#Susan Byun

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Books I read in 2022

just posting this for my own amusement but if anyone’s looking for recs I’ve bolded what I really liked. I read 44 books this year, plus 3 rereads (The Secret History, Maurice, and Detransition, Baby lmao) which is by far the most I’ve ever read in a year! feeling rly good about that!

Time's Monster by Priya Satia The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis Females by Andrea Long Chu Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler Nevada by Imogen Binnie Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher A Room With a View by E. M. Forster Female Husbands: A Trans History by Jen Manion On Beauty by Zadie Smith Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov The Wedding by Dorothy West My Education by Susan Choi The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien  The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien  Goodbye Without Leaving by Laurie Colwin Among the Isles of Shoals by Celia Thaxter Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton Rip It Up: Rock 'n' Roll Rulebreakers Drawing the Line by Erich Matthes She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen The Blackhouse by Peter May How to be both by Ali Smith Raven Black by Ann Cleeves Autumn by Ali Smith Winter by Ali Smith The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life by Simon Goddard The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraquib Spring by Ali Smith The Culture of Time and Space 1880-1918 by Stephen Kern Eternity by the Stars by Louis-Auguste Blanqui The Queue by Vladimir Sorokin A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce Summer by Ali Smith The Scent of Time by Byun-Chul Han The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything by Jonn Elledge Doxology by Nell Zink The Idiot by Elif Batuman Ghosts of My Life by Mark Fisher Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy Sayers Whose Body by Dorothy Sayers

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Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.

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Film Face-Off: Deadly Target (1994) Vs. White Tiger (1996)

While re-watching some of my movies in search of something to review, I realized how strikingly similar 1994’s Deadly Target and 1996’s White Tiger appear to be. Both are pretty good vehicles from Gary Daniels’ solo career, and seemingly by coincidence, they have the same plot. This realization and the provisional quality of the films makes me want to try something new and turn this would-be review into a competitive comparison between the two. Should be fun, right?

Know now that this article’s almost exclusively for the Gary Daniels fans out there. Few casual viewers will have seen both features, but hey, we’re all about niches here at B-Movie Dragons.

First, some background. Deadly Target is a PM Entertainment production, and while not the first starring picture for Gary Daniels, it’s his first solo vehicle that’s actually good. Indeed, it wasn’t until PM gave him this nudge that the prettyboy kickboxer from London became Gary friggin’ Daniels. Just a couple years afterwards, he was working on a Hong Kong feature when the production went broke and was bought out by the Canada-based Keystone Pictures company. Keystone scrapped the existing footage and did away with the storyline, committing themselves to a completely different movie called White Tiger, which inexplicably ended up being very similar to Daniels’ aforementioned feature. There’s no evidence that this was actually their intention, but there’s no denying the parallels.

Now, let’s look at which version of this adventure did it better.

The Story

In both features, a law enforcement agent seeks to capture a rogue member of the Chinese-American mafia who’s killed the hero’s partner en route to distributing an addictive narcotic on the West Coast. In both cases, the hero is aided by a love interest and the final showdown takes place on a docked ship.

The overriding difference between the two is how seriously the story takes itself. As tends to be the case with PM productions, Deadly Target is lighthearted with a noticeable comedic streak. It’s a popcorn flick despite never having seen the inside of a theater. Contrarily, White Tiger is far too serious to have much fun with itself. It goes for drama over laughs, and even when there is some humor, it’s dry or ironic. Merely considering this, I prefer the former. While I can see some viewers being bored by Deadly Target’s 90s-style cheesiness, it’s the same cheese which gives the story texture and an organic quality that White Tiger lacks. That said, White Tiger invests you more in its characters. While not the most skillfully-written action feature, it knows what it’s going for and does a good job of directing viewers’ emotions. Deadly Target’s characters are established as soon as they appear onscreen, but White Tiger’s tend to not show their cards right away. There’s development here, and it’s not just limited to the leads. The movie wants you to think about characters’ motivations, and it’s ambitious enough to try and surprise the audience at intervals with out-of-nowhere twists. Wisely, it doesn’t overplay its hand: though it liberally sprinkles the thriller aspects,  it never forgets that we’re expecting an action movie and makes sure to avoid pretentiousness. To that end, it wins me over. Deadly Target may be more fun, but White Tiger gives me more to write about. It’s a pretty good movie with which to introduce newcomers to Gary Daniels, whereas Deadly Target is mainly for established B-movie audiences.

Point: White Tiger

The Hero

Gary Daniels wasn’t the greatest actor at this point in his career and his starring roles sort of blend together. Such is the case when you compare these movies: he’s Detective Charles Prince in Deadly Target and Agent Mike Ryan in White Tiger, and they seem like merely different takes on the same character. The major difference between them is that Charles seems to have more fun with his life-or-death mission, taking the time to crack jokes and express interest in other things while Mike pursues his target with uniform intensity. You can see practically Charles in an early scene of White Tiger while the hero’s vacationing with his partner’s family, and Mike seems to pop up in Deadly Target whenever he’s faced with the lead villain.

When it comes to their motivations, Mike is a little easier to empathize with. Charles mentions that the villain killed his (first) partner, but with Mike, you not only see this happen but also experience his investment in his partner’s family. This favors White Tiger, and it doesn’t help that Charles seems to have some sort of unspoken homophobia going on…but despite that, I give the point to Deadly Target. For all his shallowness, Charles is simply more likable. Gary Daniels turns in a better dramatic performance for Mike, but he’s just not interesting enough to make his relentless seriousness worthwhile. Charles is an example of Daniels having fun with a role, and in this case, it wins him the category.

Point: Deadly Target

The Villain

A hero is only as impressive as their adversary, and in both cases, Gary Daniels draws a good card for a bad guy: Byron Mann as Chang in Deadly Target and Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa as Victor Wong in White Tiger. Mann and Tagawa are both acclaimed performers who, despite having predominantly acted in other genres, are generally known for playing martial artists – Mann in Street Fighter: The Movie and Tagawa in Mortal Kombat. Both are versatile actors who swing between low-budget and Hollywood-grade productions with ease, bringing class to both while keeping their dignity intact. For both movies, they elevate the production and help legitimize Gary Daniels with their presence.

That said, I’m more impressed by Cary in this instance. Part of it’s just that his character’s written with greater nuance, but he also just has the stronger presence. It helps that this role goes against type for him, so that he’s not depicting an upright sentinel for a change. He starts off like that, but within minutes you get the impression that Victor Wong would be more at home in The Silence of the Lambs than Showdown in Little Tokyo. By the time the movie reaches its climax, Victor has become a self-destructive freak, single-handedly justifying the film’s drug & fire motif. Comparatively, Mann doesn’t have much going for him other than that he’s obviously having fun. Byron manifests the tone of the screenplay perfectly, but his character sometimes goes absent long enough for me to almost forget he’s the bad guy. Given his youth, Mann may seem like the more obvious choice for an underworld renegade who’s upsetting the established order, but Tagawa stands out thanks to Victor’s greater depth. (Also, he has a fight scene with Gary Daniels, which Mann doesn’t.)

Point: White Tiger

The Love Interest

Please forgive the condescension this label implies, but in both movies, the most prominent female character is largely defined by her relationship with the hero. Nevertheless, Susan Byun’s Diana Tang and Julia Nickson’s Jade are uniquely different characters that lend differing tones to their features. Diana is a warm-hearted person who, despite working in a casino owned by a mob boss, leads a pretty sheltered life. Jade spends much of her movie being an enigma, clearly knowing more than she’s letting on. Diana wants to get intimate with Charles because she feels genuinely attracted to him, whereas Jade is a femme fatale who nudges Mike along and has sex with him only to further a personal agenda. Also, Jade is infinitely more in touch with her Hong Kong heritage while Diana is utterly Americanized and initially repulsed when Charles prepares her a “Chinese delicacy” with squid.

As for who earns the point, it comes down to how they fare in the face of danger, and there’s really no question. Diana introduces herself by clubbing an attacker in the head to rescue Charles and later goes on to have two unexpected fight scenes. Susan Byun becomes a temporary action hero despite her character’s conventions, but Julia Nickson ironically fares worse. White Tiger spends much time building Jade up as an experienced assassin, but when the need for her to make a move arises, she’s instantly overwhelmed and becomes a damsel without really having accomplished anything. For both of these characters, they end up doing the exact opposite of what you’d expect, but only Diana benefits from it. It’s a cheap move on the part of White Tiger’s writers to ultimately demean their character this way, and in this instance, it costs them.

Point: Deadly Target

The Supporting Cast

Which set of supporting characters you end up preferring is largely dependent on what tone you favor, as all the performers do a good job reflecting the mood of their picture. Again, there are many parallel roles that are merely played differently. Portraying the hero’s partner is Ken McLeod in Deadly Target and Matt Craven in White Tiger: martial arts-practicing straight man and tragic best buddy. Both police captains are played by award-winning TV actors: colic-y Max Gail (Barney Miller) and the reserved Philip Granger (Neon Rider). The most visible mafia lord is played by the expressive Aki Aleong in the first film and the graceful Dana Lee in the other. Both feature henchman extraordinaire Ron Yuan as the villain’s lieutenant, but he’s only a fully-fledged character in Deadly Target. Last but not least are the roles good ol’ George Cheung plays: he’s a mafia figure with no lines in the first picture, and one of the more interesting co-stars in the second.

If there was nothing else to consider, I’d happily decree this category a draw, but the deciding factor ends up being the amplitude of supporting fighters in Deadly Target. It’s a cool lineup: Leo Lee, Al Leong, James Lew, Randall Shiro Ideishi, and Koichi Sakamoto all have at least one highlighted altercation, and the late Master Bill Ryusaki plays one of the more active henchmen. Lieutenant Lydia Look – along with her stunt double, Olympian taekwondoka Dana Hee – has a couple of surprisingly good fights against Susan Byun. By comparison, White Tiger doesn’t bother highlighting many of its supporting kickers, and that seals it for me.

Point: Deadly Target

The Production

In addition to the filmmakers’ talent, the quality of a movie’s production is a matter of time and budget, and it’s easy to tell which of these films had more. As I’ve mentioned, Deadly Target is a PM Entertainment film, and while PM was great at maximizing its resources and cranking out exciting B-movies, it’s obvious that these are, in fact, B-movies. Deadly Target’s no exception: the locations are unremarkably urban, the cinematography is staid, the camerawork isn’t dynamic, and even the film quality is a little grainy. Director Charla Driver – one of the few women to direct a PM production and one of the few women to direct a U.S. martial arts feature, period – is every bit as good as her cohorts at putting together a compact and entertaining action package, but there’s no opportunity for it to rise above that status.

White Tiger, on the other hand, may easily be mistaken for a Hollywood production. Keystone Pictures would actually produce a couple of those shortly after this one, which in retrospect seems like a warm-up exercise for director Richard Martin. The movie showcases some exotic locations, has a lot of good-looking sets, and actually has the time to do fun stuff with its camera. The musical stings are almost comically overdone at times, but the soundtrack still stands out where its adversary’s is forgettable. The movie generates mixed results when trying to be artsy but still has the finesse to qualify as a neo-noir. Whereas both features are by-the-numbers in their own way, White Tiger is simply more lavish and thereby pulls ahead.

Point: White Tiger

The Action

In a way, this is the most important category. Action pieces and fight scenes are the backbone of any martial arts feature, and with a star as capable as Gary “Danger Man” Daniels in the lead, both productions knew they had the potential to make a minor action classic. To help get them there, both selected fantastic coordinators to get the job done: Deadly Target had Jeff Pruitt and White Tiger had the late, great Marc Akerstream.

Pruitt was an exotic regular of the TV and DTV realms from 1991 to 2003. As the first American member of the Japan-based Alpha Stunts team, his cohorts and he brought a dynamic, stunt-heavy style of action to the small screen. Though best known for working on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Jeff regularly got career-defining performances out of the performers he directed, particularly DTV golden boy Jeff Wincott. Deadly Target was the first (and thus far only) time Pruitt collaborated with Gary Daniels, and the Hong Kong veteran works well with the style of his handler. No slouch either is Akerstream, whose career highlight may have been working with Jackie Chan by coordinating the vehicle that gained JC fame in America: Rumble in the Bronx. Though he tended to work in low-budget fare, he coordinated several times in Hollywood blockbusters and did a ton of work for TV. Tragically, an accident on the set of The Crow: Stairway to Heaven ended his life in 1998.

White Tiger may actually be Marc’s magnum opus as an action filmmaker, as he delivers some strong pieces without being relegated by a higher-placed coordinator. Though this is primarily a martial arts movie, it mixes things up with some vehicle scenes and shootouts. Deadly Target does this as well, but White Tiger has a flair in that regard that the former can’t top, especially when it comes to the well-choreographed scenes with the biker assassins. Still, Gary Daniels’ fight scenes are the highlights of the picture, and what highlights they are! The brawls dig deep into Daniels’ real-life abilities, featuring not only a plethora of spinning kicks but also aikido throws and intricate kung fu exchanges. A showdown with Ron Yuan is pretty cool, and the final match with Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa is a very decent brawl.

However, the increased production standards ultimately work against White Tiger via over-editing. While not horrible, the fight scenes are filled with cuts and slow motion that tries to fool you into thinking that the brawls are even better than they already are. Gary Daniels isn’t some inexperienced Ken doll with shortcomings that need disguising, so the editing tricks are facetious. Deadly Target’s fights have no such problems, with their long takes and limited slow motion. Though Jeff Pruitt’s heavy usage of throws and flips may seem excessive to some, the fact is that his film’s simply less restrained in showcasing physicality. While I understand that White Tiger’s action may simply be a matter of stylistic consistency, Deadly Target’s greater willingness to show a fight junkie like me everything its performers have to offer puts it over its competition.

Point: Deadly Target

The Winner: Deadly Target

Deadly Target (1994) Directed by Charla Driver (assistant director for Ice Cream Man) Written by James Adelstein, Michael January (To Be the Best) Starring Gary Daniels, Susan Byun (Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.), Ken McLeod (College Kickboxers), Byron Mann Cool costars: Ron Yuan, Aki Aleong (Farewell to the King), Lydia Look (Battle of the Damned), Philip Tan (Martial Law), Master Bill Ryusaki (Ulterior Motives), George Cheung (First Blood II), Al Leong (Rapid Fire), Leo Lee (The Perfect Weapon), James Lew (Balance of Power), Randall Shiro Ideishi (Black Scorpion), Koichi Sakamoto (Bounty Tracker), Butch Togisala (Firepower) Content warning: Violence against women, kidnapping, police brutality Copyright PM Entertainment Group / Echo Bridge Home Entertainment

White Tiger (1996) Directed by Richard Martin (Air Bud: Golden Receiver) Written by Bey Logan (original story), Gordon Melbourne (Bulletproof Heart), Roy Sallows, Don Woodman, Raul Inglis (uncredited) Starring Gary Daniels, Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa, Julia Nickson (Noble House), Matt Craven (Crimson Tide) Cool costars: Ron Yuan, George Cheung, Dana Lee (Dr. Ken) Content warning: Violence against women, torture, sexual assault Copyright Keystone Pictures / Crown Media

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[HorrorScience] Sargento Kabukiman (1990)

[HorrorScience] Sargento Kabukiman (1990)

Kabukiman es una de las películas de Troma más recomendables para iniciarse en el cine hecho por esta compañía

Lee el artículo completo aquí:

http://www.combogamer.com/27261/horrorscience-sargento-kabukiman-1990/

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[theglamorouslist]

mw males and females please?

Hey, ‘nonnie! You can check out our most wanted list here, but I’ll list some off the top of my head!

Males: Kevin Jonas, Michael B. Jordan, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Avan Jogia, Bruno Mars, Adam Levine, Colin O’Donoghue, Henry Golding, Dev Patel, Harry Shum Jr., Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Idris Elba, Jesse Williams, Jesse Lee Soffer, Park Jimin, Kim Namjoon, Kim Seokjin, Min Yoongi, Jung Hoseok, Kim Minseok, Kim Junmyeon, Zhang Yixing, Byun Baekhyun, Kim Jongdae, Park Chanyeol, Doh Kyungsoo, Kim Jongin, Oh Sehun, Lee Jinki, Kim Kibum, Choi Minho, Lee Taemin, and so many more!

Females: Megan Thee Stallion, Tinashe, JoJo Levesque, Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Aja Naomi King, Ashleigh Murray, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Chloe and Halle Bailey, Candice Patton, Tessa Thompson, Christina Aguilera, Elizabeth Gillies, Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Jamie Chung, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Keke Palmer, Saweetie, Jennie Kim, Kim Jisoo, Lalisa Manoban, Park Chaeyoung, Megan Fox, Melissa Roxburgh, Naomi Scott, Zoe Kravitz, Kim Taeyeon, Susan Soonkyu Lee, Stephanie Young Hwang, Kim Hyoyeon, Kwon Yuri, Choi Sooyoung, Im Yoonah, Seo Juhyun, Im Nayeon, Yoo Jeongyeon, Momo Hirai, Sana Minatozaki, Park Jihyo, Mina Sharon Myoi, Kim Dahyun, Son Chaeyoung, Chou Tzuyu, and so many more!

Also, members, please let this anon know your most wanted males and females!

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Hey Famers!

For the anniversary trip, all celebs will be staying at Hôtel Le K2 Altitude luxury hotel! Amenities include: ski passes, gym, heated indoor/outdoor pools, spa, movie theater, multiple bars/lounges, babysitting/childcare, playground for kids, arcade room, and free food/drinks at all hours of the day/night. Suites are available with multiple beds for non couples and a couples room is available for those rooming with their significant other.

Under the cut you’ll find the list of all the roommates.

The roommates were done by a RANDOM generator. Unless we got a message from you telling us you wanted to be with a specific person - you were included in the generator.

As we get more people into the roleplay, we will update the list. If you do not see your characters name on this list, or if you happen to get paired with one of the other characters you play - please message us POLITELY and let us know - the generator was a little weird, but hopefully everyone is accounted for - if not, we’ll fix it, don’t worry :) 

As stated before, as we accept new apps before AND during the event, this list will be updated. Same will go if people get unfollowed, leave the RP etc. So please be mindful that this can and most likely will change.

So, that being said - please LIKE THIS POST so you can not only keep track of this list but also so we know you saw this notice.

Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton and Oscar Isaac

Saoirse Ronan and Ansel Elgort

Armie Hammer and Candice Swanepoel

Anna Kendrick and Adam Levine

Harry Styles and Brendon Urie

Sam Claflin and Vanessa Morgan

Priyanka Chopra and Aaron Tveit

Charles Melton and Camila Mendes

Nikki Bella and Nick Jonas

Niall Horan and Taylor Swift

Melissa Benoist and Bill Skarsgard

Meryl Streep and Jessica Lange

Keith Duffy and Sarah Drew

Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke

Natalia Dyer and Joe Keery

Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin

Aubrey Plaza and Chris Pratt

Katherine Langford and Dylan Minnette

Katie McGrath and Theo James

Jared Padalecki and Lights Poxleitner

Kate Middleton and Prince William

Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski

Chris Evans and Jade Chynoweth

Sebastian Stan and Leighton Meester

Skeet Ulrich and Behati Prinsloo

Thomas Jane and Susan Sarandon

Daisy Ridley and Tessa Thompson

Park Chanyeol and Byun Baekhyun

Ben Hardy and Gwilym Lee

Donald Glover and Karlie Kloss

Sam Hunt and Olivia Wilde

Troye Sivan and Connor Franta

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens

Maia Mitchell and Ross Lynch

Shay Mitchell and Richard Madden

Adelaide Kane and Dylan O��Brien

Laura Harrier and Emmy Rossum

Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence

Pierce Brosnan and Madelaine Petsch

Phoebe Tonkin and Justin Timberlake

Michael Clifford and John Boyega

Zendaya Coleman and James Rodriguez

Cara Delevingne and Jesse Lingard

Liam Hemsworth and Margot Robbie

Sophie Turner and Anthony Mackie

Max Thieriot and Normani Kordei

Arielle Kebbel and Elodie Yung

Dele and Ashley Benson

Ashley Tisdale and Chace Crawford

Emma Mackey and Chyler Leigh

Louis Tomlinson and Gal Gadot

Lily James and Calum Hood 

Taron Egerton and Tom Hiddleston

Georgia Moffett and Matthew Gray Gubler

Avril Lavigne and Perrie Edwards

Rose Park and Adam Driver

Chris Hemsworth and Carrie Underwood

Camila Cabello and Zayn Malik

Oh Sehun and Alisha Boe

Jennifer Morrison and Tom Holland

Colleen Ballinger and Sarah Paulson

Justin Hartley and Rebecca Ferguson

Christina Perry and Christopher Gorham

Link Neal and Emma Watson

Mamie Gummer and Hwang Yeji

Danielle Campbell and Zak Bagans

Seán McLoughlin (Jacksepticeye) and Miley Cyrus

Alex Morgan and Jake Gylleenhaal

Jensen Ackles and Park Sooyoung

Bella Hadid and Dan Avidan

Grant Gustin and Danielle Campbell

Zoey Deutch and Tyler Posey

Bradley Cooper and Katherine McNamara

Brandon Flynn and Gigi Hadid

Ryan Bergara and Ariana Grande

Kiernan Shipka and Hailee Steinfeld

Patrick Mahomes and Melissa Fumero

Alycia Debnam Carey and Josh Brolin

Chloe Bennet and Victoria Justice

Penn Badgley and Sabrina Carpenter

Elsa Hosk and Crystal Reed

Beth Behrs and Jerome Flynn

Jennie Kim and Lana Del Rey

Becky Lynch and Aaron Goodwin

Lily Collins and Zoe Kravitz

Lindsay Arnold and Bradley James

Zoe Sugg and Ben Barnes

Matthew Daddario and Julianne Moore

Jon Bernthal and Jasmine Tookes

Timothee Chalamet and Britt Robertson 

Elizabeth Gillies and Bae Joohyun (Irene)

Shailene Woodley and Bruno Mars

Rob Raco and Blake Lively

KJ Apa and Shawn Mendes

Joe Jonas and Nicki Minaj

Miles Heizer and Leo DiCaprio 

Lady Gaga and Robert Sheehan

Kendall Jenner and Elizabeth Olsen

Tom Hardy and Lili Reinhart 

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Muses I’m Considering Adding (just to Keep Track of Details in case I Do End Up Adding Them???)

Helene Kuragina ( FC Ruth Negga? )

Athos ( Musketeers, probably BBC based bc I haven’t made it through the book yet oops. FC Tom Burke )

Elaine of Astolat ( Headcanon largely, based off Arthurian Legends / Alfred, Lord Tennyson, FC Golshifteh Farahani or Claudia Kim??)

Marius Pontmercy ( Les Miserables, FC Noah Centineo )

Susan Pevensie ( Narnia, FC Hayley Atwell / Anna Popplewell )

Kim Shin / Dokkaebi ( TVN Goblin, FC Gong Yoo )

Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova ( Musical/History, Tentative FC Zoey Deutsch but IDK )

Veronica Sawyer ( Heathers, FC Kim Go Eun?)

Javert ( Les Miserables, FC ...Lee Byun Hun??? IDK Javert is Hard )

Lily Evans ( Harry Potter / Headcanon. BC i’m unoriginal, FC Karen Gillan or Rose Leslie )

Phoebus ( Hunchback of Notre Dame but like....the Book. Idk if I’ll FC him )

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Goldman Sachs' new managing-director list is out — and it's the largest class in the firm's history (GS)

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Goldman Sachs announced its largest-ever class of managing directors.

Of the 509 promoted, 44% are millennials.

The firm announces managing-director promotions every two years.

It's one of the most coveted positions on Wall Street, a step below partner at the premier investment bank.

Goldman Sachs just announced a new class of 509 managing directors — the largest class in the firm's history.

The position is one of the most coveted on Wall Street, one step below partner at the prestigious investment-banking firm. The firm now has 2,148 managing directors, making up 7.1% of the company's workforce.

It's also one of the youngest classes the bank has promoted — 44% are millennials, up from 30% in 2015.

Other headline stats about the class:

66% started their careers as analysts or associates at Goldman Sachs.

24% of the class is women, down from 25% in 2015.

130 were promoted in the securities division, up from 102 in 2015.

101 were promoted in investment banking, up from 97 in 2015.

52 were promoted in technology, up from 38 in 2015.

Eight were promoted in consumer and commercial banking — the division that houses the bank's online-lending business, Marcus — compared with zero in 2015.

Here's the full statement:

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that it has selected a new class of Managing Directors, effective from January 1, 2018, the start of the firm's next fiscal year.

"Our new Managing Directors have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to our people, clients and culture during their tenures at the firm, and we wish them continued success as they take this important next step in their careers," said Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.

The following individuals have been promoted to Managing Director:

Gregg Abramson Sanjay Acharya Khalid Albdah Amal Alibair Karthikeyan Anbalagan Rolf Andersson Volker Anger Jonathan Armstrong Ken Ashley Lavanya Ashok Sebastian Ayton Jonathan Babkow Julio Badi Amitayush Bahri Soren Balzer Robert Barlick Jr. Philip Barreca Santiago Bau David Bauer Oksana Beard Lee Becker Virender Bedi Stuart Beer Christian Beerli Amanda Beisel Yumiko Bekku David Bell Pierre Benichou Andrew Benito Marco Bensi Laura Benson Stephen Bergin Daniel Berglund Greg Berry Shital Bhatt Dipanjan Bhattacharjee Anu Bhavnani Carissa Biggie Vineet Birman Daniel Bitel Anne Black Richard Blore Emmanuel Bodenstein Timothy Braude Sean Brenan Hugh Briscoe Nathaniel Bristol Leo Brito Troy Broderick Levee Brooks Eric Brothers Robert Bruns III Anthony Bunnell Meg Burke Susan Burt Sean Butkus Russell Byrne Edward Byun Adam Cahill Alessandro Calace Cristiano Camargo Ken Cawley Swapan Chaddha Patrick Chamberlain Richard Chambers Daphne Chan Lily Chan Ben Chance Ginger Chang Vikram Chavali Alex Cheek Jae Joon Choi Ken Choi Paul Choi David Clark Denis Cleary Daniel Cleland-James Ayanna Clunis Pamela Codo-Lotti Jesse Cohen Paul Coles Simon Coombes Jenny Cosco Philip Coureau Nathan Cowen Matthew Cox (Securities) Shaun Cullinan Christine D'Agostino Emile Daher Hiren Dasani Russell Day Pierre De Belen Merche del Valle Caitlin DeSantis Jack Devaney Thomas Devos Mats Dewitte Hristo Dimitrov Tim Dinsdale Isabella Disler Christian Ditullio Terence Doherty Yakut Donat Nicola Dondi Brian Dong Jason D'Silva Stefan Duffner Jane Dunlevie Marie Duval Julien Dyon Rohini Eapen Zach Eckler Sayaka Eda Jason Eisenstadt Chris Emmerson Tiffany Eng Chendan Esvaran Erkko Etula Liz Ewing Michael Fargher Matteo Farina Leigh Farris Sarah Faulkner Tom Favia Brett Feldman Jennifer Feng Jon Ferguson Alex Field Herbert Filho Alex Finston Dean Flanagan Greg Flynn Trip Foley Andrew Ho Kwon Fong Moran Forman Michael Fox Caroline Fraser Daniel Freckleton Tim Freeman Reto Frei Giles French Kirsten Frivold Michael Fu Rob Fuentes Kenji Fujimoto Carrie Gannon Chantal Garcia Akhil Garg Alex Garner Nick Gelber Andrew Gent Gizelle George-Joseph Andrea Gift Sean Gilbride Andreas Glaser Yong Suan Goh Sona Gohel Amir Gold Jeremy Goldstein Steven Gonzalez Jeff Gowen Adam Greene Tom Groothaert Hannes Gsell Ashwin Gupta Ali Haji Ayaz Haji Robert Hamilton Kelly Victoria Hampson Raja Harb Andy Harding Ryan Harster Selma Hassan Stephen Hawinkels Jacqueline Haynes Jason He* Craig Hempstead David Herrmann David Hickey Thomas Hilger Mitch Hochberg Jodi Hochberger Jane Hodges Peter Hodgkinson Dylan Hogarty Tim Holliday Naftali Holtz Amy Hong Jason Hudes Earl Hunt Joseph Hwang Yoshinori Ide Kazuya Iketani Daniel Jackson Ankit Jain (Risk) Gaurav Jaitly Jan Janssen David Jeria Alnawaz Jiwa Kim Johns Scott Johnson Elis Jones Neil Jones Robert Jones Philip Joseph Anand Joshi Shawn Joshi Ritu Kalra Michael Kaprelian Nadeem Kayani Alicia Keenan Neil Kelleher Tom Kennedy Aqil Khan Sarah Kiernan Daniel Kim Eugene Kim (IMD) Jason Kim (GIR) Sora Kim Kristy Kinahan Eugene King Laura Kirk Kunal Kishore Elliot Klapper Jayee Koffey Jason Koon Jennifer Kopylov Daniel Korich Ichiro Kosuge Vladimir Kotlyar Samuel Krasnik Katherine Krause David Kraut Sergey Kraytman Nitin Kulkarni Ram Kulkarni Dileep Kumar (Securities) Santosh Kunnakkat Wendy Kwong JP Lall Bill Lambert David Landman Yi Larson Niccolo Laudiero Nick Laux David Lee Phillip Lee Samuel Lee Shawn Lee Michael Leister David Lerner Naomi Leslie Matt Levine Na Li Haining Liang Nancy Licul Monica Lim Michelle Ling Srujan Linga Philip Linton Alan Liu Daniel Liu Eric Liu Heiman Lo Juan Lorenzo Tian Lu Wayne Lu James Lucas Dennis Luebcke Martin Luehrmann John Lynch Gina Lytle Leo Ma* Caesar Maasry Geoff MacDonald Robert Magnuson Toshiyuki Makabe Mariano Mallol Geydar Mamedov Kara Mangone Donna Mansfield Ajit Marathe Gilberto Marcheggiano James Marchese Michael Marcus Joshua Matheus Ann Mathews Chris Mathie Brian McCallion Graham McClelland Anne 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Movies I Saw In 2018 (July - December): 159 - 302

Everything else I saw (for the first time) last year. 

July 159. Marjorie Prime (Michael Almereyda, 2017, USA) 160. Aloys (Tobias Nölle, 2016, Switzerland/France) 161. Buchanan Rides Alone (Budd Boetticher, 1958, USA) 162. Duck Butter (Miguel Arteta, 2018, USA) 163. Before I Wake (Mike Flanagan, 2016, USA) 164. ‘R Xmas (Abel Ferrara, 2001, USA/France) 165. Annabelle: Creation (David F. Sandberg, 2017, USA) 166. Shockproof (Douglas Sirk, 1949, USA) 167. Resolution (Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, 2012, USA) 168. Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty (Rafi Pitts, 2003, France) 169. Underworld U.S.A. (Samuel Fuller, 1961, USA) 170. Love & Other Drugs (Edward Zwick, 2010, USA) 171. Creep 2 (Patrick Brice, 2017, USA) 172. Road Games (Richard Franklin, 1981, Australia) 173. Mirror, Mirror (Marina Sargenti, 1990, USA) 174. Incredibles 2 (Brad Bird, 2018, USA) 175. Tale of Cinema (Hong Sang-soo, 2005, France/South Korea) 176. Go Go Tales (Abel Ferrara, 2007, Italy/USA) 177. Hotel Artemis (Drew Pearce, 2018, UK/USA) 178. Claire’s Camera (Hong Sang-soo, 2017, France/South Korea) 179. Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (David DeCoteau, 1988, USA) 180. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (Christopher McQuarrie, 2018, USA) 181. Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008, USA/UK/Germany) 182. The Purge: Anarchy (James DeMonaco, 2014, France/USA) 183. Blood Feast (Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1963, USA) 184. Ant-Man and the Wasp (Peyton Reed, 2018, USA)

August 185. Ride Lonesome (Budd Boetticher, 1959, USA) 186. Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (Danny Steinmann, 1985, USA) 187. Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! (Seijun Suzuki, 1963, Japan) 188. Justice League (Zack Snyder, 2017, UK/Canada/USA) 189. Evil of Dracula (Michio Yamamoto, 1974, Japan) 190. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Tom McLoughlin, 1986, USA) 191. 47 Meters Down (Johannes Roberts, 2017, UK/USA/Dominican Republic) 192. The Meg (Jon Turteltaub, 2018, China/USA) 193. Ruin Me (Preston DeFrancis, 2017, USA) 194. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (Susan Johnson, 2018, USA) 195. The Changeling (Peter Medak, 1980, Canada) 196. Demons (Lamberto Bava, 1985, Italy) 197. The Ranger (Jenn Wexler, 2018, USA) 198. Summer of 84 (François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell, 2018, Canada/USA) 199. The Cleaning Lady (Jon Knautz, 2018, USA) 200. Braid (Mitzi Peirone, 2018, USA) 201. Piercing (Nicolas Pesce, 2018, USA) 202. Rock Steady Row (Trevor Stevens, 2018, USA) 203. Blue Sunshine (Jeff Lieberman, 1977, USA) 204. Ravers (Bernhard Pucher, 2018, UK) 205. One Cut of the Dead (Shin'ichirô Ueda, 2017, Japan) 206. Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires (Michael Mort, 2018, UK) 207. What Keeps You Alive (Colin Minihan, 2018, Canada) 208. Upgrade (Leigh Whannell, 2018, Australia) 209. Hell Is Where the Home Is (Orson Oblowitz, 2018, USA) 210. The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot (Robert D. Krzykowski, 2018, USA) 211. Bodied (Joseph Kahn, 2017, USA) 212. Terrified (Demián Rugna, 2017, Argentina) 213. Anna and the Apocalypse (John McPhail, 2017, UK/USA) 214. Open 24 Hours (Padraig Reynolds, 2018, USA) 215. The Field Guide to Evil (Ashim Ahluwalia, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Katrin Gebbe, Calvin Reeder, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Peter Strickland, Yannis Veslemes, 2018, New Zealand) 216. The Dark (Justin p. Lange, 2018, Austria) 217. The Golem (Doron Paz, Yoav Paz, 2018) 218. Climax (Gaspar Noé, 2018, France) 219. Police Story (Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen, 1985, Hong Kong) 220. BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee, 2018, USA)

September 221. Bull Durham (Ron Shelton, 1988, USA) 222. The Legend of Boggy Creek (Charles B. Pierce, 1972, USA) 223. Crazy Rich Asians (Jon M. Chu, 2018, USA) 224. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Jake Kasdan, 2017, USA) 225. Searching (Aneesh Chaganty, 2018, USA) 226. Tango & Cash (Andrei Konchalovsky, 1989, USA) 227. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Kevin Rodney Sullivan, 1998, USA) 228. The Predator (Shane Black, 2018, USA/Canada) 229. A Simple Favour (Paul Feig, 2018, USA) 230. Kwon Ji Yong Act III: Motte (Byun Jin Ho, 2018, South Korea) 231. Let the Corpses Tan (Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, 2017, France/Belgium) 232. Police Story 2 (Jackie Chan, 1988, Hong Kong) 233. The Comfort of Strangers (Paul Schrader, 1990, USA/Italy/UK) 234. Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (Justin MacGregor, 2017, USA) 235. Den of Thieves (Christian Gudegast, 2018, USA) 236. Truth or Dare (Jeff Wadlow, 2018, USA) 237. SuperFly (Director X., 2018, USA)

October 238. Mandy (Panos Cosmatos, 2018, Belgium/USA) 239. Assassination Nation (Sam Levinson, 2018, USA) 240. The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr., 2018, USA) 241. A Star Is Born (Bradley Cooper, 2018, USA) 242. Hotel by the River (Hong Sang-soo, 2018, South Korea) 243. Asako I & II (Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2018, Japan/France) 244. L’Atalante (Jean Vigo, 1934, France) 245. Blind Beast (Yasuzô Masumura, 1969, Japan) 246. Hearts Beat Loud (Brett Haley, 2018, USA) 247. Fido (Andrew Currie, 2006, Canada) 248. Knife + Heart (Yann Gonzalez, 2018, France/Mexico/Switzerland) 249. Non-Fiction (Olivier Assayas, 2018, France) 250. Roma (Alfonso Cuarón, 2018, USA/Mexico) 251. Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley, 2018, USA) 252. Destroyer (Karyn Kusama, 2018, USA) 253. Earth Girls Are Easy (Julien Temple, 1988, UK/France/USA) 254. Bad Times at the El Royale (Drew Goddard, 2018, USA) 255. Venom (Ruben Fleischer, 2018, USA) 256. Dead Pigs (Cathy Yan, 2018, China/USA) 257. The Night Comes For Us (Timo Tjahjanto, 2018, Indonesia) 258. Burning (Lee Chang-dong, 2018, South Korea) 259. Cam (Daniel Goldhaber, 2018, USA) 260. Support the Girls (Andrew Bujalski, 2018, USA) 261. Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Gan Bi, 2018, China) 262. Halloween (David Gordon Green, 2018, USA) 263. If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins, 2018, USA) 264. Deadly Games (René Manzor, 1989, France) 265. Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957, UK) 266. Been So Long (Tinge Krishnan, 2018, UK) 267. Shirkers (Sandi Tan, 2018, USA) 268. Hell House LLC (Stephen Cognetti, 2015, USA) 269. Parents (Bob Balaban, 1989, Canada/USA)

November 270. Satan’s Slaves (Joko Anwar, 2017, Indonesia/South Korea) 271. Errementari (Paul Urkijo Alijo, 2017, Spain/France) 272. Widows (Steve McQueen, 2018, UK/USA) 273. Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (Anthony Hickox, 1989, USA) 274. Wildlife (Paul Dano, 2018, USA) 275. Blood Punch (Madellaine Paxson, 2014, USA) 276. Think Like a Man Too (Tim Story, 2014, USA) 277. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2018, USA) 278. The Princess Switch (Mike Rohl, 2018, USA) 279. Things to Come (Mia Hansen-Løve, 2016, France/Germany) 280. The Hills Have Eyes (Wes Craven, 1977, USA) 281. Thumper (Jordan Ross, 2017, USA) 282. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2017, UK/Ireland/USA) 283. Creed II (Steven Caple Jr., 2018, USA)

December 284. The Bare-Footed Kid (Johnnie To, 1993, Hong Kong) 285. A Bramble House Christmas (Steven R. Monroe, 2017, Canada) 286. Love in a Puff (Ho-Cheung Pang, 2010, Hong Kong) 287. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, 2018, USA) 288. The Christmas Chronicles (Clay Kaytis, 2018, USA) 289. Gnomeo & Juliet (Kelly Asbury, 2011, UK/USA/Canada) 290. Beautiful Boy (Felix van Groeningen, 2018, USA) 291. Honeymoon (Leigh Janiak, 2014, USA) 292. The Story of Yonosuke (Shûichi Okita, 2013, Japan) 293. Aquaman (James Wan, 2018, Australia/USA) 294. Christmas Presence (Steve Davis, 2017, UK) 295. You Might Be the Killer (Brett Simmons, 2018, USA) 296. 6 Balloons (Marja-Lewis Ryan, 2018, USA) 297. Bumblebee (Travis Knight, 2018, USA) 298. Mary Poppins Returns (Rob Marshall, 2018, USA) 299. 13 Going on 30 (Gary Winick, 2004, USA) 300. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989, Japan) 301. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (David Slade, 2018, USA/UK) 302. Dumplin’ (Anne Fletcher, 2018, USA)

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Having recently attended the Masters of Taste event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA where about 80 restaurants and vendors came together to honor and support the Union Station Homeless Services in Los Angeles, I am impressed with the extent of social good the industry is able to accomplish.

In addition to raising over $450,000 for the organization and showcasing their culinary expertise, many of the restaurants and businesses represented exemplified their own ways of giving to the community.

Those amazing chefs and business owners have instilled a giving spirit and inspired many young up and coming entrepreneurs in the making. I am proud to share the future of the culinary arts field with you from the Los Angeles Careers Through Culinary Arts Program!

LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

TURN FLOUR INTO GOLD

OVER $680,000 IN CULINARY SCHOLARSHIPS

AND OPPORTUNITIES AWARDED BY

CAREERS THROUGH CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM (C-CAP)

     (Los Angeles, CA), Wednesday, May 10, 2017: Thirty-eight outstanding culinary students from Los Angeles County public high schools were awarded scholarships to continue their culinary studies on May 1, 2017 by Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) at its annual Los Angeles Region Awards Breakfast hosted by the Jonathan Club, L.A.’s premier social club located in Downtown Los Angeles. C-CAP President Karen Brosius, alongside C-CAP Los Angeles Program Director Lisa Fontanesi and Culinary Program Coordinator Gail Carney, awarded over $682,700 in scholarships and opportunities to the students.

  These scholarships were awarded to high school seniors to attend local culinary schools and some of the most prestigious culinary schools in the country. Some students also received C-CAP Education Scholarships that help defray the costs of books, supplies, housing, and other expenses while at community college or another culinary school.

During the C-CAP Los Angeles Cooking Competition for Scholarships held on April 28, 2017, top finalists representing high schools in the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District, Baldwin Park Unified School District, Glendale Unified School District, William S. Hart Union High School District, Los Angeles Unified School District, Oxnard United High School District, Pasadena Unified School District, and Rowland Unified School District competed against the clock from memory when C-CAP re-created the intensity of a restaurant kitchen at Los Angeles Mission College, for the high school seniors to face off in an savory and sweet cooking challenge. Students were judged by a panel of local esteemed judges on the presentation of their dishes, knife skills, techniques in the kitchen, taste, sanitary food handling, and timeliness.

This year’s C-CAP Cooking Competition for Scholarships Judges included:

Chef Gretchen Beaumarchais, Legends Hospitality

Chef Cecelia de Castro, ACE (Academy of Culinary Education)

Katteryn Hernandez, Sr. Operations Manager, LA LIVE, *C-CAP Alumna

Chef Alexis Higgins, Mission College

Chef Jared Levy, The Eveleigh

Chef Joey Martin, UCLA

Jayro Martinez, Chef de Cuisine Mh Zh, *C-CAP Alumnus

Jonathan Melendez, Food Photographer, Blogger (The Candid Appetite), *C-CAP Alumnus

Adrian Neria, Food Service Manager, Palmdale Regional Medical Center, *C-CAP Alumnus

Chef Roger Pigozzi, UCLA

Doria Pomrenke, Associate, Caryl Chinn Culinary Consulting, *C-CAP Alumna

Chef Aaron Robbins, Boneyard Bistro, Soca

Chef Jet Tila, Judge, Cut Throat Kitchen; Author, 101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die

Richard Grausman, C-CAP Founder and Chairman Emeritus

The C-CAP Cooking Competitions for Scholarships are hosted across the country and are the culmination of the C-CAP high school program for underserved teenagers at risk of leaving high school without a job or college prospects.  The C-CAP program offers a wide set of opportunities including exposure to the restaurant/hospitality business, a set of useful life skills, scholarships, and the potential for a fulfilling career in a vibrant industry.

In addition to the culinary school scholarships awarded, C-CAP awarded Erik Ildefonzo (2015 Alumnus) from Carson High School, a full-tuition Alumni Scholarship towards his Bachelor’s Degree in the Culinary Arts and he will study at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. C-CAP also announced the 2017 Meatless Monday Recipe Contest Los Angeles-based and national grand prize winner at the ceremony. The scholarship was presented to Adrian Gonzalez from L.A.C.E.S for his Three Sister’s Stuffed Squash dish. C-CAP high school students from around the country were invited to create an innovative meatless noodle dish. Through the contest, students are introduced to the Meatless Monday public health initiative.

2017 C-CAP Los Angeles Region High School Seniors Awarded Scholarships:

  Baldwin Park High School

Luis Cervantes, Fantasy of Flavors Scholarship

Kingsley La Mig, Fantasy of Flavors Scholarship

Steven Silva, Baldwin Park Culinary Arts Academy Scholarship

Carson High School

Christopher Torres, Chef Stef Kelly Scholarship, LA Advisory Board Scholarship

Chatsworth Charter High School

Kenia Castaneda, Art Institute of Hollywood Full-Tuition Scholarship

Vernon Dowell, Tuxton Scholarship

Glendale High School

Anthony Avina, Eydie & Ed Desser Scholarship

James Hernandez, Glendale Community College Partial-Tuition Matching Scholarship, Sprout LA/ Moruno’s Scholarship, Friends of Debbie Greenwood Scholarship

Shaunt Mesrkhani, Culinary Institute of America Tuition Matching Scholarship, Kathleen & Richard Cadarette Scholarship, LA CIA Community College Stipend

  Granada Hills Charter High School

Natalie Babikian, International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Las Vegas Half-Tuition Scholarship

Daisy Byun, Lee Ann and Melvin Jacobs Foundation Scholarship

Sabrina Forte, Mitzie Cutler Scholarship

James Monroe High School

Juan Gonzalez, Academy of Culinary Education Full-Tuition Scholarship

Matthew Sanchez, C-CAP Education Scholarship for Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom

  L.A.C.E.S.

Adrian Gonzalez, Meatless Monday Recipe Contest National Winner, Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom Full-Tuition Scholarship

  Nathaniel Narbonne High School

Suleima Lima-Ruiz, Paul Smith’s College Full-Tuition Scholarship

Pacifica High School

Belen Gallardo, Lee Ann and Melvin Jacobs Foundation Scholarship Vanessa Gonzalez, Sandra MacDonald Scholarship

Luz Lopez, Lee Ann and Melvin Jacobs Foundation Scholarship, Alice M. Hart/Food for Film Stylists Scholarship

Jennifer Martinez, Culinary Institute of America Full-Tuition, C-CAP Education Scholarship

Rio Mesa High School

Hania Gerszewski-Arredondo, Ronald Newburg Foundation Scholarship

Alondra Corona, Fantasy of Flavors Scholarship

S.O.C.E.S.

Paloma Astorga, Sue & Dave Larky Scholarship, SoCalGas Scholarship

Antonio Morente-Meda, International Culinary Center of California Half-Tuition Scholarship, Mitzie Cutler Scholarship

Sabrina Forte, Mitzie Cutler Scholarship

San Fernando High School

Rene Meza-Diaz, Arbonne Charitable Foundation Scholarship, C-CAP Education Scholarship

Jessica Hernandez, Art Institute of Orange County Full-Tuition Scholarship

Santee Education Complex

Jennifer Perez-Cazarez, Ronald Newburg Foundation Scholarship

  Susan Miller Dorsey High School

Alejandra Landa, International Culinary Center, California Full-Tuition, C-CAP Education Scholarship, Mitzie Cutler Scholarship

Diana Leal, Mise En Place Scholarship, Elissa & Rick Phillips Scholarship

Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Diane Mohilef Scholarship

Julie Ferguson-Villalobos, Mitzie Cutler Scholarship

  Sylmar High School

Amanda Gandarilla, Lee Ann and Melvin Jacobs Foundation Scholarship

Valencia High School

Julia Connors, Johnson & Wales University Full-Tuition Scholarship

Daniel Quijano-Saide, International Culinary Center of California Half-Tuition Scholarship

West Adams High School

Juana Arredondo, Fresh & Ready Food Scholarship

Irene Gutierrez, The Gourmandise Full-Tuition Pro Pastry Series 1 & 2 Scholarship

  West Ranch High School

Eliza Nesheim, Monroe Junior Boot Camp Scholarship

  About Careers through Culinary Arts Program:

Led by chef Marcus Samuelsson as board co-chair, Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) transforms the lives of underserved high school students around the country by helping them pursue their culinary dreams. C-CAP, founded by culinary educator Richard Grausman, prepares talented teens for college and careers in the restaurant and hospitality industry through its enrichment program including job training, paid internships, scholarships, and college and career advising. For more information visit, www.ccapinc.org.

  The C-CAP Los Angeles Advisory Board:  Gloria Barke, Karen Berk, David Binkle, Eric Boardman, Jason Bohle, Jennifer Bohle, Linda Burum, Marilyn Caldwell, Tim Castle, Caryl Chinn, Terrie Cooper, Mitzie Cutler, Ed Desser, Eydie Desser, Barbara Fairchild, Ann Flower, Gerry Furth-Sides, Harold Ginsberg, Debbie Greenwood, Jamie Gwen, Miki Hackney, Andrew Harris, Alice Hart, Jeff Hennes, Kristine Kidd, Rick Kirkbride, Carrie Kommers, Gloria Mandell, Georgia Mercer, Dalia Miller, Mary Sue Milliken, Diane Mohilef, Yoko Newburg, Neela Paniz, Elissa Phillips, Rena Pocrass, Joel Polachek, Jayne Portnoy, Sylvia Rieman, Ellen Rose, Jesse Sanchez, Carl Schuster, Art Sezgin, Dave Smason, Teri Solomon, Diana Surfas, Jannis Swerman, Phillis Vaccarelli, Phillip Valdez, Joan Vogel, Donna Weiser-Hennes, Heidi Weisman, Josephine Witte, Donald Wressell, Steven Yamin, Sherry Yard, Ria Young, Linda Zimmerman

  Photo Credit:  Ed Krieger

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Goldman Sachs' new managing director list is out

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Goldman Sachs just announed a new class of managing directors.

Here's the statement:

NEW YORK, November 8, 2017 -- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that it has selected a new class of Managing Directors, effective from January 1, 2018, the start of the firm’s next fiscal year.

“Our new Managing Directors have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to our people, clients and culture during their tenures at the firm, and we wish them continued success as they take this important next step in their careers,” said Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.

The following individuals have been promoted to Managing Director:

Gregg Abramson Sanjay Acharya Khalid Albdah Amal Alibair Karthikeyan Anbalagan Rolf Andersson Volker Anger Jonathan Armstrong Ken Ashley Lavanya Ashok Sebastian Ayton Jonathan Babkow Julio Badi Amitayush Bahri Soren Balzer Robert Barlick Jr. Philip Barreca Santiago Bau David Bauer Oksana Beard Lee Becker Virender Bedi Stuart Beer Christian Beerli Amanda Beisel Yumiko Bekku David Bell Pierre Benichou Andrew Benito Marco Bensi Laura Benson Stephen Bergin Daniel Berglund Greg Berry Shital Bhatt Dipanjan Bhattacharjee Anu Bhavnani Carissa Biggie Vineet Birman Daniel Bitel Anne Black Richard Blore Emmanuel Bodenstein Timothy Braude Sean Brenan Hugh Briscoe Nathaniel Bristol Leo Brito Troy Broderick Levee Brooks Eric Brothers Robert Bruns III Anthony Bunnell Meg Burke Susan Burt Sean Butkus Russell Byrne Edward Byun Adam Cahill Alessandro Calace Cristiano Camargo Ken Cawley Swapan Chaddha Patrick Chamberlain Richard Chambers Daphne Chan Lily Chan Ben Chance Ginger Chang Vikram Chavali Alex Cheek Jae Joon Choi Ken Choi Paul Choi David Clark Denis Cleary Daniel Cleland-James Ayanna Clunis Pamela Codo-Lotti Jesse Cohen Paul Coles Simon Coombes Jenny Cosco Philip Coureau Nathan Cowen Matthew Cox (Securities) Shaun Cullinan Christine D'Agostino Emile Daher Hiren Dasani Russell Day Pierre De Belen Merche del Valle Caitlin DeSantis Jack Devaney Thomas Devos Mats Dewitte Hristo Dimitrov Tim Dinsdale Isabella Disler Christian Ditullio Terence Doherty Yakut Donat Nicola Dondi Brian Dong Jason D'Silva Stefan Duffner Jane Dunlevie Marie Duval Julien Dyon Rohini Eapen Zach Eckler Sayaka Eda Jason Eisenstadt Chris Emmerson Tiffany Eng Chendan Esvaran Erkko Etula Liz Ewing Michael Fargher Matteo Farina Leigh Farris Sarah Faulkner Tom Favia Brett Feldman Jennifer Feng Jon Ferguson Alex Field Herbert Filho Alex Finston Dean Flanagan Greg Flynn Trip Foley Andrew Ho Kwon Fong Moran Forman Michael Fox Caroline Fraser Daniel Freckleton Tim Freeman Reto Frei Giles French Kirsten Frivold Michael Fu Rob Fuentes Kenji Fujimoto Carrie Gannon Chantal Garcia Akhil Garg Alex Garner Nick Gelber Andrew Gent Gizelle George-Joseph Andrea Gift Sean Gilbride Andreas Glaser Yong Suan Goh Sona Gohel Amir Gold Jeremy Goldstein Steven Gonzalez Jeff Gowen Adam Greene Tom Groothaert Hannes Gsell Ashwin Gupta Ali Haji Ayaz Haji Robert Hamilton Kelly Victoria Hampson Raja Harb Andy Harding Ryan Harster Selma Hassan Stephen Hawinkels Jacqueline Haynes Jason He* Craig Hempstead David Herrmann David Hickey Thomas Hilger Mitch Hochberg Jodi Hochberger Jane Hodges Peter Hodgkinson Dylan Hogarty Tim Holliday Naftali Holtz Amy Hong Jason Hudes Earl Hunt Joseph Hwang Yoshinori Ide Kazuya Iketani Daniel Jackson Ankit Jain (Risk) Gaurav Jaitly Jan Janssen David Jeria Alnawaz Jiwa Kim Johns Scott Johnson Elis Jones Neil Jones Robert Jones Philip Joseph Anand Joshi Shawn Joshi Ritu Kalra Michael Kaprelian Nadeem Kayani Alicia Keenan Neil Kelleher Tom Kennedy Aqil Khan Sarah Kiernan Daniel Kim Eugene Kim (IMD) Jason Kim (GIR) Sora Kim Kristy Kinahan Eugene King Laura Kirk Kunal Kishore Elliot Klapper Jayee Koffey Jason Koon Jennifer Kopylov Daniel Korich Ichiro Kosuge Vladimir Kotlyar Samuel Krasnik Katherine Krause David Kraut Sergey Kraytman Nitin Kulkarni Ram Kulkarni Dileep Kumar (Securities) Santosh Kunnakkat Wendy Kwong JP Lall Bill Lambert David Landman Yi Larson Niccolo Laudiero Nick Laux David Lee Phillip Lee Samuel Lee Shawn Lee Michael Leister David Lerner Naomi Leslie Matt Levine Na Li Haining Liang Nancy Licul Monica Lim Michelle Ling Srujan Linga Philip Linton Alan Liu Daniel Liu Eric Liu Heiman Lo Juan Lorenzo Tian Lu Wayne Lu James Lucas Dennis Luebcke Martin Luehrmann John Lynch Gina Lytle Leo Ma* Caesar Maasry Geoff MacDonald Robert Magnuson Toshiyuki Makabe Mariano Mallol Geydar Mamedov Kara Mangone Donna Mansfield Ajit Marathe Gilberto Marcheggiano James Marchese Michael Marcus Joshua Matheus Ann Mathews Chris Mathie Brian McCallion Graham McClelland Anne 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