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Ask Dallas Green what went wrong with his previous relationships and he’ll tell you that he’s the problem. The Canadian singer/songwriter behind the primarily acoustic moniker City and Colour has made a career off of combining persistent love with desperate self-loathing, but his 2015 ballad “Lover Come Back” is different. Despite that Green still harps on his personally-triggered relationship issues, his love-sickness is countered by a much more optimistic supporting cast. The up-tempo percussion offers a strong auxiliary backbone, the piano is sparingly light, and the guitar leads with a cheerful resonance that teeters on a twangy alt-country style. Although Green remains as the pleading protagonist and anti-hero, it’s as if he has a newfound group of friends to support his emotional woes during his temporary period of perceived loneliness.

While “Lover Come Back” lyrically alludes to a distant interpersonal romance, the music video suggests an entirely separate theme. A skillful African-American ballet dancer casually revisits scenes familiar to his ancestry and makes a defining statement in the most expressive fashion he possibly can. The man gracefully dances through church ruins, cotton fields, and other symbolic venues to show that his antagonized history does nothing but inspire his currently articulate and colorful freedom. In that sense, the term “Lover Come Back” may refer to the dancer himself conquering his own familial demons to reach a state of personal liberation.


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Festing Report
Estes, aka Willy Logan, aka Captain Logan
Mad Hackers All-Night "Party"
July 29, 2001
Boulder Compound - South

  • Jaeger, aka Ted Logan
  • Bitscape, aka Ben Kinder
  • bouncing, aka Ken Kinder
  • Estes, aka myself
First Entry
Time: 0118

Not much has been accomplished so far, since all that has happened is people have set up their computers. Ted (I will refer to at least him by his legal name, since that's what I call him) required the least amount of setup, since all he had to do was jiggle the mouse on his computer Ziyal to make it wake up. I came in a close second, frittering away the rest of my time so far wandering around and setting up Star Trek models. Before any of the festors (NOT festers!) showed up, Ted and I staged a photo-shoot on the bridge set we have set up downstairs for the U.S.S. Rosebud (unintentional Citizen Kane reference).

Since the current behavior of the festors (species Festus sapiens) isn't incredibly exciting, I will now resort to describing why we have constructed a bridge set in our basement. Ted and I are making a twisted movie known as the Worst Sci-Fi Trilogy Conclusion Ever, the third installment in this unepic trilogy. We've been working on first-unit shooting for weeks, and I'm really getting frustrated that we haven't been able to shoot three scenes that have been eluding us. We plan to shoot two of them tommorrow, no wait, that would be today. I don't know if I've ever stayed up this late before (time: 0126). I haven't keeled over from exhaustion yet.

Second Entry
Time: 0129

New festor: Kiesa Fantasia, aka Gem Stone, time 0103. Only virtual, though. She is currently somewhere in Washington state, maybe Longview. Ted is "testing things" by "instant messaging" Gem. I thought that was an AOL thing. No progress so far by the Festus sapiens, as far as I can tell.

Third Entry
Time: 0133

Ted and Bitscape are attempting to feed Yanni music through some speakers down here. They're having a lot of trouble, and seem to be generating awful feedback or whatever noises when they plug things together. Time: 0135, success, I think.

Fourth Entry
Time: 0136

Prospective festor Zanlinks, aka Scott Briggs, has cancelled. Perhaps I should go upstairs and get my real journal and write in it. I wonder if the Festus sapiens will be appalled, amused, or other. We'll see.

Fifth Entry
Time: 0151

Reaction: other (please specify): they took no notice.

Ted decided to relocate the desk I was using to hold up the TV, for no apparrent reason. I got the white desk that was Bethany's long ago. I like the red desk better, and I want it back.

Started journnaling with a pen and real paper (gasp!) No reacction.

TEd has informed me that "Zanlinks" is really "Zan Lynx). Not that it matters now.

Sixth entry
Time: 0200
First fortification run

This is a ritual to the Festus sapiens. Three Festus sapiens, plus myself, took off in "Mulder" (an automobile) to procure "fortifications" (laypersons' terms: junk food. don't tell anyone).

Our first attempt, Albertson's, was closed, at 1:00. Next try: illegal U-turn to Safeway. This was successful, and we got n amounts of money worth of junk food, primarily caffienated beverages and gross brands of salsa. We thought something was sidesplittingly funny, and I realized that this was because of our deprived mental state. I threatened Ted and the others that, in a few hours, I will captivate them by my Hikaru Sulu impression. Ted said that he was already captivated at the mere thought of it.

WE left Safeway and headed back to the Boulder commune south. It's hard to type in a car.

Seventh entry
Time: 0234

Gem report (by subspace) that they have come out with a "Complete Idiots' Guide to Yahoo." Has this go too far? Um, yes. I suggested that they come out with "The Complete Idiots' Guide to The Complete Idiots Guide Series."

Next came the opening services, with bouncing presiding. He say, "In the days when Dimitri (Bitscape: free dmitri!) is jailed for, um, free speech..." and I forget the rest. Then he toasted, "To Dmitri!" then to something I don't remember, then "to the EFF" and I don't know what that stands for. Then, "shall we consume?"

Bitscape pulled a great stunt that invovled opening his fizzy beverage, and ramming it into his mouth, but not before getting soda all over his shirt. Smooth.

Ted: When freedom is outlawed...

Bitscape: Only outlaws have freedom.

bouncing returned from a short sojourn to parts unknown, then extolled the virtues of "french fry-flavored chemicals." He then offered me some "Chemi-fries." I accepted after I took my retainer out. I would certainly rather have real French fries.

Why am I so out of it now, and why have I lost almost all sense for grammar? Well, for one reason, I'm slightly tired, but the real reason is that I'm trying to type quickly. Sorry about that paragraph at the end of the last page.

Eight Entry
Time: 0246

This is definately later than I've ever stayed up before. I think my previous record was "Love Liberty Disco Night," New Year's Day, 2000, to 1:00 am. We celebrated the end of the world in the next time zone, and fake-disco danced our heads off (at least B and I did.) Of course, on that day, we had to go to church the next day (the discussion topic in Sabbath School was the Columbine massacre, which by then was ancient history. Our leader observed that we didn't seem very with it, and I observed that it's hard to be when you were up at 1 in the morning doing the Love Liberty Disco. It seemed obvious to me. I digress...wait, there is no intelligible topic here.)

Ninth entry
Time: 0251

Evidently, this opening ceremony is done on every fest right after the Festus sapiens procure caffiene. bouncing think that he wasn't dramatic enough this time, and "let down the crew."

Ted has decided taht there is no need for him to try to record the fest, since there is an actual anthropologist (me) in the midst of the Festus sapiens. I said that the correct term would probably be "biologist" (Jane Goodall-style," but then clarified that to be "Criminally Insame Historian for the Criminally Insane." That sounds appropriate.

The Festus sapiens seem hard at work on their consoles. I haven't the slightest clue what any of them are doing, but I can make some guesses. bouncing is playing with sizing and resizing windows (a truly invigorating activity, I'm sure). Bitscape is munching on chips and typing in windows with text in living purple. Ted's typing in more windows, but without any exciting purple (well, more of a magenta).

I'd better start moving, or I'll fall asleep. If I'm going to get through this fest without ingesting any caffiene, then I'll need some help from elsewhere (I don't even like caffiene. I must be a festing first).

Tenth Entry
Time: 0304

During my absence to upstairs, the Festus sapiens initiated a conversation about Babylon 5. It was terminated soon after I returned. No valuable insight was gained.

Then, bouncing wondered if we had actually beaten John Travolta for the title of "The Worst Sci-Fi Movie Ever." He complained for a few minutes about the cinematography that was horrible, blah, blah, blah. Maybe I should see this movie for myself.

A discussion on search engines began, and I was soon bragging about the fact that when I search for "Willy Logan" on Google, my site comes up first.

There's a new search engine out, called Teoma. The Festus sapiens searched for both their legal and fake names, and their respective sites appeared sooner than on the same Google search.

Eleventh Entry
Time: 0314

Tiredness begins to set in, and I combat it but attempting to type more. Unfortunately, I have very little to write about, except something about Bitscape's webpage.

Bitscape's "less well-known handle" Shadowkiller is probably the name "fashoinable European light," according to bouncing.

Also according to bouncing, Fox passes off throwing someone into a pit full of snakes on live television as "reality." Perhaps they should strap cameras to the tops of our heads to get "reality," says Bitscape. That, of course, would yield "Hatcam." I would avoid that like the Spice Girls.

Jaeger thinks that the Carmel "Frappucuino" is rather good. bouncing informs me that the name is Greek for "generic". He also went off onto a speil about how I will, in effect, now be maintaining "Festing.org", because I said I wouldn't.

Twelth Entry
Time: 0324
Computer roll call
  • bouncing: Lisa
  • Bitscape: Argo
  • Jaeger: Ziyal, Ganges, and Yukon
  • Me: Aquarius

Ted informed me that I am treading "daaaaaaaaaaaangerously" close to now maintaining the Festing.org site. Yikes. But that's kind of cool, that I would be selected for this honor without even a full fest to my credit. Not yet at least.

Thirteenth Entry
Time: 0328

I'm trying to determine how much of the primordial wierdness of the Festors is instinct, and which of it is well-established tradition. Evidently, this depraved practice has been going on for six years, and Ted was my age when he held the first Fest. How is obvious (loads of caffiene), but why is the conjecture of the shrinks out there. I'm not one. I can act like one, but only for a minute or two.

So, to make this a fest, I'll have to stay up to 4:00, which is in a few minutes. My goodness, I will sure be ready to do that when the time comes. I am havingn so much trouble staying awake. I'm slipping into a semi-concious state. I can't focus at all, but that might be the fault of the movie I'm watching. My grammar skills are going out the window, and I have a headache.

Fourteenth Entry
Time: 0349

There's about nothing new that has happened since the last entry, but I must do something to stay a wake, for I'll surely fall asleep if I just watch that movie. I must focus on somthing, or it will be invariable that I will slide into a state of complete and utter unknowingness. Now something cool is happeing, however, since we're watching a movie of Mars (animation) by JPL, accompanied by Holst's The Planets Mars.

Fifteenth Entry
Time: 0355

Wow, I hope that Gem isn't still awake, because I really shouldn't be. My headache is getting worse. I definately will not be at my best tommorrow for my acting job in The Worst Sci-Fi Trilogy Conclusion Ever.

The current thing on this movie isbn't helpibng my headache, because it involves a bunch of spinning art. Static art give me headaches enough.

Now this animation is trying to prove that CGI can have sex appeal.. It doesn't succeed.

Sixteenth Entry
Time: 0400

The time has come that I can officially retire and call it a morning. I'd rather wait to see the sun rise, because that would definately be the LaGrange point that marked the transition from night to day, and actually be the first time that I spent the night up. This will not be something I do a lot. My head hurts. I've got to get a drink of water.

Seventeeth Entry
Time: 0411

I have less than two hours left before the sun rises. Then, I'm goiing to go to sleep. Right now, Ted just displayed a nude picture of some lady onto Bitscape's computer. Evidently, its from there. There was some vague discussion about this earlier, and I guessed what it really was. Bitscape says this is an all-time low, but its his computer's fault. Now, Bitscape is going off about how much he dislikes his awful computer, and how he might make it walk home. I'd like to see that.

Eighteenth Entry
Time: 0421

bouncing can feel his mind getting smaller watching a music video. That's what they're for, after all.

Nineteenth Entry
Time: 0501

Now both Ted and Bitscape have their desktops as the same rendered naked lady. I imagine that this will not be listed in Ted's changelog for the fest. Actually, I'm quite certain. But remember, she is rendered. I can tell it from over here.

I was able to program more lines of code than miligrams of caffiene ingested, which wasn't very hard, since I haven't had any caffiene so far, and I probably won't ever. I created a nine-line BASIC program that calculated Ted's karma. He has a level of 300-something, which, according to the program, is very bad.

Staying awake is becoming easier, and for some reason, my sinuses feel better. No headache, either, at least not a very bid one.

No more exciting developments with the Festus sapiens, except for a slight debate about keyboard layouts. Nothing major.

Twentieth Entry
Time: 0533

Wow, I have now spent almost all of the night awake, and the sun is beginning to rise. This is really wierd. I have never done anything like this before, and I'm not too keen on repeating it. I just went outside a few minutes ago and saw that the sky was turning blue, and only two stars remained. I have no idea which ones they were, but they were probably rather prominent ones if they were still shining. The east had a slight gilged band on it, and I realized that the sun was going to rise soon.

This was much more enjoyable than what I was doing ten minutes before: crouching in a corner, trying to remove a cord that wouldn't even work for the purpose I had in mind. Then, I searched through our stash of filters for black-and-white still cameras. I wanted to use a green filter for The Worst Sci-Fi Trilogy Conclusion Ever, but this one won't work.

This mad self-torture is finally coming to an end. It was fun, but a little miserable at times. Finally, the true clarity of morning is washing over me, and I am going to go to be very soon. Just as soon as the sun comes up.

Twenty-first entry
Time: 0544

I'm now sitting on the rocks of our landscaping overlooking the front lawn, wating for the moment of sunrise. I'm not certain when it will come, or even why I am typing about this, but almost a full day without sleep will make anyone a little batty. Perhaps the newspaper has come, and it says the time of sunrise...

Nope, it hasn't, but here it comes right this very moment. Wierd. That was improbable.

According to the paper, the sun will rise at 0557. That's still a few minutes away.

It gets kind of cool here at night, because the rock I'm sitting on is downright chilly.

Each festor submitted a name for the title of this nearly-past fest. Bitscape suggested "The Wallpaper Fest," bouncing suggested that this was a rather productive fest (maybe it was the other way around). Ted said the "Total Distractions Fest," and I suggested "Total Mayhem." I like my idea best.

The first fest I ever attended was in July of 1998, and it was insufferably boring. Today's fest would have been exactly the same, were it not for Aquarius, which I wrote all of this ridiculous stuff on.

Twenty-second Entry
Time: 0556

The sun looks pretty risen to me, but I can't really tell, because a huge house is obstructing my view. I'm going to bed now.

Twenty-third Entry
Time: 0601

This is my final entry for this ridicoulous log of the happenings at this fest. I'm going to be.


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These two flowcharts (pre-pubertal and post-pubertal) are for the use of appropriately trained clinicians:

  • forensic physicians and paediatricians, for complainants/complainers who are children, i.e. under the age of 18 years.
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Who knew that losing one’s papers could be so history-changing? As this story illustrates, it might just lead to an entire country’s defeat and to another’s

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Who knew that losing one’s papers could be so history-changing? As this story illustrates, it might just lead to an entire country’s defeat and to another’s liberation.

It was the summer of 1944, and American forces were slowly but surely making their way across the Pacific towards the Philippines. Although they now had the numerical and technological superiority, their opponents (the Japanese) were far from being beaten just yet. On the contrary, the latter was banking on crushing the Americans in one decisive final battle to force the US to sue for peace and let them keep the territories still in their hands.

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The Z Plan of Admiral Mineichi Koga
LEFT: Japanese Fleet Admiral Mineichi Koga (1885–1944). RIGHT: Title page of the ATIS-translated copy of the Z Plan (Records of General Headquarters, Far East Command, Supreme Commander Allied Powers, and United Nations Command, RG 554).

To beat the odds, Admiral Mineichi Koga, the successor of Isoroku Yamamoto who was earlier killed by American forces, drafted a plan calling for the remaining Japanese forces to be consolidated. Aptly called “Z Plan” (Combined Fleet Secret Operations Order No. 73), the strategy called for committing the remaining Japanese forces to a make-or-break battle with the Americans in a setting favorable to the Japanese.

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To achieve a victory against the overwhelming American fleet, the Japanese planned to hit back with all their naval and air (both land and sea-based) assets against them. Koga wanted to utilize the hundreds of land-based aircraft Japan still had to counter the US naval air power.

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A Kawanishi “Emily” flying boat similar to the one that carried Admiral Koga. Source:

Due to the steady American advance, Koga had to abandon his headquarters in Palau and fly off to the Philippines. With the papers firmly secured in a suitcase, the admiral set off for the archipelago on March 31, 1944. Unknown to him, the plane flight would be his last.

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As fate would have it, Koga was killed after a tropical storm crashed his plane on April 1 as it attempted to fly to the Philippines. Another plane carrying his chief of staff Rear Admiral Shigeru Fukudome managed to make it long enough to crash-land in the waters between Cebu and Bohol.

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LEFT: Rear Admiral Shigeru Fukudome, circa 1940s (Source: Wikimedia Commons). RIGHT: Lt. Col. James Cushing (Source: Prof. Michael Charleston Chua/It’s XiaoTime!)

Fukudome was rescued and captured by local guerrillas under the command of Lt. Col. James Cushing while the important documents which had been entrusted to him were later found floating in Perilos, Carcar and retrieved by local fishermen.

Sure enough, the papers were handed over to Cushing who then relayed their existence to Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters in Australia.

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Although the Japanese forces in Cebu burned down houses and killed scores of civilians in an attempt to retrieve the papers, they miserably failed as Cushing arranged for a submarine to transport the documents to Australia where they were decoded by Allied intelligence. In exchange for the Japanese stopping their atrocities, he arranged for the release of the Japanese prisoners including Fukudome, incidentally making him the first Japanese flag officer to have been captured and then released in World War II.

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Guerilla Lt. Blas de la Peña leads his men thru Pardo, Cebu City to meet American liberation forces in Talisay 10 kilometers away. Source: Col. Manuel Segura (Author, “The Koga Papers: Stories of WW II Cebu, Philippines)

The deciphered papers ultimately proved to be one of the greatest intelligence breakthroughs for the Allies in the Pacific. Aside from resulting in American naval forces’ lopsided victory in the Battle of the Philippine Sea (also known as the greatest carrier battle in history) after they refused to be drawn towards the range of Japanese land-based aircraft and instead engaged the enemy in the open sea, the decoded documents also revealed the strength and concentration of Japanese forces in the Philippines.

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Japanese soldiers who surrendered to Cebuano guerrillas

Some of 10,000 Japanese soldiers who surrendered. Source: Col. Manuel Segura (Author, “The Koga Papers: Stories of WW II Cebu, Philippines)

As MacArthur saw, Japanese forces were concentrated in Mindanao after Koga correctly deduced the Americans were planning to invade there first. Using the valuable info, MacArthur ultimately moved the invasion site to Leyte where the Japanese forces numbered less and accelerated the invasion timetable from December to October 1944.

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Nov. 29, 2012: Thanksgiving for the Parade of New Films — PART II

Okay, now that we’ve had a few days to digest our holiday film feast, Julie and I are back with Part II of the new reviews.  It seems like I’m spending an inordinate amount of time at the Loehmann’s Cinemas in Falls Church, VA, even for me!  I’m blaming it on Kathy and Pat for enabling me…and Shah Rukh for refusing to age, and continuing to ensnare us, year after year in those fathomless dimples of his.

Jenny K:  Well…finally over my latest crazy costume deadline, and I decided to celebrate by going out to see the latest food comedy out there in Hindi Movieland, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012). It had me thinking two things…one, why does everyone in this film remind me of someone else (not necessarily in a bad way) and, two, where can I get some hot parathas after this movie lets out!!! Every third shot has someone flipping the bread over on the griddle, over an open flame and someone slathering ghee all over it!  It’s a crime they don’t have any Indian food at the concession stand…I’m hungry!  And that may be partly inspired by our star…Kunal Kapoor has his first solo starring hero role since his debut in Meenaxi.  Here’s the trailer, with optional subtitles.

Julie M:  Oooh, baby, food AND Kunal Kapoor?  Let me at it!!

Jenny K:  Kunal does a nice job in a slightly quiet role, and only falls short a bit in the dancing aspect (as exhibited in the final number over the credits, particularly). Madhuri must have been riding him like crazy in Aaja Naachle, because I didn’t notice a particular lack, in that one. He’s cut his long hair and shaved his beard, and though I thought I would miss them, he’s quite dishy in this new look. Sort of a cross between Aamir and Hrithik, if you can imagine that.

Julie M:  Mmmm…tasty…but I like Kunal’s long hair and slightly scruffy look he’s known for better than this, dishy or not.  It about killed me to see Don 2 and he had cut his locks for that one!

Jenny K:  Kunal plays Omi, a sad sack, would-be player who steals money from his family and goes off to make his fortune, supposedly, in London, but when the story starts he’s come back with his tail between his legs, and an NRI-Indian mob boss who he owes money to, hot on his trail. He tries to get more money from his family while making them think he’s changed his ways and become a hot young lawyer back in LimeyLand. His grandfather, played by Vinod Nagpal, who reminds me a bit of Pankaj Kapur for some reason, has had a stroke or something and no longer remembers his relatives or, more importantly, the recipe for his famous chicken khurana which made his restaurant thrive. Of course, Omi’s return is central to the rebirth of the family fortunes, but it takes a reaaaaaly long time to get there.
Kunal’s leading lady Huma Qureshi, has been in a few films lately,  (Gangs of Wasseypur, Trishna) but this seems to be her first try at romantic comedy.  She plays the role of Omi’s young love, Harman, who he left behind and she’s gone on to become a doctor.

Harman is now engaged to Omi’s adopted brother Jeet (Rahul Bhagga), but neither one of the engaged pair seem particularly enthused about this turn of events. Huma is a nicely rounded beauty, who oozes intelligence and a shy sex appeal that sort of harks back to the early Kajol charm, say in DDLJ. She depicts her resistance to Omi’s return and the gradual crumbling of her resolves in a very believable way. I look forward to seeing her again.  Here’s the video of the title song.

Julie M:  That’s kind of a big topic:  “Who is the Next Kajol?”  You like Huma, I like Genelia, and for a while there Anushka Sharma had some possibilities.  At least we know it’s not Priyanka Chopra, right?

Jenny K:  Kajol has a much more girl-next-door quality than most of the new girls have, and that Priyanka isn’t really shooting for, is she?  I sort of thought she was gunning for the Next Madhuri or the Next Aish, at best…however, her performance in Barfi! may be showing her aim for more substance over the glamour angle.

Julie M:  We’ll reserve judgment until we see her performance in the upcoming Zanjeer remake, where she plays the role made famous by the feisty Jaya Badhuri (Bachchan).  Although substance that’s not…more about that when we review the 1973 original.

Jenny K:  Where Luv Shuv’s concerned, I think that the plot had a few too many extra characters for clarity, and a few dead-end red herrings that made me go “Really?” too often.  Although the script could have benefited from at least twenty minutes off of it, I enjoyed the end result. Especially liked the pagal Uncle Titu played by Rajesh Sharma, who I feel like I’ve seen before, and I must have in The Dirty Picture, but can’t really place him. Here’s a nice article on him.

When watching this sort of unfortunate final-credit item number, I just kept wishing that Javeed Jaffrey had played the gangster in this one…someone in the number should know how to dance.  Liked the soundtrack, though, by Amit Trivedi.

Julie M:  LSTCK looks very sweet, kind of Today’s Special vibe-y and very indie-feeling. EVERYTHING is at my local theater but I have no time to go!!! I don’t know about Jab Tak Hai Jaan, it’s gotten mixed reviews but it would be nice to see SRK in a Yash Chopra film again.

Jenny K:  I’m going to see JTHJ with Kathy and Pat tonight, I think. I’ll let you know where I stand.

[the next day…]

Jenny K:  Well, I survived the evening, and enjoyed Jab Tak Hai Jaan (As Long As I Live, 2012)…somewhat. Nice being out with the girls, but even they, who are the ultimate SRK fans, seemed a bit underwhelmed.  Paraphrasing Kathy’s verdict, “Good, of course, but I’ve seen it before, and done better.”  We all sort of felt that Veer Zaara had that thwarted love thing pretty well perfected for director Yash Chopra, and wondered why he wanted to have his last film seem like a slightly watercolor version of that earlier film.

SRK looked pretty good, but I think that his own personal digital effects company may have de-aged his face a bit for the first half when he was supposedly playing 28.

I liked the look in the second half, at “38,” almost better, though with the amount of gray hair in the stubble, I’d think that 38 was a kind estimate. He is in good shape, pretty buff, not too buff or too skinny, both of which we like him to avoid. His performance was the strongest in the movie, charming and touching without overacting.

Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma were both pretty and endearing leading ladies. Neither had the Kajol certain-something in the chemistry with him, but certainly not as bland as all the reviews have said.

Katrina sort of danced him off the floor in the following number, “Ishq Shava,”  though it has more impact during the actual scene.  This clip has been edited down from about three separate sections of the number, in the dance hall, on the ship and outside the dance hall on the dock. It’s a much longer number and has more drama, especially at the beginning where SRK is encouraging Katrina’s character to “let it all out” and finally be herself. She dances with at least three other guys before he joins her, and you can’t take your eyes off her. Kat may not be a flawless actress, but no one should say she can’t dance.

Julie M:  I don’t think she’s as bad as everyone says.  Maybe because my first experience with her was in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, which you said was an unusually good performance for her, but really, she’s no better or worse than any of the other beauty queens out there now.

Jenny K:  The thing that may bring the audience out in droves is Shah Rukh’s first on-screen kissing…yep, at the ripe old age of 47…he’s given in. Maybe not open mouth kissing, they still block those shots with the back of Katrina’s head, but definitely several lip on lip shots, where he seemed not to be able to get enough of Katrina.  Each time he made the plunge there was an audible “OOOOhhhhoooohhhhh!” from the audience.  Even the young college age guys were hooting and laughing a bit.

My main reaction was “Why, and why now?”…maybe it was a business decision. I can almost hear his wife, Gauri, who’s often an executive producer on his films, brainstorming with him, “What can we do to put people in the seats?…old fashioned romance, separated lovers, FABULOUS shots of Ladakh scenery, all sorts of visual reminders of DDLJ, a bit more skin, and, yes, Shah Rukh, you’re going to have to follow Hrithik’s lead and lay on the lips…I know it’s tough, but, heck, your lips are twice as big as HR’s so you should get twice the hoopla, hai na?”

Julie M:  !!!! OK, you’ve got me.  Gotta see this.

Jenny K:  The negatives are all on the writer’s side, I’m afraid: the plot…big holes, especially in the second half, and the length. Anushka (so cute in Band Baaja Baaraat, and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) did as much as she could, but the plot had her playing the “door-prize role” Preity Zinta rather perfected in Dil Se… and the writers chose to have him pine and whine, as usual, for his old “ideal” girl.  My hopes for a more healthy ending were dashed. In addition, my stand on three hour films is weakened when it doesn’t actually advance the story. Note to Aditya Chopra: you really needed to credit the writers of The Hurt Locker for a large chunk of this movie.

Julie M:  I didn’t see The Hurt Locker.  Can you expand on that…is it a direct rip-off, or did they actually write some of it?  Pardon my lack of currency here.

Jenny K:  Well, no, not a slavish copy, of course.  The original would have been too unrelievedly depressing for the audience SRK usually draws.  But both deal with a man who is so cavalier about his own life that he can defuse bombs with complete cool and apparent disregard for his own safety (no special suit, very little back-up, if any, etc.).  They both come on like Army Supermen…Shah Rukh, of course, does it with a tight black tee, dark shades and a cool motorcycle.  Bet Jeremy Renner wishes he wrote that last one into his contract!

Next time, we’ll see what Aamir Khan has up his sleeve with Talaash!

Part 8: The Arts & Architecture Section of Our Programme

Julie M: Check out this article for its Bollywood connections–BigB and Husain’s Meenaxi.

Jenny K:  Interesting article, but sad, too. I was always so impressed about how Husain dealt with controversy. When his film, Meenaxi, offended anyone (indicated by the protests) he just removed the film completely, two weeks after opening it. The Muslim clerics hadn’t objected to the song “Noor-un-ala-Noor,” itself when it came out in advance of the movie, but objected when visually, it used a hymn that they thought was directed toward their god, instead depicted as an almost holy worship of a female character in the film. I’ll send you that film next, if you like. It’s not the strongest plot, but very interesting in a literary way, and is magnificent visually and in its Rahman soundtrack.

Julie M:  Meenaxi…wow. Total visual treat and as a whole, the soundtrack rivals Dil Se which, as you know, is my favorite (even better than Lagaan–sorry). Was a bit confused as to the plotline. My interpretation is [spoilersthat the white-robed Meenaxi character in every scene except at the mehndi is a figment of Nawab’s imagination–he created her to serve as his muse. And he died in service to both his muse and his story. I also interpret that the various inconsistencies among the stories (a Prague girl speaking fluent Hindi? come on!) were a reflection of his unraveling as a writer, and he saw the flaws and it was part of what killed him. Or am I overstating? Kunal Kapoor was so very goodlooking in this…debut and wow. I see that he is also in Rang De Basanti, which is waiting for me at the library so I get to see him some more this weekend.  Thank you for sending it.

Jenny K:  Glad you liked it…I get to see it at the film festival in Vancouver[Note: Indian Summer, a very nice festival, in its formative first year] that I’m going to in two weeks…on a big screen!!  Tabu is being saluted and she’s going to be there to discuss The Namesake, but my timing is such that I won’t be able to be there for that one…my plane doesn’t get in until 11pm. Sad. Had no choice when it’s a free flight. The pluses and minuses of frequent flyer programs.

Actually, almost all the films they are offering are ones that I have seen already. 3 Idiots, Peepli Live (fell asleep before the end of it first time I saw it, but probably because I tried a double header…two Indian movies in the evening are too much!) Meenaxi, Chandni Bar (you’d probably like that one), Maqbool, Iqbal, all good films, though I’ll only be able to do four films in the ten days I’m there…got to do a bit of sightseeing while I’m there.

[at this point Jenny tries to tempt Julie into going to Vancouver with her and Julie calls her Pure Evil]

[Jenny K’s Note: HA!…She wanted to go…hohoho (cue maniacal laughter)]

[later in the week]

Julie M:  Here is my movie lineup for this weekend (from the library):

Chandni Chowk to China
Rab ne bana di Jodi

Your thoughts?

Jenny K:  CC to C I didn’t see…I’m sorta allergic to Akshay Kumar in most cases. He does a lot of cheesy chop-socky kinda action films with babes; guys seem to like them. Delhi-6 is okay, except for the black monkey. I won’t say more except that the grandmother in this one is Waheeda Rehman, a very famous film star from about 25 years ago, and I think she’s still lovely. RNBDJ is mild SRK fun, but I didn’t like it as much as some of my friends did. Too run of the mill.

Julie M:  Saw CCtoC last night. First part was very stupid and farce-y. I fell asleep in the middle and woke up for the last hour or so, and didn’t feel as if I’d missed anything. If you like martial arts movies it wasn’t bad, but it was so very formulaic (dumb ordinary guy from India ends up in China via ridiculous circumstances, has to do some kind of heroic task, learns martial arts from an expert, then slaughters the bad guys, gets the girl in the end). Somewhat interesting subplot about girl twins separated in infancy, one ends up a national spokesmodel in India, the other an underworld hit girl in China, they meet through this dumb idiot guy and his ridiculous circumstances. Kumar is kinda good looking and no doubt expert in martial arts, but so was Stephen Seagal and his movies are no Oscar winners. Pass on future ones.

Jenny K:  To be fair to Akshay, he does have one or two films that I like. If you ever see the movie Khakee, he gives a very nice turn as a venal cop with some hidden depths. I guess he’s good looking, but, I know it sounds stupid, he looks too American for me.  And he picks those tough guy film roles that could be American, too.  I could get that at home.

Julie M:  Saw Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi tonight.  B saw most of it with me and he liked it. I thought it was very cute and lighthearted fun. Music not bad either. Maybe a bit run of the mill because it seemed very Hollywood-romantic-comedy, but I was completely charmed. I liked that I knew some of the music (motorcycle chase to Dhoom 2 theme!) and some of the stars in the dream dance sequence. Beautiful shots of Amritsar, nice production values to the dancing. All in all, not very taxing and quite entertaining with only the teeniest bit of melodrama (I like drama, just not melodrama). I’d give it a thumbs-up.  I wanted to see the special features disk but no time…I have to see Delhi-6 and another movie, Kyun…Ho Gaya Na (couldn’t resist, it has BigB, Aish and Viveik Oberoi), and return them both on Tuesday.

Jenny K:  Not to say I thought RNDBJ was bad or anything. Just having seen some two dozen films by SRK it seemed rather run-of-the-mill. And even though I like him trying new things (playing shy and retiring, plain-looking nebbish guy convincingly) I object to half a movie going by without him smiling. I love his smile. I actually only remembering a few things about the film, it doesn’t stick with you long, I remember thinking she was rather stupid for not recognizing her own husband, and I also remember liking that scene on the hillside where he spelled out, was it her name? in the lights. That was cute.

Kyun…Ho Gaya Na was a while ago, but it was a big buzz when it came out because Aish and Viveik were dating at the time, and I think it was their first movie together (perhaps their only) and there was an actual kiss in the film, I think (one that Aish conveniently forgot when she was interviewed on US tv around the time Bride and Prejudice came out…”no, I’ve never been kissed onscreen, we don’t do that here in India”. Perhaps she was banking that with KHGN‘s bad audience numbers, no one outside of India had actually seen it :-). Whatever, I don’t recall thinking they had much chemistry in it. Hope I’m wrong.

Hey…You’ve hit a milestone and we didn’t even celebrate it 🙂 I’ve been keeping a list of what you’ve seen so that I don’t duplicate what I send to you, and you’ve seen over thirty-five movies now! I’m counting whatever you see tonight…with both Delhi-6 and KHGN it will be 36! Now that’s an official conversion, I think, an “Interest” with a capital I! You may well last and become a superfan, yet. Welcome to the club!

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354 movies and counting (not counting duplicate viewings….it would be too scary!) Well, I have been doing it since the summer of 2003, I think… So you see where it can go… Hmmm… I wonder what I should do for my ten year “anniversary” … go to Bombay???

Julie M:  If you go to India tell me–I will go with you! Even though it would cost half a semester’s college tuition for one of the kids.

It was hilarious seeing SRK playing a shy nerd, since he’s so Raj-like in real life (so I understand). That was half the fun for me. [Spoilers, I guess] It made sense to me that she didn’t recognize her husband–if you watch the scenes where they are together, she barely even looks at him, and of course they didn’t sleep together. She probably only registered the clothes, mustache and glasses anyway. (and he spelled out I Love You in lights–so sweet)

Has it been 35 movies? I am calling this a hobby (my son is calling it an obsession). I simply don’t watch many American movies, they are too boring, and summer TV is horrible with all the repeats.

Liked Delhi-6. A little weird and serious for Bollywood but visually very rich and an interesting message. LittleB was great.

KHGN–BORING. I only got partway through. Snore. Also, the CD from the library wasn’t in good shape so it was a good excuse to quit. I assume they get together in the end. Although they were quite pretty, I found myself not really caring about them. So–a dud.

Jenny K:  Yeah, I didn’t want to bias you, if, in fact, you liked it. I think I fell asleep in the movie theater. Not a good sign. Have some recollection of his being a race driver of some type, but truthfully, the most surprising thing about it was the kiss. And really, they don’t have much screen chemistry for a couple that were dating. Oh well, she doesn’t tend to have chemistry with anyone except Hrithik. Even her husband, LittleB. She’s pretty, but reads sort of cold-fishy, as a rule.

Wasn’t the black monkey weird in Delhi-6? But I loved his connection with his grandma, and I liked Rishi Kapoor, the grandma’s old boyfriend, better than I usually do. He was Kajol’s dad in Fanaa, and he was a big star in romantic leads back in the seventies and eighties. Kareena’s uncle, I believe. They are sort of the first family of Indian Cinema. If you ever get the urge to check out the really early stuff get Awara with Raj Kapoor and Pyaasa with Guru Dutt… Classics, both.

Julie M: Rishi Kapoor played Roshan’s MOTHER’s old boyfriend, not the grandmother’s. I like Rishi Kapoor. He caught my eye in Hum Tum (the first thing I saw him in) for adding complexity to what could have been a one-dimensional role, and has been great in pretty much everything else since, including Fanaa.

The race driver plot point never went anywhere. You were right, Viveik can dance, but it seems that he can’t act well, so…career in the toilet.

I immediately read the “black monkey” as a metaphor for something dark that lurked in peoples’ souls, particulary in times of crisis or transition, so the entire alternative-dimension aspect of the film, that some critics seemed to hate, did not bother me. I generally hate film violence so the beating/shooting scene at the end upset me a little–went on WAY too long–had to fast-forward through it. I loved LittleB’s character every which way–loved that he started the movie with a strong American accent and only speaking English back when people spoke Hindi to him, and as time went on he lapsed more and more into Hindi and his English words became heavily Indian-accented. A great acting touch from LittleB. But his perspective on life remained very American, even when he decided to stay in India. This character did a good job of showing the best of both worlds.

Jenny K:  Now don’t give up on Viveik completely until you see him in Company and Yuva (I sent them off to you, hopefully you should be getting them soon). What I would say is that he can’t carry a film by himself. Given the right vehicle and the right co-stars he can be quite effective. Poor baby. Seldom if ever used correctly.

As to Rishi, I’m just saying that he is aging much better than I would have expected. Here’s what I think of as him as his “famous prime” back in the seventies…in Amar Akbar Anthony, as BigB’s little brother the musician. Okay but always a bit cheesy.

Not quite as good looking as either his father Raj Kapoor. Or his grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor.

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Modern vs. Historical Dental Practices

Did you know barbers were the go-to people for concerns about your teeth?

In the past, they not only groomed your face but also extracted and whitened your teeth. It wasn’t until 1840 that the first college Baltimore College of Dental Surgery opened. Today, the United States has over 60 schools and dentistry is considered a specialized practice. Let’s take a look back and see how modern dentistry came to be.

Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, and Floss

  • In ancient times chew sticks were used to help keep the mouth clean, they believed that it would get rid of unwanted particles.
  • The first toothbrush was made in China in 1498, handles were made from animal bones or bamboo, and the bristles came from the back of a pigs neck.
  • In 1824 soap was put into toothpaste and in the 1850s chalk was added.

Nowadays toothbrushes are available in different sizes, shapes, and colors. The handles are plastic and the bristles are made of nylon. Which is a long way from bones and bristles!

In 1873, Colgate produced the first toothpaste in a jar and by the 1890’s toothpaste was packaged in tubes. Imagine dipping your toothbrush into a jar. Now imagine everyone in your house dipping their toothbrush into that same jar. Doesn’t it just make you appreciate the growth in this field?

Source: Colgate

In 1815 silk thread was recommended for cleaning in between teeth and by the 1940’s nylon became the standard.

Source: Oral-B

Modern Dental Techniques

Modernized dentistry has greatly reduced the risk for infections and implants, crowns, and bridges, are now common cosmetic procedures.  Modern crowns are made of composite, porcelain, and metals. They strengthen damaged teeth and can improve your tooth’s overall shape. Bridges are used to fill the tooth gaps and are secured with a neighboring crown on each side.

Dental implants are now the standard of care for missing teeth. These titanium roots are placed into your jawbone and fuse over time. Implants can anchor crowns, bridges, and dentures. They’ve gained popularity as they look and feel natural like your own teeth.

  • Crowns/Bridges
  • Crowns were made of human teeth, gold, ivory, and bone.
  • Bridges were gold and a sign of wealth.

Gold Crown

  • Implants
  • Whole tooth implants were from deceased lower class citizens, slaves or animals, and infections were common.
  • Seashells, sculpted bamboo, and copper were also used.
  • Iron pins supported a gold tooth to showcase your riches.

Do you consider using people’s teeth to replace yours as resourceful or gross?

In the 1970’s orthodontists said goodbye to headgear and wiring and hello to stainless steel brackets. To fix your bite hooks are placed in your mouth and you will get a pack of rubber bands, slowly adjusting your jaw position with tension over many months.

Giving thanks to new technology we have another option called Invisalign. Packaged as a set of clear plastic aligners, every two weeks you change the tray. There are slight changes to each aligner and your teeth will slowly adjust into the perfect smile of your dreams. Besides not having metal in your mouth, Invisalign is taken out before every meal and snack. Is remembering to take them on and off too much of a hassle?

  • Orthodontics
  • One of the first forms of teeth straightening had animal intestines as cords and it wrapped around each individual tooth.
  • Gold bands were also used and preferred because they didn’t rust. Silver was also used and wasn’t as expensive.
  • Ivory and wood were also used.

Can you believe that current teeth whitening procedures were accidentally discovered? In the past, peroxide was used to help strengthen patient’s gums but they got whiter teeth. Today teeth whitening can be done in office or with a take-home whitening kit from your dentist.

  • Whitening
  • Ancient Romans used human urine because the ammonia is an amazing stain remover.
  • Ancient Egyptians used ground pumice stone and white vinegar to make a whitening paste.
  • Barbers could file your teeth down and spread acid on them to help you have a whiter smile.

Putting someone else’s teeth to replace yours is unheard of today because of our modern resources and technologies. Today dentistry is a specialized practice and after earning a dental degree, dentists are required to annually continue their education. Reflecting back to where dentistry once was, we can remember where this field started and appreciate its success.

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Exclusive: Exxon’s $53 billion Iraq deal hit by contract snags, Iran tensions – sources

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BASRA, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Just weeks ago, U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil looked poised to move ahead with a $53 billion project to boost Iraq’s oil output at its southern fields, a milestone in the company’s ambitions to expand in the country.

But now a combination of contractual wrangling and security concerns, heightened by escalating tensions between Iraq’s bigger neighbor Iran and the United States, has conspired to hold back a deal, according to Iraqi government officials.

The negotiations have been stymied by terms of the contract that Baghdad objects to, said four Iraqi officials involved in the discussions who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

The main sticking point, they said, was the means by which Exxon proposed to recoup its development costs, with the company aiming to share the oil produced by two fields – something Iraq opposes, saying it encroaches on state ownership of production.

One of the Iraqi negotiators said Baghdad would not sign anything with the current terms proposed by Exxon.

ExxonMobil declined to comment on the terms of the contract or the negotiations, with a spokeswoman in Texas saying: “As a matter of practice, we don’t comment on commercial discussions.”

The deputy oil minister for upstream affairs, Fayadh Nema, said on Wednesday that talks were ongoing and he expected a deal soon.

The negotiations have also been held up by two separate evacuations of Exxon staff from Iraq, a result of escalating regional tension between the United States and Iran.

The first was in May after hundreds of U.S. embassy staff were sent home over unspecified security threats from Iran, which backs a number of Shi’ite armed groups in Iraq. The second was this week following a rocket attack thought to have targeted the company which local officials blamed on Iran-backed militias.

Tehran has not commented on the attacks, but the evacuations highlighted the persistent instability in Iraq that is hindering business, fueled by the U.S.-Iran tensions.

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Iraq one of the only nations in the world to have friendly relations with both Washington and Tehran; the arch-enemies are its two biggest allies and Baghdad is caught in the middle as they vie for influence in the country.

Many Iraqi officials say the stalling of talks with Exxon and disruptions to its staffing point to the limits of American power in Iran’s smaller neighbor, and that U.S.-Iran tensions have led to a series of security incidents including unclaimed attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf.

“Exxon pulled its staff from Iraq in response to regional unrest. The question is how they will run a $53 billion project with constant regional instability,” said an Iraqi oil official who oversees foreign companies’ operations in the south. “They might abandon work again and that will hurt our energy sector.”

Iraq is the second-largest oil exporter in OPEC and has long-term aims to boost output curtailed by decades of war and sanctions. Such projects are among the most valuable prizes in the world for international oil companies.

An initial agreement would be a boost for Exxon’s plans to expand in Iraq. Under the deal, it would build a water treatment facility and pipelines needed to boost oil output capacity. It would also get the rights to develop at least two southern oilfields – Nahr Bin Umar and Artawi.

In May, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the deal with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi twice in three days, during a telephone call and a surprise visit to Baghdad, a separate Iraqi government official told Reuters.

Mahdi said last month that Iraq was close to signing the $53 billion, 30-year energy agreement with project leader Exxon and its partner for the deal, PetroChina.

FILE PHOTO: Flames emerge from the flare stacks at the West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by ExxonMobil, near Basra, Iraq June 1, 2019. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo

But the officials who shared details with Reuters over the proposals from the American oil major said there were differences between the two parties that could prevent even a preliminary agreement anytime soon.

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Exxon has proposed a production-sharing agreement whereby it recoups its development costs by sharing the output of the Nahr Bin Umar and Artawi fields with the government.

However Iraq has largely opposed such contracts and over the past decade has favored so-called service contracts where companies are paid at a fixed dollar-per-barrel rate.

“We told them that we totally reject any production-sharing mechanism as it contradicts government energy policy,” said an official who is part of the negotiating team.

The official added it was too early to say what kind of contract Iraq would favor. The country has also in the past struck infrastructure deals with investment contracts where companies take a slice of profits.

Another official involved in the talks said Exxon’s production-sharing model included a proposal to sell some Iraqi crude itself, rather then through the state oil marketer SOMO, a plan the government strongly rejected.

Relations between Washington and Tehran have deteriorated since U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew last year from a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers agreed by his predecessor Barack Obama, and reimposed and extended sanctions.

The complications facing the Exxon deal have come against the backdrop of a rapid escalation in recent weeks, with Tehran rejecting accusations by Washington it was behind attacks on oil tankers and facilities in the Gulf.

Tensions reached further heights this week when Iran shot down a U.S. military drone that it said was on a spy mission over its territory, an incident that fanned fears of wider military conflict in the Middle East. Trump said on Thursday that Iran had made “a very big mistake”.

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In a sign of the frustrations felt by Baghdad, Iraqi Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban said in May that Exxon’s decision to evacuate all its foreign staff from the country then was “unacceptable and unjustified”.

He said it was a political move rather than a genuine security precaution, without elaborating, and that it had hampered the dealmaking.

“Now they are out of the country, why should I run after them?” he said at the time.

Exxon did not comment on Ghadhban’s characterization of its temporary evacuation of Basra staff as “political”.

The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether U.S. Iran policy might have affected the deal.

The tussle for influence in Iraq between Washington and Tehran is reflected in Iraqi politics, with the proposed $53 billion deal a polarizing issue.

Basma Baseem, an Iraqi lawmaker and a member of the parliament energy committee said Iraq should push forward with the deal with Exxon to help Iraq develop its energy sector.

“It’s a major company with billions of dollar of assets and investments across the world and a cutting edge expertise in the oil industry,” she added. “Iraq can benefit significantly from this large deal.”

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However politicians from Iran-aligned Shi’ite Muslim parties portray the deal as extortion, calling it “a new occupation” by the United States.

“The government is under a lot of pressure from the Americans to sign long-term energy and power deals,” said lawmaker Kareem Alewi of the Iranian-backed Badr Organization, one of the Iraqi parliament’s two biggest groupings.

“This is a trick to control our economy.”

Reporting by Aref Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed; Additional reporting by Gary McWilliams in Houston and Timothy Gardner in Washington; Editing by John Davison and Pravin Char

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Goldman Sachs combining its private-investing units: WSJ

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FILE PHOTO: The Goldman Sachs company logo is seen in the company’s space on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

(Reuters) – Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc is combining its private-investing arms, with the resulting new division to have about $140 billion in assets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The bank is looking to combine four different units that invest in private companies, real estate and other hard-to-access deals, according to the report.

Goldman said it had no comment.

The core of the new division will be its existing merchant-banking unit, which has about $100 billion invested in private assets, according to the report.

Joining that unit will be the “special situations group,” which the newspaper described as an opportunistic portfolio of about $30 billion, along with Goldman’s strategic investing group that makes smaller bets on financial technology startups.

Both groups are currently part of the company’s trading division and invest Goldman’s own money.

The new unit will also include private-equity and real-estate groups that are now part of the bank’s asset-management division and invest clients’ money, the Journal said.

The company is also planning to raise new funds, particularly in real estate, and may do a fundraising this year for a real-estate equity fund, its first since the financial crisis, according to the report.

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Opinion: Germany faces turbulent times

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The results of the European Parliament elections a week ago triggered a political earthquake in Germany, the devastating consequences of which are now being felt.

Sunday’s announcement by Social Democrat leader Andrea Nahles that she will resign from her positions of party and parliamentary leader is far more than an internal problem for Germany’s SPD. It’s a symbol of the crisis that has befallen the SPD and Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats — the two main parties that between them have been responsible for each elected chancellor since the founding of the Federal Republic.

Neither party currently has the stability necessary to take on the real responsibility of leadership. This is true with regard to both their policies and their personnel.

Ines Pohl (DW/P. Böll)

Ines Pohl is DW’s editor-in-chief

CDU: Old, worn-out

First, the Christian Democratic Union: Since Merkel stepped down as party leader after the CDU made a poor showing at state elections, the political infighting in her party has careered out of control.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the new party leader and Merkel’s potential successor, cuts a rather unfortunate figure. Her pandering to the most right-wing elements of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc during the European election campaign did not benefit the party — indeed, quite the opposite.

And the public relations disaster that she triggered by slamming a YouTuber who had criticized her party in a widely seen video was even more serious. Here, too, her attempt to display toughness by calling for stricter regulation of the internet backfired completely. She did not damage just her own image but that of the entire party, making it seem old, worn-out — anything but fit for the future.

SPD: Looking for its place

For the Social Democrats, the situation is even more complicated. For six years, the party has been the junior partner in the “grand coalition” and unable to counter the chancellor’s clever maneuvers with ones of its own. Whether minimum wage or child care: Merkel has always succeeded in taking the political credit for nearly all the reforms initiated by the SPD.

Rather than coming up with its own policies and solving the fundamental problem of finding a place for itself in the German party landscape, the SPD has indulged in infighting and constant leadership changes.

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And now the current SPD leader is to step down from both her positions. This means anything is possible. The SPD has reached such a low point that many are simply calling for an end to the horror known as the “grand coalition,” no matter the cost.

No hasty decisions

But that is dangerous. What if early parliamentary elections were actually to take place this year? Neither the SPD nor the conservatives have convincing figures at the top. Neither party has an election platform robust enough to address the concerns of German citizens. The issue of climate protection is just one of those concerns, even if it’s currently the loudest.

At the moment, Germany is standing on firm democratic footing. Even if fresh elections were to be called, there is no danger of right-wing nationalists or populists winning governing majorities. That’s the good news in these turbulent times.

Germany’s role in the world

In view of the important role Germany has to play in the world, however, infighting and party intrigue must not be allowed to determine what happens in the coming days. Both the SPD and the CDU would be well-advised to take their time, draw the right consequences and not shoot from the hip.

For now, Germany can stay politically stable and remain a reliable partner for its international allies only if those in charge think about the future political consequences — and not just about keeping political power in the present.

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Достиг ли EUR / USD своих лимитов после ФРС?

  • EUR/USD has risen in response to the Fed decision.
  • The currency pair’s gains may have reached their limits amid dovish comments and weak data.
  • Thursday’s four-hour chart is pointing to near overbought conditions.

The dark side has been more appealing for the Federal Reserve on the evening of Halloween – in a “trick or treat” meeting.

The world’s most powerful central bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row, as expected. It then sent the dollar higher by signaling a pause via a change of its guidance, saying that monetary policy is appropriate. Moreover, the Fed seemed content about the labor market and consumption, while unworried about inflation.

Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, kicked off the meeting by saying that monetary policy is in a good place and that only a “material reassessment” would be needed to trigger another rate cut.

Yet after setting a high bar for cutting rates, he set an even higher bar for raising them. Powell said that the Fed would hike only if inflation rises. Prices would first need to pick up speed before the Fed moves, while a change to the outlook is enough for a cut.

That triggered a sell-off of the US Dollar which has extended into the European session.

Europe has its own troubles

The old continent is not faring much better. Luis de Guindos, Vice President of the European Central Bank, has said that monetary policy has yet to reach its limits. Moreover, he added that the manufacturing slump is already hurting the labor market – probably referring to Wednesday’s disappointing employment data – the economy shed 6,000 net jobs in September. Moreover, the euro area’s Unemployment Rate disappointed with an increase from 7.4% to 7.5%.

Other euro-zone data has been unimpressive. The Consumer Price Index slowed down from 0.8% to 0.7% – the slowest since 2016. On the other hand, Core CPI surprised by 1.1%. Both figures are from the ECB’s 2% target.

Gross Domestic Product beat expectations with 0.2% quarterly, but that has been insufficient to stop the annual deceleration to 1.1%.

The bloc’s figures could have been worse – but they are far from being satisfactory.

US data flow

In the US, the economy grew by 1.9% annualized, only a marginal slowdown. The consumer continues carrying the economy on its back (see analysis). ADP’s private-sector jobs report showed an increase of 125,000, within expectations and maintaining expectations for Friday’s Non-Farm Payrolls.

See US Non-Farm Payrolls Preview: The trend remains the same.

Today’s US calendar features the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (Core PCE), which is the inflation measure that the Fed targets. It is likely to drop to 1.7%. Personal Income and Personal Spending are also of interest.

Apart from economic indicators and central banks, US-Sino trade talks continue seeing contradictory reports. On one hand, talks are advancing and top officials are set to speak on the phone on Friday. On the other hand, China is reportedly refusing to budge on structural issues and sees a deal with President Donald Trump as unfeasible. The topic has been on the backburner, but may return to the spotlight.

End-of-month flows are set to trigger choppy trading toward the end of the day.

All in all, data, reactions to central bankers, and trade developments are set to move EUR/USD today.

EUR/USD Technical Analysis

EUR USD Technical analysis October 31 2019

The Relative Strength Index on the four-hour chart is flirting with the 70 level – indicating overbought conditions. That may trigger a correction. EUR/USD continues enjoying upside momentum and has broken above the 50 Simple Moving Average – bullish signs.

Resistance awaits at 1.1180, which is October’s high point and strong resistance. Next, we find 1.1230, which was a peak in August. It is followed by 1.1250, which dates back to June, and then by 1.1390 and 1.1410.

The currency pair has support at 1.1140, which worked was a swing high in mid-October, followed by 1.1105, that provided support later this month. Next, we find 1.1070, a double bottom from recent days. The former quadruple top of 1.10 is next.

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Overall, artists and musicians have little to complain about in towns like Athens. But, according to k i d s frontman Jared Collins and longtime scene vet Kimberly Drew, that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement. Along with the generous contributions of others, the duo has recently taken their planned multi-use venue, Noun Factory, to the next level, turning what was initially envisioned as a DIY playground into something more fully realized.

“We want to make it a welcoming environment for other people to come in and explore what they do,” says Drew. As Collins and Drew see it, Athens doesn’t have a space conducive to “immersive performances” at the present time, performances with a non-traditional bent and a focus on mixed media. Away from the hustle and bustle of downtown, the former preschool at 145 Ruth Drive seemed like the perfect location to set up shop.

Those not intimately connected to the local DIY scene might be surprised to learn that this is not Noun Factory’s first rodeo. Collins and Drew hosted events in an apartment at the Chase Street warehouses before deciding to move the operation to its new location.

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Noun Factory is designed to help artists do what they do best: make art. That might mean a place to record or a space for collaboration; Noun Factory's proprietors are open to what may come. Imposing limits on the space would be counterintuitive to its mission, they say.

To wit, Collins and Drew hope Noun Factory can accommodate events and endeavors off the traditional arts radar. Drew noted that the Athens Fencing Club plans to use the space to teach locals the esoteric sport. Others have expressed interest in hosting low-cost seminars on film history and theory, complete with screenings of canonical works.

Noun Factory will host a celebration of its impending opening at the 40 Watt Club on Aug. 29, where local bands Monsoon, Bronze Brain, Oak House and Tongues will perform. Although proceeds from the event will help Noun Factory raise money to improve the venue’s budget for sound equipment, Drew emphasizes that the new venture is not a nonprofit and should not be confused as such.

“Our goal is to be 100 percent legitimate and keep the same ethos of something like [a DIY space],” she says. Along with musician and partner Jacob Deel (Muuy Biien, Cottonmouth), the pair has filed paperwork to operate as an LLC, complete with all the permits required for a multi-use venue.

The 40 Watt concert will coincide with the release of a limited-edition cassette compilation, But What Does It Sound Like?, that will be available for purchase at the show, as well as Low Yo Yo Stuff and Noun Factory. The cassette features nine songs from local artists affiliated with Noun Factory since its inception (some of whom will be performing during the 40 Watt showcase). The songs on the compilation were recorded live in the new space by Southern Shelter’s Sloan Simpson.

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“It’s a place [that exists] out of necessity for Athens,” adds Collins. “Most venues can’t do [what we plan to do], and it’s not because they don’t want to. It’s because they can’t accommodate it… If a metal band wants to spit blood on the walls, we’ll paint them white and say, 'Yes'.”

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RESULTS: Food and beverage fluoride concentrations varied widely, ranging from nondetectable for some oils and dairy products to more than 3.0 µgF/g food for some processed meats, fish and fruits. The estimated mean (±SD) daily dietary fluoride intake, excluding dentifrice and supplements, was 412±114 µgF/d. The estimated average ingestion for a 2-years-old weighing 12.24 kg was 0.034±0.009 mg/kg/d. A diet based on foods and beverages in the fifth percentile of fluoride intake distribution for an average child would result in 247 µgF/d or 0.020 mg/kg/d, while a diet with foods and beverages in the 95th percentile would result in a total intake of 622 µgF/d or 0.051 mg/kg/d.

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