Dr. Peckich was raised in Cobb County, graduating from the local McEachern High School. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Peckich attended St. Matthews University School of Veterinary Medicine, and North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine for clinical rotations. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
Dr. Peckich's family is crazy about pets. Dr. Peckich, himself currently lives with Kylo, a German Shepherd, while his close family has Coco and Mimi the Pomeranians, Jojo the Great Dane, Chi Chi the Chihuahua, Princess the Dingo, Honey Bear the Cur, Willie the Hound and last but not least, Spirit the Draft Horse. Seven out of 9 are rescues.
Jesse is our full time vet tech wielding over 10+ years experience in the Veterinary field and a proud USAR Military Veteran. He is certified in Soft Tissue Ultrasonography (i.e. full abdomen, FAST and BLUE). With an unrelenting passion for his field, Jesse will soon be certified in general practice anesthesia and analgesia, echocardiography, and is working to become an Associate of the ACVAA (American College of Veterinary Anesthesia). Starting this fall, Jesse will be an associate of the ACVR (American College of Veterinary Radiology).
His many roles around the clinic include obtaining diagnostic images such as ultrasounds and radiographs, consulting the images with the doctor, performing and monitoring patient vitals (heart rate, SPO2, blood pressure, EKG, etc.) while under anesthesia for surgical patients of all breeds, health conditions and ages, as well as performing nerve blocks and managing patients with chronic pain. When not performing these duties, he assists the doctor with a variety of medical procedures that day requires.
Like any true Ravenclaw, Jesse enjoys continued education, learning about all things anesthesia/analgesia, clinical pathology, diagnostic imaging and caring for his Boston Terrier, Kaeko, his Jenday Conure, Beanie, and his cat, Baxter. They, along with his fiancé, Anthony Lopez, fully support Jesse and his drive, hardworking mentality, positive and outgoing personality, passion for helping animals and humans alike while making sure you leave with a smile on your face.
Jourdan is our registered veterinary technician and is a graduate of Young Harris College, Kennesaw State University, and Gwinnett Technical College. Before returning to the private practice setting, she worked for St. Joseph's Translational Research Institute at Georgia Tech for 5 years serving as a veterinary entity for all cardiovascular/arterial surgical protocols and procedures. With experience in small animal dentistry, laboratory procedures and diagnostic imaging, she enjoys many aspects of private practice. At home, this Ravenclaw spends her free time supporting her son's team at the baseball field, as well as watching Star Wars.
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On January 1, the Armenian government introduced a second pillar of individual accounts that is mandatory for workers born on or after January 1, 1974, and voluntary for those born before 1974. (Once a worker has chosen to participate, the decision cannot be reversed.) The reform is part of a law passed in 2010 that also created third-pillar, voluntary individual accounts (introduced in January 2011) to supplement the first-pillar, pay-as-you-go (PAYG) public program. According to the government, the new second pillar should spur economic development, improve the long-term financial sustainability of the public pension system, and improve the relatively low level of retirement savings in the country. The government estimates that the average first-pillar monthly pension in 2014 will be only 36,000 drams (US$88.94), with many retirees falling beneath the poverty line.
Key provisions of the second pillar include—
Contribution rates: The overall contribution rate is 10 percent of an employee's monthly earnings. For employees with earnings up to 500,000 drams (US$1,235.26), 5 percent is paid by the government and 5 percent by the employee. For employees with earnings exceeding 500,000 drams, the government will contribute 25,000 drams (US$62.76), and the employee will contribute the remainder in order to reach 10 percent of his or her monthly earnings. Workers may continue to contribute to their individual accounts upon reaching the normal retirement age, but the government contribution will cease. Workers born prior to 1974 who voluntarily join the second pillar contribute 5 percent of monthly earnings, with no government contribution.
Selection of a pension fund management company and pension fund: Participants have until March 2014 to choose both a pension fund management company (there are currently two licensed companies in the country) to manage their individual accounts and the specific pension fund where their assets will be invested. Participants may choose from one of three pension funds with varying levels of risk: (1) a fixed-income fund, with no equity exposure; (2) a conservative fund, with up to 25 percent invested in equities; and (3) a balanced fund, with up to 50 percent in equities. (The Central Bank will issue regulations on the specific investment rules under each fund.) Workers who do not make an active choice will default into the conservative fund of a randomly selected pension fund management company.
Management fees: Pension fund management companies may charge the accountholder up to 1.5 percent of assets under management.
Payment of retirement benefits: Upon reaching the normal retirement age of 63, participants may convert their account balances into an annuity, programmed withdrawals, and/or a lump sum. The form of payment depends on the amount of assets held in the individual account. The law also guarantees that participants will receive at least the total amount of contributions (adjusted for inflation), minus management costs.
In addition to the second pillar, other components of the Armenian pension system include a first-pillar PAYG program and third-pillar individual accounts. The PAYG program covers all employed and self-employed persons; it is financed by (1) employee contributions of 3 percent of monthly after-tax earnings and (2) employer contributions of 7,000 drams (US$17.29) a month in addition to an amount based on the employees' income levels. To receive a pension, a worker must be age 63 with at least 25 years of covered employment. (The qualifying conditions are reduced for those employed in arduous or hazardous work.) A social assistance pension is paid at age 65 to workers with less than 5 years of covered employment.
Sources: Law of the Republic of Armenia on Funded Pensions, December 22, 2010; Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2012, US Social Security Administration, 2013; "Prime Minister Says Introduction of Mandatory Funded Pension System Can Not Be Delayed," ARKA News Agency, December 12, 2013; "Armenian Central Bank: March 2014 is Deadline for the Citizens of Armenia to Choose a Pension Fund," ARM Info, December 12, 2013; "Final Passage of Armenia's Second Pillar Pension Bill," Mercer, December 16, 2013.
On December 18, the National Assembly approved a public pension reform that gradually increases both the contribution rates and the required number of contribution years for a retirement benefit; the reform changes when benefits are adjusted. According to the government, those measures will help keep the system on a more sustainable path; without any changes, the pension deficit was projected to nearly double—from 14 billion euros (US$19 billion) currently—by 2040. A major reason for the deficit is population aging. The old-age dependency ratio, the number of workers per retiree, is expected to fall from 1.7:1 in 2011 to 1.4:1 in 2040. During the same time frame, life expectancy at birth for both men and women is projected to increase by about 4 years (from age 84.4 for women and 77.5 for men in 2010).
The reform measures to help reduce the public pension deficit include the following:
The old-age contribution rates for employees and employers are gradually increasing by 0.3 percent each by 2017: by 0.15 percent in 2014, and by 0.05 percent a year from 2015 through 2017. Previously, the contribution rates were 6.75 percent of earnings for employees and 8.4 percent for employers.
The number of required contribution years for a full benefit will rise gradually from 41.5 to 43 years in the 2020–2035 period. (A 2003 law raised the contribution requirement from 40 to 41.5 years by 2020.)
Retirees who receive a 10 percent supplement for having raised three or more children will have to pay taxes on that benefit, beginning in 2014 for benefits received in 2013. Previously, these benefits were exempt. (Retirement pensions are already taxed.)
Starting in 2014, most benefits will be indexed to changes in the cost of living in October of every year; the minimum retirement benefit will be adjusted twice yearly—in April and October. Until now, benefits were adjusted once a year—in April.
In addition, the reform sets up a point system for employees who are exposed to one of the ten "hardship" criteria identified in the labor code (such as extreme temperatures, mechanical vibrations, repetitive or night-shift work). As of January 2015, workers with exposure to each of the criteria will earn a point (2 points for workers aged 59 or older) that can be used toward training for less arduous work and full-time pay while transitioning to part-time work at the end of their working lives. Workers aged 55 or older may convert these points into quarters of coverage in order to retire early, beginning at age 58.
Other features of the new reform include—
Changing the rules for crediting quarters of coverage toward a retirement benefit under certain conditions such as maternity leave, training, unemployment, apprenticeship, and part-time work.
Simplifying access to retirement. Beginning in 2016, each insured person will have one electronic account that provides all of his or her relevant information regarding retirement, such as contribution history and projected benefits from different programs (public pay-as-you-go pensions and mandatory supplementary occupational pensions).
Creating a new committee to evaluate the pension system: A new committee composed of four pension experts will monitor the system, highlight any issues facing the public pension system, and propose corrective measures.
Sources: "Focus on France: The 2010 Reform of the French Old-Age Pension Program," International Update, US Social Security Administration, December 2010; "Schedule 2: Summary of Rates and Ceilings of Social Security and Unemployment Contributions as at 1st January 2013," CLEISS, January 2013; Réforme des Retraites, decembre 2013; Site Spécial Réforme des Retraites, 18 decembre 2013.
On December 23, a new law entered into force that (1) introduces a sustainability factor linking initial pensions to changes in life expectancy and (2) changes the way public pensions are indexed. Those two measures are based on the June 2013 report by the Committee of Experts that was appointed by the Prime Minister. According to the government, these measures will enable the public pension system to ensure a balance between contributions and benefits in the near and long term.
The principle of a sustainability factor was introduced in the 2011 reform of the country's pay-as-you-go public pension system, which—coupled with what the government calls an intense economic crisis—sought to address the country's growing deficit that is due to rapid aging of the population, the retirement of the baby boom generation, the system's relatively generous benefits, and increasing life expectancy. (Main provisions of the law included a gradual increase in both the retirement age, from 65 to 67, and the number of contribution years required for a full pension, from 15 to 25 years.) However, the 2011 law did not provide any specific details on the sustainability factor.
Beginning in 2019, the sustainability factor will be based on life expectancy at the normal retirement age during a 5-year period. That factor will be applied only once, when the initial pension is determined, and will be revised every 5 years. Analysts have concluded that as a result, the value of initial pensions could be reduced by 5 percent, on average, every 10 years.
In addition, the new law creates a new indexation method whereby benefits will be adjusted based on the ratio of the social security system's income (that is, contributions) to expenses (that is, benefits) over the past 5 years and projected for the next 5 years (every January starting in 2014). The law also establishes minimum and maximum levels of adjustment. According to the National Social Security Institute estimates, that new adjustment method will save some 33 billion euros (US$45.5 billion) between now and 2022. For 2014, benefits have been increased by 0.25 percent. Previously, benefits were adjusted annually to changes in the consumer price index. (In 2013, benefits were increased by 1 percent even though the inflation rate at the end of 2012 was 2.9 percent.)
In addition, every 5 years, the government will be required to provide Congress and the social partners with a study of these new measures that evaluates their efficacy. One of the responsibilities of the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility—a new public agency created by a November 2013 law—will be to provide appraisals of the government's proposed annual adjustments of benefits and changes in the sustainability factor.
Sources: "Focus on Spain," International Update, US Social Security Administration, August 2011; Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2012, US Social Security Administration, 2012; "The New Sustainability Factor of the Public Pension System in Spain," VoxEU.org, December 11, 2013; "OK Legal a la Reforma de las Pensiones que Elimina la Revaloración con el IPC," Diario Montañes, el 14 de diciembre de 2013; Ley 23/2013 de 23 de diciembre de 2013; "Entra en Vigor la Reforma de Pensiones," Expansion, el 2 de enero de 2014; "Spain Meets European Commission Deadline with New Pensions Law," IPE.com, January 6, 2014.
On January 1, the Chinese government introduced tax incentives to promote voluntary occupational pensions, known as Enterprise Annuity (EA) plans. The new rules were adopted in an effort to make EA plans more attractive and help develop the country's evolving multipillar retirement system. Introduced in 2004, EA plans are the only approved occupational retirement plans in the country; however, the participation rate is low. In mid-2013, 19.6 million employees (out of an urban labor force of over 280 million) were enrolled in EA plans, with total assets under management of 530 billion yuan (US$87 billion)—roughly 0.1 percent of China's gross domestic product. Industry observers suggest that this low take-up rate is the result of insufficient tax incentives and restrictive portfolio guidelines that typically yield lower returns on investments. According to industry estimates, the new policy could boost EA assets under management by as much as 200 billion yuan (US$33 billion) annually, which would help channel more funds into the country's capital markets.
Employers sponsoring an EA plan must contribute to an employee's account (most plan sponsors contribute from 5 to 8 percent of employee earnings up to a legal maximum of one-twelfth of the previous year's payroll); employees' contributions are voluntary. At retirement (age 60 for men and professional women, age 55 for nonprofessional salaried women, and age 50 for other categories of female workers), employees can withdraw the funds accumulated as a lump sum or annuity.
Under the new tax rules—
Monthly employer contributions are not taxable. Previously, employer contributions were considered a separate category of taxable monthly payroll.
Employee monthly contributions on income up to 4 percent of salary (based on their previous year's annual earnings) are now tax deductible; monthly contributions that exceed 4 percent are taxed as income.
Earnings on investments in the account portfolio remain tax exempt.
Accumulated contributions and earnings withdrawn at retirement are now taxed as income.
China's pension system consists of basic pension insurance and mandatory individual accounts for urban workers (in enterprises and certain institutions) and the urban self-employed, in addition to two voluntary pension programs—one for rural workers and another for nonemployed urban residents.
Sources: "Retirement and Savings Plans in China," Hewitt Associates, July 2009; Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2012, US Social Security Administration, 2013; "Tackling the Chinese Pension System," Paulson Policy Memorandum, July 2013; "China Introduces 401(k)-Style Retirement Fund with Tax Benefits, Revamping Outdated Pension System," International Business Times, December 9, 2013; "China Introduces Tax-Deferred Annuity System," Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2013; "China: New Tax Deferral Treatment for Enterprise Annuity Issued," Tax Insights, December 24, 2013.
For more information about social security programs in these and other countries, please see Social Security Programs Throughout the World.
International Update is a monthly publication of the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) Office of Retirement and Disability Policy. It reports on the latest developments in public and private pensions worldwide. The news summaries presented do not necessarily reflect the views of SSA.
Editor: Barbara E. Kritzer.
Writers/researchers: John Jankowski, Barbara E. Kritzer, and David Rajnes.


There has to be a fine line between our alarm clocks getting smarter. Or, maybe not smarter, but rather easier to control. Because, we don't know about you, but the only way our alarm clock wakes us up, is if we have to get out of bed to turn it off. Then again, there has to be something said about an alarm clock we can talk to. And, even better, that does what we tell it to do. We love our voice commands, after all.
We'd tell you to meet Moshi, but you already have. In another form, of course. And this new version, the Voice Control Digital Clock Radio, which has more features than the previous version. However, you still say "Hello Moshi," to activate it, which we think is pretty cool. It's not often we get to introduce ourselves (and it make sense) to our gadgets. Once you activate it, Moshi will recognize 11 different voice commands, which include setting the time, activating the radio, and setting the alarm.
It works on Technology That Listens, which is a cute little name for a technology that makes gadgets accept voice commands. And yes, you can tell your clock to snooze, but, like we said, that probably means there's going to be a lot more missed meetings out there. If you're interested, you can pick up the Moshi Voice Control Digital Clock Radio right now for $69.99.


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Зона свободной торговли (ЗСТ) — тип международной интеграции, при котором в странах-участницах отменяются таможенные пошлины, налоги и сборы, а также количественные ограничения во взаимной торговле в соответствии с международным договором. Это более глубокий тип интеграции, чем преференциальные соглашения. За каждой страной-участницей сохраняется право на самостоятельное и независимое определение режима торговли по отношению к третьим странам. В большинстве случаев условия зоны свободной торговли распространяются на все товары кроме продуктов сельского хозяйства. Зона свободной торговли может координироваться небольшим межгосударственным секретариатом, расположенным в одной из стран-членов, но обычно обходятся без него, а основные параметры своего развития страны согласовывают на периодических совещаниях руководителей соответствующих ведомств. Между странами-участницами сохраняются таможенные границы и посты, контролирующие происхождение товаров, пересекающие их государственные границы.

Примеры ЗСТ
 Североамериканская зона свободной торговли НАФТА (North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA) — соглашение между США, Канадой и Мексикой, вступившее в силу в 1994 г. Соглашение предусматривает поэтапную ликвидацию таможенных тарифов и нетарифных барьеров как для промышленных, так и для сельскохозяйственных товаров, защиту прав интеллектуальной собственности, выработку общих правил для инвестиций, либерализацию торговли услугами и создание эффективного механизма для разрешения торговых споров между странами-участницами. В 2020 году НАФТА утратило силу в замен неё было заключено новое соглашение USMCA.
 Европейская ассоциация свободной торговли — создана в 1960 г., в настоящее время включает Исландию, Лихтенштейн, Норвегию, Швейцарию.
 Балтийская зона свободной торговли — соглашение между Латвией, Литвой и Эстонией, подписанное в 1993 г. (утратило силу в 2004 г., со дня вступления стран-участниц в Европейский союз).
 Центрально-европейская ассоциация свободной торговли — соглашение между Венгрией, Польшей, Румынией, Словакией, Словенией и Чехией, подписанное в 1992 г. (для стран-основателей утратило силу в 2004 г., со дня их вступления в Европейский союз).
 Австралийско-Новозеландское торговое соглашение об углублении экономических связей подписано этими двумя странами в 1983 г.
 Зона свободной торговли между Колумбией, Эквадором и Венесуэлой — соглашение было подписано перечисленными странами в 1992 г.
 Бангкокское соглашение — соглашение между Бангладеш, Индией, Республикой Корея, Лаосом, Шри-Ланка, подписанное в 1975 г.
 Зона свободной торговли СНГ — соглашение между странами СНГ, подписанное в октябре 2011 года.

ЗСТ в процессе создания
 Транстихоокеанское партнёрство
 Союз южноамериканских наций
 ЗСТ между членами ЕАЭС и другими странами

См. также
 Торговый блок
 Таможенный союз
 Экономический союз

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Q: How to use max_id for pagination in Twitter API results (PHP) I would like to use th Twitter API to get the statuses (and the related info) of users, one of the things I would like to get is mentions, so I search for to:"user" in the search API. I use these lines:
$url  = 'http://search.twitter.com/search.json?q=to%3A'.$screenname.'&include_entities=true&result_type=recent';
$json = file_get_contents($url);
$searchStats = json_decode($json, true);

And in the resulting page (e.g. for Lady Gaga: http://search.twitter.com/search.json?q=to%3Aladygaga&include_entities=true&result_type=recent ) there is a line that says next_page, how can I automatically go to next page each time? How can I say to go to next page for e.g. as long as the resulting tweets are from after October 27, 2012?
I am first doing this in PHP, because that is the language I am learning, but I would eventually like to get this to be a client-side operation, with Jquery/Ajax once I learn some Ajax/Javascript (like:  http://designwithpc.com/post/11924263674/get-twitter-profile-data-with-jquery-ajax ), will that be possible? Is it translatable to that?

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Watching Desperate Romantics on Pluto recently I found myself wondering about our current era in arts. How do we approach art making and receiving in our age? Who would the "pre-Raphelites" be?
Each age has an idea about what art aims to do, and argues over it. Having a sense of the goal of art allows one to critique it, to recognize corruption, how it deviates from the ultimate expression of that goal.
Writing this I am reminded of a scene in the movie Dead Poet's Society in which Robin Williams' character John Keating has his students rip out the introduction to a book on poetry, which conflicts with his own philosophy of the purpose of literature.
The film came out when I was in college, and the perfect age to accept its message. It is an age in which your whole life is focused on finding yourself and your place in the world. One of the great challenges is to separate what you really think and feel from what you've been taught you should think and feel. And at this moment, Keating's view that the purpose of art is to lead the viewer to greater self-discovery and self-expression made perfect sense. I cheered the liberation that came with tearing the introduction out of the "Pritchard text."
A number of years later my father gave me a book that was nearly falling apart. My father was raised in a home that did not emphasize book learning, and after dropping out of high school, he enrolled in the Marines which gave him the opportunity to take the GED and use the G.I. Bill to go to college. The book, Sound and Sense by Laurence Perrine.This book, along with a supportive teacher, was the gateway that allowed my father to become a professional writer.
When I started reading Sound and Sense something about it sounded familiar "Once we have answered the question, What is the central purpose of the poem? we can consider another question, equally important to full understanding: By what means is that purpose achieved?"
After a bit of research I discovered that indeed Sound and Sense was the model for the hated "Pritchard" text in Dead Poet's Society. Perrine warned against the "false approach" to literature that "always looks for a lesson, a moral, a bit of moral instruction."
Today I believe Perrine/Pritchard were in the right. The way to judge the value (The film version of the book calls it "greatness") of a work of art is to measure the result against its aims.
I also recognize that Keating won the day. Today, judging by the many writing blogs I've come across, we tend to talk about art as self-expression. We use the word "creativity" to refer to inspiration, not the hard work of making something out of that spark of inspiration. We're most likely to critique art in terms of the moral instruction embedded within it. Art is affirmation, instruction and an illustration of how we should be in the world.
Arts movements are influenced by technological change. The invention of photography meant that a realistic image could be captured. This sparked Impressionism as artists tried to capture what a camera could not.
Our era is defined by the invention of ubiquitous computer technology and the interconnectedness that came with the internet.
I would argue that the biggest impact of this on literature is not that ebooks have changed the economics of publishing (although they have), but that the smartphone has fracutred our attention.
I recently went to the theater and during intermission, instead of sitting and talking about the first act, a large portion of the audience was checking their phones. Almost all experiences of art today are interrupted by the checking of Facebook and Twitter. There are pictures of friends, news headlines. Every experience becomes a mosaic or patchwork quilt.
At the same time, we edit out the pauses in some forms of entertainment. We watch an entire season of television in a week instead of over the course of a year with week-long breaks.
Creators can no longer count on their works being experienced in the form in which the artist envisioned them. Everything is remixed.
Books have always been enjoyed in isolation, and now, with streaming, you can enjoy music and theater the same way. You watch what you want, when you want, on a device that is always in your hand.
Yet, while we may experience these media in isolation, we do so with an awareness that we will be called on to act as critic, to give 4 stars or to post to a blog. We will have the opportunity to comment on the work and make that part of our public persona. That makes us self-conscious viewers.
How does the self-conscious audience and the self-conscious creator– aware of how the work might be star-rated and dissected–shape the current art movement?
My sense is that in the online environment, as we fight for attention and likes, and try to "build a platform" in order to have any chance of making a living, we are prodded to see ourselves more in competition for scarce resources than as a "brotherhood."
It is common to say that the internet has made it possible for the first time for the audience to participate. Art used to be a one way street, the artist created and the viewer consumed. This is true only of the 20th century, when recording and broadcasting made it possible to reproduce and send works across space and time in one direction. For most of human history most art was participatory. People told stories by the fireside, they went to the theater in person, the popular songs were sheet music that you played at home, or songs that you sang at a party with friends. Artists existed in communities, which supported them and knew them.
What is different in our era is having participation by an audience with whom you have no personal or physical connection. Today an artist can put something out, and it will be built upon, commented upon, and so on, by people the artist has never and will likely never meet. Unlike mass communication it is participatory, unlike the older forms, it is not community oriented. This environment creates a multi-directional public pose.
So what should we call this moment?
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2015 Oscars: 2014 Movies Ranked!
February 20, 2015 Flipp	Leave a comment
With the Oscars coming up this Sunday night, this is my ranking of the 38 movies that came out in 2014 that I watched between January 2014 and February 2015. I still have not seen Still Alice, Wild, or Two Days, One Night, three movies that have actresses up for Best Actress, nor PTA's Inherent Vice, up for Original Screenwriting, but I've watched mostly everything else worth seeing. (Sorry, The Judge).
I wish I had more time to see a few more non-Oscar movies before compiling this list, such as Calvary, Only Lovers Left Alive, Mr. Turner, Under the Skin, and Godzilla, but alas, I ran out of time. I'll get to them eventually.
I will follow up this post (BEFORE THE OSCARS, I PROMISE) with one focusing just on the 8 Best Picture nominees. I have a lot to say about a few of them, so I'll keep my comments on them in this post relatively brief.
Anyway, since I like stream of consciousness rants, here we go, from worst to best:
North Korea, why didn't you bomb us for The Interview?? We certainly deserved it, and not because it showed us killing your leader. It was just an affront to the art of cinema.
I don't know what Noah's production team was smoking. I sort of get that they wanted to make the movie feel like it was both ancient and futuristic/alien at the same time… but could their costumes have been a bit more…um, biblical? And not like they bought them at Target and made them frayed and dirty?
How did Foxcatcher, Into the Woods, and A Most Violent Year get ANY critical praise at all this year?ZzzzzzzzzzzzzZzzzzzZZZZzzzzzzzzzzZZZzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZzzzzz
DID YOU KNOW BOYHOOD TOOK 12 YEARS TO FILM? AND THAT OUR MAIN CHARACTER TOOK 12 YEARS TO BECOME AN ASSHOLE? AND THAT IT TOOK 12 YEARS FOR PATRICIA ARQUETTE TO REALIZE SHE WAS A TERRIBLE MOTHER? AND THAT IT TOOK 12 YEARS FOR ETHAN HAWKE TO REALIZE HE REALLY THREW HIS LIFE AWAY BY SLACKING OFF AND NOT BEING A GOOD FATHER? AND SO ON AND SO FORTH AND ONTO MY NEXT POST…
Here we go. I'm going to get a lot of flack for this. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and X-Men: Days of Future Past were all critically acclaimed blockbusters…and were all completely blown out of proportion by fans and critics alike. While none of them were bad movies, per say, they were in no means that special either.
I was terrified of The Babadook until I actually watched The Babadook. If that makes any sense at all.
I wish I remembered Joe… I liked it and thought it was decent in the moment, but thinking back on it, I can only remember the earlier Matthew McConaughey version called Mud. Hell, the same kid was in both movies!!
I'm sorry, but due to my sister, I… I… (I feel like Squidward being unable to say his apology to Spongebob aloud here) I…oh, hell, I happen to enjoy One Direction's music (THERE, I SAID IT), and thus, their concert movie, Where We Are, was definitely worth my time. As it was a concert movie, though, and had no plot, it therefore ranks below most of the other movies I saw from 2014.
Jersey Boys and American Sniper, Clint Eastwood's decent efforts from 2014, were enjoyable and (from what I can tell) faithful adaptations of their source material, while being a bit under par from his normal quality output. Jersey Boys had the perk of being partly shot and set in the town next to mine (though maybe being associated with Belleville, NJ, is really not that much of a perk at all), and who can beat the music of the Four Seasons? American Sniper was certainly emotionally draining, but it was in no way worth all of its hype or derision at all. That being said, Bradley Cooper's chest deserves its own Oscar category.
Annabelle was a fairly straight-forward horror movie in terms of plot and character archetypes. That being said, it certainly had me on the edge of my seat at times and even caused me to yell out loud in the theater. As a lover of Mad Men, I loved the film's setting. And after seeing the immensely superior Rosemary's Baby for the first time a week or so later, I could tell that much of the film's aesthetic and setting owed itself to Polanski's seminal film. My only major complaint, which is actually my only complaint with Annabelle's 2013's predecessor, The Conjuring, a movie I absolutely loved, was that the Annabelle doll was just too damn scary – absurdly so – before even getting possessed!! It was laughable to me that no one in either movie questioned why any doll like this should even exist, let alone be allowed to reside in someone's house – AND IN A BABY'S ROOM, AT THAT!
The music was the best part of The Theory of Everything. Sorry, Eddie. You did a good job, but your movie just felt like an alternate take on A Beautiful Mind.
Ida: beautifully shot, subtly acted, and almost silent. I like when modern films are shot in black and white, and along with The Grand Budapest Hotel, this was the second film I saw that was shot at a 1:33 aspect ratio. And plot-wise, what could be better than a Polish nun-in-training learning that she's actually Jewish from her Communist official aunt?
Apart from a strange modern coda that didn't really fit the rest of the movie, Dracula Untold was an exciting, medieval actioner with vampires that actually lived up to their mythological reputation. Is it bad that I enjoyed this box-office flop much more than the "Big Four" blockbusters that I mentioned above. Is there something wrong with me, or everyone else?
I definitely cried at The Fault In Our Stars and thought there was genuine chemistry between Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, even though I could barely stand a chapter of John Green's book. I guess that says something about the acting, no?
The Imitation Game: very good World War II biopic the first time, a bit tedious and preachy the second. More on this in my later post.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies was at times the most entertaining of the three Hobbit monstrosities and also – by FAR – the most offensive. Nothing in the Star Wars prequels, not even Jar Jar Binks, is as absurd as Legolas (might I remind you that Legolas HAS NO RIGHT EVEN BEING IN THESE MOVIES!!) defying gravity in slow motion to run up falling rocks mid-fight as if they were a staircase.
I love James McAvoy normally. I REALLY love James McAvoy as a psycho, vulgar, druggy Nicolas-Cage-in-Bad-Lieutenant police detective. Jim Broadbent and Imogen Poots also make Filth a film that is definitely worth seeing, if for sheer shock value.
Overall, I wasn't too impressed by the plot of Nightcrawler, BUT Jake Gyllenhaal made up for the script's shortcomings with a performance for the ages. His gaunt, sunken, wraith-like Leo Bloom is the 2010s' version of De Niro's Travis Bickle, except even more reprehensible.
Intersteller was a much longer, mainstream version of Danny Boyle's superior Sunshine, one of my favorite movies from recent years, though going in, I expected it to be a lot worse than it actually wound up being. I thought most of it was completely preposterous, especially the end, but the acting, visuals, and music sold the movie as a whole for me. And is it just me, or am I the only one who can't take Matt Damon seriously? I know he was Jason Bourne and all, but all of his Jimmy Kimmel appearances are too much for me to handle. So the big reveal/cameo/twist with Damon made me laugh, not gasp.
Sunshine & Interstellar
Can they make a mid-quel to a film that's already a prequel, mid-quel, and sequel to another film? Because I think Eva Green's Artemisia NEEDS her own movie. Most of 300: Rise of an Empire was pretty mediocre, the expected stylized schlock of the first 300, but there's a reason this was close to being in my top 10 for the year.
Snowpiercer is one of the more bizarre but welcome additions to the science fiction genre, and totally worth downloading late one summer night last year. Tilda Swinton makes the movie, in case you haven't heard by now. And poor Chris Evans can't catch a break with cold substances… first Sunshine, then Captain America, now Snowpiercer…
Mitt was a great 22nd birthday present, so thank you, Netflix. For anyone interested in politics, whether you're a Republican, Democrat, or independent, this documentary was an intimate portrait of a man running for President, and, in stark contrast to how he carried himself outwardly during the 2012 election, it actually showed that Mitt Romney was a man.
A quarter of the way through The Lego Movie, I was seriously confused about all the hype. Halfway through, I was enjoying it but only thought it a cute little Disney knockoff, a Wreck-It Ralph-lite. Three quarters, and I was eating my words, mind completely blown. Please, experience it for yourself. The ending is so worth the time and enduring that annoying song.
If Tom Hardy had simply used the Welsh accent he used in Locke as his voice for Bane in the awful The Dark Knight Rises, then he would have been absolutely terrifying, not the Darth Sean Connery laughing stock he wound up being. Also, to have an entire film set in a car and consist of only close ups of a single actor's face, his dashboard phone menu, and of the exterior of his car, and STILL be as engaging and as morally profound as Locke says something about Hardy's acting and the film's writing.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virture of Ignorance) is a gimmick. But, unlike Boyhood, it is a gimmick that actually works, though I enjoyed it significantly less the second time viewing it. If the film were not shot as if it were done in a single take, the movie would of course be lessened, but its acting is still superb enough to carry it past its cinematography.
Selma, a movie I expected to be super preachy, would up being one of the best historical dramas I've seen in a while, and apart from the mention of Ferguson in the end credits' song (my one complaint about the movie), it remained pretty apolitical the entire time. Oyelowo, Wilkinson, and Roth were all eerily close to their historical counterparts.
The Grand Budapest Hotel is not my favorite Wes Anderson movie (that probably goes to Rushmore or Moonrise Kingdom), but it is his most lavish and grand and possibly his most zany, and fairly perfect in its composition (literally), and it certainly deserves all the praise it's been getting.
I miss Roger Ebert. I didn't agree with him politically really at all, and even disagreed with him on a number of film reviews, but he was my go-to movie critic, as I'm sure he was for millions of others, before a movie came out, and if he didn't like a movie, he was usually in the majority. Life Itself is a must see doc. It is terribly sad at times but also incredibly life-affirming and uplifting, and overall one of the most wonderful films I've seen in a long time.
Very few things have ever made me laugh as much as the end credits sequence of 22 Jump Street. Add in Ice Cube's explosion during dinner and Channing Tatum's realization over why Ice Cube was so angry, and you get my favorite comedy of the year. Yes, it was better than the first movie. By a lot.
A movie that can elicit anger that hurts my stomach, shock that makes me yell out loud, and triumphant joy that makes me jump out of my seat is something special. Whiplash is that type of movie.
Gone Girl lived up to its expectations, which was a thriller about bad people in an awful marriage doing twisted things to one another. I read the book after seeing the movie and Fincher and the film's cast really did do the book justice. And I really hope Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris references how his dalliance with a woman did not exactly end too well here…
I did not have any more fun seeing a movie in 2014 than when I saw Edge of Tomorrow in theaters over the summer. What could have been another crappy, forgettable, video gamey, generic science fiction/alien invasion/action/disaster movie wound up being an emotional, well-acted, and surprisingly hilarious and fresh take on the genre. This Groundhog Day-meets-Starship Troopers-meets-Minority Report mashup reaffirmed that Tom Cruise can be a very good actor when given good material, and that badass female characters are so much cooler than badass male characters. If Eva Green was awesome in the mediocre 300 sequel, Emily Blunt was incredible in a film that will actually be remembered in a few years!
– Flipp
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A Film Curmudgeon's Lament: or, How I Saw "Guardians of the Galaxy" and Didn't Really Care For It
August 7, 2014 Flipp	Leave a comment
I guess, subconsciously, my goal in life is to become as close to New York Post film critic Kyle Smith as possible.
I saw a little movie called Guardians of the Galaxy yesterday morning, and following my recent trend of completely not caring for a movie that almost everyone else – critics, film buffs, and the average moviegoer alike – has loved and praised, I left the theater neither moved nor disappointed by the film that has a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
There is a point toward the end of the movie where deep-voiced, hooded, staff-wielding supervillain Ronan (which is all I can remember about him) raises his arms mockingly and asks a crowd of scared spectators something along the lines of "This is it? Your guardians of the galaxy?" and I found myself agreeing with him completely.
Really? This is the best blockbuster of the summer? What I've seen in headlines referred to as "Marvel's Most Important Movie"?
I just don't get it.
Now, I didn't hate Guardians of the Galaxy. I can't even say I disliked it. I laughed at some of Rocket's lines, and generally appreciated Drax the Destroyer and his inability to understand metaphors, and immensely enjoyed that one Jackson Pollock reference…
But I did not care about the plot. About the race of Xandarians or whatever that Ronan was supposedly going to wipe out. I didn't care about Benicio Del Toro's cameo as The Collector, which tied into Thor 2 and I'm guessing ties into The Avengers 2 and other upcoming Marvel movies, and I didn't care about the forced love story between Chris Pratt's Peter Quill/Star Lord and Zoe Saldana's Gamora. And then, once the film erupted into an excess of explosions and lasers and CGI ships and dizzying maneuvers in the climactic battle to board Ronan's ship, my brain kinda-sorta just checked out.
In this regard, Guardians of the Galaxy might as well have been titled Star Trek 3, as it felt exactly like J. J. Abrams' reimagined, spectacle-filled, and ultimately soulless Star Trek, only this time with some Star Wars-esque clothing and sets. Chris Pine- I mean, Pratt's womanizing, goofy scoundrel, Zoe Saldana as a hard-ass with a soft spot for said roguish space adventurers, an alien whose humor comes from not being able to understand human emotions and insinuations, and the growling, brooding, cookie-cutter alien of a supervillain out to disintegrate planets for some unknown or boring reason…need I go on? I can only PRAY Star Wars VII is not this generic.
Overall, Guardians of the Galaxy ties into my slight (and I mean slight) disdain with Marvel's Cinematic Universe, which, while having a remarkable track record of producing a string of decent-to-good films without any major bombs, is all about the end game rather than the movies being made and released "in the moment." Because Marvel has mapped out its movies for the next ten or so years, each movie released is somehow meant to tie into one, two, or five movies down the road. While admittedly cool to see coherence and a broad sense of continuity between films, as well as all the character crossovers and inside jokes and references to other films, it gets a little tiresome when you realize that none of the films can really stand on their own, and that when you do watch, say, The Avengers in the objective context that five or six other films had built up to this point, you're almost guaranteed to think "Wait, that's it? After ALL that?" Yes, these movies are all enjoyable on a superficial level, but think how much deeper they would be if focus were put on each individual film that together naturally build to a crossover film. This crossover would then serve as a compliment to the films that preceded it rather than the end goal of the franchise. Maybe DC can do what Marvel has been unable to– Oh wait. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
As for my dwindling taste in movies, let me not stop with Guardians of the Galaxy. Just so people reading this post are even more upset with me, I will admit that this is the third highly-praised film that I have felt "meh" about in the last month alone. Guardians follows in the footsteps of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Boyhood (both also over 90% fresh on RT), but I would honestly say that I enjoyed Guardians a lot more than the latter two.
So… Am I just wrong? Or is everyone else wrong? Either way, I feel cursed, like I somehow found a chest full of Aztec gold that makes me indifferent to current universally-acclaimed movies.
All I know is that next time I decide to go to the movies, before I step foot into the theater, I need someone to ask me, " Is spending $12 or $7 or even $1 worth it for a movie that will most likely disappoint you?" and then hit me if I answer "Yes." Please and thank you. You will forever have my gratitude.
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I liked Edinburgh a little more than Glasgow, although I couldn't say why exactly. All the people we encountered in Scotland were friendly and the food was great.
The shops,(great bookstores) the pubs, cafes and just the city in general.
Walking through the city with my husband and stopping occasionally for tea.
One of the pubs we ate at had really good food and a guy came in with a set of bagpipes and just started taking requests from the dinner guests. That was really cool.


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The beauty and efficiency of Angular JS that leads to world-class game development
In digital game development, there are many great software tools available for the developers, such as Ruby and Python etc. However, the basic of all these is HTML and Java Script. We can categorize the games in several manners and the development of each of the games category is different. While computer games with great 3-D animation involve a whole lot of resources, there are certain games, which are developed with simple gaming software. Similarly, the present day craze -table and card games involve some specialized software tools, such as Angular JS.
Advantages of Angular JS in game Development
AngularJS, popularly known as Angular is a philosophy that believes that declarative programming is used best for connecting various software components and building excellent user interfaces. When declarative programming is couple with imperative programming, which is ideal for defining the application's business logic, the result is amazing.The combined framework adapts and extends the traditional HTML programming to disseminate dynamic content via a two-way data-binding technique. This enables automatic synchronization of the software models and the views, improving testability and performance. To summarize, here are the prime benefits of Angular JS in the overall development process.
It enables adding a robust testing framework, which eventually ensures flawless gaming experience.
The development team can better the entire process of coordination and focus on all the aspects of the game as it enables adding code modularity.
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3/17 at 12:57 p.m. Christopher Alan, 47, of Massachusetts Avenue, South Portland, was issued a summons on U.S. Route 1 by Officer Derek Lucas on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release.
3/18 at 9:58 a.m. Clifford J. Warren, 27, Cannon Road, Skowhegan, was issued a summons on U.S. Route 1 by Officer Shawn Miles on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license.
3/13 at 7:36 p.m. Brush fire at U.S. Route 1 and Portland Street.
3/14 at 9:03 p.m. Alarm call on Lafayette Street.
3/15 at 12:04 a.m. Structure fire on Ellen Circle.
Yarmouth emergency medical services responded to 13 calls from March 13-19.


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Availability: Monday to Saturday
Duration: up to 72 hours
Discover the Cathedral and its Crypt with an experienced guide
Reach the panoramic terrace and enjoy an amazing city view
Take advantage of the audio commentary on your smartphone
Don't miss the unique opportunity to visit the magnificent Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Crypt of Santa Reparata with a guide. Discover the panoramic north terrace, an exclusive scenic spot with direct access to Brunelleschi's famous Dome, from which you'll start to visit the Duomo Complex on your own guided by the audio commentary from a user-friendly app.
Discover the superb works of art preserved inside Florence Cathedral, such as Paolo Uccello's clock, Vasari's frescos and Bandinelli's marble choir. Reach one of the exclusive terraces, where you will experience the incredible sensation of being able to touch the city center and the wonderful hills surrounding it. You'll then continue the visit on your own climbing even higher, up to the magnificent Dome, without any additional queue. Take in the center of Florence from its highest building!
Your ticket also grants you access to the other monuments of the Cathedral Complex within 72 hours from the day booked. Visit Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistery and the Opera del Duomo Museum at your own pace, guided by the app on your smartphone.
If you choose the option with lunch you'll end your wonderful experience in the best way with a Tuscan lunch at a historic restaurant in the heart of the characteristic Medicean district, close to the Cathedral Square.
Assistance at the meeting point
Guided tour of the Cathedral and Crypt (1 hour)
72h entrance ticket to the Duomo Complex
Tour app for the self-guided visit
Typical Tuscan lunch - drinks not included (if selected upon purchase)
Piazza di San Giovanni 7, 50123 Florence FI, Italy
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Participants must be provided with their own smartphone and download the app before the tour. The app code and the skip-the-line tickets will be delivered at the meeting points
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Access to the Dome, the Campanile and the Museum is not allowed with bulky bags and backpacks. The cloakroom is located near the ticket office
Number of steps to reach the top of each monument: Terraces 153; Terraces + Brunelleschi's Dome: 153 + 310; Giotto's Bell Tower 414
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About 50 homes in the old portion of Aspen Mobile Home Park off Centerville in Gardnerville were evacuated after the East Fork of the Carson River crested its banks 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Residents were directed to the gym side of the Douglas County Community Center, according to broadcast reports.
East Fork Fire District and Douglas County Sheriff's Office personnel went door to door to alert residents of the evacuations.
The mobile home park is located next to the river.
Another 20 homes have been identified as requiring evacuation near the river in Gardnerville. Kingslane Mobile Home Park will also be subject to evacuation.
The East Fork of the Carson River's peak flow at Markleeville occurred at about 5:45 p.m. and hit 9.36 feet, just short of major flood stage. That high water mark arrived in Gardnerville a short time later.
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Highway 395 from Lee Vining to the Nevada state line is closed due to flooding along the Walker River.
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Douglas County's Lake Tahoe schools will be closed on Monday, according to Superintendent Teri White.
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Gov. Brian Sandoval ordered that nonessential state employees affected by the weather should remain home.
Both Western Nevada College and the University of Nevada, Reno, are closed.
According to Liberty Utilities, 2,700 Lake Tahoe homes from Heavenly to Al Tahoe are without power due to a blown breaker at the South Tahoe substation, Troubleman on site and power estimated to return by 9:30 p.m.


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London Stock Exchange welcomes PureTech Health plc to the Main Market and to premium listing
PureTech, a science-driven healthcare company seeking to solve some of the toughest health challenges in disruptive ways, today commenced trading of its primary listed ordinary shares on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker PRTC.
PureTech's IPO raised $171 million (£108 million) in total at the Offer Price of 160 pence per Offer Share, giving the Company a market capitalisation of $574.8 million (£363.6 million) on Admission. PureTech intends to use the net proceeds of the Offer, together with a proportion of its existing cash resources, to drive its product candidates towards commercialisation and launch; invest in the development of new high impact product candidates; continue to operate the Group's corporate platform; and retain flexibility to respond to other funding requirements as they arise.
PureTech generates innovative ideas, rigorously tests them, and builds businesses around disruptive solutions with the aim to address significant unmet healthcare needs. The Company has a proactive, theme-driven approach to creating innovative healthcare solutions, typically rooted in academic research, together with a cross-disciplinary and creative group of leading experts. PureTech currently has 12 operating companies which are actively developing product candidates designed to address significant markets in healthcare.
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Jefferies International Limited acted as Global Coordinator, Sole Sponsor and Joint Bookrunner in relation to the Offer and Peel Hunt LLP acted as Joint Bookrunner. FTI Consulting acted as financial public relations adviser to the Company.


This was on the heels of eating at Thermidor, the new American restaurant in Mint Plaza, where the menu features a version of this once-popular dish. I haven't seen or even thought about chicken Kiev for at least 20 years. Thermidor's was a little different in that the pounded and rolled meat was filled with what looked like a thin layer of red peppers and as far as I could tell had no butter. If there was, it had seeped out long before the dish got to the table.
Yet it wasn't until the Mad Men episode, which takes place in 1964, that my memories of that dish flooded back. Then I recalled how in grade school I started making lunch for my family. Most times I just opened cans or made something quick, but on special occasions I made chicken Kiev. I made it dozens of times in the 1960s. Then after I went away to college, I introduced my family to artichokes and other ingredients we couldn't find in the Middle of Nowhere, Kansas.
How I first came across this recipe, and why I decided to try it, is lost in the vapors of time. But I distinctly remember buying a home deep fryer to speed the process, which also got me into the habit of deep frying parsley as a garnish. I remember relentlessly pounding the chicken breast and rolling the meat around tiny cubes of frozen butter and a generous sprinkling of chopped parsley, and sometimes some garlic. I breaded the chicken logs, first in an egg wash and then in cracker crumbs, then refrigerated them until ready to fry.
I knew I had done it right when, at the first cut, butter would shoot across the table, and the rest would flow onto the plate to create a sauce. I think I ended up with about a 50 percent average.
Still, that memory made me hungry to try it again. It seems like it's a dish ripe for revival.


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February 15 | Ekphrasis: Poetry & Art in Conversation
Ekphrasis: Poetry and Art in Conversation
February 15, 7-9 pm
Ekphrasis is a Greek word for poetry about art. This event takes its inspiration from that word in pairing poets with visual artists. Five poets have been writing about five artists' work for the last few months. Come hear their poems and see the art that inspired it on display. Join us on Thursday, February 15 for this reading and pop-up gallery and a panel discussion with the artists.
Matthew Landrum holds an MFA from Bennington College. His poems and translations have recently appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, AGNI, Clarion Review, and Pusteblume. His chapbook The Homeland –– Translations from the German of Katharina Müller was published by Coldhub Press in 2017.
Christina Kallery has been previously published in Failbetter, Rattle, The Hiram Poetry Review, The MacGuffin, Poetry Motel and other publications. She holds a BA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Michigan and recently moved to New York from the Detroit area.
Christine Darragh is a poet, bookbinder, and design consultant. Her work has appeared in Structo Magazine and Topology Magazine. She lives in Ann Arbor.
Marlin M. Jenkins was born and raised in Detroit and is a poetry student in University of Michigan's MFA program. His writings have been given homes by The Collagist, The Journal, Word Riot, and The Offing, among others. You can find him online at marlinmjenkins.tumblr.com and @Marlin_Poet.
Ronica (Bhattacharya) Dhar was born in Southfield, raised in Troy, and recently returned to Detroit after a dozen years in New York. She authored Bijou Roy (St. Martin's, 2010), a novel set partially in Michigan. Her tiny collection of palm-in-the-hand stories titled Textiles is available at Signal-Return.
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Michelle (Entymologist)
Angelo Sherman (Painter)
Mandisa Smith (Textile)
Justin Milhouse (Photographer)
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Nicolae Opopol () a fost un medic-igienist, doctor habilitat în medicină, profesor universitar, membru corespondent al Academiei de Științe a Moldovei.

Copilărie și educație
Descendent din satul Bîrnova, raionul Ocnița, s-a născut la 9 februarie 1938 în familia lui Ion și Parascovia Opopol, simpli țărani cu 8 copii. Își petrece copilăria și își face studiile de școală în satul natal.

După absolvirea școlii de 7 ani, în 1952, este înmatriculat la Școala de Felceri și Moașe din orașul Bălți, secția Felceri Sanitari. În 1955 a fost încadrat în câmpul muncii ca felcer sanitar al sectorului medical rural din Catranîc, raionul Fălești, apoi în 1958 este transferat în satul Dîngeni, Ocnița.

Își face studiile, din 1960, la , facultatea Medicină Preventivă. Fiind student eminent, s-a încadrat în cercetările științifice. Aceste aptitudini le prelungește la Institutul Moldovenesc de Cercetări Științifice în Igienă și Epidemiologie - IMCȘIE (Chișinău), unde este încadrat ca cercetător științific superior în secția Igienă.

Carieră
Pe parcursul anilor 1967-1970 a realizat primul program științific consacrat estimării stării de nutriție a populației din mediul rural și susține teza de doctor în medicină, aprobată de CSA a URSS în l971.

Conform necesităților practice ale republicii, în octombrie 1971 a fost transferat în funcție de șef secție Igienă a Stației Sanitaro-Epidemiologice Chișinău, iar în 1972 a fost numit medic-șef al acestei instituții.

Fiind pasionat de activitatea științifică, în 1975 Opopol revine la IMCȘIE, unde, un an mai târziu, organizează un grup științific de cercetare cu activitate prin autogestiune. În același an a fost înmatriculat la Facultatea Internațională de Sănătate Publică a Institutului Central de Perfecționare a Medicilor din Moscova, pe care o absolvește în 1977.

În 1978, în IMCȘIE, organizează laboratorul Toxicologia Alimentară și este numit șef al acestuia. În 1988 este transferat la Institutul de Cercetări Științifice în Medicina Preventivă și Clinică, în funcție de șef secție Igienă.

În 1991, Opopol susține teza de doctor habilitat în medicină în cadrul Consiliului Științific al Institutului Alimentației al AȘM a URSS. În 1992 este ales șef catedră Igienă și Epidemiologie a FPM, a USMF "Nicolae Trestemițanu", iar în 1994 i se conferă titlul științifico-didactic de profesor universitar. În 1995 este ales membru corespondent al Academiei de Științe a Moldovei.

Pe parcursul anilor 1995-2003, Nicolae Opopol a activat în funcție de prim-vicedirector general al Centrului Național Științifico-Practic de Medicină Preventivă și adjunct al medicului-șef sanitar al Republicii Moldova, resposabil de supravegherea sanitară preventivă și curentă din țară și de sectorul științific. În aceeași perioadă de timp a deținut funcția de șef catedră.

Din 2003 devine șef titular al catedrei Igienă și Epidemiologie a FPM a USMF "Nicolae Trestemițanu", activând concomitent în funcție de colaborator științific principal al secției Monitoring Socio-igienic a CNȘPMP. Din 1992 până în prezent este specialist principal al Ministerului Sănătății al RM. Tot din același an până în prezent este președinte al Consiliului Coordonator al Societății științifice a igieniștilor din Republica Moldova.

Direcția științifică de bază a profesorului Nicolae Opopol este sănătatea publică. În decursul activității sale științifice, în calitate de savant a publicat circa 250 de lucrări, inclusiv 6 monografii. A pregătit patru doctori și un doctor habilitat în medicină, continuă să îndrumeze doctoranzii. A condus colectivele de redacție a multor culegeri de lucrări științifice în igienă și în epidemiologie.

A organizat numeroase conferințe științifice în problema sănătății în relație cu mediul ambiant și a participat la importante conferințe și simpozioane republicane și internaționale.

Afilieri
A fost membru al Senatului și al Consiliului Științific al USMF "Nicolae Trestemițanu" și a două Consilii specializate de susținere a tezelor de doctor habilitat în medicină. A fost președinte al Comisiei de experți în Medicina Socială și Managementul Sanitar, Igienă și Epidemiologie a CNAA al RM, președinte al Comisiei metodice de profil în Igienă a MS a RM, președinte al Comisiei de Atestare a Igieniștilor etc. A fost membru al consiliilor de redacție a două reviste științifice din țară și a două reviste științifice din afara Moldovei.

Premii și distincții
Pentru merite deosebite în activitatea medicală, științifică și didactică este menționat cu:
insigna Eminent al Ocrotririi Sănătății (1968)
medalia "Za doblesnii trud" (1971)
medalia "Veteran truda" (1986)
Diploma de Onoare a Prezidiului Suprem al RSSM (1988)
ordinul Gloria Muncii (1997)
Certificatul de Înaltă Apreciere a Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății (2002)
Diploma Prezidiului AȘM pentru monografia editată (2003)
diplome de onoare ale Ministerului Sănătății

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Bibliografie
 Ababii, Ion. Nicolae Opopol 75 de ani. In: Curierul medical, Vol. 56, nr. 1, 2013, pp. 85.
 Ababii, Ion. Nicolae Opopol. Sănătatea în relație cu factorii exogeni, care o determină [alocuțiune aniversară] -70. In: Savanți-medici iluștri. Chișinău: Medicina, 2008. 78 p.
 Ghidirim, Gh. (red.), et al. Membrii secției de științe medicale. Activitatea științifică și managerială 60 de ani de la fondarea Academiei de Științe a Moldovei. Chișinău: Tipografia Academiei de Științe a Moldovei, 2006. 221 p. ISBN 978-9975-62-030-7
 Friptuleac, Grigore. Profesorul universitar, dr. habilitat, membru-corespondent al AȘM, Nicolae Opopol – la 75 ani. Anale științifice ale IP Universitatea de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie "Nicolae Testemițanu". Zilele Universității, 16-18 octombrie 2013 Chișinău, 2013, Vol. 2, pp. 5-8. ISBN 978-9975-118-04-0
 Friptuleac, Grigor. Nicolae Opopol 70 ani. In: Curierul medical, nr. 1, 2008, P. 73.

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