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We Are What We Are: Sundance Review - The Hollywood Reporter
PARK CITY ? In the deliciously seasoned genre treat, We Are What We Are, director Jim Mickle and his screenwriting partner Nick Damici take the bones of the 2010 Mexican film of the same name, about a family of ritualistic cannibals, and reassemble them into an entirely different creature. Exchanging impoverished urban anxiety for rural creepiness in upstate New York, this reimagining serves up chilling contemporary American Gothic that slowly crescendos into an unexpected burst of gloriously pulpy Grand Guignol. You may never look at a bowl of beef stew the same way again.
Picked up for U.S. release soon after its Sundance premiere by eOne Distribution, the film is that rare modern horror movie that doesn?t simply fabricate its scares with the standard bag of post-production tricks. Instead it builds them via a bracing command of traditional suspense tools ? foreboding atmosphere, methodical plotting, finely etched characters and a luscious orchestral score that effectively plays against the ominous tone of some scenes while dramatically heightening the tension of others. This is polished film craft.
One of Mickle and Damici?s smartest moves is to flip the gender of the surviving family figurehead from Jorge Michel Grau?s original. Instead of losing their father at the start of the movie, it?s the Parker kids? mother (Kassie Depaiva) who dies in an accident while picking up groceries in the backwoods Catskills town during the beginning of a torrential rainstorm.
That shifts the film?s dynamics to center on teenage sisters Iris (Ambyr Childers) and Rose (Julia Garner), who are expected to continue the woman?s sacred role of preparing the family meal. Staging the most macabre element of the story in scenes that evoke classic American family tradition ? the pioneer look of the Parkers? supper clothes, the solemnity of grace before meals, the folk songs heard playing softly ? makes it all the more disturbing. It also helps convey that the arcane ways of this unwholesome brood go back a long time.
But while grieving patriarch Frank Parker (Bill Sage) refuses to change plans for their mysterious ritual, which begins with three days of fasting, Iris and Rose have increasing qualms. Their young brother Rory (Jack Gore) is just hungry. In a scene that?s both shockingly funny and horrifying, he confesses as much when he bites the thumb of their kind neighbor, Marge (Kelly McGillis), who babysits him during his mother?s funeral.
While the townspeople are busy dealing with post-storm flood damage, a distraught couple reports that their daughter has gone missing. At the same time, Doc Barrow (Michael Parks) performs an autopsy on Mrs. Parker that yields surprising findings about her condition. More inexplicably, his dog sniffs out what appears to be a human bone washed up in the creek. When the sheriff (Damici) shows little interest in his discovery, the doctor gets Deputy Anders (Wyatt Russell) on board. Back in town after training and eager to advance his high school crush on Iris, Anders is more than willing to go poking around the Parkers? property.
Making the family a part of the community and not the usual isolated weirdos adds an interesting layer. This is particularly so with the two girls, whose blond hair and alabaster skin give them an angelic appearance. They can be abrupt and suspicious when cornered, but their extreme distress the first time we see them doing their grisly duty reveals how deeply troubled they are by the warped scriptures laid down by their father.
Both actresses are terrific. A sweet-faced beauty, Childers? Iris shows the internal struggle of a girl who can picture a normal life, even if she somehow knows that prospect has been bred out of her nature. Garner ? memorable in Martha Marcy May Marlene, which this film at times recalls in its stretches of glowering stillness ? has a watchful intensity that foreshadows her resourceful behavior when the situation grows more dangerous.
Also serving as editor, Mickle modulates the tension with only one or two pardonable detours into ghoulish excess en route to the climactic carnage. He intercuts effectively among the family?s frictions, the doc?s investigation, and flashes of late 18th century action prompted by Rose?s reading of the family journal.
The showdown between Doc Barrow and Frank is right out of a Western. In a role that easily could have toppled over into fire-breathing quasi-religious fanaticism, Sage drags Frank?s menace from the depths of a somber man, all but broken by the death of his wife. Yet his eruptions of monstrous rage are scary indeed. And Parks? timeworn intelligence makes it seem less of a stretch that this small-town medic could be such an ace in the research department, his persistence fueled by lingering pain from the unexplained disappearance of his own daughter.
Among the smaller roles, Russell brings a nice relaxed manner to Anders? touching scenes with Iris; Gore strikes the right balance in a child who?s both innocent and haunted, his young face transformed at times into a ravaged death mask; and McGillis brings salt-of-the-earth warmth to her brief appearances.
Russell Barnes? production design and Elisabeth Vastola?s costumes cleverly support the evidence of the Parkers as descendants of another time and way of life.
The film was shot in locations still recovering in the wake of widespread flooding following Hurricane Irene in 2011, a reality echoed in the power outages that hit the town in this story after the storm. Cinematographer Ryan Samul casts a subtle graveyard gloom over the exteriors, bringing muted tones and a malevolent eye even to some gorgeous scenic shots.
We Are What We Are sustains not only suspense, but also internal logic. The Walking Dead showed that a comic book about a zombie apocalypse could yield muscular American survival drama with non-stereotypical characters. In a comparable way, Mickle and his collaborators have taken one of the more lurid horror subgenres, the predatory cannibal movie, and treated it with stylistic restraint, narrative integrity and even moments of gentle lyricism.
The film grips from start to finish, offering a slyly subversive reflection on clans ? cultists, fundamentalists, or just plain crazies ? who impose their diseased thinking from one generation to the next.
Venue: Sundance Film Festival (Park City at Midnight; eOne Distribution)
Cast: Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Jack Gore, Kelly McGillis, Wyatt Russell, Michael Parks, Nick Damici, Kassie Depaiva, Odeya Rush
Production companies: Memento Films International, in association with Uncorked Productions, The Zoo
Director: Jim Mickle
Screenwriters: Nick Damici, Jim Mickle, based on the screenplay ?Somos lo Que Hay,? by Jorge Michel Grau
Producers: Rodrigo Bellott, Andrew D. Corkin, Linda Moran, Nicholas Shumaker, Jack Turner
Executive producers: Emilie Georges, Tanja Meissner, Brett Fitzgerald, Mo Noorali, Rene Bastian, Jacob Pechenick
Director of photography: Ryan Samul
Production designer: Russell Barnes
Music: Philip Mossman, Darren Morris, Jeff Grace
Costume designer: Elisabeth Vastola
Editor: Jim Mickle
Sales: WME, Memento Films
No rating, 105?minutes.
Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/we-are-what-we-are-415662
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ShelterBox helps Syrian refugees in Lebanon?s worst winter in 20 years
As the Middle East experiences its worst winter storms in 20 years, international disaster relief organization, ShelterBox, is responding to the need for winterized shelter and other life saving supplies among the Syrian refugees living in Lebanon.
Sarasota, Fla. (PRWEB) January 23, 2013
As the Middle East experiences its worst winter storms in 20 years, international disaster relief organization, ShelterBox, is responding to the need for winterized shelter and other life saving supplies among the Syrian refugees living in Lebanon.ShelterBox responds following disasters such as earthquake, flood, tsunami, hurricane, cyclone or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each box contains a disaster relief tent, stove, water filtration system, blankets and other items necessary to help families live independently and with dignity in the months following disaster.
ShelterBox was one of the first international relief organizations to respond to the Lebanese government?s request for aid, having permission from the Minister of Social Affairs for an agreed quantity of ShelterBoxes to be sent to Lebanon specifically for Syrian refugees.
Members of the highly trained ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) are assessing the need for additional winterized shelter and emergency aid as refugees continue to enter the country.
SRT member Fiona McElroy described the living conditions among refugees as ?unimaginable,? as many can?t afford proper shelter and protection from the freezing temperatures. Syrian families have built makeshift shelters with whatever materials available, as many have no other option.
?It?s not until you look among the communities such as Barelias district that the truth begins to reveal itself,? McElroy said. ?Syrian refugees are the hidden homeless in Lebanon.?
ShelterBox first responded to the Syrian refugee crisis in October 2012, by delivering 500 boxes of winterized aid to the Domiz refugee camp in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and have continued to work in the neighboring countries to which many Syrians have fled.
By December 2012, ShelterBox aid crossed into Syria and was distributed to 710 families living families living in the Al-Salameh camp near the Turkey-Syria border.
ShelterBox is also responding to the typhoon in the Philippines, bushfires in Australia and flooding in Nigeria.
ABOUT SHELTERBOX USA
Since 2000, ShelterBox has provided shelter, warmth and dignity following more than 200 disasters in over 85 countries. ShelterBox instantly responds to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each iconic green ShelterBox contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, stove, blankets and water filtration system, among other tools for survival. ShelterBox?s American affiliate, ShelterBox USA is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. Individual tax-deductible donations to ShelterBox USA can be made at http://www.shelterboxusa.org, 941-907-6036 or via text message by sending SHELTER to 20222 for a one-time $10 donation.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/shelterbox-helps-syrian-refugees-lebanon-worst-winter-20-202846894.html
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
MTN Career for a Senior Manager, VAS, Data and Content ... - Job
MTN Career for a Senior Manager, VAS, Data and Content Development
posted on 2013-01-25??|?by Admin | 4 views
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Careers in MTN Nigeria is focused on the strategic development of talent in line with the key business imperative of ensuring continuity through our key source of competitive advantage our people.
Job Title Senior Manager, VAS, Data & Content Development
Department: Marketing and Strategy
Location: Lagos
Job Description:
Quickly evolving platforms and partners
Translate customer insights into innovative concepts that achieve business objectives while providing value to customer segments
Integrate product development requirements with technical capacity such as Messaging, Portals, Data services, devices, content an d applications, and all supporting platforms including SDPs, service creation environments, policy control engines, etc
Balance and negotiate stakeholder requirements
Champion new data, applications, content portals and messaging product concepts, as well as existing key products and services across the organization
Own and maintain all data, portals and messaging product and service business rules
Support all business units with regard to product development and support
Deeply understand and propose direction for multimedia portal and services investments
Work and drive to optimise mobile device, content and applications value chain
Review telecommunications market and contribute to the development of strategies for MTNN products and services, demonstrating an understanding of MTNN business strategies and needs of the customer.
Develop detailed plans in support of approved strategies, organizing required resources, monitoring and periodically reporting progress of plans.
Direct and provide a strategic framework for product managers to develop and manage new 3rd party relationships, contracts, data services/features, content and application portals and messaging products.
Develop possible future scenarios of MTNN?s data, applications/content portals, VAS and messaging product portfolio by considering current and future business models and technologies, and determine combination of features and scenarios that will positively impact and satisfy customer?s needs and aspirations.
Identify and advise on new opportunities for MTNN to explore by providing products and services based on the evolution of technologies.
Design and develop new systems, products and services for multiple market segments, across the entire spectrum of customers addressed by MTNN.
Ensure market managers and the rest of the organization are aligned with the evolution of the product and services roadmap based on new technologies.
Drive product and service delivery across the organization in the medium to long term by agreeing and setting goals cross functionally.
Maintain in-life products and services.
Ensure full integration of quality management processes and their effective deployment on a day-to-day basis.
Use relevant metrics and measures to routinely monitor progress against targets and take appropriate managerial action to ensure targets are met or exceeded.
Provide performance data to support management decision-making.
Identify training and development needs of team members and manage skills enhancement programmes for the team to ensure enterprise sales targets are fully met.
Review performance of individual team members and complete appraisals in accordance with the employee performance appraisal procedures and time schedules.
Job Conditions: Normal MTNN working conditions. May be required to work extended hours. Frequent national travel.
Reporting To: ??? General Manager, Innovation & Product Development
Required Skills:
??? A first degree or post-graduate diploma in Marketing, Accounting, Business Administration or a related discipline
An MBA will have an advantage
A first degree or post-graduate diploma in Engineering and/or Design is desirable.
Training and certification in Project Management is desirable
At least 12 years work experience of which includes:
5 years in advanced Business development, or Product Development and Management experience in a Telecommunications-related environment
12 months experience in managing Portals or data services development, or technical/technology partner management
3 years experience in advanced Project Management
3 years in co-coordinating a number of external agencies and suppliers at management level
2 years experience in dealing with senior stakeholders within an established organization.
Employment Status : Permanent
Qualification: other
This vacancy expires on 2/6/2013
How to Apply
http://careers.mtnonline.com/mtncareers/vacancies.asp?deptid=8&id=1930
Job Category: IT and Telecoms |
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Source: http://www.employmentng.com/jobs/jobdetails.php?recordID=4368
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Mamma Chia Banana Breakfast Muffins | Vegan
Mamma Chia Banana Breakfast Muffins
Yields 12
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups organic whole wheat pastry flour
- 3/4 cup organic oats
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon organic cinnamon
- 1/4 cup organic agave nectar
- 1/4 cup organic almond butter
- 1 cup organic banana (mashed)
- 1 bottle Raspberry Passion Mamma Chia?
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. and line a muffin pan with paper cups.
- In a medium bowl, combine wheat pastry flour, oats, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon (dry ingredients).
- In a small bowl, whisk together agave nectar, almond butter, mashed banana, and Mamma Chia (wet ingredients).
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until evenly moistened.
- Divide evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake for about 18 minutes, until a wooden toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve warm.
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Source: http://vegan.sheknows.com/2013/01/25/mamma-chia-banana-breakfast-muffins/
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