Am Kloot, Sunshine would not be complete without its hauntingly epic compositions. All the while Boyle is using simplicity and awe inspiring moments such as never before seen celestial imagery and our closest encounters with the solar system to stir the audiences imagination. Sunshine literally and figuratively goes places we only dream about and accomplishes its journey with flare and style. Leading the way for the cast is Murphy who's portrayal of a torn physicist admiring the universe, essentially living his dream while it's marred by the circumstance is astonishing. Byrne is marvellous as she is constantly contradicting her characters moral and emotional sides. Evans and the rest of the crew follow Murphy's dynamic suit into the abyss, while Strong is outstanding as an insane rogue astronaut. Sunshine is somewhat of a looking glass into the Earth's inevitable demise and how humanity must come together to delay the apocalypse.
Sunshine: 9 out of 10.


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China's Jade Rabbit Moon rover sends back first photos
The first robot rover to land on the Moon in nearly 40 years, China's Jade Rabbit, has begun sending back photos, with shots of its lunar lander.
Jade Rabbit rolled down a ramp lowered by the lander and on to the volcanic plain known as Sinus Iridum at 04:35 Beijing time on Saturday (20:35 GMT).
It moved to a spot a few metres away, its historic short journey recorded by the lander.
On Sunday evening the two machines began photographing each other.
A Chinese flag is clearly visible on the Jade Rabbit as it stands deployed on the Moon's surface.
Ma Xingrui, chief commander of China's lunar programme, declared the mission a "complete success".


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This is a standard muffin recipe that I like to play around with a lot. I had no sugar in the house but did have two large squeeze bottles of agave from Costco (which by the way is the best deal in town for the stuff-2 x 480 ml bottles for $9!). These muffins are filled with sweet lemon flavour with bursts of tangy berries in every bite while hearty spelt flour gives them weight and packs them full of fibre. Enjoy!
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups spelt flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
1/2 cup agave nectar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sunflower oil
1 cup of berries (i used a frozen blend of blueberries, raspberries and marionberries)
Juice and zest of 2 lemons
Preheat oven to 375 F
Mix together all dry ingredients plus the lemon zest in a large mixing bowl. In a smaller bowl, mix together non-dairy milk, lemon juice, agave, oil and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just to blend. Add the berries and then spoon into a lightly greased muffin tin and bake for 22-25 minutes, depending on size of muffins.
Makes 6 extra large or 10 regular sized muffins.
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Tackle any job in a New 2017 RAM 1500 Truck
The RAM 1500 isn't your basic truck! A workhorse of a pickup truck, the 2017 RAM 1500 is a light-duty truck that is heavy on options and capability. Whether for work or play, the 1500 is an ideal truck that can fit the needs of many Hampton Roads residents. With ten models in the 1500 line-up, it's easy to find the version that best suits your lifestyle. You can choose from the Tradesman, Express, Big Horn, Sport, Rebel and many more editions, as well as a selection of powertrains and 2 different types of 4×4 systems.
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We live in a society of high-stakes competition. With the shrinking economy and recent recession, quality middle-class jobs have become scarce.
Reformers tell us students must be prepared to compete in the global economy, and this can only be accomplished by school choice and high-stakes testing.
With the 1997 authorization of charter schools, Pennsylvania has followed the national trend of privatizing education with little accountability. There is no concrete evidence that school choice has improved our educational system.
There is concrete evidence that some charter operators have made millions in profit at the expense of taxpayers. We mistakenly assume that charter schools are academically high-performing. The fact is charter schools continue to academically underperform traditional public schools, with less than half of the brick-and-mortar charters meeting acceptable benchmarks, according to the state Department of Education's School Performance Profiles. None of the cyber charters met the mark.
Locally, charters don't outperform Bethlehem Area School District schools when comparing similar demographics. This is an amazing accomplishment since the district must educate all children who show up at our door at any time of the year. Charters have their own enrollment guidelines and even make students audition for entry.
All this being said, the law allows for choice, and the Bethlehem school district has been making the choice easier year after year. We offer high-quality education, with many of our students attending elite colleges and universities after graduation.
Our rapidly changing, technology-based world puts a premium on high school graduates possessing strong science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills. Project Lead the Way, an internationally recognized pre-engineering curriculum, is now offered at Liberty and Freedom high schools. In our engineering labs, students will learn design principles and problem-solving skills while solving real engineering challenges.
The precision machining lab at the Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School is a model of STEM education and provides new computer numerical control and computer-aided design equipment to prepare students for high-demand manufacturing careers. The precision-machining students are joined by highly skilled welders, heating, ventilation and air conditioning specialists, masons and carpenters to meet the needs of local employers.
Student engagement and family involvement are keys to academic success and are embedded in Bethlehem schools. Our small class sizes allow teachers to truly know our students and their families. The district's overall elementary class size of 21 per class is one of the best in the region, if not the entire state.
This year the Bethlehem Area School District is implementing a new program, College and Career Pathways, to help students identify areas of interest and more purposefully choose the courses they take. Students and parents will now have access to Naviance — a college-and-career-readiness online tool that connects academic achievement with students' plans for after high school. Many elite, private secondary schools have used this tool to give their students an advantage in the college admissions process. Through innovative partnerships with local agencies, the district will provide greater access to community-based social services and mental health resources for students and families in need.
The success of any public school is dependent on its community support. Only in the Bethlehem district will you find high school marketing classes working with a major nonprofit to book, market and present musical acts at Musikfest, one of the largest music festivals in the world.
The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley's community school model brings schools, parents, higher education and businesses together to support academic and social needs of elementary students. This year, Moravian College becomes the lead partner for William Penn Elementary School, joining Lehigh University and Northampton Community College as community school higher education partners along with corporate partners Just Born, Air Products and Communities in Schools.
The programs and services available to students are constantly evolving to meet the needs of our students and community. Public education exists for the common good and should not be divvied up among multiple systems.
Public schools uphold the ideal that all people can come together to learn and live. Public schools educate future workers for the good of our economy and provide an educated citizenry for the good of our republic. Public education is an investment in the common good — and in the future. It is not a product that can be bought and sold.
Michael E. Faccinetto is president of the Bethlehem Area School Board.


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Another golden feather to the crown of Vidya Sports
Celebrate like anything! It has added another golden feather to Vidya's sports arena!! The second Inter Collegiate Athletic Meet of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University has added another mile...
MHRD awards grant to develop product showcased in SIH18
The team "Rainbow Six" formed by a group of six students of B Tech (CSE) 2019 pass out batch, had been awarded the second prize in the prestigious Govt of India sponsored Smart India Hackathon 2018...
Vidya receives Best ISTE Faculty Chapter Award
The ISTE Faculty Chapter in Vidya has been chosen for the Best ISTE Faculty Chapter Award for 2019 under the category "Faculty Chapter Having the Maximum Number of Activity Programmes".
Vidya's cricket team emerges E Zone champions
For the first time in the history of Vidya, Vidya's Cricket Team has emerged as the champions of E Zone of APJAKTU. As many as 24 teams participated in the tournament.
Vidya team is APJAKTU Kabaddi Champion
The Kabaddi Team of Vidya became the Champions in the All Kerala APJAKTU Kabaddi Championship 2019 by defeating Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur by 37-18 points. The championship competitions had...
AICRA accreditation
Vidya becomes the first educational institution in Kerala to be accredited by AICRA ...
Vidya's NSS Units receive six Directorate Level Awards
The NSS units of Vidya received six prestigious State level awards for the year 2018-19 in an award distribution ceremony held at LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram...
Students present Mission Agni at Fire Academy
Vidya's students present Mission Agni at Fire and Rescue Academy
Vidya students bag Overall Championship in SANSKRITI'19
Vidya students bag Overall Championship in SANSKRITI 2K19
Vidya's IEDC awarded Rs 1 Lakh for best performance
Vidya's IEDC awarded Rs 1 Lakh for best performance
Vidya's Cricket Team wins Dyuthi Cricket Tournament
The champions of Dyuthi, a cricket tournament 2019 organized by Government Engineering College, Thrissur
CSE students wins 1st prize in Smart India Hackathon'19
A team of S6 BTech CSE students, which calls itsef VERSATILE, has been declared the winners for the problem statement (SA2) in the AICTE Smart India Hackathon 2019 (SIH 2019) (Software Edition)
D'Addiction Dance Club VAST wins various Competitions
Receiving prizes is a routine activity for them!
NSS units of Vidya receive three State Awards
The NSS units of Vidya had been selected for conferring three prestigious State level awards for the year 2017-18 instituted by NSS Tech Cell, Government of Kerala.
ISTE Faculty Chapter in Vidya is the best in Kerala
ISTE Faculty Chapter in Vidya is the best in Kerala
Vidya wins 4th position in KTU Athletics
Vidya is great in the sports front also! Wins fourth position in 1st KTU Athletics!!
Champion in KTU E Zone Football Tournament
Vidya wins Championship in KTU E Zone Football Tournament
CSE students wins prizes in Chess Championship
KTU E Zone Inter Collegiate Championship
First prize in FISAT Software Hackathon
CSE students win first prize in FISAT Software Hackathon 2018
VIDYA Students selected as Incubatee of NSRCEL@ IIMB
Vidya Students acheived 4th place and adopted as incubatee at IIMB NSRCEL with 20 lakhs
CSE Students bagged 2nd Prize in HackForTomorrow
Mr. Subin Siby (S3 CSE B) & Mr.Geon George (S5 CSE A) achieved Second Prize in HackForTomorrow, PayTM-Biuld for India competition in which they developed a web-solution called OpenSlave to address...
CSE Students bagged Second Prize in SIH - 2018
The team Rainbow Six from S7CSE bagged Second Prize in Smart India Hackathon 2018 (Hardware Edition) held at IIT Roorkee.
Zonal Lead Partner with Royal Academy of Engineering,UK
Vidya becomes Zonal Lead Partner in a project from Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
SERB grants project worth 30 lakhs to Vidya
Mechanical Engineering
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, has sanctioned a research project titled "Determination of energy and momentum accommodation...


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Austrian companies ahead in wind power business
The Austrian high-tech company Bachmann electronics delivers control systems for every second new built wind turbine worldwide
This March the annual conference of the EWEA - Europe's premier wind energy event - took place in Brussels. More than 5.500 participants were registered and Austria was strongly represented. Around 120 Austrian companies are sub-suppliers for the global wind power industry. Last year they achieved an export volume of 470 million Euro. The companies are mainly specialised in design, generators, raw materials and controllers. When it comes to controllers for wind turbines Austria is a world leader.
Bachmann electronics is sub-supplier for several Danish companies that all market their products in the global wind turbine segment. Bachmann electronic usually supplies on a component basis within the M1 controller serial. Furthermore the company is delivering niche products and provides solutions for special orders in the development of software. In Denmark Bachmann electronics supplies the M1 system to the following companies:
LM Windpower , the world largest supplier of wings
KK-electronics A/S , one of Denmark's oldest players within solutions for complete controller systems
Spica Technology ApS , a young company that supplies different solutions starting from complete wind turbine controllers up to meteorology stations
Sulzon Denmark A/S , a company among the largest producers of wind turbines worldwide.
Futhermore Bachmann will be sub-supplier for many up starting companies in Denmark like ChapDrive and the American FloDesign Wind Turbine Denmark ApS . The AAU uses the M1 system in connection with master projects.


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- Had a wonderful weekend with my sisters at Lake of the Ozarks. The weather was beautiful, the colors were beautiful, and of course time with my sisters was BEAUTIFUL. We don't get this kind of time often enough.
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- I joined Weight Watchers on Tuesday. I joined back in 2008 and lost 30 pounds. Since then I put about 15 of that back on. I knew with the holidays coming up if I didn't lose a few pounds now I'd be going in to the New Year with an extra 20 pounds I didn't want.....so it was time. My weight loss may be more moderate as I am trying to balance weight loss with marathon training.
- Jack is the world's cutest puppy dog! Just saying!


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Last chance to get it right
Some people find a cemetery in advance and purchase plots with perpetual care included in the plot's price. Others buy a plot at the time of a loved one's death, based on proximity to the family's location, again paying for perpetual care of the plot.
Psychologist Michael Schwarzchild of Brookfield says for each of us, the meaning of a final resting place for our loved ones is different.
"It depends on the grieving person," Schwarzchild said. "The need for an external symbol for remembrance varies from person to person. Many times a person's relationship with the deceased was on a level where they feel they can carry the legacy of that relationship within themselves and that's fine with them.
"But for people who find a specific site with an external symbol valuable, the maintenance and location of that site is terribly important," he said.
But just how much of maintaining that site is up to the family members and how much is the responsibility of the cemetery association? And what if a parent moves and ages in a distant location from the grave? Can he or she have their loved one moved to a cemetery closer?
New Milford resident Sue Picotte's aunt, Lucy Clark, is now 86 and living in Canaan. The cremated remains of Clark's daughter, Diane Piodoti, are buried in St. Lawrence Cemetery in West Haven. This has posed a problem, Picotte said.
"It's been going on for so long," Picotte said. "My aunt can't drive that distance anymore, so we take her. And the site is not what she wants for her daughter's final resting place."
Piodoti died in September 2000. The first time Picotte took Clark to the cemetery, they were distressed to see the plot was "nothing but gravel." On repeated trips they complained to the office staff.
"Finally, last year, they threw a little grass seed on there," Picotte said. "But my aunt's still unhappy. It's heartbreaking to see her go there."
Picotte said the issue of a marker for the grave has also come up.
"They don't have a marker on her daughter's grave," Picotte said. "My aunt would like to have some kind of marker there. But the cemetery association refuses to let her put one there because her daughter's ashes are buried next to her grandmother's. I bought a little angel statue and they wouldn't let us put it there."
The final problem came when Clark wanted to move Piodoti's ashes to a cemetery closer to Canaan so she could visit the grave more often.
"My aunt's been told she can't move the ashes without having her daughter's husband sign a release, and we can't find him," Picotte said. "It's very sad. I couldn't image something happening like this to my daughter, Kala."
Bob Leblanc, manager at St. Lawrence Cemetery, said this is all a matter of confusion over cemetery association requirements and rules.
"I'd be happy to help her if she just called and talked to me," Leblanc said of Clark.
Regarding a marker on Piodoti's grave, Leblanc said St. Lawrence allows only one footstone per grave plot. With cremations, often it is a footstone at the site -- a stone that lies flush with the ground.
"I'd have to look at the individual case," Leblanc said. "But if it is a footstone, we do allow for the present stone to be replaced with one with the name of both deceased parties, if a second urn of ashes is buried at the site."
St. Lawrence also requires a disinterment request be filled out by the next-of-kin to move ashes, he said. That is a requirement of the cemetery association. If the request were to disinter a full body, a disinterment request form would have to be filled out and go through the city of West Haven by town law, he said.
Knowing the regulations of the cemetery association you are dealing with is important when purchasing a plot.
Center Cemetery in New Milford is managed by the New Milford Cemetery Association. Shrubs are allowed to be planted by graves as are flowers, but those must be maintained by the family of the deceased -- as are the monuments. Broken headstones need to be replaced or repaired and mended at the initiative and expense of the remaining family members.
"We have full-time men in the cemetery Monday through Friday, who maintain the plots," said Gordon Waldron, president of the New Milford Cemetery Association. "We have 85 acres in the cemetery with different monuments allowed in different sections."
The maintenance crew at Center Cemetery trims the tall grasses that grow up around monuments. They mow the grass regularly and "try to blow the grass off of footstones as best they can," Waldron said.
Still, with this constant care, one section of the cemetery has been invaded by gophers and large mound trails are visible over and around graves there.
And footstones can sink if a foundation was not in place in the ground for them to sit on. As they are flush with the ground and don't project above it, grass can grow over them and dirt can well up around and over their edges, Waldron said.
At Center Cemetery, as with many others, perpetual care is included in the price of the plot and various plot sizes are available. Prices vary from $650 to $850 to $1,000 a grave, depending on plot size and type of monument stone placed there.
Danbury resident Steve Passaro purchased a plot in a small cemetery near where he lives in the city. His choice was based on the intimate size of the cemetery and its beauty. His son is buried there at Great Plains Cemetery.
"When we were dating, my wife and I used to go down to a place in Easton that was a park and pond," Passaro said. "Adjacent to it was an old cemetery. We thought we'd like to be buried in a small cemetery like that -- not a cookie-cutter cemetery with a thousand graves that all look alike."
Passaro liked the fact that Great Plains has graves dating back to the 1700s. He also likes the "sense of community and heritage" he found there.
"My wife and I have walked it many times," he said. "We have met a few people who go there and tend their loved ones' graves. I met a very nice Southern lady who tended her husband's grave. She asked if she could water the flowers on our son's grave when she came to water those on her husband's."
Passaro and his wife took a familial liking to this woman and "we would straighten flowers she left on her husband's grave if we saw they had blown over when we visited our son's grave," he said. The woman has since died and the Passaros stop to visit her grave when they visit their son's.
Schwarzchild said it's not always a cemetery site that will be the place where family members visit to remember their deceased loved ones. It may be a site that was special to the deceased where "the person can go think what's necessary to think and cry about what needs to be cried about."
"Some people go back continually to a site like this or a cemetery plot. When people have that connection with a grave site, it is very important that it's maintained," he said.


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The Himalaya is the youngest yet highest mountain range in the world and forms a natural border for Nepal in the northern front. For Nepalese these mountains are the sacred abode of the gods but they also continue to captivate millions around the world.
Due to their sheer majesty and beauty; tempting thousands to attempt at conquering its peaks. Those who actually reach the Himalaya will tell you that the experience can indeed be very humbling.
Of the fourteen peaks higher than 8000 meters, eight are in Nepal. Although there is no denying that walking up and down the hills for a close up view of the Himalaya is very much worth the effort, this we have to confess is not for everyone, due to the physical and time requirements.
The first ones to come to view are the peaks straight north of Kathmandu Valley, starting with the 8013m high Shisha Pangma, the 14th highest mountain in the world, which is actually located in Tibet, a few kilometers from the border. Then come a series of several smaller peaks beginning with Dorje Lakpa (6966m) which looks like the figure eight and is located on the eastern edge of Langtang National Park, followed by Phurbi Ghyachu (6637m) on its right, the 5970m Choba Bhamare which remains unconquered, Gauri Shankar (7134m) named after Lord Shiva and his consort, Melungtse (7181m) all part of the Rolwaling range.
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Terrence Howard believes 1x1=2, so he created his own language
If you believe the rules of basic arithmetic, Terrence Howard pities you.
The Empire star detailed his version of math — the "true universal math" — in an enlightening new Rolling Stone profile. As the Empire star puts it: "If Pythagoras was here to see it, he would lose his mind. Einstein, too! Tesla!"
It's called Terryology.
Terryology goes back to Howard's college days. The future actor was studying chemical engineering at Pratt — but dropped out when he realized that he fundamentally disagreed with his professors about the basics of math. The argument focused on the simple equation of one times one.
"How can it equal one?" Howard asked Rolling Stone, and the universe. "If one times one equals one that means that two is of no value because one times itself has no effect. One times one equals two because the square root of four is two, so what's the square root of two? Should be one, but we're told it's two, and that cannot be."
Good thing Howard didn't need that engineering degree. He eventually made his way up in Hollywood, receiving an Oscar nomination for Hustle & Flow. He seemed unstoppable — until stories about Howard being difficult to work with, coupled with an increasing public awareness of his history of domestic violence, torpedoed his career.
"There's nothing worse than being a broke movie star," said the actor.
So he focused his attention on Terryology, devoting up to 17 hours a day to cutting up wires and plastic to form building-block-like contraptions he believes will bring truth to the universe. He's created his own symbols so no one can steal his ideas; patents are involved.
"This is the last century that our children will ever have been taught that one times one is one," he told Rolling Stone. "They won't have to grow up in ignorance. Twenty years from now, they'll know that one times one equals two. We're about to show a new truth. The true universal math. And the proof is in these pieces. I have created the pieces that make up the motion of the universe. together."
When the magazine came to Howard's home to observe him for the profile, Howard and his wife, Mira Pak, acted as if they were living harmoniously as a couple. It's since come to light that they've actually been living separately since August 2014.
If spending 17 hours a day messing with magnets in your living room, working to tear apart the laws of mathematics as we know it, can't keep a couple together, what hope for love even is there?


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Friday, April 20, 2018
By the end of this day
At the end of this day, you can be stronger than you are now. Live with that possibility in mind, looking for opportunities to fulfill it.
By the end of this day, some of the problems that now plague you can be gone. Identify the ones you can deal with, and get to work on them.
The clock has already started ticking on this day, and the moments will continue to relentlessly pass. Resolve now to make full use of them all.
There is value to be created, there are wounds to be healed, transgressions to be forgiven. There is beauty to be enjoyed, love to be expressed, kindness to be given.
Look toward the western horizon, where the sun will disappear after offering its brilliance all day. By the time that happens, you will have had the great opportunity to add new richness to life.
Think of how peaceful and satisfied you will be, at the end of this day, knowing you have given it your best. Think of how confident and enthusiastic you will be, knowing you can do even more tomorrow.
Ralph MarstonMap of reality Capability for achievement
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Jaclyn and Jeff shared their vows before friends and family at Bayside at Sandestin, overlooking the Choctawhatchee Bay. Following the ceremony, guests of the bride and groom were invited to an elegant reception held within the Bayside at Sandestin ballroom where they enjoyed an elegant dinner, and mingled and danced the night away.
We hope their wedding inspires your dream destination wedding. For more weddings like Jaclyn and Jeff's visit our Real Weddings Gallery.
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Settling your child into a new school year can be simplified. Pediatric Occupational Therapist Christina Brooks-Moore of Fairfield shares tips that are helpful whether your child is attending a new school, entering school for the first time, has anxiety, or has special needs.
Stick to a schedule throughout the fall, incorporating both assignments and extra curricular activities. Structure is key to helping children with their organizational skills.
Mind tricks.
If you didn't adjust bedtime and waking time prior to the start of the school year, don't worry, just gradually make their lights out and "up and at 'em" times a little earlier each day, so it's less a shock to their system throughout the year. Consistency is key. If your kids stay up all hours on the weekends don't expect them to wake up bright and early ready to learn on Monday morning.
Counting down.
Make a calendar showing the big events at school and have your child mark off the days so they are aware of when they occur.
Staples scene.
School supply shopping should be a fun excursion. Involve your children in choosing their supplies to get them excited about settling into their class(es). Even go shopping for a picture-day outfit. Make it fun. Engaging them in the process will help alleviate anxiety.
Story time
For special needs children, make a Picture Schedule, giving visual clues, to help them adjust to the morning routine, riding the bus, classroom rules, etc. Tell your children Social Stories, which are made-up stories about real life scenarios, to teach them how to relate and adapt to social situations. Also call your school, and ask to schedule a one-on-one "meet and greet" with your child's teacher prior to the first day of school to ease the transition.
Practice makes perfect.
Role playing and reading stories can also help eliminate anxiety about a new class and environment. Children can learn about riding the school bus, getting to know their teacher, making new friends, eating in the cafeteria, and more through fun stories.
Contact Christina Brooks-Moore by email or call 203-258-0475.


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[CLOSED] Bangkok 2016: Talad Rod Fai 3 (Kaset-Nawamin)
Update 2018: This market has been closed permanently!
Yes, following the success of Talad Rod Fai 1 (Srinakarin) and Talad Rod Fai 2 (Ratchada), Talad Rod Fai 3, Train Night Market (Kaset-Nawamin) is up.
P.S. If you go to Talad Rod Fai 3, you should go to Hua Mum Market too as it is a short 10-15mins cab ride away.
For more night markets, refer to my round up list or find them on my Bangkok Google Map.
In terms of size, I think the third is between the size of the first and second Train Market.It's not as humongous as the first but not as small as the second Talat Rod Fai. The set-up and layout are similar to the second market, you have eateries/bars fringing the stalls.
In terms of accessibility, it is just as un-accessible as the Srinakarin Talat Rod Fai. From the nearest MRT station (Lat Phrao), you'll need to take a taxi in.
I was there on a Sunday and it wasn't crowded at all. It could be that the next day is a working day or because Talad Rod Fai 3 is not as well known as its other siblings. A good 30% of the stalls were not open too.
In terms of wares, the stuff here is similar to that of the other two Talad Rod Fai.
Fun fact: I bumped into a vendor that I used to buy umbrellas from at Talad Rod Fai Srinakarin at Kaset-Nawamin.
No pictures but I remember this amazing Ceylon Milk Tea stall. If you spotted it, be sure to get some of those tiny bottles.
It seems like a permanent set up too, there were a lot of bars and restaurants in containers on the peripherals of the market.
Out of all three Train Markets, I think I enjoyed Kaset-Nawamin the most because of the fewer crowds, more apparel options and Ceylon Milk Tea.
There are two night markets within Kaset-Nawamin area, this and Hua Mum Market. It took about 1.5 hours to finish Talad Rod Fai Kaset-Nawamin on a not-crowded Sunday and I hopped over to Hua Mum Market on a cab.
I don't have an English address for Talat Rod Fai Kaset-Nawamin unfortunately. I took a taxi from Lat Phrao and showed the driver the location on Google Maps. If you search on Google, the exact name is, "Train Night Market Kaset Nawamin".
|Talad Rod Fai 3 (Kaset-Nawamin)
|แยก เกษตร นว มิ นท ร์ รัช ดา รามอินทรา แขวง นวลจันทร์ เขต บึงกุ่ม กรุงเทพมหานคร 10230, ถนน เกษตร-นวมินทร์, แขวง นวมินทร์ เขต บึงกุ่ม, กรุงเทพมหานคร 10230, Thailand
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|Thurs – Sun, 1700 – 0100
|How to get there
|Taxi from Lat Phrao MRT station, approx 100-150 Baht
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|Train Night Market Kaset-Nawamin
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(Debian) … host around 2% of the top 100,000 websites on the Internet. In other words, Wheezy's release will interest large numbers of people and directly affect millions more (20% of Debian's websites state their business as 'Adult').
According to Wikipedia, Apache runs 53% of web servers, followed by Microsoft at 17%.
Also according to Wikipedia , Unix / Linux runs 60% of servers, Microsoft the other 40%.
Therefore we can assume that most Apache installations run natively on Linux.
If 20% of Debian's hosted websites state their business as "Adult", I think we can translate the numbers to say that 20% of all Linux Web hosts are "Adult".
That are a lot of servers, hosting a lot of "Adult" content.
Ergo, Linux is used to host reliably, critical core services across the enterprise, and Porn.
Linux offers a vital service to human kind.


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I would like to believe that the end of the world will not occur. There are millions of tips on how to survive a disaster but if it is the end of the world will all those tips really matter? I would like to assume that the world will not end. Predictions run the gamut from apocalyptic disasters that include tsunamis, floods, earthquakes and floods to a third world war.
The end of the world story began with claims that Nibiru or Planet X, a planet allegedly discovered by the Sumerians is headed towards earth. This incident was predicted first in May 2003 but when nothing happened, the date was moved to December 21, 2012. Despite predictions, there was no scientific evidence that it would or wouldn't happen. NASA compared 2012 to Y2K bug in the late 1990s. The long-count period of the Mayan Calendar ended on December 21, 2012 and it was predicted that this was the day that the world as we know it would come to an end. Obviously, it didn't.
Natural disasters will not be the only threats. Mankind will be its own worst enemy and promote destruction through the use of chemical, social, biological, economic, and nuclear warfare. In a drive for power and global dominance you will begin to see the world governments respond to perceived threats from other nations with extraordinary force and excessive aggression. This continuing show of power will lead to a third world war and nuclear destruction in many highly populated areas.
Other wars will be fought in the name of religion and ethnic cleansing. Some will be initiated to oversee a preferred new world order. We will continue to be subjected to both minor and potentially life-altering laws, rules, regulations and religious initiatives. These will be used to keep us preoccupied with day-to-day social, economic and health related issues.
The leaders of our world will play on our insecurities. They will be intensified by deliberately encouraging near chaos in the form of economic and social turbulence. This ongoing volatility will be falsely and permanently adopted through the execution of the perpetual increase of taxes, weakening of human rights and a want to keep us in perpetual debt and in a constant state of insured domestic poverty and unrest.
Do not prepare if you think the world will end but if you do think the world will still be here, as you know it, at least for the rest of your life then pay attention to the tips and prepare for the worse.


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Locate the MAC Address of Your original Xbox console
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May 6th, 2011
To find the MAC address of your Xbox:
- Turn on your Xbox console with no game disc in the disc tray.
- From the Xbox Dashboard, choose Xbox Live.
- These steps assume you cannot connect to Xbox Live until you finish configuring your Xbox console to use your PC's MAC address.
- Therefore, you should receive the following message: "Could not connect to Xbox Live".
- Do you want to troubleshoot your network connection?".
- From the Connect Status screen, select Settings.
- The 12-digit number at the bottom-right corner of the Network Settings screens is the MAC address of your Xbox console.


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By Kayla Mustain
Have you ever tried to read a hard-covered book in the back of a moving car at night? It is not very easy. Trust me, all you get are little snippets when the street lights actually cast light on the book. Although nothing can replace the feel of the pages or the overall smell of a book, having reading apps on your electronic device is a lot more convenient.
For example, I have read books off an app called Wattpad since I was in middle school and even now as a senior in high school. Wattpad has several books, but it's different than your public library because it's everyday people writing stories as they go. If you are into any fandoms, Wattpad is for you.
If you like to read webcomics, you should check out Webtoons. It is also a series that people update as they go.
But if you would like a book that is already finished and done by a professional, you should check out the school's eBook library. To set up the app OverDrive, it will be necessary to see Mrs. Williams in the library. The Student Number will be a capital 'S' and then your lunch number. Mrs. Williams will hand out the PIN that you'll need.
You could also check out the Kindle app, the Nook app, and/or Google Play books.


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Welcome to your child's classroom!
My name is Mr. Gomez and I will be teaching your child Language Arts and English. Mrs. Wilkinson will be teaching math, and Mrs. Brookens will be teaching sciecne and social studies.
I believe that what happens in this classroom will affect your child's future. Your child's time here will be well spent. He or she may come home exhausted from all the thinking done during the day, but I will make every minute count. In comparison to when your child was in 3rd grade, this will be the first year that he or she will be expected to be more independent. We have a group of fantastic students in this class! I am looking forward to a terrific school year ahead. With your help, we can make it happen.As you visit this site, take a few minutes to browse around the various pages to learn about your student's homework assignments, subjects, supplementary instructional resources, classroom activities, expectations, and upcoming events. This site will be updated on a regular basis, so please continually check back for new information and timely classroom announcements.As we go through the school year, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail.Sincerely,Mr. Gomez


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The former Arizona congresswoman who survived being shot in the head at a 2011 "Congress on your Corner" event said lawmakers should "have some courage" and face constituents at town hall meetings.
Gabrielle Giffords, who became a voice for stronger gun regulations after the notorious Tucson shooting, spoke up Thursday after Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert invoked her case as a reason to skip in-person town hall meetings.
In a letter to his constituents, Gohmert warned of "groups from the more violent strains of the leftist ideology, some even being paid, who are preying on public town halls to wreak havoc and threaten public safety."
"However, the House sergeant at arms advised us after former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot at a public appearance, that civilian attendees at congressional public events stand the most chance of being harmed or killed — just as happened there," the letter continued.
Gohmert's letter came as Republican lawmakers face frustrated and even hostile crowds at town hall-style meetings.
Giffords, who had to learn to talk and walk again after Jared Lee Loughner killed six and injured 13 in an attempt to assassinate her, wasn't having any excuses.
"I was shot on a Saturday morning. By Monday morning my offices were open to the public," Giffords said in a statement. "Ron Barber — at my side that Saturday, who was shot multiple times, then elected to Congress in my stead — held town halls. It's what the people deserve in a representative."
Giffords noted she's held over 50 public events campaigning for gun safety in the past year.
"To the politicians who have abandoned their civic obligations, I say this: Have some courage," she said. "Face your constituents. Hold town halls."
Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, campaign for updated firearms regulations together under the banner of Americans for Responsible Solutions.