93% No

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"No" is a picture that perches precariously on the cusp of a paradox.

A cunning and richly enjoyable combination of high-stakes drama and media satire from Chilean director Pablo Larrain.

A mesmerizing, realistic and often hilarious look at the politics of power and the power of ideas ...

A political drama, a personal drama, a sharp-eyed study of how the media manipulate us from all sides, No reels and ricochets with emotional force.

It's a funny look at the way the media warp public opinion, and a curiously hopeful one.

On every level, "No" leaves one with bittersweet feelings about democracy, love and the cost of compromise.

... features a fine performance by Gael Garc?a Bernal as young ad exec Ren? Saavedra, who didn't, at first, quite realise what he was in for when he decided to assist in the bringing down of military dictator Augusto Pinochet.

No is a great historical document as to how one very important revolution started with a commercial.

The understated performance by Bernal was inspiring, as was the pic.

It's not easy material but it's truly fascinating, and expertly done.

An extremely perceptive and intriguing examination of the effect that media hype and spin have on the political process.

...a bitter and knowing meditation on media manipulation and political subversion.

Larrain deftly mixes social satire and historical drama.

All historical and little drama.

Larrain does a fine job of making No look and sound authentic to its time period, although the VHS-quality photography, all washed-out with colors bleeding together as camcorders did in the '80s, is an occasional irritant.

Silliness is on the side of the angels in a brilliant and highly entertaining film that's part political thriller, part media satire.

It's clear that the language of advertising has become universal, and that political commodities can be sold like soap. But toppling a dictatorship? Now there's a story.

A reflection of a moment in time, made in the image of that moment.

Bernal deftly explores the layers of the character's complexity, including his political apathy.

"No" is filmmaking of the first order.

Old technology plus the packaging of a revolution add up to a Yes

Freshens up a decades-old story with vibrant humor and a good sense of storytelling.

No continually impresses for its slyness and savvy -- rarely has such an eyesore been so worth watching.

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Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/no_2012/

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'Out of This World' Exhibit Coming to Maifest | Family Friendly ...

One of our favorite events held each year in Covington is Maifest. ?We love taking our kids down to MainStrasse Village to experience all the food, the music, the beautiful chalk art, and of course?. the rides!

Maifest is just around the corner ? May 17, 18, 19 ? and this year they have an out-of-this-world mobile exhibit that kids are going to love ? NASA?s Driven to Explore (DTE).

Sponsored by the folks at John R Green (and located in their parking lot), NASA?s Driven to Explore ?mobile, multi-media exhibit immerses visitors in the story of NASA. Guests will learn why we explore, discover the challenges of human space exploration and how NASA provides critical technological advances to improve life on Earth. The exhibit includes imagery and audio and visual technology to connect visitors with the space program, highlighting advanced human research that will ensure safe and sustainable future missions, and next-generation vehicles and surface systems destined for use exploring beyond low Earth orbit.

As part of this unique exploration experience, visitors have an out-of-this-world opportunity to touch a 3 billion-year-old moon rock brought back aboard Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the moon in 1972. The moon rock is one of only eight lunar samples in the world made available for the public to touch. Additional exhibits accompany the exhibit and are displayed beneath an inflatable tent that is part of the trailer?s external structure.

Get a feel for the exhibit in this YouTube video:

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There is no admission charge for Driven to Explore is designed for all ages. ?Touring the exhibit takes approximately 10 minutes.

NOTE: In addition to hosting the exhibit during Maifest, John R Green will be inviting schools to come down to check out the NASA DTE exhibit on the Monday after Maifest, May 20th.

PS. John R Green is an awesome place to go not only for school supplies, but for craft supplies, stickers, just about anything you can think of. We even get our computer paper there!

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Source: http://familyfriendlycincinnati.com/2013/04/27/out-of-this-world-exhibit-coming-to-maifest/

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EPA: Alaska mine project could hurt salmon streams

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Build-out of a large-scale mine near the headwaters of a world-class salmon fishery in Alaska could wipe out as many as 90 miles of streams and alter flows in other waterways, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a revised assessment released Friday.

The report said mining activity would claim at least 24 miles of streams in the Bristol Bay region, based on the scenarios evaluated, with the loss of wetlands ranging from 1,200 to 4,800 acres.

The EPA focused on the Pebble deposit and took into account information related to the proposed Pebble Mine but also noted the potential for multiple mines in the region, given the resource base, which would lead to further elimination or blocking of streams and wetland losses.

EPA initiated the review process in response to concerns raised by tribes and others about the impact large-scale mining could have on Bristol Bay fisheries.

Pebble Limited Partnership, the group behind the proposed Pebble Mine, has called the mine deposit one of the largest of its kind in the world, with the potential of producing 80.6 billion pounds of copper, 107.4 million ounces of gold and 5.6 billion pounds of molybdenum over decades.

EPA regional administrator Dennis McLerran said the revised report generally affirms conclusions reached in the initial report last year while including more details on transportation corridors, possible culvert failures and other factors.

It noted, for example, that culvert blockages or other failures would inhibit fish passage. It said production of fish could be lost or diminished if blockages occurred during adult salmon immigration or juvenile salmon emigration and were not cleared for several days.

Extended blockages aren't likely during mine operations, but there could be a greater impact once mine operations end, the report states.

The report also noted that salmon could be affected by in-stream copper levels because leaching could occur during routine mine operations.

Tailing storage facilities and dams to hold mine waste are likely to be in place for hundreds to thousands of years because there is no plan for removal when mining operations end, according to the report. A tailings dam failure could wipe out or degrade rivers and streams for decades, though the risk of that is considered fairly low, the report states.

Conservationists said it was clear the mine would harm salmon and destroy streams, even if nothing ever goes wrong.

"Pebble is far bigger and more threatening to renewable resource jobs than any other mine proposal in Alaska and it's planned for the worst location possible," Tim Bristol, director of Trout Unlimited's Alaska program, said in a news release.

The new report updates an assessment EPA released last year and is meant to address concerns that were raised about things like missing data and incomplete information.

For example, rather than using a hypothetical mine scenario, EPA said it drew from plans developed for Northern Dynasty Minerals, which has a stake in the Pebble Mine; data collected by Pebble Limited Partnership; and its own experts to come up with three different mine scenarios.

EPA said the scenarios realistically represent the type of development expected to happen in the Bristol Bay region. McLerran said it also accounts for modern mining techniques. He said the focus has been on getting the science right so informed decisions can be made in the future.

Critics of the EPA review ? including the state of Alaska and the Pebble Partnership ? fear it could lead to the agency vetoing mining activity in the region.

U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, said he opposes a pre-emptive veto of the Pebble Mine or other projects and added "an open, public process that answers Alaskans' questions and puts better science on the table is a good thing."

The revised assessment will undergo a new round of peer review and public comment before EPA releases a final report that could affect permitting decisions for the proposed mine.

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EPA's Bristol Bay assessment: http://www2.epa.gov/bristolbay

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/epa-alaska-mine-project-could-180650677.html

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Two arrested as Bangladesh building toll rises to 325

By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul

DHAKA (Reuters) - Two factory bosses were arrested in Bangladesh on Saturday, 72 hours after the deadly collapse of a building where low-cost garments were made for Western brands, as the death toll rose to 325 and angry workers protested on the streets of the capital.

The owner of the eight-storey building that fell like a pack of cards around more than 3,000 workers was still on the run.

Police said two of his relatives had been detained to compel him to hand himself in, and an alert had gone out to airport and border authorities to prevent him from fleeing the country.

Officials said the Rana Plaza, on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka, had been built illegally without the correct permits, and the workers were allowed in on Wednesday despite warnings the previous day that it was structurally unsafe.

The owner and managing director of the largest of the five factories in the complex, New Wave Style, surrendered to the country's garment industry association during the night and they were handed over to police.

The factory, which listed many European and North American retailers as its customers, occupied upper floors of the building that officials said had been added illegally.

"Everyone involved - including the designer, engineer, and builders - will be arrested for putting up this defective building," junior internal affairs minister Shamsul Huq told reporters.

Anger over the working conditions of Bangladesh's 3.6 million garment workers - most of whom are women - has grown since the disaster, triggering protests and clashes with police. Hundreds were on the streets again on Saturday morning, smashing and burning cars.

Miraculously, people were still being pulled alive from the rubble, seven in all since daybreak on Saturday.

Frantic efforts were under way to extract 15 people trapped under the mound of broken concrete who were being supplied with dried food, bottled water and oxygen.

About 2,500 people have been rescued, at least half of them injured, from the remains of the building in the commercial suburb of Savar, about 30 km (20 miles) from Dhaka.

WRONG PERMIT, ILLEGAL FLOORS

Emdadul Islam, chief engineer of the state-run Capital Development Authority (CDA), said on Friday the owner of the building had not received the proper building consent, obtaining a permit for a five-storey building from the local municipality, which did not have the authority to grant it.

"Only CDA can give such approval," he said. "We are trying to get the original design from the municipality, but since the concerned official is in hiding we cannot get it readily."

Furthermore, another three storeys had been added illegally, he said. "Savar is not an industrial zone, and for that reason no factory can be housed in Rana Plaza," Islam told Reuters.

Dhaka District police chief Habibur Rahman identified the owner of the Rana Plaza building as Mohammed Sohel Rana, a leader of the ruling Awami League's youth front.

"People are asking for his head, which is quite natural. This time we are not going to spare anybody," said H.T. Imam, an adviser to the prime minister.

Wednesday's collapse was the third major industrial incident in five months in Bangladesh, the second-largest exporter of garments in the world. In November, a fire at the Tazreen Fashion factory on the outskirts of Dhaka killed 112 people.

Such incidents have raised serious questions about worker safety and low wages, and could taint the reputation of the poor South Asian country, which relies on garments for 80 percent of its exports.

Sixty percent of Bangladesh's garment exports go to Europe. The United States takes 23 percent and Canada takes 5 percent.

North American and European chains, including British retailer Primark and Canada's Loblaw, said they were supplied by factories in the Rana Plaza building.

(Writing by John Chalmers; Editing by Paul Tait)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/two-arrested-bangladesh-building-toll-rises-325-043614507.html

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A Case of You Movie Review | Video - PopSugar

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Justin Long plays a guy who memorizes a pretty barista's (Evan Rachel Wood) Facebook profile in hopes of winning her over in the film A Case of You. The movie premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, where I got a peek. Is the movie worth seeing for its huge list of cameos (Sam Rockwell, Sienna Miller, Vince Vaughn, Peter Dinklage) alone? Find out.

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Movie review: Love, murder and a boy's view of the world in 'Mud ...

"Mud" ? A fugitive (Matthew McConaughey, right) makes a pact with two teens (Tye Sheridan, left, and Jacob Lofland) in the drama "Mud." (Opens April 26.)

Review ? Gritty acting, authentic setting propel drama.

The Southern-fried drama "Mud" is an electrifying example of what happens when you merge a crackerjack yarn with a very specific setting, and then pour on the heat with riveting performances.

In rural Arkansas, two 14-year-old boys, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland), have discovered an old boat stuck in a tree on a remote island downstream from their town. They plan to make the boat their clubhouse, until they quickly figure out someone?s already using it.

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Boys help a fugitive (Matthew McConaughey) in this gritty drama centering on love and murder.

Where ? Area theaters.

When ? Opens Friday, April 26

Rating ? PG-13 for some violence, sexual references, language, thematic elements and smoking.

Running time ? 131 minutes.

The man using it, played by Matthew McConaughey, says his name is Mud. He says he used to live nearby, but has been away a long time. Mud also says he?s come back for his girlfriend, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon), from whom he has been separated for a long time.

But Ellis learns more about Mud from other sources. He learns from state troopers that Mud is a fugitive, wanted for killing a man. He learns from Juniper that others want to find Mud before the police do. He learns from Neckbone?s Uncle Galen (Michael Shannon) that the river washes up all sorts of trash, human and otherwise. And he learns from Tom (Sam Shepard), who lives across the river from Ellis and is the closest thing Mud had to a father, that little of what Mud says can be trusted.

At the same time, Ellis is learning other things about love. He watches as his parents (Ray McKinnon and Sarah Paulson) veer closer to divorce. And he experiences the pangs of first love when an older girl, May Pearl (Bonnie Sturdivant), is sweet to him. Because of these events, Ellis? view of true love ? especially where it pertains to Mud and Juniper ? becomes quite skewed.

Writer-director Jeff Nichols creates a drama equal to his 2011 breakout "Take Shelter." "Mud" channels Ellis? observations and feelings about a tumultuous age ? when young love and family turmoil intertwine ? through an intense crime story. It?s a coming-of-age story with a fascinating, if highly unreliable, adult figure looming large.

It?s the twinned performances of McConaughey and young Sheridan that give "Mud" its juice. McConaughey shows, as he did in "Killer Joe," that he can be a tightly coiled spring waiting to go off. And Sheridan (who appeared in Terrence Malick?s "The Tree of Life") captures adolescent pain and determination without obvious histrionics.

The other "character" that makes "Mud" work is the Arkansas backdrop. It is Nichols? authentic portrait of a life, of houseboats clinging to the river and people scratching out an existence there, that makes Mud?s desperation and Ellis? grit ring true.

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