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Groper in Chief and staff commemorate 9/11 victims.

While looking for online news this morning about Hurricane Irma, up popped a live feed of Donald Trump talking about 9/11. I can only speculate that his goal was to offer his sympathies to the families of the victims and to the nation. Another objective seemed to be a riff on his “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan, reassuring us and the rest of the world that the U.S. can overcome any adversities we face.

Take Trump out of the picture and the message itself was certainly acceptable. Not inspiring, but acceptable. I can easily imagine many other presidents giving a similar speech. The problem is Trump.

The words were coming out of Donald Trump’s gutter mouth. At moments like a 9/11 commemoration, we want to believe that the president has the moral authority to speak on our behalf, to unify us in our sorrow and conviction that our values still have meaning.

Trump has no values, except to feed his own grandiose sense of himself. His moral authority, if ever had any, vanished when he bragged about grabbing women by the vagina and being able to grope women whenever he wanted and get away with it.

As a product of Catholic schools, it reminded me of the lectures by pedophile priests and lesbian nuns about the evils of sex, real or imagined. Not a lot of credibility there.

As argument can be made that as high a price as we paid for the terrorist attacks on 9/11, in many ways it made us stronger, more vigilant, more united as a people. Within our grief, there was an upside. Being Americans we have turned something horrible into something positive about us and the country.

Contrast that with Donald Trump. An argument can be made that unless you’re a neo-Nazi, a white supremacist, or a billionaire looking for favors from the White House, there is no upside to Trump. It’s all a ghastly terrorist attack on our values, traditions, beliefs. He has torn our nation asunder in ways the 9/11 attacks never did.

Which is worse — Trump or 9/11? Trump wins in a landslide.


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Rangers Update: Ulmer Gets His Shot

By Brandon LeBourveau

With the current horrible play of the New York Rangers, President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has decided to call up center Jeff Ulmer from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL.

Ulmer, a 5’11 180 pound center, had 11 goals and 13 assists along with 30 penalty minutes in 41 games with the Wolf Pack. For those of you who don’t know, Jeff was signed as a free agent over the summer, after Ron Low convinced the Rangers management that Ulmer was worth a shot. Ulmer played for Ron Low’s Houston Aero’s last season, and Low liked what he saw. Prior to turning pro, Ulmer spent 4 years at the University of North Dakota, where he totaled 74 points and 132 penalty minutes in 135 games.

At 23 years old, Ulmer is hoping to make an impact in his first NHL game tomorrow night as the Rangers host the Montreal Canadiens. The Rangers are in the midst of a 4 game losing streak, this after a five game unbeaten streak that looked like it could turn our season around. Although some criticize Jeff’s play because he is “small”, there’s no denying his talent. He’s a hard worker, and earns everything that he gets. He never gives up on a play and gives it his all every night. He has good speed and strength, and a decent shot. He will likely see time on the 3rd or 4th line in tomorrow’s game.

In order to make room for Ulmer, the Rangers sent Brad Smyth back down to Hartford. Smyth, recalled a week ago, registered 1 goal and 4 penalty minutes in 4 games. He was a healthy scratch in last night’s 7-2 drubbing by the 2nd year Atlanta Thrashers.

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Video: 2012 NHL Draft – Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs

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Photo: The Toronto Maple Leafs surprised some NHL Draft observers with their selection of Morgan Rielly with the fifth pick overall (courtesy of Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI)

Like Alex Galchenyuk, who was drafted ahead of him in the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft, Morgan Rielly missed a good portion of his first draft-eligible season as the result of an injury.  But just as the Montreal Canadiens convinced themselves that Galchenyuk was fully healed, so too did the Toronto Maple Leafs with regard to Rielly's injury, grabbing the offensive defenseman with the fifth pick overall in this draft.

Rielly, who played for the WHL's Moose Jaw Warriors this season, was a highly touted prospect coming into the 2011-12 season.  Had it not been for his ACL injury, Rielly may well have been considered a potential top pick for this year's draft.

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This Fix-it Friday photo was submitted by Keli Hoskins, an IHF contributor. What a beautiful little girl! Gorgeous eyes and I love the chalk. Here is the original photo:

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I wanted to add a lot of warmth, a bit of haze, and a touch of a vintage effect. First I opened the photo in ACR to correct the exposure and white balance. Then I opened the image in CS4.

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~very lightly dodged highlights in the iris of the eyes
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There is no plot yet revealed for the sequel to the smash hit film based off the works of Max Brooks.

We do know however that Brad Pitt’s production company is working on the sequel and has big plans including a new director. Marc Forster who directed the first film will not be returing for the sequel to World War Z.

They are currently writing the sequel and compiling ideas.  Lets hope this one is a bit closer to the works of Max Brooks.

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David Fincher Might Direct ‘World War Z 2’

The last time David Fincher directed a horror sequel things didn’t go so well for the now renowned director.  However, with a few years of experience under his belt and a lot more clout perhaps things will be different this time around. Variety is reporting that director David Fincher is in talks to possibly direct [...]

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I hope that when they release Brad Pitt’s “World War Z 2” they don’t call it that.  The Z and 2 being close like that is really messing with my eyes. I think the best comment regarding the title that I saw today was someone saying that when they get to the third one they [...]

Brad Pitt Returns for World War Z Sequel

More word has come in on the upcoming sequel to World War Z. On the 29th of May Jason let you all know that Steven Knight has been tapped by Brad Pitt’s production company to flesh out a story for the upcoming sequel to “World War Z.”   Steven Knight will be joining newly appointed director [...]

World War Z Sequel Gets a Writer

Yo, kid, you like news articles about movie sequels and writers? Cause I got them in spades! I’ve got them for the days! Okay, actually, maybe not. This is probably the last one unless something else happens today. Variety has learned that oscar-nominee Steven Knight has been tapped by Brad Pitt’s production company to flesh [...]

New Director Boards World War Z Sequel

Brad Pitt may be up for another round of zombie action, but it looks as if director Marc Foster won’t be returning for the sequel to “World War Z”.  Instead, a new director is taking the helm and it’s someone who has had previous success in the horror genre. THR is reporting that Paramount has [...]

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The sixth episode of the How To Get On Reality TV podcast is an interview with Erika Landin, a Casting Producer with 10 years experience in Reality TV casting.

(You may also recognize Erika from Big Brother 4 and Big Brother 7 ;))

Erika shares with us her story of how she got started in Reality TV casting as well as her rise through the casting ranks from Recruiter all the way to Casting Producer.

You will also find out in this episode:

  • How “recruiting” in Reality TV casting works.
  • Do people in Reality TV casting really watch every audition tape sent in?
  • Erika’s definition of “the worst type of audition video you can make.”
  • Who Erika dubbed the “Godmother of Reality TV.”
  • What a Casting Associate does on a day to day basis (and how it affects your chances of getting cast).
  • Understanding what the “remote factor” is and why it’s important to you.
  • What Erika’s mindset is when she interviews people for a Reality TV show.
  • Erika’s best advice for how to get cast on a Reality TV show.
  • Plus much more…

This episode will help you understand how Reality TV casting works from the Casting Producer’s point of view, and what exactly they are looking for in the audition process.

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James Thuma February 5, 2013 at 1:41 pm

Thanks for all the great tips. After applying for Survivor for the past 12 years I have realized that I have been going about it the wrong way. I now know what parts of me I should have been showing and have not. Thanks again.

Dan Gheesling February 5, 2013 at 4:47 pm

Glad you enjoyed it James! Thanks for listening. :)

Joseph February 6, 2013 at 5:33 pm

Hey, Dan just wanted you to know to keep up the good work, dude! I’ve been getting a good wealth of knowledge from you that will hopefully culminate into being cast on “Survivor”. I greatly appreciate it, man!

James Thuma February 6, 2013 at 8:47 pm

No proplem Dan working on the next audition tape. Trying to incorporate everything I have learned. I will check back in a couple weeks foe the next podcast.One thing that didn’t get answered that I would love to know is…. Is it okay to put the video you submit to CBS on YouTube to try to get seen by someone there also or is that more likely to hurt your chances? Thanks again.

Dan Gheesling February 7, 2013 at 11:26 pm

If you post it on YouTube I would have it as ‘Unlisted.’ You want to stay under the radar.

I don’t suggest starting a Social Media campaign to get cast on a show.

James (Jayme) Thuma February 8, 2013 at 10:07 am

Great advice. Thanks again.

Jah February 19, 2013 at 6:22 am

I strongly believe I have what it takes to get on big brother NAY I know I do. However that being said her ‘some people I wish would just give up’ comment was a tad discourageing. If they feel that strongly against someone it feels like they could take a minute to say ‘Hey thanks but no thanks’
True it wouldn’t discourage everyone that they are sick of seeing but the way she said that….could turn some fans off. Lol.

I enjoyed the fact she was open about the fact that recruiting happens. There seems to be a lot of hush hush when it comes to that but hearing it from the mouth of someone involved with casting; fact cemented. Personaly I like watching shows and playing the guess who was recruited game. Of course as they are all sworn to silence…I can only guess, mostly, if I’m correct. :)

Per your response above. It’s crazy the number of people that share their ‘audition’ videos. They don’t seem to grasp it’s a huge no no. At least that’s what has been suggested by many people ‘in the know’. None of the small print ever seems to specifically say don’t do it but it feels like a given imo.

Also you said you don’t think a social media campaign is a good idea. Is there harm in people making videos and suggesting others in them? Or is that akin to being an unwritten no no too?

I also often wonder; is it possible to be overly enthusiastic about a show one wants to get on. Say I get along in the casting process and I say ‘I’m so into the game I’ve got Google alerts set’. Would that be looked at like. ‘Awesome! Superfan.!’ Or more like ‘oh my…crazy fan’? Lol. I totally over think ever little thing but that is me being “who I am” :)

Thanks Dan :D~ (((sorry if my comment seems long….that was me holding back hahaha)))

Natalie February 22, 2013 at 1:58 am

I can’t tell you how insightful these podcasts are. I really am dying to hear more about what happens beyond the semi-final interview. Any information on that would be awesome!

Dan Gheesling February 24, 2013 at 7:58 pm

Thanks so much for the kind words Natalie! Comments like this really help me to realize this Podcast DOES help people. :)

Reggie March 13, 2013 at 8:44 am

Great interview Dan and it helped me out a lot. Take care.

Dan Gheesling March 18, 2013 at 10:04 pm

Glad it helped you out Reggie!

Tommy Villa September 25, 2014 at 9:56 am

Let me say huge fan all the tips are wonderful i really want to get on big brother an this has definitely helped me

Hugh October 15, 2014 at 3:41 am

Great podcasts Dan. I realize I’m a little late to the party, but all of this is still very relevant!

Maybe more podcasts are in the works, I’m not sure, but I sure hope so!

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TORONTO ― The leader of Canada’s most left-wing political party vowed to stand up to President Donald Trump if elected prime minister and called on current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do the same.

“I believe that you have to stand up to a bully. You can’t back down from a bully ― that’s what they want you to do,” Jagmeet Singh, the recently elected leader of the New Democratic Party told HuffPost following Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ speech on health care at the University of Toronto.

Asked whether he believes that Prime Minister Trudeau, leader of the center-left Liberal Party, has done an adequate job standing up to Trump, Singh said, “I don’t think so.”

“He could be stronger. He could stand up,” Singh said.

Trudeau has developed a close working relationship with the U.S. president since Trump took office in January, notwithstanding their major disagreements on issues like trade and immigrant rights. Trump appeared to get along well with Trudeau during the prime minister’s first visit to Washington, D.C., under the new presidency in February. Trudeau returned for renegotiation talks earlier this month among the U.S., Canada and Mexico on the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Trudeau praised Trump in June as someone who “knows how to interact socially on a very effective level.”

“I’ve always found that whenever he has made an engagement to me or a commitment to me on the phone or in person, he has followed through on that,” Trudeau said. “And that’s someone you can work with.”

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Jagmeet Singh celebrates his win as leader of the New Democratic Party on Oct. 1. 2017.

Singh was elected head of the New Democratic Party, or NDP, Canada’s most left-wing major party, on Oct. 1. If Singh remains leader of his party in two years, he will run for prime minister against Trudeau and the Conservative Party leader, a post currently held by Andrew Scheer. The next national elections are on Oct. 21, 2019.

Singh, a 38-year-old criminal defense attorney and member of Ontario’s provincial parliament, rose to international fame thanks to a viral video capturing him patiently reasoning with a xenophobic heckler at a town hall meeting.

In September, Singh, who is a practicing Sikh, was holding one of his “JagMeet and Greet” community forums in the Toronto suburb of Brampton when a woman began interrupting the event with anti-Muslim vitriol directed at Singh. (Practicing Sikh men, who typically wear turbans and grow large beards, are often subject to Islamophobic hate crimes and other prejudice based on the uninformed perception that they are Muslim.)

Singh encouraged the audience to chant “love and courage” to drown out her yells.

“We welcome you. We love you. We support you, and we love you,” he told the woman.

Even as he declared Sunday that he would adopt a confrontational stance toward Trump as prime minister, Singh advised Americans concerned about rising xenophobia and other forms of bias under Trump’s leadership to emulate the high-road approach he modeled at the town hall.

“We all need love and courage to tackle the issues of the day, to keep that love in your heart, that we’re all connected, we’re all in this together, and it requires courage for us to demand better, dream bigger and fight for a better world,” he told HuffPost. “That love and courage is a big part of why I do what I do, and I think that will motivate other people as well.”

Sen. Sanders arrived in Toronto on Saturday for a two-day tour of Canada’s publicly financed health care system. The trip was aimed at learning about its successes and challenges as he continues his push for the United States to adopt a similar system. On Saturday, Sanders visited several hospitals in downtown Toronto alongside Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne of the Liberal Party, several American medical professionals and Canadian physicians and health care advocates.

Wynne introduced Sanders on Sunday ahead of his speech to an audience of over 1,000 people, most of them University of Toronto students.

But in keeping with its role as the most ardent proponent of universal health care in Canadian history, the NDP got its fair share of the limelight.

In his speech, Sanders sang the praises of Tommy Douglas, who was the first leader of the NDP and is credited as the forefather of Canada’s national health care system. The party is now fighting for universal coverage of pharmaceutical drugs, which the government does not guarantee across the board, as well as dental care, which is entirely private. (Wynne said she also supports universal pharmaceutical coverage, and has overseen the expansion of Ontario’s health insurance program to cover pharmaceutical drugs for all provincial residents from birth through age 24, which will take effect in January.)

And aside from Sanders, Singh was clearly a crowd favorite, drawing raucous applause when he entered the room and took his seat in the front row.

Speaking after Sanders, Ed Broadbent, who led the NDP from 1975 to 1989, gave Singh a shout-out.

A bill the NDP introduced in parliament that would provide universal pharmaceutical coverage, Broadbent noted, “didn’t pass, but I can tell you the struggle for it will continue.”

“And I also want you to know that it pleases me a lot that the man who will lead that battle is Jagmeet Singh,” he added.

The applause at the mention of Singh’s name was so loud that he stood up and waved to acknowledge the ovation.

Singh met with Sanders on Sunday morning prior to his speech, a conversation Singh described as “awesome.” He asked Sanders what motivated him to fight so hard for universal health care.

“He just said, ‘It makes sense.’ Health should be a human right,” Singh recalled. “And I was really touched by that. I think it’s absolutely true. It’s something that the New Democrats believe as well. It’s something I really believe in.”

Correction: An earlier version of this story referred to the New Democratic Party as the National Democratic Party.

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At long last - after nearly 16 weeks, I pick up my new i10 Premium SE 1.2 auto! Apparently it took this long because Hyundai weren't yet geared up to produce the red trim for the Passion Red paintwork.

One 'dqwner' on this special day was the increase on insurance. They wanted another £75 to switch (only 4 months to renewal date). Why?! I'm the same age and the switch is from exactly the same model only a manual. Is this just an excuse to hike up the premium? Anyone else had this happen? Definitely going for a requote somewhere else next April.

Meanwhile I shall enjoy the new motor!

Last edited by Dadog (18-12-2017 20:18:04)

i10 Premium SE 1.2 Auto, Passion Red. The Bees Knees!

Re: Not long now!

Happy for you maye, these insurance people are scammers, i got a quote froma company who immediatly took £750 from my account as we spoke then they called me back and said the orice was twice as much buy they could do the rest in monthly payments woth interest!!!!
I saod as you no doubt would... f/o amd they told me then it would take over a week to refund the miney they took without my agreement back!!!
Bugger thieving scum, wemt with admiral and got a deal i am happy with..
good luck mate amd enjoy the ride.


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Jul 15 2010

On choice

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a big fucking television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electric tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage payments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suite and higher purchase a wide range of fucking fabrics. Choose D.I.Y. and wondering who the fuck you are on Sunday morning. Choose sitting in a large couch watching mind-numbing spirit-crushing game shows stuffing fucking junk food in your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish fucked-up brats you’ve sworn to replace yourself. Choose your future, choose life. But why would you want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose something else. – Trainspotting by Irving Welsh (Screenplay by John Hodge)

For the last 20 years or so politicians have been keen on offering us choice, my message is “I don’t want choice”!

Choice of schools is something of an academic question for me since I don’t have any children but I grew up in rural Dorset and there the offer of choice would have been hollow. There were two primary schools in my village : one Roman Catholic and one Church of England, following that we went to the local “Middle School” one mile away – next nearest offering five miles away, followed by an upper school five miles away and the nearest alternative 10 miles and above away (to be honest I don’t even know where the alternative would be)… and this in an area with a rural transport system, not an urban one. A great deal of effort is expended in trying to rank schools, there’s evidence showing this process is not very accurate – the vast majority of schools are statistically indistinguishable. And who says schools are so important for education? My educational success is down, in large part, to the support of my parents but no-one seems to mention that. No one wants to say: actually your child’s education is very much down to you.

We get choice in medical care these days too but how am I supposed to judge the quality of a doctor or a hospital? Set some bright people a target and they’ll do a fine job of hitting it but is the target really representing the thing you want? People are actually quite keen to go to the hospital that’s close to them. Do we really expect patients to make an informed choice of which hospital is best for them from a medical point of view. I’m pretty sure I couldn’t make an accurate choice of the best hospital for medical care. Best hospital for me is easy: it’s the one about half a mile from my house. And what’s the message you’re sending when you’re offering a choice of hospital or doctor and providing data that purports to represent quality?:

“Here’s a bunch of hospitals – make sure you chose the best one. Do you feel lucky?”

I’d much rather you made sure that it didn’t matter which hospitals I went to.

People don’t actually like lots of choice, academic research on jam shows that consumers are more likely to buy jam from a choice of 6 types than from a selection of 24 types, too much choice confuses and causes unhappiness. This chimes with my experience, to a large extent I’ve given up being a rational economic agent, live’s too short to sweat over a choice of 100 different TVs.

This problem of ranking difficult to rank things is quite general, I experience it myself at work in my targets. I’ve come to the tentative conclusion that for people working in areas without clearly quantifiable outputs (number of strawberries picked, widgets sold, football games won), ranking really amounts to three buckets: sack, ok, promote. Your sack and promote buckets should really be pretty small. Yet we expend great effort on making more precise gradings. More interestingly I remember as I sat through an interminable college meeting discussing with an English fellow the marking of students. Normally for degree courses there’s a certain amount of second marking, in physics where there are definite answers second marking works fairly well but for my colleague in English one marker could mark a First and the other a 2.2/3rd, for the same essay!

Don’t give me choice, give me uniformity!

  1. Nora Lumiere

    I love "Trainspotting", such good writing. (That was when Danny Boyle still make proper movies.)
    I've often thought the same thing myself: I can't pick a dentist or a doctor from a website and I can’t interview them either. There’s only word-of-mouth and one man’s doctor is another man’s quack.
    Too much choice inspired the scene in “Hurt Locker” where the soldier stares at the vast array of cereal boxes and just takes the nearest one with an ulcerated look.
    People are less fearful of making a bad decision when there is little or no choice.

  2. drop4three

    I'm like you. I'd like to choose the hospital closest to me. End of decision. If that gives a poor service to me and all others that it's the closest for, then we ensure the problems are tackled and rectified. How was a problem ever cured by people walking away from it? By this group effort, initiative, unity, we ensure our choice provides a service we want, to ur standards, not to some random targets that the service fudges to meet anyway and means nothing to those using the service.

  3. Jon Butterworth

    I think patients should be able to set up their own hospitals. They could hire doctors they like, form a dynamic partnership with local business, follow the bizarre medical orthodoxy of their choice, and re-elect a new governor every time one of them gets better or dies.

  4. Anne

    Don't want choice – want quality!

  5. innerbrat

    that section is verbatim fromthe book, and so should properly be attributed to Irvine Welsh.

  6. SomeBeans

    Seems I have struck a nerve ;-)

    It's funny because I'm sure if you ask people if they want choice they say "yes" (which is in part what politicians pick up on). Politicians have also run with the idea that choice = competition which, in *ideal* economic markets leads to efficiency.

    @innerbrat – cheers, I didn't have a copy of the book and didn't remember whether it was in the book from reading it a long time ago.

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hjkei again

Thanks to R. Glenn Wooden and David Mealand for responding to my
question about the conditionals.  Thanks to Philip Graber for
responding to the 'hjkw' question:  his answer prompted another
question.  'hjkw' has a 'perfective' interpretation in the present,
what Fanning 1990 describes as denoting a present state and implying
the action which preceded it (i.e. 'be here' implies 'coming here').
Apparently (according to Graber's examples) the motion is implied
without another motion verb needed in the immediate context.  THis
interpretation of a telic verb is unexpected with imperfective aspect,
both in Greek (cf. Fanning) and in English:  'John was coming' does
NOT imply that John had reached the destination.  So my question is
whether this interpretation is the only one available to 'hjkw' in the
present, or may it mean something similar to 'be [in the process
of] coming'?

Mari Broman Olsen
Northwestern University
Department of Linguistics
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Re: Wenham (less, rather than more)

From: Carl W. Conrad (
Date: Wed Jun 04 1997 - 09:29:48 EDT

>Re. Wenham, I wrote yesterday:
>> Aye, and from whom those liberals might also learn something. Wenham's
>> book on synoptic criticism is very nicely reasoned, whether or not one
>> agrees with it, and it is free from that strident tone that marks much
>> of what Linnemann and Farmer have written.

Perry Stepp wrote me privately yesterday to protest my speaking of
Linnemann and Farmer in the same category. He's really right, and I will
retract that statement, at least insofar as concerns most of the works
Farmer has written in defense of and in reassertion of what was once called
the Griesbach hypothesis and is now called the Farmer-Griesbach hypothesis.
Those are indeed nicely argued, reasoned staements. What I was thinking of
when I made that comment was one of Farmer's most recent books, entitled
something like (I don't have it at hand and can't readily find the title on
the web) _The Pastoral Significance of the Synoptic Dispute_; this was much
more polemical and actually seemed to express a fear that the accounts of a
reconstructed "gospel of Q" being presented by some members of the Jesus
Seminar are actually threatening the gospel. Perhaps I misread it, but I
couldn't help feeling that this was misplaced fear: if the gospel is what
we believe it to be, it will withstand any such current fads of
scholarship, and God knows that NT scholarship is a field that is always in
flux in any case.

Please let's not take this occasion to start a discussion of the Synoptic
Problem, which must necessarily go far afield of matters directly related
to the Greek Bible, which is our proper focus; I simply wanted to correct
any false note that my little comment yesterday might have occasioned.

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics/Washington University
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Do Kyungsoo
Do KyungsooFacebook/ Do Kyungsoo

Korean pop singer Do Kyungsoo, better known by his stage name DO, has been cast in the upcoming movie "With God." SM Entertainment confirmed the news to the media, noting that the singer will essay the role of Won Il Byung in the movie, which is expected to have a 2017 release.

"With God" is based on the web comic series "Singwa Hamgge," first published in 2010, and the plot deals with afterlife, with Ha Jung-Woo playing an angel of death named Gang Rim. Cha Tae-Hyun's character is Ja Hong, the deceased, and the role of Do is that of a soldier.

The story opens with Cha Tae-Hyun's character, who suddenly passes away at the age of 39, and is soon transported to the afterworld where he awaits trial to decide where and how he'll spend his afterlife.

The plot of "With God," according to AsianWiki, reads: "Following a person's a death, an angel of death escorts the deceased to the afterworld. There, the deceased person has 7 trials over a period of 49 days. At that time, the angel of death, who are not supposed to get involved in human affairs, unavoidably take part in human affairs. [sic]"

"[!] In 'With God' Do Kyungsoo will be playing one of the main lead male roles. He will be a soldier. The movie will also be fantasy based, [sic]" EXO Global said in a tweet.

 "With God" is being produced by Realies Pictures, the production house behind movies like "200 Pound Beauty," "The Influence" and "The Masquerade," EXO Global noted.

This will be the EXO band member's fourth major stint in a film. He made his debut as an actor in 2014 with "Cart," and since then his name has been associated with movies such as "Pure Love" and "Brother." On Jan. 11, 2016, DO was announced as a lead in the feature-length animated film "Underdog," where the actor is expected to voice Moongchi, a dog who gets separated from his owner.

The film also stars Ju Ji-Hoon as Hae Won Maek and Ma Dong-Seok as God of House. The lead role was initially offered to actor Kim Woo-Bin, but he declined.


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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth
Miley Cyrus and Liam HemsworthReuters

It seems like Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are no longer trying to hide their relationship. The two were spotted together at "Hunstman: Winter's War" premiere in Los Angeles. The rumoured couple arrived together, hand-in-hand, according to People Magazine

Their appearence at the "Hunstman: Winter's War" premiere marks the first time Miley and her rumoured beau made a public outing together. Rumours about their relationship have been rife since late 2015. However, neither Miley nor Liam have made a statement on their relationship.

Miley joined the Hemsworth family to support her alleged fiancÃ©'s brother Chris. She was seen with Chris' wife Elsa Pataky, and his other brother Luke Hemsworth and his wife Samantha.

A source confirmed to People Magazine that the ring on Miley's finger is indeed her engagement ring. She added that the "Wrecking Ball" singer has been travelling between L.A and New York so that she could spend some time with "The Hunger Games" star.

The source added, "She was happy to spend some time with Liam â€“ things are great between them. There are no set wedding plans, and they are enjoying their engagement."

Earlier, there were reports that the former Disney star rekindled romance with ex-fiancÃ© December 2015. The couple, who got engaged in 2012 broke up shorty after, seem to be in love again.

Miley, 23, even met Liam's family for lunch Friday, April 8, in Los Angeles. According to Daily Mail, the couple dined at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood.


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South London incident
Scene of the South London chemical incident @LAS_HART

A "chemical incident" in South London is currently under investigation after a number of residents in the area were reportedly rushed to hospital with symptoms including nausea and vomiting.

Emergency services including the police and fire service were called to Alwold Crescent, in Lee, after reports that some locals may have suffered a reaction to an unknown substance.

It remains unknown how many people have been affected by the suspected outbreak.

At least five fire engines alongside medical officials and police officers were all deployed to the scene.

A spokesperson for Met police has said the incident is not believed to be crime related and that a probe is being led by the London Fire Brigade (LFB).

An LFB spokesperson said that emergency services first arrived at the scene early this morning (17 September) and that 7 adults were assessed on the scene.

The spokesperson added: "There was a smell of an unknown chemical at an address in the area and we are investigating that. Some people have been removed as a precaution.

"Some people have been taken to hospital also as a precaution."

Local taxi driver Ian Crouch, 39, who was on the scene told The Sun newspaper that emergency services appeared to be focused on a sewage system.

"When I spoke to a policeman he said there were people complaining of irritation, who had been throwing up all morning," he said.

"They've been rushed into hospital. He said they were investigating whether it is terror related, but told us not panic. It sounds like we might get evacuated from our homes."

Reports suggest that police have started to close roads in reaction to the incident.

The LFB spokesperson told IBTimes UK that no elevated chemical readings were recorded by authorities.


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IBTimes UK

Actress Song Yoon Ah is totally in awe of Im Yoona's beauty. The 43-year-old veteran actress could not stop complimenting the Girls' Generation's member at a recent press conference of her upcoming drama, The K2.

Yoon Ah and Yoona will be seen sharing the screen space for the first time, and it seems they have started jelling quite well already. The Mama actress, who has appeared in dozen of dramas, shared that she has been an avid follower of the 26-year-old. She said: "YoonA and I have a good relationship. I was a big fan of Girls' Generation since the past."

Reminiscing an encounter story with the Hallyu star, Yoon Ah relayed: "YoonA probably remembers, and I apologize but I've danced with Girls' Generation when I was the MC of a film award years back. I practiced with them, and out of excitement, I even told the staff, 'YoonA is so pretty. YoonA's eyes are so bright like a deer.' At the time, she was such a pretty, pure, clean girl, and the way she looked up and called me 'Unnie' made me fall in love.I can still remember that face even after all these years. Seeing her on the set was welcoming and also different. "

During her interaction with the media, Yoon Ah also pardoned the lead star of The K2 to do not confuse her intention with the character's though she is playing it. The Seoul born actress laughingly clarified: "In the drama, my filming with YoonA is short. From now on, there'll be more filming, and I [for the drama character] have to trouble her. I hope YoonA understands that my mind is not really like that."

The K2 is set to take over the Friday and Saturday time slot previously occupied by The Good Wife on 23 September. Currently, the cast is in town for the promotions, however, the shooting schedule will carry on after the promotional activities are over.

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    H2Omx - Can a mega-city mobilize its 22 million citizens to become water-sustainable?

  • Hair Therapy - A Colombian filmmaker questions her friends - in their twenties like her, and caught between maintaining their independence and love, relationships, and the desire to start a family.

  • Hamburger: Jungleburger - Examines the impact of the fast food industry on Third World countries.

  • Hamburger: Macprofit - A provocative expose of the machinations that drive the fast food industry.

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    Hamou-Beya, Sand Fishers - For generations the Bozo people of Mali lived along the banks of the Niger river, fishing for their livelihood. But now...

  • Hand-Held - A documentary anthology on health and homelessness, and a frank and invaluable resource for anyone interested in how media and medicine can work together to change lives.

  • Hats of Jerusalem - Jerusalem can rightfully be called the hat capital of the world, and this colorful and personal trip takes us along the diverse headdresses of the three religions populating the city.

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    Heart of the Country - The story of an extraordinary principal of a rural school in Hokkaido, Japan, who is driven by his passion for educating the heart as well as the mind.

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    The Hidden Face of Fear - Neuroscientists and psychologists are approaching a common understanding of how the brain's fear circuitry works, and changes.

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  • Hidden Wounds - Three disturbing portraits of Iraq veterans highlighting the issue of post-traumatic stress disorder, estimated to affect as many as one in five soldiers returning from the war in Iraq.

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  • Hiroshima Bound

    Hiroshima Bound - A personal documentary that tracks the construction of America's collective memory (or lack of one) of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

  • Hissein Habre, A Chadian Tragedy - An unprecedented feat in international law: the dictator of Chad, Hissein Habre, is brought to trial.

  • A History Lesson - A Holocaust survivor and two students - one black, the other Jewish - visit the Anne Frank in the World Exhibition in Johannesburg.

  • Hold Your Breath - A devout Muslim immigrant faces possible death from stomach cancer but cultural and linguistic confusions complicate his treatment in an American hospital.

  • Home, or Maids in My Family

    Home, or Maids in My Family - A Moroccan woman confronts her liberal bourgeois family and their servants about the relationship between them (Arab Diaries).

  • Homo Sapiens - Abandoned landscapes of urban decay portend an ominous future in this wordless documentary.

  • Hotel Terminus - Marcel Ophuls' Academy Award winning examination of the Nazi officer Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Butcher of Lyon," weaves together 40 years of footage and interviews.

  • Housemaids - Seven Brazilian teenagers film their housemaids, exposing issues of class, race, and gender in their families, and in their country.

  • "Housemaids" book - A book companion to the film "Housemaids" by Gabriel Mascaro

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  • How I Coped When Mommy Died - This inspiring video was created by 13-year-old Brett after losing his mother to breast cancer when he was ten. Original music, animated video, photographs and artwork illustrate the teenager's experiences, thoughts, and feelings, while he takes the viewer on a journey through several years of his life.

  • How Putin Came to Power - A detailed investigation, with archives and exclusive interviews with the participants, into how Vladimir Putin rose from mayoral aide in St. Petersburg, to President of Russia, in only eight years.

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    Human Weapon - The first sober, in-depth examination of the history of suicide bombing. Filmed in Iran, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Israel, Palestine, Europe and the United States.

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Increased Patient Satisfaction Found During iGetBetter for TKR Patient Care Pilot

Increased Patient Satisfaction Found During iGetBetter for TKR Patient Care Pilot
Pre- and Post-Op Care Plans Intended To Improve Outcomes and Avoid Readmissions

Sudbury, Mass., February 4, 2015 - iGetBetter, Inc., a supplier of post-acute care transition solutions, announced today that Ran Schwarzkopf MD, Assistant Professor at UC Irvine Medical center  has begun a pilot of the iGetBetter system with a patient care plan for Total Knee Replacement (TKR). The iGetBetter cloud-based platform bridges transition of care from hospital to home and engages patients to play an active role in their own care, thus improving outcomes while helping reduce the costs for unnecessary office visits, physical therapy visits, and readmissions.

Patients are enrolled in an iGetBetter TKR care plan that includes both pre-op instructions and questions, as well as post-op instructions and questions regarding pain levels and other information important to the clinician.  The patient receives daily a list of physical therapy exercises to be performed that day, including 8-10 seconds videos showing exactly how to perform the exercises, and is asked to confirm that the exercises have been performed.  Surgeons and their team monitor their adherence and progress, and intervene if necessary.

“We initiated the iGetBetter pilot in October 2014, to explore how using mobile devices daily for patient engagement, communication of their care plan and monitoring of their adherence to their care plan and their progress might help improve the outcomes for TKR patients, said Dr. Ran Schwarzkopf, an orthopedic surgeon at UC Irvine Medical Center.  “Early results are encouraging with increased levels of patient satisfaction, engagement and adherence, and we are looking forward to extending the pilot to hip replacement patients.”

“UC Irvine orthopaedic department, with their perioperative surgical home program, is a wonderfully motivated, patient-centric provider. The iGetBetter platform allows these conscientious clinicians to maintain a virtual presence with their patients, to monitor them daily, and to intervene quickly if circumstances warrant,” said David Lebudzinski, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at iGetBetter. “Their orthopedic program is to be complimented as a perfect example of how providers can use modern technology to meaningfully improve patient lives.”

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Established in 2013 and headquartered in Sudbury, MA., iGetBetter, Inc., develops, markets and services a mobile, Web and cloud-based care transition solution designed to help healthcare organizations reduce readmissions by engaging patients in their treatments and recovery as they transition from hospital to home.  For more information, please visit  or contact


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Win, a serial entrepreneur, has been the CEO of iGetBetter, Inc., his seventh early stage company, from the time it was established in February, 2013. His previous experience with early-stage companies, includes most recently as CEO of Incentive Targeting, which was sold to Google; Bungee Labs (Co-Founder & CEO); ViryaNet (CEO, successful IPO); ViewSoft (SVP of Sales & Marketing, sold to Citrix); ObjectLink (Founder and CEO, sold to SunSoft); and Oberon Software (SVP of Sales & Marketing, sold to OnDisplay). He is also experienced in larger company operations, having held senior executive sales and marketing positions at Orbotech, Gentia Software, Applix, Wang Labs, Apollo Computer and Prime Computer. Following his training as an EE/Computer Scientist at MIT, Win began his career as a software engineer at MIT Draper Labs, MIT Lincoln Labs and Data General. Win’s healthcare IT experience includes IT systems for hospitals while at Wang Labs, and operational support systems for healthcare system vendors such as GE Healthcare while at ViryaNet.  Win is a PSIA certified part-time ski instructor at Loon Mountain in New Hampshire.

Stephan Habermeyer: Executive Chairman and Co-Founder

Stephan started his education and career as a mechanical engineer. His first employment in 1986 was with IBM, where his sales and marketing pedigree was developed. He started out as a system engineer, held various positions in sales and marketing and was promoted to worldwide business unit manager for the IBM/SAP joint venture. Stephan earned his MBA degree at IMD Lausanne, Switzerland in 1992, which is when he launched his entrepreneurial career. While at IMD, Stephan co-founded OPED AG, a highly innovative orthopedic device company, which today employs 300 people and is still privately owned. He led OPED AG for 10 years as CEO. Stephan developed the concept of providing standardized outpatient care plans, which revolutionized OPED’s sales approach—it sold comprehensive "treatment solutions" rather than mere medical devices. These care plans were the impetus for iGetBetter. In 2005, Stephan moved to Boston to start distribution of OPED products in the US, which is also when he and Christian Marten began formulating the idea of creating online care coordination plans. Under Stephan's stewardship, the iGetBetter project progressed successfully, culminating in the establishment of iGetBetter, Inc. in January, 2013.

Christian Marten: Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder

Christian studied Bioengineering at the University of Rostock, Germany, and the Kolff Laboratory at the University of Utah in the U.S. After his graduation from college in 1995, he joined the infant OPED in Germany as a sales manager, where he was essential in laying the foundation for the company’s success. As Managing Director and COO of OPED USA, Christian gained comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of the medical device business. Extensive travels throughout the U.S. brought him into many hospitals and physicians' offices, leading to countless discussions with healthcare professionals and also patients about healthcare. Based on his experiences, Christian created the first product concept for iGetBetter and our namesake. Christian led the development of the application from concept to usable product, which resulted in the establishment of iGetBetter, Inc. where he is responsible for the functional evolution of the product, as well as driving the introduction and operational deployment with customers.

David Lebudzinski, MD: Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder

David Lebudzinski, M.D. began working with the iGetBetter as a consulting physician in early 2012. David received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1990 with a major in physics. He received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts in Worcester and completed his internship in Internal Medicine at UMass followed by additional training in Diagnostic Radiology. David serves as the Chief Medical Officer and provides general clinical guidance to iGetBetter and acts as a liaison with clinicians who utilize iGetBetter for their patients.

Ken Accardi: Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder

Ken Accardi began working with the iGetBetter project in 2011 as a technical consultant, and is the CTO of iGetBetter, Inc. He oversees the design and implementation of the iGetBetter software products and manages the HIPAA compliance program. Ken is a serial entrepreneur in the Healthcare IT space. He founded and served as CEO of Ankota LLC a health care software company, serving the home care market and serves as CIO in Residence at the incubator company MedNest LLC. Ken focuses on helping young entrepreneurs as a mentor for the MassChallenge accelerator and as an adjunct professor at Babson College and UMass. He has also lectured at Harvard, MIT and Bentley College.  Ken held vice president roles in Tele Atlas (sold for $4B in 2008) and at ViryaNet (IPO in 2000 and sold to Verisae). Ken grew up in his career at GE Healthcare where he was global CIO of the GE Healthcare Services division. Ken brings 20 years of experience in health care and mobile work force optimization technologies with an MBA from Babson College, a MS in Computer Science from Virginia Tech, and a BS in Engineering from Bucknell University.

Jeremy Bonaventura: Director of Product Marketing and Development

Jeremy began working with iGetBetter in 2012 and is now the Director of Product Marketing and Development.  Jeremy oversees iGetBetter's brand and marketing strategy, as well as, the development of iGetBetter's Patient and Clinician applications with Lead Software Engineer Christine Lawrence. In this role Jeremy performs much of iGetBetter's GUI development and acts as project manager/scrum master for the development team. Jeremy earned his BA in Communication/Journalism from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY where he got his start working in the music industry before moving into the Digital Health sector when he joined Rochester-based Logical Images.

Christine Lawrence: Principal Software Engineer

Chris is a Principal Software Engineer at iGetBetter.  She joined the iGetBetter team in 2014.  She has her BS in Computer Science from Worcester PolytechnicInstitute and her MS in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.


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Bloody Roar 2: The New Breed

Faster, tighter, and even sexier than ever, Hudson's 3D beast brawler learns to fight hard and deep.

Never getting its fair share of the headlines, Bloody Roar and the sequel Bloody Roar II represent an imaginative alternative to the reigning kings of the PlayStation fighting scene, Tekken and Street Fighter. What the game lacks in history and originality, it makes up for in a deep combo-laden fighting system, exquisite graphics, and layers of gameplay modes that few games offer.

Bloody Roar II brings gamers back to the human/animal fighting scene with seven new characters, four returning ones, and a next-generation look and feel that's difficult to beat. While Bloody Roar II and its predecessor build on existing fighting systems (it's difficult not to these days), and are created by a developer better known for Bomberman than for its brawlers (Hudson), this new version offers the beginner and expert fighting game player a deep, rewarding experience with a twist.

After the evil Tylon Corporation was defeated in Bloody Roar, the genetically altered character/creatures (created by it) known as Zoanthropes formed an independent rogue group to regain dignity for their "kind." (Sounds a little like the X-Men, actually...) As they become more prominent, average humans learn to fear and despise these enhanced creatures, and small wars break out across the globe. The Zoanthropes organize, forming the Lebanese, whoops, the Zoanthrope Liberation Front (ZLF), which is secretly a terrorist group with no tolerance for humans, dissident Zoanthropes, or anyone else, really. Now it's up to you (whomever you choose to be) to rid the world of the "other guys."

Most folks will go straight to the traditional Arcade mode and just get it on. Here, players will find 10 computer controlled opponents to battle, and at the end of the final one, a new move will appear as a reward. A live opponent can join in at any time for a live tete-a-tete. Those of you (and I hope most) who like to brawl against live opponents, will find that the Vs mode serves the ultimate in real fighting.

But it's the added modes, such as Story, Survival, Watch, and Custom that add loving replay value to the once simple Bloody Roar format. The Story mode unravels the origin of each transforming creature-human and brings each into contact with the other as rivals or allies. And of course, players will fight all 10 of them. Survival is not a new idea, but it's still enjoyable and challenging. Players will take on every single other fighter with one health bar! Yes folks, training is a smart idea prior to entering Survival mode. The Watch mode is self-explanatory: Players pick two characters to fight and they sit down and watch them. Wooo-hooo! It's actually cool because new moves are shown, and opponent weaknesses become more obvious.

Custom Mode is probably the most unique of the four. Prior to gameplay, players can customize their characters, with choices from Big Headed characters (Superdeformed), Afterimages (a flashing trail of body images), Kids (super small Superdeformed), Big Arms (just what it sounds like), and Normal. Other choices are Wall Display, Sidestep, and Exit (Heh! Just kidding!). If anything, this mode makes the game just plain fun to tweak and goof around with.

Fighting System
After Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Virtua Fighter, fighting systems just haven't evolved. They may have been more refined, or tweaked to new degrees, but let's face it, those are the building blocks for all other fighting systems. Bloody Roar's system is a hybrid of them all, and in some areas, it's easy, in others it's complicated. Each character has his or her own move set, and they also share the basic building blocks of hit, punch, shove, block, jump, etc. What's exceptional about Bloody Roar's Fighting system is its side-stepping function (available in the first game), players' ability to juggle their characters relentlessly, and the Beast moves.

Obviously, the sidestepping function enables full 3D play. When an opponent rolls out his or her combo, just step out of the way, and then drive yours down his throat, or rather, into his back. It's as easy as pressing a shoulder button. For me, this brings the game into the modern world, adding that extra little function to deepen gameplay.

The amount of juggling in Bloody Roar II has increased drastically. It was there before, but the developers pushed the limit this time around. Take Bakuryu the Mole and use his swing hit, followed by a Smoke Spiral Kick, and you're getting four- to five-hit combos. That's just for starters. Use the Watch mode to learn intense air juggles.

Last but not least is the Beast mode (which used to be called the Rage mode), enabled by the Circle button, which transforms players into their chosen animal, monster, or insect. Creatures have increased power, different moves, and a death-defying set of special moves. To highlight a special move that finishes off a character, the walls of your environment will break loose to enhance the effect, a nice touch brought back from last year's version.

It's tough to enter into the fighting market these days, as can be seen by so many failures on the Nintendo 64. Bloody Roar II has brought a good game home, with all of the added extras to heighten and broaden the overall value of the game. Overall, this game is great fun to play, and is solidly set in the top tier of fighters on this system.

First off, gamers will notice the high-resolution graphics that sharpen and crystallize the polygonal, textured-mapped characters. This truly delivers Bloody Roar II into the top tier of best-looking PlayStation games. While the characters themselves are rather ordinary (except the new gal Jenny the bat, who's decked out in red miniskirt and shows off long legs), it's the animals people really want. The creatures are all bizarre, lean toward a Japanese sensibility, and are exquisitely designed, both in their tight programming, and in the level of texture details, shape, and movement. Especially cool in this version is Busuzima, the chameleon, and Stun the Insect. From last year's batch my favorite is still Bakuryu the mole. Weird but cool.

In several of the modes, players get the chance to choose the background, too. They're all nice looking, but I enjoyed the beach and aquarium levels the most. In the latter, little schools of fish swim around, to show off the programmers' ability to keep high frame rates, high resolution and awesome characters all going at the same time. Unfortunately in Arcade and Story mode, players can't choose their backgrounds.

The level of motion-capture is good, and players generally look like realistic humans (when they're in that form). Even if they don't seem perfect, they are consistent and quick. The response time is better than before, although nothing really beats Tekken in the 3D arena.

One of the biggest rip-offs in the game is a technique from Sega's Fighting Vipers. The quick, three-perspective finisher and the breaking walls are straight from Sega's second-tier fighter that never grabbed the crown like the Virtua Fighter series did. It's still cool, and has its place, but it's worth mentioning.

A few extras to take note of are the return of excellent uses of lighting and the game's particle engine. Constant flashes of blue sparkling light appear when characters build up their Beast meters, and crackles of color are everywhere, in special moves, blocks, spins, transformations, juggles and combos. As I was saying, this truly is one of the best-looking PlayStation games available.

I'll make this short and sweet. The sound effects are good, as good if not better than last year's game. But the music is like a series of generic riffs extracted straight from the bad heavy metal of the dour mid-'80s. Don't get me wrong, I like my fair share of Ratt (OK, I really don't), but this music is truly uninspired. Barf me out!

The Verdict

In the waning years of the PlayStation the last fighters to appear on the system have been excellent. It's as if the good ones are only getting better and better. That's definitely true for Bloody Roar II, a great looking game that is deep in gameplay and in its satisfying fighting system. If I could have brought back the characters from last year and added these new ones, the game would have been better, and even deeper. Eleven starting characters is good, but more is always better, right?

Another cool note is the slick looking manual. It's got a subtle cover, but the reverse white text on back background, and nice choice of fonts and details create a look and feel that are consistent with the game.

I usually just like to play, but for some reason the Watch mode is just plain cool. I really like it. The Story Mode is not quite what I expected, and frankly, it's not quite as deep as a comic book storyline. It's still cool, but not great. Anyway, it's the overall package that attracts me to Bloody Roar II.

  • 8.5 Presentation Great looking manual and quick-moving menus. The compressed movies are lower grade than the rest of the game, but that's only minor point.
  • 9.5 Graphics Great high-res graphics, tight character designs, and on overalk polish that's hard to beat.
  • 5 Sound Gag me with a flying V guitar, dude. This music is old hat. Try another decade, please.
  • 9 Gameplay A great variety of modes and a killer combo system are hightened by the transformation battles.
  • 9 Lasting Appeal Great. Lots of play for everyone. Good stuff.
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Check out the first official artwork for the upcoming 3D reboot.

By Crom! Lionsgate has unveiled the sweet new motion poster for their upcoming 3D reboot of Conan the Barbarian. The poster -- the first official artwork from the movie -- is embedded below. As you can tell, it's certainly a nod to the classic Conan imagery of the late artist Frank Frazetta. Indeed, the poster is an intentional effort at bringing Frazetta's vision of the character to life, just as the new film is a reincarnation and reinvention of the world's most famous barbarian for modern audiences:

Marcus Nispel directs Conan the Barbarian for Nu Image/Millennium Films. Jason Momoa plays the title role opposite a cast that includes Ron Perlman, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan and Rachel Nichols.

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Hey League of Legends Community, Don't Be a Jerk

Haters gonna hate.

I love video games. I love playing them and I love talking about them. This is especially true of complex, ever-changing games like League of Legends, which I can talk about indefinitely. It's these sorts of games that I proselytize so strongly to my friends. I want them to play with me so we can talk strategy and technique over lunch, or gossip about upcoming changes.

When they start playing, as newbies they naturally get slaughtered by much more experienced players. Normally that could be enough to send someone packing, but in DotA-style games, the community steps in and seals the deal with an avalanche of personal insults, telling them to "uninstall" and kill themselves. Way to go guys.

You love your game and you love that you're good at your game. I totally get it. But DotA (and League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth etc…) is dependent on its community. If no one is playing, there's no game. That's why it is so shocking to me that the major MOBA communities are so venomous towards newcomers. Why are you going out of your way to limit the number of players you can play with?

Everyone is new at some point. For me it was late last year. I started playing League of Legends after a couple of colleagues told me I ought to try it out. I knew of the steep learning curve, and I knew of the general structure of DotA-style gameplay. As a result I wasn't really singled out. But any time I play with a newbie friend, if he or she's not doing well, the chat field invariably devolves into swearing and insults.

I'm certainly not immune either. I tend to play support characters and tanks -- characters who, without good damage dealers or crowd control from teammates, are virtually a free kill. If I'm having a bad game, as can happen to anyone, more often than not I'll be targeted. But even if everyone is doing everything right, and we're losing because our team composition is no good or we're simply being outplayed, people naturally look for a scapegoat or four. I'm guilty of it too. I've flamed an ally for messing up before, but I'll never do that again. It helps no one and only serves to make me more frustrated.

I've often wondered why this is the case -- why raging is so much more prominent in these games than in others which share a lot of the same elements. I think there are a bunch of reasons, and I think they are to some extent solvable.

It starts with the structure of the game. Your standard League of Legends game takes about 30 to 45 minutes (though they can last over an hour). If you leave early, you almost guarantee that your team loses, because you're essentially lowering your team's effectiveness by 20%. League of Legends (like other MOBAs) punishes players for leaving early for that reason. So if someone on your team is messing up, you are pretty much stuck with them for a good portion of the rest of your day. That can be a bummer for sure. But think about how much worse it must be for the person getting railed on by their entire team. The length of the game isn't likely to change any time soon (though there are shorter variants), but time isn't the only reason people get angry.

Look at MMOs. Your typical dungeon run lasts just as long as a DotA game if not longer, and yet rarely do people get to the point of name-calling. If I had to guess why, I'd say it's because you are tied to a character. In League of Legends, when the match is over, it's pretty unlikely you'll ever interact with any of those players ever again. There are, after all, millions of others out there. So internet-anonymity-syndrome kicks in and you say whatever is on your mind. In an MMO, even if you're playing with someone on an entirely different server, you like to think your character has a reputation to uphold. Acting belligerent, even to someone who you may never directly play with again, could ripple through the forums (or directly through people) and mark you as a pariah amongst your fellow players.

"Playing Rumble in mid? Go uninstall and kill yourself." ...Really?

Rise of Immortals, a rather crummy MOBA, added in a persistent social hub where you could interact with other players before, after and in-between games. For all its flaws, overtly mean players wasn't one of them. It could be purely coincidental -- the actual community for Rise of Immortals was tiny during my time spent with it, and the sheer size of a community could be tied to how miserably everyone treats each other. It could also be that the nature of competitive games brings out the worst in people.

Regardless of the reasons, the onus isn't on the developer to foster a better community, it's on the community. Next time you feel like calling someone a name because they missed their skillshot or were off alone, don't! It's as simple as that. Say something constructive, instead. Try to help them become a better player, lest you soon find yourself playing with the same pool of people until the game goes offline for good. Admittedly, the League of Legends community is still growing, but it's also miserable and not particularly fun to be a part of some of the time. I can't help but wonder if just a portion of the players went out of their way to help new players or give someone some genuinely good advice in a kind way how drastically the tone of each game would shift for the better. Maybe it would trigger a chain-reaction of niceness.

If you love games the way I do, turn that passion into a desire to improve it through positive reinforcement. Don't be a jerk. Just don't.


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Canada's own Herschel Supply Co. has released a series of backpacks, duffles, totes, and wallets in the minimalistic black and white Polka Dot print. Secured with matte black rubber strap closures and finished with a signature poly/cotton lining, highlights from the Polka Dot series include the Little America backpack, Market tote and Novel duffle.

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Education Sector Planning (ESP): Mastering the art of educational planning

The Education Sector Planning course allows participants to acquire and further develop the knowledge and skills needed to perform effectively their educational planning responsibilities.

The course content covers the main planning functions and provides state-of-the-art training in areas such as education sector diagnosis, plan preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

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Who is this course intended for?

  • MoE educational planners, policy analysts, education statisticians;
  • Other professionals involved in educational planning at central or decentralized level;
  • Planners working in other Ministries involved in social sector planning, such as Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Finance;
  • Education specialists working in international NGO and donor agencies.

What are the main course contents and skills acquired?

Participants in the ESP course gain competence in education sector diagnosis, policy and strategy formulation, and implementation planning, gaining breadth in the use of education statistics and simulation tools for planning. More particularly, upon completion of the course, they are expected to be able to:

  • Conduct statistical analysis for education sector planning;
  • Design and draft an education sector diagnosis
  • Use simulation/projection tools for plan target setting;
  • Evaluate the relevance and feasibility of alternative strategies, aimed to attain the set objectives and strategies;
  • Operationalize plan objectives into education sector programmes;
  • Design organizational frameworks for plan monitoring and evaluation;
  • Select, analyse, and present relevant information for planning;
  • Organize collaborative work for education sector planning tasks;
  • Moderate dialogue and consultation with stakeholders in the plan preparation process.

How do participants learn?

Conducted in Paris and online, the ESP Programme combines 12 weeks of online studying in the participant’s home country with a period of 13 weeks in Paris for face-to-face classes.

The main modes of learning in the ESP course include lectures, case studies, collaborative group work, peer learning, and planning exercises, combining online with face-to-face learning. The training also includes field visits allowing participants to observe the French education system.

Session 2018-2019 (Application)

Join the 6th session of the Education Sector Planning Course.

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Those successfully completing the ESP as a stand-alone course earn an IIEP International Certificate of Advanced Studies in Education Sector Planning.

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EPA 302 - Projections and Simulation Models: Methods and Techniques

23 April 2018 to 4 May 2018
Application deadline:
23 March 2018
Training location:
Paris (France)

Course objectives

To offer an advanced level of specialization in projection and simulation models techniques in order to support educational planning and formulation of educational strategies.

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

  • Explain the various concepts and projection techniques commonly used in educational planning;
  • Apply techniques and methods to construct simulation models using the basic data, projection framework and framework and functions needed to calculate projections;
  • Select and integrate relevant decision variables from the results framework in a simulation model to estimate the resources required for various national educational policies;
  • Link (using the model), the resources and results needed in order to produce budget programming and performance plan documents.

  1. Introduction to simulation model concepts and techniques, and their use in educational planning: This component explains the usefulness of projections and simulations for educational planning and management and in informing policy dialogue; and discusses the current concepts and different simulation models. (1 day)
  2. Building a simulation model within an education system and educational policy strategy contextThe component presents how: to organize the essential steps of projection of future enrolments and of the human, physical and financial needs at all the levels of education; to integrate the logical and result frameworks; to build and manage the simulation model, based on an Excel file, containing the basic data and the projection framework; to make and apply calculation formulas and use the computerised functions needed to calculate enrolment projection and human, physical and financial needs. (8 days)

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Mission Statement

ILBC seeks to foster the development of the whole child, one who is academically
well-prepared, socially responsible, culturally sensitive, and personally fulfilled. The ILBC mission statement focuses on “Progress through Education”.

The Board of Education believes in:

  • Treating each child as an individual who develops at his or her own pace.
  • Nurturing the academic, physical, artistic, emotional, and social needs of a child.
  • A close, cooperative and caring relationship between student and teacher, and between student and student.

What We emphasize:

  • High Academic Standards. Students are encouraged to reach their full potential.
  • Concepts, processes, and skills. Children learn how to learn.
  • A board curriculum that includes integrated approaches to learning.
  • The development of positive attitudes towards learning, self and others, and the formation of a good moral character.
  • Open communication between school, home and community.
  • Cultivation of patriotism throughout the curriculum.
  • A global perspective, including respect for the environment.
  • Appreciation and respect for individual and cultural differences.

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Well-planned syllabus with programmes of activities such as excursions, social events, sports, etc. Trained, qualified and experienced local and overseas teachers (native English speakers). English as medium of instruction. Large gymnasium, air-conditioned classrooms & modern furniture for studying with ease & comfort. Small class size which provides opportunities for individual attention. Well-equipped laboratories for General Science, Physics, Chemistry & Biology. Computer Lab equipped with CD-ROM/Multimedia for learning purposes – a computer for individual student.
A Library of books, CDs & DVDs on a wide range of subjects for students of all ages. Teaching aids & resources for practical work. Large parking area, convenient school location, canteen and school dispensary.

How to Enroll

Please visit our Centre and meet our teaching staff. Take a placement test in order to join the most suitable class for your level of English and age.

What ILBC offers

ILBC offers courses from Preschool right through to IGCSE Level & GCE A Level.

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Fame (1980)

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

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A fifteen year marriage dissolves, leaving both the husband and wife, and their four children, devastated. He's preoccupied with a career and a mistress, she with a career and caring for ... See full summary »

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At the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, etc. This movie follows four students from the time when they audition to get into the school, through graduation. They are the brazen Coco Hernandez, shy Doris Finsecker, sensitive gay Montgomery MacNeil, and brash, abrasive Raul Garcia. Written by Reid Gagle

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$118,160, 18 May 1980, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$21, 2 January 1981
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Story about potential.
20 April 2001 | by See all my reviews

This movie showcases a LOT of incredible talent. Fantastic performances throughout. The movie also is a great story about potential and how people use, abuse or ignore it in themselves. This is a story about students who look like they are all headed for fame and fortune. It shows the pitfalls along the way. We learn that talent is not enough. We also learn that many fall short and give up along the way. As an adult who was a teenager back when this movie first came out, it is a very bittersweet look at potential in us all and has us examine what we did with it in our lives, are we where we thought we would be? Yes, this movie is dated, it is over 20 years old, it HAS to be in some regard. But the story is timeless and will rank among classics of teenage movies and also always have a warm spot in the hearts of adults who grew up in the era. Highly recommended. Would make a great double feature with "Gold Diggers of 1933" just to show contrast and to see how Broadway has changed over the years.

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