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A Conversation with Dan Walker

By on November 30, 2012

I had a chance to sit down and talk with our new film reviewer Dan Walker this week. Here’s the transcript of that interview:

TG. Dan, the Post is delighted to have you reviewing films for us. I guess the first question is where did this obvious love of film come from?

DW: I don’t think I ever thought of myself as liking movies more than most people until my 30’s and that’s only because people would comment on how much I liked them and how much I seemed to know about them.  And hearing the question over and over, “Who do you think you are?  Roger Ebert?”  Growing up, if you asked me what my favorite pastimes were, movies would have been ranked after playing and watching sports and TV shows with my five brothers and friends and listening to popular music.  I’m not sure it would have even occurred to me to include movies in that conversation.

I guess if I got it from anyone, it was my parents.  Like most people of my generation, we only had ABC, CBS, NBS and PBS to watch and you couldn’t record, rent or buy anything on video.  Everything that came on TV had much more value than it does today so gathering around the TV in the evening was a given.  We generally watched popular TV shows but my parents would let us know when a movie they liked was going to air.  This was when TV Guide was vital reading.  In saying that, my earliest memories were watching Ray Harryhausen movies like 1955’s “It Came from Beneath the Sea” with the giant tentacles engulfing the Golden Gate Bridge and “Jason and the Argonauts”, especially the scene where Jason had a sword fight with seven skeletons, which is still a pretty amazing visual.  Other first memories are “Attack of the 50-foot Woman” and the Monroe movie, “Niagara”.

My dad liked movies like that and both my parents introduced us to movies like “Stalag 17”, “Double Indemnity” and “Sunset Blvd.” and, especially “Some Like it Hot” and they’d even mention Billy Wilder by name.  My mom was a voracious reader and when a movie based on a book came out, chances are she had read it.  I was always impressed by that, but not enough to do likewise.  She did insist — in a good way – that I read The Good Earth, The Grapes of Wrath, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by the time I was ten.  Otherwise, I was much too hyper to read novels.  It’s still hard for me to set aside time to read novels.

Just a couple of years ago, I was talking to a woman who thought she knew everything about movies.  When I said that Billy Wilder was one of the best all-time directors, she said, “I don’t know who that is but I disagree”.  One of the stupidest statements I’ve ever heard in a life that’s been witness to a lot of stupid statements.  Between Harryhausen and Wilder, I realized the most important people in movies were the guys you didn’t see on film.  Oh, both my parents really loved “The King and I”.   I think Yul Brynner’s performance was as defining for me as any.  So forceful and charismatic.

Where my real movie-watching happened was on Sundays at the base theatre.  My dad was in the Air Force and my parents would play bingo at the NCO club on Sundays, dropping me and my brothers off at the base movie theatre where movies cost a quarter.  The movies were a cheap and effective baby sitter and my brothers and I always had a great time.  Sometimes my dad would join us or take a couple of us to a matinee or evening showing on a non-bingo day.

One movie-watching experience I remember having with my brothers was at the Civic Center in downtown Great Falls, Montana during the winter.  We watched a double-bill of “Hang ‘em High” and “101 Dalmations” repeatedly and were at the theatre all day.  What a blast that was.  I never understood why we weren’t kicked out.  Six hyper boys are pretty conspicuous in a movie theatre, especially when they’re there for an entire day.

Two movies I particularly remember watching with my brothers at that theatre, and all of us absolutely loved “The Planet of the Apes” as well I should add, “Cool Hand Luke” and especially, “The Dirty Dozen”. I vividly remember John Cassavetes’s crazy, crooked smile and Jim Brown desperately sprinting, dropping grenades in all the designated spots to cap off their elaborate plan.  And how reptilian Telly Savalas’ character was.  Everything and everyone in that movie was just great.

TG. Sounds like you all were regulars on the kiddie and action circuit.  What other films really left an impression on you growing up?

DW: Movies I remember most were “The Great Race”, “The Sound of Music”, the Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns.  “Fantastic Voyage” was another one.  My dad loved James Bond, Matt Helm and “Our Man Flint” movies, so we watched those.  I remember my dad taking me to watch “Woodstock” and “Mad Dogs and Englishmen”, which were pretty eye-opening, in format and content.  He has a really great singing voice, which none of us inherited, and really also introduced us to great music, buying Beatles albums the moment they came out.  And the Ray Harryhausen movies.  I’m now inspired to watch “Jason and the Argonauts” soon.  So fascinating because he was a special effects guy who got top billing over the director and everyone else.  Unheard of now.  I can’t name a special effects guy.  Oh, Stan Winston.  The first movie that probably impacted me most – and I realize I’m not original here – was “Star Wars”.

TG. Any genres you particularly love or struggle to like?

DW: It only recently occurred to me that there really isn’t a type of movie I’m on the lookout for, other than a good one. Then I realized I especially like movies where someone’s fiction is someone else’s reality, like Marc Forster’s “Stranger than Fiction”, Woody Allen’s “The Purple Rose of Cairo”, Peter Weir’s “The Truman Show”, Wolfgang Petersen’s “The Neverending Story” and Ralph Bakshi’s “Cool World”. Robert Zemkis’ “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” sort of fits that category so I have to include Gene Kelly’s “Invitation to the Dance” and the Jerry-the-Mouse sequence in Kelly’s “Anchor’s Away”.

I’m impatient with murder mysteries. Whenever they begin, I tell myself, “The butler did it”, whether or not a butler was even in the movie. I wouldn’t watch horror movies until a few years ago, when an annoying co-worker gave me a list of 80’s horror movies to at least give the genre a try. I actually liked watching them but “Friday the 13th” and “Halloween” were just cheap suspenseful slasher movies. “Nightmare on Elm Street” really set itself apart from the others and showed me horror movies really did have something to offer. My dad and brothers watched every horror movie on TV they could. I thought they were terrible, hence my aversion as an adult. I still won’t watch a “scary movie” unless it has something unique to offer, like “Paranormal Activity” or “The Cabin in the Woods”.

Even though the Rogers and Hammerstein movies I saw as a kid were thoroughly enjoyable, I’m suspicious of musicals now. “Chicago” was great but I couldn’t get past the first few minutes of “Evita” or “Rent”. The film version of the Broadway version of “Hairspray” was an insult to the really wonderful John Waters original, although I’m happy for John Waters’ success. Who saw THAT coming? I like Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway but, if I wasn’t doing movie write-ups for you, I’m not sure I’d watch “Les Miserables”. If a musical is more show-tuney than a good story, I can’t watch it. “The King and I” and “The Sound of Music” were epic productions, great stories and those guys really did write great, great songs. They set the bar too high for anyone following.

TG. How have films evolved since you began viewing them? What’s better? What’s deteriorated?

DW: They’ve obviously evolved technically and the moviemaking style is more realistic now, but they can also more manipulative and blatantly formulaic.  Plus, current movies have so much more to draw from than their predecessors.  Books and stage plays used to be the source material for movies.  Now movies are the source material for movies, both in the form of remakes but mostly by deriving elements of older movies.  At this point, everything derives from something.  Look at “Kill Bill”, that whole movie, including the score and the Shaw Brothers opening logo was derivative to a shameless extreme and it was a huge rush.  They didn’t just adapt the scores of older movies, they used segments of actual scores.

Especially thanks to Harvey Weinstein, independent movies now have a wider audience than before he put them in theatres for us to see and they weren’t limited to art houses or college campuses anymore.  Independent movies have a way of being as satisfying as big movies aren’t, although the line between studio and independent movies can be a real fine one now.   Once the Oscar orgy is over, I’ll watch smaller movies people recommend and often will find those to be the ones I like best in a given year.

The curmudgeon in me wants to say movies aren’t as good as they used to be but that’s not true at all.  I don’t think anyone making movies wants to make a bad movie.  It’s not like other industries that will intentionally put out a bad, unnecessary product just for the purposes of making money.  The success of a movie lies squarely in the hands of the audience.  That keeps the industry honest.  That’s in stark contrast to the financial services industry, which plays three-card monte with the public because we can’t all be specialists in an industry that’s intentionally complicated because it’s boring and no one wants to invest the time.  We’re at their mercy, either directly or indirectly.

TG. Do we still have movie stars today like Clark Gable and Greta Garbo or has movie acting changed?

DW: Those are really two different questions, Tom. Movie acting has gotten more realistic. A lot of the credit has to go to Lee Strasberg and The Actors Studio, which did for acting what Miramax did for putting out movies and Siskel & Ebert did for reviewing movies. By comparison, acting in the 30’s and 40’s seems hammy now but that’s part of the charm of those movies. There are certainly movie stars that are as high-profile but, no, the days of Gable and Garbo are gone. There’s no mystique anymore. The studios back then – especially Mayer and MGM – really worked hard at presenting their stars as having a certain image. They don’t do that any more, which is just as well.

It’s hard for me to even think of any current actor as a “star” in the sense as Gable and Garbo were stars.  I’m not really even sure whether it’s a bad thing or not. Even if we didn’t have stars, Hollywood still has a magic pervading it. I think Clooney is the closest thing to Gable Hollywood has seen. Gable actually came across as a regular guy some other guys would want to hang around with. Clooney has a bit of that, and he seems to have fun with it, although he can also come across as smug. Every time a new Clooney movie comes out, I want to not like it – mostly because of that smugness – then he shoves it down my throat with great performance after great performance. And he makes it seem easy.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie also come to mind as our generation’s movie stars. They’re both very talented and very socially conscious. They don’t need publicists to form the public’s perception of them; their acting and actions do it for them. I resent anyone who’s notoriety exceeds their talent and real contribution to movies (or whatever medium they’re in). The emphasis in getting into the personal lives of stars has become absurd and insulting to everyone. Look at this thing with Halle Berry. Awful. Even if you don’t look for that kind of “news”, it’s still in unavoidable headlines. Alec Baldwin is a wonderful actor but there seems to be a coordinated effort to tarnish him by reporting on every (bad) thing that he says and does. Who cares? I’m only interested in his work.

Back in older Hollywood, studio publicists – especially 30’s and 40’s MGM and Warner Brothers — really controlled how the public perceived their stars.  Now nothing is off-limits.  Look at what happened to Tom Cruise after he left Pat Kingsley. It’s like two completely different people. That alone shows you the value of a good and, in Pat’s case, GREAT publicist. I was lucky enough to be introduced to her at a Woody Allen screening on the Sony Lot and she couldn’t have been more friendly, warm and hilarious. That was before she parted ways with Cruise.

TG:. The big transformation in the past 20 years or so has been in the technology. Now you don’t need to build big sets and hire casts of thousands, you can just computerize them in. Where do you think we are in this development?

DW: I can’t tell the difference so many times so more to the moviemakers who do it well.  I’m not interested in how it’s done as I am the final product.  I was watching the making of the phenomenal series “John Adams”.  There was no way I could tell what I was watching wasn’t real until I saw all the blue-screening they used.  I used to be more interested in learning how movie tricks happened but, more and more, I want movies to still be magic and generally won’t be interested in how effects are done.

TG. I think that magic is why movies have endured as a dominant entertainment form. Films have eclipsed theater, sadly. And they’re holding their own against video games. You’ve also worked in film distribution. Anything there you think the general public doesn’t know that they should?

DW: Distribution is the sales department of the movie industry.   They fight to get their movies placed in theatres.  Sometimes they’ll get bad movies into theatres with the promise those theatres will get the good ones when they come out.  Distribution is the only part of the movie industry that really hasn’t changed with time.  And that’s me being nice.  When you’re a moviegoer, the way a movie gets into a theatre over its competition never comes to mind.  Nor should it.

TG: You’ve mentioned the legendary Harvey Weinstein of the Weinstein Brothers. You worked for him. He seems to me to be the closest things we have to the Goldwyns and Mayers and Zanucks today. Did that experience influence you in any way?

DW: I didn’t realize how many Miramax movies I had seen until I interviewed there.  I knew so much about the movies the guy interviewing me – and my future boss – actually stopped the session to ask if I did a lot of extensive research.   I didn’t research the company at all.  I just winged the interview.  He liked when I said Harvey was more influential than anyone in Hollywood history with the possible exception of Louis B. Mayer.   In retrospect, that’s not accurate.  No one tried to be another Louis B. Mayer.  They couldn’t.  MGM was the General Motors of the film industry.  Those other guys were important but I’m not sure they influenced anyone.  Harvey’s Miramax tenure was influential because he sincerely loves movies and would put out a movie he believed in even if it was likely to lose money.  He made that work.  The movies Miramax put out were so consistently good it gave the company a brand-name recognition not seen since MGM in the 1950’s, hence my comparison to Mayer.  The moment you saw the Miramax logo, the response was Pavlovian; you got the rush of knowing you were going to see something good and different and thoughtful.  You don’t get that with any other companies, at least not to that extent.  Except for maybe The Weinstein Company. Surprise, surprise.

When I was at Miramax, we’d put out 35-40 movies a year, way more than other film companies, which meant the employees had to work that much harder, especially marketing, publicity and distribution.  Harvey put movies out there, period.  The people most influenced were the other studios, who followed suit and started their own mini-majors, like Sony Classics, Universal Focus Features and Fox Searchlight, who put out great stuff.  To be honest, once I left the industry, I stopped paying much attention to what studio puts out what movie, although I’ll always root for The Weinsteins.

I have a thorough appreciation for what Harvey’s done and continues to do.  The individuals who have been influenced by him are the filmmakers making movies they believe in and the people who finance and distribute those movies.  If I was personally influenced, I would have become a producer.  Enough for me to have been part of Miramax when it was an amazing place to be.  I had ongoing direct interaction with Billy Bob Thornton and Anthony Minghella – both really nice and obviously talented guys — in the weeks leading up to their Oscar wins.   I still can’t believe that period happened.  Not to mention the enjoyment I got from working with my coworkers when I was in Operations and my boss when I was in Distribution, all of whom were very smart and very hard-working. Who wouldn’t be motivated to contribute in that environment?   I fed off the energy and intensity.

During my interview at Miramax, I was asked the really great question, “What do you think of Harvey’s reputation of…”   I interrupted by saying “You mean like throwing the table over at Sundance over ‘Shine’?  So many allowances are made for people who contribute nothing.  Allowances should really be made for people who are brilliant and/or make it their focus to allow the work of talented people to be maximized and put in front of the public.”   The guy interviewing me clearly liked that answer.  Even though he played Hollywood hardass throughout the interview, he had to break a smile at my response.  I don’t think Harvey is egomaniacal at all.  I think he’s very grounded and sincerely and passionately wants to put out a great product.  He has that in common with Warren Buffett; the focus is doing things well, the side benefit is success.  And neither lets his success go to his head.  They’re still focused, uncomplicated, plain-speaking guys.  I think Harvey’s directness in getting what he wants – again, never for his ego – is misinterpreted.  Or at least it used to be.  I think he’s better understood and appreciated now.  Time will do that.  And consistently putting out great movies.

TG: Do you read others reviews? Are there reviewers past or present you admire?

DW: I rarely read more than a summary sentence if I read anything at all. I think the first person whose reviews I regularly read in their entirety was Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle. He just wrote good reviews and I guess he continues to do so. Now that I’m talking about it, he probably did as much as any one person in shaping the way I look at movies. I never thought about that before. I didn’t stop reading reviews for any reason other than wanting to go into a movie completely open-minded. Although, there are some movies, like “The Hours”, that make me wish I had read anything warning me how intense they are. There are some movies you can be warned about before seeing and they’re still shocking. I read several reviews on “Goodfellas” and was still numb and speechless walking out of the theatre. Me speechless is a rare phenomenon.

No one should ever talk about film critics without mentioning Siskel & Ebert. “Sneak Previews” revolutionized moviegoing and made it more interactive and informed. And fun. I don’t think I anticipated any show on a weekly basis back then as much as I anticipated that one. I loved when they disagreed and listening to them stating their cases. Of the two, I liked Roger Ebert more; he was more analytical and Gene Siskel seemed to be more about how he reacted emotionally. I also really liked Leonard Maltin. Rex Reed and Gene Shalit are lucky they got into it when they did. I’m sure there were other really great reviewers – like Pauline Kael at The New Yorker – but I didn’t search them out because I was satisfied with the guys I was reading/watching already.

TG: If you look back over time, many film historians say that the films of that period reflect the outlook of the country at that time. Do you agree with this thinking, and if so, what do you think the outlook being reflected by films is now?

DW: More and more, the wide range of movies out at any given time – remembering to include independents in the equation – sort of precludes current events from really dictating the movies people make or watch.  There are just so many reasons to see movies.  During the depression, movies with glossy Park Avenue backdrops were popular because the times were so hard. It was necessary for people to think somewhere people were living a glamorous life.   During the 1950’s, I think having WWII behind us made people feel it was OK to make goofy movies, like the Rock Hudson-Doris Day stuff.

The biggest example of how the mood of the country matched what came out of theatres was the late 60’s/early 70’s.   To say each was transitional would be a drastic understatement. It was a very exciting time for both the country and movies.   The documentaries “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls” and “A Decade Under the Influence” are massively entertaining illustrations of what happened during that period socially, and especially with the film industry

I used to resent and be baffled by Adam Sandler’s success.  As I’ve gotten older, after working in the film industry and, especially, after 9/11, I’ve become much less judgmental about movies or moviemakers whose work I didn’t like and the people who watch those movies.  If it puts people in  seats and makes them laugh or gives them whatever they went to the movie for, it’s a good movie.

TG. If you had to put together a top ten favorite list, what would be on it?

DW: (Groan) I will hate this question into eternity.  Keep in mind, I can recognize a movie is good but still not like it, like “Moulin Rouge”, and I can like a movie I recognize as not being very good, “Valley of the Dolls” being a good example.

OK, Star Wars (the first one), the first two Godfather movies together, Goodfellas, Sunset Blvd., All About Eve, Rashomon, American Beauty, Dinner at Eight, Apocalypse Now —  can all the great movies from 1939 be lumped together as number ten?

There are probably one hundred movies that could have been in that list.  Maybe two hundred.  I don’t like ranking things in general anymore, although I do like looking at other people’s lists.   Saying you like some movies implies you don’t like others you don’t mention.  The last five on my list could easily be different if you ask me next week, or even tomorrow after having more time to think about it.  I’ve already just thought of “The Best Years of Our Lives”.  Or “The Great Dictator”.  I don’t want to get going on this topic because we’ll be here all day.

TG. You have a very unique, passionate, direct and informal style. It’s like going to a film with a friend who loves film and talks to you like a friend. The feelings almost pour out. Where did you develop that?

DW: Where did my style come from?  Beats me.  I could never analyze myself like that.  It gets in the way of moving forward.

I had a colleague at Miramax tell me something similar after I was talking to her, either about a movie I had just seen or movies in general.  When I told her I didn’t see my opinion as being any more valid than anyone else’s, she articulately explained how wrong I was, then walked away.  I stood there with absolutely no idea how to respond.  A moment I always remembered. It’s possible to be flattered and insulted at the same time.

I’ve always liked engaging in conversation and always prefer when it’s with someone who knows more on a given topic than I do.  I’m generally uninhibited and opinionated on topics I like and am somewhat knowledgeable about, like music or sports, although I know less about current music and current sports than I used to know.  I don’t think either are as interesting as when I was growing up.  Movies transcend that limitation for me.

I like talking to people about movies because you can get spirited, enjoyable conversation without getting into each other’s personal business.  I wish everyone well but I don’t need to know your stuff.   Besides, you get a feel about a person by the movies they like and how they express themselves.   Jaye Davidson, after getting a Best Supporting nomination for “The Crying Game” said, “Movies are a horrible medium”.  He was speaking for himself and biting the hand that fed him.

For me, movies are the ultimate medium, mostly because there are so many kinds of movies and so many reasons to see movies and so many things you can take away from movies.  In saying that, a buddy of mine was talking about a movie he saw and said, “You get important life lessons from movies”.   My instant reaction was to say, “No, you don’t.  You get important life lessons from LIFE”.  The statements are not mutually exclusive.

In terms of being passionate, a friend said it best when she told me, “The thing I like about you is when you like something, you REALLY like it.”  She’s right; I’m like that about everything I like.  When I was in my teens, I read so much about the Olympics I could have written my own book on the subject.  The same with Warner Brothers and MGM animated shorts from the 40’s and 50’s.  And don’t get me started on track and field or basketball and football in the 70’s, both college and pro.  Or popular music between 1965 and 1995.

I like when other people are passionate and knowledgeable about something and sincerely enjoy sharing their perspective.  What I dislike is when people validate themselves by what they know, which is ultimately not as much as they think they know.  No one put it as well as Akira Kurosawa, easily one of the greatest film makers of all time.  In accepting his Lifetime Achievement Award at the Oscars Kurosawa said, obviously overwhelmed by the honor, “I know nothing about film”.

There are a lot more movies I haven’t seen than I have seen and that — along with the movies themselves – is very exciting.

Before I left Miramax, when I’d tell my coworkers of my experiences there, the response was always “You should write a book about it.  I’d read it”.  Granted, I’m very energetic and animated when I share anecdotes — which helps with their presentation — but their point was well-taken.  This conversation forced me to think about a lot of things I otherwise have forgotten.  If I do write a book, this conversation would be its genesis.

TG: I know the Penn Square Press is looking for good books next year. I hope you’ll keep us at the top of any list.

Thanks Dan.

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    Awesome Interview!

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DUNNELLON, FL – Roland O. Palmer, 81, formerly of Goffstown, NH, died at Legacy House Hospice in Ocala, FL.
He was born on January 24, 1936, the son of George and Irene (Pepin) Palmer.
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Total polyphenol content in beer, as measured by the Folin-method, varies between 12 and 52 mg/100 ml, depending on the beer type. Ale beer and dark beer are richer in polyphenols (52 and 42 mg/100 ml respectively). Regular beer contains about 28 mg/100 ml total polyphenols. Alcohol free beer contains about 12 mg/100 ml polyphenols.

 However, when comparing the total polyphenol value measured by Folin (28 mg/100 ml for regular beer) with the total polyphenol value calculated from the sum of the individual polyphenols measured by chromatographic methods (4.04 mg/100 ml for regular beer), the latter appears to be inferior. This could be explained in one part by the lack of data on beer polyphenols in the literature, and thus in the food composition table. It is difficult to measure proanthocyanidins by chromatographic methods, since higher oligomers (>trimer) tend to coelute as large unresolved peaks. Therefore proanthocyanidin contents measured by chromatography can be underestimated. Another explanation is the reactivity of the Folin assay with non-polyphenol reducing compounds, like Maillard products. The interference of Maillard reaction products present in beer can lead to an overestimation of total polyphenol values measured by Folin. Beer contains a variety of polyphenols belonging to the following classes: prenylated flavonoids, phenolic acids, simple phenols, flavanols, hydroxycoumarins, flavonols and flavones. Brewing materials such as barley and hop deliver polyphenols to the beer in the brewing process. Furthermore, polymerization and formation of polyphenols can occur during further processing and storage of beer.

Prenylflavonoids (alkylchalcones, alkylflavanones and alkylmethoxyflavanones) in beer are derived from hops. Prenylflavonoids are phytoestrogens, and contribute to the estrogenicity of beer. Content values of prenylflavonoids in 13 different beer types have been found to range from 0 to 0.4 mg/100 ml, depending on beer type and brewing processes (38). The prenylflavonoid patterns are similar in most beers, with isoxanthohumol, xanthohumol and 6-prenylnaringenin being most abundant (>95% of total prenylflavonoids). Minor amounts of 8-prenylnaringenin and 6-geranylnaringenin were also detected. Regular type beers have much lower contents of prenylflavonoids (0.05 mg/100 ml) than the more bitter tasting ale and dark beers (0.26 and 0.20 mg/100 ml respectively). Alcohol free beer contains only minor amounts of prenylflavonoids (0.01 mg/100 ml). Beer is one of the most important dietary sources of prenylflavonoids, since these are rare in other plant foods often consumed. Phenolic acids are present in beer. Ferulic acid (0.84 mg/ 100 ml), gallic acid (0.57 mg/100 ml), vanillic acid (0.15 mg/ 100 ml), p-coumaric acid (0.14 mg/ 100 ml) and sinapic acid (0.03 mg/ 100 ml) are most abundant, as measured after hydrolysis in regular beer. Ferulic acid, caffeic acid and sinapic acid are present in beer mainly as bound forms. 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid and p-coumaric acid are present mainly as free forms. Vanillic acid and syringic acid are present almost equally in the free and bound form (39, 40). During brewing, the cinnamic acids, ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid, are transformed into the flavour active volatile phenols 4-vinylphenol and 4-vinylguaiacol, either by thermal fragmentation or enzymatic activity of the yeast strains. Their ethyl-derivatives 4-ethylphenol and 4-ethylguaiacol can also be formed after refermentation (41). Contents of both 4-vinylphenol and 4-vinylguaiacol in dark beer are both 0.03 mg/100 ml. Tyrosol is present in beer (0.32 mg/100 ml in regular beer). Flavanol monomers and oligo- and polymers (proanthocyanidins) are of interest to brewers as they play a role in non-biological haze formation. Beer haze may be defined as an insoluble or semi soluble particulate matter formed by complexation of polyphenols and proteins, which gives a colloidal suspension in beer reducing the transparency of the beer (42, 43). Stabilization of beer to protect against haze formation can be achieved by decreasing the flavanol content and thereby limiting flavanol complexation with proteins. Often, this stabilization is achieved by treatment with polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) which forms insoluble complexes with polyphenols and more particularly proanthocyanidins. Comparison of beers with and without PVPP treatment showed indeed much lower flavanol monomer and dimer concentrations in stabilized beer, and a delay of haze formation during storage (44, 45). Contents of (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin in regular beer are 0.11 and 0.06 mg/100 ml. Ale beer contains 0.33 mg/100 ml (+)-catechin and 0.05 (-)-epicatechin. Proanthocyanidins are more abundant than catechins. Procyanidin dimer B3 and prodelphinidin dimer B3 contents are 0.15 and 0.18 mg/100 ml in regular beer. Low contents of hydroxycoumarins have been described in beer. 4-Hydroxycoumarin and esculin are present in regular beer with respectively 0.11 mg/100 ml and 0.02 mg/100 ml. Umbelliferone is only found in traces. Some flavonols are also present in beer. Quercetin 3-O-rutinoside content is 0.09 mg/100 ml in regular beer. After hydrolysis, however, no quercetin has been detected.

Next to the type of beer, and the treatment with PVPP, other factors responsible for the variability of polyphenol contents in beer are the ingredients and the processing, as well as aging or storage. Polyphenol contents in barley vary with variety and environmental conditions, and thus influence polyphenol contents in corresponding malts. Polyphenol contents in barleys are higher than in their corresponding malts (46). Flavanols are largely degraded during malting. The content of polyphenols in beer also depends on the extent of their extraction during mashing. Mashing of malt releases bound cinnamic acids. Furthermore, the extraction of polyphenols from malt into the wort depends on the malt-to-water ratios, where low ratios yield higher levels of polyphenols (7).

During the boiling step of beer brewing, hop is added to the wort. The contribution of hop polyphenols to boiled wort depends on the time of addition. Late addition allows the extraction, but limits their subsequent degradation upon oxidation (47). Ale beers are more hopped than lagers. A large proportion of flavonols is extracted from hop: 88% of the quercetin glycosides and 91% of the kaempferol glycosides present in the hop are extracted in the wort during the boiling process (48). During the fermentation step the content of flavonol glycosides is decreased, but storage of beer for up to two months produces no further losses in flavonols. This could mean that the content of flavonols in beer largely depends on the rates of hop addition to worts during the beer brewing process.

The prenylated flavonoids in hops are predominantly of the chalcone type. Hops only contain minor quantities of prenylated flavanones. In contrast, beers contain much higher levels of prenylflavanones than prenylchalcones. During the boiling of hops with wort, prenylated chalcones undergo cyclization into their isomeric flavanones. Losses of prenylflavonoids during wort boiling occur due to incomplete extraction from the hop into the wort, adsorption to insoluble malt proteins, and adsorption to yeast cells during fermentation (49).

Concentrations of esterified ferulic acids were reported to be about 2 to 3-fold higher than the corresponding free ferulic acids in beer (50). After one month of storage, the concentrations of free and bound ferulic acids decreased with 10-18% and 2-10% respectively. Polyphenols from hop and malt may slow down flavour deterioration during storage, especially during the first four months of storage (51).

Beer consumption in Europe varies between countries, with intakes of 25 l/capita/year in Italy to 120 l/capita/year in Denmark. One regular beer of 33 cl provides 92 mg polyphenols (Folin), and one unit (33 cl) of ale beer provides 173 mg polyphenols. Alcohol free beer provides 40 mg polyphenols per 33 cl. According to USDA statistics for 2000, the average person in the United States consumes 225 ml of beer per day. Assuming a regular beer is consumed, the average polyphenol intake (Folin) from beer is 63 mg per day.

Several Vitis species provide edible fruits. The most common is Vitis vinifera. According to cultivars, its fruits can be directly consumed as dessert grape or used to produce wine. Other grapes native from North America are Vitis labrusca (Fox grape), Vitis aestivalis, or Vitis rotundifolia (Muscadine grape). They are usually grown to be consumed as fruits or transformed into juice, jam, or jelly, and sometimes into wine. Grape cultivars differ by their color which is related to the nature of the polyphenols present in the fruit. Polyphenols from grape are mainly concentrated in the seeds (60%) and the skin (30%), and to a lower extent in the pulp and stems (less than 10%). Polyphenols are extracted from grape during vinification. They contribute to the sensory characteristics of wine (color, flavor, astringency). Red, rosé, and white wines are obtained from black or green grapes by different vinification methods, and the quantity of polyphenols in wine largely depends on the vinification process. During red vinification, the juice is fermented during 3 to 21 days in contact with the solid parts of the grape and polyphenols diffuse in the juice, whereas during white vinification, the juice is separated from the solid parts immediately after crushing the grape. The process for rosé wine is intermediate. Polyphenol content is therefore highest in red wine, and lowest in white wine.

The main polyphenols present in wine are phenolic acids, stilbenes, flavonols, dihydroflavonols, anthocyanins, flavanol monomers (catechins) and flavanol polymers (proanthocyanidins). They are not evenly distributed in the fruit. Phenolic acids are largely present in the pulp, anthocyanins and stilbenes in the skin, and other polyphenols (catechins, proanthocyanidins and flavonols) in the skin and the seeds. The proportion of the different polyphenols in wines will therefore vary according to the type of vinification. Red grape will be richer in polyphenols abundant in the skin and seeds, and polyphenols in white wine will essentially originate from the pulp. The main polyphenols present in white wine are therefore phenolic acids together with lower amounts of catechins and stilbenes. Red wine also contains anthocyanin pigments, proanthocyanidins as major polyphenols, together with flavonols and other polyphenols as present in white wine. Wine polyphenols are further transformed during wine aging into complex molecules formed notably by the condensation of proanthocyanidins and anthocyanins which explain the modification of the colour. Anthocyanins react with catechins, proanthocyanidins and other wine components during wine ageing to form new polymeric pigments resulting in a modification of the wine colour and a low astringency (52, 53). Average total polyphenol content measured by the Folin method is 216 mg/100 ml for red wine and 32 mg/100 ml for white wine. The content of polyphenols in rosé wine (82 mg/100 ml) is intermediate between red and white wines.

Over 60 anthocyanins have been detected in red wines (54, 55). Content values in wine could be found in the literature for only 16 of them. Anthocyanins are detected at high levels in red wines (22.7 mg/100 ml). They are absent or present as traces in white wines (0.04 mg/100 ml). Anthocyanins in wine are either free (aglycones) or glucosylated. They derive from five anthocyanidins: malvidin (70% of total anthocyanidins), petunidin, peonidin, delphinidin, and cyanidin which are glucosylated in position 3. The glucose residue is itself often acylated on the carbon 6 with acetic acid and to a lower extent by caffeic and p-coumaric acid. The two major anthocyanins are malvidin 3-O-glucoside (45%) and malvidin 3-O-(6’’-acetyl-glucoside) (15%). Anthocyanins can also react in wine with flavanols, proanthocyanidins, pyruvic acid, caffeic acid, acetaldehyde, or vinylphenol derivatives to form complex polymeric pigments. These complex pigments are highly diverse in structure. Each of them is present in wine in very low quantity. Therefore, they cannot be easily quantified and only few content values are included in the database. Content values are given for vitisin A, vitisin B, pinotin A, and pigment A which correspond respectively to the C4 cyclo-addition of pyruvic acid, acetaldehyde, caffeic acid, and 4-vinylphenol to malvidin 3-O-glucoside.

Wine also contains flavanols, including proanthocyanidins (polymers) and catechins (monomers). Proanthocyanidins (29.4 mg/100 ml as estimated by direct phase HPLC) and flavanol monomers (11.5 mg/100 ml) are particularly abundant in red wine. They are present in lower amount in rosé and white wine (respectively 1.7 and 2.0 mg/100 ml). The main flavanol monomers are (+)-catechin (6.8 mg/100 ml in red wine and 1.0 mg/100 ml in white wine) and (-)-epicatechin (3.8 mg/100 ml in red wine and 0.9 mg/100 ml in white wine). (+)-Catechin was more abundant than (-)-epicatechin in most of the samples analysed in the different literature sources (epicatechin:catechin ratio <1 in 80% of the samples). Wine proanthocyanidins are procyanidins, prodelphinidins, and mixed procyanidin-prodelphinidins, with mean degree of polymerisation (mDP) varying from 6.9 to 13.0 (56, 57). (-)-Epicatechin is the main constitutive unit of grape proanthocyanidins (56). Galloylated forms are less abundant than the non-galloylated forms (58, 59). A few individual proanthocyanidin molecules have been estimated by reverse phase HPLC. Procyanidin dimers B1, B2, B3 and B4 were quantified; their average total concentration is 25.9 mg/100 ml in red wine. Other dimers such as gallocatechin-4,8-gallocatechin, gallocatechin-4,8-catechin and catechin-4,8-gallocatechin are also present (60). Proanthocyanidins are particularly abundant in the seeds, which contain 40 to 80% of the total proanthocyanidins of the fruit. Proanthocyanidins are less abundant in skin but more easily transferred into the wine (56). Proanthocyanidin structures differ depending on their localisation in the grape. A higher mDP is observed in the skin (range 2 to 80) as compared to the seeds (range 2 to 20) (58).

Flavonols are the third most abundant flavonoids in wine. Red and white wine contain respectively 6.98 and 0.48 mg/100 ml flavonols. The main flavonols are in decreasing order of abundance, quercetin, myricetin, isorhamnetin and kaempferol. Comparatively to other food products, red wine contains high proportions of free aglycones (20-50% of total flavonols) (61, 62). Only 3-O-glycosides of flavonols have been described in wine. Bound sugars are glucose, rhamnose or rutinose. The major flavonols in red wine are quercetin 3-O-rhamnoside (1.16 mg/100 ml) and quercetin 3-O-glucoside (1.14 mg/100 ml).

Three dihydroflavonols have been identified in grape or wine. Dihydroquercetin 3-O-rhamnoside (astilbin) and dihydrokaempferol 3-O-rhamnoside (engeletin) were identified for the first time in the skin and in the wine from white grapes (63). Astilbin was also identified in the stems of red and white grapes (64). Two dihydroflavonols were quantified in wine. Astilbin contents are respectively 0.97, 0.38 and 0.27 mg/100 ml in red, rosé and white wine. Dihydromyricetin 3-O-rhamnoside contents are respectively 4.47 and 0.30 mg/100 ml in red and white wine. Engeletin and some other additional compounds (dihydrokaempferol, dihydroquercetin and four glycosylated derivatives) were identified but not quantified in a Riesling wine (65). Astilbin and engeletin have also been found in low amounts in Champagne wine (66).

Both hydroxycinnamic and hydroxybenzoic acids are present in wine. Red wine contains 9.63 mg/100 ml hydroxycinnamic acids and 7.02 mg/100 ml hydroxybenzoic acids, and white wine 2.84 mg/100 ml hydroxycinnamic acids and 2.49 mg/100 ml hydroxybenzoic acids. The main hydroxycinnamic acids are caffeic, p-coumaric and ferulic acids, largely esterified to tartaric acid esters. Their respective esters are called caffeoyl tartaric (caftaric), coumaroyl tartaric (coutaric), and feruloyl tartaric (fertaric) acids. In contrast to other berries, no 5-caffeoylquinic acid has been described in grape. Caftaric acid is the main hydroxycinnamic acid (35% of hydroxycinnamic acids in red wine). Caftaric acid also reacts in wine with glutathione to form the 2,5-di-S-glutathionyl caftaric acid. It is found in red wine in significant concentration (2.48 mg/100 ml). Free caffeic acid is present in red and white wines at respectively 1.88 and 0.25 mg/100 ml. Gallic acid is the main hydroxybenzoic acid described in wine. It is present as esters with (-)-epicatechin and proanthocyanidins, but the major part is present as free gallic acid (3.59 mg/100 ml) or as an ester with ethanol. Other benzoic acids such as vanillic, syringic and protocatechuic acids together with their respective aldehydes are also present in wine.

Resveratrol has received much attention for its particular biological properties and potential therapeutic effects (67). Wine is its main dietary source. This compound is produced in the leaves and in the skin of berries in response to an infection or to a stress induced by herbicides, fungicides or UV light. Resveratrol is found as aglycones (trans- and cis- resveratrol), glucosides (trans- and cis-piceid), and dimeric forms (viniferin and pallidol). In wine, resveratrol is only present at trace levels. Content in red wines is about 10 times lower than in white wines. Content values of resveratrol and its 3-O-glucoside are respectively 0.28 and 0.62 mg/100 ml in red wine, 0.12 and 0.20 mg/100 ml in rosé wine, and 0.04 mg/100 and 0.25 mg/100 ml in white wine. The content of trans- and cis-resverastrol were compared in a large number of commercial wines. The highest levels of trans-resveratrol were found in wines from Pinot Noir (up to 1.34 mg/100 ml) (68, 69). According to the type of wine, the trans form of resveratrol (aglycone or glucoside) is usually but not always slightly more abundant than the cis form. No cis-resveratrol was detected in grapes.


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Alibaba Group co-founder Jack Ma has announced a $10 million commitment in support of African entrepreneurs working to address urgent challenges and advance the continent's digital economy through local entrepreneurship.

The Africa Netpreneur Prize will award a total of $10 million to a hundred entrepreneurs over the next decade through an annual pitch competition that will give ten finalists from across the continent an opportunity to compete for $1 million in prize money. All ten finalists will receive grants from the Jack Ma Foundation and will be encouraged to leverage the Netpreneur community's expertise and resources.

Announced in Johannesburg at the Netpreneurs: The Rise of Africa's Digital Lions conference — jointly organized by Alibaba Business School, the Jack Ma Foundation, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) — the prize competition is the second initiative Ma has launched in support of African entrepreneurs. In 2017, Alibaba Business School and UNCTAD launched the eFounders Fellowship Initiative, which will train a thousand entrepreneurs from emerging markets, including two hundred from Africa, with the goal of establishing a community of young entrepreneurs committed to building digital platforms and more inclusive economies.

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On a warm summer afternoon, Hansel and Grethel are walking together in the fields. It is getting late and, to be honest, they are lost. Grethel is a little scared, still vividly remembering the last time they got lost in the forest. That time, an evil witch had locked them inside a house built of gingerbread and sugar! But Hansel can reassure her: this time they are well prepared. Hansel has taken a map and a compass with him!
Hansel picks two clearly outstanding features in the landscape, and uses the compass to measure the direction towards both objects. Grethel locates the objects on the map, and writes down the corresponding map coordinates. Based on this information, they will be able to accurately determine their own position on the map.

The coordinates of two marker objects, and the direction (angle from the North) towards these objects are known. Write a program which uses this data to calculate the coordinates of Hansel and Grethel’s current location.

The first line of the input contains one positive number: the number of situations in which a position must be determined. Following are two lines per situation, describing the two marker objects. Each marker object is described by a line containing three integer numbers:
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Expect privacy concerns to be the eventual catalyst that ultimately bursts the Internet investment Bubble 2.0. It is rare when there is a profound disconnect and suspension of reality between industry behavior/investment expectations and customer wants, needs and expectations, but that is precisely what is at work in Bubble 2.0.

  • Almost by definition, investment bubbles are unsustainable; what goes up must come down, it is only a matter of how and when -- not if.
  • Simply what fuels Bubble 2.0  is the patently false core assumption that the current unfettered, widespread, and largely clandestine data mining of individuals private information in order to target specific individuals with personalized online advertising:
    • Is aligned with real user interests;
    • Is a forthright business practice consumers are aware of and have meaningfully consented to;
    • Will not be legally constrained in the future; and
    • Will become the accepted norm -- meaning that the populace and governments will adapt to the wishes and desires of the online-ad- industry and not the other way around.
  • In a word, is online tracking, profiling and data mining a consumer-driven model? -- or a consumer-dragged model?

    This is deja vu for me. I've seen this movie before when I had a front row seat as the original dotcom Bubble 1.0 wiped away $4 trillion in market valuation in a few weeks.

    • In 2001 in my previous career, I was the first investment analyst to warn investors that Internet traffic was in fact growing sixteen times slower than the market assumed, protecting investors by debunking the bogus dotcom hyper-growth story months before the dotcom bubble burst in 2002.
    • Back then everybody assumed there were no real limits or constraints on the growth potential for Internet advertising dotcoms -- sound familiar?

    Let's drill down on the key assumptions of my thesis to test if it is valid.

      1.  Is there a Bubble 2.0?

      There is wide recognition we are experiencing Internet investment Bubble 2.0 given that:

      • Private markets are valuing private Internet startups at post-successful-IPO-like valuations like Groupon at $6-10bTwitter around $10B, and Facebook at $50b; and
      • Venture money is flooding the space per the WSJ's outstanding Scott Thurm piece: "Online Trackers Rake in Funding," which spotlights that "since 2007, venture firms have invested $4.7 billion in 356 online-ad firms."

      2.  Is the bubble predicated on data mining?

      Per Jafco Ventures' Nick Sturiale who described the online-ad game: "They're trying to find better slices of data on individuals... Advertisers want to buy individuals. They don't want to buy [web] pages." [bold added]

      • The holy grail here that has everybody so excited in the online-ad industry is that they understand that the more private details they can secretly learn about an individual user, they have a vastly higher chance of influencing them to do what they want them to do.
      • That's why "advertisers want to buy individuals," they want to own and control that individual from a marketing standpoint.

      3.  Do consumers want, need, or expect privacy?

      They certainly do! All the recent national polling (see here, here, here, & here) show very consistent results that are in stark contrast to the online-ad industry's representations, model and practices, i.e.

      • Consumers want privacy online, think they have it, and believe they should be the ones that really control it; and
      • Consumers don't like online advertising and are not clamoring for the purported "benefits" on personalized advertising.

      Moreover, respect for privacy and privacy protections are bipartisan political values; for example the Precursor-Zogby poll found 3/4 of conservatives and 4/5 of independents and liberals want a Do Not Track privacy option like Do Not Call.

      Online-ad industry -- you have a problem. A big problem. The whole predicate on which online-ad growth is based, is at odds with what consumers need, want and expect.

      • The industry and investors are willfully suspending awareness and belief, assuming that what they have done largely secretly and without meaningful consent, they will be able to continue to do the same way when consumers and government come to realize what is being done massively, pervasively, and invasively against their interests, needs, wants and expectations.
      • This is an obvious collision we are witnessing; the only questions in my mind are when the collision occurs and what entity damages the other more when they collide.

      In addition, you know the online-ad industry has a serious problem with Government on privacy when their main argument against privacy legislation or Do Not Track, is that it would put the industry out of business.

      • The obvious problem with this tactic is that the industry is essentially admitting it is currently seriously violating consumers' expectations of privacy.
      • Moreover, that tacit confession is also like throwing themselves at the mercy of Congress by claiming the online-ad companies are the real victims of their industry's victimization of consumers' privacy.

      In sum, privacy will burst Bubble 2.0. Investment valuations in online-ad companies are based on the fantasy of unfettered future growth in online advertising.

      • The online-ad industry and its investors imagine themselves as an irresistible force, but they are deluding themselves about the immovable object they are careening towards, the clear needs, wants, expectations, and will of the vast majority of American citizens.

      Let me be clear, I am not saying the bubble will be burst by privacy concerns anytime soon, only that they eventually will.

      • From an investment perspective, the original private investors in online advertising are encouraging and pumping up a frothy market in private shares of online ad companies so they can cash out and take money off the table because they know this story and bubble is unsustainable.
        • They are taking advantage of the well-known "greater fool theory."
      • Unfortunately it will probably take some of these Bubble 2.0 private companies to go public in an IPO in order to drive these sky-high valuations from the stratosphere into deep space.
      • Sadly it could be public shareholders who eventually will be left burned when the online-ad fantasy growth thesis eventually falls to earth; that's the way these things too often play out.

      Lastly, as privacy rights are to property rights, a couple of the current online ad companies enjoying great success based on abusing people's privacy without their meaningful consent, eventually could turn out to be the privacy version of high-flying Napster or Grokster, if they continue to ignore the privacy needs, wants and expectations of consumers.


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Why Chelsea Have A Good Chance Of Signing Riyad Mahrez In The Summer

After his deadline day dream move to Manchester City fell through, Riyad Mahrez seems more intent on leaving Leicester than ever before. The Algerian international was subject to a £60m bid, which was outrageously rejected by The Foxes, and as a result has gone on a self-imposed exile, missing three training sessions and two games.

Reports suggest Manchester City will reignite their interest when the window reopens, but its likely Pep will have found a more suitable solution to his relentless appetite for squad depth by then. It will also give Mahrez time to find an option that suits him, because Manchester City would not be a good fit for a man in the peak of his powers.

There’s no doubt Mahrez is a top drawer player, one of the very highest quality, who deserves a move to a top four club. His professionalism at Leicester has been excellent, despite the constant disappointment of big moves falling through, but it’s time he and Leicester parted company, and Chelsea are the club that Mahrez should be looking at.

Real Madrid remain extremely keen on Eden Hazard this summer, and with Willian and Pedro in and out of the team, Chelsea must surely be looking at creative reinforcements from the wing. Mahrez fits the bill perfectly. Chelsea’s playing style is not a million miles away from Leicester’s and with top class players around him, Mahrez will thrive, and most importantly, he’ll play every game.

Arsenal have been long term admirers of Mahrez, but despite countless opportunities to sign him, have repeatedly looked elsewhere. With the arrival of Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan, it appears that ship has finally sailed. If Arsenal are to add attacking talents to their squad in the summer, it’s likely they look to youth, with Christian Pavon or Malcom most likely.

While Mahrez would increase the squad depth at Arsenal, he would not be guaranteed to play every week, and it’s unlikely he would be happy with this. At 27, Mahrez is keen to win as much as possible over the next few years, and will want to be a key figure in any successes, not a rotation option for Auba and Mkhi.

At Manchester City, Mahrez will face the same problem. He will face competition from Sterling and Sane, who are Guardiola’s first choice wingers, and with youth on their side, they are only going to get better. This would not be the case at Chelsea, where Mahrez would offer greater quality than Willian and Pedro, and become the star man alongside Hazard (if he stays).

With Mahrez determined to make a move happen, his agent should be knocking down the door at Chelsea, letting them know of his client’s availability, and making a summer move happen before the window opens and the prices skyrocket.

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QUICK! Middle School Canvas Bags are Selling Out!

Year 7 have had a busy January, selling their canvas bags across the island in order to raise funds for their end of year field trip to Upstate New York.

The children’s designs, depicting TCI’s wildlife, were selected from our Autumn term art project on pointillism. The beautiful designs have been incredibly well received so far, with over 250 bags sold to date!

Children were challenged to manage the entire project from start to finish. Along the way they have been learning how to calculate expenditure and forecast profit; convert money from one currency to another; estimate unknown costs such as duty and shipping; and finally to set prices for sales.

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Enjoying our Outdoor Play

Take a look at our happy faces during varied outdoor play. With the weather a little cooler right now, we have embraced the outdoors both by keeping our classroom windows open and spending more time outside. Outdoor play is not only beneficial, but also crucial for the brain’s healthy development.

Researchers say that the frontal cortex, which is responsible for controlling emotions and problem solving, is activated during playtime. The experience of playing forces the brain to make those neurotransmitter connections that are critical to a child’s development.

Outdoor play is especially critical in core muscle development, small motor skill refinement, and increasing coordination. Children need to navigate obstacles, maintain appropriate space around other children, and use their strength to throw, catch, manipulate objects or tackle a jungle gym. [Read more…]

Superhero Landscapes

It’s all about Superheroes in Y1 and Y2 at Provo Primary School this term and we are flying into it faster than Superman!

This week, Year 1 were looking at Numicon as part of their math lesson, when we made a startling discovery!  Their shapes could be put together to look a lot like the superhero city landscape setting in our Superheroes Headquarters.  Well, you can guess what happened next…we got very excited and created a whole class landscape using all the numicon we had!  It was pretty large (see the pictures!).  And it didn’t end there…

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World Wetland Day 2019 – Saturday 2nd Feb

Every year, on the 2nd of February, we celebrate World Wetlands Day (WWD).

The DECR would like to invite you to celebrate the 6th annual Turks & Caicos Islands, World Wetlands Day clean-up initiatives,  on Saturday, 2 February, from 07:30 – 09:00am at Wheeland Pond, Blue Hills, Providenciales.

Please take this opportunity to get involved in our local community, to learn about the importance of wetlands and what we can do to protect them in the fight against climate change!

Wetlands are often an undervalued natural resource; however, they are important buffers against the impacts of climate change for a number of reasons.  Watch this video and read on to find out why it’s so fitting for us here in the TCI to recognise this day:

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I notice…I wonder…

Year 3 have once again been making mathematical explorations with the Cuisenaire rods. As we are looking at the Ancient Egyptians, we thought it would be an idea to build a flat 2D shape of a pyramid using the rods.

Once built, we observed and recorded what we noticed and what we wondered about our creations. These ideas were shared and discussed – check out our photos to see what original ideas we came up with!

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What a lovely belated Christmas treat!

This week, the Year 1s had a lovely surprise when the Year 6s invited them to listen to their Christmas stories.  Year 6 had worked hard researching, planning, writing, editing, publishing and illustrating their very own Christmas stories and the Year 1 class were a willing audience.

In pairs, the Year 6s patiently read their stories to the Year 1s who enjoyed hearing all about the adventures of elves, reindeer, Santa and his sleigh.  Despite it being a little after Christmas, the stories sparked lots of conversations about the lovely holiday season the children had all had.

We look forward to lots more joint year group activities as the year goes on!

Thank you Mr Jason and the Year 6s!

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After-school Clubs – Jan to April 2019

Provo Primary and Middle School after school clubs commence on Monday 14th January.  We are pleased to be introducing a range of new and  previously popular experiences:

Bento Bonanza (Mondays – Yrs 3/4/5/6/7 – Miss Claire Marie)

Ever wondered how to make a Bento Box? Come and join this Japanese themed club. Explore all aspects of Japanese graphic art and skills, creating your own Kawaii piece of graphic art; making origami decorations and gifts; and learning various Bento box and sushi making skills.

Steel Drums (Tuesdays – Yrs 5/6/7 – Ms. Alison)

Join the Steel Band, and learn to play the drums and to read basic music notation.

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Middle School Bag4Life Project – available now!

Did you know that supermarkets around the TCI will not be providing plastic bags after this month? Well, we did – so children of Provo Middle School set about making pointillism-style Bags4Life to help you carry your groceries!

Each piece of artwork was inspired by the TCI’s Beautiful By Nature animals. Done in a pointillism style, they were painted dot-by-dot by our Middle School students.

Our bags are reusable and durable, making them an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic. And we think they look great too!

Our bags are available at the Middle School and will be sold at Provo Primary School for the week of January 14th-18th at our 3pm collection time. They cost $20 and all profits will go towards the Year 7 end of year field trip.

We hope that you like our Beautiful By Nature designs – pick up a bag today!

Happy New Year and welcome to 2019!

Happy New Year to all our students, families, teachers (past and present) and to our many community friends. Wishing you all the best in 2019!

A new year to continue to grow together with new adventures and opportunities, new things to inspire, explore and discover; new perspectives and greater awareness; new fun to have and new memories to be made.We look forward to making 2019 a successful year together!
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning”. – Albert Einstein.


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In this example, we will be setting up attribute tables for each of the Fin Presses. The attributes will be for Die Letters, Hole Diameter, Pattern Number, and Maximum Fin Rows. First we will map the user defined fields, then we will setup the tables to referenced the newly mapped fields.

1. Determine which fields to map, and which View to map them to. In our example, we will map U_Fin_Row, U_Fin_Id, U_Fin_Hole, and U_Fin_Pattern from the WOR1 table in the Navigator database to the APS_Operation view in the PlanetTogether import database called “ProductionOneAPS_Import”. This is done by first selecting the fields in the APS_OperationHelper view, which will then pass the values on to the APS_Operation view:

2. The APS_Operation view selects the new fields U_Fin_Row, U_Fin_Id, U_Fin_Hole, and U_Fin_Pattern:

3. Now the attributes of a resource have to be mapped to PlanetTogether. We gather information from the APS_Operation view, which receives information from the Navigator tables: @NBS_RESOURCE, OWOR, WOR1, and OITM. The information is first sent to the APS_AttributeHelper and then through to the APS_Attributes view:

4. The APS_Attributes view creates an entry for each of the 4 attributes of the Fin Press resource.

5. Now, in the PlanetTogether data mappings wizard, we must make sure that the “Operation Attributes” checkbox is checked on the “Job Objects to Import” page.

6. On the “Operation Attributes” mapping page, we need to select from the APS_Attributes view and map the corresponding data items:

7. Then on the Data tab, click the Setup Tables button and click the “Create new (Insert)” icon (att7 icon) on the Setup Tables pop-up window:

8. Add attribute names and values. The names must correspond to the names used in creating the APS_Attributes view in step 4 above. For the Die Letter (FinDie attribute), we have substituted a number corresponding to the letter of the alphabet, A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc.

9. Select the “Resources using this table” tab, and select the resources to be associated with each of the attribute setup tables. Save and Close the tables when you are done.

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Considering all of your options for residential remodeling requires you to choose between custom solutions and manufactured units that simply drop into place.

If new family members have caused siblings to share rooms, you may want to compare room additions plans and designs to find a project that can provide valuable living space for a reasonable investment.

Homeowners can also create the kitchen of their dreams or add a new bathroom for quicker morning routines.

Custom solutions usually begin with residential architects. These experts know the local building codes and how to meet them while creating an addition plan that blends perfectly with your existing structure.

However, this is the most expensive way to create an addition. You will need to take out a construction loan to cover the costs before even starting with the design, unless you have a lot of savings to rely on. The architect will charge you for each hour of work or by the final square footage of the design.

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