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NASA NIAC Symposium
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium March 27-29
"NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium will be held March 27-29 at the Westin Pasadena Hotel, 191 North Los Robles Ave., in Pasadena, Calif. The NIAC examines early stage concepts that may lead to advanced and innovative space technologies critical for NASA to enable missions 10 to 100 years from today. Panel topics during the symposium include space debris elimination, fission fragment rocket engine propelled spacecraft, and the potential for ambient plasma wave propulsion systems."
NIAC Spring Symposium
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Spring Symposium
"The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program is proud to announce its first annual Spring Symposium at the Westin Hotel in Pasadena, California on March 27-29, 2012. All are invited to attend this meeting which will feature research presentations from our NIAC Phase I Fellows. Topics will include: Propulsion & Power, Space Debris Removal, NEO Mitigation, Humans in Space and on Planetary Surfaces, Robotics & Space Probes, and Imaging & Communications. Keynote presentations will be given from experts in aeronautics and advanced technologies and further information will be discussed regarding the latest news about NIAC's exciting progress and plans."
Deadline Approaching for NASA Student Support at IAC
Deadline for Submitting Student Papers to NASA for International Astronautical Congress Support
"The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is the largest space-related conference worldwide and selects an average of 1000 scientific papers every year. The IAC is organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and the International Institute of Space Law (IISL). In 2012, the IAC will be held in Naples, Italy, October 1-5, 2012. The IAC has posted a "Call for Abstracts," with a submission deadline of February 29, 2012 (14:00 CET). NASA plans to also announce a "Call for Abstracts" inviting graduate students to submit abstracts (of no more than 400 words) to participate in the 63rd International Astronautical Congress. Abstracts must be submitted to NASA and to the IAF. The selected NASA sponsored students are required to also be selected by the IAF."
International Conference on Student Small Satellites
Istanbul, Turkey International Conference on Student Small Satellites (CSSS 2012)
"CSSS 2012 will be held in Istanbul, Turkey. The first goal of this conference is to provide a selective and interdisciplinary forum for research in Small Satellites Systems. The second goal is to provide a remarkable opportunity for the academic and industrial community to address new challenges and discuss future research directions in the area of small satellites. The third goal is to give the young participants a chance to meet experienced professors and experts from the industry."
Campus Party Silicon Valley Announcement
Hello Campuseros: As you know, the launch of the spacecraft Curiosity at Cape Canaveral has been delayed, and NASA cannot rule out another change of schedule. In light of this change, we are pushing back the launch of the website for Campus Party, the Silicon Valley Tech Festival. The release will now take place on December 1st at NASA's Ames facility, where Campus Party will be held. We will announce the winners of the #becampusero contest, where one winner and two friends will win an ell expenses paid trip to #cpsiliconvalley, in a live streaming of #geekvibrations.
There's still time to enter the contest! To participate:
1) Change your Twitter avatar using Twibbon: http://campuse.ro/becampusero
2) On December 1st, between 1pm and 5pm (local EST time Florida, USA. GMT -5) send a tweet that says "I want to go to #CPSiliconValley because I'm a campusero, are you? #becampusero www.campus-party.org"
The winner will get the two trips, and one "extra" for the person who reported the promotion. Therefore, if you help us by telling all your friends and encouraging them to participate, you will have many more chances to win. Hurry up and ask all your friends to put on the helmet and send a campusero tweet on the 1st. See you in Silicon Valley!
Space Generation Congress Review
The Space Generation Advisory Council Holds Impressive 10th Anniversary Congress
"The Space Generation Congress (SGC), organized by the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), held its 10th annual event for the first time in the continent of Africa. SGC 2011 was held from September 29 to October 1, 2011, just prior to the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Cape Town, South Africa. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, SGAC organized and executed their biggest event since their foundation at UNISPACE III. With a 30% increase in the number of delegates since last year, SGC 2011 brought together 130 students and young professionals from 42 countries and six continents."
Yuri's Night: Make an Impact
Yuri's Night Announces 2012 Slogan: "Make An Impact"
"Yuri's Night 2012: Make an Impact" calls on event organizers and attendees around the world to both remember the impact of space travel on human society and make their own impact locally through their Yuri's Night event. The slogan also slyly hints at the hype surrounding 2012 as the year of the supposed Mayan end-of-the-world prophesies."
Live Blogging: DARPA's 100 Year Starship Conference
Keith's note: DARPA is hosting a conference for its 100 Year Starship project between 30 September - 2 October in Orlando. The agenda is interesting and ecclectic. We'll be onsite at the conference covering this event via live blogging here at NASAHackSpace.com. You can also follow via Twitter at @NASAhackSpace or see Tweets from other participants on Twitter via the hashtag #100yss.
The transcript is posted below.
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Virtual Forums at International Astronautical Congress
International Astronautical Congress Virtual Forums
"Here is a really great opportunity to attend 5 sessions of the International Astronautical Congress without having to travel to Cape Town! From October 3-7th, the Young Professionals Programme Committee is co-hosting 5 Virtual Forums with sponsorship from INSYEN, and ATDL, Inc. The session dates and times are as follows. To register just go to the registration link located under the forum you are interested in."
NASA GSFC Commercial Suborbital Vehicles Workshop
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Innovative Partnership Program (IPP) and Earth Science Division will be hosting a Commercial Suborbital Vehicles Workshop at the GSFC on September 7, 2011. The purpose of the proposed workshop is to provide information for Earth and Space scientists about these vehicles capabilities, and to examine and discuss science topics that might be conducted from these platforms. Suborbital reusable launch vehicles could enable researchers to directly access the mesosphere, lower thermosphere (MLT) region of the atmosphere (50-140 km altitude), repeatedly, many times per day, at low-cost, and at very low velocities in many different environmental locations around the planet (no hypersonic shock).More
First hackerSPACE Workshop
Kris Kimmel of Kentucky Space is organizing the first hackerSPACE Workshop, which provides an opportunity for makers learn about building spacecraft from space professionals and engineers. The focus of the workshop is on the CubeSat satellite platform. The workshop is November 11-12 in Lexington, Kentucky. The workshop will be led by Bob Twiggs, Emeritus professor and former director of the Space Systems Development Lab at Stanford University, now professor at Morehead State University and also with Kentucky Space. Bob is credited with inventing the CubeSat spacecraft, which is now helping to revolutionize space, putting it within reach of more people than ever. More
NASA IT Summit Reaches For "Stellar" Results
NASA is gearing up for a conference in San Francisco that aims to improve the quality of Information Technology (IT) at the agency, while drawing on the expertise and innovative spirit of California's Silicon Valley.
The second NASA IT Summit will take place Aug. 15-17 at San Francisco's Marriott Marquis Hotel. The theme of this year's event is, "Making IT Stellar at NASA." NASA's Chief Information Officer (CIO) Linda Cureton will host the event.
Continue reading NASA IT Summit Reaches For "Stellar" Results.
3rd Annual Astrobiology RFG Workshop
We are now accepting applications to the NAI-sponsored Astrobiology Research Focus Group Workshop: an intensive three-day training workshop for early career astrobiologists. The goal of this workshop is to build collaborative proposal writing & research skills in the next generation of astrobiology scientists. Through the course of the workshop, participants create an original proposal on a topic relevant to the current state of astrobiology research, which must be presented to a body of peers. Participants are encouraged to use the workshop as a forum for exploring creative and original research topics.
Continue reading 3rd Annual Astrobiology RFG Workshop.
NASA Ames To Host Open Source Summit
NASA will host a summit about open source software development on March 29-30 at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT on both days. NASA's first Open Source Summit will bring together engineers, policy makers and members of the open source community. Participants will discuss the challenges within the existing open source policy framework and propose modifications to facilitate NASA's development, release and use of software.
Continue reading NASA Ames To Host Open Source Summit.
2011 NASA Lunar Workshops for Educators
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, mission is sponsoring a series of workshops for educators of students in grades 6-12. These workshops will focus on lunar science, exploration and how our understanding of the moon is evolving with the new data from current and recent lunar missions.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has allowed scientists to measure the coldest known place in the solar system, map the surface of the moon in unprecedented detail and accuracy, find evidence of recent lunar geologic activity, characterize the radiation environment around the moon and its potential effects on future lunar explorers and much, much more!
Continue reading 2011 NASA Lunar Workshops for Educators.
Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC)
The Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC) will be held February 28 - March 2, 2011, at The University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. A new generation of space vehicles capable of economically delivering payloads and researchers is coming on line. These vehicles will revolutionize space access by providing frequent, low-cost access to space and the capability to carry research and education crew members. They will also carry experiments for technology demonstrations, for scientist in-the-loop research, and for educational/public outreach demonstrations. More info.
Undergraduate Planetary Science Research Conference
The First Undergraduate Planetary Science Research Conference will be held on Sunday, March 6, 2011 from 9:00 am to 5:00pm, in association with the 2011 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), The Woodlands, TX. Undergraduate students currently conducting research in planetary sciences, astrobiology and lunar sciences are eligible. More info.
On Jan. 11, 2011, Google launched the inaugural Google Science Fair. Google has partnered with CERN, National Geographic, Scientific American and the LEGO Group to create this new STEM competition. This is a global competition open to any student aged 13-18, and students may enter as individuals or as teams of up to three. There is no entry fee. Registrations and submissions will be made online. The Science Fair will culminate in a celebratory event at Google headquarters in California in July 2011, where finalists will compete for internships, scholarships and prizes in front of a panel of celebrity scientist judges, including Nobel Laureates and household names. Submissions are due by April 4, 2011. To sign up for free resource kits for your classroom or school, please visit the Global Science fair website at http://www.google.com/sciencefair.
Call for Abstracts: 62nd International Astronautical Congress
NASA announces its intent to participate in the 62nd International Astronautical Congress, or IAC, and requests that full-time graduate students attending U.S. universities or colleges respond to this "Call for Abstracts." The IAC -- which is organized by the International Astronautical Federation, or IAF; the International Academy of Astronautics, or IAA; and the International Institute of Space Law, or IISL, -- is the largest space-related conference worldwide and selects an average of 1000 scientific papers every year. The upcoming IAC will be held Oct. 3-7, 2011, in Cape Town, South Africa. NASA's participation in this event is an ongoing effort to continue to connect NASA with the astronautical and space international community.
Continue reading Call for Abstracts: 62nd International Astronautical Congress.
Abstract Deadline for Next Gen Suborbital Researchers Conference
Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC2010)
Abstract Deadline: November 12, 2009, 5:00 p.m. CST.
"A new generation of space vehicles capable of economically delivering payloads and researchers is coming on line beginning in 2010. These vehicles will revolutionize space access by providing frequent, low-cost access to space. Fields that will potentially benefit include atmospheric science, solar physics, microgravity science, planetary science, space life science, space physics, and education and public outreach (EPO). NSRC2010 will provide a forum to learn about the research and EPO capabilities of these new systems, along with their experiment and EPO integration processes, and to provide input on vehicle design requirements for science and education. The meeting will be held from 18-20 February 2010 in Boulder, Colorado."
Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project Presentation at HackerDojo
Dennis Wingo from the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP), hosted at NASA Ames Research Center in the NASA Research Park, will be teaching a class at HackerDojo in 4 November 2009.
HackerDojo is located at 140 South Whisman Road in Mountain View, CA (Map) from 6 to 7:30 pm.
We hope to stream this presentation live.
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Documents appear to show that Darrien Hunt's mother agreed to death settlement
Police shootings • Her son's death brought offer that she said she rejected, but release of documents raises questions.
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Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Supporters chant during a rally fin Saratoga Springs, for Darrien Hunt, who was fatally shot by two Saratoga Springs police officers on Sept. 10, 2014, after allegedly swinging a samurai-type sword at the officers.Friday, November 14, 2014 Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Attorney Heather White, who is representing Saratoga Springs holds press conference regarding their response to a civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this month by the family of Darrien Hunt, the 22-year-old sword-wielding man who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 2014 by two Saratoga Springs police officers. She describes officers reports how Hunt turned and sprinted away from them with his sword. To her left is a photo of the sword Hunt was carrying when shot. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Attorney Heather White, who is representing Saratoga Springs holds press conference regarding their response to a civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this month by the family of Darrien Hunt, the 22-year-old sword-wielding man who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 2014 by two Saratoga Springs police officers. To her left is a photo of the sword Hunt was carrying when shot. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Attorney Heather White, who is representing Saratoga Springs, holds a press conference on the city's response to a civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this month by the family of Darrien Hunt, the 22-year-old sword-wielding man who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 2014, by two Saratoga Springs police officers. She describes officers' reports on how Hunt turned and sprinted away from them with his sword. To her left is a photo of the sword Hunt was carrying when he was shot. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Attorney Heather White, who is representing Saratoga Springs, holds a press conference on the city's response to a civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this month by the family of Darrien Hunt, the 22-year-old sword-wielding man who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 2014, by two Saratoga Springs police officers. To her left is a photo of the sword Hunt was carrying when he was shot. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Attorney Heather White, who is representing Saratoga Springs holds press conference regarding the response to a civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this month by the family of Darrien Hunt, the 22-year-old sword-wielding man who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 2014 by two Saratoga Springs police officers. To her left is a photo of the sword Hunt was carrying when shot. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Keven Irons chants behind a mask, during a rally in Saratoga Springs, for Darrien Hunt, who was fatally shot by two Saratoga Springs police officers on Sept. 10, 2014, after allegedly swinging a samurai-type sword at the officers.Friday, November 14, 2014 Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Attorney Heather White, who is representing Saratoga Springs holds press conference regarding their response to a civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this month by the family of Darrien Hunt, the 22-year-old sword-wielding man who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 2014 by two Saratoga Springs police officers. To her left is a photo of the sword Hunt was carrying when shot. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Attorney Heather White, who is representing Saratoga Springs, holds a press conference on the city's response to a civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this month by the family of Darrien Hunt, the 22-year-old sword-wielding man who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 2014, by two Saratoga Springs police officers. To her left is a photo of the sword Hunt was carrying when he was shot. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Attorney Heather White, who is representing Saratoga Springs holds press conference regarding their response to a civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this month by the family of Darrien Hunt, the 22-year-old sword-wielding man who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 2014 by two Saratoga Springs police officers. To her left is a photo of the sword Hunt was carrying when shot. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune Karra Porter, attorney representing Curtis Hunt, speaks during a press conference at Robert Sykes' law office in downtown Salt Lake City, Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, in response to the Utah County Attorney's announcement that Saratoga Springs Police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of Darrien Hunt on Sept. 10. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Susan Hunt, center, holds her son Kerahn, left, and her sister Cindy Moss, as they make the final run made by Susan's son Darrien Hunt before being shot and killed by police for carrying an ornamental sword in Saratoga Springs one year ago. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Susan Hunt, center, holds her son Kerahn, left, and her sister Cindy Moss, as they make the final run made by Susan's son Darrien Hunt before being shot and killed by police for carrying an ornamental sword in Saratoga Springs one year ago. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Susan Hunt, center, holds her son Kerahn, right, and her sister Cindy Moss, as they make the final run made by Susan's son Darrien Hunt before being shot and killed by police for carrying an ornamental sword in Saratoga Springs one year ago. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Susan Hunt is overcome with emotion as she remembers her son's final walk. On the one-year anniversary of the death of Darrien Hunt at the hands of police, family, friends and supporters gathered to remember him in Saratoga Springs.
By Tom Harvey The Salt Lake Tribune
· January 7, 2016 9:17 am
A federal judge has ordered the public release of documents that appear to show that the mother of Darrien Hunt, the man shot and killed by Saratoga Springs police officers, told her attorney she agreed to a settlement of a lawsuit she brought over his death.
But Susan Hunt's attorneys contend that while she agreed to some of the terms, she never signed off on a final settlement of the lawsuit prompted by the September 2014 shooting of her 22-year-old son, who had been confronted by two police officers after a 911 call reporting a man carrying a samurai sword.
U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell on Wednesday reversed a magistrate judge's decision and ordered the unsealing of documents that are being offered as evidence by attorney Robert Sykes, who is claiming he is entitled to 40 percent of Hunt's portion of the settlement plus costs. Saratoga Springs also is seeking to have Campbell enforce the terms of the settlement.
The lawsuit was filed by Sykes on behalf of Susan Hunt and Curtis Hunt, the slain man's parents, in January 2015, alleging a violation of Darrien Hunt's civil rights. At that time, Sykes said evidence indicated Darrien Hunt was fatally shot by police while falling or on the ground. The lawsuit sought more than $2 million in damages.
Susan Hunt told a rally last year marking the anniversary of her son's death that she had turned down a $900,000 settlement and would not agree to a provision that barred her from commenting about the case. She fired Sykes and engaged new lawyers.
An attorney for Saratoga Springs, Heather White, filed a motion to enforce the settlement, which she said had been reached with Sykes on behalf of his client.
In an email unsealed Wednesday, Susan Hunt wrote to Sykes that she would accept a settlement of $850,000 to $900,000. In the transcript of a phone call with Sykes, Hunt also said she would agree to a non-disparagement clause that limited public comment to what was in a written news release and said she was prepared to sign a deal.
"I told them the non-disparagment clause is a deal breaker for them [the city] and you told me it was OK, you would go ahead and sign it with that clause in there, right?" Sykes asked Hunt, according to the phone transcript.
"Yeah," she replied.
But one of Hunt's new attorneys, Samuel Starks of Atlanta, said in a court filing that Hunt never saw or agreed to the final terms.
"There is simply no affirmative evidence," Starks wrote, "that Ms. Hunt agreed to a final settlement, during any time after she was made aware of the final terms of the press release, which is part of the non-disparagement clause."
Curtis Hunt did sign off on the settlement, which was to be shared between the parents, who are separated.
Sykes declined to comment for this story. An attorney for Hunt did not return an email asking about the unsealed documents..
Darrien Hunt was fatally shot at about 9:30 a.m. Sept. 10, 2014, after Saratoga Springs Cpl. Matthew Schauerhamer and Officer Nicholas Judson confronted him in response to a passer-by's 911 call to report a man with a "samurai" sword who was walking at Redwood Road and State Road 73.
Hunt's relatives say Hunt was cosplaying — or costumed role-playing — as a cartoon character and carrying a sword that was not a weapon, but a costume accessory with a rounded blade.
The officers say they fired several shots after Hunt swung the sword at them, and they gave chase when he ran away from them. Schauerhamer fired several more rounds during the chase before Hunt — who was shot six times — collapsed near a restaurant at 1413 N. Redwood Road.
The Utah County attorney's office ruled the shooting justified.
tharvey@sltrib.com

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When we were visiting my cousin in Herefordshire a few months ago we saw what to us seemed an amazing sight: a large flock(50+) of goldfinch around her feeder. This inspired us to puchase a new feeder and some niger seed. Today for the first time we noticed a pair of goldfinch visiting the feeder. One of the pair pictured above has more white around the head than is shown in our books, we can only imagine that it is a fairly young bird. The other of the pair showed no white on the forehead.


Hello, it's Andie Arthur, executive director of the South Florida Theatre League, with this week's installment of Off Stage Conversations, where I take a look at the national and international discussion of our industry.
Walters' article reflects the idea of rejecting mass consumerism in our art, instead creating a local art movement, similar to the local food movement. Something gets lost when all regional theatre produces the same ten plays with actors imported from New York.
I know that celebrating local actors has been a rallying cry for the South Florida Theatre Community, even getting a mention on stage during a Carbonell acceptance speech, but Walters' look at the Wal-Marting of theatre goes beyond simply casting local actors -- how is the art we're creating truly reflecting our community? Does our community see itself reflected on our stages?
It's a controversial article, but I thinking looking at that point of view is important.
Rocco Landesman, who is in the process of leaving his position as NEA chair, recently said that funding for the arts in the United States is pathetic. Clayton Lord of Theatre Bay Area used this as a jumping off point for an article on how the framing of NEA funding in the political arena has changed over the decades. It provides some great context for the shifting point of view of arts funding and how we've gotten into a political football status.
President Obama opposes a limit on charity deductions, which would include non-profit arts groups.
And the New York Philharmonic is so desperate for potential donors that they are engaging in really bad brand building habits. I feel sorry for everyone except the decision maker here -- I've telemarketed subscriptions for a ballet company before, and trying to convince someone who went to The Nutcracker that they want a full season when you've already called them three times is painful for those on both sides of the conversation. It obviously must work for the bottom line, but there really are better ways of building a donor base than alienating former customers.
Howard Sherman writes on the over-abundance of David Mamet productions on Broadway. I think the situation is fairly similarly paralleled here and I would love to see how the numbers compare.
I've only recently gotten into Pinterest on a personal level, but so far I see it's potential as an incredible tool for designers and directors to create boards for shows and inspiration. Now, they've opened up the site for non-profit organizations, which would be a great way to share rehearsal photos and process images for theatre companies.
Normally when you hear "audience interaction," you think of some unwilling audience member pulled up on stage to their general embarrassment and the condemnation of critics. However, Washington, DC's dog and pony is challenging the definition of the format.
Ian David Moss takes a look at why funders give to large, institutional organizations and how that impacts the field at large.
2amtheatre had two really great idea blog posts this week: Travis Bedard's look at how we can get bogged down in negative magical thinking and Pete Miller's thoughts on how to triple play-going by 2020.


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It's that time of year again, the time when critics both well-known and unknown create their lists of movies that were the very best of the year just ended. People seem to love these sorts of things – my top 10 for 2009 remains one of my most popular pages in terms of visits on my site. I expect that this page will probably do even better.
As I said last year, these lists are entirely arbitrary and shouldn't be taken as gospel. For one thing, people's tastes are different. A movie that may affect me deeply might seem manipulative to you. A movie that floats your boat may seem a waste of time to me. We all have our buttons.
The truth is, assigning a "best of" tag to anything is a highly fluid process. I've given these movies a position on the list but the truth is ask me what my top ten is a few weeks from now and it likely won't be the same as it is here. It might also include one or two movies that I might have missed during the course of the year, or others that I have seen again recently and re-adjusted my opinion of. Hey, it happens – as with women, it is a critic's prerogative to change their minds.
What gets a movie on this list? The basic qualifier is whether I liked or not. After that, I'm looking at movies that affected me emotionally, or that I thought was innovative either in its storytelling techniques, its look or its approach. While special effects continue to improve and push the boundaries, nothing this year rivaled the complete game changer that was Avatar last year, so you won't see a lot of special effects-heavy movies on this year's list, although Inception and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World both came very close indeed.
Some critics limit their list to five movies; others go larger, with 20, 25, sometimes even 50 movies on their list. I'm limiting it to ten; it's an arbitrary number, and seems to be something of a standard. Five isn't enough and twenty is too many. Ten seems suitable for a list of movies that I think is worth honoring above and beyond all the rest.
Most of these movies are either in general release at the moment or are available on home video, on demand or on cable. You may not agree with all my choices. You may wonder why I didn't choose, say, Toy Story 3 or The Social Network (which might be the most controversial omission) or why I did choose the ones I did. As I said, ask me again later and my mind may have changed.
This is meant to invite discussion or at least some thought. You may not agree on all of these films being the ten very best – you may not agree on the order. However, I think that we can all agree that these are all quality movies that have something to offer nearly everyone. If you're looking to see a good movie, I can pretty much guarantee you won't walk out of any of these feeling disappointed.
There are a number of movies that didn't quite make the cut of the top ten. I thought I'd add them here so you can get an idea of which ones came close, were considered and ultimately not chosen. Again, I will stress that all of these are quality films worth seeking out if you're looking for entertainment, enlightenment or insight. In no particular order;
The Social Network, Toy Story 3, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Inception, Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, Waking Sleeping Beauty, Get Low, Love and Other Drugs, The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Shutter Island, Hot Tub Time Machine, The Secret of Kells, Leaves of Grass, Warlords, A Prophet, Cyrus, The Kids are All Right, The American, Let Me In, MegaMind, I Remember, Sophie Scholl: The Final Days.
Also a special shout-out must be made for Montana Amazon, an amazing little indie film that certainly would have made a good case for the top ten but is not scheduled for theatrical release until 2011. If it comes to your town, by all means seek it out. If you're interested in reading the original reviews, just click on the title.
10. MID-AUGUST LUNCH (PRANZO DI FERRAGOSTO)
(Zeitgeist) Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, Marina Cacciotti, Maria Cali, Grazia Csarini Storza, Alfonso Santagata, Luigi Marchetti, Marcello Ottolenghi, Petre Rosu. Directed by Gianni Di Gregorio
Released March 17, 2010 I first saw this at the Florida Film Festival and was overwhelmed by its charm and gentle nature. Here was a movie whose only aspiration was to make those watching it feel better, with perhaps a comment or two on aging in general. Genial Gianni takes on several older women along with his mother for a mid-August holiday in the oppressive heat of Rome. Gianni, chronically unemployed, is swept through life rather than sweeping through it, wanting no more than a good glass of white wine and the ability to cook a good meal.
WHY IT IS HERE: Gianni Di Gregorio wrote, directed and starred in this highly personal project which was based on his recollections of caring for his own elderly mother in the last years of her life. He also filmed it in his own apartment and utilized personal friends in the cast. The end result is a film that feels more like you've been invited to lunch by Italian friends, and are sitting around the table talking about this and that with them. Who doesn't need more of that in their lives?
HIGHLIGHT SCENE: Aunt Maria decides to run away and have a glass of wine or three or more. Drunk off her ass, she makes a pass at Gianni when he retrieves her but not before displaying a vulnerable side that comes out of left field.
BOX OFFICE RESULTS: $675,299 domestic (as of 1/6/11), $9.3 million total.
BUDGET: Not available.
STATUS: Currently available on home video.
9. 127 HOURS
(Fox Searchlight) James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Clement Posey, Kate Burton, Lizzy Caplan, Treat Williams, Sean Bott, John Lawrence, Rebecca Olson, Pieter Jan Brugge, Jeffrey Wood. Directed by Danny Boyle
Released November 5, 2010 Danny Boyle won an Oscar with his previous movie Slumdog Millionaire and is in serious contention once again with this movie. He could have gone with a big budget film as his follow-up, done any one of dozens of projects but this was what he chose to follow-up his Oscar party with, the story of a cocky type-A personality who gets into a pickle and has to resort to extreme measures to get himself out. These types of true-life stories may be inspirational on paper but they don't often translate to Hollywood box office gold, so choosing this project was a brave move in and of itself.
WHY IT IS HERE: Most of the movie takes place in a narrow canyon with Aron's arm pinned to the wall with a boulder. It's almost all Franco for the bulk of the movie and Franco delivers with a memorable performance that has to be a major contender for the Best Actor Oscar this year. Nominations for director and screenplay are probably not out of the realm of possibility either. The film takes essentially one person in a confined space for about an hour of screen time and makes it riveting, making this as good a piece of filmmaking as you are ever likely to see.
HIGHLIGHT SCENE: The scene in which Aron imagines himself as a guest on a talk show, in which the host asks him some pointed questions is humorous and poignant simultaneously.
BOX OFFICE RESULTS: $10.6 million domestic (as of 1/5/11), $10.6M total.
BUDGET: $18 million.
STATUS: Theatrical run has been completed for the most part; you may be able to find it in second run theaters. Home video release is tentatively scheduled for March 2011.
8. TRUE GRIT
(Paramount) Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Dakin Mathews, Jarlath Conroy, Elizabeth Marvel, Roy Lee Jones, Ed Corbin, Leon Russom. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Released December 22, 2010 I was none too pleased to find out that one of my all-time favorite westerns was being remade. I'm a big believer that if something ain't broke, you don't need to fix it. Most Hollywood attempts to remake classics had ended up in disaster – ask Gus Van Sant about his fling with Psycho sometime. On top of that all, Westerns haven't been in vogue since, well 1969 when True Grit was first released. I had plenty of misgivings all right – and then I heard it was the Coen Brothers that would be directing it. Sigh. Everything is going to be all right.
WHY IT IS HERE: While this is still the basic plot and the same characters, the whole feel is different. The movie is said to be more in line with the Charles Portis novel the original was based on, and certainly feels more authentic to the time period of the original. The language is very much in line with the way people spoke during that time in history. That said, it isn't The Duke and it isn't the original and it will never really replace them, but given that Bridges turns in a performance that is as good as any actor turned in this year, it stands on its own.
HIGHLIGHT SCENE: Mattie in the pit. 'Nuff said.
BOX OFFICE RESULTS: $95.4 million domestic (as of 1/6/11), $95.4 total.
STATUS: The movie is still out in general release in the United States and Canada; overseas release is planned for the early part of 2011. Home video release is tentatively scheduled for May of this year.
7. ALICE IN WONDERLAND
(Disney) Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Anne Hathaway, Matt Lucas, Alan Rickman (voice), Timothy Spall (voice), Stephen Fry (voice), Christopher Lee (voice), Michael Gough (voice), Michael Sheen (voice). Directed by Tim Burton
Released March 5, 2010 From the beginning I thought this was a perfect match. Tim Burton and Lewis Carroll are much like peanut butter and chocolate; two great tastes that taste great together. Burton is one of the few modern directors that has the vision that is even in the same ballpark as Carroll's.
WHY IT IS HERE: This is one of the most visually impressive movies of the year. The vision of Underland is whimsical to be sure, sort of like an English garden as seen through a kaleidoscope while smoking a hookah. However, the thing to remember about this Alice is that this isn't Lewis Carroll's Alice. This is a different story based on Lewis Carroll's characters. I guess they decided to keep the name for marketing value.
HIGHLIGHT SCENE: The Mad Hatter's victory dance. You'll know it when you see it.
BOX OFFICE RESULTS: $334.2 million domestic (as of 1/8/11), $1.0 billion total.
BUDGET: $200 million.
6. THE WHITE RIBBON (DAS WIESSE BAND)
(Sony Classics) Christian Friedel, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur, Burghart Klaussner, Ursina Lardi, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Leonard Proxauf, Susanne Lothar, Rainier Bock, Branko Samarovsky. Directed by Michael Haneke
Released December 30, 2009 Although this was released in 2009 in New York and Los Angeles, most of the rest of the country didn't get to see this until January of 2010. An Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film, this movie looked at the nature of evil and how it can appear in the most innocuous of places. Filmed in black and white, the movie never really attracted much of an audience which is a shame. It deserved better.
WHY IT IS HERE: The realization of a pre-World War I Germany is one of the best I've seen from a modern movie. It captures the nuances of a different era, from the politeness of the children to the monstrous discipline imposed on them. The last vestiges of feudal society are shown in this very chilling and very thought-provoking film.
HIGHLIGHT SCENE: The scene when the Baroness discovers the ruined cabbage patch is priceless.
BOX OFFICE RESULTS: $2.2 million domestic (as of 1/11/11), $19.2 million total.
STATUS: Available on DVD/Blu-Ray at most online and local home video outlets.
5. WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN"
(Paramount Vantage) Michelle Rhee, Geoffrey Canada, Anthony Black, Daisy Esparza, Bianca Hill, Bill Strickland, Randi Weingarten, Bill Gates, George Reeves, Davis Guggenheim (voice). Directed by Davis Guggenheim
Released September 24, 2010 Guggenheim came into prominence after directing the acclaimed documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Although some decried it, it did bring global warming into national consciousness and made Al Gore hip (briefly). Now, Guggenheim turns his attention on the American public school system, noting that almost everyone agrees it is badly in need of fixing.
WHY IT IS HERE: The movie shows the importance of education and suggests some means of fixing the public school system. While I don't agree with all of the film's conclusions (I think that the problem is much more complicated than blaming it on the teacher unions' refusal to get rid of tenure), it certainly opens up the opportunity for dialogue and hopefully, focuses the attention of more Americans on the problems facing our students who at this point are going to be competing in a global economy insufficiently prepared for it.
HIGHLIGHT SCENE: The interweaving lottery results as the students being followed throughout the movie await their fate on which their future hangs in the balance.
BOX OFFICE RESULTS: $6.4 million domestic (as of 1/24/11), $6.4 million worldwide.
STATUS: Scheduled for home DVD/Blu-Ray release on February 15, 2011.
4. THE FIGHTER
(Paramount) Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee, Mickey O'Keefe, Melissa McMeekin, Bianca Hunter, Erica McDermott, Jill Quigg, Dendrie Taylor, Kate O'Brien. Directed by David O. Russell
Released December 17, 2010 Six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Bale) and Best Supporting Actress (Adams and Leo) show the members of the Academy were high on this movie and critics gave it high praise as well. The story of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward resonated with everyone who's ever had to struggle to get out of a family member's shadow.
WHY IT IS HERE: Great performances (Wahlberg didn't get a Best Actor nomination but many felt he should have) and a terrific story made this one of the year's highlights. Casting is definitely the key, as the chemistry between the various characters is authentic and compelling. Is it as good as classic boxing films like Raging Bull? No, but it's damn close!
HIGHLIGHT SCENE: The catfight between Amy Adams and the sisters. Classic!
BOX OFFICE RESULTS: $72.7 million domestic (as of 1/23/11), $73.4 total.
STATUS: Currently in wide release.
3. WINTER'S BONE
(Roadside Attractions) Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Garret Dillahunt, Lauren Sweetser, Shelley Waggener, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Isaiah Stone, Tate Taylor, Sheryl Lee, Ronnie Hall, Ashlee Thompson. Directed by Debra Granik
Released June 18, 2010 Every year at the Florida Film Festival, there is always one movie that just seems to capture my attention and imagination, and one that just is so good that it cannot be ignored. This year, even Oscar didn't ignore it – the movie wound up receiving a nomination for Best Picture, as well as Lawrence for Best Actress and Hawkes for Best Supporting Actor. This is as high-quality an indie film as you are ever likely to see.
WHY IT IS HERE: In some ways, this is a grueling movie to watch. Ree Dolly, as played by Jennifer Lawrence, searches for her wayward drug dealing dad who has put her home at risk. With her mother suffering from mental illness, Ree is it when it comes to her younger siblings and it has cost Ree plenty. She yearns for a normal teenage life, one she knows she will never have. It's heartbreaking, it's compelling, it's a look at the dark side of the mountain people to whom loyalty is a given but truth isn't necessarily so.
HIGHLIGHT SCENE: A scene where Ree crashes a party where the people there are singing; it is both awkward and eloquent at once.
BOX OFFICE RESULTS: $6.3 million domestic (as of 1/23/11), $7.8 million total.
BUDGET: $2 million.
2. FLIPPED
(Warner Brothers) Madeline Carroll, Callum McAuliffe, Anthony Edwards, John Mahoney, Aidan Quinn, Rebecca de Mornay, Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Weisman, Ashley Taylor, Israel Broussard, Cody Horn, Ruth Crawford. Directed by Rob Reiner
Released August 6, 2010 First love is very special, very frightening and unforgettable. We remember it our entire lives and yet no movie has captured it so beautifully and as touchingly as this one. Director Rob Reiner makes his best movie in years, aided by a wonderful supporting cast (particularly Mahoney) and a pair of juvenile actors who are as good as anybody out there.
WHY IT IS HERE: This is a movie that flew below everybody's radar. Critics missed it and audiences certainly did, as the studio gave it a microscopic release. It missed out on major award and fell between every crack that Hollywood has. That makes this a hidden gem just waiting for audiences to discover it. No movie left me feeling as good when I left the theater this year. I highly recommend you seek this one out – you'll thank me for it later.
HIGHLIGHT SCENE: The conversation between Juli and Chet…or the one between Bryce and Chet…or the uncomfortable dinner scene with the Loskis and the Bakers…Oh hell, any scene that has Mahoney in it.
BOX OFFICE RESULTS: $1.3 million domestic (as of 8/6/10), $1.8 million total.
1. THE KING'S SPEECH
(Weinstein) Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Jennifer Ehle, Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Timothy Spall, Eve West, Roger Parrott, Anthony Edwards, Patrick Ryecart. Directed by Tom Hooper
Released November 26, 2010 The Royal Family is much in the news and on the silver screen lately, with the Royal Wedding set for this year as well as films such as The Queen showing the human side of the family which has often been de-humanized by their status, not entirely of their own doing. Here, we see the courage of habitual stutterer George VI (father to current monarch Elizabeth II) who learns to overcome his affliction with the help of unorthodox Aussie speech therapist Lionel Logue. Rush, who plays Logue, was a producer on the film which received more Oscar nominations (12) than any other this year. Firth has a Golden Globe for best dramatic actor already on his mantle; he's an odds-on favorite to add an Oscar to his collection.
WHY IT IS HERE: This is a movie that displays unusual courage and charm, given the subject matter. Some movies just grab your attention from the moment the projector lights up the screen and keep it until the theater employees come in to clean up the theater. This is one of those films. Every performance here is nothing short of amazing, led by Firth and Rush, as well as Carter – all of whom will be competing for acting Oscars in February. Director Tom Hooper brings you into the Royal Family's boudoir and you feel like a fly on the wall in the palace halls, and that works for me. This is a quality production, from the set design to the costumes to the score and especially to the acting performances. I honestly thought the top three movies this year were very close in terms of quality – I could have been just as happy with either #2 or #3 in this spot – but at the end of the day, if there was one movie from 2010 that you should see for sure, this is it.
HIGHLIGHT SCENE: Some have mentioned the climactic scene where the King gives his radio address, but I much prefer the scene when George and Elizabeth are revealed to Myrtle Logue as her husband's clients; it's charming and shows as much heart as any scene in the movie.
BOX OFFICE RESULTS: $59.0 million domestic (as of 1/25/11), $108.8 total.
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James Franco might just be looking at Oscar gold.
(2010) True Life Drama (Fox Searchlight) James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Clemence Posey, Kate Burton, Treat Williams, Sean Bott, John Lawrence, Rebecca Olson, Lizzy Caplan, Pieter Jan Brugge, Jeffrey Wood. Directed by Danny Boyle
Being capable can sometimes be confused with being arrogant. However, being capable can sometimes cause one to become arrogant. Arrogance can then lead to hubris and that can lead to the kind of disaster that can change a life completely.
Aron Ralston (Franco) is the prototypical Type A personality. He never met a physical activity he didn't like, a challenge he couldn't face. He's at his happiest when he's alone in the canyons of Utah's Canyonland National Park, even though it's a bit of a hike from his Colorado home. Sure, he has friends like Brian (Lawrence) whom he works with and even Rana (Olson), an ex-girlfriend who sees through the cocky bravado and pronounces that he will end up alone.
Still, Aron is naturally charming as he proves when he meets a couple of pretty young women (Mara, Tamblyn) out hiking. They're lost, he knows his way around and soon they're frolicking around in an underground pond. When they separate, one leans into the other and says "You know, I don't think we even figured into his day." And they're right, although he will eventually look back on their encounter with some regret.
He's going to have the opportunity to dwell on that, and other aspects of his life. While crossing a cut canyon, he steps on a boulder he thought was stable and goes plummeting, downwards-like. When he lands, he discovers the rather inconvenient fact that his arm is pinned to the canyon wall by a boulder the size of a home AC unit. He tries to move the boulder, but no good. He tries pounding the boulder, unsuccessfully. He takes a deep breath, lays out all the contents of his backpack and tries to think. The sinking realization is that nobody knows where he is. Nobody can hear his cries for help. His water supply is limited as is his food. He has no real tools that can extricate him from the situation apart from a multi-purpose tool with a dull knife blade.
After freaking out a little bit, Aron realizes the grim situation he is in. He has only enough water to last him a few days. Nothing short of a jackhammer is going to get that rock off of him. He is going to die.
Dying is a funny thing, particularly when you have time to wait for it. You are given a chance to reflect back on your life, see the road not traveled and figure out who you are and what didn't work. And, as his water begins to run out, the lack of sleep and the exposure to the elements begins to play with his mind. And as his time runs out, he is faced with a devastating choice between the will to survive and a horror that thee and me could never contemplate.
Most of you know by now that Aron Ralston is an actual person who went through this, and that devastating choice was whether to saw off his own arm with the dull knife or else wait to die. Obviously he chose the former, and stumbled out of that canyon to be rescued by a pair of hikers who alerted authorities.
You wonder how a film set in a cramped space for 127 hours – a little over five days – can be a riveting experience but Oscar-winning director Boyle makes it so. Even though for the most part you know what everything is leading to, you get to see inside the person that Ralston is. During his ordeal, he made several entries on a digital video camera that essentially detailed what he was going through but also served as a goodbye and apology to his family for the times he put his own needs ahead of theirs. In the end, he realizes that he had insulated himself from the things in life that were most important.
Franco is an expressive and often physical actor who is perfectly cast here. This might be the defining performance of his career; it is as sure a bet to be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar in a few months as any performance this year is. He is onscreen for the entire movie and spends much of it alone. He has to capture the attention and imagination of the audience without interacting with anybody other than himself, and he does it in a way that is both natural and unforced.
The amputation scene is not as graphic as you might think, although there are reports of people fainting during it. It certainly is disturbing and I would think long and hard if I were the sensitive sort about putting myself through it. If you have someone who is affected by such, you might want to take it under advisement that they might not do well at this movie although the scene isn't gratuitous in the least.
The cinematography here is breathtaking, utilizing the majestic desolation of the Utah landscape as a character in the movie. It is this that Aron disrespects and winds up paying a heavy price.
REASONS TO GO: A career-making performance by Franco and another great movie by Boyle. This is the kind of movie that stays with you long after its over.
REASONS TO STAY: Sensitive sorts will be disturbed by the amputation scene, and claustrophobics might be made uncomfortable with the surroundings in the film.
FAMILY VALUES: There is a lot of bad language (hey, you'd curse if you had a boulder on your arm) and some pretty disturbing scenes of self-amputation that are definitely not for the squeamish.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The camcorder that James Franco uses in the film is the same one used by Ralston on his ill-fated trek. The video he shot had only previously been shown to family and close friends, but Boyle and Franco were allowed to watch it for accuracy sake. The video is kept in a vault for safekeeping.
HOME OR THEATER: Much of the film takes place in a cut canyon, a very narrow environment, but some of the shots of Canyonlands National Park are just breathtaking and should be seen on the big screen.
TOMORROW: Police, Adjective
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New Releases for the Week of November 26, 2010
Rider is having a bad hair day.
(Disney) Starring the voices of Zachary Levi, Mandy Moore, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, Jeffrey Tambor, M.C. Gainey, Brad Garrett, Paul F. Tompkins. Directed by Byron Howard and Nathan Greno
Rapunzel gets the Disney feature treatment in this updated and somewhat irreverent version of the Fairy Tale. Flynn Rider is a cocksure but capable thief who has gone a little bit too far and has the entire kingdom looking for him – half to imprison him, the other half to kill him. He decides to hole up in an isolated tower in the middle of nowhere until the heat blows over, never realizing that the girl who lives in the tower is far more dangerous than all the king's men put together.
See the trailer, featurettes, clips and interviews here.
Release formats: Standard, 3D
Genre: Animated Fantasy
Rating: PG (for brief mild violence)
(Fox Searchlight) James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Kate Burton. The Oscar-winning director of Slumdog Millionaire returns with this astonishing true story of Aron Ralston, a type-A personality who gets trapped by a boulder pinning his arm to a mountain while climbing and has to go to astonishing lengths in order to survive and escape. Franco is considered a lock for an Oscar nomination and the movie may well be one of the big contenders for a number of different Oscars in February, including Best Picture.
See the trailer, interviews, clips and a featurette here.
Rating: R (for language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images)
(Reliance Big Pictures) Deepika Padukone, Imran Khan, Sharmila Tagore, Navin Nischol. Two childhood friends are drawn together by their passions which also threaten to separate them forever – her dreams of becoming an actress and his love for her. Polar opposites in their lives, they will either find the strength to carry on together, or be without each other forever.
Genre: Romantic Drama
(Screen Gems) Cher, Christina Aguilera, Stanley Tucci, Eric Dane. A starry-eyed young girl from a small town goes to L.A. to become a star. She goes to one of the last burlesque-style nightclubs in the city, only to be told she doesn't have what it takes. She believes in herself and her talent and eventually gets the opportunity, and uses it to become a star. Stardom, sadly, isn't everything she thought it would be…say, didn't Judy Garland make a movie like this a few years back?
See the trailer, clips, interviews and a promo here.
Genre: Musical Drama
Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content including several suggestive dance routines, partial nudity, language and some thematic material)
(CBS) Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, Maggie Grace. After ten years in prison, Driver looks to avenge the death of his brother, which came during a botched heist that led to him getting pinched in the first place. Now, with a dogged cop on his tail and a demented hit man not far behind, Driver's to-do list is getting shorter by the day, but it might just get him killed.
See the trailer, clips and a featurette here.
Genre: Action Thriller
Rating: R (for strong violence, some drug use and language)
(20th Century Fox) Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria. A young pharmaceutical salesman has everything going for him – women, career success, and great friends. When he hooks up with the one woman he can't have, he becomes enmeshed in the folds of heartbreak just as his greatest opportunity for wealth materializes – a new wonder drug called Viagra.
See the trailer, interviews and clips here.
Rating: R (for strong sexual content, nudity, pervasive language and some drug material)
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Liron Bar
Director of Research & Breeding
A graduate of Masters of Science – Breeding and Genetic Engineering and current Ph.D. candidate Liron Bar has spent the last three years at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science, one of the leading research institutions on cannabis genetics as a master grower. Mr. Bar also owns and manages his own agronomic consulting firm. Liron makes an essential addition to the Weed Me roster because of his proven skills in agricultural work, spanning growth care and processes, pest monitoring and control, and grafting. He has also had the opportunity to work at the forefront of cannabis genome research, immersing in the latest innovations in cannabis cloning.
Maor Shayit
As Weed Me's CMO Maor brings over a decade of experience in brand building across diverse businesses and customer-focused industries. Mr. Shayit is motivated by translating his marketing goals into performance-based results Prior to joining the Weed Me team Maor split his time as vice-president of sales at Metropolitan Movers and launching his own company Simper. Besides his vast knowledge of setting up marketing departments from the ground up, he is also well-versed in leading sales teams, customer relations, and identifying opportunities for growth and improvement within the company. Maor completed a Bachelor s degree in Business/Managerial Economics from Peres Academic Center.


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Nepomniachtchi knocked MVL out of the Candidates
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Wei, Yi ½-½
Jerusalem Grand Prix 2019 - Game 2
1 e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Ne7 7. Re1 Nd7 8. a4 b6 9. Be3 Bb7 10. Qd2 h6 11. h3 g5 12. d5 e5 13. Nh2 Ng6 14. Bg4 Nf6 15. Nf1 Nf4 16. Bf5 h5 17. g3 Bh6 18. f3 Rg8 19. Kh1 Bc8 20. gxf4 gxf4 21. Bf2 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Qg5 23. Ne3 fxe3 24. Bxe3 Qg3 25. Bxh6 Qf3+ 26. Kh2 Qg3+ ½-½
Wei, Yi - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1
1 Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Ndb5 Ne5 8. Bg2 a6 9. Qa4 Rb8 10. Na3 Bc5 11. O-O O-O 12. Rb1 Qb4 13. Qd1 d6 14. Na4 b5 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Bg5 Ba6 18. Nc2 b4 19. Nd4 Bb7 20. Rc1 Qa5 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qb3 Ra8 24. f4 Qa7 25. e3 Nd7 26. Qd1 Qxa2 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qh5 Kg8 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Qh5 Kg8 31. Nb5 Rxb5 32. Qxb5 Qxb2 33. Rb1 Qc2 34. Rfc1 Qd2 35. Qxb4 Qxe3+ 36. Kh1 Ra2 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Rb2 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 Qd1+ 40. Kg2 Ra1 41. Qb5 f5 42. Qe2 Qd5+ 43. Kh3 Nf6 44. Rbb8 Ra2 45. Rc2 Rxc2 46. Qxc2 Qf3 47. Rb3 Qf1+ 48. Qg2 Qe1 49. Qb2 Kg6 50. Kg2 d5 51. Rb8 Qe4+ 52. Kh3 Qf3 53. Rb3 Qf1+ 54. Qg2 Qe1 55. Qc2 Qf1+ 56. Qg2 Qc4 57. Rb8 h6 58. Kh4 Qd3 59. Rb2 Ng4 60. Qe2 Qd4 61. Kh3 Qg1 62. Qg2 Qd4 63. Qe2 Qc5 64. Qc2 Qg1 65. Qg2 Qe3 66. Qe2 Qd4 67. Qc2 Ne3 68. Qb3 Nd1 69. Re2 Nf2+ 70. Kg2 Ng4 71. Qb8 Nf6 72. Qb2 Qc5 73. Rc2 Qe3 74. Re2 Qa7 75. Qa2 Qc5 76. Qc2 Qd6 77. Qb2 Ne4 78. Qd4 Qa6 79. Rc2 Nf6 80. Rd2 Qa5 81. Re2 Qa3 82. Qb2 Qa7 83. Qa2 Qd7 84. Qb2 d4 85. Rd2 Qd5+ 86. Kg1 d3 87. Qe5 Qe4 88. Qxe4 fxe4 89. Kf2 Nd5 90. Ke1 Kf5 91. Rd1 e5 92. Kd2 exf4 93. gxf4 Nxf4 94. Ra1 Ke5 95. Ra6 h5 96. Ra8 f5 0-1
One of St Louis Magazine Favorite Stories of 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, SLM and Design STL are reflecting on the reporting that went into some of our favorite stories
Webster University GMs Cori & Nyzhnyk win 2018 SPICE Cup - Cori tops Armageddon
Jorge Cori & Illia Nyzhnyk tied for 1st. Cori won the Armageddon game to win the trophy!
Some huge upsets right away in round 1 at Gibraltar
2020 Gibraltar Masters is a 10 round Open Swiss which takes place from January 21-30 in Gibraltar
Carlsen scores a big win against Firouzja, pulls within 1/2 point of Caruana
After drawing the first 7 games, Carlsen has now won back to back games to get to 2nd place
Webster University GM Emilio Cordova wins PNWCC MLK Open
PNWCC MLK Open is a 7 round Open Swiss event
GM Paragua wins Charlotte A - GM Berczes wins Charlotte B
IM Carissa Yip has another excellent event even though she fell short of GM norm
2020 Gibraltar attracts 34 players 2600+ and 73 players 2500+
2020 Gibraltar Masters is a 10-round Open Swiss which takes place from January 21-30
Only 6 players remain perfect after 4 at Chennai Open
2020 Chennai Open is a 10 round Open Swiss tournament
Caruana wins to catch Firouzja while Carlsen scores 1st win
Tata Steel Masters is a 13 round single round robin tournament which takes place from January 11 - 26 in Wijk aan Zee
The Persian Chess Prince wins again to lead Tata Steel Masters after 7
Tata Steel Masters is a 13 rounds single RR tournament which takes place from January 11 - 26 in Wijk aan Zee


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Наводнение на Одере в 1947 году (нем. Die Oderflutkatastrophe 1947) — самая значительная на сегодняшний день природная катастрофа в Германии из-за наводнения на Одере.

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Самая тяжелая природная катастрофа или самое крупное наводнение XX-го века при половодье на Одере произошло весной 1947 года. Вечером 21 марта и 22 марта, дрейфующий лед образовал ледоход из-за дрейфа льда возле Умштрутканала возле Кюстрин-Китца. Также к северу от Райтвайна образовались ледовые поля. Вследствие этого выходит из берегов большое количество воды в течение короткого времени. В 10 часов утра 22 марта 1947 года Одерская плотина близ Райтвайна была окончательно затоплена. Плотина была омыта над водой в двух местах длиной более 100 метров. Области короны плотины были быстро разрушены на ширине около 300 метров и глубине один метр. Потоп даже достиг Бад-Фрайенвальде (Одер), который находится в нескольких километрах от реки, и в центре города находится главное почтовое здание, где сегодня находится мемориальный камень. В то время более 20 000 человек стали бездомными.

Глава местного отделения управления стихийными бедствиями районной администрации Меркиш-Одерланд также подтверждает в конечном итоге безуспешное использование бомбардировщиков Красной армии для ликвидации последствий наводнения и заторов в 1947 году на Одере. Утром 22 марта советские самолеты сбросили восемь бомб и еще четыре бомбы днем. Также 23 марта были произведены новые бомбардировки. Однако все меры не принесли ожидаемого результата. Только 24 марта в 21 час удалось восстановить коммуникации на реке.

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Наводнения в Германии
История Бранденбурга
Катастрофы 1947 года
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Bikaner is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan in northern India. It is located 330 kilometres northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is known for the 16th-century Junagarh Fort, a huge complex of ornate buildings & halls. Nearby, the Karni Mata Temple is home to many rats considered sacred by Hindu devotees.


The Garda Armed Response Unit were present at the search of a commercial premises on Church Street in Dundalk this morning.
According to eye witnesses who spoke to the Democrat, gardaí were at the premises at around 8.30 this morning. It is understood they cut open the metal shutters at the front of the building to access the premises.
The ARU have since left the scene.
The Democrat contacted gardaí in Dundalk to find out more, but no one was available for comment.


Camping with Wolves: Me and Bob Dylan and the CIA ?
Seal, Lenny Kravitz, Morgan Freeman, Robert Cray, Lenny Henry with whom I once danced all night, Bob Dylan to whom I cannot send my wee book even though I have dedicated it to him as well as my grandson Peter.
Honestly, I looked up the address of his agent and Google said Ah, Avenida of the stars, LA something or other and I sent it off. Then I got this weird phone call from America asking for my address in Scotland so that they 'could deal with my request'. It never occurred to me to ask the friendly girl lots of witty questions; it was just too hilarious hearing her pronounce Yetholm in American. Once the phone was down, I freaked a bit. Could I see plants moving about outside in the dusky evening, people hiding behind them to spy on me? Is that what happens when you want to speak to Bob The Man? You get checked out by the CIA?
Yeah how about posting more about Laurie Lee, he is kind of relevant to this gig right?


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Koode (2018) Malayalam Movie Songs Trailers, Videos, Release Date,Reviews, Koode Wiki!!
Expected Release Date : July 14th, 2018
Koode is a Malayalam movie starring Nazriya Nazim, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Parvathy in prominent roles. It is a drama directed by Anjali Menon with Raghu Dixit as musician, forming part of the crew.
Four years after getting married and bidding adieu to acting, actress Nazriya Nazim is making her comeback with Anjali Menon's upcoming film Koode, which also stars Parvathy and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead. Nazriya and Prithviraj, who are sharing screen space for the first time, play siblings in the film.
This is Both Nazriya Nazim's and Director Anjali Menon's Comeback film after a long time! So fans of both are eagerly waiting for this film.
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[21 February 2012 – Hong Kong] A signing ceremony was held on 16 February at Hongkong International Terminals Limited (HIT) for the Occupational Safety Charter certificate, jointly issued by the Labour Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Council.
The purpose of the charter is to ensure that all business activities at the terminal are carried out in a manner that promotes the highest standards of safety and health for employees, contractors and visitors.
HIT Managing Director Ivor Chow, and Operations Services Delivery Supervisor, Wu Kin-fai, acting as Employee Representative, signed the document together with Executive Director of the Occupational Safety and Healthy Council, Tang Wah-shing, and Assistant Commissioner for Labour of the Labour Department, Tso Sing-hin.