Another beer from a friend in New Hampshire. This one is from Big Sky Brewing in Montana and may be my first beer from that State. This beer is your standard every day IPA in a 12 oz can.
Appearance is quite nice with a color that almost matches the can and thick off white head. Aroma is minimal with some tropical and piney hops but not a lot happening. Taste leans more towards the pine/resin than the tropical hops and again is OK but nothing too memorable. Fairly bitter finish and lingering aftertaste bring this down a notch for me.
Overall not a bad beer and something that could be an every day beer for a lot of people. I am sure in Montana this beer is fairly inexpensive and readily available.
Brewers Description: In Montana, many classic memories are made right after someone says "hold my beer and watch this." These bold assertive moments deserve a bold and assertive beer – Big Sky I.P.A. – Distinct hop presence and malty backbone will leave you refreshed and ready for your moment of glory. So hang on tight & enjoy the ride!


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Aerin Lauder Showcases Her Beachy Designs In The Colony Hotel Christmas Takeover
If you've ever stayed at The Colony Hotel, you'll be familiar with the tropical pink decor that makes this property really pop. From the bespoke De Gournay wallpaper that's adorned with fancy foliage and jazzy jungle animals (including bejeweled panthers) to the floral furniture and rustic accents that bring everything together, it's a whimsical wonderland that shows another side to the glitz and glamour of Palm Beach—and that's just the lobby.
Like many other hotels around the U.S., The Colony boasts a striking holiday display, and this year, the property has teamed up with New York City designer, Aerin Lauder, for a 2021 holiday decor takeover that showcases Lauder's signature style, as well as drawing in on cherished childhood memories of holidays in Palm Beach with her grandmother, Estée Lauder.
Aerin has designed the hotel's lobby space for the festive season with a towering Christmas tree that features a theme of seashells and tropical flowers. The tree has been thoughtfully decorated to embody The Colony's famed style but also brings in beachy moments that are synonymous with the Florida shoreline. On the 12-foot tree, there are mercury glass seashell ornaments and ornamental details of tropical flowers, birds, and fish. Playful colors dominate the tree, with hues of pink, blue, and gold taking center stage, but are not too overpowering that the decorations take away from the rich green color of the branches.
Fans of the hotel are delighted with the new addition to the luxurious lobby, with many taking to the comments on a recently shared Instagram snap.
"Such an inspiration! 🎄💗🎄💗🎄💗🎄Love it!" wrote one person.
"I could not have dreamt up a more dreamy Christmas tree if I tried" commented another.
The collaboration marks the one-year anniversary of the debut of the AERIN Villa Jasmine, a lavish two-bedroom, two-bathroom guest house at The Colony Hotel, designed by Lauder. Pieces from AERIN Villa Jasmine are available to purchase via AERIN.

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EFFector - Volume 24, Issue 22 - Know Your Rights: What to Do When Law Enforcement Goes After Your Digital Data
In our 577th issue:
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Know Your Rights: What to Do When Law Enforcement Goes After Your Digital Data
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects you from unreasonable government searches and seizures, and this protection extends to your computer and portable devices. But what should you do if the police or other law enforcement officers show up at your door and want to search your computer? EFF newest guide explains your rights if officers try to search the data stored on your computer or portable electronic device. Check out the guide now, then head over to our online quiz to test your knowledge.
Tor Challenge Level 3: Video Achievement
At the beginning of June, EFF issued its Tor Challenge, calling on individuals and organizations to set up Tor relays to strengthen the Tor network and help Internet activists all over the world. Now we're unveiling the final achievement in our Tor Challenge: the Tor Video Challenge. Participants create instructional videos explaining how to set up Tor relays on different operating systems – and compete to win awesome prizes and props from EFF. We've already made the first video, showing people how to set up a Tor relay on a Mac. Now we want other videos to explain how to set up Tor on different operating systems. Videos can be funny, cute, scary, serious – but they must show users the steps they need to take in order to run a Tor relay in one of the six operating system categories.
Another Victory! Court Dismissed Another Righthaven Copyright Troll Lawsuit as a Sham
Righthaven had sued DiBiase, a former prosecutor and EFF client, for a post on his blog that provides resources for prosecutors in difficult murder cases where the victim is presumed dead but no body is found. A document unearthed by EFF in a related case showed that the copyright assignment was a sham and that Righthaven was merely agreeing to undertake the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper's case at its own expense in exchange for a cut of the recovery. Echoing his earlier decision, Judge Hunt ruled last Wednesday that Righthaven did not have the legal authorization to bring a copyright lawsuit, because it never owned the copyright in the first place. Said Kurt Opsahl, Senior Staff Attorney at EFF: "Now that the truth about its copyright ownership has been exposed, Righthaven's house of cards is falling apart."
EFF Updates
Felony Penalties Proposed for "Illegal Streaming": Senate Bill 978
In the ongoing efforts to harness law enforcement resources in the service of copyright enforcement, the so-called "illegal streaming" bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill would increase criminal copyright penalties to allow jail time of up to five years for infringing a copyright by "publicly performing" the copyrighted work, such as playing a sporting event broadcast or motion picture.
Do-Over, Please: EFF Asks Court to Revisit Ruling That Disloyal Employees Violate Hacking Law
EFF filed a "friend of the court" brief urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its troubling decision that employees face jail time when they access work computers for purposes that violate company policy. For example, a worker could be sued or prosecuted for reading personal email or checking the score of a baseball game if her employer's policy says that company computers may be used only for work.
Australia Heads Down the Slippery Slope, Authorizes ISPs to Filter
Starting next month, the vast majority of Australia's Internet users will find their access censored, following a decision by the country's two largest providers as well as two smaller ISPs to voluntarily block more than 500 websites from view.
Apple's "Censoring" Patent Just a Sign of Things to Come
Apple filed a patent application covering a camera system with infrared technology that could, among other things, allow the recording functionality to be shut off by a third party. For activists around the world who rely on video to capture and disseminate important footage, this censoring technology could have disastrous consequences.
Tennessee's Ban on Publishing Distressing Images: Let Us Count the Ways It's Unconstitutional
The governor of Tennessee has signed a law that says a person faces up to a year in jail if he publishes an image that he reasonably should know will "frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress" to a victim or "a similarly situated person of reasonable sensibilities" and doesn't have a "legitimate" reason for doing so. This criminalizes a wide swath of expression protected by the First Amendment.
Hoaxes Aside, Real Risks to Blogging in Syria
In the wake of "Amina" hoax, in which the popular blog of a Syrian woman turned out to be a fictional work by an American man named Tom MacMaster, it has been all too easy to gloss over the real tragedies on the ground in Syria. But Syria has arrested or jailed scores of real bloggers and social media users over the years, including Tal Al-Mallouhi, thought to be one of the world's youngest prisoners of conscience, and Amjad Baiazy, a Syrian activist who worked with Doctors without Borders.
New Changes to FBI Guidelines Call into Question Proposal to Extend FBI Director's Term
The New York Times reported that the FBI has updated its internal domestic investigations guidelines to provide its agents with "significant new powers." According to the Times, this update will provide agents with "more leeway to search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams to scrutinize the lives of people who have attracted their attention."
EFF Asks Supreme Court to Protect "First Sale" Rights
EFF asked the Supreme Court yesterday to weigh in on Vernor v. Autodesk, a case that tests whether the "first sale doctrine" will survive in the digital age. Under the first sale doctrine, once a copyright owner sells or gives you a copy of her work, she gives up control of that particular copy. But many copyright owners don't like these limits; they'd rather be able to completely control the market for their products, including any secondary markets.
Chiptune Tribute to Jazz Record Hit With $32K Settlement
A photographer (mis)used copyright to punish a project that created a low-resolution image of Miles Davis for the cover of a chiptune tribute to the jazz musician. Isn't copyright supposed to encourage creativity?
Free to Search and Seize
David Shipler's op-ed in the New York Times notes that: "The Fourth Amendment is weaker than it was 50 years ago, and this should worry everyone."
How "National Security" Concerns Are Used to Hide Internet Censorship
In a video interview from the 2011 Personal Democracy Forum Conference, EFF's Jillian York explains how national security is used as a guise for censoring the Internet.
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OECD: High Level Meeting ~ The Internet Economy: Generating Innovation and Growth
Katitza Rodriguez, EFF International Rights Director, will represent the Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council at the OECD High Level Meeting.
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Fact Sheet — Temporary Foreign Worker Program
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) allows Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to fill temporary labour and skill shortages when qualified Canadian citizens or permanent residents are not available.
Advantages to Employers
For employers who have been unable to recruit Canadian citizens or permanent residents for job openings, the TFWP makes it possible to hire workers from abroad. Employers might also find a qualified foreign worker already in Canada, such as a foreign worker who is about to complete a job contract with another employer or a foreign national holding an open work permit that allows the employee to work for any employer in Canada.
While most temporary foreign workers will be hired to address a specific, short-term labour need, some temporary foreign workers who initially came to fill a temporary vacancy can transition to permanent residence if they meet certain requirements. For example, the Canadian Experience Class is open to foreign nationals who have been working full-time in Canada as trades people or in managerial or professional occupations and meet certain other requirements. Other foreign workers may qualify through the Provincial Nominee Program for permanent residence in Canada. These routes exist to ensure that workers who have shown that their skills are in continuing demand and that they have already adapted well to life in Canada can build a future here.
The TFWP is jointly managed by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and CIC.
Employers often require a labour market opinion (LMO) from HRSDC to hire a foreign worker. A positive LMO means that the employer has tried but has been unable to find a Canadian or permanent resident for the job, that the job offer is genuine, and that the employer has met job offer commitments to temporary foreign workers they have hired in the past.
Some jobs do not require HRSDC authorization in order to hire a foreign worker. Certain categories of workers may be exempt from the LMO requirement due to an international trade agreement, such as NAFTA, or an agreement between the federal government and a provincial or territorial government. Employers who are unsure if they require an LMO should contact a CIC Temporary Foreign Worker Unit. For a list of offices, see Information for Canadian employers: Temporary Foreign Worker Units.
The TFW Unit will provide advice on whether an LMO is required and offer additional information about the TFWP. TFW units may also advise employers on any active pilot projects in effect in their province that may help attract workers in particular occupations or with particular skills.
After obtaining an LMO, or if an LMO is not required, the worker needs to apply to CIC for a work permit. If an LMO is required, the employer must provide a copy of the positive LMO from HRSDC for inclusion with the worker's application. Processing times for work permits vary depending on where and how the application is made. Details are available on our website.
The employer is responsible for arranging the employee's Worker's Compensation benefits and medical coverage, verifying that the employee has a Social Insurance Number, and ensuring that the conditions and time limits on the work permit are respected.
As the TFWP is designed to help employers fill short-term gaps in Canada's labour market, most temporary foreign workers are limited to working in Canada for four years before having to return to their home country. Most TFWs have the opportunity to apply for permanent residence if that is their desire, and limiting the amount of time they may work in Canada with a temporary status encourages them to do so.
More than 192,000 temporary foreign workers entered Canada in 2011. The overall total includes about 70,000 foreign workers whose employer required an LMO from HRSDC and close to 120,000 who did not require an LMO.
In 2011, more than 29,000 temporary foreign workers made the transition to permanent status.
For more information, see the CIC website.


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This method creates a record on the open OrientDB database, using the given dict.

>**Warning**: Prior to version 2.0 of OrientDB, some users encountered issues with `record_create()` and [`record_update()`](PyOrient-Client-Record-Update.md) in PyOrient.  When developing applications for older versions of OrientDB, it is recommended that you avoid these methods.

## Creating Records

When you want to add a completely new record to the database, use the `record_create()` method.  This method takes two arguments, the ID of the cluster you want to add the data to, and a dict object that represents the data you want to add.

**Syntax**

```
client.record_create(<cluster_id>, <data>)
```

- **`<cluster_id>`** Integer that defnes the cluster to use.
- **`<data>`** Dict that defines the data to add.

The dict object you pass to this method uses the following format:

```
data = {
   @<class>: {
      <property>: <value>
   }
}
```

- **`<class>`** Defines the class name.
- **`<property>`** Defines the property you want to add, if any.
- **`<value>`** Defines the value you want to assign the property.

**Example**

For instance, consider the use case of a smart home database.  Your application is connected to several basic security devices set up around the exterior doors to your house.  Whenever someone approaches one of these doors, they trigger a motion sensor that initializes the event.

When setting up a system like this, you might want to record the event with webcams, log whether the visitor rang the doorbell, knocked or did nothing, and determine whether the interior or exterior locks were used in openning the door.  Once the application finishes recording the event, it needs to log the data to OrientDB, (such as an offsite server, in the event of burglary).

```py
event = {
   @DoorSecurityEvent: {
      "time_start": timestamp_start,
      "time_end": timestamp_end,
      "webcam_file": "/path/to/file.ogg,
      "doorbell": True,
      "knock": False,
      "open": True,
      "open_type": "InnerLock"
   },
}
client.record_create(cluster_id, event)
```

Here, your application records a postal service delivery.  It sets the cluster ID, as well as the starting and ending timestamp variables as they occur, then builds the dict object, then it passes the Cluster ID and the dict object to the `record_cluster()`, to log the delivery to OrientDB.

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from .. import site, Group
from .backends import AdministrationBackend
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _

account_backend = site.register(
    AdministrationBackend,
    registry='inline',
    id='administration'
)


This page is a translated version of the page Extension:Semantic Cite and the translation is 33% complete.
The Semantic Cite extension allows to manage citation resources using semantic annotations. See the README file for detailed instructions on how to install, configure and use this extension.
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Review: "Triptych" by J. M. Frey
May 10, 2018 May 10, 2018 by Ben Brock
Title: Triptych
Author: J. M. Frey
LGBTQ+ Category: bi/pansexual, nonbinary
Publisher: StrangeFuse
IN THE near future, humankind has mastered the arts of peace, tolerance, and acceptance. At least, that's what we claim. But then THEY arrive.
"You know…" she said slowly, so softly that Evvie almost didn't hear it. "You know those movies where the aliens come to Earth, and they… I dunno, they try to steal our natural resources, or create a nuclear winter so they can turn the Earth into slag, or they melt the polar ice caps and New York is under fathoms of water, or they clone us for slaves, or create terrifying bio-weapons and wipe us all out and use our cities for farmland, or… all that stuff?" Evvie's heart trembled. She could taste her pulse and her fear, thready and metallic on the back of her tongue. "Yes," she said softly. Gwen looked up. "It was nothing like that."
Review by Dan
THIS BOOK isn't what I thought it was going to be. For one, it's bittersweet. It opens with a tragedy. Triptych moves through settings and time frequently but never becomes hard to follow. It also changes its point of view character fairly often and I thoroughly enjoyed reading from the POV of Kalp, an alien refugee from a destroyed world. The pace also waffles at times, moving very quickly in some parts, then slowing to one that focuses on cozy domesticity. The contrast works.
I also didn't expect this book to be as good as it was. I am a deeply biased person and the more I read, the more I come to realize how finicky I am. But this book is good; it never felt like a chore to read and the writing style kept its action tight, its romance sweet, and its characters blessedly complex. Often (especially in science fiction), we're given static, one-dimensional characters. Basil could have been nothing more than a cowardly, sharp-tongued nerd, Gwen could have been a 'strong woman' with blunted emotions, and Kalp could have easily stayed a sweet, naïve thing, lost and hurting. And they were those, sometimes. But they were also more than that and tagging along as the book peeled back the layers of it characters proved enjoyable.
Frey also goes out of her way to create an alien that is humanoid but still clearly not of our world. I appreciated this more when reading from Kalp's POV; learning more about his physiology, culture, and perception of the world is a refreshing change from aliens that are either mostly like humans or monstrously inhuman.
Of course, not every element of the book worked for me. The main conflict in the book revolves around people targeting the thrupple for homophobic and xenophobic reasons; violence against people who don't fall into the banality of cis-heteronormativity will always leave a bad taste in my mouth. It's an old story and I just don't like sad endings. I want, I need to see queer people happy at the end of it all. I need that light. More than that, this is the first time that I've been given a main character who is nonbinary and that character dies because of humanity's intense hatred for things that are Other.
I knew it wasn't coming, that it couldn't be, but I held out so much hope that somehow the three of them would find a way back together. The ending, overall, wasn't unsatisfactory, but I also got the sense that Kalp, in the end, didn't matter. Yes, he was a driving force for change in both Basil and Gwen, but in the end, he is gone. Basil and Gwen move towards a future from which Kalp feels excised. The next part of their life is about finding a way to still be together without him and I understand that dwelling in loss isn't healthy, but to go from the violent death of a partner to moving on in a matter of weeks feels abrupt.
Dan Ackerman is a writer and educator who has lived in Connecticut for their entire life. They received their BSED from CCSU in 2013 and wrote their Master's thesis on representations of women in same-sex relationships in contemporary Spanish literature and cinema. Currently, Dan is studying for a second MA in ABA and works in a center school for students with variety of intellectual, developmental, or multiple disabilities. In their spare time, Dan continues to read and write, supplemented with a healthy amount of movie marathons and gaming.
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Regardless of whether you're buying or selling a car, it's good to have an idea of what New Jersey expects from their drivers in terms of auto insurance. There are two main types: Standard and Basic. The Standard Auto Insurance Policy provides a number of different coverage options and the opportunity to purchase additional protection. It is also the type of policy chosen by most New Jersey drivers. The Basic Auto Insurance Policy offers a bit less protection at a slightly lower cost.
All NJ drivers are required by law to maintain the following types of insurance: Liability, Personal Injury Protection (PIP), and Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage.
New Jersey drivers must have an insurance ID card for each vehicle on their policy. You'll need your NJ insurance card to have your NJ vehicle inspection done, if you're involved in an accident, or stopped by a police officer. New Jersey is one of the most populated states in the country, so it's better to be prepared in case of an accident. Failure to present your insurance card could result in fines.
What Should I Know About Dropping and/or Transferring Auto Insurance?
The first thing you should remember to do after you've officially sold your used car is to drop that car from your insurance policy.
Higher premiums in the future when you sign up for a new policy because you may now be seen as a high-risk driver.
These negative consequences are especially important to note, particularly because New Jersey drivers already pay the most for their car insurance in the nation.
How Do I Drop My Insurance When I Sell My Used Car?
The main thing to do is call your car insurance company (i.e. GEICO, Allstate, AAA) and give them a formal cancellation notice.
If you fail to contact your insurance company to let them know you'd like to terminate your policy, the company will continue to send bills. Having your account marked for non-payment could lead to blemishes on your credit score and higher car insurance rates in the future.
Tell the representative the exact date you would like the cancellation to take effect. Depending on your insurance company, you can expect them to request a letter from you indicating your desire to stop coverage, ask you to sign a termination document, or ask that you fill out a cancellation form and return it to your insurance company. Don't be afraid to ask the insurance agent to walk you through any/all of these requests.
Depending on when you decide to sell your car, you may have weeks or months left on your policy. If this is the case, you can ask the insurance representative if you're eligible for a refund.
Give your insurance company at least one week to process your request.
Once your car insurance has been cancelled, remember to stop automatic payments and/or withdrawals from your account.
When you're ready to sell your used vehicle call We Buy All Cars in NJ at (856) 834-5558.


In this workshop eight media artists/scholars in dialogue with Substantial Motion Research Network members will explore alternative genealogies of contemporary media art, re-imagining its roots and connections with non-Western philosophies and practices. There will be a brief introduction toSMRN and the workshop by Laura Marks and Kalpana Subramanian. The participants will share their work in ten minute presentations which will be followed by feedback sessions of twenty minutes each. We have two guest presentations by Chris Lee and Jodi Lynn Maracle. Through this workshop we also seek to engage the Buffalo arts and media community with the art practices and research focus of SMRN. All are welcome to attend!
Acknowledgements: Humanities Institute, Department of English, Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center. Special thanks to Dr. Tanya Shilina-Conte and Dr. Elizabeth Otto for their support.


Learn the way the Perl programming language could be transformed and upgraded by using Perl modules.
Perl is a widely used programming language and one of its main pros is the fact that it supports the so-called modules - short bits of code that contain subroutines and do a number of tasks. The handy side of employing modules is the fact that you don't have to write custom code or add the entire code for a certain task each time it needs to be executed. Alternatively, you can include just one line in your Perl script that calls a certain module, that in turn will execute the necessary action. Not only will this give you shorter and improved scripts, but it will enable you to make adjustments a lot quicker and much easier. In case you aren't a programmer, still you would like to work with a Perl app that you've found on the web, for instance, it's very likely that the app will require specific modules to be already installed on the hosting server.
When you get one of the Linux hosting that we offer, you'll receive access to a huge library of more than 3400 Perl modules which are already installed on our cloud server platform. Once you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel, you can visit the Server Information section where you can see the full list. Part of them are more common than others, yet we offer such a large number because we realize that when you use an app from a third-party site, it may have specific requirements as to what kind of modules need to be installed on the server or it will not work properly. XML::Parser, URI, LWP and DBD::mysql are on the list of modules that you are able to access and take advantage of on your websites.


Using pillow covers and down inserts is something I started doing the last couple of years and it really saves a lot of money and storage space. It is easier to store a stack of pillow covers than it is dozens of full-size pillows. I choose down alternative inserts because they fluff right back up and fill covers nicely. A general rule is to use an insert slightly larger than the cover, so a 20×20 cover should have a 22×22 insert.
I fully admit we probably have way too many blankets in our home, but only use a few of them. However, during each season I do like to change the accent throw draped over the sofa or chair. In the spring and summer, it's a light blanket with a lot of patterns and neutral colors. Then during the fall and winter, it's a heavier blanket full of faux fur or a cozy knit.
One thing I always include in my table or shelf decor is glass hurricanes. They look great any season or holiday. Plus, they can be filled with faux stems and used as vases, filled with wooden beads, twinkle lights, etc. They are really so versatile. I have a large collection of battery operated candles that I also use very frequently. They are a neutral cream color, so it doesn't matter what holiday or season it is, they still look great.
Along with neutral candles, I have to include tall candlesticks. They look great on a tablescape, in the entryway, or on the mantel. They add height when you need it but don't take up very much space. Easy to store and easy to move around also make them a decorating staple.
Another go-to for me is white vases. So much so, that I donated over a dozen white vases during my great clean out. Just like the glass hurricanes they are so versatile and can be used during any season or holiday. They can be paired together in groups or stand-alone beautifully.
Whenever possible I love to use real plants and stems, however, I have a few faux favorites. I have a small collection of stems for each season and they are fun to swap out and decorate with. To switch it up I will put them in the white vases or the glass hurricanes and they look great in each.
Art prints are another easy item I love to change in our home each season and holiday. I reuse my favorite affordable frames and purchase prints from Etsy or Minted and have them printed at my local drug store. I can usually switch up the art in our home for less than twenty dollars.
Trays are one of my favorite ways to control the clutter in our home. Keeping a tray at our entryway console keeps our sunglasses, keys, and wallets contained while still looking decorative. I also use a tray in the kitchen for our dish soap, hand soap, and scrubs. Keeping the tray a neutral color or wood tone also allows them to be used during any season or holiday. Books are another one of my favorite items to decorate with. They are great for adding height to a vignette, fill in a blank space or create layers. Check out this post to see how I decorate with books and see my favorite design books!
For those items, you just can't hide or don't have a place for, a decorative storage basket is a life saver. You can hide the clutter and still keep your home looking beautiful and functional. A few baskets around the house can make your home feel more organized and store anything from shoes in the entryway, extra blankets in the living room, and toys in the playroom. Check out this post for some of my favorite decorative storage baskets!
While this might not be considered decor, it is something I have changed over the years. We have all white dishes for everything. They are our day to day dishes and the same ones we use during the holidays. It makes it easy to create a tablescape and I no longer need tons of storage for each holiday dish set. Gone are the days of having dozens of dish sets for each season or holiday to be displayed.
It only takes a few decorative items and key pieces to decorate just about any space in the home. Keeping it simple and the decor minimal means less clutter and an organized home.
I try to keep neutral decor items, especially the white dishes. I can change out my napkins, glasses, flatware, etc. for any look, as long as I have the white to build around. I really like the changes you've made to your dining area over the last couple of years…it looks really good! Hugs!


The latest rumors suggest that the next Canon DSLR coming to us will be an entry-level model situated below the Canon Rebel SL1 and will be showcased at CP+ next month.
Recall that the Rebel SL1 was announced in March 2013 and turned out to be a fantastic little camera. I liked it so much that I bought one for myself. It is a great camera to carry when paired with the EF 40mm f/2.8 ST lens.
I look forward to seeing if Canon will continue this new compact line, or if this will be more like an update to the very low-end Rebel T3.


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Q: Need of Forever module for Rest API in Node.js Am planning to develop a Rest Api in Node.js using Express.js Framework and MongoDb as database.
I want to evaluate if Forever module which is used for monitoring a Node.js app is of any use in monitoring a Rest Api.
(PS : Am new to Node.js so kindly be nice to  the question :) )

A: No, not directly. It handles the node process but could be used in any other "normal" node app as well.
BTW: I like the PM2 module more than "forever". It is much more powerful - maybe you want to take a look at it.

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Jamie Barton in Conversation
Meet mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as she recounts milestones in her journey to the world's greatest stages.
Originally recorded on December 8, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at OPERA America's National Opera Center in New York City as part of OPERA America Onstage.
About Jamie Barton
Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, winner of the 2015 Richard Tucker Award and 2013 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, has been described by critic Alex Ross as "a fresh wonder of the opera world, possessing a voice of preternatural beauty and power." In 2016–2017, Barton returns to the Metropolitan Opera to sing Fenena in Nabucco and make her role debut as Ježibaba in a new production of Rusalka. Barton also makes her debuts at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, singing her first Princess Eboli in Don Carlo, and the New York Philharmonic, singing Fricka in Das Rheingold.
Jamie Barton in Conversation Program
Jamie Barton appears courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera.
The Conversations series is generously supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.


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Princess Rascal
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Original title: Prinsessa Rämäpään talvitaika
Author: Elina Hirvonen
Illustrator: Mervi Lindman
Publisher: Tammi
Genre: Chapter Books (3-6 Years)
Part of a series: Princess Rascal series
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Princess Rascal is a spirited and resourceful little girl, like the kid sister of Pippi Longstocking!
You would think that Rascal is a just a little girl, but she's also a princess with many crowns for different purposes: one for Important Thoughts, one for Great Adventures, one for Peaceful Dreams. When Mom gets mad at her, she must find the right crown to calm Mom down.
Princess Rascal is a picture book about a little girl who knows her mind and has a heart of gold, though sometimes it's difficult to know the right thing to do. The book has been praised for its accurate and hilarious depictions of everyday life in a toddler family: sometimes parents get tired, too.
Elina Hirvonen
Elina Hirvonen is an author of adults' and children's prose, a journalist and documentary filmmaker. She has written four highly acclaimed adults' novels that are at the same time tragic and beautiful. She is also known for her picture book series Princess Rascal, and she is currently writing a middle-grade trilogy – the first book of the series, Julia & P.A.L. will be published in fall 2020.
She has received Kalevi Jäntti Prize, and Nuori Aleksis Prize and has been nominated for Finlandia Prize and Debut Prize.
Julia & P.A.L
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Princess Rascal and The Potty Words
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What Types of CLEP Exams are Available?
CLEP exams give you an opportunity to earn college credits for a course without actually spending time to enroll and complete it. You receive credits for things you have already learned through on-job training and internships, rather than the coursework itself. You get to save a lot of money, graduate on time and free up your schedule.
Here are the types of examinations you are likely to encounter.
Composition and literature cover subjects related to the American and British written works. You will be tested on the American literature, college composition, English literature and humanities. Your ability to analyze and interpret literature will also be tested. The American literature test covers poetry written in the US, from the colonial periods to current times. College composition covers things that are usually taught in a one-semester composition course. The English literature covers major British authors and their literacy works. The humanities test examines general knowledge of music, performing arts and literature.
World languages exam will measure your skills in French, German and Spanish. The French language test is classified into module I and II. Module I tests your speaking skills. Module II tests your writing and comprehension capabilities. The German language exam tests your skills in writing and speaking. The same applies to the Spanish language test. All these tests require you to study the languages for multiple semesters. The recommended timeline is usually two to four years. The course program consists of lessons in rejoinders, dialogues and reading. Rejoinders carry 15 marks. Dialogues and narratives have 25 marks while reading carries 60.
History and social sciences examinations cover topics related to psychology, economics and history. You will be tested on the American government, history of the US, human growth and development, introduction to psychology and principles of microeconomics. All these tests contain 100 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. Most of the questions tested are found in common college textbooks and journals.
You will be tested on various disciplines in science and different levels of math. The subjects you are likely to encounter include biology, calculus, chemistry, college algebra, mathematics, natural sciences and pre-calculus. The examinations usually contain 115 questions to be answered in 90 minutes.
Business exams assess you on disciplines such as financial accounting, information systems, introduction to business laws, project management and marketing principles. These topics usually have 100 questions to be completed in 90 minutes. You require knowledge on basic facts and terms related to each discipline. You should also have a strong understanding of the concepts and principles applicable to each discipline.
You need to review the exam descriptions to help you know how much time is allowed. Become familiar with the sample questions and get to know the testing platform. Understand how the marks are distributed and study every day. You also need to check with your college to see how many credits you will earn.
You cannot afford to ignore the importance of the examinations discussed in this list, especially if you want to make your study life stress-free. The examinations discussed above only require your commitment and adequate preparation to pass.


DGT architects is a paris-based international partnership founded in 2006. it is led by three architects: dan dorell, lina ghotmeh and tsuyoshi tane.
the 'light is time' installation for citizen watch company by paris-based DGT architects was set up in la triennale design museum in italy during milan design week 2014. the space consists of 80,000 glittering base-plates, which are the small structural device that support the components of a watch. the exhibition features an orchestration of composed sound and lighting elements, forming a series of enclosed spaces where one may contemplate the mysteries of the universe. three rounded, excavated volumes are used to display everything from citizen's first pocket watch to the latest satellite watches.


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Dying Light 2: Everything we know about the next zombie parkour game
By Joe Knoop , Morgan Park published 15 January 22
What we know about Dying Light 2's release date, trailers, setting info and more.
(Image credit: Techland)
Dying Light 2 looks even better than the original. And the original was pretty great—Techland's first zombie parkour game left a lasting impression, and received decent post-release support. In 2016 there was The Following DLC, which let you roam an expansive countryside while smooshing the undead beneath an armored buggy, and a battle royale-esque spin-off followed.
Dying Light 2 was originally announced at E3 2018 with a snazzy trailer, but details after 2019 were sparse for a long time. It was delayed in January 2020, near the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. It then eventually got a late 2021 release date before being delayed once again to February 2022.
A report published by TheGamer doesn't paint a rosy picture of the company culture at Techland. Employees complained about the "autocratic" management style of CEO Pawel Marchewka, over-reliance on external consultants who lack experience in the games industry, conflict at the production level, a high rate of staff turnover, and micromanagement, all of which has collectively had the effect of stripping the game of a "coherent vision."
Here's everything we know right now.
When is Dying Light 2's release date?
Dying Light 2 has been delayed until 2022, but it has a (presumably final) release date: February 4, 2022.
"The team is steadily progressing with the production and the game is nearing the finish line. The game is complete and we are currently playtesting it," Techland CEO Pawel Marchewka wrote in a statement. "It is by far the biggest and most ambitious project we've ever done. Unfortunately, we've realised for us to bring the game to the level we envision, we need more time to polish and optimise it."
At the Microsoft E3 2019 conference, Dying Light 2 originally had a spring 2020 release window. In January 2020, Techland announced its first delay. A new release window wasn't given, with Techland simply saying it would release before the end of the year.
Dying Light 2 is getting 'five years of updates'
On Techland's official twitter page for Dying Light 2, they announced on January 14th that Dying Light 2 will receive 5 years of support after launch. Specifically, the post called out events, locations, stories, and in-game items. Given how free roaming Dying Light 2 is poised to continue to be, there's a ton of space to play with between new weapon options, new places to parkour through, and all sorts of quests and intrigue between the different factions.
Dying Light 2 will take 500 hours to 'fully complete'
In a recent tweet from the official Dying Light 2 Twitter account, the developer claimed that the game will take 500 hours to fully complete, comparing it to the 534 hours it apparently takes to walk from Warsaw to Madrid.
A follow-up note explains that this is just referring to the 100% completion rate, including exploration, collectibles, and achievements. In a follow-up tweet, Techland clarified that "a regular player should finish the story + side quests and do quite a lot of exploring in less than 100 hours."
Note: It's about 100% completion rate, most of the players who are in for story and side quests will be able to complete the game quicker, it will still be a solid experience though!January 8, 2022
Dying Light 2 got one last cinematic trailer at The Game Awards
Sad song, check. Glass breaking in slow motion, check. It's a cinematic trailer, all right.
Here are the Dying Light 2 gameplay videos we've seen so far
In May 2021, Techland showed off a new seven-minute gameplay trailer. This one is an overview of Dying Light 2's story, factions, and nighttime.
The long demo shown behind closed doors at E3 2019 was worth the wait. The demo is an impressive showcase of Dying Light 2's ambitious expanded parkour systems, combat, and choice-driven story. We also see new traversal gadgets, like pulleys that zip Aiden to a rooftop, a swinging hook, and a glider.
Dying Light 2's premier trailer from 2018 gave us a snapshot of what to expect from the game's branching storyline, where entire parts of the city will change based on your choices. Check it out above.
Another Dying Light 2 video focuses on stealth, showing off improvements Techland has made since the first game. Aiden and a partner sneak through a dark hospital, keeping quiet and low to the ground to avoid being noticed by the infected.
Gamescom's 'decide the fate of the city' trailer has more parkour and combat, demonstrating the grappling hook, ziplines, and glider some more as well as showing some combat. Aiden does the classic Dying Light double-kick, slows time with blocks, and has an over-the-top ground pound too.
Dying Light 2 has (fairly melodramatic) narrative choices
Our own Wes Fenlon got hands-on with Dying Light 2 for a four hour preview of what's to come. He got to electrocute goats for fun and profit—earning himself a shocking mod for his mace—but didn't have the same level of enthusiasm for the ambitiously described branching narratives.
"Every conversation I had was overwrought and amusingly melodramatic" Wes said, "...the writing and acting for story beats feel like they belong to a game from a half decade ago that hasn't aged particularly well." He also detailed further that the characters all feel morally ambiguous, but in a fairly obvious way we've come to expect from anything painting itself with the post-apocalypse color scheme.
These choices do have concrete results that can be worth your time, though. As you sway the groups who control an area, you may find parkour aids from helping out the survivors, or traps for killing zombies if you work for the more militaristic and ironically named peacekeepers.
We don't yet know how the smaller sample will add up in the larger story—and access to the other districts of the city—and there could be far more compelling characters and choices ahead. But for the moment, the most exciting part remains the gun-free melee combat and running wild-and-free on the rooftops and ruins of Dying Light 2's massive city.
Dying Light 2's setting
Lead designer Tymon Smektala discussed the "modern dark ages" setting with Digital Foundry, saying that they had partnered with Chris Avellone to define the world and its rules. (Avellone is no longer contributing to Dying Light 2 after he was accused of sexual misconduct by several individuals.)
"It's a setting that explains, presents a world where the civilisation has gone back to [the] dark ages," Smektala told Digital Foundry. "Right now, everything is brutal, primal and merciless. Chris Avellone helped us to define that world, define the rules that govern it, and [helped] define the factions that operate in the city."
Techland is also joined by at least one member of The Witcher 3 writing team: Karolina Stachyra, known for her work on the Bloody Baron questline.
Though specifics on Dying Light 2's plot haven't been revealed, the developers have given us some broad strokes of what we can expect. Set 15 years after the first game, your mission is to retrieve an object which could 'change the future of humankind.' A source of clean water? A way to turn the Wi-Fi back on? Your guess is as good as ours. But you're not alone in this grim locale. Far from it, actually. The city is full of multiple human factions, each of which will vie for your assistance, cooperation, or death.
Here's what Dying Light 2's nights are like
The original game's awesome day and night cycle mechanic is back. Infected will roam the streets at night, forcing you to make for the rooftops. We asked creative director Adrian Ciszewski how the day/night system works. "Humans rule the city during the day," Ciszewski said, "but the streets are overrun with Infected at night. The floor is lava, basically. You should stay on the rooftops. If you jump to ground level, it's gonna be painful. You'll be pursued and encounter Screamers."
Screamers, returning from the original Dying Light, can disorient you and alert other enemies to your location. There are reasons to go out at night, however. "If you travel the world during the day," Ciszewski said, "you're gonna see a lot of Infected in buildings—almost like I Am Legend—who are asleep. They're waiting for night to go hunting. So when they go out at night, they leave those interiors almost empty. And that's an opportunity for you to visit these places."
While the infected are out on the streets, their Dark Zone nests will be emptier. It's worth making a trip there, you'll just have to survive long enough to break into one.
The superpowered volatiles are returning, too. As always, they'll chase you in a dead sprint, forcing you to get crafty with your UV flashlight and some environmental tools.
Rosario Dawson is in it
Rosario Dawson, the star of Death Proof and Sin City who recently appeared in The Mandalorian, will play Lawan. In a video reveal, Dawson described her character as "a very tough woman who is fighting her past", and said that who she becomes will be dependent on the player's choices. "Is she going to be this rage-filled killer who is obsessed with her goals? Or will she be a Nightrunner who risks her life to save others?" The Nightrunners are one of Dying Light 2's factions, semi-mythical altruists and helpers who once protected people from night-time dangers, and it seems like we'll have a chance to make these lost legends a reality.
Some narrative choices can be reversed, but not easily
Speaking to Official Xbox Magazine, lead designer Tymon Smektala explained how choice reversal isn't a simple reset button. "It's not like you can like go back to the moment of that decision and just change it," Smektala said. "You need to do some additional stuff, like complete a couple of extra missions, to fix the things that you think you wronged. But apart from those rare instances, all of the decisions are permanent."
Make no mistake, choices still carry significant consequences. Most decisions can't be undone, but it was important for Techland to allow for reflection in some cases. "So sometimes in crucial moments for the narrative where we feel there's a space for you to think back and realize that maybe what you decided to do wasn't the thing you really wanted to do, even if that's not a 'good' thing... there are a couple of instances where we give you a chance to rewrite those decisions," Smektala said.
Dying Light 2's combat should offer more crafting variety
Speaking of combat, the same first-person melee looks like it's still our primary way of bashing heads in. Just like the last game, it looks like you can combine weapons with certain elements to add a little flavor to your swing. We've seen tomahawk axes with what look like electrical cords, plus a street sign cut in half.
Smektala has said the crafting is being expanded, and that there will be around 50 new combos you can apply to weapons, but you'll also be using the environment to fight back. We've seen the player whip a bucket at an enemy's head, creating an opening to shove him off the roof.
The black market seen atop that Arc lookalike will sell you weapon blueprints, drugs that give you extra powers, or just more brutal tools of torture. Stealth will also play a larger role in Dying Light 2, with bushes and trash bins to hide if things get grisly. You'll also be able to sneak up on enemies for quieter kills.
More Dying Light 2 details
Dying Light 2 will have double the parkour moves of the original, including going through windows above doors, pole vaulting, swinging on ropes or lines, and even using a blade to slide down a flag or banner to street level.
The grappling hook is back, and is joined by a paraglider, and both will be upgradable based on story choices you make and facilities that get upgraded.
The city map is four times bigger than the first game, and is closer in style to the Old Town section than the wider open slums, with some reclamation by nature taking place to boot.
There's roughly 20 hours of core story content, and about 100 hours of total content.
Dying Light 2 will support ray-tracing with am emphasis on environmental lighting and greater volumetric effects.
Development has been described as "total chaos"
Following news about its lead writer leaving, there were concerns about Dying Light 2. A report claiming that its development has been "total chaos" hasn't helped.
Techland responded to fans speculating that Dying Light 2 was trapped in "development hell" and would never be released by admitting that, "we announced the game too early" and claiming it definitely wouldn't be canceled.
While we waited to hear about the sequel, Dying Light continued getting DLC
Techland released a new DLC in 2020 for the original Dying Light game, a fantasy horror adventure set inside an arcade cabinet. Hellraid is actually based on an older Techland project by the same name.
Even so many years after Dying Light's release, former Techland senior PR manager Ola Sondej told Gamecrate that "We don't think of Dying Light—Hellraid as the final DLC and we plan to continue our support for Dying Light."
Techland hope to give the sequel a long tail of post-launch support as well. "Thanks to our fans, Dying Light is still alive and we constantly improve this title", said lead level designer Piotr Pawlaczyk, "Just like we want to do it with Dying Light 2 Stay Human and every future project."


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Microsoft	• 17 Feb 2017
Skype's new preview beta adds a touch of Snapchat
Read nextHelp NASA find the ninth planet in our solar system
Remember Skype? The video conferencing tool is a product we haven't covered in a while, and that's largely because its feature set hasn't changed radically since Microsoft bought it from eBay in 2011. But that's about to change, at least judging by this week's news.
Skype's mobile app, available on Android and iOS, is set to receive a number of updates to bring it in line with the other instant messaging apps of this world.
Skype Chat will now boast a "Find Panel" which will allow users to "easily find and share links, news, sports results, restaurants, the weather, videos and more without leaving the app." Nifty.
Judging by images of the feature, the Skype app will let users swipe horizontally across the screen to access two new panels, namely "Camera" and "Find". While the camera tab does the obvious, the find tab seemingly allows users to access the likes of Giphy to add GIFs to messages.
Skype's new preview features brings it into the modern age of social messaging apps, where GIFs and reactions rule
You can also now "respond to any message from your contacts with multiple reactions" much like Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp.
As video calling is the service's strength, this also includes in-call reactions. And nope, not just emojis. Skype claims that users can add "live emoticons, live text and even real-time photos" to video calls.
"We all know a picture speaks a thousand words, and now you can amp up those video calls, especially when you're keeping pace with a busy group," the company adds.
So when will these features be available? Right now actually, but you'll need to enroll in the beta programmes for iOS and Android.
There's no indication of when these additions will filter through to the stable version of Skype, but the team also promises that these are the first of many.
Posted in Microsoft, Programs & AppsTagged Android, iOS, Skype
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Tom Cruise is a wee man but a big star who's made fifty-some movies over the past forty-some years. Movies in which he has given performances ranging from the barely passable to the entirely adequate, interspersed with a lot of running. An awful lot of running. So much so that if you watch several of his movies in a row, which I made the mistake of doing, it's a bit like standing on the sidelines of a leprechaun marathon. (In fairness, Tom isn't above poking fun at his own Forrest Gumposity, as his Twitter bio describes him thus: "Actor. Producer. Running in movies since 1981."
He's also known for doing his own stunts, and even in this era of computer generated effects and environments, many of these feats are legitimately hazardous, and made possible only because Tom's in astonishing physical condition for a middle-aged man, and because he's purged himself of "body thetans" (alien ghosts which infest the human body, according to ancient 20th Century scripture).
So I think we can all agree there is much to admire about Tom Cruise. Personally, I respect his work ethic, his consistent record at the box office, and the hang time he got while jumping on Oprah's couch. But most of all I esteem his courage in releasing The Mummy and not--as I would have done--immediately retreating into the witness protection program.
Director: Alex Kurtzman
Writers: David Koepp and Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman (screenplay by) Jon Spaihts and Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet (screen story by)
Well! Judging by the writing credits alone, this looks like a fun group activity. Perhaps some sort of occupational therapy administered in a hospice for the Terminally Overcompensated. Not that I'm bitter.
Anyway, don't get your hopes up, as this is not, obviously, the 1932 Boris Karloff film. It's not even the 1959 Hammer version starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Instead, it's an actiony Tom Cruise take on the classic tale of an ageless, terrifying freak who stalks the modern world bringing doom and despair. There's also a mummy in it.
10th Century England: A group of crusaders solemnly bury a knight, pausing to Bedazzle the corpse with a giant ruby. But before they can break into a chorus from "Spamalot!", we cut to Present Day, where a huge machine digging the Chunnel gets lost and wanders into London, accidentally boring into the ancient tomb of the jewel-encrusted Knights of the Order of St. Liberace.
Now, I've seen a lot of horror movies, and any time machines or workmen dig up a forgotten old chamber, your odds of entertainment are at best 50/50. Sometimes, admittedly, you get Quatermass and the Pit (1967). But usually you get Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981).
Russell Crowe arrives with a large staff of silhouettes to take over the excavation. As they fan out through the tomb he places a call to the audience, but we refuse to pick up, and send him straight to Voice Over.
Russell informs us he's Henry Jekyll (yeah, I'm not gonna call him that) and would like to show us clips from the life and death of Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella), who judging by her name is some kind of Egyptian internet provider.
Ahmanet was the only daughter of Pharaoh, and poised to inherit his kingdom when Pharaoh had a son. So she cut a deal with Set, the God of Death, who offered her extra irises for her eyes, a bunch of squiggly tattoos that look like that code from The Matrix, and a ruby-tipped dagger. She stabs her dad, then tries to bring Set into the world of the living by having sex with a guy and killing him, but she gets brought down with tranquilizer darts by Animal Control. They wrap her in bandages, seal her up in a casket, and bury her in the desert, which frankly seems like a much more efficient way of replacing an evil and incompetent leader than the Electoral College.
Present Day Iraq: U.S. Army Sergeant Tom Cruise is watching ISIS fighters shoot up Mesopotamian statues. Tom's a looter (although he calls himself a "liberator" after receiving focus group feedback), and he's heard that Russell is willing to pay handsomely for "Haram", which means either treasure, or curse, because what's the difference? Jake Johnson, who's been hired at Tom's comic relief, spews some pissy exposition and bad jokes until Tom slices open his water bag so he'll die a slow, agonizing death by exposure and dehydration. Both Jake and I are astonished by this; Jake, because he thought Tom was his friend, and I because I've never found a Tom Cruise character this likeable before.
Tom and Jake go down to the village, get shot at, lose their weapons, lose their shit, and call in an air strike on their own position, which breaks open "Haram. And since we just watched Russell's Discovery Channel show earlier in the movie, we know this is Ahmanet's tomb.
Then Dr. Jenny Halsey shows up to slap Tom and demand he return the map of Haram. It seems Tom seduced her, then burgled her belongings and stole the map while she slept. Already I like her, because if the script requires you to spend the night with Tom Cruise, sleeping through the whole ordeal seems like a smart way to handle it.
But Jenny gets her revenge when Tom's commanding officer orders Tom and Jake to "get in the hole" with her. They discover a lake of mercury inside, which seems to scare the hell out of the musical score, and it spends the rest of the scene loudly fretting about our heroes suffering thyroid damage.
Jake robs the grave while Jenny drones on about how "It's not a tomb. It's a prison", which Tom takes as his cue to shoot the chains away and free the monster. The ancient mechanism groans and hoists a huge sarcophagus out of the mercury, its lid carved with the image of a woman caught in mid-menstrual cramp. Tom has a vision of Ahmanet, clad in a filmy white dress, walking barefoot over rippling sand dunes until she suddenly appears before him and plants a grateful kiss on his lips for buying her tampons without bitching about it like most guys.
Jake gets bit on the neck by a camel spider so everybody gets in a cargo plane with the sarcophagus and takes off. Tom and Jenny have a lovers spat while Jake writhes in his seat, turns purple, and goes into respiratory arrest. Having witnessed his earlier attempts at comic relief, everyone else seems fine with this and just looks at their phones.
Jake's feelings are hurt, so he stabs their C.O. Tom grabs a gun, and Jenny sensibly yells, "Don't shoot in the pressurized aircraft!", but Tom's feelings were also hurt earlier when she implied he suffers from premature ejaculation, so he shoots Jake and the plane starts crashing. Into England. Even though they're in Iraq. Birds crash into the engines and the cockpit, but with no Captain Sully onboard, it looks like everybody's about to die.
Again, don't get your hopes up.
Tom wakes up naked in a Shake 'N' Bake bag, and looks confused. This will be a leitmotif for Tom throughout the film (not the nudity, the confusion). Then Jake appears and takes on the Griffin Dunne in An American Werewolf in London role of the decaying best friend who says helpful stuff like "You're not dead…But you're gonna wish you were."
We're way ahead of you, Jake.
They have one of those old married couple arguments about who shot who, then he tells Tom he's cursed, and has no choice but to do everything the monster tells him to, and Tom looks more confused than ever because that's usually his line when he's recruiting for Scientology.
Jenny tells Tom the Mummy is looking for the dagger that can bring the God of Death to life, but the ruby (which I guess is like the battery?) was broken off and buried centuries ago with a Crusader. Which is good. But they just dug up a bunch of Crusaders, which is bad. Tom just stands there testing the limits of the human face's capacity to look confused, so Jenny calls Russ, who tells her to bring Tom to London and he'll show her how you really confuse some poor dope with exposition.
Tom storms out into the alley and meets the Mummy and her army of rats, who swarm Tom and basically do to him what the rats in Willard did to Ernest Borgnine. Fortunately for Tom, good actors apparently taste better, because the rats discreetly spit parts of him into their napkin and ask to be excused from the table.
Back at the airplane wreckage, Ahmanet is doing to the crash investigators what the naked vampire chick did to the astronauts in Lifeforce: kissing them and sucking out their essence, which gives her moldy, decayed flesh a Covergirl glow.
Tom's curse starts to produce strange effects; as well as making him taste like shit to rats, he's now endowed with a Mummy-finding GPS, and leads Jenny to Carfax Abbey, where Ahmanet is playing Spin-the-Bottle-and-Suck-the-Lifeforce. But she gets bored with that and entices Tom to play Horsey by sticking her butt in the air and scampering around the Abbey on all fours in a scene I really hope they don't play when Sofia eventually winds up in the Academy Awards "In Memorium" reel.
Ahmanet mounts Tom cowgirl style and is about to pierce his heart and welcome the God of Death into his body, but she notices the ruby is missing from the haft of the dagger and you know how some girls are; if every little thing isn't just perfect, suddenly they're not in the mood anymore.
Russell's troops drug Tom and take him to Prodigium, the monster-hunting service Russell runs, where Ahmanet is chained up and being embalmed with mercury because I guess this movie was sponsored by the Mercury Council? Mercury: It's Not Just for Thermometers Anymore! Anyway, like Handi-Wipes that runny silver snot has a Hundred and One uses.
Tom has another vision: Ahmanet is lying on top of him and they're about to consummate their unholy love, but then she whispers in his ear "It burns!", which ruins the mood because he's already been slapped, died in a plane crash, and been eaten by rats; the last thing he needs is ancient Egyptian gonorrhea.
Fortunately, she can't unleash the god of Death without the ruby. So naturally Russell's men go dig it up so he can repair the dagger and stab Tom because it's the only way to stop those Mission: Impossible sequels.
Instead, Russell accidentally transforms into Mr. Hyde and savagely, repeatedly, beats the living crap out of Tom. The scene is a pointless detour full of confused, flabby action that doesn't advance the story in the slightest, but I know what I like.
Tom grabs Jenny and does wind sprints around town because while he may not be a good actor, you're in no position to sneer at his resting heart rate. Ahmanet calls upon "the sands of Egypt" to blow through London, breaking windows and making the waistbands of everyone's swimsuit feel gritty.
Meanwhile, down in the crypt, Russell's men grab guns and prepare to defend the ruby, but Ahmanet commands the dead knights to fight for her. Weren't these guys Crusaders who dedicated their lives to Christ and embarked on a holy quest? Why are they suddenly rolling over for this evil heathen bitch? I guess for the same reason the Moral Majority supports Donald Trump.
Jenny follows Tom into the subway and promptly drowns, but even though she's dead, the long, lingering shots of her corpse suggest she still does quite well in the local wet t-shirt contest.
Ahmanet catches up with him and also beats the living crap out of Tom, and I mean really lays into him, throwing him around the crypt, breaking his ribs, punching him silly--it's a dream come true. I mean, I don't want to seem creepy or anything, but if there were a fetish site with this kind of premium content, they'd already have my credit card number.
Tom filches the dagger from Ahmanet, stabs himself, gets multiple irises in his eyes, and becomes a LIVING GOD!, just like Scientology promised. But then he remembers Jenny saying that deep down he's a good man, so he beats the crap out of Ahmanet and sucks her lifeforce out of her mouth, then tosses her away like a used Kleenex.
Tom screams at Jenny, which allows her to shake off that whole death thing, and runs away as Russell intones, "Well, he's a monster now. But sometimes it takes a monster to fight a monster." Which is a stupid coda for a movie, but a great slogan for this fall's Presidential debates.
Cut to the desert, where Jake tells Tom, "Hey, thanks for bringing me back to life." Then he and Tom go for a horseback ride, like they're at some sort of undead dude ranch, as we slowly fade to blech.
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Iron Fist in an Astroglide Glove
From the ol' mailbag:
SCOTT! Why is "fisting" seen as taboo?
I'm glad you asked. At its best, the hand -- along with its handmaidens, the fingers -- is capable of great beauty and subtlety, realizing the mind's loftiest ambitions and producing art, music, and the vast, enduring monuments of industrial and scientific progress, while the fist is regarded as the hand's dumber, drunker, more violent brother. Think of it as the Billy Carter, or Randy Quaid of the body. You may love the fist -- and in turn be loved by it, forcefully and greasily -- but you'd just as soon it not put in an appearance at Thanksgiving.
Slumgullion 73: Harley Quinn Vs The Court Jester
CLOWNS GET DOWN in this UFC-style cage match fight between Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, and Danny Kaye as The Court Jester.
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Slumgullion 72: Picard Meets The Mandalorian (and Cthulu)
NEW EPISODE! We discuss if Kristen Stewart is, as advertised, "a flat-chested elfin goddess"; if Cthulu should dress up in black leather and do an Elvis-style comeback special; the crazy climax of The Mandalorian; and our love/hate relationship with Picard.
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The 8th Annual SKELLY Awards
By Bill S.
The Academy Awards are airing this Sunday, but before we see who'll win the top prizes, it's time for the annual presentation of the SKELLY, awarded to the actor among the year's Oscars nominees has the most embarrassing prior role. The competition was pretty close--this year's candidates include stars who appeared in films that were nominated for Worst Picture of the Year in the very first Golden Raspberry Awards. It's hard to say whether the fact that they didn't win is a compliment or an insult.
7th Place: Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett's had a good year--she has two Oscar nominations, one for her lead role in Marriage Story and another for her supporting role in Jojo Rabbit. She began acting as a child performer in the 90's, which is also when she made most of her worst movies. In fact, it's hard to think of a child actor from that period with a more dismaying resume--while Anna Paquin was winning an Oscar, Christina Ricci and Kirsten Dunst were competing for the title of Cult Movie Queen, Scarlett was getting stuck in junk like...
Home Alone 3 (1997)
I'll bet you didn't know there even was a third Home Alone movie. (By that time, the franchise should have been called, "My God, We're Crappy Parents!") This one featured nobody from the first two films, which makes it less a sequel and more of a crappy ripoff. But at least there's no cameo by Donald Trump.
6th Place: Joe Pesci
Joe made his movie debut as "dancer at the Peppermint Lounge" in the 1961 film Hey, Let's Twist. He wouldn't make another film for 15 years, although he did release an album in 1968, "Little Joe Sure Can Sing"(under the name Joe Ritchie). Raging Bull finally brought him name recognition, and along with it steady acting gigs, and an Oscar for his role in Goodfellas. While I'm tempted to name 8 Heads In a Duffle Bag as his most embarrassing role (the title would be reason enough), I'll instead pick the other unnecessary sequel to Home Alone...
Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)
In which Pesci, Daniel Stern and Macaulay Culkin reprised their roles from the first film, and Brenda Fricker played Jane Darwell playing the Bird Lady in Mary Poppins, for some reason. This was the one where Donald Trump made a cameo. When the movie aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Company in 2014, Trump's scene was cut. Five years later, he took this as a political swipe. He then went on to praise Clark Gable for all the great roles he's been getting.
5th Place: Charlize Theron
Charlize made her film debut as an uncredited extra in Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (I didn't even know there was a second one.) Her first credited role was in Two Days In the Valley (1996). She always seemed on the verge of landing a "breakthrough" role before her decidedly un-glamorous role in Monster finally proved she was more than just a pretty face. Before that, the quality of her films was erratic, some good, some bad, and some...just a waste of her time and ours, like...
Sweet November (2001)
The movie tells the story of a man (Keanu Reeves) who begins a month-long romance with a woman (Theron) who's revealed to be terminally ill. It's a remake of a 1968 movie that starred Anthony Newley and Sandy Dennis. That version was pretty bad, so I'm not sure why anyone would remake it. Perhaps in the hopes of improving it? Well, they failed on that score. I'd still recommend the bad original, if only because the supporting cast included beloved soap star Marj Dusay, who passed away last month.
Incidentally, in addition to Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie receiving Oscar nominations for their roles in Bombshell, the movie is also nominated for Best Makeup & Hairstyling. I think it deserves to win, not for turning three beautiful blonde women into three other beautiful blonde women, but for turning John Lithgow into Jabba the Hut's uglier, more repulsive cousin.
4th Place: Brad Pitt
Brad got his start acting on television, with his first credited role being on the daytime soap "Another World". He also appeared on "Growing Pains" twice, first as a love interest for daughter Carol, then as a rock star idolized by younger son Ben. (I mention the characters to underscore the fact that he had minimal interaction with Kirk Cameron, and so maintained his will to live.) Just about every actor who began working in the 80's has appeared in at least one dumb teen comedy, one dumb slasher flick, or one of each. Or, in Brad's case, a movie that was both:
Cutting Class (1989)
In this movie, a bunch of characters are getting killed at a high school, and Brad becomes a prime suspect before it turns out to be exactly who we expected it to be in the first place. Also, Martin Mull stumbles around the woods aimlessly, and his connection to the story remains a mystery to us until the very end. Every adult character in this thing is completely obnoxious--they'd make the ones in a John Hughes movie cringe. When I watched this movie (which you can find in its entirety on YouTube) I honestly couldn't tell whether it was supposed to be a horror movie or a spoof of one. I could, however, tell it was really stupid.
3rd Place: Anthony Hopkins
Anthony's first movie role was in The White Bus (1967). He'd done some television work prior to that. As you might expect with any actor who's been working for over 50 years, he's had his share of career ups and downs, and the biggest drop would be...
A Change of Seasons (1980)
In this movie, Hopkins plays a married college professor who begins an affair with a student, played by Bo Derek. When his wife of 20 years (Shirley MacLaine) finds out, she begins having an affair with a younger man (Michael Brandon). They all wind up in a vacation cabin and...oh, just watch the trailer.
I suppose they were aiming for a sophisticated bedroom farce. All they needed was, you know, wit and sophistication. And characters who talked and acted like normal human beings. The screenplay for this thing was written by Erich Segal, of all people, and he did have to say he was sorry this time.
2nd Place: Kathy Bates
Kathy made her movie debut as an unnamed "audition singer" in the 1971 film Taking Off, in which she was billed as "Bobo Bates". She played supporting roles throughout the 70's and 80's, in both film and television, but was making a name for herself on Broadway with lead roles in "Night, Mother" and "Frankie and Johnny in the Clare De Lune". Her role in Misery finally made her a movie star, and that of course led to her getting better roles. It also led to a friendship with director Rob Reiner, which may explain why she took a small part in his worst film (and hers):
North (1994)
This movie tells the story of a young boy (Elijah Wood) who, fed up with his parents, decides to divorce them and set off to find new ones, encountering, each time, one dumb ethnic caricature after another. Kathy Bates plays an Eskimo lady who sends her father (or father-in-law, it's not quite clear) to drift off on an icy raft to his death because he's outlived his usefullness. This is supposed to be...funny? The movie is full of scenes like that.
How bad is it? Well, it inspired the following review from Roger Ebert:
"I hated this move. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it."
Gene Siskel didn't like it either, and Richard Roeper called it one of the 40 worst films he'd ever seen, saying it was "the most difficult to watch from start to finish. I have tried twice and failed." Five minutes would be enough of a challenge.
This movie also marked the feature film debut of then nine year old Scarlett Johansson, so I guess she's not only a dual Oscar nominee, but a dual SKELLY nominee. (She said that when she was on the film set, she knew intuitively what to do. But I guess she resisted that urge to flee.)
Which leads us to this year's winner and...
OH, MY GOSH, WE HAVE A TIE!
For this first time in the history of the SKELLY Awards (all eight years of it) I couldn't declare one winner. It was simply too close to call, so our TWO lucky recipients are...
AL PACINO and TOM HANKS
Pacino made his film debut in Me, Natalie (1969), and became one of the most acclaimed actors of 1970s. But in the 80's he seemed to suddenly hit some career slump, only to rebound in the 90's. I'm not exactly sure what happened--why he spent the entire 80's in one disappointing film after another--but it began with his first 80's film, which was also his worst:
Cruising (1980)
In this grisly whodunit/character study, Pacino plays an undercover cop investigating a series of murders. The killer has been targeting gay men, all of whom are part of an underground "leather" scene. As a movie, the picture was a confused, gruesome mess, and it was impossible to figure out whether his character was being drawn into the world of sex clubs, was repelled by it, or if he might, in fact, be the killer.
But the movie's actual badness wasn't the only reason to award it the SKELLY. Crusing was inspired by a real-life series of murders, and when the movie went into production, a lot of LGBT activists, including the reporter whose coverage of the murders led to the movie being greenlit, were outraged, and began protesting the film while it was still in production. They felt, with good reason, that it presented the gay community as sick, twisted, deserving of violence. They also feared it might lead to violence against them.
It's easy to forget today, but until very recently, there were very few movie depictions of LGBT people, and positive portrayals were even fewer and far between. So when pictures like The Detective, Freebie & the Bean and Cruising come along, they add insult to injury. In addition to being an insult to audience intelligence.
Tying with Pacino for this year's SKELLY award is Tom Hanks, who made his movie debut in He Knows You're Alone (1980). Before becoming a movie star, he did a lot of TV, including the sitcom "Bosom Buddies", which was funnier than it had a right to be, thanks to the chemistry between Hanks and Peter Scolari, and a fabulous all-female supporting cast. He also did guest spots on "Family Ties" and "Taxi". And then he made what may be the single goofiest film of his career:
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
This made-for-TV movie centered around a group of college kids involved in a role-playing game called "Mazes and Monsters", similar to "Dungeons and Dragons". It seems hard to believe (to the point of being ridiculous) but back in the 80's, there was a growing fear that role-playing games could be dangerous. When the kids grow bored with playing the regular game, one of them suggests acting it out, turning it into a live action role-playing game. And that's when the movie goes from dumb to straight-up, bugfuck insane, because Tom Hanks' Robbie begins to lose touch with reality, and starts to believe he is his game character. I guess we can look forward to another story about the dangers of being in an acting class, a danger his co-stars have clearly avoided. (Chris Makepeace, as a kid with an I.Q. of 190 and a hat collection that exceeds that, seems to be acting as badly as he can on purpose--nobody could be that bad by accident). The ending of this thing is one big WTF?
You can find the entire movie on Youtube, if you're starved for unintentional laughs. You may wind up overdosing.
Congratulations and condolences to all the winners.
Posted by Scott at 12:39 AM 10 comments:
Labels: Bill S.ssays, Hollywood, Movies
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Q: Google Colaboratory NotFoundError: /usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/tensorflow_text/python/metrics/_text_similarity_metric_ops.so I have an issue when importing Top2vec (In colab notebook).
To reproduce it:
pip install top2vec[sentence_encoders]

Restart the runtime to load new modules, Then
from top2vec import Top2Vec

It shows me this error:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
NotFoundError                             Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-8-9a81163f0da9> in <module>()
----> 1 from top2vec import Top2Vec

5 frames
/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/framework/load_library.py in load_op_library(library_filename)
     55     RuntimeError: when unable to load the library or get the python wrappers.
     56   """
---> 57   lib_handle = py_tf.TF_LoadLibrary(library_filename)
     58   try:
     59     wrappers = _pywrap_python_op_gen.GetPythonWrappers(

NotFoundError: /usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/tensorflow_text/python/metrics/_text_similarity_metric_ops.so: undefined symbol: _ZN10tensorflow15OpKernelContext15allocate_outputEN4absl14lts_2020_09_2311string_viewERKNS_11TensorShapeEPPNS_6TensorE

I've find the solution that says you should install
pip install -U tensorflow==2.3.0 but this version is not compatible with top2vec

A: I think this might due to the incompatibility of Tensorflow when using
!pip install top2vec[sentence_encoders]

I figured it out by first installing Top2Vec required version of TensorFlow and numpy:
!pip install tensorflow==2.5.0
!pip install numpy

Then install Top2Vec and the pre-trained universal sentence encoder:
!pip install top2vec
!pip install top2vec[sentence_encoders]