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package org.apache.zeppelin.submarine;

import com.google.common.io.Resources;
import org.apache.commons.exec.CommandLine;
import org.apache.commons.exec.DefaultExecuteResultHandler;
import org.apache.commons.exec.DefaultExecutor;
import org.apache.commons.exec.ExecuteException;
import org.apache.commons.exec.LogOutputStream;
import org.apache.commons.exec.PumpStreamHandler;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;

public class SubmarineJobTest {
  private static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SubmarineJobTest.class);

  private final boolean isWindows = System.getProperty("os.name").startsWith("Windows");
  private final String shell = isWindows ? "cmd /c" : "bash -c";

  private static final String DEFAULT_EXECUTOR_TEST = "DefaultExecutorTest.sh";

  @Test
  public void defaultExecutorTest() throws IOException {
    DefaultExecutor executor = new DefaultExecutor();
    CommandLine cmdLine = CommandLine.parse(shell);

    URL urlTemplate = Resources.getResource(DEFAULT_EXECUTOR_TEST);

    cmdLine.addArgument(urlTemplate.getFile(), false);

    Map<String, String> env = new HashMap<>();
    env.put("CLASSPATH", "`$HADOOP_HDFS_HOME/bin/hadoop classpath --glob`");
    env.put("EVN", "test");

    AtomicBoolean cmdLineRunning = new AtomicBoolean(true);
    StringBuffer sbLogOutput = new StringBuffer();
    executor.setStreamHandler(new PumpStreamHandler(new LogOutputStream() {
      @Override
      protected void processLine(String line, int level) {
        //LOGGER.info(line);
        sbLogOutput.append(line + "\n");
      }
    }));

    executor.execute(cmdLine, env, new DefaultExecuteResultHandler() {
      @Override
      public void onProcessComplete(int exitValue) {
        cmdLineRunning.set(false);
      }
      @Override
      public void onProcessFailed(ExecuteException e) {
        cmdLineRunning.set(false);
        LOGGER.error(e.getMessage());
      }
    });
    int loopCount = 100;
    while ((loopCount-- > 0) && cmdLineRunning.get()) {
      try {
        Thread.sleep(1000);
      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
    }

    LOGGER.info(sbLogOutput.toString());
  }
}


The murderous PDP Abia State Governor who killed Biafran people in Aba National High school and in Afaraukwu Ibeku Umuahia at Nnamdi Kanu hometown in the name of Operation Python Dance 2, as everyone knows he is one of the most devilish governor in Igbo land.
Today 27th January has repay him back with disgrace and shame, Okezie Ikpeazu Abia State and his evil PDP politicians scheduled to visit to St. Mary's Catholic Church Aba Abia State to bribe the priest and force them to influence their Church members to vote the murderous Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, this didn't go well as he forgot that Biafra land is owned by Biafrans and everything Nnamdi Kanu said is the collective will of the Biafran people.
However Okezie got information that Biafrans has occupied the Church so he sent his delegates, as they came with their security men, their were giving opportunity to speak as soon he said Okezie Ikpeazu sent him to the Church with Monetary gifts and urge the Church to vote Okezie Ikpeazu again, IPOB members present in the Church rise immediately and start shouting no election in Biafra, Biafran flags were raised everywhere in the Church, all the Politicians were disgraced to the core and they were escorted out by Nigeria Security men to avoid linching.
Meanwhile IPOB rallied around the axis with Biafran flags in a peaceful No Election Evangelism.
Biafrans around the area was very happy and joined the evangelism, stating that IPOB stands is the only way to free Biafrans from the shackles of enslavement by Nigerian politicians, they further stated that Nnamdi Kanu is God's sent and vowed to follow his instruction in order to get our nation Biafra restored.


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YWCA Central Maine is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 Women of Achievement Awards. The Awards Selection Committee reviewed a remarkable pool of applicants this year in order to select the following recipients:
Zamzam Elmoge (Lee Young Leadership Award)
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Zamzam Elmoge: An accomplished filmmaker, Zamzam is a graduate of Lewiston High School and currently attends Emerson College in Boston. As a documentary filmmaker, she is adept at creating trusting connections with people to draw out their personal narratives, and to encourage self-reflection. As a community leader, she has been involved in youth mentorship, coalition-building and peace-making initiatives through Seeds of Peace Camp and Gateway Community Services Maine's COVID-19 Youth Coalition, among others. She is the founder of the Gen Z Project, which joins her two passions of filmmaking and community empowerment through uplifting the voices of underrepresented youth onscreen. During her time in High School, Zamzam was able to direct & produce two full length documentaries. Reason 4369, a film focusing on youth of color in her community talking about their lives growing up in Lewiston. These documented conversations reveal these individuals honest insights about the city's reputation, their community, their life growing up in Maine, and how they want to be remembered. The film brought light into changing the false misconceptions that outside communities had of Lewiston youth. Zamzam's second film, Everything Earned, which premiered this past summer is a basketball documentary. The story of Everything Earned follows Ronnie Turner, the new head coach as he navigates through his journey of being one of the very few black coaches in the state of Maine. The film also follows the individual stories of each player on the team as they share their personal stories and dreams. The entire team overcomes their barriers by bonding through basketball. This is a story about doers, dreamers, brothers and family. After her premiere Zamzam started her new initiative, "The Women Who Dream Project" A film-based storytelling initiative, dedicated to inspire millions of other young immigrant women who fear to dream because of cultural traditions. Zamzam hopes to become a film director and create art that the world never knew it needed.
Elise Johansen: Elise Johansen is the executive director of Safe Voices, the domestic violence and sex trafficking resource center serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties. Johansen has more than 20 years of experience working on behalf of social justice issues, from direct service to overseeing large grants and federal projects to agency administration and leading strategic direction. Since joining Safe Voices in 2015, she has overseen the development and expansion of trauma-responsive services, including the opening of Maine's first and only emergency safe house program for survivors of sexual assault and the creation of Maine's first pet-friendly shelter. Previously she served as the executive director for Equality Maine, and has held positions with Planned Parenthood and Goodwill's traumatic brain injury program. She received her masters of fine arts in creative writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University and lives in Harpswell with her wife Shaun and their three dogs, Lizard, Sigi, and Ginsburg.
ZamZam Mohamud: A community leader and bridge builder, has served a remarkable role in her adopted hometown since arriving in 2001. She was a certified nursing assistant at Central Maine Medical Center for almost 20 years, where she also worked as a translator when needed. In the community, she served as a liaison between other immigrants and the city. Mohamud found her way into the role as community leader by being visible, but the motivation came from a desire to give back. She has volunteered for just about every major institution in town: the library, the school department, the police department, and the hospitals. She even served on the School Committee, the first Somali ever to do so. If a newly settled refugee needs help navigating rental housing or if a school is facilitating a discussion on cultural diversity and inclusion or if the police want to do outreach in a predominantly immigrant neighborhood, they call Mohamud. "I really feel like this community has raised me and made me become who I am," she says.
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Drawing from a twenty-five-year consulting career in business development, strategic account management, marketing, brand development, and executive coaching, Bob passionately tackles complex challenges on behalf of RAIN Group clients worldwide.
Prior to RAIN Group, Bob built, managed, and then successfully sold Forte Croston, growing the consulting firm from nothing to a multimillion-dollar leader over his tenure as Managing Partner. Instrumental to the firm's success was his development of a proprietary brand process, Corporate Introspection™. This process is noted for developing organizational consensus and pragmatic implementation plans to accelerate strategic planning and development initiatives.
Bob also spent over a decade with McCann-Erickson, the world's largest advertising agency. There, he gained extensive sales, account management, and marketing experience. At McCann, Bob received the Truth Well Told award for outstanding performance and was appointed to the agency's Pulse Committee.
Bob is well-published and has consulted for noteworthy brands such as Abbott, Bank of America, BEA Systems, BMO, Equifax, Fidelity Investments, Foxconn, General Motors, Hitachi, Harvard Business School, Master Card, Transamerica, NetApp, Progress Software, Securitas, and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Bob was a multi-sport athlete at Hartwick College and studied marketing and brand development at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a competitive mountain and road bicyclist, plays ice hockey, and enjoys just about every water- or snow-based activity.


Note that I have started a fresh thread for this topic since we are evidently going to continue debating what I consider a frivolous topic. But I must do something to attempt to keep my aging brain alive and this is as good as any I suppose.
First, if "they" are watching the evening news, there is an almost certain probability that "they" are being misled to some extent.
Second, feeling is the result of an emotional reaction, not a deliberate intellectual review of the facts, including attempts to verify said facts from multiple sources.
This hardly constitutes the basis of a death sentence.
Now, focus on this very moment in time – a number of Americans who watch the evening news, feel that President Trump is separating Hispanic children from their (possible) parents, presumably because hes does not like children/Hispanics/people in general, and is keeping them in dog kennel like cages. Never mind that the supporting photos of children in kennels were taken during the Obama administration.
Would it not then follow that, given your AP proposal, Trump along with a number of Border Patrol personnel should be assassinated? What other conclusion could one arrive at? Yet, those who bother to examine the situation intellectually realize that Trump is merely enforcing laws duly passed by Congress and also enforced by previous administrations. Yes, perhaps Trump has added a degree of added vigor to the enforcement in an attempt to get the Congress off their collective butts and do something for a change.
IMHO, in the situation under consideration, it is the Congress that richly deserves every bit of the blame for a sorry situation that has persisted for years – yet feelings prompted by distortions on the evening news lead to quite a different conclusion.
You go on to talk about the utility of killing various despots, past and present, rather than engage in war with the nations they seem to control. Do you really believe that a few evil people can control a nation of millions without some level of consent from those millions, even though that consent may be passive or fear driven? If the only way to escape the yoke of a tyrant is by assassinating said tyrant, then, by definition, the United States could never have happened. But it did happen. And the Constitutional system of government bequeathed to us by our founders transformed a rag-tag collection of ex-colonies into the most free, most prosperous and most powerful nation in human history in the historic blink of an eye. Why not simply revert to the system they gave us before we became too spoiled to maintain it?
Can you not see why such your AP proposal alarms me?
Say, what exactly is this Catholic priest doing to that child?
Megyn Kelly moving from Fox News to NBC would seem like nothing more than a greedy talking head seeking more money until you look at the almost magical mathematics behind the move. Just imagine — moving a single person from one organization to another actually doubled the average IQ of BOTH organizations at the same time. No mean feat that!
Or, was it lying while cheating? It seems that the NYPD caught her wearing what they think is a stealth miniature communication device, during the so-called CinC debate last night.
Of course, it might have just been another undisclosed medical infirmity, which requires her to wear a hearing aid. Granny is obviously rapidly decomposing before our eyes.
Here in California, our dairy cows continue to fail our strict emissions tests, so the legislature is doing something about it.


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The two-day EU-Africa summit in Lisbon didn't bring to the EU the new trading system it was hoping for. Only 15 of the 76 poor countries involved in talks have so far signed the economic partnership agreements with Europe.
The President of Senegal even admitted that the majority of the African leaders have rejected these partnerships, being more inclined to deal with China. According to the English newspaper The Independent, the Zimbabwean President Mugabe, when asked what message he had for Europe, 'said nothing but raised his arm and made a fist'. This comes to no surprise for the African Raelians who are actively promoting the full decolonization of the African continent, which includes severing the old economical bonds with the ex-colons.
Our Beloved Prophet made the following comments:
"All African nations should reject European partnerships and work with China. One doesn't create ties with one's "ex"-colons who still have the same mind." "They – the European Nations- now panic because somebody else is taking care of what they still consider as their private garden." he added. "China and India are the best partners for Africa as they also suffered from the same European imperialist invaders." Regarding Mugabe's gesture, Rael said that his "fist" was the best possible answer.
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An A, two Bs and one D were the letter grades Dripping Springs ISD received as part of the preliminary "report card" from the Texas Education Agency's new A-F accountability system.
DSISD officials, however, maintain their stance in opposition to the state's new system, which is not slated to to into effect until the 2018 school year.
Bruce Gearing, DSISD superintendent, said while the district embraces "meaningful accountability" that informs students, parents and teachers about the learning needs in the district, the new system isn't the right way to go.
"We simply do not believe the proposed A-F system is the right tool and hope that the legislature will direct TEA to develop a more community-based accountability system," Gearing said in a statement.
The state's new rankings were released Monday and are intended to be a snapshot of what the new system would look like if it were implemented this year. According to the rankings, DSISD received an A in Domain I, which measures student achievement. The district received a B in Domain II and IV, which measures student progress and postsecondary readiness.
However, the district received a D rating Domain III, which is closing performance gaps.
In December 2016, the DSISD board of trustees passed a resolution opposing the state's new A-F rankings.
Dripping Springs is one of over 100 school districts that have passed resolutions in opposition to the state's new accountability ranking system.
Later this month, Hays CISD plans to bring to the board of trustees a resolution that opposes the state's new system.
"In fact, this new rating system is damaging because it creates a false impression about students, ignores the unique strengths of each school, and unfairly reduces each student's worth to the school's assigned grade," McKie said in a statement.
What is the TEA assessing?
Domain I measures STAAR assessment results combined across all grades and subjects. One point is awarded for each percentage of assessment results that are at or above the following: Level II Satisfactory Standard, Postsecondary Readiness Standard and Level III Advanced Standard.
Domain II measures progress at the STAAR satisfactory and postsecondary readiness standards on ELA/reading and mathematics assessments. One point is awarded for each percentage of assessment results that meet or exceed progress measure expectations and one point for each percentage of assessment results that exceed progress measure expectations. Performance is calculated for ten student groups: All students, Pacific Islander, African American, White, American Indian, two or more races, Asian, students served by special education, Hispanic and English language learners.The performance of all ten groups is combined to determine the Domain II score.
Domain III measures academic performance differentials among students from different socioeconomic backgrounds. The score is based on the relationship of a district or campus' Domain I score and the percentage of its students who are economically disadvantaged. Using statewide data from the 2015–2016 school year, TEA determines a predicted Domain I score (using assessment results of only the economically disadvantaged subgroup), based on district or campus type and the percentage of students who are economically disadvantaged. For the purposes of calculating the Domain III score, this specialized Domain I score is referred to as the Domain IDIII score. The difference between a district or campus's Domain IDIII. score and the predicted Domain IDIII score is the district or campus's Domain III score. TEA provides a formula for districts and campuses to use to calculate their predicted Domain III score.
Domain IV measures whether students are on track for success in postsecondary life, whether in college, a career, or the military. The indicators used to measure postsecondary readiness vary by campus type. Scores for elementary schools are based on the chronic absenteeism rate calculated by student group. Scores for middle schools are based on the chronic absenteeism rate and the annual grade 7 and 8 dropout rate, if available. If a dropout rate is not available, the Domain IV score will be based solely on the chronic absenteeism rate. High Schools, K–12 Campuses, and Districts Domain IV scores for high schools, K–12 campuses, and districts are based on graduation/dropout rates, graduation plan rates, and college and career readiness indicators.


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Litigation results in clarification for subsequent retention elections
Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haine
Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haine has announced that the Illinois Supreme Court has rejected his request that they review the subcircuit law that was passed last January. Nonetheless, he said he was "honored" by the chance to challenge this law, and that the County "fought the good fight" in the lawsuit. He also congratulated the four other plaintiffs against this law – Judge Chris Threlkeld, Judge Amy Sholar, Sen. Dan McConchie, and Chrissy Dutton Wiley – for their strong stand on principle over a period of many months.
"This subcircuit law chopped Madison County's judiciary into subcircuits," said Haine. "It outraged people from across the political spectrum. It resulted in a recent judicial election where two-thirds of the County voters had no vote for the first time in our history. The County Board called on us to fight this law, and we were honored to do so. The County Board can be proud that we fought the good fight. Though the Supreme Court has declined to hear this case, we won some significant victories along the way."
Haine explained that the aggressive challenge to the subcircuit law resulted in an important appellate court decision which clarifies that voters across Madison County will have a say in the future retention votes for circuit judges. Circuit judges are elected to six-year terms. At the end of his or her term, a judge can seek retention. In order to be retained for another six-year term, a circuit judge needs to receive "yes" votes from at least 60 percent of voters. The subcircuit law removed language giving all voters in the circuit a right to vote on these retention elections, leading observers to fear that subcircuit judges could try to be retained only by the subcircuit voters, which would violate the Illinois Constitution.
"One of our main concerns with this law was that it was possibly going to limit retention elections to the individual subcircuits," Haine said. "This would upend our Constitutional structure. Our appeal clarified that the Constitution is supreme over this law, so retention elections cannot be limited to the subcircuit alone. This opinion will be a bulwark against anyone attempting to limit subcircuit retention elections to individual subcircuits."
Haine also believed the lawsuit represented an important example of a principled stand by Madison County's government.
"We showed through this litigation that when extreme laws are passed by the General Assembly that undermine Madison County's sense of good government and fair and equal rights, we will not go quietly into the night. We will fight back, like we did here, with every legal means at our disposal," Haine said.
After the subcircuit law was signed into effect by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in January, the Madison County Board overwhelmingly passed a resolution – supported by both parties – urging Haine to consider a legal challenge. Haine thereafter filed for a Temporary Restraining Order in Sangamon County Circuit Court, and on Jan. 25 the court granted the TRO, which halted implementation of the subcircuits. But, the defendants in the case appealed that TRO to the Appellate Court, which overturned it. And when requested, the Sangamon County Court declined to enter a preliminary injunction halting the law, and eventually upheld the law. All plaintiffs jointly appealed, and the Appellate Court took up the case in June, but when the opinion was issued in July, it upheld the subcircuit law. All plaintiffs decided that an appeal to the Supreme Court was warranted, and so requested a Petition for Leave to Appeal (a procedural requirement in cases such as this). That request was finally denied by the Supreme Court on Nov. 30.
In the Nov. 8 election – the first general election conducted under the subcircuit scheme – voters decided three races for circuit judgeships. Only residents of Subcircuit 1, which covers a western portion of the county, could vote in the judicial races. Two of the litigants – Threlkeld and Sholar – won their races though they were forced to move to do so. The third winning candidate was local attorney Tim Berkley. In an advisory referendum on the ballot in the November election, more than 87 percent of Madison County voters said they oppose having the county divided into the geographic subcircuits.
At November's County Board meeting, the litigation was discussed in the aftermath of the election. County Board member Mike Babcock said some voters were "infuriated" when they got into the voting booth and didn't see judicial candidates on their ballots. He said some voters called him and asked, "Why was I not able to vote for a judge?" County Board member Mike Walters also voted in favor of the board's resolution supporting a challenge to the law. "We felt this was something we needed to do, to stand up for the people of Madison County, to say, 'You have a right to vote for every judge,'" Walters said. "I would vote for this again and again and again, because we represent all the people of Madison County."


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May 04, 2016 · (L-R) Joon Park, Jamie Chung, Eriko Tamura, Chow Yun Fat, Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Megumi Seki and Director James Wong pose during the world premiere of "Dragonball Evolution.
She plays her first villain character in Dragonball: Evolution as Mai, who joins up with Piccolo. It's hard to picture her as a villain, though.
Dragonball: Evolution Like any Dragon Ball fan, I'm excited about the new movie that is being released by Fox in April. So excited in fact that I've been following it ever since it was announced back in late 2007. Dragonball was originally supposed to be released in August 2008, but.
The first shows Goku (Justin Chatwin) avoiding a blow from Piccolo (James Marsters), while the second two photos show off two of the lovely Dragonball ladies – Eriko Tamura as Mai, and Jamie Chung as.
A young boy named Goku seeks out upon his grandfather's dying request to find the great Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls (of which he has one) in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding.
Jan 14, 2018 · Even though the film was released way back in 2009, there is a lot of fascinating trivia behind this atrocious film that puts the "BOMB" in "Spirit Bomb". So, without further ado, here are 25 shocking things you did not know about the GARBAGE Dragonball: Evolution.
Goku (Justin Chatwin) is a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the Universe and controlling the mystical objects known as Dragonballs. Bulma.
Goku and a handful of friends battle for the Earth against the deadly forces of the Saiyans, who are sweeping across the universe, leaving a path of destruction. Goku and his friends' best chance for.
Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 American enterprise dream film coordinated by James Wong. The film depends on the Japanese Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama, and stars Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun-fat, Joon Park, and Eriko Tamura. The film started improvement in 2002, and was dispersed by twentieth Century Fox. Dragonball Evolution was.
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Eriko Tamura is a Japanese singer who was born in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan on January 16, 1973. Eriko Tamura appeared on the TV show Heroes in 2007. Eriko Tamura's recent filmography includes the movies Nuclear Hurricane (2010) and Dragonball Evolution (2009).
The film is based on the Japanese Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, and stars Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun-fat, Joon Park, and Eriko Tamura. In Dragonball: Evolution , the young Goku reveals his past and sets out to fight the evil alien warlord Lord Piccolo who wishes to gain the powerful Dragon Balls and use them to take over Earth.
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Live-action caper based on the original manga cartoon strip that started in the 1980s, Luke Perry look-a-like/act-a-like Justin Chatwin makes for an utterly nondescript hero as orphaned teenage.
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And a wacky new Dragonball poster. Plus Stargate, Heroes and Fringe. Dragonball Evolution: Someone took a photo of a new poster, which looks sorta spiffy. I like the way Chow Yun-Fat is waving his.
Now he gets to play Yamcha in the upcoming Dragonball Evolution. Definitely one of the chillest guys. All these guys are Hollywood stars, like Justin and Emmy. Eriko's a Japanese star, but they're.
Russell Crow and Ben Affleck check in with a political thriller. Beyonce plays an angry wife set on revenge. And "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fans should check out "Dragonball Evolution," which features.
Apr 15, 2009 · NEW YORK — Another Japanese manga bites the dust with its cinematic adaptation: in this case, the "Dragonball Evolution" series, which has spawned a.
Aug 18, 2015 · Goku (Justin Chatwin) is bullied at school. Great, the cheerful monkey boy from the manga and anime is now an angsty teen. Grandpa Gohan (Randall Duk Kim) teaches him martial arts and mystical skills. Grandpa gives him Dragonball for his 18th birthday present. Tough luck, Piccolo and his henchwoman Mai (Eriko Tamura) are searching for the Dragonballs.
But an evil alien who had once attempted to destroy the world 2000 years ago, Lord Piccolo (James Marsters), along with his shape-shifting gal-pal Mai (Eriko Tamura), are hunting down all 7 Dragonballs so that he can summon the dragon and bring back Oozaru, an ape-demon who helped him before.
Based on an old Japanese folk tale, the movie is the story of Goku (Justin Chatwin) who stays with his grandfather who gifts him a dragon ball on his 18th birthday. What's it about: Based on an old.
Dragon Ball evolution: Responsibility: Twentieth Century Fox presents in association with Dune Entertainment III LL, a Star Overseas production ; directed by James Wong ; screenplay by Ben Ramsey ; produced by Stephen Chow.
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Akira Toriyama's "Dragon Ball" series has enjoyed a very fruitful run: The anime franchise's mix of cartoony violence, transforming aliens and general silliness kicks the coveted 5-to-40-year-old male.
Jul 20, 2009 · Yun-Fat, as Goku's mentor, is the only sensibly cast actor but is terrible underused. While the kid-friendly kung fu action sequences are a welcome break from current violent movies like Observe & Report, Dragonball: Evolution's light-heartedness won't excite loyal fanboys. Comments. comments
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"Dragonball: Evolution" may or may not appeal to fans of the Japanese fantasy franchise it is based on, but aficionados of apocalyptic teenybopper kung fu extravaganzas are in for a real treat.
Dragonball: Evolution is the live-action motion picture based onthe. a charismatic "bad boy" whose schemes could thwart the heroes' journey;popular Japanese actress Eriko is Mai, an assassin who.
Our thanks to DBthemovie.com for the pics, and scooper Adrian for the head's up! UPDATE: 11/19/2008 – Representatives of Fox have asked us to remove these images. So, being law abiding folk, we must.
Jan 14, 2018 · Dragonball: Evolution is generally criticized for its awful acting, laughable dialogue, bad CGI and editing, confusing story, etc. But, probably worst of all, the movie just did not "feel" like a.
The original "Dragonball" graphic novel series appeared in Japan in 1984. Meanwhile, Gohan is attacked by Lord Piccolo and his sexpot companion, Mai ("Heroes" thesp Eriko), who are on their own.
In March of last year, I had the opportunity to travel down to Durango, Mexico, to visit the set of Dragonball Evolution during the last few days of shooting. I had the chance to speak with the film's.
Mai (マイ) is a character in the 2009 film Dragonball Evolution. She is an adaptation of Mai, one of Emperor Pilaf's esteemed servants in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise, and is portrayed by Eriko Tamura. In Dragonball Evolution, rather than being one of Pilaf's servants, Mai is the.
Along the way, Goku meetsBulma Briefs (Emmy Rossum) of the Capsule Corporation, which was studying the 5-Star Dragonball until it was stolen by Piccolo's servant Mai (Eriko Tamura). Goku offers Bulma his services in exchange for her help in finding Roshi and they ultimately find him in Paozu City.


For decades, the war on drugs in the U.S. has taken a hardline strategy. Addicts are treated like criminals rather than people with a serious illness. As attitudes begin to shift and research tells us more about the disease of addiction, many hope that drug policies will also change. The tough love idea that prison can cure an addict is no longer working in the rehab vs. jail debate.
A dominant philosophy of treatment for drug addiction has been one of punishment. Society has long viewed addicts as people with moral failings and natural weaknesses. The idea has been that in order to correct their poor choices, tough love and punishment are needed.
Although the general attitude toward addiction as a disease to be treated with medical techniques has been growing, many addicts end up in prison. For too many addicts, a stint in prison, or more than one, is the only type of rehab they receive.
Prison exists for several reasons. The main point of incarceration is to punish. It also exists to remove offenders from society. Finally, prison is supposed to rehabilitate inmates, even those that are not addicts. The time spent in jail is to be productive and to prepare inmates for re-entry into society as contributing members. Unfortunately, jails and prisons have largely failed at this last goal. How can they be expected to be facilities that will successfully treat drug addicts?
Drug rehabilitation statistics tell us that the punishment model simply doesn't work, and neither does using jail as a form of drug rehab. Real rehab means using a combination of evidence-based techniques that are individualized for each patient. Trained professionals should lead the techniques. Therapy, counseling, group support and medications where appropriate are the tools of drug and alcohol addiction rehab. Evidence from modern research tells us that these are the methods that work, not punishment.
True drug rehab can take many different forms. The important thing is that it should conform to the needs of an individual. Rehab can mean spending weeks to months working intensively in a residential facility. It can also mean working in therapy groups while still living at home, or simply attending 12-Step support groups and using self-help techniques to stay sober.
The most important factors, as demonstrated by drug rehab success rates, are that rehab methods are based on evidence and that the overall program is individualized. When an addict receives this type of treatment from caring professionals, he stands a real chance of getting well again. Jail is no place for an addict. It simply doesn't work as rehab and it only increases the odds of an addict getting in trouble with the law again.
What Happens When There's Two Addicts In A Marriage?
The struggle of a spouse coping with an addicted partner is one that is often discussed, written about and addressed as an important element of addiction treatment. What we don't hear about as often are the cases in which both partners in a marriage are battling addiction. For a spouse who has never had an addiction, watching her loved one struggle and trying to lend support and love is an extreme challenge. If both people are addicted, it magnifies the problem. How do you support each other when you are each battling your own addiction demons and trying to stay clean?
Should I Get Addiction Treatment With My Spouse?
The most important decision you both need to make is to each get help. How you do that and what resources you use to get help are less important than taking that first step. Once you have both agreed that you need the care of addiction professionals, you are ready to face the rest of your journey. The next question to be answered is whether you go it alone or try to go through rehab together.
The good news is that you have options. Addiction treatment has advanced tremendously over the last couple of decades. There are many more ways in which you can get care, and if you want to, you can do it together. One benefit of working together is that you both stand a better chance of being on the same page if you receive the same program of treatment from the same professionals. Different treatment programs adhere to different philosophies and when you both work with the same one, you will understand each other better. Working together will also give you the opportunity to address your relationship issues as well as your addictions.
One philosophy of addiction treatment says that you should be solely focused on yourself. If you work together on your treatment, you may fall into bad relationship habits and fail to devote yourself entirely to your own healing process. Discuss your options together and consider asking the opinions of addiction professionals as well. You can always change your plan if working together or apart does not go as you hoped it would.
What If My Spouse Won't Commit To Treatment?
As long as you both are committed to getting treatment for your individual problems, your relationship stands a chance of surviving your addictions. What happens if one of you refuses treatment or won't follow through with it? This situation can be incredibly difficult for both partners. If you are moving forward and your spouse is falling behind, you have a major problem. Staying together means that your spouse could drag you back into addiction. If you separate, it could mean that your spouse falls into an even deeper hole.
The ultimate decision as to how to handle a spouse who won't join you on your journey to sobriety is personal. Only you can decide what is right for you and your relationship, but know that you likely won't last long if one of you is abusing drugs or alcohol while the other is in recovery. It's a volatile situation that is bound to blow up. If your spouse refuses to get help, do everything in your power to encourage him or her do so so. If you can't, it may be time to move on. It will feel like a terrible abandonment, but you can only change yourself. Your transformation into a healthy and sober person may even be the push needed to get your spouse to follow suit.
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Twelve-step programs are mutual self-help programs that use a combination of gradual goals (i.e., steps) and peer support to help recovering substance addicts establish and maintain a long-term commitment to avoiding further substance use. However, not all people who join these programs attend regularly or successfully abstain from substance intake. In a study published in May 2014 in the journal Addiction, researchers from the U.S. and Norway assessed the effectiveness of a technique called motivational intervention in helping 12-step participants increase their program involvement and their ability avoid substance relapses.
The 12-step approach was initiated in the 1930s with the formation of Alcoholics Anonymous. Participants in 12-step-based programs commit to a progressive series of actions designed to help them recover from active involvement in the use of alcohol or other substances of abuse. These actions including admitting a lack of self-control over addictive behaviors, making a call to a higher or greater power to assist in the recovery process, examining and atoning for damaging conduct while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and eventually providing assistance to others not as far along the path of recovery. As a rule, 12-step programs rely heavily on peer sponsorship provided by longer-term members. The 12-step approach is widely used and has proven effective as an aid to the substance recovery efforts carried out in treatment centers that deal with problems such as alcohol addiction, cocaine addiction and opioid narcotic addiction.
Many people who enter substance recovery programs do so with mixed feelings about the recovery process. In fact, significant numbers of program participants enter treatment only at the urging of others. People with ambivalent or hostile feelings toward substance recovery commonly fail to participate fully in their programs, meet the specific objectives that programs set for their clients/patients or successfully complete their program involvement. Motivational interventions are designed to help program participants uncover the mixed or negative feelings they may have about substance recovery, and also to help them change their minds and become more willing and proactive in their treatment. As a rule, practitioners of motivational interventions work cooperatively with clients/patients in an interactive process that strives to avoid a confrontational or antagonistic atmosphere. While a motivational intervention can help at almost any stage of treatment, it typically has its biggest impact in the initial stages of recovery.
In the study published in Addiction, researchers from Stanford University, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Norway's University of Oslo and Sorlandet Hospital used an examination of 140 Norwegians receiving treatment for alcoholism to assess the usefulness of motivational interventions in promoting involvement in 12-step programs. All of these study participants were in inpatient facilities for alcohol detoxification. Half of the participants received a motivational intervention called 12-step facilitation in two 30-minute sessions. This form of intervention is designed to increase clients'/patients' level of comfort with 12-step involvement. The facilitation sessions provided during the study included detailed explanations of how substance addicts lose control over their behaviors, a DVD on the 12-step process created by Alcoholics Anonymous and immediately available resources for making direct contact with 12-step groups. The other half of the study participants received only basic advice on 12-step resources in a brief informational session.
Six months after the study participants concluded their involvement in inpatient detoxification, the researchers compared the level of 12-step involvement among the people who received motivational interventions to the level of involvement among the people who only received brief advice on 12-step resources. They concluded that the participants who received motivational interventions were significantly more likely to attend 12-step meetings than those who received only brief advice. They also concluded that the motivational intervention group used both alcohol and drugs on fewer total days than the brief advice group.
Despite the increased 12-step involvement and fewer days of substance use, the authors of the study published in Addiction concluded that the recovering alcoholics who received motivational interventions did not remain abstinent from substance use any more often than their counterparts who received brief advice on available 12-step resources. In addition, motivational intervention did not lead to a decrease in the severity of alcohol-related symptoms. Still, the authors note that, since motivational intervention recipients do attend 12-step meetings more often and use drugs and alcohol on fewer days, the technique may prove useful as part of the recovery process for alcoholics who go through alcohol detoxification.
At one time Oklahoma ranked number one in prescription drug abuse. After implementation of a statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) and the concerted efforts of lawmakers and law enforcement the state has moved down the list to number eight in the nation. But Oklahoma is not satisfied and continues to try and overcome the scourge of prescription drug abuse.
How Big Is The Prescription Drug Problem?
Last year in Oklahoma doctors and medical professionals wrote 10 million prescriptions for powerful opioid painkillers and other scheduled drugs. Those prescriptions were written to 142,369 patients, which averages out to 68 prescriptions per patient. Pharmacists filled those prescriptions with 597 million pills.
The detailed information is available thanks to the state's PDMP, which electronically records the data. The hope is that doctors would look online before writing a prescription to see how often each patient has been given a script for heavy-duty medication. But reviewing the data it became evident that few doctors, just one-fourth, were using the PDMP prior to writing prescriptions for patients. Doctors are not yet legally required to check the PDMP first, but that could change.
In 2012 there were 844 fatal overdoses in Oklahoma. That means that year more people died from drugs than were killed in car crashes, at 708. The majority of drug overdoses were accidental, and 75 percent involved prescription drugs.
The most dangerous prescription drugs in terms of overdose risk are opioids (e.g.: Vicodin, Lortab, OxyContin, Percocet), and the anti-anxiety medication Xanax. Too often people mix medications with alcohol, or take multiple meds at the same time. The stats show that two people per day are dying in Oklahoma because of prescription drug overdose. Deaths related to prescription drugs have risen 80 percent there in the past 10 years, and Oxycodone and Hydrocodone deaths in the state have quadrupled in that time.
The problem is most acute among 18- to 25-year-olds with a 10.9 percent abuse rate. Overall, 5.2 percent of Oklahomans over age 11 abuse the medications. Apart from the risk of fatal overdose, another concern about the epidemic of opioid abuse is where it tends to take people. Experts in the state say that around 85 percent of heroin users started out abusing prescription opioids.
Oklahoma is not unique. Across the country abuse of prescription drugs continues to claim a shockingly high number of lives. And where opioid use is beginning to drop, there is the selfsame increase in heroin use. Which makes it that much more important that we stop the problem before it moves to the street. We can monitor and prevent much prescription drug abuse through PDMPs. If we don't, the problem will quickly transition to street drugs like heroin where monitoring and intervention is far less likely.
Is Addiction Coverage Really Equal?
In recent years, two federal laws have guaranteed fair and equal coverage for mental health and addiction treatment. Those working in the field of addiction care are not so sure that the intent of those laws is really playing out in reality. People struggling with substance use disorders may not be getting the insurance coverage they need in order to get well.
In 2008, President Bush signed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. The law is supposed to ensure that health insurance plans are no more restrictive when it comes to mental health or addiction care than they are with other types of medical care. In other words, deductibles, co-pays and limits on treatment cannot be greater for mental health or addiction than anything else in the plan. The law does not require that plans cover these types of care at all.
President Obama's Affordable Care Act added to the previous law by listing mental health and addiction treatment as essential benefits that must be covered by all health insurance plans, including those offered by small businesses and those for individuals. Prior to this law, most large company group plans included such coverage, but smaller plans often did not.
The two laws signed by Presidents Bush and Obama were intended to make sure that people needing care for mental health issues or for addiction would get the treatment they need. One of the biggest barriers to getting treatment has always been cost. If an insurance plan does not cover treatment, or if the restrictions on treatment are significant, someone who needs help may not get it. Those who are in the field of treatment for addiction are finding that the laws' intentions are not always playing out as intended.
The National Association of Addiction Treatment Professionals conducts ongoing surveys and has reported that there are many denials of coverage for addiction care. Behind more than half of those denials is a debate over what is medically necessary. Unlike other medical conditions, like heart disease for instance, medical necessity for addiction is not always perfectly clear. The insurance plans need not cover care that is not deemed medically needed. Caregivers cite the changing laws as the reason insurers are getting tougher about what they will and will not cover.
One of the biggest battles over care for addicts is the number of days of coverage for residential stays. Many insurers want to cap the stay at a week or less, while addiction experts insist that patients need up to three months of treatment. Some insurers insist that treatment need not be inpatient care and that they will cover a few months of outpatient care. What is right for each patient, though, is highly individualized. Some may succeed with outpatient treatment, while others have nowhere safe to go and really need a long stay in a residential facility.
The changing laws regarding care for addiction and mental health represent an important societal shift in attitudes toward those struggling with these very real medical conditions. The shift is positive and the laws help, but there are still many bugs to work out. As insurers debate how to implement coverage that meets the requirements of the laws, addiction caregivers try to pick up the slack. It may take more time to ensure that everyone gets the help they need, but the changes so far are just not enough to reach everyone.


This vegan pizza is jam packed with protein and flavor. It's very simple, but it packs a powerful punch. I love our pizza nights, and it's made even easier if you have a pre-prepared crust at home. Of course, you get a gold star if you make your own crust, but I'm just working up to it.
The star of this dish is the topping! It's so delicious, cheesy and salty. You can put it in a lasagna or top a pizza with it!
Take tofu out of container and wrap in a kitchen towel. Place plate on top and let sit for 20 minutes.
Crumble tofu into a large bowl.
Mash with a fork or potato masher.
The second topping you will need to make ahead are the curry eggplant rounds. These would be wonderful on a sandwich as well as pizza.
Peel eggplant and slice into 1/2" rings.
Place on clean dish towels, sprinkle with salt, cover with more dish towels.
Place large pan on top.
Brush off salt, place on oiled baking sheet.
Spread on black bean hummus.
Sprinkle with diced onion and red pepper.
Bake per crust package instructions.
I used some delicious black bean hummus from Geek Eats. We are very lucky here to have such local, high quality hummus being made in Little Rock. I need to re-stock, since I have eaten most of what I purchased a week ago.
The tofu ricotta was so delicious! I am definitely imagining what other Italian dishes I can make with this wondrous topping.
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The pizza looks so delicious, I really have to try it!
How delish! I've been meaning to make a pizza at home, and this one looks perfect. I'll be saving this recipe. Thanks for sharing!


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