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← Preliminary study in Carroll with limited testing over insufficient time span; Assistant Professor of Geology claims fracking has no impact even though study started after frac'ing
Unifor, Canada's largest energy union, calls for Canada-wide moratorium on all new oil and gas fracking; the ignorant keep blindly pushing forward, harming families, communities, environment, infrastructure and existing businesses →
Minister of Energy and Resources, Simon Bridges, misrepresents interim New Zealand fracking report by Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Posted on November 16, 2013 by Jessica Ernst
Minister of Energy and Resources, Simon Bridges, misrepresents interim New Zealand fracking report by Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment by Pauline Doyle, November 16, 2013, Gisborne Herald
In his November 9 opinion piece, Simon Bridges made bald claims regarding the oil and gas industry's "safety and environmental record" in New Zealand. Furthermore, he has misrepresented the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Contrary to his interpretation, Dr Jan Wright called the current regulatory regime "complex and fragmented" with no "fit for purpose" oversight and with a lack of transparency. In her interim report last year the commissioner stated: "companies are perhaps being trusted rather too much to all do 'the right thing"', while noting "only the most recent consents require that groundwater around the well is monitored for contaminants".
Dr Wright noted that, as at 2012, more than 50 fracking operations for oil and gas had occurred in New Zealand since the first known frack in 1989, all but two of those in Taranaki. But until recently Taranaki District Council neither required consents for these nor carried out any monitoring or environmental effects assessments of them. That was done (if at all) by the companies concerned; they were, in practice, allowed to design their own programmes in their own way and carry them out purely to their own satisfaction. In short, the industry had been setting its own rules.
So it's stretching the truth to claim, as Mr Bridges has endeavoured to do, that "New Zealand's oil and gas industry has historically operated with a strong safety and environmental record". If the oil and gas industry has had any problems fracking, they simply haven't been reported. Dr Wright's full report should be ready for release to the public mid-2014. Until then, the jury is "still out" and the Minister should refrain from misrepresenting the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. [Emphasis added]
Regulations robust by New Zealand Minister of Energy and Resources, Simon Bridges, November 16, 2013, Gisborne Herald
I stand by my statement that New Zealand's oil and gas industry has historically operated with a strong safety and environmental record. To date, more than 1100 wells have been drilled through New Zealand, both on and offshore, with no significant oil spills or environmental accidents. Over 50 wells have been fracked with no significant adverse environmental effects. The most important conclusion made by Parliamentary Commissioner Dr Jan Wright, in her interim report, is that fracking can be carried out safely. The work we have put in to date to strengthen the petroleum regime and regulatory frameworks is a strong and proactive response to the issues Dr Wright has raised. I am confident that our health and safety, and environmental regulations are robust and best-practice. [Being confident means nothing in reality. Confidence does not result in laws and regulations enforced, loopholes removed, and gag orders for buying out contamination cases made illegal]
In Taranaki, resource consents are required for all oil and gas developments — fracking is no exception. The Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) robustly monitor all well sites and production stations in its jurisdiction. Production stations are inspected six times a year and well sites are inspected weekly during active exploration and production. In the last 12 months alone, over 1000 compliance inspections were undertaken. The TRC has also carried out comprehensive surveying of all historical sites where fracking has taken place. The results are clearly documented on the TRC website. They cannot find a single indication of an adverse environmental effect directly related to fracking. [Then why is Fontera refusing milk from farmers allowing the dumping of toxic waste on their dairy farms? Emphasis added]
New Zealand milk dumped as toxic oil and gas drilling mud taints 14 Fonterra tankers
Fonterra to stop taking milk from New Zealand farms allowing dumping of oil and gas waste ]


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I'm not able to post that much recently, lacking a connection as I am but you can be sure I'm missing this place mentally. So I thought I'd take this opportunity to ask if anyone suffers from Tinnitus and what you might do to help you cope with it.
I have had Tinnitus for about fifteen years now, so you'd think I would have grown accustomed to it by now. There are a lot of theories as to the underlying causes for this torment but I've yet to hear any helpful information from anyone about treatmant, by helpful I mean a treatment that actually works. The usual approach is "I'm afraid you will just have to learn to live with it".
To help me "Live with it" I've decided to try to eliminate any other nasty reasons for the noise by having a MRI scan. That scan was a buzz too I was strapped down to a stretcher and loaded into a huge round electro magnet about 20 feet in diameter. I have not had the results back yet they are due in March but once they (hopefully) find no gremlins in my head I can carry on with cognitive retraining my perceptions.
I've been told some people use a sound masking device that helps sufferers reduce that noise for hours at a time but I don't actually know anyone who has tried it. I can't upload any stuff here where I am but I've made a MP3 of a noise that closely resembles the noise in my head. If you can imagine the sound of steam escaping under pressure mixed with a slowly modulating tone at about the 9000mhz range . It is constant, never stopping for one moment in fifteen years.
Most of the time I will have the radio on in the background to distract my attention as a coping measure but I'd love to hear from anyone who has found other ways of getting over this. Hell, I'd just feel a little reassured knowing that I am not alone with this awful silent noise.
Apart from this though I am in rude good health as I hope all my fellow asylumites are.
I've heard about Tinnitus before, but never knew much about it, doing some reading I came across and article on the BBC, you may have read it, but perha[ps it'll give you some ideas for treatment.
I have Tinnitus - I received it during the Gulf War, from a particularly loud explosion nearby.
There is no cure for it, unfortunately. One has to learn to live with it. I have it in the left ear. Thankfully, it comes and goes. Stress seems to aggrevate it - I was once without hearing in my left ear for 2 weeks, and I was pretty nauteous due to my middle ear acting up. When it is active, it is a high-pitched whining that really grates on my nerves. Kind of like a mosquito in the ear, but it doesn't go away when I swat at it.
I've had Tinnitus for the last three or four years. I remember that one summer about four years ago my ears would ring for several hours after I came in from a day of mowing the lawn. Then one day it just didn't stop.
When I was in the Navy, I worked around steam turbines, jet airplanes, and computers. It seems I have spent most of my life around machines that make some kind of constant noise. For example, the fans that keep computers cool. I have wondered if this constant exposure is what caused it. However, my father also had a hearing problem where he lost the hearing in his right ear and said he had ringing in both ears all the time. He always blamed if on his work running the rifle range for the army during World War II. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe some of it is hereditary.
I've had my hearing checked and the people giving the test say my hearing was better than 98% of all people's. I started wearing earplugs to see if reducing the amount of background noise from my computers would make it go away. That didn't seem to help. I mentioned it to my doctor and she had me checked for high blood pressure. My blood pressure seems to be fine.
Based on what you and WebShaman are saying, it seems that the frequencies each person hears are different. Mine is more like Tao's in that there is a constant background noise like a white noise generator in the background with a pulsating high frequency noise at about 18,000Hz over the top of it. The high frequency becomes more pronounced when I do heavy work or exercise.
After about a year of seeing different specialists, my doctors seem to be ignoring it, except to ask me at annual checkups if I'm still bothered by it.
I've learned to ignore it most of the time by thinking about other things, like the projects I'm working on, but it still gets annoying from time to time.
I started getting it some years ago. A high-pitched whine for several hours a day. It started getting most annoying. I decided before it got worse to stop using my headphones so much. Man, I used to blast the headphone, and I'm pretty sure that was the start of it for me. Now I only get it when I'm really tired and lie down to sleep, or when I'm around electro-mechanical equipment that is is poor repair.
Actually, the electro-mechanical thing is kind of weird. Sometimes it's pure electrical. I can actually hear pure electrical from some distance sometimes. Run some low voltage through a transformer and I go nuts trying to figure out where the whine is coming from. "Who turned that on?" and I go running about like a ferret. This was not the case prior to my onset.
Treatment? The only thing that works for me is indulging it in pure silence. Turn everything off and meditate on just the whine. Or sitting reclined in the bathtub with my head half underwater. If I let the whine run rampant and listen to it, it tends to calm down.
do you have hearing loss and/or vertigo?
I have it, too. Had it since I was a teenager. I had a lot of ear infections in middle/high school, so I'm fairly sure that's what did it. Of course, the concerts I went too as a teen probably didn't help, either. It's a high-pitched modulated sound (I've never tried to track down the frequency) that never goes away. Odd thing is, I realized I had it one night when I laid down to sleep and realized that I couldn't remember the last time I heard nothing. It's most prominent when I'm stressed or when there aren't any competing noises. (I'm guessing that stress sharpens my focus on my hearing in a 'fight-or-flight' kind of way, making it that much more noticeable.) I suspect I have a small amount of hearing loss as well, as I've noticed myself occasionally asking people to repeat things in the last few years (I'm 33, so I'm a little young for an ear trumpet).
I've never sought treatment for it, but I do keep my eye out for news. Most of what I've heard involves retraining, although I heard something a while back about a supplement to treat it. I'll try to track down the name, although I'm always wary of a supplement claiming to do anything for anything.
I've had it for as long as I can remember plus 10 years. Used to cry all the time when I was a baby, no one knew why.
These days, I'm always always listening to music. So I almost never hear it anymore. Of course, I'm almost deaf in my right ear now. So, que sera sera. The only real problem is that when you're always listening to music, you sometimes run out of things you want to hear. Audio-books, relaxation noise (rain forest anyone?), whistling, whatever. I feel your pain.
If I'm focused, generally coding, I can sometimes forget it's there.
Thanks for the replies fellas, strangely enough it really does help knowing you're suffering too Odd creatures we humans eh?
I've saved this page to my USB Drive so I can look at it properly when I get home and write a more comprehensive reply, which I will post up next time I am at the Library or using my buddys connection.
First thoughts are, tension and stress do seem to exacerbate the perceived intensity. As do electrical noises, and bunged up sinuses. I really will have to look into these.
Tried Ginko which was about as useful as sticking snails up my nose and cost a packet too.
I think some noises, like the computer or electrical junction boxes and meters act or react as a kind of harmonic with the tinnitus. WarJ you made me smile there as I too can often tell if an electrical switch has been turned on in the house. It's like the persistant tinnitus acts like a carrier wave that might amplify certain frequencies.
Once again thanks a googol for the info/replies/kind thoughts. You never fail to bring a little sunshine to my day.
I always found putting snails up my nose helped a lot. Are you sure you got the right kind of snails?
I am insane, though. That might factor in.
I've had it for as long as I can remember. It's not serious, and definately not loud, but it's very definitely there. Then again, it could jsut be the oversensitivity of my hearing simulating it; I don't really know. I just know thatwhen things are quiet, it's all I can hear, and it seems very, very loud. Doesn't keep me awake anymore, though. I'm far too used to it.
i think that's exactly my case...i know that since participating in this thread i've become aware of the ringing at night...i normally don't notice it....i had to refocus my mind last night in order to mentally suppress the ringing..it worked very well and off to sleep i went.
my better half has had what she describes as very loud ringing in her ears since childhood...she has learned to deal with it and almost never mentions or complains about it.
on the other hand, if you have vertigo or hearing loss with the ringing...well that could be much more serious.
My worst cases are actually painful. I'll very suddenly lose all hearing in one ear, and this loud, high-pitched ringing will start, accompanied by a stab of pain. I have to stick my finger in my ear to make it go away.
I have it too, but I'm normally so sensitive to the noise from electronic devices that I only really hear it when it's dead quiet - it is very much like the whine from a leaky capacitor. It is much more pronounced when I've been drinking, or when I'm particularly tired or stressed. It seemed to start for no particular reason when I was about six (I believe I had conjunctivitis) and has been ever-present and variable in intensity since. Oddly, it shifts from one ear to the other sometimes, or becomes momentarily very intense, then fades back into the background.
When I was living out in the country, half-way up an Irish mountain, I thought I had it really bad for a while - night after night, the whine was so bad it kept me from sleeping. I thought I would go mad right up until I found the source of my torment; an electronic mouse-deterrent! I hadn't noticed the thing plugged into a socket just outside my bedroom, and when I switched it off, the peace was blessed indeed! My normal level of background whine was restored, and almost welcome. Predictably, not long after I pulled the plug on it, I spotted mice several times that I hadn't noticed before. It seems that they and I shared a mutual hatred of the thing's noise - it actually was effective as an irritation to us both!
Use of a therapy lamp in the mornings (to help me fight the winter blues) has helped me enjoy my days more. The reduction in stress and depression, along with the general boost to my energy levels throughout the day, means that I feel less exhausted in the evenings. As a result (perhaps, indirectly) I haven't suffered so much with it. In fact, I have had fewer headaches since starting to use the lamp too.
Good luck with those results - and with coping with the noise! It actually helps me to know that there are so many others out there with the same problems!
Yes, it's electronic equipment I'm particular sensitive too. I can hear the whine of the television if it's been left on, even if the screen is blank and there's no sound coming from the speakers. And I can hear when someone switches on my computer (and I can discerne my computer from, say, my laptop, or my father's computer, or the shitbox testbed server I built) from across the house. And, same as you, White Hawk, people have accused me of making it up in the past. Shows what they know, doesn't it?
OMG I'm so glad I'm not alone with the electro-tinnitus. Just one of those things I've never really thought about talking about. I'm glad it was brought up. Love you funky inmates.
Stick that on your ID card.
After a good ten minute chat with the specialist the only new piece of information I learned was this. The actual reason we hear these noises is because our wonderful and resourseful brains realise that there is a hearing loss at whatever frequency and attempts to boost the signal at that frequency to compensate. A bit like turning up the volume of your radio while it is tuned into a weak transmission, you get lots of background hiss.
I took the recording I made of the simulation of the sound I hear to the specialist and it is more or less the same frequency as the hearing loss I present at the hearing test.
The specialist was surprised and amused that I had taken the time to simulate the tinnitus sound and make an MP3 of it.
So now I can get back to the task of ignoring it and managing the condition. I have to say that reading all your wonderful responses above really helped me just as much as the specialist hospital treatment.
Wow, I missed this thread when it came around the first time.
I've had tinnitus since I was real young. No doubt it came from shooting firearms without the proper hearing protection every now and then.
Actually, the electro-mechanical thing is kind of weird. Sometimes it's pure electrical. I can actually hear pure electrical from some distance sometimes. Run some low voltage through a transformer and I go nuts trying to figure out where the whine is coming from. "Who turned that on?" and I go running about like a ferret.
I walked into our science lab and not 2 feet through the doorway my eyes opened up and I knew there was a television on in the room. Sure enough, I walked to the back of the room and there was a tv on the floor, muted, behind a table. As soon as I saw the tv it sent a shiver down my spine.
The only real problem is that when you're always listening to music, you sometimes run out of things you want to hear. Audio-books, relaxation noise (rain forest anyone?), whistling, whatever. I feel your pain.
I'm constantly trying to find new music to listen to, or even just something I haven't heard in a couple months sometimes.
One treatment I've heard about before is to take a zinc supplement. I haven't tried it, but talking about it again, I think I might give it a shot next time I go to the store.
I've never tried to identify the frequency I hear, but I want to try now, just out of curiosity.
Um... hi... long time no existence I know.
I seem to remember hearing something about a "hearing aid" that was being used to help mask the effects of tinnitus on the ear/mind. Instead of just amplifying sounds from outsid ethe ear it produced a negative frequency to that of your particular tinnitus. It was something akin to standing near running water and having that alleviate your symptoms or a white noise that was enough to counteract the tinnitus but still allow you to hear. I'm not having a lot of luck tracking any links down and it was a year or more ago... I'll see if I can't find something and update the thread.
And a link regarding frequency testing using your computer to find the frequency that works for you.
I tried the frequency testing, but my soundcard began procducing secondary frequencies over 18.5KHz - so it seems that my SBLive is not happy attempting to emulate my high-frequency tinnitus.
Having had a good read of the information on tinnitus masking, I ended up on the subject of noise as an aid to sleep (paradoxically, it seems). I listened to a few downloadable samples of white noise before trying out a signal generator. I eventually created a soundfile over twenty minutes long of 'pink noise' (essentially, soft white noise), then played it to myself on my MP3 player when I went to bed last night.
I was asleep before the sound file ended. This certainly bears further investigation, and I'm going to play around with the idea of generating my own anti-tinnitus signal.
You've posted up some good links there, I have not had the time to go through them just now but I will just as soon as I get back from a day or two away.
I have another appointmet with the doctor next week who is probably going to say somthing like, now that I've found no nasties in my head I can concentrate on not thinking about it again. May well have a look at the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy malarchy and report back.
Thanks for taking the time to search these things out. Btw do you have tinnitus at all?
And sorry, GrythusDraconis, I did mean to thank you for that marvellous information!
seriously tho, I got through 5 seconds of that clip and brought the wife in for a listen, major heart goes out to yous from the both of us.
I wanted to post this little update as I thought the above Radio Four programme was the best news on the subject I have heard in quite a while.
Before you get too excited, it is not yet a cure but it sounds really interesting. I am going to make further enquiries and if all goes to plan I want to go over to Belgium and perhaps Germany and take some teats to ascertain if I would be "suitable" for treatment.
This is one of those threads that I never bothered to read... now I realize how much it relates to me.
I had Tinnitus since I can remember. I never realized that it was a hearing condition until I saw this. Something that may have a hand in mine would probably be rain. I lived in Washington state for the first 7 years of my life, and people who live there know it rains a lot. I recall this one time very clearly when I was 5 (I think) and I was waiting in our family car and everything was dead quiet, so quiet I could hear a pin drop. I took notice of the ring in my ears (very much like Tao's audio sample) and it seemed to get louder and louder but it really wasn't.
So fast forward to now, and I still have the ring (I have it now as I type this). I have developed some ways to combat it, it seems to work fine for me most of the time. If it's irritating enough, which is very rarely (only a few times in a year), I would stop whatever I'm doing (unless what I'm doing is important, like driving) and just focus on the ringing. I find that trying to twitch my ears makes it louder, but I eventually start thinking of something and my mind forgets about listening, much like daydreaming. I sometimes can even do this in the middle of loud noises (vacuum, etc.) and then for a second I could swear I didn't hear anything.
After reading this whole thread, I realize that it could be the reason I can't go to sleep at times. I grew up around computers, so that may be another factor. I can still hear clearly TVs that are on and other high pitch sounds my parents can't hear. For all we know, it could be cell phones, they may be frying our ears, not our brains.
So, thanks Tao for bumping this up. I hope what I said could help others.
Until this thread began, I really had no idea how common this problem was - it's one thing to read a bunch of statistics, but quite another to see the responses to this thread.
In my case, I believe my tinnitus has become worse during the darker months of winter, especially as I suffer from terrible insomnia during this time (I spend all night wakeful, and all day drowsy). Of course, during the day, I am utterly unaware of it over the noise of several fans and hard drives clicking and whirring away in the office.
I can still hear clearly TVs that are on and other high pitch sounds my parents can't hear. For all we know, it could be cell phones, they may be frying our ears, not our brains.
Funnily enough, Zavaboy, as Tao mentions above, one possible explanation for tinnitus is a loss of hearing in a certain range which causes the brain to 'pump up' the volume. Personally, I also have no trouble hearing high-frequency noises that others appear not to be aware of, so I'm unsure of how accurate this is. I do know that attempting to match the frequency of my tinnitus with a signal generator was pointless, as the speakers fell silent far short of the perceived frequency!


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Refurbishment of a listed train station building from 1879, including extensive roof glazing and conservation of structural steel building frame. The glass roof is one of the largest in Europe, covering an area of 27,500 square metres.
The conservation design philosophy strived to preserve the antiquity of the building, as well as to ensure that this Victorian station retained its identity in terms of historical context and form. This was done by meticulous detailing and the sensitive, selective use of restoration techniques. With few surviving archive drawings, historical photographs were fundamental to the design team in the restoration of the station. The project was a successful marriage of new and old technologies, which will ensure that one of Scotland's greatest Victorian structures will serve Glasgow well into the Millennium.
"For the research and remarkable conservation of an important 19th century train station including important protection measures to the roof."

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The FARC's lead negotiator, "Ivan Marquez", on Tuesday asked the Colombian government to consider a bilateral ceasefire between the rebels and security forces.
The FARC leader made the statement from Havana, Cuba where negotiations between the country's largest rebel group and the Colombian government have been happening since November 2012.
Marquez's call for a ceasefire comes after the FARC announced the "lamentable" deaths of 16 Colombian soldiers after an ambush in the southwestern department of Cauca; a claim that was stringently denied by Army General Alejandro Navas on Monday.
In the same statement he accused Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon of sabotaging the peace talks, calling him a "sniper working against the peace process." Marquez also called for a "regularization of the war" to allow the peace talks to develop without interference.
The Colombian government has so far refused to sign a ceasefire agreement until a long-term peace deal is signed.
The first round of peace talks will reportedly come to an end this week as both parties try to come to an agreement regarding land reform.


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Mumbai: Rocky S, who has launched his flagship store in Khar, says the place defines his creative journey as a designer. He also says that he has spent a lot of thought to bring the store to life.
The store is a reinterpretation of modern elements subtlety echoing Indian traditions.
"From the colour schemes to the decor details, I loved planning every aspect that went into putting this place together. I've invested a lot of thought to bring the store to life in a certain way that defines my creative journey as a designer," the designer, who has dressed up the best of film celebrities like Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Bipasha Basu and Hollywood faces like Lady Gaga and Paris Hilton, told IANS.
"My idea was to build a store that is more than just a shopping destination. I wanted to create a shopping experience for my customers to take back and that's what I have strived to achieve with the flagship store," he added.
Sprawling across 1500 square feet space, the store is infused with a contemporary vibe comprising a coalition of simplicity and sophistication.
At every corner, the store resonates the designer's synthesis of his love for art and handcrafted textures. The Rocky Star Label welcomes you with warmth of a beautiful open garden at its entrance.
The highpoint of the store is the wallpapers of Rocky S' signature prints and a wall dedicated to his fashion illustrations add a personal touch to the store. The sofas and custom made embroidered cushions, against the wallpaper, exhibits a quaint and soothing vibe.
The store houses his luxury pret collection along with his signature couture collection which comprises of red carpet, western wear gowns, dresses, skirts, blazers and tops. The store also has a collection of luxury Indo-western outfits; Sarees and lehengas. Rocky Star's newly launched line of bags and clutches too, occupies space on display.


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Q: npm install not installing nested dependency, but does install them when installing explicitly I have a package (https://github.com/Voitanos/jest-preset-spfx) with the a few dependencies:
"dependencies": {
  "@types/jest": "28.1.4",
  "identity-obj-proxy": "3.0.0",
  "jest-junit": "14.0.0",
  "ts-jest": "28.0.5"
}

The package includes a shrinkwrap file. The intention of this package is to install it in another project where it installs these specific version dependencies.
Now... when I install this package, there are no errors/warnings & it completes successfully, yetI see three inconsistent things happening that's confusing:

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*two dependencies (identity-obj-proxy & jest-junit) are installed with the expected versions

*one dependency (@types/jest) was already present as an older version (by another dependency in the original project), but the version I'm specifying isn't installed

*one dependency (ts-jest) isn't installed at all

Looking at the verbose NPM install logs, I can see all the expected versions listed for all three types of behaviors above... 75% of them have only my version listed:
71 silly audit   '@types/jest': [ '25.2.1', '28.1.4' ],
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71 silly audit   'identity-obj-proxy': [ '3.0.0' ],
71 silly audit   'jest-junit': [ '14.0.0' ],
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71 silly audit   'ts-jest': [ '28.0.5' ]

I can get around this by explicitly installing each dependency, but that defeats the purpose of this package as the whole point of it is:

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*install specific versions of dependencies so the consumer doesn't have to figure out the correct versions to use

*run a postinstall script to make a few tweaks to the project

I've used two versions of the latest NPM (v8), both 8.5.5 & 8.13.2 have the same behavior. At a loss as to why this would happen... no errors, warnings, or other stuff in the logs are giving clues as to why this is happening. Ideas?

A: From what I understand, package resolution algorithms can be a bit unpredictable, and relying on this behavior can cause things to break when upgrading or changing your package manager. That being said, if you want to continue doing things this way but just have a little more control over the resolution, you can use overrides (npm) or resolutions (yarn) in package.json.
However, if I were maintaining this package, I'd prefer to explicitly list these dependencies as peerDependencies to ensure that the dependent package is resolving compatible versions. As of npm 7, npm will try to automatically install peerDependencies for you, but will error if there's a conflict (which you can fix with overrides).

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Two men jailed for 22 years after firing shotgun at car in targeted Yateley attack
The pair were found not guilty of attempted murder after firing at their victims who were targeted in a case of mistaken identity
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Elliot Ayres (left), 18, of Merryman Drive in Crowthorne, and Paul John Stevens, also known as Johnny Stevens, 20, of Stilwell Close in Yateley, were both sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment (Image: Hampshire Police)
Two men have been given prison sentences combining 22 years after a shotgun was fired at a car.
Police launched an investigation after shots were fired in Yateley aimed at a Mercedes in Reading Road on March 16, 2021.
Elliot Ayres, 18, of Merryman Drive in Crowthorne, and Paul John Stevens, also known as Johnny Stevens, 20, of Stilwell Close in Yateley, were each sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment.
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Ayres and Stevens were sentenced today (February 4) at Winchester Crown Court following a five-week trial.
They were convicted of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life on Tuesday, December 14, but were found not guilty of attempted murder.
The court heard how Ayres and Stevens were in a stolen black Fiat 500 in Reading Road just before 3.30pm on March 16, 2021 when they saw the victim's vehicle, a black Mercedes.
The driver of the Fiat pulled in front of the Mercedes and blocked the victim from being able to drive forward up the road.
One offender then pulled out a shotgun and aimed it at the driver of the Mercedes.
The victim drove up onto a grass verge to try and get away while Stevens fired a single shot into the side of the Mercedes.
This caused significant damage to the vehicle but no one was injured.
The two victims, who were in the Mercedes, were two 24-year-old men from Surrey. They are believed to have been targeted because of mistaken identity.
It was also revealed in court that at around 3.40pm, a firearm was heard to be discharged in the area of Croft Lane, Yateley.
The stolen Fiat 500 was located, burnt out, in Valley View in the Thames Valley area on March 17.
Following a search of woodland near the A30 in Hartley Wintney on Wednesday, August 25, the firearm - a sawn-off double-barrelled shotgun - was recovered by police.
After the sentencing hearing, Detective Inspector Daniel Voller, the Senior Investigating Officer, said: "This was a terrifying incident for both victims that has had an ongoing impact on their lives.
"Firearms are extremely dangerous and pose a real threat to our communities.
"I hope that this case demonstrates our ongoing commitment to tackling firearms and weapon related crime and bring perpetrators to justice."
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Terry Gilliam's 9 Quotes Every "Overburdened White Man" Can Use to Get Their Publicist to Quit [OPINION]
Posted on January 4, 2020 | by Ray Flook | Comments
On both a personal and professional level, it was kinda' weird that this would hit the same week that I officially passed the 5000 article mark at Bleeding Cool. See, Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote was the subject of the very first article I ever wrote – it was actually my test article. So there's an almost "perfect circle" completeness to covering this – on top of the fact that I grew up a huge Monty Python fan.
So now I can push all that nostalgic bulls**t aside to say that Gilliam comes across as nothing more than just a sad, pathetic old white dude who rages at a world that's passed him by.
As easy as it would be to just tee off on the mountains of privilege and toxic masculine attitude bleeding out of his every word, I'm not sure wasting words on those too obtuse to know the damage their own words do is the best approach.
Instead (and with a nod to The Independent interviewer Alexandra Pollard's skilled ability to let Gilliam hang his career with his own words and not engaging in the fight), we're going to take a look at ten of the man-child's more glaring "gems" – from #MeToo to the burdens of being a white man to why he has every right to call himself a "black lesbian in transition" – as a quick-n-easy guide for the "overburdened white man" in your life to get their publicist to quit.
● Here, Gilliam makes the argument that the character Angelica (from The Man Who Killed Don Quixote) is a better person because she "takes responsibility" for what happened to her and doesn't just "point a finger".
It's important to note that in the film? Angelica was 15 years old when she got drawn into that life – apparently in Gilliam's eyes, that's more than old enough to know how the entertainment industry really works.
Not old enough to vote… or drive… or drink… but old enough to be able to know who's telling her the truth and who's bullshi**ing her? Sure! Why not?
"In the age of #MeToo, here's a girl [Angelica, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote] who takes responsibility for her state. Whatever happened in this character's life, she's not accusing anybody. We're living in a time where there's always somebody responsible for your failures, and I don't like this. I want people to take responsibility and not just constantly point a finger at somebody else, saying, 'You've ruined my life.'"
● Gilliam laments for the kind-hearted sexual assaulters who are getting caught up in this "mob mentality" rush to judgement – totally ignoring the fact that the reason why there are "mobs" of people throwing out accusations has to with the number of victims that grew over the years that it was ignored time and time again:
"Yeah, I said #MeToo is a witch hunt. I really feel there were a lot of people, decent people, or mildly irritating people, who were getting hammered. That's wrong. I don't like mob mentality. These were ambitious adults."
● While Gilliam will concede that there have been some very legitimate accusations made against a number of powerful men, he still doesn't see why we all can't have a good laugh about it:
"And those are true. But the idea that this is such an important subject you cannot find anything humorous about it? Wrong!"
● Taking the "Hey! I have friends who are_______" approach, Gilliam continues by (we're sure) accurately conveying the details of two stimulating convos he had with two actresses – we think Gilliam used these examples to say that… sexually assaulting and harrassing is okay because that's how it's always been?
"She has got her story of being in the room and talking her way out. She says, 'I can tell you all the girls who didn't, and I know who they are and I know the bumps in their careers.' The point is, you make choices. I can tell you about a very well-known actress coming up to me and saying, 'What do I have to do to get in your film, Terry?' I don't understand why people behave as if this hasn't been going on as long as there've been powerful people."
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● History books be damned! Terry Gilliam is too damn tired of having to carry the burden of a white man in today's society, people! Do you have any idea how hard it makes it for Terry Gilliam to count all that Python money or to have the privilege of being given budgets to make films no one will see? Some respect…
"I understand that men have had more power longer, but I'm tired, as a white male, of being blamed for everything that is wrong with the world. [holds up hands] I didn't do it!"
● This next one doesn't need saracasm – sh*t, it doesn't even need an intro… the raw ignorance speaks volumes:
"It's been so simplified is what I don't like. When I announce that I'm a black lesbian in transition, people take offence at that. Why?"
● Ever notice how white people always seem to be the ones to jump on the "Oh, I don't see 'black' and 'white'"? Guess that's an easy stance to take when you're not being pulled over by the police because you were DWB (Driving While Black):
"I don't like the term black or white. I'm now referring to myself as a melanin-light male. I can't stand the simplistic, tribalistic behaviour that we're going through at the moment."
● We're not sure Gilliam actually understands what the word "logical" actually means… because this isn't it:
"I'm talking about being a man accused of all the wrong in the world because I'm white-skinned. So I better not be a man. I better not be white. OK, since I don't find men sexually attractive, I've got to be a lesbian. What else can I be? I like girls. These are just logical steps."
● But remember – Terry Gilliam was in Python, people! Of course he knows what he's talking about – and he is quite positive that they never offended anyone. Ever. Because he would know… and make sure to thank him for getting you to think while you're at it:
"I'm just trying to make you start thinking. You see, this is the world I grew up in, and with Python, we could do this stuff, and we weren't offending people. We were giving people a lot of laughter."
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The Port of Felixstowe and leading Danish ferry operator DFDS have agreed to increase roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) capacity at the UK port by over 40% through investment in a new linkspan, tractor units and additional trailer parking facilities.
"As well as being the UK's largest container port, Felixstowe is also a key gateway for roll-on/roll-off trade with Europe. Demand on DFDS's service to Rotterdam has been growing steadily for a number of years and we are delighted to have agreed a new contract with them to secure the service at Felixstowe for another 15 years.
"The new contract includes a significant investment by Hutchison Ports replacing one of our existing ro/ro bridges with a modern floating linkspan capable of handling the latest generation of ro/ro vessels and creating over 300 additional trailer spaces for unaccompanied ro/ro traffic."
"We are very happy to continue our excellent relation with the Port of Felixstowe and their ro/ro staff. We are very excited about this investment which allows us to further enhance the high level of customer service that is expected by our clients. It is also a further step in our striving to provide necessary capacity to continue supporting our customers' trade and business, even in a possible post-Brexit world."
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Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe is strategically located on the UK's South East coast and within easy reach of major ports in North West continental Europe. As the UK's first purpose-built container-handling facility, it is also the largest and busiest container port in the country. With three rail terminals, it also has the busiest and biggest intermodal rail freight facility in the UK. The latest phase of development, Berths 8&9, provides additional deep-water capacity for the world's largest container ships.
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe is a member of Hutchison Ports, the port and related services division of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (CK Hutchison). Hutchison Ports is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator with a network of port operations in 51 ports spanning 26 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australasia. Over the years, Hutchison Ports has expanded into other logistics and transportation-related businesses, including cruise ship terminals, airport operations, distribution centres, rail services and ship repair facilities.


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Bankruptcy in Arizona, but Donald Trump Just Keeps Going
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An investigation into the 2021 US election in Arizona found no evidence of electoral fraud, but found some votes for Joe Biden. Donald Trump doesn't stop it.
Update, 09/25/2021, at 1:01 pm. In Arizona, at the insistence of Republicans, the votes had to be recounted. But instead of a major election fraud, critics only got more votes for Joe Biden and less for Donald Trump. But even the evidence that his allegations are false doesn't deter Donald Trump.
Quite the contrary: the former US president only reversed the result and accused the press of lying. "Big discovery in Arizona," Trump announced via Twitter. Not through your account, which is still known to be blocked. Donald Trump broadcast "Statement of President Donald J. Trump" on short message service to Liz Harrington. "The investigation has found significant and irrefutable evidence of fraud," the statement said.
Donald Trump: Recalculation in Arizona does not give the desired result
The first known drafts of Cyber Ninja's final report, which were commissioned in Arizona with recounts, allow an entirely different conclusion. That is, the election was done correctly and it was also counted correctly. Little deviation was actually found, but the recalculation resulted in a few more votes for Joe Biden.
The final report will be published on Friday next week. If the draft and reporting are accurate, Donald Trump will have to look for a new reason why he lost to Joe Biden by then.
Donald Trump: Cyber ninjas find votes for Joe Biden – instead of evidence of electoral fraud
First report from 09/24/2021: PHOENIX – Donald Trump is still absolutely confident of his election victory. Against the defeat in the 2020 presidential election Joe Biden It is impossible for him, after all he is not going to lose. No, it must be election fraud. In particular, defeat in the US state of Arizona is simply unthinkable for Trump. "Does everyone here understand that the 2020 election was a complete shame?" he said at an event in Phoenix in July.
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But Trump wouldn't be Trump if he gave up. The pressure his team put on Republican-led electoral watchdogs soon after the election waned in the weeks and months following the election, but the former US president still had some up his sleeve.
2020 US election fraud? Donald Trump was hoping to recount the votes in Arizona
And he was eventually played by Trump loyalists in the Arizona Senate. So Republicans hired a private company called Cyber Ninjas to count the votes in Arizona's most populous district. It cost a sizable amount, but donations of $5.7 million from far-right groups and Trump fans were able to fund the review. What do you have friends for?
Of course, Trump hoped that the cyber ninjas in Maricopa County would eventually confirm the allegations of alleged election fraud. This will not change the officially certified result, especially since Joe Biden has been in the White House since January 20, 2021. But then of course the results of all the major states that Trump lost in US 2020 can be questioned. In such a situation, Trump will be victorious, at least among his fans.
Recalculation in Arizona: Disappointment for Donald Trump
However, the recalculation that took place in Arizona has one drawback. It did not bring the desired result. Although only drafts of the final report are known so far, it seems CyberNinja finally found out that Donald Trump could have lost a clearer-than-expected victory in Maricopa County. In any case, the recount resulted in 99 additional votes for Joe Biden and 261 fewer votes for Donald Trump. The report's figures also confirm Mark Kelly's success in the US Senate race.
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official result
result of recalculation
Joe Biden 1.040.774 1.040.873
Donald Trump 995.665 995.404
The district's Twitter account said, "The test conducted by CyberNinja confirms that the vote count in the 2020 election was accurate." "The candidates who were confirmed as winners actually won."
Braking: The #freedom Cyber Ninja's draft report confirms that County's campaign for the 2020 general election was accurate and that candidates certified as winners did indeed win.
— Maricopa County (@maricopacounty) September 24, 2021
2020 US Elections: Arizona Recounts – Cyber Ninja Current Report
However, the report is not yet officially available, so far only drafts are known. Apparently, Cyber Ninja also anecdotally claims that the results of the somewhat pointless recalculation were "very close to the margin of error" and could have been very different from the original. So do you have to count again? It is still unclear whether the findings in the final version of the report differ from those in the draft. The official report is to be presented to the Arizona Senate on Friday evening German time (September 24, 2021).
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However, the correct choice of words does not play a major role. "The full report only reflects a lack of understanding of electoral law and the electoral administration process in Arizona," Benny White told the New York Times. The electoral law expert said he was told that some Republican Senate officials were unhappy with the results. In today's time it should be mentioned that White belongs to Donald Trump's party – not Democrats.
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USA: Donald Trump continues to believe in his success in Arizona
Donald Trump does not challenge any of this. Without going into the known consequences of Cyber Ninja, the former President of the United States of America announced in a statement Thursday evening (September 23, 2021) that now the whole world, or at least the whole of America, will look to Arizona on September 24. , 2021: "Everyone Arizona Will Do" [am Freitag] Watch to see what respected Arizona state auditors and the Senate found about the so-called election! "He can be quite disappointed. (CS)
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As new parents, you are excited to welcome your bundle of joy. However, you baby throws you a curveball when they cry for hours at end, while you stand perplexed what is it that happened and how you can change it to make the baby stop crying. It becomes a challenge for a mom to identify the cause of the irritation in the baby, as the baby might be crying even if it is well-fed and healthy. For a full-term baby, colic is likely to occur at the age of 2 weeks; and for a premature baby, the colic takes relatively longer time to arrive. Thankfully, this does not last for long and by the span of three or four months, colic disappears automatically. In the meantime, a little knowledge and a lot of patience will help you survive this mysterious period of endless crying.
Baby is crying for at least three hours in a row.
The crying episodes take place at least days in a week.
The crying continues like this for three consecutive weeks.
The baby seems inconsolable in colic while a crying baby can be consoled after they are fed, changes or held.
Each episode of a colicky baby lasts for at least three hours and sometimes much longer, however, a crying baby will stop crying after his/her needs are met.
Colicky periods recur generally around the same time, while there is no such pattern in a crying baby.
The exact cause of colic is a mystery to the doctors and parents alike, however, doctors do declare that it is not something which is a result of genetics or anything that took place during pregnancy or at the time of childbirth. However, there are certain possible causes which might have a link to colic.
Immature digestive system: The digestive system of a baby is still not fully developed at this early age, causing the food to pass through the intestines without properly breaking down. This may results in gas in the growing body and causing extreme pain. Acid reflux, also known as gastroesophageal reflux (GER) might also be a reason for this. It is a process of backing up of stomach contents into the throat.The baby might be also vomiting or spitting up frequently because of acid reflux or digestion related problems.
Sensory overload: Newborns come with a built-in mechanism for blocking out sights and sounds around them, which allows them to sleep peacefully. However, towards the end of the first month, this wears off-leaving the tiny baby more exposed to the sensation around him, which in turn makes him feel overwhelmed. This results in colic crying outbursts. Colic ends when the baby finally learns to adapt to the environmental stimuli and avoid a sensory overload.
Smoking: Studies have unveiled many unfavorable effects on the babies whose moms smoked during pregnancy or still smoke after birth. Even though the links are not so clear and the verification is yet to happen, but colic is suspected to be triggered by second-hand smoking too. It's crucial to not take part in or allow smoking near the baby or when you're expecting a baby.
Furiously crying: Baby starts crying is a furious and unstoppable way. It follows a daily routine of repeated screaming at the same time, and it takes hours before baby finally falls asleep. The baby's face turns red, and nothing a parent could do to soothe the unbearable pain.
Disturbed sleep: It happens mostly in the afternoon and evening. The night episodes of colic rob the baby of the sleeping time. A baby can sleep for a maximum of 18 hours a day, but the severe pain caused by colic significantly reduce the sleeping hours.
Body changes: When the colic episodes happen, the baby might be displaying some changes in the posture. The legs may get curled up, and the fists get clenched and they might have tensed abdominal muscles. They also fling their legs and arms, making it known to all that the baby is affected by colic.
Gripe water: The natural remedy works efficiently in providing relief from colic in babies. The major constituents of the solution are herbs and few drops of sodium bicarbonate which work efficiently to eliminate the colic gas pain.
Offer pacifier: Babies have a strong sucking instinct, so a pacifier can help them self-soothe and calm your colicky baby.
Burp: Burping your infant after every feed may help with reflux symptoms. Breastfed babies should be burped every time they are done feeding and the bottle-fed babies might need burping after every one to two hours.
Pressure on tummy: Rubbing the baby's tummy in gentle circular strokes can relieve the baby's tummy and can comforting for gassy babies. Bicycle the baby 's little legs to relieve some pressure too.
Go outside: Going for a walk or a stroll around the neighborhood park or for a ride nearby, A change of scene can do the colicky baby some good and help him sooth.
Adore the baby: The nine months of closeness has made the baby so attached to you, that she finds separation very difficult to manage. It is suggested that if you cuddle or carry the baby, the baby relaxes basking in the closeness, and the colic decreases and disappears gradually.
Create white noise: Creating white noise or a humming sound makes the baby feel like he is back in the womb. Creating such ambiance comforts the baby while cutting down on any external noises which might disrupt the baby.
The bottom line remains that colic can affect any healthy child without any specific reason. Constant research on the subject is still in progress to find out the possible reason why a baby loses its regular pattern of sleeping, feeding and becomes wild. At the time when crying is at its peak, as a parent you should be physically close to the baby to soothe them in an attempt to calm them down. Don't stress too much as the colic is potentially non-threatening to your baby. It is in no way a question mark on your parenting, as the state of colic still manages to baffle the best of doctors. You can visit a doctor if the episodes keep coming every day or for an extended time.
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Colic was one of the reasons why I was afraid to plan the 2nd baby but your post has been very useful and now I'm prepared for the second one!!


With Christmas only a few weeks away (hard to believe how fast it's come around) it's time to start thinking about what treats to make for family and friends if you fancy getting creative in the kitchen. So, working once again with the lovely Pic's peanut butter, I've created these super easy, no bake, make ahead puddings inspired by festive flavours using their smooth, creamy cashew butter.
Packed with puffed rice, dried fruits, nuts, seeds, spices and a hint of orange smothered in chocolate, these are based on a 'rocky road' type treat but without the dairy, gluten or refined sugar. Get them ready and store in the fridge for up to 1 week in advance so there's no need to worry – just serve them straight away with the finishing touches. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
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Gently melt the coconut oil, almond butter, maple syrup/honey and dark chocolate then whisk in the cacao/cocoa powder.
Pour this into the dry ingredients and mix well to combine. Line 4 x 150ml pudding tins with clingfilm then spoon some of the mixture into each one to fill to the top, packing it in tightly. Smooth the tops then chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
Once set, melt the coconut oil, almond butter and maple syrup/honey for the sauce then whisk in the cacao/cocoa powder until smooth.
Remove each pudding and place on a wire rack, turning upside down. Spoon over some of the sauce over each and allow to run down the sides. Decorate each with cranberries and pumpkin seeds then return to the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Now you're ready to serve straight from the fridge!


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The early childhood educators at KLA School of Prospect are observers, challengers, and provokers of ideas. They are partners in learning, researchers, and co-investigators. They are masters in early childhood education and dedicate great energy to listening to the child and documenting the child's experiences. Aided by low student-to-teacher ratios, the interaction between teachers and children is an endless spiral of ideas, observations, and provocations. All teachers at KLA School of Prospect hold either a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education.
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KLA Schools of Prospect participates in the Salvation Army Angel Tree during the Christmas season. Our generous families adopt 50 Angels each year and provide clothes and gifts for needy children in our community. As part of this project the families include their KLA child in choosing the Angel Tree child as well as picking out their gifts. Our older children are very familiar with this project and eagerly anticipate the joy of helping others as the Christmas season approaches. We know this project helps create lifelong philanthropists as former students carry on this community service project after they leave us by continuing to choose to participate in Angel Tree adoptions in the community as well as collecting items for charities for their own birthdays.
Families of our school passionately participate in providing for their community as they donate food to this foundation. Supporting local social service agencies to distribute over 16 million meals in Louisville and around Kentucky, KLA Schools of Prospect is proud to host food drives to benefit the Dare to Care Food Bank.


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Casino Royale Review
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"Casino Royale" is a very special film. After the complete disaster of a film called "Die Another Die" left a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths. "Casino Royale" had to do the impossible, it had to reboot and re-energise the entire Bond franchise and also change people's perception on what a Bond film should be, as at the time when people thought of Bond they think Bond films are just campy silly action films. "Casino Royale" doesn't just re-energise the Bond franchise and change people's view of Bond, it also left its mark as being one of the best bond films ever made and simply being a fantastic film on its own right.
For a change start lets start with the films problems as there isn't many, but to me it's important to mention that the last 20 minutes are boring and slows the film down to a snails pace. The closer look goes into more detail and can explain why the films ending isn't great, so I highly recommend watching that video youtu.be/DtYrpJZoAA0 to see a more analytical view on the ending but the ending is a films worst sin, which is being boring.
But now onto the positives. Starting with Daniel Craig who is pretty fantastic as James Bond. Since "Casino Royale" is a reboot, it was the perfect opportunity to have Daniel Craig portray a more realistic and a more morally grey character that to be honest we have not seen in many of Bond films before Casino Royale's release and i feel this new take on a very iconic character added a new dimension to the film that was only possible because of Daniel Craig's performance.
The rest of the cast is amazing Eva Green is an amazing Bond girl. She has the appearance of the past but she is not sexualised and plays a character that the audience will take seriously as she has a strong presence on screen. Mads Mikkelsen is just fantastic as the film's antagonist, he's not comically evil. He has a presence and out smarts Bond in scenes that makes your jaw drop also for once in a Bond film the villain isn't just being hunted down by Bond. This is great as for once it shows that the villains actions affects other characters. The cast on a whole is fantastic and there's no weak link.
The poker scenes are intense and engaging, they are well shot and edited. To me the poker games are the best moments in the entire film and leave you on the edge of your seat. The feel like they are action scenes in terms of the intensity they bring and they way they are expertly handled. There is one moment in particular that I will not spoil even though the film is 14 years old but it makes Bond more human than ever and shows that even he can make mistakes. As soon as we head to Casino Royale the film is just truly fantastic and it is because of how good the poker games are.
Saying the action scenes aren't amazing would be a lie but there not as good as the poker scenes but they are so close to being just as good. The action is clear so you know what is happening on screen at all times, you know where everyone is location wise because of how well it's shot and edited, there is no quick cuts, no shaky cam and the camera is not way too close to the action. But to me the reason the poker scenes are the best scenes in the film is because most of the action scenes are at the beginning of the film so they aren't the most important scenes in the film.
The opening theme by legendary artist Chris Cornell is just fantastic, he did a great job with this song and to me it is still the best Bond theme we've had in the Daniel Craig era of movies. I love how the song is called "You know my name", the songs title and style fits in with the entire approach this film brings. We all know the name James Bond but its new, different and is not a stereotypical bond theme it's a hard rock song. The opening credits that's go with the theme are beautiful and the use of card imagery is great and it sets a serious tone to the film.
Martin Campbell did a great job directing this film as everything is just so well thought out and nothing in this movie is directed badly. The film is very well shot and some shots carry so much weight and impact, the film is never boring visual, I do think later Daniel Craig bond films have better cinematography but this film is still beautiful looking.
I have mentioned this through out but the film is masterfully edited especially the poker games which could easily be extremely boring and feel like they are going on forever but with the help of the great cinematography, the editor was able to craft scenes that would leave the audience on the edge of there seat.
Overall Casino Royale is a fantastic film apart from the last 20 minutes which holds the film back from being a masterpiece but it's my favourite Bond film to date. Daniel Craig's take on the character is the best version we have ever had, it's a shame that one film in particular ruins the new direction the character of Bond went in and made it more like classic portrayals instead of his more realistic and mature version.
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Beyond the arc: Duke men's basketball takes down Boston College despite horrid offensive start
Vernon Carey Jr. scored 17 points and knocked down 7-of-8 shots from the free throw line
Photo by Sujal Manohar | The Chronicle
By Riley Pfaff
February 5, 2020 | 8:01pm EST
After struggling to put away a weak but feisty Boston College team for much of the evening, Duke finally pulled away late in the second half for a tough road victory. The Blue Zone gives you three takeaways, stats and looks forward for the Blue Devils:
Three key takeaways:
Baker is the spark
After Duke's worst offensive half of the season, the Blue Devils were looking for someone to step up and provide something new on offense after halftime. That someone turned out to be Joey Baker, who scored eight points after the break and knocked down the Blue Devils' only 3-pointer of the night to interrupt a little swing in momentum toward the Eagles. The sophomore's trey cut Boston College's lead from four to one with seven and a half minutes left in the game, sparking a 15-3 run for Duke that put the team in the driver's seat to close out the contest.
Tre, Carey are constants
Early in the first half, as Duke repeatedly missed from the field and saw the Eagles take a 10-point lead, it was hard to see the game continuing along the same path. No matter how cold the Blue Devils were from beyond the arc, they still had their two most consistent players on the floor: Tre Jones and Vernon Carey Jr. The freshman big man finished the game with a double-double, dropping 17 points and collecting 10 rebounds. He also shot above 80 percent from the free throw line for the second game in a row, the first time he has done so in back-to-back games since December. And when he was forced to play limited minutes due to foul trouble in the second half, Jones stepped up and poured in 14 points after halftime to pull away the victory.
Feeling "22"
Although seemingly nothing was clicking on offense for the Blue Devils, their defensive adjustments proved critical in throwing the Eagles off and taking control of the game. Duke went into a new-look defense that head coach Mike Krzyzewski said the team calls "22", somewhere in between a half-court and three-quarter court defense. The Blue Devils forced a series of turnovers in this defensive set that helped lead to some transition buckets and swing the game in their favor. Overall, Duke forced 17 Boston College turnovers while committing only 11.
Three key stats:
In the first half, Duke shot 26.7 percent from the field. This included a brutal stretch in the first nine minutes of the game that saw the Blue Devils shoot 1-of-14 from the field. In the second half, however, Duke shot 48.4 percent, equaling its season average for field goal percentage and improving by 21.7 percent on its performance before halftime. Part of the reason for the futility in the first half was head-scratching misses on easy buckets in the paint that seemed to hit every part of the rim before bouncing out.
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Duke made just one 3-pointer Tuesday night: Baker's aforementioned triple that kicked off a run more than halfway through the second period. The lone triple ensured that Duke would preserve its streak of 1,080 consecutive games with a 3-pointer, a streak that was also in jeopardy earlier in the season against Brown before Alex O'Connell stepped up and knocked down a shot from beyond the arc to keep it alive.
Duke has one of the most prolific offenses in the nation despite making relatively little use of the 3-pointer—its 441 attempted 3-pointers rank 238th in the nation—but has struggled at times when these shots aren't falling. Recently and most notably, the Blue Devils shot just 6-of-25 from deep in their loss to Louisville. Making more shots from downtown may not be necessary for a team that is so adept at getting buckets around the rim, but Duke's performance from deep is nevertheless something to keep an eye on.
The Blue Devils had an off night from 3-point range but got away with their own poor shooting in part by limiting the Eagles to an awful shooting percentage from deep as well. Boston College shot just 2-of-18 from beyond the arc, an 11.1 percent mark, and routinely missed opportunities to make big, momentum-changing shots from distance.
Duke got lucky on a few wide-open misses by the Eagles but tightened up its defense as the game went on, preventing its opponent from sneaking back into the game late. Tuesday was the 11th time this season the Blue Devils have held their opponent to lower than 30 percent shooting from the perimeter, with Boston College's two makes also tying the lowest total 3-pointers Duke has allowed this year.
Looking forward:
Duke will stay on the road, albeit much closer to home, as it travels down Tobacco Road to take on North Carolina Saturday evening in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels have plummeted to the bottom of the ACC but welcomed back star freshman Cole Anthony last week and will look to give the Blue Devils their second tough road game this week.
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