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October 8, 2002 5:04 AM Subscribe
hope you weren't planning on getting work done this morning... because this timeline from the centre for cooperative research has the 9/11 leadup and aftermath including all the players laid out like a twister mat. and it's all referenced. the most damning information? CTRL-F for "prophetically".
posted by three| (45 comments total)
Try this link.
posted by beagle at 5:11 AM on October 8, 2002
man one of the links takes you here...
nice timeline, but there's also lots of bulllshit there
posted by matteo at 5:12 AM on October 8, 2002
mefi'ed...
posted by mattr at 5:19 AM on October 8, 2002
While it's a well researched site, the "Bush knew it was going to happen" type questions they keep raising are a bit off putting.
Also it seems most people are in agreement that Bush would be justified to use missiles to shoot down a hijacked plane if it is clear the plane will be used as a "bomb". So if the Pennsylvania plane was shot down, then why would Bush not say "We had to do it"?
posted by PenDevil at 5:48 AM on October 8, 2002
Is there any one who really belive that the US Government is behind the 9/11 attack?
The biggest issue I have with that theory is how many people it would involve....
They couldn't keep it a secret the Clinton was getting blowjobs in the Oval Office... Do you really think they could keep something of this magnitude hush-hush?
Plus, if Bush & Co did it, they did a shitty job. It would be a hell of a lot easier to invade Iraq if there was undeniable proof the Saddam some how was involved in 9/11, right?
I mean, if I was going to go through all the effort of concocting a plan like that, I would make sure that it gave me the results I wanted.... Like the hijackers being Iraqis or Fake evidence on the hijacker's computers that linked them to Saddam or something....
Just food for thought....
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 5:58 AM on October 8, 2002
I think I'm going to go with "Never attribute to malice what can also be attributable to stupidity."
posted by fluffy1984 at 6:15 AM on October 8, 2002
There are thousands of people who really do believe that the US Government were in some way responsible for the attacks, yes. (It would seem most believe in the government's complicity through willful negligence, as opposed to active participation, but still, yes, people believe this.)
Personally, I think these people are kooky, but I also think it's kind of telling that a government's citizens have so little faith in their leaders that this kind of paranoid conspiracy thinking is so prevalent.
posted by Fabulon7 at 6:16 AM on October 8, 2002
PenDevil: So if the Pennsylvania plane was shot down, then why would Bush not say "We had to do it"?
Easy answer: 'cause it looks better that civilians brought down the plane in an act of "patriotic heroism". The US Government's PR people understand that US civilians are suckers for patriotism and civilian heroes... and in this case, patriotic civilian heroes.
posted by freakystyley at 6:18 AM on October 8, 2002
...this kind of paranoid conspiracy thinking is so prevalent.
I dunno 'bout that. Prevalent?
posted by Witty at 6:21 AM on October 8, 2002
Freaky: exactly. Let's roll!
Finding the engine a few miles from the crash site and eyewitnesses reporting an explosion causing the plane to go down . . . I'll take missle or a bomb on board being detonated in response to attempted retaking of the aircraft for $400, Alex.
I asked a friend in the Air Force who works at the base the fighters in question were scrambled from about it, and the only response he would give me was a shrug and, "During such a situation the commander of a base would most certainly be authorized to make the decision to take down the plane." Not that that really means anything, but it is one less significant barrier to such an explanation being correct.
posted by Ryvar at 6:27 AM on October 8, 2002
Steve_at_Linnwood: Like the hijackers being Iraqis or Fake evidence on the hijacker's computers that linked them to Saddam or something....
In the big picture, Bush saw Bin Laden's efforts as an opportunity to start this so-called war on terrorism. This opportunity has justified an open war on Iraq (an itch Bush was dying to scratch even before 9/11). This opportunity has also justified Orwellian laws that attempt to keep US civilians complacent. This opportunity has also justified detaching itself from UN resolutions.
Prevalent in the "widely or commonly occurring" sense. US Government conspiracy theories are a pretty widespread phenomenon these days. They certainly don't count as majority opinion, but they are undoubtedly common enough that you can't just say that they are the exclusive domain of a handful of freaks. Whether or not these beliefs are widespread enough to meet the dictionary definition of "prevalent" is a semantic argument.
dammit, prophetically ain't in there.
posted by adamgreenfield at 6:41 AM on October 8, 2002
freakystyley: although from the phonecalls the passengers made before the plane crashed it seems there was a plan (among some passengers) to attack the hijackers anyway.
So there's evidence pointing to a possible passenger "uprising" but nothing much pointing to a missile (but please post some if you know any credible evidence).
So I'll have to go with the evidence at this time.
This is the most well-read and documented "kooky conspiracy theory" I've ever seen. Not to say I agree with all of it, but they do seem able to back it up.
posted by hughbot at 6:45 AM on October 8, 2002
freaky: I think you are stretching it a bit there....
But I will tell you one thing, that theory really shoots to hell the whole "Bush is a moron" meme some people on the left live on... Shit, earlier this evening there was a thread on this site criticizing how Bush "allegedly" mispronounced a word in his latest address....
So on one had you want me to belive this man has the intellect of a small child and can't speak straight, but then when it suits your cause, he is a mastermind of covert operations, international conspiracy and cover ups?
Come on, it is one or the other....
I still say, even if it is remotely a possibility, too many people involved...
PenDevil: So there's evidence pointing to a possible passenger "uprising" but nothing much pointing to a missile (but please post some if you know any credible evidence).
I'm not too 'bout what happened myself. Whatever happened, all I know is that "passenger uprising" is the better story :).
There are thousands of people who really do believe that the US Government were in some way responsible for the attacks, yes.
And there are millions who believe that the Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a real transcript of a real meeting. And there are many more who believe that Dubya's pronunciation of 'nuclear' is important. People believe all sorts of silly things. Mundus vult decipi.
Besides the conspiracy theorism, the major problem with the site is utter lack of concern for the validation of items on its timeline. Some are indisputable; others are certainly fantasies.
Random example: bin Laden's supposed visit to a hospital in Dubai in the summer of 2001 for kidney stone treatment, and being visited by a CIA agent there. Reported by in November 2001 by Le Figaro and Agence France-Presse. A single unnamed source. "The explosive story is widely reported in Europe, but barely at all in the US."
Well, no kidding! Unnamed source, no confirmation, appeared out of the blue months later. Think I could get Le Figaro to bite if I told them bin Laden, Dick Cheney, and Warren Buffet were at my kid's birthday party in June 2001, and that they had an animated conversation in the gazebo, before black CIA helicopters took them away? I suspect I could get the Center for Cooperative Research to buy it, anyway, as well as all the thousands of other conspiracy sites on the web.
posted by Slithy_Tove at 7:04 AM on October 8, 2002
The biggest problems with conspiracies is this fact:
People (on average) can't keep their mouth shut
Watergate had how many people directly involved? 30, 40 max? And yet even the President couldn't keep it quiet.
Yet somehow thousands of people are in on the "faked" moon landings, and this one, with out a single leak or piece of evidence.
Steve_at_Linnwood: So on one had you want me to belive this man has the intellect of a small child and can't speak straight, but then when it suits your cause, he is a mastermind of covert operations, international conspiracy and cover ups?
I agree, Bush is a moron. I shouldn't have implied that he was a mastermind though: he is but a representative of his administration/platform, or as conspiracy theorists like to say, he's only a puppet of a shadow government or special interests. Simply put, Bush is a tool... and a moron... and it's suiting my cause just fine :).
Slithy_Tove: Well, no kidding! Unnamed source, no confirmation, appeared out of the blue months later.
He he... kinda like the evidence Bush supposedly had that linked Bin Laden and/or Sadam Hussein to 9/11? Two can play at this game, you know :).
freaky, you're mixing cases. No one thinks Saddam was deeply involved in 9/11. Maybe some al Qaeda trained in Iraq? Or maybe not.
But are you seriously doubting that bin Laden was not involved in the attack? After he boasted about it on video tape?
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But you know what I meant to say.
And there are millions who believe that the Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a real transcript of a real meeting.
Not trying to be a jerk here, but this is a logically corrupt argument. The belief of millions of people in one stupid falsity (Elders of Zion) does not disprove the validity of the beliefs of thousands of others in a different stupid falsity (Bush blows up trade centre). They are unconnected issues. The Elders of Zion, Dubya's speech problems, etc., are red herrings here.
That being said, I agree with you. I don't think the US Gov't is comprised of angelic beings, but I need a lot more evidence (as opposed to hearsay) to be convinced that they were behind this.
I think there's quite a bit of evidence linking Bin Laden to the 9/11 disasters, and it all came out quite quickly once the hijacker's identities were known ie links to his organisations etc. Also, he has admitted (via those tapes of his he periodically sends out) that he was behind it.
As to Saddam being involved, there is no direct evidence, but Iraq is a hotbed of terrorist training and activity. Nothing as conclusive linking him as there is for Bin Laden.
Slithy_Tove: But are you seriously doubting that bin Laden was not involved in the attack? After he boasted about it on video tape?
Ah, I was stretching with Saddam. He's linked to terrorism in general, that's kinda obvious. As for Bin Laden, that's kinda obvious too, despite that fact that if they can make dogs talk on TV, they can sure as hell make terrorist talk on fuzzy tape :). Sparing you the sarcasm though, that isn't to say that I don't think he's not connected to 9/11. What I wonder is how we collected this evidence? Do we have some kinda mole there? It raises the question of just how much the US government knew 'bout 9/11 in the first place.
Orwellian - the new fascism...
posted by monkey closet at 7:36 AM on October 8, 2002
freakystyley: all the hijackers are pretty much well known to be in or connected to his (Bin Laden's) organisation(s).
Fabulon7, you think? I agree, Dubya's dialect is a red herring, that's a different kind of 'belief', but aren't 9/11 conspiracy theory and belief in the Protocols essentially the same thing? One doesn't invalidate the other (and in fact, one could believe both), but both are examples of the same phenomenon, the eagerness of some to believe that history is not as it appears, but is being run from the shadows by sinister cabals with secret agendas.
So, did anyone find "prophetically?"
posted by wsg at 7:59 AM on October 8, 2002
Yes, I agree that there seems to be a certain kind of personality that is predisposed to blame everything that happens on unseen forces. I'm working on a theory that this belief in the conspiracy somehow absolves people of feelings of guilt and the obligation to take responsiblility for their own actions.
Slithy Tove: both are examples of the same phenomenon, the eagerness of some to believe that history is not as it appears, but is being run from the shadows by sinister cabals with secret agendas.
It's the desire for order and importance, the same instinct that sees patterns in the TV static, dragons in the clouds, plays the lottery and feels the hand of God. Because simple chance, however factual, is both scary and boring.
posted by aeschenkarnos at 8:09 AM on October 8, 2002
Isn't it possible that the Bush administration knew little or nothing about bin Laden's plans, but within the first 24 hours following the attacks realized that the events of 9/11 could be used to force-feed us their political agenda indefinitely?
I recall CBS reporting that Rumsfeld insisted on an Iraqi linkage almost immediately following the attacks, long before it was even reasonably established that Osama bin Laden was responsible for them.
Maybe it wasn't a pre-attack conspiracy, but a post-attack conspiracy.
posted by skimble at 8:15 AM on October 8, 2002
Fabulon7: I'm working on a theory that this belief in the conspiracy somehow absolves people of feelings of guilt and the obligation to take responsiblility for their own actions.
I'm not sure if this theory would apply to geopolitics, but it sure as hell would apply to corporations and industries, ie fast food, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, infomercials, etc.
skimble: ...but within the first 24 hours following the attacks realized that the events of 9/11 could be used to force-feed us their political agenda indefinitely?
That's what I said. Sorta.
skimble: Oops, here's what I said.
I was looking for the 'prophetically' thing to bring up this tidbit, which I haven't seen people discussing since I've been here: that the official Web site for Osama's family - you know, the ones who disowned him, who had no foreknowledge about 9/11, who were up till recently major partners in the Carlyle Group along with all the Bush gang - this domain name expired on September 11, 2001... because it was registered on September 11, 2000. Another bizarre coincidence, I guess.
posted by soyjoy at 9:04 AM on October 8, 2002
Touche! I spent a chunk of time going through this site yesterday and it is fascinating. Though I don't buy into it all, but why hasn't there been a proper investigation? Why aren't the American people insisting on it?
Another thing that never gets airplay but is easily documented with a quick Google search is that George Bush Sr. was at a Carlyle Group meeting on 9/11/01 -- at the Ritz Carlton RIGHT across the road from the Pentagon. Who else was in attendance? Members of bin Laden's family, who are investors in the Carlyle Group.
Makes even a cynic start to wonder what the heck's going on here...
posted by sparky at 9:16 AM on October 8, 2002
"1997: Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski publishes a book in which he portrays the Eurasian landmass as the key to world power, and Central Asia with its vast oil reserves as the key to domination of Eurasia. He states that for the US to maintain its global primacy, it must prevent any possible adversary from controlling that region. Almost prophetically, he notes that because of popular resistance to US military expansionism, his ambitious strategy could not be implemented 'except in the circumstance of a truly massive and widely perceived direct external threat.' [The book The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives, 1997 (the link is to some excerpts of the book from a From the Wilderness article)]"
posted by Dean King at 9:22 AM on October 8, 2002
Finding the engine a few miles from the crash site and eyewitnesses reporting an explosion causing the plane to go down
Ryvar: though I agree with your main point, you're repeating what has become an article of faith among the conspiracy theorists. A large portion of the engine fan, perhaps weighing as much as one ton, was found 600 yards, or 2500 feet from the impact zone. Smaller pieces of debris, including paper debris, were found as far as 8 miles away, but this does not include the engine. As I've previously noted, a jumbo jet in an uncontrolled dive could easily exceed its engineering limits and begin to break up, and 500mph means you travel 2500 feet in about four seconds.
As for the fighters, even some conspiracy theorists acknowledge they were unarmed, Air National Guard jets diverted from a training mission.
posted by dhartung at 9:57 AM on October 8, 2002
Good catch sparky. It does make one wonder. Add the meeting to the whisking away of all the Bin Ladens in a private jet while everyone else is grounded only adds to the mystery of the Bush / Bin Laden connection.
posted by nofundy at 10:05 AM on October 8, 2002
As for Brzezinski: The only thing coincidental about that passage is that it was about a year later that the Clinton administration began military cooperation with Uzbekistan, after the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) signed a security agreement with the country -- which spent the 1990s courting the West, including a UN voting record closely following the US. Uzbekistan was one of the first countries mentioned after 9/11, not because somebody in the Bush administration read Zbig's book, but because they were already a reliable ally and were one of the few nations immediately willing to publicly admit to housing US military. It certainly wasn't a case of 9/11 giving us an excuse to "seize" an otherwise unwilling Uzbekistan in any meaningful way. At that point Uzbekistan was presumably seeing the opportunity at last to publicly snub Russia, who had continued to that point to exercise overwhelming influence in the region. Especially by being the first-with-the-most, Uzbekistan could reap the benefits of regional leadership out of the Russian sphere of influence.
posted by dhartung at 10:12 AM on October 8, 2002
I was going to read this, but then I saw that it was compiled from the timeline at the From Wilderness newsletter. After seeing this, I knew there was no need to read that. I saw the editor of the this newsletter, Mike Ruppert, speak a couple weeks ago here at Wesleyan University. Basically, everything he said was alarmist and crock of shit.
I believe the government missed some signs, but this idiot claimed, and I am not making this up, that the government explicitly knew that terrorists were going to hijack United and American Air Lines planes between September 9th and 11th, leaving from Boston, and fly them into the World Trade Center. All this so we can get oil.
Oh yeah, and according to his sources in Congress, who he won't name, there is a 50% chance the draft will be reinstated because we have to not only invade Iraq, but Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the Philipines. I left early because of the crap he was presenting as fact.
The guy is a total whackjob, and the conspiracy theory he presents is whacky.
posted by rift2001 at 2:02 PM on October 8, 2002
i(well, actually google found it) found prophetically on this page.
posted by donkeysuck at 3:41 PM on October 8, 2002
The guy's use of "scare quotes" makes me want to "strangle" him.
posted by redshoes3 at 4:18 PM on October 8, 2002
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Crawford Kilian is a contributing editor of The Tyee.
Donald Trump is impressive proof that the U.S. system now needs to be torn down altogether and rebuilt to modern democratic standards. Photo by Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons licensed.
The United States is clearly in deep trouble. This is not just because a stupid and narcissistic old man somehow gained power. The real problem is that a stupid and narcissistic old country gave it to him.
Two hundred and twenty-eight years after the framing of the U.S. constitution, American democracy is showing its age. Designed for the immediate political needs of wealthy slave-owning oligarchs in the 18th century, the constitution has required frequent patching. The ascent of Donald Trump is impressive proof that the U.S. system now needs to be torn down altogether and rebuilt to modern democratic standards.
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The second step will be even trickier: to neutralize the influence of the wealthy and powerful people and their organizations that got the U.S. into this mess.
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Any income above, say, $5 million a year would be taxed at a rate of 100 per cent. Any transfer of funds out of the country, except for modest remittances to family members, would be taxed at a rate of 250 per cent, with a long term of imprisonment for those who break the rules.
No one earning more than $1 million a year would be allowed to run for office. Should multimillionaires or billionaires want to do so, they would have to donate their personal wealth to the U.S. Treasury and be prepared to live on the salary paid to any other holder of the office.
The very, very rich would of course spend fortunes fighting such a measure. But Americans once understood that the very, very rich were their enemies, not their role models — "malefactors of great wealth," Teddy Roosevelt used to call them. After Trump, they should learn that lesson again.
Overhauling democracy
A third step would be to overhaul the mechanics of democracy. The new constitution would define the citizen as a proprietor of the republic, with both rights and responsibilities. You can't vote on the policies of General Motors unless you own shares in it. Every American citizen will be a shareholder in the republic, but not for free.
The responsibilities of voting citizenship would include some period of public service, whether social, elective, or military; a demonstrated grasp of the constitution, just as a driver's licence requires understanding the Motor Vehicle Act; and a documented voting record.
In other words, the proprietors would also be investors in American democracy. Their basic income would depend on their country's prosperity. If they didn't want to do public service, they'd have no vote. If they couldn't understand the constitution, they'd have no vote. If they hadn't voted in the last election, they'd have to sit out the current election and then vote in the next one. Under the Second Republic, Donald Trump would never have left the starting blocks.
A Modest Proposal For Rewriting the US Constitution
The fourth step would be the hardest: to prevent the subversion of the Second Republic by electronic or other means. Americans and foreigners alike see the U.S. as a multi-trillion-dollar prize, an enormous treasure trove for anyone with the skill and guts to steal it. I have no idea how such a prize could be protected, but we can hope that at least a few computer geniuses support the idea of a democratic nation rather than some vision of cannibal capitalism out of Ayn Rand.
The lesson of Donald J. Trump is that 18th-century American oligarchs were smart guys, but they couldn't foresee the 21st century and the much smarter guys who would game the system with a Trump. Now the Americans (and we Canadians) need to build a new system that can endure a century or so of further attacks.
Canadians might consider a parallel effort to renew Confederation, with provinces gathered into regions or the country transformed into a unitary state with federal, regional, and metropolitan governments. We too could regain control from the very rich and strengthen our health, education, and basic income provisions.
It might seems impossible, but consider the alternative — a century ruled by Donald Trump and his successors.
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Home » Beef exports continue to climb, while pork exports drop
Beef exports continue to climb, while pork exports drop
11/20/13 10:26 AM By Sara Wyant
DENVER, CO. Nov. 18, 2013 – The value of U.S. beef exports - up nearly 16 percent to Japan, 56 percent to Mexico, 182 percent to Hong Kong and more than 41 percent to South Korea in September – is on track to exceed the 2012 record of $5.51 billion, according to USDA data analyzed by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
Global demand for beef is growing as the U.S. cattle herd – hard hit by droughts, blizzards and high feed prices – has been shrinking from it's peak of 115 million in the 1980s to slightly over 90 million.
However, U.S. pork exports were headed in the other direction, driven largely by the decline in pork exports to Japan and Russia.
"On the beef side, the industry aggressively pursued the opportunities available for U.S. product when market access was expanded in Japan and Hong Kong, and we are seeing exciting growth in both those markets," said Philip Seng, USMEF president and CEO. "On the pork side, we are continuing to face challenges from strong competition in Japan that is driving down our market share, and access issues with Russia continue to hamper our industry, both in pork and beef."
U.S. pork exports received a boost from sales to the China/Hong Kong region – up 14 percent in volume and 24 percent in value for the month – as well as strong sales to the ASEAN region (up 45 percent in volume and nearly 47 percent in value for September), according to USMEF. However, continued access restrictions to Russia and a very competitive market in Japan continued to keep pork exports down 5 percent in value and more than 9 percent in volume for the month and 5 percent in both categories for the year.
The decline in pork exports to just Japan and Russia amount to nearly all of the drop-off in pork export volume this year (81,874 metric tons of a total 85,705 metric ton decline) and more than the total dip in export value ($246.7 million decline from the two markets versus $213 million overall).
Other key findings by USMEF:
Japan remains the top export market for U.S. beef in 2013. Exports to Japan are up 52 percent in volume (183,942 metric tons) and 35 percent in value ($1.1 billion) for the year, accounting for 21.3 percent of the total volume of U.S. beef exports and 24.2 percent of the value.
The No. 2 volume market for U.S. beef is Mexico, which took larger volumes for four consecutive months. September exports increasing nearly 65 percent in volume (18,990 metric tons) and 56 percent in value ($82 million) over year-ago levels. For the year, it is down just 1 percent in volume (149,887 metric tons) and even in value at $641.7 million.
Canada remains a strong market for U.S. beef, second in value and third in volume for the year at 133,776 metric tons (up 6 percent) valued at $912.9 million (up 10 percent).
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Mexico remains the top volume market for U.S. pork in 2013, with volume up 1 percent to 446,827 metric tons valued at $849.8 million, a 4 percent increase. Japan is the No. 1 value market at $1.4 billion, a 6 percent decline year-over-year, while volume is down 8 percent to 317,710 metric tons.
Boosted by a strong September, exports to China/Hong Kong were even in volume (313,379 metric tons) and up 6 percent in value ($670.4 million).
Other key pork export markets for 2013 include:
• Canada: down 1 percent in volume (171,091 metric tons) but up 1 percent in value ($637.5 million)
• Central/South America: up 32 percent in volume (79,880 metric tons) and 29 percent in value ($199.4 million) led by strong growth to Colombia, Honduras and Chile
• South Korea: down 33 percent in volume (70,776 metric tons) and 36 percent in value ($194.9 million)
• ASEAN: up 44 percent in volume (50,456 metric tons) and 39 percent in value ($121.6 million) led by strong growth to the Philippines and Singapore
Lamb exports mixed
Lamb exports remained mixed, off 3 percent in volume for the year (9,720 metric tons) but up 10 percent in value ($21.5 million). For September, two of the top three markets (Mexico and Canada) declined in double digits while the Caribbean was up in double digits. During the month, total lamb exports were 764 metric tons (down over 42 percent) valued at $1.9 million (down more than 17 percent).
For more news, go to: www.Agri-Pulse.com
Sara Wyant
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SCREENSHOTS: Everything Coming to Hulu in March
Plus, you may soon be paying less for Hulu
Kyle McCann
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While some subscribers may notice a drop in their monthly subscription costs in the coming weeks, Hulu is also rolling a hearty list of television shows and movies onto the streaming service in March as a bonus.
Related: The Egg Photo That Broke the Instagram Record Apparently Has a Much Bigger Meaning
In a baller move just days after rival Netflix announced a price hike, Hulu quietly lowered the cost of its core service to just $5.99 per month. The base, ad-supported plan was $7.99 but will drop $2 beginning February 26. However, the service's $11.99 and $12.99 plans will remain unchanged. Meanwhile, the Hulu with Live TV service price is increasing by $5.
So with the lower cost coming your way in March, here is a complete list of all the titles you can now binge watch at a lower price.
3/1/19:
Drifters, Complete Season 1 (Funimation)
Into The Dark: Treehouse, Episode 6 Premiere -- Hulu Original
Rick Steves' Europe, Complete Season 10 (PBS)
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Alex & Emma (2003)
An American Haunting (2006)
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction (2006)
Blast from the Past (1999)
Boomerang (1992)
Breakheart Pass (1975)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Bushwhacked (1995)
The Chumscrubber (2005)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
The Crying Game (1992)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Deuces Wild (2002)
Dirty Work (1998)
Double Jeopardy (1999)
Easy Rider (1969)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Fire in the Sky (1993)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
He Named Me Malala (2015)
Heaven's Gate (1981)
I, Dolours (2018)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Impostor (2001)
Inventing the Abbotts (1996)
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976)
JFK (1991)
Jumanji (1995)
Legally Blondes (2009)
Lego Batman: DC Super Heroes Unite (2013)
Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash (2018)
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Open Season (2006)
Open Season: Scared Silly (2016)
Ouija House (2018)
Ouija Séance: The Final Game (2018)
Perfect Creature (2005)
The Piano (1993)
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Rambo III (1988)
Red Corner (1997)
Red Dragon (2002)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Return of the Living Dead 3
Return of the Living Dead 4: Necropolis
Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave to the Grave
S.F.W.
Shaolin Warrior
Tapeheads
Available March 4
American Idol, Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Series Premiere (FOX)
Good Girls, Season 2 Premiere (NBC)
A Frozen Christmas 3 (2018)
The Closet ("Le Placard") (2001)
Where Hands Touch (2018)
MasterChef Junior, Season 7 Premiere (FOX)
Mental Samurai, Series Premiere (FOX)
Dudes (1987)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Suburbia (1983)
A.P. Bio, Season 2 Premiere (NBC)
For The People, Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
Hang Ups, Complete Season 1 (Fremantle)
I Can Only Imagine (2018)
Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Complete Season 15 (E!)
3/10/19:
Black Clover, Complete Season 1 (Dubbed) (Funimation)
Middle Men (2009)
Acrimony (2018)
Trigger (2018)
Free Solo (2018)
Shoplifters (2018)
Shrill, Complete Season 1 Premiere -- Hulu Original
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
No Way Out (2018)
The Fog (2005)
Wings of the Dove (1997)
Tea with the Dames (2018)
Divide and Conquer (2018)
Assassination Nation (2018)
Fear the Walking Dead, Complete Season 4 (AMC)
Juda, Complete Season 1 (Banijay)
The Fix, Series Premiere (ABC)
A Frozen New Year's (2018)
The Act, Series Premiere -- Hulu Original
The Village, Series Premiere (NBC)
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Series Premiere (Freeform)
The Last Race (2018)
Cardinal, Complete Season 3 (CTV)
Catfish, Season 7, Episodes 1-28 (MTV)
Dr. K's Exotic Animal E.R., Season 7 Premiere (National Geographic)
A Cam Life (2018)
Monsters and Men (2018)
Abby's, Series Premiere (NBC)
The Domestics (2017)
Chef Flynn (2018)
And there you have it! But before you start your Hulu binge-session, we just want to remind you what's leaving the streaming platform this month as well, so click here to see all the titles that will get yanked from Hulu at the end of February.
Be sure to check back with us soon to see all the titles leaving Hulu in March. Until then, happy streaming!


Austin-based TrustRadius, a crowdsource software review site for companies, landed $5 million in Series A financing from Mayfield Fund.
Rajeev Batra, Mayfield Fund partner, will also join its board of directors.
Last November, the company debuted at Innotech Austin's Beta Summit.
TrustRadius has a platform that allows people to review major software programs so other companies and organizations know what to expect from them and whether they meet their needs. The company compares its software review site to consumer-facing applications like Angie's List, Yelp and TripAdvisor.
Before Trust Radius, Bhagat founded Convio, which went public in 2010 and was acquired last year for $325 million.
"Although U.S. businesses spend nearly $3.8 trillion annually on enterprise technology and services, until now, they have had to evaluate and select solutions based on biased and/or patchy information," according to the company.
With the latest round of funding, TrustRadius plans to hire more employees, increase membership, expand its base of reviews and other content and further develop its product.


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Q: How to use my custom Symfony 3.0 Library/Bundle/HowIsCalled By looking these piece of documentation:

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*http://symfony.com/doc/current/cookbook/bundles/configuration.html

*http://symfony.com/doc/current/components/dependency_injection/introduction.html#basic-usage
I have made this Library:
<?php
namespace Acme\HelloBundle\DependencyInjection;

use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\DependencyInjection\ConfigurableExtension;

class Image extends ConfigurableExtension
{
    /*The size of the thumbnail*/
    private $thumb_max_width=100;
    private $thumb_max_height=100;
    /*End of: "The size of the thumbnail"*/

    private $image_width=0;
    private $image_height=0;

    /**
    *Contains the Image Data
    */
    private $image=null;

    protected function setThumbHeight($value)
    {
      $thumb_max_height=$value>0?$value:0;
    }

    protected function setThumbWidth($value)
    {
      $thumb_max_width=$value>0?$value:0;
    }

    /**
    *Function that Loads the configuration
    */
    protected function loadInternal(array $mergedConfig, ContainerBuilder $container)
    {
        var_dump($mergedConfig);
    }

    /**
    *Loads a $file from $extention
    *@param $file {String} The path of file
    *@param $extention {String} the type or the extention of the image
    *
    *@return This Object Instance
    */
    public function load($file)
    {

      $extention= exif_imagetype($file);

      switch($extention)
      {
        case IMAGETYPE_PNG:
          $this->image=imagecreatefrompng($file);
          break;

        case IMAGETYPE_JPEG:
          $this->image=imagecreatefromjpeg($file);
          break;

        case IMAGETYPE_GIF:
          $this->image=imagecreatefromgif($file);
          break;
      }

      $this->image_width=imagesx($this->image);
      $this->image_height=imagesy($this->image);
      return $this;
    }

    /**
    * Resizes an Image
    * @param $width {Int} The new images width
    * @param $height {Int} The new Images Height
    *
    * @return The Object Instance
    */
    public function resize($width,$height)
    {
      $new_image=imagecreatetruecolor($width,$height);
      imagecopyresampled($new_image,$this->image, 0, 0, 0, 0,$width,$height);

      /*Set the new data to the Image*/
      imagedestroy($this->image);
      $this->image=$new_image;
      /*End of: "Set the new data to the Image"*/

      return $this;
    }

    /**
    *Generates a thumbnail of the image
    *The thumbnail size is retrieved from configuration
    *
    * @return The Object Instance
    */
    public function to_thumb()
    {
      $width=0;
      $width=0;

      /*Determine the resize width and height*/
      $source_aspect_ratio = $this->image_width / $this->image_height;
      $thumbnail_aspect_ratio = $this->thumb_max_width / $this->thumb_max_height;

      if ($this->image_width <= $this->thumb_max_width && $this->image_height <= $this->thumb_max_height)
      {
        $width = $this->image_width;
        $height = $this->image_height;
      }
      elseif ($thumbnail_aspect_ratio > $source_aspect_ratio)
      {
        $width = (int) ($this->thumb_max_height * $source_aspect_ratio);
        $height = $this->thumb_max_height;
      }
      else
      {
        $width = $this->thumb_max_width;
        $height = (int) ($this->thumb_max_width / $source_aspect_ratio);
      }
      /*End of: "Determine the resize width and height"*/

      $this->resize($width,$width);

      return $this;
    }

    /**
    *Exports the image to a file
    *@param file {String} The file path
    */
    public function export($file)
    {
      $ext = pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
      $ext=strtolower($ext);

      $write=false;

      switch($ext)
      {
        case 'png':
          imagesavealpha($this->image,true);
          $write=imagepng($this->image,$file);
        case 'jpeg':
        case 'jpg':
          $write=imagejpeg($this->image,$file);
        case 'gif':
          $write=imagegif($this->image,$file);
      }
      imagedestroy($this->image);
    }
}
?>

The library above is located in src/AppBundle/ImageBundle/DependencyInjection/Image.php. And I want to be able to load it either in an Entity (on a Doctrine hook) or in a Controller. But I have no idea how to do it.

A: You are making too complicated stuff.
First, you cannot have a bundle inside a bundle (you said src/AppBundle/ImageBundle).
Then, your Library doesn't need to extend ConfigurableExtension.
So, after create a clean standalone bundle (php app/console generate:bundle),
create a Util directory into, move the class into and change it like :
namespace ImageBundle\Util;

class Image
{
    // Methods
}

Then, you can declare it as a service :
# app/config/services.yml
acme_image:
    class: ImageBundle\Util\Image

In a controller, use it like this :
$image = $this->get('acme_image');

In an entity (can't access the service container), just create a new instance of your class :
$image = new ImageBundle\Util\Image();

Note that Symfony is primarily a PHP framework.
Of course, there is very cool features and some complicated things at the first try, but it stays PHP.
EDIT
To use the arguments injected from the class of your service, just retrieve and define them in your constructor.
For example, inject the doctrine EntityManager:
# app/config/services.yml
acme_image:
    class: ImageBundle\Util\Image
    arguments: [ "@doctrine.orm.entity_manager" ]

Then, retrieve it from your class:
use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
// ...

class Image
{
    private $em;

    public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entityManager)
    {
         $this->em = $entityManager;
    }

    // ...

    public function doSomething()
    {
        // Use the defined property
        $repository = $this->em->getRepository(...);

        // ...
    }
}


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Home Awards THE 'AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS®' ANNOUNCES 2017 NOMINEES
Latest News -TheHollywoodTimes
THE 'AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS®' ANNOUNCES 2017 NOMINEES
WORLD'S LARGEST FAN-VOTED AWARDS SHOW TO CELEBRATE 45 YEARS OF GIVING FANS THE VERY BEST IN MUSIC – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, ON ABC
Bruno Mars Earns 8 Nominations, While The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd Tie with Five Nominations Each
2017 Artist of the Year Nominees Include Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran
The "2017 American Music Awards" will mark the 45th anniversary of the legendary music awards show that has brought fans the biggest musical superstars and most compelling live performances over the last four decades. As the kickoff to this year's highly anticipated show, international music sensation Ciara today announced six categories from the "2017 American Music Awards" nominees live on ABC's "Good Morning America," followed by a full reveal of all nominees via Facebook Live on the American Music Awards and Billboard pages.
The "2017 American Music Awards" will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on SUNDAY, NOV. 19 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. The American Music Awards, the world's largest fan-voted awards show, is where music enthusiasts watch their favorite artists and pop culture icons come together to honor idols, newcomers and record-breakers in the contemporary music scene. From pop and rock, to country, hip-hop and beyond, this year's show will celebrate 45 years of the best moments in music with appearances by today's brightest stars and live performances from the biggest names in music.
Bruno Mars leads with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd tied with five nominations each. Justin Bieber, Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi received four nominations each. Additionally, Keith Urban earned three nominations.
The Artist of the Year nominees are Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran. Voting for Artist of the Year opened today and will close on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 8:59:59 p.m. PST. Voting for all other editorial categories closes on Monday, Nov. 13 at 8:59:59 a.m. PST.
American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound.
The American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans. Voting opened today in all categories except New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, which will both open on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
For New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, fans can vote for each award 100 times per day, per voting platform in one or both of the ways below. Fans can vote for all other awards once per day, per voting platform.
Via web at billboard.com/amas and theamas.com/vote Posting a tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee's name or Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the tweet
2017 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS TOP NOMINATED ARTISTS CHART FACTS:
Celebrated musician Bruno Mars' third full-length studio album, "24K Magic," debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, granting the performer his third top 10 effort. The album spun off a trio of top 40-charting hits on the Billboard Hot 100, so far: "24K Magic," "That's What I Like" and "Versace On the Floor." In 2017, "That's What I Like" became Mars' seventh No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, following his previous leaders "Uptown Funk!" (Mark Ronson featuring Mars), "When I Was Your Man," "Locked Out of Heaven," "Grenade," "Just the Way You Are" and "Nothin' On You" (B.o.B featuring Mars).
Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in December of 2016, The Weeknd's "Starboy" album marked his second straight No. 1, following 2015's "Beauty Behind the Madness." "Starboy" yielded a No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with its title track, as well as a No. 4 smash with "I Feel It Coming." Both tracks feature Daft Punk. All 18 songs from "Starboy" charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
R&B singer Drake's "More Life" was his seventh straight album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. "More Life" became the first album to earn over 375 million on-demand U.S. audio streams of its tracks in a single week, according to Nielsen Music. The album set the record in the week ending March 24. Drake wrapped a record 431 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in August, which dates back to his first appearance in 2009. The streak is the longest among all artists in Hot 100 history. Drake placed a record 24 titles on the Hot 100 at once, on the chart dated April 8, 2017. Drake linked 51 straight weeks in the Hot 100's top 10, the longest streak by a male act. His run began on Oct. 3, 2015, with "Hotline Bling" and ended on Sept. 24, 2016, when "One Dance" fell from the tier. Drake has placed a record 157 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in his career.
Rapper and song-writer Kendrick Lamar earned his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit as a lead act with "Humble." in 2017. He scored his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with "DAMN.," which had the best first-sales week of his career (353,000 copies sold in its first week, according to Nielsen Music). Lamar was the first artist of 2017 to post two concurrent titles in the Hot 100's top five with "Humble." and "DNA." on May 6.
Ed Sheeran scored his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in 2017 with "Shape of You," which debuted at No. 1 and reigned for 12 weeks. "Shape of You" broke the record for the most time spent in the Billboard Hot 100's top 10: 33 weeks. Sheeran became the first artist to debut two titles in the Billboard Hot 100's top 10 simultaneously, with "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill." Sheeran earned his second Billboard 200 No. 1 album with "÷ (Divide)." Upon its No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200, "÷ (Divide)" generated 13 simultaneous entries on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
Music duo of Drew Taggart and Andrew Pall, The Chainsmokers, charted three songs in the Billboard Hot 100's top 10 in the past year, including the chart-topping "Closer," featuring Halsey. "Closer" became the 17th song in the Hot 100's history to spend at least 12 weeks at No. 1. "Closer" spent 27 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, breaking the 26-week record previously held by Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" The Chainsmokers earned three No. 1 hits on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart over the past year: "Closer," "Paris" and "Something Just Like This," with Coldplay. Their debut full-length set "Memories…Do Not Open" opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It was the first No. 1 for a dance/electronic album in three-and-a-half years.
Pop superstar Justin Bieber joined Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee on the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Despacito." It tied the record for the longest run at No. 1 — 16 weeks. With "Despacito," Bieber jumped to his first No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. Bieber banked his first No. 1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts as featured on DJ Khaled's all-star "I'm the One." Bieber became the first artist ever to tally new No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 in back-to-back weeks, with "I'm the One" and "Despacito" (on charts May 20 and 27). Bieber has spent more than three years cumulatively at No. 1 on Billboard's Social 50 chart, easily the most among all acts since the list's inception at the start of the decade.
Daddy Yankee claimed his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Despacito" (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber), which tied the record for most weeks spent at No. 1: 16 weeks. "Despacito" spent 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 – tying the record for the longest run at No. 1 in the chart's history. He has tallied more than 50 hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart, including top 40-charting singles in the past year like "Hula Hoop" and "La Rompe Corazones," with Ozuna.
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi's "Despacito," with Daddy Yankee and featuring Justin Bieber, spent 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 – tying the record for the longest run at No. 1 in the chart's history. "Despacito" marked Fonsi's third hit on the Hot 100, but he's been charting hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart since 1998, where he's notched 30 hits. Overall, on Hot Latin Songs, Fonsi has collected 11 top 10 hits, seven of which reached No. 1 (including "Despacito").
Premier country musician Keith Urban's "The Fighter," featuring Carrie Underwood, marked the former's 38th straight top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Urban's hit "Blue Ain't Your Color" topped Hot Country Songs for 12 weeks from Nov. 19, 2016 – Feb. 4, 2017. His latest album, 2016's "Ripcord," became his fifth Top Country Albums No. 1 and sixth top 10 on the Billboard 200. "The Fighter" reached No. 40 on Billboard's Adult Pop Songs airplay chart, his first hit on the chart since 2009's "Kiss a Girl." Further, the crossover track climbed to No. 15 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.
Pop superstar Rihanna notched her 60th hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Wild Thoughts" (DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller). "Wild Thoughts" became the diva's 31st top 10 hit on the Hot 100 and seventh No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. She added three new No. 1s on the Rhythmic Songs airplay chart in the past year: "Too Good" (Drake featuring Rihanna), "Loyalty." (Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna) and "Wild Thoughts."
Sponsors for the "2017 American Music Awards" include Comcast's Xfinity and T-Mobile. Media partners include Cumulus Media/ Westwood One and Music Choice.
The "2017 American Music Awards" is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan are executive producers. Larry Klein, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are producers.
Below please find the full list of nominations for the 2017 American Music Awards:
2017 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES – nomination GIFs are hyperlinked to the category names
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY T-MOBILE
Julia Michaels
Rae Sremmurd
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY XFINITY
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey "Closer"
DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne "I'm the One"
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber "Despacito"
Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar "Don't Wanna Know"
The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk "Starboy"
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars "That's What I Like"
Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee "Despacito"
Ed Sheeran "Shape of You"
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Bruno Mars "24K Magic"
Drake "More Life"
The Weeknd "Starboy"
FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
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FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean "They Don't Know"
Chris Stapleton "From A Room: Volume 1"
Keith Urban "Ripcord"
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Sam Hunt "Body Like A Back Road"
Jon Pardi "Dirt On My Boots"
Keith Urban "Blue Ain't Your Color"
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Kendrick Lamar "DAMN."
Migos "Culture"
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Kendrick Lamar "HUMBLE."
Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane "Black Beatles"
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FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino "Awaken, My Love!"
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid "Location"
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FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
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McLaren boss Mike Flewitt has said the firm's upcoming hyper-GT, a three-seater homage to the F1 road car, will be a completely different proposition from the P1, its immediate predecessor in McLaren's Ultimate Series range.
The model, codenamed BP23, will use a hybrid powertrain and be the most powerful McLaren yet when it arrives in 2019. Production will be limited to 106 units, the same number as the original F1. All 106 examples have already been sold to customers hand-picked by McLaren for their loyalty to the brand and how they use their cars.
Whereas the P1 was pitched as being the ultimate sports car, the BP23 will be all about supreme levels of on-road performance and usability, and being an "incredible road car", according to Flewitt, rather than being designed to lap a circuit quickly. This means the suspension and aerodynamics can be optimised for covering long distances quickly and in comfort.
Talking about the differences between the P1 and the BP23, Flewitt said each Ultimate Series model would have its own unique positioning and purpose.
Despite being a three-seater, the BP23 should not be seen as a replacement for the three-seat F1, but more a homage to it. On that three-seat layout, Flewitt said lots of work had been done to make access for the driver as easy as possible. The driver's seat will be a full-sized one and the ones either side of it will be slightly smaller but still capable of accommodating adult passengers of a certain size.
The car's carbonfibre structure will incorporate elements of the new one being developed for production in 2020 in McLaren's new Sheffield manufacturing facility and the existing design.
McLaren has previously said the BP23 is "a car designed for long journeys but with the high levels of performance and driver engagement expected of any McLaren".
The model is the work of the McLaren Special Operations (MSO) division, headed by former Caterham and Zenos boss Ansar Ali. The 'BP2' in the codename signifies that this is the second bespoke product to come from MSO and the '3' refers to its three seats.
McLaren has previously revealed a sole image of the model, an abstract bird's-eye preview sketch. A close look at it reveals the car's most significant feature: a three-seat layout, with a central driving position and a seat on each side of it, just as in the F1.
Owners have been told that the model will be produced as a coupé only, with no open-top or track-focused GTR variants planned. This is in keeping with McLaren's brief to make a hyper-GT. The firm reckons a fixed roof is most befitting of an ultimate grand tourer.
McLaren has given little away about the as yet unnamed model's powertrain, save for the fact that it is a hybrid. A version of the twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 engine will be at its heart, but this time it will be hooked up to an electric motor and battery pack, as with the P1.
McLaren's Track22 business plan, announced last March by Flewitt, confirmed more hybrid models as part of the 15 new cars – both regular production and limited run – it plans to launch by 2022. This F1 homage is one of those cars.
The car recognises and promotes the increasing influence of the MSO division, which offers McLaren owners anything from individual paint finishes and trims to full-blown one-off creations. It has made one bespoke product before: the X-1 of 2012.
This new F1 homage will showcase MSO's ability to develop its own models, with insiders promising a "streamlined" exterior "shrink-wrapped in a carbonfibre body of great elegance" and an exquisitely finished interior with bespoke switchgear. Each of the 106 owners will work with MSO to create bespoke colour, trim and personalisation combinations for their individual cars.
McLaren has given little away about the styling of the car, but it has revealed that its dihedral doors, a feature of all McLaren Automotive models to date, will be powered for the first time and extend into the roof, as on the F1. Sources have revealed that there will be other nods to the F1 in the styling, with a roof-mounted air scoop among the features.
McLaren has not yet confirmed pricing, but sources have indicated that the new car will cost around £2 million when it arrives in early 2019.
Please would you direct me to the last time an Autocar render EVER looked even remotely like the car that gets released.
Closest as I can see the only thing you guys get right is a wheel in each corner and even then they're far too large.
A starting point for these 'imagined' images would be some allowance for wheel travel, although as there seems no practical room for a suspension either, perhaps a sprung seat is imagined? Of course you'd need a wind tunnel to prove it but I suspect below 150mph the wind turbulence around the arches would deafen you and if the engine could push through that to 150+, actual take-off looks a distinct possibility. Just a few reasons perhaps why cars as manufactured never look remotely as 'imagined'.
if they are better, worse or much, much worse than the 'spy' shots showing a car so heavily disguised - or, worse, a mule which is actually the existing model - that there is in reality nothing to see. Agree with you though: they are quite pointless.
It would be a very odd GT with three seats - unless it's for a weekend dash to the South of France with the wife and girlfriend? Sans luggage.
There is no requirement for all three seats to be occupied at all times. The car could carry one, two or three - nice to have the option.
If you are heading to south of France with wife and mistress, I never had any call for some.
That for marketing reasons they should have gone for 4.0 v8. Plus all the stuff about optimum cylinder capacity = 500. Still what Mc are delivering is breathtaking. I think the style is going along nicely.


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11 Hidden Scenes in Anna
Following is our collection of Anna facts. Handpicked and verified, these little-known details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Anna film message.
Belle (2014), there is the scene in which the ghost turns on the record player while Mia is home alone. In the picture frame right above the record player, you can briefly see the reflection of the ghost before the record player turns on
Annabelle: Creation 2017. In the ending of the movie Mr. and Mrs. Higgings give Janice a new Doll which is how the real doll looked like. It was actually a normal looking Raggedy Ann Doll, not the creepy looking porcelain doll seen in the Annabelle movie and The Conjuring.
Anna Easter Eggs
The last scene in the shop shows a model of the original Annabelle doll
The nun from Conjuring 2 is featured in one scene.
You can see for a brief moment that the Rolls-Royce Phantom in which T.C. is being "chauffeured" has an emblem with the animation directors' initials
Anna Hidden Facts
The Higgins House address is 307 Gardner Road. 307 is a reference to the time the clocks stop in THE CONJURING
The English words "Come on, let's go" said by Judy are heard as Japanese (S?ik? ?????) by Mary Ellen, while she is in the presence of a haunted suit of Samurai armor
The main character sorts a stack of papers, and because of the "big twist", the back side of the papers is illegible.
"Scooby-Doo Meets Batman" The animators added a fantastic detail to Batman's legs
- Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson - horror
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Anna Plot
Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
Here are the full cast and crew of Anna. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.
Genre Action, Thriller
Director Luc Besson
Stars Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy
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The Peruvian cuisine "My favorite top 8 dishes".
If you are preparing your trip to Peru and already have started to dream about the dishes that you are going to try, you may be interested in this list with my favorite dishes.
Stir-fry pieces of beef with onions and tomatoes, it comes with fries and rice.
Peruvian cuisine: Lomo saltado, La Balanza restaurant-Lima Perú.
Peruvian cuisine: Lomo saltado. Lima 27 restaurant, Lima-Perú.
It is a dish made from small chicken pieces with peanuts or pecan sauce, bread soaked in milk, yellow pepper and sometimes parmesan cheese, accompanied by potatoes and boiled rice.
Peruvian cuisine : Ají de gallina, made by me.
It's my favorite dish! Mashed potatoes seasoned with lemon, salt and yellow pepper. The layers alternate with different ingredients such as tuna, chicken or with avocado and egg (vegetarian causa). There are many varieties!.
Peruvian cuisine: Causa rellena-Peruvian food.
One of the most famous Peruvian dishes, based on fresh chopped fish (most of the time they use white fish) cured in lemon, seasoned with chili, garlic, onion, coriander and accompanied by corn and sweet potatoes.
Chinese fried rice Peruvian style with Chinese onions, garlic, soy sauce, pieces of meat or chicken, ginger and eggs.
The Nikkei cuisine, a fusion of Japanese and Peruvian food has many varieties of Makis, my favorite one is the "Acevichado" and I love that they use avocado a lot.
Peruvian cuisine: Makis, Ache restaurant in Miraflores, Lima-Peru.
Peruvian cuisine: Maki acevichado. Hanzo restaurant, Lima Perú.
Peruvian cuisine: Makis and Pisco Sour, a good combination!
It is made of corn, chunks of meat, pepper and is wrapped in banana leaves. Personally I like to eat it at breakfast with a cup of coffee, but is perfect at any time of the day.
Peruvian cuisine : Tamal with salsa criolla.
A fried dessert made from flour, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, sugar and eggs. Covered with chancaca honey made of, sugar, orange peel, cinnamon and clove.
There are many other delicious dishes, try the Chifa, a fusion of Peruvian with Chinese food and the delicious alfajores and Suspiro a la Limeña. Lima is a gastronomic paradise and has been chosen as the best culinary destination in the world for the fifth consecutive year by The World Travel Awards (WTA).
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This camera easily boasts the best feature set of any Nikon DSLR camera.
The Nikon D850 is available now at Bluewater Photo!
With specs like these, you might ask yourself, what's the catch. To be honest, there really isn't one. The Nikon D850 delivers. A combination of resolution, dynamic range, ISO performance, exceptional autofocus and a speedy 7 frames per second is nothing short of spectacular.
With improvements across the board, you are getting more tools to help you nail your shots, whatever they may be. By combining the sensor's exceptional dynamic range with a base ISO of 64, you get more control to balance vivid reefscapes with the brightest sunballs, while maintaining exceptional colors and detail throughout. When the diving isn't all clear skies, sunshine and great viz, you get plenty of room to bump the ISO to capture more detail and light in the darkest of wrecks, caverns, and caves. The amount of detail able to be pulled up from shadows is quite astonishing.
The NIkon D850 handles combining the smallest of critters and strongest macro diopters with ease, and does so effortlessly with it's incredibly fast and accurate autofocus even dim, fading light. Not only is the autofocus extremely accurate, it's also remarkably fast, absolutely one of the best autofocus systems available, matched only by the D500 and D5 in the Nikon world.
For the fast-paced, high intensity action you get 7 frames per second coupled with an array of autofocus and auto-iso options; letting the camera do some of the heavy lifting for you allowing you to focus on the rare encounters you traveled halfway around the world to experience. The 51 image buffer is pretty amazing considering each image is 45.7 megapixels! The buffer ensures that there will be no slowdown in your photo taking for image processing. The lag between taking burst shots and reviewing them is greatly reduced as compared to the D810.
For the cases when, despite your best efforts and practice, you couldn't quite nail the shot with absolute perfection, you still have one remaining tool at your disposal: a hefty 45.7 megapixel raw file. In addition to being able to print massive images, this extra resolution can come in handy in some other situations too.
Did you forget to change your strobe batteries and are now forced to shoot natural light, far above your standard ISO, as a one in a lifetime event unfolds in front of you?
Did you jump the gun on that sea lion as it buzzed by, leaving the subject smaller in the frame than you wanted?
Did your subject flee as you were inching closer before you were able to fill the frame?
This much resolution gives you room to touch up in post, cropping and reframing as needed. In the event that you need to shoot with an ultra-high ISO (such as a dead strobe), the camera can still produce stunning images if you don't need the absolute, full resolution. Downsampling the image will easily eliminate a lot of the noise with resolution to spare, rendering a useable image. Accepting a "less than full resolution" image where you would otherwise end up with nothing is a tradeoff I would make every day. Even at half resolution, you still have an incredible 20 megapixel images to work with!
There are a few things worth digging deeper into with regards to the autofocus of the D850. This camera has the same autofocus system as the flagship Nikon D5. This high-performance sensor module (the Multi-CAM 20K) combines 153 focus points, of which 99 are cross type sensors, with a dedicated AF engine. Of these 153 focus points, 55 are user selectable.
Cross type sensors are more accurate and help to minimize focusing errors, while having more sensors helps the camera track focus in the different autofocus modes. When you combine these focus points with the dedicated AF engine, the camera is able to speed up the autofocus calculations - much like a current computer gets faster with more CPU cores or threads. The end result is faster and more accurate focusing and tracking, essential for both fast-moving and high speed shooting.
It's also worth noting the low-light performance of the autofocus, as we often shoot in dim underwater conditions. The D850 is able to focus in the center point down to -4 EV, and -3 EV at all the other AF points. This is roughly the equivalent of a dark moonlit night, with the light given off during a full moon being around -2 to -3 EV. Although we recommend using a focus light, it's nice to have that extra flexibility to not use one when you're shooting shy subjects.
The camera will detect subjects and focus on them accordingly.
Letting the camera choose very critical settings is not recommended, though your results may vary.
The camera focuses on a single point selected by the photographer.
Best used when you want very specific control over what is in focus, such as macro or super macro, when your subjects are fairly still.
The camera uses all the points in a group to determine focus.
Like single-point, this is useful for still subjects such as macro and super macro, and is useful when camera is having a hard time getting focus with single point. Priority is spread across multiple points, so the camera does its best to keep them all in focus.
The camera focuses around a single point, using 9, 25, 72, or 153 of the neighboring points to continuously maintain focus.
Great for fish and other moving subjects, allowing you to frame the image and still allow for some movement. Priority is weighted toward a single focus point so this relies on you keeping the AF points over your subject.
The camera focuses on a single point, and attempts to intelligently follow the subject as it moves across the frame using all 153 focus points.
Great for fish and erratically moving subjects. This mode allows you to lock focus and follow the subject as it moves throughout frame. This is really powerful and allows flexibility to quickly adjust your framing without having move the focus points on the camera, potentially missing the shot.
Although the focusing is very accurate, often able to snap and lock on very quickly, the camera will still occasionally hunt. As underwater photographers, there is going to be particulate floating in the water so it's not uncommon for the autofocus to get confused. With the latest Nikon glass, such as the Nikon 105mm f/2.8G or Nikon 60mm f/2.8G lenses, when the camera does need to hunt to focus, it's able to do so much faster than the previous generation lenses and cameras* - so it's worth noting that there is a lens component to the autofocus performance as well.
*From my experience with the D850/D500 (which shares the same AF engine) and an older D90, although the Nikon 105mm f/2.8G could be able to hunt for focus as fast on an older body (since the AF motor is built into the lens), it doesn't. The details are not 100% clear, but the speed of hunting is 3-5 times faster on the D850/D500 - so if you are upgrading from a couple generations old camera, you'll be getting much faster autofocus speeds (in addition to much more accurate focus) with the same lenses.
Focus stacking is an exciting new feature offered by the Nikon D850 - though limited in terms of underwater use. It will automatically take up to 300 shots at different focal points, and the photos can then be combined in post into one photo where the complete subject is in focus. It can be very useful for macro / supermacro photography.
The native ISO range of the Nikon D850 is now 25,600 ISO, an increase of the 12,800 ISO of the D810. The D850 uses a new back-lit sensor which offers better low-light performance.
On the low end, ISO 64 is a welcome option for shooting in bright conditions, which is also available with the Nikon D810 but not the D800. ISO 64 is gorgeous and the detail, color, and dynamic range at that ISO allow for better image quality than any other system underwater.
However, shooting at ISO 25,600 is not necessary underwater. The D850 does improve on the high ISO performance from the D810, which is impressive considering the bump in resolution. While the dynamic range does suffer as it does on any system, it is still quite nice.
The D850 is the first Nikon camera to offer full-frame 4K video, something few other cameras support. Previous Nikon cameras would only use subset of the sensor resulting in a crop factor while the D850 is able to use the full width of the sensor. This means you aren't losing any FOV, which is great for wide angle video while options are still there to enable the DX crop of 1.5x for macro to allow for tighter framing.
Best underwater white balance performance of any Nikon DSLR. If underwater video performance was keeping you from switching to Nikon, be prepared to reconsider your options!
The Nikon D850 improves upon the Nikon D810 in almost every way, making it the best camera on the market for underwater photography. Most importantly, the increase in resolution does not result in a compromise of dynamic range! The D850 does this with its new backlit CMOS sensor expanding the megapixels from 36.3 MP to 45.7 MP. The higher resolution is welcome, although only people who are shooting very close subjects underwater with the best lenses at the optimal apertures will notice the difference. The image dimensions change from 7360x4912 pixels on the D810, to 8256x5504. Ultimately you need to decide if you really need additional megapixels – not everyone does. In DX mode, the sensor will crop down nicely to 20 megapixels, perfect for using the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens, or for greater reach with long/macro lenses. Of course you can always crop in post, but some photographers may prefer to compose in camera at the final resolution.
No pop-up flash. This was removed to increase weather-resistance, but it takes away the possibility of shooting with strobes and fiber optic cables in case your sync cords flood or your flash trigger stops working.
Overall, this is Nikon's best video setup, but probably not "the best" setup for full time video. There are several limitations to combining video settings, such as not being able to use zebra stripes and focus peaking together and not having focus peaking in 4K.
This is a fantastic camera all around, but this may not be the perfect fit for everyone. The best approach to determine if this is a good fit for you is to fully understand what you are looking to do with it. Do you shoot with available light? Do you rely heavily on your autofocus? Do you shoot colorful reefscapes? Wrecks? Macro or supermacro? Do you print your images? Do you need high frame rates to capture rare interactions or behavior? Do you shoot a variety of stills and video? Do you travel, and are you willing to do so with a bulkier ports to capture the highest quality images you can? If you answer yes to just a few of these, the D850 won't disappoint.Compact and mirrorless users will need to make sure they are ready to make the jump to a full DSLR setup. If you do, however, prepare to be blown away. With the exception of the Nikon D5, or with Cannon, the 5D Mark IV/Canon 5DSR, there are very, very few rivals to this camera - this is about as good as it gets!
While those 45.7 MP images can be amazingly detailed, giving you some extra flexibility in post, it's going to be more challenging to fully utilize them. To take full advantage of the D850's resolution, you need great optics throughout both lenses and ports. If your ports or glass are limiting your image quality, it doesn't matter how many megapixels your camera has.In general, the lens reccomendations follow the D810 with the Nikon 8-15mm being a notable addtion to that list.
The nauticam super macro converter (SMC-1) is a wet diopter perfect for taking sharp super macro images. In fact, it is the strongest, sharpest diopter on the market. For the best super macro results, use it with the Nikon 105 mm 2.8G VR lens.
Get creative with the full circular image, or zoom in for a more standard fisheye lens. Read the Nikon 8-15mm FX AF-S f/3.5-4.5E ED Zoom Fisheye Review by Mark B. Hatter.
With a little background in optics and understanding of how lenses and ports work underwater, or more specifically, what happens to light as it travels from one medium to another, it starts to become clear that dome ports are not the solution for everything.
To get sharp images with a dome port and wide-angle rectilinear lenses you generally need a big dome, and enough light to shoot at a higher f-stop to get sharp corners. The alternative is to use optics that were designed to be used in water. These corrector ports, or water contact optics, are designed for this air to water barrier in mind, and as a result give some of the best quality currently possible. This allows you to shoot wider apertures while maintaining image sharpness in the corners.
Nauticam has been aggressively exploring this area and with their latest offering, the Wide Angle Conversion Port or WACP, is able to deliver sharper images where dome ports struggle. Although this is extremely sharp, it's limited to a 130 degree FOV, so it's not a replacement for a fisheye lens.
Aquatica has recently announced their housing for the new flagship camera from Nikon, the D850. They have truly taken steps in the right direction with this model. The housing itself is 12% lighter than the previous D800 and D810 models, but continues to boasts the same depth rating and ergonomic controls.
The Aquatica D850 housing is available now at Bluewater Photo!
Nauticam is known for producing functional, ergonomic, customizable, and durable housings. The new Nauticam D850 is no exception. All the levers, buttons, and wheels on the aluminum housing are clearly labeled so there is no guessing as to what button you are pushing or wheel you are spinning.The NA-D850 features the patented Nauticam bayonet port lock mechanism and the electro-optical converter like the one found on the D500 and the D5 housings. This allows the use of fiber optic cables on a camera that doesn't have a pop up flash. There is also a new lever that falls under the left middle finger that makes toggling between the autofocus modes very quick and easy.
The Nauticam D850 housing is available now at Bluewater Photo!
The Sea & Sea Nikon D850 Housing is the smallest aluminum housing, with easy to reach controls, bulkheads for sync cords, and an optional vacuum check system and internal TTL converter. It is 11% lighter than the Sea & Sea D810 housing, which was already a very light housing. One of our favorite features of the housing is that all of the controls now have a spring to prevent slip of the controls, even if they wear over time or if the camera dimensions vary slightly. Lenses can be changed without taking the camera out of the housing.
The Sea & Sea D850 housing is available now at Bluewater Photo!
Several excellent housings are now available for the D850, but most will cost you more than the price of the camera, even without a port. Thankfully for those on a budget, longtime U.S. housing manufacturer Ikelite now offers a very affordable alternative that still offers high quality and supports a wide range of lenses and accessories. And, it boasts their new, much improved "dry lock" port system, making it easier than ever to change ports, along with a new vacuum check system, both of which are designed to protect your delicate camera like never before.
The Ikelite D850 housing is available now at Bluewater Photo!
The D850 manages to add to the success of the D810, giving you improvements to all the tools you use as an underwater photographer. While this comes at the cost associated with a top-of-the line system, this is a versatile and extremely capable system. The combination of image quality, resolution, and autofocus performance leaves little to be desired.
With the D850, you really are in the best position possible to capture anything thrown at you, and to capture that in the highest quality possible. As it is always best to get it right in camera, with the D850, you get the best tools available to maximize your chances of capturing those special moments. A lot of photography is understanding trade offs, and with the D850, you simply have more to work with all around.
Give us an email (info@uwphotographyguide.com) - we're happy to help answer any questions you have! For sales questions, be sure to email the friendly staff at sales@bluewaterphotostore.com.
Special thanks to Liz Garcia for sharing some of the amazing images she's captured with her D850. Be sure to stop by her Instagram page to check out more of her images!
Aaron Halstead is an avid diver, critter enthusiast and underwater photographer living in Southern California. He is pretty addicted, send help.
More work can be found on his Instagram, Website, or Facebook page.