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THIS ASSIGNMENT (the "Assignment") made and entered into this ________ day of ________________, ________
AMONGST:
______________________________ of ______________________________
(the "Assignor")
- AND-
(the "Assignee")
_________________________ of _________________________
(the "Remaining Partner")
The Assignor is the holder of a partnership interest (the "Interest") in ______________________________ (the "Partnership"), a partnership previously established on the 28th day of January, 2022, for the purpose of ____________________________________________________ and formed in accordance with an agreement (the "Partnership Agreement").
The Assignor desires to assign the Interest to the Assignee and the Assignee desires to acquire the Interest from the Assignor.
The Interest acquired by the Assignee will include all rights in the Partnership previously afforded to the Assignor including the status as partner. The Remaining Partner has agreed and gives consent to such assignment according to the terms and conditions of this Assignment.
IN CONSIDERATION OF and as a condition of the parties entering into this Assignment and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is acknowledged, the parties to this Assignment agree as follows:
Sale and Purchase
By this Assignment the Assignor withdraws from the Partnership and to the fullest extent permitted by the Partnership Agreement, assigns all its rights, interests, title and benefits in the Partnership to the Assignee. The Assignee will become a partner in the Partnership taking the place of the Assignor in the Partnership with all the rights and obligations previously afforded to the Assignor. The Assignee, as a partner in the Partnership, will be bound by the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement as amended. On assignment of the Interest to the Assignee, the Assignor will cease to be a partner in the Partnership.
As full consideration for the assignment of the Interest the Assignee has submitted and the Assignor has accepted the following consideration: _______________________________________________
The closing of the purchase and sale of the Interest (the "Closing") will take place on the 28th day of January, 2022 (the "Closing Date") at the offices of the Assignor or at such other time and place as the Assignor and Assignee mutually agree.
Representations and Warranties of the Assignor
The Assignor warrants that the Assignor has a general partnership interest in the Partnership and that the Assignor has the legal right to execute and perform an assignment of the Interest exclusive of the Assignor's status as partner.
The Assignor warrants that the Interest is free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, restrictions and claims.
The Assignor warrants that on completion of this Assignment the Assignor will retain no residual interest or interests in the Partnership.
The Assignor warrants that the Assignor is not in any way in default of any of the expressed or implied terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement. The Assignor also warrants that this Assignment is in full compliance with all terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement.
The Assignor warrants that the Assignor is not bound by any other contractual agreement or legal requirement that would be violated by this Assignment.
The Assignor warrants that it has provided the Assignee with the most current copy of the Partnership Agreement inclusive of all amendments.
The Assignor warrants that no other consent is required from any third party or government entity authorizing this Assignment except for those consents of the Remaining Partner contained in this Assignment.
Assignee's Obligations
On Closing of this Assignment, the Assignee will observe and perform any and all terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement, relating to the newly acquired rights, that were previously binding on the Assignor.
Transitional Rights and Obligations
To the full extent permitted by the Partnership Agreement, all income, rights, benefits, obligations and liabilities of the Interest will belong to the Assignor before the Closing and will transfer to the Assignee after the Closing.
Consent of Remaining Partner
The Remaining Partner consents to the terms and conditions of this Assignment with the intent that the Assignee will become a partner in the Partnership with all of the rights, benefits, obligations and liabilities previously afforded to the Assignor under the Partnership Agreement as amended.
This Assignment will be construed in accordance with, and exclusively governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Assignor and the Assignee submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the enforcement of this Assignment or any arbitration award or decision arising from this Assignment.
Time is of the essence in this Assignment.
This Assignment may be executed in counterpart. Facsimile signatures are binding and are considered to be original signatures.
All warrants and representations of the Assignor and the Assignee connected with this Assignment will survive the Closing.
This Assignment will not be assigned either in whole or in part by any party to this Assignment without the written consent of the other party.
Headings are inserted for the convenience of the parties only and are not to be considered when interpreting this Assignment. Words in the singular mean and include the plural and vice versa. Words in the masculine gender include the feminine gender and vice versa. Words in the neuter gender include the masculine gender and the feminine gender and vice versa.
If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Assignment is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, it is the parties' intent that such provision be reduced in scope by the court only to the extent deemed necessary by that court to render the provision reasonable and enforceable and the remainder of the provisions of this Assignment will in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated as a result.
This Assignment contains the entire agreement between the parties. All negotiations and understandings have been included in this Assignment. Statements or representations which may have been made by any party to this Assignment in the negotiation stages of this Assignment may in some way be inconsistent with this final written Assignment. All such statements are declared to be of no value in this Assignment. Only the written terms of this Assignment will bind the parties.
This Assignment and the terms and conditions contained in this Assignment apply to and are binding upon the Assignor, the Assignee, the Remaining Partner and their respective successors, assigns, executors, administrators, beneficiaries, and representatives.
Any notices or delivery required here will be deemed completed when hand-delivered, delivered by agent, or seven (7) days after being placed in the post, postage prepaid, to the parties at the addresses contained in this Assignment or as the parties may later designate in writing.
All of the rights, remedies and benefits provided by this Assignment will be cumulative and will not be exclusive of any other such rights, remedies and benefits allowed by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Assignor, the Assignee and the Remaining Partner have duly affixed their signatures under hand and seal on this ________ day of ________________, ________.
What is an Assignment of Partnership Interest?
An Assignment of Partnership Interest occurs when a partner sells their stake in a partnership to a third party. The assignment document records the details of the transfer to the new partner. The new partner will receive the benefits and obligations (including profits and losses) of the business partnership in exchange for compensation to the previous partner.
What is a partnership?
A partnership is a type of business organization where two or more individuals or business entities operate a business with the goal of making a profit.
Each partner typically has rights and obligations enforced by a Partnership Agreement including liabilities and rights to profits of the business.
Who are the parties in an Assignment of Partnership Interest?
There are two parties in the assignment of interest: assignor and assignee.
The assignor is the business partner who is transferring their rights in the partnership in exchange for compensation.
The assignee is a new partner who purchases the previous partner's interest in the partnership.
Do other partners have a say in who buys the interest in a partnership?
If there is a Partnership Agreement in place the answer is most likely, yes. A Partnership Agreement governing the activities of the partnership and conduct of the partners will often place some restrictions on the nature of the interest which may be acquired.
For example, the transferring partner might be limited to transferring only their economic interests and rights which would prevent the recipient of transferred interest from becoming a full partner (with voting rights and managerial input) by assignment alone. Full admission to the partnership would be decided by the remaining partners based on the terms of the Partnership Agreement.
The category of assignee is something else the partnership might have good reason for restricting. For example, federal tax audit rules introduced in 2018 mean that partnerships will be treated as taxable entities if one or more of the partners is itself a partnership, a trust, or an LLC. To avoid such tax consequences, and preserve individual tax treatment for the partners, the partnership agreement might prohibit assignments of partnership interest may be sold to any such business entity.
How is an Assignment of Partnership Interest created?
To create an Assignment of Partnership Interest, there should be a drafted document that records the transfer of rights and benefits from one partner to another and the exchange of compensation.
The partnership interest document should include:
Type of interest: either full partnership interest or limited to the economic rights in distribution
Partnership information: partnership name (e.g. Smith and Associates), establishment date, and purpose
Assignor details: name, address, and type of party (individual or business entity) of the partner transferring rights and benefits to a new partner
Assignee details: name, address, and type of party of the new partner receiving rights and benefits of the assignor
Remaining partner details (if applicable): name, address, and type of party of other partners still part of the partnership
Consideration details: a description of the price and agreed value to be exchanged for interest in the partnership (e.g. a monetary value or shares in stock)
Signing details: witness signatures (if applicable), party signatures, and the signing date
Joint Venture Agreement: an agreement between two or more parties who agree to combine resources for a specific time frame as a business arrangement for completing a particular project or goal
LLC Operating Agreement: an internal management document that details the rights and responsibilities and other operational details for members running a limited liability company
Notice of Withdrawal from Partnership: a notice served by a partner intending to leave a partnership or served by a partnership removing a partner for any given reason
Partnership Agreement: a document that governs the management of a partnership and details the rights and obligations of partners
Partnership Amendment: a form used to make changes to the terms of an existing Partnership Agreement
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"Let me try," begged a little man we called "Cushion-foot." What his real name was none of us knew. The books, of course, would show some name, and then you were entitled to a guess. He was as quiet as a mouse, as reliable as he was quiet and as noiseless in his movements as a snake. One of the boys went with him, making quite a detour from our course, but always remaining in sight. About two miles out from the grove, we sighted a small band of five or six antelope, which soon took fright and ran to the nearest elevation. Here they made a stand about half a mile distant. We signaled to our hunters, who soon spotted them and dismounted. We could see Cushion sneaking through the short grass like a coyote, "Conajo" leading the horses, well hidden between them. We held the antelopes' attention by riding around in a circle, flagging them. Several times Cushion lay flat, and we thought he was going to risk a long shot. Then he would crawl forward like a cat but finally came to his knee. We saw the little puff, the band squatted, jumping to one side far enough to show one of their number down and struggling in the throes of death.
We put the prisoners to roasting the ribs and making themselves useful in general. One man guarded them at their work, while all the others attended to the hobbling and other camp duties.
It proved to be a delightful camp. We aimed to stay until sunset, the days being sultry and hot. Our appetites were equal to the breakfast, and it was a good one.
"I never hear a man hanker for liquor," said Conajo, as he poured out a tin cup of coffee, "but I think of an incident my father used to tell us boys at home. He was sheriff in Kentucky before we moved to Texas. Was sheriff in the same county for twelve years. Counties are very irregular back in the old States. Some look like a Mexican brand.
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"'That's all I ask, Sam,' was his only reply. Now I've learned lots of the ways of the world since then. I've seen people pleasant to each other, and behind their backs, the tune changed. But I want to say to you fellows that those two old boys were not throwing off on each other–not a little bit.
They meant every word and meant it deep. It was months afterward, and father had been gone for a week when he came home. He told us about his visit to Joe Evans. It was winter time, and mother and us boys were sitting around the old fireplace in the evening. 'I never saw him so embarrassed before in my life,' said father.


I began writing somewhere around the fifth grade. My teacher gave us an assignment to write a letter from one inanimate object to another. I wasn't the brightest kid in the class and had a tough time understanding what inanimate objects were, but I was excited! It's the first assignment I really remember and I'm not quite sure why I was ready to burst with joy, but I was.
I ended up writing a letter from my socks to my bare feet, begging them to start wearing shoes. The socks were sick and tired of being destroyed and if they saw one more rip, they were going to strangle someone, probably one of my toes.
My feet couldn't move on their own, right? That counts as inanimate, I told myself. And it must have, because my teacher loved it and submitted it to a school-wide competition, where it won. The letter went on to win a regional competition and eventually a national one. I was invited to the Capitol and even given a medal (that I no longer have). . . by someone (no idea who) . . . for something (I hang my head in shame for not remembering).
My highlight of that trip? Discovering The White House had a gift shop and sold flags! Flags, I tell ya! Oh, and that frightening glass elevator in The Washington Monument; I'll never forget that.
Fast forward many years later and I'm about to publish my first novel.
The reactions of those closest to me when I tell them I'm not looking for work, but instead have chosen to finish the book I began seven years ago before my role as a stay-at-home mom took over my life?
Mixed, I'd say. There are days my friends and family treat my endeavors seriously, and other days — not.
In the end, it doesn't matter to me.
You see, there is a truth, or myth depending on how you look at it, many of us repeat to ourselves: What others think isn't important. What matters is how we feel about our endeavors, not others. We offer this pearl of wisdom to our neighbors. We teach it in schools. We encourage our own children with it.
Yet, I meet so many people who rarely believe it. If I'm honest, I'll even admit there have been any number of times in my own life where I've repeated the words, but failed to embrace them. I did care what others thought.
Over the years, what I've discovered is this — What others think just might be important, but to gauge my worth based on their opinion is where the danger lies. I decided at the beginning of this journey not to make that mistake.
When I focused all of my efforts on writing, I also made the decision to treat it as a business, even if others viewed it as nothing more than a hobby.
How did I do that? And, more importantly, how do I maintain that mentality?
I hold weekly 'Blomberg Production' meetings with my husband where we discuss my work week. I talk about character development, if I'm inclined to share, or any challenges I've encountered. For example, I live in Sweden and I may need my husband's language skills while navigating through avenues of research.
I set measurable goals and review the data at the end of the week. I created forms to track these goals, and I loved seeing the results. It was so inspiring to see my daily word count increase. To watch the page numbers climb. To analyze where, and when, I achieved the best results.
Every Friday I spend at least one hour working on the 'business'. Blog updates, market research, software reviews, expense reports, or even setting up the files I use to monitor everything. By the time I need to file my taxes (US and Swedish taxes), hopefully all of this planning will eliminate some of the headache involved. This also allows me to spend the time I've dedicated to writing, wisely (i.e., writing), instead of using that time for 'busy' work.
I created a publishing plan for the novel and plan to do so for future novels. It is so handy to have this step-by-step guide. Map, cover, acknowledgements page, copyright information, research bizarre tax laws for expats living overseas using an international internet platform to sell electronic goods, all of this and more went into the plan. Each week I track my progress, update the information, or alter the plan as needed.
I created an initial marketing plan. From the beginning I knew I needed one that included social platforms. I chose to focus on Facebook and WordPress. I also went back and forth, before deciding to use WordPress as my main website. I've only begun this phase, but each week we review the plan and tweak it, if necessary.
I couldn't be happier with my job. Well, a paycheck would be nice, even if it's only enough to treat the kids to an ice cream. The truth is I love writing, but it's more than a hobby to me — whether I receive a paycheck that covers the bills, or not.
That's not to say you must follow these steps if you want to take your writing seriously. But it is to say the level of dedication you give to your craft is how you view your craft. If you only have fifteen minutes to write, treat those fifteen minutes like gold. These things that I do, they are my personal nuggets of gold and bringing this level of dedication to my job is worth more to me than all the precious metals in the world.
It's also to say, yes, I value your opinion, but when it concerns my life, my opinion is louder than yours and always will be.


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Astroworld attendee who witnessed someone die at event says she's traumatized
By Tiffany Justice
FOX 26 Houston
AstroWorld attendee says she's traumatized following event
FOX 26's Tiffany Justice spoke with one attendee about what she experienced and saw during the event.
HOUSTON - More victims of the Astroworld tragedy spoke out Tuesday night about the long-term effects they are now dealing with.
There were a total of five people at Tuesday night's meeting, one in particular, 19-year-old Camron Ann Mott tells FOX 26, she is now traumatized and unable to sleep.
MORE ASTROWORLD FESTIVAL COVERAGE
FOX 26 was able to speak to Mott one-on-one, but she was too traumatized to get a full sentence out. Her attorney tells us, she witnessed someone die at the event. She went to the concert with close friends and family.
"He could have stopped the show, he could have prevented this," said Bryan Espinoza, one of five attendees who spoke at the meeting]. Espinoza believes the performer could have done more to keep the concertgoers safe.
FULL VIDEO: Witnesses discuss AstroWorld experiences
Several witnesses who attended the AstroWorld Festival last Friday share their experiences and thoughts as eight people were killed.
"About 200-plus people came into this compact area, we told security we are getting smashed but security told us to put your hands on the railing," said Jonathan Espinoza. "Instantly my ribs are getting smashed into the gate, I look at the security guard and they told me I can't do anything."
RELATED: Security expert suggests what could have made Astroworld safer
The five victims all drove down from Corpus Christi to speak out Tuesday about the timeline of the disastrous and dangerous Astroworld event. All of them saying they are now emotionally and physically damaged for life.
Many of them suffered physical injuries like broken ribs, torn hamstrings and rotator cuffs. But like Mott, some of them witnessed a fellow concertgoer lose their life.
"We went out for a good time and we left with sadness and grief," said Bryan Espinoza.
THE VICTIMS: What we know about the 8 lives lost in the Astroworld tragedy
The law firm, Law Office of Ricardo L. Ramos, tells FOX 26, they are now representing 30 victims from the Astroworld tragedy, many of them minors and young adults in college.
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Today, I'm talking about F & J's intimate Allerton Castle wedding.
It's not unusual for me to receive wedding cake enquiries from couples travelling considerable distances to marry in Yorkshire. Indeed, many couples travel to me from London for their wedding cake consultation but 2018 has seen a rise in international enquiries. This year I've held wedding consultations with couples from California, Germany and Hong Kong, opting for a destination wedding in Yorkshire. Ultimately, these lovely couples have commissioned me to design and create their wedding cake!
F & J chose to travel from Hong Kong to marry at Allerton Castle, which is an elegant and illustrious gothic revival stately home. It's a stunning venue for weddings as well as a TV and film location. Having travelled to many venues in my nine years in business, I think Allerton Castle is definitely one of the most opulent!
Joel Skingle Photography. Allerton Castle Wedding.
F & J told me they had chosen Joel Skingle Photography to capture their wedding.
Generally, for my website Portfolio, I photograph my cakes at home but I do then try my best to achieve decent venue shots (with very limited success!) using a good camera and my tripod. Unfortunately, on F & J's wedding day when I set up the cake, the daylight wasn't great and the room wasn't yet dressed. I rarely ask photographers for images, realising they must be inundated with requests. However, I did tentatively approach Joel to ask if he would be willing to provide any of his images of the cake. And really, his Studio Manager, Sophie's, reply is the whole basis for this blog post! In the end, I wasn't sent just one of Joel's images, instead Sophie sent me a lovely email granting me access to the whole image gallery, enabling me to download many images!
Joel has already blogged F & J's wedding, so I just concentrated on the details pertinent to the cake – the flowers and the dress. As demonstrated above, though, I couldn't help but download a couple of gorgeous venue shots too!
Joel Skingle Photography. Bouquet by Twisted Willow Floristry.
During our Skype consultation, phone calls and subsequent emails J told me that Twisted Willow planned to use a variety of pink, blue and white flowers. Potentials were avalanche roses, sweet avalanche roses, stocks, eucalyptus, lisianthus, delphiniums, larkspur and a variety of foliage to create F's trailing teardrop-style bouquet. I spot some veronica, grape hyacinth, wax flowers and sea holly too!
I iced the cakes in blush pink and dusty blue sugarpaste….
Joel Skingle Photography. Allerton Castle Wedding. Amanda Earl Cake Design.
Joel Skingle Photography. Amanda Earl Cake Design. Twisted Willow Floristry.
Joel Skingle Photography. Allerton Castle Wedding. Amanda Earl Cake Design. Twisted Willow Floristry.
Thank you so much to Joel Skingle Photography for allowing me unbridled access to his gorgeous images – it's very kind and a real treat for me! I do harp on about how choosing a good photographer for your wedding day is the most important element of your wedding planning. But it's true! It's an investment and F & J will have Joel's beautiful images for life!
If you're planning your own Yorkshire wedding – destination or otherwise – and would like to commission me to design and create your bespoke wedding cake please feel free to get in touch!


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I've Just Seen: Slither (2006)
Director: James Gunn
I watched this on the recommendation of fellow blogger SJHoneywell; we share a similar taste in horror films, a trend which continues with Slither. Comedy-horror can be difficult to pull off, but Slither is both hilarious and horrifying, and often at the same time. It also cleverly references other horror films, but without being derivative or lazy.
We are introduced to the town of Wheelsy, a typical mid-America small town which is visited by an Invasion of the Body Snatchers' style parasite which infects local car dealer Grant Grant (played by the brilliant Michael Rooker, reminding me of his role as serial killer Henry). Soon the alien life is changing Grant, making him hungry for meat and growing long tentacles. His younger wife Starla is suspicious and enlists the help of policeman Bill (who has a crush on Starla). The plot follows the usual trajectory for these type of films, but has fun playing with the audience along the way.
As I said, this gets the balance between funny and frightening pretty much perfect. The comedy comes through the interactions of the characters and their bemusement at what is going on. The horror is genuinely gross at times. The scene where Brenda, used by alien-infected Bill as his human womb, bursts open, releasing millions of these parasites into Wheelsy. The bath scene, made iconic from its inclusion on the poster, is also memorable, and cleverly moves the plot along as well. Grant's final transformation, as the primary organisism that the infected seek to absorb themselves into (with orgasmic joy) makes you laugh out of revulsion as well as humour.
I don't know why this film was poorly received by audiences in 2006, despite critical approval. Watching it now, the special effects haven't aged that badly, the writing is sharp, and many of the stars have gone on to become even more famous in recent years. Unless you hate gooey, slimy, even silly horror, there is so much to enjoy here.
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Labels: Action, American Cinema, Comedy, horror
I've Just Seen: The Last Battle (Le Dernier Combat) (1983)
Director: Luc Besson
Besson's debut film is not strictly a silent film; it has a lot of sound and noise on its soundtrack, from whistling wind, to pelting rain, and clanging gates. But there is not dialogue, apart from one word - 'bonjour' - and the post-apocalyptic setting implies some sort of event has happened rendering humans speechless; the characters work very hard to say this one word. The black-and-white cinematography gives this science-fiction story a timeless quality: it is set in the future, but also harks back to early cinema.
The story follows 'The Man' around this desolate world of urban ruin and environmental bleakness. The first we see of him is having sex with a blow-up doll in a dilapidated apartment, the first of many striking images in this film. He leaves this place after some unknown men pursue him, flying in a handmade aircraft. The Man eventually meets with 'The Doctor,' a man living a another town, who has a secret that another man, 'The Brute' (played by Besson regular Jean Reno), is trying to get at. The Doctor fixes The Man after he crashes, and eventually reveals his secret to him. In the final third of the film The Man and The Brute battle over this secret.
As I said, this film has several interesting images in it. The most startling is the scene of fish falling along with rain on the town, and The Man gleefully gathering them up in a giant pile. Later pieces of rock fall like rain on The Man and The Doctor. The Man's first "home" is an old office block and he sits at a desk, still with some paraphernalia on it, but instead of carpet there is sand on the ground. We never learn what has happened, yet we know that it is something cataclysmic.
I was really impressed by this film, particularly knowing it was a debut feature. Besson has become well known for weird, brightly coloured and fast-paced science-fiction, so watching where he started off is very interesting. We are given few answers as to why the world has been all but destroyed, and instead experience the brutal level of survival the characters are living.
Labels: Action, French Cinema, nature in film, Science Fiction
I've Just Seen: Z (1969)
Director: Costa-Gavras
Use the word 'political' to describe a film these days, and most people are likely to turn off. This was not always the case, as many 60s films can attest. Z is a political thriller (not an oxymoron!) in the same vein as The Battle of Algiers, following the political fate of a country suffering under oppressive government rule. A leader of the peaceful leftist party is killed in drive-by accident, a set-up by the right-wing government, and a magistrate and journalist work to undercover the cover-up.
This doesn't sound thrilling on paper, but Costa-Gavras' film is both passionate in its politics, and very entertaining. Like Pontecorvo's film, Z doesn't have a specific protagonist but instead follows the fate of the unnamed nation as a whole. We know the truth from the start - that the government was deeply involved in the murder, making it an assassination - and are whipped up into energetic frustration at the prospect of the government getting away with it (why does this sound so relevant?).
The screenplay is superb, as it introduces us to this politically charged world, and to the people who live in it, from the corrupt elite government officials, the weary opposition, the law and media trying to discover the truth, to the citizens with their diverse opinions and loyalties.
As you can tell, I really enjoyed this. It never talks down to its audience, trusting them to keep up with the story and the large cast of characters. The only reason you may not enjoy this film is if your politics is different to Costa-Gavras'; there is little doubt about his allegiances, though considering the recent history of Europe when the film was made (25 years since the end of WWII), it is not surprising.
Labels: Algerian Cinema, French Cinema, politics, thriller
Another Year Older ...
The 18th of July is my birthday, and to mark its occasion this year I thought I would look at few of the films that came out the year I was born: 1990.
While not as stellar a year as 1939 or 1959, 1990 does have a several great films, a few of which I watched recently and really enjoyed. So here they are:
Jane Campion's biographical film follows the life of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, spanning from her childhood to her success as a writer. Based on three different memoirs by Frame, three different actresses play her at different stages of her life; all sporting the same bright, frizzy orange hair. The film, like its subject, is quiet, yet very sympathetic to Frame and her life, and finds moments of humour among the pain.
This was the first Tim Burton film I saw, and it is still my favourite of his. The story is a lovely modern fairytale with a sweet performance by Johnny Depp as the titular Edward, and a wonderfully constructed world of pastel suburbia and a gothic oddness.
I am generally left cold by gangster films, finding all the wealth and crime unalluring. But Scorsese is a master of the genre, and from the opening scene you are thrown into this high octane world of drugs, guns and money. You know how it is going to end, with the American Dream turning into a nightmare, but the length of the film allows you to get to know these people and understand why they do what they do.
Lots of elements work so well in Reiner's film, from the script, the production design, the cinematography, to James Caan's performance. But what makes the film so good is Kathy Bates' Annie Wilkes, one of the best villians in any horror film. She manages to be convincingly kind, then too kind, then terrifying with her sudden outbursts of anger. Authors beware: don't tick off your fans!
Whit Stillman's film could easily have been pretenious nonsense, being set among the upper-class New York college students home for deb ball season. But the wry humour and affection Stillman has for these adolescent adults is clear and smooths any irritation. For a film that is largely people sitting in ornate rooms talking, it manages to be very cinematic and lovely to look at, with a melancholic nostalgia for the fleeting closeness of these friends.
This is a film I need to watch again. Its plot follows three different time periods: the Vietnam War, Jacob's current life working in a post office and living with girlfriend Jezzie, and his previous family and memories of his dead son. Things start to get strange when demonic beings start appearing in his life with Jezzie, leading Jacob to try and discover what is going on (as fellow soldiers in his platoon in Vietnam are experiencing the same thing). When you finally discover what is going on, it completely alters everything you've just seen, and shows how wonder film it at manipulating time.
Have I missed anything? Was your birth year a great year for film?
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I've Just Seen: Born Yesterday (1950); The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Directors: George Cukor; Frank Tashlin
I've grouped these two films together because they essentially share the same plot: a gangster hires a professional man to help educate his blonde girlfriend, and the teacher and student fall in love. In Born Yesterday Judy Holliday is the blonde Billie, with William Holden as journalist Paul Verrall, while Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield are Tom Miller and Jerri Jordan in The Girl Can't Help It. In the first, Harry Brock wants Verrall to educate Billie as she embarrasses him in front of potential business partners; in Tashlin's film Miller is hired to make Jerri a star in order to reinstate Fats Murdock's reputation as a 'somebody' gangster.
In terms of the love stories of each film, Born Yesterday does a better job of convincing you that Billie and Paul are attracted to each other. The chemistry between Holden and Holliday is allowed to develop, and they get a number of scenes to talk to one another. The Girl Can't Help It tells us a great deal about Jerri's life, but Miller doesn't reveal much about himself: his attraction appears to be largely for surface reasons. The script for Born Yesterday is much better; it was based on a play after all!
That being said, there is much to enjoy in The Girl Can't Help It. As the first rock 'n' roll musical it has a fantastic soundtrack; Fats Domino and Little Richard feature among others. Jayne Mansfield made a career of being a Marilyn Monroe-type (or exaggeration), but she is a great screen presence. I couldn't help but be slightly mesmerised by her body shape: how did she get her waist that small! She is also a pretty good singer.
Judy Holliday as Billie won the Oscar for Best Actress in the same year that Anne Baxter and Bette Davis were nominated for All About Eve, and Gloria Swanson for Sunset Boulevard. All I can say is that this is further proof that the Oscars are meaningless. All of those women gave such wonderful, and different performances, and Holliday thoroughly deserved to be named among them. She is clearly having fun playing brassy Billie but also gives her depth; she responds well to Paul's teaching, and shows a sweet if sad backstory for the character.
I like Born Yesterday more than The Girl Can't Help It, but both are very enjoyable. While they seem to trade off on the 'dumb blonde' stereotype, both also play around with it in interesting ways.
Labels: American Cinema, Comedy, Musical, Romance
I've Just Seen: Thirst (2009)
Director: Park Chan-wook
Thirst is a modern vampire film merged with the plot of Emile Zola's novel Therese Raquin. A Catholic priest in South Korea, Sang-hyun, becomes a vampire after becoming infected while volunteering in Africa. He returns to Korea and falls in love with the wife of a childhood friend. The two start an affair that threatens to kill everyone around them.
I really like Park Chan-wook as a director. He doesn't hold back in terms of violence and horror, and creates twisty plots that constantly challenge your expectations. Right from the start Thirst gives us a clever variation on the vampire story. Sang-hyun's infection is delivered through a blood transfusion, and actually saves his life (in a way). Park Chan-wook also focuses on character, and this particularly drives the plot of Thirst.
Sang-hyun, though he loses his faith after his 'conversion,' still maintains certain morals about his behaviour. He drinks from patients at the hospital who are on drips or steals bags of blood so he doesn't kill anyone. He is not above murdering his lover Tae-ju's husband, but does so believing him to be abusive. She on the other hand is much more bloodthirsty, despite not being a vampire for most of the film.
Thirst manages to be gothic and modern, harking back to nineteenth century literature, and stories of vampires, with some new ideas thrown in. It is sexy, gory and clever, even if the story lags at times during its long run time. There are several scenes of gore that stay with you; Sang-hyun haemorrhaging while playing his flute, to the oddly romantic yet gross way Sang-hyun saves Tae-ju's life. You certainly know you are watching a Park Chan-wook film.
Labels: horror, Korean Cinema, religion, Romance
I've Just Seen: Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2008)
Director: Sacha Gervasi
Who would have thought a documentary about an aging, Canadian, heavy mental band would be so emotional, touching and ultimately uplifting?
Anvil is one of the those bands that are well respected in the industry, but have never managed to break out into the mainstream. The film starts with footage of a concert in Japan in the 80s, where Anvil played along with other bands who, the titles tell us, went on to sell millions of albums. We also have a few clips of interviews with people like Slash and Lemmy, explaining the impact of the band's album Metal on Metal on their music.
Rarely do you get the stories of the bands that didn't make it, and the rather brutal honesty of the film is one of the reasons why it works so well. We see lead singer "Lips" Kudlow working as a delivery man for a food charity, while the drummer works in construction. Interviews with their family and friends reflect on the heartbreak the band has experienced, having given their all and receiving little reward. The first part of the film follows a disasterous tour of Europe, including a rather Spinal Tap moment of missing a train, and playing in large arenas to handfuls of people. All this is painful to watch, as you see the strain it puts on the band and their friendships. The second half has the band working towards releasing a new album, one that is produced by Chris Tsangarides, who also produced Metal on Metal.
There are several moments that are truly lovely and/or heartbreaking to watch. First is Kudlow's sister lending him money to go to England to make the record with Chris. Lips cries on his sister's shoulder, and you clearly see the love she has for her brother. The other moment is when Lips and drummer Robb Reiner make up after a big argument. Lips tells Reiner that though they fight, he loves him like a brother.
A good story will make you invest in ideas you are usually not interested in. I know almost nothing about metal music, but found myself completely engrossed in the band's fate, and hoped that they would suceed. The spectre of This is Spinal Tap hangs over this film, but where that film brilliantly sent up the ridiculous side of band life and the music industry, Anvil lovingly celebrates the passion people have for this music.
Labels: American Cinema, Documentary, Musical
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Hey guys! My schedule has been a little wonky (hate that word but I continue to use it) lately and I haven't had a chance to get a makeup look done before I leave for a few days for a wedding. These "random facts" posts have been really popular in the past- which always baffles me because I'm like, who really cares? But I think its so awesome and I love it. I guess it makes sense because it really gives you an insight into me as a person instead of me as a makeup artist or beauty blogger :-). So here goes!
1. I have a terrible habit of biting/picking my nails, in fact I have been doing it every time I break from typing- Stop, Maddy, Stop!
2. I love reading, and just recently started "Gone Girl"-no spoilers please I know nothing about it, haven't even read any synopsis(es)..synopsis plural?.. !
4. In college I developed allergies to cats and certain fruits such as peaches, nectarines, strawberries...that I never had growing up. I also grew up with two cats so the allergy was very random.
7. My blog will be two years old in January!
8. I like just about every movie Leonardo DiCaprio has ever been in, starting with Titanic, ending with the most recent Django Unchained.
9. I cannot start my day without coffee :-) In fact, sometimes if I'm near a Starbucks I'll get one even if I don't want one, there's just something about Starbucks that lours me in.
10. I haven't worn makeup during the day (aside from my blog posts) for the past 3 weeks and its been awesome! (Not trying to be a martyr it's just been too hot haha).
Bonus fact: I have never been a fan of chick flicks, give me a psychological thriller any day and I'm happy!
And I agree with the cup of coffee first thing! Necessity!
I love your random facts! I also can not start my day without coffee, well i could, but you would not want to be around me!
Books on tapes are my fav, even for when I am home doing housework-yuck!


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Our Corsair is loosely based on a FG-1D that was produced too late for active service in WWII; Bu No. 92132 spent its naval career in the Reserves before it was retired in 1957. Brought back to life in the 70's for a brief stint in the television show Baa Baa Black Sheep (later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron), this particular aircraft then languished again for a few decades before being acquired by the Tri-State Warbird Museum in Batavia, Ohio, where it is now being lovingly restored to original condition.
Also fully under your control are a variety of deeply simulated systems: A realistically modeled engine with water injection and a two stage-supercharger (which is able to have a separate joystick axis assigned), detailed fuel system, detailed electrical system, pilot oxygen, closely simulated start-up and shut down procedures, undercarriage dive braking using the main wheels in a trailing position, detailed avionics, gun charging & armament operation (via TacPack).
Vertical Reality Simulations' TacPack software offers a stand-alone top notch weapons and warfare platform for Prepar3D. It is a payware product and is not included with your purchase from MilViz. It is a pre-requisite for using the weapons features of the MilViz Corsair, but is not required for the operation of any other portion of the aircraft.
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This MilViz model of the famous WWII Corsair fighter-bomber features an intricate flight model, in-depth systems simulation, gorgeous high definition textures, an extremely detailed 3D model and full TacPack compatibility.
This authentic simulation for Prepar3D features a two-stage supercharger, undercarriage dive braking, by-the-numbers flight capability, accurately modelled fuel and electrical systems, folding wings and a working arrestor hook for carrier ops.


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The Horrible Dr. Bones (2000)
Starring Darrow Igus, Larry Bates, Sarah Scott Davis, Rhonda Claerbaut, Danny Wooten, Tangelia Rouse, Derrick Delaney, Nathaniel Haywood
Directed by Ted Nicolaou
Expectations: Low.
On the general scale:
On the B-movie scale:
The Horrible Dr. Bones doesn't lend itself to much of anything, whether we're talking about writing a review, having a discussion, or just watching the movie for simple entertainment. Made to specifically target the black audience, The Horrible Dr. Bones is about an up-and-coming rap group looking for their big break. Hmm, sounds mysteriously similar to Ragdoll… but beyond this base-level similarity, the two films are very different.
The up-and-coming rap group in this film are the Urban Protectors, and we open on them arriving to an audition for the prestigious producer Dr. Bones. Well, actually it opens on Dr. Bones and his recording engineer making an auditioner's head explode with the loudness of their jams, but I hate to mention it because it makes the movie seem like it might be an enjoyable horror experience. Anyway, the Urban Protectors wait their turn to perform by watching a couple of other groups perform, and since this is a Full Moon movie, we are "treated" to this as well. It's not the music that bothers me — I love music and performance — it's that everything is lip-synced rather poorly, so there's never one moment that comes close to capturing the feel of a band performing for an audience.
December 13, 2016 - 7:00 Will 2000s, Horror, Movie Reviews, Rating: 1 Stars, Rating: 2 Stars, Will's Reviews
2000, Danny Wooten, Darrow Igus, Derrick Delaney, Full Moon, Larry Bates, Nathaniel Haywood, Rhonda Claerbaut, Sarah Scott Davis, Tangelia Rouse, Ted Nicolaou
Petrified (2006)
Starring Roark Critchlow, Jessica Lancaster, Osman Soykut, Kimberly Pfeffer, Tim Murphy, Kathryn Adams, Dana Lastrilla, Stephanie Gentry, Robert Buckley, Darrow Igus, Christopher Bergschneider
Directed by Charles Band
With a runtime of only 70 minutes to tell its story — 59 if we take off the credit sequences — Petrified gets right down to business. The opening scene is a shady deal going down in what looks like a darkened corner of someone's backyard. One party has a briefcase of cash, the other party has a MUMMY! Whoa! And I didn't say shady for no reason, because as soon as the money has changed hands, guns come out and a man is down. He falls onto the mummy's coffin, bleeding all over it. But unlike the deals for stolen mummies that I've brokered in my backyard, this one is in a movie so the blood brings the mummy to life… immediately! He bursts forth from his wooden box and stares deep into the eyes of those unfortunate to be near him. Like Medusa, the mummy's gaze has a petrifying effect. With a high amount of hope and promise, the credits begin, but unfortunately that opening is easily the high point of the film.
The tagline for Petrified is "Hideous, Hungry, & On the Loose…" but I thought of some others that could fit just as well. "Petrified from Boredom!" is the low-hanging fruit, but I think "Petrified from Shock That There's a Hospital for Nymphomaniacs Out in the Middle of the Woods" has more pizzazz. Maybe not front-of-the-DVD-box pizzazz, but pizzazz nonetheless. Anyway, Petrified's greatest flaw is that it's just uninteresting as hell. I have to give them credit for throwing a lot of strange, disparate ideas together, but you'd think they'd amount to more than what we're given. Which is a bunch of boring characters that have long, boring conversations and a few fun scenes where the mummy's eyes glow red and he petrifies people. There are diminishing returns on that last one, though. It's unfortunate because the FX for it look great!
July 26, 2013 - 5:20 Will 2000s, Horror, Movie Reviews, Rating: 1 Stars, Rating: 1.5 Stars, Trash, Will's Reviews
2006, Charles Band, Christopher Bergschneider, Dana Lastrilla, Darrow Igus, Full Moon, Jessica Lancaster, Kathryn Adams, Kimberly Pfeffer, Mummies, Osman Soykut, Roark Critchlow, Robert Buckley, Stephanie Gentry, Tim Murphy
Killjoy 3: Killjoy's Revenge (2010)
Starring Trent Haaga, Victoria De Mare, Al Burke, Darrow Igus, Spiral Jackson, Quentin Miles, Tai Chan Ngo, Michael Rupnow, Jessica Whitaker, Olivia Dawn York
Directed by John Lechago
Expectations: I just hope it's not the slog that part 2 was.
Holy shit! Killjoy 3: Killjoy's Revenge was everything I could have wanted out of a Killjoy movie! I lament the fact that it's no longer an "urban," blaxploitation-influenced series, but other than that Killjoy 3 delivers big time. I would go so far to say that it's not only the most fun Killjoy film, it's also the best Full Moon movie of the last few years. Evil Bong 2 was pretty fun in its own way, but Killjoy 3 delivers on a whole different level.
The film opens with a short scene where "The Professor" summons Killjoy. The demon senses a great need in the man, so he creates three devious minions to help him in this quest for vengeance: Punchy the Hobo Clown, Freakshow the Mime (complete with a Kuato-style baby attached to his side), and Batty Boop, a hot girl in full clown body paint. But then the Professor reneges on the deal by picking up a book(?) and Killjoy is not amused! Back to the nether realms he goes, but first he vows to have his own revenge on this dastardly professor! The tables have turned. But wait Killjoy 3, you had me at "Kuato-style baby attached to his side."
July 10, 2012 - 5:20 Will 2010s, Comedy, Good Trash, Horror, Movie Reviews, Rating: 3 Stars, Rating: 3.5 Stars, Will's Reviews
2010, Al Burke, Darrow Igus, Full Moon, Jessica Whitaker, John Lechago, Killjoy, Michael Rupnow, Olivia Dawn York, Quentin Miles, Spiral Jackson, Tai Chan Ngo, Trent Haaga, Victoria De Mare


Losing sleep of just six hours or a single night may affect the liver's ability to produce glucose and process insulin, increasing the risk of metabolic diseases such as fatty liver and Type-2 diabetes.
Previous studies have linked sleep deprivation with eating more, moving less and having a higher risk of developing Type-2 diabetes. However, "it was not clear whether glucose intolerance was due to the changes in food intake or energy expenditure or to the sleep deprivation itself," explained a team of researchers from Toho University in Japan.
For the study, the team examined two groups of mice. One group was kept awake for six hours each night ("sleep deprivation"), while the control group was allowed to sleep as desired.
Through the study, it was revealed that blood glucose levels in the mice were significantly higher in the sleep deprivation group than controls after one six-hour session of wakefulness.
The findings also hinted at the change in expression of enzymes too. Lack of sleep was found to alter the expression of enzymes that regulate metabolism in the liver in the sleep deprivation group.
The team offered unlimited high-fat food and sugar water -- mimicking lifestyle-related food choices that people make -- to both groups prior to the study. During the sleep/wake period, the animals also had limited opportunity for physical activity.
In addition to your sleep wake cycle, a proper diabetes management is heavily dependent on your diet.
Flaxseeds are power-packed with large amounts of an insoluble fibre known as lignan. Consuming flaxseeds regulates blood sugar levels in the body and improves gut health and insulin sensitivity.
Whole-wheat breads, pastas, brown rice, oats and barley are food sources rich in fibre, which digest slowly to keep our blood sugar from spiking suddenly. Whole grain varieties control sugar and maximise complex carbohydrates and fibre, making them suitable for diabetics.
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Bridgehampton, NY - September 1, 2016 - Olympic veteran Peter Leone of Greenwich, CT, and Capito Z won the Equis Best Presented Horse Award, given to the best turned-out horse that is presented by its rider at the FEI horse inspection. Leone received the award at the 41st Annual Hampton Classic, just prior to the start of the first FEI-recognized competition, the $40,000 Sovaro Speed Stake.
"It is a real honor that my horse, Capito Z, has been awarded the best turned-out horse," said Leone. "All the credit goes to his groom and caretaker, Valerie Huckstep. She is one of the best in the world and I am so happy for Val and my horse."
Huckstep has been working for Leone for the past 16 years and was grooming for him when he received his team silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA.
"It was one of my best memories. We went into the ring with the horses and it was really exciting," said Huckstep. "To be able to take care of these horses is my whole life. I love it. Winning this award at the Hampton Classic is really great, very exciting."
In 2015, Equis Boutique began sponsoring the award at the required horse inspection of FEI-recognized show jumping competitions on the East Coast. Alex West, national manager of Equis, presented Leone with a KASK riding helmet, the official helmet of the Hampton Classic.
Leone was chosen by the FEI Ground Jury consisting of Phil DeVita, Oliver Kennedy, Neil O'Connor, Jennifer Ross-Koning, Steve Sarafin and Dalene Paine.
The Hampton Classic Horse Show runs through Sunday, September 4 at its pristine Bridgehampton, NY, venue. For this year's 41st annual edition, a fourth FEI class has been added to the schedule in addition to more than 200 classes of competition for horses and riders of all ages and abilities. A wide range of hunter, jumper and equitation classes are offered at all levels, from leadline all the way up to grand prix. Classes are also featured for riders with disabilities.


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The article reports that the Russian government is considering new laws that will ease state control of big fields and ensure oil and gas explorers can keep their discoveries.
Reports on the growing oil and gas exploration activities in Indonesia's Natuna Sea. Production in the Amoseas' discovery, Babar-1 wildcat in Natuna Sea Block A; Amoseas' plan of a well for a second prospect; Plans of Marathon, Lasmo and Cononco for additional wells in the West Natuna Basin.
Reports on the subsalt oil and gas prospecting in the Gulf of Mexico. Questions that subsalt exploration groups hope to answer; Discoveries by Phillips Petroleum; Prediction of the presence of hydrocarbons; Requirements of subsalt wells.
Reports on the Indian government's awarding of contracts to several companies for exploration of oil and gas in 14 blocks. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs' approval of the contracts; Locations of the blocks involved in the contract; Bidding process.
Focuses on the prospects for oil and gas exploration and production in the Barents Sea. Oil and gas resources in the area; Target of the development efforts of Russia; Deepwater prospects.
Focuses on the prospects for oil and natural gas exploration and production in Southeast Asia. China's offshore efforts; Deepwater prospects in Malaysia; Thailand's oil and gas resources; Oil and gas activity in Vietnam.
Focuses on the implications of the number, size distribution and hydrocarbon type of deepwater discoveries for United States oil and gas supplies. Deepwater discoveries by field size class between 1996 and 2000; Deepwater gas production in 2000; Deepwater oil and gas discoveries in 2000.
Reports on developments in offshore oil and gas exploration in Norway as of July 1997. Deepwater operation of the Nykhogda gas well in the Voring Basin of the Norwegian Sea; Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's awarding of Barents Sea licenses.


Situated in the Ohio Valley, Cincinnati is a diverse and dynamic place to work and live. Cincinnati serves as an economic and cultural hub for millions. Thanks to our unique location on the Ohio River, bordering both Kentucky and Indiana, our sound, stable economic base fosters a cultural diversity remarkable for a city this size.
The Cincinnati community is home to a variety of neighborhoods, from urban to suburban to quaint retreats, an affordable living choice is available for just about any individual or family. For those with children, the Cincinnati area offers a comprehensive range of educational options and University opportunities abound in more than 299 colleges and Universities within driving distance.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is featured at Music Hall, as well as the May Festival Chorus and Cincinnati Opera. Summer months bring the symphony outdoors to the banks of the Ohio River for programs at Riverbend Music Center, which also presents a variety of popular, rock and folk artists throughout the year. Major Broadway productions are a feature of The Aronoff Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Cincinnati. The Aronoff is also home to the Cincinnati Ballet. In the charming hills close to downtown rests Eden Park, home to the nationally recognized Playhouse in the Park and The Cincinnati Art Museum, one of the 10 finest general art museums in the United States. Krohn Conservatory is home to 1,500 specimens of tropical plants and seasonal floral displays.
Major league fans flock to Great American Ballpark to see the Cincinnati Reds, baseball's first professional team. Also located on the riverfront is Paul Brown Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals. If you prefer participating, the Hamilton County Park District system has golf, tennis, hiking, jogging, swimming and more. Other sports include several thoroughbred racetracks, the Tennis Masters Series Cincinnati in Mason and the Kentucky Speedway in Northern Kentucky.
Recognized by Parents Magazine as one of the top 10 zoos for kids, the Cincinnati Zoo is a mecca for animal lovers of all ages. And for those who like a little more interaction, the Newport Aquarium displays water-loving plants and animals in a friendly and engaging environment. Paramount King's Island is the number one seasonal theme park in the United States with more than 80 rides and attractions.
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Summer tradition, Salt River Tubing, returns after stay-at-home order expires
By Steve Nielsen
Coronavirus in Arizona
Salt River Tubing reopened on May 16 with new regulations to keep people safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.
With Arizona's stay-at-home order lifted as of Friday, hundreds tubed down Salt River on Saturday despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new addition to the summer tradition, visitors must have their faces covered and be socially distanced while waiting to enjoy the river.
"Cover your nose, cover your nose," says Lynda Breault with Salt River Tubing.
She went up to people all day, asking them to wear masks and be socially distant as they waited to get onto the river.
Employees spray painted lines 6 feet apart for guests to stand on, and everyone had to wear a face mask or a bandanna given out for free.
RELATED: Salt River Tubing reopens with new safety measures
"We expect you to wear it during the tube rental process, tube return and shuttle bus," Breault said.
Another precaution: Only 15 at a time were allowed to board the shuttle bus, though the normal capacity is 72.
"You don't want to spread the germs with this COVID-19," said Antonio Harris from south Phoenix. He said it's a little strange being in a big environment like this again.
"Especially for us extreme extroverts, it's kind of weird, you become so introverted," he said.
Jessica Pittington from Washington has been waiting to make a trip for tubing.
"As soon as I saw it on Facebook, I immediately made plans to do this today," Pittington said.
She said she didn't feel too at risk tubing.
"It's probably not the safest decision, but we've been inside for two months so hopefully we'll just get our distance from other people once we're out on the river," she said.
Regardless of all the precautions being taken, Breault says of opening day, "It's a blast."
For more information about Salt River Tubing, visit https://www.saltrivertubing.com/


I have found that Selling Agile Development is easier than I would have initially expected it to be. The selling process is usually so complex. In the more complex cases it starts with a Request for Proposal. You will then wade through dozens of pages that may specify technologies, and how much load they are expecting, what type of hardware it will be on and usually only a single page of bullet points that is designed for you to try to grasp what it is they really want. It will often have items for connecting to this system or that API and all these seeming small details that have high amounts of risk. From this they want you to give them a number and sign your name agreeing to that amount. Ack. If it's a project I'm interested in I will do it, but these are the sales I dread the most because you have to write so much, you really have to outline exactly what the system will do and also what it won't do for that price. Then if you do get the project you have to be extremely conscious of cost, features and your change orders. Things the client and I hate. Agile selling doesn't work so well in these cases, I would have a hard time selling agile if I'm in a position where I cannot be in front of someone explaining it to them.
How my recent Agile pitch went.
I received a call from a Michigan company who found us on the internet and were looking for bids on their project. Normally I don't get very excited about leads who start off saying they are getting bids, and shopping around but this project sounded interesting. I try to be pretty straight forward and asked them what they had budget for this project, he told me, and I promptly scheduled a time to meet with some of their VPs.
They had already talked to a couple companies by the time I had meet with them, and I know I was the only one who pitched Agile, they loved it. There system was rather complex, they had a couple phases in their mind and they described them all and I could quickly see that they were outlining both mandatory features and the nice to have features. After going through everything they said all the other companies were delivering their proposals on Tuesday next week. It gave me three days, I looked at everything they had went over again and dreaded making that proposal. No way was I going to be able to take everything we discussed and in a couple days outline a price and timeline to take it all on.
So, I began my Agile pitch. I started off by explaining that we do software a bit different then other companies. I discussed the Waterfall model, where everything was attempted to be outlined out front, and then they probably wouldn't see the project until a month before it was due. What happened then when they realize that there are many critical things missing that they couldn't think of when they originally scoped the project. Change orders, lots of cost and delayed project.
I then proceeded to discuss the Web Ascender team, each individual, their skills their experience and said I could have one developer, a part time architect and part time designer on the project for X dollars an hour. We would meet with their team at least weekly, and every two weeks deliver a working piece of software they could actually use and we would encourage their feedback. Every two weeks we would reprioritize what is important for the next phase, they would always determine what they needed next in their application. I couldn't tell them exactly what their system would cost them, but if the loved what we had in eight 2 week sprints then we end it there, if they want the super whiz bang features then we continue on working a couple more months and wrap those up.
They got it, they understood that we would be an extension of them. They could see how they could essentially build their software by us just being an extension of them. By working closely with their staff every week or multiple times a week their voice would be heard and the application would have a higher success and adoption rate in the office.
After talking to them about it, unfortunately I still had to write a proposal but it was only 8 pages rather than 35.
The agile developers manifesto was one of those pages.


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Why is it that those nagging relationship problems never seem to disappear? Are problems an inevitable part of a relationship? This problem can be defined as a situation that you cannot accept and that you need to change.
What is it that we want from a relationship anyway? After all, no relationship can be free of problems! The simple truth is there are always problems and there will always be problems. Learn from them! Laugh at them! Learn from the problem, and use it as an opportunity to grow by changing your perceptions of them.
Don't fear the problem: fear creates resistance. When we resist they will persist. Love the problem instead. Love transforms us. To love is to accept the problem and to understand it.
Relationships fail because of a lack of honest communication. Relationships are partnerships, and friendships where each person can supports the other, fully aware that they are both together to fulfill a basic need—to survive. Only then will true honesty and intimacy can occur.
Starting a relationship with some idealistic romantic notion of love brings up unrealistic expectations, which can never be met. On the other hand, if you are aware of your real motives and act on them with humility, you can moments of true, unconditional love.


Trevor Haldenby is a producer and photographer living in Toronto. He has attended Wilfrid Laurier University, Rhode Island School of Design, CFC Media Lab, and is presently completing a Master's of Design in Strategic Foresight & Innovation at OCAD University.
I would like to use my time as Guest Editor of to explore an idea that has stuck with me over the last ten years: designing something new often requires new tools.
The Strategic Foresight Group defines foresight as the merger of forecasting and insight. While I've long been a fan of clever enjambments in terminology, there really is some value to this one. Forecasting is an interesting tool, whether it's being employed at the offices of brokers on Bay Street, at CTV's meteorology desk, or on Yonge Street in the parlour of a psychic. All of these forecasters use specific models, methodologies, maths, and mantras in their process; and they each have unique sets of insights that provide the foundations for them.
Design is one of the areas where strategic foresight is really gaining traction, and in looking at the challenges presented by the evolution of digital media, you can see why.
While the weatherperson makes predictions that are influenced by climate change, his or her general assumption is that a new type of cloud will not suddenly emerge and wreak havoc upon Southern Ontario. Similarly, many of the traders on the TSE's floor are thinking about change in terms of corporations and currencies, not sweeping economic models. When it comes to the design of new media and underlying technologies, you really do have to assume that what you'll be working with in five or ten years' time will be conceptually connectable to where you started, but changed almost completely in many other ways. When Tim Berners-Lee was developing HyperText Transfer Protocol and Universal Resource Locators, he probably didn't think his technological darlings would even survive to become adolescent acronyms… let alone act as the foundation for petabyte-pushing video servers and social networks. Media (and media decisions, such as the CRTC's regulations on bandwidth caps) may live long and tumultuous lives, or they may be swept away by the next disruptive technology on the block within just a few years. As people adapt their habits to match emerging media, they wind up inventing new behaviours and expectations that could generate boom or doom for existing media, and shape the subsequent generation profoundly.
Although change is a constant fact of life, big-picture change can be another beast entirely – it often involves a rewrite of so many of a system's functions and processes that the result can be almost unrecognizable. This is what is happening in media at an ever-accelerating pace, making the ability to design for an ever-increasing pace of change more and more valuable… whether you work in climatology, or interface design.
Richard Dawkins made his name as a popular scientist in the mid-1970's talking about the Selfish Gene, but his self-professed favourite work (and mine) is one that followed shortly after, titled The Extended Phenotype. The term phenotype refers in biological circles to the expression of genes in an organism that make it what it appears to be. You, me, and a fruit fly all have big complicated genes with surprising amounts of overlap. But the attributes that make us recognizable as humans and not as fruit flies largely result from what's switched on in what order, not what's scattered all over, genetically speaking. Dawkins argues in The Extended Phenotype that the ecosystems encompassing an organism and its behaviour are just as much a part of its phenotype as the colour of its eyes, or length of its fur. The beaver's dam, for example, alters the entire surrounding landscape, and that dam is a direct result of the beaver's more conventionally considered phenotype. You're following along nicely if this idea of a single organism (think system) radically remaking the world around it (other interconnected systems) seems familiar – it sounds an awful lot like a certain Hominid and its relationship with technology, doesn't it? The media phenotype, if you will, really can fundamentally shift every 10-25 years; and even if countless historical fads and meaningful innovations – like radio and television – remain present either conceptually or practically, the essence of the broader ecosystem may be fundamentally altered.
All analogies and biologies aside, there is a big question here: if the design of our media really can change the surrounding world within a generation, what are the best practices associated with making sure those media are the best they can be?
Fields of study dedicated to phenomena that are very big, very impactful, very interconnected, or all of the above are unfortunately few and far between. Economics and politics seem to fit the bill (occasionally), along with a handful of the arts and sciences. But at this point in time, it seems to me that strategic foresight exists natively at the intersection of the very big in time and space, and the very impactful. More succinctly, the field could be seen as being concerned with the creation of tools and best practices for dealing with the very important, in the medium and long term.
Through talking with Suzanne Stein, an expert in the world of strategic foresight, I've developed an appreciation of how diverse work in the field can be. Some proponents are interested in making sure that the verifiability of foreseen scenarios is what we focus on… others are more intrigued by using scenario generation techniques to understand group creative process. The CFC Media Lab uses scenario generation workshops to explore group dynamics and collaborative creation, and the focus of its resident-populated programs is iterative prototyping activity that might be familiar to fans of high-end design shops like IDEO, or firms like Changeist founded by Scott Smith.
When I was a resident at the CFC Media Lab in 2004, I set out to create a new kind of hands-on educational experience for museums and art galleries. The resulting prototype was called Painting The Myth: The Mystery of Tom Thomson. While I was learning about a huge diversity of prototyping processes and new tools during its creation, what really struck me was how my understanding of what to do next felt like it was coming to me intuitively.
As interesting as this field of strategic foresight is, it's really only one way to think about identifying and shaping new possibilities. It's only one way to look at the design of things that no-one has seen, or even thought of before. The new media landscape is full of people who have been innovating in a myriad of ways, sometimes through regimented process, and sometimes on intuition alone. What are their stories?
During Steve Jobs' announcement of the iPad 2 last week, he reiterated how Apple's existence has always been at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts. This reminded me of how unique the space I work within really is. The work to be done in designing and cultivating new media happens at the intersection of business, technology, and art. What can we learn from those who are only beginning to articulate their own way of working in the field? What can we learn about best practices for designing new media from products, people, and organizations that have conventionally been considered outside of its realm of influence – teachers, artists, venture capitalists, ecologists, primary school students?
My plan is to spend the guest editorship I've been offered exploring the new media growing up around us, and sharing observations about the creation and adaptation of new tools, the formalization of process that has heretofore only existed as intuition, and innovation that is taking place in strange and exciting new ways.


Want to experience living with actual jellyfish? The Sumida Aquarium, right beside the towering Tokyo Skytree, will open a tunnel with nine kinds of ghost-like jellyfish parading endlessly inside a cold dark room. Jellyfish live in the coldest and deepest parts of the ocean, and you can actually feel like you're also experiencing how a jellyfish lives and spends its day wandering around the boundless ocean.
To make the exhibit a more ghost-like experience, gigantic walls decorated with moving Edo period-themed graphics give the tunnel a more old-fashioned atmosphere. The artsy graphics were designed by Shigeru Mizuki, the legendary Japanese manga author who wrote GeGeGe no Kitarō, and feature his well-known painting called The Ghost of the Goldfish.
Kids will lose their minds over the limited edition Medama Oyaji-themed Eyeball Parfait that is also being offered in collaboration with the GeGeGe no Kitarō series. Unfortunately, only 20 parfaits are prepared each day, so you better get in line early before they sell out.


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Ease of Set up: Once revenue is received or an invoice is issued to the conference, the account is automatically set up. No action is required by conference leaders.
Payments: ACM pays all invoices, and can issue payment in most currencies via check or wire transfer.
Tracking: The income and expenses are logged on an online report called the CIP (Conference in Progress). Please request your Conference Operations Liaison to grant you CIP access. Conference accounts reconcile once a week.
Closing: After the conference is over, ACM will prepare the final financial report and "close" the conference bank account following your review and approval.
Many conferences outside of the US still choose to utilize the ACM in house account but sometimes prefer to set up an account at a University, or with a bank. If the committee plans on doing this they should notify their Conference Operations Liaison as soon as possible so they can be provided with an Outside Bank Account Agreement document which requires committee signature.
Increases Committee Responsibilities: Committee is responsible for making all payments, tracking income and expenses, and providing ACM with accurate bank statements monthly. They also must collect all documentation for any grants, reimbursements or awards that are given out and send this to their Conference Operations Liaison. VAT requirements must also be monitored on all financial transactions.
Closing: Committee is responsible for providing closing documents to ACM including a copy of the local banking closing statement confirming the account has been closed. The committee is also responsible for returning all surplus to ACM.
Can a conference use a bank account outside of ACM that is not at a University?
Bank accounts managed by a Conference Management company that has been contracted to provide services to the conference can be used as well. Personal bank accounts cannot be used.
Many technical organizations view ACM conferences as an opportunity to reach out to a highly qualified technical audience. These organizations may choose to financially support/sponsor ACM events.
How does a conference request an invoice in order to receive corporate support funds?
When you have a sponsor who has agreed to make a contribution to the event, please notify your Conference Operations Liaison so they can set up a Conference Support Homepage for the event. The person on the committee handling sponsorship will receive a link and password to the page, as well as instructions on how to use it to invoice their sponsors.
**Please note it can take 24-48 business hours from the time the invoice is requested for our finance department to send it out.
How do the organizers find out when the funds are received?
Our online system allows the organizers to track their corporate support. The organizers will receive emails to notify them when the invoice has been issued to the company and another email when ACM receives the funds.
How long does it take corporate sponsors to pay the invoice?
It varies from sponsor to sponsor. Some sponsors send payment right away, while others take several months. If the support funds have not been received by ACM within 30 days of sending the invoice, it is a good idea for you to follow up with the point of contact to find out when payment can be expected. ACM can resend an invoice during this time if necessary. If an invoice needs to be resent, a request can be made through the conference support homepage.
What type of benefits are provided to corporate supporters?
It is up to the committee to provide their supporters with a list of benefits and/or list these benefits on the conference website. Standard benefits include acknowledgement on the conference website and in the program, supply giveaways or swag at the conference, complimentary registrations, or opportunities to sponsor specific conference events such as a reception/dinner at the conference.
What type of payments does ACM accept from these organizations?
ACM accepts payments via check, wire transfer, or credit card. Payment instructions are provided on the invoice ACM sends. If a donor would like to pay by credit card, they should contact the ACM Accounts Receivable Dept at 212-626-0596.
Many technical organizations view ACM conferences as an opportunity to showcase and demonstrate their new products and services to a highly qualified technical audience. These organizations may choose to exhibit at ACM events.
How does an organizer request an invoice for exhibitors or advertisers?
Please notify your Conference Operations Liaison so they can send you or someone from your committee a link to request these invoices. We will generate a link and password to the page, as well as instructions on how to use it to invoice your exhibitors and/or advertisers.
Our online system allows the organizers to track their exhibitor payments. The organizers will receive emails to notify them when the invoice has been issued to the company and another email when ACM receives the funds.
What type of payments does ACM ACM accept from these organizations?
ACM accepts payments via check, wire transfer, or credit card. Payment instructions are providedon the invoice ACM sends. If a supporter would like to pay by credit card, they should contact ACM Accounts Receivable at 212-626-0596.
A great benefit of using the in-house bank account is the ease of paying bills. All invoices can be sent directly to your Conference Operations Liaison who will process payment based Chair/Treasurer approval.
ACM is unable to pay invoices that are invoiced to the organizers personally or to their employers or employer addresses.
Once an invoice is received your Conference Operations Liaison will request payment approval from the Conference Chair or Treasurer.
If the payment is for a US-based vendor, please request their W9 tax form and send it along with the invoice to your Conference Operations Liaison.
Can ACM pay by credit card?
ACM prefers to issue funds via check but can make a credit card payment if necessary.
How do we make payments if there are not enough funds in our Cvent account?
Conference payments are made based on the approved budget, not on the actual funds the conference has accrued.
Organizers may pay out of pocket for small expenses (a committee dinner or office supplies), and request reimbursement from ACM.
ACM has a volunteer reimbursement form that leaders need to complete and submit along with their receipts to their Conference Operations Liaison. ACM accepts scanned copies of receipts, or originals via mail or courier if the person prefers.
Receipts are required for all expenses over $25.
Personal meal reimbursement is limited to $60 a day for conferences that take place in the US and $75 per day for conferences outside the US.
Once a reimbursement request is received, your Conference Operations Liaison will request payment approval from the Conference Chair or Treasurer.
For those residing in the US, a check will be issued.
For those residing outside of the US, a wire transfer, USD check or a check in the local currency (if available) can be offered as forms of payment.
It can take up to three weeks for payment to be received.
Receipts must to show that payment was made rather than indicate a balance due.
Per ACM travel policy, travel insurance, fees paid to travel agents, as well as frequent flyer miles are not reimbursable expenses.
More details on ACM Travel Policy can be found here.
Receipts must show payment was made rather than indicate a balance due.
ACM cannot accept order confirmations as proof of payment.
Personal meal reimbursement is limted to $60 per day for conferences that take place in the US, and $75 per day for conferences outside the US.
For speaker travel reimbursements, ACM has an expense report that speakers must complete and submit along with their receipts to the Conference Operations Liaison. ACM accepts scanned copies of receipts or originals via mail or courier, if preferred.
For those residing outside the US, a USD check, or a check in the local currency (if available through our vendor) can be offered as forms of payment. ACM can also wire the funds for amounts over $500 USD, or the local currency equivalent.
Receipts need to show show that a payment was made, and not indicate a balance due.
Per ACM policy, travel insurance, fees paid to travel agents, as well as frequent flyer miles are not reimbursable expenses.
For speaker honorariums, ACM has a form that speakers must complete and submit to ACM.
If the committee pays multiple speakers, it is best to provide your Liaison with a spreadsheet in advance, with the approved amounts. This saves time in processing.
If the honorarium recipient resides within the US, the speaker must provide ACM with their social security number. For those outside the US, a national tax ID number is required.
If the speaker wishes the honorarium to be paid to their company, a completed W9 is required.
Payment to speakers is subject to US IRS Miscellaneous Income Tax Reporting (Form 1099).
ACM requires those receiving payment outside the US to complete an IRS W-8 BEN.
For those residing outside of the US, a USD check or a check in the local currency (if available) can be offered as forms of payment. ACM can also wire the funds for amounts over $500 USD or the local currency equivalent.
Does the speaker need to submit their travel receipts to get their honorarium?
Is it okay for a conference organizer to make a presentation and receive an honorarium?
ACM has guidelines in place regarding honorarium payments. To avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, conference organizers should not expect to receive honoraria for their participation.
ACM has an online system in place to process travel grants. Contact your Conference Operations Liaison when the committee is ready to distribute student travel grants. The conference will then be provided with a student travel grant homepage, an online form where the leader will enter a list of recipients, including their email addresses and amount awarded to them. These recipients will receive an email notification that includes a link to a personal online expense form for them to complete. The form includes the instructions where to submit the form and receipts. It is advised that the committee tell the students in advance to save all their travel receipts.
For those residing in the US, a check will be issued. For those residing outside the US, a USD check, or a check in the local currency (if available from our vendor) can be offered as forms of payment. ACM can also wire the funds for amounts over $500 USD, or the local currency equivalent.
Please let your Conference Operations Liaison know if the grants will be paid by the SIG or the conferences, so the appropriate link is issued.
When allocating travel funds, please be aware that due to US sanctions it can be difficult for ACM to send funds to certain countries. Please consult the list of sanctioned countries on the US Treasury website for further information. If you have any questions about payments made to these countries, please contact your ACM program coordinator for further information.
Can the students request reimbursement from ACM prior to the conference?
ACM policy requires travel be completed before reimbursement can be requested. This guarantees that only students who attend the conference will be reimbursed.
How long does it take for ACM to send payment?
Students should allow up to 30 days from the time of mailing in their receipts to receive a check. They will receive an email notification when ACM has processed their receipts.
Does ACM pay out grants from sponsorship received from the National Science Foundation?
The National Science Foundation has strict guidelines regarding the distribution of their grant money. Please inform your Conference Operations Liaison if the conference is expecting funds from NSF and they will provide further guidance regarding procedure.
If a conference has a surplus, can it be used to pay additional student travel grants?
All travel grant expenses should follow the expectations included in the original approved budget.
If a conference would like to refund the registration of some of the student volunteers after the conference is over, can this be processed through Regonline?
Our conference had a good surplus. Can we credit some of it to next year's event?
Conference surplus does not carry over from year to year. When the conference finances close, all funds are returned to the sponsoring SIGs.
Student Travel Reimbursements. *The committee should enter the recipient information into ACM's CMS database at least four weeks pre-conference so the students receive the instructions and can submit promptly after attending the event.
Who completes the final report?
For conferences that use ACM in-house banking, the final report will be completed by ACM HQ.
If the conference held an outside bank account as well as an in house account, the committee is only required to complete the report for the outside bank account. ACM will reconcile the report with the in house bank account for one final report.
What documentation does the committee need to provide for conferences using a university bank account?
What happens if the committee needs more than 120 days to make or receive payments?
This should not be an issue as four months is adequate time to finalize the financials. Any payments that need to be made after the conference closes will be billed to the sponsoring SIGs.
Our budget included VAT, how is that indicated in the closing report?
The registration revenue in the closing is VAT-exclusive because VAT is not revenue but taxes paid to the government. Expenses paid are VAT-inclusive if they are subject to VAT, and if we recover the VAT on expenses, there will be a credit on the financial expense to indicate the recovery. However, the process of VAT return is complicated and time consuming. In the case where the conference can be closed but the VAT return is still not complete, we will work with our finance department to include an estimate amount of recovery in the closing. When the actual recovery is received, then the financials will be adjusted accordingly.
If your conference is based in the US and it was determined during the approval process that ACM is tax-exempt in that State, please contact your Conference Operations Liasion for a copy of the tax exempt certificate required by vendors to remove the tax.
ACM conferences are run by volunteer leaders. The ACM Conflict of Interest Policy prevents the organization from compensating a volunteer for their leadership and participation in a conference. This includes requests for payment of honorariums.
ACM can reimburse budgeted travel for committee members. If the committee plans to reimburse, please include committee travel as an expense in your conference budget. Also be sure to obtain copies of all receipts. These will need to be submitted to ACM when requesting reimbursement.
Rewarding committee members for their hard work with a plaque, certificate or modest gift is acceptable. Gifts in the form of cash (gift certificates) are not permitted.
Can conference leaders participate in awards programs at hotels that provide points?
It is against ACM policy for volunteer leaders to collect points or awards for any hotel expenditures that are paid for by ACM.
What if the conference needs to purchase a printer for registration or other equipment? Can ACM do this and ship it to the conference?
ACM does not make equipment purchases on behalf of conferences. Any purchased made by the committee must be reported to ACM, as they are considered assets. Equipment purchases should be included in the conference budget.
Name of the committee member responsible for managing the purchase, as well as their contact information.
Note what will happen to the equipment after the conference.
Equipment should not be donated or disposed of following the conference without approval from ACM.