As penalties for lapses that led to the most severe data breach in Singapore's history, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has imposed high fines on SingHealth and the Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS). The data breach occurred between June and July 2018, with even the personal data of Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong compromised.
The fines of S$750,000 to IHiS and S$250,000 to SingHealth are the largest fines that the privacy watchdog has ever imposed.
IHiS is the technology vendor for Singapore's healthcare sector. The PDPC felt that while the majority of the fault lay with IHiS, SingHealth still needed to take some responsibility for the data breach, in part because of the following reasons.
The staff of SingHealth did not know what to do in responding to the breach. They were also too dependent on IHiS to handle all the security issues. Finally, they also did not grasp, nor did they make the effort to fully understand, the information concerning the breach that was given to them by the IHiS, after the breach had occurred.
The security breach gave hackers access to the personal information of 1,500,000 patients in all. Information concerning the medicine prescribed to 160,000 outpatients was also accessed. Much of this information was stolen and copied.
The IHis received a $750,000 fine, due to a report that was published last week, saying that sufficient security measures had not been installed to protect the data from SingHealth under its purview.
SingHealth itself, as the owner of the database system, was given a $250,000 fine.
The PDPC took SingHealth and IHiS's full cooperation with the investigation into consideration, plus the fact that immediate actions were taken once the extent of the breach was determined.
On July 4, 2018, when the breach was found out, the Integrated Health Information Systems worked with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore to stop any further hacking of patient information.
On Monday, January 14, IHiS announced the demotion of one employee as well as the firing of two others, in the wake of the report from the Committee of Inquiry, wherein middle-management lapses were detailed.
Other employees were also given financial penalties by the company, the most prominent being Bruce Liang, IHiS' CEO, due to command responsibility.
Questions concerning the SingHealth data breach have been brought up by Members of Parliament, and these are expected to be discussed in the House on January 15.
SingHealth group CEO Professor Ivy Ng accepted a fine and issued an apology to the patients whose data had been stolen.
"We are making changes to enhance our cyber-security governance structures and improve management oversight of our critical systems.
We are also working with IHiS to comprehensively upgrade our cyber defense systems and processes to more effectively guard against cybersecurity risks, as well as to respond in a timely and robust manner to any intrusion.
The chairman of SingHealth, Peter Seah, said that the senior leadership team, including the CEO, has also volunteered to accept a financial penalty.


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| To follow this tutorial, you should have knowledge of Library Science.
| Please refer to the '''Koha spoken tutorial '''series on this website for more details.
| A new page opens up.
| Note that this data is not updated automatically.
| Therefore, it is important to update the data. This will also help to keep the correct '''accounting''' details.
| To activate the currency, click the check-box.
| To activate the currency, click the check-box. '''Last updated '''shows the date of currency setup.
'''Last updated '''shows the date of currency setup.
| If the need be, the same can be edited as well.
| From the options, click on the tab '''ISO code'''.
| The '''ISO '''column for''' Rupee '''appears in the table.
| Remember that the entered '''ISO code''' will be used when importing '''MARC files''' via the '''staging''' tools.
| The '''tool''' will attempt to find and use the price of the currently active currency.
| '''Modify currency''' page opens up.
| You may change the value of '''Rate''' and '''Symbol.''' I will leave it as they are.
| Note that I will not click in the check-box for the field ''''Active''''.
| An '''active currency '''is the main currency to use in the library.
| Next, click on '''Submit '''at the bottom of the page.
| The same page '''Currencies and exchange rates '''re-opens.
|Now log out from your '''Koha Superlibrarian''' account.
| Let us summarize.In this tutorial, we learnt how to set '''Currency'''.
In this tutorial, we learnt how to set '''Currency'''.
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00:33 To practice this tutorial, you should have Koha installed on your system.
02:20 In the new page that opens, under the tab Currency, the details for Rupee appears.
04:30 Let us summarize.In this tutorial, we learnt how to set Currency.


Many aspects of the art business world attract criticism or attack for being slippery and opaque, none more so than in the realm of sales transactions where privacy and discretion are paramount.
First sales of artwork directly by artists or via their agents/dealers are known in the contemporary art market as studio or primary sales to distinguish them from secondary sales or resales. Forty years ago this column examined legal and business problems related to such sales by considering the so-called Silent Contract, a phenomenon which UK law would judge to have been created even when a purchase agreement had not been recorded in writing (Artlaw AM7). In those days, it was common practice for primary sales to be completed without any written documentation evidencing that the deal had taken place, let alone recording its terms and conditions.
Such silence continued to be common primary sales practice through subsequent decades, but procedures have improved in recent times – chiefly because first buyers came to realise that when they wanted to resell, secondary buyers and art market professionals required written authentication signed by the artist. However, such authentication certificates do not customarily include terms and conditions of primary sales, which continue to remain unspoken and unwritten.
The consequences of this continuing silence about terms and conditions of primary sales can be profoundly damaging: to the lives of the artwork and artist through their journeys into the future; to first and successive secondary buyers (and their heirs/estates); to art market professionals involved in transactions; to acquiring museum and gallery institutions; to investors; to authentication experts, researchers and academics; and to conservators and restorers. The following typical recurring scenarios illustrate reasons why.
Artwork inevitably deteriorates over time, especially when created using non-traditional and ephemeral materials, and guidance for its ongoing care and maintenance (including sound environmental conditions) should be provided by the artist at the time of sale. Similarly, assembly and disassembly instructions may be needed for safe transportation and display, and artists and new owners should also agree arrangements for future restoration/repair and/or replacement of parts.
Silence on these matters at point of sale leaves artists and new owners without agreement on the best course of conduct to address future problems, and exposes artwork to risks of being neglected or treated inappropriately. Such risks can damage an artist's reputation and standing: a new owner may complain directly to the artist (or more widely) alleging failure to exercise professional skill and judgement in making and selling work. Or an artist may allege that a new owner has deliberately or carelessly mistreated an artwork, and thereby damaged its integrity and that of the artist. These risks could be avoided or mitigated through use of written conditions of sale agreed between artist and new owner, especially if the artist provides a care and maintenance manual to accompany the artwork.
When making a direct studio sale, artists will sometimes agree a percentage discount from the normal market price for an artwork (on the basis that a percentage of the purchase price would not be lost as a commission fee owed to a selling agent/dealer). And in return artists might ask collectors to agree a condition of sale giving the artist (or their estate) first option to buy the artwork back at a fair market value in future. Many collectors will agree to such a buy-back condition's inclusion in a written contract of sale; but some do not agree, which for the artist may be a deal-breaker. Other collectors agree verbally to a buy-back condition, but refuse to include it in a written contract of sale; this may also be a deal-breaker for artists, because they do not want to risk such collectors reneging on their verbal promise in the future.
Sometimes artists rely on a belief that they have an automatic legal right to buy-back even where there is no recorded agreement to do so (especially where there is a substantial rise in the resale purchase price).There is no such automatic legal buy-back right, which is one of the key reasons why Artists Resale Rights were introduced into law on a consistent basis throughout the EU in 2006, giving EU artists an automatic legal right to be paid a small percentage of the price of works resold by art market professionals in the EU.
There are also common myths and misunderstandings about copyright, the principal intellectual property right automatically given by law to artists. For the avoidance of future disputes it is good practice to include in written contracts of sale that the artist owns and retains copyright and all other intellectual property rights in the artwork; and that the collector needs the artist's prior written consent for any reproduction or other merchandising of copies of the artwork (or versions of it) in any dimensions and mediums (mechanical or digital). Collectors are then well informed about what they have bought and now own: the artwork; but not the legal right to reproduce or otherwise merchandise it.
But the contractual silence is breaking, for a variety of reasons. It is now becoming increasingly common for buyers (especially of high value artworks) to require written conditions of primary sale. For example, collectors and/or investors often wish the fact of the sale, and especially its purchase price, to remain secret; in which case confidentiality provisions should be included in a written contract of sale. And under the Anglo-American legal system, written or oral agreements or representations or undertakings between the transacting parties may be taken into account by courts deciding disputes; for this reason it is common business practice to include in a written contract a term stating that its provisions contain the whole agreement between the parties and supersedes anything previously said, written or done in relation to the transaction.
The contemporary art market's global reach substantially increases the likelihood that parties to a sale are located in different continents or countries or states, in which case their respective interests are best served by including in a written contract of sale a term agreeing their 'choice of governing law' in the event of legal disputes. This requires the parties to choose and name one state whose laws and courts they agree to use in the event of legal action being taken by either party. For example: a London-based artist selling directly to a New York City-based collector could agree to name the laws and courts of England and Wales, or of New York State, as the chosen legal jurisdiction for disputes. Such arrangements avoid expensively complicated legal diagnosis and advice from each party's own lawyers to determine which legal jurisdiction is appropriate, before the merits of each party's case can then be addressed according to the laws of that jurisdiction.
In current trading conditions artists who have an established reputation and standing in the contemporary art market place have greater bargaining power than less established ones when negotiating conditions of sale themselves or via their agents/dealers. Such artists can and increasingly do persuade eager purchasers to agree to written conditions of sale. Less established artists and virgin collectors would be wise to consider doing likewise, because it is now high time for this continuing silence to end.


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Vintage & Collector's corner
K&B Blue Monster with "spark maker" modification
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-VINTAGE-SLOT-CAR-...1QQcmdZViewItem
Take a look at the photo showing the underside. Is it just me, or does that spring retaining the drop arm look like it might cause a problem or two?
TSRF
That's why they call it the "Blue Monster". When you drive it, it's a monster and makes your face going blue.
That Jet-Flag guide is also totally wrong for this car, but never mind...
TSRF Truly Superior Racing Fun
Dok, how could anyone with a basic knowledge of how slot tracks work put that on the car?
Was there anything there (like a rubber band) on the original... and were those holes there on the original chassis... or added by the owner of this car?
dgersh
Now, now, don't listen to Philippe - he wasn't even born when this thing came out!
The spring goes on the other side of the drop arm of course, and it's actually a very sweet running car! Samy has been running his in Bordeaux and other vintage events for the last 10 years, totally stock and it runs very well... now, don't go thinking that it will wipe out a pro car of the time (despite the K&B "Pro" program...). It was already pretty out of date when it came out (late 66 - early 67), but as a period car it's not bad at all, definitely better than a lot other production cars of the time.
On our relatively small tracks it more than holds its own with 36D motors, although it probably wouldn't be as fast as a good one on a Blue King type track.
It's kind of legendary in France, because Samy's been running it so long, and everybody admired the way it runs. We had many epic battles between that car and my own Ferrari Dino with Ram XL-500 power in a Kemtron chassis.... (pretty well matched, but the Blue Monster was generally a bit faster).
Plus, it's powered by a Hellcat - what more do you want?
TSRF Aug 24, 2011

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Munin: On the structural basis of non-redundant acquisition: Evidence from Spanish bilingual L3 Portuguese.
This chapter has two goals: (a) to discuss the Spanish-Portuguese interface in current formal language acquisition research and (b) to highlight the contributions of this language pairing in the emerging field of formal third language acquisition. The authors discuss two L3 acquisition studies (Montrul, Dias, & Santos, 2011; Giancaspro, Halloran, & Iverson, in press) examining Differential Object Marking, a morphological case marker present in Spanish but not in Portuguese, arguing that the results show how data from Spanish-English bilinguals learning Brazilian Portuguese as an L3 illuminate the deterministic role of structural and typological similarity in linguistic transfer. The data provide supportive evidence for only one of three existing L3 transfer models: the Typological Proximity Model (Rothman, 2010, 2011, 2013).


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August 30, 2013 One Guys Opinion
Brian De Palma is on his best behavior for the first hour or so of "Passion," his English-language adaptation of Alain Corneau's "Crime d'amour," the 2010 psychological thriller about a battle between two women in the corporate boardroom that turns into something disturbingly—indeed, fatally—personal. True, he does amp up the lesbian suggestions inherent to the plot, but not to an extreme degree. But then he goes berserk in the final forty minutes, giving the last reels the full De Palma treatment of split screens, weird camera angles and elaborate tracking shots—not to mention a dreamlike, hallucinatory mood that's a major departure from its cooler, more cerebral source. And yet while the gleefully overripe result is admittedly somewhat balmy, it certainly holds your attention even as its excesses might encourage a giggle or two. This is a guilty pleasure par excellence, the picture the awful "Femme Fatale" aspired but failed dismally to be. And it represents an exhilarating return to the director's stylish form after the miscalculated grittiness of "Redacted." Though you can't logically buy into the movie in the slightest, at least you can enjoy it for the lurid trash it is.
De Palma transfers the story to Germany, where Christine (Rachel McAdams), a svelte, beautiful and ambitious upper-echelon executive at the Berlin branch of a global advertising firm, cultivates her assistant Isabelle (Noomi Rapace), a mousy type who nonetheless has good ideas, including one for a commercial that knocks out the New York owners. But when Christine takes credit for it, hoping it will get her the promotion to the States she wants, Isabelle simmers at the betrayal and plots revenge, which includes bedding Christine's boyfriend Dirk (Paul Anderson). Christine responds by humiliating Isabelle in front of the entire office and making it appear that Isabelle has threatened her in response, which sets the stage for a gruesome murder and a subsequent police investigation that ends in the apparent perpetrator being imprisoned. But all is not as it initially appears, as a series of increasingly implausible twists, some of them involving Isabelle's own assistant Dani (Karoline Herfurth), ultimately make clear.
Or unclear, since frankly De Palma's narrative sleight of hand doesn't result in a plot that really adds up—except in the overheated fashion that some of Dario Argento's crazier giallos can be said to make sense (watch for a stray reference to Christine's family, for example). And his visual razzmatazz (abetted by cinematographer Jose Luis Alcaine, an Almodovar regular), while undoubtedly impressive from a purely cinematic point of view (a split-screen montage that juxtaposes a killing with a ballet based on Debussy is technically pretty amazing), muddies the waters still further. The result is almost a self-parody of the director's early work, but still it's impossible to take your eyes off it, however absurd things grow. And with his old colleague Pino Donaggio on hand to provide a background score that's oddly upbeat until it turns to his customary shrieks toward the close, the likeness to "Carrie" and the films that immediately followed becomes ever more pronounced.
McAdams, Rapace and Herfurth throw themselves into the steamy, hallucinatory world De Palma has created with admirable abandon. Their exuberant overacting is set in even greater relief against the deliberately dull performances of the supporting cast, especially the smarmy Anderson and the cop (Rainer Bock) and prosecutor (Benjamin Sadler) who are ultimately tasked with trying the disentangle the web the script has spun.
There isn't a way in the world to describe "Passion" as a good film. But especially for those who recall De Palma's early work with affection, it will prove a perversely enjoyable one.
LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER
Lee Daniels' history-based drama can be considered a sort of sequel to "Backstairs at the White House," a 1979 NBC miniseries that followed the experiences of a mother and daughter who served on the staff at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue over the course of eight presidencies, from Taft to Eisenhower. Essentially "The Butler" takes off from there, being loosely based on the experiences of Eugene Allen, a black man who served at the White House from Eisenhower through Reagan. Using that character—but changing the name to Cecil Gaines to allow for a good deal of dramatic license—the film sets the butler's career against the backdrop of the Civil Rights movement occurring over the same period.
Curiously, the script is more faithful to the surrounding events than it is to those of the protagonist's personal life. The actions attributed to the various presidents—shown in dramatized White House scenes but complemented by archival footage in many cases—are for the most part verifiable at least in spirit, even if they have obviously been tweaked for effect.
On the other hand, the choice of actors to play the various presidents may strike one as curious. James Marsden gets by as Kennedy, but Robin Williams never strikes the right tone as Eisenhower, and Liev Schreiber lacks the sheer stature of Johnson. John Cusack gets the shifty manner of Nixon right, though he looks little like him, while Alan Rickman is surprisingly effective as Reagan (surely there's more than a bit of a joke in having Jane Fonda play Nancy). Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter get by unscathed, as they appear only in news footage.
Still, as a potted overview of changing presidential attitudes toward civil rights policy, "The Butler" offers a reasonably accurate sketch. That's less true, however, of the script's treatment of its unifying character. One can't speak with much confidence of the portrait it draws of Gaines' (Forest Whitaker) marriage to Gloria (Oprah Winfrey), which is presented here as a union troubled by infidelity on her part with a neighbor (Terrence Howard) who's a layabout and gambler, until Gloria sees the light and changes her ways. But there doesn't seem to be a lot of literal truth to the story of the butler's two sons, one of whom—Charlie, played at various ages by Isaac White and Elijah Kelley—is simply invented to serve as one of the many young soldiers killed in battle in Vietnam while the other—Louis, played by David Oyelowo—is transformed into a long-time Civil Rights fighter who's contrasted with his father's more cautious, deferential ways. The father-son relationship, which leads to their estrangement and eventual reunion (a schmaltzy event topped in the sentimentality department by a coda set against the backdrop of the 2008 election), is the major device that allows the film to become a personalized history of the entire Civil Rights movement. But it's not history but historical fiction, down to Martin Luther King's (Nalsen Ellis) observations to Louis about black domestics—though it certainly fulfills the picture's purpose to be the story of blacks' triumph over second-class citizenship rather than, or in addition to, the biography of a single man.
This is an earnest, well-intentioned film, less flamboyant in style than Daniels' earlier ones ("Precious" and "The Paperboy") but not as cinematically bland as "Backstairs at the White House." It's certainly blessed with a formidable cast. Whitaker underplays in comparison to the others around him, but he certainly brings unflappable dignity to the role, and shows fire in an outburst against Louis and his girlfriend (Yaya Alafia) during their Black Panther period. Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Lenny Kravitz are energetic as two of Gaines's White House kitchen colleagues, and Winfrey plays dowdy as Gloria, with Howard doing a rather broad caricature as the cynical deadbeat she plays around with for a while. Kelley is fine as the ill-fated Charlie, but Oyelowo has many more opportunities to shine as the committed Louis, and takes advantage of them. And in what amounts to a prologue Vanessa Redgrave is typically luminous as the sympathetic plantation matriarch who befriends Cecil after her cruel son (Alex Pettyfer) abuses the boy's mother and kills his father, while Clarence Williams has a nice cameo as the man who teaches Gaines the tricks of his trade. Technically all is solid if unspectacular, with Tim Galvin's decent production design and Ruth Carter's period costumes set off by Andrew Dunn's cinematography, which gives the images a burnished glow.
"The Butler" is obviously a labor of love for all concerned, and it's hard not to be moved by its reflection of the struggle African-Americans have endured in their still-incomplete movement toward true equality. Of course, it's manipulative, melodramatic and rather simplistic as well—a circumstance that puts it on a par with a good TV docu-drama. And it probably would have worked better in that format if mini-series were still in vogue.
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Izzy & the Black Trees
Revolution Comes in Waves
Antena Krzyku
CD/LP/Digital
1. I Can't Breathe
2. Liberate
3. Devil on the Run
4. National Tragedy
5. Break Into My Body
6. Petty Crimes
7. Visions
8. Kick Out the Damned
9. Love's in Crisis
10. Candy
ABOUT THE RELEASE
Izzy and the Black Trees announce the post-pandemic punk upheaval in their second album "Revolution Comes in Waves". This time they joined forces with the renowned Polish producer Marcin Bors, together with, tucked away in a wooden house in the mountains they crafted noisy hymns which reflect the social and political reality not only in their home country but also in the U.S. and Eastern Europe.
From a quiet university city in Western Poland, Izzy and the Black Trees bring raw punk energy backed up by noisy psych guitar riffs, strong beat and feisty melodies. You can feel the aura of Patti Smith, Debbie Harry or PJ Harvey around Izzy's songwriting and her musical deliverance. Supported by her three partners in crime, Izzy and the Black Trees invite you on a poetic rebel freeride you've been long waiting for.
Founded in 2018 by the singer and band leader Izabela Izzy Rekowska who spent some time in London working-up her songwriting skills prior to forming the four-piece. In autumn 2019, the rock'n'roll infused single Picasso's Octopuss revealed a bold, psych fuzz ridden sound which is present throughout the debut album "Trust No One" – released by the legendary Polish indie label Antena Krzyku in April 2020. The title song of the album was featured by Steve Lamacq in BBC 6 Music Recommends radio show.
In January 2021 the band released a single called "The Station" featuring an English songwriter living in Poland Kev Fox. Also around that time, in the middle of the pandemic, Izzy &TBT started to work on their second album.
Their live shows are full of feminine, punk and rock'n'roll energy. Izzy &TBT played shows at Westway LAB (PT), Spring Break (PL), TakBrzmiMiasto (PL) showcase festivals. Toured clubs and festivals in Poland such as Jarocin, Malta Festival and Inne Brzmienia (Different Sounds). The band also has a home in Berlin as a regular guest at the Schokoladen Club in Mitte.
Izabela Izzy Rekowska — vocals, lyrics
Mariusz Dojs — lead guitar, backing vocals
Mateusz Pawlukiewicz — drums
Łukasz Mazdah Mazurowski — bass guitar
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Julien Fernandez
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Italics added - hence all the CODEX deliberations.
The news media features a report published in Science magazine that high-dose vitamin C in a test-tube causes DNA damage that could lead to cancer. It's not news, since test-tube studies do not correlate with tests conducted in living systems and the dual role of vitamin C as both a pro-oxidant (rusting agent) and anti-oxidant (cell preservative) has been published in scientific journals for some time now. But it's a heralded news story that Reuters Health and the Associated Press embellish with sensational headlines. Instead of saying "Dual nature of vitamin C in cancer explored," the headlines read "Vitamin C Found to Promote Cancer- Causing Agents." It's yellow journalist at its worst, since a quick search on Medline reveals that high-dose vitamin C did not reveal any toxic by-products in human studies. The toxic effect is only observed in test tubes.
The lead university researcher, Ian Blair of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Cancer Pharmacology, is conveniently outside the country, so he can't easily respond to questions. Ian Blair, covers his story by saying "Absolutely, for God's sake, don't say vitamin C causes cancer." But the headlines read otherwise.
The University of Pennsylvania is the originator of Oncolink, a prestigious online resource of cancer information. But who sponsors Oncolink? Hidden behind the whole affair are Oncolink's sponsors --- the pharmaceutical companies. AstraZeneca, Amgen, Ortho Biotech, Pharmacia, Pfizer and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Are the drug companies using a major university as their shill to spread misinformation about vitamins?
It is becoming more obvious that misinformation about vitamins, minerals and herbal products is being planted in the news media and published in medical journals in a calculated fashion. The reason is that more and more Americans are taking health care into their own hands and relying less and less on doctors and drugs to cure their ills. The big secret is that the biological action of virtually every prescription drug can be duplicated with nutritional supplements at far less cost and with fewer side effects. The only way to counter the growing demand for natural remedies is to confuse the public with misinformation.
And the misinformation campaign is working. The natural products industry reports their growth has leveled off. Vitamin C sales were off by 19.2 percent last year according to a report in Natural Foods Merchandiser. In the past months dubious negative reports have been published on garlic, St. John's wort, and products containing ephedra. A characteristic of all these reports is their emphatic conclusion that all previous research which confirmed the validity of these natural remedies is to be discarded because the latest scientific report reached a contrary conclusion.
Last year the news media made a front- page headline story out of a presentation on vitamin C at the American Heart Association meeting. The study wasn't even published and hadn't undergone peer review, but the news agencies were quick to release a factitious story that high-dose vitamin C could clog arteries in the neck (the carotids). Vitamin C does not clog arteries, but it does strengthen and thicken the walls of arteries via its ability to promote collagen formation.
How do these non-news stories get front-page coverage? It's simple. Public relations agencies have bragged at seminars how they can take a presentation at a medical meeting and get it aired on television and published in newspapers. These publicity agencies do the dirty work of planting misinformation in the news media. It's propaganda, not news.
The natural products industry is mounting its own public information campaign, to counter negative news stories, and has hired their own agency, Hill & Knowlton of Washington, D.C., to air its side of the story.
There are simply no standards of journalism being upheld here. Bad science gets front-page coverage regardless of whether it is true or not. Journalists aren't checking on the validity of medical reports, and they aren't interviewing opposing views. In the case of the recent vitamin C report, reporters did not interview the National Nutritional Foods Association, the Council for Responsible Nutrition, the Vitamin C Foundation, nor the American Healthcare Products Association.
But how long can the public be fooled? Why are the pharmaceutical companies so afraid of a simple vitamin? It's because high doses of vitamin C virtually eradicate the risk of developing cataracts, eliminate the need for blood pressure medication, reduce the need for anti-allergy drugs, reduce the risk of gall stones, and produce many other health benefits. The drug companies can't invent and patent a molecule as efficacious as vitamin C.


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Home Entertainment Blur set to return with Hong Kong inspired album
Blur set to return with Hong Kong inspired album
Michelle Li, April 17, 2015
Hong Kong is known for many things, it's multitude of high rises, it's Quicksilver speed efficiency, it's curry fishballs from dodgy Mong Kok street stores…but it really isn't very well known for it's recording studios. So when a non-local band decides to record their latest album here instead of at some flashy posh L.A music studio, it's a pretty big deal. And when said "non-local band" is Britrock legend Blur, it's a monstrous deal.
It happened 2 years ago when Blur came to Hong Kong for a gig. Following a canceled show in Japan, the lads spontaneously decided to travel the city as well as record a couple of tracks at Avon Studios in Kowloon to kill time. Products of their time in Hong Kong eventually morphed into tracks on their 8th studio album, The Magic Whip. The Hong Kong influence is really rather quite evident just from the album cover.
And even more evident from the music video for their single, Go Out.
The point is, Blur will be performing in Hong Kong on the 22nd of July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and we think you'd all have a dandy time losing yourself to music from your favourite band, in the land where it was created.
Tickets go on sale April 20th, and will be available from HK Ticketing, K11 Select and Tom Lee Music Stories at $1080, $880, $680 and $480 (all seated).
Featured image taken by Linda Brownlee.
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Stadión Diega Armando Maradony () je fotbalový stadión v Buenos Aires v Argentině. Domácí zápasy zde hrají Argentinos Juniors, má kapacitu 24 000 sedících diváků.

U příležitosti stého výročí založení klubu a po celkové rekonstrukci dostal stadion v roce
2004 jméno na počest bývalého argentinského fotbalisty Diega Maradony, který zde v roce 1976 sehrál vůbec první profesionální zápas.

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Higher Minimum Investment Amount Requirement: Hedge funds investment normally requires a very high minimum amount. That's why only the high net worth individuals, pension funds, endowment funds, insurance funds, corporate funds can utilize this investment route. Normal small retail investors can't invest in hedge funds. Though Fund of Funds has been formed for the small retail investors to make them enable to invest in hedge funds.
Higher Risk: Hedge funds mostly take higher risk to generate higher returns which increases the risk of losing money. One wrong huge investment decision can lead to huge losses for the entire hedge funds.
Lower Liquidity: Hedge funds have lower liquidity compared to other funds in the market. The investors can't buy or sell instantly whenever they want.
Mispricing: The price of the hedge funds units is decided by the management itself which can lead to mispricing of the hedge fund net asset value (NAV). Because of this mispricing the buyers can end up paying more than actual or the sellers can end up receiving less than the actual amount.
More Risk to Improve performance: As the management fees are performance based, sometimes the managers end up taking much higher risk than the projected one to increase the return and performance. This can lead to huge losses because of unnecessarily high risk taking by the managers. Couple of such decisions can completely close the hedge fund and the investors can end up losing their all investments.
Short Selling and Margin Calls: Hedge funds have huge exposures in the short selling and margin calls which carries very high risk of losing money. These exposures can lead to loss for the entire hedge funds.
Rumor based Investment Risk: Hedge funds invest based on some event news of rumors which normally do not have any base. Investing based on these news can make them end up having huge losses and complete losing the entire investment amount.
Low Regulation: All the hedge funds are very much unregulated which increases the possibility of unfair trade practices and publishing of wrong information about the performance. Galleon Group hedge fund owned by Raj Rajaratnam is an example of such unfair trade practices (trade on insider information) because of low regulation. Because of these the investors become the worst affected.
Management Selection Bias: As the management publishes the performance report every time without any review and scrutiny, the management normally selects the best performing hedge funds and ignore the worst performed hedge funds to make the performance report more attractive. The worst affected hedge funds are withdrawn from the market without anyone noticing it except the investors who lose the invested money. The selection of best performing funds are done to attract more investors or customers and to increase the asset under management which is the most important parameter of a hedge fund.
High Management Fees: Hedge funds normally charge very high management and performance fees if the performance is good, which reduces the effective return to the investors significantly.
Lower Risk Management: Hedge funds normally have very low risk management process in place which makes them more vulnerable during any financial crisis or liquidity crisis situation.
In spite of the disadvantages the hedge funds are gaining popularity every day because of its numerous advantages. As per the latest "Financial Times" data, the combined Hedge fund asset value stands at around USD 2.9 trillion.


The Board invites applications from suitably qualified individuals who wish to be considered for appointment to vacancies that are expected to arise up to the end of June 2012 for Senator of the College of Justice. Senators sit in the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary. The Board has been advised by the Judicial Office for Scotland that up to four positions may arise during this period.
Selection is made solely on merit. The Board recognises the need for a judiciary in Scotland that is reflective of our society and is drawn from across all sections of the legal profession and encourages and welcomes applications from the widest possible range of eligible individuals. The Board would particularly welcome applications from women, people with a disability or those from an ethnic minority background.
An application form and further information including eligibility criteria can be obtained from our website www.judicialappointmentsscotland.org.uk, or from the Secretary to the Board, Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland, 38–39 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 7SW (DX: ED29, Edinburgh), Telephone 0131 528 5101.
Applications may be emailed to mailbox@jabs.gsi.gov.uk and should be with the Board no later than 5.00pm on Monday 9th January 2012.


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Continuous, flexible accounting support though rapid growth
Often in early stage and Venture Capital backed companies the challenge is to identify a need; define a solution to meet this need; prove the business case and then seize the opportunity quickly.
Different teams of people are usually needed for the different stages of growth even within the finance team.
The key to accounting stability, however, is continuity.
This spin-out has seen more than its fair share of change. It has evolved from developing generic Bluetooth applications before moving into the wireless security space and today offering world class wireless advisory and systems solutions.
The company is based in the South West and designs, implements and manages wireless networks across the whole spectrum of commercially used radio frequencies. Their blue chip client list includes Ofcom, 3, O2, T-Mobile, Network Rail, British Land and BAA.
They have been at the front edge of the wireless industry for some time and has received significant investment along the way.
They merged with another technology business to create a software and services organisation offering a range of wireless solutions to its customers.
The challenge for was to maintain a continuous, quality finance function through the various stages of growth, expansion, consolidation and acquisition.
Isosceles first became involved with this company when their Finance Director (FD) went on maternity leave.
At that time the key investors were Apax and Amadeaus Partners.
The Board considered hiring an interim FD from the contract market but wanted the back up of a specialist organisation that could support the FD at all levels from Accounts Assistant to Financial Controller level if required.
Isosceles was the natural choice.
Isosceles are a long standing business partner of ours. We are able to call on them as much or as little as we need, safe in the knowledge that we are supported by a team that know about our business, culture and practises. Isosceles is a partner in the truest sense of the word.
Thus, the provision of a consistent team of finance professionals is at the heart of the Isosceles solution.
Our flexible approach has allowed us to respond to their changing needs, whilst maintaining a dependable core service.
Isosceles' support is multi-faceted, and has changed over the years. At times the support has been involved and significant, at other times the support has been straightforward.
Overall the Isosceles solution has included the following:
An interim Finance Director with the commercial acumen and business expertise to hold a Board position
An interim Finance Controller
Ongoing provision of a flexible Finance Controller – giving additional capacity and technical support to their Finance Managers
Access to a pool of known resources available on an 'as and when' basis
Provision of seamless support during and office relocation
Definition of the revenue recognition policy with their senior management
Implementation of timesheet and job costing package
Ongoing technical support hot-line
They needed a versatile partner whose solution could flex and grow as the company evolved. They needed the reassurance of timely access to a consistent pool of high calibre finance professionals who knew their business and 'their way'
Mike O'Connell, CEO, Isosceles Finance
This company has proven itself to be an adaptable and resilient organisation. In order to do this they have needed the support of adaptable and resilient partners like Isosceles.


The N3 Single Body Pad is designed to represent an anatomically accurate torso. With compression and coil springs to enable movement on 3 axes (X, Y, Z), this new shape and movement teach and train realistic boxing and MMA strikes.
The N3 Fitness app delivers fast-paced and challenging animated training with a dynamic 3D Trainer in Mitts mode and a 3D Fighter in Sparring mode. The 3D Avatars train using multi-colored reticles and directional strike prompts. Users are rewarded for successful strikes with engaging rewards.
High-Density foam with multi=axis relief reduces user impact and sensors in each pad provide performance feedback.
Commercial-grade steel frame and mechanics provide optimal resistance.
Large base provides stability for every punch. Wheels allow for easy movement.
21.5″ High-Definition touchscreen delivers crisp, 3D graphics.
Easy height-adjustable frame for people of all sizes and abilities.
Two strikes zones bring a realistic striking experience for your boxing training.
3D animated dynamic Mitt and Sparring rounds featuring Traditional and South Paw training for focused fitness at both the beginner and expert level.
Cloud-based training content in our personal training app with unlimited user accounts and free software updates via WiFi.
Custom workouts are created based on each user's unique profile and workout history. Customize the level, round type, and the number of rounds.
3D Animation: The N3 Software delivers fast paced and challenging animated training with a dynamic 3D Trainer in Mitts mode and a 3D Fighter in Sparring mode. The 3D Avatars train the user using multi-colored reticles and directional strike prompts. Users are rewarded for successful strikes with engaging animated rewards.
Training Rounds: Includes Mitts and Sparring Training Rounds. Mitts prompts, teaches and trains strike types. Sparring is competition based on striking.
Unlimited Unique Profiles: Each N3 Pro Model is cloud-connected where user data is stored, allowing any user to access their profile on any machine.
Cloud/WiFi: Cloud-based training content with unlimited user accounts, and free software updates via WiFi.


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EE Branch Out With EE TV
EE are branching out from the mobile network world they've become accustomed to and are venturing into the new realms of TV set-top-boxes, due to be known as EE TV.
EE TV will offer Freeview channels as well as catch-up services like BBC iPlayer. The box will feature 70 Freeview channels and will add more catch up services after the service has been up and running a while. Essentially the service itself is very similar to that of BT and TalkTalk's YouView box.
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The set-top box is primarily designed to be used in conjunction with mobile phones and for them to be used as the remote and to preview shows on other channels. EE have added extra control features to their designated app to allow for this smart phone compatibility. It includes a Flick function that enables users to flick what's on their smartphone or tablet to the TV. The menus themselves are also designed in such a way that it mimics the look of a smartphone.
EE TV comes with dual-band Wi-Fi, four HD tuners and a 1TB hard drive. It does come with a remote despite the smartphone control feature. Functionality includes pause, rewind, record, and multi-screen and on screen menus includes On Demand, Live TV, Recordings, Replay, plus tools and help.
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Other features include Restart. This allows a user to view a live show from the start, even if it is already halfway through. The EE TV box records six favourite channels 24/7 making this feature possible. EE TV also allows you to stream up to four programs saved on the box to up to four different devices over the internet.
The EE TV box is only available with a subscription of some sort to EE. The box is free to anyone already set up with EE home broadband with a subscription starting from £9.95 per month. The box alone is said to cost in the range of £300, according to EE.
Source: Pocket-Lint
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Decide which dates suit your own commitments and availability. For example, check on the dates of School holidays, Family commitments, etc.
Allow enough lead-in time to plan your tour and raise funds: try and plan 6 – 9 months ahead and decide your maximum tour budget at the outset, this will help decide which tours are possible. Be realistic and ensure you all agree.
Do you prefer a Tournament Tour or a Friendship Tour, or maybe you are looking for a training break? Remember most International Tournaments are in the school holidays at Easter, in May, June, July and October. Depending on where you want to go we can arrange a Friendship Tour at any time of the year.
Remember, we can tailor any tour to suit your own criteria concerning things like Tour Dates, Budget, Inclusions or Destinations. This refers mostly to Friendship tours and Training camps, tournaments tend to have a set programme.
Europe is the home of football and provides a fabulous choice of destinations for sightseeing and cultural attractions as well as world-class football experiences. Do you want to go where there is (practically!) guaranteed sunshine? If so the Southern Europe is for you. If the weather isn't as much of a consideration then either Northern Europe or Scandinavia will be an option. For that 'once in a lifetime' experience America and Brazil are the places to go.
Regular meetings of parents and players are important, but also time-consuming, so establish a small and dynamic tour committee to do most of the planning with specific functions like Secretary, Treasurer, Fund-Raising and Contact Person who liaises with the Tour Company. Establish key decisions at an early date by having several group meetings – decide your best travel dates, maximum tour budget, tour preferences and ensure that everyone is happy with these decisions, especially the tour costs. You are then able to proceed with detailed tour planning. Publicise the key payment dates and collect early tour deposits this will establish exactly who intends to go and who does not.
If possible establish a tour bank account, to receive the group members' payments and transfer funds. Obtain all the parents' e-mail addresses so that you can communicate quickly, and in writing, and also send attachments concerning the tour Itinerary, useful websites, insurance and tour up-dates.
We recognise the tremendous amount of work it takes from coaches and parents to run a football team and organise a Tour so as a small reward for their work, we offer a generous Free Place for every 20 persons who pay.


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What Is Antique Photography?
Antique photography refers to the early methods and processes used to capture images on film or other media. These techniques have largely been replaced by modern digital photography, but they remain an important part of the history of photography and continue to be appreciated by collectors and enthusiasts.
One of the earliest forms of antique photography is the daguerreotype, which was developed by French artist Louis Daguerre in the 1830s. Daguerreotypes were created by exposing a copper plate coated with silver to light, which caused the silver to turn dark and create an image. The resulting image was highly detailed and had a distinctive mirrored effect, but it was also fragile and difficult to produce.
Another popular form of antique photography is the ambrotype, which was developed in the 1850s as a cheaper alternative to the daguerreotype. Ambrotypes were created by exposing a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive emulsion to light, resulting in a negative image. The negative image was then placed against a black backing, creating the appearance of a positive image.
Other early forms of antique photography include the tintype, which was created by exposing a sheet of iron coated with a light-sensitive emulsion to light, and the albumen print, which was made by coating a paper print with egg whites and salt to create a glossy finish.
Antique photography techniques required a great deal of skill and patience to produce high-quality images, as the process was time-consuming and the equipment was often fragile. Many antique photographs are considered works of art in their own right, and collectors often seek out rare and historically significant examples.
In addition to their historical and artistic value, antique photographs can also provide a unique glimpse into the past. They offer a window into the daily lives of people from different time periods and can help us to better understand the social and cultural context of the era in which they were taken.
Despite the advances in digital photography, antique photography techniques continue to be admired and studied by enthusiasts and collectors. These early methods of capturing images on film or other media remain an important part of the history of photography and continue to inspire and inform the work of contemporary photographers.
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Today, matchmaking is conducted through smartphone apps, shopping can be as easy as pressing a button on our refrigerators, office work can take place anywhere, and teens can become worldwide celebrities by shooting YouTube videos from the comfort of their homes.
All these recent transformations in the ways we build relationships, exchange information, and organize markets can be traced back to the 1960s when a group of engineers—including Paul Baran, one of the founders of the Institute for the Future—envisioned a move from centralized communications to a distributed network architecture. In these systems, nodes automatically route packets of information to final destinations across the globe. That technical and intellectual shift defined the way we've communicated since the dawn of the digital age.
This research map explores what technology holds in the coming decade and details a world where the convergence of the Internet of Things, immersive media and advances in network speed will envelop us in a continual stream of information, seamlessly merging our digital and physical worlds. It describes a future of "ambient communications" that will create an information-rich media environment extending well beyond television, smartphones, and computers to include objects, our bodies and other living things.


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Crashes Claim Lives
Sheriff's Office Investigating Pair Of Rollovers
Eric Tichy
City Editor
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The driver of a semi tractor-trailer cab was killed in a rollover crash Wednesday morning on Route 394 in the town of North Harmony. P-J photo by Eric Tichy
The pickup truck involved in Wednesday morning's crash on Route 394 in the town of North Harmony. The crash remains under investigation, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office said. P-J photo by Eric Tichy
Two separate rollover crashes claimed the lives of two drivers in the town of North Harmony on Wednesday.
The crashes kept first responders — including volunteer firefighters, Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies and fire police — busy for most of the morning and early afternoon.
At 4:10 a.m., deputies and firefighters from Ashville, Bemus Point and Chautauqua were called to the eastbound lane on Interstate 86 for a two-car crash. Fire officials arrived to find one of the vehicles involved on its roof.
The driver of the vehicle, identified as 66-year-old Tommy L. Hyde of Warsaw, Wyoming County, was pronounced dead at the scene by a county coroner.
Members of the county Accident Reconstruction Team remained on the interstate for several hours. The road was reopened to traffic by 10 a.m.
Around 10:10 a.m., firefighters and police were alerted to a crash between a semi tractor-trailer cab and a pickup truck on Route 394. According to the Sheriff's Office, the pickup failed to stop at a stop sign at Magnolia Stedman Road and struck the cab, which was traveling on Route 394.
The cab rolled onto its roof; the driver, who was not identified, was pronounced dead by a coroner.
The driver of the pickup, who also has not been identified, was transported to Westfield Memorial Hospital for treatment of unknown injuries.
Lou Acquisto was in his yard along Route 394 when he heard the crash.
"I heard the squealing of the breaks, the bouncing of the breaks and tires hitting the pavement," Acquisto told The Post-Journal. "I heard the crash, and then I heard another loud thud. I went up there and saw where that big truck was on its top. The driver of the pickup truck did get out and walked around but they took him to the hospital."
Chautauqua County Sheriff Jim Quattrone issued the following statement Wednesday evening:
"Today we had two serious automobile accidents that resulted in fatalities. Our condolences go out to family members of these individuals. Chautauqua County is blessed to have such dedicated volunteer fire departments that respond to these tragedies. Both accidents occurred in Ashville Fire Department's jurisdiction, however, several other fire departments, the County HazMat Team and County Emergency Services assisted at both scenes. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and our Emergency Responders."
Both crashes remain under investigation, the Sheriff's Office said.


Booking.com is in the business of accommodating everyone's wildest travel dreams. But very few people realise that the company itself is a collective of big time travel junkies.
Fun fact: As a bet, all Booking Cs (CEO, CMO, etc.) promised that if the film gets 1M views in 5 days, they'd swim a 50m race in the canal in front of their office (Amsterdam, January). Needless to say, they lost the bet.


For Nilex, we designed an intranet around the needs, ideas and spirit of the company's employees.
I can honestly say that this has surpassed the expectations people had of it. It completely blew them away.
Dir. Marketing & Communications, Nilex Inc.
Nilex needed an efficient, easy-to-use intranet to replace the shared server they had outgrown as the company grew. Employees needed a simpler and more efficient way to find and store information.
The Nilex intranet is great example of why our discovery process is so important. When Nilex, a civil environmental group, asked us to develop their intranet, we didn't go in with a set-in-stone concept. Instead, over the course of a month we interviewed Nilex employees in all different positions and locations and got to know them. We learned what makes their day easier, what frustrates them, and what takes them an hour that should only take five minutes. From this information we identified some core topics common across the company. We used these topics to develop the structure and content of an intranet built to suit their needs perfectly.
Employees at Nilex are now empowered to communicate, inform, and share knowledge in a way that is fast, efficient, and enjoyable. They have access to things like product information, company news, vendor/supplier information, and past projects. The company can use the site to regularly update employees on safety policies and information.
To further streamline communication, information is separated by company division. For example, if you enter the Construction section of the site, you can view news, resources, calendars and contact information specific to that particular company division. This saves employees lots of time as they no longer have to sift through every piece of company information to find what they need.
Employees can now personalize their experience by customizing what links (both internal and external) they want featured on their homepage. They can also enter photos and personal and professional interests to their employee profiles so coworkers – even those in other locations – can get to know them. This fits perfectly with Nilex's welcoming, people-oriented culture.
The team at Nilex were thrilled with their new intranet. It has taken the pain out of daily activities, and helped to connect them as a team. Taking the time to really get to know the people and get to the heart of what they really needed resulted in a system that was perfectly catered to its users, and that's exactly what we wanted.


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Monday, September 28, 2015 | Source: Detroit Creative Corridor Center
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Detroit filmmaker Stephen McGee has put together one of the most impressive short films we've ever seen on Detroit.
Clocking in at just under 4 minutes, "Detroit: City of Design" depicts the city's architecture, people, and products in stunning detail. The film was commissioned by the Detroit Creative Corridor Center to showcase the city's design talent and aesthetic. It is set to a soundtrack of compositions by Detroit artists that was curated by Assemble Sound.
"I hope it compels more people outside of our circles to support our city," writes McGee in a Facebook message to Model D.
The montage of Detroit scenes is composed of long tracking shots, drone footage, hyper lapse shots, and detailed zooms.
"The film has many creative camera angles," writes McGee. "Hyper lapse is one creative technique. It's traveling a traditional time lapse over a variable distance, which can be by foot, car or boat -- or plane even. The fluidity of shooting across many scenes took a fair amount of planning and the payoff could only really be realized in the edit. Every camera movement was made to inspire the next to integrate with the work happening at each location."
McGee, who has been shooting footage in Detroit for the last nine years, recently announced on Facebook his intention to create a feature documentary film about the city. "I think this film will stand as a visual bookmark of our past decade," he writes.
To learn more about his upcoming documentary project, visit http://www.thedetroitfilm.com/.
Watch "Detroit: City of Design" below:
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Pale Flower (Masashiro Shinoda, 1964)
December 28, 2018 January 11, 2019 / Red Metal
Yakuza hitman Muraki has just been released from prison. When visiting an illegal gambling parlor, he finds himself attracted to a strange young woman named Saeko. She regularly loses money gambling, and asks Muraki to find games with larger stakes. In his first days of freedom, Muraki finds himself entering a mutually destructive relationship that could threaten to destroy them both.
Pale Flower opens with the ramblings of its protagonist. With the way he describes people being ferried in boxes to their destination, he clearly has nothing but contempt for his fellow man. From the very beginning, you know this is going to be a film that embraces its darkness. It's highly fitting giving that the arc the protagonist undergoes, emerging from hell only to wind up right back there again once the credits roll – albeit in an entirely different manner.
It is in many ways somewhat difficult to parse the story of Pale Flower because it's not really driven by a plot. Though some consider it a yakuza picture and others a film noir, I feel one could make a legitimate case that it's a remarkably dark slice-of-life story. This is because there really isn't an overarching plot; characters simply go about their lives on their own accord. There often isn't a higher reason for them to do what they do; they just are.
Despite her upper-class background, Saeko seeks out thrills wherever she can. When she gambles, she doesn't care about winning or losing; she is a character who lives and breathes danger. This is further evidenced when she challenges a random person to a street race. Amusingly, this is one of the few things to genuinely horrify Muraki. She even goes as far as shooting up heroin simply because the thought excites her. When the gambling parlor is raided by the police, she can barely contain her excitement as she and Muraki flee the scene. What makes this relationship intriguing is how they never physically consummate. Indeed, when they hide from the police by disrobing and hiding in a bed, Muraki refuses to take Saeko up on her offer. Instead, he lets her calm down, and from there, they play cards instead.
There is quite a bit of irony to be found in how the story of this film pans out. In the beginning, Muraki is utterly devoid of emotions. He states that the only time he felt alive was when he killed a man purely because he wanted to – not out of revenge, a sense of duty, or even self-defense. It's Saeko's rampant thrill-seeking that manages to get through to him. However, this isn't a story in which a flawed protagonist finds redemption through love. In fact, the central romance, while not overtly dysfunctional, eventually produces a domino effect, causing Muraki to kill again – this time as revenge for a hit on one of his comrades. There is a bit of subtext to how Muraki stabs his victim in the stomach. It was inspired by the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, a member of the Japan Socialist Party stabbed to death by right-wing member Otoya Yamaguchi while speaking in a televised live debate in 1960.
While this is the most interesting scene, I feel it accents the lack of substance to be found in the rest of the film leading up to that point. There are plenty of interesting story beats to be found; one moment I enjoyed was when Jiro, a member of a rival gang, attempts to kill Muraki in a bowling alley. He was attempting to get revenge on Muraki for killing his friend, but in doing so, he violated the peace agreement between the Funada and Yasuoka gangs. Jiro then apologizes by severing his finger and giving it to Muraki, a ritual practiced by the yakuza to appease offended parties. After that, they strike a bizarre friendship. The gambling scenes are also intriguing. How the game is played isn't explained to the audience, but the cutthroat nature is conveyed extremely well, from the mediator who constantly tells players to go forward with their bets to the shifting eyes of the players.
In the end, the Achilles' heel of this film is that while it has plenty of great individual moments, there's little cohesion between them, ensuring the arcs don't get a chance to go anywhere interesting. Although I resign that, being a slice-of-life story, Pale Flower would naturally be a little weak when it comes to plot, it doesn't make the issue any more palatable. The result is a film with the basic affectations of a film noir, but little of the intrigue that makes the genre so appealing.
All of these problems are then exacerbated by the ending. Two years later, another yakuza member is imprisoned with Muraki. He tells him that, in a crime of passion, the tight-lipped assassin Yoh had killed Saeko. Not only is it an unsatisfying conclusion for such a prominent character, when the member tells Muraki who Saeko actually was, he is summoned by the guards. Muraki then claims he doesn't care who she was. It usually isn't a good idea to hint at a twist without informing the audience of what it is. It was probably meant to complement Muraki's selective apathy, but it leaves me questioning why the subject had to be brought up in the first place.
Pale Flower is emblematic of the Japanese New Wave movement of the sixties. It was a time in which directors were given more control over their craft by the studio executives who had to find some way to meaningfully compete with the emerging medium of television. Much like the French New Wave, a movement occurring around the same time, the Japanese New Wave had a habit of placing attitude and style above plot. While the resulting films make for interesting conversation pieces, I find them an extraordinarily difficult sell more often than not. This isn't to say they were bad movements, but the films that spawned from them really require the audience to enjoy films on the director's terms rather than their own. Unfortunately, Pale Flower is no exception to this general rule. I want to make it clear that I, in no way, believe it to be a poorly made film; it is shot in a hauntingly beautiful manner, but its thin plot renders a lot of the goodwill meaningless. If you're a fan of the Japanese New Wave movement, it's worth looking into, but it's not a film I would use as an introduction for newcomers or to convince skeptics.
1960s Films, Chisako Hara, Mariko Kaga, Masashiro Shinoda, Pale Flower, Ryo Ikebe, Takashi Fujiki
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I enjoyed the Boudelairean atmopshere and motifs, as well as the coolness permeating the characters. Something like a Japanese version of Drive, but only darker… But I agree that it is not that substantial… I would recommend directors like Nagisa Oshima, Hiroshi Teshigahara, and especially Shohei Imamura for a more in-depth experience of the Japanese New Wave.
Yeah, there's just not much to Pale Flower outside of its style. It kind of reminds me of Breathless in that regard; highly stylized, but lacking in substance (though for what it's worth, I feel Pale Flower is better). I'm going to have to look more extensively into the filmography of those three, though I did check out Shohei Imamura's Vengeance is Mine last year and thought it was good.


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602: Emperor Maurice and all his heirs
On this date in 602 (although some sources prefer November 23, but that's close enough for ancient history) the 20-year reign of Byzantine Emperor Maurice came to a most unpleasant conclusion.
No gangster of love, Maurice made his bones (and other bones) as a military commander in a running war with the Sassanids unproductively engaged by the forgettable successors of Justinian.
So successful was the progress of his arms that Emperor Tiberius II Constantine married his daughter to Maurice and set him up as the official heir, a sage expedient considering that Roman commanders had once been known to take the succession into their own hands.
In fact, that's exactly what happened to Maurice.
As a reward for his many victories in the field, Maurice got to take charge of a badly stumbling state: war both east and west (Maurice made peace with the Persians and brought the Slavs and Avars to heel in the Balkans), the intractable intra-Christian Monophysite controversy (Maurice extended a politic religious toleration), the bankruptcy of his state (Maurice cleaned up the reckless prodigality of his predecessors). For twenty years Maurice managed as well as anyone a very messy situation that in clumsier hands might easily have consumed the state entirely.
In the end this might be his legacy, for good and ill: a manager, not a visionary. Byzantium maybe doesn't even survive without Maurice, but he was not fated to be familiar to posterity's every schoolchild like Octavian Augustus — merely to lose his job to office politics.
Maurice, says Charles William Previte-Orton, "was a better judge of policy than of men." And while the emperor "saw the dire need of economy," he "forgot that the army did not" and so fatally disregarded "the ferment among the overtried soldiery."
Maurice had already irritated his Dacian legions by refusing to pay an Avar ransom for their captured brethren — that fiscal rectitude thing, always a dangerous virtue to exercise in proximity to armed men. Now, he provocatively dialed back their pay and then tried to keep them beyond the frontier in Avar territory rather than retiring to home winter quarters.
The legions mutinied, thrusting a mere centurion named Phocas (or Phokas) to their fore. As Maurice commanded neither love nor fear in his home precincts, Constantinople itself yielded readily to the rebels while the enervated erstwhile emperor crossed the Bosphorus and there resigned to his fate not only himself but the several sons he had been designating to succeed him on thrones East and West. Gibbon:
Phocas made his public entry in a chariot drawn by four white horses: the revolt of the troops was rewarded by a lavish donative; and the new sovereign, after visiting the palace, beheld from his throne the games of the hippodrome. … The ministers of death were despatched to Chalcedon: they dragged the emperor from his sanctuary; and the five sons of Maurice were successively murdered before the eyes of their agonizing parent. At each stroke, which he felt in his heart, he found strength to rehearse a pious ejaculation: "Thou art just, O Lord! and thy judgments are righteous." And such, in the last moments, was his rigid attachment to truth and justice, that he revealed to the soldiers the pious falsehood of a nurse who presented her own child in the place of a royal infant. The tragic scene was finally closed by the execution of the emperor himself, in the twentieth year of his reign, and the sixty-third of his age. The bodies of the father and his five sons were cast into the sea; their heads were exposed at Constantinople to the insults or pity of the multitude; and it was not till some signs of putrefaction had appeared, that Phocas connived at the private burial of these venerable remains. In that grave, the faults and errors of Maurice were kindly interred. His fate alone was remembered; and at the end of twenty years, in the recital of the history of Theophylact, the mournful tale was interrupted by the tears of the audience.
Maurice's widow Constantina and his daughters were suffered to live, but only for a few years more: they too were eventually put to death for plotting. It was the perfect way to kick off a calamitous century for the Byzantines.
Phocas wore the purple from 602 to 610. Just guess how his term in office ended.
The History of Byzantium podcast covers Maurice's rough go at the top in episode 34, 35, and 36.
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