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Ever hear of a castle named after a bird? JPFmovies Looks at Owl's Castle (1999)
Based on the 1999 novel by Shiba Ryotaro and directed by Shinoda Masahiro the same year, Owl's Castle is thoroughly tangled in actual Japanese history and a terrific depiction of the politics of the times. One of the great features of this movie is that it was shot on site at many of the original locations in Osaka and Nara. Owl's Castle attempts to recreate the politically tumultuous times following the Sengoku Era during which the entire nation was engaged in civil war. Traditionally three key figures are credited with resolving that anarchy and inching Japan along the path of political unification that would last about 300 years from 1568 until Japan finally opened itself up to the West in the Meiji Era circa 1868. The three figures were Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (ruled 1584-1598), and Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616).
Aspiring to the appointment of Shogun by the Emperor, Oda Nobunaga skillfully crushed many of the most powerful daimyos (military families – of which there were about 200 at the beginning of the Sengoku period), resulting in a gradual establishment of a working yet risky unified stability. Following Nobunaga's death in 1582, his top general Hideyoshi, though holding the lesser title of regent (kwampaku) rather than Shogun, established himself as the de-facto military leader and immediately set out to further solidify the remaining daimyos under a national government. In the ruthless pursuit of complete military domination of the country Hideyoshi violently conquered any remaining groups he believed to be unfriendly. In 1577, having overcome all his national enemies, Hideyoshi amassed a huge army of 200,000 and set out by ship from Kyushu to attempt a conquest of China via Korea. When the King of Korea refused to allow Hideyoshi's troops to pass through the country toward China, Hideyoshi fought his way as far north as Rakuro (PyongYang, North Korea). Through gradual realizations of the difficulties in logistics and their potentially being outnumbered by the Chinese, Hideyoshi's ambitious vision was at last discarded at his death in 1598.
Owl's Castle is set during the height of Hideyoshi's rule and tells the tale of an assassination attempt by a surviving member of the Iga Clan, one of the groups vanquished by Hideyoshi. The assassination plot ultimately involves infiltrating the immense and (thought to be) impenetrable fortress built by Hideyoshi, nicknamed Owl's Castle. Hideyoshi had built a monstrosity of a castle during the years 1583-1585, modeled after Nobunaga's mammoth Adzuchi Castle (the ruins can still be visited in Shiga prefecture). But Owl's Castle was much grander than Adzuchi, Hideyoshi built a massive edifice using enormous granite blocks surrounded by deep moats and steep embankments. The castle is known (in real life) as Osaka Castle. It remains to this very day and is considered the grandest and most elaborate castle in Japan. The infiltration of this castle (and the ensuing escape) marks the dramatic climax of the narrative.
The plot itself involves a survivor of the formidable ninja school located in Iga Province (modern day Nara prefecture) which Hideyoshi cruelly slaughtered (including women and children) out of fear of their skill and growing influence. The locations and regions conquered are historically accurate, making this film a dramatic exploration of the otherwise heralded campaign by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to bring order to the nation.
Most of the film is shot in wide panoramic cinematography, using the actual historical locations in both Nara and Osaka. Thus we are in for an illustrated history lesson which includes all the major figures, maps, castle interiors, and social life and trends of the time—that is why I am going through the history so much. For this reason alone you should watch this film. In addition, however, Owl's Castle boasts an amazing cast of popular talent, most of whom have plenty of experience in similar productions. The narrative itself, running at 138 minutes, is chock full of character studies and plot-relevant relationships and rivalries. There is also plenty of action ranging from military conquests to hand-to-hand ninja battles upon massive rooftops. When put all together, along with the aid of an effective soundtrack, this film does deliver what it promises to Japanese audiences: a thoroughly engrossing tale enmeshed in the history and politics of one of Japan's most formative and memorable periods.
Now on to the story itself. After 10 years of seclusion hiding in an abandoned temple, the formidable ninja Juzo (Nakai Kichii) is called back into action to assassinate the nation's leading military leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Juzo watched his own mother and sister die horribly during Hideyoshi's brutal conquest of Iga (Nara), which left only a handful of survivors. The mission will require him to return to Osaka and infiltrate the new castle which Hideyoshi built for himself. Only a ninja of unparalleled skill will be able to scale and penetrate the formidable defenses Hideyoshi resides in.
During his mission, Juzo encounters a number of the survivors of the Iga massacre. They, like him, live anonymously in lowly positions, but are eager to aid Juzo once they realize his mission. All, that is, except Gohei, another well-trained ninja of the Iga school whose allegiance now lies with Hideyoshi and whose aims involve attaining a high-ranking samurai position within the Hideyoshi faction. The capture or death of Juzo during such an attempt on Hideyoshi's life would provide the opportunity needed for Gohei to attain this coveted position.
Even during the governmental stability established by Hideyoshi, political turmoil and plotting continued making trust and alliances difficult for Juzo. So he must not only survive the complexities of the political environment, but also develop and carry out a plausible scheme to fulfill the assassination.
In my opinion this is a thoroughly entertaining film filled with historical tidbits and is heavy on dialogue (which is not a bad thing). The degree of dialogue, however, is also matched with highly detailed panoramic scenes of landscapes, architecture and the bustle of 16th century life in Japan. The polished film visually presents you with top-notch scenes and historical re-enactments. Because it is complex and intricate, this storyline is far from boring while action permeates the film from first to last scene.
Anyone interested in Japanese history or jidaieki (history-based films) will enjoy this film and not be disappointed. The film also presents a much more realistic vision of the ninja instead of the superhuman image seen too often in films, making it enjoyable by martial art and samurai fans as well.
Posted by JPFmovies on June 19, 2011 in Movie Reviews
Tags: castle, Hideyoshi, history, iga, japan, jidaieki, ninja, osaka, owl
I can't believe it took me this long to review a Pink Panther movie.
After looking over the site, I realized that I had not reviewed any of the Pink Panther movies. Well than nonsense ends now.
Though my favorite Pink Panther movie is A Shot In The Dark, we will look at the Pink Panther Strikes Again because I had the pleasure of watching it with Dr. H.
In this one, former Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) is about to be released from a mental hospital– in which he has resided since being driven crazy by Clouseau– the very afternoon of his release hearing he is visited by none other than Clouseau. Clouseau has come to speak on behalf of his former boss because he "is not without influence." When Clouseau is through `helping,' his former boss, he is driven from the premises by the relapsed, stark raving mad Dreyfus. And it's only the first scene of the French Inspector's antics that, before it is over, include a fantastic bout with Cato, a trip to Oktoberfest, encounters with a dozen hit-men from around the world, a beautiful Russian spy named Olga (Lesley-Anne Down), a surprise Egyptian spy and a one-man assault on a castle.
I know, some of you may be thinking "but J.P., the movie's plot is totally absurd," and yes you are correct. Seller's Clouseau requires a totally absurd plot to perform his laugh out loud style of comedy. There was no end to the ways Sellers could make you laugh; from a subtle expression– an eye averted or perhaps the slight raising of an eyebrow– to the most overt slapstick, he was the master. Physically, practically all he had to do to get a laugh was show up. One of my favorite lines in movie history is when Clouseau is questioning the residents/staff of a manor and he has managed to get a mace stuck on his arm. He swings at bee flying around and smashes a priceless Steinway piano–well its not one any more:
Clouseau: "A beekeeper who has lost his voice, a cook who thinks he is a gardener and a witness to murder . . . Oh yes it is obvious to my trained eye that there is much more going on here than meets the ear . . . (swings a buzzing bee but smashes piano) . . . before you are dismissed Mr. Stutterstutt, I suggest you count your bees, you may find that one of them is missing . . ."
Lady-Witness: "You ruined that piano"
Clouseau: "What is the price of one piano compared to the terrible crime that has been committed here?"
Lady-Witness: "But that is a priceless Steinway!"
Clouseau: "Not any more."
It may not look that great on paper, but watching Sellers perform it always makes me laugh. I included this scene as one of the clips so enjoy.
The clips chosen are the longest I have put on the site since its creation. I thought it was necessary because to really appreciate the humor you need to watch the entire scene.
Tags: Blake Edwards, castle, cato, Chief Inspector, Chief Inspector clouseau, france, french, herbert lom, inspector, inspector Clouseau, Inspector Dreyfus, omar sherrif, panther, peter sellers, pink, pink panther


Financial professionals are likely aware of the stress testing regulators have applied to banks and financial institutions to help identify how resilient their balance sheets would be to renewed market crisis. However, it may not have occurred to them that conceptually similar approaches can be applied to their own portfolios.
Meaningfully assessing portfolio risks is never easy. Often, conventional risk measures do not fully capture all risks inherent in a portfolio, particularly under difficult market conditions. Portfolio stress testing helps identify and quantify risks within a portfolio and can reassure an investor as to how their portfolio might respond to specific market outcomes or other concerns. Stress testing can be done against significant historical market events, or against some invented scenario that reflects their particular concerns.
For an introduction into stress testing we recommend starting with Managing risk: Stress-testing investment portfolios, with articles progressing in complexity to An Investigation of hypothetical variance-covariance matrix stress-testing for advance practitioners.


After yesterday's post featuring Paul's photo from Kiawah I received a submission from a resident of Kiawah. Ashley sent us this photo from her back yard of a beautiful pelican testing the temperature of the water. The photo was taken while her and her dog relaxed in the sunshine on her dock. Yes, her dock! How lucky. I think I speak for everyone when I ask you to please send us more photos of the amazing wildlife you must see scurrying about your backyard. I imagine she must have been using a relatively fast shutter speed to be able to freeze the bird like that and not have any blur. Most impressive to me though is the small aperture she was able to use meaning she had to capture the picture at just the right time because her depth of field was not very large. So cool, thank you and keep them coming.


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A competição do individual feminino foi um dos eventos do raquetebol nos Jogos Pan-Americanos de 2019, em Lima. Foi disputada no cluster da Villa Deportiva Regional del Callao de 2 a 7 de agosto. A mexicana Paola Longoria conquistou o tricampeonato pan-americano, tornando-se a mulher mais condecorada do Raquetebol nos Jogos Pan-Americanos.

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Bethancourt on first major league start
Mad rush pays off in Bethancourt's first major league start
Carroll Rogers Walton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PHILADELPHIA —
Christian Bethancourt said he was still in bed in his Gwinnett County apartment about 1 p.m. Saturday, resting up from his Triple-A game the night before, when he got the phone call that the Braves wanted him in Philadelphia ready to catch Game 2 of their doubleheader against the Phillies that night.
Evan Gattis was still struggling to get loose from back spasms he'd first felt the night before, and Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez was concerned that Gerald Laird shouldn't catch both games of the doubleheader and Ryan Doumit hadn't caught a game in three months.
So they'd booked Bethancourt a 3:20 p.m. flight out of Atlanta. He had two hours to get his gear from the clubhouse at Coolray Field and get to Hartfield-Jackson.
"I got in traffic for a little bit," said Bethancourt, the Panama native and the Braves top catching prospect, after Saturday night's game. "It was all just in a hurry."
That might have served him well, to keep his mind occupied with the rush rather than thinking about catching his first major league game just hours later - that is, if he arrived on time.
Bethancourt had spent three weeks getting his "cup of coffee" with the Braves last September, but he'd only gotten one at-bat that entire time and struck out on three pitches.
Bethancourt's flight Saturday didn't arrive in Philadelphia until about 5:20 p.m., about five minutes after the Braves first game ended Saturday, a 10-3 win. The Braves didn't want to make the roster move until they knew Bethancourt could get to the stadium, so they waited.
The Game 2 starting pitcher – David Hale – was texting Bethancourt an hour before the game, asking him if he was going to make it in time.
Bethancourt got to Citizens Bank Park right around 6 p.m., in time to get dressed, get a crash course on the Phillies lineup from Gerald Laird and Hale and get out on the field to stretch.
"I've thrown to him a lot in the minor leagues," Hale said. "I haven't thrown to him in the past year and a half, so I was a little nervous just because I've added a sinker (since then)."
That was the first thing he mentioned to Bethancourt in their pre-game meeting.
"I was like 'OK, if you throw it, I will catch it,'" Bethancourt said.
That's about how self-assured he looked once the game started. You wouldn't have known there'd been a mad rush. To the untrained eye of an unknowing Phillies fan, Bethancourt would have looked like just another catcher.
He caught all nine innings of a 5-1 win. He made a strong throw to second base trying to catch Ben Revere, who'd all but had the bag stolen anyway. And he got his first major league hit, on a groundball that shortstop Jimmy Rollins had to just put in his pocket.
"Once I was out there I felt like we hadn't missed a beat," Hale said. "I was very impressed by him."
So was manager Fredi Gonzalez, who hadn't seen Bethancourt catch in person since spring training.
"It's nice for him to come out here and watch him catch and watch him block the baseball and watching everything that (Gwinnett manager) Brian Snitker has told us about him," Gonzalez said.
Bethancourt grounded out and popped out in his first two at-bats, but he said it wasn't because he was overly nervous. Not like he was when he struck out swinging at three straight curveballs from Phillies reliever Tyler Cloyd. He proved it with his base hit in his third at-bat with two outs in the sixth.
"I was kind of nervous last year," Bethancourt said. "It was completely different this year. My mind was set that it was going to be just another game, whether I was still in Triple-A or it was here. I've just got to go out and there and do my job."
That came with a perk Saturday night – walking off with the baseball from his first major league hit. Rollins had made sure to get it back to the Braves dugout. Bethancourt plans to give it to his mother.
"I think it was a special night for me, the first complete game for me," Bethancourt said. "It was good to be back there doing what I like to do, which is catching. I think it was a great game."


Back when I was autocrossing and racing all the time, it became apparent that I had lost a significant amount of driving skill after not driving for about 3 months. After a gap of any significant length, it would take several events before I was back up to my usual performance level. During the 4 year gap while I worked for Jim Hall's Indycar team, I completely lost it all. My first several events after that were humbling. It took me about 1.5 years of getting my character built to get back up "on the step" in terms of competition driving ability. Those experiences convinced me that driving a race car is not at all like riding a bike: race driving skills fade quickly with disuse. Considering the fact that most professional race car drivers started in karts at age 5 and have been racing continuously since then, I think that no one starts out as a natural driver. We all have to work at it really hard, and we get worse rapidly when we don't.
During the last couple of years, I have inadvertently learned a lot about re-learning how to drive after long stretches away from competitive driving. I had a 16 year gap, about 6 months of supremely embarrassing races, and a one year gap. The latest gap was caused by a new job that was 150 miles from home. Since I was away from my family during the week, I reserved the weekends for family-only stuff. Now that we are all moved in to a new house and the kids are in their new schools, I have some time to go play cars again.
I have spent a fair amount of time looking for good advice on how to speed up the process of re-learning competition driving, but came up with very little good stuff. In the process, I may have accidentally destroyed the fledgling web site raceruniversity.com by asking the question and getting no responses from the instructors there. A simple question like that should not have stressed the system to the point of collapse, but it got really quiet there after that. I'm surprised that there is so little good advice available on this topic, particularly since I can't possibly be the only intermittent driver out there.
1. This is a mental game. Not to be approached with timidness or indecisiveness.
2. This is an instinct game. Not to be over-analyzed or paused for reflection.
3. This is a reaction game. Not to be dumbed down or insulated with too much thought.
Chaos or Normal? To the spider it is normal, while the fly caught in the web is drenched in chaos. To the tires this is chaos with rapid temp spikes and extreme distortion. To the suspension this is chaos with handling interactions improbably happening in a very compressed distance. To the driver ahead of the car, to the driver fully absorbed in the moment and to the driver who follows the correct instincts and reactions this is normal.
with our appendages to ultimately grip that surface with soft squishy rubber that has ever evolving limits that must be mastered. Until the checker falls it is an endless loop of gathering data, adjusting, reacting, performing.
Skim over 'secrets of solo racing' and/or the speedsecrets book on autocross. Walk the course as many times as possible. Visualize the speed, visualize the pace of the corners. Eliminate doubt. Let your mental strength quiet your mind so your instincts and reactions can perform as they should. Learn something from every run and benefit from it.
This is all mental. Step into the car. Perform.
Neil: Dood! Love it. Very zen. This is getting printed out and living in my helmet bag, in the garage, and in the front of my setup note binder. If it would fit on the steering wheel, I would put it there too. So, while you are feeling philosophical about driver coaching, I have a question for you about over-driving vs. under-driving. We usually spend the vast majority of a lap providing smooth control inputs, and a small percentage of it making very rapid corrections to keep the car under control. What's your opinion of the percentage of a lap that should be spent catching the car vs. making smooth control inputs? The Prost/Mears approach looks like 0% catching, but the Schumacher/Vettel approach definitely doesn't.
Paul: The slower the speed, the faster the hands. The slower the speed the more the stopwatch can be influenced by aggressive moves and by pitching the car. On an initial run on cold tires overdriving the first bit will put heat into the edges of the tires quickly and get them gripping better, quicker. Once the tires are warm or on a second/third lap or a lap after a bit of cooldown, you may only need a slightly aggressive first corner or two and then work back to smoothness and 'he who turns the steering wheel the least, wins'.
The inverse is true. The higher the speed the less tolerant the stopwatch will be of fast hands and the likelihood of the watch being kind to a pitch/catch maneuver is abysmal. Only in a last ditch keep-it-out-of-the-weeds move where the lap is likely screwed already. So I agree that the majority of a lap should be smooth inputs, and fast smooth inputs at slow speeds and slowish-smooth inputs at high speed.
that is high speed the more you'll be herding the car and shepherding the car to go exactly where you want.
And insert tradeoffs and the ratios change again. If your car is really happy with low speed directional change you can of course be smooth. If your car is really happy at high speed but kinda fights you (worn fronts maybe?, bandaid setup?) on low speed then you've got to be ready to pitch it a bit in the low speed sections.
First lap of a race you need to be overdriving the car by a few percent regardless (assuming you've got some space and no cars up against you), at the very least for the first half to 3/4 a lap….must get heat in tires. Then you can back off a bit, be smooth and precise and make the tires last the distance. Mears was the smoothest person I've ever seen and I know he preferred setups that reflected that. Having seen Vettel in person now and watching F1 prac sessions 30′ from the track, they really REALLY rely on aero as they twist the nose WAY further/quicker than you think is possible and then the aero makes it stick and damn it if they dont make the corner and fly on through. Completely different animal than Scratcher or even Freddie as we dont have that downforce-parachute to save us.
The older I get the more I realize that the skippy school I took ages ago stressing how you get OFF the brakes is more important than how you get ON them is so true. I dont really care how I get the car slowed down to the right speed that allows the car attitude to be ready for turn in and power at the earliest moment and I'm still just caressing the brake pedal as I go for the gas.
In autocross driving Miss B4C (92 Camaro) I've had tons of folks come up to me and tell me that my brake lights are on and I'm on the gas at the same time. I'm constantly feeling for which tire can provide a bit more grip and using that. Also, transitioning from one to the other to ease the weight movement fore/aft as I turn the wheel to ensure the quickest sector time….I have two feet and I'll use them at the same time. Ditto with road racing.
So any percentage number I give you will be weighted with the course type, the car setup and the condition of the tires….I'm sure the number would move quite a bit based on those factors. Driving style is obviously critical. We always hear of teammates running almost identical times with very different setups to suit their style.
Find your style. Find what you LIKE to have for feedback and what you are good at controlling and driving and set that up. Be aggressive out of the box and then bring it down a notch to precision when the tires heat up and you know that overdriving results in slop.
Neil: With these emails, you have just started writing an absolutely brilliant book. Or at least a massively huge and popular series of blog posts. I have spent a fair amount of time trying to find good advice on how to re-learn how to drive after a long gap. The advice you gave me today is a billion times more useful than anything else I have found. You have a gift. Use it.
I really hope that Paul takes up the challenge of spreading his driving advice, and his style of delivery, to a much wider audience than he has considered before. We can all benefit from it. I'm supremely thankful to be the first to benefit from the specific bits of Paul's excellentness that you just read. And boy, did I ever benefit from it!
This nifty little image is a graph of the 12 run times that I got during a recent autocross test day driving Freddie in the California Speedway parking lot. Considering how bad my driving was a year ago, the clear progression towards an optimum that is apparent in these run times is proof of a dramatic improvement in my performance. Taking Paul's advice to heart, I started slow and worked my way faster by a small amount each run. My natural tendency is to wildly over-drive, so it takes real effort to restrain myself a the wheel. Run #7 was slightly slower because the first 6 were in the morning session and the second 6 were in the afternoon, and I didn't have the course fully memorized after that long. I drove just a bit more aggressively during each run, very much on purpose, including the last 2 which were apparently more aggressive than the optimum. I didn't get close to spinning all day, and my cone count was much lower than usual. I think I only hit 2 in those 12 runs. I managed to exceed my modest expectations by a lot!
Here is the GPS-generated course map. The crosshair is at the start line and the path is color coded with speed. Blue is slow and red is fast. For reference, my top speed on that run was only 57 mph, so there wasn't much of a straight anywhere. There were 3 places where I was up against the rev limiter in 2nd gear, but they were very brief. In cases like that, it's usually faster not to shift up, then right back down, so I didn't. With a Honda engine, I don't have to worry about running it against the limiter.
Because this event wasn't about going fast, I left the old dead Hoosier R35A road racing tires on Freddie that I ran at its last event. The grip was expectedly modest, but the car handled better than it ever has before. That's partially because I changed the setup drastically from anything that I have run before. The setups that I had run in the past were all severely out to lunch, so I went with known good spring rates and took a huge leap of faith on damper adjustments. Based only on my recollection of how the car rode on rough pavement before, I adjusted the bump damping nearly full soft and the rebound damping nearly full stiff on both ends of the car. I also used the same tire pressures that I autocrossed with on my DB-1 almost 20 years ago.
That setup turned out to be very nice indeed! I wouldn't call it balanced, but it understeered where I expected it to (in the slow stuff) and the rear stepped out enough times that the ratio of push to loose was near 50/50. It never really settled into a balanced drift, but that could be due to the nature of the course, my deliberate under-driving, or a still-non-optimum setup. For the first time ever, I was able to use the cockpit-adjustable front and rear anti-roll bars to try both different front/rear balance adjustments and different overall roll stiffness levels, and the handling responded just like I thought it should. Also for the first time ever, the balance was close enough to right that I was able to dial in the brake bias for autocross. It ended up 4.5 turns to the rear from where it started the day. That's a really big adjustment. My DB-1 taught me that the optimum brake bias for autocross is much more rear-heavy than road racing, but on that car the difference was 2.5 turns. I still haven't figured out why the brake bias is different for autocross and track events, but it most definitely is. If you can clue me in on the physics behind this, please do.
That's the friction circle plot for my best run. It's an X-Y plot with lateral acceleration on the horizontal axis and longitudinal acceleration on the vertical axis. Forward acceleration is up, braking is down, and left and right lateral accelerations are left and right. The data logging rate is 10 Hz, so the data points are 0.1 second apart. The distance between data points indicates the rate of change of the combined acceleration vector of the car. The outer boundary of the data points is the maximum capability of the car in combined lateral and longitudinal acceleration.
A perfect driver would use all of the car's grip capacity nearly all the time, so nearly all of the data points would be on the outer boundary. Professional racing drivers on road courses can get really close to that. The two things that I like about this plot are that roughly 3/4 of my data points are near the combined grip limit of the car, and that the shape of the grip boundary is close to round. That means that I was able to trail brake effectively and transition from cornering to accelerating smoothly, using all of the combined-vector grip that was available. In older posts such as this one, I have shown examples of my friction cirle plots that were distinctly heart shaped, indicating an inability to trail brake. Because about 1/4 of the data points were well inside the boundary, I was under-driving the car about 1/4 of the time. That leaves me with a lot of driving technique improvement to work on, and I will work on it as often as I can. I knew when I wasn't maxing out the car, and why. It was a matter of not having the course and the line fully committed to memory. That is a skill that takes years to develop, but I'm confident that more seat time will slowly improve that particular weakness.
The grip boundary of the car is considerably less than I have seen with new tires. That's not a surprise because the tires are old, and they are meant for road racing, so they never got warmed up to their design operating range during the brief autocross runs. The only track session that I have run on new tires showed max lateral at 1.88 g, compared to 1.40 g this time. That's 34% less grip. New tires are awesome, but they are only awesome once. When I start buying new tires again, I will try to heat cycle each set correctly. I have never managed to do that before.
The IR tire temp sensors were on the car for this event, and they showed that I have more work to do in optimizing the cambers and pressures. The data clearly shows what I need to adjust, and which way, but not how much. So, more experimentation will allow me to home in on the optimums.
As you can tell, I was a happy guy all day long. Paul's brilliant advice, and my ability to implement it somewhat skillfully, made my day.
Fascinating stuff guys. I feel a follow-on to Think Fast coming. Anyone can cite all of the considerations of an endeavor, but to extract the 3 or 4 driving principles is the mark of a gold nugget.
Great stuff Paul and Neil!!


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In Depth Review- TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T Tourbillon
Matic April 13, 2017 5 min read
While some thought that TAG Heuer's haute horlogerie ambitions would be cast aside with the change in the brand's pricing and positioning strategy, the unveiling of the Carrera Heuer-02t demonstrated how the two ideas could work together. Yes, there was still room for high-end TAG Heuers using in-house movements- but they had to represent exceptional value. We first showed you the new tourbillon last year when the watch was announced, almost as a post-script to Baselworld 2015. But now we've had the chance to spend some proper time with the Heuer-02t to bring you this detailed review. You may know that there are two models in the range, but the early success of the watch has meant that an additional two Rose Gold models join the family.
The Carrera has only changed marginally in the transition from concept watch to production model, and TAG Heuer has held firm with it's promise of pricing the watch at levels unheard of for a tourbillon, prompting some shrill comments from the usually unflappable Patek Philippe CEO Thierry Stern. But there is no voodoo at play here- as we'll tell you, there are some very good, logical reasons why the watch is priced the way it is, despite the bleats from Geneva.
The Carrera Heuer-02T is based on the same case design and modular principle as the Carrera Heuer-01. The 45mm case is made from titanium on all variants- what changes between the various models is the finishing of the centre case, and the metal used for the lugs and the bezel.
What sets the watch apart from the Carrera Heuer-01 is the dial. While the sister watch features a skeleton dial, the Carrera Heuer-02's dial is more of a hybrid between a full skeleton dial and a traditional dial. It's an industrial look that will either be one of the main reasons that people buy the watch, or conversely be one of the reasons they won't.
The dial displays a 30-minute chronograph counter at 3 0'clock and a 12-hour chronograph counter at 9 o'clock. The Heuer-02t movement is based on the Calibre CH80, but loses both the Chronograph seconds counter at 6 o'clock and the date window to make room for the tourbillon cage.
Flip the watch around and you'll see a sapphire crystal offering a window to the Calibre Heuer-02t, a reworked version of TAG Heuer's Calibre CH80.
Carrera Heuer-02T Range
The full family of the Carrera Heuer-02 can be see above for the first time, with two Rose Gold models joining the two titanium watches we've already seen.
Carrera Heuer-02t CAR5A8Y
Opening the range is the titanium model, which combines a brushed titanium centre case and lugs. The only "black" titanium carbide element on the watch are the end pieces for the strap. One unique aspect to this model is the red "COSC" lettering, which is white on all other models. The black bezel is ceramic, with a grey tachymetre scale.
Carrera Heuer-02t CAR5A8Z
The second model is the all-black Phantom, limited to 250 numbered watches. Think of the Phantom being the same watch as CAR5A8Y, but with every metal element coated in black titanium-carbide. The only respite from the full black treatment is the tourbillon itself, which is the same across all watches.
This is the first of the 2016 models, and combines a titanium-carbide coated centre case (same as the one used on the Phantom), with Rose Gold (18k 5N) lugs. The hour-markers are Rose Gold plated, as are each of the hands. The bezel is the same as that used on the two titanium models above.
And finally we have CAR5A5Z which is the same watch as CAR5A5Y, with the exception of the bezel which is also rose gold rather than being ceramic.
Movement- Heuer-02T
As we've talked you through previously, the Heuer-02t movement is a development of the CH80, TAG Heuer's own COSC Chronograph movement. As well as sitting at the heart of the watch, the tourbillon sets the movement apart and is also one of the "secrets" to the watch's pricing.
Last year I visited a number of manufacturers and saw the way that tourbillon movements and minute repeaters are finished. Finishing and polishing these components by machine can take less than 20 seconds, while using a hand tool may mean 2-3 hours. Most tourbillons are hand-finished and polished with no electric tools, meaning 2-3 days of time just on the polishing. A Piaget minute repeater has 1400 hours of finishing before it's done, which explains its price.
The Carrera Heuer-02t does not have this degree of hand finishing on the movement. Look at the movement under a loupe and you'll see that it's very well made and finished, but we're talking about a different level compared to what you'll see on a +$100k tourbillon. The movement works as well as those movements, it's Swiss made, like those other movements, and it's "in-house", like those mother movements. But by saving on the amount of hours dedicated to hand polishing, the result is a watch that costs $15,000 and not $150,000.
The Heuer-02t feels lighter on the wrist than you'd expect from a watch of this size thanks to the extensive use of titanium. Importantly, it also feels special. The final version of the strap (not the one shown in these shots) is a wonderfully soft rubber with an alligator leather outer.
The good news for those of you waiting for the Carrera Heuer-02T Tourbillon is that you don't need to wait long for the watches to arrive- they're only a few weeks away, arriving in July. Pricing is as follows in the three key markets:
CAR5A8Y Titanium
Switzerland- CHF 14,900
Europe- €14,300
North America- $15,900
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CAR5A5Y Titanium and Rose Gold/ Ceramic Bezel
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The expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with individuals staying in treatment longer and reducing their risk of medically treated overdose, according to a new study.
Published today in JAMA Psychiatry, this study was a collaborative effort led by researchers at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
In this national study, researchers analyzed data among 175,778 Medicare beneficiaries from September 2018 to February 2021. The analysis examined the receipt of telehealth services, medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and experiencing a medically treated overdose among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) starting a new episode of care prior to the pandemic compared to those during the pandemic.
"Strategies to increase access to care and MOUD receipt and retention are urgently needed, and the results of this study add to the growing research documenting the benefits of expanding the use of telehealth services for people with OUD," said lead author Christopher M. Jones, Pharm.D., Dr.P.H., acting director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the CDC. "The findings from this collaborative study also highlight the importance of working across agencies to identify successful approaches to address the escalating overdose crisis."
Among the key findings from this study:
Data analyzed from two groups of Medicare beneficiaries, one group initiating an episode of OUD-related care before the COVID-19 pandemic and one initiating care during the COVID-19 pandemic, and found that those in the COVID-19 pandemic group were more likely to receive OUD-related telehealth services compared to the pre-pandemic group (19.6% compared to 0.6%) and were more likely to receive MOUD (12.6% compared to 10.8%).
Among the COVID-19 pandemic group, receipt of OUD-related telehealth services was associated with significantly better MOUD treatment retention and lower risk of medically treated overdose compared to those not receiving OUD-related telehealth services, lending support for permanently implementing access to telehealth services.
"The expansion of telehealth services for people with substance use disorders during the pandemic has helped to address barriers to accessing medical care for addiction throughout the country that have long existed," said Wilson Compton, M.D., M.P.E, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and senior author of the study. "Telehealth is a valuable service and when coupled with medications for opioid use disorder can be lifesaving. This study adds to the evidence showing that expanded access to these services could have a longer-term positive impact if continued."
Although the study did find that receiving OUD-related telehealth services was generally associated with beneficial outcomes, the study also determined some groups were less likely to receive these services, including non-Hispanic black persons and those living in the South. These outcomes underscore the need for future efforts to focus on eliminating the digital divide and reducing underlying inequities in access to care and services.
"The COVID-19 pandemic was an unexpected shock to the US healthcare system, which consequently offered a unique opportunity to investigate the impact of healthcare delivery methods on health outcomes among those who were newly diagnosed with OUD. The findings showed that telehealth improved the receipt and retention of MOUD, suggesting that this method of healthcare delivery may address common barriers to OUD-related treatment such as transportation and perceived stigma associated with OUD," said lead analyst Carla Shoff, Ph.D., social science research analyst at CMS.
This study serves as a supportive resource towards maintaining access to telehealth services for patients with OUD as it demonstrates that Medicare beneficiaries and providers used the new flexibilities related to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic and that these services were associated with positive impacts on patient outcomes such as MOUD treatment receipt, retention, and risk for medically treated overdose.
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0:00 Jackson Burhans at goalie for Lasell.
0:00 Bennett, Tom at goalie for Suffolk.
45:00 Corner kick by Lasell Simon Nigro [45:00].
04:08 Corner kick by Suffolk Casey, Jordan [04:08].
10:42 Shot by Lasell Carter Migre, Save (by goalie) Bennett, Tom.
13:04 Header Shot by Suffolk Mello, Tyler, High.
15:54 Shot by Lasell Simon Nigro, Save (by goalie) Bennett, Tom.
18:59 Shot by Suffolk Fisher, James, Hit Crossbar.
19:36 Shot by Suffolk Desaulnier, Alex, High.
19:43 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Ian Kinsella for Sawyer Geelan.
20:36 Yellow card on Suffolk Perrotto, Sal.
22:02 Shot by Lasell Simon Nigro, Hit Post.
22:06 Shot by Lasell Edson DaSilva, High.
22:23 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Zach Ramsey for Noah Henri.
22:23 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Kyle Stewart for Connor Wall.
24:56 Corner kick by Lasell Zach Ramsey [24:56].
25:19 Shot by Lasell Connor Wall, Blocked.
26:18 Shot by Lasell Jake Oullette, High.
26:21 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Perez, Gabriel for Mello, Tyler.
28:20 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Mee, Tucker for Fisher, James.
28:27 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Andrew Flores-McKenn for Abel Alcantar.
29:16 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Collari, Andrew for Venditti, Christian.
45:00 Corner kick by Suffolk Mee, Declan [45:00].
32:40 Shot by Suffolk Hines, Jackson, High.
32:45 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Serani, Diego for Desaulnier, Alex.
32:45 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Vera, Daniel for Mee, Declan.
34:50 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Velez Angel, Simon for Perrotto, Sal.
34:50 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Nathan Smith for Jake Oullette.
35:50 Shot by Suffolk Collari, Andrew, High.
36:31 Shot by Suffolk Mee, Tucker, Wide.
36:34 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Peri, Edi for O'Connor, Jack.
38:08 Corner kick by Suffolk Velez Angel, Simon [38:08].
38:15 Header Shot by Suffolk Peri, Edi, Wide.
38:37 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Jalen Jones for David Perry.
39:32 Corner kick by Suffolk Casey, Jordan [39:32].
40:43 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Trent Barker for Connor Wall.
44:15 Corner kick by Lasell Zach Ramsey [44:15].
52:32 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Simon Nigro for Nathan Smith.
54:26 Yellow card on Suffolk O'Connor, Jack.
56:13 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Vera, Daniel for Mee, Declan.
56:13 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Jake Oullette for Jalen Jones.
56:56 Shot by Lasell Jake Oullette, Save (by goalie) Bennett, Tom.
59:45 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Trent Barker for Nathan Smith.
61:37 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Perez, Gabriel for Mello, Tyler.
61:37 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Mee, Tucker for Fisher, James.
61:37 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Skeiber, Mike for Venditti, Christian.
61:37 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Peri, Edi for Vera, Daniel.
61:37 Corner kick by Lasell Zach Ramsey [61:37].
61:37 Header Shot by Lasell Trent Barker, High.
61:37 Substitution!Lasell substitution: David Perry for Kyle Stewart.
61:37 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Collari, Andrew for Perrotto, Sal.
61:37 Shot by Suffolk Mee, Tucker, Wide.
61:37 Shot by Lasell Edson DaSilva, Wide.
61:37 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Sawyer Geelan for Ian Kinsella.
61:37 Corner kick by Suffolk Casey, Jordan [61:37].
61:37 Header Shot by Suffolk Peri, Edi, High.
61:37 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Fisher, James for Casey, Jordan.
61:37 Yellow card on Lasell Carter Migre.
72:20 Shot by Suffolk Mee, Tucker, High.
72:26 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Matt Ferris for Trent Barker.
73:32 Yellow card on Lasell Simon Nigro.
75:06 Yellow card on Lasell Sawyer Geelan.
75:18 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Casey, Jordan for Mee, Tucker.
75:18 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Ian Kinsella for Sawyer Geelan.
77:35 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Velez Angel, Simon for Casey, Jordan.
80:07 Shot by Suffolk Fisher, James, Save (by goalie) Jackson Burhans.
80:19 Substitution!Lasell substitution: Jalen Jones for Matt Ferris.
80:19 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Perrotto, Sal for Acosta, Leonardo.
83:17 Yellow card on Suffolk Hines, Jackson.
83:34 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Mello, Tyler for Velez Angel, Simon.
83:34 Substitution!Suffolk substitution: Serani, Diego for Desaulnier, Alex.
83:45 Shot by Suffolk Perrotto, Sal, High.
86:50 Red card on Suffolk Serani, Diego.
86:50 Red card on Lasell Jalen Jones.
87:53 Corner kick by Lasell Zach Ramsey [87:53].
88:44 Shot by Lasell Jordan Bowman, Save (by goalie) Bennett, Tom.


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Q: Can't change checkbox to be checked, must reload page to be checked I have a table of data, and it has checkbox field which allows people to check or uncheck it.
If i click the unchecked checkbox, it will send to database to make status of that checklist to be true, as
if i click the checked checkbox, it will send to database to make status of that checklist to be false. I have made it and do the change status in database.
this is the JSON data if i click the unchecked checkbox,
from this
data={"Id":"123", "checklist": false}

to this
data={"Id":"123", "checklist": true}

The problem is when i click it it doesn't change the checkbox to be checked in interface, i need to reload page to make it checked
This is my code snippet:
class Apps extends React.Component {
    constructor (props) {
      super(props);
      this.state = {
        blablabla:"ex"
      }
      this.onCheckChange=this.onCheckChange.bind(this)
    }

    onCheckChange(e){
      console.log(e.target.checked)
      this.setState({
        [e.target.name]:e.target.checked
      })
    }
    onSubmitChecklistClicked = async (Id) => {
      var response = await RequestHandler(`${ENVIRONMENT.API_URL}api/v1.0/checklist`, {}, {Id})
      console.log(response);
    }

    render () {
        return(
            <Input type="checkbox" className="input-checked"
            checked={data.checklist}
            onChange={this.onCheckChange,() => this.onSubmitChecklistClicked(data.Id)}></Input>
        )
    }
}

for the first time, the checklist is checked or unchecked is based the JSON given by database,
I dont know which one is my problem, at the onCheckChange function or checked{} attribute, or onChange{} attribute.

A: In order for the checklist to change you have to set the checked prop to a variable in your state. This way, when you do setState the component will render again and this time checked prop of the input would be set to false.
Example code would be such
class Apps extends React.Component {
    constructor (props) {
      super(props);
      this.state = {
        isChecked: false, // or true depending on what you want
        ...
      }
      this.onCheckChange=this.onCheckChange.bind(this)
    }

    onCheckChange(e){
      console.log(e.target.checked)
      this.setState({
        isChecked: e.target.checked // set the variable in the state
      })
    }
    onSubmitChecklistClicked = async (Id) => {
      var response = await RequestHandler(`${ENVIRONMENT.API_URL}api/v1.0/checklist`, {}, {Id})
      console.log(response);
    }

    render () {
        return(
            <Input type="checkbox" className="input-checked"
            checked={this.state.isChecked} // use it here
            onChange={this.onCheckChange,() => this.onSubmitChecklistClicked(data.Id)}></Input>
        )
    }
}

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Initially, the family discovers a blossoming Transition Town—with a miniscule carbon footprint, organic farms, community work parties, and a lifestyle reflected in unconventionally high indicators for longevity and happiness. They build an adobe eco-house beside a prolific orchard and discover time-richness as they deepen into a creative community of Bolivians and foreigners, while fostering a bilingual and bio-centric childhood for their toddler.
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Joining the battle is a motley crew of permaculturists, bio-constructors, artists, bread-makers, beer brewers, creative business people and public officials who, against all odds, struggle to forge a Global South model of self-sufficiency and sustainable happiness. Can one family overcome the obstacles—both inner and outer—to "living well"? Can a town, in the face of fast corporate globalization, find Slow economy and community? Can the Bolivian nation, in the end, find a workable "sweet" alternative to inspire an endangered planet?


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JBI, Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2013 Results and Operations Update
Ago 5, 2013 | Medio Ambiente, Productos Químicos
Internacional (Marketwired, 05 de Agosto de 2013) JBI, Inc. (the "Company" or "JBI") (OTCQB: JBII), a clean energy company that recycles waste plastics and oils into liquid fuels, announced it will host a conference call, led by the Company's management team, to review the second quarter 2013 results and provide an operations update, on Monday, August 12, 2013 at 1:00 PM EDT.Details are as follows:
Date: Monday, August 12, 2013
Time: 1:00PM, Eastern Daylight Time
Questions: Questions to be considered for the call can be e-mailed to ir@jbi.net prior to 11:59pm on Wednesday, August 7th, 2013.
Conference Access: US Participants dial (800) 762-4758. Canadian and International callers dial (480) 629-9035.
Disclaimer: There is a 500 caller maximum on a first-come, first-serve basis. In order for callers to be admitted, callers must provide first and last name, company, and valid phone number. Participation is subject to the discretion of JBI, Inc.
For those who are unable to participate, a transcript of the call will be disclosed and available in a timely fashion under the "Investor Relations" link located at www.plastic2oil.com.
For further information about the Company's second quarter 2013 results, including its financial results, readers of this press release should review the Company's disclosures in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which will be publicly available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov subsequent to being filed.
About JBI, Inc.
JBI, Inc. is a clean energy company that recycles waste plastic into liquid fuels. JBI's proprietary Plastic2Oil technology can deliver economic and environmental benefits by replacing refined fuels and diverting waste plastic from landfills. For further information, please visit www.plastic2oil.com.
This press release contains statements, which may constitute "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees as of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of JBI, and members of its management as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, including the expected timing of the Company's Form 10-K, execution of the proposed agreements described above and consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreements. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to: (1) JBI has a history of net losses, and may not be profitable in the future; (2) JBI may not be able to obtain necessary licenses, rights and permits required to develop or operate our Plastic2Oil business, and may encounter environmental or occupational, safety and health conditions or requirements that would adversely affect its business; and (3) JBI may experience delays in the commercial operations of its Plastic2Oil machines and there is no assurance that they can be operated profitably. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013, as amended on April 30, 2013, and its other SEC filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results.
Chris Irons
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Manager
ir@jbi.net
media@jbi.net
or please visit the JBI, Inc. Newsroom at
www.plastic2oil.com


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Readers: Prejudice And Misinterpretation
You spend months, maybe years, creating a world and developing a cast of characters. You're in love with your story and you can't wait to share it with the world. But then other people start reading it and you suddenly realize they're not exactly seeing things the same way you are. Apparantly, this is what has happened with the release of the Hunger Games movie.
First, I saw the movie this weekend and I thought it was fabulous. I am a notoriously tough critic on book to movie adaptations, especially for books I already love, but I have to give the screenwriters, director, and crew recognition for a job well done. Were things taken out or changed? Yeah. Did those changes make perfect cinematic sense? Totally. Did they miscast any of the characters? Not a single one, but according to this article, not everyone agrees with me on that last one.
Already, the Hunger Games has crashed through multiple opening weekend records and is only stymied by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and The Dark Knight which both have the strength of an established series of movies behind them. Viewers, even those who have read the books, didn't expect what they got from a few characters, though. This excerpt is from the article I mentioned above:
But when it came to the casting of Rue, Thresh, and Cinna, many audience members did not understand why there were black actors playing those parts. Cinna's skin is not discussed in the book, so truthfully, though Lenny Kravitz was cast, a white, Asian or Latino actor could have played the part.
But. On page 45 of Suzanne Collins's book, Katniss sees Rue for the first time:
…And most hauntingly, a twelve-year-old girl from District 11. She has dark brown skin and eyes, but other than that's she's very like Prim in size and demeanor…
Later, she sees Thresh:
The boy tribute from District 11, Thresh, has the same dark skin as Rue, but the resemblance stops there. He's one of the giants, probably six and half feet tall and built like an ox.
Dark skin. That is what the novelist, the creator of the series, specified. But there were plenty of audience members who were "shocked," or confused, or just plain angry.
The author of the article goes on to directly quote a bunch of Tweets and other internet posts that range from confusion to outright racism. One of the worst, in my opinion, states "Kk call me racist but when I found out Rue was black her death wasn't as sad".
A moment of silence, please, to contemplate the myriad of ways that statement is utterly sickening.
Rue looked exactly like I thought she would. Actually, ALL the characters seemed to be plucked straight out of the movie that plays in my head when I read The Hunger Games. It was a little freaky. Not only did Rue look like I thought she would, she was also adorable! And she played the part very well.
I always saw Rue and Thresh with dark skin. IF ANYTHING, I thought Suzanne Collins was playing off racist expectations by making the only black tributes in the Games come from the agricultural district. (Come on. Field hands? Really?) If you look closely, the people in district 11 are practically the only black actors you see in the entire movie. Whether this was intentional on Suzanne's part to demonstrate another facet of the Capital's expectations and control or an unconscious reveal of her own prejudice… well, we can speculate all we want, but we can't know unless we ask her. Either way, fury over a black actress and actor playing black characters (and playing them well)? That's just flat out stupid.
This entry was posted in Blog, Books, Characters, Movies and TV, Prejudice, Reading, Writing on March 27, 2012 by Erica Cameron.
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3 thoughts on "Readers: Prejudice And Misinterpretation"
Sera Phyn March 27, 2012 at 6:02 pm
I completely agree. I remember the Twilight fandom was a little up in arms over the casting of a black actor as Laurent, but the books had specifically described the character as "olive skinned." That ruckus never came close to the flat-out racism that has suddenly appeared because of Rue and Thresh. The Twilight addicts saw it as going against the book. Suzanne Collins actually describes Rue and Thresh exactly as they appear and those people still have a problem with it? To them, I say, "Time to re-examine your reading comprehension scores."
Kamille Elahi March 27, 2012 at 5:01 pm
OMG! That's so horrible of these so called fans! They should be ashamed of themselves.
Rita Webb March 28, 2012 at 12:33 pm
I confess that I missed the detail that Rue and Thresh were black. However, I think that just adds to their charm and uniqueness.
I can't wait to see the movie. I was worried that they'd botch it, but after your comments, I have high hopes.


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