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DAN EATHERLEY - Consultant and Writer
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For more than 20 years Dan has demonstrated a talent for sniffing out a good story, pitching it to busy editors and then crafting elegant, concise, readable prose to a specified word-count and tight deadline. He usually writes on science and natural history, but can turn his hand to most topics. As well as articles for major national and international publications, included below are examples of his public relations and marketing-type writing (e.g. company newsletters, case studies), which demand a broadly similar approach and style.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2019. The non-natives making a home in UK waters. Marine Conservation, Winter 2019, pp32-35.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2019. Alien invasion. Cornwall Life, October 2019, pp92-93.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2019. Invasive aliens: Six of the most destructive plants and animals that have made Britain their home. Country Life, 25 September 2019.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2019. Hampstead Heath's 'invasive' species: Parakeets oaks, and swimmer-nibbling crayfish. Ham & High, 6 July 2019.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2019. Alien invaders! Cumbria, July 2019, pp45-50.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2019. Help! We have been invaded by pests. Wiltshire Life, July 2019, pp64-65.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2019. What Have the Romans Done for Us? History Today, 03 July 2019.
Eatherley, D.M.R, Gueterbock, R., Howard, M. Böhm, S. 2018. AD at the Point of Waste. MRW, November.
Böhm, S., Skoglund, A. & Eatherley, D.M.R. 2018. What's behind the current wave of 'corporate activism'? The Conversation, 13 September
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2015. World's largest viper: "Six feet long and vicious", The Guardian, 16 July.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2015. After Hertford. Bushmaster. Hertford College Magazine, No. 95. December, p90-94.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2015. The Pickled Pineapple Snake. BioWeb.ie, 20 October.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2015. Pollution Spurs Rapid Adaptation in Trout. Scientific American, August 4.
Uncredited. 2015. Walking for Health - Jeremy's story (Case Study). Published by Natural Devon, Devon Local Nature Partnership, June.
Uncredited. 2015. Walking for Health - Jean's story (Case Study). Published by Natural Devon, Devon Local Nature Partnership, June.
Uncredited. 2015. Community Gardening - Jill's story (Case Study). Published by Natural Devon, Devon Local Nature Partnership, June.
Uncredited. 2015. Wild Swimming - Chris's story (Case Study). Published by Natural Devon, Devon Local Nature Partnership, June.
Uncredited. 2015. Wildlife Gardening - George's story (Case Study). Published by Natural Devon, Devon Local Nature Partnership, June.
Uncredited. 2010. Oakdene Hollins Project Update 2010. Published by Oakdene Hollins Ltd.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. Speed daters go for crowd-pleasing looks. New Scientist, 15 November p13.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. How to study little auks. BBC Wildlife, November p81.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. One less excuse to play video games. New Scientist, 1 November p23.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. Has Fido been reading your face? New Scientist, 1 November p14.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. How to make a beeline for food. New Scientist, 4 October p17.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. How to study mussels. BBC Wildlife, September p73.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. How to study coral reefs. BBC Wildlife, August p78.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. Heat-stressed Skuas. BBC Wildlife, Summer p44.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. Book Review: Congo Tale – Mean & Lowly Things by Kate Jackson. BBC Wildlife, July p82.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. How to study lemurs. BBC Wildlife, July p73.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. How to study sea turtles. BBC Wildlife, June p72.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. Parasites lost and found. BBC Wildlife, June p40.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. Super-sensitive spoons. BBC Wildlife, May p35.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. How to study hummingbirds. BBC Wildlife, April p68.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. How to study alligators. BBC Wildlife, February p69.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. Birds that apply Pavlov's dog theory. BBC Wildlife, February p32.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. Relative Distance. Hyena "wingmen" sacrifice sex for an unrelated male, Scientific American, January p15-16.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. How to be an Amateur Naturalist. BBC Wildlife, January p63-66.
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Eatherley, D.M.R. 2008. How to avoid eating your own children. BBC Wildlife, January 32.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2007. How to study scorpions. BBC Wildlife, December p71.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2007. Long distance love for beetles. BBC Wildlife, December p35.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2007. How to study jellyfish. BBC Wildlife, November p68.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2007. Cheetah childcare. BBC Wildlife, November p37.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2007. How to study carnivorous plants. BBC Wildlife, September p59.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2007. How to study penguins. BBC Wildlife, April p65.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2007. News of the Earth: Shellfish surprise. BBC Wildlife, March p31.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2006. How to study snakes. BBC Wildlife, November p62.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2006. How to study tigers. BBC Wildlife, October p60.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2006. How to study bats. BBC Wildlife, Autumn p58.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2006. How to study raptors. BBC Wildlife, September p58.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2006. How to study amphibians. BBC Wildlife, July p60.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2006. How to be a shark scientist. BBC Wildlife, May p56.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2006. How to be a primate scientist. BBC Wildlife, April p60.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2006. How to study insects. BBC Wildlife, February p64.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2006. How to be an elephant scientist. BBC Wildlife, January p64.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2005. How to be a marine mammal scientist. BBC Wildlife, December p58.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2005. How to be a carnivore scientist. BBC Wildlife, November p64-5.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2005. How to be a wildlife trainer. BBC Wildlife, September p58-9.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2005. How to be a wildlife crimefighter. BBC Wildlife, August p56.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2005. How to become a wildlife writer. BBC Wildlife, July p.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2005. How to work in wildlife tourism. BBC Wildlife, May p58.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2005. How to become a palaeontologist. BBC Wildlife, April p56.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2005. Work in wildlife: Wildlife film-maker. BBC Wildlife, March p61.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2005. Work in wildlife: Environmental campaigner. BBC Wildlife, February p61.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2005. Work in wildlife: Wildlife vet or nurse. BBC Wildlife, January p59.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Work in wildlife: Ecological Consultant. BBC Wildlife, December p64.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Careers with wildlife: How to work in Nature Conservation. BBC Wildlife, November p65.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Careers with wildlife: How to be an RSPCA Officer. BBC Wildlife, October p79.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Scratching is catching: How a scratching primate sets off the rest. BBC Wildlife, September p25.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. And so to bed: The primate that slows down completely in winter. BBC Wildlife, September p24.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Stuck-up spider: How spiders defy gravity and offer technological advances to us. BBC Wildlife, August p24.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. The perfect plunge dive: Gannets are masters when it comes to parting the waves. BBC Wildlife, July p25.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. They came from the deep: Giant squid suffer in unusually warm water. BBC Wildlife, June p28.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Curiosity cures the chimp. New Scientist, 8 May p17.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. No sex please, we're bdelloids! Asexual reproduction is good for perpetuating the species. BBC Wildlife, May p28.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Gorilla race relations: Why rival groups of western gorillas are nice to each other. BBC Wildlife, May p28.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Jungle fashion. New Scientist, 10 April p18.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Skuas and fisheries discards. BBC Wildlife, – commissioned not published.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Mussel Power: How mussels harness the strength of iron. BBC Wildlife, April p24.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Rampant tree: Why Europe can't lose its cherry. BBC Wildlife, March p35.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2004. Tsetse flies: Seeing blue shadows. BBC Wildlife, February p30.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2003. Bighorn sheep losing the horn. BBC Wildlife, – commissioned not published.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2003. Rainforest fragmentation. BBC Wildlife, – commissioned not published.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2003. Dugongs threatened in Tanzania. BBC Wildlife, September p19.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Hammerhead hypothesis zapped. Dive – commissioned not published.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Guppy love. New Scientist, 23 March p27.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Sharp eye for prey. New Scientist, 30 March p23.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Female lemurs wear the trousers: A single litter can have more than one father. BBC Wildlife, June p17.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Penguins on patrol. New Scientist, 8 June p23.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Nature steps on the gas: Is the rate of evolution going to speed up again?. New Scientist, 22 June p13.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. A perfect pitch: Why some males forgo mating for music lessons. BBC Wildlife, August p18.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. A taste for parasites: Butterflyfish prefer their coral infected with worms. BBC Wildlife, September p17.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Extinct Species: Ancient Eye Resurrected. New Scientist, 28 September p19.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. King penguins relish an afternoon snooze. New Scientist, 5 October p24.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Anthropology: Is Little Foot only a cousin?. New Scientist, 5 October p13.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. I spy with my little octopussy eye. New Scientist, 12 October p24.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Too wet to woo. New Scientist, 19 October p26.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Tough but not sexy. New Scientist, 19 October p26.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Antarctic: Under pressure. BBC Wildlife, November p26.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2002. Serpent surprise. BBC Wildlife, December p20.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2000. Sharing light snacks: How bees avoid dining with their relatives. BBC Wildlife, February p36.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2000. Colour care: Why leaf-colour choice is crucial for hatching caterpillars. BBC Wildlife, March p29.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2000. Supersensitive males: How male mosquitoes tune into their partners. BBC Wildlife, March p31.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2000. Wings of desire: The advantages of being a virgin for male crickets. BBC Wildlife, April p38.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2000. Slap-up meals: How orcas outmanoeuvre their agile prey. BBC Wildlife, May p43.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2000. Badger of quality: Why 'helpers' are sometimes more of a hindrance. BBC Wildlife, July p32.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2000. Enter baby talks: While their parents are away hunting, barn owls in the nest negotiate with each other over access to the next meal. BBC Wildlife, July p32.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 2000. Stars of the Big Spleen: How parasites encourage birds to sing. BBC Wildlife, August p38.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1999. Jaw-breaker: The smallest mammal species known to science. BBC Wildlife, January p60.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1999. Resisting arrest: Scorpions don't commit suicide. BBC Wildlife, February p56.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1999. Staggering caterpillars: Exploitation of ants by large blue butterflies. BBC Wildlife, March p62.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1999. Nuclear reaction: Chernobyl's fading swallows. BBC Wildlife, August p39.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1999. Cricket teams: Prairie mole crickets lek to get together. BBC Wildlife, October p49.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1998. Bottom feeders: How snails improve their nutrient intake. BBC Wildlife, January p58.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1998. Mites may be mates: Red-billed choughs benefit from their feather mites. BBC Wildlife, April p58.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1998. Dance but no song: Cave crickets that have lost their chirp. BBC Wildlife, May p58.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1998. Not on my patch: Ladybirds avoid the egg-predators. BBC Wildlife, July p58.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1998. Jobs for the boys: Male ants kept as living larders for the females. BBC Wildlife, July p58.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1998. Scarred for life: How some whales and dolphins make themselves look tough. BBC Wildlife, August p61.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1997. Father superior: Hormonal control in alpine marmots. BBC Wildlife, July p58.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1996. Just add water: How nematode worms survive total dehydration. BBC Wildlife, September p24.
Eatherley, D.M.R. 1996. Mighty mite: The trials of being a parasite in a seal's nostrils. BBC Wildlife, December p12.


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Film Review: 'Frantz'
François Ozon remakes Ernst Lubitsch's anti-war drama "Broken Lullaby," expanding the melodrama while soft-pedalling the pacifism.
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Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Ernst Stötzner, Marie Gruber, Johann Von Bülow, Anton von Lucke, Cyrielle Clair, Alice de Lencquesaing. (German, French dialogue)
Official Site: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5029608/
It's a bold director who decides to remake an Ernst Lubitsch film, but François Ozon's choice of "Broken Lullaby," one of the master's least known works and a drama to boot, probably seemed like a safe bet. This is the tale of a young Frenchman just after WWI, traveling to Germany to meet the parents and fiancée of a fallen soldier whom he says he knew in Paris, and it offers considerable emotional scope for Ozon's pet themes, including the bounds of friendship and the idea of women coming into their own. Taken on these terms, "Frantz" plays like classic melodrama, and has certain charms. However, Lubitsch was invested in making an antiwar film with a romance attached, whereas Ozon reverses the order and tacks on a completely new second half. The results are oddly more artificial than the 1932 original, and considerably less moving.
Sales however are likely to be brisk, not just in the home countries of France and Germany but further afield. That's partly because "Broken Lullaby" – originally titled "The Man I Killed" – is largely forgotten, and partly because "Frantz" is the kind of semi-arty costumer that plays well everywhere (it is significantly better than Ozon's previous costume pic, "Angel"). It could also benefit from the ongoing centenary commemorations of the Great War, providing a far different context from the one that greeted Lubitsch's film, released just 14 years after the Armistice.
The first half of "Frantz" is narratively faithful to "Broken Lullaby," which starts in Germany in 1919; in the opening shot, Ozon fades from color to black-and-white, and thereafter reserves the polychromatic palette largely for prewar scenes. Anna (Paula Beer, "The Dark Valley") lives in Quedlinburg with the parents of her dead fiancé Frantz (Anton von Lucke, in flashbacks). Joy is not a part of their lives since Frantz's death one year earlier, and Anna remains with the kind couple, Dr. Hans Hoffmeister (Ernst Stötzner) and Magda (Marie Gruber), to look after them and mourn together.
Anna is intrigued when she discovers that a Frenchman, Adrien (Pierre Niney, "Yves Saint-Laurent") is visiting Frantz's tomb, especially as defeated Germany is hardly welcoming toward French victors. She politely confronts him at the graveside, and the emotionally fragile young man tells her that he was a friend of Frantz's in Paris before the war. Moved by this connection to her lost love, she introduces him to the Hoffmeisters, though the doctor at first brusquely resists having any contact with a Frenchman.
Ozon picks up a remarkable number of scenes from "Broken Lullaby": for example, one where Anna buys a dress for the first time since the war, in order to attend a town dance with Adrien. There's also the sequence where Dr. Hoffmeister, now treating Adrien like a surrogate son, criticizes his Francophobe cronies, reminding them that while French soldiers may have killed their boys in the trenches, it was the German fathers, they themselves, who packed them off to battle. Sadly, Ozon is unable to match the wistful, understated magic of the dress scene, nor (by a long shot), the kick-in-the-gut potency of the antiwar tirade, which provided Lionel Barrymore with one of his finest moments on screen.
In its latter half, "Frantz" departs completely from the source material (which Lubitsch took from Maurice Rostand's play, "L'homme que j'ai tué"), with Adrien returning to France. Anna's emotional investment in her dead fiancé has transferred itself to Adrien, and when a letter she sends is returned, she takes the train to Paris in search of the enigmatic man. Ozon is far more comfortable with these scenes, in which he deepens Anna's inner tussle: no longer a dependent of the Hoffmeisters but retaining her attachment to their son, she's on a journey to discover whether Adrien is a substitute for her dead lover, or the way toward a new future.
Perhaps it's not fair to constantly make comparisons, yet the choices Ozon makes force parallel assessments. For one, showing Frantz in flashbacks undercuts the potency of scenes in which his loved ones share his memory, especially as von Lucke has a soft, simpering quality that makes him far more suited to being paired with Adrien than Anna. The possibly homoerotic connection between the two men is never far from the surface, even though it's not outwardly acknowledged. Lubitsch made his film as much about the parents as the Anna figure, which increased the sense of a gaping wound in all their lives; however when Ozon shifts to France, the Hoffmeisters are forgotten, and so too their grief, which Adrien was just beginning to assuage.
Casting choices are also a problem, as Niney's Adrien is neurotic yet too smooth, bordering on blankness. In contrast, Phillips Holmes, Lubitsch's underrated actor, played the character on the edge of hysteria, his inescapable, haunted gaze a far more powerful expression of war trauma than Niney's passively handsome eyes. Beer is far more a stand-out, and clearly Ozon finds her a more interesting character.
Black-and-white is meant to ground "Frantz" in a fixed past, yet the reproduced monochromatic tones are obviously computer "corrected" from color, resulting in oddly flat visuals of little spatial interest. The color scenes work much better visually, especially as the palette chosen has the kind of genuinely older feeling that the black-and-white presumably strives, but fails, to meet. If monochrome is meant to convey something of the mournful quality of Europe at the time, it's odd that Ozon shoots a trench scene – a very unnecessary trench scene – in color. Philippe Rombi's score borrows heavily from Mahler in the first sections, intrusively aiming to enrich the emotions, leading to more Romantic orchestrations that fulfill the requirements of melodrama.
Film Review: 'Frantz'
Reviewed at Venice Film Festival (competing), Sept. 2, 2016. (Also in Toronto – Special Presentations.) Running time: 113 MIN.
Production: (France-Germany) A Mandarin Prod., X-Filme Creative Pool, FOZ, Mars Films, France 2 Cinéma, Films Distribution production, in association with Universal, with the participation of Canal Plus, Ciné Plus, France TV, Warner Bros. (International sales: Films Distribution, Paris.) Producers: Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer. Co-producers: Stefan Arndt, Uwe Schott.
Crew: Director: François Ozon. Screenplay: Ozon, in collaboration with Philippe Piazzo, loosely based on the film "Broken Lullaby" by Ernst Lubitsch. Camera (B&W, color, widescreen): Pascal Marti. Editor: Laure Gardette.
With: Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Ernst Stötzner, Marie Gruber, Johann Von Bülow, Anton von Lucke, Cyrielle Clair, Alice de Lencquesaing. (German, French dialogue)
Francois Ozon

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We managed to get ourselves into another trophy (plate) final this time with the boys U15's. But unlike like last year (Boys U13's) when we were vying to win it, this year we were fighting not to come last!
Our first and closest match was against Lancs – having travelled with not a fully fit team both Luca and Noah a little under the weather – Luca would normally have beaten his opponent but on the day didn't have the energy to do so, Noah also at 4 didn't get a game, where as our No5 David Offer and Joe Pannell at 2 both managed to win – David's match went to 5 winning it 3-2 which left James who managed to get his game back to 2-2 but unfortunately lost his match 2-3.
The other two counties Glos who were the hosts and Cambridgeshire fielded squads who clearly were stronger and we were unable to make too much of an impression. Glos being the overall winners at the end of the day.


When it comes to safety, added layers of protection only enhance nuclear energy's capability to provide clean, efficient power, with performance levels increasing steadily over time. In 2008, U.S. nuclear plants surpassed coal, natural gas, oil and all other fuels that make electricity by operating to more than 90 percent of their total rated capacity. Nuclear plants also generated approximately 805.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year, enough to serve the total year's electricity needs of one-fifth the U.S. population.
A great example is Arkansas Nuclear One where workers have gone a mind-boggling nine years and 23 million man-hours without a loss work time accident.
Nearly 23 million hours worked over a span of almost nine years without a lost time accident is a remarkable feat for any industrial facility. That is exactly what Arkansas and Nuclear One employees have accomplished and the meter is still running. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently approved ANO's continued participation at the voluntary projection program star level, the program's highest rating, a status ANO has maintained for 12 years and a nuclear industry record.
I get so sick of anti-nuclear claims that nuclear plants are unsafe!


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In this guest article, Is "reading" Latin impossible?, Tom Keeline, assistant professor of Classics at Washington University, St. Louis, discusses the difficulties, the possibilities and the impossibilities when learning and reading Latin.
Two thousand years ago, when the Romans ruled a vast empire whose inhabitants spoke all sorts of different languages, many of those inhabitants wanted to learn Latin. So they signed up for Latin classes, where they learned using textbooks containing little dialogues about everyday life.


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Q: Need help understanding an author's argument against a piece of code I am learning Java from Java: Just in Time, John Latham. I have a bit of confusion.
We have a program which takes current age from command line argument and compute age next year.
public class AgeNextYear
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    int ageNow = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
    int ageNextYear = ageNow + 1;

    System.out.println("Your age now is " + ageNow);
    System.out.println("Your age next year will be " + ageNextYear);
  } // main
} // class AgeNextYear

There are two ways that the user can make this program fail. First, they might run it without
a command line argument, and so it will have a problem when trying to access args[0].
Second, they may supply an argument which is not the string representation of a whole number and so the Integer.parseInt() method will not be able to
interpret the value as an int.
And then, in order to avoid the two possible exceptions in this code, we could add some code to the AgeNextYear program which checks the validity of the user's input. Then code is
 public class AgeNextYear
 {
  // Return true if and only if given string is all digits and non empty.
  private static boolean isNonEmptyDigits(String shouldBeDigits)
  {
    boolean okaySoFar = shouldBeDigits.length() != 0;
    int index = 0;
    while(okaySoFar && index < shouldBeDigits.length())
    {
      okaySoFar = Character.isDigit(shouldBeDigits.charAt(index));
      index ++;
    } // while
    return okaySoFar;
  } // isNonEmptyDigits

  // Check argument and compute result or report error.
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    if(args.length > 0 && isNonEmptyDigits(args[0]))
    {
      int ageNow = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
      int ageNextYear = ageNow + 1;

      System.out.println("Your age now is " + ageNow);
      System.out.println("Your age next year will be " + ageNextYear);
    } // if
    else
      System.out.println("Please supply your age, as whole number.");
  } // main

} // class AgeNextYear

Then, writer of the book says that,

Whilst it is true that we have made the program robust against
  exceptions, we should not be satisfied with this approach. First, it
  was rather a lot of work – the program has doubled in size.  [--
  Second, the checks that our new parts of the code make are also being
  made by the parts of the program that caused the exceptions in the
  first place. That is, the implementation of args[0] in an expression
  contains a check that the length of args is at least one, otherwise it
  will create an Exception. Also, the code inside Integer.parseInt() is
  surely checking that each character of the argument is a digit. --]

I dont understand what he means in the brackets [--  --].

A: One of the hallmarks of bad code is there's a lot of it. The reason "it was a lot of work" is because the author of the book is a bad programmer.
Here's how a good programmer might write code that does the exact same thing, but in less code:
public static void main(String[] args) {
   if (args.length == 0 || !args[0].matches("\\d{1,3}")) // age must be in range 0-999
       System.out.println("Please supply your age, as whole number.");
   else
       System.out.println("Your age now is " + args[0] + "\nYour age next year will be " + (Integer.parseInt(args[0]) + 1));
}

That's the entire program btw.
Notice how you don't need the ageNow or ageNextYear variables at all, and the String.matches() method is used to check if the string is made only of digits.
It should be noted that "checking if the string is only digits" does not protect against exceptions when calling Integer.parseInt() - if you pass it a number greater than 2147483647 (ie Integer.MAX_VALUE) it will explode.
If you want proper protection, catch the expected exceptions:
public static void main(String[] args) {
    try {
        System.out.println("Your age now is " + args[0] + "\nYour age next year will be " + (Integer.parseInt(args[0]) + 1));
    } catch (NumberFormatException | ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
        System.out.println("Please supply your age, as whole number.");
    }
}

which is totally robust and even less code again.

A: To explain the book a little more clearly.

the implementation of args[0] in an expression contains a check that the length of args is at least one, otherwise it will create an Exception

referring to:
if(args.length > 0 && isNonEmptyDigits(args[0])) //the expression
    {

contains a check that the length of args is at least one

if (args.length > 0

otherwise it will create an Exception

without the check for > 0, an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException would happen if there were no argument input.

Presumably, he will next go for an improved try, catch approach, which is how Exceptions are usually handled (as illustrated by the other answer here)

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Modesto Projects Become Recipients of Region's Biggest Ever EDA Grant
Contact: Amber Edwards, Director of Marketing and Communications
209.422.6421, aedwards@opportunitystanislaus.com
Modesto, CA– Students at two Stanislaus County schools will be training on cutting-edge equipment, thanks to a grant of nearly one million dollars received from the Economic Development Administration, a bureau within the United States Department of Commerce. The training is expected to save 453 jobs while creating at least 20 new positions.
The funding, allocated to VOLT Institute and Modesto Junior College (MJC), will be used for the purchase of equipment on par with machines used in industrial settings at local employers. David White, Chief Executive Officer of Opportunity Stanislaus, the organization responsible for conceptualizing VOLT Institute, knows the importance of high-tech equipment in the classroom. "The feedback we keep getting from employers is that our program is solid but that having equipment in the classroom similar to the machines students will be using in the field after graduation is essential to their success," said White. "We are launching PLC training in our next class starting in October and this will allow us to add coursework from the nationally-recognized NIMS system to our offerings. We are especially excited to offer Amatrol's popular mechatronics course."
For its part Modesto Junior College, a trailblazer in creating career pathways that lead to local jobs, will be adding equipment that complements its Career Technical Education programs with partner high schools. "We are happy to work with Opportunity Stanislaus, the Stanislaus County Office of Education (SCOE), and local employers. This grant helps build a pipeline for local residents to gain technical skills and advance their careers through additional training and education," remarked Modesto Junior College President Dr. James Houpis.
The grant required match funding, a hurdle overcome by Assemblymember Adam C. Gray's work to get a million dollars for VOLT Institute and MJC allocated in the 2018-19 California State Budget. Of making the project a priority Gray said, "We have a significant shortage of workers with the real skills necessary to get these good-paying jobs. We are encouraged that VOLT and MJC were able to use this state money to assemble a total of $2 million from federal and state grants to train an additional 200 students annually by expanding its certified industrial maintenance program and the industrial electronics, manufacturing, and machine program."
Gray is not the only legislator associated with support for the project. Congressman Josh Harder has made his support for technical training and VOLT Institute in particular known since taking office, attending several of the school's events and calling training in key areas a matter of statewide importance. "This is huge news – we've got all these talented people in the Valley who want good-paying jobs close to home, but they don't always have the skills or experience they need to fill them," said Representative Harder. "VOLT has already proven they can step in to fix this problem, and now they're going to have even more capacity to get people prepped and into a good career. It's good for businesses looking to hire, it's great for workers, and it's one more way we can signal to employers outside of our area that we have a highly-skilled workforce ready to get the job done."
VOLT Institute is a partnership between Opportunity Stanislaus, the county's economic development organization that is committed to improving economic vitality in the region, and SCOE. Opportunity Stanislaus, SCOE, and Modesto Junior College have collaborated for the last year in a combined effort to build the best collaborative advanced manufacturing training program in California. This new grant will help strengthen the joint effort. SCOE Superintendent Scott Kuykendall was ecstatic upon hearing the news of the grant award. "We are excited to add to VOLT Institute these exciting new programs," remarked Kuykendall. "The Tom Changnon Education Center is fast becoming a center of excellence for vocational training."
EDA grants are awarded through a competitive process based upon the application's merit, the applicant's eligibility, and the availability of funds. Because of the matching requirements and arduous application, the region has only ever received one such award of just over $140,000, allotted in 2010 to the City of Riverbank. But White hopes the award is the first of many for the county's workforce development efforts. "We are committed to providing high-quality jobs and that starts with an emphasis on top-notch training. Enthusiasm and ideas for continuous improvement are not in short supply and this encourages us that funding is not either." Warren Kirk, CEO of Doctors Medical Center and Chairman of the Board for Opportunity Stanislaus added, "This federal grant is a great example of what our region can accomplish when we work together in support of economic development."


After the Baker Hughes 10k on Sunday, I did some tidying, watched a couple of crappy movies on TV with Ian, and packed for my week away with 44 teenagers in London. After midnight, I decided I should probably get some sleep for the long day ahead. The day that started with getting on a coach at 4:30. In. The. Morning.
After a 90 minute power nap, I dragged myself into the shower, before packing last minute things and remembering a pillow for the 74 month (OK, 14 hour) journey ahead. On a bus, in case I had neglected to mention that charming detail. With teenagers that still think farting is hilarious.
Roughly 17 years later, we were all shuffling off of the bus and breathing in slightly warmer air in front of the London Eye, which we took a ride on before heading to the hotel for dinner and room checks. At 11:13 I crawled into bed. At 11:13:05, I was asleep.
The week was pretty similar to last year, with a morning shopping in Camden (at least the parts not affected by the fire the night before), the London Dungeons, a few musicals (Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Covent Garden, Thorpe Park, the London Zoo….
It also involved getting up before 6:00 am every morning for a run. I managed a single run on last year's trip, and while May was supposed to be my month off running to give myself a break after the Fling, the weather was nice, and I managed to crack out at least a 5k every morning we were there.
Friday was the long coach trip back to Aberdeen, Saturday was weights and a 4 mile run, and Sunday, today, was meant to be my first 'long run' to get me back into gear before the Giants Head marathon at the end of June. I set off expecting about 14 miles, but arrived home 20 miles later thanks to the mid-run company of some friends: Maz, Elaine (who is running Dundee and Glenmore 12 as well), and Carol (who is training for her first marathon). And possibly fueled by the sheer happiness I got from looking down at my colourful new tights (thank you free time in London to shop). Even the rain wasn't enough to dampen (I crack myself up) my mood.
Last night was also the much-anticipated opening of entries for the Glen Ogle 33 mile ultra held on November 1st. Knowing a few people who planned on entering, I booked my hotel room in the 15 minutes before entries opened (after insider information pointing me in the direction of one of the last rooms at the inn where the after party is), and spent the next 20 minutes anxiously brushing off any of Ian's attempts to speak to me, explaining I was dealing with some time-sensitive stuff and must not be disturbed. Oh, and entering the race. Which means I might as well try to make the most of my 'cut back month', since the second half of 2014 seems to be planned and packed!
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No problem! Not sure I'd have managed the full 20 on a soggy day like today without some distraction. Especially after cracking open the Fling prosecco last night….
Thanks! Think you'll be back for another stab at Aviemore?
That sure is some racing schedule. It's getting to the stage where there's hardly a need to train heavily, just keep ticking over until the next one. That is some coach trip but presumably the only way a school trip to London that is economic.
I count myself lucky – the trip to Holland had a 24 hour coach trip!
I'm sure you have done lots of hill training, and living somewhere very hilly I thought I had done enough. My glutes don't agree today.
However, it was buckets of fun and now I'm gutted I can't do the Giant's Head! Enjoy!


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Did you hear the one about the star-crossed lovers?
(2017) Science Fiction (Artsploitation) Piotr Polak, Olga Boladz, Sebastian Staniewicz, Helena Norowicz, Wojciech Zielinski, Bartolemej Firlet, Bartosz Cao, Anna Konieczna, Agata Buzek, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Bogdan Koca, Roma Kox, Bartosz Bielenia, Bartosz Adamczyk, Kamil Tolinski, Modest Rucinski, Marcin Sitek, Piotr Farynski, Kasia Koleczek, Maria Patykiewicz. Directed by Bodo Kox
There are movies that spell things out for you and then there are movies that force you to figure things out. I don't have a problem with the latter kind of cinema but there's an occupational hazard that the film can lead you down the primrose path without giving you the payoff you deserve for your efforts.
Adam (Polak) wakes up in 2030 with no memory of who he is or what he's doing in Warsaw. He is given a job as a janitor in a high-tech office building where good-natured Sebastian (Staniewicz) shows him the ropes. It is at work that he encounters Goria (Boladz), a beautiful but somewhat aloof manager – at least she seems to be as she is one of the few who has an "office" of her own – and with whom he falls deeply in love. At first she rebuffs his advances (somewhat caustically, I might add) but during an explosion and fire in a neighboring building causes the panicked workers to flee their own building, the two engage in sweaty, manic sex.
Adam stumbles upon an old-style radio that picks up mysterious broadcasts which might be coming from the year 1952. He also begins to have visions of that era, visions that he struggles to understand. As it turns out, like Billy Pilgrim, he is unstuck in time and whether he will stay in a past ruled by dictatorial communists or in the dystopian future ruled by a KGB-like secret police but which includes Goria, is anybody's guess.
I'm not 100% sure that this synopsis does the plot justice. Bodo Kox has created a future that looks very lived-in although to be blunt, the technology seems a might more advanced than ten years hence seems likely to produce. Water is severely rationed (which given the situation with climate change seems like a distinct possibility) and privacy is non-existent (which given how little privacy we currently have given that everything we do is recorded). People live in fear of a secret police that are aware of everything they do. It's not the sort of Brave New World that we signed up for.
The chemistry between Polak and Boladz is a bit complicated; at times there is a genuine bond apparent between them but at others there's a distance that's just as tangible. That chemistry is central to the success or failure of this film and I can't say that it works completely. This is the film's most glaring flaw; there are also some logical missteps in the story.
I have to give the filmmakers points for trying to deviate from standard time travel and dystopian future formulae. The script could have used another go-round of polish and the leads maybe recast although to be honest I'd keep Boladz; she has star quality. Polak is a bit bland, leading one to wonder what the Polansky she sees in him. Cerebral sci-fi fans should give this one a look.
REASONS TO SEE: The production design depicts a lived-in future.
REASONS TO AVOID: The chemistry between Polak and Boladz is inconsistent.
FAMILY VALUES: There is violence, profanity and some sexuality.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The film was nominated for two Polish Oscars in 2017, for Best Production Design and Best Music Score.
BEYOND THE THEATER: Amazon, Google Play, Microsoft, Vimeo, Vudu, YouTube
CRITICAL MASS: As of 7/13/19: Rotten Tomatoes: No score yet: Metacritic: No score yet
COMPARISON SHOPPING: Brazil
NEXT: The Incredibles 2
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Sitting out in the warm sun can be a kind of amnesia.
(2015) Drama (Film Movement) Marthe Keller, Max Riemell, Bruno Ganz, Corinna Kirchhoff, Fermi Reixach, Marie Leuenberger, Félix Pons, Florentin Groll, Eva Barceló, Lluis Altés, Rick Zingale, Kate Ashcroft, Joel Rice, Alfie Davies Man, Fabian Krüger, Joel Basman. Directed by Barbet Schroeder
It is said that the sea has no memory; if that is true, an island is the perfect place to forget.
Marthe (Keller) lives a kind of idyllic life in Ibiza. It is 1990 and the Berlin Wall has just fallen. Her house is absolutely charming with a breathtaking view. There is no electricity but she is absolutely fine with that. She grows many of her own vegetables and goes fishing when she is hungry. That which she can't get from the sea or grow herself she picks up at the local market. One of her cousins is visiting and urging her to return to Germany to dispose of a property for which her presence is required. She politely declines.
Shortly thereafter, a new neighbor moves in to the house just above hers on the hillside. He is Jo (Riemell), a German musician/composer who has been drawn by Ibiza's burgeoning Electronic Dance Music (EDM) scene. His stage name is DJ Gello and he is angling for a gig at Amnesia, the 800 pound gorilla of EDM clubs on Ibiza (and yes, this is a real club which is still open today). Jo is a pleasant sort who shows up at her door requesting first aid after badly burning his hand accidentally. She gives him an herbal cream rather than a bag of ice and the two strike up a friendship.
Marthe is in her 70s and Jo in his 20s but the two hit it off. They become fast friends, Marthe introducing Jo to the laid-back Ibiza life, Jo introducing Marthe to the hypnotic sway of EDM which Marthe actually finds compelling. There are a lot of things Marthe isn't talking about; the cello that she never plays, the reason she won't drink German wine or ride in Jo's Volkswagen. He also is upset when he discovers that Marthe, who claimed to be unable to speak German, turns out to be fluent in that language.
In fact, it turns out that Marthe is in fact German. She left Germany shortly before World War II broke out and fled to Switzerland with her love, a Jewish cellist. Disgusted by what her country did and became, she has renounced all things German, affecting a sort of amnesia by choice of her native country, her native language and everything relating to it.
When Jo's parents visit, his doctor mother (Leuenberger) and his beloved grandfather (Ganz) are trying very hard to convince Jo to return and take part in the historic reunification between East and West Germany. As the two enjoy a paella on Marthe's patio on a sunlit afternoon, the grandfather's harmless stories – which had evolved over the years – under Marthe's persistent questioning begins to crumble until a stark truth remains. Grandpa Bruno's own stories had formed a kind of amnesia for events too terrible to contemplate.
Schroeder has made some wonderful films in his storied career (his first effort in the director's chair came back in 1969) as well as a few turkeys but this one tends towards the former more than the latter. A lot of his films feature people dealing with an unsavory past and this one does so indirectly (and directly in the case of Grandpa Bruno). Marthe, as Jo's mom points out near the end of the film, is dealing with her issues with her homeland by running away from her feelings. It's hard not to blame her; in an era when Americans are increasingly disillusioned with the direction that their country is taking. While we don't have evil on the scale of the Nazis running the United States, there are certainly a lot of reasons not to like the way our country is shaping up. I'm not sure I'm quite ready to move to Ibiza and never speak English again – well, maybe I'm ready to move to Ibiza.
The cinematography here might just make you want to move to Ibiza. There are some beautiful vistas of gorgeous sunsets, stunning views and charming marketplaces. While this is mainly the Ibiza of 20 years ago (other than two framing scenes at the beginning and end), my understanding is that it hasn't changed all that much.
The writing here is very simple in terms of storyline and although the plot takes awhile to get moving it does eventually do so. Yes, some of the dialogue is a little clunky (as when Jo explains to Marthe what looping is) but by and large this feels a lot like real people conversing with one another albeit people conversing in a language not native to them.
Marthe Keller was a big European star in the 70s along the lines of Charlotte Rampling who has had a bit of a late career renaissance. A performance like this could get Keller a resurgence of her own; the septuagenarian is charming and natural, never rushing her delivery. She's not so much grandmotherly as she is a bit of a recluse; her origins are kept secret early on giving her an air of mystery but gradually as her story is unveiled we get to understand her better. The relationship between Marthe and Jo is platonic although Jo hints that his feelings run deeper, and the chemistry between the two is at the heart of the film. Both of these people are somewhat wounded and need each other and in the end we see that they are good for each other in ways movies don't often explore.
This isn't slated to get a very wide release although if it does well in the cities it is playing in we might see it get more screens, so it behooves you to make plans to see it if it does show up in your neck of the woods. It's also already on Google Play and should be out on other streaming services before too long. In any case, this is a worthwhile effort from a director who has helped shape the course of film over the past 50 years – that in itself should be incentive enough.
REASONS TO GO: The vistas of Ibiza are enchanting. The story is simple but effective.
REASONS TO STAY: The story takes a little bit of time to get moving.
FAMILY VALUES: There are some adult themes as well as a smattering of profanity.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The house that Marthe lives in here was also used by Schroeder in More (1969) and is owned by the Schroeder family (his mother bought it in 1951).
BEYOND THE THEATERS: Google Play
COMPARISON SHOPPING: The Reader
NEXT: Born in China
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Pick of the Litter – July 2017
BLOCKBUSTER OF THE MONTH
(EuropaCorp/STX) Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Ethan Hawke. Based on the landmark graphic novel and brought to life by French director Luc Besson, this movie follows the exploits of Valerian and his partner in crime Laureline who are tasked with the assignment of protecting Alpha, an amazing city where thousands of sentient beings gather to share technologies, cultures and knowledge with one another. It is truly a city of peace but it has become threatened by an unknown force and it is up to the two agents to not only discover who the threat is coming from but head it off before the galaxy is plunged into an all-encompassing war. July 21
INDEPENDENT PICKS
(IFC/Amazon) Matthew Heineman. From the director of Cartel Land comes this extraordinary documentary which chronicles the attempts of citizen journalists in the occupied city of Raqqa who attempt to call attention of the world to the horrors being inflicted upon them by ISIS. Even when they leave their home, these courageous chroniclers are not safe. It's a truly sobering look at the human toll of religious fanaticism. July 7
(Grasshopper) Okwui Okpokwasili. This is a documentary account of performance artist Okpokwasili and her preparation and execution of the riveting and controversial piece Bronx Gothic. Attempting to bring the plight of black women to audiences who don't understand it, Okpokwasili put her own body on the line night after night to make the pain of the black woman real. July 12
(Paladin) Pamela Yates. The Mayans built an amazing civilization on the Yucatan Peninsula. Their descendants however faced extraordinary deprivation under Guatemalan President Jose Luis Rios Montt. Against all odds, the Mayan people stood up against his tyranny and against the violence being inflicted upon him and brought the dictator to trial. This is the amazing story about how an ancient people found their voice again. July 12
Birthright: A War Story
(Abramorama) Civia Tamarkin. It is no secret that abortion is an explosive topic of conversation in our country. Many women thought their rights to choose were protected thanks to Roe v. Wade but it has become clear in this era of conservative activism that is no longer true. Draconian laws have been enacted at the state and local level that have become so intrusive into the lives and reproduction of women that even some conservatives are uncomfortable. This documentary exposes the human cost of the Right to Life and the hypocrisy behind it. July 14
Chasing Coral
(Netflix) Andrew Ackerman, Mark Eakin, Luiz A. Rocha, Joanie Kleypas. From the team that brought us the sobering melting ice cap documentary Chasing Ice comes this new film that looks at the coral reefs, a vital part of the ocean's ecosystem. The world's coral reefs have been dying at a terrifying rate, including the Great Barrier Reef, the oldest living thing on the planet. All hope is not lost but time is running out and action is required. July 14
(Film Movement) Marthe Keller, Max Riemett, Bruno Ganz, Corinna Kirchhoff. Master Director Barbet Schroeder brings us this tale of memory and loss. A DJ in a club called Amnesia in Ibiza is mesmerized by a lonely woman who comes to the club every night. He befriends her and as she slowly lets him in, she begins to reveal the past she has been trying to forget – only now she is trying to make peace with it. July 21
Brigsby Bear
(Sony Classics) Kyle Mooney, Claire Danes, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear. A strange and magical children's television show, The Adventures of Brigsby Bear, has an audience of one – James. When the show ends abruptly, he finds that he cannot accept that his beloved show is gone. Therefore he decides to finish the show himself and maybe define himself in the process. It looks to have a bit of a Michel Gondry influence judging on the trailer. July 28
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Catch 22: Based on the Unwritten Story by Seanie Sugrue
A party with macho guys, lots of booze and drugs and a mouthy hooker? What could possibly go wrong?!
(2016) Thriller (108 Media) Brock Harris, Al Thompson, Dónall Ó Héalai, Michael Rabe, Jayce Bartok, Charmane Star, An Nguyen, Phil Burke, Cameron McIntosh, Gerard Assante, Zachary Clarence, Charles Kennedy, Melissa Crisafulli, Seanie Sugrue, Donald Paul, Malik Uhuru, Josh Folan, Olivia Howell, Zack Auron, Dana Eckley, Gloria Kim, Emma Lieberman. Directed by Josh Folan
Sometimes a movie tells you right off the bat what kind of movie it's going to be. In the case of this one, the opening scene starts with a toilet in which the water is stained with what appears to be urine. In comes one of the characters and throws up into the commode. Eventually he notices that there's a dead Asian girl (Star) in the bathtub.
There are five guys who have passed out in the living room; Smoke (Harris), Bird (Thompson), Vince (Bartok), Seanie (Rabe) and Mikey (Ó Héalai). Most of them have criminal records; one of them is headed to prison for dealing shortly; in fact, the party is a farewell party to their buddy. And now this happens.
What transpires over the next several hours is an attempt to figure out what happened to the girl. As one of the men says to the others, "We're not gonna f*** each other." And that's just what they proceed to do. It's a bit like a Bizarro World Hangover in which nobody can remember what happened over the past 24 hours until bits and pieces begin to return to memory in segments that are preceded by a static sound like a old television being tuned on UHF.
This is definitely a micro-budgeted indie and while there's nothing wrong with that, someone needed to spend a little more of the budget on lighting; much of the film is dimly lit to the point where at times it is hard to tell the difference between some of the actors who with the exception of Thompson all have similar looks.
The relationship between the guys feels genuine to be fair. They talk like guys who have been friends from womb to tomb. They dress similarly in the way that guys who have bonded tend to dress the same. They act like they've been friends forever. I don't know if there was any pre-existing relationship between the actors but it sure feels like they've known each other forever. If they haven't, then all the more kudos to them.
I would have liked to have seen a bit more character development; all five of the guys tended to blend together somewhat to the point that at times I couldn't remember who it was that was talking. Still, the story is mildly compelling and there is enough here to make me think that the filmmakers have a future, but there's not enough here that lends itself to an unhesitant recommendation.
REASONS TO GO: The dialogue and male relationships are authentic.
REASONS TO STAY: The lighting is perpetually dim. The flashbacks are annoying. There's a whole lot of man-posturing and not enough character development.
FAMILY VALUES: The theme here is plenty adult; there are also graphic nudity, sexual content, a surfeit of drug use, some violence and a whole lot of profanity including racial slurs.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The real Seanie Sugrue appears in a cameo as a vagrant.
BEYOND THE THEATER: Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Vimeo,
COMPARISON SHOPPING: Very Bad Things
NEXT: The Ivory Game
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Inferno (2016)
Posted on December 6, 2016 by carlosdev
Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones at least got their exercise regimens in.
(2016) Thriller (Columbia) Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Foster, Ana Ularu, Ida Darvish, Paolo Antonio Simioni, Fausto Maria Sciarappa, Alessandro Grimaldi, Robin Mugnaini, Paul Ritter, Vincenzo Tanassi, Alessandro Fabrizi, Simone Mariani, Gabor Urmai, Jon Donahue, Fortunato Cerlino, Attila Arpa, Kata Sorbo. Directed by Ron Howard
I don't know if it's fair to characterize the novels of Dan Brown as an acquired taste. After all, he's sold millions of copies of his Robert Langdon novels starting with The DaVinci Code. His plots tend to be complicated and sometimes overly so. Still, they can be an entertaining read. Now, his fourth novel in the series has become the third filmed version of the franchise
Professor Robert Langdon (Hanks), one of the world's leading minds, wakes up in an Italian hospital with no memory of how he got there. Dr. Sienna Brooks (Jones) is trying to establish how he was shot; there is a head wound where a bullet apparently grazed his skull which might account for his amnesia. Just then a remorseless assassin (Ularu) comes for him, forcing the professor and doctor to flee.
In fact, it turns out a lot of people are after Langdon. The World Health Organization, with Dr. Elizabeth Sinskey (Knudsen) and .investigator Christoph Bouchard (Sy) are chasing Langdon with an unknown agenda. The Italian police are after him after surveillance footage reveals that he stole the death mask of Dante Alighieri whose Inferno holds clues to a mad billionaire's (Foster) plan to "cull the human herd" by releasing a plague that will kill half the world's population and immediately ease overpopulation concerns. A bit of a drastic cure, that.
In any case as Langdon's memories begin to slowly return, he finds he is in a race against time to find the killer virus and stop this mass murder on a demonic scale. In order to do that he has to follow a chain of clues left behind by the billionaire who killed himself rather than reveal the location of the virus's delivery system to the WHO. Who can Langdon trust? As it turns out, not the people he thinks.
I have to admit I found the first film in the series, The DaVinci Code, to be genuinely entertaining – the follow-up, Angels and Demons, less so but still acceptable. The third in the series is by far the least entertaining so far; the preposterous nature of the plot has become far too glaring to ignore and the payoff not enough to be worth the ride. Hanks looks a bit tired here; I suspect he's given Langdon about all he can give him as an actor. There were rumors that both Howard and Hanks were leaving the series after Angels and Demons but apparently they were prevailed upon to do the third film after pre-production on a proposed film version of the third book in the series, The Lost Symbol, stalled.
Again, Howard utilizes an international cast that is largely better known in Europe than in the United States with the exception of the Oscar-nominated Jones who shines here, reinforcing my opinion that she is one of the best young actresses out there who is likely to be one of the most honored actresses of her generation when all is said and done. Khan, who plays the nefarious head of a shadowy security agency, also has some meat on the bones of his character that he can work with but his part is all too brief alas.
Seeing the sights of Florence, Cambridge and Istanbul (among other places) is pleasing, particularly to me personally as I was in Florence just this past May and can attest to the beauty of the city having seen the Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi with my own eyes. It certainly ignited the tourist in my soul to see some of the sights that the movie highlights. If you have that tourist gene inside you, you'll likely be pleased by this as much as I was, but it's not really enough to recommend a movie just for the setting. It's rough when every ten minutes or so you're rolling your eyes at yet another plot turn that defies logic. Even Dan Brown's most loyal fans will be shaking their heads at this one.
REASONS TO GO: Plenty of lovely tourist opportunities for places like Florence and Istanbul.
REASONS TO STAY: The plot is absolutely preposterous.
FAMILY VALUES: Action and violence in plenty here, as well as a few disturbing images, brief sexuality, some disturbing thematic elements and brief foul language.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: This is the first Robert Langdon film not to be written by Akiva Goldsman.
COMPARISON SHOPPING: Outbreak
NEXT: Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
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Matt Damon espies a Trump for President sign.
(2016) Spy Action (Universal) Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Julia Styles, Riz Ahmed, Ato Essandoh, Scott Shepherd, Bill Camp, Vinzenz Kiefer, Stephen Kunken, Ben Stylianou, Kaya Yuzuki, Matthew O'Neill, Lizzie Phillips, Paris Stangl, Matt Blair, Amy De Bruhn, Akie Kotabe, Robin Crouch, Gregg Henry, Ava Katharina Maria Hoeller. Directed by Paul Greengrass
It's been nine years since the most recent Bourne movie and that's a long time for a spy to be on the shelf. Can the franchise that was once set to overtake Bond in the spy market recover?
Jason Bourne (Damon) has been living off the grid, but that's what happens when the CIA wants you dead. He's been making a living doing underground fights in Macedonia which is essentially a one punch affair for the world's most dangerous assassin. Maybe all the blows to the head in the first three movies have jarred something loose but he remembers his past now, all of it. And he remembers in particular a meeting with his father (Henry) just moments before he was assassinated and at about the time that he – then known as David Webb – was recruited for Treadstone.
But as his long-time ally Nicky Parsons (Stiles) says, just because he remembers everything doesn't mean he knows everything and he's clearly got a lot to learn and he's gonna go find out what he needs to know. New CIA director Robert Dewey (Jones) has a lot of skeletons in his closet and he doesn't want Bourne opening his closet door. He sends an operative known only as the Asset (Cassel) after Bourne and Parsons, which doesn't bode well for either of them.
Dewey in the meantime has an agreement with tech billionaire Aaron Kalloor (Ahmed) who made his billions with a Facebook-like social media site that hides a nefarious secret and Kalloor is about to come clean, something Dewey cannot allow. Working on Dewey's team is Heather Lee (Vikander), a CIA analyst and computer expert who is figuring out that there is a game afoot, but the players are playing for keeps and may well be out of her league. She will be the wild card when the end game makes its inexorable appearance.
I left the theater feeling a sense of déjà vu and not in a good way. There were high hopes for this franchise; not only was it making monster profits but first director Doug Liman and then Greengrass created bold, kickass movies that not only redefined the spy genre but made it relevant in the 21st century; even the James Bond franchise seemed to borrow from Bourne tonally once Daniel Craig was aboard. This feels like it cribbed a lot of its material from previous Bourne movies.
Greengrass likes to use the handheld camera for fight scenes and that does, I'll admit, create a very kinetic action sequence. It also makes it nearly impossible to tell who is doing what to whom, and as a result it tends to waste the choreography and skill of those doing the fighting. I'm already prone to vertigo and those scenes don't do me any favors; friends who have seen the movie who have no balance issues have reported feeling queasy during the fight scenes and having to look away from the screen. I get that this is something that Greengrass is known for and it's tough sometimes for a filmmaker to give up a trademark of their style but perhaps he should consider it in this case.
Damon however, having won an Oscar since the last time he played Bourne, still is as Chuck Norris as they come in the role and yes I'm using the actor's name as an adjective. He scowls with the best of them – in fact, I don't think anyone cracks a smile in the entire movie that I could remember – and kicks bootie as well as any actor who doesn't have a martial arts background to begin with. Bourne may well end up being his signature role (as Bond was for Sean Connery and Harry Callahan was for Clint Eastwood) and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Tommy Lee Jones is also fun to watch; he's a crocodile in a business suit with a lapel pin and you can feel the slime dripping off of him as he works his magic. Hero or villain, Jones is one of the most reliable actors there has ever been; I can't remember him ever phoning in a performance. French superstar Cassel (who is badly underrated here in the States) is almost Damon's equal as the villainous Asset.
Despite the tendency towards overly kinetic camera work, Greengrass still knows how to mount edge-of-your-seat action sequences and the car chase down the Las Vegas strip near the movie's conclusion may well be the best of the entire series. It is a thing of beauty and is worth seeing the film for all by itself. It is by no means the only well-staged action sequence in the film, however and in many ways other than Damon's performance the action pieces are the best thing about the movie.
I don't know if the franchise is getting a bit tired; something tells me that Greengrass probably has done about everything he needs to as far as Jason Bourne is concerned and while I think Damon is amazing in the role, it also might be time to put another actor into it if they are going to continue the franchise and if Damon won't work with anyone else but Greengrass in order to play the part. Jeremy Renner will be returning in the not-too-distant future in another movie set in the Bourne universe, and perhaps it is time to see what other directors, writers and actors can do with it. I think that there's a lot more that can come out of the franchise but this movie seems to indicate that those who have guided it successfully so far have essentially run out of steam.
REASONS TO GO: Matt Damon is as badass as ever. The Las Vegas car chase is a classic.
REASONS TO STAY: Shaky handheld camera work smacks of "Look, Ma, I'm Directing" syndrome. Too many elements are just like other Bourne films.
FAMILY VALUES: There is plenty of action and violence as well as a little bit of profanity.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Part of the film is set in Athens, Greece but due to the high taxes and bureaucratic obstacles, filming for that portion took place in Tenerife in the Canary Islands instead.
COMPARISON SHOPPING: Spectre
NEXT: Nerve
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Shaun the Sheep Movie
Shaun the Sheep reads the early reviews.
(2015) Animated Feature (Lionsgate) Starring the voices of Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Richard Webber, Kate Harbour, Tim Hands, Andy Nyman, Simon Greenall, Emma Tate, Jack Paulson, Sean Connolly, Henry Burton, Dhimant Vyas, Sophie Laughton, Nia Medi James, Stanley Unwin, Nick Park. Directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
Variety asserts that Shaun the Sheep is comparable to the legendary French comedian Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot and while that is a bit of a stretch, I can at least see where the reviewer is coming from. Certainly Shaun is about as loquacious as the French comedian.
Shaun the Sheep (Fletcher) made his first appearance in a Wallace and Gromit short before getting a series of 7-minute shorts of his own, more than a hundred of them most of which have been broadcast on TV. This is the first full-length feature and it follows the storyline of most of the shorts, to wit Shaun and his fellow sheep try to get out of doing any farm work, having to outwit the dog Bitzer (Sparkes) and the unnamed balding Farmer (Sparkes). The shorts are clever and cute.
This time, however, things get a little out of hand when after lulling the Farmer to sleep by jumping over a fence until he nods off, they store him in what the Brits call a caravan and we call a trailer. When Bitzer gets wind of the deception, he goes to wake up his master, only to send the Caravan on a beeline for the city – London although not specifically named. Upon arrival the farmer is bonked on the head and loses all his memories. Having no ID on him, he wanders the streets, trying to find some sort of clue as to who he is and what he does for a living. He ends up mistakenly figuring out that he's a hairdresser and uses the clippers to sheer the heads of his celebrity clients, recreating the same sorts of styles he used to give his sheep.
Shaun knows he needs to go retrieve the Farmer so he heads out to the City, only to be followed by the rest of the flock and Bitzer. A super-zealous animal control catcher named Trumper (Djalili) is on the prowl for Shaun and his friends and eventually captures Shaun and Bitzer, imprisoning them in a dog shelter which looks much more like death row. There they meet the world's ugliest dog who has no hope of being adopted. Their new friend helps them escape and eventually hide out, where Shaun comes up with a last-ditch plan to get their Farmer back home to the farm – and put everything to right.
I have to admit that my hopes weren't high for this, as it is the first Aardman animation feature in awhile to arrive with little or no fanfare and quite frankly, it may very well be one of the best things the studio has ever done. One thing I'd worried about is that there is absolutely no dialogue – the animals communicate with gesture, look and an occasional bleat or woof. Humans speak in an unintelligible gibberish that puts the "WAH WAH WAH" spoken by the adults in the Peanuts cartoons to shame.
There is obviously a great deal of affection for the rustic way of life; the farmhouse is one of those beautiful old stone farmhouses that dot the English countryside, the meadow is beautiful and even the "work" that is done doesn't seem all that taxing. The bucolic setting and the obvious affection the sheep feel for the farmer and vice versa is kind of moving. You would think that a farmer who has grown to middle age without a human partner might get unutterably lonely but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
Like most of Aardman's animations, this is clever as all get out. It certainly seems to be aimed at a very young audience, certainly toddlers on up but unlike a lot of American entertainment aimed at the very young, this is just as easily digested by adult viewers. It's very short as you might expect (barely over an hour) and not for a moment did I ever feel bored or talked down to. The opening sequence, done as a Super 8 film of the Farmer as a young man with Shaun as a baby and Bitzer as a puppy establishes the mood; it's a rather sweet sequence and while critics have praised it, some might find it too treacly. Those who don't like cute movies for kids would be well-advised to move on.
The charm here is undeniable and quite frankly although it doesn't have the lofty aspirations of Inside Out or the epic setting of Minions this certainly belongs with those two films as the very best family films of the summer. Some families might be unaware of the character or the movie, but this is one I'd highly recommend for an afternoon out at the movies with the kids.
REASONS TO GO: Super charming. Clever like all Aardman films. Good for adults and kids alike.
REASONS TO STAY: Might be a little over-sentimental in places. Those who don't like kid movies that are cute will not like this.
FAMILY VALUES: Some rude humor.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Twenty animators worked on the film, each producing about two seconds of footage per day.
CRITICAL MASS: As of 7/27/15: Rotten Tomatoes: 100% positive reviews. Metacritic: 78/100.
COMPARISON SHOPPING: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
NEXT: Mr. Holmes
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Most days, I answer our phone calls. Most of the time those calls are from customers who either need to update their credit card or have a quick question about our software or about adding a new restaurant location they plan to open to their account with us.
Every time I've finished handling whatever the person needs, I say "Hey, __(name)___, I just want to thank you for your business. We're really do appreciate it and we're stoked to serve y'all." Or something along those lines. I say it very authentically because I absolutely mean it. We are very, very thankful for every one of the thousands of customers who pay their hard-earned money each month to use our software. We are thankful to be a small part of how they run their business, and we are genuinely proud to serve them.
It amazes me how many people literally stop and sort of chuckle when I thank them, a sign to me that they are surprised to hear me say that. They then often reply with "Absolutely, Wil, we love Schedulefly!" But the point is they are taken aback and surprised for a genuine "thank you," and that's both encouraging and discouraging.
It's discouraging because it's proof to me that the bar is so low these days that people don't expect to be thanked, certainly not in a sincere way. They expect somebody working off of a script who doesn't enjoy their job and who is trying to get them off of the phone as quickly as possible. Isn't that what we almost always get when we call a business? You get so used to it that it doesn't really even bother you. It's just how it is these days.
But it's also encouraging because it proves that if you do appreciate your customer's business and take the time to tell them, it will be such a shock they may even laugh a little before they respond. That's your sign that whether they say it or not, you just gave them something they will most likely not experience from any other business they call that day: a sense of feeling genuinely valued as a customer.
Give it a try. Stop and thank them. Slowly. Sincerely. You'll be surprised by how surprised, and happy, your customer will be.


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FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2018, file photo, victims of clergy sexual abuse, or their family members, react as Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania Roman Catholic dioceses are facing recent lawsuits from people hoping a court decision in 2019 has shown a way around time limits for filing litigation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
August 14, 2020 - 7:39 am
Slew of church abuse lawsuits hinges on state court decision
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic dioceses have been hit with about 150 lawsuits from people who say they were sexually abused as children by priests and hope a state court decision last year has shown a way around time limits for legal claims. Lawyers involved in the litigation...
Amid crises, UNICEF USA launches program to help kids in US
NEW YORK (AP) — For more than 70 years, the U.S. affiliate of UNICEF has supported the global work of that U.N. agency, most of it focused on aiding children in developing countries. On Wednesday, amid overlapping domestic crises, UNICEF USA announced its first major program supporting children in...
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August 06, 2020 - 11:41 am
Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — On June 2, Justin LaFrancois attended a protest against police violence and racism in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, where he planned to livestream the event for his alternative newspaper's website. Shortly into the march, police, who reported that water bottles and rocks...
Police officers and detectives enter the crime scene area where a 9-year-old boy was fatally shot, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Chicago. A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of Janari Ricks and police hope to secure charges against him in the coming days, the city's police superintendent said Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)
August 03, 2020 - 6:47 pm
Kids getting caught in crossfire as US gun violence surges
CHICAGO (AP) — July in Chicago ended as it began: Mourning the death of a child whose only mistake was venturing outside to play when someone with a gun came to the neighborhood hunting for an enemy. On Monday, two days after his department released statistics that revealed the month had been one...
Juana Perez, whose 2 1/2 year-old son Dylan is missing, holds a poster of him outside of the presidential palace that asks for President Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador to help her find him, in Mexico City, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The search for Perez's boy who was led away from a market in southern Mexico's Chiapas state three weeks ago led police to a horrifying discovery: 23 abducted children being kept at a house and forced to sell trinkets in the street. Pérez said officials told her that her son had not yet been found. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Child abduction, forced labor scandal widens in south Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A scandal involving the abduction and exploitation of young children in a colonial Mexican city popular with tourists widened Wednesday when prosecutors released additional evidence that an adult apparently used other children to help kidnap a missing 2-year-old boy. The search...
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2005, file photo, Dustin Lee Honken is led by US Marshals into the Federal Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, prior to his sentencing. Honken an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week. Honken would become the first defendant from Iowa to die from capital punishment since 1963 if his lethal injection takes place as scheduled on Friday, July 17, 2020 in Terre Haute, Ind. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette via AP, File)
Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people in 1993 to be executed
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A ruthless Iowa meth kingpin who killed five people, including two young girls, in 1993 to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week. Dustin Honken, 52, would become the first defendant in an Iowa case to be...
FILE - In this May 3, 2019, file photo, cars line up as mourners head to visitation services for AJ Freund at Davenport Funeral Home in Crystal Lake, Ill. JoAnn Cunningham who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the beating death of AJ Freund, her 5-year-old son, faces a maximum sentence of 60 years in state prison when she returns to court on Thursday, July 16, 2020. (Brian Hill/The Daily Herald via AP, File)
Illinois woman faces up to 60-year term in slaying of son, 5
CHICAGO (AP) — The voice of a 5-year-old boy who was beaten to death and buried in a shallow grave filled a northern Illinois courtroom Thursday during a hearing in which a judge will decide if his mother, who admitted to killing the child, should die in prison. McHenry County prosecutors played a...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — At the Lagutenko wedding in 2017, the couple exchanged vows, rings and kisses in front of friends and relatives, then took a traditional drive in a limousine, stopping at landmarks for photos. But because they were both women, the wedding wasn't legal in Russia. If...
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Giants star catcher Posey out this year over virus concerns
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New York Senate Passes 'Aggressive' Climate And Emissions Bill
By Alec Larson
Gov. Andrew Cuomo supports the bill and says it includes "the most aggressive mandate in the country."
On Wednesday, the New York Senate voted to pass the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. The goal of the bill is to virtually eliminate the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The measure would require the state to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions to 85% below 1990 levels by 2050. It would also make sure that the leftover 15% would be offset through other measures, such as removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The state would be required to get 70% of its electricity from renewable sources such as hydroelectric, solar and wind power by 2030, before eventually moving to entirely carbon-free power in 2040.
In a tweet on Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signaled his support for the bill, saying: "Climate Change is the issue of our lifetime. I'm proud to announce a 3-way deal with the Legislature on landmark climate legislation that includes the most aggressive mandate in the country."
The bill still has to pass a New York State Assembly vote on Wednesday, but it seems likely that it will land on the governor's desk — the Assembly has already passed versions of this bill three times in the past.
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Mississippi DA In Curtis Flowers Case Recuses Himself After 6 Trials


Written with psychotherapist Rachel Harris, each of the 19 couplets of the poem is developed into a chapteroon jealousy, shame, praise, recognition, honesty, fairness, tolerance, and more. We can accept our kids while rejecting their unacceptable behaviors and maintaining rules and limits. This way, they answered their mother truthfully, each reporting her own experience, and Mom held them both accountable for an understandable mistake. Reprinted with permission by Workman Publishing. Bila seorang anak hidup dengan penerimaan dan persahabatan , ia belajar untuk mencintai dunia.
Based on Dorothy Law Nolte's poem of the same name, Children Learn What They Live expands each couplet into a magical recipe for future generations. In order to do this, we may have to let go of some of our oldest and fondest dreams. It's well written and a great reminder of the beliefs we pass on to our children through our own behaviors. لعله لو تسنى لي مطالعة الكتاب في نسخته الأصلية باللغة الانجليزية كنت قد منحته تقييماً أعلى نظراً لمحتواه ومنهجية عرضه، إلا أن قراءة النسخة الع كتاب مفيد ومهم جداً لكل مربي لانتهاجه منهجية عملية واقعية في استعراض القيم السلوكيات والبواعث المقابلة لها: يتعلم الأطفال القلق إذا نشأوا في جو من الخوف يتعلم الأطفال الرثاء لحالهم إذا نشأوا في جو يشيع فيها الإشفاق لى الذات يتعلم الأطفال تقدير الشيء إذا نشأوا في جو من الإطراء بهذه الكيفية يستعرض الكتاب القيم والسلوكيات وبواعثها، مع تعزيز العرض بالقصص والبيان. We often meet some students who do something wrong or make mistakes. Children Learn What They Live,O the celebrated poem she wrote in 1954.
يتعلم الاطفال القلق اذا نشأوا في جو من الخوف. Bila seorang anak hidup dengan permusuhan, ia akan belajar kekerasan. Most of us tell our children stories we consider to be harmless, like the ones about Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, but some parents believe that even this kind of storytelling is a form of dishonesty. ترمي الكاتبة لاستغلال الابيات بشكل عملي في توجيه وارشاد ونشر المحبة والسلام والامن للابناء من قبل االامهات والاباء والاسرة بشكل خاص. Seen this way, the choice should be clear, and when we make room for our children's hopes to unfold, we make our own world much bigger and richer, too.
A great book for parents, and for anyone who works with or around children of all ages! He's angry when he walks through the front door, but with an effort he keeps his temper. Written with psychotherapist Rachel Harris, each of the 19 couplets of the poem is developed into a chapteróon jealousy, shame, praise, recognition, honesty, fairness, tolerance, and more. If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty. In Children Learn What They Live: Parenting to Inspire Values, authors Nolte, a teache Since its publication in 1954, Dorothy Law Nolte's inspirational and educational poem, Children Learn What They Live has been published worldwide, translated into 10 languages, taught in parenting and teaching courses, distributed in doctors offices, and printed on posters and calendars. Typically, only the book itself is included. One way we can help in this regard is by trying to focus on what happened instead of seeking to assign blame. As a set of guiding principals, as teaching tools, or as gentle reminders, Nolte and Harris's approach to teaching values to children encapsulates the best in parenting wisdom.
If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. Moreover, we learn how Workman publishing : New York Auther: Dorothy Law Nolte 7words: inspiring value children parents relationship growth hospitality 5hours What's good about this book? A father told her that he hung a copy above his workbench in the garage, where he goes to regain his perspective. The timeless New York Times bestselling guide to parenting that shows the power of inspiring values through example. If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy. Officially, the poem has been translated into ten languages and published worldwide, and it is used by teachers and clergy as part of the curriculum for parenting education classes. She lives with her teenage daughter in Princeton, New Jersey.
After reading this book, dealing with children's issues is much less stressful and your results are visible and closer to your desired results! مثال لابيات القصيدة كسبب ونتيجة في مضمار التربية : يتعلم الاطفال الثقة اذا نشأوا في جو من التشجيع. The author has such a kind, comforting voice, free of judgment and full of wisdom. This book of not-so-common common sense urges parents to raise their kids with positivity, praise, truthfulness, and friendliness--creating an environment of trust and a world of difference in who our future children become. The book is easy to read and covers the full range of topics that caretakers of children must confront on a daily basis. . Children Learn What They Live,O the celebrated poem she wrote in 1954. We don't want our children think that no matter what they do, as long as they tell the truth everything is okay.
Written with psychotherapist Rachel Harris, each of the 19 couplets of the poem is developed into a chapteróon jealousy, shame, praise, recognition, honesty, fairness, tolerance, and more. مثال لابيات القصيدة كسبب ونتيجة في مضمار التربية : يتعلم الاطفال الثقة اذا نشأوا في جو من التشجيع. And most people would agree that there is nothing more important in life than to love and be loved. When we wholeheartedly love our children and accept them unconditionally, they thrive. Bila seorang anak hidup dengan ketentraman, ia belajar tentang iman. Finally, one night the inevitable happens, and dad feels the dread crunch under his wheels.
Excerpted from Children Learn What They Live. They likewise need to come to understand the difference between a lie and an honest mistake. Of course I haven't had kids yet and havent even thought of it, but this book tells me how to treat students who cannot perform well. This book which tells us how to communicate with immatured kids teaches us how to develop self-esteem in our daily life. Some parents consider it acceptable to lie about their children's ages in order to get them free travel on an airplane or a reduced admission at the movies; others do not. A unique handbook to raising children with a compassionate, steady hand—and to giving them the support and confidence they need to thrive. While the text veers readily into greeting-card prose, the authors' message--to support and encourage children, to be patient and kind--certainly is hard to dispute.
It is a must read, for parent and non-parent alike. If children live with acceptance, they learn to love. If children live with acceptance, they learn to love. Learn the skills strategies and mindset necessary to understand autistic brain and experience the impact of sensory struggles effective symptom management coping. Dorothy Law Nolte, a lifelong teacher and lecturer on family dynamics, presents a simple but powerful guide to parenting the old-fashioned way: instilling values through example. For my son and daughter in law who live far away and have a 11 month old precious girl. Love should always be freely given, not offered as a reward for good behavior.