Saturday, June 16, 2012

92% Safety Not Guaranteed

All Critics (73) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (67) | Rotten (6)

Neatly, the script embarks on one journey while dangling the possibility of another: the prospect of taking a sudden leap from comic reality into the realm of pure imagination.

"Safety Not Guaranteed" is most vibrant and vital at its edges, in the way that the characters interact with each other while waiting for something to happen.

It's brisk and assured and never begs the audience's indulgence. No time is wasted. The movie is, at every moment, either funny or pushing the story forward, or both.

The film is modest but skillful and heartfelt, spiced just so by Plaza and company.

Safety Not Guaranteed casts an enchanting spell from its opening scene.

Expectedly funny but unexpectedly touching, too.

Less of a philosophical argument and more of a character piece driven deep into the heart by Duplass and Plaza.

Have you ever wondered what mumblecore sci-fi would look like? Wonder no more.

Rather than trying to beat Hollywood at its own game of high-tech gadgets and weaponry, director Colin Trevorrow and writer Derek Connolly achieve a sly mix of the insane and the mundane.

A character-driven piece about regret and true partnership - our basic, primal need for someone to take the journey with us even if safety is not guaranteed.

Aubrey Plaza is the best thing about this iffy mock-sci-fi doohickey.

A strange, light-hearted bit of quasi-sci-fi, with no small amount of heart.

The material is played mostly for laughs and succeeds in that regard. The undercurrent of lament in Safety Not Guaranteed, though, is what holds the film together.

If safety isn't guaranteed by the film's title, a viewer's satisfaction with this genial, warm-hearted movie pretty much can be.

One central recasting and brutal editorial session away from being a lovely little short film, where its mystery and sentiment is more easily controlled and considered.

With its well-constructed screenplay, sharp dialogue and unapologetic sincerity, this first feature from former SNL interns Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly is its own act of nostalgia...

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Friday, June 15, 2012

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Man upset over sandwich order calls 911

A man in Connecticut called 911 when a deli sandwich wasn't made to his liking. WVIT-TV's Todd Piro reports.

By LeAnne Gendreau and Todd Piro, NBCConnecticut.com

A Connecticut man?knows how he likes his sandwich, and so does the 911 dispatcher who took his call on Wednesday afternoon complaining about how it was made.

?I specifically asked for little turkey, and little ham, a lot of cheese and a lot of mayonnaise and they are giving me a hard time. I wonder if you can stop by and just ? ,??he said when he called 911 from Grateful Deli in East Hartford on Wednesday afternoon.

You can listen to the full call here.

But, here are the highlights:

The dispatcher remains calm and manages to calm Rother McLennon down, all while trying to make him realize that a sandwich, no matter how much it differs from what he asked for, is no reason to call 911.

?You?re calling 911 because you don?t like way that they?re making your sandwich?? the dispatcher asks.

?Exactly,? he said.

With that settled, the dispatcher offers some advice:

?So, then, don?t buy it,?? she said.

But McLennon, who seems to be a regular at the deli, tells her he?s not just calling about this sandwich. He also fears that they won?t make his sandwich to his specific request in the future.

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?I mean, I just want to solve this the right way,? he said. ?Her sister made it, but she left. They are playing games with me, so I was just wondering if you could come by,? he said. ?I just want it resolved and I want to be able to come back here and get the regular sandwich that I ask for.?

The call ends with more advice to the caller

?In the future, just don?t buy the sandwich,? 911 tells him.

?I?ll look at it before I buy it,? he said.

Tila Azinheira, who owns the deli, said?the man?placed a phone order for 14 sandwiches and they made them the way he asked. Then, he did not want to pay for them.

Woman has 911 meltdown over McNuggets

Azinheira said the deli told?the man?they could not take the sandwiches back because they were special orders, then he used the deli's phone to call 911.

McLennon called the deli on Thursday to apologize and tell them that he would be coming back in the future for more sandwiches, the deli owner said.??

No information was immediately available on the man?s age or his hometown. Police have not filed charges.

March 4: The 27-year-old Florida resident told authorities that she'd paid for a 10-piece, but was refused a refund after being told the restaurant had run out. MSNBC's Willie Geist has the details.

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Wallendas have rich history, not without tragedy

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Wallendas have rich history, not without tragedy
By CAROLYN THOMPSON?THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STATEMENT OF NEWS VALUES AND PRINCIPLES?By CAROLYN THOMPSON

FILE- In this July 18, 1970 file photo, daredevil Karl Wallenda nears the end of his tightrope walk across Tallulah Gorge, Ga. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Karl?s great grandson, Nick Wallenda, will attempt a high wire walk over Niagara Falls on live television, hoping to write his famous family's name into the 153-year-old legend of daredevils who've "conquered" the natural wonder. (AP Photo/Bob Schutz, File)

FILE- In this July 18, 1970 file photo, daredevil Karl Wallenda nears the end of his tightrope walk across Tallulah Gorge, Ga. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Karl?s great grandson, Nick Wallenda, will attempt a high wire walk over Niagara Falls on live television, hoping to write his famous family's name into the 153-year-old legend of daredevils who've "conquered" the natural wonder. (AP Photo/Bob Schutz, File)

FILE- In this Jan. 30, 1962 file photo, the Great Wallendas walk the high wire during their three-tier seven-person pyramid performance at the State Fair Coliseum in Detroit, Michigan. During the performance the pyramid formation collapsed and the performers fell to the ground injuring performers Jana Schepp and Mario Wallenda, as well as killing performers Richard Faughnan and Dieter Schepp. From left to right, bottom row, are, Dieter Schepp; Mario Wallenda; Richard Faughnan and Gunther Wallenda. From left ro right in the second row are Karl Wallenda and Herman Wallenda. Sitting on chair is Jana Schepp. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Karl?s great grandson, Nick Wallenda, will attempt a high wire walk over Niagara Falls on live television, hoping to write his famous family's name into the 153-year-old legend of daredevils who've "conquered" the natural wonder. (AP Photo, File)

FILE- In this March 23, 1978 file photo ,Helen Wallenda, center, arrives home in Sarasota, Fla., with the body of her husband, Karl, and was met by about 25 relatives and circus friends. Helping her off the plane are Marjorie Geiger, left, and Herman Wallenda Right, Karl?s older brother. Aerial performer Karl Wallenda fell to his death at age 73 in a tightrope walk at a hotel in Puerto Rico. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Karl?s great grandson, Nick Wallenda, will attempt a high wire walk over Niagara Falls on live television, hoping to write his famous family's name into the 153-year-old legend of daredevils who've "conquered" the natural wonder. (AP Photo/Harold Tribune, Glenn Trout)

FILE- In this June 4, 2011 file photo, high-wire acrobats Delilah Wallenda, right, lowers her head as her son Nik Wallenda, left, crosses over her during their high-wire act where the two simultaneously walked across a 300-foot-long wire suspended 100 feet in the air between two towers of the Conrad Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They were honoring Nik's great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, who tried to perform the same feat in 1978 but fell to his death at age 73. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Karl?s great grandson, Nick Wallenda, will attempt a high wire walk over Niagara Falls on live television, hoping to write his famous family's name into the 153-year-old legend of daredevils who've "conquered" the natural wonder. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

FILE- In this March 19, 1944 photo, members of the Wallenda family practice on a 90 foot high wire at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's winter headquarters in Sarasota, Fla. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Nik Wallenda, a seventh generation ?Flying Wallenda,? will attempt a high-wire crossing of the Niagra Falls gorge between the United States and Canada. The event will be covered on live television. (AP Photo)

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) ? When Nik Wallenda sets out for his tightrope walk over Niagara Falls late Friday, he'll be adding another chapter to his family's storied daredevil history which dates back more than two centuries. Wallenda has said he is disappointed he is being made to wear a tether by the event's sponsor, ABC, since his family has performed over the years without such safety precautions.

Here's a look at the first family of funambulists, along with some of their notable feats and tragedies:

? The Wallendas trace their fearless roots to 1780 Austria-Hungary, when ancestors traveled as a band of acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, animal trainers and trapeze artists.

? John Ringling of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recruited the Wallendas after seeing them perform in Cuba. In 1928, the family gave its inaugural performance at Madison Square Garden earned a 15-minute standing ovation from an astounded audience, who marveled at them performing without a safety net.

? The signature performance of the group that came to be known in the 1940s as "The Flying Wallendas" was the seven-person chair pyramid: Two pairs of performers walk the wire, each supporting another aerialist on a pole. Those two aerialists, in turn, carry a pole upon which the seventh member of the troupe balances in a chair.

? The chair pyramid went terribly wrong in 1962 when a misstep at the State Fair Coliseum in Detroit sent two men to their deaths and paralyzed a third performer.

? In 1944, the Wallendas were performing at a Hartford, Conn., circus when a fire broke out. All the Wallendas slid down ropes to safety but 168 people died.

? The following year, Rietta Wallenda, sister-in-law of family patriarch Karl Wallenda, fell to her death in Omaha.

? Family patriarch and Nik's great-grandfather Karl Wallenda became a featured performer, doing "sky walks" between buildings and across stadiums including Busch, Veterans, JFK, Three Rivers and the Astrodome.

? Karl Wallenda successfully crossed Tallulah Gorge on a tightrope on July 18, 1970.

? In 1978, Karl Wallenda fell to his death while attempting to walk a cable strung between two hotel towers in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

? Angel Wallenda, who married into the family at age 17, performed with an artificial limb on the high-wire in 1990 after being stricken with cancer and having her right leg amputated below the knee. She died at age 28 in 1996.

? Since first stepping on a wire when he was 2, Nik Wallenda has earned six Guinness records, the latest in October 2008. That's when, 20 stories over the streets of Newark, N.J., he traveled the longest distance and the greatest height by bicycle on a wire, riding 150 feet.

? In 2011, Nik and his mother Delilah honored his late great-grandfather by walking Karl's last route at the same time, a feat that included Nik stepping over his mother in the middle of the wire.

? Fourteen family members perform today in various troupes.

Associated Press

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Legal Jobs: Patent Job Market Shows Signs of Improvement ...

Over the last week the news has been all over the Internet in blog after blog after blog. ?According to NALP, the Association for Legal Career Professionals, the employment rate for 2011 law school graduates is the lowest in 18 years. ?See Law School Grads Face Worst Job Market Yet. ?As if that news wasn?t bad enough, the NALP announcement went on to explain that less than 66% of law school graduates from the Class of 2011 are employed in jobs that require bar membership. ?That means that over 0ne-third of law school graduates from the Class of 2011 are either back in school, working jobs that did not require them to go to law school in the first place, or they are simply unemployed.

?For members of the Class of 2011, caught as they were in the worst of the recession? the entry-level job market can only be described as brutal,? said James Leipold, NALP Executive Director. ?When this class took their LSATs and applied for law school there were no signs that the legal economic boom was showing any signs of slowing, and yet by the time they graduated they faced what was arguably the worst entry-level legal employment market in more than 30 years.?

As depressing as the NALP finds are relative to the Class of 2011, and they are deeply disturbing, it is important to keep in mind that there is not a single, unified legal job market in the United States. ?Today the practice of law is highly specialized and what may be true of the job market for one particular expertise may not be true of another area of specialty. ?One particular niche area that is bucking the trend of the overall legal job market is the patent arena, where those who hold science and engineering degrees must take the patent bar examination in order to become either a patent attorney or patent agent.

Mark Dighton, the Director of the PLI Patent Bar Review Course and also Director of PLI?s Law School Relations, sees reasons to be optimistic about the patent job market moving forward. ??The patent law job market didn?t see quite the downturn the general legal market did, but we?ve been through some lean years, no doubt,? Dighton said. ?We?re seeing anecdotal signs of renewed vitality in hiring in the patent field.?

But what objective evidence is there of an increased patent job market for law students and recent law school graduates? ?The?Loyola Patent Law Interview Program?(PLIP)?a two-day?interview program held in Chicago each summer that?brings together patent law employers and law students from across the country to interview for summer associate positions and post-graduate employment. ?The Loyola Patent Law Interview Program is a big, national job fair for law students who want to be patent lawyers and is always our bellwether indicator of the job market.?

Alissa J. Holterman is the Assistant Director of Career Services at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, has been the primary administrator of for the last 5 years. ?Holterman says there are objective signs of improvement in the patent job market for new and recent law school graduates, and real reason for optimism. ??This year there will be 123 employers are coming to PLIP, and they?ve asked for a total of 232 day-long interview schedules. That?s almost a 20% increase in employers since last year, and more than a 20% increase in interviews, ? says Holterman. ??That?s more employers and interviews than any year since 2008.?

Is the patent job market back in a big way? ?It may be a little early to tell for sure, but the signs are there and 20% improvement for the PLIP is indeed encouraging news. ?But PLI is also seeing increased interest in its patent bar review course. ??We are seeing greater?interest in the patent bar exam from both law students and firms,? Dighton says. ?Therefore, at the very least there seems to be renewed optimism in the patent community that things are turning around. ?Such optimism is nearly always a necessary precursor to tangible changes in hiring. ?At the very least law students who are patent bar eligible need to seriously consider taking the patent bar examination and getting their resumes in order. ?Doing all those things that Career Services tells you to do to be noticed, network and learn the industry are vital if you want to get in on the bottom floor of what appears to be an upward trend in hiring.

?Employers will likely still be picky,? Dighton explains. ?They?ll want it all, because they can afford to ask for it all. One of the things that will make a difference to many employers is having passed the Patent Bar Exam. A lot of what they?re looking at ??your undergrad degree, your GPA, your law school ??you have little or no control over now. The Patent Bar is maybe the one thing you can do to distinguish yourself at this point.?

I also recommend that law students take the patent bar exam sooner rather than later during their law school careers. ?First, with the recent changes to patent law brought about by the America Invents Act, the exam is only going to get more difficult in the months ahead. ?The next wave of new rules brought about by the AIA will take effect on September 16, 2012. ?The last new material to be tested was tested only 8 days after it became effective! ?I anticipate that they will start to be tested on the Patent Bar Exam shortly thereafter.

The final wave of AIA implementation will not become effective until March 16, 2013, but on that date U.S. patent law changes from first to invent to first to file. ?This is a dramatic shift in the law and will be accompanied by more new USPTO rules. ?I anticipate these new changes, which are monumental, will be tested on the Patent Bar Exam starting in late March 2013 or early April 2013. ?When this change happens attorneys and would-be attorneys will need to know both first to invent regimes that will apply to patent applications filed on or before March 15, 2013, and the new first to file rules that will apply to patent applications filed on or after March 16, 2013. ?The test will get harder because of a vast increase in the amount of information that will be necessary to know. ?Therefore, taking the Patent Bar Exam sooner rather than later is a wise choice. ?It should enhance your job prospects and the Exam will be easier.

In addition to passing the Patent Bar, it is critical to understand that what a patent attorney or patent law firm wants in a new hire is some specific technical expertise. ?Unlike in virtually any other field of law, those who are patent bar qualified can meaningfully assist a patent attorney day one. ?With this in mind you must determining what it is that is unique about yourself. ?What technical expertise do you bring to the table? ?For example, I am an electrical engineer who focused my undergraduate education on computers. ?I am constantly on the Internet, constantly working with code and have self-taught myself all kinds of things about search engines, search engine optimization, e-commerce and more. ?So my education and personal interest in software and the Internet has created a niche for me in the patent world.

Once you figure out what you bring to the table now you have to figure out where to send your cover letter and resume. ?A shotgun approach will be a complete waste time and money. ?You could have a degree in Chemistry or Biology from the most prestigious University in the world, followed by a Ph.D. at an equally exclusive school, followed by a law degree from Harvard or Yale and my firm ? Zies, Widerman & Malek???would never be interested in hiring you. ?We do not have attorneys that know enough about chemistry or biology to understand the cutting edge, sophisticated inventions that excite start-ups and investors and result in patent work. ?Simply stated, we just cannot use your skills. ?But if you are an electrical engineer or computer engineer we typically are VERY interested, and we have been expanding and plan to do further expansion over the next 12 to 18 months.

This means you must identify attorneys and firms that work in the technical fields where you have something unique to contribute. ?I always tell those searching for jobs that they should start with a patent search. ?Search for technologies that you know something about and see what attorneys or firms are listed on those patents. ?Then you start networking!

The moral of the story is this: The patent job market is not nearly as bad as the overall, generic job market for new hires. ?In fact, the patent job market is showing signs of life even for recent law school graduates and current law students. ?Now is not the time to let the popular press depress you into crawling under a rock. ?Get your matters in order, perfect your resume and cover letter, engage in prudent networking and make yourself as attractive to those employers who need your technical expertise as possible. ?Because the market is not as hot as it once was you want to be on the front end of this wave, not the back end.

Happy job hunting!

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FOCUS Magazine Plant City ? Carrabba's Italian Grill

Written By: Deana Garrison | Photos by Tony Cartagena

We recently made a visit to Carrabba?s Italian Grill in Plant City where manager Scott Buczek, with 15 years of experience, not only runs the restaurant with ease but also serves the community in many ways.

His generous donations and discounts to local schools, charitable causes, and group funding projects have been much appreciated. One recent gesture was an ?at cost? non-profit donation to the event held for Darby Hasting. He has also been known to help Relay for Life as well as numerous schools with the $10 tickets for a Carrabba?s meal from which the fundraiser receives half the earnings.

Another event assisted by the restaurant?s staff was an etiquette course for children, provided at minimal cost, to help the young diners learn proper behavior, table manners and proper use of the dining utensils.

Buczek was recognized for his community activism in 2010 when Carrabba?s won the Special Business of the Year Award from the Plant City Chamber of Commerce.

On our visit, we sampled the Chicken Bryan, the Parmesan-Crusted Chicken, and the Champagne Shrimp and Scallops Pasta. The Chicken Bryan is a delicious pasta dish topped with goat cheese, sun dried tomatoes, and a basil lemon butter sauce. The Parmesan-Crusted Chicken selection is a saut?ed chicken breast coated with freshly grated parmesan cheese and homemade breadcrumbs, served with your choice of a side. The very tasty Champagne Shrimp and Scallops Pasta consists of pan-seared shrimp and scallops with jumbo lump crabmeat, mushrooms and roasted red peppers over tagliarini in Carrabba?s special champagne cream sauce. At first sight, all three dishes triggered mouth-watering excitement to take those first bites. Our meal was topped off with cherry cheesecake, definitely a dessert destined to become a favorite.

All of Carrabba?s food is brought in fresh and made from scratch just for you. You won?t find a microwave anywhere near this kitchen. Watching the action at the open grill is one of the attractions to enjoy as you begin your experience with a choice of great appetizers.

Make sure to check out Carrabba?s specials, too. Now available is the popular $10 pasta dish. Happy Hour from 4-7 p.m. includes drafts, house wines, and liquor drinks on the rocks. Wine Wednesdays offers diners a $10 discount on any bottle of wine.

A dining experience at Carrabba?s is a real treat. With top-drawer food and fine service, meals with family, friends and business associates will always make a lasting impression. And with the local support this Carrabba?s team deserves, we all ultimately benefit.

Walk in today, try one of the house specialties or your own personal favorite, and offer a big thanks for what Buczek and his team do to serve our community. Your satisfaction is their promise.

Carrabba?s Italian Grill

1205 Townsgate Court
Plant City, FL 33563
813.752.0760
Hours of operation:
Monday-Thursday 4-10pm
Friday 4-11pm
Saturday Noon-11pm
Sunday Noon-9pm

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