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Q: Generate unique random number in ASP.NET Core I'm working on a Hotspot service, using ASP.NET Core building a MVC application, and i need do generate a  6-digit (100000 to 999999) number to serve as the password for the user to connect and have internet access. That number needs to be unique in the database and it will be removed after some time (line a month).
What is the best way to generate this unique number? I'm using Entity Framework aswell and was wondering if that could help me in some way with this problem...
Thanks in advance!

A: Well, it's easy enough to just do something like:
var rand = new Random();
var uid = rand.Next(100000, 1000000);

However, the only way to ensure uniqueness in the database would be to 1) query to ensure the value doesn't exist first (though there's concurrency issues there) or 2) make the column unique, and catch DB exceptions thrown from constraint validations.
In short, you have to do something in concert with the database to determine whether it's actually unique in the database. With a pool of less than a million, you're likely to get collisions quite often.
It's worth mentioning, as @PeterO points out, this isn't going to be remotely secure. It would be trivially easy to brute force a collision from a pool of less than a million candidates. However, using cryptographic RNG isn't going to help here if you're still ending up with a 6-character numeric. How you get a random number doesn't matter as much as the how random that number can actually be. The entropy here is next to zero.

A: Due to the randomisation being based on the time, you cannot be certain a number will be unique. If by unique you mean that it should be unique in the database what you can do is retrieve all the passwords from the database and generate a random number (new Random().Next(100000, 1000000)) and generate it again until you can't find a match. But I would not advise using a 'basic' password even for a short period of time.

A: For generating the password itself, you should use a cryptographic RNG (such as RNGCryptoServiceProvider in .NET); see my section on existing APIs for various programming languages.   Using System.Random is not appropriate here, since the random password is designed for authentication purposes and  System.Random is not designed for security.
However, there are several problems with the approach you are taking.
Is the password the only thing that grants access? Is a username or the like also required to grant access?
Having a 6-digit password allows for only 900,000 possibilities, which makes it vulnerable to brute-force guessing attacks.  Due to the birthday problem, a little more than the square root of 900,000 guesses (a little more than 950) is enough to hit a valid password, and the chance of hitting a valid password increases the more passwords there are in the database.
Did you consider requiring a much longer password or another way to authenticate users of your hotspot?
Did you consider one-time password protocols?
See also what I wrote about generating random unique identifiers.


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And if so, what are their names and in which style are they done!
Sanseiru, Shisochin, Seipai, Seisan, Sanchin, Suparenpei, are all names of forms used by certain schools in Fukien. The kanji are pronounced differently.
Crane dog and tiger styles have many of the same techniques.
Are the forms the same? No.
Shimi for testing is O'simi.
Kakie = push hands also done.
Lots of what we know as Kung Fu, was taught by those of ill repute = outlaws or those of political disfavor. Because of this, many changed their styles names and history became mystery, as a means of covering their tracks.
Personalization of methodology, was also of course extant, both in China and by the Okinawans who came back with knowledge from there.
I don't believe Higaonna was the man who brought those forms back from China and it doesn't look like Higaonna even taught all the forms mentioned above. From the conversations I've had and from the articles I've read it looks like Higaonna taught Sanchin, Seisan, Sanseiru and Suparinpei. Higaonna's teacher before he went to China was Aragaki Seisho. It is documented that Aragaki and his students demonstrated their boxing at a festival in March of 1867. This is before Higaonna went to China. The accounts mention that kata Seisan and Suparinpei were demonstrated.
Miyagi Chojun in his 'Historical Outline of Karate-do' discusses how the history of karate is full of mystery. However he states with conviction that the only thing that was known for sure was: "In 1828 , our ancestors inherited a Gung-fu style of Fujian province in China. They continued their studies and formed Goju-Ryu karate. Even today, there still exists an orthodox group which inherited genuine and authentic Goju-Ryu karate." 1828 is 4 or 5 decades before Higaonna would have been in China.
I wonder who Ryuryuko really was. Everybody seems to be saying that it was Xie Zhangxiang. Patrick McCarthy believes this to be the case so most people are assuming this to be fact but there are some things I can't reconcile. I guess I think about this stuff too much. HEre are some of my issues.
1) Xie Zhangxiang(1852-1930) was only a little older than Higaonna yet I've read accounts of Xie Zhangxiang being referred to by Higaonna as an old man. Now if the Gung-Fu inherited by the Okinawian people in 1828 was from Ryuryuko then this would make him an old man by the 1870's.
2) People are trying to sell things from Xie Zhangxiang lineage as being original Goju but IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE GOJU. There is a line of karate called Ryuei-Ryu. Ryuei-Ryu was founded by Norisato Nakaima. Norisato Nakaima was a student of Ryuryuko. Ryuei-Ryu LOOKS LIKE GOJU. Some of the forms really, really looks like To'on Ryu from Juhatsu Kiyoda who was a student of Higaonna. The Ryuei-Ryu syllabus includes Seisan, Sanseiru, Seiunchin and others forms not found in Goju.
"Norisato Nakaima was born on December 11th, 1819 at Kume village in Naha. He is the grand grandfather og 5th generation, Kenji Nakaima, and orginated Ryuei-ryu.
After one-year of preparation, Norisato went to China to practice Chinese martial arts at the age of 19.He went to Beijing via Fukushu, Fukuken-sho, which used to be the gateway to Okinawa. He became a student of Master Ru Ru Ko, the Shihan at the Military School of the Ching Dynasty with the introduction of the general.
After Norisato practiced all day long for several years with Master Ru Ru Ko, he finally received a certificate of graduation and returned to Okinawa when he was 26.
After Norisato's death (1819-1879, 61 years old), Ryuei-ryu passed its skills to the third, Kenchu (1856-1953, 98 years old), the fourth, Kenko (1911-1989, 79 years old), and the fifth, Kenji (1934-). "
If he did get his menyo from Ryuryuko at age 26 and if his birth year is correct then this put us at 1845, which is 8 years before Xie was born. That a lot of ifs but it is something I have been thinking about.
At least knowing the existence of Ryuei Ryu and it similarities to Goju and its shared lineage makes me believe Ryuryuko exists. For a brief period I started to think he may have just been some sort of legend created for some who knows what kind of reason. Nonethelese I think the core forms of Goju Ryu were on Okinawa long before Higashionna went to China but I guess that still doesn't rule out Ryuryuko as the source but right now I don't think Xie Zhangxiang was the person taught Higashionna. Because if we have 2 independent lines of boxing from Ryuryuko that look a like and if Xie Zhangxiang is Ryuryuko why don't the traditons from Xie Zhangxiang look more like Naha Ti. But who knows I may change my mind on all of this as I learn more about it.
As far as the names of the Okinawian Boxing forms being the same as the names of Chinese Boxing forms, this doesn't mean anything. The shared names are number of signifigance across many dicisplines and are no indicators of the disciplines being related whatsoever.
Am I saying the forms never came from China? No I am not. I don't know. I don't think you are going to find a Kung-Fu tradition practicing these forms but that doesn't mean they didn't exist. Steve make a good point regarding the boxers being not well recieved (ie outlaws, political enemy of the state ect...) Around 1900 many boxer were politically opposed to the Ching goverment. Ching goverment had a problem with foreign economic intrudings into China. The Ching decided 'hey lets blame the forgeiners for all the problems the boxers see in China. It worked and the boxer's revolted against foreign colonialism and attacked the foreigners. Well Kung-Fu didn't work well against guns and after the failure of the Boxers Rebellion kung-fu became unpopular. The traditions that did survive started referring to themselves as athletic associations, I guess in an effort to turn a new leaf in the eyes of the public. A lot of boxing traditions became extinct after 1900 I think. There also seems to have been an increase in Chinese boxing being taught outside of China after 1900 (Phillipines, Malaysia, Indo-China ect...) The boxers must have had to get out of town.
Sorry this if this is too long. A lot of this are cuts and pastes from other correspondences I have been having on this same subject with other people. So it isn't like I have wasted all day writing it. I hope it kick starts some good conversation. Maybe this would be better plced in the Ryukyu forum instead of the Karate Forum. Take care and have a good week.
Yeah, this subj. matter is and has been discussed on numerous threads.
The info that I posted "in part," came from Morio Higaonna, who is depending on what your outlook is, famous for reinventing GoJu history, or the real deal, so I suppose its up for verification, just as ALL of what has been written on these threads.
Ryuei Ryu? A most impressive bunch, I agree, but in my 3 years on the rock, I never heard of or saw them once, although I did a tremendous amount of traveling and research around the island. May have missed some things of course, being that I was only in my early 20s at the time, in the very early 80s.
According to my Ryu Ryu Ko = my older brother dragon = Kow Loon "Kayo" Ong, who is a Chinese American, well versed in both the GoJu Ryu and the so called Kung Fu, our kata in GoJu, come from Southern Shaolin.
You know what, I tend to believe him, if you knew him, so would you.
CEB = Ed and I, are not opposing each other.
Just engaging in friendly historic freesparring.
His Ippon vs my Ippon = Aiuchi, for those who can dig it.
Guys, this is really interesting stuff. Have you noticed some similarities between some goju kata and uechi kata?
Ueichi and GoJu as is ToOn Ryu are Naha Te which are Fukienese in origin.
Kyoda Juhatsu was a Higashionna student, as a matter of fact, he taught Miyagi a kata that he didnt know. "I will leave the name for the next guy who wants to join in.
The Ueichi Ryu Ryu Ko was ShuShiwa "the medicine wawker", who taught Ueichi in Foochow.
HanKo Ryu "The original moniqor of NahaTe means half hard, as does PanGaiNoon, which was the original moniqor of Ueichi style.
Ueichi still uses open hand SanChin, as did Higashionna.
Te, was more along the lines of what is now called ShoRin or Okinawa Kenpo = Shuri Te or TomariTe respectively.
RRK and SSW where both men of mystyrious backround who became more of common working class folk, probably because of political problems. As I said, the trails of many masters where covered because of their infamy for one reason or other.
Hear me now, and beleive me later.
They do Sanchin, Sanseiru, and Suparinpei. The forms have the same names but are different forms. My teacher has a 4th dan in Uechi I believe. His first job when he moved to US was teaching Uechi in Boston at Mr. Mattson's school in the late 60's.
Yamakura Sensei showed me some Uechi Ryu last June. Really nice forms. The approach in Sanchin has different principles. It does resemble Goju but the breathing is different and the posture is different. It is a very effective method. Chinese stylist I've talked too like Uechi better than Goju. The way Uechi rolls the shoulders forward in Sanchin seems to win them points over us.
What I saw that one afternoon this June is the all I know about Uechi Ryu.
Have a good weekend. See you on Monday.
Actually "Te" is consider more closely related to Chinese Bagua, especially in it's performance and application, than any other arts and is quite different from Shorin/Shuri/Tomari styles. Okinawa Kempo has kata from Shorin, Shuri, Tomari as well as the katas Sesan, Anan, Seipa (similar to Seipai of Goju). Mr. Nakamura disliked "styles" in Karate. He thought karate should be one art and practiced kata from various different systems.
There was probably only one person teaching publicaly when you were there, Mr. Sukamoto.
Only recently has Ryuei Ryu become widely known outside Okinawa. I would imagine even inside Okinawa you won't find many people that can tell you about the style or it's linage.......at least not that many outside of the people actually in the system. I guess there are several systems on Okinawa like that.
I was speaking of Kempo of Odo, wich is not as deep as what Oyata or even Nakamura do. No dis to Odo, as I knew him well, but when my old Marine Corps bud Urso went to the rock just before Odo's passing, he was told by Odo that he would have to go to Nakamura or Uehara, wich he/ we will be doing next year, with the letter from Odo that he received, in order to get the deeper meat of what Urso is doing. We have an appointment with an audience of Uehara. Once again, not to slite Odo, as he was great. But not OLD OLD SCHOOL. I am not speaking of his Matayoshi KoBuDo.
The Te that was mentioned as circular......are you reffering to Motobu Ryu? If so, I concur, and after my next trip to the rock, will have better info.
Are you going to swing by Tokyo on your way down there? If so look me up.
I am not sure of our agenda, as I am going with Urso, who sety the whole thing up through Fedreal and USMC connections, but if we do wind up on the mainland, you can expect our visit.
A small correction about the name (sorry, Robert).
Ryuei-Ryu -teacher's name is Sakumoto Tsuguo. He became well known from his dynamic kata performances in competitions back in the days.
Not much on hairstyle, but MAN! His kata is like a safe door SLAMMIN!
Your right. My fat fingers have a hard time hitting the right keys sometimes.
I have him on video and as for his kata.....yeah it's sxxxt & smokin'........however I didn't care for the self-defense/sparring techniques he showed. Basically it was just grab and punch, not really what you would call technique.
I would be interested in seeing his teachers technique because I don't think Sakumoto's is indicative of the style he teaches.
Seems like they all do that on video. The JKF Shito Kai has a kata video series where they show only the most basic applicaitons, however having spent some time with some of the Shito Ryu Seniors and, with Kenzo Mabuni, there's a bunch that they just don't reveal on the video.
I have seen JKF, JKA and Goju tapes and know what you are talking about but this was different.
Actually it was a home video and was taken at a demo with about 10 of the top Okinawan Masters, Shinjo, Nagamine, etc. Each person doing some sort of demo and application.
Sakumoto's application/self-defense/sparring was what most Karateka would not call basic. He just grabbed the guys lapel and started punching. He didn't do any locks, sweeps, throws, ........he just grabbed with his left hand and punched with the right.
It reminded me of the fights that used to break out in High school where the bully grabs some kid and pounds on him.
Robert... that's an intersting statement. I'm a Chinese practitioner & I practice Jiang Rong-qiao Baugua Zhang. I'm almost totally ignorant of Okinawan system, especially Te. Could you please tell me how it's related? Ideas & Theory? Application & Technique? I'm really curious about that. I can see the relationship of Fujianese martial arts & even a little Xing-yi influences, but because of my limited Okinawan experience, I don't see the circular influence.
A lot of the Te and Bagua concepts seem to be the same as far as engaging the enemy.
Oh, I see! I thought you were talking about the Champ Video series on Ryuei Ryu. Yes, the film you saw is a horse of a different color.
I haven't seen the Champ Videos........to expensive over here. Something like US $100 per tape.
Why is the Kanryo Higaonna Sanchin performed with your hands closed if the kata he brought from China was open-handed like Uechi's one?
I have an old tape where Tsuogo winning the world kata championship I believe performing Suparunpei. He was excellent.
I am surprised he wasn't doing Anan since that is his trademark kata.......I think he has won 4 or 5 world titles with it.
This is a pretty old tape called Masters of Karate. The tape is excellent as well. I've seen some of the Champ series, they are well made, the performances are very good, but the content is very basic.
AnNan is in fact trademark, but is not or was not part of the WUKO recognized curric. He used Anan in the open division, and SeiUnChin or perhaps SuparEnPei in the standard.
A friend of mine has a couple of their tapes....they are good but I can't justify the bag of gold they want for them over here.
There is no "Open Division" for kata in WUKO. During the time that Sakumoto was competing, there was a list of 18 kata (later, 92 or so, 21) kata that could be chosen from a "Shiteigata list" for the first two rounds of competition. During the third and final round, the competitors could do any traditional kata from the list of recognized kata from 4 major schools that are recognized by the WKF. Teruo Hayashi was influential in the WKF (then WUKO) and that's how Annan was allowed. He arranged for it to be included in the Shito Ryu list of Recognized kata. It's not part of Orthodox Shito Ryu, as Mabuni never did this kata as far as anyone knows. Clearly, his son's don't have Annan as part of their curriculum.
Sakumoto did Annan in the Finals, during the 88 World Cup and thereafter (Maybe before, I don't know. But, I do have the tape of the 88 World Cup, in Munich, where he's doing annan.) He may have done Suparinpei during the prelims, and/or Sei EN Chin ;-).
Oh, ok, what I know about WUKO could fill one of my caveties.
I am limited to the little that was told to me by Tim Brooks a former Hayashi Ha Shihan, and a tape. So I'll take your word for it.
If I remember right (don't have the books handy). Seisan is based on the "taming the tiger" form and Seiuchin is based on the "tiger/crane" form from Hung Gar (which is probably based on something even earlier to).
I also know Ng Cho Kuen (sp?) has a sanchin form, and hung gar has the iron thread form. But, I don't know how connected they are to the okinawan derivatives.
I don't know how old the Seiuchin form is, but Wong Fei hung created the Tiger Crane Duet (Fu Hok Shueng Yin). It's a little over a hundred years old maybe. I don't know when he created it exactly.
Taming the Tiger (Gung Gi Fook Fu) was created by Hung Hei guan. It's probably 200 years old or so. Those are two of the pillar forms of Hung Gar gung fu.
The primary stance is similiar to some karate versions though the stepping is done differently. Ngo Cho Kun the right foot is kept forward through out the entire form, except in the opening when the feet are parallel. Also the form ends with some cat stance work. The hands tenchniques are totally different than any karate sanchin I have seen. The breathing approach is similiar to the way we breath in Goju Ryu, but other than that it is a different form.
As I know from one russian karate researcher Alexey Gorbylyov article, okinawan master Kinjo Akio tried to find roots of one Goju-ryu kata - Kururunfa - in China.
He found that "fa" means "method" (like quanfa in chineese - "fist method" of kempo in japaneese), "run" mean "dragon". He tried to find one of "Dragon method" kata (taolu) in China, but failed. But all techniques shows that kururunfa consist of dragon style techniques. One of "Dragon style" sounds similar to "Kurunfa" in okinawan dialect. Probably by the time it transformed to "Kururunfa" (in japaneese "kurukuru mawaru" means "to roll"). It means "Rolling dragon method". Kinjo found that Seipai also very similar to Dragon style.
As i know in China there are taolu which are translated to okinawan as Sanchin (Sam Chzan), Shisochin, Sanseiru.
Hi there gentlemen. I do not know if I am off base here a little, but, whatever happened to George Chung doing kata to the Beethhoven theme. That was one of my favorites.
What does the price of Kimshee in Seoul have to do with the price of Yakisoba in Naha??????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Chung was one of Rhee Sabumnim's best Hyung men though.


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If I read the post correctly you are using excel to query info out of mysql and having problems with the date. I think it might be due to excel storing the date in it's own format. Have you tried changing the sell type on excel to text and then entering the date so it stores it as a text string instead of a date format?


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Multiphoton microscopy system with a compact fiber-based femtosecond-pulse laser and handheld probe
Gangjun Liu, Khanh Kieu, Frank W. Wise, Zhongping Chen
We report on the development of a compact multiphoton microscopy (MPM) system that integrates a compact and robust fiber laser with a miniature probe. The all normal dispersion fiber femtosecond laser has a central wavelength of 1.06 μm, pulse width of 125 fs and average power of more than 1 W. A double cladding photonic crystal fiber was used to deliver the excitation beam and to collect the two-photon signal. The hand-held probe included galvanometer-based mirror scanners, relay lenses and a focusing lens. The packaged probe had a diameter of 16 mm. Second harmonic generation (SHG) images and two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF) images of biological tissues were demonstrated using the system.
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Liu, G., Kieu, K., Wise, F. W., & Chen, Z. (2011). Multiphoton microscopy system with a compact fiber-based femtosecond-pulse laser and handheld probe. Journal of Biophotonics, 4(1-2), 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.201000049
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I don't know the size of Sterling's donations, but I was told that if a "sizeable" amount is donated, a correspondence which states the amount is sent to "headquarters" so that the top people in the NAACP will know. This is so that they can meet with that person and personally thank him, etc. This is the way any charitable organization would treat their VIP donors. The local NAACP also has to send an accounting report to "headquarters" for a consolidated report for the organization. I was told different numbers, but I think quarterly. This includes the names of the people giving the money so that a tax deduction statement can be sent to those donors.
The last three paragraphs are typically of their "form letter" response.
I'm not against the NAACP, but IMO, their need for funding sometimes overshadows their principles. I hope this is truly a genuine change for the organization and not just empty words.
Originally Posted by Darkbread
I'm not against them either, but I really do think they're out of touch. I hope it's a time for change too with the NAACP, but the cynic in me thinks it's going to be a lot of bureaucracy and talk. Them including three paragraphs that they always end form letters with is a hint that they'll do the motions in the hopes that it will just blow over. They already have a fall guy as the president of the L.A. chapter resigned.
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I agree with both of you (and Kareem) about everyone getting their panties in a bunch over Sterling's "pillow talk" with his jump-off. I couldn't care less about what he said. I feel the same way about this situation that I did about the "Dog the Bounty Hunter" bruhaha. These fools were having a private conversation and sharing their thoughts one-on-one with a person they knew and trusted. They were not spouting their racist views on a public forum. They were secretly taped; they did not say what they said for general consumption. Even though what they said was foul, it was still wrong that their privacy was violated.
But make no mistake, I do not feel sorry for Sterling ONE. BIT. I figure this is karma paying him back for getting away with his ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATORY practices for the last 30 years. It was not lost on Andy Silver that David Stern turned a blind eye to Sterling's shenannigans all of this time. He should have been disciplined long ago, so now Andy is helping him make up for lost time. When I watched the press conference, one journalist had the nerve to ask Andy Silver why the NBA stood by and did nothing when Sterling was discriminating against blacks and Hispanics in housing and employment. Andy has been on the job for 3 months. He gave that chick a Celebrerie-worthy side eye and said "I can't speak to what happened in the past, but as soon as THIS issue came up, I acted upon it immediately." Then he looked at her like "OK, try it again if you want to." She sat her azz down. I. HOLLERED. Meanwhile, all the other high-ranking officials in the NBA and David Stern should be ashamed of themselves for allowing Sterling to continue on unpunished for all that time when he was clearly breaking the law. I wonder if anyone is going to call Stern out on Sterling's mess.
As for his side piece, all I can say is that I hope she has heauxed responsibly (shout out to Celebrerie again). She better have a condo or a house, PAID FOR, and in her name. And some money in the bank and some investments. Sterling's wife is suing her for the gifts he gave her, so she better have something stable she can keep to show for her, um... efforts. As someone alluded to upthread, this is NOT the first time he's revealed himself to her as a racist. The fact that she can willingly have sex with a man who despises who and what she is says alot about her. But then again, she's very young. She probably doesn't understand that someone can want to sleep with you and still think you are beneath them, and not give a damb about you as a person. It's all about power, control, and ownership (see slavery). Anyway, I hope she's saved up some cash because if not, she's going to have to get a job. There is NO WAY any old, ugly rich dude looking for arm candy is going to touch her with a 10 foot pole now because she's shown that she can't be trusted.
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The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan administration's 3-point agenda has been described as the rallying point for socio-economic development which has impacted positively on lives of Deltans.
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart in Aniocha North Local Area and a Chairmanship aspirant of the Council, Mr. Ikechukwu Collins Uwagwu stated this in Issele-Uku. Mr. Uwagwu, who is gunning for the position under the platform of PDP, applauded the Governor for his visionary leadership, especially in the health, education and road/transportation sectors. Mr. Uwagwu maintained that his political ambition was geared towards leveraging the sufferings of the people of Aniocha North, adding that when he emerged as the Chairman of the Council, he would embark on programmes and policies that would fast track the development of the people.
The Chairmanship aspirant highlighted his developmental programme to include strengthening environmental sanitation, consistent maintenance of roads so as to create employment for the people, procurement of tractors and building of motor parks among others.
Mr. Uwagwu said that his administration would also ensure that the basic health needs of the grassroots is actualised by putting measures in place to boost the sector as well as ensure consistent monitoring of the activities of rural health care providers in the area.
He disclosed that during his University days, he had continued to canvass for the welfare of Aniocha North under the auspices of the Association of Aniocha North students where he held the position of the Secretary General of the Association, even as he enjoined the youths in Aniocha North to continue to be innovative as well as remain committed towards the growth and development of the area.
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Best Bike Racing Games For Android List.
6. Drag Racing: Bike Edition.
10. Fast Bike Race 2016.
After playing Racing Moto, Death Moto is yet another popular android racing game which we prefer to play. Interesting features in this we like most is that we can pick tools from our way during journey and throw them to others bike to restrict them. Every time you knock down a racer you get different helmets which help you to unlock others bikes.
Racing Moto is popularly played Android games with Beautiful journey scene and amazing speed. Currently 483897 users have downloaded and played this Game. In this game you have to control your bike during rush in streets and roads and also enjoy the desert, city, bridge, sea and forests.
Speed City Moto is still another android racing game for users who like 3D effects. Like Racing Moto in this game you can also race in roads and also enjoy the desert, city, bridge, sea and forests. In this game you have to collect coins during journey to get new bike and helmets.
High Rider is yet another popular android game. In this game your race is with trucks and cars and when you cross them your point or score also increases. You can use boost to go at very high speed. You can also change your outfits and bikes in different shops. It also offer you different challenges to complete. For People who love challenges, this is the best option for them.
After clearing all levels of Speed Moto, you may probably like to play its advanced level in Speed Moto 2 with 3D effects and advanced racing bikes. In this game you have to find world six High Performance bike in different five zones of wold. we can choose different modes of game such as free racing, challenges, survival and drag racing.
This is another popular bike racing game available on Google play store with best and realistic graphics. It's graphics are automatically adjusted according to your device. It provide 17 Spots bikes and we can choose one of them and we can also challenge online players in online mode. In this way we can compete with others.
Bike Race free is another popular bike race game which offer you free style race. This game provides multiplayer option, 16 amazing bikes, 152 different tracks and simple controls. Beat another racer to get stars and unlock different bikes with advanced racing features.
Another amazing title among other bike racing games for android. It offer Stunning 3D graphics. It has a rating of 4.1 on Google Play Store. This game provides 60 different tracks in career mode. We can select from five different unique bikes. It is an easy to play game but difficult to master. Approximately 100 million users have downloaded this game.
Bike Attack Race is another best game in the list of bike racing games for android. It offer Awesome 3D graphics with tilt controls. We can also fight with other players with kicks and punches. This game offers 10 different levels with challenges and difficulty. We can collect different pickup of Boost, stunts and power. Approximately 10 million users have downloaded this game.
It is another good choice in all bike racing games for Android users. It offers a wide variety of high speed bikes like Yamaha, Krizma etc. This game offers actual physics of bike racing. We can also compete the online players around the world. We can change the appearance of bike and rider. This game offers ultra smooth tilt control. Approximately 5 million users have download this game.
In conclusion, these are few best bike racing games for android phone. Download which you find are best way to enjoy bike racing. You can share your suggestions, reviews as well as queries in comments below.


In recent years we have moved to a single point warehousing facility so we are now operating under one roof. Here we accommodate a large store and new showroom facility but the warehousing facility has seen us move with the changing times of On-Line Retail. For those wishing to pay us a visit, we are located just next door to the popular Monks Cross Shopping Centre on the northern outskirts of York.
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Q: Quering date and time field and render in template views.py
def new_report(request):
    user = request.user
    reports = Report.objects.filter(user=user)
    today = datetime.datetime.today()

    reports_today = reports.filter(created_date_time__year=today.year, created_date_time__month=today.month, created_date_time__day=today.day)
    num_today = len(reports_today) + 1
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    reportform = ReportForm()
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            report.created_date_time = today
    return render(request, 'incident/new_report.html',
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                   'newreport_menu': True,
                   'reports': reports,
                   'reportform':ReportForm,
                 })

models.py
class Report(models.Model):
    user = models.ForeignKey(User, null=False)
    incident_number = models.CharField('Incident Number', max_length=100)
    device_id = models.CharField('Device Id', max_length=100)
    app_uuid = models.CharField('Unique App Id', max_length=100)
    created_date_time = models.DateTimeField('Created',auto_now=True)

template is
{{ reports.created_date_time|date:"j M Y g:i A" }}

Fetching the created_date_time from database and convert to this format 20 Jan2011 at 2:26PM to display in template.
To query the created_date_time from database and display into template.I am not getting any error in the code,i think some logic having problem so that it is not happening.

A: reports variable is accessed in template as it is a single Report object, but it is a list of Report object.
To access to the first item in list in template, use following syntax:
{{ reports.0.created_date_time|date:"j M Y g:i A" }}

Now, the easiest way to print date in format you've mentioned is:
{{ reports.0.created_date_time|date:"j M Y" }} at {{ reports.0.created_date_time|date:"g:i A" }}

But, to my mind, the better way is to create custom template filter, that will print the desired format.
your_app/templatetags/format_dates.py
from django.utils.dateformat import format
from django.template.base import Library

register = Library()

@register.filter(expects_localtime=True, is_safe=False)
def format_date(value):
    if not value:
        return u''
    try:
        return u"%s at %s" % (format(value, 'j M Y'), format(value, 'g:i A'))
    except AttributeError:
        return u''

and then in template:
{% load format_dates %}

...

{{ reports.0.created_date_time|format_date }}

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Anyone out there joining this trip? Would be great to get to know a few names before we meet.
I've just signed up for this trip and a good idea to make contact beforehand! With all the gloom of the credit crunch - two weeks of stunning scenery and wildlife will be perfect.
Hello everyone. Nine weeks to go. AFRICA! The name gives me a thrill. I have already been to Kenya, Tanzania, and long ago to Zimbabwe. This is my first time with Exodus, and I am hoping for good memories. Looking forward to meeting you all.
Hi,I will also be there.
I will also be there. Definitely looking forward to it.
Afternoon Gents, good to hear a few names out there.
Only a month to go until the trip - can't wait. It's going to be my first trip to 'Africa proper'.
have you had the email from Exodus about the flight changes? Bit of a pain and as I have to travel from Holland, it's a good job I hadn't booked my AMS-LGW flights.
...Just had a phone call from Exodus to say the flights are now from Heathrow over to Frankfurt, then to Windhoek - bit annoying...but i guess all part of the adventure!!?
I didnt receive an email and they've promised to resend - so if you haven't heard, suggest you give them a call as they're re - booking the flights.
I guess we will all meet up at the Gate for the BA flight to Frankfurt. I will have the large Lowepro bag with a gold tag on the top. Failing that does anyone know good bars at Frankfurt airport??


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Victory for transparency: Access to trilogue documents should be granted
The Legal Affairs Committee JURI has today recommended that the European Parliament will not appeal against the decision of the General Court to allow the citizens access to documents produced in the last stages of the EU legislation, the so-called trilogue negotiations.
Greens/EFA MEP and JURI member Heidi Hautala comments:
This is a good day for European citizens. It confirms that the Parliament remains the main EU institution promoting transparency. An appeal would have sent a very bad signal to the citizens at this time when trust to EU is shaking.
The European Parliament should lead by its example, and the court rightly pointed out that laws cannot be made in secrecy. Now, the key focus should be to implement the ruling in full.
Greens/EFA MEP and JURI member Julia Reda comments:
Trilogue documents often find their way into the hands of some privileged lobbyists mere minutes after they are produced. Giving citizens that same access is not just a matter of fairness, it is necessary to allow public scrutiny of the entire legislative process.
Indeed, the Parliament has repeatedly called for publishing trilogue documents proactively on the institutions' websites[1]. It would be hypocritical to challenge a ruling that establishes that citizens should get access to these documents upon request.
The Committee for Legal Affairs voted today on a legal dispute involving the European Parliament in a crucial case regarding transparency in EU policy-making: De Capitani v. European Parliament. This landmark decision from the EU General Court, rendered on 22 March 2018, obliges the Parliament to grant access to trilogue documents. The case was initiated by Mr De Capitani, former Head of Secretariat of the Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in the European Parliament.
In the trilogue process, the content of the ongoing political negotiations between the Council, the Parliament and the Commission is indicated in the fourth-column of the so-called 'four-column documents'. These documents, and especially the fourth-column, are usually kept confidential and restricted to the close circle of the negotiating parties. The General Court ruled that a general presumption of non-access to the fourth-column of four-column documents is not sustainable.
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Sam Whittingham and Barbara Buatois successfully defended their respective titles as the fastest man and women in the world at the 11th annual World Human Powered Speed Challenge (WHPSC) held from September 13-18 in Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA.
Whittingham won the men's event with the fastest speed of 81.506mph that was set inside a two hundred metre trap while riding the Varna Diablo 3. It was his fourth fastest time recorded to date. He set the 82.819mph world record last year.
Buatois set a new world record in the women's event reaching 75.687mph riding the Varna Tempest, the same bike Whittingham used when he set the world record.
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Rebel Billionaire…With A Cause
Sir Richard Branson once said, "Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming." While we agree with that statement wholeheartedly, we also think there's opportunity — and then there's OPPORTUNITY: like the chance to meet Sir Richard himself in the Cayman Islands. Yes, that was one ride we weren't about to pass up…
We've long admired the über cool Richard Branson – from the way he looks at the world, to the many ways he's changed it. So the invitation by friends to attend an intimate dinner with Sir Richard in their private Grand Cayman residence was by far the best email we've received this year. And the evening would be made even more special as our designing friends, Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan, would be coming along too – pinch us! This was going to be FUN. (Read about Colin and Justin's experience of meeting the rebel billionaire here in the Toronto Star). We soon learned that Sir Richard would be visiting the island as a keynote speaker at a financial conference, but was taking some time out to raise funds on behalf of Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group.
Virgin Unite's mission is to connect people and entrepreneurial resources to create change on tough social and environmental issues. What's more, 100% of the donations received go directly to the causes themselves. Did we mention the tagline for the charity is "Screw Business As Usual"? Very Richard. Up for grabs at the silent auction were items including: swimming with whale sharks off Isla Mujeres, a visit to Necker Island with Sir Richard himself, and even the chance to pitch your business idea to Richard and hip hop mogul, Russell Simmons. We were thrilled to support Unite and won the "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever" Sotheby's auction catalogues, personally signed and sketched upon by controversial YBA artist, Damien Hirst (we've since learned there are likely less than 10 of these in circulation containing a signature and Hirst drawings).
Following dinner, guests spilled out onto the patio and we soon found ourselves having a one-on-one with the man himself. Warm, soft-spoken and incredibly genuine, Sir Richard was everything we thought he would be – and then some. Yes the man has CHARISMA in spades. But he also comes off as very down to earth and approachable. He was a wonderful listener – he really, truly listens to you – that's a skill he's no doubt found helpful in business. You could say we're quite well-read on the man and were prepared with plenty of questions. So much so, he stopped the conversation at one point exclaiming, "I love it! You know more about me than I do!" Here are a few snippets from our chat:
On being successful in business: I never start a company with the sole goal of making money. I always ask myself, how can I make a difference and how can I help people?
On what's important in life: Everything can be replaced. Except your family.
On being an entrepreneur: I learned early on that you have to delegate. You can't do it all or you'll burn out. And you need to spend time with your family. You need balance.
On the fire at Necker where his mother was rescued by none other than Kate Winslet: My mum kept saying, 'What's all the fuss?', and I told her, 'Mum, you're starring in your very own blockbuster with Kate Winslet. Enjoy the fuss.'
On whether it's really him behind his Twitter account: Of course! I write all my own tweets but I will admit to once in awhile needing to ask my staff for help on the more technical stuff.
On whether he would bring back his TV show, Rebel Billionaire (which we LOVED btw and was far, FAR superior to The Apprentice): I doubt it. We like to try new things. Did you hear we're going to space? (he said with a grin)
On his PR stunts: I love doing the unexpected. You may as well make it fun, and I like to have fun.
Speaking of fun…that's when the night really began. We asked for a photo and he obliged, but in his own unique way of course! Here's just a FEW of the resulting pics…taken by Colin (Mr. Always-There-At-The-Right-Time), who just kept snapping away as Richard played to the camera.
Famous for his wild PR stunts, Branson also has a habit of physically picking up women wherever he goes. We're guessing this dip of our president, Laura Johnston, is the tamer dinner party version of Richard's usual pick up?
Check out this tumblr account "Richard Branson Picking Up Women". Yes, you could say he's developed a bit of a habit.
Richard being his spontaneous self. Expect the unexpected!
Mark Johnston (l), Laura Johnston (c) with Richard Branson.
Matching white outfits! #likeavirgin
We came away from the evening with plenty to reflect on – how we can be better at business and better citizens of the world. Richard Branson gives you much to ponder and inspires you to think bigger, think smarter and think fun. And we think his magic rubbed off just a little…
Branson says "Screw Business As Usual". Do you do business a little differently than 'usual'? Tell us how below…
7 Responses to Rebel Billionaire…With A Cause
audrey Johnston says:
I have a gorgeous daughter in law who is also very clever and smart especially when she picked up my son……
Lisa Thornbury says:
I'm sure Richard was thrilled to meet and hang with such a fun and down to earth crew. Next time, make room for me! I'm coming with you on your next adventure. 😉
Ethel M Doughty says:
And he is certainly a better sight for sore eyes than Willie Walsh! EH!
Lee Ann Strelzow says:
I am sure you were thrilled. How motivating to spend time with someone as successful and driven as he is?
Dee Brun says:
Oh this is so so FABOOSH…What an amazing night..Truly a once in a lifetime..And the pictures are so amazing..What a wonderful post…
Lynne Knowlton says:
love love LOVE your entire post !!! I wrote about Colin & Justin on my blog ( Toronto home show) and adore Sir Richard. I hope to meet him some day !
What an epic opportunity for you. It looks like it was an absolute blast. Keep rockin !!!
fathomco says:
Thanks Lynne! Appreciate you stopping by to read the blog and comment. Cheers!
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Troup going for eight straight win
LAGRANGE – No matter what the Troup Tigers do Friday night against Central-Carroll, they will finish no lower than second in Region 5-AAAA, and they will play Cartersville for the region championship next week.
That doesn't mean this is a game the Tigers are taking lightly, though.
Troup has things rolling along nicely at the moment, and it doesn't want to trip up now.
Troup (7-1 overall, 4-0 in region play) has won seven consecutive games, and it will try to make it eight in a row by beating a Central-Carroll team that has endured a tough season.
The Lions, after winning a combined 20 games the past two years, are winless, and they need to either beat Troup this week or Sandy Creek next week to avoid an 0-10 season.
Troup head coach Tanner Glisson can symphathize with what Central is going through.
A year ago, it was Troup that was winless through eight games, and it beat Whitewater in the final game to keep from going 0-10.
"They remind me a lot of us last year, in the fact that they played very, very hard," Glisson said. "You could tell they're coaching them hard. They come out at the beginning of every game fired up and ready to play."
Central-Carroll has done some good things on defense this season, but it has struggled mightily to put points on the scoreboard.
The Lions haven't scored more than 13 points in a game, and in six of their eight games they've been held to nine or fewer points.
"Defensively, I don't think they're that bad," Glisson said. "The offense has put them in some bad spots from time to time."
Despite the struggles the Lions have endured, though, Glisson said his players can't just show up and expect to walk away with a win.
"We know how it is to be in that position and be hungry, so we'd better be hungry, too," Glisson said. "We can't think just because we're on a seven-game winning streak that we're world beaters, because we're not."
Troup is coming off a 23-20 win over Cedartown last week that wrapped up the second spot in the region.
It wasn't easy.
The Tigers made some uncharacteristic mistakes, but they survived, and that's all that matters.
Sophomore running back Tyree Carlisle had two touchdown runs, Camren Russell had one scoring run, and Carson Wreyford made a field goal.
Troup's defense continued a trend of strong second-half performances by not allowing a point in the final two quarters.
"Win it, and be done," Glisson said. "That's one of those where you win, and survive and advance and move on. We were thankful to do that. We made just enough plays. We got the W."
While happy with the victory, Glisson said it's important for the team to get back in the groove.
"The task is for us to try to go over there and take care of business, and play a complete game," Glisson said. "We haven't played a complete game since Sandy Creek. We've been sloppy in some areas. So we've got to get back to doing that very quickly. But it's hard to sustain that throughout 10 games."
After Friday's game, Troup will turn its full attention to Cartersville.
The Purple Hurricanes, who went 15-0 a year ago en route to a state title, are 9-0 this season, and they're the heavy favorite to make it back-to-back championships.
It'll be a similar situation to what Troup went through against Sandy Creek.
In that game, the Tigers were on the road facing the fourth-ranked team in the state, and they dominated the second half and won 28-20.
Can Troup pull another stunner on the road next week?
"They haven't really been challenged," Glisson said of Cartersville. "They're the top dog. They've won 24 in a row. They've got the best quarterback in the country. So everything tells us why we can't do it, but we're glad to be in that situation, in the underdog role."
Troup's defense, which didn't allow any points in the second half of last week's game against Cedartown, will look to smother Central-Carroll's offense on Friday. Kevin Eckleberry | Daily News
http://lagrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/10/web1_troup4-2.jpgTroup's defense, which didn't allow any points in the second half of last week's game against Cedartown, will look to smother Central-Carroll's offense on Friday. Kevin Eckleberry | Daily News
Troup quarterback Montez Crowe fakes a handoff to Camren Russell during last week's game against Cedartown. Troup will go for its eighth straight win on Friday. Kevin Eckleberry | Daily News
http://lagrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2016/10/web1_troup3-2.jpgTroup quarterback Montez Crowe fakes a handoff to Camren Russell during last week's game against Cedartown. Troup will go for its eighth straight win on Friday. Kevin Eckleberry | Daily News
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3 Reasons Why Trump's Abortion Comments Are Dangerous For His Campaign
On Wednesday, Donald Trump changed his position on abortion twice in the span of three hours.
In an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews, Trump advocated for a society in which women would have to seek abortions through illegal avenues.
"Well, you know, you will go back to a position like they had where people will perhaps go to illegal places [to get an abortion]," he said, adding. "But you have to ban it."
When pressed by Matthews about consequences for the women seeking abortion under those circumstances, Trump advocated punishment.
MATTHEWS: Do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a principle?
TRUMP: The answer is that there has to be some form of punishment.
MATTHEWS: For the woman?
TRUMP: Yes, there has to be some form.
The statements immediately caused widespread controversy, outraging abortion rights opponents and advocates alike. Shortly after MSNBC released the clips, the Trump campaign backtracked, saying they weren't calling for a total ban, and that he is "pro-life with exceptions."
Then, a little more than two hours after the initial video was released, his campaign entirely reversed his controversial position. In a statement, he said that if abortion were to be illegal, "the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman. The woman is a victim in this case as is the life in her womb." Not only that, but he insisted that his position had not changed.
Trump is no stranger to making controversial statements. But here are a few reasons why these latest statements could be particularly damaging to his campaign:
1. He upset abortion rights opponents, not just advocates
Trump spoke out against abortion, but abortion rights opponents didn't cheer. Quite the opposite, in fact.
"Mr. Trump's comment today is completely out of touch with the pro-life movement and even more with women who have chosen such a sad thing as abortion," said Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, in a statement. "Being pro-life means wanting what is best for the mother and the baby. Women who choose abortion often do so in desperation and then deeply regret such a decision. No pro-lifer would ever want to punish a woman who has chosen abortion."
Ted Cruz and John Kasich are also strongly opposed to abortion — Kasich in February signed a bill blocking state funds from reaching Planned Parenthood. Kasich supports allowing abortion only in cases of rape, incest or protecting the life of the mother. Cruz is more restrictive, having said he opposes abortion in cases of rape or incest.
However, both hew to the views of mainstream abortion rights opponents in terms of punishing providers and not women seeking abortions. Since the Trump interview, both the Kasich and Cruz campaigns have condemned Trump's remarks.
2. He already has a problem with female voters (or, rather, they have a problem with him)
Abortion touches lots and lots of Americans' lives. One widely cited statistic says that 1 in 3 American women will get an abortion at some point in her life. Importantly, the Washington Post's Fact Checker last year pointed out that that figure is based on 2008 data, and abortion rates have fallen since then, so the figure is likely somewhat lower at this point.
However, it's true that millions of American women have gotten abortions, and many more have considered one.
Knowing this, Republican strategists know that the party has to be thoughtful when talking about abortion. In his 2015 book, 2016 and Beyond: How Republicans Can Elect a President in the New America, GOP strategist Whit Ayres — who advised Marco Rubio's campaign — told Republicans to exercise "extreme care" in talking about abortion.
"If your audience contains women, chances are very good that you are talking to someone who is extraordinarily sensitive about the topic," he wrote. He pointed to statistics showing that "three out of five Americans know someone who has had an abortion."
The problem for Trump is that clearly even abortion rights opponents believe that his comments didn't sound like the product of "extreme care." And to the extent that that costs him women's votes, that could worsen an already wide deficit that he faces.
Far more than Cruz or Kasich, Trump has been favored by men over women in the primaries that have been held so far, according to data crunched by the University of Minnesota's John Coleman.
There's also a gender gap in recent polling. A recent NBC/WSJ poll found that 47 percent of Republican women said they couldn't see themselves supporting Trump, compared with 52 percent who said they could. The split among men was more favorable, at 40-59.
In addition, Trump is far and away the most unacceptable candidate among those women. Next in line was Cruz — 32 percent of GOP women said they couldn't support him, compared with Trump's 47.
Looking ahead to the general election, a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showed that 70 percent of all women have an unfavorable view of Trump.
3. Most Americans believe some abortions should be legal
Trump's initial, strident opposition to abortion (which he then backtracked) could have easily upset the many American voters who do believe that abortion should be legal in some form.
The overwhelming majority of Americans believe — and have for a while — that abortion should be legal in all or some cases. Only around 1 in 5 Americans believes it should be illegal in all circumstances, according to Gallup.
His softened, "pro-life with exceptions" position may put him back in line with the views of many Americans. However, his opponents — Republicans and Democrats alike — will play this clip over and over and over again, as long as he's in the race.
These comments may not be a fatal blow to his campaign (pundits have for many months predicted that other controversial Trump statements were the "beginning of the end" for him). But they would constitute some powerful ammunition for a Trump opponent.


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Language is a topic on everyone's lips. Is it being downgraded, is it not what it was? Is there a right way to express yourself and a wrong? Grammar – does it add value, or is it a pedantic imposition?
Whether we like it or not, language is evolving, with new words being added to the dictionary. When we consider recent additions to the modern lexicon we tend to think of words like 'twerk', 'meh', 'amazeballs'! The abbreviations, acronyms and slang words that are developing from the younger generation and through the increased use of social media.
But it's not all dumbing down as some traditionalists might think. As our world develops, we need new words to describe it. Many words have been brought to life through technological developments; 40 years ago, we had no need for words like 'bioprinting', 'data scientist' and 'e-cigarette'. (BTW, 'twerk' dates back to the 19th century, when it was used to refer to a "twisting or jerking movement", and 'meh' was made famous by The Simpsons.)
There are many conflicting missives about how we're supposed to use language; 'We must speak in an active voice', say some. 'We shouldn't use negative words', say others. And for goodness sake, 'we can't be too colloquial!'. While it's always useful to have some guidance about what's correct and what isn't, it's not our driving force when it comes to getting your message across.
Most important to us is that language is fully charged with meaning. We use language to inspire, engage, and generate an emotional response from your colleagues. To do that, we take a personal approach to every piece of work we produce. We put ourselves in your readers' shoes, find out what makes them tick, and aim to speak their language. If that means breaking a perceived grammatical rule or two, so be it.
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· cowboy, yee-ha
Did anybody see a seatbelt in Air Force One?
I don't think the interior living quarters and press/staff facilities of the plane are classified. It just looked like the producers took the cheap way out.
Also the teenager's having a party in the white house and especially the stealing the Gettysburg address part. Come on already.
dswallow
· Save the Moderatоr
omnibus said:
What, you don't like the direction the esteemed Steven Bochco is going in?
I enjoyed seeing the kids invite some friends over. Yeah, the little brat hiding the Gettysburg Address was a bit much, especially as we see them locking it back in the case at the end -- why wasn't it locked before? And then there's simply the inevitable lecture she had to have gotten about such things when they moved in.
I'd guess the intent somehow was to have each group have gone through something traumatic without the other knowing. But that seems rather weak.
Doug Swallow
· The Question
All that stuff didn't really bother me...what bothered me was when the president hung up on the guy in the truck on the cell phone and we heard a dial tone: Cell phones don't have dial tones!
You would think that the people who write/work on the show spend enough time on cell phones so that they'd realize that...
Amnesia said:
Was that a cell phone or just a wireless phone?
American Idol cleaned CiC's clock. A second season (on a different night) is almost a certainty, but I wouldn't be making those reelection plans just yet
With the "West Wing" writers out of jobs this summer, I hope some of them move over to this show.
dswallow said:
You mean a wireless phone like you have in your house? Where would it be plugged in?
Besides, they referred to the guy as having a cell phone several times.
skanter
CIC had a good start, but is becoming predictable and trite. It seems every week ends with POTUS Geena Davis pulling off some great achievement and everyone congratulating her. And her kids are idiots.
Comparisons to West Wing leave CIC looking somewhat ridiculous...
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
-- William James
alpacaboy
Have you seen any distinct style or tone change between the Lurie and the Bochco regime? I only watch CiC (You know I'm referring to "Commander in Chief," not "Charles in Charge," right?) occasionally, but nothing jumped out at me as glaring.
I really didn't know who Lurie was, but I was looking through my DVD collection recently and picked up "The Contender" and realized "Heyyyyy... I really liked the writing in that."
J: Where do you think they are?
S: I don't know. Lot of places in the world with C4 and yogurt.
(Burn Notice)
Jeeters
· Registered Snoozer
skanter said:
I've always thought comparing it *to* West Wing was somewhat ridiculous. The West Wing is about the Presidency. CIC is about being the President. If was was more like the West Wing there'd be no point in having a separate show.
newsposter
· Poster of News
I loved having the kids over because it was so anti authoriarian. 10pts for the kids finally getting to do something normal. I'm actually surprised the nanny let the kids drink. She obviously saw the beer. As far as the lock for the G-address, i'm betting the little kid can sneak around at will and everyone ignores her so she probably saw where it was hidden.
I'm glad they explained how the fuel truck guy got to the plane. Stuff like that bugs me and they did a good job authenticating him. I still think there would be some military around the plane at all times though right? I didn't see one on any shot of the plane at all. It was nice to see the prez give the order contrary to the thoughts of the SoH. I guess grandma is the official cook of the whitehouse now? The people in the kitchen must be bored stiff.
Can someone tell me how they got the exterior plane shots where they couldn't use stock footage of the real plane? they never showed the prez entering/leaving but was it just a green screen trick with the truck there? Or was stock footage used at all and this was all some trick? I just am curious about stuff like that.
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alpacaboy said:
Well, Lurie really only had a couple of episodes
The main differences seem to be:
(a) The moustache twirling has been dialed down.
(b) The balance between presidency/family has cranked toward the presidency.
(c) Less "drama" with the kids.
(d) The speaker's wife (and her illness), the mother, and the CREEP character.
...a mean person would also mention the percipitous drop in ratings.
The whole thing between the First Gentleman and Ever also seemed to disappear pretty suddenly...
Jeeters said:
IMHO, both shows are about the presidency. WW is articulate and intelligent, CIC is cliched and predictable.
That's of course just your opinion.
How about CiC is interesting and WW is boring? That's another opinion.
I don't know about that. West Wing is pretty predictable too... and many of the storylines aren't exactly unique or new to Hollywood.
What I always liked about West Wing is that it seems to do a much better job of showing the office of the President as one filled with a lot of activity by a lot of people all in a pretty well defined structure all supporting the President who ultimately makes certain decisions. Most other shows, including those with minor roles for the President, make it appear like the President is isolated from everything and only ever speaks to one or two people and other than that, they only reach out to people in other departments well away from the White House. For example, look how 24 portrays the Presidential entourage.
Seems to me that WW portrays the White House, for the most part, in a believable manner. CIC is more like a cartoon character version. It seems like the CIC writers have gone overboard in trying to make Davis' character so STRONG that she is not believable reacting to the numerous crises she finds herself in. I started out liking the show, have now taken it off my SP.
Just my opininon, folks. Fans of CIC, don't take offense. And, I'll probably vote for Hillary!
Seems to have won a s**tload of Emmys for such a boring show...
I hadn't realized that the Emmy was a prize for being interesting...
JustAllie
· Number crunchin'
I spent half of the episode trying to figure out what kind of "health insurance" the Department of Veterans Affairs had supposedly canceled for the bomber's wife. Only in rare cases does VA provide medical benefits for the family members of veterans. If the "VA health insurance" that the bomber's wife supposed to have lost was CHAMPVA coverage, then the bomber at one point must have been had a service-connected disability that "permanently and totally" disabling (i.e., 100%). There does not appear to be any provision for losing this coverage if the veteran somehow gets better, because the coverage is only offered when this is not considered possible. This week's episode only said that the bomber used to have a disability rated "50 percent or higher" that was reduced to 30%.
"The hardest part about working with aliens and saving humanity from extinction is constantly having to come up with names for stuff." Ryland Grace, Project Hail Mary
DaveBogart
Whether CiC is good, bad, predictable or not, I watch it for Geena Davis. I'll watch anything she's in.
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