It's been called a trendsetter in the history of presidential book publishing as Global Mark Makers (www.globalmarkmakers.com) publishing group in Iowa, announces a six-part series on the Obama presidency written by Bankole Thompson, senior editor of the Michigan Chronicle, and the selection of Bob Weiner, former White House spokesperson during the Bill Clinton administration, to write the epilogue to the second title of the series "Obama and Christian Loyalty," due in October of this year.
Weiner, who recently was the director of the Daily Press Briefing Room at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, served as a top aide and spokesman to a litany of Washington political figures including the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Congressmen Charles Rangel, John Conyers, Ed Koch and Claude Pepper.
"Bob Weiner is no doubt a man with remarkable experiential insight into the intersection of faith, politics and governance and how such dynamic intersection affects America's mainstream and middle class," notes Global Mark Makers CEO C. Paschal Eze.
The interview-based book, the prologue of which is written by Bishop P.A. Brooks, First Assistant Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ Inc., is scoring the opinions of Christians about President Obama's performance in office across a myriad of issues. The book examines the politics of the evangelical right and explores an important question: If President Obama were White, would anyone in the evangelical right question his faith?
Individuals from around the country interviewed in the book include Rogelio Orta of the Latino Christian Business Network, Hyepin Im of the Korean Churches for Community Development, Christian author TN Williams, education advocate Dr. Brenda Lewis, attorney Kathleen Weidner, a self-described "recovering Catholic," Cordell Uzonwanne an IT consultant, Republican strategist Paul Welday, and Bishop Charles Ellis, Presiding Bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW), among others.
The remaining titles in Thompson's six-part series on the Obama presidency include "Obama and Jewish Loyalty (January 2012), "Obama and Black Disloyalty: Deconstructing Prominent Blacks Against Obama" (April 2012), "Obama and Hispanic Loyalty" (July 2012) and "Obama and American Loyalty" (October 2012).
"The uniqueness of the Obama book series lies not only in the fact that it is in six parts, all published within four years of a historic presidential administration and written by one author, but also the fact that it is interview-based, sourcing meaningful ideas from people both from at the top and middle of society, different ethnic ecologies and political persuasions," Global Mark Makers said.
The book will be launched Nov. 12 in Detroit.


First look on iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 comparison shows that phones have more in common than differences.
As usual a little bit faster than previous model. Little bit heavier. Same size. Compatible with existing accessories. iPhone 8 support charging with 14.7 volt (up to 80%, using Apple USB Type-C power adapter). But quick charge test shows more or less same charging time for both iPhone 7 and iPhone 8. Same need to use case because of bumping camera. Plus, another reason to use case with iPhone 8 is because of its glass back. It may be broken and it get dirty looks fast. Minus one reason for the case is less slip grip of iPhone 8. The phone is no longer try to fell from a hand all the time. When using a phone in case it is hard to say if it is iPhone 7 or iPhone 8. Screen scratch protection is still not perfect. Couple of days in pocket with coins and/or second phone – visible scratches. Same USB 2.0 wired sync speed. Type-C to Lightning cable is also USB 2.0 sync speed. Phone does not have Apple wireless charger yet, but Samsung and other Qi charges work for iPhone 8.
There is no huge differences in photo quality. Low light example. iPhone 8 is left image.
iPhone 7 vs iPhone 8 performance comparison.


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Canada, Ireland and Norway Wrap Up Their Campaigns for Security Council Seats as New Voting Methods Are Proposed
by Stéphanie Fillion
As part of standard procedures in UN General Assembly elections, officials hold up empty ballot boxes for inspection by teller delegates, before collecting member states' ballots. The pandemic has forced new methods on Assembly voting as the UN stays physically shut until the end of June for now. UN PHOTO
CHICOUTIMI, Canada — The Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, Marc-André Blanchard, told a Canadian newspaper in March "now is not the time to campaign for a Security Council seat," as world diplomacy is being disrupted by the coronavirus and the United Nations headquarters remains physically closed for now.
But the reality is there will be two empty seats in the Council at the end of the year in the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG), left by Belgium and Germany — and they will need to be filled, virus or not. The three countries vying for the seats, Canada, Ireland and Norway, are eager to fill the precious two-year spots in January 2021.
Despite that UN member states cannot meet physically at the UN in New York, the president of the General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, announced a set of alternative procedures on April 29 to move ahead with the Council elections and other voting that normally gets done in June. No decision on the formats has been finalized as of May 4.
According to the new procedure proposed specifically for the Security Council election, the vote could be done through secret ballots cast at a specific site (such as a lobby in UN headquarters) or electronically, with the Assembly president circulating the results in a letter to members. The Assembly already has a new procedure for voting on resolutions during the lockdown, done by silence procedure for no less than 72 hours. If silence is not broken, the resolution is adopted.
While campaigning for the Security Council seats has not been a priority during the pandemic for the three countries, they say, the vote is still likely to take place on June 17. The latest guidelines from Bande's office recommend that the Assembly not hold meetings in the UN through the end of June.
On April 30, Bande held a closed meeting with the chairs of the UN regional groups, including WEOG, to discuss the possible voting procedures for elections. (Djibouti and Kenya are competing for Africa's single open seat in the Council; the Asia-Pacific and Latin America-Caribbean regions have clean slates and Eastern Europe has no open seat this term.)
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While the pandemic disrupts traditional campaigning, the Council elections are carrying on.
"The pandemic has obviously changed our campaign and the working methods of the entire Foreign Service," Meena Syed, the deputy head of Norway's Security Council campaign, told PassBlue in an email from New York. "This has not been the time to focus on traditional campaigning."
The Irish mission in New York is following a similar mind-set: "Like all member-states, our main focus in recent weeks has been on supporting the role of the UN in leading the global response to the pandemic," Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ireland's ambassador to the UN, told PassBlue in an email from New York.
When the United States recently announced it would withhold its funding to the World Health Organization, for example, Ireland announced it would quadruple its donation to approximately $10 million this year.
While it has been impossible to hold traditional campaign events, such as Ireland's St. Patrick's Day party at the UN or Canada's waffles-with-maple-syrup giveaways in the UN Delegates Lounge, the three countries have never stopped campaigning through policy and diplomacy.
Although policies always matter in UN electoral campaigns, the competitive edge comes from bilateral relations or joint interests, according to a report done by the International Peace Institute in 2013.
"I always said that the best campaign we could do is let Canada be Canada," Blanchard told PassBlue in a video call from his home in Toronto, "and throughout this Covid-19 crisis, this is what is happening."
Since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, the three countries have stepped up their diplomatic efforts in their own ways. They share common values in supporting multilateralism and peacekeeping — so it's not surprising that they have focused more heavily on these agendas during the pandemic. The issue of multilateralism is getting more global exposure now, and the candidates seem naturally well placed to promote this agenda.
Norway, for example, holds a prominent perch in the UN as the current president of the Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc), enabling Ambassador Mona Juul to stay in the spotlight more in the crisis than her competitors. Ecosoc is responsible for overseeing progress on the sustainable development goals, which include the environment.
Besides pledging to quadruple its regular donations to the WHO, the Irish donated $11 million to UN agencies fighting the coronavirus. Canada has donated $159 million to global to "support international efforts" to fight Covid-19, it said, including to many UN agencies. That amount includes a $50 million injection in March.
Currently, the three countries have relative control over the virus at home: Canada has been hit the hardest in the number of current confirmed cases, 60, 541 (deaths, 3,795) — but its population is 38 million. Ireland's population is 5 million, and it has 21,506 confirmed cases and 1,303 deaths so far; Norway, with a population of 5.4 million, has 7,884 confirmed cases and 214 deaths.
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With the end of the campaign looming, it's also an opportunity for the candidates to disclose how much money they have spent on their efforts, an issue that Norway highlighted independently.
In February, it released details of its campaign-related expenses. These include travel, study trips, promotional material and temporary employees' salaries since Norway's campaign started in 2016. As of December 2019, Norway's expenses were approximately $2.8 million. This push for more campaign transparency is one of Norway's key campaign promises.
"We see that transparency has become something that is discussed in various elections at the UN," Syed of Norway said in March. "Norway is a member of the ACT group at the UN, that works for increased coherence transparency and accountability, and the work of the Security Council — it's something that we kind of ran our campaign on, that we want to work on if we get elected into the Security Council."
Norway's mission to the UN says it is important to hold member states accountable when they campaign. Countries giving away all sorts of gifts is not unusual. Malaysia went so far as to give out iPads in its successful campaign for the 2015-2016 Council term. The current campaign in the WEOG group also came with some pop-culture bonuses: Ireland invited diplomats to a U2 concert in New York City in 2018, while Canada held a concert in early 2020 with Céline Dion.
Ireland and Canada also sent a rough accounting of their expenses to PassBlue. For Canada, as of March 2020, the campaign-related expenses (including travel, hospitality, promotional items and more) were estimated around $1.56 million. This figure, however, does not include staff salaries, which comes from existing resources, the mission says.
When contacted in March, the latest figures Ireland had available were $798,900, dating from November 2019. This number includes "launch event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in July 2018, promotional materials, and campaign-related travel and subsistence," it said. A spokesperson for the Irish mission added, before the pandemic slowed campaigning, "We would expect expenditure up to the end of the campaign to be proportionate with expenditure to date."
While Norway's transparency goals may be commendable, the three countries seem to be doing their calculations differently, and the General Assembly has no rules on campaign spending limits.
For example, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ambassador Blanchard traveled to Africa — Ethiopia and Senegal — in February to try to win votes for the Security Council seat, including a stop at the 2020 African Union summit in Addis Ababa. The expenses related to the trip are not counted in Canada's expense report to PassBlue.
"This was not a trip about the campaign," Blanchard said. "It was way more about the relationship between Canada and leaders in countries in Africa, and also with the African Union, an important partner for Canada and for jobs and opportunities, and the future of the relationship between Canada and Africa. And it is a very important relationship — election for the Security Council or not."
The trip was Trudeau's third to Africa since he became prime minister in 2015; the first was to Liberia and Madagascar for a Francophonie meeting in 2016; he visited Mali, to visit Canadian troops in the UN peacekeeping mission, two years later.
The prime minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, also went to the African Union summit in Addis Ababa but without Juul, the UN ambassador. Norway included some travel in its campaign expenses. But it is unclear if it featured the trip to Ethiopia.
"So what we've said is that our politicians travel a lot," Syed of Norway said in early March from Norway's mission in New York. "And a lot of their travels are not 100% because of the campaign. So it's very difficult to draw the line between what is a bilateral visit where you might also talk about the campaign, but if our foreign minister would make that travel. In any case, then the travels of the politicians have not been included, but many times for example, officials travel with them because of the campaign."
Stéphanie Fillion is a New York-based reporter specializing in foreign affairs and human rights who has been writing for PassBlue regularly for a year, including co-producing UN-Scripted, a new podcast series on global affairs through a UN lens. She has a master's degree in journalism, politics and global affairs from Columbia University and a B.A. in political science from McGill University. Fillion was awarded a European Union in Canada Young Journalists fellowship in 2015 and was an editorial fellow for La Stampa in 2017. She speaks French, English and Italian.
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The country with the most articles is the United States (almost 90,000 articles), while most small island nations and city states have less than 100 articles. However, it is not just microstates that are characterised by extremely low levels of wiki representation. Almost all of Africa is poorly represented in Wikipedia. Remarkably there are more Wikipedia articles written about Antarctica than all but one of the fifty-three countries in Africa (or perhaps even more amazingly, there are more Wikipedia articles written about the fictional places of Middle Earth and Discworld than about many countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia).
User:Aprabhala posted something in a similar vein over at Talk:Task force/India. Note that this research is only from English Wikipedia.
The first image is the surface of the earth at night. The second image shows the number of articles about the area. The third shows the number of named places in the world.
These images suggest that there's a correlation between places with lights and places with Wikipedia articles. It also shows the potential for new content about local areas.
Automatically collect data from the wikimedia projects taffic logs, search engines, alexa and so on about what people in different regions want to read about. Then present the data easily accesible from the main page of the different wikimedia projects and in a format that is easy to read and understand. The statistics could be collected in different cathegories such as current research, news, hot topics (topics that has a rise of intrest for a couple of days, weaks or months, e.g. a wedding of importnat persons in the region or a season long tv show), cultural intrests (e.g. dance might have a higher number of searches in some regions than others) and so on. Further encourage creation and expansion of articles about content that occurs on the list. It would be good if topics that allready has articles of pretty high quality could be filtered out of the list so that the list only containes topics that are not well covered and need to be improved.
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There are some interesting developments in research around the role of nutrition in ulcerative colitis. Recent studies have singled out sulphur as a possible culprit in exacerbating some of the symptoms associated in some individuals with ulcerative colitis.
Sulphur is found in a wide range of foods such as eggs, cheese, whole milk, ice cream, mayonnaise, and soy milk just to name a few. It is present in proteins and is vital in stabilizing protein structures. Sulphur-based substances (sulphides, sulphites) are also used as food additives.
maintaining the stability and potency of some medication.
The downside of sulphur is that about 1% of the population is sulphite sensitive – they have mild to severe reactions when they consume sulphites, usually constriction of the airway. Sulphite sensitivity can occur at anytime and the trigger is unknown. Corticosteroid-dependent asthmatics, or those with severe symptoms, are at a high risk of becoming sulphite sensitive.
And now, it seems, these substances may negatively affect ulcerative colitis patients.
How can sulphur cause harm?
Bacteria that live in the bowel convert the sulphur in food into hydrogen sulphide, in a process known as fermentation. This highly toxic product is responsible for the foul odour associated with passing gas, can cause abdominal pain, and frequent, urgent trips to the toilet. Normally, the cells lining the colon absorb and detoxify the gas but in people with ulcerative colitis, there is a two-fold problem. Firstly, ulcerative colitis patients appear to produce more hydrogen sulphide than normal, and they have a more difficult time breaking down the gas (possibly due to existing inflammation of the bowel lining). The extra gas present may further damage the lining of the colon.
Hydrogen sulphide may have a number of adverse effects on the bowel and may contribute to the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis. Hydrogen sulphide has been shown to increase the epithelial permeability and barrier function. In other words, it reduces the protective function of the cells lining the bowel. Other animal studies indicate high concentrations of the product can produce cell death, goblet cell loss, crypt architectural distortion, and superficial mucosal ulceration. It has also been shown to reduce the effectiveness of the immune system in trapping and killing unwanted bacteria. All of these examples point to the possible toxic effects of hydrogen sulphide on the cells lining the colon.
Other research supporting these finding has shown that increasing reduced-sulphur compounds causes a reversible inhibition of butyrate oxidation. Butyrate acid, a shot chain fatty acid, is also a product of colon fermentation, but unlike hydrogen sulphide, is vital in providing up to 70% of the energy metabolism required by the cells lining the large bowel (the small bowel uses different energy sources). Studies indicate that butyrate oxidation is impaired in the biopsies of cells lining the colon of ulcerative colitis patients.
There have been a number of clinical trials using topical short chain fatty acids, especially butyrate, in distal ulcerative colitis in order to overcome this deficiency of butyrate in the colon. The data in this area has shown some promise and supports the ideas of impaired short chain fatty acids metabolism by the presence of high levels of sulphur amino acids.
The physiological basis for this process is that there is competition between the bacteria that reduce the sulphur and the bacteria that produce the necessary short chain fatty acids. They compete for the available hydrogen in the bowel and the success of either is mediated by the amount of sulphur available.
Another interesting area of research has shown that 5-ASA actually reduces concentration of sulphide in the faeces. It was shown that ulcerative colitis patients have a higher level of sulphite in the colon and that in vitro studies have shown there is a dose-dependent reduction of sulphite in the presence of 5-ASA. The work in this area is very preliminary and further research is required.
In another study, researchers found that bismuth (Pepto-Bismol®) locks sulphides into solid waste as it passes through the intestines, and thus prevents the release of irritating hydrogen sulphide gas. However, although occasional use of the bismuth product may give short-term relief, long-term use is not recommended. If too much bismuth accumulates in the bloodstream, it may damage nerves. A delivery system of bismuth directly to the colon may avert this problem but it has not been developed.
Therefore, instead of trapping sulphur once it is in the system and preventing excessive accumulation in the bowel, the alternative is to reduce the amount of sulphur going into the digestive tract.
What happens when dietary intake of sulphur is reduced?
There has been one pilot study undertaken to see if a reduction in sulphur amino acids of animal and plant origin would benefit patients with ulcerative colitis. There were two groups consisting of only 4 individuals. One group had recently had an exacerbation and the other group had not had a recent attack.
Those patients who began the project with a recent exacerbation reported no acute attack after 56 combined months of observation. Expected relapse on a 5-ASA medication for such a group would be 22.6%. All showed marked histological (biopsies of the colon) improvement. Three members of the chronic group also showed histological improvement with at reduced number of bowel movements from 6 to 1.5 per day, with a more formed stool. The fourth member of the chronic group was able to stop steroids and had no further acute episodes compared to 4 attacks of the same period prior to beginning the diet.
These research projects indicate that there is an increase in the net luminal (within the bowel) production of hydrogen sulphide and amino acid fermentation in ulcerative colitis. These processes mediated by the level of sulphur in the luminal contents, and the presence of 5-ASA in the bowel. An overproduction of sulphide may impair the production of necessary short chain fatty acids such as butyrate, and lead to the onset of epithelial inflammation.
While these studies show that sulphur plays a role in ulcerative colitis, the nature and number of research studies completed so far are too small to be scientifically significant. What the research does indicate, however, is that there is a need for further controlled studies in the role that sulphur plays in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis.
Throughout history, sulphur has been utilized for a variety of tasks. Since the 17th century, it was used to sanitize wine and cider vessels. It has also been used to prevent undesirable microbial growth in wet milling of corn, and as an antioxidant in cured meat and in the prevention of rancidity.
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Interview: Rising Singer Janine The Machine Talks Debut EP "High Places"
Music has a new artist bubbling on the scene and her name is Janine The Machine. Hailing from Detroit, MI, Janine recently released her debut EP High Places produced by Tricky Stewart. We recently caught up with JTM as she talked about her start in music, being signed to Tricky Stewart's RedZone Entertainment and more.
YMMW: You recently released your debut EP High Places, as a new artist what does this EP mean to you and what will new fans learn most about you after listening to High Places?
JTM: High Places is my introduction to the world! I love it because it shows so many different sides of my personality. Women are complex…multifaceted. We're not just the sexy girl or the tomboy, or the boss chick…we can be all three. There are like 5 personalities inside me at any given time, so on this project, I really got to be myself and let all those characters out! I want new fans to know that I am authentic. I write my own songs so when you hear my music, you're really hearing me.
YMMW: Not only are you a singer but you also own the studio from writing, engineering, and mixing your own vocals. With having those skills do you feel they have helped you better craft your own sound as a new artist and knowing what you want when collaborating with other producers and artists?
JTM: Absolutely! If you don't take control of your life, someone else will do it for you. That applies to music as well. You have to be the master of your sound.
YMMW: You're also signed with Tricky Stewart's imprint RedZone Entertainment. How did you guys meet and what was it like working someone who's produced songs with big names such as Rihanna, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, work with you on your debut EP.
JTM: Working with Tricky is amazing! We met through my good friend Raja Kumari. Raja's a really dope artist signed to Epic. I flew to Atlanta to write with her for her project…that's where I met Tricky. We immediately connected on a musical level and next on a business level- which is why we decided to create a partnership!
YMMW: High Places has a lot of summertime bops on it such as Origami, Classy, Manana, and Gully. Which song would you say is your favorite from your debut EP.
JTM: All of them are my favorites! They're like my babies…you wouldn't choose one kid over the other, would you? I'm kidding! I think I have a different favorite depending on the mood I'm in. I've been playing "Origami" a lot lately.
YMMW: A few weeks ago, you released the video for Manana, can fans expect to see any more videos coming out soon? If not which song from your debut EP would you love to make a video for?
JTM: I'm creating a visual for every song from the project. I have so many cool ideas swirling around in my head, I can't wait to share them with the world!
YMMW: Now that your debut EP is out, what else can we expect to see and hear from Janine The Machine in the future?
JTM: You can expect creativity and innovation…but most of all, you can expect greatness!
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With a new state of the art school having opened in June 2016, and with the charity being in the final stages of developing a new five-year strategy, this is an exciting time to join the team. As Director of Fundraising and Engagement, your primary focus will be to lead the fundraising and communications teams and to oversee the implementation of the new strategy, which will aim to inspire and motivate more people to connect and contribute to the charity's work. You will oversee the delivery of the charity's existing fundraising plans and generate new funding opportunities through networking and developing partnerships - there will be a particular focus on growing unrestricted income. You will also work to ensure that the organisational brand is developed, and that communications are clearly linked to the charity's strategy and objectives.
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Distance between New Delhi and Jalandhar is 4038 KM (kilometers) and 445.18 meters. New Delhi is 2509.4 miles away from Jalandhar.
New Delhi is located in the india state of NA at the longitude of 77.2 and latitude of 28.6. Jalandhar is located in the India state of Punjab at the longitude of 35.2 and latitude of 31.2.
New Delhi is located nearly east side to Jalandhar. New Delhi To Jalandhar road map direction from google will be integrated.
Time difference between New Delhi and Jalandhar is 2.801333333182 decimal hours (2 : 48 : 4.7999994552009). New Delhi universal time is 5.1466666665153 UTC and Jalandhar universal time is 2.3453333333333 UTC. New Delhi is advance Jalandhar 2 hours and 48 Minutes and 4.7999994552009 seconds.
Travel time from New Delhi To Jalandhar will take 100 hours and 57.67 minutes if the vehicle keep an average speed of sixty kilometer per hour. Travel time by walk may take around 504.8 hours if you continuously walk at the speed of 6KM.
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See Inside Jason Aldean and Brittany Aldean's Lavish Family Vacation: 'A Real Life Snow Globe'
Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean, enjoyed a winter vacation filled with family time and snow-filled adventures ahead of…
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Jason Aldean and Brittany Aldean with Memphis and Navy; Photo via Instagram
Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean, enjoyed a winter vacation filled with family time and snow-filled adventures ahead of the Christmas holiday.
The couple ventured to Telluride, Colorado alongside a group of family and friends. Throughout their time in the mountainside town, the Aldeans' documented their vacation on Instagram, giving fans a glimpse into the winter escapades.
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Jason and Brittany had their children, Memphis, 5, and Navy, 3, in tow. They were also joined by Jason's sister, Kasi Rosa, her husband, Chuck Wicks, and their son, Tucker. Jason's cousin, Logan Crosby, and their longtime friends, Dee Jay Silver and Jenna Perdue, also tagged along with their children.
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Their trip included activities such as ice skating, snowmobiling, and an adventure through a snowy forest on a horse-drawn sleigh.
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On Sunday (Dec. 11), Brittany shared a clip of her family and friends "Hangin' in Telluride."
The video, which was soundtracked by Oliver Tree and Robin Schulz' "Miss You," showcased their journey from their warm cabin where they got ready to take to the slopes in their snow gear to getting a bite to eat and drink before their adventures began.
The clip also includes footage of The Aldeans' and their friends taking rides on the gondola, which offered a stunning 360-degree view of the snowy San Juan Mountains.
As their trip continued in the Centennial State, Brittany made sure to capture all of the fun times they shared with their closest family and friends.
"Straight out of a Hallmark movie, ⛄" Brittany captioned another clip, which featured the group taking a ride on the Telluride Sleighs, enjoying red wine and dinner in a warm tent, snow tubing and some cozy time by the fire in a wooden log cabin.
"Fast and furious – except on snow."
When the trip came to an end, Brittany reflected on spending quality time with her friends and family alongside a video montage of all the fun times they shared on the trip.
"Feeling so grateful to be surrounded by friends and family during the holiday season. If you haven't been to Telluride, it's a bucket list kinda place ♥," Brittany wrote.
At the conclusion of their trip, Jason Aldean shared a snapshot alongside Brittany that he captioned, "Colorado has been a blast but I'm ready to get back home and thaw out. #wheresthebeach🏖."
Jason Aldean will enjoy some downtime over the holiday season. Earlier this year, the Georgia native brought his Rock N' Roll Cowboy Tour to cities across the nation.
In the Spring, he released his double album, Macon, Georgia. The project features 10 live tracks and 20 new originals, including the chart-topping hits "Trouble with a Heartbreak" and "If I Didn't Love You" with Carrie Underwood as well as his current single "That's What Tequila Does."
"Where you were raised has such a big influence on who you become and for me, it's no different…especially from a music standpoint," Aldean previously shared. "My little hometown of Macon was heavily instrumental in my musical background. Growing up in an environment that was a crossroads between Country music, Southern rock, blues and R&B, it was just natural to blend different sounds in my on way."
The singer's next tour date is set for February 9, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jason Aldean is confirmed to play several festivals in 2023, including Country Jam, Country Thunder, and Tidalwave Festival.
See additional photos from their Telluride trip below.
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Supplements and nutrition to optimise ultrarunning performance during training and races is a key component to an ultra running strategy. In many cases it can be the difference between finishing or having a DNF (Did Not Finish).
I am not a nutritionist and my advice in this article is as a result of my experience through trial, error and a sore stomach. When advising people on nutrition for running I always precede my advice with "Nutrition for running is very personal and a once size fits all approach cannot, and will not work".
Even when experienced ultra runners compete in an ultra run or marathon they often find that what worked in training may not work during a race. This is why I like to have variety in my approach and I don't get too rigid during a race. That been said, here is some of the things I like to use.
Daily supplementation use: For stress on the body and immune system I take a vitamin B supplement each day to support my nervous system. A vitamin C, which is as an anti oxidant and a zinc tablet to support repair of skin. Most days I will also take magnesium in the form of powder or a dissolvable magnesium tablet mixed in water to support absorption through the gut. Warning!!! If you are taking magnesium, make sure you take it on a full stomach or with some food. If you don't you may develop stomach cramps and diarrhoea. It is also best taken at night. Magnesium supplementation has been shown to increase/support stage 3 sleep or deep sleep. This stage of sleeps supports physical repair and growth.
Gels are quick and easy to use and are a great way of getting calories in quickly. They come with caffeine or without caffeine. Excessive amounts of caffeine throughout the day may cause you to vomit, so be careful!!! Dried fruit such as mangos, figs, dates and apples may also be good small snacks to consume throughout the run.Many people also use small fun size chocolates and nuts.
Avoid bread, sandwiches and highly processed carbohydrates during the run if possible.They may make you feel bloated and drained.
No matter what you choose, experimentation,trial and error is key to deciding which energy gel, drink and food is best for you. I would also recommend not mixing these supplements into your hydration system in your pack. I keep this specifically for water. Sometimes when mixed in it can block up the hose and cause problems. In separate bottles I mix in E3 and drink from these.
What about pre workouts drinks and caffeine? Caution is advised when consuming pre workouts, as the level of caffeine in these can be the equivalent to 6-8 shots of coffee. Whilst you may get a buzz out of it, excessive levels of caffeine can lead to tremors, poor decision-making and lack of accuracy. If you are running at night be mindful that caffeine/pre workout takes 1 hr. to peak and has a half-life of 4-6 hrs. This may delay the onset of sleep.
Post run food : You will loose sodium/salt during the run due to dehydration. One of my favourite post race/training run things is a chocolate milk, sprite and hot potato chips with extra salt. I find it difficult to eat large quantities after so I just nibble my way through small portions and often go back for more 2-3 times depending on how I feel.Bananas are also a good post run recovery food as they contain high levels of potassium to aid with relieving cramps. Avoid alcohol if possible. You may feel like a celebration drink but it will serious hinder your recovery. You may even wake up later in the night with nausea and vomiting.
Blood pressure and food timing: Many runners including myself often have low blood pressure after a race. When you are running your heart rate will be in excess of 100 bpm for the duration of thr race. If you are fit and have a low resting heart rate this maybe a problem. When you finish the race and relax, your heart rate will drop quickly and may affect your blood pressure. Changes in your body position may quickly result in you feeling dizzy and in some cases passing out. So after a run you should walk around for awhile, try to relax your body and mind and take some deep breaths. Change into warm dry clothes as soon as you can. Avoiding eating post race for at least 30 minutes. You heart will be pumping blood to your extremities and will be trying to feed your muscles with oxygen. If you eat too quickly, the heart will now have to pump blood to your stomach to aid digestion. This often causes a change in blood pressure and causes many people to pass out.


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Hawaii Governor Declares State of Emergency for Homelessness - Honolulu Civil Beat
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Hawaii Governor Declares State of Emergency for Homelessness
Move gives officials access to $1.3 million to expand efforts to house people living on the streets.
By Rui Kaneya / October 16, 2015
Gov. David Ige issued an emergency proclamation Friday to address Hawaii's homelessness crisis, a move that allows him to tap into the state's general revenue funds reserved for "the immediate relief of the conditions created by the disaster."
"It is still a state of emergency when you consider that there are thousands of people in our community who continue to be homeless," Ige told reporters at a press conference.
Ige said his leadership team has come up with $1.3 million to extend existing contracts with homeless service providers through July and expand the resources available to beef up the programs built around the Housing First model.
Gov. David Ige issued an emergency proclamation Friday over the state's homelessness crisis.
By issuing an emergency proclamation, Ige invoked his power to sidestep any law that "is detrimental to the expeditious and efficient execution of … emergency functions" and suspended 25 statutes and regulations that govern things like historic preservation, collective bargaining, open meetings, procurement and environmental impact statements.
The move streamlines the process of building more shelters — particularly those tailored for homeless families — that are "temporary and have a clear sunset date," according to a statement from Ige's office.
"We are making sure that we have options for those who are homeless to move into an emergency shelter, and the biggest deficit in the system is shelter space for families," Ige said.
Nearly a decade ago, then-Gov. Linda Lingle also issued emergency proclamations to cope with homelessness, and her efforts led to the creation of Kakaako's Next Step and other emergency shelters throughout the state.
Brian Black, executive director of The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest, said a legitimate question could be raised as to whether the state's homelessness crisis "rises to the level of a disaster that requires suspension of these particular laws."
But Black pointed out that the state's statute designates the governor as "the sole judge of the existence of the danger, threat, state of affairs or circumstances."
"From a legal perspective, no one can challenge Governor Ige's determination," Black said.
Scott Morishige, the governor's coordinator on homeless, says the state has $1.3 million to beef up its services for homeless people.
Scott Morishige, the governor's coordinator on homelessness, said the expanded services will be data-driven and geared toward getting people off the streets quickly.
"As we continue to get more needs-assessment data that's collected by our homeless service providers, we're learning more about what strategies are most effective and helping to transition some of these individuals and families more quickly through our shelter system," Morishige said.
Ige's proclamation came two days after the city's maintenance crew completed the sweeps of the Kakaako homeless encampment, where 293 people — including 31 families — were living when a survey was conducted in early August.
According to Morishige, more than a half — 158 people, including 25 families — were placed into housing during the city's month-long cleanup effort.
Ige said his leadership team can learn from the Kakaako sweep as it continues to refine its approach to addressing homelessness statewide.
"The lesson learned is that great things can be accomplished when we all work together," Ige said. "We plan to replicate the Kakaako model as we work to address homelessness in communities across the state."
But Ige added: "We know that we're not going to get 100 percent success with every homeless person."
Rui Kaneya
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Denis Robert Pack-Beresford  (1864–1942) was an Irish entomologist and arachnologist.

Life
Denis Robert Pack-Beresford was born on 23 March 1864, the son of Denis Pack-Beresford of Fenagh House, Bagnalstown, Co. Carlow, and Annette Brown. He was the eldest son of nine children. His father served as MP for Carlow from 1862 to 1868. Pack-Beresford attended Rugby School, and then Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1887.

Pack-Beresford married Alice Harriet Cromie Lyle (c.1869 – 2 June 1918) in 1891, with which he had one adopted daughter, Vera. Aside from his interest in zoology, Pack-Beresford became the estate owner at Fenagh House in 1881, and went on to serve as the High Sheriff of Carlow, the Deputy Lieutenant, and Justice of the Peace. He was appointed an OBE in 1918. He died on 6 March 1942, and his estate passed to his nephew Commander Denis John Pack-Beresford. During the First World War Denis R. Pack-Beresford served on the committee of the Order of St John and British Red Cross Society as part of the civilian war effort.

Zoological work
Although Pack-Beresford is noted as being interested in natural history since childhood, he did not publish on the subject until 1898. He is most notable for his contributions to the field of arachnology and the study of woodlice and wasps in Ireland and Britain. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) sitting on its council, and the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) acting as hon. secretary and vice-president during his life. It was through his association with the RIA that he took part in its surveys of Lambay and Clare Island. He was encouraged in his study of woodlice by R.F. Scharff, and G.H. Carpenter to work on spiders.

Due to failing eyesight, Pack-Beresford had to give up his work towards the end of his life, as it relied heavily on the use of microscopes. His zoological collections are now housed in the Natural History Museum, Dublin and his papers are held by the Royal Irish Academy.

Some published works
Buchanan-Wollaston, H.J. & Pack-Beresford, D.R. 1907 Contributions to a natural history of Lambay: Crustacea Arthrostraca. Irish Naturalist 16: 59
Pack-Beresford, D.R. 1907 Contributions to a natural history of Lambay: Araneida. Irish Naturalist 16: 61–65
Pack-Beresford, D.R., 1911 Clare Island Survey: A biological survey of Clare Island, Co. Mayo: Araneida, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. XXXI, Sect. 2, Part. 35, pp. 1–8, December 1911
Pack-Beresford, D.R. 1929 Report on recent additions of the Irish fauna and flora. Araneida. A revision of the Irish spider list. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 39B: 41–52

References

Further reading
Bryan Beirne, 1985 Irish entomology: the first hundred years (special entomological supplement to Irish Naturalists' Journal, 1985), 13
Bonnet, P. 1945 Bibliographia Araneorum. Toulouse 	54
Harding, P.T. 1981 A handlist of the papers of Denis R. Pack Beresford at the library of the Royal Irish Academy. Irish Naturalists' Journal 20: 235–240
Praeger, R. L. et al. 1942  [Pack-Beresford, D. R.] Irish Natural. J., Belfast 8 : 38–40

External links
Irish Natural History Literature partial bibliography

1864 births
1942 deaths
Irish entomologists
British arachnologists
High Sheriffs of Carlow
People from County Carlow
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
People from Howth
20th-century Irish zoologists

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Welcome to OyeCricket.com's page on Ishant Sharma Profile and Biodata. Get the latest Ishant Sharma Stats here on this page.
Ishant Sharma goes as one of the most hated cricketers for Indian fans because he promises a lot but hardly delivers the results. He can be really frustrating at times, struggling to take any wickets and yet keep on getting to play for India. On his day though, this Delhi boy has shown that he can win the odd Test match here and there.
When he arrived in 2007 as a teenager, Ishant Sharma was a sensation. At a unique height of 6 ft 4 inch for an Indian, Ishant Sharma has the advantage of getting steep bounce off normal length deliveries. He first shot to fame when his bouncy indippers made Ricky Ponting absolutely clueless.
Ishant Sharma does have the ability to bowl at 145 kmph although he tends to bowl within himself. On most occasions he hardly puts any efforts and just goes through hurling the ball at harmless speeds of around 130 kmph!
Ishant Sharma, the tall lanky fast bowler had promised a lot when he first arrived in 2007 but has delivered results well below the expectations! At a height of 6ft 4 inch, Ishant Sharma had all the makings to become a world class fast bowler for India. He was expected to be another great bowler like Javagal Srinath but Ishant all these years has done only just enough to keep his place in the Indian team much to the frustration of the fans.
This Delhi fast bowler made his Test debut against Bangladesh at Dhaka and followed it up with an ODI debut against South Africa at Belfast in the same year 2007 at the age of just 18. It was the tour of Australia 2007/08 in which Ishant Sharma showed his great promise. With sharp speeds of 140 kmph, Ishant Sharma made the great Ricky Ponting hop to his bowling and eventually bowled him through the gate with his indipper.
Ishant Sharma has regularly found a place in the Indian team especially in Test matches overseas. So far he hasn't done anything spectacular to win matches for India except for the odd spell here and there. Having started off his international career early, Ishant who is just into his mid 20s has gained plenty of experience already at the highest level. And has plenty of time in his hands to transform himself into a much better performer than what he has been so far.
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Q: RDS Aurora Mysql and ECS connection timeouts (pymysql.err.OperationalError) (2003, "Can't connect to MySQL) I have an ECS cluster with two Tasks running the same container/image. I terraform the cluster and the task-def to start my service. Recently the first task starts fine, but the second gets 'stuck'. The logs indicate a connection timeout as the connection pool is being called for. Eventually the second task/container will stop, drain and new one starts. This cycle repeats until the second instance connects and all is well. Everything seems to be functioning and the first container holds the connection and I don't see further timeouts once the second container gets going. What's going on?
Python is real simple (based on the Mega Tutorial by Grinberg):

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*Flask

*Flask-Sqlalchemy

*pymysql

from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
from flask_migrate import Migrate

# This import will give me the missing MySQLdb python object
import pymysql
pymysql.install_as_MySQLdb()

# Create the DB engine object
db = SQLAlchemy()
migrate = Migrate()

def create_app(config_class=Config):
    db.init_app(discipline)
    migrate.init_app(discipline, db)

I tried this for a bit, but didn't help:
    SQLALCHEMY_ENGINE_OPTIONS = {
        'connect_args': {
            'connect_timeout': 30
        }
    }

Log files:
  File "/home/-/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pymysql/connections.py", line 353, in __init__
    self.connect()
  File "/home/-/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pymysql/connections.py", line 664, in connect
    raise exc
pymysql.err.OperationalError: (2003, "Can't connect to MySQL server on 'my.cluster-on.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com' (timed out)")
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/-/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pymysql/connections.py", line 613, in connect
    sock = socket.create_connection(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/socket.py", line 843, in create_connection
    raise err
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/socket.py", line 831, in create_connection
    sock.connect(sa)
socket.timeout: timed out

Sort of a vague question, I know. But is there anything obvious I'm overlooking in terms of settings that would help, or specifically for ECS/RDS?
One other thing to add - running with gunicorn - 3 workers:
exec gunicorn -b :5000 -w 3 --log-level=warning --access-logfile - --error-logfile - my_app:"create_app()"

A: I did finally figure this out. Essentially it was NACLs and Security Groups. Each ECS task launches in a specific subnet, but the RDS instance was unreachable. The health check kills the task and launches another, randomly assigning a new subnet, one that may or may not have a path to RDS, until eventually a connection can be made and the task stays running. Being paranoid about internet access to resources, over time my subnet usage, ENIs and SGs got a bit wonky. After tidying my subnet/NACL/SG configuration everything worked fine. Hope this helps others.

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Registration open until May 12!
Oregon State University McDonald Forest for a tour of ongoing Douglas-fir management, including gap-based management and using two-story stands.
The City of Corvallis Chip Ross Park to see recently completed oak savanna and woodland restoration treatments by Guild members from Trout Mountain Forestry in collaboration with Corvallis Parks & Recreation.
9:30 a.m.: Meet at the Forestry Club Cabin in McDonald Forest for greetings, donuts and coffee.
10:00 a.m.: Welcome, quick introductions, Forest Stewards Guild chapter and membership discussion.
11:00 a.m.: Discussion theme - early seral habitat, wildlife, and silvicultural approaches with Jim Rivers from Oregon State University and wildlife ecologist Brenda McComb.
Please bring your lunch. We will either eat during the discussion above or in the field during the next agenda item, depending on weather.
12:00 p.m. Field visits in McDonald Forest. For background information, read about stands "Peavy 4, 6, 7 and 10" in this technical report.
2:15 p.m.: Visit to Chip Ross Park, City of Corvallis. For background information, read the "Area Oak Habitat Restoration Project Update (Fall 2017)" section of the City's park webpage. Matt Fehrenbacher of Trout Mountain Forestry and Jon Pywell, of the City of Corvallis Parks & Recreation will discuss efforts to restore native Oregon white oak in the park.
4:00 p.m.: Adjourn for Block 15 Brewery and Taproom happy hour. We have a reserved room starting at 4:30 p.m. 3415 SW Deschutes Street, Corvallis, Oregon.
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Maniacal Entropik Discordium – Symphony Of Heaven (Album Review)
June 28, 2022 Christian Sullivan Reviews 0
I'm sorry to say it, but this is a long time coming from us and we can only sincerely apologize to the band for being so late with this review. Symphony Of Heaven are one of those, and I truly seriously mean it… One of those identities that since its birthing in 2017 by mastermind Logan Thompson (Pathos), has intrigued listeners, beginning with the sophomore single "Stratagem" and debut full length The Season Of Death, released through the now defunct extreme metal label Nosral Recordings. Quite frankly I've always been a fan of these guys, even when one of our writers Mason Beard decides to join the band on drumming duties.
I guess to back up my claims of fandom for Symphony Of Heaven is also due to their no-quit attitude and in the producing of whatever music and sound they please. I find their resolve to be very honest, upfront and direct with what they present to all of us as listeners, as they focus on the blackened death metal combination which has been a very keen interest of mine for quite a number of years (which all began upon hearing Dimmu Borgir for the first time with their studio album Spiritual Black Dimensions back in 1999.) Rottweiler Records had signed Symphony in January 2020, which followed with a new single "You Shall Be As Gods".
The band consists of Logan "Pathos" Thompson – guitars/vocals, David "Timōrātus" Napier – bass, Eero Tertsunen – guitars and Mason "Asaph" Beard – drums. They released their EP The Ascension of Extinction, which featured the single mentioned above, and it created quite a stir for the extreme metal scene within the USA.
Fast-forward a year later past March 2020, after COVID19 struck the live music scene, when there wasn't really much to do but either hone your craft or write new music. And too be honest, most of us had that time under lockdown to evaluate the futures that we were ready to face, no matter the outcome.
Produced and mastered by Blood Thirsty and Crowned In Sorrow artist Derek Corzine, we are going to expect some great sound and quality coming from this brand new album entitled "Maniacal Entropik Discordium"
Firstly as you look at the track list of the album, you realize that you have some lengthy songs to keep you entertained for quite a while. The album kicks off with "SoulRetch" which clocks in at almost 8 minutes. Melodic and slow-paced, which you wouldn't expect from a starting track; however it picks up to the levels you would desire them to be, even if they are up to eleven. Not really brutal, but carries the development of melodic black metal, which happens to be the kind of black metal I really enjoy. Some elements of symphonic aspects are heard to end the track.
"Light Upon The Pillars" is next up. Certainly a little different to what you may think. Of course, you have the sound that the band have been working so hard to produce, still striving melodically, however there is a very nicely polished, refreshing acoustic interlude in the middle of the song that breaks it into three segments, which is done with precision.
"To Gaze Upon Destruction" vocally turns more into the death metal growling sound, rather than the black metal driven shouts that are found in the first two tracks. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of that particular vocal sound and for me, it's not really complimenting the music. However, in saying this, I do like his blackened vocal abilities. Their single "Entropy" is next in line. Still hitting the Top 20 on the Loud charts, this track starts off with acoustic melody before it kicks you in the face with the fast and furious. I'm sure they aren't trying to match the movie franchise, but you get the picture. Swinging back and forth with the acoustics adds a nice touch, as if you are a fan of melodic blackened death metal, then it's been known to happen.
"Dead Winter Fields" surprises me with some clear vocals that, I honestly can't remember if they have done this way before. My bad if they have and I can't recall. Gives you a calm feeling as the song progresses. Not much brutality here and there is nothing wrong with that. In aiming for more extreme metal than brutal, it just makes absolute sense.
"The Darkest Nights" carries through its own way of expression in the musical aspect. A good use of symphonic keys are displayed as they continue on their merry way, and with more black metal than the other songs thus far. Certainly a more enjoyable track for me. "The Grieving" process (or shouldn't I describe it like that?) enters into another tranquil domain that lasts for a couple minutes, before it shreds throughout the life expectancy of the track.
"The Arch Of Time" comes into the picture, which you may recognize as the title track of their previous EP of the same name. You are correct in assuming that the former EP was to give you the reader/listener a taste of what this new record is all about.
As we continue on with "Verge Of Annihilation" it gives you a sensation of old school black metal. as with the early days of symphonic black metal it's both clean and extreme. That level is consistently displayed throughout the course of the track. "Obtaining Tranquility" continues along the same sort of path that the album has kept on so far, and also more clean mixed vocals are used at the back end of the song.
As we head towards the end of Maniacal Entropik Discordium, the track "Amid The Righteous Oaks" is an instrumental that added some flavor, which I enjoyed immensely. "Flesh and The Power It Holds" sees out this 12 track full-length. Definitely aimed at the authentic side of old school death metal, but yet still retaining a progressive side, that appears ever so often.
My overall view on this album is that I really enjoyed certain songs off the album, though I wasn't a huge fan of their sound as a whole. It didn't have that memorable engagement that would entice me to play over and over and over again. I'm getting that feeling that I won't be picking up this album very often.
All I have is love for these boys, as I mentioned before, I have followed them since the Nosral Recordings days. This is their first full-length as a full outfit, which is seriously cool and a huge congratulations. I do feel that the band will continually move forward and with Jairus Pascale as their label owner, I'm sure that we can expect great things.
Christian Sullivan – 5/10.
The Metal Onslaught Magazine
Rottweiler Records
Symphony Of Heaven
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Q: flex not working in ScrollView in react-native I have a very basic styling question in react native
below is my code:
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I just want to know why am I getting blue space between 2 ScrollVie?  If I remove ScrollView then my flex property is working fine.

A: Change your ScrollView to:
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Issue on React Native repo

A: The reason is that you are giving flex:1 for the parent view So it takes a maximum screen height. And also the child ScrollViews has flex: 1. If you change the background color of the scroll view to some other color you can notice that it is the scrollView that is stretched and not the Parent View.
You can remove the flex property of the parent view so that your ScrollView will not be stretched to take up half the screen.

A: The styles you are passings to the ScrollView should be passed in the ScrollView Container
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Q: dc.js BarChart yAxis range plus padding I have a stack barchart and added an outline to the bars via
.dc-chart rect.bar {stroke: black;}

I have also defined
.elasticY(true)

The black outline at the top of the bar (xAxis 0) is chopped by a pixel compared to the top of the bar (xAxis 2).  Is there anyway to pad the y max range by a little so I can see the outline and still keep elasticY?

A: Strangely enough, it's called yAxisPadding, and it's documented here. It does work with elasticY.
I guess the Markdown documentation is getting a little long to just browse. The HTML documentation is better if you know the particular class or mixin where the function might be defined. (Takes some practice.)
You can use either a number, in domain units:
chart.yAxisPadding(10)

or a percentage, as a string:
chart.yAxisPadding("5%")

Padding in domain units can lead to some surprises, though.


UPF chapters organized a variety of events commemorating the UN International Day of Families, May 15, 2014. Since 2009, UPF has been promoting this UN observance because it considers the family as a microcosm of the global community and because sustainable peace is grounded in the family as the most intimate social unit, the school of love.
In Africa programs were organized in DR Congo, Kenya, Nigeria (Abuja, Akwa Ibom State and Lagos) and Zambia; in the Americas: Argentina, Barbados, Ecuador, Peru and the US; in Asia and Oceania: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand; and in Europe: Albania, Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and the UK.
"By providing economic and emotional sustenance to their members, families can raise productive, caring citizens committed to the common good," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his statement about this year's theme, "Families Matter for the Achievement of Development Goals." He added that strong, well-functioning families can help "reduce poverty, improve the well-being of mothers, promote gender equality and uphold human rights."
On this 20th anniversary of the UN International Year of the Family, he encouraged member states to support families in realizing their full potential, factor their needs into development policies and consider their circumstances in addressing conflicts.
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New episode details for Rick and Morty season 6 have been revealed
Published by Alec Newman at Fri, 05 Aug 2022 at 05:59:45 | Category: TV
Season 6 of Rick and Morty is approaching, and so has been released a list of rather unusual episode titles.
ComicBook claims that this time, National Lampoon will be nods to their popular Christmas Vacation, Basic Instinct, and Full Metal Jacket.
Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith receive hip-hip hooray (Clark Griswold deep-cut fans, enjoy).
'Bethic Twinstinct,' 'Ricktional Mortpoon's,'Full Meta Jackrick,'Final Destination,'A Rick in King Mortur's Mort, 'Solaricks,' 'Analyze Piss,' and 'Juricksic Mort' are some of the most well-known episode titles.
Season 6 of Rick and Morty has also released a formal synopsis revealing what we may expect.
"Pick up where we left them, poorer for wear and tear on their luck. Will they be able to continue on their journey? Or will they be swept up in an ocean of piss?"
Justin Roiland, the show's executive producer, said earlier this week that fans would be captivated by the latest adventures of schoolboy Morty and his boozy, space-traveling granddad.
"It really rewards viewers of the program who have been watching up to this point. So it's like, I think we're sort of re-infusing the rhythm of Rick and Morty.
"Second 6 is my opinion. Season 5 was not particularly bad, but season 6 is absolutely fantastic," he said.
Rick and Morty airs on Adult Swim in the United States, and on E4 and All 4 in the United Kingdom.


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Stormwater is the run-off from rain that falls on a roof or paved area like a driveway, road or footpath that flows into a stormwater drain. Council maintains a complex stormwater drainage network which includes many different types of drainage structures such as:
Unlined drains (including natural waterways) and concrete-lined open drains;
Underground pipes and culverts;
Pump stations and detention basins;
Gross pollutant traps;
Tide gates and litter booms;
Grates, trash arrestors and other inlet structures; and
Valves, frog flaps and other outlet structures.
The drainage network is designed to be mostly self-managed, with intervention only required in the event of component failure. Find out more about drainage on the Drains and Waterways page.
Managing localised flooding in Cairns
The Cairns CBD and surrounding suburbs are located on low-lying tidal flats at the mouth of the Trinity Inlet. One of the inherent problems we face on a regular basis is localised flooding from the inlet itself or any of the main drainage network of creeks and drains that service the area.
This problem is most common in the summer months when torrential rain falls on a tide with a peak of 2.7 metres or more. There were 174 occurrences of this in 2014. When this happens, the drainage system cannot cope with the influx of stormwater as much of its capacity is already taken by the rising tide. Over the years a series of control measures have been implemented to curb the impact of these events such as:
Tide gates (also known as 'tide flaps') are installed on culverts within major drainage channels. The gates are lowered into place at the low point preceding these nominated high tides to prevent the ingress of tidal water into the channels, creating invaluable capacity for stormwater runoff. The gates are then opened at the top of the tide to allow the water out as the tide recedes.
Tide flex's (also known as 'fishtails') are installed on many pipe outlets which allow free flow from the underground pipe system while preventing rising tides from getting in.
A multi-year program is undertaken to remove built-up silt from major drainage channels to allow them to work at their full capacity. Drainage channels are designated marine environments and an approved Marine Plant Management Strategy is in place to streamline the approval of environmental permits to work in these areas. The Executive Summary of this Strategy is available below.
An underground stormwater pump station is installed under the southern part of Lake Street (one of the main CBD thoroughfares and lowest point of the city). Most of the CBD's stormwater system finds its way into the main chamber of the pump station, which is then pumped through a pair of giant tide flex's under the seawall into the inlet. Automatically activated by sensors in the chamber, the four submersible pumps have a total pumping capacity of 5 cubic metres per second (enough to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool in under 10 minutes). Since its installation in 2009, there has not been an occasion where brackish tidal waters have overloaded the CBD stormwater system and seeped out into the streets. This used to be a regular occurrence in this area.
These measures don't completely avoid tidal flooding problems but the improvements allow better management of the issues in problematic areas. Living in the wet tropics, we are still at the mercy of mother nature.
Flood level calculations
By using historical rainfall, flood level records and hydrological calculations, the likelihood of the occurrence of different sized floods can be determined. The size of a flood is described in terms of how frequently similar sized or larger floods are expected to occur over the very long term (several 100's of years). Small floods are likely to occur frequently, while large floods are possible but far less common.
The probability of a flood event occurring in any year is referred to as Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) and is expressed as a percentage. For example, a large flood which may be calculated to have a 1% chance to occur in any one year, is described as 1% AEP. The 1% AEP is also known as the 1 in 100 year Average Recurrence Interval (ARI), or Q100 event.
Due to the prohibitive cost of engineering solutions to prevent flooding in extreme circumstances, Council's stormwater systems are designed to cope with Q2. It is expected that this will result in water over roads and minor localised flooding on occasions however the standing water tends to recede quickly as soon as rainfall eases and tides drop.
Drainage easements
A drainage easement is a portion of land that the property owner has granted to Council to carry stormwater to the main drainage system. Illegal dumping of green waste and household rubbish in waterways, easements and drains increases the risk of flooding to properties and costs millions of dollars in property damage across the region. Under the conditions attached to an easement on the land title deeds, a property owner must not obstruct the free flow of water along the drainage pathway. Dumping waste, planting garden beds or building fences across the flow path are all examples of activities that can obstruct stormwater flow. Property owners should be aware that if a drainage easement is deliberately obstructed, they can be held liable for any damage caused to adjacent and neighbouring properties.
To find out more download the Keep Waterways, Easements and Drains Clear Fact Sheet ( PDF, 0.21 MB ) below.
Canal maintenance
To enable safe passage of vessels, the maintenance dredging of the Half Moon Bay Entrance Channels, Bluewater Harbour, Half Moon Creek and Half Moon Bay Marina, occurs as required.
As part of this activity, a Monitoring and Management Plan has been approved by the Federal Government's Department of Environment and Energy - refer below to download a copy of the plan.
To report any drainage issues
Call Council on 1300 69 22 47 or make an online customer request.
Keep Waterways, Easements & Drains Clear
PDF File, 212.4 KB
Updated Half Moon Bay Monitoring Plan
PDF File, 5.6 MB
Marine Plant Management Strategy executive summary


Three true stories. Three very different messages. We might agree with some, but not all. Yet, all contain the same fundamental truth. Can you identify it?
#2 A preacher explained how the elders in his congregation had rallied around the principles of Romans 12:1-2 and "You can not do together what you are not doing individually." These two principles had led them into pursuing habits of personal spiritual formation to transform their elders' meetings from business board meetings into a more spiritual time for serving the congregation.
#3 Wading through verses in the Gospel of John while sprinkling in several humorous antidotes, the professor asserted that John powerfully portrayed Jesus as allowing himself to be crucified. Jesus was always in control. Jesus was no victim.
Other than the fact that these three scenarios describe presentations associated with Christianity, we might not find much in common between them. Yet, at a fundamental level they all share the same basic truth. Every lesson, class, sermon, article or presentation contains two messages. One is what the presenter desires the audience to hear and embrace, while the second message consists of the speaker's method, namely how the presenter tries to move the recipients to embrace the what. Both messages are powerful. Neither should be ignored.
Sometimes we may accept the conclusion while rejecting the method. Ever hear a person arrive at the truth, but rip verses out of context to reach it? How does this impact you? Or how do we respond to those whom we perceive as being manipulative or selective with the evidence? Whenever the how is viewed as untrustworthy, the forcefulness of the what is diminished.
Consider the New Testament. When we think of Paul's messages, what comes to mind first? Perhaps our initial thoughts gravitate to matters of content such as Christ crucified, the righteousness of God, God's love or God's grace. However, let's not neglect Paul's concern for the second message, namely his pursuit of the highest ideals regarding method.
"We have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God" (2 Cor. 4:2).
"As you know, we never appeared with flattering speech nor with a pretext for greed … nor to seek glory from people" (1 Thess. 2:5,6).
"You are witnesses, as is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless we were toward you who believe" (2 Thess. 2:10).
If we are going to aspire to walk in such footsteps, we will want to avoid a number of deceptive techniques. For example, rather than redefining biblical words that could lead to white washing unbiblical concepts with biblical language, we need to use biblical words in biblical ways. How would God view it if we were to automatically impose society's notions of truth, Christian, baptism, worship, etc. upon scripture's use of those terms?
Although we find it encouraging when our practices and state of being are affirmed, to conflate what scripture says should be with what exists today or to transform scriptural commands into guaranteed comforting affirmations fails to follow Paul's high ideal. Likewise, to appeal to secular fears or commonly shared societal values to advance an idea in religious garb falls short.
Both content and method are critical. While the content might be the most visible aspect of a message, equally significant is how someone arrives at that conclusion. Both messages will shape future understandings.
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Q: Control cellphone camera via Bluetooth I'd like to be able to control the Photo and Video camera functions of a Nokia N73 cellphone remotely using Bluetooth, in C#.
I've seen the 32feet.NET Bluetooth Library but really I've no idea what to do with it. Any existing Bluetooth profile that is specifically designed to control camera-functions?

A: Yes, there is a Basic Imaging Profile (BIP), of which a subset Remote Camera function allows the initiator (PC) to remotely use a digital camera (on the Cellphone)
Also, the Toshiba Bluetooth Stack for Windows has a:

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*"Remote Camera" tool for Bluetooth Cameras with "RemCam"-profile
support, which is a (not mandatory) sub-profile of the BIP-profile.

A: If I am not mistaken, most of the mobiles in the market does not support "Remote camera" functionality of the BIP profile. They just use BIP to send and receieve images.


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Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Review
December 23, 2011 by iamjacksname
I wasn't expecting much when it came to the fourth installment of the Mission Impossible series mostly because I'm not a fan of the series in general. Watching this fourth film was probably the most fun I've had watching a Mission Impossible movie, but that certainly didn't make it a great movie. It's not even that I'm bias against Tom Cruise whom I think isn't a very good actor because I have seen Tom Cruise movies I enjoy thoroughly. I was even open to the idea of this film being a good time because it was helmed by "The Incredibles" director Brad Bird. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol was not a good film, though I did have fun occasionally.
After being blown away by the "The Dark Knight Rises" prologue I was in such a pumped up mood that I knew nothing could put me down. I was absolutely right and for a while I was having a blast with Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol but past a certain point I just realized that for the most part the filmmakers and actors didn't care about an interesting story or developed characters so why should I.? What the filmmakers cared about was the constant action. As a friend and I walked out of the theater my friend said something a long the lines of, "I can't believe a movie with that much action could be so boring". I couldn't have said it better myself and I couldn't agree more.
Sure, a lot the action was fun especially the sky scraper scaling scene shown in the trailers and showcased in the movie posters. At the end of the day however, it just couldn't be ignored how lazy the writing and performances were. What subsequently followed the skyscraper scene was a chase scene that felt fifteen minutes too long and in the middle of that very chase is when I realized that I truly just wanted the movie to end. To be completely honest, I'm a little disappointed I didn't just walk out because I had already seen what I paid to see.
Even though I was not a very big fan of this film at all, I will admit that while some of the action scenes were beyond stereotypical, there were some that really kept you on the age of their seat. The other best quality of the film was Simon Pegg, I'm always a fan of his work and he certainly had a funny role in this film. There's not much else that can be said, I like Jeremy Renner, but I was not a fan of his work here and the attempt at a cool twist ending that was hinted at the entire movie was completely atrocious. If you enjoy some mindless action and violence Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol might be the film for you and I can respect another person's taste, however count me out on this one.
Posted in All, Movie Reviews.	Tagged Ethan Hunt, Jeremy Renner, Mission Impossible 4, Mission Impossible 4 Movie, Mission Impossible 4 Movie Review, Mission Impossible 4 Review, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Movie, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Movie Review, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Review, simon pegg, Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson
Top 25 Best Performances of 2008
January 20, 2009 by iamjacksname
2008 was a great year for film and most of all it was a great year for performances. I decided a while ago I wanted to make a list involving performances this year and I just could not bring myself to making it a top ten because there were way to many good performances this year. I finally decided on a top 25 and I'm proud of my list. I think most will enjoy it too. What I love about this year was every performance should such a wide range in emotion, sure some more than others, but I've thought long and hard about this list and here it is:
25. Viggo Mortenson (Appaloosa)
Viggo Mortenso always does a good job and its very unfortunate that he doesn't get that many roles to work with. Then when he does have a really good role, like he had las year in Eastern Promises, there's always someone better (Dainel Day-Lewis). One day he'll win an oscar, but until that day I'll just watch him in great roles like this.
24. Tom Wilkinson (RockNRolla)
Tom Wilkinson is a fantastic actor and sure you sort of hate the character he's playing here, but that was sort of the point and he's absolutely perfect in this role. He had the same type of role in Batman Begins and he got o change it and expand on it here. I loved every second.
23. Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace)
Daniel Craig is the perfect Bond. There is not one person I would rather see playing this part. The movie wasn't as good as the first (only cause the first was amazing), but Craig stayed consistent and that's very nice to see.
22. Tom Cruise (Tropic Thunder)
I absolutely hate Tom Cruise with a passion, I do not like him at all, never will. Least favorite actors: Tom Cruise and Ben Afflek I did not like Tropic Thunder at all, but the only parts I did laugh involved Tom Cruise. It pains me to say this, but he was hilaurious, I loved every short second with his character.
21. Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight)
Here we find a fantastic actor in a very different role, normally you would probably find Gary Oldman playing some kind of villain, whether he's a drug dealing pimp (True Romance), an intergalactic salesman (The Fifth Element), or even a crazed dirty cop (The Professional). Here he's one of the few good cops in the city he's trying so hard to help save and he's absolutely fantastic.
20. Josh Brolin (Milk)
Josh Brolin didn't have as big a part as you would've hoped in Milk, but he worked with what he got and created a spectacular performance. This is a very different character than you've ever seen him play and he chewed up every second he was on screen. He ofcourse didn't have the best performance in Milk, but was a close second.
19. Jeremy Irons (Appaloosa)
Jeremy Irons is a fantastic actor, who once again doesn't get enough work. I love all roles I've seen him in and here is a western where he plays a gunslinging villain. I get chills just thinking about it. He does a fantastic job, and as always plays a highly believable villain here.
18. Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man)
This was a great year for Robert Downey Jr. and he found his best performance of the year in a cocky and sarcastic billionaire he in his spare time flys in a battle suit and saves lives. Robert Downey Jr. was fantastic in a role you could just tell he had a blast playing.
17. Mark Strong (RockNRolla)
RockNRolla had many likable characters, and even more likable actors, as do all of Guy Ritchie's movies. One stood out above the rest and that was Mark Strong who played Archie, the loyal right hand man to the crime boss Lenny Cole (Tom Wilkinson). He was amazing. It might be in part that I hadn't seen him in any movies before, but either way, RockNRolla deserves a watch by all if only just to view his performance.
16. Brad Pitt (Burn After Reading)
Brad Pitt is shortly becoming one of my favorites. If you can forget about roles he played in Mr. and Mrs. Smith and the Ocean's movies, he's actually a really good actor. In Burn After Reading, he's absolutely perfect as the dim-witted, peppy, gym worker, he stumbles onto something bigger (or actually probably smaller) than he thinks.
15. Sam Rockwell (Choke)
Choke was a highly disappointing movie especially sense the book was a masterpiece, but that doesn't exclude the fact that Sam Rockwell was born to play this role. Victor is an amazing character and you needed a great actor to play him and no one, and I repeat, no one would've been able to be better than Sam Rockwell in this role.
14. Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)
Dev Patel was fantastic and I'm thinking that because I haven't seen him in other movies and that's why he made this part so real, but all I can say is that he was great and played the role to its full potential.
13. Michael Caine (The Dark Knight)
Michael Caine is a really good actor and here we find him in a perfect role that could be played by many actors, but absolutely no one could've played it better. He had a much bigger part in this film as opposed to the first and that made me very happy, because he made every second golden.
12. Christian Bale (The Dark Knight)
Christian Bale is the perfect Batman. People say how he has a corny voice and it just annoys the crap out of me. What people don't understand is that Christian Bale is ten times that Batman that George Clooney, Val Kilmer, Adam West, or Michael Keaton will ever be. He's better because he knows, unlike them, is that Batman has to be three different people. The cocky Bruce Wayne you show to the public, the real Bruce Wayne you show to Alfred, and Batman. He plays the part perfect, I have zero complaints. The voice is amazing.
11. Ralph Fiennes (In Bruges)
Ralph Fiennes is fantastic in what ever he does. Bad movie, good movie, doesn't matter, he's good always. In Bruges is a great movie and he's incredible in it as, the fast-talking, loud and dirty mouthed crime boss. He unfortunately just barely misses my top ten. He's fantastic in all movies, but especially in this one.
10. Russel Crowe (Body of Lies)
Russel Crowe is on and off for me, but in my opinion, you find in Body of Lies, what I feel to be one of his best roles. He's not a villain, but he's definately not a hero. He's a sleazy fat guy who trys to do the right things in the wrong ways, but never gets screwed, he has others get screwed for him. Russel Crowe was great and was the perfect choice for a this great character.
9. Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight)
Aaron Eckhart is an up and coming actor. He's going places, he was amazing in Thank You For Smoking and he's amazing here. He plays a very entertaining role the goes from pure good, to almost pure evil. He plays the role to perfection and not many actors could've.
8. Richard Dreyfuss (W.)
W. was a great movie and it was great in part because of Richard Dreyfuss's performance. He plays Dick Cheney, whose actually sort of the villain in this pitch -perfect biopic of our most recent president. The movie was great and he's great in it. He made such a great transformation, I actually looked past his highly recognizable voice and had to wait for the credits to role to figure out it was him.
7. Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Once again Brad Pitt proves that he's becoming better and better with each role he plays. The Curious Case of Bejamin Button is no different. This would be a very tough role to play for anyone, but Brad Pitt played it to perfection. This was a long movie, but it felt shorter than it was because of this performance.
6. Josh Brolin (W.)
Whether you liked W. or not, you had to admit that Josh Brolin was fantastic as Bush. He got everything down pact. This was a movie that had to be driven by performances and direction. Well, your gonna have the direction if you got Oliver Stone and they certainly got the the performances in Richard Dreyfuss and especially there leading man, Josh Brolin.
5. Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
It's pretty unfortunate that this very well could be Eastwood's final movie. I pray that it's not, but either way this was the perfect role for him and he played it to perfection. He had to be grumpy and racist, but then he had to make the transformation to hero and because of his incredible performance, this was a really goo movie.
4. Sean Penn (Milk)
Well for my top 5, number 4 was much better than 5, and pretty close to 3, while 3 and 2 are basically a tie, and 1 is so far beyond the others to the point of insanity, but here we are at 4 and we find Sean Penn's name. He was amazing in Milk and this was probably his best role. He deserves all the praise he's getting, but he does not deserve the oscar. Sean Penn made the role his own and did it with flying colors. He was FAN-freakin-TASTIC, but unfortunately this was a year of amazing performances and there were a few better than him.
3. Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Mickey Rourke performed masterfully in The Wrestler. He was showed such large amounts of emotion and he made every feeling so real. It saddens me to put him this far from the top because I could name a lot of years where I would've most certainly given him the top spot. Some people are saying that he didn't do as good as others just because he's supposedly just like the character he's playing, well that's load of crap and actually probably compliment to him because your saying he's a better actor. Mickey Rourke deserves more roles and after this perfect performance, I see many to come.
2. Frank Langella (FROST/NIXON)
The number 3 and number 2, as I said before are basically tied for second in acting ability, but I just had to give Frank Langella the second spot because he just showed more of a transformation and much more charisma in what is unfortunately a much more entertaining character. Frank Langella deserves the oscar, even though he probably won't get it. I've read in a couple places that he's more Nixon than Nixon is. That doesn't make kuch sense for someone who hasn't seen the movie, but it completely makes sense. Langella fully embodies our 37th president, whether is the voice, the posture, or the ticks, he made a role to be remembered.
1. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Anyone who reads my sight probably saw this coming, but here's the thing. I don't just think this is the greatest performance of the year, I truthfully think this is the best performance I've ever seen. It's not just the fact that Heath Ledger passed on and I'm just giving him a pity vote. I believe he will and would've won the oscar either way (knock on wood). If he doesn;t win the oscar, I will never watch the oscars again, which will be very hard for me, because I love watching the oscars, but if Heath Ledger does not win, in no way does it deserve my viewing or anyones viewing for that matter. Every moment The Joker appeared on screen I just stopped breathing for a second because I didn't want to miss a second. He made absolutely every word he spoke memorable and he created the greatest character ever put on screen. Heath Ledger created a character with nervous ticks, subtle emotions, and feeling ironically only for the one person he's supposed to hate. In Heath Ledger's character we learn not only, that there is no good without evil, but also we learn what acting is truly about.
Posted in All, Film Top Ten Lists.	Tagged 2008 movies, 2008 performances, brad pitt, Clint Eastwood, dev petel, Frank Langella, heath ledger, josh brolin, mark strong, Mickey Rourke, ralph fiennes, Richard Dreyfuss, robert downey jr., Russel Crowe, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson, Top 25 Best Performances of 2008, Top 25 Performances of this year, Top Performances of 2008
RockNRolla Review
November 7, 2008 by iamjacksname
RockNRolla was a very entertaining film, but none-the-less, not what I expected. It was the slowest of Ritchie's London crime capers, which wasn't expected. It started out slow, but it got more and more fast paced as the movie went on. Out of Guy Ritchie's fast-paced London crime capers, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is his best, but I would say that this at least ties with Snatch.
The movie had all the right ingredients for a Guy Ritchie movie, great characters, great actors, great dialogue, and a jumbled plot involving such topics as, real-estate, violent junkies, war criminals, $7 million, a lucky painting, crayfish and a lot more. The movie was great, well executed, fun. A lot people say that Guy Ritchie isn't a good director because he does the same type of film everytime, well to then I say, "yeah and that's because he's damn good at it". No one has problems with Martin Scorsese making a lot of mobster movies.
There were so many memorable scenes in this movie that makes you remember Lock Stock and Snatch. In the beginning I was thinking that the movie wasn't going to be that good, but as the movie progressed, and the body count rose, I remembered whose movie I was watching and why. As a final note, I would like to say that I loved two characters the most in this movie, Lenny Cole, played by Tom Wilkinson, and Archie played by I don't know, but he was great. My last words are this, Guy Ritchie has an incredible way of telling all his stories and his way has always been attempted to be duplicated, but no one can ever stand up with the original fast-paced cleverness of Guy Ritchie.
Posted in All, Movie Reviews.	Tagged Archie, gerard butler, Guy Ritchie, Mumbles, One Two, Rock N Rolla, Rock N Rolla Review, RockNRolla, RockNRolla Review, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson
February 11, 2008 by iamjacksname
Finally, I saw Michael Clayton. Now I've seen every movie nominated for Best Picture and still stand to my prediction. I thought going into this movie, it being nominated for Best Picture, I was going to see a master piece, and I was a bit disappointed. Don't get me wrong, this was a really good movie, but it just doesn't stand its ground against There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men. Its the well-put together story of a "janitor", Michael Clayton who goes against a big name company with the help of Arthur who was sick of working for the company for reasons that can't be told. The movie had powerful elements to it and it did make you wonder what was going to happen, but it didn't do it in a way that was as entertaining as you would've hoped. Both Tom Wilkinson and George Clooney were great in this movie, but not nearly as good as Daniel-Day Lewis and Javier Bardem. It was a bit Hollywoody where as There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men stood on their own as their own force. This was a great, I just don't really see it as Best Picture material, but at least it was better than Juno. Grade: A
Posted in All, Movie Reviews.	Tagged George Clooney, Michael Clayton, Tom Wilkinson, Tony Gilroy
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