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Oscar Nominee Asghar Farhadi between US Muslim Ban and Ayatollahs' Censorship
By Kevin Hagopian | (The Conversation) | – –
Politics loom over this year's Oscars, with many bracing for what the winners will – or won't – say when they ascend the stage before millions of television viewers on Feb. 26.
One nominee, however, has already made a statement.
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's "The Salesman" is one of five films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. But last month, after President Trump issued an executive order temporarily banning immigrants from seven Muslim majority countries – Iran included – Farhadi decided to boycott the annual awards ceremony.
"To humiliate one nation with the pretext of guarding the security of another is not a new phenomenon in history and has always laid the groundwork for the creation of future divide and enmity," he wrote. "I hereby express my condemnation of the unjust conditions forced upon some of my compatriots and the citizens of the other six countries trying to legally enter the United States of America and hope that the current situation will not give rise to further divide between nations."
Given the attention Farhadi has received for his act of protest, it's worth looking at how Iranian film has evolved under a regime that seeks to quell criticism – and how filmmakers like him navigate these restrictions to produce powerful, politically potent art.
A bipolar movie culture
Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, an independent film sector existed alongside government-financed film production. Revolutionaries, however, viewed the film industry as a symbol of cultural corruption, and during the revolution set fire to hundreds of movie theaters.
Beginning in 1982, Iranian cinema began to regroup. The government wanted to construct a national film culture that would express the ethics of Islam and the unique history of the Iranian state. But this goal often clashed with filmmakers who had strong ties to Iran's literary culture and wanted to be able to portray modern Iran in critical terms. As a result, Iran's movie culture is bipolar, with apolitical, domestic melodramas outnumbering art films that critique everyday life.
Today, Iranian cinema reveals some of the contradictions of life under a theocracy. Yes, filmmakers must adhere to strict guidelines: The Ministry of Culture forbids unflattering portrayals of Islam, women, the nation and its history. But these rules are vague, and censorship of Iranian films is inconsistent, often based on the tastes of individual officials.
Nonetheless, the art cinema of filmmakers like the late Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi and Mohsen Amiryoussefi has received worldwide acclaim. Since the mid 2000s, Iranian films have won awards at prestigious festivals such as Cannes, Venice and San Sebastian.
The extraordinary overseas success of Iranian films has further complicated the censorship picture. It was the Iranian government, for instance, that approved the script of "The Salesman," and determined that the film would be the country's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Perhaps authorities give films like "The Salesman" a pass because their depiction of Iran's social realities is subtle, not strident. Literal-minded officials are often unable to find obvious examples of blasphemy or criticism of the political regime.
Gentle – but forceful – criticism
In "The Salesman," for instance, a couple, Ranaa and Emad, are performers who are rehearsing for a production of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman."
Their own home, however, is collapsing, the result of faulty construction. They're forced to rent an apartment, which, they soon discover, had previously been occupied by a prostitute. Her clients continue to show up, creating a whole host of new problems for Ranaa and Emad.
In its elliptical treatment of Iran's civil society as a "crumbling building" – and its depiction of the conflicting social and religious roles Iranian women must grapple with – the film subtly manages to be critical of modern life in Iran. In "The Salesman," Islam is not the problem; rather, the film insists that repressive institutions – cultural, economic or religious – are what narrow the possibilities for humane communication and equality. These, Farhadi seems to argue, are the true dangers to any society.
The trailer for 'The Salesman.'
Meanwhile, female filmmakers like Samira Makhmalbaf – joined by other female actors, writers and directors – bring a muted feminism to an industry that exists at the sufferance of a patriarchal government.
What scholar Hamid Naficy calls a "cinema of the averted gaze" has emerged. Both male and female filmmakers obliquely confront the terms of female subservience – as well as the hidden sources of female cultural power – in a patriarchal society.
Defying the censors
Even though the criticism of the theocracy is often so gentle that it's hardly noticeable, that hasn't stopped the government from banning some Iranian films for domestic audiences. "Circle" (2000) was banned for its depiction of runaway girls, a social problem that's at least partially the result of religious laws. Official regulators of culture in Iran have long seen themselves as fighting modernity and globalism, which they stereotypically connect with a hostile, decadent West – just the kind of xenophobia that, unfortunately, Trump's blanket indictment of Islam echoes.
Nonetheless, Iran's leaders haven't been able to fully halt the forces of globalism they despise, and art films have been able to examine the ways in which international capital and conflict impact Iranian lives. "Surviving Paradise" (2001), the story of two young Iranian refugees lost in the streets of Los Angeles, was the first English-language Iranian-American film to be distributed in America. Several festivals of Iranian cinema also continue to take place each year around the world, part of a pattern of cultural exchange that predates the 1979 revolution.
Iranian cinema has also undercut the monolithic narrative that the theocratic state seeks to communicate.
For example, an Iranian war film like "Duel" (2004) doesn't simply broadcast patriotic messages. Instead, it makes a powerful statement about the trauma of the Iran-Iraq War, using the memory of the conflict as a lens through which to understand modern Iran. Marjane Satrapi's animated film of her own graphic novel "Persepolis" (2007) is perhaps the most outspoken and direct cinematic revision of the government's version of the 1979 Revolution. (This film, however, was made in France.)
Looking ahead to the Oscars
Farhadi's personal boycott is significant because it shows that rash and punitive U.S. immigration policies can be counterproductive, limiting some of the most liberal and cosmopolitan voices in the Muslim world.
Farhadi previously won an Academy Award for directing "A Separation" (2011), a film about a marriage that dissolves over the question of whether or not to leave Iran. Credited as the writer, producer and director of "The Salesman," he is widely regarded as a luminary of world cinema, and has joined a handful of living directors – Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almodovar, Wong-kar Wai and Alfonso Cuaron – as auteurs who are making lasting contributions to the art.
If the contentious statements from the podiums of the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Director's Guild Awards are any indication, the Oscars will culminate a unique post-election season of cultural politics – and a rejection of the cultural assumptions inherent in Trump's brand of politics. Farhadi referred to the Oscars as "this great cultural event." But with Farhadi absent and his film present, he will be able to contribute to the political undertones of this year's Oscars in a way that American movie stars ascending the stage can't.
In his statement, Farhadi also wrote that "Hard-liners, despite their nationalities, political arguments and wars, regard and understand the world in very much the same way…via an 'us and them' mentality." In this sense, he seems to be equating the Trump administration with Iran's ruling regime.
Some have urged the Oscar organizers to use Skype to at least allow Farhadi to be present visually, if not politically. In either case, if "The Salesman" ends up winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, it could be seen as yet another repudiation of Trump's xenophobic, "us versus them" platform.
After all, as Farhadi subtly points out, his executive order is comparable to the very Iranian extremism his policies claim to contain.
Kevin Hagopian, Senior Lecturer of Media Studies, Pennsylvania State University
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Top 10 Orlando Pirates Highest Paid Players 2022
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Orlando Pirates Highest Paid Players 2021: Orlando Pirates FC is a South African football team. The football club is situated in the Houghton neighborhood of Johannesburg and competes in the Premier Soccer League, South Africa's highest tier level of football.
The South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) is one of the most established leagues on the African continent, second only to the Egyptian league.
It has paid widespread attention from the international community, and players are now highly compensated enough that they do not have to compete as hard to join European leagues.
The monthly salary of Orlando Pirates players are one of the club's supporters' concerns.
Of course, rumors of compensation reduction in the press may have heightened this curiosity.
Nonetheless, the Orlando Pirates players pay list presented in this article can assist you in identifying the top earners on the club's roster.
Khama Billiat, the highest-paid player in the country's league, earns an astonishing R833,000 each month, while Deon Hotto, the highest-paid Orlando Pirates player, earns R500,000 per month. Here's a look at how the club compensates its finest players.
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Top 10 Highest Paid Players at Orlando Pirates 2021
1. Deon Hotto Salary – 500,000 Rands/month
2. Thulani Hlatshwayo Salary – 300,000 Rands/month
3. Richard Ofori Salary – 300,000 Rands/month
4. Justin Shonga Salary – 300,000 Rands/month
5. Happy Jele Salary – 200,000 Rands/month
6. Fortune Makaringe Salary – 185,000 Rands/month
7. Vincent Pule Salary – 170,000 Rands/month
8. Thembinkosi Lorch Salary – 165,000 Rands/month
9. Innocent Maela Salary – 150,000 Rands/month
10. Gabadinho Mhango Salary – 150,000 Rands/month
Deon Hotto is a Namibian striker who joined the Orlando Pirates from Bidvest Wits in 2020. Prior to that, he had previously played for Golden Arrows and Bloemfontein Celtic.
When he originally joined the Pirates, he was paid R200,000 before being bumped up to R500,000, which he now gets, making him one of the highest-paid players in the PSL.
He began his career with Blue Boys and played for the club for an undisclosed number of years before rising to the top of the highest-paid Orlando Pirates players list.
He then transferred to the Namibian side, African Stars, and from there to Golden Arrows. Since 2013, the star has also represented Namibia on the national team.
In terms of net worth, the midfielder is thought to be worth $500,000. His football career is his primary source of income, but he also has endorsement deals with companies such as Adidas South Africa and Standard Bank Namibia.
Despite his wealth, Hotto is a humble man who does not flaunt it on social media. He keeps his residence hidden, but we do know he owns many automobiles, including a Volkswagen Polo.
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Thulani Hlatshwayo is one of the best defenders in the PSL, which is why he is also one of the highest-paid Orlando Pirates players. He now receives a monthly fee of R300,000, a considerable increase over the R150,000 he received when working for Bidvest.
In his career, the central defender has come a long way. He began his national career with the South Africa Under-17 team in 2007 and has since risen through the ranks. In 2013, he made his Bafana Bafana debut.
Thulani began his club career with Ajax Cape Town in 2009 and stayed with the team until 2014. From 2014 until 2020, he was with Bidvest Wits before joining the Orlando Pirates. Unfortunately, no specifics regarding his deal have been made public.
The Orlando Pirates manager has created an incredible home with a swimming pool, an indoor gym, and a little garden.
While he hasn't revealed any more details about his home, we do know it includes a garage for his automobiles, which include a Volkswagen Golf GTI and a Jeep SUV. His net worth, which is currently believed to be $2 million, allows him to maintain his lifestyle.
Thulani Hlatshwayo's career is still the main source of his income, but he also gets money from his various endorsement deals like Adidas South Africa and Volkswagen.
Despite the fact that talented Ghanaian goalkeeper Richard Ofori just joined the club in 2020, he quickly rose to become one of the club's highest-paid players due to his experience and competence.
In 2020, the club offered the former Maritzburg United goalkeeper a three-year contract.
Ofori, who is now 27 years old, began his career in 2012 with the Ghana team Legon Cities FC, formerly known as We Are Stars.
He was with the club until 2018, when he moved to Maritzburg United, where he stayed until his current move to Orlando Pirates.
He has also played for the Ghanaian national team at several levels. The goalkeeper made his under-20 debut in 2013 before progressing through the ranks to make his debut with the Black Stars in 2015.
Despite his hefty salary, Richard is not currently among the top five highest-paid goalies in the league.
Furthermore, having just recently joined the Bucs, the veteran goalkeeper's net worth is unclear, although it is known that he is well-off due to numerous endorsement deals he has, notably with Puma.
His garage has many automobiles, including a BMW 428i worth over half a million Rand. He appears to be a fan of German toys, since he also has a Mercedes Benz in his garage.
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Justin Shonga, a Zambian footballer, was born on November 5, 1996 in Chipata, Zambia.
According to Justin Shonga Transfermarkt, the player's market worth is 600,000 pounds as of April 8th, 2020.
His highest market value to date was 850,000 pounds in June 2019. Justin Shonga's automobile matches his well-paid work; he drives a BMW 330i that he purchased for a staggering R699,816.
Happy Jele is one of the South African league's few remaining veterans. He's been in the league since 2006, when he joined with the Pirates as a 19-year-old. Since 2017, the top defender has been the team's oldest player.
The club offered the South African-born footballer, who has made three appearances for the Bafana Bafana since his debut in 2011, a one-year contract in 2020, which would mean he would be with the club for more than 14 years.
Despite having signed several contracts in the past, his most recent agreement paid him R200,000 per month and R2.4 million per year, making him one of the club's highest-paid players.
The ace defender's prior pay was R160,000, which meant he was earning close to R2 million each year. He was formerly the club's highest-paid player. While he is well paid, his net worth is still unknown.
What is known is that the Buccaneers captain earns money in other ways, including endorsement deals with firms like as Lexus and Adidas South Africa. He owns a large house and drives various extremely expensive automobiles, including a Lexus Centurion and a BMW, as a result of this.
In 2019, the Orlando Pirates tried all out to get Fortune Makaringe's signature on paper from Maritzburg United. In return for the midfielder, the club was willing to pay R4 million and a player.
The trade was completed, with Thabiso Kutumela joining United and Fortun joining the Pirates. Since then, he has risen to become one of the club's highest-paid players, earning a monthly salary of R185,000.
Fortune Makaringe was born in the month of May 1993. He began his youth career with Moroka Swallows before joining Maritzburg United in 2015, where he remained until signing with Orlando Pirates in 2019. In 2018, he made his debut for Bafana Bafana.
According to unconfirmed sources, his net worth is $950,000, which he earned via his football career and several sponsorship deals.
Adidas South Africa has signed the promising young midfielder as an endorser. He enjoys his money by spending it on things he enjoys, such as automobiles like a BMW and a Mercedes Benz.
His automobile types are unknown, and he has kept information about his home confidential.
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The South African footballer was born on March 10, 1992. Vincent Pule's origins are unknown. The celebrity was born and reared in Phuthaditjhaba, formerly known as QwaQwa, a Free State province in the country's central-eastern region.
Maliele Vincent Pule, better known as Shuffle, is a talented South African soccer player. He is presently a member of the Orlando Pirates and the Bafana Bafana national team.
Since his debut in 2014, the star has had tremendous success in soccer. He is undeniably one of the country's most beloved and promising players.
He is one of South Africa's youngest and wealthiest players. Vincent Pule's annual salary is projected to be 450.000 euros. The player, however, has not yet verified the information.
His market worth, on the other hand, is expected to be €725Th by 2020. According to Vincent Pule's earnings, his income history at Orlando Pirate reveals that he earns an estimated R 170 000 each month.
Lorch is a midfielder for the Buccaneers and Bafana Bafana. Unfortunately, the 27-year-old South African striker is presently injured and has missed all of the club's CAF confederation cup matches.
Nonetheless, he is a valuable component of the Pirate team. His monthly salary is around 165,000 Rands. This equates to around 1.296 million Rands each year.
Because of his success as a football player, the Orlando Pirates star has amassed a sizable wealth over the years. The Lorch leads an affluent lifestyle, with everything from fancy automobiles to all the nice things in life, thanks to a wealth estimated to be worth more than half a million dollars.
Innocent Maela was born in Witbank on August 14, 1992. How did he amass the majority of his net worth at the age of 28?
Innocent has established himself as one of the PSL Premier League's most versatile defenders. He joined the Pirates in 2017 after playing an important part for Bafana Bafana. Every month, he walks home with 150,000 Rands, which equates to roughly 1.8 million Rands each year.
The Malawian international footballer, who is now playing for Orlando Pirates in the South African Premier League, began his career at Bloemfontein Celtic.
He was able to grow himself into the star we know today from there. However, without a comprehensive examination of his career, earnings, and the numerous beneficial ways he impacts people's lives, this athlete will be undervalued.
Gabadinho Mhango, whose full name is Hellings Frank "Gabadinho" Mhango, has amassed a net worth of between $500,000 and $800,000 in less than a decade since beginning his professional football career.
At his current team, the Orlando Pirates, the top player earns around R150,000 each month.
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Christian University in Tennessee Wins Waiver to Ban Gay Students: 'This Is Who We Are' – WATCH
by Sean Mandell
A Christian university in Tennessee has been granted a Title IX waiver by the federal government to ban students who are gay.
The waiver obtained by Carson-Newman University will also allow the university to ban students whose lifestyles go against their Christian philosophy. In addition to gay students, that includes students who are unwed mothers, women who have had an abortion, pregnant students and others.
When pressed by a local news affiliate, Carson-Newman President Dr. Randall O'Brien was unable to explain why the waiver was sought in the first place and promised that the university does not plan to discriminate against any student in the next year.
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"This is who we are as a Christian university," O'Brien opined. "These are our religious principles. And in a changing world, we would like to reaffirm that this is who we are and who we intend to be."
"You're the president," WVLT's Lauren Davis noted. "You're not going to file something unless you understand it."
"Yeah, I understood that our legal counsel said that this would further establish our identity as a religious school, a Christian school."
But when Davis pointed out that the purpose of the waiver was to allow the school to discriminate, O'Brien disagreed.
"I don't know how it would be," the president insisted.
"Then why file the waiver?" Davis pressed.
"Yeah, that's a good question," O'Brien admitted. "I believe he felt that it might strengthen our position in relation to First Amendment rights. I don't really know why something would be necessary beyond that. That was his counsel and we followed the template."
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Feel patriotic? Well GTA Online sure does! Today Rockstar Games has released the newest update to GTA Online, "The Independence Day Update" This update brings in two new weapons, two new vehicles, and new properties to GTA Online. The two weapons are the Musket, you know that old weapon used in the 1700`s and early 1800`s that fired one deadly shot and then took forever to reload, and the very Saints Row feeling Firework Launcher, that as the name says, launches fireworks. The two vehicles are the Liberator monster truck and the Sovereign motorcycle. The weapons and vehicles of this pack, like the Valentines Day Pack, are only available to purchase for a limited time, so get them quick before they`re gone!
The non limited time parts of this pack are around 7 or 8 new properties to purchase, all houses. Sadly though the inside of the houses are the same as the two car garage and 6 car garage apartments. Also in this update there are new clothes (forgot to mention these in the limited time items) and you can ride some rides on the pier like the Ferris Wheel.
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The finale of Telltale Games "The Wolf Among Us" is near... Recently Telltales Senior Vice President of Publishing, Steve Allison, tweeted that Episode 5: "Cry Wolf" had been sent off to Sony and Microsoft for certification. The certification process usually takes about two weeks so we should expect to see the finale sometime around July 8. Are you excited for the season finale? Leave your thoughts in the comments.


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A Warm Welcome to The Llangollen Twenty Club Amateur Players' Website.
We are privileged to announce that our next production will be another World Premiere play, "DINNER WITH OTTO" A first World War drama, by local playwright, Tom George.
The play is set in March 1919 after the conclusion of the bloodiest conflict in history. It tells the story of a young soldier Ben, returning home to his Mother and friends after witnessing the atrocities of war, and now having to live with a deep sense guilt, and hopelessness for his future. Otto Schultz, whom he killed during the fierce battle, died slowly, on the end of Ben's bayonet and during the time that Otto was dying the two young men realised that in other circumstances they could have been friends. Otto asked Ben to write to his mother and told him that he will keep a seat for him at the dinner table in Hell, as that is surely where they will both end up. Ben had promised to protect his friend, Aled, but Aled was killed, further adding to Ben's sense of guilt. Aled's mother forgives him, which leaves Ben feeling even more wretched. Ben's Mother realises that he has many other secrets that will affect the future course of his life.
The play reaches a dramatic climax, and is sure to keep the audience on the edge of their seats in willing this sad and haunted young man to survive, and to deal with the traumatic impact that any war may have a returning soldier.
A must see piece of exceptional writing, brought to life by a very talented cast, and creatively directed by Lyn Aston.
We look forward to seeing you at The Town Hall, Llangollen soon.
One of the oldest dramatic societies in North Wales, the club was founded in 1946 with twenty original members, which gave the club its name. The club presents two plays a year, in autumn and spring, with a mixture of comedy, drama and period productions.
If you are interested in appearing in any of our productions, or helping in any way, please contact us and come to the auditions (you don't have to be a member as they are open to all). Also, just because we are called the Twenty Club doesn't mean you have to be over twenty to join – we are called that because we started in 1946 with twenty members!
Please come along and get involved.
We are also looking for people who would be interested in helping backstage, front of house, publicity or tickets, there are many jobs available – far outnumbering the number of cast needed and all vitally as important! If you would like to be involved, even if you can only spare a little time, we would love to hear from you. We also hold a number of social evenings throughout the year, so you don't even have to work to be a member!
We still need younger blood to come in and help across all roles, so that the reputation we have of putting on good productions with excellent sets can continue. It truly is a team effort to stage a production ? Come and try us out!
If you would like to be considered for a role in the play, but are unable to make the auditions, then please get in touch! If you would like to be kept informed by email of dates for auditions and performances then contact us or see us on Facebook.
A little intro to us here at the Llangollen Twenty Club Amateur Players.
The society's first production was 'Distinguished Gathering', and since then it has presented over 100 separate plays. In the 21st Century, the Twenty Club continues its programme of events, visits and readings, and currently has more than 100 members, many of whom live locally. One of the founder members, Betty Lowe, is now Life President and still active on stage. We strive to reach professional standards in every aspect of production, and pride ourselves on the welcome we give to audience members, both old and new.
A member of the National Theatre for the Disabled, the club takes productions to a Cheshire Home in the Llangollen area. Along with other users of the Town Hall in Llangollen, we are working towards a grant application to improve the social and performance amenities in this fine example of a Victorian civic building.
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If only he WAS going to be flying one of the jets, Abbott might not be quite so enthusiastic.
In the last couple of weeks, we have watched dismayed as Australia has become perhaps the most gung ho of all the world's nations waiting to wade in and "stop" IS – the so-called Islamic "State".
Let there be no mistake – we also think these appalling thugs need expunging from the world, and as soon as practicable.
But we are alarmed and worried by the enthusiasm with which the Australian government – especially Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop – have not just fallen in lock-step with our Western allies. but have been seen to be stoking the fires of conflict with a triumphalist air that amounts to "Look at us, we're strong leaders, and you want strong leaders, right?"
We are undoubtedly already seeing the first signs of a deeply unpopular government using the conflict to bolster its electoral fortunes – a so-called "khaki election" looms – and given that our bravura chest-beating almost certainly increases the likelihood of a terrorist attack against Australians, that's a very risky card to play. Nevertheless, for a Prime Minister with a Government that has proven itself both tone-deaf and gaffe-laden, the conflict with IS is the gift that keeps on giving. "Hey! Let's all stop worrying about Medicare co-payments and go BOMB something, already!"
This rhetorical style has been echoed to a lesser extent by Cameron in the UK and the Republicans in America, especially the surely past-pensionable John McCain, but much less so by a carefully-nuanced President Obama. It's almost as if Barack phoned Tony and Dave and said "Ramp it up a bit, will ya, cobbers? We're a bit bruised over here and I have to be a more laid back." Surely not?
There's no question that IS are pretty much the worst of the worst going round at the moment, but let us be absolutely clear what their murderous public tactics are designed to achieve. These are people playing a long game, who have no respect or care for their own lives or for others. They are trying to drag the democratic West, against which they have a visceral, systemic hatred, into a seemingly endless conflict in a war zone where the alliances and influences shift weekly, and where the sectarian divisions are about as deep as it is possible to find them. It's virtually impossible to "pick winners" in this environment, because this week's ally is last week's mortal enemy. As even Abbott himself once presciently remarked about Syria, "it's a choice between baddies and baddies".
We have already seen America co-operating with Iran and Russia to attack IS – both countries currently under sanctions and blockades from the West. We have seen America calling openly for Iran to aid in the fight against IS, despite the fact that they already are, a call that has been rejected by the top Ayotollah, despite the fact that this is exactly what they are already doing.
We have moved from being a day away from air strikes against Assad in Syria (thankfully averted when it became clear that the gas attacks on the Syrian public were probably carried out by rebels, and perhaps that the White House knew that all along, and even allegedly that the rebels were deliberately encouraged to do so, under Western guidance) to now cautiously needing to support him against IS, which will lead to the partial abandonment of the non-extremist Syrian opposition, or what may be even more bizarre, the joining of Assad with his former enemies to create a newly viable Syrian state to defeat the IS and Al Nusra insurgents.
How anyone is supposed to conduct a sane rational policy in this environment is beyond us. It's a floating, shifting miasma of shifting lines, and we see no end to it. We are reasonably sure, though, that bellicose trumpeting is the least helpful thing we can do, especially as we have no idea how that plays amongst the general public in the contested regions.
What IS knows is that in this confused environment, mistakes can and will happen. IS and their backers know that the first time a bunker buster hits a school in Mosul there will be a flood of worldwide sympathy from both within the Sunni Muslim community and without it, and there'll be a fresh rash of recruits flooding to a simpler, less complex view of the world than that offered by democracy. The angst and confusion created by the Israeli bombardment of Gaza will be seen to be just a shadow of what's going to happen in northern Iraq and parts of Syria. Indeed, the mistakes (and concomitant slaughter of innocent civilians) are already happening, even if they're not being widely reported in mainstream media.
Is there any question Bishop sees this conflict – and that with Russia in the Ukraine – as her chance to leap Turnbull and become Abbott's most obvious replacement? We think not. Mind you, if we could win wars just with her "death stare", we'd be home and hosed. She scares the hell out of us, wonder what she does to IS?
But that's only the half of it. We cannot deploy hundreds of Australian troops (and thousands of Americans) plus people from all parts of the globe, and not expect some of them to fall into IS hands.
If we see that the road to war has been greased by the appalling executions of journalists and aid workers, not to mention the mass slaughter of civilians, Peshmerga and Iraqi army fighters, then imagine what will happen the first time video is released of a clean-cut Aussie or Yank fighter pilot or special forces hero having his head clumsily sawn off for the camera.
The calls for "boots on the ground" would surely become irresistible, especially if a newly-bolstered Iraqi army makes no discernible progress in recapturing rebel-held areas, or in forming a more broadly based Government capable of yoiking together Sunni and Shia in a workable state.
Having failed once to pacify Iraq, there is little doubt that we are very close to being dragged into the same maelstrom again, with a side serve of Syria and for all we know Lebanon and God knows where else as as well. We do not purport to know what the answer is – although one thing we cannot understand is why the Arab states, who are at least as much at risk from IS as anyone else, especially Saudi Arabia, cannot be prevailed upon to play a much more intrinsic role – perhaps they are so aware of the powder keg many of them sit upon that they dare not risk enraging them by sending ground troops to attack the Sunni IS as 85-90% of Saudis are Sunni – but as a start we could at least begin by not looking so goddamned happy to be heading off to war again.
We are not alone in our caution, which frankly borders on despair. This excellent opinion piece by experienced Middle East hand Paul McGeogh in the Sydney Morning Herald deserves to be widely read. His neat skewering of the lack of Arab co-operation, the unseemly rush to attack and the lack of an exit strategy (yet again) is spot on, and echoes our own concerns.
It seems to us that only those who have actually fought wars show real reluctance to engage in them again. That is rarely politicians, especially those who have spent their entirely career crawling slowly up the political ladder.
Having seen the slaughter of innocents, the gore, the messy incompleteness of most military solutions, military men are almost invariably more cautious before setting off to the trenches once more.
But politicians revel in the limelight. It's that set jaw, that gleam in the eye, the grimly-expressed determination. Not a hint of doubt, or worry, or regret. Nothing is allowed to ruffle their seeming purposefulness.
The prelude to war always looks to us like people with their egos way out of control about to play roulette with other people's lives, and right now, it sure as hell looks that way again.
As official as it gets – "Republicans taken over by extremists", McCain
Posted: January 29, 2014 in Political musings, Popular Culture et al
Tags: GOP, John McCain, Republicans, Republicans taken over by extremists, US politics, usa
U.S. Sen. John McCain hasn't decided whether he'll run for a sixth term, but the former GOP presidential nominee said Tuesday that the Arizona Republican Party's censure of him over the weekend may just have provided the motivation to seek office again.
The censure vote came during a meeting of state committee members who cited McCain's voting record as being insufficiently conservative.
The members said McCain has lent his support to issues "associated with liberal Democrats," such as immigration reform and funding President Barack Obama's federal health care law.
In response Tuesday, McCain said he has a strong conservative voting record and led the fight in the Senate against Obama's health care plan. He blames the censure on uninformed "extremist" party elements, and said, if anything, it only bolsters his consideration to run for a sixth term in 2016, the year he turns 80.
"If there's such a thing as motivation to more seriously consider it, it's what just happened," McCain told The Associated Press.
Timothy Schwartz, the Arizona Legislative District 30 Republican chairman who helped write the censure resolution, said the vote showed that McCain was losing support from his own party. But McCain called the censure "ludicrous."
"It shows that, again, a very extremist element of the party has taken over the party apparatus," he said, adding that polling shows he maintains strong support in Arizona from Republicans, Democrats and independents.
"I've won every race I've run and I'm proud of my record, and if I run again, I am totally confident of re-election," McCain said.
In a Facebook post this week, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and McCain's 2008 running mate, defended the senator as "an American hero and a friend."
Palin said McCain has helped lead the fight in Congress against the "far left agenda."
McCain was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 and won his Senate seat in 1986.
He unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2008 then easily won another Senate term in 2010. He has challenged Obama on foreign policy but has worked with Democrats on immigration legislation, noting "70 percent of the people in Arizona want to see comprehensive immigration reform."
(From AP)
At the Wellthisiswhatithink desk we have been warning for years that the GOP has made itself unelectable by refusing to rein in its wide-eyed Tea Party loons. This is just one more example. For America to prosper it needs a credible opposition, for the health of democracy in the most important democratic nation on earth we need America to have a credible opposition, and the disheartened rump of the old moderate GOP with a lunatic quasi-libertarian right grafted onto it is emphatically not it.
In short: the extreme right in America is seeking to take over the Republican Party because it knows it can never take control on its own. The fight against the Trotskyites in the British Labor Party in the 70s and 80s was an identical process which nearly killed that great party off, and the Republicans face a similar fight to reclaim their soul.
Like any long-term politician, McCain's record in office is patchy, but there can be no doubt he represents a significant majority of the voters in his home state. He is also old enough and bold enough to tell it like it is. With luck, he and others will face down those who are determined to turn America into a "culture wars" battleground of religious v non-religious, men v women, employed v unemployed, and white v everyone else. America deserves better.
The world deserves better.
Tea Party. It's over. Goodbye.
Tags: GOP, John McCain, Josh Romney, Mike Lee, Mitt Romney, politics, Republican, Republican Party, Salt Lake City, Senator Mike Lee, Tea, Ted Cruz, Tom Coburn, United States, Utah
Mike Lee of utah – one of a number of tea Party representatives facing an uncertain future
Fascinating article on Bloomberg making the same case that we have been making for some time that the grassroots Republican Party, and its central establishment, faced with increasing irrelevance, will turn on its recently-minted hard-right, Tea Party-supported Senators and Congresspeople.
The article is fair and reasonable as it nevertheless draws a bead on the Tea Party reps. As with this paragraph:
The meltdown on Capitol Hill doesn't mean the end of the Tea Party. In fact, most of those lawmakers accurately point out that they are doing what the constituents in their painfully drawn, one-sided, overwhelmingly white, aging, anti-gay, anti-immigrant, science-denying districts want. Still, there are emerging signs — from declining poll numbers to the breach with the Republican Party's traditional business allies — that the act is getting old. Mess with Democratic totems such as Social Security and nutritional programs for pregnant mothers, send Sarah Palin to Washington periodically to pour salt on open wounds, but don't mess with Treasury bills and the markets.
We believe the article captures a key issue: the alarm felt in the business community, locally in the US and worldwide, at the prospect of an American default. In simple terms, those who recognise the scale of the looming disaster seem to be saying 'this far and no further".
What is interesting now is what will happen to Tea Party lawmakers in 2014 and in pre-selections/primaries.
One case the article singles out is:
"Senator Mike Lee of Utah, a Tea Party darling since his surprising defeat in 2010 of Robert Bennett, a beloved conservative senator. He's become sidekick to Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, chiming in during the recent filibuster about a childhood accident and his dream of being a pirate.
Lee is one of the new lawmakers who have been dubbed "wacko birds" by Senator John McCain of Arizona. Karl Rove said Lee's scorched-earth strategy was "the one tactic that might be able to guarantee that the Democrats pick up seats in the Congress in 2014." Even Lee's friend and Capitol Hill roommate, Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, refused to back his plan to defund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Lee's favorable rating has dropped 10 percentage points since a June Brigham Young University poll, which – important note – doesn't skew liberal. More than half of Utah voters see him unfavorably; 57 percent said he should be more willing to compromise. In a separate survey, a majority of Utah voters now disapprove of the Tea Party's influence."
Josh Romney
What makes this particular seat really interesting is that Lee will be challenged from his left. And fascinatingly, Josh Romney is one of the options waiting in the wings. Back in June the telegenic son of former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said in an interview with KSL that he wouldn't rule out a potential run for office in the future.
"I'm not ruling anything in or out," Romney told the Salt Lake City station. "But obviously, having spent the last couple of years on the political trail, it's hard to give all that up."
He continued, "I haven't made any decisions on anything like that … I'm just really focused on my family and work right now and not looking at any particular office."
Even if Lee survives a primary contest, there's an excellent chance that Democratic Representative Jim Matheson — who's been gerrymandered into unwinnable districts twice but still wins — could win a statewide race in the reddest state in the country.
Utah Republicans have been heading toward buyer's remorse for some time. At last year's convention in Salt Lake City, a robust 125,000 Republicans turned out. This was a reaction to the 2010 convention, when 50,000 Tea Party activists took over and eliminated Bennett in favor of Lee. By 2012, the establishment was back in charge, and Bennett got a long and loud standing ovation. At that same convention, Senator Orrin Hatch easily won the nomination and re-election."
Meanwhile, the political ambitions of Mitt Romney's son have long been an open secret.
One of the funniest moments of the 2012 election was when he became the unwitting star of a short-lived by amusing satirical meme that sprang from his intense look of concentration – well, that's the polite way of describing it – while watching President Obama make mincemeat of his Dad in the second Presidential debate.
If Romney the Younger gets up in Utah, no doubt the meme will be revivified. Which is slightly unfair, as the man himself seems like a perfectly respectable, mainstream GOP type, and not at all like the menacing lunatic of one unfortunate photo. Still, such are the joys of public life, especially in America. No doubt he'll laugh it off.
Where the tea party conservatives live (hrexach.wordpress.com)
Palin, Levin and the Tea Party Express Rally for Lonegan in NJ (sarahpalinblog.typepad.com)
Tea Partiers Heroically Pick Up Trash at Trashless National Mall (animalnewyork.com)
Tea Party Hypocrisy (huffingtonpost.com)
Make 2014 a referendum on Republican radicalism (dailykos.com)


The evening began with an engaging performance of the Pulcinella Suite by Stravinsky. This work was a tipping point in Stravinsky's career; it was his discovery that he could interact with musical styles of the past and not compromise his creative identity. The suite consists entirely of music attributed to Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) and to several of his contemporaries.
Just after intermission the winners of the Stamford Symphony Instrumental Scholarship Competition were announced. The first place winner was violinist Alexander Yokokawa, second place was split between pianist Christine Xu and violinist Ryo Usami, and honorable mention was given to classical guitarist Tristan Speed.


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August 27, 2015 caitebrewer Case Updates, Mutual wills, Trusts
When is a contract to make a will a contract?
The decision of Haggarty v Wood (No. 2) [2015] QSC 244 was handed down yesterday by Jackson J in an alleged testamentary contract case. I appeared for the defendant.
Almost 2 years ago the plaintiffs had their statement of claim struck out, with leave to re-plead. See Haggarty v Wood judgment here. Since then the statement of claim was amended. The defendant applied for, and obtained, summary judgment, on the basis that the facts as pleaded could not sustain a cause of action.
Jack Haggarty owned all of the shares in a company. The company was the registered proprietor of 5 lots of land near Ipswich.
In 1991, Jack and his wife Irene executed wills, each providing for the whole of their estate to be left to their son (the first plaintiff) and daughter (now deceased).
In 1997 Irene died, leaving her estate as per her 1991 will.
In 1997, after Irene's death, Jack made another will, again leaving the whole of his estate to his son and daughter.
In 2004, Jack made another will leaving his estate to his then de facto spouse (the defendant).
In 2006, Jack transferred the shares in the company to himself and the defendant as joint tenants.
In 2006 and 2007, the company sold the 5 lots under Jack's direction.
In 2010, Jack made his last will, leaving the whole of his estate to the defendant.
Jack died on 10 August 2012.
The plaintiffs sought, against the defendant, declarations that she held the company shares on constructive trust for their benefit, or alternatively, equitable compensation against her.
The executor of Jack's estate was not a party to the proceeding, as there were no assets of value in the estate that could meet any claim.
The basis of the claim was an alleged multi-part contract, alleged as follows:
that Jack and Irene made a contract resembling a contract for mutual wills
that they promised to make testamentary dispositions of the 5 lots to the second plaintiffs (their grandchildren) and
that they promised to make testamentary dispositions of the residues of their estates to the first plaintiff and his sister. The overall contract was described in the pleading as the "testamentary contract".
It was alleged that Jack acted "unconscientiously or unconscionably" in:
(i) revoking his 1997 will and making his 2004 will;
(ii) transferring 50% of the company to the defendant; and
(iii) selling the 5 lots.
Each of those actions was also alleged to have been made by Jack in breach of the testamentary contract.
The claim made against the defendant was that Jack transferred "50% of the company to" her on 30 November 2006. In fact, Jack had transferred an interest to her as a joint holder of all of the shares in the company. The whole of the interest in the shares passed to her by survivorship on Jack's death, not under his will.
The parties to the alleged testamentary contract were the plaintiffs, Jack and Irene, and their daughter.
Some of the alleged terms were that:
each of the second plaintiffs (the grandchildren) was to receive one of the 5 lots;
the first plaintiff and his sister were each to receive half of the rest and residue of the estates of Jack and Irene; and
the survivor of Jack and Irene was to "maintain the testamentary provisions" until their death so as to ensure that the second plaintiffs received a lot each from the 5 lots as promised to them.
The consideration alleged to have been given by the plaintiffs was by way of contribution to the growth, success and profitability of the company over a period of years.
The company was not alleged to be a party to the testamentary contract (nor was it a party to the proceeding).
So the statement of claim alleged that in 1991 Jack and Irene made a will leaving the whole of their estate to their children. It was further alleged that Irene died in 1997 "having given effect to the testamentary contract", and also that in 1997, after the death of Irene, Jack made a further will leaving the whole of his estate to their children. This was alleged to have "given effect to the testamentary contract".
Jackson J identified four difficulties with the plaintiffs' case as pleaded:
There was an initial logical flaw in the allegation that the 1997 will gave effect to the alleged testamentary contract. By leaving the whole of his estate to his two children, Jack did not leave any of the 5 lots to the grandchildren, as the lots were owned by the company. Had Jack actually owned the 5 lots, a will leaving them to his children would not have left them to the second plaintiffs.
The 5 lots were sold by the company in 2006 and 2007. On sale of the 5 lots, the proceeds of sale would have become property of the company. The separate legal existence of the company cannot be ignored, and yet the company was not alleged to have been a party to the testamentary contract. The allegation that the sale of the 5 lots was a breach of contractual promises made by Jack was an allegation of breach of contract by Jack personally and there was no claim made against the estate. The only claim made was against the defendant.
The relief sought was not about the 5 lots, or the proceeds of sale of the 5 lots. It was a claim against the defendant for a constructive trust over the shares she held. There was no challenge to the validity of the transfer of the shares. There was no allegation that the plaintiffs were promised any interest in the shares or expected any interest in the shares. As such, there was no connection alleged between the second plaintiffs' expectations to each receive one of the 5 lots and the defendant's interest as holder of the shares.
As to the first plaintiff, it was alleged that he was to receive half of the rest and residue of the estate. However, it was not alleged that any promise was made to him about the shares as such. It was alleged that the transfer to the defendant of her interest in the shares was made in breach of contract by Jack and that Jack thereby acted unconscientiously or unconscionably. His Honour found there was a gap in the logic of the claim as against the defendant. The claim was not supportable and summary judgment was ordered.
In summary, there was a claim for relief against the defendant as constructive trustee of the shares, measured by the value of the plaintiffs' respective contributions to the assets and value of the company. The claim was based in alleged breaches of the testamentary contract by Jack. How those allegations were said to give rise to a proprietary or personal claim against the defendant as constructive trustee of the shares was not explained or supported by any other allegation of fact. Nor was there an allegation of fact that explained a personal claim against the defendant for compensation or other relief.
His Honour found there was a gap in the logic of the claim as against the defendant. The claim was not supportable and summary judgment was ordered.
You can read the case here.
Tagged constructive trust, contract to make a will, mutual wills, testamentary contract
To trust or not to trust, that is the question
Another adult child FPA appeal dismissed


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Suspect Joshua Gonzalez, 20, who killed a 10-year-old girl, Summerbell Brown, in road rage shooting in Phoenix, Arizona, was arrested and charged with murder, authorities have confirmed.
The Phoenix Police Department's Sgt. Vince Lewis confirmed at a press conference on Friday, April 5, Gonzalez had been booked. Lewis said he was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of the 10-year-old.
Police said a community tipster led investigators to find Gonzalez, whom they described of having an "extensive criminal history riddled with violence."
Phoenix police responded to calls of a shooting at 3800 W. Moreland St. on Wednesday, April 3, at 5:45 p.m.
When the police arrived at the shooting scene, they found the Brown family inside a vehicle. Two of the four passengers were suffering from gunshot wounds.
Summerbell was shot along with her father Dharquintium Brown. The dad said that the shooting occurred after he got out of the car to confront the driver who was following their car.
Footage obtained from a surveillance camera showed a white pickup closely following the family car at approx. 5:45 p.m.
HOMICIDE. 4/3/19, 5:45pm, 3800 W Moreland St. Call @SilentwitnessAZ (480) WITNESS. STORY: https://t.co/ralUWQPecm pic.twitter.com/xsTXgsDzn2
— Phoenix Police Department (@phoenixpolice) April 4, 2019
Dharquintium was initially reported to be critically injured, however, he later said that he wasn't badly wounded. The family helped investigators to make a composite sketch of the suspect.
# Summerbell Brown
# Joshua Gonzalez


I made a game for Ludumdare 32 where you play a naked guy who has gone a bit crazy about his cards, also known as the card maniac, and judging by his red eyes and strong gaze, he's probably on drugs. The goal of this game is to kill the ghosts who are out to steal your cards. But you're a naked guy and all you have is a deck of cards to kill the ghosts with. Throw your cards at the ghosts to make them disappear and then quickly pick up your cards again before the other ghosts steal them, while also making sure the ghosts don't touch you, as they will pick pocket a card! When you're out of cards and a ghost touches you its game over.
After not being able to join Ludumdare 31 I was really excited about Ludumdare 32 which started at 17 april and ended at 20 april. The theme was "An Unconventional Weapon".
I ran into quite a bit of problems while writing the collision detection part of my game. I had to rewrite it about 4 times and I am still not happy with it. But since it already cut away too much time (And therefore, also features) I decided to just keep it as it is.
If you're looking for the ludumdare page dedicated for this game click here.
– WASD or the arrow keys to walk around.
– The ability to run a 720×480 windowed screen.


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Erasme ou Érasme (Erasmus en allemand) est un nom propre qui peut se référer à :

Prénom

Érasme est un prénom masculin.

Saints chrétiens
 Érasme de Formies  († 301 ou 303), ou saint Elme, évêque puis patriarche d'Antioche, mort martyr à Ochrid en Macédoine sous Maximien ; saint patron des matelots, fêté le 2 juin.

Autres personnalités portant ce prénom
 Erasme de Fribourg, moine chartreux et écrivain du . Les traités qu'il a écrits ont été dénombrés par Petreius ou Théodore Peeters dans la bibliothèque des chartreux.
 Érasme (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (°1467 - †1536), le prince de l'humanisme, écrivain et théologien néerlandais.
 Érasme († 1568), évêque de Strasbourg.
 Erasmus Ungebaur (1582-1659), juriste allemand.
 Erasme (), évêque de Plosko, théologien polonais.
 Erasme de Jean (), Erasmus Johannis, hérétique antitrinitaire.

Toponymes, établissements ou groupements auxquels fut donné ce nom
 Érasme, station de métro de Bruxelles.
 Erasmus Student Network est un programme d'échange étudiant en Europe.
 Érasme est un personnage robot dans les séries précédant le cycle initial de Dune.
 Érasme est une maison d'édition belge.
 Centre médical Érasme, hôpital rotterdamois rattaché à l'université Érasme de Rotterdam.
 Hôpital Érasme, hôpital bruxellois rattaché à l'Université libre de Bruxelles.
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Références

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


CLEARLAKE — The Clearlake City Council unanimously approved the adoption of a policy to use the Council Chambers at Clearlake City Hall and TV8 for political forums Thursday.
The use of the chambers as a forum site is allowed if the forum is hosted in an unbiased, fair and impartial manner, City Clerk Melissa Swanson said.
"During forums, all references to councilmembers, including nameplates and pictures, will be removed to maintain neutrality," Swanson said.
The council discussed a request from a group called Evolve, A Community Organization, for support to amend Proposition 13.
"It was difficult to determine from the materials submitted by Evolve exactly what the city is being asked to support other than support of amendments to Prop 13," City Manager Joan Phillipe said.
Proposition 13, which passed in 1978, decreased property taxes increases by limiting them to a maximum annual increase of 2-percent.
Unanimous consensus was reached to wait for clear intentions from Evolve. No action was taken by the board.


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We're So Young (Portuguese: Somos tão Jovens) is a 2013 Brazilian biographical drama film about Brazilian rock singer Renato Russo. The film does not follow Russo's entire life, instead focusing on his adolescence, his physical problems and the discovery of his love for music. It is directed by Antônio Carlos da Fontoura, written by Marcos Bernstein and starring Thiago Mendonça and Laila Zaid. It was released in Brazilian theaters by distributors Imagem Filmes and Fox Film on May 3, 2013.

Plot
In 1973, the Manfredini family moved from Rio to Brasília. Renato, suffered from a rare bone disease, the epiphysiolysis and after surgery he was in need of a wheelchair. Forced to stay at home and being treated with morphine, the young man began to project his plans to become the greatest rock star of Brazil, creating, later, the group Aborto Elétrico, becoming the "Loner Troubadour" and later, forming and fronting the popular alternative rock band Legião Urbana.

Cast

 Thiago Mendonça as Renato Russo
 Laila Zaid as Ana Cláudia
 Sandra Corveloni as Carminha
 Marcos Breda as Dr. Renato
 Bianca Comparato as Carmem Teresa
 Bruno Torres as Fê Lemos
 Daniel Passi as Flávio Lemos
 Conrado Godoy as Marcelo Bonfá
 Nicolau Villa-Lobos as Dado Villa-Lobos
 Sérgio Dalcin as André Pretorius
 Ibsen Perucci as Dinho Ouro Preto
 Olívia Torres as Gabriela
 Kotoe Karasawa as Suzy
 Nathalia Lima Verde as Helena
 Henrique Pires as Carlos Alberto
 André de Carvalho as Tony
 Vitor Bonfá as Loro Jones
 Victor Carballar as Philippe Seabra
 Kael Studart as Andi
 Waldomiro Alves as Feijão
 Leonardo Villas Braga as Hermano Vianna
 Edu Moraes as Herbert Vianna
 Natasha Stransky as Teresa
 René Machado as Ico Ouro Preto
 Daniel Granieri as Zeca

Production
Initially, the idea was to make a documentary about the life of Renato Russo. In 1999, producer Luiz Fernando Borges presented the project to the Manfredini family and received permission to start it. In 2005, the idea of a documentary was changed, and a feature film was already being produced, now under the command of Antonio Fontoura. In mid-2009, part of the cast was confirmed, and filming began only in 2011 in Brasília. Later, Paulínia and the University of Campinas were filming locations.

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2013 biographical drama films
2013 films
20th Century Fox films
Biographical films about musicians
Brazilian biographical drama films
Films shot in Brasília
Films shot in Campinas
Films shot in Paulínia
Legião Urbana
Cultural depictions of Brazilian men
Cultural depictions of rock musicians
Brazilian rock music films
2013 drama films


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Romney is a Fraud
Satirically tracking the Fraud Governor and his band of sidekicks. Google: Romney Fraud
Mitt-Faced
# posted by Ben
Chimera Change
Willard Mitt, the newly minted liberal conservative former Fraud Governor of the Commonwealth, recently pandered to a New Hampshire crowd that he thinks man has contributed to climate change and urged a reduction of greenhouse gases, saying "I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans have contributed to that. It's important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors." (source: Nationaljournal.com, 6/3/2011)
Which made us very happy.
Because we remember back in the halcyon days of 2004 when Fraudo slouched on the banks of the fetid Charles River and mewled that he was not convinced that "there (is) global warming or there (is) not and what's causing it," then issued a statement hedging that "(i)f climate change is happening, the actions we take will help (but) if we learn decades from now that climate change isn't happening, these actions will still help our economy, our quality of life, and the quality of our environment." (source: Boston Globe, "Romney hedges on global warming," 5/7/2004)
Groovy. The newly minted liberal conservative former Fraud Governor of the Commonwealth was against global warming before he was for it.
Welcome back, Willard Mitt. You're looking well. In fact, you haven't changed at all.
In honor of Willard Mitt's recent appearance on Countdown with Keith Olbermann wherein he declaimed lobbyist Ron Kaufman's role as a leader in his campaign we reprise for your dining pleasure our paeon to Kaufman's links to Team Reform, titled: Picket Charge or Grate Minds Think Alike.
For dessert here's Senior Advisor Ron Kaufman humping Willard Mitt to MSNBC.
Oh yeah, and here's a press notice from Romney for President, Inc. listing Ron Kaufman as chair of the Romney for President Massachusetts Steering Committee.
Glad Willard Mitt cleared that thing up.
If I wasn't such a fraud I'd have to admit to feeling like a fraud. Not a word to any of you in several dozen weeks. Then with Christmas just around the corner ... I skulk back into your dreary lives. It's almost as if I'm stopping by only to remind you that it's time for you to buy me your Christmas gift.
But that would be presumptuous of me. For all I know, you're not even a Christian. At least not yet! Ho ho ho.
So let's call a spade a shovel and call 'em what they are: Holiday Gifts. For me!
But enough about me. Lets talk about you. It's time for you to buy me one last Christmas present while I'm still in the public eye.
Thank you for helping me stay out of Massachusetts. At least for a few more months.
Happy holidays. And thanks for all that you do for me.
Willard Mitt
(former) Fraud Governor
This way to my Wish List ------>
Fraudo Flips on Gay Rights Flip. Again
While stumping in New Hampshire recently Willard Mitt reportedly extolled the virtues of gay couples raising children by saying that "(t)here are other ways to raise kids that's fine: single moms, grandparents raising kids, gay couples raising kids. That's the American way, to have people have their freedom of choice." (source: Boston Herald, June 10, 2007)
Zounds. Willard Mitt, in New Hampshire, said that gay couples raising kids is the American way.
This after Willard Mitt, in South Carolina, said that while same-sex couples "are actually having children born to them (i)t's not right on paper. It's not right in fact." (source: Boston Globe, February 18, 2006)
This after Willard Mitt, in Boston, signaled support forgay pride.
Of course while in New Hampshire Romney never said that gay couples raising children was "right." He only said that it was "the American way."
So is Willard Mitt really saying that he supports gay couples raising children? Or that he is against the American way?
Only his weatherman knows for sure.
Call of the Mild
Willard Mitt yesterday strapped on his best brass voice to intone in support of the war on terrorism that "(t)he only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." (source: Boston Globe, 5/25/2007)
What a great quote to relate to the defense of America. Even though it was first uttered by a Brit.
But why is Fraudo using it? Because Willard Mitt is the last person to speak about doing nothing in the face of evil. After all, when America called during the 1960's Romney dodged the war by going to France. (source: NY Times.com)
And now that America is calling again another generation of Romneys are saying 'no thanks' to defending their country.
At least Romney's second-youngest son is honest about his nonenlistment: "I've seen a lot and read a lot that has made me say, `My goodness, I hope I never have to do that.'" (source: Associated Press, "None of Romney's sons has served in the military," 5/14/2007)
At least he had the decency not to flee to France.
Which is why we think Romney for President should adopt a new campaign song: Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders' "Better You Than Me."
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
According to Doonesbury, if you do an internet "search on flip-flop and Mitt Romney" you "get 5,435,000 hits."
This is obviously a mis-guided attempt by the liberal media to paint Williard Mitt in the worst possible light.
Kindly note:
if you Google <"Mitt Romney" "flip-flop"> you only get 95,500 hits.
if you Google <"Mitt Romney" flip-flop> you only get 159,000 hits.
if you Google <Mitt Romney flip-flop> you only get 180,000 hits.
That's barely more than a Google search seeking to pair the Fraud Governor with Bruce Campbell. Yep, THAT Bruce Campbell.
Even adding all three [Mitt Romney flip flop] totals together only gives you 434,500 hits. That's five million hits shy of Doonesbury's stated claim.
If Willard Mitt had any scruples he'd immediately demand a retraction.
And then, two days later, retract his demand. But only to be consistent.
Exit Ramp
with apologies to C. C. Moore
T'was the last day in office and all through the place
loyal Willard Mitt minions stared off into space.
The future that once they thought looked so darn bright
was now dimmer than dark Guatamalian night.
The leader they'd held in such proud veneraton
seemed now more consumed with his hair coloration.
His stance on abortion was firm as loose sand.
His civil support made his gay bond ban bland.
(Sure he smited the gay with direct enfilade,
but in '02 he'd helped Pink the Gay Pride Parade.)
His circle of friends and acquaintences fell
as he cozied to consorts like Jerry Falwell.
Ah well, they reasoned, all runs must soon end.
Weld, Cellucci and Swift did not Romney portend.
So they knowingly nodded as they heard him soft wheeze,
"adiós Massachusetts. Hola retiro. Aw Geez."
I'm the luckiest fella north of the Rio Grande. I cleaned up the Mess on Beacon Hill - as promised - and now I'm off to clean up the Mess on Capital Hill. Not that there is a mess on Capital Hill, what with our Republican President and Congress. But with the Democrats taking over the House and Senate there will be! And I'm just the guy to clean it up.
But enough about me. Lets talk about you. It's time for you to buy me one last Christmas present while I'm still (fraud) Governor of Massachusetts.
So get out there and help drive my internet sales tax revenue. Let's go shopping!
Thank you for helping me make it out of Massachusetts.
Fraud Governor
Romney es un Fraude
The Boston Globe has charged that Willard Mitt used illegal aliens to keep his Massachusetts manse safe from illegal crab grass. (source: Boston Globe, 12/1/2006)
Romney's reaction at getting outed for using Guatemalan illegals as day laborers?
"Aw, geez." (source: Boston Globe, 12/1/2006)
Now that's an unfortunate response from or someone who has kept right-wing seating parlors in thrall with his tough-guy talk about keeping America safe from illegal aliens. (source: Boston Globe, 3/11/2006)
According to Romney's $150,000-a-year Loathsome Spokesman the Fraud Governor knows nothing about the immigration status of the landscaping workers; his dealings were with the landscape company owner who is a legal immigrant from Colombia. (source: Boston Globe, 12/1/2006)
Guess Fraudo couldn't find any American-owned landscaping companies.
Which is too bad. Because you'd expect nothing less from a guy who's made his bones barking we've "got to change our immigration policy." (source: Boston Globe, 3/11/2006)
For the record, we're with Willard Mitt on this one. We wouldn't mind having an illegal or two that we could boss around on the cheap. After all, our lawn needs tending, too. And think of all the fun 'those people' could have shoveling our driveway in February. Of course, we're not looking to become el Presidente.
Which begs the question: is it against the law to hire illegal aliens?
"It is against the law for companies to hire illegal aliens."
Romney's $150,000-a-year Loathsome Spokesman
(source: Boston Globe, 11/12/2005)
To quote our favorite south-of-the-borderite, someone's got some s'plaining to do.
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Using the out keyword within C# is nothing new. If you declare a variable within a method called with out, you are instructing the compile that you are expecting the method to set the values of those at runtime.
Commonly the problem is that you have to declare the variable before the method call using out. In C# 7.0, there is the concept of out variables, which will save you a couple keystrokes by allowing you to declare the variable inline.


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What is it I'm missing ?
Can you please share sample code??
Attached us the test oml of what Im doing. The source list is not working in my 'test.oml' some how but its working fine in my real project. I wonder how , but the flickering effect I was getting is solved but now the problem im having is I want the images (stacked cards) when clicked or touched to move to the specific URL which im not able to acquire. What can be the reason. WHy the images lined are not moving to the URL. this is my first project with stacked cards so I might be doing something wrong.


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Cadillac CUE raises the bar with capacitive touch, haptic feedback, dual-screen display
By Bill Howard on February 3, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Will capacitive touch controls and a user-configurable LCD instrument panel make Cadillac the Cadillac of cars again? That's the hope of the flagship brand for General Motors with the Cadillac User Interface, or CUE. Cadillac aims to blend technology, ease of use, and luxury in hopes of cracking the top three in sales among luxury cars. After working with one of GM's cockpit simulators it's clear that Cadillac is on the right track even as it's likely to have the teething pains BMW and Audi went through in developing their signature human-machine interfaces. Early adopters of CUE who didn't study at Georgia Tech may find Rev 1.0 to have a bit too much in-your-face in the interface. Four years of focus groups, research, and design may not be enough for GM to realize how uncomprehending mainstream users can be when it comes to new tech.
CUE faces two challenges: Capacitive touch looks cool in the showroom but it's a bear to use on bumpy roads. Cadillac probably went overboard in jettisoning switches and knobs in homage to capacitive touch sliders. Drivers will ask, "Hey, where's the volume knob?" Also, some features are going to take training, such as flicking (the gesture) a piece of info from the 8-inch center stack screen and making it land on the drop-dead gorgeous 12.3-inch LCD display that is the instrument panel. You can think of the displays being like a PC with a dual screen extended display, except the displays are separated by almost a foot so it's not immediately clear one is an extension of the other when you move a panel with smartphone-like gestures (tap, flick, swipe and spread). When a Cadillac expert ran CUE through its paces, everything worked quickly and smoothly. But it's the kind of interface — sorry, Cadillac — that isn't going to be learned without an hour or two of dealer training.
Make that three challenges: CUE's voice controll likely won't be as good as Siri. iPhone users who shop the new Cadillacs are going to wonder why something that costs 100 times as much isn't as smart as an iPhone. Cadillac's answer is going to be that they're using the same underlying Nuance voice recognizer as much of the rest of the industry, which is true, but Nuance is also what Apple starts with, too.
Here's the background on CUE. Cadillac is bringing out two new sport sedans this year, the full-size XTS and the compact ATS, as well as refreshing the SRX crossover (tall wagon). All get CUE along with the OnStar telematics system and a host of optional driver aids (lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, head-up display). CUE starts with an 8-inch LCD touchscreen in the center stack (the middle of the dash where the radio goes). The center stack is a capacitive touch panel, meaning it's a membrane with virtual buttons that registers your touch and has haptic feedback, or the ability to vibrate or pop back to let you know your input registered. The center stack LCD has the same capacitive touch and haptic feedback. (The instrument panel LCD is look but don't touch.)
You'll see about 20 buttons on the center stack. The hazard warning flasher and stability control are toggled by mechanical switches; everything else is virtual and capacitive touch. Reduced button count is generally good. Five years ago Acura crammed more than 60 buttons on the Acura TL center stack, messing up an otherwise tech-savvy car, and that 60 included a control knob like BMW iDrive or Audi MMI that's supposed to reduce knob-and-button count.
The CUE instrument panel behind the steering wheel will be a 12.3-inch high-res 1280×480 LCD display. Cadillac says it's user-configurable. Translation: You can pick from four display options called Simple (above), Enhanced, Balanced, and Performance. Then you can modify the screens by moving info such as a music display over from the center stack to the instrument cluster. I found this similar to the MyFord Touch instrument panel that has a pair of user-configurable 4-inch LCDs flanking a traditional mechanical gauge package. Cadillac's version is much higher tech, but as far as getting phone info, music info, or simplified navigation instructions right in front of you, the effect is the same.
Don't get any ideas about custom designing your own screen layout. That's something Cadillac isn't going to let you do anytime soon. I found the Performance layout seemed more the vision of a design student than a hard-core enthusiast but if Cadillac gets mixed feedback, it's easy (for Cadillac) to make a change. You want a 3-inch circular speedometer with 65 mph a the top of the circle and a 2-inch digital speedo inside that? Sorry, that's Cadillac's call, not yours.
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Media review: Patriarch Kirill's interview to Russia 24 TV
- Your Holiness, your second major primatial trip to Orthodox Ukraine is drawing to the end. How has the country changed in this year and what are the brightest impressions you will take away?
- The country has changed and has changed greatly. One can tell that the people, the Ukrainian society are entering a streak of stability. Actually, something similar happened to us too at the turn of the century, I mean the Russian society. There are many things in common in this post-Soviet development in many countries on the vast Eurasian land, which the Soviet Union used to occupy.
I rejoice in the fact that a period of stabilization is coming, and the people are settling down, and this means that there will be more opportunities for actions in solidarity. It is possible to come out of a difficult situation, whether economic, social or political, only on the basis of solidarity, when people help one another to move forward. I have not so much seen as felt quite a different atmosphere in the country, and this gives confidence that the Ukrainian people will already in the nearest future overcome much of what is to be overcome in order to build a more just, peaceful and prosperous life.
- This year you have visited some regions you have not been to last year. Is there any difference between the Odessa and the Pochayev devotion, for instance?
- I have not seen any difference in the devotion. There is of course an external difference, as these territories may have experienced different cultural influences. But as for the people's devotion, it is the same on the Black Sea cost and on the Pochayev hill and in all other places. This is such a vivid and strong manifestation of religious feeling that it takes your breath away. It is easy to pray together with the Ukrainian people, who live historically in the place from which Holy Rus' generated.
- You have met with representatives of almost all the branches of power in Ukraine. What it was about?
- About many things. We exchanged opinions on the developments in Ukraine today. I shared some of my thoughts and experience and listened to a very interesting story told by people including very right and reasonable thoughts about the organization of the Ukrainian society's life. All this is very important for me as a pastor. I assess developments not from a political point of view; I am not an economist and cannot make any economic analyses. But as a pastor I am attentive of course to all that is going on in people's souls and consciousness. And I am satisfied with the level of dialogue with Ukrainian officials and representatives of the Ukrainian public. I have had a chance to meet many people including local politicians, representatives of the business community and intelligentsia - scientists, engineers, metallurgists - all those who create real values.
- Some wondered why Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich, who has assumed his post quite recently, was immediately given a high award of the Russian Orthodox Church. For what achievements?
- He was granted this high order on the occasion of this 60th birthday. It is an important jubilee in the life of Victor Fedorovich. I should tell you that as a statesman he relies on the Orthodox worldview. He is a profound believer, and under the law and constitution, as a President supposed to do, he serves the cause of the spiritual enlightenment of his people, certainly through the means available to his high position. The Church appreciates these efforts of the Ukrainian President, and it was with full responsibility and profound satisfaction that I awarded him this high order of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Your Holiness, the Russian Orthodox Church has initiated many public projects on the church-wide scale, while being located in various states. Are there any difficulties involved in the fact that legislations in various countries differ? For instance, the Department for Social World and Charity has launched many church-wide projects in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Will there be certain differences in implementing these projects?
- There may be a difference but we are quite accustomed to it. The Church is 2000 year old, while the Russian Church is 1000 year old. And the Church has come through various political systems and used to live on different legislative fields, to put it in the modern terms. What could be done at one place was not always easy to do at another. This is true for the life of the Church assessed on a time scale.
But on a geographical scale? Certainly, there are differences too. But the most important thing, for which we should thank God today, is that in all the countries of the canonical space of the Russian Orthodox Church, people have a full opportunity to freely confess their faith and to live Christianly not only in their private or family life, but also to express their Christian beliefs in public life. This I believe to be the most important thing. For this we thank God.
- Your Holiness, here in Kiev a meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod took place and, among other things, it adopted an appeal to believers in Ukraine who are regrettably still in the schism. This appeal regrettably is lacking any practical recommendations for coming out of the schism. A few days ago Ukrainian believers asked me to ask you what practical actions you advise those who wish to come out of the schism. How to make repentance? Who to address? Do you plan to give certain practical recommendations to those who wish to come back from the schism?
- First, thank God that this process has already started, and thousands of people come to local priests and bishops, and many receive Baptism in the awareness that the 'baptism' which was administered to them has no grace of God. Priests are coming over. But certainly all these moves have not yet been on a mass scale for a number of reasons.
First, people are afraid. It seems to some that repentance is a judgment with a jury. We should repent before God every day. Repentance should be made by both those who claim to be righteous, repenting perhaps for their purely spiritual pride, and sinners. Even imprisoned criminals repent. Repentance is our main spiritual power through which every one of us becomes better. Therefore, to make repentance does not mean to subject oneself to a public 'whipping' - the thing people are afraid of and disagree with. It is because many found themselves in schism against their own free will. Besides, when a child comes to his parents to admit he did something wrong, does it lead to an aggravation in the family relations? On the contrary, the parents show love and help this child. The Church, as I have repeatedly stated, is a community of healing in which healing is offered to all including those who experienced the tragedy of schism.
Therefore, I would like to say to all those who are listening to me now: you should not hesitate. The most terrible thing for one is to die in a schism. The most terrible thing is to deprive oneself of God's grace. It is necessary to come back from the schism to the Church, to take the Sacraments and to make up for all that was received in the schism only externally with the real gift of the Holy Spirit who is communicated to people only the Church.
And I very much hope that this process of people's re-uniting with the one saving Church will ultimately lead to the full disappearance of the schism. It was the case not only in Ukraine; it was the case in Russia in its time and in many other places, and the Church has always found strength to restore unity and the fullness of grace-giving life through prayer and repentance.
- We are talking on the eve of the Day of St. Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles. From this year on it will be a public holiday in Russia, and some representatives of the civil society do not much like it, saying that the clericalization of public life continues as the Church invades the public sphere which should be secular. What can you say in response to these people?
- Almost nothing. It is an attitude bordering on certain ravings. If we deny the historical significance of the Baptism of Rus', we should reject the supporting pillar of our civilization, because we as a people were formed under the influence of the most powerful spiritual tradition that generated from the Baptism of Rus'. Those who say so do not themselves belong to this tradition, of course. It is their right. But they have no right to deprive an absolute majority of people of their historical memory, as if it were possible though.


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by Jeffrey Ian Ross
In addition to ticket counters, bag storage rooms, waiting areas, restrooms, newsstand stores, and platforms, almost every big city train station in the United States has one or more bars.
With big screen televisions playing live sports games, the murmur of peoples conversation, the occasional sound of glasses clinking, and ranging in size and shabbiness, besides providing rent to the station, their major purpose is to make a profit for their owners.
But train station bars also offer more than a return on investment, a place where someone can buy a drink, and a source of employment for the people who work there.
One of the less acknowledged positive aspects of train station bars is that they can also provide a welcoming nonthreatening venue for informal social interaction, regardless how superficial it is.
How so? People who live nearby or passing through (i.e., commuters), may find train station bars to be a temporary refuge from the demands of their job, homelife, and other pressing obligations. These places provide opportunities for patrons to talk with and interact with strangers (from street people to lawyers, to tourists, students), someone different from themselves, their coworkers, bosses, etc.
For some, train station bars help to dull the pain of loneliness that's so prevalent in American society these days, a situation that has been exacerbated by the COVID crisis when many people were forced or chose to physically isolate themselves for long periods of time.
These venues can enable customers the chance to decompress and to share or hear a story, or an opinion sometimes different then their own, one which is offered by a fellow patron in a face-to-face setting before they embark or continue their commute, trip, vacation, or journey home or on to the next obligation. These types of interactions may also serve as a reality check, a method to ground people who may be lost in their own thoughts.
Unlike neighborhood and corner bars, the clientele of train station bars is typically transient in nature. Although some of the customers are regulars, many of the people who frequent the bar will never visit it again, or not for a long time.
Although the goal is not to make long term friends, like a conversation that you may have with a fellow passenger on a bus or plane, the relationship forged at the bar exists in the here and now. And the interaction may be satisfying for both people.
The bar may be a place to kill time before a train arrives or departs. In addition to catching a drink and engaging in conversation, patrons may be checking their smart phones or watching a live feed to see what time it is and when their train is arriving or departing. Instead of kicking themselves for coming too early or pissed that they need to wait around because a train is delayed, the bar often seems like a better option, a temporary distraction and an opportunity to make a connection with another human being.
More opportunities for interaction with different people is a good thing. It forces us out of our shell and helps to combat loneliness. And if train station bars can serve in this capacity then they are a good and welcome venue in our often crowded and confusing urban environment.
Photographer: Andrew Sutcliffe
Title: "Late train from Hoboken"
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