NEW YORK (AP) — The last time Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton had a birthday party, she told a New York audience on Tuesday, she was nine years old.
"We had a trampoline," she said. "But who knew that 53 would top even that?" Tuesday was not only her 53rd birthday but the occasion of a glittery gala at the Museum of Modern Art, honoring her contribution to cinema.
Among those paying tribute to Swinton were David Bowie, Ralph Fiennes, designer Karl Lagerfeld, and Vogue editor Anna Wintour, all of whom co-chaired the event, and other luminaries like director Sofia Coppola, actress Jessica Biel, actress Lupita Nyong'o of "12 Years a Slave," and also New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg — just as Democrat Bill de Blasio was being elected to succeed him as mayor.
"I'm a film nerd," Swinton told the crowd, explaining her choice of career. "I continue to do it simply because I continue to believe that film is good for the soul."
The Scottish actress, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for "Michael Clayton" in 2007, is also known for her fashion sense, and she wore Chanel, which sponsored the evening — flowing white trousers and a light gray tweed jacket. Designer (and "Project Runway" host) Zac Posen, one of the guests, called Swinton's fashion style "Impeccable, risky and cutting edge. She's incorporated fashion as an art form, and as a design."
But it was director Wes Anderson, who directed Swinton in the upcoming film "The Grand Budapest Hotel" as well as the recent "Moonrise Kingdom," who, in absentia, best described Swinton's pale, ethereal look. The actress is "almost the color of a cloud," Anderson said in a statement read by Fiennes, who co-stars in the new Anderson film. "Yet everything pales beside her."
Swinton will also soon appear in "Snowpiercer," by director Bong Joon-ho, who regaled the crowd with a tale of Swinton demanding to look uglier in the film — with false teeth, a "piggy nose" and sagging breasts.
A montage of Swinton's work was shown, highlighted by clips from "Orlando," ''Burn After Reading," and of course "Michael Clayton," in which she played a ruthless lawyer willing to stop at nothing to protect her corrupt company's secrets.
Fiennes spoke of the "wisdom and humor" in Swinton's work, and told her: "I think you shine a sharp and uncompromising beam onto your work." Before the event, he noted that even though he only recently met Swinton, working on their current film, "I've admired her since I was a student. She's unique, and a great artist." He also said that despite her dramatic intensity, she's good at comedy, and has a great sense of humor.
Indeed, Swinton had the crowd in giggles when she explained that when she feels uncomfortable appearing in public, she recalls the words of a former nanny: "Nobody's going to be looking at you anyway, Matilda."
Previous honorees of the MoMA film benefit have been directors: Baz Luhrmann, Tim Burton, Kathryn Bigelow, Pedro Almodovar and Quentin Tarantino.
What do you get when you outfit a Caterpillar forklift with a gigantic telescopic arm, remote controls, and the ability to bully both vehicles and houses smaller than itself? The LAPD's ultimate bomb disposal tool: BATCAT.
Sony’s third try at a smart watch hits almost all the bases
Sony is no stranger to the concept of smart wearables. We’ve seen the Sony Ericsson LiveView (which is best forgotten by everyone) and the original SmartWatch introduced at CES in early 2012, which was a little bit better but suffered from connectivity issues. Their latest version, aptly (yet unimaginatively) dubbed the SmartWatch 2 has a history to build on, and to try and not repeat.
Wearables are going to be a lucrative business for the right people. We all saw how the Pebble ripped through its Kickstarter goals, so the desire is out there. It will take a company that can get the form and the function just right to steal it all. Could Sony have done it with the SmartWatch 2? Sales say no, but we all know that best selling doesn’t mean best. Hit the break, have a read, and see what you decide.
Public health policies and practices may negatively affect marginalized populations
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Contact: Leslie Shepherd [email protected] 416-864-6094 St. Michael's Hospital
Author says it's important for public health officials to speak to populations that will be affected by a public health policy or program
TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2013--Despite the best intentions of those working in public health, some policies and practices inadvertently further disadvantage marginalized populations, according to a commentary by a researcher at St. Michael's Hospital.
Dr. Diego S. Silva, a scientist in the hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health, said there's an emphasis toward social justice in public health, particularly when it comes to people who are marginalized, disadvantaged or vulnerable.
"For example, despite evidence suggesting that people who are homeless are at greater risk of being infected with influenza and suffer greater morbidity than the general population, many pandemic influenza plans provide impracticable advice or otherwise fail to address their specific needs," said Dr. Silva.
The commentary appears online today in the Canadian Journal of Public Health.
In the commentary, Dr. Silva and his colleagues refer to two public health policies case studies that "are intentionally problematic and don't have an easy solution."
In one example, a public health advisory issued by the State Department of Health in Indiana suggests that people who are homeless should be dissuaded from using shelters during flu outbreaks and should instead be treated on the street.
However, "given the cold winters of Indiana, it seems untenable that persons who use shelters will be able to, or ought to, stay away from them without placing themselves in danger of other perils, such as freezing to death," Dr. Silva said.
Dr. Silva said that while it is good advice to urge people to stay home when they are sick, the policy can take on different meanings for various populations.
"What does it mean to 'stay home' if you're homeless?" said Dr. Silva, who has a PhD in public health.
In the second case study, some mental health centres maintain indoor smoking bans on the grounds they reduce the harm associated with second-hand smoke. However, some studies suggest that smoking may have neurological and social benefits for people with schizophrenia.
"Thus even seemingly uncontroversial and commonplace public health programs, like those of tobacco cessation, may have the effect of disproportionately disadvantaging those who are already disadvantaged," he said.
According to Dr. Silva, a greater emphasis on teaching ethics and the philosophy of science is also needed in graduate schools or departments of public health.
Dr. Silva said there needs to be a greater emphasis on teaching ethics and the philosophy of science in graduate schools or departments of public health. He said those in public health schools need to ask more question about ethics and look at what they use as evidence when they make public health policies.
"This is particularly important when thinking about and questioning what constitutes the good and the right in public health, and may help guard against simplistic applications of ethics theories or principles (whether utilitarian or others)," he said.
Dr. Silva said it is important for public health officials to speak to the actual populations that will be affected by a public health policy or program.
"In the public health community, we are intimately aware of people who are marginalized," said Dr. Silva. "The more that we are explicit about the values of public health and its intentions, the more that we will create policies and programs that will better serve marginalized populations."
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About St. Michael's Hospital
St Michael's Hospital provides compassionate care to all who enter its doors. The hospital also provides outstanding medical education to future health care professionals in 27 academic disciplines. Critical care and trauma, heart disease, neurosurgery, diabetes, cancer care, care of the homeless and global health are among the Hospital's recognized areas of expertise. Through the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre, which make up the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, research and education at St. Michael's Hospital are recognized and make an impact around the world. Founded in 1892, the hospital is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.
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Author says it's important for public health officials to speak to populations that will be affected by a public health policy or program
TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2013--Despite the best intentions of those working in public health, some policies and practices inadvertently further disadvantage marginalized populations, according to a commentary by a researcher at St. Michael's Hospital.
Dr. Diego S. Silva, a scientist in the hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health, said there's an emphasis toward social justice in public health, particularly when it comes to people who are marginalized, disadvantaged or vulnerable.
"For example, despite evidence suggesting that people who are homeless are at greater risk of being infected with influenza and suffer greater morbidity than the general population, many pandemic influenza plans provide impracticable advice or otherwise fail to address their specific needs," said Dr. Silva.
The commentary appears online today in the Canadian Journal of Public Health.
In the commentary, Dr. Silva and his colleagues refer to two public health policies case studies that "are intentionally problematic and don't have an easy solution."
In one example, a public health advisory issued by the State Department of Health in Indiana suggests that people who are homeless should be dissuaded from using shelters during flu outbreaks and should instead be treated on the street.
However, "given the cold winters of Indiana, it seems untenable that persons who use shelters will be able to, or ought to, stay away from them without placing themselves in danger of other perils, such as freezing to death," Dr. Silva said.
Dr. Silva said that while it is good advice to urge people to stay home when they are sick, the policy can take on different meanings for various populations.
"What does it mean to 'stay home' if you're homeless?" said Dr. Silva, who has a PhD in public health.
In the second case study, some mental health centres maintain indoor smoking bans on the grounds they reduce the harm associated with second-hand smoke. However, some studies suggest that smoking may have neurological and social benefits for people with schizophrenia.
"Thus even seemingly uncontroversial and commonplace public health programs, like those of tobacco cessation, may have the effect of disproportionately disadvantaging those who are already disadvantaged," he said.
According to Dr. Silva, a greater emphasis on teaching ethics and the philosophy of science is also needed in graduate schools or departments of public health.
Dr. Silva said there needs to be a greater emphasis on teaching ethics and the philosophy of science in graduate schools or departments of public health. He said those in public health schools need to ask more question about ethics and look at what they use as evidence when they make public health policies.
"This is particularly important when thinking about and questioning what constitutes the good and the right in public health, and may help guard against simplistic applications of ethics theories or principles (whether utilitarian or others)," he said.
Dr. Silva said it is important for public health officials to speak to the actual populations that will be affected by a public health policy or program.
"In the public health community, we are intimately aware of people who are marginalized," said Dr. Silva. "The more that we are explicit about the values of public health and its intentions, the more that we will create policies and programs that will better serve marginalized populations."
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About St. Michael's Hospital
St Michael's Hospital provides compassionate care to all who enter its doors. The hospital also provides outstanding medical education to future health care professionals in 27 academic disciplines. Critical care and trauma, heart disease, neurosurgery, diabetes, cancer care, care of the homeless and global health are among the Hospital's recognized areas of expertise. Through the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre, which make up the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, research and education at St. Michael's Hospital are recognized and make an impact around the world. Founded in 1892, the hospital is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Media contact:
For more information or to interview Dr. Silva, contact:
Leslie Shepherd
Manager, Media Strategy,
Phone: 416-864-6094
[email protected] St. Michael's Hospital
Inspired Care. Inspiring Science.
http://www.stmichaelshospital.com
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, a man is reflected in paneling as he speaks on his phone at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. A Spanish newspaper published a document Monday that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone — the latest revelation about alleged massive U.S. spying on allies. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, a man is reflected in paneling as he speaks on his phone at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. A Spanish newspaper published a document Monday that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone — the latest revelation about alleged massive U.S. spying on allies. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, file photo, a man speaks on a cell phone in the business district of Madrid. A Spanish newspaper published a document Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone — the latest revelation about alleged massive U.S. spying on allies. (AP Photo/Paul White, File)
Graphic shows country-by-country look allegations of spying by the U.S. National Security Agency and reaction; 3c x 5 inches; 146 mm x 127 mm;
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is considering ending spying on allied heads of state, a senior administration official said, as the White House grappled with the fallout from revelations that the U.S. has eavesdropped on German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The official said late Monday that a final decision had not been made and an internal review was still underway.
The revelations about National Security Agency monitoring of Merkel were the latest in a months-long spying scandal that has strained longstanding alliances with some of America's closest partners. Earlier Monday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called for a "total review of all intelligence programs."
Feinstein, D-Calif., said in a statement that the White House had informed her that "collection on our allies will not continue." The administration official said that statement was not accurate, but added that some unspecified changes already had been made and more were being considered, including terminating the collection of communications from friendly heads of state.
The official was not authorized to discuss the review by name and insisted on anonymity.
As a result of the spying allegations, German officials said Monday that the U.S. could lose access to an important law enforcement tool used to track terrorist money flows. As possible leverage, German authorities cited last week's non-binding resolution by the European Parliament to suspend a post-9/11 agreement allowing the Americans access to bank transfer data to track the flow of terrorist money.
A top German official said she believed the Americans were using the information obtained from Merkel to gather economic intelligence apart from terrorism and that the agreement known as SWIFT should be suspended.
Feinstein said while the intelligence community has kept her apprised of other issues, like the court orders on telephone record collection, intelligence officials failed to brief her on how they followed foreign leaders.
Her statement follows reports based on new leaks from former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden indicating that the NSA listened to Merkel and 34 other foreign leaders.
"With respect to NSA collection of intelligence on leaders of U.S. allies — including France, Spain, Mexico and Germany — let me state unequivocally: I am totally opposed," Feinstein said. She added that the U.S. should not be "collecting phone calls or emails of friendly presidents and prime ministers" unless in an emergency with approval of the president.
European Union officials who are in Washington to meet with lawmakers ahead of White House talks said U.S. surveillance of their people could affect negotiations over a U.S.-Europe trade agreement. They said European privacy must be better protected.
Many officials in Germany and other European governments have made clear, however, that they don't favor suspending the U.S.-EU trade talks which began last summer because both sides stand to gain so much through the proposed deal, especially against competition from China and other emerging markets.
As tensions with European allies escalate, the top U.S. intelligence official declassified dozens of pages of top secret documents in an apparent bid to show the NSA was acting legally when it gathered millions of Americans' phone records.
Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper said he was following the president's direction to make public as much information as possible about how U.S. intelligence agencies spy under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Monday's release of documents focused on Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which allows the bulk collection of U.S. phone records.
The document release is part of an administration-wide effort to preserve the NSA's ability to collect bulk data, which it says is key to tracking key terror suspects, but which privacy activists say is a breach of the Constitution's ban on unreasonable search and seizure of evidence from innocent Americans.
The release of the documents comes ahead of a House Intelligence Committee hearing Tuesday on FISA reform.
The documents support administration testimony that the NSA worked to operate within the law and fix errors when they or their systems overreached. One of the documents shows the NSA admitting to the House Intelligence Committee that one of its automated systems picked up too much telephone metadata. The February 2009 document indicates the problem was fixed.
Another set of documents shows the judges of the FISA court seemed satisfied with the NSA's cooperation. It says that in September 2009, the NSA advised the Senate Intelligence Committee about its continuing collection of Americans' phone records and described a series of demonstrations and briefings it conducted for three judges on the secretive U.S. spy court. The memorandum said the judges were "engaged throughout and asked questions, which were answered by the briefers and other subject matter experts," and said the judges appreciated the amount and quality of information the NSA provided.
It said that two days later, one of the judges, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, renewed the court's permission to resume collecting phone records.
The documents also included previously classified testimony from 2009 for the House Intelligence Committee by Michael Leiter, then head of the National Counterterrorism Center. He and other officials said collecting Americans' phone records helped indict Najibullah Zazi, who was accused in a previously disclosed 2009 terror plot to bomb the New York City subways.
The documents also show the NSA considered tracking targets using cellphone location data, and according to an April 2011 memo consulted the Justice Department first, which said such collection was legal. Only later did the NSA inform the FISA court of the testing.
NSA commander Gen. Keith Alexander revealed the testing earlier this month to Congress but said the agency did not use the capability to track Americans' cellphone locations nor deem it necessary right now.
Asked Monday if the NSA intelligence gathering had been used not only to protect national security but American economic interests as well, White House spokesman Jay Carney said: "We do not use our intelligence capabilities for that purpose. We use it for security purposes."
But National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden later clarified that: "We do not use our intelligence capabilities to give U.S. companies an advantage, not ruling out that we are interested in economic information."
Carney acknowledged the tensions with allies over the eavesdropping disclosures and said the White House was "working to allay those concerns," though he refused to discuss any specific reports or provide details of internal White House discussions.
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Vine may have caught on in a fairly big way, but it's been a decidedly limited app even beyond the six-second constraint on videos. It's become a bit more capable today, though, with two new features giving users more room to work with. The first of those, called Sessions, will let you save and work ...
Contact: Kathleen Hamilton [email protected] 718-260-3792 Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Annual conference explores National Science Foundation's GENI project on campus that hosts test bed for 4G wireless research
Brooklyn, New YorkMore than 200 scholars and representatives from business and government will gather on the campus of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) next week to participate in a project that re-envisions the Internet and its capabilities. From October 27 through 29, NYU-Poly will host the 18th GENI Engineering Conference. The conference will bring together users, developers and operators of the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI), a virtual laboratory for computer network scientists.
Open and broadly inclusive, GENI provides collaborative and exploratory environments for academia, industry, and the public and allows experimenters to test theoretical approaches real time, with real users and real hardware. Although it is in great demand by those working in the areas of networking and distributed systemsthose computer systems too large to have one centralized authorityGENI also opens up great possibilities for cross-discipline research. Over 1,000 people across the country are using the virtual lab for their research and in their classrooms. Working in a real-time environment has marked advantages over using analytical models or simulations, which, while useful, often over-simplify or limit experimentation.
With one of the few fourth-generation (4G) wireless test beds in the nation, NYU-Poly is a key participant in GENI. Part of Downtown Brooklyn's Tech Triangle, the campus is a fitting place to host the conference.
The event, which will feature an opening speech by NYU-Poly President and NYU Dean of Engineering Katepalli Sreenivasan, is being spearheaded by Research Assistant Professor Thanasis Korakis of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications (CATT) at Poly.
Lectures, class sessions, and hands-on tutorials will cover such topics as:
Basic experimentation and instrumentation for novices
Programming networks using OpenFlow
Deploying and operating GENI resources as a campus network administrator
Designing and implementing new GENI features, tools, and services
One-on-one help sessions will also be available, and a demonstration and networking event will be held on October 27 at 5:30 pm, in which participants will view the latest trends in networking as well as to exchange ideas with top researchers from industry and academia.
"Evolving technological and social networks, intertwined and worldwide in scope, are rapidly transforming societies and economies, and GENI is paving the way for transformative research at the frontiers of networking science and engineering," Korakis says. "NYU-Poly is proud to be an active participant in GENI, providing one of the few open, remotely accessible research test beds that support 4G wireless technologies."
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For more information about the conference or to register, please visit http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GEC18Agenda.
The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and the Polytechnic University, now widely known as NYU-Poly) is an affiliated institute of New York University, and will become its School of Engineering in January 2014. NYU-Poly, founded in 1854, is the nation's second-oldest private engineering school. It is presently a comprehensive school of education and research in engineering and applied sciences, rooted in a 159-year tradition of invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. It remains on the cutting edge of technology, innovatively extending the benefits of science, engineering, management and liberal studies to critical real-world opportunities and challenges, especially those linked to urban systems, health and wellness, and the global information economy. In addition to its programs on the main campus in New York City at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, it offers programs around the globe remotely through NYUe-Poly. NYU-Poly is closely connected to engineering in NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai and to the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) also at MetroTech, while operating two incubators in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. For more information, visit http://www.poly.edu.
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Top Internet researchers to convene at NYU-Poly
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Annual conference explores National Science Foundation's GENI project on campus that hosts test bed for 4G wireless research
Brooklyn, New YorkMore than 200 scholars and representatives from business and government will gather on the campus of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) next week to participate in a project that re-envisions the Internet and its capabilities. From October 27 through 29, NYU-Poly will host the 18th GENI Engineering Conference. The conference will bring together users, developers and operators of the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI), a virtual laboratory for computer network scientists.
Open and broadly inclusive, GENI provides collaborative and exploratory environments for academia, industry, and the public and allows experimenters to test theoretical approaches real time, with real users and real hardware. Although it is in great demand by those working in the areas of networking and distributed systemsthose computer systems too large to have one centralized authorityGENI also opens up great possibilities for cross-discipline research. Over 1,000 people across the country are using the virtual lab for their research and in their classrooms. Working in a real-time environment has marked advantages over using analytical models or simulations, which, while useful, often over-simplify or limit experimentation.
With one of the few fourth-generation (4G) wireless test beds in the nation, NYU-Poly is a key participant in GENI. Part of Downtown Brooklyn's Tech Triangle, the campus is a fitting place to host the conference.
The event, which will feature an opening speech by NYU-Poly President and NYU Dean of Engineering Katepalli Sreenivasan, is being spearheaded by Research Assistant Professor Thanasis Korakis of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications (CATT) at Poly.
Lectures, class sessions, and hands-on tutorials will cover such topics as:
Basic experimentation and instrumentation for novices
Programming networks using OpenFlow
Deploying and operating GENI resources as a campus network administrator
Designing and implementing new GENI features, tools, and services
One-on-one help sessions will also be available, and a demonstration and networking event will be held on October 27 at 5:30 pm, in which participants will view the latest trends in networking as well as to exchange ideas with top researchers from industry and academia.
"Evolving technological and social networks, intertwined and worldwide in scope, are rapidly transforming societies and economies, and GENI is paving the way for transformative research at the frontiers of networking science and engineering," Korakis says. "NYU-Poly is proud to be an active participant in GENI, providing one of the few open, remotely accessible research test beds that support 4G wireless technologies."
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For more information about the conference or to register, please visit http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GEC18Agenda.
The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and the Polytechnic University, now widely known as NYU-Poly) is an affiliated institute of New York University, and will become its School of Engineering in January 2014. NYU-Poly, founded in 1854, is the nation's second-oldest private engineering school. It is presently a comprehensive school of education and research in engineering and applied sciences, rooted in a 159-year tradition of invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. It remains on the cutting edge of technology, innovatively extending the benefits of science, engineering, management and liberal studies to critical real-world opportunities and challenges, especially those linked to urban systems, health and wellness, and the global information economy. In addition to its programs on the main campus in New York City at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, it offers programs around the globe remotely through NYUe-Poly. NYU-Poly is closely connected to engineering in NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai and to the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) also at MetroTech, while operating two incubators in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. For more information, visit http://www.poly.edu.
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Hello there everyone, I'm Sünder, and as a fairly new to the site member I am excited and ready to go in terms of role playing. I would love to get some partners for some one on ones, or possible group role plays. I have a few ideas of my own, but if you don't like any of those please feel free to throw your own at me. I love when my partners contribute with their own ideas, so don't feel restricted by any of my ideas (Most are a work in progress anyways.)
So, a little about myself would be that I'm in high school still so my time is divided severely. I have a nephew under my care as well so that means posting will be every two to three days at the max. I do however contribute anywhere between eight-twelve paragraphs. My partner shouldn't feel limited though, so if you can't post that much don't worry and do what you can, ill try to limit myself to make you comfortable.
I am really, really into video games. I haven't played very many recent made ones but I can say I'm more interested in story driven ones like The Last Of Us or Heavy Rain. Mostly though the Video Game I'm really craving a role play for is Beyond: Two Souls, which I'm willing to do just about anything for. As an eighteen year old I consider myself more mature than most, so I'm open to pretty much anything. Also I do make mistakes, please condemn me for those mistakes. I type at 102 GWAM and my accuracy isn't exactly up to par. I rely heavily on my computer for spell checking and the such, so if something isn't caught please don't get angry.
My PM system isn't unlocked yet I don't think, so if you really need to contact me please email me at [email protected] .
Things I really want to do!
Video Games; The Last Of Us - (Possibly something with Joel and Ellie, like a continuation. Or with completely original characters.)
Beyond: Two Souls - (Again, I wouldn't mind going canon with this by playing as Jodie and Aiden, or perhaps continue on with what happens in the apocalyptic vision that Jodie has by playing as Zoey and Jodie. Or maybe even OC's. If you have ideas I'm up for anything.)
Left 4 Dead - (Likely a group of four with the same premise of the game.)
Silent hill - (I'm open for any ideas anyone has on this.)
The Darkness - ( JackiexOC or JackieXCanon Character of Choice. I would need someone else to play Jackie though.)
Fahrenheit (Canon or non-canon doesn't matter to me, but I don't exactly have many ideas for this one.)
So anyways, that's all I have! Please post below or email me if you are interested.
NEW YORK (AP) — "The Lion King" has more reason to roar — it's on pace to end the week as the first Broadway show to earn $1 billion.
According to The Broadway League, the show ended last week with a 16-year gross of $999,267,836, and it regularly pulls in between $1 million and $2 million a week over eight performances at the Minskoff Theatre.
The show, featuring the music of Elton John and Tim Rice, including the Academy Award-winning "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," brought the 1994 animated Disney movie to life onstage in 1997. Director and designer Julie Taymor created the memorable costumes, puppetry and scenic design.
"This humbling milestone is a testament to the vision and artistry of Julie Taymor," producer Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions, said in a statement.
"For nearly 17 years she has been (the) guiding creative force and an inspiration to the show's brilliant cast, musicians and crew. But above all, we thank our loving audiences who continue to be moved and delighted night after night at the Minskoff Theatre and all around the world."
"The Lion King" has been a model of consistency in its march through records. In April 2012, it swiped the title of Broadway's all-time highest-grossing show from "The Phantom of the Opera," despite "Phantom" having almost a full 10 years' head start. The Disney show opened in November 1997, while "Phantom" debuted in January 1988.
Overall, the show has made $5 billion across 21 global productions including shows in Japan, Australia, South Africa, Singapore and Brazil. This summer, Disney announced the show's total touring box-office gross in North America alone had reached $1 billion.
Part of its longevity is due to the movie tie-in, simple-to-understand story, family friendly themes and the fact that it's a spectacle not dependent on big-name stars — important for attracting tourists whose command of English might be weak. Some 11,215,000 have seen it on Broadway, according to data from The Broadway League.
The show is breathing down the neck of "Les Miserables" for the title of fourth longest-running Broadway show, behind only "Chicago," ''Cats" and "The Phantom of the Opera." ''Les Miserables" closed in 2003 after 6,680 shows and "The Lion King" will end this week with 6,621.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Convicted at a trial he describes as Vladimir Putin's revenge for his political challenge, Russian opposition leaderAlexei Navalny faces five years in prison if his appeal against a theft conviction is rejected on Wednesday.
The court hearing in the remote city of Kirov also poses a conundrum for President Putin.
Jailing Navalny would keep Putin's most prominent critic out of elections for years, curtailing any threat from a young rival with presidential ambitions who scored a strong second-place showing in a Moscow mayoral vote last month.
But it could also revive street protests by Putin's opponents and human rights activists over what they see as a clampdown on dissent since the 61-year-old president started a six-year third term in 2012.
While Putin denies exerting influence over the courts, many Russians suspect that rulings in high-profile cases are dictated by the Kremlin and result from careful political calculation.
"The Kremlin has an unpleasant decision to make," said Dmitry Oreshkin, a political analyst.
A ruling upholding the five-year sentence would be seen by many as evidence that tough tactics will continue despite signals meant to suggest a let-up, such as Putin's promise of a prisoner amnesty later this year.
A blogger against corruption among Russia's elite, Navalny helped lead the biggest protests of Putin's 13-year rule, which were stoked by allegations of fraud in a December 2011 parliamentary election.
The protests have faded, but Navalny has emerged as the main opposition leader, making his trial the most closely watched in Russia since jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's second conviction in 2010.
Accused of stealing timber while working as an adviser to the governor of the Kirov region in 2009, Navalny - who denies wrongdoing - was convicted of large-scale theft in July and sentenced to five years in prison.
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But he was unexpectedly freed from custody the following day to allow him to continue his campaign for Moscow mayor.
Some analysts say the Kremlin was betting he would suffer a humiliating defeat, but he won 27 percent and nearly forced the incumbent, Putin ally Sergei Sobyanin, into a runoff.
"It's difficult for the Russian authorities to jail Navalny, because he has won legitimacy in the form of support from 600,000 people who voted for him," said Liliya Shevtsova, a senior associate at the Carnegie Moscow Center thinktank.
Because Navalny's popularity is limited in Russia's far-flung regions and Putin faces no imminent threat to his rule, Shevtsova said that for the Kremlin it would make little sense to "turn Navalny into a Russian Mandela".
While many analysts expect Navalny's conviction will stand, some predict his sentence might be reduced or suspended, keeping him out of prison but also out of elections.
Some cautioned, however, that his chances of staying out of jail should not be overestimated.
"Putin's power structure instinctively follows the standards of the Stalin or Brezhnev era, when inconvenient and critical people were isolated," Oreshkin said. "The temptation to do that with Navalny will be great."
Navalny, who used a smartphone to send tweets during his trial, kept up his anti-corruption campaign on the eve of the hearing with a blog post about an enormous apartment allegedly owned by the wife of an ice hockey star turned lawmaker.
He maintained a wry air on Twitter, writing: "I'm really tired of going to Kirov and it's cold there :("
In response to an invitation to a performance at a Kirov theatre on Wednesday evening, he tweeted: "I'll be there of course".
(Additional reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; Editing by Robin Pomeroy and Ralph Boulton)
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