WINDHOEK, 27 OCT (NAMPA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) should develop a mix of competitive financing instruments beyond lending to ensure affordability and long-term financing predictability.
This was said by Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila in a speech read on her behalf by her special advisor Paul Hartmann during the opening of a two-day seminar on the financial products and services offered by the AfDB here on Monday.
The AfDB is a multi-lateral development finance institution established to contribute to the economic development and social progress of African countries.
The minister said the bank should also be perceptive to issues such as the exploitation of the existing financial systems and infrastructure to promote local ownership to lessen local capacity under-utilisation; and realising capital market development through participation in local market activities.
The bank should also be on outlook for issues of accelerating private sector support, which she said has to date not been optimised.
It is thus now an opportunity for policy-makers, public institutions, the private sector and other key stakeholders in economic development to be informed about the work of the bank, and what it offers.
Kuugongelwa-Amadhila stressed that the seminar is being held at a time when Namibia is embarking on ambitious transformation programmes aimed at preparing the country to the level of an industrialised nation by 2030.
"Namibia needs partnerships which can help to transform our production structures and address challenges of infrastructure in order to achieve accelerated and sustainable growth by addressing challenges of an infrastructure deficit and insufficient diversification of industrial output," she said.
The minister further noted that the government remains committed to maintaining sound macro-economic and fiscal prudence fundamentals, which are core to macro-economic stability and creditworthiness.
This is essential for creating a conducive environment in which the private sector can play a critical role as main driver of economic growth, efficiency and value- addition in the country.
Kuugongelwa-Amadhila stated that with its mass domestic market, Namibia's economic development hinges heavily on regional economic integration, adding that the country has adopted a strategy to use its strategic location to establish itself as a regional transport hub by investing in infrastructural development, especially in those related to logistics, with the aim of reaping the benefits of deeper regional integration.
She then noted the AfDB's support to Namibia on infrastructural development, particularly in the road and rail sub-sector, adding that the traditional mode of cooperation has been through lending and technical assistance to the government.
"A new welcome development in our cooperation with the AfDB has been the bank's lending to the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) for the upgrade of the Walvis Bay port.
The bank's support to Namport is expected to treble the container-handling capacity at the port of Walvis Bay, thus helping to realise our aspiration of being a regional logistics' hub," she continued.
Over 40 African countries are members of the AfDB, and Namibia became a member in 1990 upon independence.
The seminar aims to share the bank's wide range of products and services available to support the socio-economic development of African countries, including Namibia.
Over 30 policymakers, representatives of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), the private sector and non-State actors are attending the seminar.


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Daynara Lopes Ferreira de Paula (ur. 25 lipca 1989 w Manaus w Brazylii) – brazylijska pływaczka.

W Pekinie na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich przepłynęła 100 metrów stylem motylkowym w 59.45 i zajęła 34. miejsce. Tym samym odpadła z rywalizacji i nie awansowała do półfinału.

Na Mistrzostwach Świata w Pływaniu 2009 znalazła się w najlepszej szesnastce i awansowała z 14. pozycji do półfinału. Jej czas 58.26 w tej rundzie okazał się gorszy, ponieważ w półfinale popłynęła 57.68 i zajęła 12. miejsce. Nie zdołała awansować do ścisłego finału.

W marcu 2010 roku została przyłapana na stosowaniu dopingu, za co została zdyskwalifikowana na pół roku. Mimo to, w czasie trwania dyskwalifikacji, wystartowała w Mistrzostwach Świata wojskowych, gdzie na dystansie 100 metrów stylem motylkowym zdobyła srebrny medal. Trofeum to zostało jej jednak odebrane, a początek okresu dyskwalifikacji przesunięty na 26 sierpnia 2010 roku.

W 2011 wystąpiła na igrzyskach panamerykańskich, zdobyła na nich trzy medale – srebrny w konkurencji 100 m st. motylkowym i 4 × 100 m st. dowolnym, a także brązowy medal w konkurencji 4 × 100 m st. zmiennym.

W 2012 roku podczas igrzysk olimpijskich w Londynie uplasowała się na 26. miejscu na 100 m kraulem i 33. miejscu na 100 m delfinem.

Trzy lata później wywalczyła kolejne dwa medale igrzysk panamerykańskich, oba w konkurencjach zespołowych – brązowe medale w sztafetach 4 × 100 m stylem zarówno dowolnym, jak i zmiennym.

Brazylijka występowała przed własną publicznością na rozgrywanych w Rio de Janeiro igrzyskach olimpijskich. Wystąpiła w trzech konkurencjach – w konkurencji 100 m st. motylkowym zajęła 15. pozycję, a w konkurencjach 4 × 100 m st. dowolnym oraz 4 × 100 m st. zmiennym brazylijska sztafeta z jej udziałem zajęła 11. i 13. pozycję.

W 2019 otrzymała srebrny medal igrzysk panamerykańskich w konkurencji 4 × 100 m st. dowolnym.

Przypisy

Brazylijscy pływacy
Brazylijscy olimpijczycy
Uczestnicy Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 2008
Uczestnicy Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 2012
Pływacy na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2016
Medaliści Igrzysk Panamerykańskich 2011
Medaliści Igrzysk Panamerykańskich 2015
Medaliści Igrzysk Panamerykańskich 2019
Brazylijscy sportowcy ukarani za doping
Ludzie urodzeni w Manaus
Urodzeni w 1989

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State Pension Age Review
The government earlier this week has confirmed plans to review the UK State Pension Age.
Currently, the state pension age is 66 with changes legislated for as follows:
For those born after April 1960 the state pension age is 67.
For those born after April 1977 to April 1978 the state pension age gradually increases through 2045 and 2046 to age 68. In this band your state pension age will be in years, months and days e.g. for someone born on 29th March 1978, your state pension age is 67 years, 11 months and 5 days on 06th March 2046.
For those born after 05/04/1978 the state pension age is 68.
You need to know your state pension age to plan retirement accurately. Our calculator works out both your state pension age and the date.
Calculator State Pension Age
Why Another State Pension Age Review?
The Pension Act 2014 requires the government to review the UK state pension age every 5 years and this is due for publication in May 2023. Hence, research and consultations starting soon.
The Department for Work and Pensions appears to be seriously considering bring the Age 68 increase forwardsw to 2037/39.
If successful, this may mean hammer blow for those born 1969/77 onwards as are currently targetted for state pension at 67 but may be pushed back a year.
State pension age increases as supposed to be linked to increases in UK average life expectancy and this is currently no increasing so we find it hard to justify an increase on this basis. In additiion, people born 1969 to 1971, they are already in their 50s and indeed can currently retire early and draw their private and company pensions at age 55 i.e. in the next 4-5 years. This means the planning may already be done to go early and exhaust some but not all of their pension funds to fill the income gap between ages 55 and 67 until state pension starts as a top up. This would be a major blow and in our opinion too late.
Knock on effect to private pensions too?
Private and company pension early retirement age is usually set at 10 years before state pension age. As it stands today, minimum pension age increases from 55 to 57 on 6th April 2028. Exsiting pensions may be protected and keep the age 55 provided you not make any changes to it after 2028. This leaves us to believe that if state pensions do increase early to age 68, then the private pension minimum retirement age will also be brought forward to age 58. Another 'spanner' in your retirement planning.

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Q: Javascript splitting lets say i have this variable
var image = "image.jpg";

I'm trying to split the content of the variable image and insert _thumbs into it to get something like image_thumbs.jpg.
How do i go about this?
Many Thanks.

A: function addSuffix(filename, suffix)
{
    var pos = filename.lastIndexOf(".");
    var left = filename.substring(0, pos);
    var right = filename.substring(pos);
    var result = left + suffix + right;
    return result;
}

var image = "image.jpg";
var imageWithSuffix = addSuffix(image, "_thumbs");
// imageWithSuffix === "image_thumbs.jpg"

Or, just for fun, a much less readable but shorter solution using a regex:
function addSuffix2(filename, suffix)
{
    return filename.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, suffix + "$&");
}

A: var image = "image.jpg";
image = image.replace(".","_thumbs.");

A: Here is the solution
Way 1
var image = "image.jpg";
var splitVar = image.split(".");
alert(splitVar[0]);
alert(splitVar[1]);
alert(splitVar[0]+"_thumbs."+splitVar[1]);

Way 2
alert(image.replace(".","_thumbs."))

http://jsfiddle.net/LqpL3/1/

A: If the file name can contain multiple dots, you need to take the last of it. You can use Regex to do it:
var image = "image.jpg";
image = image.replace(/\.(?!.*\.)/, "_thumbs.");

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Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing rises to 59
OAS asks Peru to hold general elections soon
Home/Sports/Djokovic reaches 7th Wimbledon final, earns chance to equal Federer, Nadal
Djokovic reaches 7th Wimbledon final, earns chance to equal Federer, Nadal
Online News EditorJuly 9, 2021
London, Jul 9 (EFE).- Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 7-5 on Friday to advance to his seventh Wimbledon final and move within one win of equaling the Grand Slam record held by fellow tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
He will square off in Sunday's final against big-hitting Italian Matteo Berrettini, who notched a convincing 6-3, 6-0, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4 victory over Poland's Hubert Hurkacz.
Djokovic started slowly in the day's second men's semifinal against an opponent who came out swinging on the grass and nearly captured the opening set.
The 12th-ranked Shapovalov broke the Serbian in the third game of the match and had a golden opportunity to serve out the set in the 10th game, but the talented 22-year-old Canadian started feeling the pressure at that juncture and gave the break back with crucial ground stroke errors, including botching a routine forehand at 30-30.
The world No. 1 then continued to win key points by targeting the Canadian's backhand and wrapped up the opener on his opponent's double fault.
Shapovalov squandered five break-point chances early in the second set, including netting a key forehand in the fourth game and miscuing a pair of backhands in the sixth game.
He would rue those missed opportunities when Djokovic broke in the 11th game due to another double fault by Shapovalov at the worst possible time and then used accurate serving and his highly underrated net skills to secure a set-winning service hold.
To the Canadian's credit, he continued to battle against nearly impossible odds in the third set.
But he once again failed to convert break-point opportunities at the start of the set and then dropped serve shortly before a potential tiebreaker by sending a forehand over the baseline.
Djokovic lifted his arms in the air in relief a few points later after striking an ace on match point, ending a contest in which he struggled much more than usual on serve but saved 10 of the 11 break points he faced.
"I don't think that the scoreline says enough about the performance and about the match. He was serving for the first set and he was probably the better player for most of the second set," the 19-time Grand Slam champion said in an on-court interview.
"He had many chances and I would like to give him a big round of applause for everything that he has done today and these two weeks."
The 34-year-old Djokovic, a five-time Wimbledon champion who is trying to equal Federer's and Nadal's record haul of 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles, faces another dangerous opponent in Sunday's final in Berrettini who struck 22 aces and 60 winners and committed only 18 unforced errors in his semifinal win over Hurkacz.
Although the Pole came into that semifinal contest full of confidence after knocking out Russian world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and then Federer, winner of a record eight Wimbledon men's singles titles, the Italian quickly stamped his authority on the match.
The world No. 9 notched five service breaks in the first two sets against Hurkacz, who had only been broken once in his five previous sets prior to Friday.
Berrettini then showcased his tremendous serving power over the final two sets, striking 14 aces and not facing a single break point.
Although he lost the third set in a tiebreaker, an early service break in the fourth set cleared his path to a convincing four-set victory.
"I have no words, really, just thanks. I need a couple of hours to understand what happened," Berrettini said in an on-court interview after reaching his first Grand Slam championship match and becoming the first Italian – man or woman – to reach a Wimbledon singles final. "I played a great match. I enjoyed the crowd, my family and whole team are there. I think I never dreamed about this, because it was too much for a dream."
Djokovic holds a 2-0 career edge over the 25-year-old Berrettini, mostly recently defeating him in a tight four-set match last month on clay in the French Open quarterfinals. EFE
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Cloud migration top priority for businesses, despite growing security concerns
By Catherine Knowles, Wed 29 Sep 2021
Cloud migration plans are surging despite security concerns, with 7 in 10 IT leaders believing cloud migration has to be a priority when future proofing digital infrastructure.
This is according to Equinix's annual global study of the views of 2,600 IT decision-makers for the Equinix 2020-21 Global Tech Trends Survey (GTTS).
Equinix finds there has been a significant year-on-year leap in companies planning to move business critical applications to the cloud, despite cybersecurity concerns.
The need to remain competitive and cater to increased user demands has prompted a 15% jump to 37% of companies saying they plan to move business critical applications to the cloud in 2020-21, compared to the previous year.
As digital leaders build robust digital infrastructures to ensure future success, it is estimated that almost half (47%) of their IT infrastructure globally is now on the cloud, despite ongoing concerns over cloud security.
Since the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of cyber attacks has greatly expanded at the digital edge, Equinix finds.
Cybercrime costs the world economy more than $1 trillion, with the average cost to organisations estimated to be more than half a million dollars per incident.
Risk has been compounded by the large number of companies quickly shifting network capacity to cater to increasing volumes of remote worker data traffic.
This has prompted a surge in cloud migration and broad implementation of cloud-based digital infrastructure as part of a hybrid infrastructure strategy.
IDC research director edge strategies Jennifer Cooke says, "Shifts in population centres, the increasing occurrence of cyber attacks, rapidly expanding data volumes and compliance needs, the creation of business ecosystems, and the transformation to digital business, have been driving the need for a new approach to digital infrastructure.
"These market forces are driving IT leaders to consider the best strategies and prioritise investments across the digital core, edge, and exchange of data."
Equinix's GTTS found 70% of respondents believe migrating to the cloud is a top priority, with 80% focused on digitising their IT infrastructure.
This move is not being made lightly, with the threat of data leaks and cyber attacks as a result of increased cloud adoption being perceived as one of the biggest threats to organisations.
These concerns are not without merit. The Global Interconnection Index (GXI) Volume 4, a market study published by Equinix, revealed a growth in the number of user devices and cloud resources, meaning organisations have to be aware of distributed security risks such as DDoS attacks, which have grown over 270% year-over-year.
Equinix chief information security officer Michael Montoya says, "Digital transformation is essential for business survival. Every company is becoming a software company and the pandemic has accelerated the need for digital transformation.
"Indeed, findings from the 2021 Gartner Board of Directors Survey show 69% of boards accelerated their digital business initiatives in the wake of COVID-19.
"Moving to the cloud is at the heart of this transformation. However, as our GTTS shows, many digital leaders remain nervous about this migration, with IT decision-makers highlighting fears around increased data leaks and security breaches. Cyber hygiene remains vitally important in the cloud."
Other findings of note from the Global Tech Trends Survey include:
80% of IT decision-makers said digitising their IT infrastructure is a top priority, with 76% working to improve user experience.
Almost half (48%) of respondents said they believe the threat of data leaks and cyberattacks as a result of cloud migration to be one of the biggest threats globally.
81% of digital leaders said they are prioritising improving their organisation's cybersecurity - a significant increase from the 70% who said this in the 2019-20 edition of the survey.
Cyberattacks increased by 50% in 2021, peaking in December due to Log4J exploits
"Last year, we saw a staggering 50% more cyberattacks per week on corporate networks compared to 2020 – that's a significant increase.">>
Cybersecurity in 2022: End of passwords, cybersecurity education and the compromised home
Poorly managed and weak passwords are a prime target for hackers, and organisations are responding by going password-less to remove this weakness all together.>>


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Common variations in the genes encoding C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-6, and the risk of clinical diabetes in the women's health initiative observational study
Kei Hang K. Chan, Kathleen Brennan, Nai Chieh Y. You, Xuyang Lu, Yiqing Song, Yi Hsiang Hsu, Gautum Chaudhuri, Lauren Nathan, Lesley Tinker, Simin Liu
BACKGROUND: Circulating concentrations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) have been associated with an increased risk of diabetes. METHODS: To examine the roles of genetic variation in the genes encoding CRP, TNF- α, and IL-6 in the development of diabetes, we conducted a prospective case-control study nested within the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. We followed 82 069 postmenopausal women (50-79 years of age) with no history of diabetes for incident diabetes for a mean follow-up of 5.5 years. We identified 1584 cases and matched them with 2198 controls with respect to age, ethnicity, clinical center, time of blood draw, and length of follow-up. We genotyped 13 haplotype-tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (tSNPs) across 2.3 kb of the CRP (C-reactive protein, pentraxin-related) gene, 16 tSNPs across 2.8 kb of the TNF (tumor necrosis factor) gene, and 14 tSNPs across 4.8 kb of the IL6 [interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)] gene. Plasma concentrations of TNF-α receptor 2 (TNF-α-R2) and IL-6 were measured. RESULTS: After adjusting for matching factors, confounding variables, and multiple comparisons, we found 8 variants in the TNF gene to be associated with plasma TNF-α-R2 concentrations in white women (q < 0.05). After adjusting for multiple comparisons (q > 0.05), we found no association of any IL6 gene variant with plasma IL-6 concentration, nor did we find any significant associations between any SNPs among these 3 genes and diabetes risk (q > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: We found modest associations between TNF variants and circulating concentrations of TNF-α-R2. Common variants of the CRP, TNF, and IL6 genes were not significantly associated with risk of clinical diabetes in postmenopausal women.
https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2010.154526
Gene encoding
Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
Biochemistry, medical
Chan, K. H. K., Brennan, K., You, N. C. Y., Lu, X., Song, Y., Hsu, Y. H., ... Liu, S. (2011). Common variations in the genes encoding C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-6, and the risk of clinical diabetes in the women's health initiative observational study. Clinical Chemistry, 57(2), 317-325. https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2010.154526
Common variations in the genes encoding C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-6, and the risk of clinical diabetes in the women's health initiative observational study. / Chan, Kei Hang K.; Brennan, Kathleen; You, Nai Chieh Y.; Lu, Xuyang; Song, Yiqing; Hsu, Yi Hsiang; Chaudhuri, Gautum; Nathan, Lauren; Tinker, Lesley; Liu, Simin.
In: Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 57, No. 2, 01.02.2011, p. 317-325.
Chan, KHK, Brennan, K, You, NCY, Lu, X, Song, Y, Hsu, YH, Chaudhuri, G, Nathan, L, Tinker, L & Liu, S 2011, 'Common variations in the genes encoding C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-6, and the risk of clinical diabetes in the women's health initiative observational study', Clinical Chemistry, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 317-325. https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2010.154526
Chan KHK, Brennan K, You NCY, Lu X, Song Y, Hsu YH et al. Common variations in the genes encoding C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-6, and the risk of clinical diabetes in the women's health initiative observational study. Clinical Chemistry. 2011 Feb 1;57(2):317-325. https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2010.154526
Chan, Kei Hang K. ; Brennan, Kathleen ; You, Nai Chieh Y. ; Lu, Xuyang ; Song, Yiqing ; Hsu, Yi Hsiang ; Chaudhuri, Gautum ; Nathan, Lauren ; Tinker, Lesley ; Liu, Simin. / Common variations in the genes encoding C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-6, and the risk of clinical diabetes in the women's health initiative observational study. In: Clinical Chemistry. 2011 ; Vol. 57, No. 2. pp. 317-325.
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Az Avas-hegység (, ukránul Гори Оаш) a Keleti-Kárpátok belső vonulatában, a Vihorlát–Gutin-hegyvidékben, a román-ukrán határon, Szatmárnémetitől 40 km-re északkeletre, Técsőtől 20 km-re nyugatra, Huszttól délre. Legmagasabb pontja a Viski-kő (917 m).

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Az 'avas' név régi jelentése 'makkoltatásra szolgáló erdő; nagy fákból álló, öreg erdő, rengeteg; tilalmas erdő'.

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A Vihorlát–Gutin-hegyvidék egyik délkeleti tagja. Északnyugat-délkelet irányban húzódik. A Nagyágnak a Tiszába való beömlésétől a Fenyér csúcsig terjed délkeleti irányban, a Tiszával párhuzamosan.Nagyobbrészt 300–400 m magas felföld, kisebb-nagyobb kúpokkal, mélyen bevágott völgyekkel. Keleti szomszédja a Kőhát-hegység, melytől az Avasújfalu és Técső közötti 583 m magas Huta-hágó választja el. Északon a Máramarosi-medence határolja, északnyugaton a Tisza völgye választja választja el a Nagyszőlősi-hegységtől, délnyugatra tőle pedig a Szatmári-síkság fekszik. Délnyugati oldalát a Túr mellékvizeinek völgyei szabdalják. Legmagasabb csúcsa a 917 méter magas Viski kő.

A hegység magva trachitporfir és szürke trachit, de ezt nagyobbára trachittuff födi s a trachit és riolit-kúpok csoportosan vagy elszigetelten merülnek fel ez alól.

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As with most Troma movies you have to take this one tongue-in-cheek, or rather beak-in-cheek, as it's a parody of zombie movies.
The American Chicken Bunker, owned by a former member of the KKK, builds his newest franchise over Native American burial grounds. There's also toxic waste, of course. When he offers free chicken to help quay the protestors that are always outside the building, the spirits begin mutating over the workers and customers, so there are all these really weird looking zombie chicken people. In one scene, where most of the action takes place, one of the chicken people rips off the face of another woman and starts eating it, saying "I know it's fattening but I like the skin". There's also a truly gross-out scene in which an obese guy has a bad reaction to the food he ate. It actually made me sick and may be one of the most disgusting scenes in a horror movie, ever. The main character is Arbie, a nerd, who finds out that his girlfriend is really a lesbian, which is really just an excuse to have a few gratuitous lesbian scenes.
I really didn't find this very entertaining, though I must say it is a completely different take on zombies.
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Q: Error uploading file using Sonata Admin and Doctirne I'm following the guides about handling doctrine upload and sonata admin.
I set up my entity with only id, path and the file (image) :
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile;

/**
 * @ORM\Entity
 * @ORM\Table(name="viaggio_perfetto")
*/
class ViaggioPerfetto
{
    private $temp;

    /**
    * @ORM\Column(type="integer")
    * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
    * @ORM\Id
    */
    protected $id;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=255, nullable=true)
     */
    protected $path;

    /**
     * @Assert\File(maxSize="6000000")
     */
    protected $file;

    /**
     * Get file.
     *
     * @return UploadedFile
     */
    public function getFile()
    {
        return $this->file;
    }

    /**
     * Sets file.
     *
     * @param UploadedFile $file
     */
    public function setFile(UploadedFile $file = null)
    {
        $this->file = $file;
        // check if we have an old image path
        if (isset($this->path)) {
            // store the old name to delete after the update
            $this->temp = $this->path;
            $this->path = null;
        } else {
            $this->path = 'initial';
        }
    }

    /**
     * @ORM\PrePersist()
     * @ORM\PreUpdate()
     */
    public function preUpload()
    {
        if (null !== $this->getFile()) {
            // do whatever you want to generate a unique name
            $filename = sha1(uniqid(mt_rand(), true));
            $this->path = $filename.'.'.$this->getFile()->guessExtension();
        }
    }

    /**
     * @ORM\PostPersist()
     * @ORM\PostUpdate()
     */
    public function upload()
    {
        if (null === $this->getFile()) {
            return;
        }

        // if there is an error when moving the file, an exception will
        // be automatically thrown by move(). This will properly prevent
        // the entity from being persisted to the database on error
        $this->getFile()->move($this->getUploadRootDir(), $this->path);

        // check if we have an old image
        if (isset($this->temp)) {
            // delete the old image
            unlink($this->getUploadRootDir().'/'.$this->temp);
            // clear the temp image path
            $this->temp = null;
        }
        $this->file = null;
    }

    /**
     * @ORM\PostRemove()
     */
    public function removeUpload()
    {
        $file = $this->getAbsolutePath();
        if ($file) {
            unlink($file);
        }
    }

    public function getAbsolutePath()
    {
        return null === $this->path
            ? null
            : $this->getUploadRootDir().'/'.$this->path;
    }

    public function getWebPath()
    {
        return null === $this->path
            ? null
            : $this->getUploadDir().'/'.$this->path;
    }

    protected function getUploadRootDir()
    {
        // the absolute directory path where uploaded
        // documents should be saved
        return __DIR__.'/../../../../web/'.$this->getUploadDir();
    }

    protected function getUploadDir()
    {
        // get rid of the __DIR__ so it doesn't screw up
        // when displaying uploaded doc/image in the view.
        return 'uploads/documents';
    }

    /**
     * Get id
     *
     * @return integer
     */
    public function getId()
    {
        return $this->id;
    }

    /**
     * Set path
     *
     * @param string $path
     *
     * @return ViaggioPerfetto
     */
    public function setPath($path)
    {
        $this->path = $path;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get path
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getPath()
    {
        return $this->path;
    }
}

I remove some filed for better reading the entity.
For this entity i followed the symfony cookbook.
The folder under web/uploads have 777 permission.
Then i add to the sonata admin :
protected function configureFormFields(FormMapper $formMapper)
{
    $formMapper->add('title', 'text');
    $formMapper->add('text', 'text');
    $formMapper->add('startDate', 'date');
    $formMapper->add('endDate', 'date');
    $formMapper->add('active', 'checkbox', array('required' => false));
    $formMapper->add('file', 'file');
}

protected function configureDatagridFilters(DatagridMapper $datagridMapper)
{
    $datagridMapper->add('text');
}

protected function configureListFields(ListMapper $listMapper)
{
    $listMapper->addIdentifier('title');
    $listMapper->add('text');
}

Now i log in sonata admin page and try to create new entity.
All works right i have in my db all field right except the file.
No file under web/uploads/documents and no path in path's filed in database (i have 'initial' that i set in SetFile function if path is not set).
I don't know where i'm wrong. Thanks for your help.

A: The problem is that you never call the upload method of your entity.
Add the following methods to your admin class (sonata) :
/**
 * Handles file upload on create.
 *
 * @param object $created The newly created entity
 */
public function prePersist($created)
{
    $created->upload();
}

/**
 * Handles file upload on update.
 *
 * @param object $updated The updated entity
 */
public function preUpdate($updated)
{
    $updated->upload();
}

And it should works.
This will call the upload method of your entity before persist/update it.
See the corresponding part of the Sonata File upload recipe.

A: You must add
* @ORM\HasLifecycleCallbacks

to block
/**
 * @ORM\Entity
 * @ORM\Table(name="viaggio_perfetto")
*/

for use
/**
* @ORM\PrePersist()
* @ORM\PreUpdate()
*/


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Alternative therapies aimed at addressing whole-body wellness abound in town.
As many factors continue to change the U.S. health care system as we know it, medical practitioners and patients alike are increasingly looking to complementary and alternative medicine. From ayurvedic approaches to massage and chiropractic services, these kinds of products and practices are used instead of—or in addition to—standard medical care. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, more than 30 percent of adults in the U.S. are seeking options outside of their doctors' offices for health care. And a growing number of Laguna Beach businesses serve as a reflection of this trend, offering a diverse range of remedies and treatments for nearly every health issue and ailment.
"Coastal communities are often fitness- and health-oriented," says Dr. Brett Florie, owner of The Hydration Room, which offers intravenous fluid hydration and vitamin injection therapies aimed at treating jet lag, dehydration and muscle soreness, among other conditions. Florie holds dual medical degrees in osteopathic care (supporting the belief that the body has the power to heal itself naturally) and the allopathic approach (treating disease and illness with remedies like drugs and surgery). "People find out that the side effects of allopathic medications can be as bad as what they are trying to treat, and then turn to alternative options that can be as effective and less abrasive," Florie says of the benefits of alternative medicine.
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Clockwise from left: The Float Lounge co-owners Jeff Brion and Rosanne Ramirez; the business' new location, which opened last year; and an Epsom salt tank.
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Dr. Florie (left) researched and developed The Hydration Room's more than 20 intravenous and injection formulas; the business boasts a Zen atmosphere.
Florie, an anesthesiologist, opened the Laguna Beach hydration therapy clinic, the second of his three Orange County locations, in June 2015. Board-certified and more than familiar with intravenous therapy, Florie researched and developed the clinic's program of more than 20 different intravenous (typically administered through a vein in the arm) and injection (administered intramuscularly via the buttocks) formulas to assist patients in achieving optimal health.
But The Hydration Room differs from similar establishments in that it is doctor-supervised, and the nurses are emergency room-trained with Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification. And the facility was created to have a Zen-like atmosphere so patients feel like they're headed to a spa rather than a doctor's office; during treatments, they may relax in chaise lounges and watch TV or movies, listen to music or read.
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Northern Soul music, best known for its uplifting beats and quick tempos, was a musical movement made popular in the Northern cities of the United Kingdom during the 1960 and 70s.
Long before the days of MP3s and music streaming services, local British DJs would travel around the world to find rare and obscure vinyl records of unheard or unsigned bands playing soul and Motown music. The mecca of which many of these discoveries were found were in Detroit Michigan, which was the epicenter of the Motown movement.
Upon returning to the UK these DJs would introduce their recent discoveries into their sets at such famous Northern Soul clubs as the Twisted Wheel and Wigans Casino, where these rare tunes would explode in popularity overnight due to their catchy hooks and undeniable danceability.
With no radio play and going by only world of mouth these songs would explode in popularity overnight. People would travel far and wide to all-nighter dance parties and wait anxiously to hear the songs all their friends have been talking about.
If you were a DJ that owned these precious vinyl records you had it made. And eventually these songs took on a life of their own and the American musicians who sang them became superstars overnight in the UK without even knowing it.
Due to the uplifting beats and fast tempos, as well as the obscurity of the songs themselves which seemingly were thumbing their nose at the disco and pop music that were topping the charts in the south. The music provided a sanctuary for young working class Brits to meet up and dance the weekends away before having to heading back to the working life or the remainder of the week.
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Paper Towns - the book vs the movie
Way back in April 2014, I read and reviewed John Green's Paper Towns. As soon as the movie was announced, I knew that I was going to see it. My daughter (who also read the book), my husband (who did not), and I went to see it Saturday afternoon. I wanted to take a couple of days to fully digest the experience but now I am ready to talk about it. Needless to say, there are spoilers below.
Before I go picking everything apart, I'd like to say that I did thoroughly enjoy the movie. While there were a few moments that jarred me out of the plot (more on that later), it didn't interrupt the entertainment value. Now let's get into the nitty gritty.
There are a lot of differences between the book and the movie. Some of them, in my opinion, change the story a lot. Some of them do not. One of the big changes is the Sea World adventure. In the book, Margo convinces Quentin to break into Sea World during their revenge rampage. This doesn't happen in the movie. As a matter of fact, Margo explicitly states that they have 9 things to do (instead of 11 in the book) that night but I can only count 5...6 if you are super generous and count their shopping excursion. But maybe I'm mis-counting something. Either way, the Sea World thing is a fairly big thing in the book - after all, this is the first real illegal thing Q has done - and it isn't even addressed in the movie. The reason is understandable (no one wanted to give good press to Sea World) but it would have been nice to even have a throwaway line or maybe a discarded pamphlet or something to insinuate they did it anyway.
The movie also downplays the importance of the Omnictionary. In the book, editing the Omnictionary is Radar's LIFE. When he isn't in school or with Angela, he's editing the website. However, in the movie, the site is only used as a reference when looking up the term "paper towns." We don't see any of the characters editing it nor do we see it being leaned on heavily. I don't know that this is a huge change in the book. But it may have shown the boys as the social outcasts they were. Otherwise, it seemed like they didn't participate in social activities because they didn't want to.
However, the biggest change, in my opinion, is the road trip and everything that happens afterwards. In the book, Q, Ben, Radar, and Lacey skip graduation to take the road trip to Agloe to find Margo. The prom already took place. Quentin skipped the prom to go check out pseudivisions (abandoned housing divisions...also not discussed in the movie) by himself. In the movie, Angela comes with them and the gang (minus Q) insists they must be back to Orlando in time for prom. This is a very important part of the movie. So important, in fact, that the gang leaves Q in Agloe when they don't find Margo within their time limit. Yes, his best friends abandon him in New York for the prom. That is messed up.
After his friends abandon him, movie-Quentin makes his way into the nearest town and buys a bus ticket home. While waiting for the bus, Margo happens to walk by. He chases after her and the two have a couple of milkshakes and talk it out. Margo kinda pats Q on the head and gives him a "silly boy, I'm not coming back" type of speech. Then Quentin gets on the bus and joins his friends at prom. Happy times ensue.
In the book version, Margo is in the barn in Agloe. And Ben, Radar, Lacey, AND Quentin all find her. Margo rails at Lacey for dating Ben. Then she argues with Q about his perception of her. The gang doesn't leave Agloe until the next morning. Quentin goes back to Orlando with his friends and Margo goes on to New York City.
I think that the book version of the story is much more powerful than the movie version. Book-Margo decided to disappear from everything and everyone and she is angry that people still sought her out. She lashes out at the few people who truly showed concern for her. Movie-Margo comes off as an overly mature woman setting off on her own. But she's not. She is still a young woman trying to figure out who she is. Yes, she says this in the movie but that isn't how she looks or sounds or acts.
As I said earlier, none of these changes made the movie less enjoyable for me. Though I was thrown out of the plot every time they talked about the prom. But, for once, I can truly say the book is better. If only because it had a more emotional journey for the characters. Without them missing graduation or prom, the movie left out that heavy emotional impact.
(Side note: My husband said Margo was selfish and wasn't worth trying to find.)
In Literature, Movies Tags movie, book, Paper Towns, John Green
Movie review: Big Eyes
My husband, knowing that I wanted to see Big Eyes, rented the movie from Redbox over the weekend. We didn't get a chance to watch it until Monday night but I'm glad we did.
In case you are not familiar with the movie, Big Eyes tells the story of Margaret Keane, an artist who is famous for painting children with large eyes. After she left her first husband in the 1950s, Margaret did what she could to support herself and her young daughter, Jane. She found a job painting art on children's furniture. But she never stopped painting the big eyed children. It was during an outdoor art exhibition that she met Walter Keane, who would eventually become her second husband.
Walter was an artist himself. However, where Margaret painted people, Walter painted Parisian streets. When Margaret's first husband threatened to take custody of their daughter, Walter proposed to Margaret. Now there would be a stable home for Jane.
Ever the businessman, Walter tried to get both his paintings and Margaret's into art galleries. When that failed, he rented wall space at the local jazz club. People would frequently ask about the children with large eyes and Walter began to tell them that he painted them. Margaret was angry when she found out about Walter's lies, but he somehow convinced her that this would be better for sales.
Years passed. Margaret continued to paint the "big eye" paintings and Walter's fame continued to rise. Profits soared, allowing them to open their own gallery.
One day, Margaret came upon a shipping box with Walter's name on it. Inside, she found dozens of Parisian street paintings with a different artist's signature. She suddenly realized that she had never seen Walter actually paint anything. After scraping the Keane signature off of one of his paintings, Margaret confronted Walter.
Despite knowing about Walter's false life as a painter, Margaret continued with their "big eye" ruse. Walter had convinced her that no one would accept a woman as an artist and that business was better if everyone thought he created the paintings. It wasn't until the 1964 World's Fair in New York that Walter's lie began to unravel. An art critic, John Canaday, rejected the piece Margaret painted for the Hall of Education. Canaday called the piece "tasteless" and Walter just lost it.
Eventually, Margaret tired of the lie and how much of her life she lost to Walter. She took Jane and moved to Hawaii. It was here that she was introduced to the Jehovah's Witnesses. With some support from the community, Margaret sued Walter for slander. Since the case was he-said-she-said, the judge decided that, in order to figure out who was telling the truth, both parties needed to paint a picture. Walter claimed he had a shoulder injury that left him unable to paint while Margaret completed a painting in 53 minutes. Margaret won the case.
Big Eyes is a very difficult movie to watch in 2015. Since it takes place in the 1950s and 1960s, there is a lot of misogyny and male dominance in the story. Margaret stays with Walter, despite the fact that he is taking credit for all of her work, for ten years! Even when she knew what a con man he was, she still stayed. The viewer definitely needs to keep in mind that, at that time in history, it was very difficult for a woman to leave her husband and be independent. Thankfully, the movie does a fairly good job of setting that up early on.
This is also one of the few movies where I could forget who made it and who starred in it and just lose myself in the characters and story. Amy Adams did a wonderful job becoming Margaret and Christoph Waltz was scarily good at being Walter. On top of that, it didn't have all of the telltale signs of a Tim Burton movie. It is obvious that Burton loved the film's subject and took a lot of care to tell the story properly. If you get a chance to catch Big Eyes, I would definitely recommend checking it out. Margaret Keane's story is an inspiring one, even if it took her a long time to make it happen.
In Movies, Reviews Tags movie, Big Eyes, Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Tim Burton, paiting
Why I think the new Godzilla movie is BS
Spoilers ahead! It has almost been 2 weeks since the latest American Godzilla was released. A lot of people loved the movie. My husband, who is a huge Godzilla fan, is one of those people. I, on the other hand, thought the movie was total bullshit. Since I seem to be the only person who thinks this, I am going to put my reasons in a nice, easy to digest list. As I have already said, there will be a lot of spoilers ahead. If you don't want to be spoiled, stop reading right now.
1. Cutting away from the fights
So, this is a Godzilla movie, right? I get that the movie can't be 100% Godzilla. You need some characters that can actually speak. However, except for the final battle, none of the other battles are shown on-screen. Godzilla starts fighting with one of the creatures (stupidly called MUTO) and the director just cuts away to one of the humans.
"Godzilla's gonna fight....Godzilla's gonna fight...." *a door slides shut and we cut to the Olsen sister that isn't a twin*
Annoying.
2. The Brian Cranston connection.
In the trailers, it looked like Brian Cranston, who is currently a hot commodity in Hollywood, would be the human star of the movie. Nope. He dies in the first act, before any of the monsters are actually shown. (Well, I think we might have seen a foot of the MUTO...that doesn't count.)
I get that his name is hot right now. There are people that went to see this movie for him. Won't they be disappointed when he dies a third of the way into the 2-hour film.
3. The "bad" monsters should have real names.
Godzilla gets a name. There's a Mothra cameo. Yet the two big bad monsters of the movie are both called MUTO, which stands for Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism. What? Give Ken Watanabe a use. Let him give those baddies some names.
4. They made Ken Watanabe useless.
His entire purpose in this movie was to stand around and watch other people do things. He is supposed to be a scientist. What scientist just stands by and lets everyone else do the work? Even the Japanese scientists in the old Godzilla movies were all "Screw this! I'm going to help Godzilla myself!"
5. Kick-Ass specialized in everything.
Brian Cranston's son, Kick-Ass, is an explosives specialist in the Navy. Yet he manages to get himself hitched onto an Army Special Force team, which gets him from Hawaii to California. Then he talks his way onto a Navy squad that is setting up an explosive to kill the MUTO. Then he parachutes into the scene of the Godzilla battle to disarm the explosive the MUTO stole from them.
Something tells me that his ass would still be stuck on Hawaii. The military isn't in the business of giving people, even other military people, rides home.
This movie was bullshit. For serious. I won't say it wasn't any fun. The end of that big battle was awesome. But I'm not going to fool myself into thinking that one awesome scene from one fight scene is going to redeem the entire film. If even half of these issues were fixed, I wouldn't be so hard on the movie. If they made the Godzilla movie about Godzilla instead of about The Other Olsen and Kick-Ass, I might have liked it more. As it stands, it is just plain bullshit.
In Movies Tags Godzilla, movie
Review: Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D
Since I am a super-nice mom, I took my 10-year old daughter to see the Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D movie on Friday night. Even though it was a Friday night, our area was smack dab in the middle of a massive heat wave so I was expecting the theater to be rather full. On the contrary, besides the two of us, there were about 9 other people there. I kept expecting more people to pour in but it just never happened. Though I will admit that I was happy that I didn't have to be squashed by over-enthusiastic Katy Perry fans.
The movie itself was not awful but it seemed to gloss over absolutely everything. The backdrop of the movie is Perry's California Dreams Tour, which began on February 20, 2011 and ended on January 22, 2012. Despite the fact that this gives the documentarians almost an entire year worth of material to use, the film itself runs only 97 minutes. As a result, you only get blips and soundbites about her life. I would have loved to have an extra hour of footage to see more about the girl behind the Katy Perry persona.
If they didn't want to talk about her personal life (poor Russell Brand is shown giving a few kisses then it's nothing but text messages...I'm sure there was more to their relationship), they should have gone the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus route and just filmed the concert with a few background rehearsal snippets. It would have been infinitely more interesting since her concert looks like it was a ball of fun.
Sadly, I can't recommend this movie to anyone. I think even die hard Perry fans would be disappointed. Wait for the Blu Ray. From what I hear, there will be additional footage in the extras. Maybe there will be something good in there.
In Movies, Reviews Tags Katy Perry, movie, Part of Me 3D
I can't believe I completely forgot to post my review of The Avengers. I am a bad geek.
For those of you that live under a rock, The Avengers is a team of superheroes consisting of Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Thor. Most of these characters have had stand-alone movies on their background. Poor Black Widow and Hawkeye are the exceptions. (Though Black Widow is quite important in Iron Man 2 and Hawkeye makes a cameo in Thor.) If you are going to see The Avengers, you need to see the previous movies to understand everything. The main villain comes from Thor while the major 'artifact' comes from Captain America.
First, let me say that this movie is awesome. I almost didn't want it to end. One of the reasons that I liked the movie is that it did require you to watch the previous background movies. That means that there wasn't time wasted on questions like "Who is this Thor guy and why does he carry around a hammer?" The movie was able to get right into gathering the heroes together and establishing why they couldn't fight this battle separately. Since we already know that they are powerful on their own, it is very important to show why they need to work as a team.
That said, there are a few little nitpicks I had. I always have a problem when they have a character on the screen for long periods of time without naming them. Nick Fury had this female 'sidekick' in S.H.I.E.L.D. that they don't name. My husband claims that they said her name once in the very beginning of the movie but I don't remember it. She goes through the entire movie as 'that chick that is the second in command or something.' Things like that don't detract from my enjoyment of movie. I would just like someone on screen to say her name more than once so I can remember who she is.
So, in the end, if you enjoy superhero action movies, you'll love this. There is a reason that the movie has been a blockbuster hit. I'm just sad that it'll take a long time before we see another Avengers movie.
In Movies, Reviews Tags movie, The Avengers
Movie Review: The Secret World of Arrietty
The Secret World of Arrietty is a Studio Ghibli animated movie based on the book, The Borrowers. Fourteen-year old Arrietty lives with her mother, Homily, and her father, Pod, under the floorboards in a closet. See, Arrietty and her family are "Borrowers," tiny people who live in the homes of human beings and 'borrow' items (or pieces of items) that they need to survive. However, since they are so small, there are many dangers. Besides cats and crows, the humans themselves are seen as a threat. If a Borrower is seen by a human, they must pack everything up and find a new place to live.
I adore Studio Ghibli movies. Our DVD shelves are stocked with a variety of their titles - My Neighbor Totoro, The Cat Returns, and Ponyo, just to name a few. So when we heard that Arrietty was being released in theaters, my family was pretty excited to see it. (The constant commercials on the Disney Channel were no help either!) I didn't think we would find the time to see it opening weekend, but we managed to fit it in.
With only a 94-minute running time, Arrietty is a fairly short movie. Unfortunately, the lack of any real characterization or conflict due to the time constraints is noticeable. Most of the movie is spent showing how Arrietty and her family borrow things from the 'human beans.' We don't really get to know any of the humans. As a result, the climax of the movie doesn't bring out the emotions that it should. Instead of caring about whether a character lives or dies, the audience is forced to just float along with the story. But don't think that this makes it a terrible movie. On the contrary, it's a nice journey we are taken on. The lovely artwork and gorgeous soundtrack make the blandness of the plot worthwhile. It would just be nicer if there was a bit more meat on this story's bones.
In Movies, Reviews Tags Amy Poehler, Anime, Bridgit Mendler, Carol Burnett, David Henrie, Moises Arias, movie, Studio Ghibli, The Secret World of Arrietty, Wall Arnett
Movie review: The Muppets
My family took a break from the hecticness that is December to check out the new Muppet movie. My husband and I were fans of the original Muppet Show. We've even shown a few of the episodes to my daughter. (I think it was, specifically, the Star Wars episodes.) Needless to say, this movie was right up our alley.
Gary (Jason Segel) and Walter (voiced by Peter Linz) are brothers that share a love of The Muppet Show. Years later, even after the show has gone off the air, the two of them continue to watch old recorded episodes of the show. When Gary decides to take his long-time girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) to Los Angeles for their 10th anniversary, he decides to take his brother with them to see The Muppet Studio. Walter accidentally finds out that oil tycoon Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) is going to buy the studio in order to tear it down so he can drill for oil. Together, Gary, Mary, and Walter help Kermit the Frog get the gang back together to raise $10 million to keep their studio and the Muppet name.
Despite a tiny candy problem (my daughter lost a tooth in a Milk Dud), we all had tons of fun. As usual, there were a bunch of cameos that we giggled over. The songs were extremely fun, if a little cheesy. My favorite was Cee-Lo Green's "Forget You" sung by Camilla and her chickens. And there was even a montage for finding some of the Muppets. Miss Piggy got a "let's travel by map!" (Even though some cheap conferencing could have done the trick.) Everything was perfect for a Muppet movie. Jason Segel hit this out of the ballpark.
In Movies, Reviews Tags Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Jason Segel, movie, The Muppets
Jmovie review: Space Battleship Yamato
Title: Space Battleship Yamato Release date: 12/1/10 Genre: Space Drama Cast: Kimura Takuya, Kuroki Meisa, Yamazaki Tsutomu Plot: Earth has been destroyed by an alien race called Gamilas. The only hope to save Earth is a radiation reduction device on planet Iskandar. What is good: Surprisingly, Meisa Kuroki's acting is pretty good! What is bad: On the flip side, Takuya Kimura doesn't live up to his potential. Letter rating: C
My husband is a big fan of the original Space Battleship Yamato anime from the mid-70s. I enjoy watching KimuTaku so I figured this would be perfect for the both of us. Since it was our 10th wedding anniversary, this is what we watched as we snuggled close.
Maybe it's because we're so familiar with the original anime that this seemed to fall short. It's not an awful movie, but it definitely seemed to rush things. When the ship arrived at Iskandar, I turned to my husband with a surprised "Already?!" At the same time, my husband missed the noise from the original Wave Motion Cannon. My husband was also uncomfortable with the changes made to Mori Yuki. In the original, she was a rather feminine nurse, though she did get additional responsibilities later in the series. In the movie, she's a brash ace pilot. Quite a huge different, to say the least.
In all, both of us liked the movie. I would probably sit through it a second time. However, hardcore Yamato fans should be careful. This isn't the same old battleship anymore.
In JDorama Reviews, Reviews Tags Kimura Takuya, Kuroki Meisa, movie, Space Battleship Yamato, Yamazaki Tsutomu
Favorite Friday
It comes out next week!
In Favorite Friday Tags Bunraku, Demi Moore, Favorite Friday, Gackt, Josh Hartnett, movie, Ron Perlman, Woody Harrelson
Jmovie review: My Darling is a Foreigner
Title: My Darling is a Foreigner Release date: 4/10/10 Genre: Slice of Life Cast: Inoue Mao, Jonathan Sherr Plot: Saori (Inoue) strives to be a manga artist. She has fallen in love with an American man, Tony (Sherr). This is the story of their relationship. What is good: Inoue Mao is still adorable. What is bad: There isn't a lot of substance. Letter rating: C
I was really looking forward to seeing this movie. I love Inoue Mao and I thought the plot seemed cute. Unfortunately, at the end, I realized that there wasn't a whole lot there. What the movie claims as cultural differences are sometimes just the differences between men and women. At one point, Saori laments that she does all of the housework while Tony does nothing. So, being the nice man that he is, Tony starts washing the dishes and doing the laundry. However, he doesn't really know how to do these things properly. Instead of taking him aside to show him how to do the chores, she just kinda grumbles through it. I don't see this is a cultural difference. I think men all over the world don't know how to wash dishes.
As a matter of fact, there are only a few cultural differences shown. When Saori introduces Tony to her family at her sister's wedding, Tony doesn't understand how the family communicates. The parents jokingly put down their children but Tony doesn't get the joke. It isn't until the end of the movie that he understands her family dynamic.
Despite wanting to enjoy the movie, I found it somewhat boring. It's basically the story of their day-to-day life. If you have nothing better to do, it's not an awful movie to sit through. At least there's the adorable Inoue Mao to save it!
In JDorama Reviews, Reviews Tags Inoue Mao, Jonathan Sherr, movie, My Darling is a Foreigner, slice of life


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Verizon iPhone on track for March 2011 debut, says analyst
Apple iPad 2.0 release date, specs: Rumor roundup
Apple TV teardown gives App Store clues, says analyst
Analyst rains on rumor parade for Apple's Sept. 1 event
Expect iPad 2 from Apple next April, says analyst
Front-facing camera for FaceTime will be biggest add
By Gregg Keizer
Senior Reporter, Computerworld |
Apple will roll out a second-generation iPad next April, a year after the original's launch, a Wall Street analyst said today.
According to Brian Marshall of Gleacher & Co., Apple will take an annual refresh path for its tablet, just as it has for the iPhone, which has seen new models introduced in June or July the last three years.
"I think April is the proper time-frame for an iPad 2," said Marshall, using a label that's been bandied about for the next iteration of Apple's tablet. "Since I'm projecting that Apple will release a CDMA iPhone in March, both will help to equalize Apple's seasonality."
Marshall's comment about a CDMA iPhone refers to reports, as well as his sources among Asian parts suppliers, that Apple will launch an iPhone next March able to run on mobile networks such as Verizon in the U.S.
AT&T, Apple's current exclusive partner in the United States, relies on the more widely-used GSM (global system for mobile communications) technology.
Analysts and bloggers have been speculating on the composition of the next-generation iPad -- everything from a thinner form factor to a higher-resolution display -- but Marshall said the second iPad will be essentially the same as the first.
With one exception.
"It will be the same form factor, but with dual-camera functionality," said Marshall, echoing others who have bet on two cameras in the next iPad. That would let iPad users run FaceTime, the video calling software Apple rolled out with the iPhone 4 last summer.
Early tear-downs of the original iPad revealed that Apple left room inside the iPad for a front-facing camera. Aaron Vronko of Rapid Repair noted the space during his April disassembly. "It looks like it's all ready for the camera, even including a hole in the glass for the lens," said Vronko.
But don't expect more storage in the iPad 2, warned Marshall. "I don't think we'll see higher-capacity iPads," he said, placing his bet on the same 16GB, 32GB and 64GB configurations Apple now sells at prices between $499 and $829.
Through the end of September, Apple sold approximately 7.5 million iPads. Marshall anticipates that Apple will sell another 6 million iPads before the end of the year for a 2010 total of 13.5 million.
Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and general technology breaking news for Computerworld. Follow Gregg on Twitter at @gkeizer or subscribe to Gregg's RSS feed . His e-mail address is gkeizer@computerworld.com.
Senior Reporter Gregg Keizer covers Windows, Office, Apple/enterprise, web browsers and web apps for Computerworld.


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DNR may relax fish transport ban
US - State wildlife officials want to relax plans for a statewide ban on moving fish if a deadly fish virus spreads.
Temporary rules established to control the spread of the VHS virus would prohibit moving live fish off any Wisconsin water if the virus is found anywhere beyond the Lake Winnebago chain. But the Natural Resources Board plans to vote Wednesday on permanent regulations that would limit the movement ban to the specific body of water where the virus is found.
State Department of Natural Resources officials say the virus probably hasn't spread across Wisconsin and they don't want outbreaks hundreds of miles away to inconvenience anglers and bait harvesters.
George Meyer, executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, blasted the rules as weak.
"We're actually going backward," Meyer said. "This means we're only protecting those waters where we've already found the problem. We won't be effectively protecting the state."
VHS, also known as viral hemorrhagic septicemia, lives in water and causes fish to bleed to death. It can't harm humans, but it can infect a wide variety of fish and has been blamed for large fish kills in Europe, Japan and on both U.S. coasts.
The virus has spread through much of the Great Lakes over the past five years. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have adopted regulations designed to contain it.
Source: TwinCities.com


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Last of Mrs. Cheyney
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This early talkie was based on Frederick Lonsdale's successful Broadway play. Fay Cheyney (Norma Shearer) is a cunning jewel thief who impersonates a wealthy widow as she travels to Monte Carlo, planning on stealing a fortune in pearls from one Mrs. Webley (Maude Turner Gordon); Fay's henchmen also travel with her, posing as her servants as they help her plan the heist. However, Fay has a change of plans when she meets Lord Arthur Dilling (Basil Rathbone), who is wealthy, handsome, titled, and Mrs. Webley's nephew. Fay and Arthur soon become infatuated with each other, and Fay puts her plans on hold as she begins to travel in his privileged social circle; however, when she's invited to a private soiree at Mrs. Webley's mansion, the temptation is too great, and she attempts to steal the pearls. However, she's caught in the act by Arthur, who offers to make a deal -- if Fay will sleep with him, he won't tell Mrs. Webley that she's a fraud. Fay is taken aback by this affront to her honor, and instead confesses to Mrs. Webley and her assembled guests that she is not who she has purported to be. Shocked, the assembled socialites decide to turn her in to the police, until Lord Elton (Herbert Bunston) admits that he wrote Fay an indiscreet letter that had incriminating information about many of their friends. With Fay in a position to blackmail her blue-blooded acquaintances, they attempt to buy her silence, but Fay proves that despite her criminal history, she has her principles. THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY was remade in 1937 (with Joan Crawford in the lead), and again in 1951 as THE LAW AND THE LADY, starring Greer Garson. A German version also appeared in 1961.


Swedish celebrities at the opening of a new restaurant, Ann Miller in the Max Factor ad.
Zarah Leander and other Swedish celebrities.
I love this gift card included with the magazine.
Lauren Bacall modeling clothes. How cool is that zig zag skirt?
Ad for a book containing "sixteen intelligent essays on film". Love the experimental look.
Shoe polish ad with Evert Taube.


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Catalog Record: The end of the world. A love story | HathiTrust Digital Library
The end of the world.
A love story.
With thirty-two illustrations.
Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902.
New York : O. Judd and Company, [1872]
299 p. illus. 19 cm.
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The end of the world. A love story.
The end of the world; a love story.
The Graysons; a story of Illinois.
The faith doctor; a story of New York,
The Graysons, a story of Illinois.
The Graysons: a story of Illinois,
The Graysons : a story of Abraham Lincoln /
The Graysons; a story of Abraham Lincoln.
Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902
The Graysons: a story of Abraham Lincoln.