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Allscripts Enables EHR Customers To Send Data To Payers
Deal with analytics firm Inovalon designed to relieve burden on providers while enabling online feedback from health plans.
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Allscripts, a leading EHR vendor, and Inovalon, which supplies a wide range of data and analytics to health plans, have entered an agreement that enables users of Allscripts' ambulatory EHRs to send their clinical data to payers via Inovalon and receive patient-level analyses of the data in return.
This is the second major deal announced this year that facilitates data sharing between providers and health plans. Ambulatory EHR vendor Greenway, insurer Florida Blue, and Availity, a national health information network, announced last spring that they'd begun enabling Greenway clients to send clinical data to Florida Blue and to receive back patient care summaries based on claims and other data.
Although Inovalon didn't reveal which payers were interested in receiving Allscripts data, it serves hundreds of plans that together cover about half of the insured population, according to Keith Dunleavy, president and CEO of the company.
Inovalon aggregates claims, lab, pharmacy, durable medical equipment, functional status and patient demographic data for the payers, Dunleavy told InformationWeek Healthcare. For the past decade, Inovalon has also been collecting clinical data from providers for its health plan customers, he said. Most of that information has been manually abstracted from paper charts. But during the past five years, an increasing amount of the information has come from EHRs. With the permission of providers, he said, Inovalon has garnered "raw data" from their EHRs using a combination of export and "screen scraping" methods.
[ Doctor profile info all in one place? Read more: Doctor Profile Data Exchange In Works. ]
The Allscripts deal provides a higher level of sophistication, allowing Inovalon to take advantage of interfaces between Allscripts' EHRs and the back-end system of Inovalon, which is connected to the systems of its health plan customers.
"When a provider or provider group authorizes the integration, they don't have to do any more work onsite," Dunleavy said. "The back end [of Inovalon] handles the rest, coordinating the data exchanges for the providers."
Asked why physicians should be interested in providing clinical data to health plans -- their traditional antagonists -- Dunleavy listed several reasons, including:
-- Regulatory compliance. Providers have to submit clinical data regularly to meet payer requirements, including processes related to claims audits, claims integrity and quality assessment.
-- HEDIS chart reviews. Every plan collects HEDIS data, which is required by most state insurance departments, as well as by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for government-funded managed care plans.
-- Risk adjustment. Public and private payers increasingly pay providers under risk-adjusted models that require documentation of risk scores.
-- Shared risk arrangements. Many plans and providers are entering these deals, which require the exchange of clinical and claims data to succeed.
With automatic data extraction from EHRs, Dunleavy said, most of the burden on providers to supply the requisite data for these purposes disappears, "because it's all done in the background."
Allscripts struck the deal with Inovalon to provide value to its customers, said Faisal Mushtaq, GM of the company's payer and life sciences division, in an interview. Through the partnership, he said, Allscripts customers can offer payers the "depth and breadth of clinical data that is essential to payers doing a good job. At the same time, the payers can provide insights back to providers so they can do their job more effectively around their payer contracts. So under this agreement, we were able to add tremendous value to providers and make their lives easier."
The insights that providers can receive are related to issues such as risk score management (essential to risk adjustment) and patient care gaps, which should be addressed to improve outcomes, he said. Although health plans send physician practices profiles of their cost and quality performance now, he noted, they're usually outdated because they're based primarily on claims. The back-end interface between Allscripts and the payer systems, he said, will speed up the feedback while supplying more detailed data for the health plans to work with.
In fact, Dunleavy said, the partners are aiming to provide near-real-time feedback to physicians when plan members visit. Triggered by, say, an eligibility check at the front desk, the data analyses could flow back to the practice within minutes, he said.
The use of the patient data is authorized by the health plans and covered under HIPAA's provision for health plan operations, he added. Inovalon also has a business associate agreement with Allscripts, as required by HIPAA.
Faisal noted that this is not the first arrangement that Allscripts has made that involves its customers sending clinical data to health plans. It has several direct payer relationships and most of them include interfaces with those plans' back-end systems, he said. These agreements help providers and payers interact beneficially in areas like prior authorization, pharmacy benefit management, and quality improvement.
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Víctor Martínez-Simancas García Alicante (España),  - Madrid (España), . Militar español.
Participó  en la Guerra Civil Española y estuvo presente en los acontecimientos que desencadenaron en la independencia de Marruecos y Argelia.
De una amplia formación intelectual, a lo largo de su vida militar,  también pudo desarrollar sus aficiones de conferenciante, pintor y jinete.

Biografía
Nació en el seno de una familia de larga tradición militar. Era hijo del coronel de Infantería Julián Martínez-Simancas Ximénez y de Carmen García Pérez; nieto del farmacéutico militar Víctor Martínez Jiménez y
del comandante de Infantería Bernardino García García; hermano del general de división Julián Martínez-Simancas García y del químico y farmacéutico Luis Martínez-Simancas García; sobrino por parte de padre del también general de división Víctor Martínez Simancas y sobrino -por parte de madre- del coronel de Infantería Antonio García Pérez y del capitán de Infantería Fausto García Pérez. Padre del periodista Rafael Martínez-Simancas Sánchez

Los primeros años de su vida transcurrieron en Toledo, donde su padre estaba destinado. Allí realizó los estudios de
primera enseñanza, trasladándose posteriormente a Madrid para cursar el bachillerato elemental. Llevado por el
ambiente familiar intentó a los trece años el ingreso en el Ejército, pero la Reforma militar de Manuel Azaña más conocida como Ley Azaña (1931) se lo impidió.
Volvió al Instituto donde terminó el bachillerato superior  y se matriculó en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Granada en 1932.

Guerra Civil
Sus estudios universitarios fueron interrumpidos por el estallido de la Guerra Civil Española. El 5 de agosto de 1936, con diecinueve años, ingresó como soldado voluntario en el Batallón de Cazadores del Serrallo n.º 8, en Ceuta, siendo destinado a la Compañía de Ametralladoras. En enero de 1937 fue admitido en la Academia de Alféreces Provisionales de Xauen, de la cual era su padre director. Al término de los estudios en 1939, fue promovido al empleo de alférez provisional de Caballería. Presto servicio en diferentes Grupos de Fuerzas Regulares Indígenas.
En enero de 1939 participó en la batalla de Valsequillo (Córdoba). En mayo de 1939 fue ascendido a teniente con carácter provisional, coincidiendo este hecho con la muerte de su padre en Tetuán el 9 de julio.

Años 40
En 1940 pidió permiso para trasladarse a Granada para reanudar sus estudios de medicina. Pero los acontecimientos que se estaban desarrollando en Tánger le obligaron a volver a su destino de la Mehal-la Jalifiana de Tetuán en junio de 1940, para entrar a formar parte de la columna que ocupó la ciudad de Tánger, bajo el mando del Coronel Antonio Yuste Segura, hecho que acabaría con el régimen internacional de la ciudad.
En 1942 ingresa en la Academia de Caballería en Valladolid, donde inicia sus estudios para ascender a Teniente, empleo que consigue en 1943.

Uno de los destinos que tuvo en esta década fue la designación como agregado a la Sección Política de la Delegación de Asuntos Indígenas donde lleva a cabo varias comisiones de servicio, como Interventor. Es nombrado Interventor de Asuntos locales de Yebala y pide dos meses de permiso para seguir sus estudios de medicina en Cádiz. Durante su estancia el 18 de agosto, se produjo la explosión de un polvorín de la Armada en Cádiz de 1947 que le hiere gravemente y es trasladado al hospital de Tetuán donde permaneció hasta el 14 de octubre. Fue condecorado por su labor humanitaria de auxiliar en el trágico accidente, a pesar de resultar herido.

Años 50
Contrae matrimonio con María Victoria Sánchez de Nogués y Gallardo, hija del capitán de Infantería Rafael Sánchez Gallardo, con la que tendrá tres hijos. Profesionalmente es nombrado Vicecónsul de España en Casablanca, en Fez y en Argel. En 1958 es destinado a Ceuta, como Jefe de la Central de la Comisión de Estudios del Alto Estado Mayor y es ascendido a comandante de Caballería.

Años 60
Formó parte de los servicios de inteligencia destinados en el Norte de África. A partir de 1965 participa como Redactor-Corresponsal de la Revista "R.E.S" (Recreo Educativo del Soldado), al igual que lo hiciera su tío Antonio García Pérez en 1913 con la Revista del Soldado. Asiste al curso de especialización de Carros de Combate para Jefes de Caballería. Fue Ayudante de Campo de S.M. el rey Hassan II de Marruecos durante la visita del monarca a España. En 1967 es ascendido a Teniente Coronel de Caballería.

Años 70
Es nombrado ponente para la redacción de "El libro del Soldado", llevado a cabo por la Dirección General de Instrucción y Enseñanza. También escribió en periódicos, como en el diario El Faro de Ceuta, redactó cuentos y participó en diversas conferencias.  En 1972, con el empleo de teniente coronel, asume el mando del Grupo Nómada III y se traslada a la Agrupación de Tropas Nómadas del Sahara. En 1973 facilitó la expedición al entomólogo Salvador Peris Torres, por el Noroeste del Territorio del Sahara,  y formó parte de la Comisión Militar del Sector del Sáhara que fue recibida en Audiencia por el entonces Príncipe Juan Carlos.

En 1974 es ascendido a coronel y designado para el Mando de la Unidad de Equitación y Remonta en Madrid y es nombrado para llevar a cabo la redacción del Proyecto del Reglamento "Orientaciones para el Combate en el Desierto". Al mando de esta Unidad termina su carrera militar, al fallecer en Madrid el 5 de noviembrede1975.

Condecoraciones, Recompensas, Distintivos y Cursos
 Medalla de la Campaña (1939)
 Cruz Roja del Mérito Militar (1939).
 Cruz de Guerra (1939).
 Distintivo de Regulares de Infantería con dos barras rojas (1942).
 Adición de una barra roja al Distintivo de Regulares de Caballería (1946).
 Medalla de África sin pasador (1947).
 Adición de una barra roja al Distintivo de Regulares de Caballería (1947).
 Medalla de la Paz de Marruecos (1948).
 Insignia de Oficial de la Orden de la Mehdauia (1948).
 Adición barra roja al Distintivo de Regulares de Caballería (1950).
 Medalla de la Vieja Guardia (1950)
 Cruz de la Orden de Cisneros (1954).
 Distintivo al Mérito Interventor (1954).
 Cruz de la Orden de San Hermenegildo (1960).
 Título y Distintivo del curso de Especialista de Carro de Combate (1965).
 Cruz de 2.ª clase de la Orden del Mérito Militar con Distintivo Blanco (1966).
 Distintivo del Alto Estado Mayor (1968).
 Placa de la Orden de San Hermenegildo (1969).
 Encomienda de la Orden de Uisam Alauita de Marruecos (1971).

Bibliografía
El Protectorado español en Marruecos: repertorio biográfico y emocional. Dirección José Manuel Guerrero Acosta. Bilbao: Iberdrola, 2015, pp. 481. D.L. B.1019-2015
 La vida dos veces: biografía de Víctor Martínez-Simancas García. Guerrero Acosta, José Manuel. Estudios Especializados,S.L., 2014
 La vida en las palabras. Martínez-Simancas, Concha. colab. Rafael Martínez-Simancas Sánchez, [Madrid]: Estudios Especializados, S.A., 2012
Pérez Frías, Pedro Luis. La vida que fue: Antonio García Pérez un intelectual militar olvidado. [Madrid] : Estudios Especializados S.L, 2015. ISBN 9788461741182. pp.48

Referencias

Militares de España del siglo XX
Militares de la guerra civil española sublevados
Caballeros con placa de la Orden de San Hermenegildo
Coroneles de España
Condecorados con la cruz de la Orden de Cisneros
Nacidos en Alicante
Fallecidos en Madrid

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What is a laser?
The term "laser" is an acronym that stands for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation". Laser light is a form of non-ionizing radiation. Laser equipment produces and amplifies light that has unique properties that cannot be produced any other way. The light that it produces is monochromatic - it is composed of one single colour at a specific wavelength. Laser radiation can be generated in different parts of the spectrum - ultraviolet (UV), visible light, and infrared (IR).
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What are examples of lasers that are used in health care facilities?
A wide variety of lasers are used in health care facilities. The type of laser depends on the purpose of use. Lasers can be used as knives or probes and for imaging techniques. For example, laser knives can make cuts that do not bleed. They can be used to smooth skin wrinkles or remove skin moles, cysts, tattoos, spider veins, and so forth. Some commonly used lasers are given in the following table.
Commonly Used Lasers in Health Care
Radiation Type/Wavelength in
Nanometres (nm)
Examples of Application
Carbon dioxide (gas laser) Infrared/ 10,600 Surgery: Incision and excision by vaporization
Argon (gas laser) Visible, blue/ 488 Sealing blood vessels in retina, plastic surgery
Argon (gas laser)
Visible, green/ 514 Sealing blood vessels in retina, plastic surgery
Krypton KPT 532 (gas laser) Visible, green/ 532 Surgery: Cutting, coagulation, and vaporization of tissues
Nd:YAG* (continuous wave - solid state laser) Infrared/ 1,064 General surgery
Nd:YAG* (Q-switched - solid state laser) Visible, red/ 632 Ophthalmology: cutting tissues
Helium-Neon (gas laser) Visible, red/ 632 Alignment: for aiming invisible beams
Ruby (solid state laser) Visible, red/ 694 Plastic surgery, Dermatology: Destroying tissues
Rhodamine 6G Dye (Tunable - dye laser) Visible/ 570-650 Treatment of malignant tissues; red (630 nm) commonly used
*Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
What are the types of hazards found when using lasers?
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The CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z386-14: Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z136.3-2011: Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care and Z136.1-2014: Safe Use of Lasers
What are the eye hazards when using lasers?
The eye is the most vulnerable to injury from laser beam. The potential for injury depends on the power and wave length of the laser beam (light). Intense bright visible light makes us blink as a reflex reaction. This closing of the eye provides some degree of protection. However, visible laser light can be so intense that it can do damage faster than a blink of an eye. The invisible, infrared laser beam such as carbon dioxide (CO2) laser beam does not produce a bright light that would cause the blinking reflex or the pupil to constrict and, therefore, chances of injury are greater compared to visible light beam of equal intensity.
The location of the damage depends on the optical nature of the laser beam. Lasers in the visible light and near infrared range focus on retina. Therefore the injuries produced are retinal burns. The infrared radiation is absorbed in the cornea and may cause corneal damage and loss of vision.
What kind of eye protection should be used?
Every piece of laser equipment has built-in engineering controls such as protective housing, fail-safe interlocks, master switches, beam stops and attenuators (e.g., light absorbers) to prevent accidental exposure. However, eye protection is needed while using Class 3B or Class 4 type lasers to prevent harmful exposure from reflected and scattered laser beams.
The ability of eye wear to filter the laser beam is expressed in terms of optical density. Optical density, type of laser, and visibility required are all important factors in the selection of protective eye wear. Protective eye wear may not provide the same degree of protection for infrared as for visible light and ultraviolet laser beams. Goggles with side shields are preferred because they provide protection against back reflection and side entrance of stray laser beams.
Selection of Protective Eye Wear
Consult appropriate standards such as CSA Standard Z94.3.1-09 or American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z87.1 for guidance on selecting protective eye wear for your specific application.
Plastic versus glass lenses: Protective eye glasses typically are available with plastic lenses. Plastic lenses are light weight and can be molded into comfortable shapes. However, care is needed because they can be affected by heat, and/or UV radiation which can darken the lens or decrease its ability to absorb laser energy.
Alignment eye wear: This type of eye wear is used for low power visible laser beams. Alignment eye wear should not be worn during the operation of high power or invisible laser beams. Instead, safety eye wear that provides adequate protection should be worn.
What are the skin hazards and what protective clothing is needed?
The potential for skin damage depends on the type of laser, power of the laser beam, and the duration of exposure. The type of damage may range from localized reddening to charring and deep incision.
Protective clothing (gown, cap, mask), gloves, and safety eye wear may be required for working near a laser. Consult manufacturer's operating procedures and check with the laser safety officer to determine the specific needs for personal protective equipment and clothing.
What are the sources of fire hazard from lasers?
A fire can be started when laser beam or reflection of the beam strikes a combustible material such as rubber, plastic human tissues, paper products, skin treated with acetone and alcohol-based preparations, human hair, and intestinal gases. Fire hazards are of particular concern in oxygen-rich atmospheres when oxygen or when nitrous oxide is being used.
What are preventative measures for the fire hazard?
Train personnel to develop awareness about fire hazards and response procedures in case of laser fires.
Make sure that hot tip of the laser does not touch combustible items.
Maintain precise control of laser beam.
Eliminate surfaces which can reflect laser beam.
During surgery the laser beam should be in the stand-by position at all times except when the handpiece is in the hand of the surgeon.
Make sure that skin preparation solutions are fully vaporised before covering the area with surgical drapes.
Follow standard procedures in the event of fire or explosion.
What are some non-beam hazards?
Electrical hazards
Many lasers use high voltage and high current electrical power. The danger of electrical shock or electrocution arises when an untrained or unauthorized person tries to perform maintenance work without following the proper safety procedures. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z136.3 outlines electrical safety procedures applicable to laser equipment. Electrical safety requirements include the following:
Use proper grounding for metal parts of the laser equipment.
Label laser equipment with electrical rating, frequency and watts.
Prevent explosions in high pressure arc lamps and filament lamps.
Avoid contact with electrical components, including capacitors which can contain an electrical charge even after the power is turned off.
Ensure that combustible components of electrical circuit are short circuit tested.
Make sure that there is no electromagnetic interference between the laser equipment and other electrical equipment.
What are some elements of a laser safety program?
The ANSI Standard Z136.1 recommends a laser safety program for workplaces using class 3B or class 4 lasers. Following are the essential components of a laser safety program:
A written Laser Safety Policy.
Posting of warning signs.
Designation of the authority and responsibility for the evaluation and control of laser hazards to a Laser Safety Officer.
Management of incidents (near accidents) and accidents including reporting, investigation, analysis and remedial action.
Training and education of personnel involved in the use and maintenance of lasers.
Formation of Laser Safety Committee.
Establishment of a Quality Assurance Program including regular inspection of the laser equipment.
Presence of another person (buddy system) during maintenance work to provide first aid and to call for assistance in case of a injury or accident.
Replacement and periodic eye examinations (consult ANSI Standard Z136.3).
Engineering Controls
Local exhaust ventilation.
Fail safe methods (e.g., automatic shutters to protect the users eyes from reflected laser beam).
Lock and key to prevent unauthorized activation of laser.
Elimination of reflective surfaces from the room.
Window covers (if necessary) to absorb scattered laser beam.
Built-in access panel interlocks and automatic shutting to protect maintenance personnel.
Safety latches or interlocks to prevent unauthorized access to controlled laser area.
Appropriate eye protection.
Adequate respirators.
Protective clothing and gloves.
Personal protection program including training in the maintenance and use of personal protective equipment.
What are some of the duties of a laser safety officer?
In workplaces where a class 3B or Class 4 laser is used, a Laser Safety Officer (LSO) must be on staff. The laser safety officer must do the following to ensure safe use of lasers.
Confirm classification of laser.
Read manufacturers' instructions for installation and maintenance of the laser equipment.
Make sure that laser equipment is properly installed.
Train workers in safe use of lasers.
Limit access to laser areas.
Maintain laser equipment properly.
Post appropriate warning signs.
Recommend appropriate personal protective equipment such as eye wear and protective clothing.
What are some elements in a Laser Safety Training program?
What is a laser and how it works.
Laser hazard classification and its relation to potential hazards and need for control measures.
Laser beam hazards (eye and skin hazards).
Potential hazards arising as a result of the use of laser beam.
Non-beam hazards from laser equipment.
What is an example of a Laser Safety Checklist?
Warning signs.
Window and door covers (non-transparent, non-reflecting material).
Fire extinguishers.
Storage for gas tanks.
Secure locked designated place for the laser key.
Designated place for accessories.
Documented personal protection program.
Training for use and maintenance of personal protective equipment.
Electrical outlets.
Electrical power cords.
Cooling water pressure.
Cooling water temperature.
Maintenance up-to-date.
Laser log up-to-date
Smoke Evacuator
Filter change date record.
Responsibility for filter change assigned.
Valid safety sticker.
Laser Operation.
Documented authorization procedure.
Written operating procedures.
Emergency contact telephone numbers of persons responsible for laser safety.
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Will Oregon pick up a sixth congressional seat? Don't be so sure.
The post earlier this week about redistricting touched off another round of speculation about whether Oregon will pick up a 6th congressional district.
Now, this is something I've been watching for quite a few years now. Every December, when the state-by-state population estimates come out from the Census Bureau, I run the numbers. It's a bit of complex math, but hey, I'm that kind of nerd.
And while I know that there are some pundits out there confidently predicting that Oregon will pick up a sixth seat, I'm not so sure. I think we're right on the bubble.
Put it another way: In 2000, Oregon was 1.218% of the nation's population. By 2007, we were up to 1.245% of the nation.
Of course, we're sitting here talking about a July 2007 estimate, and a lot has changed since then - both nationally and in Oregon. It wouldn't take very many people fleeing the foreclosure disasters in Nevada, Florida, Michigan, California, Colorado, and Ohio to shift the map dramatically. (Californians moving to Oregon may shift things dramatically for us.) And we may see a shift back from Texas to Louisiana as Katrina refugees come home. And of course, these are all estimates. The Census Bureau is pretty good at this by now, but there's a reason they do the hard count every ten years.
The 2008 numbers will be coming out next month. I'll keep ya posted.
Kari, maybe in the comments could you explain your process a little bit more, specifically the way you calculate the seat allocation based on the estimates?
The other thing to keep in mind is that for the first time in 2009, the drive to give DC a vote may actually pass. Smith was one of the filibusterers, and I believe Merkley is in favor. It was pretty close to begin with, and the DCVote people are pretty optimistic it will happen.
I bring this up because part of the deal in the bill last time was that Utah would get a corresponding pickup so there's no brouhaha over giving the Dems a rock-solid seat, effectively a +1 pickup. With a larger majority these days, would there be as much push to retain that kind of deal? I don't know, but my guess would be that it would simply become an easier giveaway to the GOP. So Utah's pickup might be off the table by then--the question would be whether that would be the seat Utah loses to Oregon, or whether they would somehow try to guarantee that seat for at least one decade.
Fun to think about though, and I really need to link to AN's map. That was mindblowing!
Oh, good--a more appropriate place to mention maps! Here's a page of completely nonpartisan maps simply based on the goal of using as few lines as possible.
I'm still trying to figure out what a sixth Oregon district would look like, and where it would go. Sprawling across the Cascades from the Willamett Valley to bend is still my best guess. I still think a "State of Jefferson" district would be a truly terrible idea for progressives.
Interesting analysis. Thanks for addressing this, Kari.
I still think that spillover from California, both in terms of Hispanics moving north to our agricultural sector and in terms of retirees settling in the Siskiyous, will probably put us over the edge. But I guess I can't guarantee that.
Can't wait for this December's estimates!
Well, you start with some population numbers. The math is complex but straightforward. For the folks who want to do it themselves, I recommend the Census Bureau's explanation.
But let me describe the process in a narrative that will help explain it.
First, understand that every state gets at least one congressional seat, no matter how small. So you assign every single state a single seat.
Now, #52. The "district" in Texas is 25 million people. So, #52 goes to TX.
Pretty quickly, the states start to shake out and things start looking pretty normal.
That's a bit simplified, but you really could do all the math by hand - just recursively going through it 435 times (actually, 385 times.) But using a spreadsheet is a much better idea.
Of course, you can't get a perfect 692,000 people in each district - because districts can't cross over state lines.
So, things get outta whack. In my 2007 estimate, when Oregon just barely misses, we wind up with 749,000 per district (tied with Idaho for the largest districts in the country, among states with 2 or more.) In my seven-year-trend estimate, when we get seat #434, we'd have just 650,000 per district.
This is s geeky. And awesome. I thought we were set. While it's nice to know the details, disappointing we're not better situated.
and don't forget all those climate refugees!
While it's nice to know the details, disappointing we're not better situated.
Well, we've got a couple years. The fastest way to jack up a population superfast is, hmmm... low college tuition. Get on it, JC!
I'll lay a modest wager (beer?) that we don't make it due to our lagging economy. We've been lagging the country on unemployment for a long time, and this recession looks no different. That may dissuade in-migration.
The only thing I see that may cut in the other direction is CA economy, which is even more in the tank than our own. Perhaps some will head north to greener pastures.
Thoughts? I honestly don't know how sensitive in-migration is to the economic situation.
While the current standards trend towards a possible new seat, what would be the effect if one, or both, ideas to increase the house (The 'Wyoming rule' and the inclusion of two more seats to give a rep from DC full voting rights) be for Oregon?
In case you are wondering - the 'Wyoming rule' would be that no house district can be smaller in population than the smallest populated entity (currently Wyoming).
Huh? In the 2000 Census, Wyoming had 493,782 residents. The next smallest congressional districts were the two in Rhode Island at 524,159 each. I'm pretty sure that it would be mathematically unlikely (if not impossible) under the existing algorithm to generate a district that's smaller than the smallest single-state at-large district.
Maybe you meant "no house district can be LARGER in population"? Because that would be interesting. It would mean a big increase in overall seats -- in 2000, it would have been roughly 568 seats.
As for the DC thing, the proposal from Rep. Davis was a temporary one - give one to Utah and one to DC - but only until the 2010 redistricting.
Now, if they want to give DC full voting rights, that would be interesting. Either they could do that and bump it up to 436, or just include them in the regular process of apportioning the 435.
Interesting that under your last scenario, California would actually lose a seat.
Basically the country is too damn big to be democratic & we should break it up into a number of smaller countries. If memory serves the original population threshold for statehood for a territory was 30,000. The Oregon is approaching the population of all of the United States in 1790 (3.9 million).
I almost feel they need to go ahead and make it 436 and give DC full voting rights. I know some have opposed DC getting a full vote in the U.S. House because they're worried about losing one of their members in Congress.
The issue of giving DC full voting rights is one I've written Gordon Smith on in the past. And it's the only one I've ever received a response on out of everything I've contacted the office about.
Basically the country is too damn big to be democratic & we should break it up into a number of smaller countries.
The rate of change in state population is estimated to have decreased from 1.5 percent during 2006-2007 to 1.2 percent during 2007-2008, a steeper annual decline than last year. The continued slowing of Oregon's economic growth appears to have decelerated, and Oregon's total population growth rate is approaching levels seen five to seven years ago.


Rewind the clock back 10 years and I would have never in my wildest dreams thought that it would be me, up on that stage, accepting one of the most prestigious awards a Wedding Photographer can get! I'm not going to lie, I've had my ups and downs, like everyone. I even put my camera down for a couple of years, until I met my once in a lifetime Husband, John, took photo's of his kids and he encouraged me to pursue my passion as he could see how much I loved it & how alive it made me feel, not to mention the feelings it stirred within him to see those precious photo's of his kids that we now have forever!
That brings me to my crazy AMAZING couples! And I mean it, I literally love you all and I can not thank you enough for this amazing gift! You're not just clients, you are my friends.. It means more than I can put into words and I will treasure it until the end of time!
To my future couples, thank you for entrusting me to be there not only on your wedding day, but the lead up and afterwards too!
The next step, I have been told is National recognition! And this can only be achieved by having been nominated over a 4 consecutive year period, achieving an average rating above 98% with its past Bridal clients. I don't EVER want any of my couples to feel they have received less than the 110% I give!
So in saying all this, I am a visual creature so I wanted to put this little blog post together and share the moment I won, so you can see, literally, how much it means!
Hubby and I, dodgy motel room self portrait and the focus is WAY off!
I always encourage my couples to just "feel", be in the moment.. if you feel like crying, cry, if you feel like acting crazy, do it! This is me, in all my raw emotions.. The moment they announced I had gone from top Ten, to top Five, to top Three, to.. well you know ;) And yes, I still tear up every.single.time. I watch this back!
And a super red, teary eyed, full heart, happy mobile pic from Hubby! 99.95%, just amazing!
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Updated: Nov 8, 2022 / 05:12 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS — A man is dead after a domestic fight turned into a shooting on the southwest side of Indy.
The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 3200 block of Nightsong Drive, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept.
IMPD officers arrived to the area, a residential neighborhood near S. Lynhurst Drive and W. Troy Avenue, and found an adult man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Witnesses told police the incident was domestic-related, IMPD said.
The man, who has not yet been identified, was pronounced dead on scene, IMPD said.
Homicide detectives believe everyone involved in the shooting is accounted for, IMPD said, and there is no active threat to the community.
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John Pai's childhood was defined by constant migration between places, his parents moving back and forth to South Korea over the course of World War II and the Korean War. Born in Seoul in 1937, Pai immigrated to the U.S. at age 11, though his parents returned to Korea shortly after. He was marked as an artistic talent early on, from his first solo exhibition at age of 15 at the Oglebay Institute in Wheeling, West Virginia, to his rapid rise as the youngest ever professor at the Pratt Institute.
Pai ascended to this latter honor in the midst of studying for his MFA in Sculpture at Pratt, just after completing his BFA in Industrial Design there in 1962. Across his undergraduate and graduate work, he simultaneously served as assistant to the Constructivism-adjacent sculptor Theodore Roszak. By 1965, he was named the Undergraduate Chair of Pratt's Sculpture Department. Pai proved a talented educator, holding various chair positions at Pratt until 1972, when he shifted into a standard professorship in order to focus on his own artistic practice. While simultaneously nurturing generations of sculptors and fostering the burgeoning Korean artistic community in New York, Pai found success exhibiting his oftentimes unfolding, geometric sculptures across Korea. He continued to teach at Pratt until 2000.
Recently, Pai has shown at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. He resides in Fairfield, Connecticut.
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Make sure you don't get pinched this St. Patrick's Day. This 100% silk tie has just the right amount of green to show your Irish pride.
Every Irish man, boy, and person should have one of these. I'm not Irish and I bought this for St. Patrick's day. I love this tie. Can't help that I'm married to and Irish woman.


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I am about to buy a property in Spain . I lived in Spain 5 years ago and had a residencia which is out of date . I do not have a white or gReen paper with my NIE number on , just a photocopy of my old residents card .Can anyone confirm what i need with me to sign at the notary . If i need proof of my NIE where and how will I now get a certificate ?
I missed your query by mistake, and wondered if you were still interested.
As you may know by now, you can apply for a duplicate of your NIE at the closest Police Station, and the process is very similar to applying for the first time, being only required your passport. However, if you are in need of a Certificate of Registration as a resident ( green card ), you will also be required to show proof of financial resources and a town hall registration certificate that indicates your address in Spain. If you only need a NIE, you can use the services of a company that can process the application in your behalf, like NIE Number Direct (http://nienumber.com/) . However, personal appearance is compulsory in the case of the Certificate of Registration.
You will certainly need a NIE when you buy a property, plus other documents related to the purchase itself. There are various articles on belegal.com about the topic that can help you understand what is required.


Do Chronic Diseases Affect Health Insurance?
The number of individuals suffering from lifestyle-related diseases is on the rise. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 38 million individuals across the globe suffer from chronic diseases. Based on a paper 'NCDs in the Development Agenda', around 20% of the population of the country suffers from at least one chronic disease. The increasing number of individuals contracting chronic diseases, in turn, has an adverse impact on the economy of the country.
Chronic diseases, also known as Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), may be understood as a medical condition that is long-term in nature, generally three months or more. When a disease persists over a long period of time, it may eventually lead to activity limitations and also hinder individual independence. Some common examples of chronic diseases include cardiovascular disease such as stroke or heart attack, cancer, obesity, diabetes, and arthritis, among others.
One of the greatest challenges faced by the healthcare industry is the efficient management of such chronic illnesses on a long-term basis. Individuals too have to bear the exorbitant medical expenses associated with treating such diseases.
In order to overcome this issue, many insurance providers have introduced chronic management programs and offer health insurance plans that cover such illnesses. Such insurance policies offer coverage against medical costs, such as diagnostic tests, medical consultations, and pharmacy expenses, among others. These insurance policies also cover hospital-related costs in case you are admitted after the waiting period. Moreover, some insurance providers offer wellness coaches and expert guidance under their chronic disease management scheme. Such guidance goes a long way in ensuring that you receive timely assistance with respect to lifestyle changes, diet plans, and exercise routines, and much more.
The benefits of purchasing a chronic health insurance plan are many. Following are three major advantages of investing in such a type of health policy.
Reduces financial burden: Given that your health insurance provider will pay for your medical bills, you do not have to worry about arranging funds for the same. Additionally, you may opt for a cashless policy, thereby ensuring that you do not make any out-of-pocket expenses. This reduces your financial burden to a great extent.
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However, it is important to note that, based on the severity of your chronic disease, your health insurance premium will be affected. A higher premium is charged in such cases as the insurance providers try to offset the high risk. Insurance providers assess your medical condition at the time of the purchase of the policy. They may also check your family history for diseases to evaluate your chances of getting hereditary medical conditions.
While you are looking out to buy chronic health insurance, it is important that you conduct extensive research on various options. You may compare the features and benefits of various plans, and make a choice based on your needs. You may opt for an affordable chronic health plan that offers the maximum benefits.


What's the Difference Between SEP1 and SEP?
These two boards have no difference physically. In fact they are one board �SPE1, with the same screen-printing.
They are named differently only for the NMS to manage such boards.
SEP1: A processing board with 2*155M electrical interfaces. It cannot support an interface board or TPS.
SEP: An SEP processing board must be connected to an interface board (otherwise no ports are available on the board). An SEP electrical board supports TPS, but does not support protection between the electrical interface boards with a different number of ports.
Board software is identified through the interface board type configured by users. When a configured interface board type is found inconsistent with the current interface board type, the board type will be re-confirmed after hard resetting of the board.
Note: When a board is SEP both physically and logically, only deleting the logical interface board will not cause the board to reset, with its logical and physical types keeping unchanged. This makes convenience for users to replace or upgrade the interface board.


Teaching agricultural education in the United States is critical for various reasons. One of them is that agriculture is vital to the US economy. More specifically, US farmers contribute $136.7 billion annually to the US economy, which translates into 1% of the national GDP.
Therefore, under-performing in this sector would lead to a drop in national output. It would lead to the loss of livelihoods for the farmers as well. In 2008 alone, 2% of the entire US population directly earned their income through agricultural production. Today, 11% of US employment comes from agriculture and its related industries.
Educating US citizens in agriculture would help them understand the best production methods. They would also know which marketing and storage techniques are applicable in contemporary society. The application of these methods and techniques would lead increased output and additional jobs.
Currently, America is a net exporter of food. In fact, the top agricultural exports in 2017 included soybeans, corn, tree nuts, beef, pork, and wheat. In total, US agricultural exports reached $140.5 billion in 2017. In contrast, imports stood at about $116.2 billion in 2017. These figures suggest that the United States can feed its people, i.e., it is self-reliant when it comes to food.
This self-reliance in the production of food is critical to the nation's food security. More specifically, other countries cannot deprive the US of food for political, economic, or social reasons. Doing so is impossible because the US produces a sufficient amount of food for its people. Remember, Arab nations placed an oil embargo on the US in the 1970s for political reasons.
Preventing such scenarios from occurring is only possible if the US maintains its net export status. That can happen if US citizens receive enough agricultural education continuously. That includes what to plant, when to plant it and where to plant it. They also need to know how to take care of it and harvest it. Educational experts provide them with all of this information so that they produce food at an optimal level.
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Teaching agricultural education in the United States is critical at a microeconomic level as well. For example, farmers should learn about the best fertilizers on the market. They should know about effective breeding methods. They also need to understand how local and international markets work so that they can sell their produce at the highest price possible.
Sharing this knowledge with farmers is only possible through agricultural education. Moreover, this kind of learning at a tertiary level is critical for research into challenges facing the agricultural sector in the US. This research can also shed light on ways of improving farming practices and taking advantage of the opportunities that exist.


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Tip-A-Cop at Norma's for Special Olympics Norma's Cafe 605 W 15th St, Plano, TX 75075
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Dallas dining icon, Norma's Cafe, will partner with Special Olympics Texas on Wednesday, May 22 for the sixth annual Law Enforcement Torch Run's Tip-A-Cop event. This year's event is in
Dallas dining icon, Norma's Cafe, will partner with Special Olympics Texas on Wednesday, May 22 for the sixth annual Law Enforcement Torch Run's Tip-A-Cop event. This year's event is in honor of Sergeant Brad Freis, a former Addison Police Department officer who passed away last July. Sergeant Freis was actively involved with Special Olympics Texas and helped raise millions of dollars for the organization.
Sergeant Freis spent 38 years as a motor officer, sergeant and mentor with the Addison Police Department, and after his retirement, he remained actively involved with the department and surrounding community through Special Olympics Texas. He was a member of the organization's Presidents Advisory Council, ran and organized the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, and represented Texas at a Special Olympics World Games Final Leg. He was inducted into the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Hall of Fame in July 2016.
Beginning May 1 and throughout the month, Norma's Cafe will be accepting donations for Special Olympics Texas. The Tip-A-Cop event will take place on May 22, when local law enforcement officers from the Dallas, Addison, Frisco, Plano and Collin County Community College Police Departments will serve Norma's Cafe guests at all five locations from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Guest donations, tips and a portion of sales from the day will benefit Special Olympics Texas. In 2018, Norma's Cafe and its guests raised more than $11,400 for the organization and its athletes.
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How Do People Respond When Told They Are Beautiful?
How Do You React When Someone Says, "You're Beautiful"?
Dictionaries try to define beauty, but they can only provide vague glances at the truth. Instead of dictionary definitions, beauty is more accurately described with examples: Mother Mary is beautiful, love is beautiful, a perfect sky is beautiful, a symphony is beautiful, and you are beautiful.
Do you disagree? You've probably overheard that you are beautiful because God made you that way. You might even think that if I try to tell you that you are beautiful because you are made in the image and likeness of God that you'll stop reading this article because you've heard that too many times. Maybe by this point in your life you think that it's cheesy to say that you're perfect just the way you are. So, let me instead ask you why do you reject the compliment?
Told that they are beautiful, people in this video react differently. There are those who blush and take the compliment gracefully. Others don't believe the compliment and reject it meekly in disbelief. Some think it's a joke, start feeling awkward, or even grow angry, considering it to be basically an insult! How do you react to people calling you beautiful?
I have heard it said that you can call someone beautiful a hundred times but they will remember the one time you called them ugly forever. Why is it easier for us to accept an insult rather than a compliment? I think that insults stick with us because they hurt us and we have to heal from them. Why do they hurt us, then? Because oftentimes insults are lies. Where the truth sets us free, lies will bind us up in pain. If you have ever been insulted by loved ones, strangers, or yourself, let it go, because an insult is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, to "speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse." It's actually derived from words meaning to trample on. With insults, you're letting a person walk right over you!
So take a compliment instead. Actually, you need to gracefully accept that you are beautiful.
1. An incomparable gift. Imagine someone gave you a gift. It's rude to reject the gift, deny that you were given it, or try to give it back as if you hate it, right? It's disrespectful, especially if the giver is someone of great honor. So, think of all the gifts God has given you in your life, including your inner and outer beauty, and how you treat those gifts through unjust comparisons to others. The reason you are incomparable is because one person's beauty is just a beautiful as another's, just a different kind of beauty. Your comparisons and rejections of your own beauty is rejecting the gift God gave you.
2. The humble option. "The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings," Fulton J. Sheen is quoted. It's not arrogant to accept that you are beautiful. It would be arrogant to shout that you are more beautiful than everyone else. It's also not humble to be a doormat, letting yourself think you are something other than the beautiful person you are. Humility is knowing that you are beautiful, knowing your place in the world, and fulfilling your vocation. You need to realize that you are beautiful to fully count your blessings and even to practice the virtue of true humility.
3. Straight from your Creator. God loves you, and He considers you beautiful. Get to know him better, and He will tell you: "You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you" (Song of Solomon 4:7). If you can't believe other people's compliments and you refuse to see it yourself in the mirror, ask God to show you that you are beautiful. Ask Him why you are beautiful. He will tell you exactly what you need to hear.


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Bullet-point Report: Dum Maaro Dum
The first scene showcases a blue sea, the picture-postcard-touristy-blue sea of Goa. That's the only time the sea is this blue, this inviting. Elsewhere, we get the grey-green waves of nighttime, the turquoise waters of a decadent swimming pool, a stretch of beach that's bleached out by yellow, this film's dominant colour — but never again that picture-postcard-touristy-blue sea of the opening image, which suggests a paradise lost.
The staging of several sequences – beginning with the psychedelia of the opening credits – is brilliant in the way the effects of drug culture are evoked. Entire sections of the film feel like a trip, especially the ones staged like a graphic novel.
The other trip-inducing characteristic of the film is how the first half dispenses, very cheerfully, with the screenwriting rule of letting us view the story through a single perspective. We first see things from Prateik's point of view, then Abhishek Bachchan storms in and starts narrating his story, in his voice, and then Rana Dagubatti begins to narrate his story, in his voice. And then, in the second half, the story is invisibly told, without subjective points of view, which is just another way of saying that we're finally in the hands of an omniscient narrator.
The prelude with teenagers in love – and on the brink of breaking up – is absolutely wonderful. We get the feeling we've been immersed in a two-page short story about the fragility of relationships, and this sets up the stakes for the rest of the film.
It is during this prelude that we meet Dagubatti, who looks headed for a short stint as a supporting character but ends up the story's hero. I do not see why this film is being marketed as a Junior Bachchan vehicle. Yes, he's there, but he's part of an ensemble, and even if you consider him the hero, he's merely the action hero, whereas Dagubatti is the moral hero, the man who makes a mistake and spends the rest of the film trying to redeem himself.
Abhishek's character, I felt, needed to be more along the lines of a world-weary noir protagonist, bitter and broken and a step away from complete disintegration. He says things like "mujhe maar nahin sakte, sirf azaad kar sakte hain," but you never feel that quality of a man perched at the ledge, leaning forward to see just how far he can go without falling.
I wish the apprehension of Prateik at the airport had been staged better. I cannot put my finger on it, but there's something missing. I was more tense the first time he walked through the luggage scanner. I knew bad things were about to happen to him – but when they finally did, the moment was anticlimactic. I don't think I felt what I was supposed to.
And that goes for quite a few scenes. This is, in general, a superbly staged film, but it doesn't quite hit its emotional notes consistently. You're there – yet not there. Part of it could be that the villains are never a tangible threat. Even when they do the most heinous things, they do them from a distance.
But this could also be a result of how the makers have decided to stage the movie, as far away as possible from melodrama. So the deaths don't make us cry, the jokes don't make us double up with laughter – things proceed at an even keel, and it's some sort of achievement that, despite all this, the film is never really boring. Somewhat dull in parts maybe…
The finest emotional moments belong, rightfully, to the two characters whose descent into the world of drugs wasn't due to depravity so much as dreams. Drugs for Prateik and Bipasha weren't something that they could get high on, but something they thought would get them to a higher station in life. And it's painful when these dreams crumble, especially Bipasha's. She's enjoying a brief rebirth as a good woman, and then…
Along with that reworking of the prostitute-with-the-heart-of-gold, golden-age masala-movie lovers will find lots to enjoy – the setting up of a lovable character who's sure to die horribly, the writing in blood at the back of a card, and the dialogues. My top two: "Ek hi sikke ke do pahloo kabhi aankh se aankh nahin milatey." And, "Jab zameer bikta hai to zindagi bhi soot samet vasooli karti hai."
There's a great bit of technical showboating in a scene that begins with cops storming into a hotel's entrance and proceeding to take out, one by one, the bad guys, and the scene ends by a drainpipe. I was so engrossed, I didn't notice any cuts. Were there?
Want further proof that the gun is a phallic symbol? Abhishek pulls a condom on it and sticks it up someone's butt. Freudian lecture classes round the country are no doubt delighted by the possibilities for analysis.
What a terrific, terrific background score, so full of unusual sounds and so marvellously attuned to mood. It's not wall-to-wall music, and yet, the few stretches we hear are so right that they seem to go on and on and on and on.
They really have to stop using teddy bears to signify children from happy homes. Enough is enough.
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film nair?
Baradwaj saar….neenga orey busy-nnu theriyudhu 😀 But once in a while give the bullet points on your laptop a rest no ? 😀 Considering that this movie seems to have given you more pleasure than the other tamil release of the week did, wouldn't a full fledged piece do it more justice ? All cut piece work saar :p
So did you like the home stretch? I felt it was a touch botched up, almost as if it was a forced throwback to old school bollywood which was disappointing considering how good the 1st half was.
…and that sudden AB rap song seriously threw me off..
PS: happened to catch Chungking Express only recently and realised the Aamir slo-fast mo shot in DCH(Tanhayee) was inspired/homage.And today I see the airplane toy on the woman's bare back scene in DMD.i wonder if the whole air-hostess hook was just to fit that scene in 😉 I mean who in their right mind would not offer Bips the job!
It seems that devils have convinced you to "dumb down" your reviews. Didn't expect this from a writer of your calibre.
No mention of RD Burman?
complicateur
I'm going to stretch this here – did anyone see Lorry as a stand in for India and its 'corruption' by opening it to the global market. The film even recognizes that there may not be an alternative (Biscuita gaya thO kOyi aur..) but we can still hold out hope. And dead on about Kamath. He needed to be older and far more weary than the man who played him.
likesmovingpictures
I don't know if this is your first review for The Hindu – I'm an unobservant NRI, for whatever reason the publication title caught my eye. So happy you're writing for the paper; their reviews can kindly be described as dreck.
Bala: Yen English teacher kooda ivvalavu bend-u nimithinadhillai 🙂
Arun: I generally enjoyed the film as a whole, though, as I said, there were some dull bits. That rap song, I felt, fit in very well with the whole trippy feel — the point during these graphic-novel portions is not to look at "realistic" and "logical" storytelling, right?
Bunny/likesmovingpictures : This is not a review for the paper. This is just for the blog.
complicateur: I didn't see that extrapolation (though as you know, I'm not saying it's not there), but I think a film like Guru sets up these conflicts more cleanly — as in Abhishek stands for an India that's becoming self-serving, and so forth. This worked for me more as a trippy action movie.
@Baradwaj : I will shut up now,just realized that my last few comments over here have mostly been the same negative types 😀 How is life at Mount Road Mahavishnu nowadays ?
I haven't seen the movie yet. No comment on Her Hotness' item number?
I'm sorry for inflicting you with this NSFW bit, but it made me laugh till my sides hurt and I just had to share. For fellow fans of sophomoric humour. The Dilip Kumar one was howlarious!
BR: I initially thought the same about the cops bust in sequence, but I'm pretty sure there must've been a cut when they focus on the mirror.
What did you think of the performances, espeically Prateik's and Abhishek's?
@BR: This one was my college favorite, thanks for sharing 🙂
Hope you have come across this-much more 'fodu'
OMG even I thought it was weird that I saw only yellow and no sea in a film about Goa!
And they really ought to replace teddy bears with iPads and smartphones.
And in the hotel raid scene, I think there was a freeze or two here n there but no conventional cuts.
moifightclub
What do you think about the pop up music video thayn thayn that appears all of a sudden? Plus, Abhishek Bachchan is looking into the camera and doing the rap. would love to know your thoughts.
I am quite surprised that you liked this movie. I disliked so many things that I don't know where to start!
* Overall, my biggest gripe is that I felt that the movie "pretended" to be a smart movie when it really was not.
* When Bipasha graduates from the air-hostess training school, she holds the certificate in such a weird angle just to make sure the camera catches the heading — the same is repeated with other interview and scholarship letters, hotel menu boards and shop-banners.
* Those speedy-shots (is there a technical term for this?) always make me roll my eyes; bed-ridden Abhishek detaches the medicine needle from his arm, rises from the bed heroically, and walks with gusto as if he was walking out of a casino (after winning a million dollars) rather than a hospital — all in just three cut-and-zoom-and-bam shots. Hate it!
All scenes that were shot inside cars were studio scenes — that accident scene (where Abhishek's family dies) was such lousy animation that it made me laugh out loud, embarrassingly of course due to the aftermath of the accident.
Oh, and how many dialogues started with "Hamaare Goa mein […]"? Cliched!
Dipika's song was not very well choreographed. At the end of the song, Dipika looks towards the approaching police and walks away as if she is up to something (or knows something). Was there a point? No.
Aditya Pancholi's character was so ineffectual. The director did try to create an evil persona but failed miserably.
Anyways, I can go on and on with my rant, but I'll stop here. 🙂
About the hotel raid scene: I am not sure if they cut away anything at your theatre, but they show one of the characters flushing down drugs into the commode and then telling Abhishek that he is 'clean'. The shot from the mirror then moves down to the commode where the drugs are still churning and then they show the police standing at the drain pipe to 'collect' those drugs.
I was fine with the film as I went in with low expectations. What would have made me say that it is a really enjoyable and good film would have been a stronger or more intense Rana Daggubati's character, given that he sort of takes up the baton at the end. His despair bid to save Lorry and his passiveness towards Bipasha was not as strong as the despair portrayed by Bipasha (given that I do not consider Bipasha much of an actress, it must be sequences and the director which made me feel invested emotionally in her). The story is tight, though it loses pace in the second half, but really, what could have got it all back on track and not just anohter meh ending would have been "something" – maybe just some more intensity, to make me invested enough to cheer Rana's (joki's) actions towards the end. Whether it was due to the direction, screenplay, wrong character development or just Rana's misinterpretation of the role, I am not sure.
Oh yes, it is not a masterpiece. But it does not have too many wrong beats.
for balance.
@Vishal –
Regarding your point about Deepika –
If you are doing something illegal and see a famous cop coming your way, you would erm…turn around and run away, right?
Remember Kamath shows a politician a picture of his daughter being caught up in the cobweb of drugs? That is one dot I can connect regarding Deepika acting the way she did after seeing the inspector.
Raj Balakrishnan: The item number was very blah IMO.
Abhirup: Prateik, I thought, hammed a bit. AB was AB — don't know if he was giving a "performance" so much as being his natural no-muss-no-fuss self on screen. It worked for me.
moifightclub: The hyper-stylised self-consciousness, to me, was part of the design. There was a deliberate move from "reality" (even to the extent that you can call cinema reality) with all those graphic-novel like panels and stuff, and I wasn't jarred at all by the video. I mean, the song itself didn't do anything for me (first time I was hearing it), but I enjoyed the bizarreness of the conceit. I would have been more disoriented had they had a conventional duet for AB — now that would have been odd in this stylised film.
tejas: I think what Vishal is saying that Deepika seemed to give an especially "meaningful" look as she turned away, as if she was particularly guilty of something, as opposed to being generally wary of a cop. I too found her look a little odd.
Rangan – hence my 2nd paragraph. Kamath tells Neta-daddy about his daughter being involved in drug related stuff, Daddy-ji chillao'ing on the beti, beti dancing in the rave party spots the cop who spilled beans about her extra-curricular activities and wants to slide away before she in particular is caught to further 'parivaar ka naam mitti mein milana'.
Nice post 🙂 Makes me want to watch it now despite the terrible item number by Deepika Padukone. Would've liked to see you on Koffee With Karan by the way, for that critics' episode.
Aditya
Does anyone else think Rohan Sippy is heavily influenced by Tarantino? I found traces of QT in the whole "hyper-stylised self-consciousness" of the movie, from Vincent Vega to the no-cuts raid scene (ala Kill Bill) to the trippy background score. And going by this movie, which is no masterpiece but it surely comes pretty close to delivering that Tarantinoesque alternate world where the basic point of the movie is just story-telling, I think Sippy does a decent job. I found hints of it in Bluffmaster, but DMD is much more complete. And like QT, it's definitely not for everyone.
@Aditya – I second that. For our attempts of aping Tarantino in last couple of years, this one scores over others. It even has the balls to go to the places (gun up the butt, BDSM love games, sexual overtones, heck, Kamath recognizes the Brazilian carrier from her disco bra) that mainstream stuff like Kaminey wouldn't go, but a less attention-grabber 1:40 Ki Last Local did have the audacity to portray.
Ok, may be this is so obvious that it was not mentioned, but
1. I think the whole "gun toting loner walks into a bad land and changes it" was turned on its head.. Kamath comes and does his bit but eventually it is not the outsider who clears the mess. Was the maker making a point that no savior can succeed unless the common people decide to stand up?
2. Its not the people who take drugs for pleasure but the people who try to use drugs as a means to get what they want who suffer. I kinda felt this a take on people who ignore or condone other ills like corruption etc as long as it suits them.
Karthik: I think I kinda-sorta touched on your second point.
I thought this film was a sign that film noir (or nair :)) is here in hindi cinema in its std form- a morally compromised 'hero', all characters having to pay for their deeds-some redeeming themselves, characters making choices in the belief that the ends justify the means…no easy solutions etc etc…I agree with you on the choice of Abhishek…maybe someone like Nana Patekar would have worked?
Dum maro Dum is not film nair.
Did anybody else think that dum maro dum was really about trinidad & tobago(a place like POS ) in the guise of being about Goa?
silau
regarding the single take hotel raid scene, I think Rohan Sippy must have gotten inspired by this scene from a Thai martial arts movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE7WijeShQM


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