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Decoding Weapon Package of Rafale
Karan Bisht Send an email September 17, 2020
Rafale with full weapon carrying capacity
Indian Airforce recently inducted the first batch of 5 Rafale a few days ago. This french aircraft will surely boost the power of IAF. But what makes this aircraft the number one choice for the fourth largest airforce- its weapon package, the Rafale is fitted with 14 hardpoints and five of these are capable of drop tanks (external fuel) and heavy ordnance. The Rafale comes with a package of many advance missiles that can be used in a dog fight, precision bombing, and performing the airstrikes just like Balakot.
The following are the missiles and types of equipment that can be integrated with Rafale and can boost its performance.
1. Meteor BVR (Beyond Visual Range) Air to Air missile
Lets first understand the term BVR- A beyond-visual-range missile (BVR) is an air-to-air (BVRAAM) that is capable of engaging at ranges of 37 KM.
Meteor is an active radar-guided missile BVR developed by MBDA. Meteor offers a multi-shot capability against long-range maneuvering targets, jets, UAVs, and cruise missiles with a range of over 120 KM and a no-escape zone of 60 KM with the speed of 4 Mach (4x speed of sound). Powered by a solid-fueled ramjet and weighs around 200 Kg this missile is considered one of the best BVR missiles.
Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, and SAAB Gripen are the platforms that can launch this missile. Meteor missiles entered service on Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripens fighter jets in April 2016 and are used by
French Airforce and Navy, Swedish Airforce, Spanish Airforce, UK Royal Airforce, Italian Airforce, and now the Indian Airforce.
2. MICA Missile
The MICA is an anti-air multi-target, all-weather, fire-and-forget short and medium-range missile system developed by MBDA. Both the air and ground-based launch system is available. the missile was commissioned in 1996 to equip the Rafale and Mirage 2000.
This 112 Kg missile can destroy a target within a range of 80 Km. The MICA can be used within visual range (WVR) and beyond visual range (BVR) with a speed of Mach 4. It is very effective in short-range conflict. There is two variant of air launch version:
MICA RF ( active radar homing )- Active radar homing (ARH) is a missile guidance method in which a missile contains a radar transceiver and the electronics necessary for it to find and track its target autonomously. Whereas the semi-active radar homing uses the receiver only.
MICA IR (imaging infra-red)- is a guidance system that uses the infrared (IR) light emission from a target to track and follow it. These missiles are also referred to as the "heat seeker" missile. The IR system present in the missile can act as the extra sensor to provide IR imagery.
Recently Indian SU30 MKI were also integrated by the MICA IR variant. The air variant of MICA can be launched from Rafale, Mirage 2000, SU30 MKI, F-16E block 60, and Mirage F1.
3. SCALP Missile (Storm Shadow)
This is another gem manufactured by the MBDA. It is a very long-range air-to-surface cruise missile. This 1300 Kg missile can carry a warhead of about 450 Kg with a speed of 0.8 Mach and can deliver it within 550 Km range. It is a fire and forgets missile, programmed before launch. Once launched, the missile cannot be controlled or commanded to self-destroy and its target information cannot be changed. This missile uses mainly GPS and active-radar homing system for guidance.
Recent reports say that the Egyptian airforce used this missile against Turkey at Al Watiya base in Libya. Such a missile with a 500+ KM range can help India to perform Balakot Airstrikes much easily.
Countries like the UK, France, Italy, UAE, Saudi Arab, Qatar, and Greece.
4. HAMMER
Hammer (Highly Agile and Manoeuvrable Munition Extended Range) is the Air-to-Ground Modular Weapon (AASM) developed by Safran Electronics & Defense a French company. AASM comprises a frontal guidance kit and a rear-mounted range extension kit matched to a dumb bomb. The weapon is modular because it can integrate different types of guidance units and different types of bombs. NOTE: Hammer is the guidance kit like the Israeli SPIKE that was used in Balakot Airstrike.
The basic version features a 250-kilogram bomb plus Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance. Other variants add infrared homing or laser guidance to increase accuracy; there are also versions with 125-kilogram, 500-kilogram, or 1,000-kilogram bomb bodies.
It entered service in 2007 with the French Air Force and Naval Aviation, from Rafale and Mirage 2000. In 2011, AASM was given the name HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range). India recently purchased this weapon under the emergency purchase amidst the Ladhak stand-off.
5. Exocet AM39 Anti-Ship Missile
Exocet AM39 is the airborne version of the Exocet anti-ship missile family built by MBDA. It can be launched from strike aircraft, Maritime Patrol Aircraft, and helicopters. With the weight of 670 Kg, this missile has a range of up to 70 km, depending on the altitude and speed of the aircraft, the Exocet AM39 enables the aircraft to remain at range from enemy air defenses.
When carrying out a low altitude attack, the missile may also be launched under the target ship radar coverage. Ingress is at a very low altitude over the sea (sea-skimming).
Other Important equipment
Rafale not only comes with better weapon package but also with advanced avionics, Electronic Warefare suite, and other sensors.
SPECTRA or "Self-Protection Equipment Countering Threats to Rafale Aircraft" was jointly developed by Thales Group and MBDA for the Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft.
The full SPECTRA integrated electronic warfare suite provides long-range detection, identification, and accurate localization of infrared homing, radiofrequency, and laser threats. The system incorporates a radar warning receiver, laser warning, and Missile Approach Warning for threat detection plus a phased array radar jammer and a decoy dispenser for threat countering. It also includes a dedicated management unit for data fusion and reaction decision.
Tailos Pod- This system is very important for ground missions. This system helps in the precision bombing, tracking, mapping, and surveillance. Thus such a system is used for better accuracy and performance. Flight-tested for the first time in 2016, TAILOS was successfully qualified by the French defence procurement agency in 2018 for deployment by Dassault's Rafale Omni-role aircraft. The new-generation pod has been delivered to French forces and is now fully combat-ready.
Thales TALIOS Pod
Edge Over Enemies
Rafale is a game-changer for IAF, which is known as the 4.5 generation aircraft, the Rafale is considered to be one of the finest fighters in the world and is described as an 'omnirole' aircraft that can take up several missions on a single flight. This aircraft is combat proved in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria which provide it an upper hand over the Chinese J20 5th Gen. fighter. Indian Rafale will come with 13 India specific changes, according to the need of IAF.
The IAF was far superior to the Pakistani Airforce after the induction of SU30 MKI and IAF will lead the race even more. Pakistan mainly uses Chinese weapons. The reliability of Chinese weapons can be calculated when Pakistan used F-16 as the main strike team fleet instead of JF-17, the use of SAAB Erieye instead of Chinese SHANXI ZDK-03 AEW&C for Operation Swift Retort (attack against India after Balakot Strike) also indicates the trust towards Chinese equipment.
Although only two squadrons (36 Jets) are purchased which is not sufficient to fulfill the forty-two squadron strength for a two-front war. The addition of two more squadrons will help to maintain the squadron strength and will also buy some more time for indigenous Tejas MK II.
Also read Biggest Threat From Pakistan Air Force
Karan Bisht
A defense aspirant trying to share and gain knowledge with you. Suggestions and corrections are welcomed in comment section.
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LYKENS • Rosalind J. "Ros" Wilson, 69, of Lykens, passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at UPMC Pinnacle, West Shore, Mechanicsburg, with her family by her side. Ros was born Oct. 16, 1951, in Lykens, a daughter of the late Andrew and Josephine Bopp Begani. She was a 1969 graduate of Upper Dauphin High School. Following graduation, Ros worked for the Pennsylvania Credit Union for several years. She also worked for the former Shop-N-Play, Lykens. She was a lifelong member of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church, Lykens. Ros was a very active member and past president of the Parish Council of Catholic Women where she volunteered whenever needed. She sent thousands of cards from the council to shut-ins over the years. Without question, Ros' life revolved around her family. Her grandchildren were the center of her world. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Andrea Wilson, 2015, and a brother, Andrew Begani Jr., 1952. Surviving are her husband of 47 years, Charles C. Wilson; a daughter, Diane Whitcomb and her husband Matthew, of Williamstown; her beloved grandchildren, Kali and Nicholas Whitcomb; Haylee Keister; a sister, Carol Smith of Millersburg; a brother, Joseph Begani of Millersburg; and nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, at 11 a.m. from Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church, Lykens, with Rev. Michael Opoki, AJ, and Francis Karwacki as concelebrants. Burial was in the parish cemetery. A rosary was recited. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Our Lady Help of Christian, PCCW, 732 Main St., Lykens PA 17048. The Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc., has been entrusted with the arrangements. To send online condolences to the family, visit dimonfuneral home.com Paid by funeral home

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The Road to Winter feels like a crossover between young adult fiction and adult fiction. It's got the apocalyptic setting and the teen romance of the usual dystopian YA thriller, but it has the intrigue, uniqueness, and plot development of an adult novel. All ages will love this book.
Mark Smith doesn't shy away from dark topics. When Finn helps a young girl, Rose, who was being held captive, it becomes quite clear what her captives were doing to her. It also becomes clear how important it is that Finn saves her sister Kas from that same fate.
I really loved this novel. It may have been a slow burner, and it may have taken a bit for me to warm to Finn, but in the end I grew to love the setting and the premise and I think Mark did a fantastic job of drawing the reader in. Nothing frustrates me more than an end-of-the-world novel where everything seems to work out for the protagonist/s. In The Road to Winter, not everything works out for our main characters, which makes everything seem more realistic. It makes the dangers and the antagonists seem more realistic and in turn, it made me more invested in the story.
Mark has done a great job of establishing the secluded Australian setting. At times it feels quite claustrophobic, and this does wonders for engaging the reader. Angowrie is the small coastal town that Finn grew up in. His parents are dead and it's just him and his dog. Even when he ventures out to try and find Kas, there's an eerie, haunting atmosphere that envelops the novel and really draws the reader in.
Unfortunately, there were a couple of (very little!) things that I disliked about the novel. Initially, Finn just seems to be hanging around. He surfs during the day, hunts his own food and hangs out with his dog. This seems a little too good to be true. If the world really had been wiped out by a virus, wouldn't you be motivated to find allies? To find more food? Surely rabbits aren't always going to be around for you to capture and eat. And even when Kas and Rose come into the story, there are a few times where everything seems a little too relaxed.
Another element of the story that I found a little underdeveloped was the budding relationship between Kas and Finn. They go swimming together and their relationship suddenly blossoms with a kiss. It wasn't built up too much prior to this so I found myself quite confused.
Despite these two things, I did really love this novel and I really want to see where Mark takes the story. I recommend this to young readers who are looking for the next dystopian/apocalyptic read for their shelves.
I received a copy of this book on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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There was another shark attack off the coast of North Carolina this weekend. (Getty Images/iStock)
An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a shark on Sunday, the third such attack along the North Carolina coast this month.
The child was swimming in open water near Bald Head Island when a shark grabbed him by the leg.
The boy suffered multiple bite wounds and was hospitalized, but is expected to make a full recovery.
The size and type of shark that attacked is not known. Just last week a teen was attacked by a shark in Ocean Isle, and a 17-year-old Paige Winter lost most of her leg during a shark attack at Fort Macon State Park.
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Movie Review ~ A Million Ways to Die in the West
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: #AMillionWays, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Alex Sulkin, Amanda Seyfried, Charlize Theron, Giovanni Ribisi, Liam Neeson, MRC, Neil Patrick Harris, Sarah Silverman, Seth MacFarlane, Universal Studios, Wellesley Wild
Synopsis: As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, Neil Patrick Harris
Director: Seth MacFarlane
Review: The posters for A Million Ways to Die in the West tout "From the guy who brought you Ted"…that should have been enough of a warning for me to head for the hills. For the "guy" in question is Seth MacFarlane and Ted wasn't exactly my favorite film of 2012. Though I've come to a point of forgiveness with MacFarlane after his arguably unforgivable job hosting the Oscars in 2013, I got saddle sores while sitting through his attempt to make a Blazing Saddles for his Family Guy audience.
I realized while watching (more like grimacing through) MacFarlane's latest directorial effort that Westerns don't often get a new spin but when they do, more often than not they work. Blazing Saddles from 1974 and Django Unchained from 2012 are the first examples that come to mind. While Saddles was a Mel Brooks exercise in comedic buffoonery, Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti western revenge epic was bloody good fun. A Million Ways to Die in the West is an example of the wide, wide chasm that exists between films like Saddles and Django and MacFarlane's raunchy and ribald supposed comedy.
There's a good laugh right off the bat but sadly, like the roles played by Sarah Silverman and Giovanni Ribisi, the funny stuff all but disappears for more than half the film. In place of actual laughs is MacFarlane's ill-advised attempt to Woody Allen-ize every paranoid, fatalist diatribe he's written for his character. His clueless sheep farmer in 1822 speaks like an overindulged frat boy from Yale and looks like he got lost on a back lot tour of the set of Gunsmoke. MacFarlane is so pasty white and healthy looking that when he's in crowd scenes with his fellow dust bowlers he stands out like a sore thumb…either he didn't want to get dirty or he's going after an endorsement deal with Noxzema.
In Ted, MacFarlane only provided the voice for the naughty bear and that was somewhat tolerable. This film makes it clear that he's better suited doing his various voices behind the camera than being front and center. Previously mentioned team players Silverman (Wreck-It Ralph) and Ribisi (Contraband) don't have much to do but make voraciously explicit sex jokes that had the college age guys sitting next to me literally falling out of their seat with laughter. Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables) spends the entirety of the film rolling her eyes (possibly mimicking the audience?) and Liam Neeson (Non-Stop, The Nut Job) provides another cinematic example of why needs to learn to say no to every role he's offered.
Rounding out the cast is an unusually game Charlize Theron as bandit Neeson's wife that takes a head-scratching interest in MacFarlane's character. Theron (Snow White and the Huntsman) hasn't done much in comedy and if she isn't entirely successful here, I hope she gives it another go with a better script, director, and leading man because she has good instincts. Neil Patrick Harris (Gone Girl) is overexposed. There, I said it. Even more in love with himself than MacFarlane, Harris' broadly drafted mustached louse is a painful sight to behold — especially when he's seen defecating in not one but two hats.
The defecating (and its fully visualized aftermath) is just one example from a film filled with an endless supply of gross out gags, aroused animal genitals, rogue bodily fluids, and rancid jokes that are lingered on and even explained for good measure. I don't doubt that the population in the early 1800's knew how to swear a blue streak, but I have mixed feelings that the phrase "Let's get f***ed up!" was popular at the time.
I'd like to say I'm not the target audience for the film…but that just isn't true. I'm all for dumb humor and the kind of time wasting that movies allow and provide excuses for enjoying…but this just takes things too far. Thanks to MacFarlane's major miscalculation that he knows from funny, A Million Ways to Die in the West should D.O.A. by high noon the day it opens.
Note: If you simply MUST see this film, there are several cameos that may make it worth your while. One cameo in particular is brilliant…you'll know it when you see it.
Movie Review ~ Maleficent
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Maleficent, Robert Stromberg, Sam Riley, Sharlto Copley, Walt Disney Pictures
Synopsis: A vindictive fairy is driven to curse an infant princess only to realize the child may be the only one who can restore peace.
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville
Director: Robert Stromberg
Running Length: 97 minutes
Review: Like a hunter circling a hungry lion, I approached the screening of Maleficent with the greatest of quiet care. See, I've been mauled before by revisionist fairy tales that promised big and delivered small so I was cautious to not get my hopes up that Walt Disney Studios would get it right. Even after seeing the production photos and previews of Angelina Jolie as the horned titular character I wasn't totally sold that this would be different than the others.
So perhaps the bar was reservedly low enough that Jolie and the team behind Maleficent could easily hop over it. Actually, that sells the film shorter than it deserves because for the most part it's a success thanks to a dedicated true star performance and a script that puts the humanity back into the fairy tale we all grew up with.
Not that the film doesn't start out pretty rough, though. The first 20 minutes or so had me worried as we were introduced to young Maleficent, a sylvan fairy with horns and a mighty wing span. Though small of stature she easily keeps the peace in the moors that lie just beyond the realm of a neighboring kingdom. Colorful but garish CGI creatures float by (and off the screen if you're seeing it in 3D) as the script by Linda Woolverton (2010's Alice in Wonderland) lays on a back story of love gone wrong between Maleficent and Stefan, a human who starts off very benign until his royal ambitions turns him very bad.
Betrayed by the man she loves, the adult Maleficent (Jolie, Kung Fu Panda 2) concocts a plan of revenge not toward Stefan (Sharlto Copley, Elysium) but to his newborn daughter, Aurora. That brings us up to the point where Disney's 1959 Sleeping Beauty starts off and this new twist on an old classic liberally borrows from the animated film, sometimes verbatim.
Though it does add some interesting layers to the oft-told tale and tosses an ample amount of sympathy toward Maleficent, too often the film loses its focus and retreats into a CGI world of fantasy to distract audiences that nothing really new is happening. The long prologue and extended ending both are disappointingly CGI heavy…a remnant perhaps of when director Tim Burton was attached to the project around 2010.
What gets the film a recommendation from this critic is Jolie's lip smacking turn as the not so misunderstood villainess of the title. While it does take a page from Wicked, the novel turned Broadway smash about the Wicked Witch of the West, it doesn't weaken her when it shows that there's a wounded heart underneath the snakeskin wrapped horns and skintight leather ensemble. Jolie revels in every moment she's onscreen, letting her blood red lips part to reveal a menacing grin of blindingly white teeth whenever possible. She's at her best, though, when she allows the "evil" fairy moments of vulnerability, thanks to Woolverton's reimagining of Maleficent being seen by Aurora as a fairy godmother, not the conjuror that puts a deadly spell on her.
Copley, on the other hand, would be a reason to stay far away from the film. Though Stefan and Maleficent are supposedly the same age onscreen, Copley looks like a recently roused Rip Van Winkle and sports the kind of overemphasized Scottish burr usually reserved for animated dogs. Copley seems to think too hard about his performance, compensating with ACTING so violently that it's puzzling to know what he wanted to accomplish. The trio of familiar fairies assigned to protect Aurora suggests more of the dim witches in Hocus Pocus than the loveably dotty ones of the original. And Elle Fanning (We Bought a Zoo) as Aurora does her best with an accent learned from, no doubt, Downtown Abbey but is found often with a blank stare suggesting she was in the middle of figuring out an algebra equation.
No, it's Jolie that's all over the film and deservedly so. Working with Oscar winning production designer turned director Robert Stromberg, Jolie is instrumental to the success of the film. Where Mirror Mirror was too much zany comedy and Snow White and the Huntsman was too darkly violent, Maleficent strikes the right balance between the two. With moments of humor that fit in nicely with its darker edge, the PG rated film is way too scary for young children but is solid family entertainment for children a tad young to take in the latest X-Men adventure or watch Godzilla wreak havoc.
Movie Review ~ X-Men: Days of Future Past
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: 20th Century Fox, Adan Canto, Apocalypse, Boo Boo Stewart, Bryan Singer, Daniel Cudmore, Ellen Page, Evan Jonigkeit, Evan Peters, Fan Bingbing, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Jane Goldman, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Helman, Lucas Till, Marvel, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Omar Sy, Patrick Stewart, Peter Dinklage, Shawn Ashmore, Simon Kinberg
Synopsis: The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, Boo Boo Stewart, Adan Canto, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Lucas Till, Evan Jonigkeit
Director: Bryan Singer
TMMM Score: (7.5/10)
Review: Ok, I believe by now we've established the kind of reader-critic relationship that allows me to be as open and honest with you as I possibly can. So, I the spirit of putting it all out there on the table I need to tell you that the X-Men and all their variations have never really been my thing. Aside from a childhood desire to beat the SEGA game, I've never truly warmed to Professor X and his motley crew of mutant heroes and villains…even after seven films.
Though the overreaching message of the film (we're all mutants in some form or another and that's ok) is a positive one that has the ability to speak to anyone, there's something about the over eagerness of the filmmakers to constantly "get it right" that I find myself enjoying the spectacle at a distance.
It doesn't help that the quality of the movies hasn't maintained any sort of consistency since X-Men was released in 2000. The first sequel improved upon its predecessor but when original director Bryan Signer vacated the series for Superman Returns the third entry landed with a thud. Spinning off the series into a poorly executed Wolverine origin story further dug a hole for the franchise before 2011's X-Men: First Class saved a listing ship. I didn't dislike 2013's The Wolverine as much as my colleagues but by that point fans were a little sensitive to their mutants getting less than stellar cinematic adventures.
Now we've arrived in the present with X-Men: Days of Future Past…but we won't stay there long as the enjoyable seventh entry of the series is more interested in looking back than moving forward. There's a lot (A LOT) going on in Simon Kinberg's script…so much so that I often found myself struggling to remember how all the pieces fit, who is who, and what decade we're in. After an opening in a desolate not-too-distant future, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman, Prisoners, who must have been paid in how many bicep veins are present) is sent back to the early 70's by Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) to prevent rouge Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle) from setting a series of events into motion in the past that will have a deadly impact for the future.
Juggling two separate time frames, returning director Bryan Singer manages to keep everything in balance for the most part. Having watched X-Men: First Class directly before seeing this new film, I was impressed that Singer and Kinberg carved out a new path while keeping continuity through some difficult loose ends previous director Matthew Vaughn left for the new crew to figure out.
Less impressive is an overall humdrum feeling the movie left me with after all was said and done. I'm not suggesting the movie isn't terrific popcorn entertainment or doesn't contain a handful of impressively filmed sequences (like Evan Peters as Quicksilver showing off his talents while Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle" plays in the background) but it all feels overly calculated, designed to allow the franchise to continue without really having to answer for past mistakes.
With Lawrence's star gone supernova since the last installment, her part is significantly beefed up here. Mystique has never been so front and center and Lawrence manages to eek out some nice moments under her full body make-up. As the younger Professor X and Magneto, James McAvoy (Trance) and Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave) don't seem quite as invested this time around, but then again there's not the same kind of character discovery available to them. Jackman can play the role in his sleep…and by now it looks like he is.
Moving fast through its 131 minute running length, the end of the film sets up the next volume of X-Men escapades nicely…but then again if you really think about it that's all the movie seemed interested in in the first place. Fairly and frequently violent for a PG-13 film, parents should think twice before bringing young children along…Godzilla has less death/carnage in it.
With all my griping about overall ulterior motives, I'll admit the movie fits neatly into the mode of summer blockbuster by combining all the right elements into the mix. I think fans will look back and see the mechanics of the script in years to come…but by that time these will be the true days of future past.
Movie Review ~ Blended
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: Adam Sandler, Alyvia Alyn Lynd, Bella Thorne, Blended, Braxton Beckham, Clare Sera, Dan Patrick, Drew Barrymore, Emma Fuhrmann, Frank Coraci, Ivan Menchell, Jessica Lowe, Joel McHale, Kevin Nealon, Kyle Red Silverstein, Terry Crews, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wendi McLendon-Covey
Synopsis: After a bad blind date, a man and woman find themselves stuck together at a resort for families, where their attraction grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship.
Stars: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Joel McHale, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kevin Nealon, Jessica Lowe, Terry Crews, Dan Patrick, Bella Thorne, Emma Fuhrmann, Alyvia Alyn Lynd, Kyle Red Silverstein, Braxton Beckham
Director: Frank Coraci
Review: Let me take you back to 1998 when Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler first teamed up for the retro fun of The Wedding Singer. Here was a movie that capitalized on the enormous appeal of Barrymore and the comedic shenanigans of Sandler that hit the right notes, poked fun at itself, and had the most excellent rapping granny that left the audience in stitches. Six years later, Barrymore and Sandler tried to recapture that chemistry in 50 First Dates, a pleasant but arguably lesser bauble for the duo that nonetheless brought Sandler ever so briefly back from the absurd films he was drifting into.
It's 10 years later and while Barrymore (Cat's Eye, Big Miracle) has matured in her film selections and even displayed some genuine strength in her performances, Sandler (Hotel Transylvania) has regressed even further. After years of delivering knuckle-dragging doofus roles I'm wondering if Sandler's manager suggested re-teaming with Barrymore again as a way to hit the reset button on a career that was flagging. Barrymore, bless her heart, took the bait and the end result is Blended.
I'll say that Blended started out with a curious promise of something better…so much so that I remarked to my theater companion that, though the film was uniquely dumb, I was actually enjoying it. Clearly the movie was going to end up in the "Pleasant" category on my Enjoyable Time at the Movies scale.
Then I guess the inevitable happened. Once the audience was fooled into thinking the movie wasn't going to be the lame write-off we've come to expect from a Sandler film, that nice rug of laid back fun was yanked from under us and Blended became another obnoxious bore of a flick that isn't worth your time or your second-thoughts.
One thing the trailers fail to inform you is that precious little time of the film is spent in the African setting that's in most of the promotional materials, even the poster. In fact, you have to wait at least 45 minutes before Africa is even mentioned and by that time you may be diagramming your escape plan from the theater. There's some business of Barrymore and Sandler being set-up on a date, one that goes horribly wrong at the local Hooters. Ivan Menchell and Clare Sera's wafer-brained script miraculously has the two meeting again, all in service to the single parents being in the right place at the right time to hear about an unused vacation package in Africa purchased by the head of Dick's Sporting Goods.
OK…if anyone can legitimately watch this film and tell me how middle class Sandler and Barrymore manage to find the funding to go on this trip I will write a song about you and sing it in a slow straight tone ala Carey Mulligan in Shame. Even more…how Dick's employee Sandler manages to have the private number of the owner of Dick's in his cell phone. Or why Barrymore's co-worker (a so-so Wendi McLendon-Covey) who was dating Dick would put her in touch with a man that she just dumped. At that point, the movie completely lost me and it never recovered.
The conveniences continue when Sandler and his three girls and Barrymore and her two boys arrive at an African resort that looks straight out of Epcot Center. The suite the two blended families have to share, the indignities they all suffer, and the attractions they embark on are over the top and provide zero laughs along the way. It doesn't help that all five children are the kind of home schooled straight out of acting class teeth gnashers either…
It's hard to develop any sympathy for both children and adults in the film because they're either incompetent dipsticks (like Kevin Nealon and Jessica Lowe) spouting the kind of giggly double entendres that went out of style when people stopped saying "righteous", incorrigible snobs (Joel McHale, the very definition of autopilot) with lackluster line deliveries, or a mixture of both.
Director Frank Coraci (a frequent Sandler collaborator and director of The Wedding Singer) isn't talented enough to hide the many weaknesses of the script or coax some semblance of authenticity from the performances. Someone also dropped the ball in telling the extras that not only should you not look into the camera, you shouldn't stare into it for long stretches of time when the action takes place elsewhere.
Running a truly punishing 117 minutes, I'd expect any sane audience member will not only be able to predict the ending but will know the exact dialogue and setting where it'll take place. Even after the credits begin to roll, Sandler and company aren't through with us because anyone who is desperately trying to rouse their friends rendered comatose from lack of laughs will be subjected to Sandler and his real life children bleating their way through the kind of home spun song that you'd record in a Hallmark card to give on Mother's Day. Truly awful.
The third time's for sure not the charm where Barrymore and Sandler are concerned. At this point, Sandler should start paying us to come see his films, though I'd require compensation in advance. Barrymore, to her credit, remains ageless and shows flashes of the breezy carefree nature that has always made her a bright light…even if she'll never be an award worthy actress. A definite pass and an early contender for worst of 2014, Blended throws its audience on the rocks.
The Silver Bullet ~ Magic in the Moonlight
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: Catherine McCormack, Colin Firth, Eileen Atkins, Emma Stone, Erica Leerhsen, Hamish Linklater, Jacki Weaver, Jeremy Shamos, July 25 2014, Magic in the Moonlight, Marcia Gay Harden, Paul Ritter, Simon McBurney, Sony Pictures Classics, Woody Allen
Synopsis: A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.
Thoughts: My thoughts and feelings about writer/director Woody Allen's personal troubles aside, it's hard to deny that he had a most impressive 2013 with the slam-dunk of Blue Jasmine. Not only was Cate Blanchett's performance of the Oscar she was awarded, Allen's script (a veiled re-working of A Streetcar Named Desire) was sparkling and en pointe. Now Allen (who is in front of the camera on the recently released Fading Gigolo) takes a page from Noel Coward in the Blithe Spirit-y comedy Magic in the Moonlight which seems to be the traditional lightweight comedy he typically follows a more dramatic film with. Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) and Colin Firth (Paddington) seem right at home with the period and while it's true that any bad movie can be made more interesting with a well-cut trailer, I have my eye on this one as a late summer refresher.
The Silver Bullet ~ Foxcatcher
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: Anthony Michael Hall, Bennett Miller, Channing Tatum, Dan Futterman, Dave Schultz, E. Max Frye, Foxcatcher, John du Pont, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Schultz, November 14 2014, Sienna Miller, Sony Pictures Classics, Steve Carell, Vanessa Redgrave
Synopsis: Based on the true story of Mark Schultz, an Olympic wrestler whose relationship with mentor John du Pont and brother Dave Schultz would lead to unlikely circumstances.
Thoughts: It came as somewhat of a shock that this film was moved from its late 2013 release to almost a year later thanks in no small part to crowded fall slate of Oscar contenders. Who knows what impressive films 2014 will bring but this first look at Foxcatcher leads me to believe Sony made the right call. Building on good buzz for Steve Carell (The Way Way Back) and featuring a formidable supporting cast with the likes of Channing Tatum (Side Effects), Mark Ruffalo (), and Vanessa Redgrave (Julia) this looks like a compelling piece of filmmaking. One of the movies I'm most looking forward to this year.
The Silver Bullet ~ Interstellar (Trailer #2)
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Casey Affleck, Christopher Nolan, David Gyasi, Ellen Burstyn, Interstellar, Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, Jonathan Nolan, Mackenzie Foy, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine, November 7 2014, Paramount Pictures, Topher Grace, Wes Bentley
Synopsis: A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Thoughts: Now at the point where the mere mention of his name guarantees you'll buy a ticket to his films, director Christopher Nolan steps out of the shadow of The Dark Knight Trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises) and looks upward into space. The first teaser for Interstellar had tongues a-waggin' though it had next to no original footage and while this second look reveals a tad bit more about what the film is all about, it's still more intriguing than verifiably interesting in my book. Then again, Nolan's trailers have historically been as spoiler-free as possible so that's par for the course. Make no doubt about it, this is one of the most highly anticipated films of the year and it doesn't hurt Nolan has the star power of Oscar darlings Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club, Mud), Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables), Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Michael Caine (Jaws: The Revenge) and Ellen Burstyn (Draft Day) to escalate this to warp speed. I expect big things from this one…and I'll bet we get 'em.
The Silver Bullet ~ Life Itself
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: Chaz Ebert, Life Itself, Magnolia Pictures, Roger Ebert, Steve James
Synopsis: A documentary film that recounts the inspiring and entertaining life of world-renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert.
Thoughts: Gulp, I got a little teary just watching the trailer for this documentary of Pulitzer Prize winning film critic Roger Ebert. Inspired by (and taking the title from) Ebert's must-read autobiography, Life Itself will probably be required viewing for any casual movie fan and for sure anyone that claims to be a movie critic. Though I didn't always agree with Ebert's reviews, I often found myself checking in on what he thought if I was on the fence – a practice I still follow to this day for older movies. Even through his famous clashes with Gene Siskel, I have always respected his style and his willingness to take every movie for face value and report back on his experience. Losing him was a huge blow for film criticism and this documentary looks as reverential as it has every right to be.
Movie Review ~ Million Dollar Arm
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin, Bill Paxton, Craig Gillespie, Cricket, Dinesh, Jon Hamm, Lake Bell, Madhur Mittal, Million Dollar Arm, Pitobash, Rinku, Suraj Sharma, Tom McCarthy, Walt Disney Pictures
Synopsis: A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.
Stars: Jon Hamm, Bill Paxton, Lake Bell, Suraj Sharma, Aasif Mandvi, Madhur Mittal, Pitobash, Alan Arkin
Review: Much to my number-minded mom's chagrin, I was never the math whiz she wanted me to be. With a flick as by the numbers as Million Dollar Arm is I can, however, spot a movie formula without the use of a graphing calculator. It's a simple equation, really, made simpler by a hokey screenplay courtesy of Tom McCarthy and pedestrian direction from Craig Gillespie. You ready?
True story multiplied by 2 Indian youths divided by 1 Jon Hamm-y performance plus 1 extraneous subplot = Million Dollar Arm
Here's the thing: I actually think there's a respectable movie to be made out of the story of an arrogant sports agent (Hamm, ) scraping the bottom of the financial barrel who strikes a deal with the baseball league to sponsor a contest to find the first Indian baseball player. The problem is that Walt Disney Studios, McCarthy, and Gillespie all made the movie from the wrong perspective. If you see the movie (as a rental, por favor) you'll understand that it's the two young men and their baseball loving translator that are the heart of the picture and anything/everything related to Hamm's agent character drags the film to TV movie of the week levels.
Though he's popped up in ok supporting roles over the past few years, Hamm sadly doesn't have the chops that make the type of leading man this type of film needed. Better suited for a Dennis Quaid, Ben Affleck, or shoot, even Casey Affleck, Hamm struggles with Don Draper-izing his small screen handsome features and wardrobe. Taking a page from Jerry Maguire, he can't even do what Tom Cruise accomplished in that film and make his character likable…even when he's speaking lines that should do the trick.
It's puzzling that the film so desperately tries to avoid telling the story at the center of it all with way too much of the way too long 124 minute running length devoted to Hamm's gradual realization that the woman renting his guest house (Lake Bell, who knows she and Hamm are mismatched) is girlfriend material. Bell, Bill Paxton (Indian Summer), and Alan Arkin (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, who literally sleeps his way the film) do their best to counterbalance the enormous anchor Hamm ties to the film but can't keep it afloat.
As the fish out of water baseball hopefuls, Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi) and Madhur Mittal (Slumdog Millionaire) are winning presences and do much of their own impressive pitching. However, the one person that manages a home run if not an outright grand slam is Bollywood star Pitobash making his Hollywood debut. At first I wrote the tiny bundle of energy off as simply comic relief but as the film went on I wanted to see more of him. To say that he makes a great save in the final inning is to put it mildly as in one short speech he nearly makes up for all the hooey that came before. It's in this moment that you might, like me, realize how much better a movie was waiting to be made had Disney recognized where the true focus should have been.
Reminding me a lot of Disney's 90s offering Cool Runnings, Million Dollar Arm can't complete in the big leagues of other sports related family entertainment (rated PG, parents should know this really skates the edge of PG-13 material) due to Hamm's not ready for primetime performance and a lack of faith in the material. Instead, take a peek at The Rookie, Disney's 2002 baseball-makes-grown-men-cry offering.
Movie Review ~ Godzilla (2014)
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, David Strathairn, Elizabeth Olsen, Gareth Edwards, Godzilla, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Legendary Pictures, Max Borenstein, Sally Hawkins, Toho, Warner Bros. Pictures
Synopsis: The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence
Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston
Director: Gareth Edwards
Review: Boy, do I love a good blockbuster. Personally, I don't lump the superhero films featuring men who can leap tall buildings in a single bound and hulky iron men teaming up with American captains quite into the same category as the epic scale movies that remind me of all those summer films I so eagerly anticipated back in the 90s. Give me a Jurassic Park over another Marvel film any day of the week, not that the Marvel films aren't enjoyable in their own right.
Though I wasn't yet born when 1975 became the summer of the shark (Jaws) and created the blockbuster event film, I do remember seeing Jurassic Park in theaters and I found myself flashing back to Spielberg's dinosaur adventure as the reboot of Godzilla played out before my eyes. Here is a film that knows its audience, takes its time, and seemingly says "You want your money's worth…OK…we can do that." Setting a high bar for every other film to come in summer 2014, Godzilla is that must see entertainment that even people who only venture into a dark theater a few times a year will want to put on their list.
You know you're in good hands right off the bat with a smart credit sequence that covers a lot of ground, showing newsreel clips from history about the A-Bomb testing and eventually making the suggestion that the bomb was actually used to subdue a threat to humankind rather than making a case for scientific advancement. From there, the film uses a lengthy prologue to its advantage as it hops continents, laying the groundwork for our titular monster to rise again from the ocean depths.
Not too long after an estranged scientist father (Bryan Cranston, Argo, Rock of Ages) and his military son (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kick Ass 2, Savages) are reunited in Tokyo, the men get swept up in a closely guarded multi-government secret involving, well, here's the rub…I could tell you what they find is being contained in an abandoned nuclear power plant but that would give away one of the secrets the marketing department over at Warner Brothers has wisely kept out of sight. Let's just say that it ain't good for anyone involved. What they find there sets into motion a good old fashioned creature feature as a hunt ensues with edge of your seat thrills and the kind of massive destruction of major West Coast cities that only a fire breathing lizard could be forgiven for.
Director Gareth Edwards and screenwriter Max Borenstein take a page from Spielberg's Jaws (even naming of the leads Brody) and keep Godzilla out of sight until almost half the movie has gone (flown, really) by. When he's finally shown in full, the effect is similar to the first time the shark in Jaws rears up to say hi to Roy Scheider – that of a giddy release that the great beast is actually as satisfyingly menacing as we imagine him to be. Impressively rendered via state of the art visual effects, this 2014 Godzilla is a mash up of many different versions of the beast over the years. Edwards and company did their research and have produced a greatest hits Godzilla, and the overall effect is spot-on.
There's a lot going on in the film and if the end result is that the flesh and blood characters get a little short shrift, I'm totally OK with it…especially when you have a scenery chewer like Cranston on board. Much like Jon Hamm in Million Dollar Arm, Cranston proves that he's no movie star (something he seems to have been making a case for in a series of disastrous supporting roles the last few years) thanks to a hammy, overly emotive performance. When Godzilla's performance can be described as more subtle, you know you're on the wrong track. It also doesn't help he seems to be wearing two of the least convincing wigs in recent memory…the first making it look like he has the same haircut as Juliette Binoche.
The rest of the players seem to be content with playing second fiddle to the lizard. Taylor-Johnson's cardboard performance oddly works for the film and Elizabeth Olsen (Oldboy) does what she can as a woman always either crying or on the verge of tears. As in-the-know scientists, Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine) and Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins) are called on only when needed but lend a head-scratching gravitas. Even with Cranston, Edwards has pulled together a unique cast, one that you wouldn't instantly think "Monster Movie" if you heard their name.
Don't get too wrapped up in the human element of the film because this is an old-fashioned yet decidedly modern monster movie through and through…and a damn entertaining one at that. The first half of the film is largely a set-up for the mayhem of the second hour and the wait is both involving and well worth it. By creating a believable back story and letting his star shine, Edwards has done what Roland Emmerich's soggy 1998 attempt couldn't…have its lizard cake and eat it too. April showers truly brought May flowers as Godzilla stakes an early claim as the best film of the summer.


This wonderfull villa can be found at Nordre Strandvej 180A in Ålsgårde, just north of Helsingør, Danmark. This house was built in 2010. This is just the entrance to the 384-square-meter villa.
Lars Gitz Architects, a Scandinavian global architecture firm designed and built this ultra modern home in Ålsgårde, Denmark. The villa stands on a lush green landscape and looks out at the extensive sea.
Villa From spreads over an area of 390 square meters, and captures beautiful panoramas from the huge glass rear facade walls. Peace and comfort define this dwelling. It houses two floors, which are seamless to the panoramic views as the spaces are open and have a spatial conversation with the inside and the outside. The various wings inside the residence have a harmonious communication between themselves.
This magnificent villa by the sea is not only a comfortable residence but also a great piece of architecture. The cantilever on the first floor can be reached through an elegant flight of stairs. Bold design lines, effective use of volume and voids along with the extensive use of glass gave an opportunity to the architects to add certain features like the water element outdoors and glass stairs inside. The bathroom is highly intimate as well as opens up to the staggering views of the sky above.
This all-white exceptional piece of architecture looks stunning as it contrasts with the surroundings during the day and becomes an illuminated piece of structure at night time.
Exuding a sense of serenity, this uniquely designed seaside villa by the Scandinavian international architecture studio Lars Gitz Architects is breathtaking.
This architectural feat was designed in a way to give the house a contemporary look but to make sure to keep the residence comfortable at the same time. Located in Aalsgaarde, Denmark, this seaside villa offers amazing panoramic views of the water and is built in the middle of a lush green lawn.
Made mostly of glass walls, the residence spreads over 390 square meters and is designed in a way for the modernly furnished space to be in constant contact with the outside. Using clean design lines and extensive amounts of glass, the all-white house is stunning.
The Danish singer Medina has recorded her latest video "Boring" in Villa From. Medina wanted to record her English video in a villa with an internationeal design with references to Scandinavia.
More information on www.lilienhoff.dk, waveavenue.com and pleasure.borsen.dk.


It could have gotten real ugly for the Nationals if they would have lost to the Pirates Thursday. Washington blew a 7-3 ninth inning lead, allowing Pittsburgh to tie the game while down to its final out.
If the Nationals would have lost, it would have been their seventh straight defeat -- their first seven-game skid in almost four years -- or, as Tyler Clippard put it, "kind of a dagger for us."
Yet Bryce Harper, who had not hit a home run since July 1, sent the home fans home happy for the first time in nearly three weeks, connecting on his first career walk-off home run to lift the Nationals to a much-needed 9-7 win. He is the youngest player to hit a walk-off in 10 years and only three players as young as Harper have hit walk-offs in the last 60 years.
"That would've been tough to overcome," said bench coach Randy Knorr, who filled in as interim manager after Davey Johnson was ejected. "To tell you how it feels, just walking into the clubhouse right now, you'd think we won the World Series or something."
Not winning for almost two weeks -- All-Star break included -- can have the affect.


The gorgeous weather, combined with a spectacular route through the "Land of Dracula", brought over 2,500 runners to the start line of the Braşov International Marathon powered by Telekom Romania, an event which took place on May 20th-21st, 2017. Under the applause of hundreds of supporters along the way, Viorel Tams won the marathon (42 km) for men, and Iulia Găinariu stood on the highest step of the podium for women.
The competition set off from Piaţa Sfatului (Council Square) – Brașov's Km 0 – leading the participants throughout the sight-strewn, history-loaded city (the Black Church, Rope Street, Livada Poștei Park, the White Tower and the Black Tower) and then out into nature, where breathtaking landscapes awaited. As it is, this Brașov sports event approved by AIMS – the most important international forum in the field – has become known as Romania's most panoramic road marathon and makes for a creative way of promoting Romanian mountain tourism internationally.
For the male category, the winner of the 10.7 km race was Vaipan Călin, who registered an excellent time: 42 minutes and 45 seconds. The second place was claimed by Constantin Badea and the third by Dragoş Coman. For the female category of the 10.7 km race, Elena Alexandrescu climbed on the first step of the podium, with 46 minutes and 41 seconds, the second place went to Mirela Mihai and the third to Violeta Andreea Vlădulescu.
For the Team run, all 4 participants started simultaneously and their 4 times were summed up after crossing the finish line. The first three relay teams to step on the podium were Galați Team (made up of Laurențiu Istrate, Daniel Coca, Ionuț Octavian Chemer and Alin Cristian Chitiță), Ia Și Urcă! (Ludovic Vieru, Iustin Păltinel, Adrian Răus and Alin Hîrbu) and Victoria (Eszter Kovacs, Alin Dobre, Iulian Popa and Gabriel Suteu).
The half marathon, the second most difficult race of the event, was won by Mihai Bizniuc (Rep. of Moldova) for men, clocking in at 1 hour, 12 minutes and 44 seconds, second came Dumitru Nicolaev, and Robert Necula was third. The winner for women was Adela Paulina Baltoi, who completed the race in one hour, 28 minutes and 14 seconds, Maria Mihaela Cioveie came in second and Luminiţa Suditu climbed on the third step of the podium.
The Marathon was the biggest challenge for runners. The first one to cross the finish line for males was Viorel Tams, having run for 2 hours, 38 minutes and 53 seconds. Second came Liviu Croitoru (Rep. of Moldova), and Claudiu Cristian Gorgan finished third. The winner for females was Iulia Găinariu, who completed the race in 3 hours, 08 minutes and 33 seconds, Maria Magdalena Veliscu was second and Natalia Zbirnea (Rep. of Moldova) came in third.
The complete results are available on the official event webpage – http://maratonulbrasov.ro/rezultate/.
The Brașov International Marathon is an event organised by the Șapte Scări Association and the Smart Atletic Team, in partnership with Telekom Romania (the main partner of the event), the Brașov Municipality, the Braşov County Council, the Romanian Athletics Federation (institutional partners), Cinema One (gold partner), Banca Transilvania, Urban Invest, Aquatic Paradise (silver partners), Dorna, Ciuc Natur Radler, PowerBar, Auchan Braşov (revitalisation partners), Columbia, Brasov Trail Adventures (technical partners), Gral Medical (prevention partner) and Dolce Sport, Europa FM, Running Mag, Mytex.ro, Transilvania Expres (media partners).


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FACTORS AFFECTING THE STUDY HABITS OF GRADE 7 STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS.
A student's level of intelligence is showed by the grades he/she attains. When a student gets a high grade, it means that he/she has learned a lot, and if not, the student would most likely have obtained lesser learning. Notwithstanding, there are numerous factors that greatly affect the grades of every students, these are the intelligence quotient, study habits, age, year, social status, etc. But, it has long been recognized that in the process of learning the study habits of the students play an important role in their performance academically. The topic was chosen based on the concern raised by the researchers regarding the poor study habit of the students in Lawa Elementary School. The researchers had chosen the grade VII students as the respondents for the reason that they are ahead, mature, and responsible students among the six grade level.
Upon the raised problem of the school, the researchers pursued this concern to let the school know about what are the factors that really affect the students' poor study habit when grouped according to their time management, learning techniques, and study skills.
The study will be conducted inside the Lawa Elementary School, recently welcome grade 7 students which is located in Obando, Valenzuela. The grade VII has 6 sections and 40 students per class. Grade VII students take a quarterly examination as part of school curriculum who are not exempted from the problem in learning and mastering mathematics. Tests in Mathematics reveals low performance of these students.
Earlier studies showed that most of the problem that contributes to poor performance in mathematics were lack of proper study. Most students are devoting less time to their studies because of many factors that could be taken account for. Recently, the popular trend of social media occupies greater fraction to these factors. In the Philippines, there are now 47 million Facebook users according to Internet Society. This means that students spend more time on FB rather than studying or revisiting their lesson. Thus, technology greatly influences the students' desire to learn.
According to Hussain (2000) study habit refers to predispositions which students have developed towards private readings through a period of time. According to him, study habit is a gateway to successful achievement in studies. A great deal of research provides evidence that study habits and study attitudes are both significant variables, which determine the academic performance of students. Yet, in spite of the perceived importance of study habits and study attitudes to academic achievement, it seems that education institution still pay little attention to understanding these factors (Baquiran, 2011). On Gudagavanar and Halayannavar's research, "Influence of Study Habits on Academic Performance of Higher Primary Students," study habits play a very important role in the life of students. Success or failure of each student depends upon his own study habits. Of course, study is an art and as such it requires practice. Some students study more but they fail to achieve more. Others study less but achieve more. Success of each student definitely depends upon ability, intelligence and effort of students. No doubt, regular study habits bring their own rewards in the sense of achievement of success.
A very good and conducive environment encourages students study habit and might have positive impact of their academic achievements but students reading in an unfavorable environment might find it difficult to study which might affect their academic achievements. Students with financial constraints might also find it difficult to perform excellently well in their academics. At this point in time, the researchers would like to investigate the possible relationship of study habits and the factors affecting to it to the academic performance of the grade 7 students of Lawa Elementary School. The findings of the study will provide basis and awareness not just for students but as well as the teachers and school administration. The study aims to know the impact of Social Media to the students on their study habits. Examine the impact of technology on the study habits of the subjects.
Good students are not born but are made by incessant and purposeful drill of good study habits, for which there is no alternative (Ames & Archer, 1988). Thus, it is vital to perk up study habits of students to advance their academic performance. Enhancement of good study habits in children hinges on the shared exertions of parents and teachers (Kizlik, 2001).
Ames, R. & Archer, J. (1988). Achievement goals in the classroom: Students learning strategies and motivation process. Journal of Psychology, 80, 260-267.
Baquiran, L. A. (2011). Study Habits and Attitudes of Freshmen Students: Implications for Academic Intervention Programs. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2(5), 1116-1121.
Hussain, A (2000), Effect of Broken Home on Academic Performance of Secondary School Student in English Language. Journal of Researches in counselling Psychology. 4(1):-84 – 87.
Kizlik, R. D. (2001). ABC of academic success, London: Harper & Co.


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Craig offers his AFC and NFC championship games preview on this week's podcast. Does he like Tom Brady and the Patriots on the road? Or Peyton Manning and that tough Denver defense… Can Carolina find a way to stop the Arizona offensive attack? Or will Arizona find a way to get it done on the road? Who's heading to Super bowl 50? Plus, is the Big Twelve expanding? And thoughts on Antwaan Randle El.


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Jason Lytle's Long Anticipated Solo Album Out May 19th on Anti- Records
Yours Truly, the Commuter Provides Terrific Fix for Grandaddy Fans
After the quiet conclusion of Grandaddy's extraordinary decade-plus run in 2006, fans were left wondering what would become of one of indie rock's most affecting personalities, Grandaddy singer and songwriter Jason Lytle. With the release of Yours Truly, the Commuter on May 19th that question will be answered, for Jason Lytle is back with a record that promises to surpass all expectations of even the most fervid enthusiasts.
Seen most recently as a featured artist on the new M. Ward record Hold Time and live at Terminal 3 of the San Francisco International airport as part of the experimental holiday program "You Are Here," Lytle has thus far left little clue of the masterpiece up his own sleeve.
On Yours Truly, the Commuter, dreamy soundscapes mirror the dramatic environment of Lytle's newly-adopted Montana, where the record was written and recorded, while the twang of central California farmland remains in the inflection and phrasings of the Modesto native's unmistakable voice. Electronic flourishes collide with acoustic guitars and soulful piano parts, recreating Lytle's signature electro-lo-fi atmospheres. The fuzzed out rocking of "It's the Weekend" is balanced by the beautiful heartbreak of "Rollin' Home Alone," but it is the opening lines of the first song that so neatly encapsulates the past few years of Jason Lytle's life, and his future as an artist:
"I may be limping, but I'm coming home"
Yours Truly, the Commuter tracklisting: 1. Yours Truly, the Commuter 2. Brand New Sun 3. Ghost Of My Old Dog 4. I Am Lost (And The Moment Cannot Last) 5. Birds Encouraged Him 6. It's The Weekend 7 Fürget It 8. This Song Is The Mute Button 9. Rollin' Home Alone 10. You're Too Gone 11. Flying Thru Canyons 12. Here For Good
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Chapter 39 (Vol 2, ch 14) of North and South, by Elizabeth Gaskell, with many thanks to our reader, Barbara Edleman. Book talk begins at 23:18.
then Antony shows up . . . uh oh. . .
Circular Logic - ". . . It's got Electrolytes..."
Aristotle links, links, links, links, and links.
13 min - Bleak House is complete!
Bundles 1–5 are complete and in the Shoppe!
Rebecca - who wrote in with the awesome You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Mill Worker! book last week, also wrote on the same Craftivism topic! ZEITGEIST!
• 16 min - The Depression Game and last week I got this in late: a blog post on depression from a listener (especially helpful if you have a friend who wrestles with this issue).
Come for the weekend; see me on Thursday night! I'll arrive in the afternoon before market/Franklin are underway, so let me know if you'll be there and we can set a meetup time and place!
Now you can see Armley Mills (not too shabby, eh?).
Sarah sent in the Jane Eyre texting hilarity.


Inside this book are 27 vintage-inspired projects for decorating your home inside and out.
Projects include unique three-dimensional objects, such as a barstool makeover and a bench redo, in addition to tried-and-true favorites, such as quilts, aprons and shades. Learn to use a variety of creative materials such as oilcloth, chalk cloth and laminated cotton.


Lack of access is an important impediment to the use of contraception. With the exception of emergency contraception, all hormonal methods in the United States are available by prescription only. More than 47 million Americans (2010) do not have health insurance and have problems accessing primary care, and even with health insurance, access to contraception may be hampered by lack of coverage. For example, in a Washington state study comparing the 91 top-selling insurance plans, almost half did not cover any contraceptive method; 37% of women had no access to sterilization; and 53% had no access to pregnancy termination (Kurth et al., 2001). Another important impediment to the use of contraception can be physician difficulty in being reimbursed for contraception services. Therefore, Table 26-1 lists common International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes for contraception counseling, prescriptions, and follow-up.


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Yttergrans församling var en församling i Uppsala stift och i Håbo kommun i Uppsala län. Församlingen uppgick 2010 i Kalmar-Yttergrans församling.

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Församlingen var till 2010 annexförsamling i pastoratet Övergran och Yttergran som 1 maj 1923 utökades med Kalmar församling och 1962 med Skoklosters och Häggeby församlingar. År 1977 namändrades pastoratet till Håbo pastorat. Församlingen uppgick 2010 i Kalmar-Yttergrans församling.

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I love Christmas Cake and am so excited to share this recipe. It is free from gluten, dairy, grain and refined sugar.
Put the xmas dried fruit mix, coconut sugar, juice of 2 oranges and zest of 1 orange in a saucepan and bring to boil. Turn off heat immediately and allow to sit until cool.
Grease a 23cm round cake tin with a little coconut oil and line the base with baking paper.
Add eggs to fruit mixture and stir to combine. Then fold in tapioca flour, coconut flour, almond meal, baking powder, salt and spices.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and decorate with the blanched almonds.
Whilst hot drizzle rice malt syrup over the cake and spread out with a pastry brush for a glossy finish.


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Biktrix Electric Bikes Ranked #187 Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the 2022 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™
Biktrix
November 16, 2022, 23:23 GMT
Attributes 765% Revenue Growth to In-House Innovations and Increased Interest in Alternative Transportation.
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, November 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Biktrix today announced it ranked #187 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 28th year. Biktrix grew 765% during this period.
Biktrix's Chief Executive Officer, Roshan Thomas, credits the unique innovations made by their in-house design team and society's increased interest in alternative transportation options with the company's 765% revenue growth. He said, "Biktrix has always been a leader in bringing premium electric bicycle technologies to market, and our inclusion in this award category reflects our steady success. Responding to the public desire for reliable and efficient transportation options, Biktrix is attentive to the needs of our customers and is proud to provide an elite-level buying experience from start to finish, all while pushing the boundaries of eBike innovations."
"As the past year has shown us, innovation in important areas such as life sciences is critical to addressing infectious disease and other global health issues," said Paul Silverglate, vice chair, Deloitte LLP and U.S. technology sector leader. "In addition, technology must keep pace with ever-changing consumer and corporate demands for faster, safer and more efficient solutions to new societal challenges. Each year I am in awe of the immense talent the Technology Fast 500 rankings reveal, confirming the winners' relentless pursuit of creativity and their ability to solve real-world problems that benefit us all."
"This year's Technology Fast 500 list is a true reflection of some of today's most determined and inspiring pioneers who have prospered by anticipating what's next, understanding what's needed to succeed and driving creativity forward," said Christie Simons, partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP and industry leader for technology, media and telecommunications within Deloitte's audit and assurance practice. "Representing all facets of technology, the winners have shown they not only have the vision but can also expertly manage their companies through rapid growth. We congratulate each winner on their impressive achievements."
Biktrix previously ranked #190 as a Technology Fast 500™ award winner for 2021.
Overall, 2022 Technology Fast 500™ companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 241%
to 125,138% from 2018 to 2021, with median growth of 611%.
About the 2022 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™
Now in its 28th year, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies — both public and private — in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company's operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least US$50,000, and current-year operating revenues of at least US$5 million. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years and be headquartered within North America.
About Biktrix
Founded in 2014, Biktrix has grown from a one-man conversion kit operation into a successful online direct-to-consumer premium electric bike company headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada. Biktrix has expanded to more than 60 employees including mechanics, logistics specialists, customer support agents, research and development personnel, e-commerce experts, and bike enthusiasts. With responsive and honest service and support, we're building Biktrix to offer the best customer experience in the eBike industry. We are passionate about eBikes and about making every interaction a positive experience for our riders.
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accounting. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more about our global network of
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Ketamine could be the new drug for depression that researchers have been looking for
Ketamine is emerging as a potential new treatment for some types of depression.
A new review published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry outlines the promise and limitations of existing ketamine research.
Some researchers have called the drug "the most important discovery in half a century."
It's been called "the most important discovery in half a century," and for some of the people who have tried ketamine, it may feel that way too.
The compound has a reputation as a party drug, but ketamine is increasingly being studied for its potential use as a rapid-fire treatment for depression. In people who live with the disease, thoughts of suicide can strike suddenly and without warning. Fast-acting, successful interventions are hard to come by.
But a spate of recent research suggests that ketamine could provide quick and powerful relief — even to people whose depression has repeatedly failed to respond to other medications and to those who are suicidal.
Experts say they're onto something promising. In a field that hasn't seen a new class of drugs in nearly four decades and in which patients are often desperate and suicidal, that kind of sentiment holds a lot of weight.
"Imagine arriving in the emergency room with severe pain from a kidney stone — pain so bad that you can't think. You'll do anything to make it go away. And the doctors say, 'here's a drug that we've been using for 30 years, it works 50-60% of the time, and it should start to work in 4-6 weeks'" Cristina Cusin, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor at Harvard University, told Business Insider. "That's currently the best we can do" for someone who is suicidal.
Cusin co-authored a large new review of the existing research on ketamine that was published this month in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry. Her findings shed light on the need for new treatments, but she also advises caution for patients.
"We are just scratching the surface of the mechanisms of action with ketamine," Cusin said.
Trying to tackle a uniquely troubling problem
For her review, Cusin looked at almost 40 ketamine studies that involved brain imaging.
Cusin faced challenges in assembling very different studies into one review, but she came up with some key takeaways. For one, she observed that people given ketamine experience measurable brain changes — many of them in areas that have been tied to our ability to process and regulate emotions.
Ketamine also appeared to increase activity in parts of the brain linked with reward processing, which would help to explain some of its antidepressant effects.
Nine out of 10 people who die by suicide have a mental illness at the time of their deaths, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). But current interventions for those who find themselves contemplating suicide are limited to hotlines, sedative drugs, and talk therapy.
Rates of suicide in the US have risen steadily over the past few years, with roughly 123 people dying this way per day, according to the AFSP. Men die by suicide 3.5 times more often than women.
The reasons behind this rise are complex, but two of the biggest problems are a lack of access to mental health care and the stigma that continues to shroud mental illness.
"If you have asthma, it's not considered your fault. But somehow if part of your brain isn't functioning, it's your fault," Cusin said. "It's a residual leftover from more ignorant times."
It's easy to see why the prospect of a new approach would inspire hope.
The promise of a new drug
Physicians and psychiatrists have been doling out the same drugs to people with depression for decades. But research suggests that while antidepressants can work wonders for some people, they don't help everyone. The medications also come with a range of unpleasant side effects that can include weight gain, less interest in sex, anxiety, and insomnia.
Like Cusin, most scientists who work in the space think it's time for a new tactic.
Some of them have found hope in recent months in psychedelic drugs like ayahuasca and magic mushrooms — which appear to reduce depressive symptoms by increasing the connectivity among previously segregated parts of the brain. But those drugs are widely illegal, and many people aren't interested in having a full-blown psychedelic experience.
Several recent studies published over the past few months suggest that ketamine could be the alternative drug people are looking for, since it is legal and also appears to work quickly.
Last December, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center who were working with depressed and suicidal patients found that ketamine worked significantly better at curbing their suicidal thoughts than a commonly used sedative. Most participants in the study saw their moods began to lift within 24 hours. In some people, those effects lasted more than a month.
The authors of a 2012 review of four preliminary studies on ketamine in patients with severe depression expressed surprise at how rapidly the drug appeared to produce positive, precise results.
"The findings were unanticipated, especially the robustness and rapidity of benefit," the authors wrote in their paper. "Ketamine appeared to directly target core depressive symptoms such as sad mood, suicidality, helplessness and worthlessness, rather than inducing a nonspecific mood-elevating effect."
The researchers behind another 2012 study on the drug went called ketamine "the most important discovery in half a century."
Ketamine's promise has not gone unnoticed among pharmaceutical companies. Johnson and Johnson is developing a form of ketamine that could be better tolerated and would be marketed as an antidepressant. And Allergan is in the last phase of clinical trials with a drug that acts on the same receptor as ketamine.
However, Cusin believes we need more research.
The biggest unanswered question: long-term effects
Some people with depression are opting to pay for pricey treatments at a range of clinics currently offering the drug — if they can afford it. Treatments can cost between $400 and $1,000 per infusion, and most clinics recommend that patients receive more than one ketamine infusion to get the maximum benefit.
However, the Food and Drug Administration has not approved the existing drug or any new formulation of it to treat depression. Using ketamine as an antidepressant is therefore considered "off-label," which means it is up to health insurance providers to decide whether to offer patients any reimbursement.
This is a vial of the animal tranquilizing drug ketamine hydrochloride, better known in the drug culture as "Special K." Authorities say that the drug "Special K," which is legal in most states with no penalties for possession, is showing up at teen-age parties all over the country. Several Massachusetts veterinary clinics have been burglarized according to police by thieves searching for the drug.
AP Photo/Victoria Arocho
Plus, like any drug, ketamine has risks and side effects; some studies suggest that could include blood pressure complications. Most importantly, we don't have many studies that tell us what happens in the long term after a ketamine infusion. Most existing ketamine and depression studies have been limited to several weeks, so it remains unclear how long the benefits last and what the long-term effects may be.
Because of these complications and unanswered questions, many people wanting to try ketamine for depression are left in a sort of limbo.
But Cusin believes the drug "absolutely has potential."
"In the next few years I'm really hopeful that we're going to see new drugs that are completely different than what we have now," she said.
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Remembering former Arizona Attorney General Gary Nelson
Former Arizona Attorney General Gary Nelson passed away last month. He argued the state's side in the U.S. Supreme Court's Miranda v. Arizona.
Activists Lead Nationwide Protests Against Border Surge
Legislative showdown begins Monday
Next week will bring drama to the waning days of the state's legislative session. Lawmakers will consider a last-minute abortion measure and whether to expand federal Medicaid benefits. The showdown on both issues will happen Monday.
Playboy Sparks A Debate Between Art, Advertising In West Texas
Border agents deliver baby
Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Luis port of entry had to hit another gear this week when a pregnant woman trying to cross into the United States went into labor. Spokeswoman Teresa Small says an officer with paramedic training was called to help the 20-year-old U.
Officials Destroy Makeshift Homes Along Tijuana River
Red Flag Warning issued for northern Arizona
The National Weather Service has a Red Flag Warning for signifying high fire danger in parts of northern Arizona through Thursday night. Meterologist Dave Vonderhide said visitors to national forests and recreational areas are urged not to start open-flame fires.
Breakfast Tacos: A Morning Staple Close To The Heart
Visiting professor dies hiking in Pinal County
A professor visiting Arizona from Spain has died while hiking in the desert. Tamra Ingersoll of the Pinal County Sheriff's Office said the victim was with two other colleagues who were in the state for a convention when they went on a hike in the Table Top Mountains late Wednesday morning.
California TRUST Act Moving Toward Passage
Gay marriage supporters launch signature campaign
Gay marriage supporters launched a campaign Monday to change the state constitution's definition of marriage. Equal Marriage Arizona is trying to collect more than 400,000 signatures to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot for next year.
Mexico Captures Second Fugitive In Border Patrol Agent's Murder
"Serial Shooter" found dead in cell
A man convicted of killing six people in Phoenix's "Serial Shooter" attacks has died in prison. Authorities say 40-year-old Dale Hausner was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday afternoon. He was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later.
StoryCorps Phoenix: Patricia Trausch and Patty Trausch
Urban legend busted: heat does not prevent planes from flying
Tomorrow marks the 23rd anniversary of the hottest day in Phoenix history. The high hit 122 on that day in 1990, and that caused a problem for air travelers. Sky Harbor spokeswoman Deborah Ostricher said it was not the heat that prevented the planes from taking off, despite what has turned into an urban legend.
Arizona Supreme Court rules on drug possession
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that it is possible for a person who buys and handles drugs but never actually takes them away to possess the drugs. The case arose from a reverse-sting operation.
Jet crash may have been caused by a collision with a bird
Luke Air Force Base officials are admitting they now have an idea why an F-16 fighter jet crashed near the base late Wednesday. Brigadier General Mike Rothstein commands the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke, and says the jet may have hit a bird.
Study: consumers need protections from unjustified health insurance rate increases
A new report says Arizona's Department of Insurance needs more authority to protect consumers from unreasonable and unjustified health insurance rate increases. The Arizona PIRG Education Fund gives the department credit for doing what it can given its limited powers.
Former wildland firefighter reflects on the job's importance and dangers
Dr. Michael Desmond, Harvard University Sociology Professor and former wildland firefighter in Northern Arizona, considers the vital role firefighters play in protecting the land. He also reflects on the inherent danger in the job and his sadness at the loss of 19 lives in the Yarnell Hill Fire.
US House to debate immigration reform bill
The United States House of Representatives will begin taking up immigration reform legislation in the days ahead. Some say the measure approved in the Senate is dead on arrival in the lower chamber, but Congressman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.


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Q: Wrong access_token from AAD with OAuth2 flow I am making OAuth 2.0 auth code authentication flow with multi-tenant application.
Here is my authorize url:
https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?client_id=my_id&prompt=consent&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fauthorize&response_type=code&scope=openid+offline_access&state=17
It goes fine and I receive auth_code. Then I make request with this auth_code to token_url and receive a lot of information, like:

*

*token_type

*scope

*id_token

*access_token

*refresh_token

*expires_at

*ext_expires_in

Seems fine to me, but when I make request on API with access_token like:
https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/my_sub_id/locations?api-version=2016-06-01
with headers:
Content-Type:
  - application/json
Authorization:
  - Bearer EwBQA8l6BAAURSN/FHlDW5xN74t6GzbtsBBeBUYAAV1IHgHb4dOWblzfd/YsSuFicAMDYbua17QivnAT9/pIaeKAg3uKsK5VGqWLzjMOUQrCpd7R1RAM6RkzI0u8e4rpO7DISG7qLso5H5+U1jb+38/j1urcwlXMMxhy83ZXmdpkLXpZV+vcOV...

It responds with 401 error
body:
  encoding: UTF-8
  string: '{"error":{"code":"InvalidAuthenticationToken","message":"The access token is invalid."}}'

To be honest I think something wrong with my access_token. It seems not like JWT for me. Documentation says it looks like:
"access_token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsIng1dCEV1Q..."

But my access_token looks like:
"access_token": "EwBYA8l6BAAURSN/FHlDW5xN74t6GzbtsBBeBUYAAZDe7JE/MPLoAi+Fr+1Xxq5eBe5N9l8Q+c4QjkY5PGEzRnBpPe7+v6h+PLdh1cceBQx+/JsB2QCrYSCt7x/zGsQAhwoY/"

Is it fine?
Here is my permissions for application:
Permissions

A: The main issue you have here is that you have only asked for an access token for the scopes openid offline_access. The resulting access token will be for Microsoft Graph (https://graph.microsoft.com), not for the Azure REST API (https://management.azure.com).
To indicate you would like a token for a given API, the scope parameter in your authorization request should include the delegated permission you would like the app to have for the API. In the case of Azure REST API, there's only one delegated permission: user_impersonation. The identifier URI for the Azure REST API is https://management.azure.com, so the scope value you want to use is:
openid offline_access https://management.azure.com/user_impersonation

Two more important notes:

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*As you've discovered, you will not always be issued an access token as a JWT which you can decode peek at. The format of the access token is an agreement between the service which issued the token (Azure AD or Microsoft Accounts, in this case), and the service for which the token was issued (Microsoft Graph, in this example).

*You should not always include prompt=consent. prompt=consent should only be used if you have already tried signing in the user without the user needs to be re-prompted for consent for a new permission.
If you simply include the required scopes in the scopes parameter, the Microsoft Identity platform will take care of figuring out if it needs to prompt for consent or not. If you always include prompt=consent, you will find that many organizations will be blocked from accessing your app, because they've disabled the ability for users to grant consent themselves (and this parameter specifically states that you require the user to be prompted again).


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Played The Fool
Alternative Indie Pop Reggae
Glenn Audy aka Played The Fool is an Indigenous Artist currently based in Swan River, Manitoba.
All music is written, produced and performed by Glenn Audy.
Played The Fool's debut EP "Healthy Boundaries" was released independently under his own record label Junkie's Dream Records
The Album is a mashup of genre's consisting Alternative, Indie, Reggae and Trap music. It was a concept EP of battling with drug addiction, relationships and mental health. You can see Glenn on the album cover distancing himself from a house with the address "666" on it. The Devil is used as symbolism in over half of the project.
On October 22nd, Audy announced via social media that he was releasing his lead single "Playboy" from his first full length album titled "Ride Inside Your Head"
the single is set to drop on October 29th, 2021. It is his first single since his first 2020 EP
Glenn Audy
Swan River MB Canada R0L1Z0
audyglenn@gmail.com
www.playedthefool.com
"Better Dayz Ft. Played The Fool" from Better Dayz Ft. Played The Fool
"Fruitless" from Healthy Boundaries
"Needful Things" from Healthy Boundaries
Not Even Once. by Played The Fool
Squeeze by Played The Fool
Coat of Sugar by Played The Fool
Fruitless by Played The Fool
Needful Things by Played The Fool
Title: Healthy Boundaries
Artist(s): Played The Fool