Jobs is a cunning film. From the very first scene, it fills you with an uplifting sort of inspiration, the kind that makes you nod along with all of these defining moments in Jobs' life. But doesn't everyone know Jobs' story by now?
Yes, he was a genius.
Yes, he created a company that makes arguably some of the most recognisable products in the world.
That being said, whatever this film is trying to say about him, it falls a bit short of the point.
Moving first through his early adulthood, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this portion of his life sped by in a haze consisting only of acid trips, arty, whimsical shots of ideas forming, and an enlightening trip to India. The film reads like one long trailer: cut fast, with the kind of music that makes you want to have attended college in the late 70s. It's all very artistic.
We quickly witness Jobs' dramatic failures, and his even more dramatic successes, interspersed with his seemingly awful personal life. While you get a sense of his charismatic nature, negotiating skills and persuasive power, the reflections on Jobs' personality are… well, sad. This film makes it really hard to like Jobs: he's selfish, harsh with even those closest to him, and can be cruel at the best of times. Jobs ultimately becomes critical of Jobs as a person, but glorifies his professional successes. It's so brutal that at times I caught myself thinking, is this really how we're supposed to remember him?
There are some good points, though. The cast is absolutely incredible: Dermot Mulroney (of My Best Friend's Wedding fame), J.K. Simmons (Spiderman, Juno), and James Woods (do I even need to mention films for this actor?), amongst others. The most convincing performance comes from Josh Gad (Love & Other Drugs), as Jobs' original business partner and the engineer behind the first Apple computer, Steve Wozniak, or 'Woz'. His comedic timing is perfect, and he becomes one of the most likeable characters in the film. In fact, the moments of comedy are genuinely funny and, even though they are few and far between, I found myself enjoying these most.
Ashton Kutcher, though, I can't quite get my head around. He has the haircut, the no shoes, high pants style, and the walk down. But I find him unconvincing, and most of his time is spent talking in dramatic one-liners about the future of Apple, his vision for the company, and not much else. There are a few scenes of great acting on Kutcher's part, but it's as if he's never quite lost in the character he is playing, and his portrayal is too obvious for my taste.
The lack of focus in the film is, for me, alienating. I'm mostly confused by whatever director Joshua Michael Stern is trying to convey about Jobs' life. While the emotional moments most certainly drag you into the storyline, on the whole, I'm just annoyed at the way they've painted the late Steve Jobs.
If you don't know much about the Apple Empire and Jobs' life, then this film is perfect for you. The cinematography and the soundtrack are great, and both make you want to jump into a time machine to experience life in the 70s and 80s, and join the 'Apple revolution'.
However, if you are familiar with the Apple story, then I don't recommend seeing it. The overall direction of the film is lost, and I'm not blown away by the manner in which the filmmakers have decided to show Jobs' life to the world.


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"""Support for Freedompro cover."""
import json

from pyfreedompro import put_state

from homeassistant.components.cover import (
    ATTR_POSITION,
    SUPPORT_CLOSE,
    SUPPORT_OPEN,
    SUPPORT_SET_POSITION,
    CoverDeviceClass,
    CoverEntity,
)
from homeassistant.const import CONF_API_KEY
from homeassistant.core import callback
from homeassistant.helpers import aiohttp_client
from homeassistant.helpers.entity import DeviceInfo
from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import CoordinatorEntity

from .const import DOMAIN

DEVICE_CLASS_MAP = {
    "windowCovering": CoverDeviceClass.BLIND,
    "gate": CoverDeviceClass.GATE,
    "garageDoor": CoverDeviceClass.GARAGE,
    "door": CoverDeviceClass.DOOR,
    "window": CoverDeviceClass.WINDOW,
}

SUPPORTED_SENSORS = {"windowCovering", "gate", "garageDoor", "door", "window"}

async def async_setup_entry(hass, entry, async_add_entities):
    """Set up Freedompro cover."""
    api_key = entry.data[CONF_API_KEY]
    coordinator = hass.data[DOMAIN][entry.entry_id]
    async_add_entities(
        Device(hass, api_key, device, coordinator)
        for device in coordinator.data
        if device["type"] in SUPPORTED_SENSORS
    )

class Device(CoordinatorEntity, CoverEntity):
    """Representation of an Freedompro cover."""

    def __init__(self, hass, api_key, device, coordinator):
        """Initialize the Freedompro cover."""
        super().__init__(coordinator)
        self._session = aiohttp_client.async_get_clientsession(hass)
        self._api_key = api_key
        self._attr_name = device["name"]
        self._attr_unique_id = device["uid"]
        self._attr_device_info = DeviceInfo(
            identifiers={
                (DOMAIN, self.unique_id),
            },
            manufacturer="Freedompro",
            model=device["type"],
            name=self.name,
        )
        self._attr_current_cover_position = 0
        self._attr_is_closed = True
        self._attr_supported_features = (
            SUPPORT_CLOSE | SUPPORT_OPEN | SUPPORT_SET_POSITION
        )
        self._attr_device_class = DEVICE_CLASS_MAP[device["type"]]

    @callback
    def _handle_coordinator_update(self) -> None:
        """Handle updated data from the coordinator."""
        device = next(
            (
                device
                for device in self.coordinator.data
                if device["uid"] == self.unique_id
            ),
            None,
        )
        if device is not None and "state" in device:
            state = device["state"]
            if "position" in state:
                self._attr_current_cover_position = state["position"]
                if self._attr_current_cover_position == 0:
                    self._attr_is_closed = True
                else:
                    self._attr_is_closed = False
        super()._handle_coordinator_update()

    async def async_added_to_hass(self) -> None:
        """When entity is added to hass."""
        await super().async_added_to_hass()
        self._handle_coordinator_update()

    async def async_open_cover(self, **kwargs):
        """Open the cover."""
        await self.async_set_cover_position(position=100)

    async def async_close_cover(self, **kwargs):
        """Close the cover."""
        await self.async_set_cover_position(position=0)

    async def async_set_cover_position(self, **kwargs):
        """Async function to set position to cover."""
        payload = {}
        payload["position"] = kwargs[ATTR_POSITION]
        payload = json.dumps(payload)
        await put_state(
            self._session,
            self._api_key,
            self.unique_id,
            payload,
        )
        await self.coordinator.async_request_refresh()

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Battery Life Minimum 300 shocks or 12 hours operating time.
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When I add the Wufoo widget with the code it shows on my page. I hit save and then preview but the form doesn't show up. Please help!!
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The Lake House Movie Club! This was the November selection to talk about for the Movie Club, this movie was voted on in a poll. So please tell us what you thought about the movie. I will be writing my reply in the comments section.
Here are some starter questions, which you can or do not have to address.
Did you like Keanu's acting? Or his Narration, when he was reading the letters.
Did you feel they were in love?
Did you like the movie or think it was trash?
If you want to use my star images for your ratings, that is fine, you can see them here.
Personally I thought this movie was really bad for the most part. I thought they didn't feel like they were in love at all. Keanu's reading of the letters was HORRIBLE! I felt no feeling what so ever. Sandy too felt cold and lifeless, it really didn't work for me at all.
The idea was cool, really cool to me. I thought it had a good chance of being awesome, it just missed in so many places. Only in the last 15 minutes or so did I feel a little stir of excitement or that anything moving was happening in this movie. The chemistry between them was more cold that loving. It seemed like they didn't want to be there.
I did feel that they didn't really know each other at all at the point when they "fell in love." Love at first writing I guess? Maybe they wwere just trying to avoid as much of the straight letter-reading, with Keanu butchering that part.
I found myself geting really upset with parts of the movie – like the fact that for the entire time she was living at the Lake House he actually KNEW that she lived there, and never once bothered to try to find her there. And why'd she have to tell him to wait a full two years, why couldn't she have just told him to look both ways before crossing the street?
It's too bad, because I really liked the idea behind this movie & really wanted to like it.
When I rented the movie last night, the college-aged guy at Blockbuster went on and on about how ordinarily this isn't his kind of movie but it was just sooooo good, etc., etc. So there's his opinion before mine.
Me: I think our story is more romantic.
Him: Really? But there's no time-space travel in our story.
Overall, glad we rented it, but probably not in my see-again movies, unless it's a choice between that and Medicine Man.
Yea, I agree time travel is really hard to handle and deal with and make work right. Thanks for replying, in a couple of days I will put up the vote for the December movies, if you have a suggestion to add, you can reply here or email me.
I don't have any particular movies on my waiting-to-be-watched list, although I know the husband is going to get me to watch Prairie Home Companion with him (going into it with a bad attitude straightaway), so it would be fun to see if everyone hates that one.
I'm sure I'll watch whichever movie is picked.
Keanu just didn't have the passion for this part. I'm afraid he wasn't believable as an architect either. Beyond that, the women who played Sandra Bullock's mom and her boss were suprisingly similar in sound and appearance. That was confusing at first.
I liked the concept. I think a good movie could be made with this idea and I think Sandra Bullock could be the female lead, but they need to replace the male lead; and they need to work on their ambiguous explanation of how time and space work. I was never sure what they were implying with this film.
I'll watch PHC. Count me in for that one.
Well you all were the first ones to join and reply and I haven't picked out a movie yet, so lets do Prarie Home Companion. Good homage to Altman since he just died.
Thanks for joining Z. And commenting.


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Use Oromo in a sentence
1. Oromo, the largest ethnolinguistic group of Ethiopia, constituting more than one-third of the population and speaking a language of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family
Oromo, Of, One
2. Originally confined to the southeast of the country, the Oromo migrated in waves of invasions in the 16th century ce.
Originally, Of, Oromo
3. The Oromo are one of the Cushitic-speaking groups of people with variations in color and physical characteristics ranging from Hamitic to Nilotic
Oromo, One, Of
4. A brief look at the early history of some of the peoples who occupied north-eastern Africa sheds some light on the ethnic origin of Oromo.
Of, Occupied, On, Origin, Oromo
5. Tomorrow (March 16), int'l Oromo & Yemeni orgs are holding a press conference to raise awareness & demand justice for the March 7 massacre of Oromo & other African refugees, who were bombed at the IPNA Immigration Holding Facility in Sana'a, Yemen
Oromo, Orgs, Of, Other
6. #JusticeForOromoRefugeesInYemen
7. Who Are Oromo People Despite the Oromo people being the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, as reported by Amnesty International and other organizations, they have been the targets of significant human rights violations – from being barred from speaking their native language until 1991 to continually being victims of extrajudicial killing.
Oromo, Other, Organizations, Of
8. Oromo Yellow Movement Twitter Campaign <blockquote> 3 years were enough for the Ethiopian regime to destabilize the Horn…
9. The Oromo community constitutes the largest ethnic group in the country, with some estimates suggesting they comprise between 25 and 40 per cent of the population
Oromo, Of
10. Though socially, economically and religiously diverse, Oromo are united by a shared language, also widely spoken in northern Kenya and parts of Somalia.
11. The Oromo language, also known as Afaan Oromo or Oromifaa, is an Afro-Asiatic language, and the most widely spoken of the Cushitic sub-phylum
Oromo, Or, Oromifaa, Of
12. It is spoken by approximately over 30 million Oromos and other neighboring nationalities in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Over, Oromos, Other
13. Ethiopian Music :Jambo Jote (Belba) - New Ethiopian Oromo Music 2018(Official Video) Ethiopian Music: Check Out Ethiopian New Musics, Comedy and More Ethiop
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14. Oromo definition is - a member of a Cushitic-speaking people of southern Ethiopia and adjacent parts of Kenya.
15. The Oromo are indigenous African people inhabiting the North Eastern part of Africa
16. The Oromo language, also known as Afaan Oromo.
17. Learning the Oromo Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation
18. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Oromo language
19. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Oromo.
Of, Oromo
20. Oromo is a macrolanguage of Ethiopia with over 17,000,000 users.It is an Afroasiatic language
Oromo, Of, Over
21. Forms of Oromo are spoken as a first language by more than 34.6 million Oromo people and neighbouring peoples in Ethiopia and by an additional half million in parts of northern and
22. It comes with essential features, utilizing the power of android device for Oromo speaking community
23. Back to the list of units The Oromo Cavalry is a unique light cavalry unit of the Ethiopian civilization in Civilization VI
24. In the Gathering Storm expansion, the Oromo Cavalry replaces the Courser and requires 10 Horses to train
25. Members of Minnesota's Oromo community protested over the killing of an influential musician and activist in Ethiopia earlier this week
Of, Oromo, Over
26. The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) is a political organization established in 1973 by Oromo nationalists to lead the national liberation struggle of the Oromo people against the Abyssinian colonial rule
Oromo, Olf, Organization, Of
27. For the Oromo people, who were predominantly cattle-breeders, this was a disastrous situation
28. The Oromo comprise the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, approximately 50% - 60%
29. Oromoffa is spoken predominantely in Oromo Region, SouthWest and Central Ethiopia.
Oromoffa, Oromo
30. The Oromo movement now faces two comparable political challenges, according to Jawar: convincing the Amhara that "the old days of single language, single …
Oromo, Old, Of
31. Nov 13, 2013 - The Oromo (Oromo: Oromoo, "The Powerful"; Ge'ez: ኦሮሞ, 'Oromo) are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and parts of Somalia.Their native language is Oromo (also called Afaan Oromoo and Oromiffa), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
Oromo, Oromoo, Of, Oromiffa
32. See more ideas about Oromo people, ethiopia, people.
33. The Oromo developed their own cultural, religious, and political institutions which shaped their history and expressed their world view
Oromo, Own
34. The independent existence of the Oromo was brought to an end abruptly and rudely by the creation of the modern Ethiopian empire during and after the 1880s.
35. The Oromo political prisoners have been on hunger strike since January 28, 2021 to protest the wholesale violation of their fundamental rights, including the right to the presumption of innocence, the worsening of political condition for the Oromo people and the derailement of …
Oromo, On, Of
36. The Oromo are said to be of two major groups or moieties descended from the two 'houses' (wives) of the person Oromo represented by Borana and Barentu (Barenttuma)
Oromo, Of, Or
37. Such a dichotomy is quite common in Oromo society and serves some aspects of their political and social life.
38. The Oromo Nation is the community concerned with the Gada system
39. The Gada System has been practiced for centuries and remains functional into the present among all of the major clans such as Borana, Guji, Gabra, Karrayu, Arsi, Afran Qallo, Ituu, Humbana, Tulama and Macha Clans of the Oromo Nation
40. Oromo Liberation Front attacked is said to be a more organized one armed with heavy weaponry, and has claimed lives in Ataye
Oromo, Organized, One
41. Oromo politicians, in particular, argue that the government continues to arrest and kill Oromos, who make up Ethiopia's largest ethnic group
Oromo, Oromos
42. Oromo nationalism and to build an effective national political leadership, increasing the organizational capacity of Oromo society so it will be able to achieve self-determination and human liberation
Oromo, Organizational, Of
43. The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) is a political organization established in 1973 by Oromo nationalists, with the aim of leading the national liberation struggle of the Oromo people against the Abyssinian colonial rule
44. The emergence of the OLF was a culmination of a century old yearns of the Oromo people to have a strong and unified national
Of, Olf, Old, Oromo
45. May 11, 2014 - Explore chala Gonfa's board "Oromo traditional cloth" on Pinterest
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46. See more ideas about Oromo people, traditional dresses, women.
47. Oromo political forces portray the injustice against Oromo people as a discrimination and marginalization on the account of their being and belonging to that particular ethnic community
48. The Oromo people are the largest ethnic group in East Africa
49. They speak Affan Oromo or Oromiffa
Oromo, Or, Oromiffa
50. FBC Afaan Oromoo, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
51. The mental control Ethiopianizem has over the older generation of Oromo's could be found in every walk of Oromo's life, politics, religion, socio economic background
Over, Older, Of, Oromo
52. Century of Ethiopianizem has crated identity complex among the older generation of Oromo people and could be witnessed even within the same household.
Of, Older, Oromo
53. MDH materials translated into Oromo
54. Anthrax - Oromo (PDF) For more information > Anthrax Facts; Botulism - Oromo (PDF)
55. Oromo Communities » - ArdaJila.com - British Columbia, Canada - Cairo, Egypt 2nd Website - Cairo - Calgary, Canada - Gursum.com - International Oromo Women's Organization - Ireland (AOCI) - Kenya - Las Vegas - Los Angeles - Manchester, the UK - Midwest Oromo Communities - Minnesota - Ohio - OromiaSpace.com - Oromo Women's International
Oromo, Organization, Ohio, Oromiaspace
56. Abebe Bulto's excellent book, "Afan Oromo, A Guide to Speaking the Language of Oromo People in Ethiopia", is a great resource for anyone wanting to learn Afan Oromo
OROMO [ôˈrōmō]
Oromo (noun) · Oromo (plural noun) · Oromos (plural noun)
a member of the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia.
the Cushitic language of the Oromo.
Oromo (adjective)
relating to the Oromo or their language.
What does Oromo mean?
1 : a member of a Cushitic-speaking people of southern Ethiopia and adjacent parts of Kenya. 2 : the Cushitic language of the Oromo.
Who developed the Oromo dictionary?
The first comprehensive online Oromo dictionary was developed by the Jimma Times Oromiffa Group (JTOG) in cooperation with SelamSoft. Voice of America also broadcasts in Oromo alongside its other horn of Africa programs.
What were the Oromo people known for?
The sixteenth century migration of the Oromo people has been known for capturing indigenous people and making them slaves. Part of the Gadaa system, Mogassa, has been criticized for erasing the culture and language of these indigenous people. Gadaa has also been criticized for being patriarchal, as it excludes women from political affairs.
What is Oromo woreda?
It is the brainchild of Oromo from the Madda Walabu woreda of Oromia. Oromo people regarded the system as their common heritage and as one of their major identity makers. It is the system with which the Oromo People have been governing themselves in a democratic way for centuries.

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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Blackburn Hall
Mild Adult Themes | Musical | Silly Humor
This comedic romp is filled with unforgettable music and non-stop laughs. Nominated for ten Tony Awards, the show follows Monty Navarro, the heir to a long-lost family fortune…if only he wasn't ninth in line. The scene-stealing role of Monty stars one-actor that also plays all eight roles of the doomed relatives who meet their ends in creative and comedic conditions.
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Sylvia is a hilarious and heartwarming story about Greg and Kate, who move to Manhattan as Greg transitions into retirement.
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Take your taste buds to a flavorful journey down South with this tasty stuffing recipe from Johnsonville. This dish takes your favorite stuffing and adds in some sweet Southern goodness with collard greens and Johnsonville Andouille Sausage. The signature flavor of the Andouille Sausage is perfect with the greens, making this dish a trip you'll never ever forget!
Transfer onion mixture to a large bowl. Stir in the stuffing cubes, Andouille sausage, collard greens and sage. Add broth and eggs; stir gently to combine.


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What does the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) do?
What is "Knowledge Translation"?
What is a "Model System"?
How does a center earn the designation "Model System"?
How can I find a doctor or facility in my area that specializes in SCI, TBI or burn injury rehabilitation or medical care?
How can I determine which center or hospital provides the best care?
Where can I find information and resources on spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) or burn injury?
1. What does the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) do?
The MSKTC receives funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to summarize research, identify health information needs and develop systems for sharing information for the NIDILRR model systems programs in traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI) and burn injury.
Projects include:
Working with experts within the model systems to review the latest research evidence relevant to their fields and summarize what is known about best practices and treatments. Systematic Reviews: (SCI, TBI, Burn)
Identifying what kinds of health information are needed by different groups patients, family members, clinicians, researchers, policy makers, etc. and developing materials that meet help those users make well-informed decisions. Meeting Information Needs
Developing a user-friendly system to share information with different constituent groups (patients, family members, doctors, policy makers, etc). Factsheets: (SCI, TBI, Burn)
2. What is "Knowledge Translation"?
Knowledge translation (KT) is the process by which new knowledge is transformed into information that benefits society through changed policies, behaviors, programs and practices. KT involves several steps, from collecting and analyzing the latest research findings on a particular health topic and making recommendations about best practices and treatments based on the research, to ensuring that the information gets to the people who need it in a timely and useful manner. The long term goal of KT is improvement in peoples health and in the health care system.
3. What is a "Model System"?
Model Systems are specialized programs of care in spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and burn injury funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to pool information and conduct research intended to improve the long-term functional, vocational, cognitive and quality-of-life outcomes in these populations.
National database: Each model system invites newly injured individuals to participate in an ongoing national database of patients with SCI, TBI or burn injuries. Data are collected on enrolled patients at regular intervals for up to 30 years after injury. This information is used to further the understanding of the long-term consequences of these injuries and to develop improved treatments and systems of care.
TBI National Database http://www.tbindsc.org/
SCI National Database http://www.uab.edu/NSCISC
Burn Injury National Database http://burndata.washington.edu/
Research studies:
Every model system conducts its own site-specific research study and participates in one or more additional collaborative studies involving several model systems. Studies are aimed at testing innovative approaches to rehabilitation treatments and programs with the goal of improving the lives of individuals with these injuries.
Find a Model Systems center near you:
TBI Model Systems (16 centers) http://www.msktc.org/tbi/model-system-centers
SCI Model Systems (14 centers) http://www.msktc.org/sci/model-system-centers
Burn Injury Model Systems (4 centers) http://www.msktc.org/burn/model-system-centers
4. How does a center earn the designation "Model System"?
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) grants model system designation to institutions that are national leaders in medical research and patient care and provide the highest level of comprehensive specialty services, from the point of injury through rehabilitation and re-entry into full community life. Becoming a model system is a competitive application process, and grants are awarded for five-year periods.
5. How can I find a doctor or facility in my area that specializes in SCI, TBI or burn injury rehabilitation or medical care?
Find a physician who specializes in physical and rehabilitation medicine (called physiatry) on the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine Web site at:
http://members.aapmr.org/AAPMR/AAPMR_FINDER.aspx
Find a rehab facility on the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities Web site at:http://www.carf.org/.
6. How can I determine which center or hospital provides the best care?
Ask your physician(s) (trauma physician, neurosurgeon or other referring physician) what center they recommend and why.
Contact the model system of care in your region and ask for a recommendation.
SCI Model Systems locations: http://www.msktc.org/sci/model-system-centers
TBI Model Systems locations: http://www.msktc.org/tbi/model-system-centers
Burn injury Model Systems locations: http://www.msktc.org/burn/model-system-centers
In general, facilities that treat a high volume of people with certain medical problems have the greatest expertise and use the most up-to-date treatment methods for those problems.
7. Where can I find information and resources on spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) or burn injury?
Factsheets: (SCI, TBI, Burn)
Research Databases: (SCI, TBI, Burn)
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC): http://www.naric.com/
NARIC is an Internet gateway to disability- and rehabilitation-related information about projects and publications funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), including the Model Systems. Its resources include online publications, searchable databases, and reference and referral data.
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The main objective of this study was to compare expansion and loss of concrete stiffness due to the adverse effect of Alkali-Silica Reactivity (ASR). Concrete cylinders made with four different aggregates were cured in water at 20°C, and in 1N NaOH at 80°C. The Loss In Stiffness (LIS) between water-and alkali-cured cylinders was determined at 28 and 180 days, and was correlated with the expansion of the mortar bars containing the companion aggregate source at the ages of 12, 28 and 56 days. The study revealed that the 28-day LIS of concrete cylinders showed no distinct correlation with the expansion of the mortar bars at the above mentioned ages. However, the 6-month LIS of the concrete cylinder showed a good correlation with the 14-, 28-, and 56-day ASR-induced expansion. ASR classifications of the trial aggregates showed a perfect agreement based on the failure criteria of the mortar bars and alkali-cured prisms and those obtained from the loss in stiffness of the concrete cylinder.
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Grotto of Roman-Era found in Jericho
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The largest cave ever discovered in Israel is close to the city of Jericho found and is filled with Christian symbols.
This is an Israeli archaeologist announced. The huge cave, spans more than 1 acre and is 10 meters below the desert and was buried about 2,000 years ago excavated, said archaeologist Professor. Adam Zertal of Haifa University.
"The location, 4 km north of the old city of Jericho was a large quarry in the Roman period and probably as a monastery and shelter for hundreds of years," he said.
The main room of the cave is supported by 22 pillars, which crosses 31, an eight-zodiac symbol, Roman numerals and the pennant of a Roman legion are engraved suggesting that the Roman Army was used.
The location was discovered three months ago as part of a thirty years old university archaeological research to the field mapping.
"We saw a hole, not big and wanted to go inside," says Zertal.
His team was not frightened by the warnings of two Bedouin passers that archaeologists encouraged not to enter the hole as the "adverse signs (removed), witchcraft and animal bones.
The site was littered with animal bones, he says. "We saw a real underground palace that we never thought to find".
"There are not yet carried out excavations in the area" says Zertal, and stressed that the Israeli Antiquities authorities no archaeological excavations in the West Bank run.
He says that in the future the site a "fantastic" tourist location it would be.
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Студентските съвети са форма на организация на студентите във висшите училища в България, появила се в началото на 1990-те години.

До 1989 година единствената студентска организация, която е съществувала, е ДКМС – българският комсомол. След нейното разпадане се появяват множество други студентски обединения – нестабилни и с кратък живот, действащи в изключително трудна обществена, икономическа и политическа обстановка.

По-късно, за да се изясни въпросът с представителността на студентите, се стига до идеята да се узакони съществуването на единен студентски съвет. Основната цел е неговите членове да бъдат легитимно избрани представители на студентите във Висшите училища.

Поправката в Закона за висшето образование е внесена за гласуване и приета от Народното събрание през 1996 година.

Основната функция на тази поправка е да установи легитимността на студентското представителство пред ръководствата на университетите и пред Министерството на образованието и науката. По този начин дотогава съществуващите студентски организации преустановяват работата си с институциите, а тяхното място се заема от Студентските съвети.

Идеята за създаването на тези студентски обединения е да представляват и изразяват мнението на студентската общност пред Ръководствата на Висшите училища.

След промените в Закона за висше образование през 1996 година Студентските съвети се институционализират като задължително звено във всеки университет. Правата и задълженията на Съвета се регламентират в Закона за висше образование.

Ключов момент в създаването на Студентските съвети (СС) изиграват протестите през 1997 г. В основата на гражданското недоволство стоят активните и мотивирани студенти, готови да се поставят срещу статуквото на действащото държавно управление.

На национално ниво ролята на Студентските съвети е изключително важна. Именно те инициират създаването на общ представителен орган на студентите след появата на Студентски съвети в почти всички университети в страната.

През март 2000 година, след поредни промени в Закона за висше образование, в Стопанска академия "Димитър А. Ценов" – гр. Свищов се провежда Учредително събрание на Национално представителство на студентските съвети в Република България (НПСС). Идеята за създаване на организацията е да обединява студентските лидери и да създава партньорство между тях.

НПСС представлява най-голямото обединение в студентската младеж, чиято цел е да бъде представителна функционалност на обучаващите се над 235 хиляди студенти в страната. Сред основните приоритети на учредителите при сформиране на този мащабен форум са търсени допирни точки за общи идеологии при сформирането на национални студентски и младежки политики.

Основните цели на Националното представителство на студентските съвети са реализиране на правата на студентското самоуправление; защита на социалните интереси на обучаващите се във ВУ; провеждане на културна, спортна, научна, творческа, междууниверситетска и международна дейност, които създават предпоставки за повишаване капацитета на знанията и уменията на студентските представители по университетски центрове в цялата страна.

НПСС е единственият законоустановен национален орган за защита правата и интересите на студентите, курсантите, специализантите и докторантите в акредитираните Висши училища в страната. НПСС се състои от делегирани представители на Студентските съвети от всички ВУ в България.

От създаването си Националното представителство на студентските съвети се стреми да изгради активни свои структури във всички ВУ в страната.

Национално представителство на студентските съвети в Република България има за главна цел утвърждаването на Студентските съвети като основни и значими партньори на ръководствата на Висшите училища в стремежа им за развиване на качествено европейско образование с висока степен на практическа насоченост. За тази цел, организацията работи активно за създаване на устойчиви политики и капацитет сред Студентските съвети, насърчавайки ги да действат в посока повишаване качеството на образование, подобряване връзката преподавател – студент, създаване на предпоставки за израстване на младия научен потенциал на страната в лицето на докторантите, повишаване степента на самоуправление, заимстване на добри практики в областта на мобилността и развитието на кариерните центрове по места и др.

Един от основните приоритети на НПСС е изграждането и поддържането на активен диалог с държавните институции, отговарящи за политиката на висшето образование в страната. НПСС е член и представител на Европейския студентски съюз (ESU). НПСС работи и партнира активно с Министерство на образованието и науката; Министерство на младежта и спорта; Министерство на труда и социалната политика; Висшите училища; Национална агенция за оценяване и акредитация; Съвета на ректорите; Национален браншов синдикат "Висше образование и наука" при КНСБ; Българска стопанска камара; Комисия за защита на личните данни и други институции и НПО.

Целта е позицията на студентската общност да бъде заявявана ясно и категорично при различните форми на дебат в обществото по проблемите на академизма.

Председатели на Националното представителство на студентските съвети през годините:
 Ивайло Симеонов (03.2000 г. – 02.2002 г.)
 Костадин Ангелов (03.2002 г. – 03.2004 г.)
 Васил Паличев (04.2004 г. – 01.2005 г.)
 Васил Тодоров (02.2005 г. – 02.2006 г.)
 Даниел Йорданов (03.2006 г. – 02.2008 г.)
 Георги Илиев (03.2008 г. – 12.2009 г.)
 Петър Чаушев (01.2010 г. – 12.2011 г.)
 Ангел Георгиев (01.2012 г. – 02.2016 г.)
 Яна Вангелова (02.2016 г. – 02.2020 г.)
 Даниел Парушев (от 02.2020 г.)

Неправителствени организации в България
Студентски организации в България

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Whether you are a seasoned iOS developer or just starting out, one feeling is constant. You want to get started with your idea, and you want to get started now. Given the state of the app store ecosystem, this approach rarely yields success. There has never been a greater need to take a step back and answer important questions, perform necessary research and lay a solid foundation for your app before you type one line of code.
In this article, I'll outline some steps you should consider before embarking on your next iOS app. I'm speaking from experience as I have developed apps in one weekend and have also spent the better part of a year on just one project. After many releases, I've identified successful practices that I now apply to every project to promote success.


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Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) 96 min
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II 22 May 1985
R 1985 96 min Action, Adventure, Thriller
Fred Rollin, George P. Cosmatos, Jeanne Scott
Andy Wood, Charles Napier, Dana Lee, George Cheung, Julia Nickson, Richard Crenna, Steven Berkoff, Sylvester Stallone, Voyo Goric, William Ghent
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations.
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It has a paltry 6.4 rating on the IMDb. It has an even lower 32% rating on amen-corner Rotten Tomatoes. It was nominated and/or awarded for worst picture, worst actor, worst director and worst screenplay. But those conformists are all wrong. Rambo: First Blood Part II is one of history's greatest action sequels and a movie that was never given its due. Critically it was the whipping boy and easy target. Few had the balls to tell it like really was – this was exceptional film making and among the very best Stallone appeared in. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to put it up there with Aliens and Terminator 2 as far as sequel behemoths go. Remember, Rambo II came before either of those movies so for a year, at least, it was the second greatest action sequel of all time. The first a little George Miller movie that came in '81.
Initially, the Jim Cameron screenplay had Sylvester Stallone team up with John Travolta in the jungle. Now we all know how good Cameron is at writing an action movie, especially a sequel, but I think when Stallone stepped in to re-tool that idea and ditch the Travolta sidekick, we really did dodge a bullet and erase a rare Cameron blunder. The story they went with for the movie, shat on by critics, could hardly be better – don't they realize what is required of an action screenplay? It's lean, hard and tooled for purpose. For example during the opening scene, when Colonel Trautman asks Rambo if he'll accept the mission from behind the prison fence, Rambo considers it for a moment then simply agrees. Other movies would've been tempted to have the character go through some tedious soul-searching arc. But not here, we all know he's going to accept, the character logically would accept so why beat about the bush?
And even then, the plot isn't so bad. Prisoners of war left behind was still a bit of a political hot potato in the early/mid '80s. The bureaucrats sold men out. 'Forgotten ghosts' were rendered expendable. Another aspect of the story worth reconsidering all these years later though, is the question of Rambo's legal status. The possibility of a presidential pardon is offered, should Rambo successfully carry out his mission. But technically he failed the mission, his orders were to photograph a POW camp. His sidekick warns him that he isn't allowed to actually enter the camp, but he replies with 'no more orders'. This causes the USAF to leave him in the lurch at the extraction point. Later, Rambo destroys a command center and disappears into Southeast Asia. He doesn't emerge again until the end of Rambo IV, in Arizona – shouldn't he still be a fugitive?
By today's action standards, Rambo II is a directorial masterpiece. It's from a time when an action movie wouldn't gain praise merely for holding the camera steady. That wasn't enough in the '80s! It had to be beautiful and it had to be pacy without wearing the viewer out. Most people don't realise that Rambo II only lasts 90 minutes – time flies when you're having fun. What's also interesting however is the question of just who directed it. George P. Comastos, it's well known, had let others direct movies for him. For example Kurt Russell actually directed Tombstone. Rumor has it that Sylvester Stallone not only custom tailored the script for this movie but he actually directed it as well. Which is quite impressive, given how lucid, succinct and thrilling the actions scenes are in this movie. Did Stallone have to deny his own work through sheer Hollywood resentment?
While John Rambo first appeared in First Blood, which is still in my estimation to be the best Rambo movie, in many ways this movie gave birth to the Rambo we all know. The ultra shredded physique, the iconic bow and ever escalating extreme measures. And because the ante was upped, pseudo intellectuals and leftist cowards felt the need to malign it, even if they secretly loved it. John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide, listed Rambo: First Blood Part II as one of the "The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made". Nice contradiction there, if you enjoyed an action movie, your job is to call it like it is and recognise its effectiveness.
One of the greatest action soundtracks ever. One of the first movies to appear in 2,000 theaters. And undoubtedly one of the great underrated action sequels, ever.
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This project aims to present a new model of urban development in Egypt. It came in the midst of unique political circumstances that we attempted to capitalise on and represent. The project, which took place at the village of Al-Kom Al-Ahmar, was a pilot example for other projects to follow. The group of architects who stand behind it worked under the name of Madd Platform; an urban initiative that we co-founded in 2011. The project, as well as the initiative, aim at an equitable built environment through capturing existing modes of living and involving a wider range of stakeholders.
Al-Kom Al-Ahmar is a small village located to the west of Cairo. Like most Egyptian villages, it witnessed a rapid urbanisation and a transformation of the socio-economic structure in the past few decades. This resulted in a great expansion of the built area at the expense of agricultural land, and high-rise buildings with unfinished façades. The village's proximity to Cairo amplified this condition, gradually washing out its rural character. Many residents now rely economically on Cairo either by directly working there or by working in the village as car mechanics serving the capital's car owners. Another feature recurring in the Egyptian countryside is the covering of irrigation canals, and this is due to many reasons, including the decline in agricultural activities. Al-Kom Al-Ahmar was no exception. The canal was recently covered, leaving behind a 30-meter wide avenue of undefined space running over an entire mile.
Such spaces are usually left for individual interpretations, where informal shops or microbus stations pop-up. If the government intervenes, it usually simply paves the whole area with asphalt, which doesn't sufficiently provide many urban qualities or respond to the community's needs. This hadn't yet happened at Al-Kom Al-Ahmar, but the new space was gradually being occupied by car mechanics' workshops, cafes, microbuses and other light structures. This wasn't ideal for the village though. The road was bumpy and dusty, which discouraged private car owners from visiting the workshops. It also wasn't very safe to walk along its paths, nor was it well-kept. On the other hand, the community was short of some services, and the village's public space didn't generally accommodate some segments of society, like girls, very well.
Seizing the opportunity of the 2011 uprising, our team attempted to present a new model of urban development, countering the common and the governmental practice and improving it. We established an initiative under the name Madd Platform; a collective of architects and researchers branching out towards other disciplines. Our projects attempt to prove the feasibility of a community-based participatory approach without excluding official stakeholders or businesses.
Al-Kom Al-Ahmar was our first project. Our goal was to turn conflicts to mutual benefits, and to minimize the dependency on state solutions. We sought to achieve a socio-economic and sustainable user-based outcome to guarantee belonging and ownership of local inhabitants to the vicinity and its welfare.
1. The base zoning plan classifying the canal area into homogeneous sections with variable levels of interventions.
As a pilot project, we used it for testing our model. Some general guidelines for engagement were followed. Design was seen as a tool for negotiating claims and interests. People may not express their desires at the first instance; they may be cautious or ignore things they believe impossible to achieve. It was important therefore, to excavate the real reasons behind people's complaints or demands; sometimes what they ask does not give away their real need behind it. It may be impossible to fulfil all needs, but everyone has to leave with some gain, i.e. the real reason behind the complaint or demand. It is also essential to recognise social relations and to not intimidate certain individuals or groups which may cause opposition.
Our template comprised three phases: access, understanding, and reiteration. We started by forming an alliance with the local NGO 'Al-Kom Al-Ahmar Local Development Organisation' to give us access to the area and its people. A thorough urban and social research took place, including a detailed behavioural and territorial map along with individual interviews and group meetings. The objective was to develop a good understanding of the standing challenges, potentials and needs. Through the study, we grounded territorial influences of activities and users, upon which the project synthesised traversal patterns of usage; like mobility, services, production and leisure. The project then fitted other requested services in while trying to avoid conflicts of use along the road. The proposed ideas were iterated a couple of times by consulting community representatives in group meetings.
A few points were revealed during the process, firstly, that the positioning of the research team is of high importance. Researchers have to be conscious about their promises; they should clarify their role as solely providers of alternatives and have to stress their inability to materialise any plans. Related to this, they have to remain politically neutral. Especially in the context of high political polarisation, which was the case at the time – different sides may easily oppose or endorse the project in response to its supposed affiliation with a political camp. Community members have various and sometimes conflicting interests in the designed space. Therefore, involving an insufficient number of people for representation could leave some segments unvoiced. It was always useful to ask more people across the demographic and professional spectrum. Finally, ideas shouldn't be simply presented in drawings; researchers should also verbally describe the expected performance of the proposed space, which may easily pass unnoticed by the representatives.
2. Group meetings with the users' representatives to receive feedback and suggestions, also acting as negotiation meetings between stakeholders mediated by the team.
3. A detailed design sample for the main intersection.
The proposal sought to compensate the shortages of central administration by distributing responsibilities. Based on communal consensus, users or groups were expected to look after some allocated spaces while respecting the others, and while leaving the street space dominantly public. For example, rights to use small outdoor car repair spaces were provided in front of each workshop. This was based on the current need – evident in the number and location of cars under repair on the street. Maintenance and overlooking of such spaces would be a task for each designated workshop. What was proposed is not access – which they already enjoyed – but the right to access and responsibility, hoping that this would contribute to the maintenance without encroaching so much on the public space.
4. A standard sample of the existing condition.
5. The proposed computer render for the same sample.
Multiple sources of financing were thought of. The public funds available for paving can be redirected to follow the new design. Some project elements were to be financed by the direct beneficiaries, especially the small businesses. Revenue generating activities like the workshops will be requested to start paying ground rental fees for the spaces they occupy in the street in exchange of legalising their statuses. Any remaining expenses were planned to be paid by big companies as social responsibility.
The project didn't go unchallenged though. The proposal was presented to the governor deputy and the local administration, who responded positively. However, starting 2013, due to political instability, change of spirits in the country, and sometimes security issues, both civil servants and the community were unable or reluctant to pursue the project.
Unfortunately, it was hard to escape the politically charged situation and to reassert the project's neutrality at some points. However, the project is still valid and both Madd and the partnering NGO are willing to re-present it again to the community and the authorities at the first possible opportunity.
Mohamad Abotera trained as an architect and has both a professional and an academic career. He finished his MA in Architecture, Globalisation, and Cultural Identity at the University of Westminster in 2007. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at the University of Antwerp with a project on hegemony and tactical urbanism. His activities include academic teaching and research, cultural project management, and architectural consultations. In 2011 he co-founded Madd platform; an architecture and research collective connecting with other grassroots' movements to promote and experiment with new models of urban development. In his research he is interested in the political dimension of space, unplanned urbanism, representations and urban activism.


Hundreds of years old Cypress Trees line the creekbank. Their reflection seen in the calm, slow moving waters of Onion Creek as it traverses its way through McKinney Falls State Park just outside of Austin, TX. The strong reflection in the still waters create a mirror image puzzle, adding to the assembly difficulty. This puzzle is wonderful on our thick puzzleboard but extra consideration should be given to ordering this one in our 1/4" Baltic Birch wood.


Moderated by HCM Partner Terrell Halaska, this session will explore how higher education institutions can participate in the global movement led by Certified B Corporations to use business as a force for good. Over the past two years B Lab, the nonprofit organization behind B Corporations, has been developing robust voluntary assessment tools specifically for higher education and the educational community, with the ASU-GSV conference being the first public unveiling of the project.
Hear from B Lab and others, including the first Certified B Corp in Higher Education, Laureate Education, as they discuss insights into the development of and experience with B Corp Standards in higher education and future opportunities for other companies to participate. The session is open to anyone interested in learning more about how to use business as force for good, but will be focused on higher education and therefore particularly useful for higher educational institutions (including both for-profits and non-profits) as well as intermediaries. B Lab will also share information on their broader work in education and educational services.


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Fall TV Pass/Fail (Part One)
A fact that sometimes surprises people when they hear it (myself included) is that I graduated an accredited, four-year private college with honors. I say that primarily to brag, but secondarily to let you know that often times I worked very hard in college in very difficult classes that stretched me mentally, academically, and sometimes physically (Ultimate Frisbee, spring quarter senior year…hey everybody should schedule a blowoff class their senior year). And while most of those classes demanded a lot of my attention and focus so I could keep my GPA at honors levels, my favorite classes were graded on what's known as the pass/fail system.
If you're unfamiliar with pass/fail classes and somehow also not able to grasp exactly what a pass/fail class is just by the name, it's a class where instead of an A-to-F grading system, there are only two grades: you either pass, or fail. No in between. That brings me to fall television's new schedule of shows (I'm not big on segues). We're all busy, and our leisure time is almost as valuable as our productivity time, so rather than go through and grade every new TV show on some sort of A-F, five star, ten point, etc. scale, I'm going to break it down very simply for you into shows that either pass or fail (assuming of course that the "class" objective of each show is getting you to watch).
This guide is not exhaustive, it's basically a handful of the new shows that looked interesting enough to me to DVR (I don't watch anything live anymore that's not sports), so if your favorite new show didn't make the list of ones I've reviewed, I kind of don't care. But still let me know in the comments because I'll need something to fill the void in my life once Breaking Bad ends next week. Also, this list is pretty sitcom heavy because I like comedies and because like black people to Paula Deen, all dramatic hourlong serials look the same to me.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Andy Samberg's first solo outing without SNL backup or his Lonely Island posse, the show's premise is basically Reno 911 but in New York. I don't know if a lot of you are Samberg fans or not, but I like him, and I think his quirky brand of positive comedy is a welcome balance to darker comedies like Louie and It's Always Sunny and cookie-cutter network fare like whatever is on CBS right now (you'll note I included exactly zero CBS shows on this list because all CBS shows (particularly sitcoms) are absolute garbage (except The Crazy Ones). Am I generalizing? Yes. Are sweeping generalizations sometimes accurate? Also yes. Did I just use three sub-parentheses in this parenthesis? Triple yes). Two episodes in to B99, I laughed pretty consistently. Grade: PASS.
Dads.
I'll say it right now: I like Seth MacFarlane. I like Family Guy (even the new seasons), I liked Ted, I loved his hosting job at the Oscars (sorry, classy friends). I already like his new movie, A Million Ways to Die in the West, and it doesn't even come out for another year. So yeah, I was biased toward this MacFarlane-created sitcom from the start. I wanted to like it, I really did. But, I didn't. The jokes are hit-or-miss at best (leaning more toward the "miss" side), the leads aren't that engaging or funny to me (not a Seth Green fan, never have been), and any modern-day tv show that still uses a laugh track already starts at a deficit in my book. The premise is okay, and I appreciate the postmodernist idea of kids having to support their folks at an increasingly younger age, but none of it felt that original or funny to me. Maybe it will get funnier after it's cancelled and brought back a few years later, ala Family Guy. Grade: FAIL.
Agents of SHIELD (ain't nobody got time to put all those periods between letters, so just know that it's an acronym, ok?).
Agent Phil Coulson's Marvel/Avengers character and Clark Gregg's acting career are both deservedly resurrected in this weekly sci-fi series that takes place in the same universe as IronMan, Captain America, Hulk, and Thor (though never close enough to get them any screen time). As someone who's been looking for a replacement for Heroes ever since it went bad after the first few seasons, I'm excited for Agents mostly because it's the exact same premise as Heroes was, just with a better producing team that (hopefully) learned from the sustainability mistakes of previous attempts at this sort of show (Alphas, The 4400, et al). One episode in I like, don't love, it but if the Marvel world has taught us anything it's that the payoff is pretty consistently worth the buildup, so I'm giving it a few more eps to convert me from cautious optimism to full on fangirl. Grade: PASS.
Sean Saves the World.
I'm going to save you the trouble of reading my summary of this show and just show you the promo poster instead and let you make your own extrapolations from there.
Grade: FAIL.
Derek.
Quickly becoming my favorite atheist (sorry Jamiroquai and Nick Caruso), Ricky Gervais' latest offering is a show that displays deep understanding of and respect for the human soul (ironically from a man who doesn't believe they exist). Like the UK version of The Office (if you haven't seen it, ask your most pretentious friend for a summary, he/she will have), and his lesser-known (but far superior) show, Extras, Derek takes the ordinary (borderline pitiable) and spins it into something fascinating, extraordinary, heart-wrenching and heartwarming. All in 22 minutes. And as an added bonus, this one is a Netflix original, so there's no killing time for an entire week between episodes. Grade: PASS.
The Goldbergs.
What if there was a show just like The Wonder Years, but like, less naïve and more self-aware? Also, '80s references. That's basically the premise for The Goldbergs, and if it sounds a little thin, that's because it is. As an SNL sketch, I love it. As a television show that's meant to last anywhere from five-to-eight seasons, I'm not on board. The pilot didn't blow me away, and I don't see it having a lot of room to grow from there. But if I don't like it, that probably means the general public will love it. Because that's the purgatory I live in where 30 Rock and Party Down are off the air but Two and a Half Men is still around and Big Bang Theory just won a handful of Emmys. I can't sigh exasperatedly enough to describe how I feel about that. Grade: FAIL.
Hello Ladies.
Stephen Merchant is a name most of you won't know, but he's the creative Yin to Ricky Gervais' Yang. Except if Yin and Yang were both equally funny in the same way instead of being opposites. Okay so maybe the analogy doesn't hold up all that well, but for years Stephen Merchant has struck me as Gervais' wildly underrated comedic equal, and now he'll finally get the chance to prove me right that he's been waiting for all these years. Hello Ladies is Merchant's vehicle and blah blah blah some pun about a sports car and/or cruise control, just watch this show already. You will like it or your money back. Worth stealing your friend's HBOgo login if you don't already have one. Grade: PASS.
Well that's all the grading the FCC will legally allow me to do this week (none of that is true), but check back next week (or whenever I get around to it) for my thoughts on the next wave of TV premieres. And in the meantime don't forget that South Park, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League, and New Girl have have all started back up if you're looking for a comedic safety to fall into in case none of the new shows strike your fancy.
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Dustin's Three to See: February
Don't get out to the movies as often as, say, a single 29-year-old man-child with an escapism complex? Well don't fret, I've taken all of Hollywood's shoddy offerings and narrowed them down to the three that won't make your $20 movie ticket feel like a total waste. I call it Dustin's Three to See because I was raised to believe that rhyming things are better than non-rhyming things.
February is historically known for three things: Valentine's Day, Black History Month, and $5-Footlongs at Subway. If I'm being honest, all three get me about equally excited. February is typically a pretty slow month for movies — and despite its romantic trappings, nary a single rom-com or rom-dram was released (rom-dram is an abbreviation I just invented for romantic drama). But I get it, even if there aren't any good romance movies out, you're still gonna need to find an hour and a half to kill between your romantic dinner and when you and your super hot girlfriend can go makeout in the car. With that in mind, here's the three movies worth seeing from February:
Movie 1) — Warm Bodies
It's a classic story of boy meets girl. The only snag is that the boy is dead, and sort of wants to eat the girl's brains. It's like Twilight, except for in this movie the lead's acting is actually supposed to be stilted and lifeless (sorry K-Stew (not really)). I'm a little biased toward this movie because it's essentially the same premise as a movie idea I had in college, and so the fact that it got made gives me some weird sort of validation (it doesn't take much) despite the fact that I had nothing to do with it. The story is cute enough, the gore is calmer than trying to convince your girlfriend to watch The Walking Dead with you every week, that's a win/win in my book.
AKA Drop Dead Fred
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Ten for Ten: It's Good to be the King
Ten years ago is a nice, around number, ripe for reminiscing. It is with that in mind that I present to you the start of an ongoing series I'm calling Ten for Ten — basically I take something really cool, underrated, badass, or just really worth remembering from ten years ago and tell you about it here, a decade past its prime (hashtag: topical). You may even notice similar themes pop up on the 20th and 30th of each month, too. Because as a child I was always told to recycle and they never said that concept doesn't apply to gimmicks, too.
Two-double-ought-three was the year where the sequel finally became king; properties like The Matrix: Reloaded and The Matrix: Revolutions, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Bad Boys 2, X-2 (the X-men movie), 2 Fast 2 Furious all did outrageously well and as a result the moviemaking industry decided to slowly phase out all non-sequels/remakes by the year 2020 (trust me, it's coming…or have you not seen the trailers for The Fast and the Furious 6, Top Gun 3D, Die Hard 4, or heard about the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie getting greenlit?).
But in a year where both twitter AND facebook hadn't been invented yet and Netflix was still MAILING disc to its client base (I bet if video streaming had never been created the US Postal Service would still be delivering on Saturdays), what else were people to do besides go out and see movies? Talk? Yeah right, good one Dr. Phil. However amidst the turmoil of the pre-internet-addicted era, one 2003 sequel stands out above the rest…some would even go as far to say that it spawned the "threequel" craze that followed soon after (though I'm sure Star Wars, Back to the Future, and Indiana Jones franchises would disagree). I'm referring of course to The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Like a boss.
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