Sentences with phrase «shot at self»

Joel talks about the fact that the playing field is levelling and that anyone with a reasonable amount of passion, persistence and pluck have a shot at self - publishing success.

Not exact matches

«Now is the perfect time to take a shot» at self - driving cars, says Vogt, who's worked on such projects since he was a teen.

We often hear about Google's oddball «Moonshot» projects — from using balloons to bring internet to isolated areas to developing self - driving cars — but according to at least one of the company's former execs, Google's obsession with shooting for the stars actually reaches into even the most mundane aspects of its everyday business.

A shooting at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, Calif. on Tuesday left four people wounded and a female suspect dead from what appears to be a self - inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

«Look at it this way, imagine what a prime opportunity it would be for some rabid gun hater to take a pot shot at the VP AT the NRA Annual Convention,» one commenter who self - identified as an NRA instructor said Saturdaat it this way, imagine what a prime opportunity it would be for some rabid gun hater to take a pot shot at the VP AT the NRA Annual Convention,» one commenter who self - identified as an NRA instructor said Saturdaat the VP AT the NRA Annual Convention,» one commenter who self - identified as an NRA instructor said SaturdaAT the NRA Annual Convention,» one commenter who self - identified as an NRA instructor said Saturday.

Self - starters who stay mentally strong will come out of this process, which always takes longer than expected, with a better shot at success.

The evidence (note the shot at Protestant individualism — culminating in the self - baptism we witness in the wonderful movie THE APOSTLE): He said he was.

Now he can just shoot his mouth off with the usualy self righteous posturings that the Bible thumpers are so good at.

This is tough pill to swallow because it implicates our very selves, when — as the response to Zerlina Maxwell shows — we would much rather believe that rape is perpetrated by strange monsters who lurk in dark alleys and who can be shot at point blank range because all they'll ever be is a monster.

Crap shoot, depending on how my big [self - righteousness] is at that time and place of the day.

The wilderness - shooter video game series has long been a sort of self - caricature, an unapologetic shoot - em - up that winks and nods at the genre itself, and for its newest iteration, Far Cry turns an eye toward Christian culture — barely.

Now its just a self serving billionaire who likes to shoot lions and a manager who is no longer at the top of the game.

The «3 at the back» was self - evidently caused by the lack of resources in defence because in addition to the loss of Per and Kozzer, Chambers had been loaned out, Gabriel had shot himself in the foot, or something, and Holding was still learning his trade and making a good fist of it, but to cap it all there were injury problems in the backs as well.

Zimmerman claims he acted in self defense when he shot an unarmed Martin in February at a gated community in Flordia.

Rather it will be next to an up - skirt shot of Prince Harry's latest victim on the Mail's Sidebar of Shame, and a horde of paps spitting at their victims, and just behind a sanctimonious, self - serving editorial on the importance of a free press.

Adopted after the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, the SAFE Act, among other things, required mental health professionals to report any patients likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to self or others.»

The state section with village and town law books are particularly interesting for the avid reader and self - taught, but otherwise, it ain't no Library at Alexandria by a long shot.

By Felicia Sonmez August 9, 2010; 1:00 PM ET Categories: Governors, House, Senate Save & Share: Previous: Connecticut governor primaries tight; Linda McMahon coasting in Senate primary Next: Fix Daily Poll: Which self - funder has the best shot at winning?

Yet, because we allow our applicants to self - select, then give even unlikely candidates a shot at proving themselves, it's a very efficient method.

I thought it would be great to share some of my favorite photos Self Service Magazine shot backstage at the show, as well as a little cheat sheet of quick facts you should know about the designer.

Hope you liked the shots and the different outfits, and found something for your own self over at Goodnight Macaroon.

Chewie may be good at a lot of things, but photography's not his strong suit This was all me and the self - timer with our point - and - shoot on a tripod.

Blood splatters, heads explode, and McDonagh takes sassy, self - mocking shots at the very notion of being literary in Hollywood.

If I'd gone to war at the age of eighteen and come home without firing a shot, I suspect I'd have written something as vapid, grandiose, and self - conscious as Anthony Swofford's memoir Jarhead, the story of a ground war that never really materialized (and wouldn't until the son of that era's president decided to bring to climax what daddy'd coaxed to erection).

With her magically induced shot of self esteem, Bennett enters a bikini contest at a bar where the patrons stare at her bulging midriff in mocking disbelief.

So I Feel Pretty has a real shot at capitalizing on that very same audience and delivering a strong message about self - empowerment, especially among women.

For every sequence involving Lino's parkour skills — usually followed by a shot of Damien looking on in disbelief (Walker, playing second fiddle in terms of physicality, displays a real sense of self - deprecating humor in these moments)-- or a neat gag involving two bricks, two cars, and two perfectly timed landings, there are at least two setpieces that are rather nondescript.

The recently un-retired Steven Soderbergh is trying his hand at horror with this secretive, self - distributed project, which was shot entirely on an iPhone.

The sentimental struggles of the self - doubting artist are at the gooey center of Michelle Figlarz's Paris - set short Absinthe, a viewing of which could benefit from a few shots of the green liquor to wash away the corny aftertaste.

This Is Not a Film (directed with Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, 11), shot while Panahi was under house arrest in his Tehran apartment, is a tantalizing hybrid of documentary self - portrait and contemplative fiction, at once an act of rebellion and a singular example of film as legal loophole: Panahi was effectively telling his persecutors, «You never specified that I couldn't make a film like this, because you never could have anticipated me making it.»

A vodka bottle on the shelf will help; Allen turns the shot of Jasmine at the liquor station self - medicating into a repeated gag as she settles in for some much - needed «rebuilding.»

It's like a 13 year old geek got their first shot at making a movie or writing a story and this is the weird, self involved fantasy world they came up with.

For instance, Ryan Adams, who was paralyzed at 22 in a drive - by shooting, says «Don't surround your self with the wrong people.»

Autodefensa has elements of a populist uprising, and the grisly sights of such things as heads of decapitated victims lined up like ducks in a shooting gallery or a woman's story about the barbarous murder of a little child can not help but win sympathy for their argument for self - defense — especially when the Mexican government is, at best, ineffective when it comes to protecting its citizens.

Dirt poor and burdened by her self - destructive mother (Bridget Everett), Patti works at the local dive slinging beer so she can care for her ailing Nana (Cathy Moriarty), but what she really wants is the glitz and glamour of the big time: A mansion in Malibu, photo shoots and free clothes, plus the undying affection of a mass following.

The wonderfully wacky world of writer / director Richard Kelly drives off a cliff with The Box, the filmmaker's self - proclaimed shot at a broadly commercial film...

I came across the new Senses of Cinema too recently to have sampled much beyond their «Special Dossier» on the cinematic history of Tasmania, but even that's provided several articles of interest, including Jeannette Delamoir's history of the now mostly - lost silent Jewelled Nights (whose star and chief creative force, Louise Lovely, claimed she here innovated the shortcut of using shots of ship's funnels and locomotive wheels to stand in for long voyages); director John Honey on the making of the state's first self - produced feature, 1980's Manganinnie; and two looks at the island's most famous son: Robert de Young on how Tasmania's wildlife and raging seas formed Errol Flynn, and Adrian Danks on the star's superb collaboration with Raoul Walsh.

Dance Flick goofs on Last Dance in obvious and silly ways, but the Wayans also take shots at just about everything that pops into their heads: Twilight, Dick Cheney, the self - consciousness of interracial romance.

by Walter Chaw I think there's probably profit in taking the tactic that Tobe Hooper's The Mangler is his shot at the lurid comic book genre and, more specifically, the weird self - abnegating prosthetics opera of Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy.

The story lurches forward six years and deals with Peter Hunter (Paddy Considine), a Manchester policeman whose bosses assign him to take a shot at catching the Yorkshire Ripper, stomping all over the professional pride — and corrupt self - interest — of the local cops, some of whom make their encore appearance here.

A movie that asks you to laugh at a creep (with whom you're also supposed to identify) murdering innocent young women out of some pathetic attempt at self - actualization better be damn funny, and Lucky isn't by an exceedingly long shot.

«For example, a military robot doesn't have to shoot back at an enemy because there's no imperative for self - preservation.

CLS Shooting Brake uses the air suspension at the rear with self leveling similar to that used in E-Class T - Model.

I'll add, though, that while most self - published authors don't have a shot at critical reviews, they're still an option for those who are traditionally published.

That is, he'd only get one shot at opening up the package that contained the advance reader copies of the first book he'd ever self published.

It has largely been an event aimed at patting the traditional publishing industry on the back for all of its innovation, while publishing regular blog posts that mock indies and shoot down any effort to prove that self - publishing can produce solid sales numbers.

Self - publishing = less evil, at least they have a shot of making money and making sure the product is decent.

Kindle gives thriller writer a plot for success — at 71p a shot Original story from The Guardian, February 26, 2011 Self - publishing has traditionally been a surefire route to obscurity and dismal sales.

However, if that's so (Jane, of course, you can jump in at any time and smack me for misinterpreting you if I am) it seems misplaced to bring up any variant of fanfiction in response to a comment about why someone with a book of a * publishable * genre would give up on attempting traditional publishing before giving it a fair shot, and self - publish (or get scammed), out of the conviction «No real publisher will want this, it's too edgy / unique / etc.».

... But if you're doing what you can to make your books discoverable, you have a better shot at sales than those authors who self - publish then self - ignore.»