#character: leonard schultz.

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hc + leonard

give me a character and i’ll give you 10+ headcannons: leonard schultz.

começou a the guess quando tinha dezesseis anos, com uma formação diferente e outro nome: parellel system. eram leonard, na guitarra e no vocal, dois amigos - bernard walters e anthony sawyer - como baixista e tecladista, e o primo de um deles, mark barrett, com a bateria de instrumento. o local de ensaio mais comum era no porão de mark, já que a ideia de um filho músico nunca caiu bem para seu pai.

performavam inicialmente em aniversários e bailes de formatura, jurando de pés juntos que era somente um hobby aos pais, mas todos sabiam muito bem que era mais do que aquilo. a primeira troca de nome aconteceu após deixarem portland para tentarem a vida na califórnia, após uma noite de bebedeira em que, no outro dia, leonard encontrou aquele nome em uma lista rabiscada num guardanapo.

quando tinha vinte e um anos e a banda começava a dar sinais de que poderia se tornar realmente algo, sofreram a primeira baixa: bernard resolveu sair para fazer faculdade. após algumas audições desastrosas tentando encontrar quem poderia ser o novo baixista, conseguiram que carrie burke o substituísse - oficializando os atuais integrantes da the guess.

quanto à sua família, é um assunto que leonard realmente não gosta de falar. seus pais nunca retornaram suas ligações após anunciar que deixaria os negócios deles para perseguir o seu sonho de ser músico, abandonando o desejo do pai de deixar para o filho mais velho o confiável comércio que possuíam. e, durante a infância e adolescência, o homem era extremamente rígido e, muitas vezes, ultrapassava os limites para disciplinar os filhos. nunca perdoou o pai e, muito menos, a mãe, por nunca ter feito nada.

suas irmãs mais novas constantemente pedem que tente contato novamente com os mais velhos, dizem que sentem falta dele, mas a mágoa de leonard é marcada pelo rancor - o defeito do qual nunca conseguiu se livrar. mantém contato com as duas, contudo, e ocasionalmente barbara - a caçula - aceita dele um ingresso para assistir um show da the guess; com jenny, a irmã do meio, conversa muito mais por telefone e carta, mas sabe que o apoia da mesma forma.

foi casado durante quatro anos com uma moça chamada laurie, e ainda estão no processo de divórcio atualmente. reconhece ter sido um marido péssimo, porque sempre priorizava muito o seu trabalho, a música, e tudo o que vinha junto, e não estava presente com muita frequência.

as suas músicas favoritas da the guess são behind blue eyes, runaway e medicine - escritas em várias noites de insônia enquanto estavam na turnê de divulgação de seu último álbum, cross road.

gosta muito de assistir filmes em seu tempo livre ou quando está tentando evitar pensar no que o atormenta no momento - usualmente, as questões de banda, já que se pressiona a manter tudo funcionando a todo tempo. o seu gênero favorito justamente é o terror, gostando especialmente de o massacre da serra elétrica, o que aconteceu com baby jane, noite dos mortos vivos e psicose.

uma coisa que leonard verdadeiramente odeia, é quando as coisas saem do que já havia montado em sua mente e, consequentemente, fogem de seu controle. odeia aquilo que não consegue prever, e não sabe lidar com pessoas imprevisíveis.

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tag dump! nana's version - 04.

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                               CHARACTER DUMP.               

park sungyu: vinte e quatro anos, estudante de medicina veterinária.fc: oh sehun.

kang dawon: vinte e seis anos, idol (main vocal e visual do nevaeh). fc: joy.

seo hoyeon: vinte e nove anos, dono de uma escola de artes. fc: lee dohyun.

daniela rivera: vinte e dois anos, estudante de biomedicina. fc: isabela merced.

avery malhotra: vinte e seis anos, ex-bailarina e estudante de literatura inglesa. fc: simone ashley.

son haseul: vinte e seis anos, atriz. fc: krystal jung.

melina durmaz: vinte e seis anos, garçonete e fotógrafa. fc: bahar sahin.

nam sunmi: vinte e quatro anos, estudante de moda & administração. fc: go minsi.

aaron jenkins: trinta e cinco anos, arquiteto. fc: richard madden.

harper wakefield: trinta e dois anos, detetive. fc: lily james.

min eunhye: vinte e quatro anos, modelo. fc: moon gayoung.

astrid handler: dezoito anos, estudante de hogwarts e monitora da lufa-lufa. fc: olivia scott welch.

daniel yang: vinte e oito anos, funcionário em uma empresa de roupas. fc: suho.

margo kang: vinte e cinco anos, aspirante a atriz. fc: kim jisoo.

madeleine hawthorne: vinte e um anos, estudante de pré-medicina. fc: madelyn cline.

victor alexander musgrave: vinte e sete anos, duque de devonshire. fc: paul mescal.

heath crawford: vinte e quatro anos, ator. fc: archie renaux.

emre özdemir: trinta anos, roteirista. fc: alperen duymaz.

erik bergström: vinte e três anos, drüskelle. fc: evan roderick.

leonard schultz: trinta anos, músico (vocalista, guitarrista e líder da the guess). fc: fabien frankel.

beatrice willa zhang: vinte e sete anos, enfermeira. fc: jessie mei li.

viviana rossi: vinte e oito anos, atriz da broadway. fc: simona tabasco.

robert cole driscoll: trinta e nove anos, cirurgião ortopédico. fc: chris evans.

lawrence stokes: trinta e dois anos, jogador do san francisco 49ers (running back). fc: keith powers.

marina sampaio: vinte e cinco anos, jogadora de vôlei na seleção dos estados unidos. fc: alba baptista.

charlie gibson: vinte e seis anos, veterinário. fc: corey mylchreest.

connor dempsey: vinte e oito anos, dono do the king’s head. fc: mike faist.

elizabeth ehrmantraut: trinta e três anos, herdeira e acionista da egm (ehrmantraut global media). fc: riley keough.

elaine stewart: vinte e três anos, estudante de cinema. fc: alisha boe.

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

I better never get my hands on a time machine. I just know I’d initially set out to correct the course of history but would only wind up punching people like Julius Hoffman in the face. In my defense, I’ve seen The Trial of the Chicago 7. Afterward, you'll be fuming. More, you’ll be utterly flabbergasted - even if you already know the outcome of the trial. This movie takes you through a full gamut of emotions while examining at length the past and forcing us to confront the present. It’s one of 2020’s best films.

In August 1968, Abbie Hoffman (Sacha Baron Cohen), Jerry Rubin (Jeremy Strong), Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne), Rennie Davis (Alex Sharp), David Dellinger (John Carroll Lynch), Lee Weiner (Noah Robbins), John Froines (Daniel Flaherty), and Bobby Seale (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) all take part in the history-making protest against the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Five months later, they are on trial, charged with trying to incite a riot. They are represented by William Kunstler (Mark Rylance) and Leonard Weinglass (Ben Shenkman). Tom Foran and Richard Schultz form the prosecution. While Judge Julius Hoffman (Frank Langella) presides over the proceedings, protests outside the courthouse prove the whole world is watching.

If you were to choose one element of this movie to highlight as the “best”, I wouldn’t blame you for selecting the dialogue. Every exchange crackles. One moment, the court proceedings are so blatantly prejudiced you’ll be boiling with rage. Then, you’ll be shocked by how gross injustice can turn into laugh-out-loud hilarity. Afterward, you'll be inspired. Then, heartbroken. It's a masterful blend, only surpassed by the finely crafted characters.

There are A LOT of people to follow in this story. The titular Chicago 7, Bobby Seale, the judge, the lead prosecutor, and the leading defense attorney. Most films can barely handle 3 protagonists, a villain, and a plot. Writer/director Aaron Sorkin manages a careful balance that makes everyone feel real. It's not by giving everyone equal amounts of screen time. Some, like Tom Hayden and Abbie Hoffman, get far more than the rest. For men like Dellinger, we get a few key scenes that summarize all of their ideals and the way the protest/its fallout has affected them. We know these people intimately because this is the biggest moment of their lives, the ultimate crossroads where they will show their true colors. This test gives you all the proof you need to impose judgment upon everyone involved. When you do, you’re suddenly snapped from 1968 to the present. Didn’t we just see a legitimate protest met with unjust force and then a real-life riot handled so poorly it embarrassed an entire nation?

The dialogue and the characters would be nothing without actors. Among the great performances, two, three, four stand out: First, Frank Langella as Judge Julius Hoffman. You hate him but can’t always want more. The actual trial lasted 5 months. Every time skip makes you go “awww no!”. Eddie Redmayne would be the next actor I’d highlight. I don’t think any movie’s given him as complicated a role as this one. The same goes for Mark Rylance. He’s so down-to-earth and likable that when he drops a truth on you, it's like a punch to the gut. Finally, there’s Sacha Baron Cohen. This role takes full advantage of his comedic timing. It suits him so well, it’s like he was really there, or he’s the reincarnation of Abbie Hoffman.

Every year we get films about political, societal, or racial struggles but rarely like this. Every outrage in The Trial of the Chicago 7 is followed by inspirational scenes or laughter. You can’t wait to see what’s next, but you want it to last as long as possible. It’s sure to make my top ten list. (April 8, 2021)

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Think and Grow Rich - By Napoleon Hill ✅

How to Cultivate an Unshakable Character - By Jim Rohn ❎

Learned Optimism - By Martin E. P. Seligman ❎

The Power of Ambition - By Jim Rohn ❎

Become What You Are - By Alan Watts ✅

The New Psycho-cybernetics - By Maxwell Maltz and Dan Kennedy ✅

Awaken The Giant Within - By Tony Robbins ✅

The Closer's Survival Guide - By Grant Cardone ❎

100 Ways to Stay Motivated - By Grant Cardone ❎

Raving Fans - By Ken Blanchard an Sheldon Bowels ✅

Eat that Frog - By Brian Tracy ✅

The War of Art - By Steven Pressfield ❎

How to Stay Motivated - By Zig Ziglar ❎

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - By Stephen Covey ✅

If You're Not First You're Last - By Grant Cardone ❎

The 4-Hour Workweek - By Tim Ferriss ✅

The Chimp Paradox - By Steve Peters ✅

Mastery - By Robert Greene ❎

Sell or Be Sold - By Grant Cardone ✅

Drive - By Daniel H. Pink ❎

Unshakeable - By Tony Robbins ❎

Grit - By Angela Duckworth ✅

Leaders Eat Last - By Simon Sinek ❎

Life’s Golden Ticket - By Brendon Burchard ✅

The Worry Cure - By Robert L. Leahy ❎

Meditations - By Marcus Aurelius ❎

Daring Greatly - By Brene Brown ❎

Mindset - By Carol Dweck ✅

Relentless - By Tim Grover ❎

The Passion Test - By Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood ✅

The Power of Intention - By Dr. Wayne Dyer ✅

Switch - By Chip Heath and Dan Heath ✅

The Year of Magical Thinking - By Joan Didion ✅

Anyway - By Kent M. Keith ✅

Unlimited Power - By Tony Robbins ✅

How to Practice - By The Dalai Lama ❎

Disrupt You - By Jay Samit ❎

Bold - By P. Diamandis and S. Kotler ❎

The Power of Positive Thinking - By Norman Vincent Peale ✅

As a Man Thinketh - By James Allen ✅

The Brain That Changes Itself - By Norman Doidge ❎

Authentic Happiness - By Martin E. P. Seligman ✅

Flow - By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ❎

How Good People Make Tough Choices - By Rushworth M. Kidder ❎

Phantoms in the Brain - By V.S. Ramachandran ❎

Emerson: Essays and Lectures - By Ralph Waldo Emerson ❎

Man’s Search for Meaning - By Viktor E. Frankl ✅

Outliers - By Malcolm Gladwell ✅

Happy for No Reason - By Marci Shimoff ❎

The Talent Code - By Daniel Coyle ❎

Stumbling on Happiness - By Daniel Gilbert ✅

Emotional Intelligence - By Daniel Goleman ✅

Eleven Rings - By Phil Jackson ❎

The Moral Animal - By Robert Wright ❎

The Art of Happiness - By The Dalai Lama ✅

Mastery - By George Leonard ❎

Secrets for Happiness & Success - By Og Mandino ✅

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem - By Nathaniel Branden ❎

Willpower - By Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney ❎

The Art of Possibility - By Rossamund Stone Zander ❎

Living a Life that Matters - By Harold S. Kushner ❎

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff - By Richard Carlson ✅

Sometimes You Win Sometimes You Learn - By John Maxwell ✅

The Obstacle is the Way - By Ryan Holiday ❎

What does it Mean to be Human? - By Frederick Franck, Janis Roze, and Richard Connolly ❎

The Charge - By Brendon Burchard ✅

Predictably Irrational - By Dan Ariely ✅

The Power of Myth - By Joseph Campbell ❎

Extreme Ownership - By Jocko Willink and Leif Babin ❎

Incognito - By David Eagleman ❎

Antifragile - By Nassim Nicholas Taleb ❎

Group - By Paul Solotaroff ❎

Linchpin - By Seth Godin ✅

Onward - By Howard Schultz ❎

Start With Why - By Simon Sinek ✅

The 8th Habit - By Stephen R. Covey ✅

The E Myth Revisited - By Michael E. Gerber ✅

The Four Agreements - By Don Biohel Ruiz ❎

The Success Principles - By Jack Canfield ✅

Therapy for the Sane - By Lou Marinoff ❎

What should I do with my Life? - By Po Bronson ❎

Zero to One - By Peter Thiel ✅

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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Six

-I am indefinitely grateful for your patience awaiting my semi-annual Star Trek: The Next Generation season recaps. Today I bestow upon you all my thoughts for the penultimate sixth season (trailer) of TNG. It is already a little jarring to realize I am down to one season left on this series I have gradually-yet-steadily been picking away at the past three years. Once again, all the screens here are courtesy of me pointing my outdated Samsung Galaxy S7 phone at the TV screen so you have my apologies for the questionable fidelity of the pics! -For notable cast changes, there are several I want to make sure to address. Transporter Chief O’Brien (Colm Meaney) departs midway through this season to be a regular cast member on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine which started in January of 1993. I knew of Colm’s switching shows during this season for a while now and was anticipating some big episode or climactic scene explaining his departure from TNG. While there was a crossover episode introducing some of the new Deep Space Nine characters right before its debut, there was never a scene this addressing O’Brien leaving the Enterprise….unless it was a quick passing line of dialogue that went right over my head! Another notable change is halfway through the season Counselor Troi (Marina Sirtis) gets chastised by a new interim commander for her unorthodox uniform and makes her fall in line wearing matching Enterprise uniforms with the rest of the crew. In the bonus interviews on the BluRay, Marina states how she had to fight for a matching uniform for many years and it was one of the few things the higher ups finally granted her.

-I am glad TNG compensated for the lack of a Q (John de Lancie) episode last season and had him in two episodes in season six. The first episode is a middling affair where he steals a Starfleet prospect who discovers she is a long lost member of the Q Continuum. The second Q episode fares much better where Q helps a stuck-in-purgatory-Picard (Patrick Stewart) after Doctor Crusher (Gates McFadden) has a return of poor doctoring and loses Picard on the operating table. The two travel back to pivotal moments in Picard’s younger days to see if he would change the past in order to get a second chance at the future in an investing episode. Speaking of Crusher’s poor doctoring, there is another episode this season where it feels like the writers are in on the joke and have an episode where Crusher is disbarred after some major bad doctoring again on her part….but of course Crusher manages to change that by the episode’s end. If my notes are accurate (no promises!), than I believe this is the first season with no appearance from Troi’s mother, Lwaxana (Majel Barrett)! I would not be surprised if she has two episode next season. Season six also does not feature an appearance from Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton), but I understand he will return in time for the series finale in season seven. A recurring character who does return is everyone’s favorite engineer, Reginald Barclay (Dwight Schultz), who is in a couple episodes this season, with him playing a key part in a holodeck episode with another long overdue returning character I will touch on soon.

Not only does Worf has some killer episodes this season, he also demonstrates his prowess at Yoga this season....while Crusher continues to demonstrate her prowess at poor doctoring. -There are a pair of excellent holodeck episodes this season. The first one is easily the best named episode of the entire series in “Fistful of Datas.” It sees Troi, Data (Brent Spiner), Worf (Michael Dorn) and his son, Alexander go on a wild west adventure where problems with the holodeck causes Data to take over nearly all the AI personas in the simulation. Swashbuckling hilarity ensues! The other holodeck episode sees the return of Professor Moriarty (Daniel Davis). This was long anticipated since Moriarty’s last appearance in season two as the Sherlock Holmes antagonist who became self-aware and whose consciousness became trapped in the holodeck in the following four years. In “Ship in a Bottle,” Moriarty attempts a master plan to connive his way out of the holodeck as a program and as an actual living being. The twists and turns that lead up to the gratifying resolution for everyone was a memorable ride and sadly Davis’s last guest appearance on the show. Daniel Davis and Patrick Stewart have a natural chemistry with each other that shines whenever those two share the screen, so I highly recommend tracking down and viewing both of his episodes!

-The flute that Picard was gifted in the previous season once again returns for a couple of memorable scenes when Picard starts courting another crew member who plays keyboard. Naturally this leads to the two having an emotional duet together that starts off kind of hokey, but by the end the pair had me reeled in all the way! Just click or press here to see for yourself. -Worf has a few notable dedicated episodes this season. A two episode arc sees him track down a long lost colony of Klingons imprisoned by Romulans that has Worf encouraging them to relearn and embrace Klingon customs. Another episode has Worf dealing with the fallout of seeing the return of the Klingon god, Kahless, and the fascinating drama that unravels with another satisfying conclusion for all conflicting parties involved.

-Even though by season six nearly the entire cast and writing team was firing away on all cylinders, I would be lying if there were not a couple clunker episodes. Riker (Jonathon Frakes) portrays a mental patient in a play he is rehearsing for, but the play starts going to his head and he starts losing it for real, but the way the plot unfolds is a mess and a half to follow along with. The other dud is TNG’s homage to The Thing which sounds promising on paper, but instead features lousy CG of its “Thing” and a groan-inducing twist that was not entertaining whatsoever. -As much as I enjoyed Leonard Nimoy returning to play Spock last season, I was delighted even more with The Original Series star James Doohan dusting off his communicator to portray Scotty. Watching him overcome his differences and exchange engineer expertise with Geordi (LeVar Burton) was a treat. The scene with Scotty and Picard sharing a drink on a holodeck reimagining of the original Enterprise gave me nostalgic goosebumps throughout.

-Season six started off with the conclusion to “Time’s Arrow” that saw the TNG crew time travelling back to the 1890s where they first encountered Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) and were forced to alter the timeline to rescue Data, and win over an aggressive Mark Twain. While not on the level of the “Best of Both Worlds” two-parter season finale, it was still a highly entertaining two-parter in its own right, and as I alluded to earlier, I am all for seeing the TNG crew in an old west setting. Season six ends with another cliffhanger that sees the Enterprise encounter the Borg again, and they manage to convince Data to flee the Enterprise to seemingly join the Borg as their new leader. Suffice it to say, I am intrigued to see how this pays off in season seven! -I referenced a few times before here how I was keeping up with podcast reviews of every TNG episode with the show, Star Trek: The Next Conversation. It looks like I have finally caught up with where hosts Andrew Secunda and Matt Mira have recorded their latest shows just a couple episodes before the end of season six. It looks like they took a few extended breaks this season, and I cannot fault them for that at all when dealing with everything the pandemic has wreaked upon us all this past year. I still enjoyed their takes as usual, and plan on going back and listening to whenever they post new episodes to catch up with their remaining casts covering TNG. I understand they have a Patreon companion with exclusive podcasts dedicated with them marching through both Deep Space Nine and Voyager now, so who knows, I may have to start working my way through those series down the line.

-You know the drill by now, this BluRay is loaded with carried over DVD extra features and all new ones for the BluRay. Not including three commentary tracks for this season, there are just over three hours of behind-the-scenes interviews and documentaries. Almost all of them are informative, but I will only recommend a few of the must-see ones here. Mission Overview: Year Six has introspective reflections from Whoopi on “Time’s Arrow” and James Doohan on “Relics.” Bold New Directions has some fond insights on “Fistful of Datas” and fascinating memories from Stewart and Burton from getting their shot at directing episodes this season. Beyond Five Year Mission – Evolution of Star Trek: The Next Generation is the headlining all-new bonus feature. It is an hour and a half, and split into three parts. Part one has plenty of love for being the cast and crew’s personal favorite season of the show, debuting Deep Space Nine concurrently during this season and trying their best to work within Gene Roddenberry’s “no conflict” framework of the series. Part two is themed around TNG being more serious when compared to TOS, and highlighting how several episodes were scored. Part three stands out the most with an awesome story from Whoopi on what lead to her becoming involved on the show, Sirtis dealing with a lot of pushback from studio executives and Spiner’s love/hate relationship with the cat that played Spot.

There may be many hours of bonus interviews to sift through, but most of it is worth it for endearing moments above like Burton and Frakes sharing a laugh, and Spiner sharing his disdain for a certain feline. -Season six is a step up from the minor-yet-noticeable dip in quality from season five, and brings it back to the high bar established with seasons three and four of TNG. The highs were remarkably prominent this season with some standout holodeck episodes, memorable two-parters, and a scintillating season finale that has me anticipating the kickoff to the season seven. I cannot believe it, after a few years of starting this, I am finally down to just one season left of this legendary show. Please join me one last time here in a few months for my thoughts on the final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: The Trial of the Chicago 7

(Image courtesy of Netflix)

THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7— 5 STARS

Not if, but when, you watch The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix, know that, like all movies based on historical events, what you’re watching is a cherry-picked and tidy two-hour dramatization of legal proceedings that lasted just short of 150 days. Normally when that happens, the dramatic license to make an entertaining product has added any number of embellishments for showmanship’s sake. Folks love the challenge, especially in a courtroom movie, of sniffing out the sugarcoating to wonder “did that really happen?” up and down every narrative peak and valley. The crazy thing is the exact opposite is happening here from Aaron Sorkin.

LESSON #1: THE WHOLE STORY IS ALWAYS MORE THAN WE SEE IN A MOVIE— The courageous antics and challenging tactics seen in the varnished 129 minutes of The Trial of the Chicago 7, are just a fraction of what really transpired in this raucous real-life case. It was wilder than this. It was worse than this. For a single example statistic, the eight defendants and their lawyers racked up 159 counts of criminal contempt. The movie shows you under ten of them. 

Watch the acting confrontations, observe the reenacted testimonies, and soak up historical perspective, but then go read further official accounts and records afterward. Throw in the civic importance of Medium Cool as a cherry on top. Call it due diligence. Call it praise confirmation as well.

When you do yourself that favor and make that follow-up effort, you will be astonished at what Sorkin and his fellow creators honed as well as what didn’t make the film. There are plenty of instances where missing so much potential material could be considered a flaw. That’s not here. The Trial of the Chicago 7 loses zero of the peace-branded activism and emboldened essence with its brilliant composition to make a commanding, impressive, and affirming viewing experience. 

For those light on their history, the 1968 Democratic National Convention hosted in Chicago was marred by public strife between protest groups and the Chicago Police, much of it caught on cameras while the world was watching. For many, it was the pigs versus the pariahs. When the tear gas cleared and Nixon won the ensuing election, federal conspiracy to incite violence charges were levied by the new U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell (an opening cameo from William Hurt) and his prosecution team Richard Schultz (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Tom Floran (character actor J.C. Mackenzie).

The targets were a mix of staunch antiwar influencers deemed “petulant,” “dangerous,” “unprofessional,” “unpatriotic,” and “impolite” by Mitchell. Among them are two duos of large-scale organizers with opposing dispositions. Tom Hayden (Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne) and Rennie Davis (rising actor Alex Sharp) were two straight-laced members of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

The “Mobe” Dems commonly butted philosophical heads with the free-wheeling sarcasm of the “Yippies” (Youth International Party) faction lead by Abbie Hoffman (an invested Sacha Baron Cohen) and Jerry Rubin (newly minted Emmy winner Jeremy Strong of Succession) despite the same tangential aims. The middle man and occasionally neutral voice of reason was co-defendant and conscientious objector David Dellinger (John Carroll Lynch). All were represented in court by civil rights attorneys William Kuntsler (Oscar winner Mark Rylance) and Leonard Weinglass (TV mainstay Ben Shenkman).

The most maligned member of the accused was the co-founder of the Black Panthers himself, Bobby Seale (new Watchman Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), flanked often by Illinois chapter chairman Fred Hampton (the Everywhere Man of Kelvin Harrison Jr.). Detained for another pending criminal charge while the others have made their cushy bail, Seale was trapped silent in this trial without legal representation and disallowed by the Honorable Julius Hoffman (Frank Langella) from cross-examining witnesses or making statements. He was the separate eighth of what became the titular septet. 

Fueled in fits and spurts by a peppy score from composer Daniel Pemberton, the back-and-forth arguments of the case trigger expositional flashback sequences of the events before, during, and after the fateful August riots from the various points of view. The spoken details and filmed set pieces are, through the deft editing from Alan Baumgarten (American Hustle), interlaced with the archival parallel footage from the real history. Those splashes of black-and-white violence remind viewers of the gravity behind the potential farce. As the trial drags on, the case presents more and more conflicting purposes and damning blame.

LESSON #2: REVOLUTIONS MAY HURT FEELINGS— As Abby Hoffman will jest, they’re not meant to be easy. He and his rhetoric consider this to be a political trial of the cultural revolution that he believes should be evolving to an actual one that usurps the government. Ruffling feathers is only the beginning and this trial is a springboard to draw the proper attention. He’s the type of shifty and enigmatic presence to catch every egg meant for his face and splatter them on his critics’ faces instead, be them friend or foe.  

LESSON #3: THE PRICE OF REVOLUTION IS LIVES— While public spectacle invaded the legal arena, this was no kangaroo court. The charges and risks were real. These men were facing a decade of jail time eating away the primes of their twenties and thirties. Livelihoods count as lives, but at least the eight on trail would have them. The same could not be said for the thousands of casualties in Vietnam that grew by the day. Wants, desires, votes, and issues aside, lost lives sparked these rallies and protests. The present day could learn from the events of a half-century ago. It shouldn’t take an international war to bring true change when the conflicts are right here locally.

LESSON #4: WATCH YOUR MOUTH— Be it in court, on tape, out on the streets, or one-on-one with a rival, get your words right. Frame your argument and positions. Pick your battles and, most importantly, speak up no matter the consequences if your beliefs are solid. These eight men had not only such sly wherewithal, but the moral conviction of ideals to stand behind their every vocalized breath publicly and under every bright light of scrutiny. This would be the complete opposite of the anonymous “internet courage” of today. 

With this being an Aaron Sorkin film, the words are the best part. The Academy Award-winning writer (The Social Network) turned filmmaker (Molly’s Game) has always had something beyond the normal gift of gab. Known and celebrated for his staccato assaults of barbed conversations, the punches of his The Trial of the Chicago 7 script linger longer than his usual pacing. To a marvelous effect, performance scenes stretch taller, lifted by wisely chosen imaginary moments of stumps and pontiffs. Such opportunities created arguably the best ensemble acting showcase so far this year.

From the most flippant to the most cantankerous, not a single cast member misses their mark or weakens any chain. With every low-registered pronouncement and irksome removal of his eyeglasses, Frank Langella puts on a clinic for the evil slow boil. Those pitted against him exude their ranges of indignation for complementary combinations. The flamboyance of Sacha Baron Cohen, the spry spirit of Mark Rylance, and the passionate postulating of Eddie Redmayne all come from distinctly opposition character viewpoints and backgrounds. Yet, every clash of differences only tightens the cohesions of their unified cause and thickens the performances. And, for a Sorkin film, you can bet every syllable is measured to millisecond for maximum effect.

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90 Success Quotes You Ought to Have Tattooed On Your Arm!

Today we have 90 of the Beefiest Success & Motivation Quotes you should have tattooed on your body.

Add these quotes on your wallpaper, iPhone, or anywhere else you’d read through them and live by these religiously. Without a doubt these quotes are also ideal for tattoos to motivate you for extreme success!

Below are 90 Success Quotes You Should Have Tattooed On Your Arm:

1. “When it looks impossible and you are ready to quit, victory is near!” – Tony Robbins

2. “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” – Jerry Rice

3. “Losers quit when they’re tired. Winners quit when they’ve won.” – Unknown

4. “The Man Who Has Confidence In Himself Gains The Confidence Of Others.” – Hasidic Proverb

5. “To get something you never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.” – Unknown

6. “Some people dream of success… others stay awake to achieve it.” – Unknown

7. ”You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take” – Wayne Gretzky

8. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

9. “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” – Michael Jordan

10. “It took us so long to realize that a purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” – Kurt Vonnegut

11. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

12. “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” – Beverly Sills

13. “Do what you can with what you’ve got wherever you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

14. “Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.” – Henry Van Dyke

15. “It is not length of Life, but depth of life.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

16. “See the Invisible, Believe the Incredible, Achieve the Impossible.” – Joel Brown

17. “You build walls & boundaries when you give into your mind. Fear nothing & take control of who you are & who you are meant to be” – Joel Brown

18. “We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.” – Tim McGraw

19. “Laughter is the music of life.” – Sir William Osler

20. “In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true.” – John Lilly

21. “Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward.” – Unknown

22. “Friendship makes prosperity more shining and lessens adversity by dividing and sharing it.” – Cicero

23. “In the giving-is the getting.” – David Matoc

24. “The impossible is often the untried.” – Jim Goodwin

25. “Anyone can become angry-that is easy, but to become angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way-that is not easy.” – Aristotle

26. “Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.” – Goethe

27. “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

28. “My religion is very simple, my religion is kindness.” – Dalai Lama

29. “The important thing is to not stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein

30. “It’s not your circumstances that shape you, it’s how you react to your circumstances.” – Anne Ortlund

31. “The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.” – Abraham Lincoln

32. “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha

33. “It takes strength to be gentle and kind.” – Stephen Morrisey

34. “A hero is a person who does what he or she can.” – Roman Rolland

35. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

36. “Where there is unity there is always victory.” – Publilius Syrus

37. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” – E. Hubbard

38. “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” – Jordan Belfort

39. “Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” – Victoria Holt

40. “It’s not denial. I’m selective about the reality I accept.” – Calvin

41. “The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.” – Madeleine L’Engle

42. “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” – Mother Teresa

43. “I like nonsense,it wakens up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.” – Dr. Seuss

44. “A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” – Herm Albright

45. “Nothing is worth more than this day.” – Goethe

46. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

47. “If at first you don’t succeed, you’re running about average.” – M.H. Alderson

48. “Life is like a ten speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.” – Charles Schultz

49. “There is nothing permanent except change.” – Heraditus

50. “The miracle is this; the more we share, the more we have.” – Leonard Nimoy

51. “Out of clutter, find simplicity; from discord, find harmony; in the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

52. “Hope is like a road in the country. There never was a road; but, when many people walk together, the road comes into existence.” – From the National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.

53. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. Especially when that time will pass you by anyway.” – Unknown

54. “Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” – John Updike, 1989, U.S. author & critic

55. “Our greatest glory is not failing, but in rising every time we fail.” – Confucius

56. “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden

57. “Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.” – Henry Van Dyke

58. “A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.“ – Jonathan Swift

59. “The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.” – Unknown

60. “Worry is as useless as a handle on a snowball.” – Mitzi Chandler

61. “The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It;s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the wind and rains and the scorching sun.” – Napoleon Hill

62. “It’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s the way you carry it.” – Lena Horne

63. “Keep you face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.” – Helen Keller

64. “If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward your always in the same place.” – Nora Roberts

65. “A good hand and a good heart are always a formidable combination.” – Nelson Mandela

66. “There are two ways of exerting ones strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” – Booker T. Washington

67. “Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.” – John Maxwell

68. “A person that values it’s privileges above its principles soon loses both.” – Dwight Eisenhower

69. “It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.” – Robert H. Goddard

70. “Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

71. “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” – Sir Winston Churchill

72. “It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret” – Jackie Joyner-Kersee

73. “We all have a few failures under our belt. It’s what makes us ready for the successes.” – Randy K. Milholland

74. “Don’t count every hour in the day, make every hour in the day count.” – Anonymous

75. “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” – The Dalai Lama

76. “A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose – a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.” – John Maxwell

77. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” – Albert Einstein

78. “The faintest ink is better than the best memory” – Unknown

79. “Every dog must have his day.“ – Jonathan Swift

80. “Dear tomorrow, do whatever you want to do. I have already lived my today and I am not afraid of you anymore .” – Unknown

81. “The Pessimist Sees Difficulty In Every Opportunity. The Optimist Sees Opportunity In Every Difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

82. “Don’t Let Yesterday Take Up Too Much Of Today.” – Will Rogers

83. “You Learn More From Failure Than From Success. Don’t Let It Stop You. Failure Builds Character.” – Unknown

84. “It’s Not Whether You Get Knocked Down, It’s Whether You Get Up.” – Vince Lombardi

85. “If You Are Working On Something That You Really Care About, You Don’t Have To Be Pushed. The Vision Pulls You.” – Steve Jobs

86. “People Who Are Crazy Enough To Think They Can Change The World, Are The Ones Who Do.” – Rob Siltanen

87. “Failure Will Never Overtake Me If My Determination To Succeed Is Strong Enough.” – Og Mandino

88. “Entrepreneurs Are Great At Dealing With Uncertainty And Also Very Good At Minimizing Risk. That’s The Classic Entrepreneur.” – Mohnish Pabrai

89. “We May Encounter Many Defeats But We Must Not Be Defeated.” – Maya Angelou

90. “Imagine Your Life Is Perfect In Every Respect; What Would It Look Like?” – Brian Tracy

Which one of these quotes do you like the most?

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Q: My neighbor has a camera pointed at my front door and bedroom. How to request them to alter the angle of it?

Weld County Colorado. The camera supplies no surveillance of the owners property. Lawyer Answer Tristan Kenyon Schultz

A: It is possible to simply request the angle to be changed by them. At issue is if the camera use is an improper invasion of your privacy. While an attorney would have to examine all the details, there is nothing improper with an exclusive celebration pointing a camera in the front of someone's home. This may be clear in the event the camera has got the capacity to view beyond what a standard passerby on the road could see. Colorado as well as the US have really weak privacy laws (esp. When compared with continental Europe).

Q: Real estate agent:email hacked, hacker sends incorrect wiring tips the morning of the closure before I could call.

Am I at fault? Florida broker. Lawyer Answers Richard Paul Zaretsky

A: You are definitely on the short end of the stick that is wrong - See this link for an article I wrote precisely on this situation - where your e-mail was infiltrated using a malware that took control of your email. See this link: YOUR E-MAIL WILL BE VIEWED = YOUR CLIENTS VICTIMIZED : THE HACK NARRATIVE - actvra.in/4Ph6 (you will most likely have to type this into your address line in your pc.) The above mentioned link is an article that has been copied in some Realtor newsletters along with The Fund's Real Estate Council magazine. As for indebtedness, you have to advise your broker, advise your liability carrier (since this is a problem probably along with your personal e-mail, you ought to advise both your homeowner's insurance as well as your professional liability insurance underwriters). I assume the banks for the buyer (who sent the money to the phony cable instructions) was informed. It could possibly be that they can remember the cable. Also, the burglar in these types of scenarios is usually notoriously careless and they don't cross their "t's" and scatter their "i's" - so the cable may in fact not have successfully gone through. There might even be obligation of the party that was to get the resources - for them not properly safeguarding the wire instructions - if it absolutely was their e-mail that was endangered. Begin with the bank, as it really is sensitive. Afterward the broker and insurance carriers. And all the best.

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Q: I reside in a house made of two flats the entire house is infested with bedbugs what can I do?

I have an apartment in Nyc, and Ive had bed bugs for the past 1.5 years due to the bottom flat in my building having them. My landlord didnt fix the problem and has had someone who is only a local bug man. Ive told her about it many times over the telephone and in person. She just asks me for my rent and I keep because Im scared she will kick me out paying. What can I do? Ive needed to block my whole apartment of and live only in my family room and sleep on the floor. Attorney Replies Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Esq.

A: See: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/bedbugs.page More details are required to give a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is a First Consultation with the Attorney. You can also read more about me, my credentials, awards, honours, testimonials, and media appearances/ publications on my law practice web site. I practice law in these regions of law in CA, NY, MA, and DC: Education Law & Contracts, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Child Custody, and Company. This answer doesn't constitute legal advice; make any forecasts, guarantees, or warranties; or create any Attorney-Client relationship

Q: If I am my last living parent and the only child just died do I have to go threw probate?

Attorney Solution Vincent J. Bernabei

A: Your parent's estate might be subject to probate if your parent possessed assets in his/her own name at the time of their departure, and there's absolutely no combined owner nor any named beneficiary on your parent's account. Examples include a house in your parent's name or a bank account in your parent's name alone, with no payable on death beneficiary named. According to the value of your parent's assets, there are a few options to probate. As an example, you might be able to transfer ownership of the assets by way of a tiny estate affidavit rather than a formal probate proceeding. That is a much faster and cheaper process than probating the estate.

Q: I rent out my basement and own a condo in Indiana. It is a shared entry. Do I need any kind of renters or license ins?

I live in this condo. I have roommates in the basement who would not have a written lease with me. Just verbal. Lawyer Response Alexander Florian Steciuch

A: It is going to depend your geographical area. There is no statewide renter system or database. Some cities require all rental units of their jurisdiction to be filed. By way of example, Bloomington requires your property inspected if you're renting out the property or rooms to others and be registered with all the city. Is your condominium a part of a housing association or condominium association? They may have significantly more rules regulating renters which you will have to abide by if you're a part of this association. As a general rule of thumb, it's almost always a good thought to get insurance to cover harm to the home which is clever of any renters to possess renter's insurance in case there is burglary, theft, fire, etc.. Finally, get your renter's lease arrangement in writing. In certain cases its necessary so that you can possess an enforceable contract determined by the length of the lease but in every case having something signed and in writing is preferable over a verbal contract. It will help protect everyone involved and gives something to analyze in case you ever need certainly to litigate to the court.

Q: Can I ask to get a continuance on a case eviction if the town preparing to deem the house condemned due to the sepetic

They have 5 health violations and have not fixed them. The town is taking to court . Plus defamation of character. They lied to the town saying we are threating them and they want escorts to property. There is a whole lot of thing wrong here but I dont would like to spend money only to be put out on the basis of the disapprobation. Attorney Reply Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Esq

A: Why really would you intend to stay in a condemned house? More information are mandatory to provide an expert evaluation of your issue. The best first step is a First Consultation with the Attorney. You're able to read more about me, my qualifications, awards, honors, testimonials, and media appearances/ publications on my law practice site. I practice law in the next regions of law: Education Law & Contracts, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Child Custody, and Business. This answer does not represent legal advice; make any forecasts, guarantees, or warranties; or create any Attorney-Client relationship.

Q: Does a contract having a management firm survive a sell of property having a lease that is fixed?

I sold a rental property with a tenant in place using a given lease that had left on the lease. The lease and property are managed by way of a property management company. Property management changed. The tenant paid rent to the old management business and the management business deposited money in my account of rent minus the direction fee minus management fee for the time of lease that was unused. I concur the brand new owner what was deposited into my account should be paid by me. However, I don't agree to the amount portion was kept by the management firm. My contract together with the management firm says the management business can keep the fee's for the duration of the lease. Since I sold the property, I consider the mistake is really on the newest owner since the contract broke that he bought using the property when he changed management businesses. Is that right? Attorney Solution Leonard Robert Grefseng

A: When you consented to sell to him, all this ought to be insured by the contract. Get that contract out and analyze it to see how things were supposed to be handled. In the event the property was sold "subject to" the existing contracts and leases, you are correct. All the existing contracts would bind the purchaser, for example, management contract. I assume all this was correctly disclosed to the purchaser. Something is for sure- you can not keep the rent.

Q: When you inherit a home which was in a trust does the tax basis change?

The trust currently owns the house. My mom is the trustee and I am to get the house upon her passing. I've a copy of the trust and will. Without raising the tax basis of the home am I able to set the title in my own name? Attorney Solution Richard Samuel Price

A: In my opinion that you are discussing the assessed value for property taxes. A transport of a property from parent to child might be excluded from reassessment for property tax purposes. For the primary residence, there is an exclusion that is infinite. For all other property, the exclusion is limited to the first $1M of value. You need to file an application for the exclusion with all the tax assessor within 36 months of the transport. In short, that implies that the property taxes should stay the same.

Q: I purchased vacant acreage in CO. The land is 50% sellers and 50% his dead fathers. Just how do I get the property 100% in my name?

The Colorado land was deeded to the seller's father and mother. His mother then used a warranty deed which states she's the sole owner to title it. The county has info online that states the land is 50% the son's and 50% the dead father's. I do not live in Colorado and Nevada is lived in by the seller. The seller merely said before his mother deeded it over to him, the property was put right into a trust but this advice just isn't recorded at the county. Any method to retroactively record this trust? Attorney Solution Tristan Kenyon Schultz

A: You have two options. First, it is possible to wait for the dead father's estate to be probated - this enables one to either create a claim for the land or negotiate together with the brand new beneficiary. The disadvantage of this strategy is the fact that Colorado allows up to 3 years for an estate to be probated (and at least 1 year for a creditor--you--to initiate probate). In the alternative, you seek various legal strategies to obtain full possession of the land. Since there are way too many potential issues and solutions, you'll need to contact a real estate attorney directly in the county where the property is located to give an accurate evaluation of how better to carry on.

Q: My sister and I together own the house by which we both reside. Can hospitals and physicians put liens on the house for bills?

She is not completely covered and has a medical issue which might become expensive. Is my equity (and hers) exposed, even though they wait until the selling of the home? Lawyer Answer Vincent J. Bernabei

A: If suit is filed by health care providers and have a judgment against your sister, the judgment becomes a lien on any real property possessed by your sister in the county where the judgment was entered. Typically, claims of lenders will attach just to the debtor's interest in the property, to not the co-owner's interest in the property. Should your sister and also you possess the dwelling and she survives you, then the whole equity, minus a statutory homestead exemption, may be subject to lenders' claims. In the event she is survived by you, then the lenders' claims to the real property are extinguished. In case you do not own the property then the claims of your sister's creditors will still attach to her undivided one half curiosity about the property. There are legitimate methods to maintain advantages in the face of potential future claims, which means you ought to talk to a lawyer.

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