Monday, December 19, 2011

[OOC] Dorms

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Monday, December 5, 2011

Movie Scores: How the critics rated the new movies (AP)

He wasn't exactly adored by his people, but "Coriolanus" is wowing critics in its opening week in theaters.

Ralph Fiennes shakes up Shakespeare's play, directing for the first time and starring in the title role as a Roman war hero who becomes a reluctant political leader. Fiennes moved the action from 5th century B.C. to the present day, with the actors remaining faithful to Shakespeare's words.

AP Entertainment Writer Jake Coyle gave the movie three stars out of four, saying: "The pace of the camera and the storytelling improves considerably in the second half, or the play's fourth and fifth acts. The whole production finds its balance and Fiennes' performance grows fuller, finally bursting forth in a late rush of sympathy at the end."

Also earning strong reviews ? as well as Oscar buzz for its star ? is "Shame." Michael Fassbender plays a good-looking New York City bachelor whose stylish exterior masks the fact that he's a sex addict with an increasing urge to engage in dangerous behavior to satisfy his needs.

AP Movie Critic Christy Lemire wrote: "Fassbender reunites with Steve McQueen, the British artist-turned-filmmaker who directed him in his breakthrough role, 2008's `Hunger,' in which he starred as Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands. The two seem to push each other to their extremes in a collaboration that's as challenging as it is creatively liberating." She gave the film three stars out of four.

Here's a look at how these movies and others fared on the top review websites as of Friday afternoon. Each score is the percentage of positive reviews for the film:

? "Coriolanus": Metacritic, 78; Movie Review Intelligence, 73.8; Rotten Tomatoes, 92. Average: 81.3.

? "Shame": Metacritic, 71; Movie Review Intelligence, 68.8; Rotten Tomatoes, 81. Average: 73.6.

? "Sleeping Beauty": Metacritic, 60; Movie Review Intelligence, 55; Rotten Tomatoes, 48. Average: 54.3.

? "Answers to Nothing": Metacritic, 29; Movie Review Intelligence, 40.4; Rotten Tomatoes, 11. Average: 26.8.

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Online:

http://www.metacritic.com/

http://moviereviewintelligence.com/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111202/ap_en_mo/us_movie_scores

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Jay-Z provides the blueprint for college course (AP)

WASHINGTON ? Michael Eric Dyson parses Jay-Z's lyrics as if analyzing fine literature. The rapper's riffs on luxury cars and tailored clothes and boasts of being the "Mike Jordan of recording" may make for catchy rhymes, but to Dyson, they also reflect incisive social commentary.

Dyson, a professor, author, radio host and television personality, has offered at Georgetown University this semester a popular ? if unusual ? class dedicated to Jay-Z and his career. The course, "Sociology of Hip Hop: Jay-Z," may seem an unlikely offering at a Jesuit, majority-white school that counts former President Bill Clinton among its alumni. But Dyson insists that his class confronts topics present in any sociology course: racial and gender identity, sexuality, capitalism and economic inequality.

"It just happens to have an interesting object of engagement in Jay-Z ? and what better way to meet people where they are?" Dyson said. "It's like Jesus talking to the woman at the well. You ask for a drink of water, then you get into some theological discussions."

Classes centered on pop culture superstars like Bruce Springsteen have sprouted on college campuses in recent years; Dyson himself says he's previously taught classes on Tupac Shakur and Marvin Gaye at the University of Pennsylvania. He says Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, is a worthy subject because of his diversity of business interests ? a clothing entrepreneur, he's also a part owner of the NBA's New Jersey Nets (soon to move to his native New York borough of Brooklyn) ? as well as his immense cross-cultural appeal and "lyrical prowess" in articulating contemporary black culture and his place in it.

"I think he's an icon of American excellence," Dyson said.

Though hardly as rigorous as organic chemistry, the course does have midterm and final examinations and required readings, including from Jay-Z's book, "Decoded." The 75-minute classes ? the final one is Wednesday ? focus more on African-American culture and business than on the particulars of the rapper's biography, which include millions in record sales, Grammy Awards, a marriage to Beyonce with a baby on the way and tours with Kanye West and Eminem.

One recent lecture centered on how popular black artists reflect their culture and race to the public at large, with Dyson name-dropping LL Cool J, Diahann Carroll and Bill Cosby. The professor and one student went back and forth on whether the rapper's lyrical depictions of his extravagant lifestyle ? "Used to rock a throwback, balling on the corner/Now I rock a Teller suit, looking like an owner" is one of many examples ? amounted to bragging and rubbing his taste for fine living in the faces of his listeners.

The student took the position that Jay-Z appears overly boastful, but Dyson countered that the rapper, who grew up in a Brooklyn housing project but has since become a multimillionaire, has never lost his ability to relate to the struggles of everyday people and has continued giving voice to their concerns. Though Jay-Z raps about Saint-Tropez and expensive cigars, he also talks about being nurtured by Brooklyn. And in one song, "99 Problems," he attacks racial profiling with a stark depiction of a racially motivated traffic stop: "Son, do you know why I'm stopping you for?" the officer asks. Jay-Z replies: "`Cause I'm young and I'm black and my hat's real low."

The chairman of Georgetown's sociology department, Timothy Wickham-Crowley, says he supports Dyson's course for trying to show how Jay-Z's music fits into American society, and Steve Stoute, an author and marketing executive who has done business with Jay-Z and has spoken to the class, said the course has practical value for students interested in business.

But others have concerns.

Kevin Powell, who writes about hip-hop and has run unsuccessfully for Congress in Brooklyn, said any discussion of Jay-Z should account for what Powell says are the rapper's derogatory lyrics toward women and his expressions of excessive materialism. Kris Marsh, an assistant sociology professor at the University of Maryland who specializes in the black middle class, said that while she appreciated Jay-Z's cultural significance, she was wary of structuring an entire course around him and using his narrative alone to reflect black America. Though hip-hop artists can focus a lens on urban life, she said, "sometimes these artists use poetic license" and blend fact and fiction to an audience that is often suburban and white.

"We're not sure if it's fiction or real life. It can be almost indistinguishable sometimes in hip-hop," she said.

In an opinion piece published in the student newspaper, The Hoya, junior Stephen Wu dismissed as "poppycock" Dyson's belief that Jay-Z could be compared to Homer or Shakespeare.

"It speaks volumes that we engage in the beat of Carter's pseudo-music while we scrounge to find serious academic offerings on Beethoven and Liszt. We dissect the lyrics of "Big Pimpin'," but we don't read Spenser or Sophocles closely," Wu wrote.

Danielle Bailey, a senior international business and marketing major who is taking the class, said she was a Jay-Z fan before enrolling but now has greater appreciation for his business acumen.

"I know a lot of people are upset, but I think the point of college is to think outside the box. I rarely have classes that allow me to look at things differently," she said, adding, "It's not always about Mozart and Homer."

Dyson makes no apologies, saying the course is a conduit for studying the "major themes of American life" and that hip-hop artists at their best deserve to be classified alongside literary luminaries.

Jay-Z was on tour and not available for an interview, his representative said. But Dyson, who considers himself a friend of the rapper, says Jay-Z has told him he appreciates the course. And Bailey said she heard Jay-Z give a "shout-out" to the class at a recent concert of his she attended.

"You're doing the class there," Dyson says Jay-Z told him. "I'm doing kind of the master class while I'm in concert."

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Online:

http://www.georgetown.edu/

http:// www.michaelericdyson.com

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Eric Tucker can be reached at http://twitter.com/etuckerAP

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111202/ap_en_mu/us_jay_z_at_georgetown

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

California Hotel & Lodging Association Announces 2012 Board of Directors

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) elected its 2012 Board of Directors at its annual meeting this Wednesday, November 30th at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort in Newport Beach. The 2012 chair will be Rick Anderson of the Casa Tropicana Inn, San Clemente. In addition, the elected officers for 2012 were announced as Allan Farwell, Hyatt Grand Champions Resort & Spa (Vice Chair); Bimal Patel, CHA, Concept Hotels (Secretary/Treasurer); and Pam Richardson, CHA, Barmaper & Associates (Immediate Past Chairperson). Lynn Mohrfeld, CAE is the President & CEO of CH&LA.

?2012 is gearing up to be an exciting time for the lodging industry?

Additionally, four new members were elected to the Board of Directors for 2012. Ren? Boskoff of the Monterey Marriott Hotel, Dave Britton of the Holiday Inn Torrance, Bill Gunderson of the Anaheim Marriott Hotel and Bruce Abney of the El Morocco Inn, representing the California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns (CABBI), which is part of CH&LA.

In his acceptance speech, chair-elect Anderson urged members to engage with the association and praised the association for its diversity in leadership. ?It?s a testament to the diversity of the industry that an owner of a small boutique property has been chosen to lead CH&LA?, said Anderson. ?I look forward to guiding the association this next year and working with our outstanding team in Sacramento to protect the lodging industry.?

?2012 is gearing up to be an exciting time for the lodging industry,? said Lynn Mohrfeld, CAE, CH&LA?s President & CEO. ?And under the guidance and leadership of an outstanding Board of Directors, I am confident that CH&LA will be set for yet another successful year.?

The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) was established in 1893 and is a Partner State Association of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. It represents all segments of the lodging industry including the California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns - California?s largest association of professional innkeepers and certified bed and breakfast inns. CH&LA is the leading resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry. CH&LA is on the web at www.calodging.com.

Source: http://feeds.businesswire.com/click.phdo?i=78fdaa86de048f1e588508535faed357

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Friday, December 2, 2011

iBuyPower's Gamer Paladin HS11 is an affordable gaming rig ...

If you?re looking for a somewhat affordable gaming system, iBuyPower may have the solution for you in the form of their new Gamer Paladin HS11, a gaming rig that the company is touting as a ?solid entry level rig at a great value? which you can judge for yourself based on the specs below.

The Gamer Paladin HS11 will come with a NZXT Source 210 gaming case, an Intel Core i5 2500K processor clocked at a base of 3.3GHz, a liquid CPU cooling system, 8GB DDR-1600 emory, a 1.2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 graphics card, a 1TB hard drive, support for 7.1 channel sounds thanks to an audio codec installed on the Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard, and will run on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

So how much will all of this cost you? The iBuyPower Gamer Paladin HS11 will go for $999 based on the specs listed above. It is configurable and you can customize it further if you wish but that would mean the prices will change. If you?d like to place an order or see what else the Gamer Paladin HS11 has to offer in terms of configurations, just head on down to iBuyPower?s website.

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