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The BFI London Film Festival – Press Week 1 – Round-Up
September 25, 2017 cf-webmaster1964	61st BFI London Film Festival, BFI
Four weeks of press screenings precede the festival itself and continue during the public event proper. Here is a look at some of the titles appearing between 18-22nd September and our initial thoughts on what we've seen so far. With 243 features in total on offer and 15 possible to view last week; it's a bite-sized guide to which we'll continue to add.
Beast: Dir. Michael Pearce, Cast – Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, UK, 107 mins
In this darkly menacing pot-boiler, a young woman (Buckley – War & Peace, Taboo) who is forced to conform to how her family think she should behave finds a scruffy, moody and potentially dangerous romantic attachment (in the form of poet and singer Johnny Flynn). The good times don't last though.
Buckley masterfully holds the screen throughout as the film explores whether people can change, if our deepest nature's can be escaped and the pressures of external expectation. Scenes of blissful love and freedom are tasteful and avoid gratuitous cliché. That last act. What. The. Hell.
Promised Land: Dir. Eugene Jarecki, Cast – Political and celebrity contributors, US, 117 mins
Eugene Jarecki seeks to draw a parallel between the rise and fall of Elvis with that of the Empire of America and its foundation dream. He uses The King's 1963 Rolls Royce to take a road trip across the country to test out this theory. It hosts a series of celebrities, the best of which are Mike Myers and Ashton Kutcher – for very different reasons.
The analogies are all a little strained and intellectualised. The multiple threads used to draw everything together result in a muddied, fractured narrative. There is the road trip, Elvis' history, his Rolls Royce as a symbol (and having musicians and celebrities sit in it and talk), American history and archive footage with lots of fast cuts. This is a bit much and results in a hefty two hour documentary. There's a neat 80-minute biopic somewhere in there…
Gemini: Dir. Aaron Katz, Cast – Lola Kirke, Zoe Kravitz, US, 93 mins
When a celebrity (Kravitz) and her assistant (Kirke) feel under fire from the outside world, something goes terribly wrong. Assistant turns detective as she tries to work out what has happened. John Cho turns up for some reason, he's an actual detective but doesn't really do much. Is everything as it seems? Will you stick around long enough to find out?
Contrary to prevailing opinion, this is pretty boring and irritating, but at a tidy 93 minutes it's fairly harmless. Aaron Katz has a glorious visual palette with especially slick night scenes even if the high-end, moneyed settings and glamorous actresses tend to lean towards that effect anyway. The opening sequence is intriguing as the relationship between Kravitz and Kirke has crackling nuance. However, Kirke in isolation isn't given enough to do and the sleuthery of the middle hour is paint-by-numbers.
Mutafukaz: Dir. Shoujirou Nishimi & Guillaume Renard, Cast – Orelsan, Gringe, Fr/Jap, 90 mins
Hmm, to explain what's going on here. It won't do it justice but for us – you need to find a screening. This is a French project with a Japanese anime style, there's a lot of hip-hop in the soundtrack too. Angelino feels down-trodden and out-of-place in Dead Meat City. He lives with cockroaches and his friend Vinz who has a flaming skull for a head. Suddenly people are after 'Lino' and the feature rattles along at a pace from there on in.
Firstly, it's hilarious. Even with subtitles there are some really sly jokes. It's a highly sensory experience where physical movement onscreen combines with terrific music to create momentum and a bombardment of stylishness. The storyline doesn't matter too much as it's so much fun. Imagine a car chase in an ice cream van where Vinz is supposed to be the wing-man getting rid of the assailants, but at one point is carefully crafting the perfect Mr. Whippy to throw at their pursuers with chaos around him and while in the utmost danger. It's a tiny touch, but illustrative of what this excellent collaboration of minds offers.
My Generation: Dir. David Batty, Cast – Michael Caine, David Bailey and more, UK, 85mins
Let Michael Caine take you by the hand for this walk through the sixties as he and his peers explain how and why they think they prospered when they did. Pals of his include Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey, Marianne Faithfull and Twiggy to name very few. It's a slick blend of archive footage and contemporary commentary in a way, for example, Promised Land made over-complicated. It still contends with politics, the sixties in context, class, creativity, culture and all from those who helped to form it.
This inspiring documentary is full of interesting stories and shows how these creative icons rose to their status through a combination of luck, talent and the shifting mindset of the baby-boom generation. They may have got free education and profited from a buoyant post-war economy, but would you trade that for a world without The Beatles, The Stones, David Bailey, Mary Quant and countless others? It might literally have rose-tinted spectacles on, but it at least pays lip-service to some of the not-so-good aspects of the decade; largely the drug culture.
Brigsby Bear: Dir. Dave McCary, Cast – Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, US, 97 mins
James seems to have a reasonably normal life. Sure he can't go outside because of the toxins and his only entertainment is a TV show called 'Brigsby Bear' and his only interaction with people other than his parents is through his computer, but hey we've all been there. However, James has in fact been kidnapped for the last 25 years and when he returns to the world and his real parents he struggles to cope. What he does in order to make sense of his new life is brilliant. Oh, Mark Hamill is his 'bad dad' and Clare Danes is his psychiatrist too.
This is just a wonderful and hilarious indie. It is so funny it sometimes makes you forget how serious this situation would be in another context. The TV show 'Brigsby' is a work of genius and writer/star Kyle Mooney's enthusiasm is infectious. Take the tissues too; it gets emotional at the end.
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England beat Bangladesh by a distance last night, but the 168-run victory-margin should not take the shine off the arrival of a batting genius.
Mohammad Ashraful followed his hundred at a run-a-ball against Australia at Cardiff with a dazzling innings of 94 off 52 balls including 11 fours and three sixes.
Needing a notional 392 to win following masterful innings from Andrew Strauss (152 off 128 balls), Paul Collingwood with an unbeaten 112 off 86 balls and a typically sledgehammer 85 from 65 balls by Marcus Trescothick, the 12,000 crowd expected a second-half damp squib.
Instead, the longest day of the year produced one of the most dazzling fireworks displasy ever seen in one-day cricket from Ashraful.
He massacred Steve Harmison and Andrew Flintoff - half of the much-vaunted four-man pace attack who are expected to make an impact in the Ashes series - in a magnificent exhibition of hooking and driving which plundered 67 off seven overs.
Harmison, particularly, was treated with utter contempt. His first over went for 19, including a huge hooked six, while his third cost 17 - and there was not a slog or false stroke in the carnage.
Flintoff was brought on to stop the bleeding, but he disappeared for 12 in one over as Ashrafal thrilled everyone with breathtaking strokes. He hit 21 off his first nine balls on his way to 50 off 21 including 42 in boundaries. The crowd were ecstatic as they saw the youngster destroy the home attack.
His half-century was the eighth-quickest in one-day history and it took Ashley Giles and Collingwood to slow him down. But only relatively as he creamed 44 more off 31 balls before he was bowled by the Durham man of the match.
Ashraful scored his 94 runs off 52 balls (62 in boundaries) out of 125 added for the third wicket with opener Javed Omar Belim and he saved the day for his team and the crowd.
The rest of the innings was an anti-climax, even though all sorts of tawdry records were set. Collingwood became the first England bowler to take six wickets in an innings and the one saving grace was that the home side fell seven runs short of the record one-day score of 398.
The England innings was even more of a bowling embarrassment to Bangladesh than at the Oval last week. Trescothick had much more of the strike than Strauss (only 128 balls faced although he was out in the last over) and hammered his 88 out of 141 for the first wicket in 17 overs.
Vaughan only faced eight balls before he dragged one on and shows little sign of coming to terms with one-day cricket. If he was not captain, he would not be in the side and Flintoff wasted a prime opportunity for much-needed time in the middle by slogging to long-off, just as he did at Bristol on Sunday.
Collingwood joined Strauss at 174 and what followed was surreal. They both registered their second one-day hundred in a partnership of 215 in 25 overs with the second hundred coming off 45 balls.
A big plus for England was the debut of Chris Tremlett, not just for his four wickets but for his impressive aggressive pace.
As for Collingwood, his hundred and six wickets gave him the best ever all-round one-day return.


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Q: Calling a bash command with -c and piped string for awk If I run the following command from the command prompt, it works as expected: -
ps -eo pid,command | grep -v bash | grep syslogd | awk '{print $1}'

The output is just the pid of the syslogd process. According to the man pages for bash, using the -c argument allows passing a string of commands. So, I tried this: -
/bin/bash -c "ps -eo pid,command | grep -v bash | grep syslogd | awk '{print $1}'"

Instead of printing just the pid of the syslogd process, the path to syslogd is also printed: -
 19 /usr/sbin/syslogd

Can someone explain why this is and if it is possible to call the command with bash this way, so that it acts the same as when calling the commands directly and only print the pid of the process?

A: The $1 is being interpreted by the outside shell because it's in double quotes. You'll need to escape it with a backslash.
/bin/bash -c "ps -eo pid,command | grep -v bash | grep syslogd | awk '{print \$1}'"

By the way, on Linux you can replace all of this with pgrep:
$ pgrep syslogd
25855

A: This should also work
pidof syslogd

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We first heard about DuckTales: Remastered in March of this year, a game that some of our readers will be remember for the music, and today we have solid details on the launch dates for a number of platforms. Our older audience might have enjoyed the 1989 platform game, but this HD remake promises to bring back the magic with some extras.
DuckTales Remastered has been given an Aug. 13 release date for PS3, PC and Wii U. If you want the game on Xbox Live, then sadly you'll need to wait a little longer until Sept. 11.
Digital pricing comes in at $14.99 for all platforms. PlayStation 3 owners will be treated to an extra in the form of a retail boxed version, but this will cost a little more at $19.99. This retail version of DuckTales Remastered is set to launch on Aug. 20 with a DuckTales collector pin and download code included inside the box.
You would have first heard about this HD remaster at PAX East 2013, but there will be a number of differences from the original that launched on Nintendo originally before being ported to Game Boy over 20 years ago.
Take a look at the video below to see some DuckTales Remastered gameplay and a so-called "Duckumentary" looking at the games background. Will you be downloading DuckTales Remastered, and if so what platform will you grab this version on?


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Land of Fear, Rape, and Hunger | Village Voice
Land of Fear, Rape, and Hunger
by Nat Hentoff
People have been detained and tortured. In the country now, literally, no one's safety and security is guaranteed if there is even the slightest doubt of support for President Mugabe.
—Adotei Akwei, Africa advocacy director of Amnesty International USA, The New York Times, September 16
In the rape camps of Zimbabwe, young girls are horrifically abused—often to punish Mugabe's political opponents. . . . Mugabe has stationed two officers from his feared Central Intelligence Organisation in every village; merely talking to a murungu, or white man, can lead to interrogation or beatings.
—Christina Lamb, Sunday Telegraph, London, August 25
On September 12, Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe—once its liberator and now its brutal dictator—was welcomed to New York's City Hall. Invited by voluble city council member Charles Barron of Brooklyn, Mugabe spoke to a dozen or so councilmembers, most of them members of the black and hispanic caucus.
The rest of that deliberative body stayed away, including council speaker Gifford Miller. Although saying he was 'deeply troubled' by reports of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, Miller properly opened a conference room for what amounted to a tribute to Mugabe because, he said, it would have been "a terrible mistake" to deny him free speech.
Also obviously entitled to free speech and free association by the First Amendment were the councilmembers who could have come and countered Mugabe's flow of self-justifications. Their questions and rebuttals would have educated the public and the media about a country on the brink of mass starvation, where Mugabe denies food to those who voted against him.
In Washington, on August 20, Andrew Natsios, the administrator for the United States Agency for International Development, said, "We now have confirmed reports in a number of areas in the most severely affected region of this country, which is the south, that food is being distributed to people who are members of Mugabe's political party and not being distributed based on need." (Emphasis added.)
Why were Gifford Miller and other members of the City Council, who are aware of Mugabe's ruthless rule, not present to confront him? Surely, some wouldn't have stayed away years ago if the head of South Africa's apartheid government had come to City Hall.
Were they afraid of offending Charles Barron? In the September 16 New York Times, Joyce Purnick noted that few of Barron's colleagues—"even those offended by the Mugabe visit—will criticize the councilman publicly, saying they fear he'll find a way to register his displeasure."
To be sure, the vivid Mr. Barron very vigorously and articulately exercises his First Amendment rights. But when I called him—never having spoken to him previously—before I could even say "Mugabe," the cordial councilmember spoke enthusiastically of something I had written long ago about a jazz original, Pharoah Sanders. When we did get to the subject at hand, Barron called for "balance" in reporting on Zimbabwe.
"Everybody wants to talk about human rights," he told me, "but what about the white farmers who so long have taken and held the land belonging to the people of Zimbabwe?"
Indeed, Mugabe makes much of how he is liberating these farms so that their rightful owners, the people, can take them back. Well, speaking of balance in reporting on Zimbabwe, there is this dispatch, distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allafrica.com), which appeared in the September 20 Daily News of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare (formerly Salisbury). Some members of the press in that country, at considerable personal risk, keep speaking truth to power.
In his account, Pedzisai Ruhanya, the paper's chief reporter, writes:
"Monica Chinamasa, the wife of the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Patrick Chinamasa, has joined other VIPs in the scramble to take over prime farms under the pretext of resettling landless peasants. . . . She joins other high-ranking . . . officials, senior civil servants, business people, and top military officials who have acquired prime land under the government's controversial fast-track land resettlement programme."
Had Gifford Miller and other City Council members been present at the reception for Mugabe, they could have asked further about his views on equitable redistribution of the land. They might also have asked the maximum leader about Andrew Natsios's claim—in speaking of parts of Zimbabwe being on the edge of a famine—that "the children of opposition party members have been driven away from school supplementary feeding programs in rural areas."
Since Charles Barron is clearly very knowledgeable about the life force of jazz, I would think he might be interested in finding out about the life prospects of these children whose grave offense to the nation is that their parents voted the wrong way in the last election.
And the civil libertarians on our city council could have asked Mugabe about the following report from the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, which has been an invaluable source of information on Mugabe's Zimbabwe. The committee, referring to the Public Order and Security Act, passed by the Mugabe-controlled parliament in January of this year, notes:
"The Act makes it an offense to make a public statement with the intention to, or knowing there is a risk of, 'undermining the authority of or insulting' the President. This prohibition includes statements likely to engender 'feelings of hostility towards' the President, cause 'hatred, contempt, or ridicule' of the President, or any 'abusive, indecent, obscene, or false statements about him personally, or his office. The use of the word 'or' here indicates that even true statements are considered criminal."
Since Charles Barron is an irrepressibly free spirit, he is fortunate he is not a citizen of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, because at some point, his own zest for free speech would do him in.
Next week, a message from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who persistently fought against apartheid and now has engaged Robert Mugabe.
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While easy to find in these sorts of places, I've never really observed them elsewhere, even where there is the sort of dense brush that they seem to favor in town. That being the case, I was a little surprised on a late November outing along Indian River trail when Connor said he had seen a Song Sparrow up ahead (we were probably close to a mile up the trail). I questioned him about it, and he was pretty confident, so I said lets try and find it to document. Fortunately between him, Rowan, and me, we were able to refind it and each managed to get some photos as it moved through the thickets and along the river bank. I'm not sure how frequently Song Sparrows utilize this sort of habitat, but it would be easy to overlook them, especially in the winter when they tend to be quiet and hang low.


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Since childhood, Raymond had a secret which he did not dare tell anyone. The fact that the boy had a gift of seeing ghosts, and because of this ability often got into trouble. Having become old enough to live separately from their parents, Raymond immediately left his father's house, to be away from ghosts, and it worked. While Raymond was in college, he met with ghosts, but the profession of business administrator was unclaimed, and the guy, after unsuccessful attempts to find a job, was forced to return home. On the day of arrival of the prodigal son, near his house there was something mysterious. Builders, who were engaged in mopping up the territory, does not have time to in time, and Father Raymond persuaded the superintendent that they worked at night, paying a good premium. Accidentally builders stumbled on a box in which lay the skeleton of a child, and a force moved into the foreman and other workers prefer to escape. In the native walls Raymond again began to visit bringing, and especially zealous ghost of a little girl. Tired of the constant lack of sleep, Raymond, along with his former classmate Becca decided to find out about the past is a child to him. They found out that in 1860 it housed the farm of Mr. Longstreet, whose thugs killed along with his daughter Hannah. To calm the ghosts need to rebury the corpse of Raymond and Hannah find her lost amulet ... With the help of this site you can download Suburban Gothic free movie torrent.


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Q: Swift: Selector name found in current argument registers: release I am getting a crash log that I can't repro with the message:
"Selector name found in current argument registers: release"
I cannot figure out what this means and googling, has not given me any good answers.
It is labeled as
Exception Type:  SIGTRAP
And the line of code that it is crashing at is:
let accentColor = data.AccentColor == nil ? UIColor.blackColor() : data.AccentColor!

The same line of code worked in the init() function, but it seems to be crashing at this later point after the user taps a button
This crash is happening a fair amount when I send it out to users, but I can't repro it or figure out what may be causing it.
What does this error message mean and what can I do to fix the issue?

A: This does not look like an issue with the HockeySDK but much rather with Swift itself.
I've seen several people having issues with Swift compiler optimizations lately. The issue probably only occurs on Ad-Hoc builds because Xcode uses the Release configuration for this which uses a different set of compiler settings.
If you try switching your local build from Debug to Release too, you should be able to reproduce this issue.
As a workaround, you can disable these optimizations for your Ad-Hoc builds but if this persists, you should probably file a bug with Apple.


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Following KNews Exposé… ExxonMobil lobbyist bolts from contract to rewrite Guyana's oil laws
By Kiana Wilburg
After being hammered for three months by Kaieteur News regarding its close relationship with ExxonMobil, US law firm, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has disclosed that it has dropped the contract it won in February to rewrite the nation's outdated oil laws.
Energy Department Head, Dr. Mark Bynoe
The law firm made this known via an email to this news agency yesterday.
In that correspondence, the law firm's Director of Public Relations, Lisa Franz, said that the newspaper "mistakenly" reported that it is representing the Government on law reform for the petroleum sector. Franz continued, "Hunton Andrews Kurth has performed no legal work for the Government of Guyana, and informed the Government in March that it would not represent the Government in the matter that was the subject of your article."
It should be noted that Kaieteur News was not "mistaken" on any information it provided as suggested by Franz.
In early February of this year, it was Energy Department Director, Dr. Mark Bynoe, who informed the nation that Hunton Andrews Kurth, had been selected, "with the blessings of the World Bank", to modernize Guyana's legal and regulatory framework for the oil industry. It was also noted by Dr. Bynoe that the company would be working closely with Guyanese firm, Cameron & Shepherd on the US$1.2M contract which was supposed to last for one year. The Energy Director had said that the firm would also provide legal advice to the Department of Energy on all matters related to the oil and gas sector.
Former Presidential Advisor, Dr. Jan Mangal
One month later, one of the UK's top publications, The Guardian, noted that the firm which was selected by the Energy Department enjoys a 40-year-old relationship with ExxonMobil. In that March 8 article, The Guardian reported that Hunton Andrews Kurth was contacted for a comment. Instead of informing the news agency, like it did to Kaieteur yesterday, that it would not be representing Guyana on the matter, it declined to comment citing "client confidentiality concerns."
By mid-April, a non-governmental organization in Germany called Urgewald, wrote the World Bank demanding an investigation into the award of the contract to the US law firm. Urgewald expressed deep concern about the use of Hunton Andrews Kurth, as it noted that such an arrangement represents a conflict of interest and would only undermine Guyana's attempt to strengthen its governance framework.
Following several articles, which struck at the heart of this matter, Dr. Bynoe held a virtual press conference to update the media fraternity on developments within the sector since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. During that May press meeting, Kaieteur News challenged Dr. Bynoe on the use of the US firm which has such close ties to ExxonMobil. At no point did Dr. Bynoe reveal to the media that the company informed his department since March that it will drop the contract to rewrite Guyana's laws. He did acknowledge however that there are concerns about the relationship shared between the two American power houses. He noted as well that the department is indeed concerned about issues of conflict of interest while stating that he has no qualms about such matters being addressed.Importantly, there was not a single word from Hunton Andrews Kurth in clearing the air on this matter. In fact, it said nothing about previous articles from March to May, which barely scratched the surface of the true extent of its relations with ExxonMobil.
Charles H. Knauss, one of the partners at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
A response was only received after Kaieteur News published an article this month on the depth of its connection with the oil giant. On June 1, last, this newspaper carried a news item featuring former Presidential Advisor, Dr. Jan Mangal, who condemned the use of the law firm, stating that it is a recipe for failure. His comments were premised on a Kaieteur News exposé, which showed that Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP was registered as an ExxonMobil lobbyist since 2016. The registration form, which this newspaper published, noted that the law firm represents ExxonMobil on a range of environmental issues. The lawyer who is listed on the document to represent the client is Charles H. Knauss. He is a partner at the firm. (See Link for registration form: https://disclosurespreview.house.gov/ld/ldxmlrelease/2016/RR/300814978.xml).
With the foregoing in mind, Dr. Mangal said it is clear the Coalition government does not want to hire the right people to protect Guyana's interests. He said, "They are letting the very companies we need to regulate dictate the country's business. This is a recipe for failure. And as you can see, we are failing."
Dr. Mangal reminded that Guyana's leaders already gave away US$55 billion of the people's wealth with the lopsided Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). By allowing an ExxonMobil lobbyist to take charge of Guyana's legislative and regulatory framework, he opined that more value would have been given away.
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"At UBank, they really care about their people. Our feedback matters." — Valerie Sandford, Scrum Master
Valerie Sandford is used to change. Originally from France, she's a frequent traveller and has worked in London, Paris, the U.S. and now Australia.
But constant, ongoing change is also part of Valerie's job at UBank. She's a Melbourne-based scrum master for our API* teams, working across teams and functions for various projects. So, what does that entail, exactly?
"My role is really to make sure that a team follows the scrum process, which is an iterative way of working," explains Valerie. "As part of an agile methodology, we work in two-week cycles or 'sprints.' One of the main objectives of scrum is to improve all the time."
Each two-week cycle involves a retrospective meeting to check what went well (and what didn't) from both a technology and a people perspective, with Valerie coaching her fellow teammates to ensure they are working effectively and making sure the work is truly useful.
Noting that UBank's laser-like focus on customer feedback is unique, she says scrum is important for making sure teams can rapidly adapt and react to customer needs or a changing market.
It's a way of working that's helped Valerie and her teams deliver crucial projects at UBank. The one that made her proudest – "stupid-happy," in fact – was the Fast Payments initiative announced at the start of June.
That sort of customer-focused delivery is at the heart of UBank's culture and values, says Valerie. But she notes the empathy and responsiveness extend to how employees treat each other, too.
"At UBank, they really care about their people – our work-life balance, our mental health," she says. "And our feedback matters. We can suggest things at any level and it's taken into consideration. It's similar to how the organisation is constantly responding to customer feedback."
Working from home has created a distance, but as a small team in Melbourne, Valerie says everyone has stayed positive and connected through a few extra meetings, some small COVID-safe gatherings and the occasional funny hat during video calls. Still, she's looking forward to seeing her teammates a little more often in the future – almost as much as she's looking forward to finally going on her delayed honeymoon, a road trip from Melbourne to Brisbane (we're jealous).
Regardless of whether she's at home or in the office, one thing is sure – Valerie will be driving teams to adapt and improve, with a tireless focus on others' needs and a sunny certainty that things can always be done better.
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Valerie moved to Australia two years ago with her boyfriend-now-husband. Before Australia, she had travelled to more than 25 countries.
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I started writing this, a little fired up by the article, thinking I'd make a quick point and get out. Then I started talking and thinking (and boy is that ever dangerous) and getting really bugged out when it came to the state of education in this country. So, now it's going to be a series of posts and I hope that you will participate with your thoughts on the subject, your ideas for what could work, your problems with the state of education in your own schools. Feel free to comment here or e-mail me at thediaryofmrsx@yahoo.com .
Last week I caught this article on Slate. Did you read it? Go ahead and take a minute to catch up. Go on, I'll wait.
OK, so I couldn't believe what I was seeing! I mean really? No homework? Sure Girl would think that was awesome! Almost as awesome! as being held back a year because I can pretty much guarantee that's exactly what would happen.
Let me stop here for a moment before I go into the rest of what I wanted to say to just point out my personal experience on the whole homework vs no homework deal. Girl? She struggles in school. She is easily distracted and and if she can't see the teacher speaking, see the problem being dissected in front of her, she is lost. I think some of it relates back to her early childhood hearing loss. She still has trouble saying certain words. Now how many teachers do you know can sit in front of one student all day speaking directly to them and still maintain a classroom? Right. Girl does pretty well in school. She's smarter then she pretends to be. But she needs that one on one time she gets when she brings her homework home. She needs that practice. She needs the extra work to manage her study habits. So even if the teacher doesn't assign work, I give her work to do. Math, reading, sentence structures, whatever she does in class, we review at home. It has made a tremendous difference in her grades.
However, even if she didn't have the difficulty she does in her learning process, I would still expect her to do homework. I want to see that she understands what is being taught in class and that she is not just copying what she sees her classmates doing.
Now, personal feelings aside, I still feel that homework is an absolute necessary as long as it relates to what they are studying in class. Because really? What is the point in doing this at home if they aren't going over it in class? What are they learning then?
Last week I posed the question of homework: yes or no? to some teachers.
While the answers varied, the general consensus was "Yes" and "Are you kidding me?"
The few who had problems with homework? The main concern was the amount of time that it was taking their kids to get through the work, claiming that their kids were coming home with several hours of work and sad little faces.
I think (and teachers out there correct me if I'm wrong) there is a general guideline of 10 minutes times grade level. So a child in 4th grade could handle 40 minutes of homework and that would be reasonable.
At least it is until you consider that quite often, it's the parents who have to nudge the shoulder of their child into doing that homework and helping them correct their mistakes.
Here, I admit that I am fortunate. I'm home all day. Yeah, yeah. I'm busy and all that blah blah blah. Whatever, I'm still here everyday so when Girl steps off that bus, bag and attitude in tow, I can help her get done with whatever work she has to do and still have time to make dinner, throw in another load of laundry, pry Cat out of Hurricane's mouth and perform my clown routine.
But what about when both parents work or single parents who are already stretched to the limits so when they get home and are faced with 40 minutes of 6 x 9 and "how do you spell 'relief'?" (t-e-q-u-i-l-a), dinner, laundry, possibly other kids crying for attention and all those other little things that have to get done? What about when you just don't have time to sit down and help them with the work?
There is also the argument that teachers have our kdis for 6- 7 hours a day and that should be plenty of time to get across whatever lesson they were going over that day.
I think that's flat out lame. 6-7 hours? Take out lunch, recess, music, PE, library, art, computer and tell me how much time do they have left to cover math, science, spelling, grammar, social studies, reading, and so on. Homework isn't a teaching tool, it's a review of what has already been learned (or at least it should be).
I believe homework is a necessary evil but it's hard to see the balance between that, play, family, etc.
One idea is to create a homework club. An afterschool group that can meet, do the work, and have someone their to answer questions and go over the work with them.
This too has it's problems. The school has to be willing to give up space for it and a teacher or parents are required to volunteer their time. But what else is there?
What do you do? What does your school do? Where do you sit on the Great Homework Debate?
IF students DON'T have homework the connection between home ans school will be even furher severed. It is already hanging by a precious little thread in many distrcts (the one I work in included) homework is importnat to keep parent involved.


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– zamek położony w Matsumae, na południowym krańcu Hokkaido, w podprefekturze Oshima, w Japonii. Był siedzibą hanu Matsumae. Jest wybudowany w tradycyjnym stylu z okresu Edo. Nosi także nazwę .

Historia
Wzniesiony w 1606 r. przez Yoshihiro Matsumae, spłonął w wielkim pożarze w 1637 r., ale został odbudowany dwa lata później.

W 1850 r. zamek został zmodernizowany, zbudowano nowoczesne systemy obronne. W 1875 r., budynek administracyjny, trzy wieże i stanowiska artyleryjskie zostały zburzone, a w 1949 r. donżon oraz pozostałe bramy główne uległy zniszczeniu w pożarze.

Zamek został odbudowany w 1950 r. (po uchwaleniu Ustawy o ochronie dóbr kultury) i aktualnie jest budynkiem uznanym za skarb narodowy.

Bibliografia
 Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. .
 Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. pp. 200 pages. .

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5 March 2015 In Concerts & Events, Education
Just recently, I was lucky enough to share the stage with the fabulous James Mayhew. Every year we work together, preparing, rehearsing and performing our incredibly successful series of Family Concerts. These are a highlight of the de Havilland Philharmonic season, attracting huge crowds – largely, but not exclusively, made up of youngsters with their parents in tow. Grown-ups come along with their kids – and end up loving it. And the children adore it too: a telltale sign of this is how quiet they are, particularly during the music. As a conductor, even with my back turned to the auditorium 99% of the time, I can always tell when an audience is really listening, deeply tuned-in to all the activities on stage.
Undeniably the star of the show is artist, presenter and master story-teller James Mayhew. He has a quietly engaging charisma, drawing audiences into his fantastical world, whether through speech (often delivered as verse, and always adhering to the true character, plot and drama of any classical masterwork) or through those wonderful paintings.
Thanks to the technical marvels of 21st century HD-cameras, coupled with a clever technical crew and a well-appointed concert hall, James is able to paint on a massive canvas. All his work is projected super-size above us all at the back of the stage: just watch the film above to see it all in action. There's even a glimpse into the technical box, mid-concert, during our performance of Superman.
James is not only a deeply expressive, brilliant artist, but a warm, involving speaker and presenter too. Like me, he cares deeply and passionately about classical music… about its depth, colours and delivery. James and I won't compromise, abridge nor water-down any of the orchestral "classics". We feel that children, and adults, not only can but should experience a full-size symphony orchestra performing classical masterpieces. Either in their entirety, or as close as we can get. No trimming. No sanitising. No dumbing-down.
And we trust each other implicitly. Having performed together so often, we know what works for one another. "I think we make a great team, Robin and I," says James. "He is that rare thing – a conductor with a sense of humour. The sense of fun is palpable to the audience and our concerts together are the highlight of my year." Thanks James – that's praise indeed!
He, too, is a joy to spend time with – whether talking about comic timing, brush strokes and speed of delivery on-stage… Or where he gets his sheriff's badge from:
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Of course, James and I don't simply play the music. All I do is rehearse it, conduct it, perform it. That's my whole (wonderful) career in a nutshell. Sometimes I speak to the crowd, introduce James, or act as a temporary stage-prop. Together we pace the concert – me syncing with him – like accompanying a good soloist. He uses verse, commentaries, little asides – whatever the drama needs, and I time the music to the cadence of his text. In turn, James times his artwork neatly and deftly with our music-making. Watch the showreel above (or any of the footage here) and you'll see this very thing in action: look at the very end of Superman, where James times the final swoosh of the superhero's flowing cape elegantly in sync with the final musical cut-off.
Classical music is the most extraordinary experience for young children and their families. If our concerts make just one youngster pick up a cello or trombone with increased fervour, or pushes a young lad or lady to revisit a half-finished composition, then the whole venture has been a success. No question. Anything that connects youngsters with their inner, musical pilot-light – making them yearn for music, to make music, to experience music – can only be a good thing.
With the axe about to fall on music services across the UK (as I write, Bromley, Redbridge and Wiltshire are facing this – they could easily not exist by summer: what a TRAGEDY that would be) – anything which gets the power of music over to youngsters is desperately needed. We all need to work on cultivating the audiences, and musicians, instrumentalists, singers, of tomorrow. All of us need to do this, starting now. Like we mean it. With passion, integrity, and humility. I'd like to think that James and I do our little bit in this regard, but I'd love to do much more.
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"Working with Robin is the highlight of my year," James says. "I couldn't wish for a better colleague for this mission we both share." And I feel exactly the same. The reason we both do this is because we love what we do: getting the magic of music across to people of all ages, particularly youngsters. When we each watch the youngsters marvel at what they witness unfolding on stage, we know it's the single best drug there is, for professional musician and professional artist alike. This is why, no matter how many books James may write, and how many Mahler symphonies I may conduct, our projects together remain a cornerstone of my concert life, and of James' artistic work. And it's why both of us long to do many more – so we can see those marvelling young minds, first-hand, loving every minute of the music and the art.
And thank you James – for all our concerts together. Here's to many more to come. Long may it continue!
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Copland – Billy the Kid Suite
Grieg – Peer Gynt (Morning Mood, Death of Åse, Solveig's Song, Hall of the Mountain King)
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Williams – Superman Theme
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'People don't realise the impact politics has': Ross and Casey swoop in to claim first Ballymahon MD seats
Resounding cheers as Paul Ross and his team celebrate his election after he topped the Ballymahon Municipal District poll with 1,217 votes Picture: Michelle Ghee
Jessica Thompson examines the lay of the land in Ballymahon following a mammoth count and recount in Edgeworthstown
It was late on Monday night - or, rather, the wee hours of Tuesday morning - when Longford returning officer Nora O'Farrell announced that the Ballymahon count would be adjourned until 11.30am on Tuesday.
The resulting sigh of frustration from the large crowd still in St Mary's Community Campus, Edgeworthstown, at close to 4am made it quite clear that nobody wanted this to drag on for another day - especially considering Ballymahon MD was the last area in the entire country to declare a first count.
That feeling of frustration only increased later on Tuesday morning when it was announced that an entire recount would take place at the request of Tony Moran (Ind) who was eliminated on the fifth count.
The recount made no difference to the result, though, with Tony Moran once again being eliminated.
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The two seats that had been taken by Tuesday morning, before the recount commenced, were filled just after 7pm on Monday night when Paul Ross (FG) and Mark Casey (Ind) exceeded the quota with ease.
With a total of 1,217 first preference votes, Paul Ross surpassed the quota of 949 with 268 surplus votes to be redistributed to other candidates.
And, while his proven track record, friendly and helpful personality and passion to serve the community probably had something to do with that, it was his team and his supporters that a humble Ross credited with his election.
"My wife, Jenny, has been a terrific support to me over the last couple of years," he said of the woman who stood by his side throughout his campaign.
"People don't realise the impact politics has on your life. She was totally committed to me. We had a baby in January and the house was obviously very, very busy. She enabled me to go canvassing and I really have to thank her from the bottom of my heart. It was huge to have that support at home to go out and meet the people."
He was also quick to praise his canvass team who hung posters, knocked on doors, handed out leaflets and helped him on every step of the campaign.
Read also: Election count is finally over in Longford as Cahill, Murray, O'Toole and Farrell claim final four Ballymahon seats
"Without a good team behind you, you can't get elected, so I'd like to thank them from the bottom of my heart," he said, before complimenting the staff at Longford County Council for being so accommodating over the past five years.
But it was, after all, the electorate - 1,217 registered electors to be precise - who chose Paul Ross as the first councillor to be elected and for that, he is extremely grateful.
"I got a fantastic vote from the shores of Lough Ree and right into Edgeworthstown. The whole of south Longford came out to support me and I'm deeply, deeply indebted to them," he said.
"All I can say on that is that I have tried my best and worked hard over the last five years. And I'm going to work doubly hard for the next five years so I can do all I can for the people of south Longford."
While Fine Gael received a huge level of support in the local elections this time round, there was never a doubt that Independent Mark Casey would also win himself a seat - it wasn't a question of if, but when.
And the 'when' came after the first count on Monday night when Mark Casey was deemed elected immediately after Paul Ross, thanks to 995 first preference votes.
When he spoke to the Longford Leader after his election on Monday, he was visibly swelling with pride and delight at the huge level of support he received.
WATCH | Ballymahon MD's latest councillors chat with the Longford Leader following their election
"All the way across the constituency my vote has been up and it's a testament to the work I've been doing for the last five years, it's really appreciated," he said.
"For an independent to come in here with a thousand votes is absolutely fabulous."
It certainly is an incredible achievement, but not unexpected considering the passion Casey has had for his work as a councillor this past half a decade.
And, as the balance of power comes up for debate with Fine Gael claiming a total of nine seats in the council, he is adamant that no matter what happens regarding control of the chamber, the important thing is ensuring Longford is looked after.
"At the end of the day we have to be a strong council. We have to do what the people want and they've spoken and we have to listen to what they've said," he stressed.
"We'll be trying to move Longford forward and I hope that every councillor elected here today has that in mind. That they want to move Longford forward. That's what I'm about and that's what I've always been about and that's what I'll continue to be about."
Following the eighth and final count in Ballymahon Municipal District on Tuesday night, Mick Cahill (FF) exceeded the quota and was deemed elected. Colm Murray (FG), Pat O'Toole (FF) and Gerard Farrell (FG) were elected to the remaining seats without meeting the quota.
ELECTIONS 2019: AT A GLANCE | The 18 members of Longford County Council as they were elected


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104. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure a person (details supplied) can return for a short period to their home country and subsequently re-enter the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9099/18]
Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Charles Flanagan): I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that in the case of a person who has not yet had a final decision made in their case to remain in the State, it is open to the person concerned to avail of the option of voluntary return. This option, if taken up, would leave it open to the person concerned to apply to return to this State at a future date should they establish a valid basis for doing so.
Alternatively, as with all persons who have no valid permission to remain in the State, their case will be considered under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). The outcome of this process is either a Deportation Order is issued or a permission to remain is granted by the Minister. It is not possible to pre-empt the outcome of this process and it is not possible for someone to leave and legally re-enter the State while their case is under consideration.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.


The inspiration for this look came from street style photos I see during fashion weeks of Fashion Editors. I mean, if I were to choose the top five pieces you should own to look like a Fashion Editor, these would be on the list. Fashion Editors do a great job at mixing unlikely pieces together and it somehow works! Every time I see a street snap of them I think to myself 'I would have never put those pieces together'. I'm trying to adopt the mindset that if I don't think it would go together, try it anyways. The boldest piece in this look of course is the leopard face sweater – a little secret, this sweater actually itches like crazy so I most definitely won't be wearing this for long periods. It was on sale, so I just had to have it! I'm really into platform slip-ons lately and I love them. They're super comfortable and I think of them like a dressy sneaker because it really dresses up your outfit. When I don't want to wear heels, but I still want a little bit of height, this is my go-to shoes. Get style inspired and shop the look below!


I cannot do this trick with any consistancy but, when it works, I get a real rush.
I fly two dual line kites - just like Ray - but without the center kite.
I launch the two kites and fly to the left side of the wind window, nest the nose of the trailing kite between the lines of the lead kite. I turn the wrapped stack under and fly to the top of the right wind window. I turn the stack to the ground and execute a double flac-flac, unwrap the stack and return to the top of the left wind window, ready to do it again.
My last successful effort was done about a month ago with an STD Mantis and a STD. Sea Devil.
Does it make a mess when it doesn't work?
It's a mystery to me why so few kite fliers fly only one kite at a time.
here's a hint stoney i have a hard enough time flying one!!
Yo-Yo take off into a Multi Lazy unrolling right back onto the ground. Saw it first on the Nirvana video and figured my kite life would be complete once that was down. The Machine does them all day.
JLs are not exaclty satisfying as they are addicting. I have become annoyed with myself at times by not avoiding them alltogether.
A flat 540 about 3 feet off the ground (has to be flat at that height). I really love watching that trick and it also stops other people.
1. Keeping the wife happy. Tricky man...way tricky!!
2. Holding on to my job.
3. Finding my way to a kite field.
Hey! I like Randy's #1! I might also add "well-adjusted and responsible kids"! I subscribe to the philosophy I read in a really good how-to book that fathers should not exasperate their kids and that they should, instead, be an encouragement. After 20 years of experience I'm getting pretty good at that trick. Practice, practice, practice.
For me, the most rewarding is to do back to back comete combo with one tip stand. I like doing rolling cascade too. I am getting this trick 7 try out of 10.
I'm surpriced no one mentioned the fade.
The fade is my absolute favorite... especially when I start to get tired, it's great to put the kite in a fade and relax a little It doesn't take so much physical effort.
Comet-reverses hit-miss sometimes-Multi-Lazies-multiple rollups yo-yo. Percision most now mixed in.
Helps to find kite you connect with stay with it. Still have my favorite UL Nirvana never part with, have 2 but my red one seem just right.


Real Estate vs Mutual Funds - Which Is A Better Investment Option?
Investing in real estate is one of the oldest forms of investments. People were buying, selling, leasing land or properties much before stock markets were conceptualized. There were many reasons behind investing in real estate – regular income from rent, asset appreciation since the value of a property tends to increase with time and security for the family of the owner. Further, there were no complicated formulas or calculations involved with these investments. However, in recent times, investors get overwhelmed by the sheer number of investment options available to them like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, gold, etc. In this article, we will compare two investment options – Real Estate vs Mutual Funds.
Real Estate is physical or real property which includes land and anything permanent or fixed or immovable attached to it like buildings, roads, trees, fences, etc. In other words, real estate includes land, all human-made and natural structures attached to it. As an investor, you can either buy, sell, lease a residential, commercial, or industrial property or even a piece of land without any structures.
Mutual Funds, on the other hand, are investment products which pool money from investors with similar financial goals and invest them on their behalf in market-linked instruments. A team of professional fund managers manages the investment portfolio of a mutual fund scheme. Some schemes offer regular income while some others endeavor to grow your capital by investing in adequate assets.
Simplicity Unlike other market-linked investment options, investing in real estate does not require you to understand complex jargons or statistical ratios. It is a simple demand-supply driven market and is easy to understand. Finding the mutual fund schemes to suit your investment objectives requires you to look at various performance ratios and indices. This is important since mutual fund returns are usually affected by market volatility.
Increasing the value of the investment Once you purchase a property, you can work on it and increase its value. For example, you can grow a garden in the backyard or terrace or even do some structural changes. This can help you fetch good returns. In Mutual Funds, your returns depend on the performance of the underlying assets, and you can't do anything to increase the value of your investment.
Effects of Inflation Investing in real estate is a natural protection against inflation. Usually, during the boom, real estate property prices increase too. Inflation tends to have a dampening effect on mutual fund returns. This is because investors tend to withdraw their investments or refrain from making more investments during inflation.
Capital Appreciation and Regular income When you purchase a property, you have dual possibilities of income. First, the property increases in value as time goes by and second, you can lease out your property and earn regular rental income. Therefore, it offers both capital appreciation and regular income to investors. While investing in Mutual Funds, you need to choose between growth and dividend options. This means that you either get to grow your portfolio or receive regular income – not both.
Liquidity Real estate investments are not highly liquid. Selling your property is a time-consuming process and usually takes a few months. Therefore, liquidity is not a strength of these investments. Mutual fund investments can be liquidated within a few days. Consequently, they offer higher liquidity than real estate investments. This is helpful, especially in exigencies.
Minimum Investment amount Traditionally, investing in real estate entailed a huge corpus of money and was not suitable for small investors. However, with REITs and Real Estate Crowdfunding, this barrier no longer exists. Today, investors can participate in the real estate market with minimum amounts. Mutual Fund investments can be made even with small amounts of money making it a good option for regular savers.
Maintenance Usually, real estate properties require maintenance. This means that as a property owner you need to invest time and money to keep your property in shape. Mutual Fund investments do not require any maintenance. Also, professional fund managers regularly monitor and rebalance the portfolio to keep it in sync with the scheme's objectives.
As you can see, investing in real estate or mutual funds has some pros and cons. Therefore, it is important to stick to your financial plan before making a decision. Determine your investment objectives or financial goals. These goals help you determine the amount of risk you are willing to take with your investment and the time period for which you want to stay invested.
For example, if you have a financial goal of creating a corpus for your child's wedding, then you must look at long-term investment options. The risks will depend on your individual risk preference. Mutual funds offer low, medium, and high-risk schemes. Hence, being clear about your risk preference is important before choosing a scheme. On the other hand, investing in real estate are considered to be safer than mutual funds since they are not affected by market fluctuations.
As an investor, you are in the best position to determine the assets that would be best for your financial goals. While real estate investments seem like a safer option, if you are looking for high returns and don't mind taking a few risks, then equity mutual funds might be perfect for you. Talk to an investment advisor and ensure that you have a clear financial plan before you start investing.
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Poker Stars has been granted a gaming license by the Italian government. This means that the online poker room will be available to poker players in Italy from now on. Earlier this week the launch of PokerStars.it was announced.
The new license allows PokerStars to offer real money games in Italy, but only within the limits set by the Italian authorities and only to Italian players. PokerStars will offer Italian online tournaments with buyins ranging from €0.50 to €100.
According to market research estimates mad by Poker Stars: "during the first year of online poker being legalized, 500,000 accounts will be opened throughout the Italian poker industry - creating an estimated EURO 400 million market." So it's easy to see why the largest online poker room in the world is thrilled.
"PokerStars is proud to be entering a flourishing market with this new product. This is a ground breaking time for the online poker industry, and it's very exciting that the Italian market is pioneering this move," PokerStars.it Manager Fabio Angeli Bufalini said in a statement.
If you'd like to sign up for an account, we have a unique PokerStars bonus code that entitles you the largest bonus available.


If you are looking for way to grate the vegetable faster & easier, then the electric grater for vegetables will be the best way for you. Here at Lets Buy Best, you can choose the best vegetable shredder on reasonable price for your kitchen in just a few times. You don't need to go anywhere to buy your desired grater.
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So choose the one, which fulfill all the needs to make your work faster & fits in your budget.
Slice or shred vegetables, fruits, and cheese for delicious salads, soups, tacos, pizzas, desserts, and much more with Presto 02970 electric vegetable grater.
It is very lightweight & easy to lift.
This comes with multiple blades and a funnel to direct the chopped items onto a plate without needing to hold and tilt the chopper.
The parts are durable & dishwasher safe.
It can be clean very easily.
Presto 02910 Salad Shooter shred veggies with ease without wasting much food.
Compact enough to store most anywhere.
It is extremely convenient, easy to use and quite easy to clean.
It is little noisy & stains easily so keep a note about it.
If you are looking for high-quality food processor then this will be a great choice.
With Gourmia electric vegetable grater slice and dice veggies, finely grate cheese varieties, or cut the perfect French fry strips!
It has great quality construction, easy assembly and simple one button operation.
Unique dice feature produces perfectly diced results, unavailable through any other household electronic food processor.
Essential for salads, stews, soups, pies and canning. Large dice, fine dice, coarse shred, fine shred, thin slice and thick slice blades included.
Easily shred cheese and cut French fries using the included attachments.
This is extremely useful and saves a ton of time.
It is an essential tool that should be in every kitchen!
Grates 176lb of potatoes in one hour.
It is a real time saver and easy to clean.
Absolutely amazing product that works better than much more expensive machines.
Comes with one sets of blades.
It can be great addition to your kitchen gadgets!
This MeyKey professional electric vegetable grater is easy to assemble for daily uses.
Slice or shred vegetables, fruits, and cheese for delicious salads, soups, tacos, pizzas, desserts, and much more.
This product comes with five different types of blades that is made with stainless steel.
Chops nuts, grates chocolate, even makes bread and cracker crumbs.
Super easy to install the blades and cleanup is easy as well.
NutriChef electric fruit & vegetable grater instantly slice, chop, grate & shred!
Perfect for salads, fruit & vegetable snacks.
Lightweight, compact, portable & powerful.
Easy-to-clean & stain resistant housing.
Quick & convenient food prep ability.
Can we make spaghetti style slices of a single piece with electric grater?
No, only small slices can be cut. We can make wavy fancy slices with it.
Which vegetables can be shredded?
Vegetable such as potato, carrot, beat, cucumber, bell papers, mushrooms zucchini, and cabbage can be shredded.
What is the thickness of the slices?
It depends on the blade size that you use.
If we can grate cheese as well?
Yes, we can use it to grate cheese.
If it is hard to clean after use?
No, this can be easily cleaned after use.
Can we use this professionally?
These are medium duty products & we should use it for home use so it can last long. For professional every day use heavy duty product is recommended.
How good is this at cutting thin strips for making slaw?
It can do great job for cutting thin strips.
If this make lot of noise?


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Q: Why is Scorpius so interested in Stykera? Scorpius was clearly interested in Stark, that's why he kept him... and in the 3 part episode with the shadow depository and Jothee Scorpius asked if there were any Stykera among the 10000 Banik slaves he had bought, he also stated that he was looking for a replacement.
And another odd thing from that particular episode (part 2, I think): Scorpius contacted Moya to speak with Crichton or Ka D'Argo but Zaan answered to tell him that the two weren't available and then Stark appeared out of nowhere yelling at Scorpy. When he took off his mask Scorpy ended the transmission. What's up with that?! Did Stark's sparkly nature had any effect on Scorpius?

A: As far as I can remember, it's not Stykera specifically that Scorpius was interested in, and the Farscape wikia tends to agree:

Scorpius had put Stark through over 100 sessions in the chair in hopes
  of learning about the Scarran's crystherium flowers before John
  Crichton arrived on the base.

Stark was once a prisoner/slave on Katratzi, the hidden Scarran base.