Firstly, a note on how gorgeous the costumes of this year, and last year were. From Pride & Prejudice’s wonderfully earthy, realistic Georgian clothing, to Reese’s sassy dresses in Walk the Line, to the creative, weird clothes in The New World, 2005 really did raise the bar in costume design.
And this year! Well, the range and excellence is clear again: Marie-Antoinette, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, etc.
I heart clothes. :D
The nominees:
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls
Marie Antoinette
The Queen
How I did: 80%. Predicted all of the latter four correctly, but I saw The Prestige wrongly. Not bad work, though. It's because I read Vogue, you see. ;)
Now, onto comments. I’ve seen all but Curse of the Golden Flower, which I shall therefore be making comments about it from images I’ve seen.
Curse of the Golden Flower (Chung Mang Yee)
Well, from what I’ve seen, the costumes in this film look absolutely stunning. Detailed, grandiose, decorative, pretty… yeah. Nice work. B+.
The Devil Wears Prada (Patricia Field)
Astounding, astounding, contemporary costume design!! I was over the moon when this got nominated in Costume, because it’s usually all the medieval, epic stuff that gets in, but whoo!!! The dressing of Meryl Streep, the transformation of Anne Hathaway, the subtlety of Stanley Tucci’s clothing – all are areas to be commended. And the labels, oh, the labels! From an interview, I know that Emily Blunt nicked one of the belts she wore on this show, and quite frankly, I’m astonished at her self-control. If it were me, I would have stolen every single item of beautiful clothing. A marvel. A.
Dreamgirls (Sharen Davis)
The thing that stood about for me most about the costumes in Dreamgirls was the exquisite colour palettes. They perfectly complemented the cinematography and set décor, making the actors look every bit as glamorous as the egos of the characters they were playing. Furthermore Sharon Davis’s costumes manage to travel through a number of decades, as well as revealing traits about the characters. This all amounts to what must have been a heavy task, but it was well done, and the costumes simply are a treat. A-.
Marie Antoinette (Milena Canonero)
Oooh la la. Canonero does a great job of capturing the immense extravagance of the costumes, relating to the extravagance that Marie lived in. And, whilst aspects of Coppola’s felt, to me, to be quite artificial (the incongruous soundtrack, for one), the costumes, from the furs to the muslins, felt 100% authentic. Love the vibrant colours. A-.
The Queen
Not much to say here. Subtle work, but definitely the lesser of the category. Probably only got nominated because of the overall product of the film. B.
So.
Who will win: Marie-Antoinette (thought it’s very, VERY close)
Who deserves to win: The Devil Wears Prada
Who deserved to get nominated: Pan’s Labyrinth (see a pattern?)
And this year! Well, the range and excellence is clear again: Marie-Antoinette, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, etc.
I heart clothes. :D
The nominees:
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls
Marie Antoinette
The Queen
How I did: 80%. Predicted all of the latter four correctly, but I saw The Prestige wrongly. Not bad work, though. It's because I read Vogue, you see. ;)
Now, onto comments. I’ve seen all but Curse of the Golden Flower, which I shall therefore be making comments about it from images I’ve seen.
Curse of the Golden Flower (Chung Mang Yee)
Well, from what I’ve seen, the costumes in this film look absolutely stunning. Detailed, grandiose, decorative, pretty… yeah. Nice work. B+.
The Devil Wears Prada (Patricia Field)
Astounding, astounding, contemporary costume design!! I was over the moon when this got nominated in Costume, because it’s usually all the medieval, epic stuff that gets in, but whoo!!! The dressing of Meryl Streep, the transformation of Anne Hathaway, the subtlety of Stanley Tucci’s clothing – all are areas to be commended. And the labels, oh, the labels! From an interview, I know that Emily Blunt nicked one of the belts she wore on this show, and quite frankly, I’m astonished at her self-control. If it were me, I would have stolen every single item of beautiful clothing. A marvel. A.
Dreamgirls (Sharen Davis)
The thing that stood about for me most about the costumes in Dreamgirls was the exquisite colour palettes. They perfectly complemented the cinematography and set décor, making the actors look every bit as glamorous as the egos of the characters they were playing. Furthermore Sharon Davis’s costumes manage to travel through a number of decades, as well as revealing traits about the characters. This all amounts to what must have been a heavy task, but it was well done, and the costumes simply are a treat. A-.
Marie Antoinette (Milena Canonero)
Oooh la la. Canonero does a great job of capturing the immense extravagance of the costumes, relating to the extravagance that Marie lived in. And, whilst aspects of Coppola’s felt, to me, to be quite artificial (the incongruous soundtrack, for one), the costumes, from the furs to the muslins, felt 100% authentic. Love the vibrant colours. A-.
The Queen
Not much to say here. Subtle work, but definitely the lesser of the category. Probably only got nominated because of the overall product of the film. B.
So.
Who will win: Marie-Antoinette (thought it’s very, VERY close)
Who deserves to win: The Devil Wears Prada
Who deserved to get nominated: Pan’s Labyrinth (see a pattern?)
Tags: costume, clothes, fashion, Oscars, Prada.
And naughty me, I nearly forgot to take part in this tag! Six Weird Things About Me. I've done this before, but I can certainly think up lots more to bore you with!
Here are the rules:
Each player of this game starts off by giving 6 weird things about themselves. People who get tagged need to write in a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state the rules clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. After you do that, leave them each a comment letting them know you tagged them and to read your blog.
OK, I'm skipping the tagging thing, because I always miss people out when it comes to tagging, whereas others get annoyed about being tagged. So I'm leaving it open - anyone who wants to can do this! :)
Weird facts, galore-
1. I've recently taken to saying two of the chavviest phrases around, "buff" and "well jokes." Tell me this a month again and I'd laugh in your face, because they're just so unclassy and such an insult to the English language. Yet. I'm saying them. I suck, I know.
2. I live somewhere in London, and the boroughs of London that I have been to are: Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden,Croydon, Ealing, Greenwich, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamletsand, of course, the City of Westminster. So I've been to most of London, basically.
3. I'm a tomboy/girly girl hybrid. As you've seen from this post, I adore clothes. I also love watching football. I collect tonnes upon tonnes of earrings and necklaces. But I don't like wearing skirts. Odd, no?
5. I always randomly say "banana" and "Zummer."
6. Zummer!
20 comments:
You actually say buff?
My opinion of you's fallen, girl.
Yes, mine too.
Emma!
And also, tell me more about this character you wrote about who's based on me. The girl. *tsk*
Please, don't think less of me! I don't know why I use that word, but come on, I'm a teenage girl, I can't use erudite, witty phrases and words all the time! :(
Yeah, come on, give Emma a break! buff's a well jokes word, so she should be allowed to use it whenever she wants!
:D
Well, if it were up to me, Marie-Antoinette would win this category. But I agree that Pan's deserved a nomination.
Of course it did. The costumes were gorgeous.
Más de un 15% de la población en España padecerá algún trastorno de salud mental
9 por ciento de la población española sufre en la actualidad algún tipo de perturbación relacionado con la salud mental y algo más del 15 por ciento lo sufrirá a lo largo de su vida.
Los datos fueron facilitados ayer por Sanidad al término del Consejo de Salud que aprobó la Estrategia en Salud Mental, con el objetivo de mejorar la atención a estos pacientes, eliminar el estigma que hay sobre ellos y fomentar la prevención e investigación.
El documento se estructura en seis grandes líneas de realización: promoción de la salud mental, prevención del estigma social; atención sanitaria a los pacientes; coordinación entre instituciones; formación del personal sanitario; fomento de la investigación, y sistemas de información y evaluación.
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Balance of Payments
The balance of payments (or BOP) measures the payments that flow between any individual country and all other countries. It is used to summarize all international economic transactions for that country during a specific time period, usually a year.
The BOP is determined by the country's exports and imports of goods, services, and financial capital, as well as financial transfers. It reflects all payments and liabilities to foreigners (debits) and all payments and obligations received from foreigners (credits).
Current account
The current account is the sum of net sales from trade in goods and services, net factor income (such as interest payments from abroad), and net unilateral transfers from abroad. Positive net sales from abroad corresponds to a current account surplus; negative net sales from abroad corresponds to a current account deficit. Because exports generate positive net sales, and because the trade balance is typically the largest component of the current account, a current account surplus is usually associated with positive net exports.
The Income Account or Net Factor Income, a subaccount of the Current Account, is usually presented under the headings "Income Payments", as outflows, and "Income Receipts", as inflows. If the Income Account is negative, the country is paying more than it is taking in interest, dividends, etc. For example, the United States' net income has been declining exponentially since it allowed the Dollar's price relative to other currencies be determined by the market to a point where income payments and receipts are roughly equal. The various subcategories in the Income Account are linked to specific respective subcategories in the Financial Account. From here, economists and central banks determine implied rates of return on the different types of capital exchanged in the Financial Account. The United States, for example, gleans a substantially larger rate of return from foreign capital than foreigners from domestic capital.
When analyzing the current account theoretically, it is often written as a function X of the real exchange rate, p, domestic GDP, Y, and foreign GDP, Y*. Thus the current account can be written as X(p, Y, Y*). According to theory, the current account X should increase if (1) the domestic currency depreciates (p increases), (2) domestic GDP decreases, or (3) foreign GDP increases. A domestic currency depreciation makes domestic goods relatively cheaper, boosting exports relative to imports. A decrease in domestic GDP reduces domestic demand for foreign goods, lowering imports without affecting exports. An increase in foreign GDP increases foreign demand for domestic goods, increasing exports without affecting imports.
Current account =
· Trade Balance
o Net Exports (Exports - Imports) of Merchandise (tangible goods)
o Net Exports (Exports - Imports) Services (such as legal and consulting services)
· + Net Factor Income From Abroad (such as interest and dividends)
· + Net Unilateral Transfers From Abroad (such as foreign aid, grants, gifts, etc.)
Capital Account
The capital account used to entitle the section now familiarly known as the financial account. This section usually includes special debt transactions between nations and migrants' goods as they cross a country's borders.
The size of current and account deficits
Current account deficits are generally seen as undesirable and a sign of economic weakness. Conversely, current account surpluses are usually seen as signs of the economic strength of a country. Thus, though is a very crude way of analysing the balance of payments. One reason why this is crude is because of the size of the current account surplus or deficit is important in deciding its significance. Using the analogy of the household again, if the income of a household is £100 000 a year and its spending over the year is £100 010, it has overspent. But overspending by this when the income is much higher is almost of no significance. However, in other cases, overspending is substantial.
This is also the case for a national economy. If the country runs a current account deficit year after year, but this national account deficit is very small in relation to the national economy over time, then it is of little significance statistically. Equally, if a country runs a large deficit over a short period of time and follows this with a large surplus over the next period, this is equally unimportant. Only if the current account deficit or surplus is large in relation to income and is sustained over a period of time does this matter.
Large sustained current account deficits
Large sustained current account deficits are usually considered undesirable because they become unsustainable. Deficits on the current account may occur because the government of a country spends excessively on foreign goods and services. Or it could be private firms and individuals which are spending too much, importing far more than they are exporting. Whether it is government or the private sector, the current account deficit has to be financed. Either the level of borrowings abroad is increased or there is a net run down in savings and investments held abroad. Governments and firms can borrow abroad so long as foreign lenders think they can be repaid. But if the current account deficit is large and sustained, there usually comes a point when lenders think that the borrowers may default on their loans (i.e, not pay them)/ Lenders then stop lending. At this point, the country is in serious difficulties.
Countries like Poland, Brazil, Uganda in the 1980s, and Thailand and South Korea in the 1990s, have all faced this credit crunch , the point at which foreign lenders refuse to lend any more. They are then forced to turn their current account to equilibrium. This means cutting down on imports, or exporting more goods which might have been sold on the domestic market. Citizens therefore have fewer goods available to them and their consumption and living standards falls.
If the economy is fundamentally strong, the adjustment will be painful but relatively short, lasting a few years perhaps. For countries which have very weak economies, the credit crunch can have a negative impact for decades. In sub-Saharan Africa, the credit crunch which occurred in the early 1980s led to western banks and other agencies refusing to lend significant sums for the next 20 years.
However, large sustained current account deficits may be beneficial to an economy. It depends on the rate of economic growth. If an economy is growing at 3% per annum, but is running a large current account deficit of 5% of GDP per annum, then it will run into problems. Its foreign debt as a percentage of GDP will grow over time. But if the economy is growing at 10% per annum, and there is a current account deficit of 5% of the GDP, accumulated foreign debt as a percetange of the GDP that is likely to fall.
Large sustained current account surplus
Some countries run large sustained current account surpluses. BY exporting more than they import over a long period of time, these countries increase their net foreign wealtgh. This has the benefit that the economy then should receive ever increasing amounts of income from that wealth which can be used to buy more foreign goods and services than would otherwise be the case. This is like a household which consistently saves money. In the long term, it can use the interest on that saving to buy more goods that it would otherwise have been able to afford.
A sustained current account surplus may also make sense if there are long term structural changes occurring. Japan ran large current account surpluses during the last quarter of the 20th century, consequently building up its net wealth overseas. However, in the first half of the twenty first century, the structure of
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El mundo es el segundo más famoso periódico en España. Aparicio por primar vez en el veinte tres de octubre, mil novecientos ochenta y nueve. Sus sedes están localizado en Madrid y cuenta con ediciones regionales en Cataluña, País Vasco, Andalucía, La Mancha Alicante, y otra regiones. También cuenta con edición abierta en Internet llamada Edmundo punto es. El precio unitario es un euro, así que, es mas barato que su principal competidor, “el país”. Su director es Pedro J Ramírez, quien, a diferencia de otros redactores es un persona muy sociable, y es siempre en el publico.
Es ciertas cuestiones de política exterior y asuntos sociales, se ha mostrado mas próximo a posiciones de centro izquierda. Por ejemplo, fue critico con el ultimo gobierno de Aznar por so apoyo a la guerra de Iraq, y ha apoyado medidas como el matrimonio entre personajes homosexuales. Entre sus columnistas, existe una mayor heterogeneidad, que podria satisfacer tanto a lectores de derechos como de izquierdas.
El mundo ha dedicado desde siempre importantes esfuerzos a la investigación periodista. Desvelaron los escándalos de corrupción en el gobierno de Felipe Gonzalez y Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación. Estas revelaciones determinaron el desgete del es-presidente y la victoria de José Maria Aznar.
Me parece el mundo es excelente, muy informativo y llenas de artículos interesantes. Es publica totalmente en color y las fotografías siempre son muy bella para ver. También, su pagina web es excelente, puede leer todos las noticias en español y ver en su ordenador. Es muy simple para navegar, porque es [divided] en diez secciones: noticias de España, noticias internacionales, la economía, cultura, ciencia, tecnología, comunicación, depores y salud.
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