e-Veritas Archive | July 29th, 2010

Cosford screening: ‘The Waiting City’

Aug
6
7:00 pm
Aug
7
2:45 pm
Aug
8
1:30 pm

An outwardly happy Australian couple, Ben and Fiona, journey to Calcutta, India to collect their adopted baby but, on arrival,  find arrangements stalled. They have no option but to wait in this chaotic foreign place. The intoxicating mystic powers of India pull them in separate and unexpected directions, exposing the vulnerability of their marriage. Forced to confront their differences and their own deep secrets, the couple ultimately rediscover themselves and a belief in life’s possibilities, their marriage, and the invigorating power and joy of the human spirit. The film screens on Friday, August 6 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, August 7 at 2:45 p.m.; and Sunday, August 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff. General admission is $8; cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

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Cosford screening: ‘The Girl Who Played With Fire’

Aug
6
9:15 pm
Aug
7
12:15 pm
Aug
8
3:45 pm

In the second installment of Stieg Larsson’s best-selling Millennium Trilogy (the first was The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), journalist Mikael Blomkvist is back, investigating three horrifying murders. But when evidence leads to punk hacker genius Lisbeth Salander, Lisbeth must return to her own dark past if she and Blomkvist are to solve the mystery and stay alive. In Swedish, Italian, and French with English subtitles. The film screens on Friday, August 6 at 9:15 p.m.; Saturday, August 7 at 12:15 p.m. and 5 p.m.; and Sunday, August 8 at 3:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non-UM students, and staff. General admission is $8, cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861.

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eCheck online training

Aug
6
2:00 pm

Disbursements is now offering monthly eCheck training sessions through the online Elluminate Live! platform. eCheck is a University eForm available in UMeNET that has replaced the paper check requisition process. The next online eCheck training is scheduled for Friday, August 6, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Log onto ULearn to sign up for the session. After registering, additional information regarding Elluminate Live! will be sent via e-mail. If you have any questions, please contact Allison Gilbert at [email protected] or 305-284-6787.

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