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Saturday, 5 January 2013

Twitter Link Roundup #160 ? Small Business, Social Media, Design ...

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Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I?ve liked and shared this past week!

The image above shows a Chimera monkey, created by combining up to six distinct embryos from rhesus monkeys. The embryos were combined to help scientists understand the role that specific genes play in embryonic development. You can find this, and 26 other science fictions that became science facts in 2012, in the Other section below.

25 Awesome Free Google Tools for Marketers ? http://crowdspring.co/Ukpza5

Why Menus Suck + Other Deep Thoughts on the Food Tech Revolution. | Dave McClure ? http://crowdspring.co/UxAJux

Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 ? http://crowdspring.co/UxU5k6

Early Evidence Is Often Too Early And Not Really Evidence ? http://crowdspring.co/UHaQsh

Why Malls Are Getting Mauled | Jeff Jordan - http://t.co/3kmslwba

Fear of Amazon Pushes Retailers to Take On Risks of Same-Day Shipping ? http://t.co/tQ9NYlXA

How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes ? http://crowdspring.co/V90jEw

Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 ? http://crowdspring.co/UxU5k6

Don?t Accidentally Bootstrap Yourself to Death | saastr ? http://crowdspring.co/UkpT8F

Single User Utility In A Social System (by Fred Wilson) ? http://crowdspring.co/UfR18O

8 Major Tech Predictions for 2013 | Business Insider ? http://crowdspring.co/UHdgXV

Early Evidence Is Often Too Early And Not Really Evidence ? http://crowdspring.co/UHaQsh

?Pay with a Tweet? and Other Growth Hacking Examples | Venture Capital Cafe ? http://crowdspring.co/UxzXO5

9 Beliefs You Need to Succeed at Anything ? http://crowdspring.co/UFSqbj

The 5 Traits All Top Performers Share | Fast Company ? http://crowdspring.co/UGUakB

Step one is admitting you have a problem ? http://crowdspring.co/UHfAOA

Give Before You Get | LinkedIn ? http://crowdspring.co/UjgHRV

Facebook: This Is The Bet You Are Making | Seeking Alpha ? http://t.co/0EbMrlAe

Analysis: For tech investors, it?s hard to know when to bolt | Reuters ? http://t.co/iG2z1qrf

The highs and lows of startup life (by @joelgascoigne) ? http://t.co/jT8eKhxn

It?s Not a Bubble, People; It?s a Pyramid Scheme | peHUB ? http://t.co/b69ggQcS

The pitfall of lock in ? http://t.co/x2G8JxO0

Why Smart People Are Stupid | The New Yorker ? http://t.co/VegSyACw

Amazon Is Ripe For Disruption | Forbes ? http://t.co/Pzd6uWFH

How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids ? http://t.co/AghLs7Pu

Doubtliers: Dangers Learning From The Exceptional ? http://t.co/7nxKkSMi

10 Lessons I?ve Learned During My First Three Months As a Founder (by @lenkendall) | @Technori ? http://t.co/jzUSnIlS

?your business plan cannot be secret anymore.? | by @fraying ? http://t.co/naRSwtoz

More Than 1,000 Seed-Funded Startups Are Destined To Be ?Orphaned? At The Series A Stage ? http://t.co/OyHUxeRi

?To make progress, we need to be able to imagine alternative realities, and not just any old reality but a better one? ? http://t.co/hbDQc8dG

Americans take too little time off ? not good to be ahead of the pack on this issue ? http://t.co/uwfVRasb

Funding startups that rely on advertising (by @bijan) ? http://t.co/husAjE2H

Good reminder on how to better promote innovation ? But which is the sideshow? ? http://t.co/NoCve084

Lightbank Aims To Change The VC Game As It Expands Its Investments Beyond Chicago | TechCrunch ? http://t.co/LYYuLkDE

Websites Vary Prices, Deals Based on Users? Information ? http://t.co/qVpQ2GgD

SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot (by @dharmesh) ? http://t.co/jEyHTBSE

Revenue is the new black | Gigaom ? http://t.co/1J3snZsR

When is it Time to Pivot or Quit? (by @byosko) ? http://t.co/iBXzV9Pu

For Startup Accelerators, (Class) Size Does Matter | WSJ ? http://t.co/SItQ6Y18

Dear Silicon Valley, Ads Are the Hard Part | Digiday ? http://t.co/JIasrNrb

The Other Person is Never the Problem | zenhabits ? http://t.co/x5G3mBKx

Revenue Doesn?t Matter ? http://crowdspring.co/UiPuPn

25 Awesome Free Google Tools for Marketers ? http://crowdspring.co/Ukpza5

Telecommuting may be terrible for your work/life balance | Slate Magazine ? http://crowdspring.co/Ukq0kA

Taking Off The Rose Colored Glasses | Dan Shipper ? http://crowdspring.co/UFOEik

Why Menus Suck + Other Deep Thoughts on the Food Tech Revolution. | Dave McClure ? http://crowdspring.co/UxAJux

Will 2013 Be Harder For Startups Than 2012? (by Brad Feld) ? http://crowdspring.co/Uxy3ND

Building A Brand Consumers Can Believe In | Fast Company ? http://crowdspring.co/UxA9x2

Applying Digitial Marketing Techniques To Retail Shopping | crowdSPRING Blog ? http://t.co/zssrbMnb

Facebook Could Now Advertise To Children, Thanks To Updated Federal Privacy Rules ? http://t.co/MUvWnpDk

Dear Silicon Valley, Ads Are the Hard Part | Digiday ? http://t.co/JIasrNrb

Will 2013 be the year of conversion optimisation? | Econsultancy ? http://t.co/Lxjh0Uad

Is Agile Marketing the Future of Search in 2013? | Search Engine Watch ? http://t.co/gu8eWPQy

The New York Times Paywall Is Working Better Than Anyone Had Guessed | Bloomberg ? http://t.co/kYgzuPag

Instagram Reversal Doesn?t Appease Everyone | NYT ? http://t.co/jj4AgNF6

Weathering the Content and Data Storm | Digiday ? http://t.co/kwWPEdZE

IAB: US Interactive Ad Revenues Hit $9.3 Billion, A Record High, In Q3 ? http://t.co/oIHjGimN

Study: Almost 50% of top Pinterest pins link to webpages that don?t exist | VentureBeat ? http://t.co/G4sChK5y

25 Awesome Free Google Tools for Marketers ? http://crowdspring.co/Ukpza5

Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 ? http://crowdspring.co/UxU5k6

Five Trends Driving Traditional Retail Towards Extinction | Forbes ? http://crowdspring.co/VLUJqE

25+ Fresh Business Cards Ideas to Inspire You | Bloom Web Design Blog ? http://crowdspring.co/UG7rdq

10 Incredible New Free Fonts ? http://crowdspring.co/UG7xll

Stylish And Bizzare Steampunk Designs | Inspihive ? http://crowdspring.co/Ut59yU

33 Creative Global Warming Poster Designs for your inspiration ? http://crowdspring.co/UG7SEA

Apparently, taking a very long hike makes you more creative. Good to know ? http://t.co/a1Wl78Wz

Favorite Book Cover Designs of 2012 | NYT ? http://t.co/0ZEXq5Th

Ultimate Business Card Design Kit: Tutorials, Templates, Tips & Tricks and a Showcase ? http://t.co/YYvFHUZd

Exquisite and Beautiful Examples of Brochure Design | youandsaturation ? http://t.co/FjWPSrpE

Showcasing The Art Of Vintage Typography Designs ? http://t.co/ia7BMEUa

65 Inspiring Examples Of Big Typography Designs ? http://t.co/IS4qW2G8

16 Free Grid Fonts For Your Designs ? http://t.co/X9Ug0Wv9

Design and Photography Inspiration ? http://t.co/7QAznh1r

12 New Free Fonts for your Design Projects ? http://t.co/0A50sC5x

30 Stylish Packaging Designs ? http://t.co/czsvqM7u

26 Creative & Cool T-shirts Designs ? http://t.co/Tu0O6n0t

40 Clever and Creative Shopping Bag Designs ? http://t.co/to99NlkY

Free Texture Friday -?http://t.co/oYPnsMpD

40 Free Beautiful Photoshop Bokeh Brushes ? http://t.co/SQXmNG5m

Sustainable Package Design ? http://t.co/PWCYpoMx

35 Aspiring Free Photoshop Brushes | Dzinepress ? http://t.co/rfaqxwFy

40 Free Best Photoshop Brush Packs ? http://t.co/VmWisWZM

35 Beautiful Typographic T-Shirt Designs ? http://t.co/J0f6XO9k

Apparently, taking a very long hike makes you more creative ? http://t.co/rD7zuKgo

16 Of The Year?s Best Ideas In UI Design |Co.Design ? http://crowdspring.co/V8ZOKW

Roundup of Free Vintage Ornament & Floral Vectors ? http://crowdspring.co/UG7ENC

Superb Examples of Vector Illustrations Featuring Portraits ? http://crowdspring.co/UksBLk

26 Beautiful Examples Of Creative Brochure Designs ? http://crowdspring.co/UG3cyw

100 Free Photoshop Brushes For Designers ? http://crowdspring.co/UksNKI

Design: What is the most elegant idea ever? | Quora ? http://t.co/mTjt1Zlq

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) ? http://bit.ly/1ySfi

Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) ? http://bit.ly/XTLkS

50 Outstanding logo designs ? http://crowdspring.co/UFQgsn

45 Examples of Negative Space Logo Designs ? http://crowdspring.co/Uksxv5

30 Amazing Dual Meaning Logos That Will Impress You ? http://t.co/04deLztM

26 Remarkable Examples Of Branding, Identity and Logo Designs | Graphic Design Junction ? http://t.co/Uh7UDL1I

12 New Free Fonts for your Design Projects ? http://t.co/0A50sC5x

20 Amazing and Creative Logo Designs | 92pixels ? http://t.co/jNM6kfn4

50 Stunning RSS Symbol Inspired Logo Designs ? http://t.co/QEd61IfC

Collection of Single Letter Logo Design Inspiration ? http://t.co/aPvZXh4G

Showcase of Amazing Website Navigation Designs ? http://crowdspring.co/Ut5dPa

Best web design tools you should be using for 2013 ? http://crowdspring.co/Uktx2d

What Does it Mean to be Simple? | 52 Weeks of UX ? http://t.co/L7tue3sA

30 Tutorials to Master Typography in Design | CrazyLeaf Design Blog ? http://t.co/JEBwMbdx

30 Tutorials and Guides for Responsive Design | Creativeoverflow ? http://t.co/xbMTBGGq

User Interface Design Inspiration ? 45 Lovely Switches ? http://t.co/j7ogp8As

Popular Web Design Trends from 2012 | Speckyboy ? http://t.co/tRLp9fCK

35+ Amazingly Designed 404 Pages ? http://t.co/S4QvWnMv

25 Fresh HTML5 jQuery And CSS3 Tutorials ? http://t.co/VsaKZSdR

16 Of The Year?s Best Ideas In UI Design |Co.Design ? http://crowdspring.co/V8ZOKW

37 Popular Shots Focused on Brilliant Website User Interfaces | SpyreStudios ? http://crowdspring.co/UktaEU

The Top 5 Website UX Trends of 2012 | UX Magazine ? http://crowdspring.co/UFV54Z

Best Showcase of Retro and Vintage Web Design | Designs Madness ? http://crowdspring.co/UG7GoK

Blurred Backgrounds Use in Web Design ? http://crowdspring.co/UksK1i

30 Professional Looking e-Commerce Web Designs ? http://crowdspring.co/UG6thf

Useful Wireframe Tools for Web Designers | You The Designer ? http://crowdspring.co/UksVd4

21 Inspiring Examples of Texture Use in Web Design ? http://t.co/uaBDD6vG

Impressive and Trendy Web Design Showcase | Queness ? http://crowdspring.co/Uktcg8

10 Incredibly Unique Landing Page Designs | iBrandStudio ? http://crowdspring.co/Ukt1Br

25 Inspiring Examples of iPhone App Websites ? http://crowdspring.co/UG4KIA

Damn You Auto Correct! ? The 50 Most Hilarious Autocorrects Of 2012! ? http://crowdspring.co/UiPdvE

The science of new year?s resolutions: Why 88% fail and how to make them work | The Buffer blog ? http://crowdspring.co/Uko0Jg

Instead of Making Resolutions, Dream | Whitney Johnson-Harvard Business Review ? http://crowdspring.co/UFRELw

20 Tech Trends That Will Define 2013, Selected By Frog ? http://crowdspring.co/TdR1qM

The 25 best reads on the web this year | The Verge ? http://crowdspring.co/UxAxeI

The future of science in 2013 | The Guardian ? http://crowdspring.co/UFR2Wb

27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012 ? http://crowdspring.co/UfTaBp

Innovation: What are the best new products that people don?t know about? | Quora ? http://t.co/v7tm2IKk

How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids ? http://t.co/AghLs7Pu

20 Best Creative Products You Can Actually Buy | The Design Inspiration ? http://t.co/2nnWb89J

16 abbreviated company names explained | The Week ? http://t.co/9RN8HPHO

True professionals don?t fear amateurs ? http://t.co/Wo3ZaB59

Apparently, taking a very long hike makes you more creative ? http://t.co/rD7zuKgo

Epic poetry written using spam, spam and more spam. by e.e. @benkunz ? http://t.co/E83LY8US

The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2012 ? http://t.co/sS88RUI5

The 10 most read books on Brain Pickings this year ? http://t.co/ECVPqf7o

The Biggest Scientific Breakthroughs of 2012 ? http://crowdspring.co/UfYkgP

100 Ideas That Changed Art | Brain Pickings ? http://crowdspring.co/UiPCOQ

US Soldier Suicides Outnumber Combat Deaths In 2012 ? http://crowdspring.co/UfSuvU

Fun diversion ? Eight little known historical facts?. | MadMikesAmerica ? http://crowdspring.co/UjhzG4

Apple Falls to Four-Year Low in Online Customer Satisfaction Survey | AllThingsD ? http://crowdspring.co/V90GyY

Faking It: A Visual History of 150 Years of Image Manipulation Before Photoshop | Brain Pickings ? http://crowdspring.co/UBxt1s

Good analysis of the Zipcar purchase by Avis | Felix Salmon, Reuters ? http://crowdspring.co/TKH6cX

I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn?t like.

Source: http://blog.crowdspring.com/2013/01/twitter-link-roundup-160-small-business-social-media-design-copywriting-marketing-and-more/

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Friday, 4 January 2013

Let Newsletter Editors Help You Promote Your Book | Writing and ...

This week I contacted around 45 editors of magazines and newsletters for authors. You see, authors comprise my audience for several of my books, including my latest one, ?Talk Up Your Book.? In press release style (or media release, as they refer to it now), I introduced this book to editors, shared a few features and the benefits for published authors and asked the editors to review it for their publication. I also attached the ebook so they would have it at their fingertips. (Of course, most of the editors knew me because I have been writing articles for them?directed at my audience?for years as an expert in my field.)

The response has been quite exciting. Already, I?ve received enthusiastic emails from editors who can?t wait to read the book and write reviews. Some have asked me for articles so they can feature the book. A couple have already posted it as their recommended book for the month. Already, I notice that Amazon sales are up from what they were last week.

If you have a nonfiction book to promote, don?t overlook the great opportunities for promotion in magazines and newsletters related to the topic/theme of your book. Many of them are eager for information, news and resources that will help, educate, inform and/or entertain their audiences. And if you are already known to the editors through your article submissions, for example, they will be even more eager to promote what you produce.

If you are an author with a book to promote, you need this book in your library. It?s ?Talk Up Your Book, How to Sell Your Book Through Public Speaking, Interviews, Signings, Festivals Conferences and More.? You will learn how to locate and how to create opportunities to speak to your audience, tips and techniques for more successful public speaking and communication experiences, how to sell more books at book festivals, how to get speaking gigs as an expert at appropriate conferences and more. You?ll also learn how to get involved in webinars, podcasts and radio/TV interviews.

If you?ve been promoting a book for long, you know how important the personal approach is. Become more adept at presenting in person whether to a large group or one-on-one. Order your copy of ?Talk Up Your Book? today. (Soon to be on Kindle.) Read the 10 5-star reviews! http://amzn.to/ZMJndK

And start today contacting newsletters and magazines in your topic and negotiating some publicity for your amazing book.

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Source: http://www.matilijapress.com/publishingblog/?p=2465

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Obama '08 campaign fined $375,000 by FEC

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign has been fined $375,000 by the Federal Election Commission for reporting violations related to a set of donations received during the final days of the campaign.

The fines are among the largest ever levied on a presidential campaign by the FEC and stem from a series of missing filings for nearly 1,200 contributions totaling nearly $1.9 million. Campaigns are required to file the reports during the final weeks of the campaign.

Obama campaign spokeswoman Katie Hogan said the 2008 campaign had more than 3 million donors and "the very few outstanding questions have now all been resolved."

The fines were first reported by Politico.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-08-campaign-fined-375-000-fec-223008379--election.html

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Portions of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet are warming twice as fast as previously thought

Public release date: 3-Jan-2013
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Contact: Peter West
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703-292-7530
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Findings could have important implications for global sea-level rise

A new study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) finds that the western part of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is experiencing nearly twice as much warming as previously thought.

The findings were published online this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. NSF manages the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) and coordinates all U.S. research and associated logistics on the southernmost continent and in the surrounding Southern Ocean.

The temperature record from Byrd Station, an unmanned scientific outpost in the center of the ice sheet, demonstrates a marked increase of 4.3 degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius) in average annual temperature since 1958. That is three times faster than the average temperature rise around the globe.

This temperature increase is nearly double what previous research has suggested, and reveals--for the first time--warming trends during the summer months of the Southern Hemisphere (December through February), said David Bromwich, professor of geography at Ohio State University and senior research scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Center.

"Our record suggests that continued summer warming in West Antarctica could upset the surface mass balance of the ice sheet, so that the region could make an even bigger contribution to sea-level rise than it already does," said Bromwich.

"Even without generating significant mass loss directly, surface melting on the WAIS could contribute to sea level indirectly, by weakening the West Antarctic ice shelves that restrain the region's natural ice flow into the ocean."

Andrew Monaghan, study co-author and scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), said that these findings place West Antarctica among the fastest-warming regions on Earth.

"We've already seen enhanced surface melting contribute to the breakup of the Antarctic's Larsen B Ice Shelf, where glaciers at the edge discharged massive sections of ice into the ocean that contributed to sea level rise," Monaghan said. "The stakes would be much higher if a similar event occurred to an ice shelf restraining one of the enormous WAIS glaciers."

Researchers consider the WAIS especially sensitive to climate change, explained Ohio State University doctoral student Julien Nicolas. Since the base of the ice sheet rests below sea level, it is vulnerable to direct contact with warm ocean water. Its melting currently contributes 0.3 mm to sea level rise each year--second to Greenland, whose contribution to sea-level rise has been estimated as high as 0.7 mm per year.

Due to its location some 700 miles from the South Pole and near the center of the WAIS, Byrd Station is an important indicator of climate change throughout the region.

In the past, researchers haven't been able to make much use of the Byrd Station measurements, due to the fact that since the station was establishment in 1957, it hasn't always been occupied. So, its data were incomplete, to the point that nearly one third of the temperature observations were missing for the time period of the study. A year-round automated station was installed in 1980, but it has experienced frequent power outages, especially during the long polar night, when its solar panels can't recharge.

Bromwich and two of his graduate students, along with colleagues from the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, corrected the past Byrd temperature measurements and used corrected data from a computer atmospheric model and a numerical analysis method to fill in the missing observations.

Aside from offering a more complete picture of warming in West Antarctica, the study suggests that if this warming trend continues, melting will become more extensive in the region in the future, Bromwich said.

While the researchers work to fully understand the cause of the summer warming at Byrd Station, the next step is clear, he added.

"West Antarctica is one of the most rapidly changing regions on Earth, but it is also one of the least known," he said. "Our study underscores the need for a reliable network of meteorological observations throughout West Antarctica, so that we can know what is happening--and why--with more certainty."

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Portions of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet are warming twice as fast as previously thought

Public release date: 3-Jan-2013
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Contact: Peter West
pwest@nsf.gov
703-292-7530
National Science Foundation

Findings could have important implications for global sea-level rise

Andrew Monaghan, study co-author and scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), said that these findings place West Antarctica among the fastest-warming regions on Earth.

Due to its location some 700 miles from the South Pole and near the center of the WAIS, Byrd Station is an important indicator of climate change throughout the region.

While the researchers work to fully understand the cause of the summer warming at Byrd Station, the next step is clear, he added.

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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-01/nsf-pot010313.php

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'Hobbit' Expected To Defeat 'Texas Chainsaw 3D' At Box Office

Latest in the horror series is expected to debut at #3, behind 'Django Unchained.'
By Ryan J. Downey

Alexandra Daddario in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D"
Photo: Leatherface Productions

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1699681/texas-chainsaw-3d-box-office.jhtml

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Michelle Williams e James Franco na nova imagem de "Oz The Great and Powerful"

Foi divulgada uma nova imagem de "Oz The Great and Powerful", um filme realizado por Sam Raimi (via Usa Today). A imagem centra-se nos personagens interpretados por James Franco e Michelle Williams. "Oz The Great and Powerful" estreia a 8 de Março de 2013, nas salas de Cinema Norte-Americanas.

"Oz The Great and Powerful" acompanha a história de Oscar Diggs (James Franco), um mágico de um pequeno circo com uma ética duvidosa, que é lançado do árido Kansas para a vibrante Terra de Oz, onde todos julgam que este é um grande feiticeiro. Diggs pensa que saiu-lhe a sorte grande, até conhecer as bruxas Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) e Glinda (Michelle Williams), que não estão assim tão convencidas de que este seja o grande feiticeiro que todos esperam. Lançado no meio dos problemas de Oz e dos seus habitantes, Oscar terá de descobrir rapidamente quem é bom e quem é mau nesta terra, antes que seja tarde demais, indo aos poucos transformar-se naquilo que todos esperavam que ele fosse: o grande feiticeiro de Oz.

O filme é realizado por Sam Raimi (trilogia "Spider-Man"), através do guião de Mitchell Kapner e David Lindsay-Abaire. "Oz The Great and Powerful" conta no elenco com James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Joey King e Bruce Campbell.

Podem seguir o Rick´s Cinema no Facebook em: https://www.facebook.com/RicksCinema

Trailer de "Big Sur"

Foi divulgado o primeiro trailer de "Big Sur", o novo filme realizado por Michael Polish. Podem ver o trailer no final do post.

"Big Sur" foi realizado por Michael Polish ("For Lovers Only"), através do argumento do próprio. O filme conta no elenco com Jean-Marc Barr, Josh Lucas, Kate Bosworth, Anthony Edwards, Radha Mitchell, Stana Katic, Henry Thomas, entre outros.

"Big Sur" é baseado no romance literário autobiográfico da autoria de Jack Kerouac. O enredo de "Big Sur" acompanha parte da vida do escritor Jack Kerouack, nomeadamente, quando este mostra-se incapaz de lidar com as exigências do público e trava uma batalha contra o alcoolismo. Jack Kerouac procura algum repouso num refúgio em Big Sur, onde se assiste à sua deterioração física e mental.

"Big Sur" ainda não tem uma data de estreia definida. Podem seguir o Rick´s Cinema no Facebook em: https://www.facebook.com/RicksCinema

Minions em destaque na nova imagem de "Despicable Me 2"

O USA Today divulgou uma nova imagem de "Despicable Me 2", a sequela do bem sucedido "Gru, o Mal Disposto". A imagem centra-se nos Minions.

O enredo de "Despicable Me 2" ainda é desconhecido, sabe-se apenas que Gru está de volta, bem como os Minions e as raparigas órfãs.

O filme é realizado por Chris Renaud e Pierre Coffin, através do argumento de Cinco Paul e Ken Duario (dupla de argumentistas de "Despicable Me"). "Despicable Me 2" conta no elenco de vozes com Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Al Pacino e Steve Coogan.

Para lerem uma resenha crítica que H.Barcelos efectuou a "Despicable Me", podem carregar aqui. "Despicable Me 2" estreia a 5 de Julho de 2013, nas salas de cinema norte-americanas.

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Seis clips de "Gangster Squad"

O Collider reuniu seis clips de "Força Anti-Crime" num único player. Podem ver os trechos no final do post.

O enredo de "Gangster Squad" é inspirado numa série de artigos da autoria de Paul Lieberman, publicados no Los Angeles Times em 2008. Os artigos centravam-se na história verídica de uma unidade secreta da polícia de Los Angeles, formada para o gangster judeu Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen, um dos líderes da chamada "Máfia Judaica" nos anos 40.

Sinopse: O enredo de "Gangster Squad" desenrola-se em Los Angeles, no ano de 1949. O implacável chefe do crime, nascido no Brooklyn Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn), domina a sua cidade natal, ficando com uma parcela dos ganhos no tráfico de droga, armas, prostituição, e se possível todas as apostas efectuadas a Oeste de Chicago. Mickey faz isto não só com a protecção dos seus ajudantes, mas também com a ajuda da polícia e políticos corruptos, que se encontram sob o seu controlo. Essa influência é suficiente para intimidar até o mais duro dos polícias, com excepção de uma equipa secreta do departamento da polícia de Los Angeles, liderada pelo Sargento John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) e Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), que reúnem esforços para tentar deitar abaixo o império de Mickey Cohen.

"Gangster Squad" é realizado por Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland"), através do argumento de Will Beall. O filme conta no elenco com Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Anthony Mackie, Michael Peña, Giovanni Ribisi, Holt McCallany, Robert Patrick, Sullivan Stapleton e Nick Nolte, Ambyer Childers.

"Gangster Squad" estreia a 11 de Janeiro de 2013, nos Estados Unidos da América. "Gangster Squad" estreia em Portugal a 7 de Fevereiro de 2013, com o título "Força Anti-Crime". Podem seguir o Rick´s Cinema no Facebook em: https://www.facebook.com/RicksCinema

Morgan Freeman e Tom Cruise na nova imagem de "Oblivion"

O USA Today divulgou (via Collider) uma nova imagem de "Oblivion", o novo filme do realizador Joseph Kosinski ("Tron: Legacy"). A imagem centra-se nos personagens de Morgan Freeman e Tom Cruise.

O enredo de "Oblivion" é inspirado na graphic novel homónima, da autoria de Joseph Kosinski. O filme tem a seguinte sinopse: Jack Harper (Cruise) é um dos últimos reparadores de drones na Terra. Este faz parte de uma grande operação que visa extrair os recursos vitais da Terra, um planeta devastado após décadas de guerra com uma ameaça conhecida como Scavs. Enquanto patrulha os céus, a uma distância de vários milhares de metros, Jack vê a sua existência ganhar um novo sentido, após salvar uma bela mulher de uma nave espacial que despenhou-se. A chegada desta mulher desperta uma série de eventos que força Jack a questionar tudo aquilo que sabe e a colocar o futuro da humanidade nas suas mãos.

"Oblivion" é realizado por Joseph Kosinski ("Tron: Legacy"), através do argumento de William Monahan e Karl Gajdusen e rescrito por Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine). A produção fica a cargo de Barry Levine, presidente da Radical Publishing e Joseph Kosinski. "Oblivion" conta no elenco com Tom Cruise ("Rock of Ages"), Olga Kurylenko ("Hitman"), Andrea Riseborough ("W.E."), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ("Game of Thrones") e Melissa Leo ("The Fighter").

"Oblivion" estreia no dia 12 de Abril de 2013, nas salas de Cinema Norte-Americanas. "Oblivion" ainda não tem uma data de estreia definida em Portugal. Pode seguir o Rick´s Cinema no Facebook no seguinte link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ricks-Cinema/

Três novos posters de "The Host"

Foram divulgados (via Collider) três novos posters de "The Host", o novo filme do realizador Andrew Niccol ("In Time"). Podem ver os posters no final do post.

O enredo de "Nómada" é inspirado no livro homónimo da autoria de Stephenie Meyer. A obra literária tem a seguinte sinopse no Portal da Literatura:

Melanie Stryder recusa-se a desaparecer. O nosso Mundo foi invadido por um inimigo invisível. Os Humanos estão a ser transformados em hospedeiros destes invasores, com as suas mentes expurgadas, enquanto o corpo permanece igual.
Quando Melanie, um dos poucos Humanos "indomáveis", é capturada, ela tem a certeza de que chegou o fim. Nómada, a Alma invasora a quem o corpo de Melanie é entregue, foi avisada sobre o desafio de viver no interior de um humano: emoções avassaladoras, recordações demasiado presentes. Mas existe uma dificuldade com que Nómada não conta: o anterior dono do corpo combate a posse da sua mente.
Nómada esquadrinha os pensamentos de Melanie, na esperança de descobrir o paradeiro da resistência humana. Melanie inunda-lhe a mente com visões do homem por quem está apaixonada – Jared, um sobrevivente humano que vive na clandestinidade. Incapaz de se libertar dos desejos do seu corpo, Nómada começa a sentir-se atraída pelo homem que tem por missão delatar. No momento em que um inimigo comum transforma Nómada e Melanie em aliadas involuntárias, as duas lançam-se numa busca perigosa e desconhecida do homem que amam.

O filme é realizado por Andrew Niccol ("In Time"), através de argumento do próprio. "The Host" conta no elenco com Max Irons ("Red Riding Hood"), Saoirse Ronan ("Hanna"), Jake Abel ("Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief"), William Hurt ("Robin Hood"), Diane Kruger ("Inglorious Basterds"), Chandler Canterbury ("Knowing"). Boyd Holbrook ("Milk") e Frances Fisher ("The Host").

"The Host" estreia no dia 29 de Março de 2013, nas salas de Cinema Norte-Americanas. "The Host" estreia em Portugal a dia 4 de Abril de 2013. Pode seguir o Rick´s Cinema no Facebook em:https://www.facebook.com/RicksCinema

Henry Cavill na nova imagem de "Man of Steel"

Já está on-line (via USA Today) uma nova imagem de "Man of Steel", a nova adaptação cinematográfica do clássico personagem da DC Comics, Super-Homem. A imagem centra-se no personagem do título, interpretado por Henry Cavill.

"Man of Steel" é realizado por Zack Snyder ("Sucker Punch"), através do argumento de David S. Goyer ("Batman Begins"). O filme conta no elenco com Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, Russell Crowe, Christopher Meloni, Harry Lennix, Laurence Fishburne, Ayelet Zuerer, entre outros.

Sinopse: No panteão dos super-heróis, Super-Homem é o personagem mais reconhecido e reverenciado de todos os tempos. Clark Kent / Kal-El (Henry Cavill) é um jornalista nos seus vinte e poucos anos, que sente-se um estranho devido aos poderes inimagináveis que possui. Transportado para a Terra anos atrás de Krypton, um planeta alienígena mais avançado que o nosso, Clark debate-se com a grande questão: "Por que estou aqui?" Moldado pelos valores dos seus pais adoptivos, Martha (Lane) e Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark descobre cedo, que ter super-habilidades significa ter de tomar decisões muito difíceis. Mas quando o Mundo mais precisa de estabilidade, é atacado. Irão as suas habilidades serem usadas para manter a paz ou para dividir e conquistar? Clark deve se tornar o herói conhecido como Superman, não só para brilhar como a última esperança do mundo, mas também para proteger todos aqueles que ama.

"Man of Steel" estreia a 14 de Junho de 2013, nos Estados Unidos da América. "Man of Steel" estreia em Portugal a 27 de Junho de 2013, com o título "Homem de Aço" numa data ainda a confirmar. Siga o Rick´s Cinema no Facebook em: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ricks-Cinema/

Novo trailer de "Side Effects"

Foi divulgado (via Coming Soon) mais um trailer de "Side Effects", o novo filme do realizador Steven Soderbergh ("Contagion"). Podem visionar o trailer no final do post.

O enredo de "Side Effects" desenrola-se no mundo da psicofarmacologia (o estudo de como as drogas afectam a mente humana). Numa entrevista ao Playlist, Scott Z. Burns adiantou que "The Bitter Pill" é sobre as pessoas e os seus estados de espíritos, sobre como a sociedade não consegue tolerar a tristeza.

O filme é realizado por Steven Soderbergh ("Contagion"), através do argumento de Scott Z. Burns. "Side Effects" conta no elenco com Jude Law ("Contagion"), Channing Tatum ("Magic Mike"), Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Rock of Ages"), Rooney Mara ("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo") e Vinessa Shaw ("Big Miracle").

"Side Effects" estreia a 8 de Fevereiro de 2013, nas salas de cinema Norte-Americanas. Siga o Rick´s Cinema no Facebook em: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ricks-Cinema

Nova imagem da série "Iris 2"

Foi revelada uma imagem de "Iris 2", uma série sul coreana que continua os eventos de "Iris" (2009). Podem ver a imagem no final do post (clicar em mais informações).

"Iris 2" foi realizada por Kim Tae-hoon-II e Pyo Min-soo, através do argumento de Jo Gyoo-won. A série conta no elenco com Jang Hyuk, Lee Da-hae, Lee Beom-soo, Kim So-yeon, Oh Yeon-su, Lim Soo-yang, Kim Min-jong, Kim Young-chul, entre outros.

O enredo de "Iris 2" desenrola-se três anos depois da morte do agente secreto, Kim Hyeon-Jun (Lee Byung-Hun) e acompanha uma equipa do National Security Service, que procura investigar o perigoso grupo secreto denominado de IRIS. Quem tem papel activo nesta investigação é o agente Yoo Gun (Jang Hyuk), o líder da equipa NSS TF-A, este acaba por chocar de frente com Baek San (Kim Young-Chul), um indivíduo que foi preso devido a colaborar activamente com a Iris.

As filmagens de "Iris 2" decorreram em países como Húngria e Camboja (incluindo em Angkor Wat, omaior monumento religioso do Mundo).

"Iris 2" é exibida pela primeira vez a 13 de Fevereiro de 2013, na KBS 2TV. Podem seguir o Rick's Cinema no Facebook em: https://www.facebook.com/RicksCinema

Divulgado mais um trailer de "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters"

A estreia de "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" está marcada para dia 25 de Janeiro, e como tal a Paramount Pictures tem andado a apostar na divulgação do filme. Neste sentido, depois de há alguns dias terem sido divulgados dois anúncios televisivos e um trailer, ontem foi lançado outro trailer ainda, que poderão ver no final do post.

O enredo de "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters", desenrola-se quinze anos após os traumáticos eventos ocorridos na casa de gengibre. Os dois tornaram-se em caçadores de bruxas implacáveis, prontos a exterminar todas as bruxas que encontrarem.

O filme é realizado por Tommy Wirkola ("Død snø"), através do guião do próprio em parceria com Dante Harper. "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" conta no elenco com Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Derek Mears, entre outros.

"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" estreia no dia 25 de Janeiro de 2013 nas salas norte-americanas e no dia 31 de Janeiro em Portugal. No Brasil, o filme irá estrear a 25 de Janeiro, com o título "João e Maria: Caçadores de Bruxas". Podem seguir o Rick´s Cinema no Facebook em:https://www.facebook.com/RicksCinema

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Jennifer Lawrence e Adam Levine vão ser os apresentadores dos episódios de Janeiro de "Saturday Night Live"

A NBC divulgou a lista dos anfitriões e convidados musicais dos dois episódios de Janeiro de "Saturday Night Live", na qual constam Jennifer Lawrence e Adam Levine como apresentadores e os The Lumineers e o artista de hip-hop Kendrick Lamar como músicos.

O episódio de Jennifer Lawrence irá ser transmitido no dia 19 de Janeiro e o de Adam Levine (vocalista dos Maroon 5) terá lugar no dia 26 de Janeiro.

"Saturday Night Live" é uma série televisiva norte-americana gravada ao vivo, composta por diversos sketches de comédia, criada por Lorne Michaels. O episódio estreou originalmente no dia 11 de Outubro de 1975, com o título original "NBC's Saturday Night". Cada episódio tem como anfitrião uma celebridade, que geralmente leva a cabo um monólogo inicial e em seguida protagoniza uma diversidade de sketches com o elenco do programa. Actualmente, a série encontra-se na sua 38ª temporada.

Forecast: Leatherface Battles Bilbo, Django This Weekend

Most audiences typically use the first weekend of January to catch up on December releases, so studios have taken to releasing genre titles as counterprogramming. This year is no exception: the only brand-new nationwide release this weekend is horror remake Texas Chainsaw 3D, which will reach 2,654 locations beginning at 10 p.m. on Thursday. It has a good chance of taking first place, though it's going to face tough competition from The Hobbit, Django Unchained and Les Miserables. Meanwhile, fracking drama Promised Land expands nationwide, and The Impossible and Not Fade Away will also each reach over 500 theaters.

In 1974, the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre earned $30.9 million—the equivalent of $128 million adjusted for inflation—and introduced the world to iconic horror villain Leatherface. After a series of disappointing follow-ups, Michael Bay produced a 2003 remake that opened to $28.1 million on its way to a very good $80.6 million. Three years later, prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning earned just $39.5 million, suggesting audiences had once again tired of the concept.

Texas Chainsaw 3D technically takes place within the time frame of the original franchise, which is similar to the situation with The Thing (2011). Unfortunately, the marketing doesn't really communicate this, and instead the movie basically looks like a less-inspired remake of the 2003 remake. Without doing much to differentiate itself (aside from the 3D, which is an after-thought), it's unlikely to match the 2003 movie's $28.1 million debut.

Still, the marketing has done some solid outreach to the core horror movie fanbase, and these types of movies tend to perform very well in January: on this same weekend last year, The Devil Inside debuted to $33.7 million, and in January 2009 Lionsgate opened My Bloody Valentine 3-D to $21.2 million. Lionsgate is currently expecting around $15 million for Texas Chainsaw 3D, though don't be shocked if it winds up above $20 million.

Promised Land expands nationwide to 1,675 theaters following a disappointing opening weekend in limited release ($173,915 from 25 locations). While Matt Damon is a fairly big star, he's definitely capable of being involved in a dud if the movie itself doesn't have a clear hook, which seems to be the case with Promised Land. It's also unfortunate that this is a prestige movie that's lacking prestige—it has no awards nominations in sight, and is currently at a terrible 46 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A Top 10 finish is likely, though anything over $5 million would be a big surprise.

The Impossible and Not Fade Away are both making significant expansions in to 572 and 565 theaters, respectively (just shy of the 600 theaters necessary for nationwide classification). The Impossible has the most momentum: it saw its per-theater average jump from $9,588 to $12,172 from weekend one to two, which suggests word-of-mouth is good. Still, Summit seems to be saving any major marketing push for after a possible Academy Award nomination next week for Naomi Watts, and it won't make the Top 10 this weekend.

Not Fade Away, meanwhile, isn't going to do much business at all. The Sopranos creator David Chase's big-screen debut averaged just $2,884 at 19 locations last weekend, and if it miraculously holds that average it will wind up with less than $1.7 million. Instead, expect it to wind up well under $1 million.

Forecast (Jan. 4-6)
1. Django Unchained - $19.9 million (-34%)
2. Texas Chainsaw - $19.7 million
3. The Hobbit - $18.8 million (-41%)
4. Les Miserables - $17.2 million (-37%)

Bar for Success
If Texas Chainsaw 3D matches The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning's opening attendance levels it will wind up with over $22 million, which seems like a fair threshold

Christian Movie Connect Episode 54 – Jackie Carpenter

Georgia native, Jackie Carpenter, is a top inspirational writer. Although she never intended to become an author, Jackie has become a major resource for people facing a crisis in life. Jackie has miraculously taken the crisis in her own life and wove it into the dramatic and heart-wrenching story, “The Bridge: Between Cell Block A and A Miracle is Psalm 91.” She’s also written, “Georgia Justice: A Journey To Faith,” a remarkable guide on how to build faith when overcome by doubt, depression and tragic events. A sought after speaker, Jackie is a major part of the Speaker’s Bureau with Christian Women in Media Association.

In this interview, Carpenter talks with CMC host, Cheryl Ariaz Wicker, about her new movie, “A Cry for Justice,” based on her amazing true story depicted in her book, “Georgia Justice: A Journey To Faith.” Carpenter shares that the movie has been a divine vehicle for God to provide hope in the hearts of people when there seems to be no hope—a true story supernatural faith.

Can diet beat depression?

Jan. 3, 2012 ? Research into diet and depression should follow the model of studies into diet and cardiovascular risk. So argue Almudena Sanchez-Villegas and Miguel A Mart?nez-Gonz?lez in an opinion piece, in BioMed Central?s open access journal BMC Medicine this week.

The authors, from the universities of Las Palmas and Navarra, assess the evidence into links between diet and depression and find it lacking. ?Depression is similar in many aspects to heart disease? they explained. ?Both are associated with low-grade inflammation, endothelial dysfunction and worse lipid profiles. This tends to suggest that the underlying causes, such as a diet high in trans fats, are also the same.?

Though there is plenty of evidence that there is an association, and that fast food increases risk of depression (while the Mediterranean diet decreases it), most of these studies do not show causality. Almudena Sanchez-Villegas continued, ?It is difficult to be sure that the diet is responsible for depression ? it could be that depressed people make bad food choices. Other study problems include ?confounders? which may influence dietary habits, such as marital status, exercise, alcohol (or smoking), medical conditions and social networks. Or simply genetics.?

Miguel A Mart?nez-Gonz?lez concluded, ?To address these issues we need long term, randomised clinical studies similar to ones successfully conducted for diet and cardiovascular disease risk. Only then will we really understand the impact of diet of depression.?

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Flu? Malaria? Disease forecasters look to the sky

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo, Jeffrey Shaman poses for a portrait in his office at Columbia University's Department of Environmental Health Sciences in New York. In the study of New York City flu cases published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the authors said they could forecast, by up to seven weeks, the peak of flu season. Scientists hope to try real-time predictions as early as next year, said Jeffrey Shaman of Columbia University, who led the work. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

FILE - In this Friday, May 11, 2007 photo, a mosquito is sorted according to species and gender before testing for West Nile Virus at the Dallas County mosquito lab in Dallas. Scientists have been working on mathematical models to predict outbreaks for decades and have long factored in the weather. They have known, for example, that temperature and rainfall affect the breeding of mosquitoes that carry malaria, West Nile virus and other dangerous diseases. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Only a 10 percent chance of showers today, but a 70 percent chance of flu next month.

That's the kind of forecasting health scientists are trying to move toward, as they increasingly include weather data in their attempts to predict disease outbreaks.

In one recent study, two scientists reported they could predict ? more than seven weeks in advance ? when flu season was going to peak in New York City. Theirs was just the latest in a growing wave of computer models that factor in rainfall, temperature or other weather conditions to forecast disease.

Health officials are excited by this kind of work and the idea that it could be used to fine-tune vaccination campaigns or other disease prevention efforts.

At the same time, experts note that outbreaks are influenced as much, or more, by human behavior and other factors as by the weather. Some argue weather-based outbreak predictions still have a long way to go. And when government health officials warned in early December that flu season seemed to be off to an early start, they said there was no evidence it was driven by the weather.

This disease-forecasting concept is not new: Scientists have been working on mathematical models to predict outbreaks for decades and have long factored in the weather. They have known, for example, that temperature and rainfall affect the breeding of mosquitoes that carry malaria, West Nile virus and other dangerous diseases.

Recent improvements in weather-tracking have helped, including satellite technology and more sophisticated computer data processing.

As a result, "in the last five years or so, there's been quite an improvement and acceleration" in weather-focused disease modeling, said Ira Longini, a University of Florida biostatistician who's worked on outbreak prediction projects.

Some models have been labeled successes.

In the United States, researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of New Mexico tried to predict outbreaks of hantavirus in the late 1990s. They used rain and snow data and other information to study patterns of plant growth that attract rodents. People catch the disease from the droppings of infected rodents.

"We predicted what would happen later that year," said Gregory Glass, a Johns Hopkins researcher who worked on the project.

More recently, in east Africa, satellites have been used to predict rainfall by measuring sea-surface temperatures and cloud density. That's been used to generate "risk maps" for Rift Valley fever ? a virus that spreads from animals to people and in severe cases can cause blindness or death. Researchers have said the system in some cases has given two to six weeks advance warning.

Last year, other researchers using satellite data in east Africa said they found that a small change in average temperature was a warning sign cholera cases would double within four months.

"We are getting very close to developing a viable forecasting system" against cholera that can help health officials in African countries ramp up emergency vaccinations and other efforts, said a statement by one of the authors, Rita Reyburn of the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, South Korea.

Some diseases are hard to forecast, such as West Nile virus. Last year, the U.S. suffered one of its worst years since the virus arrived in 1999. There were more than 2,600 serious illnesses and nearly 240 deaths.

Officials said the mild winter, early spring and very hot summer helped spur mosquito breeding and the spread of the virus. But the danger wasn't spread uniformly. In Texas, the Dallas area was particularly hard-hit, while other places, including some with similar weather patterns and the same type of mosquitoes, were not as affected.

"Why Dallas, and not areas with similar ecological conditions? We don't really know," said Roger Nasci of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He is chief of the CDC branch that tracks insect-borne viruses.

Some think flu lends itself to outbreak forecasting ? there's already a predictability to the annual winter flu season. But that's been tricky, too.

Seasonal flu reports come from doctors' offices, but those show the disease when it's already spreading. Some researchers have studied tweets on Twitter and searches on Google, but their work has offered a jump of only a week or two on traditional methods.

In the study of New York City flu cases published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the authors said they could forecast, by up to seven weeks, the peak of flu season.

They designed a model based on weather and flu data from past years, 2003-09. In part, their design was based on earlier studies that found flu virus spreads better when the air is dry and turns colder. They made calculations based on humidity readings and on Google Flu Trends, which tracks how many people are searching each day for information on flu-related topics (often because they're beginning to feel ill).

Using that model, they hope to try real-time predictions as early as next year, said Jeffrey Shaman of Columbia University, who led the work.

"It's certainly exciting," said Lyn Finelli, the CDC's flu surveillance chief. She said the CDC supports Shaman's work, but agency officials are eager to see follow-up studies showing the model can predict flu trends in places different from New York, like Miami.

Despite the optimism by some, Dr. Edward Ryan, a Harvard University professor of immunology and infectious diseases, is cautious about weather-based prediction models. "I'm not sure any of them are ready for prime time," he said.

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Resenha Crítica: "Rurouni Kenshin"

Escrever uma crítica sobre a adaptação cinematográfica de uma série de manga e anime muito populares é sempre deveras complicado, sobretudo quando esta nos desarma e surpreende pela positiva como "Rurouni Kenshin", a adaptação da série de mangá "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story", mais conhecido por "Samurai X".

Escrita e ilustrada por Nobuhiro Watsuki, a série literária foi publicada entre 11 de Abril de 1994 até 4 de Novembro de 1999, tendo recebido uma popular adaptação em anime, que ajudou ainda mais à criação de uma legião de fãs em volta da história de Himura Kenshin, ou se preferirem, Battōsai. Toda esta popularidade conduziu a que a notícia da adaptação de "Samurai X" ao grande ecrã, em live action, tivesse sido recebida com um misto de entusiasmo e cautela por parte dos fãs. Para surpresa geral, o filme foi um sucesso de bilheteira, tendo facturado mais de 60 milhões de dólares e recebido críticas relativamente positivas e provavelmente terá direito a sequela. Depois de visionado, será que o filme consegue manter as expectativas? Seja fã da série ou não, "Rurouni Kenshin" promete proporcionar mais de duas horas de bom entretenimento, onde somos apresentados à história de um ronin com um estrito código moral, que passa por nunca mais assassinar alguém, procurando esquecer o seu passado de matança. Como é que Battosai chegou a este juramento para com a sua espada? Isso é logo explicado no prólogo do filme.

Negro, violento, acompanhado por um cenário cheio de neve, o prólogo de "Rurouni Kenshin" apresenta Hitokiri Battōsai (Takeru Sato) no meio da Batalha de Toba-Fushimi, um conflito sangrento que colocou em oposição as forças pró-Imperiais contra a guarda do Xogunato Tokugawa. A vitória sorri às forças imperiais, a morte e devastação cobre o cenário, enquanto o hábil assassino Battosai olha desolado para o cenário, deixando o mesmo num estado lastimável devido a todas as mortes que causou, fruto da sua habilidade com o Battōjutsu, técnica que o caracteriza, ajudando à implementação da chamada Restauração Meiji.

Uma década depois da Restauração Meiji, Battōsai segue como um viajante pelo Japão sob a identidade de Himura Kenshin, procurando cumprir o voto de nunca mais voltar a assassinar ninguém, distinguindo-se pela cicatriz na sua cara e pelo facto de estar sempre acompanhado com uma espada com a lâmina ao contrário. No meio da paranoia dos assassinatos causados supostamente por Battōsai, Kenshin acaba por deparar-se pela primeira vez com Kamiya Kaoru (Emi Takei), uma jovem que, ao encontrar o protagonista, acreditando na possibilidade de este ser o assassino, cedo parte para o ataque. Claro está que Kenshin consegue livrar-se inicialmente da suspeita, sobretudo quando Udo Jin-e, o assassino que se faz passar por Battōsai (um sobrevivente da batalha de Toba-Fushimi), surge e logo é alvo da fúria da jovem por utilizar o nome do dojo Kamiya, que foi deixado de herança a Kaoru. Com Kaoru em perigo, Kenshin decide salvar a jovem do seu antagonista, iniciando-se um conflito que terá repercussões no último terço da narrativa.

Se pensa que a vida de Kenshin fica mais fácil depois deste episódio, pode ficar bem enganado, pois este é apenas o mero aperitivo para o que aí vem, com o protagonista a ter de lidar com um perigoso grupo que ataca o dojo de Kaoru, a ser preso e a ser convidado a lutar pelo imperador contra o tráfico de ópio, um negócio ilegal que se encontra a ser controlado por Kanryu Takeda (Teruyuki Kagawa), um indivíduo que conta com os serviços de Udo Jin-e e Takeni Megumi (Yu Aoi), uma mulher que é forçada a fabricar ópio. Escusado será dizer que Kenshin inicialmente recusa qualquer acção que envolva matar outras pessoas, procurando cumprir o seu voto, mas cedo é levado a ter de utilizar as suas habilidades quando os seus destinos enfrentam os de Takeda, indo contar com a ajuda de Megumi, após esta ter conseguido fugir do jugo do antagonista, e do seu antigo rival Sagara Sanosuke para combater a ameaça que se abate sobre todos os conhecidos de Kenshin.

"Rurouni Kenshin" é o exemplo paradigmático de que se pode adaptar uma série de anime e/ou manga mantendo o espirito do formato original (incluindo o visual dos personagens) e não fazer uma valente borrada como aquela que foi efectuada em "Dragon Ball: Evolution". Com lutas magnificamente coreografadas, humor, uma história cativante, boas interpretações, "Ruroni Kenshin" surpreende pela positiva ao conseguir manter um visual relativamente fiel ao material original e criar uma adaptação que não ofende os fãs e promete cativar a atenção dos não seguidores da franquia.

Realizado por Keishi Ohtomo, naquela que é a segunda longa-metragem do cineasta, "Rurouni Kenshin" surge como um filme de acção cheio de ritmo, que sobressai não só pelas lutas cheias de intensidade e bem coreografadas, mas também pela banda sonora adequada a cada momento (incrementando as cenas de acção) e pelo bom desempenho de Takeru Sato como Himura Kenshin. Com o cabelo avermelhado, maquilhado com a cicatriz habitual de Kenshin, Sato revela-se a escolha indicada para o papel, expondo as dificuldades encontradas pelo seu personagem em mudar e fugir ao seu passado, enquanto mantém uma interacção interessante com os elementos secundários, sobretudo Emi Takei e Munetaka Aoki. Takei intepreta Kaoru, a dono do dojo Kamiya, que cedo entra em confronto com Kenshin, mas logo formam uma forte amizade, com a actriz a ter um desempenho bastante seguro, sobretudo nos momentos de maior tensão. Se o início da amizade de Kenshin com Kaoru foi complicado, o mesmo se pode dizer em relação à amizade que este forma com Sanosuke, que logo surge num combate entre ambos, onde este último revela um talento enorme para manejar a sua zanbatō, mas também uma ineficácia brutal para derrotar o seu opositor que cedo o convence a deixar a vida de mercenário. Munetaka Aoki surge como um personagem carismático, embora nem sempre bem aproveitado pela narrativa, surgindo não só como o aliado inesperado de Kenshin, mas também como alívio cómico (aquela pausa para a refeição e beber vinho durante um combate feroz é hilariante).

Os elementos cómicos de "Rurouni Kenshin" não se ficam apenas por Sanosuke, sendo uma vertente relativamente importante do filme (veja-se o relacionamento entre Kenshin e Kaoru), sobretudo para aliviar os elementos de maior tensão, com o filme a aproveitar um elemento que fora importante no animé. Diga-se que a comédia nem sempre resulta, sobretudo quando esta surge associada ao caricato antagonista interpretado por Teruyuki Kagawa, um actor que tem um desempenho regular, mas que muitas das vezes surge como o elo mais fraco da narrativa. Embora não tenha um argumento magnificamente elaborado, "Rurouni Kenshin" consegue explanar de forma paradigmática a complexidade inerente ao protagonista, um indivíduo movido por valores morais em detrimento do capital, sendo o oposto do antagonista interpretado por Teruyuki Kagawa. Esta dicotomia entre os valores morais e o capital surge sobretudo para ilustrar a jornada de redenção de Kenshin, num Japão que vive em plena Era Meiji, um período para o qual contribuiu (ficcionalmente, como é óbvio), onde pouco parece ter mudado.

Otomo não procura representar o território real do Japão, mas sim um território ficcional, mas recheado de elementos históricos. Veja-se que surge bem representada uma tentativa de modernização do território, acompanhado por uma maior abertura ao Ocidente (no discurso político logo seguido do prólogo), mas também através da diminuição dos poderes do Samurai, com o Imperador a favorecer um exército mais próximo da realidade ocidental, com os samurais a deixarem de ter o direito de utiliza a espada, bem como a deixarem de ter o direito de executar sumariamente os acusados (representado através da figura de Saitō Hajime). Esta representação do contexto histórico, ainda que de forma ficcional, não só incrementa a narrativa, como demonstra o cuidado colocado nesta adaptação, que apesar de contar com alguns defeitos consegue ser bastante satisfatória.

Apesar das várias qualidades apresentadas, não deixa de ser notório a incapacidade de "Rurouni Kenchin" em tentar "meter o Rossio na rua da Betesga", ao procurar desenvolver vários relacionamentos, apresentar vários personagens secundários e subtramas que nem sempre são desenvolvidos, algo que acontece com o relacionamento entre Kenshin e Sanosuke, que surge como um dos bons elementos do último terço da narrativa, mas raramente é desenvolvido ao longo da história. Se existem alguns problemas a nível do desenvolvimento da narrativa, o mesmo não se pode dizer das cenas de luta, sendo particularmente emocionantes os combates protagonizados por Kenshin, com o seu intérprete a apresentar uma destreza impressionante e a equipa de efeitos especiais e responsável pela coreografia a estarem de parabéns.

"Rurounin Kenshin" é um exemplo de entretenimento leve, bem elaborado, que respeita o material de origem e o espectador, resultando numa obra cinematográfica surpreendente, que conta com todos os ingredientes para agradar ao grande público. Acção, drama, humor, lutas magnificamente coreografadas, uma banda sonora cheia de ritmo, "Rurounin Kenshin" não precisa de tratar o espectador como idiota para entretê-lo, proporcionando duas horas de bom entretenimento. Venha uma sequela com a mesma qualidade.

Classificação: 4 em 5.

Título: “Rurouni Kenshin”.

Realizador: Keishi Ōtomo.
Argumento: Keishi Ōtomo e Kiyomi Fujii.

Elenco: Takeru Sato, Emi Takei, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yu Aoi, Koji Kikkawa, Genki Sudo, Eiji Okuda.

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