Oct. 31, 2011
PITTSBURGH--The Pitt-Long Beach State men's basketball game scheduled for Wednesday, November 16 has been moved to 9 p.m. ET to accommodate a national television broadcast on ESPN-U. Due to the NBA lockout, the contest was upgraded from a 7 p.m. ESPN3.com contest to a national TV timeslot.
The No. 10 ranked Panthers will now play 18 games on national television this season including 10 on either ESPN or ESPN2, one on CBS Sports, four on ESPN-U and one on CBS-College Sports. The 18 national telecasts tie a Pitt Basketball record for most regular season TV games.
For the second time in program history, Pitt will host the popular ESPN College GameDay broadcast prior to its Saturday, January 21 contest vs. Louisville. The live national broadcasts from the Petersen Events Center that day begin at 10 a.m. ET and conclude with a 9 p.m. tipoff.
Pitt will play its second exhibition game on Monday, November 7 against Kentucky Wesleyan at the Petersen Events Center. Tipoff for that contest is at 7 p.m. It will be televised live in Southwestern Pennsylvania on Pitt Panthers Television (Comcast Channel 188 or 210).
Pitt Men’s Basketball Season Ticket Renewal Opens
Pitt Lands St. John’s Transfer Malik Ellison
Pitt to Host Montana and UCSB in Legends Classic
Davis Joins Pitt’s 2017 Recruiting Class
Four Pitt Teams Earn APR Public Recognition Awards from NCAA
Woodley Named Special Assistant at Pitt


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Muong Hoang Yen-Yellow lanterns in summer
Every year in the summer, as the sun begins to “burn” the city of Hanoi, Muong Hoang Yen begins to bloom, displaying its stunning yellow on every street of the city.
The bright yellow flowers look stunning in the hot summer light. Countless bunches of yellow flowers and green buds dangle from the trees, making them sparkle as though they were planted in paradise. The yellow of the flowers overpowers the green of the trees.
Muong Hoang Yen’s dazzling yellow lightens every single spot where it resides. The flowers normally peak in May, when the summer sun is at its harshest; the purple of the sun seems to be a very effective side kick in toning down the yellow of the flowers.
Muong Hoang Yen can be found on any Hanoi street, but the best place to enjoy its beauty should be West Lake, where the sun, water, and wind combine with the flowers to form a great combination that could not be better for sightseeing, particularly at dawn. The hue of the sky at the bottom is such a beautiful backdrop for the yellow flowers.
Simply walking around the lake in the shadow of Muong Hoang Yen would fill your frame with pictures of the breathtaking scenery.

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Statement from State Rep. Donald E. Valdez
Dear Douglas County Commissioners:
My name is Donald Valdez. I currently represent Southern Colorado in the Colorado State House District 62 which encompasses Pueblo, Huerfano, and the six counties in the San Luis Valley. I am writing to you today to oppose any and all water exportation from the Rio Grande Basin in San Luis Valley. As you know, water is the livelihood of many individuals in the San Luis Valley. As a farmer/rancher that knows how vital water is to the land and the community, I ask that you oppose the Renewable Water Resources presentation.
The 22 year-long drought across the western United States has harmed farmers, ranchers, and everyone else in the region. There are many farms and ranches located in the San Luis Valley that will be impacted by plans to divert vital water from southern Colorado. As a farmer and a rancher
Alamosa Citizen will publish statements from public officials about issues specific to the San Luis Valley.
myself, I see firsthand the effect of the water crisis on those living and working in the San Luis Valley, but most of all those that are involved with agriculture.
Aquifer levels in the San Luis Valley continue to decrease. From July 2019 to July 2020, the aquifer fed by the Rio Grande River decreased by 112,600 acre-feet (Caitlin Coleman, 2020). This past month, aquifer levels in subdistrict No. 1 have decreased by 5,500 acre-feet from December of 2021 to January of 2022 (Priscilla Waggoner, 2022). April is on track to be the lowest aquifer level on record. By diverting water from the valley, farmers will not have the water they need to grow crops. It may seem like there is a water surplus in the valley that can be used in different parts of the state but continued water diversion will have long-term negative impacts for those in the San Luis Valley who will run out of necessary water.
Water is one of our state’s precious resources and is the lifeblood of the San Luis Valley. It must be protected. The San Luis Valley alone provides 90% of Colorado’s potatoes and is the nation’s second largest potato economy (Jim Ehrlich, 2016). As reported by the US Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2013, the gross domestic product of counties in the San Luis Valley totaled more than $3.3 billion, the equivalent of revenue produced by roughly 28,000 full-time jobs earned wages. The water in the San Luis Valley provides jobs, food, and economic production that helps all parts of the state.
Thank you for your consideration.
Donald E. Valdez
House District 62

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The journey carried out by The Little Prince makes him travel the world and many other planets. This theatrical trip means that the space changes and evolves along with the character. Corporeal dunes perform as screens, move around the space in different configurations, and allow the projected video to make the audience travel to the imaginary universes of The Little Prince.
“Where would you put a room for the kids?”
This project arises from this question. From building a place and a way of living. From building a space which is able to evolve and grow with its inhabitants, according to their tastes and needs, and turn into two rooms. Which becomes Jan’s and Bruna’s home.
Escenografia i atrezzo Jordi Queralt | Escenografia i video Desilence Studio | Ajudants d’escenografia: Toni Corbella + Guilhèm Vilches | Il·luminació Albert Faura | Text Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | Adaptació Marc Artigau | Direcció Àngel Llàcer | Música Manu Guix | Producció LaPerla29+Àngel Llàcer+Manu Guix | Fotografia: David Ruano
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Comedian Eddie Izzard has revealed her pronouns to be “she/her” and that she is genderfluid during a television appearance.
Izzard made the announcement during an episode of Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year, during which she explained that it was the first program she had asked to be known as she and her, calling it “the transition period.”
The actress went on to explain how she felt, having made the revelation saying, “Well it feels great, because people just assume that… well they just know me from before. I’m genderfluid. I just want to be based in girl mode from now on.”
Izzard also added that using the pronouns felt “very positive,” saying, “One life, live it well.”
In the past, the comedian has discussed her genderfluidity explaining that she had different “modes”.
In a 2019 interview, she said, “I have boy mode and girl mode. I am kind of gender fluid. I want to express both sides of myself, which has always been there. I am a tomboy and tomgirl kind of person.”
Much like Elliot Page, who came out as transgender early in December, Izzard was flooded with messages of love and support with several social media users explaining that Izzard revealing her truth made them feel their identity was being both represented and validated in the mainstream.
It brings me a lot of comfort seeing #EddieIzzard, someone with a traditionally masculine name, use exclusively she/her pronouns. Names don’t have genders & pronouns don’t indicate gender but as someone with a feminine name who’s pronouns are they/them, this makes me feel seen 🥰
— Sophie 🏳🌈🎄🏴 (@OnceUponASophie) December 19, 2020
Wrote one Twitter user, “It brings me a lot of comfort seeing #Eddie Izzard, someone with a traditionally masculine name, use exclusively she/her pronouns. Names don’t have genders & pronouns don’t indicate gender but as someone with a feminine name whose pronouns are they/them, this makes me feel seen. [sic]”
Izzard’s announcement, and the positive praise she has received for it, hopefully, represents another stride toward people feeling empowered to share and live in their truth and a reminder to the entertainment industries that it is crucial these stories be shared on screen.
For more information on the correct terminology and etiquette when interacting with a person who identifies as transgender, please visit GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) and familiarise yourself with their guidelines.
— Trans Pride Australia: Trans Pride Australia creates a safe and supportive space to: Connect with other TGD people and family, friends and allies in a closed online environment.
— The Gender Centre: The Gender Centre is committed to developing and providing services and activities, which enhance the ability of people with gender issues to make informed choices.
— LGBTQIA Support Services – ReachOut Australia: A resource for people who have questions about, or feel like they need support related to, sexuality or gender.
— National LGBTI Health Alliance: The National LGBTI Health Alliance is the national peak health organisation in Australia for organisations and individuals that provide health-related programs, services and research focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people (LGBTI) and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse people and communities.
— QLife: QLife provides Australia-wide anonymous, LGBTI peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.

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St. Cloud, MN – Trying to catch first-place St. Cloud, the Honkers needed to rack up as many wins as possible against the Rox, but St. Cloud proved why they’re a first-place team by beating Rochester 8-0 on Sunday, August 4.
St. Cloud’s offense immediately got its first run when Hance Smith deposited the first pitch he saw over the center field wall.
The Rox tacked on another first-inning run against Rochester starter Mike Lopez (Cal State-San Marcos) when Jack Kelly hit an RBI single.
A 2-0 lead was plenty for St. Cloud’s starting pitcher Nick Desalvo as he brought his “A+” game. He retired the first nine batters he faced.
Rochester got their first hit in the top of the fourth inning when Evan Berkey (Cal State-Bakersfield) lined a double down the third-base line.
However, Desalvo bounced back by retiring the next three batters to strand Berkey on second base.
St. Cloud added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth when Ulises Caballero and Luke Ira hit back-to-back RBI singles.
Now up 4-0, Desalvo once again retired the first three batters he faced in the fifth inning.
The Honkers finally got multiple hits in an inning in the sixth when Aaron Simmons (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) and Henry George (Minnesota-Duluth) hit back-to-back singles.
Unfortunately, Desalvo got Berkey to hit a fielder’s choice and retired Kyler McMahan (Oregon State) and Andy Armstrong (Oregon State) to end the inning.
The Rox struck again in the bottom of the sixth inning when Ira hit another RBI single, Smith hit an RBI sacrifice-fly, and Gus Steiger made it three straight runs with an RBI single.
However, the 7-0 lead didn’t last long as St. Cloud made it 8-0 in the seventh inning when Ben Carew lined an RBI single into the outfield.
Rochester faced a new pitcher, Justin Wick, in the eighth inning, but he followed Desalvo’s lead by allowing just one base runner, George, who reached on a walk.
Ben Strassman (Rochester Community & Technical College) provided one of the Honker’s few highlights when he retired the side in the bottom of the eighth inning.
In the top of the ninth inning, Wick gave up walks to McMahan and Ryan Wrobleski (Dallas Baptist), but he didn’t surrender any hits and struck out A.J. Miller (Oregon) to end the game.
The 8-0 loss decreases the Honker’s second-half record to 16-15, five and a half games behind the first-place Rox with six games left in the season.
Henry George was named the Profile Sanford Player of the Game for going 1-2 with a walk.
The Flock return home on Monday, August 5, when they host the Willmar Stingers at 6:35 p.m. Rochester’s final home game is Wednesday, August 7, when they conclude their series against the Stingers at 6:35 p.m.
Season tickets and new all-you-can-eat ticket packages are available for purchase right now at www.RochesterHonkers.com or by calling the Honkers front office at 507-289-1170.
The Rochester Honkers are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Now in its 26th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 200 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (MIA). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.rochesterhonkers.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Honkers as your favorite team.


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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia or chronic lung disease of infancy is seen in premature and low birth weight infants. It results from lung and airway damage caused by prolonged oxygen therapy and ventilator support in these babies.
When it comes to weight loss in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, more is better. A 20 percent or more weight loss has an added benefit of continued improvement in physical health-related quality of life along with a reduction in pain and improvement in function.
Diabetes may be an early manifestation of pancreatic cancer, Oxford University research claims. Recent-onset diabetes is strikingly higher among pancreatic cancer patients compared with those with colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer.
Meropenem is a broad spectrum beta-lactam carbapenem antibiotic prescribed to treat bacterial meningitis, complicated skin and structure infections, intra-abdominal infections, and nosocomial pneumonia or hospital acquired infections
Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase inhibitors which works by decreasing the production of excess uric acid levels in the body. Allopurinol is prescribed for gouty arthritis, kidney stones, and hyperuricemia during chemotherapy.
Isotretinoin is a retinoid and a prescription only medicine (POM) related to vitamin A and its isomer tretinoin is also used to treat acne vulgaris and severe recalcitrant nodular acne resulting in deep or painful cysts and nodules.

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The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Series 5 consists primarily of color negatives but it also includes order envelopes and materials. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records
Duncan Schiedt (1921-2014) was a jazz scholar, writer, photographer, film maker, researcher and pianist. He authored four books relating to jazz history. Many of his photographs and articles were featured in magazines, periodicals and documentaries. Schiedt also collected the work of other photographers on the subject of jazz. The collection primarily consists of photographs created by or collected by Mr. Schiedt.
This collection contains over 37,000 35mm slides, 3,000 glass lantern slides and garden files that may include descriptive information, photocopied articles (from journals, newspapers, or books), planting lists, correspondence, brochures, landscape plans and drawings. Garden files were compiled by Garden Club of America (GCA) members for most of the gardens included in the collection. Some gardens have been photographed over the course of several decades; others only have images from a single point in time. In addition to images of American gardens, there are glass lantern slides of the New York Flower Show (1941-1951) and trips that GCA members took to other countries, including Mexico (1937), Italy, Spain, Japan (1935), France (1936), England (1929), and Scotland. A number of the slides are copies of historic images from outside repositories including horticultural and historical societies or from horticultural books and publications. The GCA made a concerted effort in the mid-1980s to acquire these images in order to increase its documentation of American garden history. Because of copyright considerations, use of these particular images may be restricted.
One of the most comprehensive collections of material relating to musical stage and film productions, the collection consists of an assortment of material including sheet music written specifically for or included in stage and screen musicals, television programs, Big Band performances, and radio. Some productions may have been produced under more ...
This collection contains the professional papers of William Curtis Sturtevant and documents his activities as Curator of North American Ethnology at the National Museum of Natural History, his work as the editor-in-chief of the Handbook of North American Indians, his research among the Seminole and Iroquois people, and other professional activities. The collection is comprised of books, sound recordings, research and field notes, realia, artifacts, clippings, microfilm, negatives, slides, photographs, manuscripts, correspondence, memorandums, card files, exhibition catalogs, articles, and bibliographies.
The records of the American Federation of Arts (AFA) provide researchers with a complete set of documentation focusing on the founding and history of the organization from its inception through the 1960s. The collection measures 79.8 linear feet, and dates from 1895 through 1993, although the bulk of the material falls between 1909 and 1969. Valuable for its coverage of twentieth-century American art history, the collection also provides researchers with fairly comprehensive documentation of the many exhibitions and programs supported and implemented by the AFA to promote and study contemporary American art, both nationally and abroad.
Primarily war-related posters.

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It's not official yet, but the news of the week is DMX taking up George Zimmerman's challenge to meet him in the boxing ring. The rapper spoke on-camera for the first time since the announcement when a FOX News crew caught up with him.
It's been a while since Kelly Price first hit the scene with 1998's 'Soul of a Woman,' but she's still going strong. Sixteen years after her studio debut, Price is preparing her seventh studio album, 'Sing Pray Love Vol. 1,' for an April release.
George Zimmerman isn't hiding from the negative public attention in the wake of Trayvon Martin's death and is instead deciding to take advantage of it. He's been looking for an opponent for an upcoming celebrity boxing match, and while Kanye West was his choice, DMX has come forward to face off against him.
Chris Brown's 'X' album is indefinitely delayed, and instead of finishing or promoting the project, he's taking some time to work on himself. The bad boy singer is spending time in rehab and a judge is pleased with the results.
'Consumerism' and 'Neurotic Society' haven't been met with positive reviews, but that doesn't take away from 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill''s legacy. So it's quite understandable that the crowd got excited when Ms. Hill decided to segue into 'Final Hour' from her stunning debut album.
Australian firefighters did their duty and raced to the scene when they saw smoke coming out of a hotel room and were surprised by what was actually behind the door. They were met with a chronic-smoking Snoop Dogg.
During their Jodeci days, K-Ci and JoJo were far removed from the Disney set. They were the "Bad Boys of R&B" after all. Anyone who saw Tupac's uncensored 'How Do U Want It' video or heard some of their material would agree. The singers sit down with The Boombox to reminisce over their golden days and detail why they were such "bad boys."
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Jade Presents has announced that the Scooby-Doo! and The Lost City of Gold live-action show will be coming to the Fargo Civic Center on Sunday, May 17, 2020.
Scooby-Doo! and The Lost City of Gold, a completely original live entertainment spectacular, is the first show to combine cutting edge technology with exceptional music, puppetry, magic, singing, dance, interactive audience response video, aerial arts and video mapping. Audiences will join Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne, Fred and Velma on an awe-inspiring journey with a brand-new story based on one of the top-grossing international franchises of all time. Come celebrate the beloved cartoon character’s 50th anniversary!
Scooby-Doo! and the Lost City of Gold is being created and directed by some of the biggest names in live entertainment and produced by the Montreal based production company Monlove. The show’s Original Concept, Book, Music & Lyrics will be created by Ella Louise Allaire & Martin Lord Ferguson the powerhouse behind many hit shows including Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure which toured 48 countries, was translated in 12 languages and grossed over $100 million.
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SCOOBY-DOO! AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2020 | 6 P.M. DOORS | 7 P.M. SHOW
FARGO CIVIC CENTER, 207 4th Street North, Fargo, ND 58102
Tickets on sale Friday, November 15, 10 a.m. A special online-only presale takes place Thursday, November 14, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with an exclusive password from the Jade Presents app.
Reserved seating is $25, $35, $45 and $55. Additional fees may apply.
Event link: https://jadepresents.com/event/2020-scooby-doo-fargo/


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If it’s destruction and mayhem on an unprecedented scale that you’re after, then be sure to rush to see the second instalment of the Transformers film series. Sadly you’re unlikely to be rewarded with much more than a pounding headache.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen kicks off shortly after the events of the 2007 film. Sam (Shia LaBoeuf) is still dating Mikaela (Megan Fox) and is about to move out of his parents’ home and head for college.
He keeps a robot in the garage for protection, but thanks to a crack team of Autobots and US soldiers the evil Decepticons are being kept at bay around the world.
That changes, of course, when Sam discovers a forgotten shard of the Allspark (see the first film) while a gang of ancient Decepticons return to earth seeking revenge on mankind. Quite honestly, the plot seems like it was made up day-by-day as the crew were shooting the film. It is filled with needless complications, too many characters and overly dense explanations which don’t serve any purpose.
Director Michael Bay (Pearl Harbor, Armageddon) was clearly unsatisfied with his first Transformers outing, but for all the wrong reasons. Instead of working on a well-thought out story with interesting characters, he seems to believe that ramping up the mayhem is the way to go. That means we get a bigger, longer, noisier, and more chaotic and meaningless film than before.
It’s ultimately all about blowing things up. And in Revenge of the Fallen, this is taken to a new level. Highways, school buildings, forests, Paris, New York, the pyramids at Giza and aircraft carriers are just some of the unfortunate structures and places that are destroyed with gay abandon.
I have nothing against spectacle and there is admittedly plenty of it here; the problem is that it’s mostly devoid of any emotional meaning. There is also just so darn much of it, and for so very long, that any impact begins to devolve into sheer boredom.
It also doesn’t help that the frenetic style of the film often obscures the identities of the clashing robots. It’s hard to know
who’s fighting who. It’s an orgy of metal in which our characters become an unrecognisable whirling and clanging blur of parts. The last half hour of Revenge of the Fallen is literally mind-numbing.
Having said that, the special effects are without a doubt the film’s greatest achievement. The integration of the robots with their surroundings and the human characters is flawless. These computer graphic creations appear to have real weight and mass in a way that was lacking in the first film. It’s a pity that all that skill and effort was not put to use in a better film.
The actors are capable and generally shine when they actually have something interesting to do, but the script lets them down every time. Ultimately we don’t ever believe that any of them are really at risk or in danger at any time.
It’s thanks to LaBoeuf’s goofy charm that I kept watching. The first part of the film focuses largely on his character – and seems to hint at the possibility of a sincere attempt at character development, until all is lost to the ensuing chaos. Fox had her already-substantial lips plumped up for the film; it looks comical and that’s all I could focus on whenever she was on screen. She also gets to do little else other than suggestively bend over whilst wearing tight shorts (of course, we have no such luck when it comes to LaBoeuf).
It all points to the reality that these films are aimed at prepubescent, hormonally unbalanced boys who’re obsessed with fast cars, big guns and badass robots. Yes, there’s still one of those somewhere deep inside of me – which explains what little enjoyment Revenge of the Fallen had to offer – but these days I expect a little more to also fulfil the grown-up within.
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The same developer that's building the five-story Friendly Apartments next to Stanhope on Hillsborough Street has bought another prominent property across from the N.C. State University campus from the Baptist State Convention. An affiliate of Blue Sky Development Services of Raleigh has paid $860,000 for the 6,000-square-foot Baptist Student Center building at 2702 Hillsborough St., according to county records. The modernist-style building at the intersection of Gardner Stre
RALEIGH :The surge of redevelopment activity along Raleigh’s Hillsborough Street shows no signs of slowing, with developers now actively seeking to transform several large parcels on the western end of the thoroughfare.A Georgia-based student housing developer wants to redevelop a 3.2-acre site along Hillsborough that is now home to the offices of the online book publisher Lulu.com. Athens-based Landmark Properties wants to convert the site into a five-story apartment complex
The SEC just voted on and passed rules to implement Title III of the JOBS Act, bringing non-accredited investors into the fold for equity crowdfunding. This sets the stage for equity crowdfunding to continue its exponential growth over the next 3-5 years, on top of the existing market for accredited investors. As the CEO of equity crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder.com, I’ve had a front row seat as a participant in JOBS Act legislation and the long delayed regulatory rulings.


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Proudly designed in New York City and manufactured in the United States with a "less is more mentality", the Mo-mo-ta baby clothing and accessory line uses only the best 100% organic muslin cotton to create its garments. Their line consists of simple modern pieces made with soft, breathable fabrics in beautiful colors.
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The open weave element of muslin cotton allows air to freely circulate, keeping the skin of a baby vented, dry, and comfortable. Ideal for warmer and colder weathers, Mo-mo-ta uses single layer muslin in their spring/summer collections, and two or three layers to keep babies warm when wearing their fall/winter collections.

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Wrapping Up The Best of Sundance 2012By Erik Childress
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Another year is in the books for the Sundance Film Festival and more than most years the response appears to be very tepid to what was offered to film fans. Sure there were good films, but very few shot over into unanimous passion. Overheard at both press screenings and public premieres were moviegoers struggling to come up with titles that they were over the moon for. Even now in the post-mortem, there are maybe only a pair of potential awards contenders and minimal box office prospects. Those are for the movie gamers and the industry buyers though. The true test of measuring Sundance should always be in the quality. While I had already seen Lynn Shelton's pleasant Your Sister's Sister and Andrea Arnold's ambitious but aggressively unpleasant Wuthering Heights, I had enough time in six days to see 29 films. (Opening day only allowed two, so 27 in 5 days.) Of those 29, I ended up liking 12. Then I saw a 30th film when I got home. And that is where we begin.
This list was initially only 11, but over the course of the festival I began to change my perspective on this bloody little psychological dark comic thriller. Even as I felt the film's focus alternated a bit too much (and often), re-focusing what worked about Richard Bates Jr.'s debut was more than enough to make it stand apart. It is the story of Pauline (90210's AnnaLynne McCord), a scruffy-looking teenager with the kind of hidden body often found in horror films where an evil possession turns them into a sexpot. Dream on. Not that Pauline isn't interested in sex. She would certainly like to get it out of the way so she can concentrate her efforts on her passion for becoming a surgeon. Her general attitude around the house and school though run contrary to the devout religious discipline that her mother (Traci Lords) demands. This relationship appears at first just to be the standard obstacle for all rebellious teens, but ultimately develops into the true heart of Bates' story.
Referring to Excision as a horror film does nearly everyone a disservice. It may prepare more squeamish patrons for the bloody imagery of Pauline's frequent dreams, but like those dreams could very well rob audiences of a true gut punch of an ending. Nearly every ten minutes of the 80-minute feature contain graphically bright fantasies (or nightmares for us) of Pauline mounting corpses, performing surgery or giving birth to a doomed fetus that, no doubt, will serve as the lithmus point for making a break for the exit. It takes more to gross out this critic and even more to fully disturb me and these scenes felt more like a distraction of filler then adding to the reality-based scenes that have a sharp and well-acted tone to them. It is far more fitting to represent the film in the manner of Todd Solondz's Welcome To The Dollhouse than finding ways to prepare the audience for the worst which is what these dream sequences do, unnecessarily so considering the way Pauline's awakening is naturally enforced throughout the film. McCord is really very good here, as is Traci Lords as the domineering mother. Their power struggle brings about laughs, shock and even some genuine feeling. Throw in brief roles by Malcolm McDowell as a teacher, Ray Wise (whose closing shrug reminds us just how much we miss him on TV's Reaper) and John Waters (as a priest, no less) and you have a dark comedy that may not quite be Lucky McKee's masterful May but should earn fans along the lines of Ginger Snaps and Teeth.
I knew very little about Mike Birbiglia walking into this film. Truth be told, it took some rearranging of my schedule as a favor for the publicist to even catch it. And I'm glad I did. For years I have remarked that the art of stand-up comedy has been dying. With a few notable exceptions like Louis C.K., Chris Rock and a shameless plug for Chicago local, the George Carlin-esque Vince Carone, there are very few standouts. Birbiglia has taken the stage show rooted in his relationship phobias and turned it into a narrative feature. Think a roadshow version of High Fidelity where Birbiglia (as Matt) talks directly to the audience and introduces us to the eight-year relationship he has had with Abby (Lauren Ambrose), the college crush he more or less stalked until getting her to go out with him. She is finally getting the marriage bug and it's time to put up or shut up. Matt manages to delay the complication by hitting the road to do stand-up shows and finds himself working out his insecurities on the stage.
Birbiglia has a very matter-of-fact charm about him and gives the simplest of observations wonderfully sardonic weight. The relationship quirks have an air of familiarity to them but the manner in which they are worked into his literal and metaphorical chronic sleepwalking problem provides further sympathy for the commitment-phobe coming closer and closer to pulling the trigger on the next phase of his life. Sleepwalk With Me further succeeds as a portrait of life on the road for a struggling stand-up. While Funny People and the documentary Comedian showed various aspects of perfecting the craft, Birbiglia accentuates the long hours, bad food, roommates and travel that comes with starting out in the entertainment field. At only 76 minutes, Sleepwalk With Me has a few draggy moments in the middle act, but it doesn't take long to get back on board with Birbiglia and what he will have to say next.
In what would end up being my 30th film at the festival, Rodney Ascher's tribute to or dissection of Stanley Kubrick is the one film that peaked the most interest from people upon my return. Any average film fan might see their hackles rise whenever some self-confirmed film scholar start waxing rhapsodic about the inner meaning of an auteur's oeuvre. Believe me, it even drives critics nuts when a pretentious director (especially at a film festival) starts talking about their film's subtext when there is barely even a qualifying text at the forefront. At the same time, breaking down a film to the manner in which Quentin Tarantino dissects Top Gun or listening to conspiracy theorists try to convince you that they are more enlightened than you can be a lot of fun. Ascher's Room 237 is like a mixed concoction of all the fun and frustration one could possibly abide when delving into Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining.
What is the film really about? That is a question asked time and time again throughout this documentary that mixes voiceover with nothing but film footage to convey everything from walking to a theater to all the supposed evidence that proves each fan's theory; some more wackier than the next. The best of which is the examination that The Shining is a film based upon the worst sins of America's past continuingly resurfacing to haunt us. (Indian imagery is prominently featured throughout.) But at least three times I audibly yelled out "OH, C'MON!" as I wanted to smack some sense into a few of these nuts. Suggesting this was Kubrick's outing of his role in faking the moon landing is pretty fascinating, but trying to sell that a room key actually spells out "MOON ROOM" is lunacy. One guy wants to examine how The Shining is really about sexual repression. Great, as that is as valid a theory as any. But don't try to prove it by trying to suggest a desk filer gives Ullman a visual boner as he shakes Jack's hand. Such things turn Room 237 into its own kind of participatory horror film, but an undeniably fun and wholly interesting one at that. Hopefully Ascher or someone with his ambition will continue this trend by examining all the hidden tricks, gimmicks and stylings of other brain-twisting cinematic treats as they can provide genuine insight into the work of a director. Even if it's all just nonsense.
10. SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
Speaking of Funny People, Aubrey Plaza certainly can be one. Though outside of Apatow's film and her regular stint on TV's Park and Recreation she hasn't had much chance to break out of the sort of monotone matter-of-fact pessimist she has specialized in. That changes here as Darius who begins the film as a cynical, matter-of-fact pessimist but gets a chance to open up as an magazine intern investigating a want-ad for a guy seeking a partner in time travel. His name is Kenneth Calloway (Mark Duplass) and he claims to have put together a machine that can do it in an attempt to prevent the death of the college sweetheart he was in love with. Darius' reporter boss, Jeff (Jake Johnson), sees the story as a goof and is really using the road trip as an excuse to look up his own high school girlfriend. As the only one who can get close to Kenneth, Darius comes to learn that his goofy experiment may be rooted more in sadness than any mental illness.
Of all the female-centric comedies at Sundance this year, this was certainly the funniest. Ari Graynor, a spirited comic actress who has been relegated to typecasted supporting roles in recent fare like What's Your Number, The Sitter (practically reprising the same role she had in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist) and even at this year's Sundance, Celeste and Jesse Forever, finally gets a chance to shine as a lead. She co-stars with co-writer, Lauren Miller (as Lauren), as a pair of college foes thrust into living together when Lauren breaks up with her boyfriend and Graynor's Katie needs help paying the rent. Katie has already established herself as a phone sex operator, but Lauren's business expertise helps her branch out and allows the opportunity to explore her own adventurous side.
It surprises even me that there is little else to say about the film plot-wise, but there you have it. There is some business about keeping the new enterprise from Lauren's parents and the arising conflict of pursuing her dream job, but it is all just filler in-between the laughter and rapport of the two ladies who grow into an unexpectedly genuine friendship. Their moments of honesty are almost like pause breakers between bigger scenes, but to believe in even such brief heartfelt flashes in a story built upon faking everything else is rather quite special. As for the laughs, they are frequent and big, especially as the film breaks ground in what has to be the first to coin the term "cameo masturbators." (Don't look at the cast list on IMDB unless you want it spoiled.) Director Jamie Travis does not push the material to overtly provocative or shocking levels to make it stand apart. At only 84 minutes, it may not be as great as Bridesmaids or even as outrageous and sharp as Zack and Miri Make A Porno, but it certainly joins the ranks of pleasantly solid R-rated comic fare over the last few years.
The big money pickup of the festival (from Fox Searchlight) is also no doubt one of the few films liable to have any Oscar contention in 2012. Based on a true story, the great John Hawkes plays Mark O'Brien, a poet afflicted with polio from a very young age, who now 38 is looking to put his words into practice. Still a virgin, Mark would like to find a partner before, as he puts it, his expiration date arrives. After an unsuccessful proclamation to his pretty caretaker, Mark is offered a chance to write a magazine piece on sex surrogates. Not prostitutes who, according to Cheryl Cohen Greene (Helen Hunt), want your repeat business while surrogates set limits. Semantics, really. But one that works in Mark's favor as he hires Cheryl to show him the fine art of making love while looking for both permission and absolution through Father Brendan (William H. Macy).
Writer/director Ben Lewin (The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish) in his first feature since 1994's Paperback Romance, takes the safe route with the material. Never shying away from the nudity or the situations, but softening the language and the moral implications for those in the audience who, again, might be a bit off put at the thought of getting the Lord's thumbs up for paying for sex. Using a healthy dose of humor and some very winning performances, The Surrogate makes for a perfectly nice, if not challenging, film. Hawkes is almost certain to be in the Oscar conversation next year; his physical gauntness outshined by the spirit he projects. We see the inner child in his smile as he experiences the simple pleasures his body has never awarded him throughout his life and even early on when he says "I love you" there is instant heartbreak. Hunt's performance is appropriately tender in her scenes with Hawkes. Her roving accent notwithstanding, she is reduced outside of those moments to talking into a tape recorder questions and thoughts about Mark's upbringing which end the millisecond she hits stop. Cheryl's married life and conversion to Judaism are not helped by editing choices meant to combine timelines and by a bizarre appearance by Rhea Perlman, whose entrance practically demands a sitcom audience cue for guest star applause. Still, as a movie focused on the performances, The Surrogate is often a rather funny film that may convince one or two that a higher power doesn't really care what we do with our own body. That alone would make it a minor success. Hawkes and Macy help make it more so.
Continuing the sex-and-God theme featured to comic extent in Excision, here is a film that was called "sacriligious" at the festival. That must mean it touched the subject matter pretty well. Caught in the middle of the debate is Daniela (Alicia Rodriguez), a 17-year old Chilean teenager who enjoys experimenting with sex more than her evangelical upbringing would allow. She has documented her findings to an online blog and has an array of followers, many of them just horny teens of both sexes looking to share or seek a taste of what she might be offering if the mood arises. When she is kicked out of school for having sex in the bathroom, her devout mom gives her a final chance to shape up before sending her towards a life of even stricter religious fulfillment. Her new job at a TV station brings with it a whole new set of temptations though, but ultimately turns out to be an enlightened path to understanding the place of sex in her life and in this world.
That is where Young & Wild will surprise most audiences expecting just another nudity-filled romp where sex is as casual as opening a door. Director Marialy Rivas, adapting this from the real-life blogger, is not out to merely titilate us with the sight of young flesh and montages of partners from both sexes. Her film is more about the "young" of its title and how curiosity and experimentation is a stage of growing up. Daniela talks frankly to her bloggers and is an object of desire for the similarly horny teens who follow her, but she is not offered to the voyeurs in the audience as mere eye candy. This is a film that respects sex and the emotional consequences that follow once the heat wears off. It also is not purely a condemnation piece about religion even as it calmly exposes the hypocrisies of suppressing the natural order in order to, hilariously, let go of one's ego. Those so quick to call a smart, challenging film like this "sacriligrious" might do best to let go of those and actually give it a look.
A few years ago at Sundance, Rodrigo Cortes trapped us with Ryan Reynolds in a coffin for 90 minutes and we didn't want to escape. That film was Buried, a title so appropriate that it felt that is exactly what happened to it during its theatrical run. For his follow-up, writer/director Cortes has assembled a much bigger cast but doing even more to establish his own name as one to pay attention to in the world of horror. Red Lights opens with paranormal psychologists Tom Buckley and Margaret Matheson (Cillian Murphy & Sigourney Weaver) investigating the claim of mysterious noises and movements around a family house. What they are really there to do is debunk the story as they do every week in their university classes. At the same time, a psychic blast from Margaret's past is coming back to haunt her. He is Simon Silver (Robert DeNiro) who has come out of hiding after a public death of an opponent who challenged his so-called powers. Could he be the real deal?
Much is made in the first hour of the mental tug-of-war between Margaret and Simon and her dedication over the years to discredit him. It's a pleasant surprise from what we immediately expect out of Red Lights, which is just another story about skeptics being turned into believers. But Cortes doesn't just rely on cheap thrills or the standard narrative threads we have become used to. Instead he allows wonderfully written (and acted) discussions of the mind being conned through various techniques, not the least of which is the creeping doubt that can infect a true believer. At times it is like watching an extended version of South Park's Biggest Douche In The Universe episode (a total compliment in its own right.) The second hour of Red Lights caused more immediate dismissals than debate, but I was personally still very into it even after its somewhat disappointing Brainstorm-like turn of events halfway through. It's double twist of a climax (with one you may catch and one you may not) seemed to disappoint more people, but it only made me want to revisit it a second time. Not to see where I was fooled, but to see how Cortes' thought process began to unfold and how some of the film's odder scenes (like DeNiro's backroom confessional) fit once you have all the answers. This is the second horror subgenre that Cortes has injected fresh life into and no matter what side of the debate you come down on in Red Lights, you cannot deny that he is a talent worth anticipating.
Michael Mohan's Save the Date probably should not work as well as it does. Relationship dramedys about commitment-phobic white people in their 20s are a dime-a-dozen, particularly at Sundance. Though after already seeing a few bad ones at this year's fest, the positives within Save the Date are even more evident. Sarah (Lizzy Caplan) is about to make the next big step in her life by moving in with her boyfriend, Kevin (Geoffrey Arend). She is nervous enough as it is, but he is well ahead of schedule and publicly proposes to her. The rejection goes viral, but never treated as a joke. Kevin's bandmate, Andrew (Martin Starr), is engaged to Sarah's sister, Beth (Alison Brie) who is knee-deep in preparation and getting little help from her passive mate. Though neither of them are rooted in the usual female hysterics or generic male indifference we are accustomed to. Meanwhile, Sarah's not-so-secret admirer at the bookstore she owns (Mark Webber) leaps at the opening afforded to him. And you know what? He is not a jerk either.
That last point is one that is amusingly brought up time and again in Save the Date and it reminds us just how off the rails the film could have gone early and often. The characters' behavior may be frustrating at times, but it is sincere to actual human emotions. At no point throughout the screenplay by Mohan, Jeffrey Brown & Egan Reich do any of the fivesome react in a manner specifically designed to curveball the plot. Instead it is just the reverse. After so much emotional dishonesty inherent in films like Hello, I Must Be Going and Celeste & Jesse Forever, Save the Date had a welcome air of truth about it. Each of the actors bring legitimacy to roles that could have been simplistic whiny archetypes and it is a factor that filmmakers and writers should pay attention to if they actually want us to care about problems that might some menial in the grand scheme of life. Save the Date does and knows better that life is not complimented by a peppy sitcom score.
Mark Webber had a very good Sundance. Very few actors can say that they had three films premiering at the festival, let alone all of them be well received. But at a time when I had seen 24 new films already and only liked seven, Webber was a part of three of them. His greatest accomplishment though was not only in his only lead role of the trio, but also behind the camera and writer of this very special film. In a choice that might seem strange at first, Webber plays himself (or a version of), as the dad of a 2 year-old boy who lost his wife in an accident. He is nearly broke and doing his best to go on auditions with a child in tow, but has to take handouts from actor friends like Jason Ritter. During a playdate he meets a woman (Shannyn Sossamon) who should be the ultimate dream for a single dad. She's beautiful, single, has a kid herself and owns the coolest indoor children playland in the area. But dating brings with it is own natural set of emotional complexities and can be as much the undoing of someone in Mark's position as it can be their salvation.
To go along with the problems specified in Save the Date, Sundance has also seen its share of people dealing with loss and putting the pieces back together. That is just a mere symptom of Webber's film which is really a tale about fatherhood and one of the most telling I have seen in a long time. Sequences simply detailing the everyday ins and outs of waking up, making breakfast and planning a day around a child whose priorities have to outweigh your own life's plans are wonderfully straightforward and outline the mindset of a parent who could use a little me time themselves. Webber may have "celebrity" friends to rely on and leads to what some may consider a garish exuberance on Mark's part to namedrop his personal Hollywood connections (Michael Cera plays a more "dangerous" version of himself), but friends are friends and they really can be rock stars for a night when it's time for anyone who needs to just get away for a few hours. The scenes between Webber and Sossamon are good enough to have their own movie, but the heart lies in the often quiet scenes between Mark and little Isaac Love, who may not be aware he is acting but achieves that level of child performances too often missed by both kids and especially the filmmakers who are often too easily persuaded to hit the cute button. Isaac is a kid. Not a terror, but a package of individual joy that comes with the price of an elder being able to maintain it through their own problems. Not sure if The End of Love's Mark Webber got that callback from Paul Thomas Anderson, but the Mark Webber who made The End of Love deserves to be getting a few.
If sex and God was enough enough to stir the controversy loins at Sundance this year, Craig Zobel's film apparently fit the bill for people not keeping their eye on the ball of what it is really about. It begins at a small town fast food restaurant where manager Sandra (Ann Dowd) is already facing the wrath of her franchise superiors for letting a whole stock of food spoil. Then she gets a phone call from a police officer telling her of a complaint received that one of her employees has stolen from a customer. The teenage Becky (Dreama Walker) denies any knowledge of the incident but is put into a back room while Sandra takes orders from the officer - over the phone - on how to get to the bottom of this. After a string of increasingly odd requests, it becomes very clear that the voice on the other end belongs to an elaborate prankster (Pat Healy) with less on his mind than law and order.
If Zobel's film has any flaw it might be in waiting too long to let the audience in on the joke. Then again, maybe that is part of the point. As intelligent as they allow themselves to believe, a movie audience should be well out in front of the curve and ready to shout back at Sandra like it was a horror film to stop her from doing the next stupid thing. Compliance in its own right is a horror film and a disturbing, if humor-laced, one at that. The helplessness of being entrapped by a disembodied voice dictating cruel humiliation must certainly feel like a horror scenario to Becky and the countless other people this was done to in real life. The reality of it all only further justifies Compliance's theories about the stupidity and ignorance of a great many people, particularly when it comes as a defense to losing one's job. Sandra's motivation of not making two big mistakes in one day allows us to roll with her early acquiescence of the situation. As further people are drawn into it we bear witness to those who want to do the right thing and those simply fearful of disobeying those in position of authority for fear of repercussions to their own being. Becky and her male co-worker are equally representative of the youth who are prone to rebellion, but either too helpless to make a difference or too scared to ruin their own future. Compliance can be read as countless paradigms about government, war, economics, law or whatever modicum of society that subconsciously tries to silence your opposition. Craig Zobel (also responsible for the terrific Great World of Sound and the fantastic Homestar Runner web series) fashions tough, challenging material in the guise of a dark comic thriller and those too willing to dismiss it or drum up unnecessary controversy are part of the problem and not the solution.
On the festival circuit, you have to be weary of the so-called Midnight circuit crowds. Sundance, South by Southwest and Toronto all have one programming all brands of genre titles geared towards the fanboy in all of us with a salivating gland for the odd, ridiculous and potentially kick-ass. Hype tends to be overly enthusiastic, even by fanboy standards. (I offer Attack the Block and this year's Sundance entry, V/H/S, as evidence.) Maybe you like or even love those films. I did not. And I was at the premiere screenings of each, so take my criticisms at face value and not as a reaction to the hype. Going into The Raid though, the hype was already sprayed all over the walls back at Toronto where I missed it. Let me tell you though that, for a change, the hype is all kinds of deserved.
All you need to know about the plot is that it involves a SWAT team in Jakarta tasked with taking out an elite drug lord who lives in the top floor of a slum building. The catch is that he just happens to rent out the rooms to some of the craziest, most ruthless criminals out there. And when they are found out, the freaks come out at daytime and the battle is on floor-by-floor. Further details add motivation for the film's hero played by Iko Uwais, but tend to slow things down in-between the action. Action that moves so fast, mind you, that any line of dialogue seems like a snail's pace. Every martial arts picture has such filler, but you won't remember much of it anyway because the fighting and carnage on display here is at a level we have not seen since District B13. You thought some of the kills in The Expendables were of ridiculous quality? Wait until you see the manner of dispatching throughout The Raid. This is one of those great movies to experience with an audience starved for the kind of action meant to elicit applause like the end of an opera number. The action is certainly stop-and-start throughout, but once it starts there is no way you want it to stop.
Documentaries are not always a priority during Sundance for me. Certain subject matter is intriguing enough to warrant a look, but usually the cream of the crop will rise to the next festival or into theaters without the discovery that I had just watched something that will be on HBO the next month. Too many discoveries get potentially overlooked and to think I was seeing the worst film I saw at the fest (The Pact) at the time that many were seeing Beasts of the Southern Wild. Getting back to HBO though, they had already aired three documentaries by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky detailing the plight of the West Memphis Three, accused of a brutal ritualistic murder of children. Their rightfully acclaimed Paradise Lost films had covered so much territory that it is a wonder why anyone would feel it necessary to add their own two cents on the subject. Well, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh offered more than just a couple of pennies to help further investigate the obvious shananigans involved in keeping these boys in jail and coupled with director Amy Berg (responsible for the excellent Deliver Us From Evil about injustice within the Catholic Church through the eyes of its victims and one accused priest) they have delivered a stand-alone treatment of this injustice that outshined any narrative at the festival this year.
Not that anyone should not check out Paradise Lost and its two follow-ups (Part Three "Purgatory" is currently up for Best Documentary at the Oscars and is considered the front-runner), but if you are pressed for time, West of Memphis serves as both a perfect summation of the events while bringing new devastating evidence to light. Whether it be ignorance or for political gain, those involved in preserving the guilty verdict give a new meaning to the miscarriage of justice. There are almost comical new revelations into what could have really caused those mutilations on the victims. Most incendiary though are the new discoveries about stepfather Terry Hobbs including his timeline the night of the murders and the loose tongue he has developed in recent months; loose enough to bring forward new witnesses that were added just a month before the Sundance premiere. Comparing it to another great mystery of our time Oliver Stone's masterful JFK, "the who and the why are just scenery for the public." This is a crime tale for certain, but it is the crimes after the fact that produce a larger view of a society so quick to rush to judgment in the wake of great tragedy. Families certainly have every right to their grieving and anger, but after seeing them sold a bill of goods and to watch them eventually backtrack to the point where they have to ask forgiveness is incredibly moving. Reaching that arc in the final scenes which lead to the compromised justice that hit the news last summer, West of Memphis is sure to touch you in some way. Whether it be anger, relief or a further injection of cynicism towards our elected officials, Amy Berg and her backers show what the best films, fictional or not, can make of our imperfect world and make us feel a part of it for better or worse.
FILMS PICKED UP THAT I DID NOT SEE
2 Days In New York (Magnolia), Arbitrage (Roadside), Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight), Chasing Ice (National Geographic), The Comedy (Rough House Pictures), How To Survive A Plague (Sundance Selects), Indie Game: The Movie (HBO), Liberal Arts (IFC), Middle of Nowhere (Participant Media), The Queen of Versailles (Magnolia), Robot & Frank (Samuel Goldwyn), Searching For Sugar Man (Sony Classics), Shadow Dancer (ATO Pictures), Simon Killer (IFC), Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap (Indomina), The Words (CBS Films)
FILMS I DID SEE THAT WERE NOT AS GOOD
Bachelorette, Simon Killer, Wrong
28 Hotel Rooms, Black Rock, Grabbers, John Dies At The End, Nobody Walks, V/H/S
Celeste and Jesse Forever, Hello I Must Be Going, Lay the Favorite, Red Hook Summer, Smashed, This Must Be The Place, Wish You Were Here
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Security Architect IoT/IIoT (Remote)
Posted on Feb 21, 2021 by WA Consultants
Required for a remote-based contract, an IOT/IIOT Security Architect to provide design guidance, assess device hardware and software security, as well as perform ethical hacking activities. It is a technical cybersecurity and IoT role but you will need to demonstrate security architectural skills.
- Analyzing and assisting in the secure design and architecture of IoT devices and their associated software.
- Act as the overall IOT Security architect and responsible for both securing the landscape and raising awareness on why security and IT risk management is important.
- Conduct information security & risk assessments of IoT devices and their associated software using industry-standard tools and techniques to evaluate the security posture of these solutions and identify vulnerabilities.
- Assessing the security of cloud services used by IoT devices and work with identified risks to prioritize remediation activities.
- Defining the security requirements based on industry best practices and internal and external requirements.
- Working with software designers, developers, and testers to review, assist and recommend changes and solutions to address the security of Lenovo- and third party-developed devices and software.
- Providing vulnerability assessment and penetration test reports to key stakeholders and use those as a basis to get traction and prioritization.
- Producing reports to demonstrate assessment coverage and remediation effectiveness, and working with the product engineers and software teams to ensure corrective actions are implemented.
This role will require knowledge of security requirements for IoT/IIoT devices and their associated software, secure design practices, and broad knowledge of device and application vulnerabilities and how to exploit them.
- Experience from IOT/IIOT/ICS Security architecture (or similar role) for 3-5 years.
- Deep technical understanding on how IOT and IIOT capabilities are built together.
- Good in communicating and collaborating both with technical departments but also business units and customer-facing organizations.
- SME in risk assessments, threat analysis, vulnerability and exploits in the IOT, ICS area.
- Knowledgeable in writing guidelines and instructions as well as presenting material to CISO and senior management.
To arrange an interview, please email CV to (see below)
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Johnell O. Brooks
According to our database1, Johnell O. Brooks authored at least 14 papers between 2004 and 2021.
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How Many Robots Do You Want? A Cross-Cultural Exploration on User Preference and Perception of an Assistive Multi-Robot System.
Proceedings of the 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2021
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Universal Village, 2018
Design and Evaluation of Two Robotic Furnishings Partnering with Each Other and Their Users to Enable Independent Living.
Proceedings of the 12th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2018
IEEE Trans. Hum. Mach. Syst., 2014
Proceedings of the Human-Computer Interaction. Advanced Interaction Modalities and Techniques, 2014
An assistive robotic table for older and post-stroke adults: results from participatory design and evaluation activities with clinical staff.
Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2014
Design and Evaluation of a Nonverbal Communication Platform between Assistive Robots and their Users.
Proceedings of the Distributed, Ambient, and Pervasive Interactions, 2013
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2012
Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2012
Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction, 2009
Proceedings of the Assisted Living Systems - Models, 2007
Educational Interventions Successfully Reduce Pedestrians' Overestimates of Their Own Nighttime Visibility.
Hum. Factors, 2004


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For people who are at least 18 years old, without insurance or Medicaid, The Guilford Adult Dental The program is available Monday-Thursday 8:30am-5pm, and Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning at 4:30pm at the Department of Public Health's Chandler Dental Clinic in Greensboro. In High Point, it's available Wednesday nights beginning at 4:30pm at the Department of Public Health Building.)
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Colombian actress most known for her roles in The Secretary and Pure Blood.
She studied psychology at the Universidad Santo Tomas.
She often blogs on her blog Helga by Helga Diaz.
She has three children.
She is a big fan of American actors Ryan Reynolds, Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson.

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This font family release is inspired by the semi-abandoned mining town of Jerome, Arizona. It is reminiscent of the classic condensed and wide-serif headlines you might find in the newspapers or painted on storefront signs from that era.
Brief History: Nestled high on top of Cleopatra Hill (5,200 feet) in the Black Hills of Yavapai county between Prescott and Flagstaff is the historic copper mining town of Jerome, Arizona. Jerome was a copper mining camp, growing from a settlement of tents to a roaring mining community. Four disastrous fires destroyed large sections of the town during its early history, resulting in the incorporation of the City of Jerome in 1899.
Founded in 1876, Jerome was once the fourth largest city in the Arizona Territory. It sits above what was the largest copper mine in Arizona and produced an astonishing 3 million pounds of copper per month. The population peaked at 15,000 in the 1920’s. The Depression of the 1930’s slowed the mining operation and the claim went to Phelps Dodge, who holds the claim today.
Today the mines are silent, and Jerome has become the largest ghost town in America and is a thriving tourist and artist community with a population of about 450.
JEROME ONE (which has a rough, hand-drawn outline) and JEROME TWO-FOUR (which has the same rough, hand-drawn outline as well as varying degrees of distressed halftone) are supplied in both .OTF and .TTF versions. Each font has upper and lower case as well as numbers and special characters. This family supports multi-lingual so If I have missed anything please let me know. A set of matching wide versions of each style is also included. All version have built in imperfections that will display differently at different point sizes. The letter spacing is intentionally loose to give it that old-time look and feel.


Visions of the Not Normal: Heather Liebler
Putting the impact of COVID-19 on the world, let alone the people and neighborhoods of our own community, is nearly impossible. While they can’t tell the whole story, photographs and pictures help.
To that end, we’ve partnered with The Charlotte Ledger, an online business publication established by seasoned journalist Tony Mecia. During the COVID-19 outbreak, The Ledger has expanded to daily distribution, offering in-depth coverage and long-form stories.
In our new series, “Visions of the Not Normal,” The Biscuit and Ledger will present images of neighborhoods and communities across the city through the eyes (and lenses) of local photographers.
This week, photographer Heather Liebler, shares a gallery of photographs she’s taken over the last few weeks. The photo above features her daughter Vivian, a senior at South Mecklenburg High School, who, like all public school students across the state, learned she will continue learning at home through the remainder of the planned school year.
Next week will feature a different photographer and a different part of the Queen City. If you know of a photographer who would be interested in sharing images from their community in this time, please let us know.
Heather Liebler’s Gallery
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text: Just thought I'd give a heads up. I was driving by intending to try the special at Kiriko which I thought I'd read about on the board. There was so much traffic that I was able to see that Orris was once again open at the lunch hour. Last year when they were open regularly for lunch I went fairly often. Starting next week the waiter told me they will be open 12-2 Mon-Thursday. Their lunch menu is pretty limited unlike last year--they basically have sandwiches and salads with a couple of soups and a special salad of the day. I did have a small bowl of some of the best tomato/eggplant soup I have ever tasted--actually it's up there with the best SOUP I've ever tasted, quite honestly--it was absolutely peerless! I tried the special salad, seared albacore-on arugula-which was rather small but sufficent with the soup. They did cook the albacore exactly to my taste (but then I was the only person there!) By itself, it was a rather skimpy salad I'd have to say. They also had a smoked chicken salad that looked good, and quite a long list of sandwiches. Anyway, it's not a smaller cheaper version of the dinner menu, sadly, but it's still a nice option if you're on Sawtelle.

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USF Staff Senate February Meeting Recap
Mayor Bob Buckhorn was the honored guest and speaker at the USF Staff Senate’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. He spoke of the tremendous potential that abounds for the Tampa Bay area and highlighted the important role that USF plays in this. He also fielded inquiries during a Q & A session afterwards. The meeting was well attended by members of the USF Staff Senate and the USF A & P Council. Light refreshments were served.
The USF Staff Senate meets in the MSC Chamber Room on the 4th floor every 2nd Tuesday of each month. For more information go to: http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usps/index.html.


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breed by Humboldt Seed Organisation
Here you can find all info about Dedoverde Haze from Humboldt Seed Organisation. If you are searching for information about Dedoverde Haze from Humboldt Seed Organisation, check out our Basic Infos, Gallery, Degustation, Strain Reviews, Shop-Finder and Price Comparison, Lineage / Genealogy, Hybrids / Crossbreeds or User Comments for this cannabis variety here at this page and follow the links to get even more information – or list all Dedoverde Haze Strains (±2) to find a different version. If you have any personal experiences with growing or consuming this cannabis variety, please use the upload links to add them to the database!
Basic / Breeders Info
Dedoverde Haze is a mostly sativa variety from Humboldt Seed Org. and can be cultivated indoors (where the plants will need a flowering time of ±73 days ) and outdoors . Humboldt Seed Org.s Dedoverde Haze is a THC dominant variety and is/was only available as feminized seeds.
Humboldt Seed Org.s Dedoverde Haze Description
For those who don’t know, Haze was born in California, and from there she conquered the whole world.
In the late 90’s, Breal got a few clones from a friend in Redding, CA, that was the original “California Haze”. The genetics have been kept in the crew and maintained by Kief Sweat for many years, also being used in our Dedoverde Haze Auto line.
Our Dedoverde Haze is a F1 cross of Amnesia (NL) x California Haze (LA), it’s extremely potent and has an amazing yield.
The taste is an explosion of Haze spice and Kool Aid “fruit punch”, with a sweet pine finish leaving a lingering vibrant aroma in your mouth.
For mainly sativa like taste and effect it has a remarkably quick flowering time, and has no problem with high nutrient levels as she is like an overweight girl looking for her next triple burger.
She has a very high terpenoid and resin content, which makes her extremely strong, not for beginners!
Genetic: Sativa: 80% / Indica: 20%
Breeder: Kief Sweat
Type: mostly sativa
Flowering Days: 65-70 days
Harvest outdoors: 20 october
THC: 18% – 24%
CBD: very low
Production: very high
Where to buy Dedoverde Haze cannabis seeds?
Dedoverde Haze from Humboldt Seed Organisation is available only as feminized seeds. Regular seeds are not available at the moment. In 14 seedbanks, we found 45 offers between EUR 24.00 for 3 feminized seeds and EUR 1197.24 for 150 feminized seeds. If you are looking to buy Dedoverde Haze Cannabis Seeds from Humboldt Seed Organisation somewhere – have a look to our Dedoverde Haze Price Comparison page with all current offers from all the connected seedbanks and shops – or visit one of the following tested, trustworthy and recommended seed-shops directly to check out their current Dedoverde Haze offers: Humboldt Seeds, Seedsman, Samenwahl.com, Seeds24.at, Indras Planet GmbH, Original Seeds Store, Cheeba Beans, Herbies Head Shop, Hanfoase & Stecklingsexpress, Cannapot Hanfshop, Linda Seeds | Linda Semilla, Alchimia Grow Shop, Zamnesia and Oaseeds.
Dedoverde Haze Reviews
We’ve collected strain info from 4 growers for Dedoverde Haze.
Dedoverde Haze breed by Humboldt Seed Organisation Here you can find all info about Dedoverde Haze from Humboldt Seed Organisation . If you are searching for information about Dedoverde Haze
Dedoverde Haze by Humboldt Seed Organization is a Sativa-dominant feminized cannabis strain that allows you to discover the exoticism of Californian cannabis. If you buy Dedoverde Haze cannabis seeds, you will be able to grow a stunning fast-flowering Sativa hybrid with an excellent flavour and aroma.
The origins of Dedoverde Haze are impressive: Northern Lights and California Haze. The result is a wonderful vigorous marijuana plant that any grower can cultivate and that yields remarkable amounts of buds with a pleasant intense scent that will awaken the interest of those seeking a different flavour and aroma. It performs well indoors with a short growing period and outdoors in dry, warm, temperate and Mediterranean climates or in the shelter of a greenhouse.
Dedoverde Haze is a cannabis hybrid with a strong aroma of citrus fruit and oil and a flavour that delivers intense hints of pine, oil, Haze, spices, tropical fruit and cedar. The powerful, long-lasting effect is totally Sativa, providing a clear, cerebral, invigorating feeling. For cannabis experts.
Genotype: 80% Sativa / 20% Indica
Indoor flowering: 65-70 days
Indoor yield: 12-15+ oz/yd2
Outdoor yield: 21-32+ oz/plant
Outdoor height: 7-16+ ft
<p>Dedoverde Haze by Humboldt Seed Organization is a Sativa-dominant feminized cannabis strain that allows you to discover the exoticism of Californian cannabis. If you buy Dedoverde Haze cannabis seeds, you will be able to grow a stunning fast-flowering


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Reading together is a great activity with many benefits parents and caretakers can do with children from a very young age. Some parents even read to their children before birth!
Before you know it, the time comes for children to get involved with the reading… But what story will provide the right combination excitement, fun, inspiration, and picture guidance to allow your child to read a book to you, all on their own?
A trip to the library or the children’s section of your local bookstore will provide a variety of options that can sometimes be overwhelming. To help you pick out the best books for your child we held a contest on our blog asking our readers to share with you which books they, or their children had first reading success with.
Below are the best first book titles we compiled from our blog readers to help start your child on their life long reading adventure.
Top Titles For First Time Readers
- Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberly – “fun to read and act out”
- Go Dog Go by P.D. Eastman – “When they don’t recognize a word, they only need to look at the pictures to help them figure it out!”
- We Love You…Just The Way You Are! – Mommy Perks got creative and wrote this story for her daughter and it became “her first memorized story”
- Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton
- The Belly Button Book by Sandra Boynton.
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
- Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Eric Carle and Bill Martin Jr.
- From Head To Toe by Eric Carle
- My Uncle’s Donkey by Tohby Riddle: “I really really loved it to the extent that I would always hold it!”
- Green Eggs And Ham by Dr. Seuss – “as a picky eater, I loved quoting this book for my parents at meal-time and using food coloring to make green eggs with my mom
We hope you can use some of these books to get your child excited about reading. Soon you will experience the proud feeling and excitement that comes when your child can read a book to you next story time!


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New Haven’s two newest eateries serve the basic needs of any New Englander in the dead of winter: to eat well and stay warm.
Come February, Pacifico will be the latest upscale seafood restaurant to open in New Haven while Moka will be added to the extensive list of specialty coffee shops around the city.
Owned by renowned New York chef Rafael Palomino, Pacifico will serve Nuevo Latino cuisine similar to the menu in his Zagat-rated New York restaurant, also called Pacifico. Palomino began to consider opening a restaurant in New Haven after the head chef at Ibiza, a Spanish restaurant on High Street, told him New Haven could benefit from a restaurant like Pacifico.
“As soon as I visited the area, I saw that New Haven had a lot of flavor,” Palomino said. “In a culinary sense, the space we chose for the restaurant had a good vibe for cooking, and in a business sense, nothing could be more ideal than being located a block away from Yale University.”
Occupying the space that used to be Tibwin’s American Bistro on the corner of College and Crown streets, Pacifico has undergone a colorful renovation that lends the space a seaside atmosphere. Although similar to the decor of his New York restaurant, the New Haven spot has an open kitchen that Palomino said will bring more fun and energy to the restaurant.
In anticipation of Pacifico’s opening night on Feb. 7, Palomino ate at a number of expensive restaurants in the area, including Zinc, Roomba and Ibiza, to get a sense of what he had to compete with. He said the unique message Pacifico will send to its customers is “humble service, good food, and great value.”
Although Pacifico will bring added competition to the pool of pricey restaurants geared primarily toward businesspeople and students on very special occasions, University Properties Director David Newton said he thinks the head chefs at these restaurants do not feel threatened but have great respect for Palomino’s culinary achievements.
“New Haven residents seem to have an insatiable appetite for good food, so there is always room for more,” Newton said. “But this raises the stakes for Palomino because people will be expecting a lot, and I assume he will deliver.”
A few blocks away, Duncan Goodall ’95 hopes there is also always room for more coffee shops in New Haven, with the recent opening of his third, Moka. With the continued popularity of Kafe on Grand Avenue and Koffee on Audobon Street. Goodall opened Moka on Orange Street last Monday.
Moka offers specialty coffee, tea and hot chocolate drinks as well as a full breakfast and lunch menu. Occupying what used to be a small office building, the addition of leather chairs, skylights, wireless internet access and an outdoor courtyard has transformed the space into an inviting lounge.
Store manager Jon Navarro said he thinks the space on Orange Street is ideal for a coffee shop because the whole area is being revitalized. Because the new shop will not be advertised until after its grand opening on Feb. 14, it has received business primarily from foot traffic in the financial district so far, Navarro said.
“We are hoping to eventually attract a wider variety of customers,” Navarro said. “It is a cool space in a fun neighborhood that I think a lot of people would enjoy.”
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US shippers stung by rampant truckload rate increases are looking for alternate routes to customers, but they’re finding capacity is tight and prices high no matter where they look. Higher intermodal spot rates, combined with rail capacity limits and service issues, is turning some freight that would otherwise shift to rail back to the highways, a logistics provider said.
“When trucking markets get tight you can usually convert to intermodal as a price play on capacity,” Matt Witten, carrier sales manager at AFN Logistics in Chicago, said Thursday. Note his use of “usually,” however. “The difference in 2018 is that railroads have had time to prepare for this market, and a lot of that mode conversion to intermodal has been done already.”
That means shippers just now trying to find space on intermodal trains are bumping up against shippers that made intermodal commitments last year, before the worst of the truck capacity crunch. They’re also finding spot intermodal rates that are substantially higher than a year ago.
Spot intermodal rates up 53 percent compared with last year
On average, domestic intermodal spot rates were up 53 percent year over year May 15. “Rail has capacity problems of its own,” Witten said. “It’s not tapped out, but it’s harder to get volume commitments. A lot of intermodal companies are at their limits.” More pre-allocated resources means tighter overall capacity, and that generates higher spot rates, he said. “Companies have seen prices rise year over year across the board, and knew that was coming.”
Even so, the increase in intermodal spot rates on specific lanes can be astounding.
On the critical Los Angeles-to-Chicago lane, spot rates on May 14 were up 22.8 percent on average from the previous week, and 90.1 percent from a year ago, according to data provided to JOC.com by Intek Freight and Logistics. The average spot rate hike in the LA-to-Dallas intermodal lane was 15.4 percent from May 7 and 117.4 percent from a year ago.
According to Rick LaGore, president and CEO of Intek, Union Pacific Railroad is fully booked on domestic outbound intermodal contract volume from Los Angeles through the end of 2018. He said the railroad announced it would not take new contract business last week, while clarifying its decision would not affect current business and renewals, or spot rate capacity. “We’ve never seen railroads tell us ‘no new contracts’ for the peak so early in the year,” LaGore said.
Despite pricing and capacity constraints, intermodal volumes keep moving up, as freight demand increases for all modes. In the week ending May 19, intermodal volume on US railroads rose 5.9 percent year over year to the third-highest weekly level on record, 285,142 containers and trailers. Year-to-date, intermodal volume is up 3.2 percent year over year.
Shippers’ imperative — not price, but when will product get there?
Price isn’t necessarily the determining factor shippers make when choosing modes, and that’s especially true in a market marked by high demand and increasingly tight delivery deadlines. For shippers, “it’s not just the price, it’s when is my product going to get there,” Witten said. “Can I afford to put this shipment on the rail, and can they get it to my customer on time.”
“Shippers are very concerned about just maintaining that capacity level,” Maggie Turner, a national account manager at AFN, said. “They know rates have risen across the board. Everyday we get requests for market information, what are you seeing? With the electronic logging [device mandate], we’ve seen [truckload] rates jump anywhere from 10 to 40 percent.”
Turner and Witten see more shippers and consignees moving away from live loading and unloading to trailer drop-and-hook operations, where loaded trailers are dropped by a trucker and unloaded later, while the trucker leaves with a pre-loaded trailer. “Our volume is 30 to 35 percent drop trailer, and we anticipate that number to increase 8 to 10 percent,” Turner said.
Like other shippers, her customers are trying to eliminate waste that cuts into driver time on the road, and adding shipment lead time. “There are a couple of large shippers we’ve worked with that had a 24-hour lead time, and they’re increasingly going to 36, 48, or 72 hours,” she said. “They’re pushing that out to allow for better planning as driver hours of service become key.”
Shippers will have to use all options, whether truckload, intermodal rail, less-than-truckload, or even package van if they want to secure surface transportation capacity. The rail and intermodal industry is making heavy capital investments to add capacity, Witten noted. “Can they keep up with the demand right now? No, but in the future, we’ll see. Right now, trucking is king.”
Contact William B. Cassidy at email@example.com and follow him on Twitter: @wbcassidy_joc.


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Indelible lines from some of the most iconic women ever to appear on the big screen
Hollywood keeps remaking these stories and that's fine by us!
Highlights of comedy classics so hilarious that you'll practically choke on your Junior Mints
From industry firsts to onscreen representation, check out these groundbreaking moments in Asian American cinema, music, and television.
Holiday cheers for 15 performances that deserve a bigger spotlight
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People are already looking forward to these big titles!
May 2020 brings a lot of exciting new movies to online streaming platforms. Here are 15 to look forward to.
Netflix has an amazing collection of films available. Here are 10 of those films that have a strong woman of color at the heart of the story.
Staying inside has never sounded so good.
'The Call of the Wild' will be released this week, and we felt inspired to look back on other movies based on classic novels.


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Spring greetings, my dear Purrfumery friends!
Spring is here! The irises, freesias, and narcissus are in full bloom. This is the time to stop and smell the roses. Or stop by and smell what I make from the roses! The Purrfumery is an incredible place to indulge your senses. You can make an appointment to take a Perfumery Adventure and explore perfumes’ connection to antiquity. Or just visit for a cup of tea and sniff and sample to your heart’s content. I have new scents for you to sample and your old favorites too.
If you’re new to the Purrfumery, and you’re wondering what this magical place is all about, take a moment to read my interview with Matt Morris from Fragrantica. My creative journey and the essence behind my natural perfumes is all here!
Thank you for being a part of Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery!
XOXO~ Peace, love, social justice, purrfume, and kitty cats...