Page 2 October 8, 2015 Community Briefs NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Speakers Bureau Give Presentation to Hawthorne High School Engineering Students Approximately 50 Hawthorne High School students were treated to a special presentation and Q&A session when representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Speakers Bureau visited the school’s Engineering Quad auditorium on Monday, October 5, 2015. Photo courtesy of SBWIB. The JPL Speakers Bureau Program, provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), seeks to educate the public by sending speakers out to various events and engagements to provide a blend of historical perspectives, present activities and future visions related to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Deirdre (Dee) Terry, Network Operations Control Team Manager and a colleague, focused the presentation on robotics, engineering, spacecraft communication, and present Mars efforts. Ms. Terry also showed a short video on the NASA Curiosity Mars Rover Mission. The event was the result of the Career Pathways Program, which is funded by the Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Technology Linked Learning (AMETLL) Work-Based Learning grant. The South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) is the organization tasked to provide work-based learning activities and provide support to local engineering and advanced manufacturing academies to expose them to careers in the industry thereby bridging the gap between schools and companies. Whole Kids Foundation Grant Program United Health Foundation and Whole Kids Foundation will provide $150,000 in the first round of grants to support innovative projects nationwide that will improve children’s health and nutrition. The program is open to educators, individuals and nonprofit organizations seeking to break down barriers to basic, but critical information and resources, such as where food comes from and the importance of eating healthy foods. Preference will be given to projects that have a case study and are ready to expand across at least one grade level. The grants are part of United Health Foundation’s “Helping Build Healthier Communities” program, which provides resources to local nonprofits with programs aimed at expanding access to care, improving health outcomes and building healthier communities. Letters of intent for the program are due Nov. 30. Applications for the grant program are due Dec. 15, and the grantees will be announced in March 2016. The amount of each grant will range from $15,000 to $25,000. For more information on how to apply, visit www. wholekidsfoundation.org/health-kids-innovation or email grants@wholekidsfoundation.org. 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Herald Publications does not guarantee that the advertiser’s claims are true nor does it take responsibility for those claims. Biopic Steve Jobs Captures the Complex Man Behind Apple and the Digital Revolution By H. Nelson Tracey for CINEMACY The word ‘auteur’ is generally used to describe a director whose vision is clear enough to be recognizable. The great directors all fit into this category, but most screenwriters tend to play a more anonymous role. The exception is Aaron Sorkin, a screenwriter whose hyper-speed style and wall-to-wall dialogue is immediately recognizable in the best way possible. Five years ago he won an Oscar for his unprecedented script on modern classic The Social Network. Although not working with Network’s director David Fincher, a similarly matched level of energy and bold protagonist dares his next project, Steve Jobs, to stand confidently alongside his other award winning work. In the case of both films, Sorkin’s writing is met with a director whose style is equally vibrant. Jobs’s Danny Boyle may not have the fanboy following that Fincher has gathered, but from the film’s first moments there is little doubt that this is a “Danny Boyle” film. Boyle utilizes a vibrant array of images, quickly maneuvers between subjects, and manages to feel both macro and micro scale. Boyle has a few tricks up his sleeve as well that add a refreshing enough touch to make the film feel alive. The hybrid of writer from The Social Network and director of Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours feels like a beautifully matched synthesis. Perhaps the most daring element of this biography is, rather than telling the entire lifespan like a conventional biopic, the egomaniac genius of Jobs is distilled into three different chapters, each from different stages of his career. The film wastes no time trying to tell us information that we already know: it is entirely focused on the relationships Jobs had with his closest confidantes. Some fantastic decisions are made to distinguish each chapter, the most prominent being the decision to shoot using three different eras of cameras/film to match the progression of technology. Michael Fassbender, easily one of the greatest working actors we have today, tackles the character of Steve Jobs from the immediate get-go. He never feels disguised as the character, but instead embodies the classic approach where he is still very much himself within the spectrum of this incredible character. As is the case with nearly every element of the film, the ensemble of performers all show-up and deliver knockouts. Supporting cast members Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Michael Stulhbarg, and Jeff Daniels each get opportunities to deliver feisty discourse with Fassbender’s Jobs, and each is equally compelling. Since the triptych structure of the film allows for a very clear progression of character’s relationships, the arcs are more easily recognizable, but nonetheless well executed. Because of the similarities to predecessor The Social Network, Steve Jobs may not feel as enigmatic or fresh as the former film, but its entertainment and gripping narrative are enough to make it a must-see in its own right. It is firing on all cylinders and captures the man behind so much of today’s world in a delectable manner. Because of the conscious decision to not cover the entire lifespan of Steve Jobs, but instead explore a series of dramatic relationships he had, the film is one that can stand beautifully beside Walter Isaacson’s book in that it only makes you want to learn more about the man instead of trying to encapsulate everything about him. Few influencers were as complex as Steve Jobs, and he is fortunate to have a film that does justice to the fascinatingly complex individual he is. For the numerous reasons listed above, Steve Jobs, a film equally attributed to Danny Boyle, Aaron Sorkin, and Michael Fassbender, is one of the must-see films of the year. Steve Jobs opens this Friday at the Landmark Theatre. • Film Review Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs. Courtesy of Universal Pictures. Hawthorne High School students were treated to a special presentation and Q&A session when representatives from the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) Speakers Bureau visited the school’s Engineering Quad auditorium on Monday, October 5, 2015. Inglewood Public Library Retirement Planning Seminar The Inglewood Public Library is proud to host a free Retirement Planning seminar. Get answers to your questions about retirement on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Gladys Waddingham Lecture Hall at the Main Library, 101 West Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood. At this presentation we will discuss when can you retire, how to take your pension, getting what’s yours from Social Security, how to reduce income taxes, how to maximize income from your IRA, 401k or 403b, and estate planning. These programs are free and open to all. Parking at the Main Library is free after 4 p.m. To register for this workshop in advance, please call (310) 285-0525. For more information about this program call (310) 412-5380. • To appear in next week’s paper, submit your Classifed Ad by Noon on Tuesday. 1,900 sq.ft.$4,500/Month. Call Bill Ruane’s office 310-647-1635 Garage Sale Giant Yard Sale, 10 families. 615 E. Holly Ave (walk to back side of building -park entrance). Gates open 8-11. House for Rent 1BD1BA in El Segundo. Kitchen upgrades, newer appliances, W/D, Garage. $1890/month. 310-545-3153. For Lease Retail/Office space for Lease in El Segundo 300-750sq.ft. 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