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Tourist Attractions in Karachi, Pakistan
City of Lights, Karachi, is the cultural and economical capital of Pakistan. Karachi possesses versatile industry and diverse economy. There is considerable diversity in culture and everyday the lifestyle of Karachi is changing. Many flights operating from UK provide easy access to the city. You can book cheap flights to Karachi with Tickets to Pakistan. You get easy access to low cost flights, bargain flights, business class flights and economy class flights. With easy to use search engine and Secure Flight Booking System, Tickets to Pakistan offers instant flight booking facility. Book now, flights to Karachi and get huge discount.
Though Karachi is the commercial centre of Pakistan, it is also one of the most richly rewarded regions of the world to visit for its impressive history and culture.
Masjid-e-Tooba:
It is said that, Masjid-e-Tooba is probably the largest single dome mosque in the world. Locally known as the Gol Masjid, it is situated in the Defense Housing Society near main Korangi Road. The dome of Masjid-e-Tooba has diameter about 236 feet balanced on a low surrounding wall without central pillars. Its minaret is around 70 meters in height.
Clifton Beach:
The Clifton beach is situated in the Arabian Sea near the Saddar Town of Karachi. This very popular beach of Karachi offers plenty of beachside entertainment opportunities like horse and camel rides, amusement parks, restaurants and swimming in the Arabian Sea. It is one of the most famous picnic destinations for its residents and the tourists as well.
Bhambore:
This archaeological site is located around 64 kms from Karachi and it is assumed to be the ancient port city of Debul. In 712 AD, Arab conqueror Mohammad Bin Qasim first of Baghdad captured the whole area by defeating the local ruler Raja Dahir. This site has a small museum, remains of an old mosque, some other archeological relics and nice green lawns to rest and enjoy.
Mohatta Palace:
Mohatta Palace was built in the late 1920's by Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta. He was a Hindu businessman from Marwar who used this palace as his summer home. It has an area of around 18,500 sq. feet and it is built in the style of stone palaces in Rajasthan. The windows, stone brackets, spandrels, domes, balustrades with floral motifs and railings are just amazing. A beautiful family temple dedicated to Hindu God, lord Shiva is situated on the terrace of the Palace. Now a days, it hosts a museum which exhibits the early history of Sindh, the freedom struggle and information about the city of Karachi.
Haleji Lake:
Haleji lake is about 52 miles from Karachi. This Asia's greatest water fowl reserve is a very popular attraction of Karachi. The lake is a home for hundreds of migrant birds from Siberia during the winter. Around 222 bird species that include coots, ducks, purple moorhens, kingfishers, pigeons, white herons, teals, waders, mallards, flamingos, shovellers, pelicans, cormorants, egrets, black-headed gulls, pheasants, partridges and storks can be found here. This lake is a paradise for bird-watcher.
Frere Hall:
During the days of British rule, some public buildings like Frere Hall (1865) and the Empress Market (1890) were constructed in the city. The Frere Hall is a well-preserved beautiful structure that still exists in the city. It was built in honour of Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere (Commissioner of Sind 1851-1859) who promoted some economic developments in Karachi. Mr. Benjamin Flinch then developed a garden around it. This yellowish Karachi limestone building has two floors comprising a hall, an orchestral gallery and the Liaquat Municipal Library at the ground floor.
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Spanish flavors will be front and center on April 15th at Stratford University's School of Culinary Arts, which is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school for budding chefs is celebrating Spain Day with a series of special activities that pay homage to one of the world's greatest culinary cultures.
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After the tasting, tapas and pintxos will take center stage thanks to Ben Lefenfeld, the chef at La Cuchara restaurant in Baltimore. He will offer a workshop and tasting featuring some of the country's most emblematic products, including piquillo peppers, Cantabrian anchovies, Manchego cheese, boquerones, cod croquettes, and Sherry vinegar.
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Werchrata (w latach 1977−1981 Boguszów) – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie podkarpackim, w powiecie lubaczowskim, w gminie Horyniec-Zdrój, w górnym odcinku doliny rzeki Raty (dopływu Bugu), na Roztoczu Wschodnim.

Werchrata to jedna z największych wsi w Polsce pod względem powierzchni.

Integralne części wsi

Oprócz przysiółków wyróżnia się: Kozubale, Bogusze i Monasterz. Obszar sołectwa wynosi 55 km². W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość należała do województwa przemyskiego.

Historia
Najstarsza źródłowa wzmianka o Werchracie pojawiła się w 1444 r., kiedy to książę mazowiecki i bełski Władysław darował osadę Horyniec szlachcicowi Piotrowi Pieczykurowi z Wilcz.

W niektórych opracowaniach znaleźć można XII wiek, jako czas założenia wsi, jednakże są to informacje związane z tradycją ludową, bez żadnego źródłowego uzasadnienia. Na przełomie XVI i XVII w. była wsią królewską w województwie bełskim, należała do uposażenia wojewodów bełskich.

Właścicielem Werchraty był August Łoś, powstaniec, poseł na Sejm Galicyjski i do Rady Państwa.

W XIX w. wieś miała 440 domów i liczyła 2372 mieszkańców. W 1947 była to niemal w całości ludność ukraińska.

Werchrata 21 lipca 1944 została zdobyta przez wojska radzieckie.
W czasie starć z oddziałami UPA w 1947 prawie cała zabudowa wsi uległa zniszczeniu, a ludność niemal w całości wysiedlono. W rejonie Monasterzu rozebrano stojącą na terenie dawnego klasztoru cerkiew Opieki Bogurodzicy wzniesioną około 1680. Była to jedna  z najstarszych i najcenniejszych drewnianych cerkwi w Polsce, które uległy zniszczeniu po II wojnie światowej. W 1891 r. w Monasterzu powstała pierwsza pustelnia założona przez św. Brata Alberta Chmielowskiego dla braci zakonnych albertynów na Roztoczu. Obecnie wystawiono tam turystyczną wiatę dla pielgrzymów i turystów.

W centrum miejscowości znajduje się cmentarz z I wojny światowej.

Religia
Na początku XIV wieku późniejszy prawosławny metropolita kijowski Piotr założył w Werchracie monaster Przemienienia Pańskiego. Monaster zwany "Piotrowym" był ważnym centrum ikonograficznym, i odegrał ważną rolę w rozwoju życia zakonnego Księstwa Halicko-Wołyńskiego. Pochodzi z niego Werchracka ikona Matki Bożej, przechowywana w klasztorze św. Mikołaja w Krechowie.

W północno-zachodnim rogu placu cerkiewnego (obecnego kościoła w Werchracie), znajdziemy nagrobek z czerwonego piaskowca. Pochowany został tam zasłużony dla werchrackiej parafii greckokatolickiej ksiądz Eugeniusz Chomiński (30.03.1867 – 04.07.1939). Jego synem był wybitny muzykolog Józef Michał Chomiński. Nagrobek jest sygnowany, wykonany został przez Tadeusza Iwanowicza, majstra kamieniarskiego ze Lwowa. W krzyż nagrobny wmontowany jest medalion z głową Chrystusa, sygnowany przez J. Jagniewskiego we Lwowie.

Miejscowość jest siedzibą rzymskokatolickiej parafii św. Józefa należącej do Dekanatu Narol w diecezji zamojsko-lubaczowskiej. Obok kościoła parafialnego, dawnej cerkwi greckokatolickiej znajduje się Dom Rekolekcyjny Wyższego Seminarium Duchownego diecezji.

Turystyka
Przez Werchratę prowadzi zielony szlak turystyczny  Szlak im. św. Brata Alberta z Narola do Horyńca-Zdroju, związany z działalnością i życiem św. Brata Alberta Chmielowskiego i bł. Bernardyny Marii Jabłońskiej, urodzonej w Pizunach koło Narola.

Transport
 We wsi znajduje się kolejowe polsko-ukraińskie przejście graniczne oraz suchy port służący wymianie towarowej pomiędzy Polską i Ukrainą.
 Werchrata (stacja kolejowa)

Zobacz też
 gmina Siedliska

Galeria

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Artur Pawłowski, Roztocze, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz", Pruszków 2009, s.262,
 Grzegorz Rąkowski, Polska egzotyczna, część II, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz", Pruszków 2002, ss.333-336,
 Stanisław Kłos, Lubaczów i okolice, Przedsiębiorstwo Usługowo-Wytwórcze "Roksana", Krosno 1998, ss.133-136,

Linki zewnętrzne

Wsie dóbr krzesłowych wojewodów bełskich
Wsie w powiecie lubaczowskim

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In October the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that "Parks and Recreation's" Amy Poehler and former "30 Rock" star Tina Fey will return to host the ceremony following their ratings-winning appearance in 2013. Viewership was up 17% on the previous year and critics hailed the "SNL" alums for their tongue-in-cheek approach and ability to effortlessly move the ceremony along.
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Aspiring actress Sosie Bacon, the daughter of Globe winners Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, was named Miss Golden Globe 2014. Chosen each year by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Miss Golden Globe assists with the Globes ceremony and is typically the daughter of Hollywood celebrities.
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Is there a convention, where to store this files? Or if not - to which directory (except the temp folder) do I have write access?

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When running inside the IE process you can use special IE versions of those APIs: IEGetWriteableFolderPath and IEGetWriteableHKCU

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Mexican semi-trailers held migrants and impounded – US officials
Hundreds of Mexican migrants who were trying to reach the US were discovered on Thursday night hidden in two semi-trailers parked at a gas station, Mexican authorities have said.
The trucks were part of a huge immigrant transport operation that stretched over two days as the migrants set off from the southern state of Veracruz, a major gate to the US, on Wednesday.
The vehicles were found under two trailers at a gas station in Campeche, on the Gulf coast, said a US official who has been informed of the situation. The US official asked not to be identified.
US immigration authorities have questioned nine people and are investigating the discovery of the migrants, the official said.
It is unknown how many people were inside the vehicles. One of the trailers was rented by Hinojosa Velasco, a Mexican businessman from San Miguel de Allende, a university town in the state of Oaxaca, local police told the Associated Press.
The company's number was disconnected, and there was no response to several calls to the legal office of the company in the city of San Miguel de Allende.
The migrants appeared to be Mexican, and a number of migrants interviewed by the Associated Press from shelters in Veracruz said they were from Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla states.
The immigrant trafficking operation started when seven trucks left the state on Wednesday, US and Mexican officials said. Some 100 migrants, including a couple with two small children, set off on foot with nearly 100 more, according to the US official. The travellers set off from the port of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico early Thursday, but were found only an hour later in Campeche.
Michael Fenster, director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons for the US attorney general, said in a statement: "We are aware of an incident in the Gulf of Mexico and we are closely monitoring it. We stand ready to provide assistance to the Mexican authorities and support their investigation as well as determine whether or not any US individuals were involved."
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Culture & Education | Wednesday 5 August, 2020 4:17 pm |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ABU DHABI LAUNCHES SHARKFEST 2020 ON 5th AUGUST 2020 AT 9 PM UAE TIME/8 PM KSA TIME
THE CHAMPS ARE BACK, AND THEY'RE READY TO CHOMP!
SUMMER'S FAN-FAVORITE EVENT TEES UP 6 ORIGINAL SPECIALS FOR AN EPIC, FIVE-WEEK SHARKFEST MARATHON
National Geographic Abu Dhabi is bringing the highly anticipated eight annual SHARKFEST back to screens across the Middle East from 5th August.
Spotlighting the kings of the ocean, National Geographic Abu Dhabi will air 6 full weeks of action-packed shark programming (starting 5th August 2020 at 9PM UAE Time/8PM KSA Time) with 6 original premieres and the best shark programming from the networks' massive library as part of its biggest-ever shark spectacular.
Over the course of 6 weeks, National Geographic Abu Dhabi will feature a variety of jaw-dropping SHARKFEST originals and specials to catch the viewer's eye, including Sharks of the Bermuda Triangle, where a marine biologist tracks an elusive tiger shark to uncover Mother Nature's most mysterious hotspot and also experience the intensity of a sea-life standoff in Whale vs. Shark.
The marathon of programming also underscores the best of the networks' wide shark library content — which includes hundreds of hours of programming — with titles airing throughout the six weeks, beginning on the 5th August 2020, every Wednesday at 9 PM UAE Time/8 PM KSA Time.
SHARKFEST'S full summer season original programming line-up is below.
Sharks of the Bermuda Triangle
National Geographic Abu Dhabi - Wednesday, August 12, at 9 PM UAE Time/8 PM KSA Time
The Bermuda Triangle has more than 129,000 square kilometres of rumoured mysteries, including missing airplanes, sunken ships, malfunctioning compasses and even legends of Atlantis. In reality, its greatest wonder may be something far more incredible: sharks. For years, marine biologist Dr. Austin Gallagher has been investigating sharks in the area; he's been on a mission to find the holy grail of shark research: the secret breeding grounds of tiger sharks. Tracking an elusive tiger shark named Mabel, he attempts to uncover Mother Nature's most mysterious hotspot.
Whale vs. Shark
National Geographic Abu Dhabi — Wednesday, August 19, at 9 PM UAE Time/8 PM KSA Time
A routine drone survey turns deadly when Ryan Johnson, a marine biologist based in South Africa, films a humpback whale being attacked and strategically drowned by a great white shark. The never-before-seen behaviour causes a complete perspective shift on a creature Johnson has spent his life studying. To make sense of the event, he follows humpback whales on their migration, mapping places that may make them vulnerable, and takes a new look at great white sharks to discover how and why they become whale killers.
The summer season programming line-up also includes, 'Jaws Lagoon' on the 5th of August at 9 PM UAE Time/8 PM KSA Time, 'That's Bull Shark' on the 26th of August, at 9 PM UAE Time/8 PM KSA Time, 'America's Deadliest', on 2nd September, at 9 PM UAE Time/8 PM KSA Time, and 'Eye Witness Shark Attacks' on the 9th of September, at 9 PM UAE Time/8 PM KSA Time.
About National Geographic Abu Dhabi
National Geographic Abu Dhabi, the first free-to-air Arabic documentary channel, was established as the result of a partnership between Abu Dhabi Media and the National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) in 2009. National Geographic Abu Dhabi has provided viewers in the UAE and the Middle East with an opportunity to see the world through smart, innovative programming dubbed into Arabic. Its programming is smart and fact-based with an emphasis on popular science, technology, natural history, archaeology, and natural mysteries.
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National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between National Geographic Society and Disney, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure, and exploration content across an unrivalled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo, Nat Geo People) with National Geographic's media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children's media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of the world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 131 years, and now it is committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for consumers… all while reaching millions of people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month. NGP returns 27 percent of its proceeds to the non-profit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education.
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Q: Is this the correct implementation of factory pattern? First of all, this is not a homework. Secondly, it is a bit long. Sorry and thank you for your patience in advance.
There is a.. game, basically it provides you a starting condition, a desired result, a bunch of process and maximum number of process. The job is to find the correct order of executing process in order to get to the desired result.
So I think it might be good to use computer to solve the problem. The maximum step is usually under 10 so it should be safe to use brute force.
Here is my code for the solution(btw it is in python). To simply put it, I create an object for each process and put them into a list. In every step I iterate through the list, pass the parameters(starting condition, expected result, etc.) to the process object and check if the output matches the expected result. If it matches, it returns the stack of process being called.
class Puzzle:
    def __init__(self, initial_num, num_steps, result, list_process):
        self.initial_num = initial_num
        self.num_steps = num_steps
        self.result = result
        self.list_process = list_proces

    def solve(self):
        for process in self.list_process:
            stack = process.run(self.initial_num, self.num_steps, self.result, self.list_process)
            if stack is not None:
                return stack
        return None

For the processes, because there are many type of processes and in each case there are different combination of processes to execute. I happened to use a bit of Java so I use the idea of polymorphism which is not really needed in python but I think it is a neat structure.
class ProcessBase:

    @property
    def name(self):
        print("need to rewrite")

    def do_process(self, num_input):
        print("need to rewrite")

    def run(self, input_, steps_remain, result, processes_next):
        if steps_remain is 0:
            return None
        try:
            output= self.do_process(input_)
        except RuntimeError:
            return None
        if output == result:
            stack = [self.name]
            return stack
        for process in processes_next:
            stack = process.run(output, steps_remain - 1, result, processes_next)
            if stack is not None:
                stack.append(self.name)
                return stack
        return None

class ProcessA(ProcessBase):

    def __init__(self, param):
        super().__init__()
        self.param = param

    @property
    def name(self):
        return "ProcessA" + self.param

    def do_process(self, input):
        # do the process(e.g. add 1 to the input)
        output = input + 1
        return output

So basically the run() is the same in every process, so I only need to rewrite the name() for displaying the call stack, and do_process() for the actual process. Then my factory method(It is not a class because I don't think there is need for multiple factories) is as below.
def process_factory(str_input):
    if str_input=="A":
        return ProcessA()
    elif str_input=="B":
        return ProcessB()
    # etc

So in actually using it, I can leave most of the code unchanged. When there is a new type of process, I only need to add a new class, overwrite the name() and do_process(), add a couple of lines in process_factory() method and it is good to go. However I am still not confident about it.
My question(finally!) is:

*

*Is this implementation all right, or even excessive in Python?

*In the process_factory() method, the "if...elif..." is getting pretty long, I was thinking of making it as a dictionary. like below:

methods = {'A': ProcessA(),
                 'B': ProcessB()
                }

But it means that all of the objects will be created even if it is not used. I could also replace the constructors in the dict into a method which returns an object, but I need to write more lines when I need to add another type of Process. Is there a better way?

*After a while, there is a new type of process which does not change the input, but change the way processes behave afterwards.
For example, Say ProcessA was to add 1 to the input, and ProcessB was to minus 1. But after ProcessC, ProcessA becomes adding 2 and ProcessB becomes subtracting 2. I cannot modify the ProcessA directly because the original copy will need to be reused in the next cycle.
My solution is:

*

*Add a new ProcessC class and rewrite the run() method as well. It did least change to the original code but it kind of defies the idea of the original structure.

*Change the entire logic so that a process does not only affect the input but also affect other parameters(such as processes available, even result). But there will be great deal of changes and I need to think about how to maintain the old copy of process while create a new altered version of process.
What do you think should be the best solution?

A: As you say, a dictionary is a better solution than multiple ifs. You can avoid instantiating every object by having the values by the classses themselves, which are first-class objects in Python; you can then instantiate the result of the dict lookup:
methods = {'A': [ProcessA, [param1, param2]], 'B', [ProcessB, [param3, param4], ...}
klass, params = methods[str_input]
return klass(*params)

A: (1) Your implementation seems fine to me, but I'm not expert.
For the name class property, you could used __str__ and __repr__ method instead .

class ProcessBase:

   def __repr__(self):
       return f"{self.__class__.__name___} params : {self.param}"

   def __str__(self):
       return self.__repr__

in this way bo need to re qritw name everytime .
(2) As mentioned I will also used a dict.
def process_factory(str_input):
    methods = {'A': ProcessA, 'B', ProcessB, ...}
    return methods[str_input]()

Your solve method in puzzle became.
def solve(self):
    for process_letter in self.list_process:
        process = process_factory(process_letter)
        stack = process.run(self.initial_num, self.num_steps, self.result, self.list_process)
    if stack is not None:
        return stack
    return None

(3) You can implement a ProcessNewBase as well as ProcessNewA, B and so on, with the same structure as before. Here you can create a unique dict, with old and new process. In this way, in your puzzle, you can set if you want to use old or new process, or even implement solution that use both of them.


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9 ridings in which NDPers deserve your vote
by Enzo DiMatteo
Has there been a more active MP for any federal party in Toronto than the NDP's Andrew Cash? He's been the biggest booster in the House of the city's arts and culture ever since assuming his seat in 2011, not to mention an effective advocate for the working poor. As a rookie MP, Cash introduced the Urban Worker Strategy targeting unpaid internships and precarious employment. Besides being a great guy - and former NOW Magazine contributor - he's a dead ringer for Tommy Douglas.
Toronto-Danforth
When the NDP needed to win big on former leader Jack Layton's home turf in the dark days after his death, Craig Scott came through, garnering 59 per cent of the vote in a 2012 by-election. He hasn't looked back. It should hardly have been a surprise. Scott boasts huge cred on environmental, social justice and LGBTQ issues, not to mention an impressive resumé that includes the London School of Economics, Oxford University and stints as an adviser to the African National Congress on South Africa's first post-apartheid constitution and as a commissioner on the Honduras Truth Commission.
Parkdale-High Park
In a riding that seesaws between Liberal and NDP, Peggy Nash has been a solid and hardworking MP. She lost here in 2004 before winning in 2006 and then losing again in 2008 in a close race against Gerard Kennedy. She won in 2011 and went on to serve as the party's industry and finance critic under Tom Mulcair after a failed bid for the party leadership. Nash's work crosses party lines. She's a founder of Equal Voice, the all-party group dedicated to bringing more women into politics.
Scarborough Southwest
Such is Liberal candidate and former Toronto police chief Bill Blair's shadow that you might think he's the incumbent running for re-election here. He's not; the NDP's Dan Harris is. Both have deep roots in the community. Harris's family, Second World War vets among them, has lived in the area since the 1920s. But it's Blair's record as chief, particularly on the policing of racialized communities, that gives us pause. Then there's the G20 disaster, which, it has been argued, was not entirely of his making. Regardless, his obfuscation on the police practice of carding is inexcusable.
Toronto Centre
NDP star candidate Linda McQuaig rattled political observers right out of the gate when she suggested tar sands oil might have to stay in the ground if Canada is to meet its greenhouse emission targets. Her chief rival, Liberal Bill Morneau, is being touted as Trudeau's pick for finance minister should the Libs win. Question is, do we need another supply-side economist in the House? (Morneau is a former chair of the C.D. Howe Institute.) Nah.
University-Rosedale
Harvard-educated former Thomson Reuters managing editor Chrystia Freeland won the seat vacated by Bob Rae in a 2013 by-election. She fits the prototype for candidates preferred by the Liberal party establishment, which made her crashing of a scheduled Joe Oliver speech at an exclusive men's club seem somewhat odd. The NDP's Jennifer Hollett has something a little different to offer: a ground-up approach to politics - not to mention youthful enthusiasm. Hard not to get behind that. Voters seem also to be noticing, judging by her sign presence in the riding.
York South-Weston
Mike Sullivan who? The NDP incumbent has been quietly and effectively going about his business in this hardscrabble working-class riding in the former city of York, even before he caught the eye of party higher-ups for his work on housing and disability issues, not to mention his fight to kill the privately run rail link from Union Station to Pearson and to include a stop at Weston along the route. His efforts on the latter won him the position of chair of the NDP's rail caucus. He also serves as the party's deputy critic for housing and disability issues.
Scarborough North
Rathika Sitsabaiesan surprised everyone (except maybe herself) when she took the riding then known as Scarborough Rouge River in 2011, garnering more than 40 per cent of the vote. But she didn't exactly come out of nowhere. The former activist is known for her work on poverty issues as a volunteer in former NDP leader Ed Broadbent's 2004 campaign and after that as an adviser to Jack Layton on Tamil issues. She's in a tight race with Liberal Shaun Chen in this rejigged riding.
Beaches-East York
Ever since Michael Prue lost this seat provincially after criticizing Andrea Horwath's populist shape-shift, the NDP base has been restless. As a result, it's one of the ridings targeted by the Libs, who are running Nathaniel Erskine-Smith. Kathleen Wynne has been in the riding for two photo opportunities in recent weeks. The NDP's Matthew Kellway took it from long-time incumbent Maria Minna in 2011 with more than 40 per cent of the vote. The NDP critic for urban affairs and infrastructure, Kellway perhaps hasn't impressed as much as his other Toronto colleagues, but Erskine-Smith's nomination for the Libs remains under a cloud following a robocall controversy during the Liberal nomination.
Compiled by Enzo DiMatteo with files from Jonathan Goldsbie.
Enzo DiMatteo
Enzo was born in Belgium and emigrated with his family to Canada in the heat of Trudeaumania. He is a winner of numerous writing awards and the only (alleged) Commie banned from entering Cuba. It's complicated. Claims to fame: champion wood-chopper.
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Insufficient research
This article, while praising multiple strong NDP incumbents, did not demonstrate much research. It was quite unfair to Matthew Kellway who has worked hard on behalf of his constituents and earned his position as Urban Affairs and Infrastructure critic. While more favourable comments were made of Craig Scott, the focus was on his past achievements, rather than his great work since being elected.
Leslie Forge more than 4 years ago
Send a writer to Parliament!
elect Noah Richler in Toronto-St. Paul's!
wendy h more than 4 years ago
what about the green party?
I would like to say -- that if these are so called safe NDP ridings -- and you really care about the environment -- give a vote for the Green Party -- it sends a message to who ever is elected that the environment is REALLY important. I know lots of people are voting strategically to get harper out -- if a conservative has no chance of winning in your riding -- be brave and give your vote to a green party candidate. Their platform is incredible -- free tuition, a guaranteed livable income check it out https://www.greenparty.ca/en/policy/vision-green/economy Deborah Coyne a former liberal was brought on to help with developing the policy -- and it is brilliant -- well thought out -- and actually seems doable .. be brave people -- I know we don't want Harper again -- but take a look -- send a message that this policy is really really good and who ever is elected should really take a serious look at it.
CHRISTEL more than 4 years ago
Not "safe"
No Christel - they are not "so called safe NDP ridings", not by a long shot. Based on various poll aggregator projections the NDP is in serious danger of losing all of its Toronto seats except for Toronto-Danforth. In two of the ridings above (Univsersity-Rosedale and Toronto Centre), the NDP candidate isn't even the incumbent, so that's about as far from safe as you can get. If you're committed to the Green Party fine, but if you want to still have a strong NDP voice coming from Toronto, these ridings (plus Spadina-Fort York) are where they need your vote.
Dan more than 4 years ago
Dan Harris?
So if I read this right, Dan Harris deserves my vote not because of anything he's done, but because of what his family and Bill Blair did?
Sean more than 4 years ago
An Intellect to be Reckoned With
Wasn't Dan Harris attempting to change Remembrance Day...To Dan Harris Day?
David Um more than 4 years ago
I saw the Rogers debate online for Etobicoke Centre and Tanya De Mello clearly deserves the vote over the other two! I heard about her, but you should check her out.
William more than 4 years ago
What about your endorsement for Mayor, Olivia Chow!
You forgot Spadina-Fort York, and I also think you need to take a look at Noah Richtler and Scarborough Centre's Alex Wilson!
Tristan more than 4 years ago
The best candidate in Spadina Fort York is ADAM VAUGHAN.
Ceta more than 4 years ago
Spadina-Fort York: your choice matters.
Sure, vote Vaughan for continued support of the C51 secret police laws. If you support civil rights for all, vote Olivia Chow!
David more than 4 years ago
You are an ass
Vaughan's record is impeccable. Olivia is a parasite.
In the riding more than 4 years ago
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June 2018 Q:Can you name this BLS alum who was a photographer of presidents, a freelancer whose works appeared in books and magazines, like Vanity Fair, and on display at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum, as well as an award-winning hat designer?
January 2018 Q: What do Fig Newtons, Oreos and BLS have in common?
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July 2014 Q: Can you name the alum who can list a CNN Hero Award and being named One of the Most Powerful in Philanthropy by Forbes Magazine as part of his/her distinguished credits?
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It's a rite of spring.
No, not the first robin sighting (though I started seeing the orange-breasted beauties a couple of weeks ago).
No, not the first lawn mowing (check! I completed that at our house on Saturday).
Nope, not the first day one wears shorts (haven't experienced that milestone yet).
I'm talking about property tax bills.
Ours arrived in the mail Saturday.
It's sort of a good news/bad news situation.
The good news is the bill is only 66 cents higher than last year.
The bad news is the fair cash value of the house is down 15.5% from two years ago, and the "assessed value" (meaning: the value only the assessor understands) of our house went down 8.72% since last year.
So, wait; the value of my house is down but my taxes are up? To be clear, "up" 66 cents isn't much and it certainly could be worse. But if my house is worth less, shouldn't I be paying less tax?
Nope. The county commissioners make sure of that when they set the "multiplier" (i.e. "tax rate"). Just because my house is worth less doesn't mean they want to take a pay cut. This is a government we're running here, not a business, you silly girl!
Well, nothing is certain but death and taxes. I'm not surprised by my bill.
Nor am I surprised that fully 62.9% of my bill went to the public school system. No. 2 in line? The community college system which collects 5.9% of the property tax I pay. I value education so, conceivably, these are reasonable.
Kane County (which presumably includes the guys in charge of the "multipler").
In total, 3.5% of my property tax bill goes to pensions of one sort or another. This drives me crazy.
Which is perfect. Because spring in general with all its record-making weather has been crazy-making this year anyway, wouldn't you say?
Tuesday night I made a big mistake. Todd & Rick and Jim (Todd's friend) came over here drunk and even though I had a chem test the next day, they managed to convince me to get drunk. Bad news. I drank whiskey (and even yet I shiver thinking about it) and wine cooler. I got so drunk that I puked in the sink on the fourth floor of Indy dorm. I'm still catching sh*t about that. I don't know what I would have done if it wasn't for Rick. He took care of me.
Wednesday I bombed my chem test and felt sick all day.
Diary Week wouldn't be complete without an embarrassing disclosure, right? And everyone loves a good drunk story, right?
I'm still embarrassed about puking in that dorm kitchen sink. What a disgusting discovery some other poor freshman made the next morning. I'm so sorry, Anonymous Frosh.
I don't tell this story on Diary Week to expose my own alcoholic naiveté but to make a connection to dirty dishes.
They're a major pain in the neck even when you're not hung-over and when they're not covered in vomit.
Which is why I'm thankful for dishwashers.
We got a new dishwasher today!
And get this: When it was delivered, it was covered in puke!
What's more amazing about the dishwasher's delivery is that Tyler ordered it on Amazon on Wednesday, and it was delivered — right to our kitchen — this morning. All for the low, low price of $329. No sales tax, and thanks to Tyler's Prime membership, no shipping. Yup, we're among those people who are cheating local businesses by buying items online and shifting the tax burden to brick-and-mortar companies who are required to charge sales tax (read more about this phenomenon here, discovered on the Star Trib's opinion page earlier this week). I guess that makes me a drunk and my Beloved a tax evader.
Yup. This guy has the tools to make, install, repair or clean just about anything.
Except the toilet. He doesn't clean toilets.
Like a good plumber, though, he does have the cliché crack.
Still, I'm not complaining. No one was electrocuted and nothing was flooded in the making of this installation.
And now, all the dishwasher racks roll smoothly, no plastic pieces pop off the racks unexpectedly, the silverware gets clean and we don't have to turn up the TV to hear over the jet-engine-level dishwasher operation. Whoopee!
Let's celebrate with a drink.
Check that out: No puddles of water (or puke) after the new dishwasher is installed.
I appreciate the hard work you do. Educating our youth today is not an easy job, and it's important. It's important to the health of our families and to the economic health of our country. I appreciate the abuse you take on a daily basis just to teach a kid how to read, how to do algebra and how the North triumphed over the South in the Civil War.
I'm writing you today to implore you to step back a minute and look at your current squabbles with the school board from my perspective. To be clear, you're not locked in tough negotiations with the school board — you're locked in tough negotiations with me — your average property taxpayer in the school district. The thousands of dollars I pay every year in property taxes are entrusted to the school board to spend judiciously, so when the board is demanding concessions from you, it's because they have to answer to me.
People like me — your friends and neighbors in this community — have been victims of the American economy during the past three years. While the teachers in the teacher's union were collecting 3% pay increases in 2008-2010, folks like us were taking pay cuts, losing our jobs and foreclosing our homes. The economy has sucked … the wind out of our sales and the value out of our homes.
Don't get me wrong. Sure, I think you deserve to get a raise. But the fact is, so do I. And I haven't gotten one in three years. And I'm now doing the work of three people. It's how the world works right now in this economy.
As far as I know, the administration and the unions representing other staff members have already taken wage freezes or cuts, benefits reductions and other cuts. From what I read in the newspaper, the teachers union and the school board are $83,000 apart in concessions totalling $4 million. That $90,000 you want for teachers who haven't received raises in the past year or two because of their position on the salary schedule is a petty point. They should be grateful they even have a job. I'm sorry they don't get a raise again this year, but the money just isn't there. You can't get blood out of a turnip, and frankly, my house is a big, fat turnip right now with a whole bunch of worthless paper value.
So when you meet with the school board tomorrow for the 10th time since March, please think of me and be reasonable. It is certainly within your rights to hold things up until the 11th hour when your contract is up June 30, but honestly, I think you're trifling and being short-sighted and frankly, kind of selfish. Make the concessions and then send out a press release on how you did it because you empathize with the rest of us. You'll earn my respect for taking that stance instead of my resentment for thinking you should somehow be spared the repercussions of a bad economy. We're in this together.
It won't be long before Americans scrutinize every gas-guzzling trip to the drug store, pet food store and Thai restaurant.
We ran a few errands this afternoon to such locations, burning up about three gallons of gasoline on our 60-mile round-trip jaunt. One of our stops: The gas station for a fill-up. It cost $70.30 to pump 17.2 gallons — $4.09 a gallon.
Three weeks ago, I paid $3.63 a gallon — almost $8 less to fill the tank.
I'm one of the lucky ones. I live in a household with an above average income, and I don't commute to work. Eight bucks a tank (or twice that when you compare to gas prices just two months ago) adds up pretty fast when you're filling your tank twice a week.
Be alerted: BP announces its first-quarter financial results on April 27.
$6.78 to the state of Illinois in the form of gas tax and $3.88 in the form of sales tax.
$3.16 to the federal government.
$2.02 to the local government (Palatine, Ill., where we filled up, has one of the country's highest sales tax rates thanks to Cook County).
$0.52 to the underground storage tank fund.
Gas prices at more than $4 a gallon will force me to think twice about superfluous trips and required ones, too.
Do you know where your tax money goes?
When we curse politicians and how they're spending our money.
Americans pay 10% to 35% of their income to Washington, D.C. — the more you earn, the more you pay. The average American household income is $50,000 (2008 U.S. Census); that income level pays 15% in federal taxes or the equivalent of $7,500 a year.
That's a lot of money, and I don't know anyone who wouldn't prefer to pay less. We should be interested in how that money is being spent, but I saw a CNN report yesterday that shows we're woefully uninformed.
Quick, what is the biggest expense in the federal budget?
No, not pork. It's Medicare (health care for old people) and Medicaid (health care for low-income families and children) at 20.1% of the federal budget. Social Security is a separate expense at 20%.
Third biggest expense? No, not Obamacare. It's national defense at 19.3%.
That means 60 cents of every dollar you pay in federal taxes is going to hospitals, doctors and drug companies to care for old people and poor people; defense contractors and soldiers.
When Tea Partiers talk about limiting the federal government, I hear them harping on international aid (actually 1.7% of the federal budget), food stamps (2.8%) and support for National Public Radio and public television (less than 0.1%).
If we cut those miniscule programs to zero, it was save the average American household about $345 a year.
And while we're talking politics, let's look at the opportunities to earn that income. Wouldn't you rather be employed and paying taxes than unemployed?
The unemployment rate went down to 8.8% in December, down from just over 10% in late 2009.The highest rate during my working career? Nearly 11% of workers were unemployed in 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. Lowest? Less than 4% in 2000 under President Bill Clinton.
While I'm not thrilled to be paying drug companies for all that ridiculous advertising or defense contractors to build better tanks, I am grateful to be employed and grateful that unemployment is dropping so more people can join me in complaining at tax time.
As embarrassingly ineffective as some of America's systems have proven to be — public education, for example, and airport security — our interstate highway system is a wonder to behold.
Having observed no fewer than a dozen different interstate highways in nine different states in the past three months, I'm wowed by this 55-year-old system of "wide, gently curved roads that form the backbone of commerce and invite travelers to cross the country in search of adventure," according to map maker Rand McNally.
Name almost any two major cities in the United States, and you'll find a system of interstate highways connecting them.
The standards for the interstate are 12-foot-wide lanes, 10-foot-wide paved right shoulders, 4-foot-wide paved left shoulders and curves to accommodate speeds of 50-70 mph. I have found they are not always this way, especially in Dallas, Texas and though the mountains between Atlanta and Nashville, but for the most part, they are dependably consistent.
The system began with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who drew three north-south lines and three east-west lines across a U.S. map and asked the Bureau of Public Roads to build it, according to Rand McNally in my trusty U.S. atlas to which I referred hundreds of times while navigating recently from the passenger-side seat of our motor home. President Dwight D. Eisenhower funded the vision with the signing of the Federal Aid Highway Act in 1956.
Even-numbered interstate highways (such as 90 and 94) are east-west routes.
Odd-numbered interstates (such as 35 and 39) are north-south.
Three-digit signs beginning with an even number route through or around a city.
Three-digit signs beginning with an odd number indicate a spur into a city.
The interstate highway system are an effective example of your federal tax dollars at work. No one person could build such a system by himself; together, we've created a network to bring us goods and speed our travel. There may be no "I" in team, but thanks to us teaming together, we have a great interstate system.
Thanks to the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, Hampshire's downtown has new asphalt.
It's taken a couple of months (and a number of detours), but State Street is now newly paved and looking fine.
No. 3 sounds like a bunch of mumbo jumbo to me, but at least they have a decent website.
If I'm reading the internet information correctly, this Hampshire project cost $659,972. I don't know how many people were employed because of it or how long they were employed, but a number of people were definitely involved in the short-term, at least.
Construction was, well, inconvenient, but the street now looks darn nice, and it's nice not to have to dodge the manholes.
Superfluous construction, perhaps, but I'd rather see my tax dollars spent in my hometown than on bombs to be dropped on poor, unsuspecting Afghans. Here's to American R&R!


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Exotic SUVs: Publish donors' list, HURIWA challenges Malami
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN)
…asks EFCC to probe AGF
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), over his alleged distribution of exotic sport utility vehicles to politicians in Kebbi State.
HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, said it is illegal enough that Malami declared his ambition to succeed Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi in May 2023, without resigning his position as minister as mandated by the Electoral Act.
The group described as untenable and diversionary, Malami's denial that it was his friends and associates who donated and distributed the vehicles.
HURIWA also challenged Malami to publish the list of his friends who donated those cars as he reportedly claimed and also furnish Nigerians with the receipts of purchases of the vehicles so Nigerians from all over the world can easily make inquiry from the sellers if they are overseas.
The group said it is relying on the Freedom of Information Act to make the demand publicly.
In a statement after the photos of the lush vehicles went viral, Malami's spokesman, Umar Gwandu, claimed, "It was friends and associates of Malami who donated and distributed vehicles to long term workers in the Khadimiyya Foundation."
However, HURIWA's Onwubiko said, "The excuse of the AGF through his aide is the same ambiguous and one-sided strategy that all politicians use during campaigns. They use phantom groups as alleged shield to divert what is alleged to be ill-gotten money and fund campaign expenses, as corroborated by Transparency International recently which raised the alarm over that support groups use stolen funds to purchase exotic cars for party delegates and party forms politicians.
"It is very suspicious that the so-called chief law officer who has been in charge of the recovery of foreign loots including those of the late Sani Abacha and James Ibori is involved in this bogus donation of cars to party delegates even if remotely through his affiliates and friends.
"He could have dissuaded those so-called friends not to proceed with this illegality given his frontline role in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari that lay claims to fighting corruption.
"The EFCC must probe Malami and his so-called friends whose names are not mentioned by the AGF's spokesman. Who are they? What is their pedigree to afford 200 lush SUVs?
"The anti-corruption agency must quit its keeping cool whilst ministers like Malami allegedly fritter millions buying cars for delegates, buying nomination forms.
"It is also important to state that the EFCC is complicit in corruption by refusing to probe the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi; and other serving ministers, governors, and appointees who have purchased the exorbitant N100 million nomination and expression of interest forms of the ruling APC.
"The silence and inaction of the Rasheed Bawa-led EFCC can instigate a big protest worst than EndSARS if nothing is done to reassure Nigerians that EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission are not already hijacked by corrupt politicians."
HURIWA further slammed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) for failing to compel his appointees to comply with the provision in the Electoral Act that demands that political appointees should resign before pursuing any electoral ambition.
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He goes on to say that it's important to select the "right metrics" in order to make the most impact. And we agree!
But how do you know what's right? Donlen's Amy Blaine, VP of Consulting, Analytics and Sustainability, below points to some of the best places to access the data you need to achieve your goals.
Where can I access my data?
FleetWeb tracks every transaction related to your fleet, so the amount of data available to you is extraordinary. In FleetWeb, you're able to track, monitor, report, analyze, and benchmark every facet of your fleet. And because no information is ever deleted from FleetWeb, you have a complete historical snapshot of your fleet, which allows you to benchmark your progress – one of the most important aspects of using metrics appropriately.
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Create visibility to your carbon emissions in your FleetWeb Dashboard.
Select "CO2 Ibs per Thousand" selection box and click Submit.
Open Dashboard, and your new dial will display. Click dial to drill down through your information.
Carbon information will be displayed by year, make and model.
Many cities are installing protected bike lanes or adding bike routes along many streets. It's important to understand how to share the road with cyclists. Here are some key things to remember when driving around a cyclist: slow down and allow extra space when passing – at least three to four feet (in some states, it's the law to allow that much). Most of all, be patient. We can all share the road and be safe.
And finally, Volvo is using technology to make it safer for cyclists sharing the road with vehicles. Called the "world's first cyclist detection system," the technology uses a sonar-like sensor system that continually scans the front of the vehicle. It detects objects in front of the vehicle and determines their distance – good news for cyclists and pedestrians. If activated, an instant warning and full brake power is applied. And now, Volvo and the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are teaming to help reduce cycling accidents and educate road users. GMP will use the Volvo, equipped with the cyclist detection system, for the next three month to raise awareness for cycling safety. Great teamwork for a great cause.


Moving into a new home can be stressful and exciting, often in equal measure. After months of preparation and weeks of packing, you're finally ready to settle in and enjoy nesting. Moving into a new home can also be a little confronting, however, with boxes everywhere, cleaning to take care of, and family members unable to find their favourite possessions. If you want to make this transition as smooth and stress-free as possible, it's important to get organised and follow a new house checklist based on the following areas of focus.
From mobile phones and chargers through to toothbrushes and toilet paper, there are some things in life that you simply can't live without. These necessary items are often packed in an essentials box or "first-night" bag, which should never leave your side. You don't want to spend the first night in your new home rummaging through dozens of boxes just to find some batteries for your torch. Think ahead, create a list of essentials, and make a "first night" bag that leaves nothing to the imagination.
Taking care of your family during a move can be stressful, especially if you've got young children. While everyone will be excited to move in, a new home can feel empty and lack personality. Packing toys and books for your kids is a great way to help them settle in, with bedding, clothing, and other familiar items also giving them a sense of confidence.
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Kitchen and food boxes will always be required early, so label them accordingly and instruct your moving company to place them in a location that is easy to access. While you can probably do without the barbecue or slow cooker for a few days, you're likely to need plates, cutlery, tea and coffee facilities, and food.
If you're moving to a city or large town, it may be possible to order take away food on the first night, something that is sure to make the family happy and give you more time to unpack and take care of other tasks.
Whether you're moving into an inner-city apartment or a large three-bedroom house, some form of cleaning and maintenance will be required. While the previous owners or renters would have been required to leave the place clean, as we all know, everyone has a different idea of what is clean and what is not.
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July 7, 2011 By Seth H. Leave a Comment
Let's get one thing straight: DC Comics does NOT suck. Superman and Batman were starting to look a bit burried under a landslide of Marvel movies. Marvel Comics built its own film studio and every, single Marvel character (even the really stupid ones) had to have his or her own movie. People were starting to say that DC couldn't hack it, or that they had Batman, but that was their only decent francise. The truth is, DC has been very much alive during Marvel's decade of dominance at the box office. It simply stayed in the realm of animation. A TV series called Justice League ran from 2001 to 2006, and spawned a large number of hour-long movies. (By the way, Kevin Conroy's Batman from the animated series is still going strong.) But finally, DC has had the courage to step into the
big leagues with one of their less-recognized characters.
The Green Lantern is a much maligned superhero. People are quick to dismiss him because *snort!* "His weakness is yellow! How pathetic is that?" The thing you have to remember is that Green Lantern mythology is not meant to be taken at all literally. While many superhero stories fit pretty well into the science fiction category, Green Lantern is thoroughly fantasy; it seeks to make sense only in a metaphorical or symbolic way. And while the events on screen are impossible to take seriously, they still capture the universal human experience. A good example is the GL-centrered espisode of Justice League "Despero," which takes place on another planet, but spells out the very earthly themes of seduction by power and the spirit to resist oppression. It's the same with this movie. Green
is the color of will. Yellow is the color of fear. As Corps General Sinestro (Mark Strong) explains, "it is fear that stops will; stops you from acting." That's why yellow can stop green.
This film does a really good job of bringing Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) and company to the big screen. The origin story is, of course, the necessary evil of every super hero film, and like many films this one has been criticized for being light on action. There's some truth to that, but, to be honest, I really didn't notice. Writer Greg Berlanti draws the audience into the story so well, and the cast (especially Reynolds) fills out their roles so well, that mind-blowing action isn't really necessary.
One interesting development: for obvious reasons, a few years ago, DC began to think that GL creating tanks and tigers from his ring to chase the bad guys was a bit … cartoonish, and so Justice League
limited his power to creating energy shields, lasers and the like. In Green Lantern, the cartoonishness is back, with Hal whipping out gatling guns and roadsters at every turn. But the biggest surprise of all is probably that they make it work pretty well. The story centers around the Corps' battle with an entity known as Parallax (oddly named after Hal's eventual super-villain identity from the comics) and Hal's struggle to be accepted by the Corps. It also has a few goodies, such as a nod to Sinestro's inevitable slide into super-villiandom, and one absolutely priceless moment that backhands the secret identity complexes of superheroes everywhere.
So how does Green Lantern stack up? It doesn't have the gritty reality of The Dark Knight, the heart-warming inspiration of Iron Man, or the powerful iconography of Superman Returns. But it's still a solid adaptation of an under-rated franchise that's worth checking out. Incidently, so is the animated Green Lantern: First Flight. Green Lantern is clearly better than:
The Fantastic Four 2
Hulk.
And probably at least as good as:
X2: X-Men United
So stop knocking it. If nothing else, the color green has been proven to reduce stress, and this movie has it in spades.
Have you seen this movie? Rate it!
Filed Under: Action, Comedy, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: 3 Stars, Blake Lively, Comics, Fantasy, Geoffrey Rush, Green Lantern, Greg Berlanti, Mark Strong, Ryan Reynolds, super heroes
By Matt V 1 Comment
I wonder at what age Adam Sandler will stop playing the same character we've seen for the last fifteen years. While I'm not an anti-Sandler, I simply feel this disconnect with him these days, as if somehow his formula train has passed within the last few years and nobody told him. Yet, Grown Ups proved to […]
By Simon R. 2 Comments
The Towering Inferno isn't exactly a complicated movie. The premise here is pretty simple: A gigantic building catches fire. People are trapped, and the fire department has to come put it out. Sure there are other storylines going on, and an ensemble of interesting characters to follow, but these periphery elements are really just there […]
Ugly Truth
By Seth H. 1 Comment
Mike Chadway seems to be the writers' attempt to incorporate the male perspective on relationships. Mike is a tad likable for a minute here and there just because he's not ashamed of being a guy. But in the end, what his lines amount to is a restatement of the same things that bitter, sexually frustrated women say about men. In other words, Mike has only found a more phallocentric way of saying "men are pigs."
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