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The Lighthouse Project: Final Essay
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A Beacon of Wonder
The Lighthouse Project: the Astronomical Wonder of the World. This was the subject of the project that my group finally arrived at after ten weeks of contemplation, research, and development. Throughout this period we underwent a series of steps by working together to understand the problem that we were trying to solve, and then developing a solution encompassing both the plausible and the abstract. As we worked together we found some problems were more difficult to solve then others, such as: Who would fund such an extraordinary proposal? How can such a project really lead to a unified world? Despite these hurdles, our group was able to come together and find a focus for our project, determine who our sponsors would be, and finally to place it within the context of being a "Wonder".
To encompass our goals and expectations for the project, we wrote a mission statement for our website, which I believes summarizes our project quite effectively. It reads as follows:
"The Lighthouse Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the exploration and creation of the first Astronomical Wonder of the World.
In keeping with the tradition of the other Wonders of the World, the Lighthouse Project will serve to bring the world together by creating a beacon of hope and preservation of our existence. Through the smoothing of cosmic background our intent is to create an aura far above and around the world, marking the Earth's existence within the universe. If detected, the creation of this beacon could provide the means to create a chain reaction of discovery in the universe and potential communication with our cosmic neighbors. We hope that our beacon can act as the catalyst that could potentially draw the interest of any intelligent life in the universe to our galaxy, our solar system, and our Earth.
In order to achieve this goal we will be launching state of the art properly equipped satellites beyond our moon. These satellites will then serve to smooth out our cosmic background, creating a notable difference between our surrounding neighbors and ourselves. This effect will create a beacon or an aura around our Earth. This change could catch the attention of any intelligent life in the universe actively observing the cosmos, hopefully one day leading to intergalactic communication.
Working to achieve our goals, we turn to forward thinking corporations for financial support for our project. In today's globalizing market, states are losing their influence and companies are transcending boundaries. This ability to not be limited by borders is allowing companies to expand their boundaries, becoming cultural institutions.
The Lighthouse Project is a constantly expanding project looking for potential donors. Donors will receive recognition in accordance to the denomination of each donation through the Lighthouse Application found on this site. This application is free and available for anyone to download to watch the live progress of our smoothing process.
Our organization is founded on the principles of exploration, innovation, and solidarity. We are working towards establishing our navigational beacon so that in the future we may have the opportunity to mark our existence within the universe while providing a catalyst for potential intergalactic communication."
Beyond this overview of the project, I would like to go into some of the more philosophical aspects of the implications of our project. The first idea that I would like to contemplate is the conceptualization of our project expanding the boundaries of the human experience. In the past, humans were limited to certain "boundaries"; for example, in the early 1900's traveling was difficult because of the confines of transportation. If an ordinary person (ie: not a extraordinary wealthy person) wanted to get around they were forced to use a horse and carriage, or maybe even a ship. Now with the innovations of technology humans can not only transcend worldly boundaries, but a select few can also even travel into Space. If technology has allowed the human experience to expand from a limited distance of a few miles, to the realm of Space surrounding our Earth, where can we go next? Technology is an exciting field as it is constantly expanding and being updated.
I think that our project is pushing the boundaries of today's technology in not only a scientific way, but also in an ethical way. With a project such as ours, where we are changing the normative state of Space, ethical questions are bound to arise. People who are content with existing in a "safe" environment would object to our project for a variety of reasons, one being that we are modifying the Cosmic Background Radiation. Radiation in today's society is a scary word. As we are still discovering the effects of what it can do to our bodies and our planet, we are weary to explore the possibilities of what can really be done with it. Humans have a desire to develop our technological hearsay, but we are always weary of the detriment. By expanding the human experience through technology, we are also questioning the importance of limiting ourselves to our realized knowledge.
It is also important to think about our project in relation to the human desire to explore the unknown. I feel that humans have this innate desire to go out and "discover" new things, and that we are never satisfied with what we already know. The Lighthouse Project embodies this desire, particularly in regards to our objective of sending a message. One of the main purposes behind our project is to create a means through which society can potentially communicate with other intelligent life in the universe. As humans interested in the unknown, we have this peculiar relationship to the idea of communicating with extraterrestrial life. In one way we are interested in discovering if there really are other forms of intellectual life, because it is a huge unknown. On the other hand, many humans are scared of what potential contact might mean for society and for the Earth. Glorified in the media, extraterrestrials are often depicted as coming to the Earth to destroy or hurt us. It is rare that any kind of extraterrestrial contact is depicted in a positive light. I believe that this pessimistic narrative has been partly influenced by the fact that extraterrestrial life is an unknown that humans really do not have the means to solve. Since we currently do not possess the means to solve this unknown, we suppress the human anxiety about it by creating stories and myths. Through these narratives humans are able to find comfort, and I believe a sense of satisfaction, at getting some answer to the unknown despite it being a fictional one. Our project serves as another outlet for an attempt at solving the mystery of whether or not extraterrestrials really do exist.
This project serves not only as a means to attempt to solve the unknown of extraterrestrial life, but on a certain level it also functions as a piece of Media Art. Part of the definition of Media Art is using technology to create new and innovative works. I believe that our Lighthouse Project is definitely embracing various aspects of Media Art. On the most basic level, we are utilizing technology to do something that has never been done before, which also has the potential to be highly controversial. We are embracing the idea of interaction with artwork. As the satellites move around the Earth their progress is captured and brought back live into an application for the computer. A user can then download this application and run it on their computer. They can then monitor the satellites' progress and watch as they change the area surrounding the Earth. The user is then essentially engaging with the artwork, as it is constantly being modified. Though the change cannot be seen with the naked eye, through this application anyone with access to the Internet and a computer can follow the modification process. Similar in methodology to an artist painting on a canvas, the alteration of the Cosmic Background Radiation creates a social commentary on the expansion of technology and humanity's abilities to expand our boundaries.
In addition to being considered a piece of Media Art, there are other social implications of doing such a project. One viable point that was brought up in critique about our project is the concept that the Lighthouse Project is the ultimate act of faith in humanity. In imagining such a project with so many unknown factors and potentially illicit responses, we as a group of individuals are almost inhumanly optimistic about the outcome. For this project to work, the entirety of world society would have to support not only the idea of modifying the Earth's Cosmic Background Radiation, but that we are also trying to communicate with extraterrestrial life forms. This would be quite an accomplishment if it were ever possible. There is such fear and mythology created around extraterrestrials that this would most certainly cause divisions among the people of the world. We are more likely to start World War III then to be able to get the entire world to agree on such a thing. Even so, who's to say it is not possible? I would like to think that somewhere deep down in humanity that we all yearn to join together in a project of solidarity. Or, if not, at least we are all so egotistical that we would engage in such an extraordinary activity just to be remembered. For what seems to be a far-fetched idea, I believe that given the technology to do it, the Earth could really use a project like The Lighthouse Project. Today humanity is so divided and corrupt, that having a project that all of the world could unite under may lead to other reformation or at least evaluation of some to the Earth's other problems. Society as a whole needs to be reminded that there is more to life then money and capitalism, that maybe mercy should also be involved somewhere.
While I believe that our project is clearly optimistic and can be seen as rather far-fetched, it still holds a solid purpose. As a "Wonder" it serves to mystify, while through technology it becomes advancement and achievement. It helps to expand human boundaries, while allowing us another outlet to explore our innate desire to solve the unknown. In a sense, it also becomes a piece of Media Art by encouraging interactivity and participation. Ideally, it acts as an optimistic outlook towards the humanity's unification. That even if such a project was never to happen, that it might draw attention to the other deficiencies of today's society. Overall, the Lighthouse Project brings attention to our globalized world through the means of social commentary and technological innovation.
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Carlos� Slim� Helú and the World Bank
In order to accomplish our project of successfully having a beacon in space we would need funding, so this week we were asked to look into potential sponsors. I chose Carlos Slim Helú and the World Bank.
Carlos� Slim� Helú
- worth around $50 billion
- holdings span telecom, banking, energy, tobacco and more
- has a "monopoly" in the phone industry with his company Telmex in Mexico as he controls both (Mexico consists largely of monopolies) : 90% of landlines
- he is distrusted and disliked in his country
- he has once again taken an interest in philanthropy
- became rich by buying companies cheap and turning them around
- He gives no accounting of what he has spent and is still vague about where much of the new money will go.
- He is well know for investing in projects early on and reaping monetary benefits from their returns
- "We're making a lot of small investments in technology-related companies so that we can take advantage of the possible synergies"
- "The key is the Internet. The U.S. is by far the most advanced country in this new digital culture, so we have to be there. The Internet is the heart of this new civilization, and telecommunications are the nervous system, or circulatory system. And stores will still be necessary to sell products and services and to teach people how to operate in this new digital civilization."
http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2007/0326/134.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/business/worldbusiness/28slim.html_r=1&oref=slogin
http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_08/b3669023.htm
- The World Bank offers a limited number of grants to assist development projects, grants that are designed to encourage innovation, co-operation between organizations and to increase local stakeholders' participation in projects
- The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, has built up a portfolio of investments in emerging market investment funds representing a commitment of $1 billion in about 100 funds, over 80 percent of which are private equity
- Yes. To be eligible for IFC funding, a project must:
⁃	Be located in a developing country that is a member of IFC
⁃	Be in the private sector
⁃	Be technically sound
⁃	Have good prospects of being profitable
⁃	Benefit the local economy
⁃	Be environmentally and socially sound, satisfying IFC environmental and social standards as well as those of the host country
- Focuses on developing countries, by providing them with "low-interest loans", "interest-free credit", and "grants" to reduce global poverty and improve living standards.
http://web.worldbank.org
http://www.ifc.org/funds/
So after looking into these two potential sources of funding I have decided that neither of them would really meet the needs of our project. Carlos Slim does not seem like a good candidate, though he has money he is not well known to actively participate in any philanthropy or other means of donation. He also is disliked by the people of his own country and holds a virtual monopoly in Mexico, all signs that maybe he would not be the most reliable source of funding. In regards to the World Bank, though I thought that there might be a loophole that we might be able to exploit within the system, after extensive research it turns out that there is really no such thing. They would not be an organization interested in funding our endeavors.
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(From Wikipedia)
"A message in its most general meaning is an object of communication. It is something that provides information; it can also be this information itself. Therefore, its meaning is dependent upon the context in which it is used; the term may apply to both the information and its form."
It could act similarly to Carbon Dating and act as a measure to "date" the Earth. It could help to leave a marking and information about the human species in case a disaster happens and the Earth is destroyed.
It would provide comfort to the human inhabitants of the Earth, similar to a security blanket. They know that their "legacy" will be remembered.
It could be used to clarify the jumble of information already circulating Earth (such as random radio waves, messages, etc). This would help to provide a clearer source of information about the Earth and its inhabitants.
If the "intelligent life form" indeed follows our beacon and finds Earth they will have the means to understand that we are a society of intelligent life and it may help determine whether or not they should try to contact us.
It may be hard to update, especially depending on what form it takes
How can such a message be encapsulated? Do we even have the technology to do this?
The "intelligent life form" may be dangerous and by providing them with information we will basically be exposing ourselves to providing them with knowledge that may potentially hurt us.
Specifics? How can we communicate with an unknown? What means could we use besides verbal communication?
We do not know our audience
There are already a lot of messages out in Space from Earth. Do we really want to clutter space with more "potentially useless" information?
If we decide to use a physical means to encapsulate the information we could join in adding to the space "junk" that is already out there and it may collide with other things out in orbit.
Boron Nanotubes
Satellite location around the Earth
Solar wind from the Sun
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Retiring June 2023 - Accelerate 401k to get max?
BogleKev
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Post by BogleKev » Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:39 pm
Looked around on BH and could not find this topic addressed.
Planning to retire at end of June 2023
Salary = $205K, plus a likely $30K bonus in April '23
I have historically contributed whatever gets me to the IRS max annual deferral limit by ~end of Nov/early Dec each year. So for 2022 I made sure to tweak contributions to be 11-13% to get me to $27K in Dec (basic + >50 catch-up = 20.5 + 6.5). Under by employer's plan I can adjust my % real-time paycheck to paycheck).
My company does a true-up on 401ks which I am told by my benefits department will even apply to me as a retiree in Dec 2023 even if I leave in June and have withdrawn my money from the Prudential plan by December (although I am awaiting a pointer to where that is in writing in the company policies).
I do know that as a retiree (considered a special class of separated employee) I will also get a partial bonus paid in April 2024 for my 6 months of 2023, but that's just a simple check. Not sure how a 401k true-up contribution would be dispersed to me. The true-up issue may actually just be an aside since the answer there will not make me change my retirement date at this point.
Since I am retiring at the midpoint of the year, should I increase my 401k contribution % beginning this January to make sure I hit the 2023 combined IRS max deferral limit of $30K (22.5 + 7.5)? I am guessing it should be based on salary of 205K/2 + 30K = 132K, so in order to hit 30K contribution it would mean bumping to ~20% for those 6 months that I'm still there in 2023.
If I bump up my contribution my wife and I can afford the resulting drop in net income during this period.
Any upside or downside to this? Thanks for any thoughts.
sailaway
Re: Retiring June 2023 - Accelerate 401k to get max?
Post by sailaway » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:00 pm
Although we have a different matching program, we have accelerated 401k contributions every year since achieving lean FI to keep open the possibility of leaving mid year while still getting the maximum match. It does mean we are not investing equally throughout the year, but between bonuses, ESPP and RSUs that was never really a thing for us, anyway.
The one caveat is that you also have in place whatever cash reserves your require to feel comfortable upon retirement.
sailaway wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:00 pm Although we have a different matching program, we have accelerated 401k contributions every year since achieving lean FI to keep open the possibility of leaving mid year while still getting the maximum match. It does mean we are not investing equally throughout the year, but between bonuses, ESPP and RSUs that was never really a thing for us, anyway.
Thanks sailaway. Interesting, and it does make sense as a strategy even for years prior to retirement as you explain it, especially if leaving suddenly midyear is a possibility.
Yes we have just under 2 years of expected expenses in cash equivalent reserves, and we plan to augment that further from her and my salaries over the next 7 months to get to 2.5 years' worth. (My wife is retiring around same time as me).
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Post by Stinky » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:57 pm
Presuming that you want to stuff away money in your 401k plan, I think it's a fine idea to accelerate contributions to get the full amount in while you're working.
In addition, it sounds like your income might dip to the level where you and your wife could make Roth (or maybe even traditional) IRA contributions next year. It sounds like you've been over the income thresholds in the past, but might be within the income limits for 2023. You could consider stuffing some more money away there if you chose. You wouldn't need to make a decision on your 2023 contributions to those plans until April 2024.
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SnowBog
Post by SnowBog » Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:06 pm
We aren't FI yet, and thus are a few years away from retirement - but I max out my 401k "early" every year.
For added context, my employer likes to play "musical chairs" around the middle of the year, so I've decided to get as much of their "free money" (match) as is possible - in the case I lose my chair some year. We switch to after-tax [aka Mega Backdoor Roth] after that for the remainder of the year.
Assuming I retire on my timeline, I plan to max out all tax-advantaged (at least the pre-tax ones) account "one more year" before retiring, if it doesn't mean staying around artificially longer than I'd otherwise stay. For me, our annual bonuses (and performance pay) are only paid if you complete the fiscal year with the organization, which happens several months into the calendar year. So, sticking around to get my "last" bonus would align with maxing out our tax-advantaged accounts.
I personally don't see a "downside" (other than the obvious - if you have to work a few extra months - like I might to make the timing work for my situation). If you are 55+, many 401k plans allow you to start withdrawals early (at 55) when you "retire" from your company. If you are < 55 (or your plan doesn't allow early withdrawals at 55), you'd want to make sure you have adequate non-401k assets, or a plan to access your 401k "early" if needed - which I'm assuming you have addressed.
Enjoy retirement!
niagara_guy
Post by niagara_guy » Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:11 pm
If you retire in June 23 you will probably be in a much lower tax bracket. Not suggesting you shouldn't max out your 401k for 2023, just pointing out the tax bracket. If you end up in a very low bracket for 2023 you could convert some money to Roth.
I would want the true-up in writing (maybe it's in the summary plan description).
lakpr
Post by lakpr » Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:02 pm
niagara_guy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:11 pm If you retire in June 23 you will probably be in a much lower tax bracket. Not suggesting you shouldn't max out your 401k for 2023, just pointing out the tax bracket. If you end up in a very low bracket for 2023 you could convert some money to Roth.
If the OP is going to be in a lower tax bracket, then maxing out the Roth 401(k) for 2023 makes sense. No conversion necessary (making Roth contributions has the same effect).
However with a salary of $205k annual, for 6 months it would be $103k (rounded a bit) + $30k bonus expected = $133k, puts this couple into the 22% tax bracket, not that much lower than the current 24% tax bracket.
JoeJohnson
Post by JoeJohnson » Thu Nov 24, 2022 8:14 am
OP - are you saying the company does no match at all until December?
Overall, yes, it is beneficial to you to fill tax advantaged accounts. Traditional vs Roth is the big question here. Current and future tax brackets are important. ACA income limits, if you're going to use ACA health coverage, , lowering income might make you eligible for IRA limits, etc etc
Post by BogleKev » Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:27 am
Stinky wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:57 pm
Excellent point. I had not considered the reduced income and the Roth impacts. My wife will still have her income as well, but it may still put us under the limit. Thanks!
Normchad
Post by Normchad » Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:32 am
I'm strongly considering leaving mid year; but haven't made up my mind.
I've already doubled the 401k withholding so that I'll hit the max around July 1 just in case.
If I work longer, than I'll miss out on some matching dollars.
SnowBog wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:06 pm We aren't FI yet, and thus are a few years away from retirement - but I max out my 401k "early" every year.
For added context, my employer likes to play "musical chairs" around the middle of the year, so I've decided to get as much of their "free money" (match) as is possible - in the case I lose my chair some year.
Funny you mention that. There are strong rumors of a coming layoff early next year (with a decent package that would amount to 30 weeks pay for me with my seniority). I am hoping I can get on that list (after years of NOT wanting to be on such a list!) and have made it clear to my management that they can save two junior engineers' jobs if they put me on the list. But it seems low probability that my location and my team would get affected for reasons too complicated to go into here.
If you are 55+, many 401k plans allow you to start withdrawals early (at 55) when you "retire" from your company. If you are < 55 (or your plan doesn't allow early withdrawals at 55), you'd want to make sure you have adequate non-401k assets, or a plan to access your 401k "early" if needed - which I'm assuming you have addressed.
My company has no such allowance. And yes we do have a defined plan in place if things change and we need to tap the 401k proceeds.
Thank you, and you as well when the time comes for you!
Great points -- thanks for adding in about the Roth as an alternative to the plan to fully fund the 401k. I wil run and compare the options on that over the coming days.
lakpr wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:02 pm If the OP is going to be in a lower tax bracket, then maxing out the Roth 401(k) for 2023 makes sense. No conversion necessary (making Roth contributions has the same effect).
Appreciate this analysis of the tax bracket changes. As per my responses above I am definitely going to run numbers on Roth 401k vs traditional 401k for the coming 2023 with the assumptions covered by you and others here. Thanks!
JoeJohnson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 8:14 am OP - are you saying the company does no match at all until December?
Thanks Joe. My company matches quarterly, and then does an additional true-up in December.
And we have no ACA considerations since my wife will retire as a federal employee so her medical still covers us into and thru retirement.
Normchad wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:32 am I'm strongly considering leaving mid year; but haven't made up my mind.
Good luck, Norm.
Post by Stinky » Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:02 pm
BogleKev wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:42 am
You could also do the Roth in addition to the 401k.
If you have the cash to do it.
Post by BogleKev » Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:17 pm
Stinky wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:02 pm
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Post by HENRYGRUGER » Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:34 pm
BogleKev wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:39 pm Looked around on BH and could not find this topic addressed.
BogleKev:
I am targeting June 30, 2023 as well.
In 2023, the Max Allowed is 30,000 ($22,500 and $7,500 catch up after 50.) I have gone into my company payroll software and loaded the amount derived by dividing $30,000 by the 13 paydays I will have in 2023. I will be having $2307.69 deducted from each paycheck from January-June 30th, 2023. I verified through my payroll department that I will receive 100% of my matching funds, even if I accelerate to have it all contributed by June 30.
I have a second Employer Non-Contributory amount contributed each payday as well. This is 2% of each paycheck, so I 2023, I will only receive 50% of that benefit, since I willingly be there for 6 months. (This 2% was added to the 403b when the former Defined Benefit Plan was closed @ 2000.)
I think you have the right outlook.
livesoft
Post by livesoft » Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:49 pm
The OP has enough salary that the following thing that we did will not apply to them:
My spouse retired in February. She contributed essentially 100% of her after-deductions salary to her 401(k), but with a twist. If she had contributed to the traditional 401(k), then she would have no earned compensation left to appear in Box 1 of her W-2 and thus we would have not been able to contribute to our Roth IRAs (I had no planned earned income). So she contributed to her Roth 401(k) which left Box 1 W-2 intact. Thus her salary was used twice: For Roth 401(k) and for our individual Roths.
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Post by BogleKev » Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:26 pm
HENRYGRUGER wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:34 pm
Thanks for the response and for validating that I am on the right track. Best of luck in your glide path to retirement!
TheHiker
Post by TheHiker » Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:45 pm
I set my 401k contribution to 100% to get the full match early in the year (my employer matches 50% of my contribution on each paycheck so I get the full match immediately).
There are no downsides, but some things to consider:
- your net pay will drop so you need to have enough cash on hand
- if you change your mind and join a different employer which offers a better match, you may miss out
- if you want to DCA your contributions, you need to contribute to a cash fund and then manually reallocate over the year.
Post by 8301 » Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:56 pm
BogleKev wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:17 pm
Late to the game. You may also max pre-tax 401k and convert to Roth later if your plan allows. You will end up with the almost same result except for the difference in tax on the amount of the additional tax for contributing to Roth.
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Post by cbox » Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:57 pm
BogleKev wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:39 pm Since I am retiring at the midpoint of the year, should I increase my 401k contribution % beginning this January to make sure I hit the 2023 combined IRS max deferral limit of $30K (22.5 + 7.5)?
I wouldn't change a thing. Just continue contributing normally until you call it a day. That way, you can always change your mind, and the rest of your year's contributions/taxes/matching/salary won't be messed up.
I've faced this decision before. Each time, I just carried on as usual, and it worked out for the best. Remember: you've maxed out all these years. You shouldn't need the "last little bit" at this point. Use the extra income, instead, to build up your cash cushion.
Post by BogleKev » Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:18 pm
livesoft wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:49 pm The OP has enough salary that the following thing that we did will not apply to them:
This is something I had not considered. I am unable to contribute to my Roth 401(k) due to the rules of my plan.. Thanks for your reply.

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Meryl Streep joins the cast of Season 3 of Hulu's hit Who-done-it Only Murders in the Building
Three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep has officially joined the cast of Season 3 of Hulu's critically acclaimed hit Who-done-it Only Murders in the Building.
Co-creator and star Steve Martin tweeted A black and white snap of the cast on set in Manhattan captioned it: "Only Murders in the Building Season 3 Filming has Begun! A cast to dream of."
Executive producer and star Selena Gomez – who is reportedly dating The Chainsmokers' Drew Taggart – shared a hilarious Instagram video in which the talented cast pretended to treat the 73-year-old acting legend like a PA.
Surprise! Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep (L) has officially joined the cast of the third season of Hulu's hit Who-done-it Only Murders in the Building
Co-creator and star Steve Martin tweeted a black and white snap of the cast on the Manhattan set with the caption: "Only Murders in the Building season 3 filming has begun! A cast to dream of."
"Hey guys, we're on set! What are we shooting? season three!' gushed the 30-year-old Golden Globe nominee, who has 616.1million social media followers.
"The gang is back, yay! Honestly, could this get any better? Oh wait!'
Selena then waved her iPhone at Golden Globe nominee Paul Rudd, who said, "Well, I think it could be a little bit better."
Suddenly, Meryl appeared from behind the couch and asked, "Steve, do you want a pillow? Marty, what do you need?'
All due homage: Executive producer and star Selena Gomez (R) shared a hilarious TikTok in which the talented cast pretended to treat the 73-year-old acting legend (M) like a PA
The 30-year-old Golden Globe contestant gushed: "Hey guys, we're on set! What are we shooting? season three! The gang is back, yay! Honestly, could this get any better? Oh wait!'
Executive producer and star Martin Short shot back, "Er… just the tea I asked for half an hour ago."
Streep then put her hand on Gomez's back and asked, "Are you okay?"
The 'Texican' pop star looked at her and calmly replied: 'I'm fine thank you Meryl' before giving the camera a shocked look.
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Starstruck: The 'Texican' pop star looked at her and calmly replied, 'I'm fine, thanks Meryl,' before giving the camera a shocked look
On TikTok, Selena captioned the clip, "@hulu meet our new and old crew! Excuse me while I'm screaming in a pillow'
Also in the video was two-time Emmy winner Andrea Martin – who appeared on SCTV alongside Short – reprising her role as Joy while clad in a coral pants suit.
It was a reunion for the Don't Look Up actress and the silver-haired 77-year-old, who played love interests in Nancy Meyers' 2009 romantic comedy It's Complicated, which grossed $224.6 million at the global box office despite grim reviews.
Rare Beauty founder Steve and the 72-year-old Canadian will next be honored for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Trophy at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will air February 26 on Netflix's YouTube channel fight in a comedy series.
She is back! Also in the video was two-time Emmy winner Andrea Martin – who appeared on SCTV alongside Short – reprising her role as Joy in a coral pantsuit
Notice? It was a reunion for the 'Don't Look Up' actress and the 77-year-old (L) with silver hair, who starred in Nancy Meyers' 2009 romantic comedy It's Complicated and still made $224.6 million it received dismal reviews at the worldwide box office
Airing February 26th on YouTube! Rare Beauty founder Steve and the 72-year-old Canadian will next compete for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Trophy at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Who will win? The critically acclaimed OMITB ensemble faces stiff competition from the line-ups of Abbott Elementary, Barry, The Bear and Hacks
The critically acclaimed OMITB ensemble faces stiff competition from the line-ups of Abbott Elementary, Barry, The Bear and Hacks.
Martin and Martin – whose friendship spans 35 years – will compete for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Trophy.
Like the legendary comedians, Selena is likely making well over $600,000 per episode to produce and portray true-crime podcaster, Arconia resident and artist Mabel Mora in the most-watched comedy in Hulu history.
Win either way! Like the legendary comedians, Selena is likely making well over $600,000 per episode to produce and portray true-crime podcaster, Arconia resident and artist Mabel Mora in the most-watched comedy in Hulu history
foretaste! The third season centers around the murder of Ben Glenroy (Rudd) as Mabel watches him in a Broadway play directed by Oliver Putnam (L, Short) and starring Charles-Haden Savage (Martin).
Season three revolves around the murder of Ben Glenroy (Rudd) as Mabel watches him in a Broadway play directed by Oliver Putnam (Short) and starring Charles-Haden Savage (Martin).
The talented duo, who host biannual colonoscopy parties, are bringing their next You Won't Believe What They Look Like Today! Tour to Florida's Ruth Echkerd Hall in Clearwater on April 28th.
Steve and Martin have acted in films such as ¡Three Amigos!, The Prince of Egypt, Father of the Bride I & II and Jiminy Glick in Lalawood.
In the UK, only Murders in the Building is available to stream on Disney+
Dynamic duo: Martin and Martin – whose friendship spans 35 years – next bring their You Won't Believe What They Look Like Today! Tour to Florida's Ruth Echkerd Hall in Clearwater on April 28 (pictured November 10)
Chemistry: In ¡Three Amigos! (Pictured 1986) The Prince of Egypt, Father of the Bride I & II and Jiminy Glick at Lalawood


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Home Homicide Newark Carjacking Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty
Newark Carjacking Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty
By Travis Tormey on January 29, 2018 Posted in Homicide
Newark Cops Arrest Fourth Suspect in Carjacking & Murder on Thanksgiving
One of the men arrested and charged in connection with a carjacking and murder in Newark on Thanksgiving reportedly confessed his involvement in the crimes to investigators. The suspect, 26-year-old Newark resident Murad Lampley, allegedly had a role in the violent killing of 40-year-old Shuri Henry. The deadly incident occurred on Thanksgiving Day when Henry came back to her house on the 300 block of South 20th Street in Newark, NJ. According to officials, Henry was shot and killed by the culprits – who then stole her 2015 Kia Sorrento and drove away.
The next day, Newark police officers saw the stolen car near Springfield Avenue and chased after it. Following a brief pursuit, cops arrested three people inside the vehicle: 18-year-old Supreme Allah, 20-year-old Antonio Torres, and a 14-year-old boy. The fourth person inside the motor vehicle, Lampley, was able to get away. However, Newark police eventually caught him. Lampley later told Newark detectives that he was one of the individuals responsible for the carjacking and murder on Thanksgiving. Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Naazneen Khan said that Lampley "provided members of the prosecutor's office with a statement implicating himself."
First Degree Murder Charges for Suspects in Fatal Newark Carjacking Case
Three suspects in the Newark carjacking murder case – Lampley, Allah, and the juvenile defendant – are charged with murder, felony murder, carjacking, robbery, and unlawful possession of a weapon. The fourth suspect, Torres, has only been charged with eluding police because was allegedly seen driving the stolen vehicle just before Newark police made the initial arrests.
Lampley is being detained at the Essex County Jail in Newark while the criminal charges remain pending. He will be held without bail, per a ruling by Essex County Superior Court Judge Peter V. Ryan. In most cases of violent crimes like carjacking and murder in NJ, the defendants are not allowed to post bail and must remain behind bars until the case is resolved. In this case, Lampley will probably have to stay behind bars until he stands trial or until he reaches a plea deal with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
Depending on the circumstances of the case, Lampley could face life imprisonment. That's because murder is a special kind of first degree felony in New Jersey and has a maximum punishment of life in NJ State Prison (with a minimum term of incarceration of 30 years). Moreover, Lampley's prior criminal record, which includes previous convictions for resisting arrest and receiving stolen property, could be a major factor in any sentence handed down by the Essex County superior court judge if Lampley is convicted.
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A full overview of all adventure games released in the Broken Sword Series. These can be episodes, remakes/remasters or sequels, created by either one or several companies. As long as the IP is used, we'd quantify this as part of a 'series'.
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Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse (2014)
When a mysterious painting is stolen during an armed raid on a Paris gallery, George and Nico are thrown by chance into the investigation together. From Paris to London and beyond, the trail becomes a race against time as dark forces from Europe's turbulent past are woken from their slumber. Broken Sword characters old and new are encountered - but who can George and Nico trust? The journey they are on reveals a conspiracy as old as the written word, whose ancient heresies will cause innocent blood to spill once more...
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Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered (2010)
Plunge into a shadowy conspiracy world where the schemes of a mad drug kingpin and the prophesied return of an ancient Mayan god clash in what could be the end for all mankind. Race around the globe with George as he frantically attempts to free Nico, his investigative reporter girlfriend, from the clutches of Karzac's crime cartel. Guide Nico and George as they unravel the dark mysteries that lead them closer and closer to an ancient horror best left buried in the steamy jungles of Central America. Gather clues and make friends, but beware – a smiling face can hide a deadly obstacle in your quest to stop the return of "he who devours the sun and consumes the flesh of all mankind", the mighty Mayan God, Tezcatlipoca.
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut (DS) (2009)
In this updated special edition for the Nintendo DS, photo-journalist Nicole Collard witnesses the brutal and horrifying murder of one of Paris's richest and most influential statesmen. During her investigations, which feature exclusive new locations, Nico meets amiable American George Stobbart, who has been unwittingly caught up in the sinister and bloody theft of an ancient manuscript. Together, they are drawn into a terrifying conspiracy rooted in a long-forgotten medieval legend.
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Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut (2009)
In this updated special edition for the Nintendo Wii, photo-journalist Nicole Collard witnesses the brutal and horrifying murder of one of Paris's richest and most influential statesmen. During her investigations, which feature exclusive new locations, Nico meets amiable American George Stobbart, who has been unwittingly caught up in the sinister and bloody theft of an ancient manuscript. Together, they are drawn into a terrifying conspiracy rooted in a long-forgotten medieval legend.
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death (2006)
Gamers once again take the role of unwitting hero George Stobbart as he investigates dark secrets from a long-forgotten history. Uncovering a nefarious plot reignites an age-old rivalry between the world's most powerful factions, and exposes a secret that they have secretly fought over for millennia -- a secret that will ultimately lead George's latest adventure to a painful and bitter conclusion.
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Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (2003)
George Stobbart and Nico Collard are drawn into a terrifying conspiracy to harness and ancient power. Brought together by fate, coincidence and the intriguing mystery, they will fight sinister forces, uncover an ancient conspiracy, and discover a fiendish source of pure evil... Lured into the steamy jungles of the Congo, eerie castles in Prague, the chic backstreets of Paris and the historic English village of Glastonbury, the duo must unravel the mystery involving the 'Voynich Manuscript' which holds the secrets of the ultimate evil power, The Sleeping Dragon, and save mankind.
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Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (1997)
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Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (1996)
An explosion in a quiet cafe in Paris puts an end to American George Stobbart's vacation. After his encounter with the French police and a bold journalist named Nico Collard, George will find himself (with Nico's help) investigating the mystery of the explosion and the conspiracy behind it all.
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There really is no limit to how low the Koch brothers will sink. David and Charles Koch have decided that it isn't enough to own politicians, judges, and governors – now they want to own the futures of college students.
In the last decade, the Kochs have poured more than $70 million dollars into 300 different colleges around the country to promote the teaching of dangerous Libertarian economic policies.
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For Flexibilia's latest release the artist Eosphorus presents the distinctive sounding 'Unity', a contemporary reading of industrial pop with a symphonic arrangement and androidian articulation that is at once formidable and forgiving. Remix duties are handled by Gimme Mor who ratchets up the tempo, re-imagining the ethereal aspects of the original with a colossal dance floor driven nucleus.
Eosphorus and Gimmer Mor are graduates from the Electronic Music Production course at SAE Athens Greece. Check out the details here.


Brooklands hold a wide range of special events, mainly on weekends and during school holidays. These include car club visits (often with Test Hill in action), Auto Italia Italian Car Day, The Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival, aviation events and car rides on weekdays during school holidays.
Brooklands offer a group booking rate available for groups of 15 or more who PRE-BOOK with our groups dept. Virginia Smith. Virginia can be contacted via virginasmith@brooklandsmuseum.com or 01932 857381 ext. 248. Special arrangements can be made for groups wanting to use the café but it needs to be organised in advance.
The Museum is open every day, apart from 24th - 26th December inclusive.
On Tuesday 14 November 2017 the Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed Exhibitions opened to the public. The final piece of redevelopment, Brooklands Museum offers visitors with a completely brand new and exciting visitor experience. Creating an authentic factory atmosphere complete with full aircraft display. More exciting news to follow.
Inside the Balloon Hangar building, we have created a 4D Theatre that provides the closest experience any living person will have of "driving" around the Brooklands Race Track, at Le Mans or "flying" with the Red Arrows. Visitors to the Museum can now take their seats for the ride of their life in a brand new, state-of-the-art 4D Theatre and we have three fantastic rides for you to enjoy.
Just as John Cobb and Sir Malcolm Campbell did in the 1930s, you can now see, hear, feel and even smell what it would have been like to race around the concrete banked circuit in a pre-War racing car. With exclusive access to the track at Montlhéry just outside Paris, this was the ideal choice for filming the action sequences as it remains the closest in structure to the original Brooklands circuit. Together with the team at Metropolis Entertainments it was clear that we had to create the pits and crowds to complete the effect of a 1930s race so a call out for re-enactors in period dress, cars, mechanics and officials was put out through the Museum's social media channels and its own Membership.
Discover the thrill of flying with the RAF Red Arrows during one of its sensational aerobatic displays in 'Red Arrows 3D'. With stunning high definition 3D vision and flight simulator motion technology, you can see and feel for yourself what it is like in the cockpit as the 'Reds' fly in amazing close formation and solo manoeuvres.
British Racing legend Mike Hawthorn is your driver as you take a lap with him in his Jaguar D-type around the circuit at Le Mans. What makes this a unique experience is that you are seeing the actual film and commentary made by Mike at the track on a blistering sunny day in 1956. With an introduction from Tiff Needell who reveals the original car he drove in, this time piece is a gem that will make you believe that you were there.
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package cherry.fundamental.crypto;

import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.not;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.security.SecureRandom;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomUtils;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.springframework.core.io.ByteArrayResource;

public class SecureBigIntegerEncoderTest {

	private SecureRandom random = new SecureRandom();

	@Test
	public void testEncodeDecode() throws Exception {
		SecureBigIntegerEncoder encoder = createSecureBigIntegerEncoder();
		for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
			BigInteger plain = BigInteger.valueOf(random.nextLong());
			String crypto = encoder.encode(plain);
			assertThat(crypto, is(not(plain.toString())));
			assertThat(encoder.decode(crypto), is(plain));
		}
	}

	@Test
	public void testSecureBigInteger() throws Exception {
		SecureBigInteger.setEncoder(createSecureBigIntegerEncoder());
		for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {

			BigInteger plain = BigInteger.valueOf(random.nextInt());
			SecureBigInteger ss0 = SecureBigInteger.plainValueOf(plain);
			assertThat(ss0.plain(), is(plain));
			assertThat(ss0.crypto(), is(not(plain.toString())));

			SecureBigInteger ss1 = SecureBigInteger.cryptoValueOf(ss0.crypto());
			assertThat(ss1.plain(), is(plain));
			assertThat(ss1.crypto(), is(ss0.crypto()));

			SecureBigInteger ss2 = SecureBigInteger.plainValueOf(ss1.plain());
			assertThat(ss2.plain(), is(plain));
			assertThat(ss2.crypto(), is(ss0.crypto()));

			SecureBigInteger ss3 = SecureBigInteger.cryptoValueOf(ss2.crypto());
			assertThat(ss3.plain(), is(plain));
			assertThat(ss3.crypto(), is(ss0.crypto()));
		}
	}

	private SecureBigIntegerEncoder createSecureBigIntegerEncoder() throws Exception {
		AESDeterministicCryptoSupport crypto = new AESDeterministicCryptoSupport();
		crypto.setSecretKeyResource(new ByteArrayResource(RandomUtils.nextBytes(16)));
		crypto.setInitVectorResource(new ByteArrayResource(RandomUtils.nextBytes(16)));
		crypto.initialize();
		SecureBigIntegerEncoder encoder = new SecureBigIntegerEncoder();
		encoder.setCrypto(crypto);
		return encoder;
	}

}

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(American Society for Testing & Materials) international technical standards
British Geological Survey
an interesting site, if you avoid the nonsense about CCS
The Concrete Society
UK specialised technical society
The Meteorological Office
forecast and report services, unscientific climate propaganda, and general weather information
British Standards Institution
national technical standards organisation for the UK
radio broadcast schedules, news and background information
the UK's national library: a collection of over 150 million items
compendium of current geographical and economic data from the US Central Intelligence Agency
The Instititution of Civil Engineers
the World's longest-established professional engineering learned society
the UK's official mapping agency, comprehensive data and UK map extracts available online
the USA's civil engineering learned society
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
an internationally-recognised learned society of alternative dispute resolution practitioners
Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine
the French Naval hydrographic service
CIRIA
Construction Industry Research & Information Association
World Wide Web Consortium
promoting technical norms for the web
United States "Space Agency"
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
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the Financial Times' site: news and economic data
Steve McIntyre's excellent analytical exposé of charlatanry and corruption
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The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure
IAPH
International Association of Ports and Harbors
IALA — AISM
The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
Countryside Alliance
The voice of the countryside
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
HM Government legislative and regulatory agency for maritime matters
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Media and Public Affairs building room 306  3 to 4:30 p.m.
Week two of the University Counseling Center's "Be Your Best" workshop series will focus on time-management, goal-setting and studying strategies.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: Gerald S. Divaris, chairman and CEO of Divaris Real Estate, Inc. (DRE), announced the signing of four leases totaling 43,395 square feet of retail space. Negotiations were handled through the Virginia Beach, Virginia, office of DRE.


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Q: ASP.NET A/B Split Testing Does anyone know of any good resources (books, articles, existing software, etc...) for learning how to implement A/B split testing in ASP.NET?

A: FairlyCertain is an AB Testing library for ASP.NET that's worth checking out.  It drops seamlessly into your project and doesn't require any of the javascript voodoo that Google Website Optimizer uses (which kills your site's performance and SEO all in one shot).
I've been using it for a few of my projects for several months now with good success.

A: I have just written a short article describing a technique for doing split testing in ASP.Net MVC.  You can check it out here
It will not take much work to make it work with traditional asp.net.

A: For anyone running into this post again, you may find this useful:
http://github.com/htayebi/AbTestMaster
It's an open source a/b testing framework for ASP.NET MVC which allows you to write the results either in sql database or csv file. You can download the nuget package or if interested, go through the code in github.

A: Google website optimizer?
http://www.google.com/websiteoptimizer/b/index.html
http://www.google.com/support/websiteoptimizer/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=14309
http://www.google.com/support/websiteoptimizer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=71976

A: I suggest you use Display Modes to achieve A/B testing.
But Display Modes just support simple problems by default.
If you already implement Display Modes in some other scenario. You can consider DisplayModeMatrix (just google it). It helps you use Display Modes more efficiency.
https://www.nuget.org/packages/DisplayModeMatrix/
Wth Display Modes you can simply delete/rename views after A/B testing to clean up your project.

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Tag Archive | Twilight
Twilight Drinking Game
Har De Har.
This entry was posted on July 31, 2013, in Uncategorized and tagged Drinking, Drinking Game, Humor, Movie, Rules, Shots, Twilight.	2 Comments
Robert Pattinson Goes from Undead to Unwashed for Bel Ami
Christina Ricci and Robert Pattinson Star in Bel Ami (Images Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)
If you loved Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon – the epic period drama about a beguiling rogue who manipulates (read: boinks) his way to the top of 18th century European society – but would prefer to skip all of those gory battle scenes and have the run time cut down from three hours to an economical 100 minutes, you might enjoy a new film called Bel Ami.
Based on the 1885 French eponymous novel by Guy de Maupassant (with a screenplay by Rachel Bennette) Bel Ami is directed by the team of Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod. Robert Pattinson (best known for his roles as vampire Edward Cullen from the Twilight film franchise) stars as Georges Duroy, a young, impoverished former soldier who moves to Paris in the 1890s to, literally, seek his fortune. Living in squalor and unemployed, Georges has a chance reunion with Charles Forestier (Philip Glenister), an acquaintance from his time in the military, and sufficiently charms his way not only into a job as a journalist but also into Forestier's inner social /political circle. Forestier's beautiful and well-educated wife, Madeleine (Uma Thurman), introduces Georges to her good friends Clotilde (Christina Ricci) and Virginie (Kristin Scott Thomas), both married, but ripe for distraction. Georges wastes no time in taking full advantage of Clotilde's obvious attraction to him. The two embark on a a smoldering affair, which is the Georges' first major seduction – his preferred method for bringing about the cooperation/ruination of anyone who would stand in the way of his quest for fame, riches and glory.
Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman in Bel Ami
As the strong willed but appropriately vulnerable Madeleine (who eventually becomes Georges' first wife), Uma Thurman steals every scene she is in. Her character's insistence on maintaining her social and financial equality with the duplicitous Georges (who is unlikeable in almost every way and looks like he needs a bath in nearly every scene) also makes her the film's most admirable / sympathetic character. What I found so engaging about Bel Ami was observing the manner in which Georges' single-minded ambition becomes increasingly ruthless while remaining largely surreptitious.
To give up much more of the plot here would mean revealing "spoilers," and this film is one that needs to unfold for the viewer on its own. Costumes, art direction and the original classical soundtrack (composed by Rachel Portman) are all first-rate and add authenticity to the film's setting. The acting is excellent by all female leads and while the jury is still out on R Patz, he successfully portrays Georges as a vacuous but hard-hearted individual who is able to successfully use people as his means to an end because they are so easily able to project their emotions and desires onto his conscienceless, blank canvas of a persona. If I said I'd never met an individual like Georges in my own life, I'd be lying.
Bel Ami (Rated R for Sex and Nudity) opens Friday, June 8th 2012 at Sunshine Cinema 5, located at 143 East Houston Street, New York, NY.
This entry was posted on June 5, 2012, in Movies, Pop Culture and tagged Barry Lyndon, Bel Ami, Christina Ricci, Declan Donnellan, Directed By, Edward Cullen, Film, Guy de Maupassant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Magnolia Pictures, Movie Review, Nick Ormerod, Novel, Paris, Period Drama, Philip Glenister, R Patz, Rachel Bennette, Rachel Portman, Robert Pattinson, Screenplay, Stanley Kubrick, Twilight, Uma Thurman, Undead.	1 Comment
Living Things To Play The Ramones In Runaways Movie
New York, NY, July 11 – St. Louis garage rockers Living Things are about to appear as one of their hero bands, The Ramones in the now-filming The Runaways, the biopic about the groundbreaking 70's all-girl hard rock group led by Joan Jett. Kristen Stewart of Twilight fame plays Jett, with Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie and Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Shannon as the band's "Svengali" Kim Fowley (excellent call).
In the scene, which is shooting this month, The Ramones are playing at Rodney Bingenheimer's notorious English Disco nightclub in Los Angeles circa 1975. Living Things have already recorded a cover of "We're A Happy Family" for the scene. In addition to having a useful resemblance in attitude to the punk progenitors, the band has a direct line into the production – singer Lillian Berlin (a guy) is the husband of the film's writer and director Floria Sigismondi. "I love Joey Ramone," said Berlin. "He is like the Elvis of punk. It's a mystical, exotic vacation to step into his shoes for a moment." The Runaways will hit theaters in 2010.
This entry was posted on July 11, 2009, in Gail's Rad Blog and tagged Cherie Currie, Dakota Fanning, English Disco, Floria Sigismondi, Joan Jett, Kim Fowley, Kristen Stewart, Lillian Berlin, Living Things, Living Things Band, Rodney Bingenheimer, Runaways Movie, The Ramones, The Runaways, Twilight.	Leave a comment


"A developer-friendly e-commerce foundation for your Laravel app. All the features you need for your webshop but without sacrificing you as a developer.
It allows you to make any model shoppable so you can have full control of your product structure.
Simply put, you get a Cart, Order and Payment solution out of the box with a simple REST API for handling the different shop scenarios."


Now, Fielding looks back on her columns with confidence. They became best-selling books all over the world, and those books were adapted into beloved movies. The first two films grossed over $545 million at the box office, and excitement over the trailer for the third installment in Bridget's saga, Bridget Jones' Baby, reached a fever pitch when it was released last week.
Bridget Jones' Diary offers a stark and honest portrayal of a woman's internal monologue, which includes insecurities about her appearance, career, and romantic life. She's quick to dismiss when Mark Darcy constantly pops up in her life, thinking he's only there to mock her repeated foibles. Since the book is based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a tale in which the strong-willed, ahead-of-her-time Elizabeth Bennet is allowed to choose her own husband (yes, she must be granted this privilege by her father, but it represents one small step/giant leap for womankind in the 1800s), one would think Bridget Jones' Diary would be hailed as a triumph of '90s feminism.
That isn't entirely the case. Many critics of BJD were quick to point out that Bridget is often depicted as a damsel in distress, waiting for her "knight on a white charger" to come in and rescue her. Plus, a woman's quest to find a man is at the core of both Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones' Diary.
There's been a feminist debate about chick lit pretty much since the name for the genre was first coined by Cris Mazza in 1995. "Chick lit is an uneasy term that has been criticized for its derogatory, condescending overtones, while the convention for its apparent perpetuation of stereotypical notions of neurotic, insecure, shopping-obsessed, and husband-hunting feminine identity. While to the readers, they appear to be packed with acute critical observations and convincing portrayals of their own experience, chick-lit fictions have often been accused by feminist critics of breeding backlash rhetoric, disguised in stories about successful women and postfeminist grads par excellence," Katarzyna Smyczyńska writes in 2007's The World According to Bridget Jones.
Can feminist ideals exist within a chick-lit framework? I posit this as someone who likes both of those things. I've read a lot of novels geared towards women that follow in the literary tradition of Bridget Jones, and yes, I have found that female characters with power, agency, and a refusal to be defined by a quest for a partner do exist.


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7 Lesser Known Facts About ISIS That You Should Know
by Stanley Mason 4 years ago 6 months ago
If you've read the news lately, you would have likely been heard about the terrorist group known as "ISIS." The gang that's been creating violent events all around the parts of Iraq and Syria has not just caused death and holocaust, they have also stimulated a lot of confusion.
One of the most lurid developments in the Middle East has been the rapid growth of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a leading terrorist threat all over the world. Activists of the ISIS conquered Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, in a lightning violence.
Lots of reports coming out from Syria, Iraq and surrounding countries point the gruesome rise of ISIS forces, implying that mass murders, torture and other cruelties have been a usual event within the borders of the ISIS. The ISIS activists have obtained pledges of loyalty from fighters and terrorist groups all over the world and have caused enormous bomb blasts, killed lots of soldiers and civilians, beheaded many western hostages, enslaved children, women and drove hundreds and thousands out of their households.
Apart from all these cruelties, there are several little known facts about ISIS you should know about and I've listed some of them below.
1 1. ISIS is destroying "Historical Monuments"
2 2. ISIS is recruiting "Children"
3 3. "Obama" is blamed for the growth of ISIS
4 4. They use "Social Media" to recruit soldiers
5 5. ISIS earns "Millions per Day"
6 6. ISIS issued a "Brutish Guide" for its soldiers
7 7. Pilots dropped "Supplies" instead of "Bombs"
1. ISIS is destroying "Historical Monuments"
Several invaluable historical locations have been captivated and destructed by ISIS militants due to the fact that worshiping idols is conceived as a dangerous religious sin. These historical sites are intended as memorials to idols by ISIS leaders, who order the blasphemy of these historical monuments as a religious duty.
Archaeological sites and museum, many of which date back around 3,000 BC, have been ransacked, drilled, bulldozed and sledgehammered. The devastation includes Ninevah Museum in Mosul (the second-largest museum in Iraq) and Hatra (a UNESCO World Heritage monument).
ISIS has no difficulties in selling sinful idols ransacked from historical monuments to financially support their war efforts, garnering millions through antiquity sales in black markets.
2. ISIS is recruiting "Children"
In a video released by ISIS on January 2015, a boy is appeared to be a child soldier who shot and killed two hostages, whom activists accused of Russian spies. ISIS recruits boys and trains them as soldiers in special camps. Those child terrorists are used as enforcers, suicide bombers and human shields. ISIS represents its child fighters as "Cubs of the Islamic State."
3. "Obama" is blamed for the growth of ISIS
There's a gushing political dispute on whether the Obama government deserves blame for the rise of ISIS. The dispute centers on the fact that President Obama didn't do well in extending the Bush-era status of military agreement with Iraq, which conditioned that all US forces had to pull back from Iraq by the end of 2011.
The government tried and failed to carry off arrangements that would've granted the US to leave some troops back there.
4. They use "Social Media" to recruit soldiers
To imagine that the world's most dangerous terrorist groups is recruiting soldiers thru websites and social media networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter is upsetting on so many degrees. According to a report, the primary recruits of ISIS Areeb Majeed (Mumbai, India) had killed more than 50 people in less than 6 months. He as just a college dropout during the time of recruitment.
5. ISIS earns "Millions per Day"
The advanced military and media campaigns of ISIS needs a lot of money to run. Militants need to be fed, instruments need repairs and media parties charge astronomically for making professional quality videos.
In order to handle its financial issues, ISIS has built up several revenue methods to fill their war fund. Huge bonanzas consist of a 425 million USD injection of stocks stolen from a Mosul bank whilst usual fund gains includes criminal activities such as daylight robbers, donations from wealthy supporters and selling historical artifacts. ISIS is known to be the richest terrorist group in the world.
6. ISIS issued a "Brutish Guide" for its soldiers
Ideologists of the ISIS issued a pamphlet describing guidelines for how its soldiers should treat the enslaved women in their custody. The guide says it's allowable to captivate any "skeptical" woman and have sexual intercourse with her "right away" if she's a virgin. And if she's not, though, it prescribes that "her uterus must be purified" first. It has nothing much about what that actually means.
7. Pilots dropped "Supplies" instead of "Bombs"
In September 2014, militants of ISIS received a supply of ammunition, food and water as an unexpected surprise. The supply was accidentally dropped by inexperienced pilots of Iraqi military.
Iraqi media said that the supplies was actually meant for Iraqi soldiers fighting the terrorists and were dropped on the militants' area by mistake.
Image Credits: viralnova.com, oddee.com
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