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Screenshot comparison: Jean Luc Godard's "Pierrot le fou" (StudioCanal, Criterion)
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Screenshots of Jean-Luc Goadard's "Pierrot le fou" [France / Italy 1965]. More screenshots from the German "StudioCanal Collection" Blu-ray, the Criterion Blu-ray, and the Swedish Universal/StudioCanal-DVD here .
Here's the subtitle translation of the French-speaking infos about the restoration at the beginning of the movie on the "StudioCanal Collection" Blu-ray:
This film was restored by StudioCanal and the Cinémathèque Francaise with the support of the Franco-American Cultural Fund.
Pierrot le fou was shot in Techniscope, on Eastmancolor emulsion. Techniscope was often used at the time, notably for reasons of economy, because the image only took up two perforations per photogramme. The dupe-positive, also printed Techniscope, is lost. As for the internegative, it had become unusable and was destroyed in 1990. A new internegative element was made on reversible film stock, with an anamorphic image on four frames, which is still used to make prints today. However, this element doesn't reflect the qualities of the original work, particularly in terms of the colormetrics. The restoration resides entirely in the making of a new negative from the digitisation in 2K of the camera negative, which has the original colors of Eastmancolor. As for the sound, the original magnetic elements disappeared, a new negative was made from a positive of the period, respecting the original mono format.
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So... which version has the correct colors?
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Originally Posted by Deviation /forum/post/18159714
Wow! No kidding. They're all over the place. ^_^
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Dan Average
Coutard approved the Criterion transfer, if that means anything.
Weirdly the shot with Sam Fuller is untinted on every video release I'm aware of except the Criterion, including the terrible Fox Lorber version and Canal's old "Série noire" DVD. But multiple reports state that theatrical prints have the green tint, which fits with the rest of the sequence. My guess is the scene appears normal on the negative and only Criterion realized it needed to be tinted. They aren't infalliable when it comes to color timing, but I can't imagine they would drench the shot with green for the hell of it.
In any case the Criterion is worth it for the extras alone -- the "Pierrot Primer" is fantastic. It goes OOP at the end of March, so if you want it, best to get on it...
Well THIS is strange
I'm getting the criterion disc in the mail tomorrow, hopefully that's the right look...
Cinema Squid
That is interesting on the color differences, thanks for the shots 4LOM.
There is certainly quite a bit a playing with colors in this film (especially in the beginning) which makes frame comparisons difficult unless you match them perfectly, but at a glance yours look like they have been lined up just so.
I have also made some shots of the U.S. Criterion release - all I-frames w/ full-range BT.709 conversion to RGB32 PNG:
http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/m...vieid=9747#top

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Why is the second screen of the CC version completely green?
Originally Posted by SlaughterX /forum/post/18173549
It's possible that the correct question might be why is the StudioCanal version *not* green, as Dan Average pointed out, since the use of heavy color filters during the party scenes at the beginning seem to be artistically intentional. However, I am certainly no expert on this film or its transfer to hi-def media (my first and only time watching is the Criterion BD), so I can't provide any definitive answer.
ChrisWiggles
I have no experience with this film, no knowledge of intent, and have only seen the Criterion BD. That being said, I thought it looked fantastic, and seemed appropriately natural all the way through, was visually consistent generally (stylized in some scenes) and seemed to be treated very well.
I have no idea about the intent of the colors in the party scene, but the film was kind of all over the place as it is, and I assumed it was quite intentional and appeared to make sense in terms of showing the kind of alienation and strangeness of the party experience.
The movie was very bizarre for me, definitely reminded me of The Man Who Fell To Earth. Worth seeing, interesting, but just a mess, IMO.
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Useless Formality theory is an exception and must not be readily resorted in all cases: High Court of Delhi
The right of a person in detention to consult a legal practitioner of his choice is a right guaranteed by the Constitution of India and it is not open for the State to dilute this constitutional right on the ground that no purpose would have been served even if such consultation is permitted. This was held in SHIFA-UR-REHMAN v. STATE OF N.C.T. OF DELHI [W.P. (CRL) 1347/2020] in the High Court of Delhi by a single bench consisting of JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU.
Facts are that the Petitioner is the President of the Alumni Association of the Jamia Milia Islamia. He was arrested in connection with FIR under Sections 147/148/149/120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 registered with the Crime Branch after which offenses under Sections 13/16/17 & 18 of the UAPA were also added. Additional Sessions Judge had allowed the respondent's application under Section 43D UAPA and extended the period of investigation and detention.
The counsel appearing for the Petitioner submitted that the order is violative of Article 21 and has been passed in violation of the principles of natural justice as the petitioner had been deprived of his right to consult his lawyer and make any meaningful submissions to oppose the State's application for extension of time to complete the investigation. He submitted that the petitioner had been deprived of the copy of the application and thus was not given a fair opportunity to be heard.
The ASG, appearing for State submitted that the petitioner had no right to be heard to oppose the application seeking extension of time for completion of the investigation and consequently, extending the period of custody. He submitted that even in cases where it is found that the principles of natural justice have been violated, it is not necessary that the orders passed in violation thereof can be interfered with.
The court made reference to the judgment of Apex Court in Subedar v. State of Uttar Pradesh, wherein the following observations were made, "It is well accepted that right of being represented through a counsel is part of due process clause and is referable to the right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. In case the Advocate representing the cause of the accused, for one reason or the other was not available, it was open to the Court to appoint an Amicus Curiae to assist the Court but the cause, in any case, ought not to be allowed to go unrepresented. In the circumstances, we have no other alternative but to set aside the judgment passed by the High Court and to restore Criminal Appeal No.2798 of 1988 to the file of the High Court to be disposed of afresh."
The court also made reference to the judgment of P.D. Agrawal v. State Bank of India and Ors., wherein it was held that, "…The Court has shifted from its earlier concept that even a small violation shall result in the order being rendered a nullity. To the principle/doctrine of audi alteram partem, a clear distinction has been laid down between the cases where there was no hearing at all and the cases where there was mere technical infringement of the principle. The Court applies the principles of natural justice having regard to the fact situation obtaining in each case. It is not applied in a vacuum without reference to the relevant facts and circumstances of the case. It is no unruly horse. It cannot be put in a straitjacket formula."
Considering the facts of the case and keeping in mind the provisions of law applicable. The Court held that it is not feasible to now put back the parties in the same position to be heard afresh. The charge sheet has been filed and the petitioner has been informed of the case against him. Since it is the petitioner's case that he had not been granted full opportunity of a hearing as he did not have the benefit of consulting his Advocate, the only relief that could be granted is to ensure that he has such access. Thus disposing of the petition.
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12 years a slave : music from and inspired by the motion picture, (sound recording)
12 years a slave, Regency Enterprises and River Road Entertainent present a River Road, Plan B and New Regency production in association with Film4 ; ; directed by Steve McQueen ; screenplay by John Ridley ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner ; produced by Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas ; executive producers, Tessa Ross, John Ridley ; Regency Enterprises and River Road Entertainment present a River Road, Plan B, and New Regency production ; in association with Film4 ; a film by Steve McQueen, (videorecording)
Angels & demons : original motion picture soundtrack, music by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Angels & demons, Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment present a Brian Grazer/John Calley production, a Ron Howard film ; produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, John Calley ; screenplay by David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman ; directed by Ron Howard, (videorecording)
Backdraft : music from the original motion picture soundtrack, (sound recording)
Batman v Superman, dawn of justice : original motion picture soundtrack, music by Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL, (sound recording)
Black Hawk down, Revolution Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Films present a Ridley Scott film, a Jerry Bruckheimer production in association with Scott Free Productions ; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Ridley Scott ; screenplay by Ken Nolan ; directed by Ridley Scott, (videorecording)
Blade runner 2049, Alcon Media Group presents ; a Ridley Scott/Alcon Entertainment/Bud Yorkin production ; produced by Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Bud Yorkin ; screenplay by Hampton Fancher, Michael Green ; directed by Denis Villeneuve
Blade runner 2049, music by Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch
Blood+, Part two, Aniplex ; Production I.G. ; MBS ; Hakuhodo ; Sony Pictures Television ; director & series composition by Junichi Fujisaku, (videorecording)
Blood+, Volume one, Aniplex ; Production I.G. ; MBS, (videorecording)
Crimson tide : music from the original motion picture, music composed by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Crysis 2 : original videogame soundtrack, main themes by Hans Zimmer ; music by Borislav Slavov, Tilman Sillescu, Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe, (sound recording)
Dunkirk : original motion picture soundtrack, music by Hans Zimmer
Electronica, 2, Heart of noise, Jean-Michel Jarre, (sound recording)
Frost/Nixon : original motion picture soundtrack, music by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Frost/Nixon, Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Working Title Films present in association with StudioCanal and Relativity Media, a Brian Orazer/Working Title production, a Ron Howard film ; produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner ; screenplay by Peter Morgan ; directed by Ron Howard, (videorecording)
Game on!, Tina Guo
Good morning America!, Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Green card, Touchstone Pictures presents ; written, produced and directed by Peter Weir
Inception : music from the motion picture, music composed by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Inferno, Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment present ; in association with LStar Capital ; a Brian Grazer production ; a Ron Howard film
Interstellar : original motion picture soundtrack, [music by] Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Interstellar, a Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in association with Legendary Pictures ; a Syncopy/Lynda Obst Productions production ; a film by Christopher Nolan
Iron Man : original motion picture soundtrack, music by Ramin Djawadi, (sound recording)
King Arthur, (videorecording)
King Arthur, directed by Antoine Fuqua ; written by David Franzoni, (videorecording)
Kung fu panda 2 : music from the motion picture, music by Hans Zimmer and John Powell, (sound recording)
Kung fu panda 3 : [music from the motion picture], music by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Kung fu panda : music from the motion picture, original music by Hans Zimmer and John Powell, (sound recording)
Madagascar 3: Europe's most wanted : music from the motion picture, music by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Madagascar : motion picture soundtrack, (sound recording)
Man of Steel : original motion picture soundtrack, music by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Man of steel, Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Legendary Pictures a Syncopy production ; produced by Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Deborah Snyder ; screenplay by David S. Goyer ; directed by Zack Snyder
Matchstick men, Warner Bros. Pictures presents an ImageMovers/Scott Free production in association with Rickshaw Productions and Live Planet ; a Ridley Scott film ; producers, Jack Rapke, Ridley Scott, Steve Starkey, Sean Bailey and Ted Griffin ; screenplay by Nicholas Griffin & Ted Griffin ; directed by Ridley Scott, (videorecording)
Megamind : music from the motion picture, original music by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe, (sound recording)
Mission: impossible II, Paramount Pictures presents a Cruise/Wagner production ; a John Woo film ; screenplay by Robert Towne ; produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner ; directed by John Woo, (videorecording)
Nine months, Twentieth Century Fox presents a 1492 Picture ; a Chris Columbus film, (videorecording)
Pearl Harbor, a Jerry Bruckheimer production ; a Michael Bay film, (videorecording)
Pirates of the Caribbean : at world's end : [piano solo], [music by Hans Zimmer]
Pirates of the Caribbean : at world's end, [music composed by Hans Zimmer], (sound recording)
Pirates of the Caribbean : on stranger tides, music by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Pirates of the Caribbean : the curse of the Black Pearl, music composed by Klaus Badelt, (sound recording)
Pirates of the Caribbean, At world's end, Walt Disney Pictures presents in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Films, a Gore Verbinski Film ; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer ; written by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio ; directed by Gore Verbinski, (videorecording)
Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead man's chest, Walt Disney Pictures presents in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Films a Gore Verbinski film ; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer ; written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio ; directed by Gore Verbinski
Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead man's chest, music composed by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Planet Earth II, a BBC Studios Natural History Unit production ; co-produced with BBC America, ZDF, Tencent and France Televisions
Rango : music from the motion picture, original score by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Riding in cars with boys, Columbia Pictures presents ; a Gracie Films production ; directed by Penny Marshall ; screenplay by Morgan Upton Ward ; produced by James L. Brooks [and others], (videorecording)
Rush : original motion picture soundtrack, (sound recording)
Score, written and directed by Matt Schrader ; produced by Robert Kraft, Trevor Thompson ; produced by Nate Gold, Kenny Holmes ; an Epicleff Media production
Sherlock Holmes : original motion picture soundtrack, A game of shadows, music by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Sherlock Holmes : original motion picture soundtrack, music composed by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
Sherlock Holmes, Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Silver Pictures production in association with Wigram Productions, a Guy Ritchie film ; produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, Dan Lin ; screen story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson ; screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg ; directed by Guy Ritchie, (videorecording)
Spirit : stallion of the Cimarron, arranged by John Nicholas
Tears of the sun, Revolution Studios presents a Michael Lobell production, a Cheyenne Enterprises production, a film by Antoine Fuqua ; produced by Michael Lobell, Arnold Rifkin, Ian Bryce ; written by Alex Lasker & Patrick Cirillo ; directed by Antoine Fuqua, (videorecording)
The Bible : the official score soundtrack to the epic mini series, by Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe and Lisa Gerrard, (sound recording)
The British years, Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
The Da Vinci code, music composed by Hans Zimmer
The Pacific : music from the HBO miniseries, score composed by Hans Zimmer, Geoff Zanelli & Blake Neely, (sound recording)
The Simpsons movie, the music, baked [composed] by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
The amazing Spider-Man 2 : original motion picture soundtrack, (sound recording)
The burning plain, Magnolia Pictures and 2929 Productions present in association with Costa Films, a Parkes + MacDonald production ; produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald ; written and directed by Guillermo Arriaga, (videorecording)
The classics, Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
The dark knight : original motion picture soundtrack, music composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, (sound recording)
The dark knight rises : original motion picture soundtrack, music composed by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
The dilemma, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment present in association with Spyglass Entertainment a Brian Grazer/Wild West Picture Show production ; a Ron Howard film ; produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Vince Vaughn ; written by Allan Loeb ; directed by Ron Howard, (videorecording)
The last days, [presented by] October Films ; Steven Spielberg and Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation present a Ken Lipper/June Beallor Production ; a film by James Moll ; directed and edited by James Moll ; produced by June Beallor ; produced by Ken Lipper ; executive producer, Steven Spielberg, (videorecording)
The last samurai, Warner Bros. Pictures [and others] ; directed by Edward Zwick ; screenplay by John Logan, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz ; story by John Logan ; produced by Marshall Herskovitz [and others]
The lion king : original Broadway cast recording, [music & lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice ; book by Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi], (sound recording)
The lion king : original songs, music by Elton John ; lyrics by Tim Rice ; score composed by Hans Zimmer, (sound recording)
The little prince : original motion picture soundtrack, music by Hans Zimmer & Richard Harvey, (sound recording)
The preacher's wife, Touchstone Pictures ; producer, Samuel Goldwyn Jr. ; writers, Nat Mauldin [and others] ; director, Penny Marshall, (videorecording)
The preacher's wife, Touchstone Pictures and The Samuel Goldwyn Company present a Samuel Goldwyn Jr. production ; Parkway Productions and Mundy Lane Entertainment ; screenplay by Nat Mauldin and Allan Scott ; writers, Nat Mauldin [and others] ; directed by Penny Marshall, (videorecording)
The ring, a MacDonald/Parkes Production, a Bender/Spink, Inc. production, a Dreamworks Pictures presentation ; produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald ; screenplay by Ehren Kruger ; directed by Gore Verbinski, (videorecording)
The thin red line, Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; from Phoenix Pictures ; in association with George Stevens, Jr. ; a Geisler-Roberdeau production ; produced by Robert Michael Geisler, John Roberdeau, Grant Hill ; screenplay by Terrence Malick ; directed by Terrence Malick, (videorecording)
Thelma & Louise, Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; a Percy Main production ; a Ridley Scott film ; written by Callie Khouri ; produced by Ridley Scott and Mimi Polk ; directed by Ridley Scott, (videorecording)
Thunderbirds, Universal Pictures and Studio Canal present a Working Title production, a Jonathan Frakes film ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Mark Huffam ; screenplay by William Osborne and Michael McCullers ; directed by Jonathan Frakes, (videorecording)
True romance, James G. Robinson presents a Morgan Creek production ; a Tony Scott film ; written by Quentin Tarantino ; produced by Samuel Hadida ; produced by Steve Perry ; produced by Bill Unger ; directed by Tony Scott
Winter's tale : original motion picture soundtrack, music by Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams, (sound recording)
Winter's tale, written for the screen, produced and directed by Akiva Goldsman ; produced by Marc Platt, Michael Tadross, Tony Allard ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; in association with Village Roadshow Pictures ; in association with Ratpac-Dune Entertainment ; a Weed Road/Marc Platt production
Woman in gold, The Weinstein Company and BBC Films present an Origin Pictures production ; produced by David M. Thompson, Kris Thykier ; written by Alexi Kaye Campbell ; directed by Simon Curtis, (videorecording)
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Angels & demons : original motion picture soundtrack
Backdraft : music from the original motion picture soundtrack
Batman v Superman, dawn of justice : original motion picture soundtrack
Crimson tide : music from the original motion picture
Crysis 2 : original videogame soundtrack
Dunkirk : original motion picture soundtrack
Frost/Nixon : original motion picture soundtrack
Good morning America!
Inception : music from the motion picture
Interstellar : original motion picture soundtrack
Kung fu panda 2 : music from the motion picture
Kung fu panda 3 : [music from the motion picture]
Kung fu panda : music from the motion picture
Madagascar 3: Europe's most wanted : music from the motion picture
Man of Steel : original motion picture soundtrack
Pirates of the Caribbean : at world's end
Pirates of the Caribbean : at world's end : [piano solo]
Pirates of the Caribbean : on stranger tides
Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead man's chest
Rango : music from the motion picture
Rush : original motion picture soundtrack
Sherlock Holmes : original motion picture soundtrack
Sherlock Holmes : original motion picture soundtrack, A game of shadows
The Bible : the official score soundtrack to the epic mini series
The British years
The Pacific : music from the HBO miniseries
The Simpsons movie, the music
The dark knight : original motion picture soundtrack
The dark knight rises : original motion picture soundtrack
The little prince : original motion picture soundtrack
Winter's tale : original motion picture soundtrack
12 years a slave : music from and inspired by the motion picture
Blood+, Part two
Blood+, Volume one
Electronica, 2, Heart of noise
Iron Man : original motion picture soundtrack
Madagascar : motion picture soundtrack
Megamind : music from the motion picture
Pirates of the Caribbean : the curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean, At world's end
Riding in cars with boys
Spirit : stallion of the Cimarron
Tears of the sun
The amazing Spider-Man 2 : original motion picture soundtrack
The last days
The lion king : original Broadway cast recording
The lion king : original songs
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Lying, Morality, Social	 September 30, 2019
When People Close To Us Behave Immorally, We Are Inclined To Protect Them — Even If Their Crimes Are Particularly Heinous
If you saw a stranger break into someone's house in the middle of the night, you'd probably call the police. But what if it was a friend or family member who was committing the crime? A new study in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin looks at the tension between wanting to punish people who commit immoral acts and protecting those with whom we have close relationships. And it turns out that if someone close to us behaves immorally, we tend to err on the side of protecting them — even if their crime is especially egregious.
Across a series of ten studies involving a total of almost 3,000 participants, Aaron Weidman and colleagues at the University of Michigan examined how people say they would respond if someone close to them were to commit a crime. In the first study, the team asked participants to name nine people, ranging from distant acquaintances (e.g. a postal worker) to those with whom they had a close relationship (e.g. a romantic partner). Participants imagined they had witnessed each person committing a crime, which varied from low severity, such as illegally downloading a file, to high severity, such as committing a burglary. If they were then approached by a police officer, the participants were asked, would they tell the truth or lie and say they didn't know anything?
Participants were more likely to respond that they would lie to the police officer when they imagined that someone close to them had committed the crime, compared to when the perpetrator was only a distant acquaintance. And, worryingly, the effect was strongest when the crime was at the severe end of the scale.
Subsequent studies used variations on this design to further explore the effect. The team found, for instance, that participants were also more likely to protect close others who had committed crimes involving sexual harassment, again ranging from low severity (e.g. whistling) to high severity (e.g. groping). Individual differences like gender and political or moral beliefs didn't seem to affect the pattern of responses. And participants believed that it was in their self-interest to protect a perpetrator who was close to them, and that lying to cover up for a more distant perpetrator would cause more harm to society than protecting someone close.
The team also found that despite a reluctance to punish close family members, participants still seemed to understand that their crimes were morally wrong. In three further studies, participants who imagined crimes being committed by close others generally rated the crimes as just as immoral as those who imagined them being committed by distant acquaintances. And they also seemed to justify their lack of action against close family by saying that they would themselves confront the perpetrator instead. "We suspect that doing so allows a person to simultaneously (a) maintain their self-image as a morally upstanding individual and (b) preserve and even enhance the close relationship," the authors write.
These findings could explain why, time and again, we hear of high profile figures who have been committing horrific crimes for decades, aided by the silence of their close friends and family. And even more disturbingly, they suggest that as much as we may like to think we are better than that, many of us would also protect those we're close to if we were in similar situations.
But there is some hope. The researchers also found that when people were encouraged to distance themselves from the situation by thinking of themselves in the third-person, their tendency to protect close others was reduced. "Future work is needed to explore the applied implications of subtle shifts in language for regulating our moral decision making," the researchers conclude.
Of course, the study relied on participants predicting how they would respond, and further research is also needed to find out whether people act similarly in the real world to cover for those they are close to. If anything, the authors suggest, participants may have underpredicted how willing they would be to lie to the police in order to protect people they love.
– Punish or Protect? How Close Relationships Shape Responses to Moral Violations
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I am assuming this is because the closer our relationships with someone are, the more we have identified with them. We would be putting ourselves in their shoes, and in a way, protecting ourselves. However, I am not sure how the findings of this study will be applied to real life, unless the police already had inside knowledge of who might be harbouring a criminal, so that they can then encourage that person to think of themselves in the third person whilst being interviewed.
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Das Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (JCCP)  ist eine der international einflussreichsten wissenschaftlichen Fachzeitschriften im Bereich der klinischen Psychologie.

Die Zeitschrift wird von der American Psychological Association (APA) herausgegeben und erscheint sechs Mal im Jahr. Chefredakteur ist Arthur M. Nezu. 2012 betrug der Impact Factor 5,011 (2017: 4,536). Die Zeitschrift lag damit auf Rang 6 von 114 im Social Sciences Citation Index indexierten Zeitschriften in der Kategorie klinische Psychologie.

Geschichte
Die Zeitschrift erschien von 1937 bis 1967 als Journal of Consulting Psychology. Seit 1968 (32. Jahrgang) erscheint die Zeitschrift unter dem jetzigen Namen Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Siehe auch
 Liste psychotherapeutischer Fachzeitschriften

Weblinks
 Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. In: apa.org, abgerufen am 31. Juli 2020.

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Psychologische Fachzeitschrift
Englischsprachige zweimonatliche Zeitschrift
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\w+\/\d.?(\d)+\s?(\(.+\))?
\w+(\s|\.)?\w+\(((\w+,?\s?)?((\.)+)*)?\)
(\w+\/?)+[a-z\-]+\.?(h|cpp|c|java|py|html|css|js)\:

The python code compiles the patterns and match against each sentence in an object. Some objects have small number of lines (eg: ~30) while some have a large number of lines (eg: >200).
import re
import os

from models.Sentence import Sentence
from controllers.TextCleanController import TextCleanController

class SyntaxController:
    """Capture syntax in a sentence
    """
    def __init__(self):
        curr_dir = os.getcwd()
        pattern_file_path = os.path.join(curr_dir, "data", "regex.txt")

        patterns = list()
        with open(pattern_file_path) as f:
            patterns = [line.rstrip() for line in f]

        self.all_patterns = re.compile('|'.join(pat for pat in patterns))

    def findSyntax(self, sentence):
        """Find sentences that contain URL(s) and add a tag URL
        Parameters
        ----------
        sentences : obj
            Sentence object
        """

        tcc = TextCleanController()
        sentence.set_cleaned_text(tcc.clean_sentence(sentence.get_text(), r_digit=False, r_punc=False, lem=False, stop=False))

        if self.all_patterns.search(sentence.get_cleaned_text()):
            if 'C' not in sentence.get_tags():
                sentence.add_a_tag('C')

Sentence is a model in my program and the TextCleanController is used to clean the text.
I wondering what I am doing wrong here as this takes forever on large files.
Here are a few sample data I'm trying to detect with tag C.
error_550_is_directory (FtpConnection *conn, const FtpFile *file)
{
    guint response = ftp_connection_send (conn,  RESPONSE_PASS_500, \"cwd %s\", file);
    if (response == 550)
    {
        g_set_error (&conn-&gt;error, G_IO_ERROR,  G_IO_ERROR_IS_DIRECTORY, _(\"File is a directory\"));
    }
}

over an actual English language sentence as follows.
The patch gets the gist of what I want, but it looks ugly in places.

A: You're prone to catastrophic backtracking, usually quantifiers inside quantifiers. In your case
(\\?"?(((\w)+(.|:)?)+)*\\?"?,?\s?)*\)
                     ^^^         ^^^

Besides, the expression looks like it can be vastly optimized.

A: This is more a comment and an answer.
It's difficult to answer your problem since you provided a couple of regex and no sample data.
However, I can point few improvements that might help on the performance:
[Cc][Cc]\[\\?"?\S+"?\\?\] ===> (?i)[c]{2}\[\\?"?\S+"?\\?\]

\w+\/\d.?(\d)+\s?(\(.+\))? ===> \w+\/\d.?\d+\s?(\(.+\))?
         ^^^^---- avoid capturing repetaedly groups

\w+(\s|\.)?\w+\(((\w+,?\s?)?((\.)+)*)?\) ===> \w+[\s\.]?\w+\(((\w+,?\s?)?\.+)?\)
   ^^^^^^                   ^^^^^^^^^^
      |                          +--- this generate terrible performance
      +--- use character classes when matching once

This regex has terrible backtracking as well:
\w+\((\\?"?(((\w)+(.|:)?)+)*\\?"?,?\s?)*\)

I think you can use \w+\((\\?"?(\w+[.:]?)+\\?"?,?\s?)*\)

A: Try these.
The next to last one is troubling and is probable culprit.
[Cc][Cc]\[\\?"?\S+"?\\?\] replace to [Cc][Cc]\[\S+?\]
\w+\((\\?"?(((\w)+(.|:)?)+)*\\?"?,?\s?)*\) replace to \w+\((\\?"?(\w+[.:]?)*\\?"?,?\s?)*\)
(\w+\d*).?(?:<=?|>=?|==?|!=).* replace to (\w+)\.?(?:[<>=]=?|!=).*
\w+\/\d.?(\d)+\s?(\(.+\))? replace to \w+\/\d\.?(\d+)\s?(\(.+?\))?
\w+(\s|\.)?\w+\(((\w+,?\s?)?((\.)+)*)?\) replace to \w+([\s.])?\w+\((\w+,?\s?[.]*|[.]+)?\)
(\w+\/?)+[a-z\-]+\.?(h|cpp|c|java|py|html|css|js)\: replce to (\w+\/?)+[a-z-]+\.?(h|cpp|c|java|py|html|css|js):

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using loon.events;
using loon.geom;
using loon.utils;
using loon.utils.reply;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input.Touch;

namespace loon.monogame
{
    public class MonoGameInputMake : InputMake
    {

        private class EmulateKeyPort : Port<KeyMake.Event>
        {
            private readonly MonoGameInputMake outer;

            public EmulateKeyPort(MonoGameInputMake outer)
            {
                this.outer = outer;
            }

            public override void OnEmit(KeyMake.Event e)
            {

                if (e is KeyMake.KeyEvent eve)
                {
                    KeyMake.KeyEvent kevent = eve;
                    if (kevent.down)
                    {
                        outer._pivot = new Vector2f(outer._emx, outer._emy);
                    }
                }

            }
        }

        private class EmulateTouchPort : Port<MouseMake.Event>
        {
            private readonly MonoGameInputMake outer;

            public EmulateTouchPort(MonoGameInputMake outer)
            {
                this.outer = outer;
            }

            public override void OnEmit(MouseMake.Event e)
            {
                if (e is MouseMake.ButtonEvent eve)
                {
                    MouseMake.ButtonEvent bevent = eve;
                    if (bevent.button == SysTouch.LEFT)
                    {
                        if (outer._mouseDown = bevent.down)
                        {
                            outer._currentId += 2;
                            outer.DispatchTouch(e, TouchMake.Event.Kind.START);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            outer._pivot = null;
                            outer.DispatchTouch(e, TouchMake.Event.Kind.END);
                        }
                    }
                    if (outer._mouseDown)
                    {
                        outer.DispatchTouch(e, TouchMake.Event.Kind.MOVE);
                    }
                    outer._emx = e.x;
                    outer._emy = e.y;
                }

            }
        }

        private Keys[] _previousPressedKeys;
        private Keys[] _currentPressedKeys;

        private MouseState _previousMouseState;
        private MouseState _currentMouseState;

        private readonly bool _isConnected;
        private TouchCollection _currentTouches;

        private readonly Vector2f _currentPos = new Vector2f();

        private readonly LGame _game;

        private int _currentId;

        private bool _mouseDown;

        private float _emx, _emy;

        private Vector2f _pivot;

        public MonoGameInputMake(LGame game)
        {
            this._game = game;
            this._currentMouseState = _previousMouseState = Mouse.GetState();
            this._currentPressedKeys = _previousPressedKeys = new Keys[0];
            this._isConnected = TouchPanel.GetCapabilities().IsConnected;
            if (game.setting.emulateTouch && !_isConnected)
            {
                EmulateTouch();
            }
        }

        public void Update()
        {
            this._previousPressedKeys = _currentPressedKeys;
            this._currentPressedKeys = Keyboard.GetState().GetPressedKeys();
            int flags = ModifierFlags(IsKeyDown(Keys.LeftAlt) || IsKeyDown(Keys.RightAlt),
                        IsKeyDown(Keys.LeftControl) || IsKeyDown(Keys.RightControl),
                        IsKeyDown(Keys.LeftWindows) || IsKeyDown(Keys.RightWindows),
                        IsKeyDown(Keys.LeftShift) || IsKeyDown(Keys.RightShift));
            UpdateKeyboardInput(flags);
            if (_isConnected)
            {
                UpdateTouchInput(flags);
            }
            else
            {

                UpdateMouseInput(flags);
            }
        }

        public bool IsTouchConnected()
        {
            return _isConnected;
        }

        protected void UpdateTouchInput(int flags)
        {
            if (!_isConnected)
            {
                return;
            }
            _currentTouches = TouchPanel.GetState();
            int count = _currentTouches.Count;
            int idx = 0;
            TouchMake.Event[] touchs = new TouchMake.Event[count];
            foreach (TouchLocation touch in _currentTouches)
            {
                Vector2 pos = touch.Position;
                switch (touch.State)
                {
                    case TouchLocationState.Pressed:
                        touchs[idx] = new TouchMake.Event(flags, TimeUtils.Millis(), pos.X, pos.Y, TouchMake.Event.Kind.START, touch.Id, touch.Pressure, idx);
                        break;
                    case TouchLocationState.Released:
                        touchs[idx] = new TouchMake.Event(flags, TimeUtils.Millis(), pos.X, pos.Y, TouchMake.Event.Kind.END, touch.Id, touch.Pressure, idx);
                        break;
                    case TouchLocationState.Moved:
                        touchs[idx] = new TouchMake.Event(flags, TimeUtils.Millis(), pos.X, pos.Y, TouchMake.Event.Kind.MOVE, touch.Id, touch.Pressure, idx);
                        break;
                    case TouchLocationState.Invalid:
                        touchs[idx] = new TouchMake.Event(flags, TimeUtils.Millis(), pos.X, pos.Y, TouchMake.Event.Kind.CANCEL, touch.Id, touch.Pressure, idx);
                        break;
                }
                idx++;
            }
            touchEvents.Emit(touchs);
        }

        protected void UpdateMouseInput(int flags)
        {
            this._previousMouseState = _currentMouseState;
            this._currentMouseState = Mouse.GetState();
            _currentPos.Set(_currentMouseState.X, _currentMouseState.Y);

            if ((_previousMouseState.X != _currentMouseState.X || _previousMouseState.Y != _currentMouseState.Y))
            {
                if (IsAnyMouseButtonPressed(_currentMouseState))
                {
                    EmitMouseButton(TimeUtils.Millis(), _currentPos.x, _currentPos.y, -1, true, flags);
                }
                else
                {
                    EmitMouseButton(TimeUtils.Millis(), _currentPos.x, _currentPos.y, -1, false, flags);
                }
            }
            else
            {

                if (_previousMouseState.LeftButton != _currentMouseState.LeftButton)
                {
                    if (_currentMouseState.LeftButton == ButtonState.Pressed)
                    {
                        EmitMouseButton(TimeUtils.Millis(), _currentPos.x, _currentPos.y, SysTouch.LEFT, true, flags);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        EmitMouseButton(TimeUtils.Millis(), _currentPos.x, _currentPos.y, SysTouch.LEFT, false, flags);
                    }
                }

                if (_previousMouseState.MiddleButton != _currentMouseState.MiddleButton)
                {
                    if (_currentMouseState.MiddleButton == ButtonState.Pressed)
                    {
                        EmitMouseButton(TimeUtils.Millis(), _currentPos.x, _currentPos.y, SysTouch.MIDDLE, true, flags);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        EmitMouseButton(TimeUtils.Millis(), _currentPos.x, _currentPos.y, SysTouch.MIDDLE, false, flags);
                    }
                }

                if (_previousMouseState.RightButton != _currentMouseState.RightButton)
                {
                    if (_currentMouseState.RightButton == ButtonState.Pressed)
                    {
                        EmitMouseButton(TimeUtils.Millis(), _currentPos.x, _currentPos.y, SysTouch.RIGHT, true, flags);
                    }
                    else
                    {

                        EmitMouseButton(TimeUtils.Millis(), _currentPos.x, _currentPos.y, SysTouch.RIGHT, false, flags);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        protected void UpdateKeyboardInput(int flags)
        {

            for (int i = 0; i < _currentPressedKeys.Length; i++)
            {
                Keys key = _currentPressedKeys[i];
                if (!Contains(_previousPressedKeys, key))
                {
                    var monoGameKey = ToLoonKey(key);
                    if (monoGameKey != 0)
                    {
                        var keyCharacter = GetMonoGameKeyToChar(key);
                        EmitKeyPress(TimeUtils.Millis(), monoGameKey, keyCharacter, true, flags);
                    }
                }
            }

            for (int i = 0; i < _previousPressedKeys.Length; i++)
            {
                Keys key = _previousPressedKeys[i];
                if (!Contains(_currentPressedKeys, key))
                {
                    var monoGameKey = ToLoonKey(key);
                    if (monoGameKey != 0)
                    {
                        var keyCharacter = GetMonoGameKeyToChar(key);
                        EmitKeyPress(TimeUtils.Millis(), monoGameKey, keyCharacter, false, flags);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        protected static bool Contains(Keys[] keys, Keys key)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < keys.Length; i++)
            {
                if (keys[i] == key)
                {
                    return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }

        protected char GetMonoGameKeyToChar(Keys pressedKey)
        {
            if (pressedKey >= Keys.A && pressedKey <= Keys.Z)
            {
                return (char)(pressedKey - Keys.A + 'a');
            }
            if (pressedKey >= Keys.D0 && pressedKey <= Keys.D9)
            {
                return (char)(pressedKey - Keys.D0 + '0');
            }

            switch (pressedKey)
            {
                case Keys.Tab:
                    return '\t';
                case Keys.Space:
                    return ' ';
                case Keys.NumPad0:
                    return '0';
                case Keys.NumPad1:
                    return '1';
                case Keys.NumPad2:
                    return '2';
                case Keys.NumPad3:
                    return '3';
                case Keys.NumPad4:
                    return '4';
                case Keys.NumPad5:
                    return '5';
                case Keys.NumPad6:
                    return '6';
                case Keys.NumPad7:
                    return '7';
                case Keys.NumPad8:
                    return '8';
                case Keys.NumPad9:
                    return '9';
                case Keys.Multiply:
                    return '*';
                case Keys.Add:
                    return '+';
                case Keys.Separator:
                    return '.';
                case Keys.Subtract:
                    return '-';
                case Keys.Decimal:
                    return '.';
                case Keys.Divide:
                    return '/';
                case Keys.OemSemicolon:
                    return ';';
                case Keys.OemPlus:
                    return '+';
                case Keys.OemComma:
                    return ',';
                case Keys.OemMinus:
                    return '-';
                case Keys.OemPeriod:
                    return '.';
                case Keys.OemQuestion:
                    return '?';
                case Keys.OemTilde:
                    return '~';
                case Keys.OemOpenBrackets:
                    return '(';
                case Keys.OemPipe:
                    return '|';
                case Keys.OemCloseBrackets:
                    return ')';
                case Keys.OemQuotes:
                    return '"';
                case Keys.OemBackslash:
                    return '\\';
                default:
                    return '\0';
            }
        }

        public int GetX()
        {
            return _previousMouseState.X;
        }

        public int GetY()
        {
            return _previousMouseState.Y;
        }

        protected Keys ToMonoGameKey(int key)
        {
            if (key >= SysKey.A && key <= SysKey.Z)
            {
                return key - SysKey.A + Keys.A;
            }
            if (key >= SysKey.NUM_0 && key <= SysKey.NUM_9)
            {
                return key - SysKey.NUM_0 + Keys.NumPad0;
            }
            if (key >= SysKey.NUM_0 && key <= SysKey.NUM_9)
            {
                return key - SysKey.NUM_0 + Keys.D0;
            }

            switch (key)
            {
                case SysKey.BACK:
                    return Keys.Back;
                case SysKey.TAB:
                    return Keys.Tab;
                case SysKey.ENTER:
                    return Keys.Enter;
                case SysKey.ESCAPE:
                    return Keys.Escape;
                case SysKey.SPACE:
                    return Keys.Space;
                case SysKey.PAGE_UP:
                    return Keys.PageUp;
                case SysKey.PAGE_DOWN:
                    return Keys.PageDown;
                case SysKey.END:
                    return Keys.End;
                case SysKey.HOME:
                    return Keys.Home;
                case SysKey.LEFT:
                    return Keys.Left;
                case SysKey.UP:
                    return Keys.Up;
                case SysKey.RIGHT:
                    return Keys.Right;
                case SysKey.DOWN:
                    return Keys.Down;
                case SysKey.BUTTON_SELECT:
                    return Keys.Select;
                case SysKey.INSERT:
                    return Keys.Insert;
                case SysKey.DEL:
                    return Keys.Delete;
                case SysKey.NUM:
                    return Keys.Multiply;
                case SysKey.PLUS:
                    return Keys.Add;
                case SysKey.MINUS:
                    return Keys.Subtract;
                case SysKey.SLASH:
                    return Keys.Divide;
                case SysKey.SHIFT_LEFT:
                    return Keys.LeftShift;
                case SysKey.SHIFT_RIGHT:
                    return Keys.RightShift;
                case SysKey.CONTROL_LEFT:
                    return Keys.LeftControl;
                case SysKey.CONTROL_RIGHT:
                    return Keys.RightControl;
                case SysKey.ALT_LEFT:
                    return Keys.LeftAlt;
                case SysKey.ALT_RIGHT:
                    return Keys.RightAlt;
                case SysKey.MUTE:
                    return Keys.VolumeMute;
                case SysKey.VOLUME_UP:
                    return Keys.VolumeUp;
                case SysKey.VOLUME_DOWN:
                    return Keys.VolumeDown;
                case SysKey.MEDIA_NEXT:
                    return Keys.MediaNextTrack;
                case SysKey.MEDIA_PREVIOUS:
                    return Keys.MediaPreviousTrack;
                case SysKey.MEDIA_STOP:
                    return Keys.MediaStop;
                case SysKey.MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE:
                    return Keys.MediaPlayPause;
                case SysKey.SEMICOLON:
                    return Keys.OemSemicolon;
                case SysKey.COMMA:
                    return Keys.OemComma;
                case SysKey.PERIOD:
                    return Keys.OemPeriod;
                case SysKey.BACKSLASH:
                    return Keys.OemBackslash;
                default:
                    return 0;
            }
        }

        protected int ToLoonKey(Keys key)
        {
            if (key >= Keys.A && key <= Keys.Z)
            {
                return key - Keys.A + SysKey.A;
            }

            if (key >= Keys.NumPad0 && key <= Keys.NumPad9)
            {
                return key - Keys.NumPad0 + SysKey.NUM_0;
            }
            if (key >= Keys.D0 && key <= Keys.D9)
            {
                return key - Keys.D0 + SysKey.NUM_0;
            }

            switch (key)
            {
                case Keys.Back:
                    return SysKey.BACK;
                case Keys.Tab:
                    return SysKey.TAB;
                case Keys.Enter:
                    return SysKey.ENTER;
                case Keys.Escape:
                    return SysKey.ESCAPE;
                case Keys.Space:
                    return SysKey.SPACE;
                case Keys.PageUp:
                    return SysKey.PAGE_UP;
                case Keys.PageDown:
                    return SysKey.PAGE_DOWN;
                case Keys.End:
                    return SysKey.END;
                case Keys.Home:
                    return SysKey.HOME;
                case Keys.Left:
                    return SysKey.LEFT;
                case Keys.Up:
                    return SysKey.UP;
                case Keys.Right:
                    return SysKey.RIGHT;
                case Keys.Down:
                    return SysKey.DOWN;
                case Keys.Select:
                    return SysKey.BUTTON_SELECT;
                case Keys.Insert:
                    return SysKey.INSERT;
                case Keys.Delete:
                    return SysKey.DEL;
                case Keys.Multiply:
                    return SysKey.NUM;
                case Keys.Add:
                    return SysKey.PLUS;
                case Keys.Subtract:
                    return SysKey.MINUS;
                case Keys.Divide:
                    return SysKey.SLASH;
                case Keys.LeftShift:
                    return SysKey.SHIFT_LEFT;
                case Keys.RightShift:
                    return SysKey.SHIFT_RIGHT;
                case Keys.LeftControl:
                    return SysKey.CONTROL_LEFT;
                case Keys.RightControl:
                    return SysKey.CONTROL_RIGHT;
                case Keys.LeftAlt:
                    return SysKey.ALT_LEFT;
                case Keys.RightAlt:
                    return SysKey.ALT_RIGHT;
                case Keys.BrowserBack:
                    return SysKey.BACK;
                case Keys.VolumeMute:
                    return SysKey.MUTE;
                case Keys.VolumeDown:
                    return SysKey.VOLUME_DOWN;
                case Keys.VolumeUp:
                    return SysKey.VOLUME_UP;
                case Keys.MediaNextTrack:
                    return SysKey.MEDIA_NEXT;
                case Keys.MediaPreviousTrack:
                    return SysKey.MEDIA_PREVIOUS;
                case Keys.MediaStop:
                    return SysKey.MEDIA_STOP;
                case Keys.MediaPlayPause:
                    return SysKey.MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE;
                case Keys.OemSemicolon:
                    return SysKey.SEMICOLON;
                case Keys.OemPlus:
                    return SysKey.PLUS;
                case Keys.OemComma:
                    return SysKey.COMMA;
                case Keys.OemMinus:
                    return SysKey.MINUS;
                case Keys.OemPeriod:
                    return SysKey.PERIOD;
                case Keys.OemBackslash:
                    return SysKey.BACKSLASH;
                default:
                    return 0;
            }
        }

        protected virtual void EmulateTouch()
        {
            keyboardEvents.Connect(new EmulateKeyPort(this));
            mouseEvents.Connect(new EmulateTouchPort(this));
        }

        private void DispatchTouch(MouseMake.Event e, TouchMake.Event.Kind kind)
        {
            float ex = e.x, ey = e.y;
            TouchMake.Event touch = ToTouch(e.time, ex, ey, kind, 0);
            TouchMake.Event[]
            evs = (_pivot == null) ? new TouchMake.Event[] { touch }
                    : new TouchMake.Event[] { touch, ToTouch(e.time, 2 * _pivot.x - ex, 2 * _pivot.y - ey, kind, 1) };
            touchEvents.Emit(evs);
        }

        private TouchMake.Event ToTouch(double time, float x, float y, TouchMake.Event.Kind kind, int idoff)
        {
            return new TouchMake.Event(0, time, x, y, kind, _currentId + idoff);
        }

        public override bool HasTouch()
        {
            return _game.setting.emulateTouch || _isConnected;
        }

        public bool IsKeyJustPressed(int i)
        {
            var monogameKey = ToMonoGameKey(i);
            return Contains(_currentPressedKeys, monogameKey) && !Contains(_previousPressedKeys, monogameKey);
        }

        public bool IsKeyDown(int i)
        {
            return Contains(_currentPressedKeys, ToMonoGameKey(i));
        }

        public bool IsKeyDown(Keys k)
        {
            return Contains(_currentPressedKeys, k);
        }

        public bool IsKeyUp(int i)
        {
            return !IsKeyDown(i);
        }

        public bool IsKeyUp(Keys k)
        {
            return !IsKeyDown(k);
        }

        public bool JustTouched()
        {
            return _previousMouseState.LeftButton == ButtonState.Released && _currentMouseState.LeftButton == ButtonState.Pressed ||
                   _previousMouseState.MiddleButton == ButtonState.Released && _currentMouseState.MiddleButton == ButtonState.Pressed ||
                   _previousMouseState.RightButton == ButtonState.Released && _currentMouseState.RightButton == ButtonState.Pressed;
        }
        protected static bool IsAnyMouseButtonPressed(MouseState state)
        {
            return state.LeftButton == ButtonState.Pressed ||
                   state.MiddleButton == ButtonState.Pressed ||
                   state.RightButton == ButtonState.Pressed ||
                   state.XButton1 == ButtonState.Pressed ||
                   state.XButton2 == ButtonState.Pressed;
        }

        public override void Callback<T1>(LObject<T1> o)
        {
        }
    }
}

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Gary and Beth Machens said they moved into their Alton home in December and recently decided to repair a section of sidewalk that had started to slope.
Gary Machens said he had to remove part of a stone wall on the sidewalk to make the repairs, and he then discovered the entryway to a tunnel.
"He called me at work and said, 'You better get home; you're not going to believe what I just found,'" Beth Machens told the Alton Telegraph.
The couple said the tunnel is about 9 feet high and at least 60 feet deep.
Local historians estimated the tunnel was created in 1840, 50 years before the house was built, but they do not know the original purpose of the underground structure.
"It's unique. There are a few tunnels around the Alton area" according to the Landmark Historic Society, Gary Machen told KTVI-TV. "It's been used as an icehouse or root cellar or a lot of other options."
"It could have been used for the Underground Railroad. There's no proof of that, but there was a ferry here in the Alton area to the Missouri side, and it's possible it could have been used for that," he said.
Machen said he hopes to preserve the tunnel and possibly give tours if it is deemed safe and the city agrees to help with the cost.
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Ministry to children is a vital part of what we do at Gateway Assembly of God. Your children are very important to us! It's a wonderful privilege and blessing to be able to lead children to know Jesus and live for Him! What a joy it is to see our children know and respond to the love of God as displayed in the lives of those who faithfully minister to them. We love our kids, and we have something for every child, from birth through seventh grade.
Our nursery and toddlers ministry is in an age-specific classroom and designed with the individual child in mind. This ministry is available for all of our services. Our desire is to care for each child in a safe and loving environment. Toddler ministry includes age-level Bible stories as well as supervised play time and interaction with adults and other children. All of our teachers and workers are screened and trained to provide a safe, godly, and loving place for babies and toddlers.
"Kids on the Way" is our children's church program on Sunday mornings. The ministry is geared toward Pre-K to 6th grade, with our older children having the opportunity to become junior helpers through a leadership program. In children's church, the kids experience lively and sincere worship, interactive and illustrated Bible lessons, science lessons that relate to God's Word, crafts, and other fun activities. They learn about missions and the principles of giving to bless others and share the Good News of Jesus Christ! Kids on the Way brings the Bible message in a fun and relevant way that draws kid's attention and leads them to follow Jesus!
Wednesday night at Gateway is family night! The children join with the adults for a time of worship and then go to their own kid's room for Bible Club. There is never a dull moment in this action-packed hour! The children learn the Bible in creative and memorable ways, often meeting in small groups where they can interact, put the lessons into practice, and learn ways to apply God's Word to their lives.
The safety of our children is of prime importance! All teachers, leaders, and workers are subject to a mandatory application process. This includes screening and background checks, references, interviews, and pastoral approval. Everyone involved in children's ministry is also given required training and must demonstrate a genuine love for children, as well as a strong dedication to Jesus Christ. Our kids deserve our best!
We welcome you and your children at Gateway Assembly! We would love to get to know them and the opportunity to minister to them and teach God's Word in a loving, caring way in a fun and safe environment!


For more than a quarter century, service providers and clinical researchers have gathered together to learn about the problems facing persons with traumatic brain injury and their families. The annual conference was originally established by Virginia Commonwealth University at the Medical College of Virginia.
Each year, empirically-based, practical solutions to major injury-related problems in three core areas is emphasized: (1) community integration, life skills rehabilitation and long-term needs; (2) cognitive, behavioral, psychosocial and vocational rehabilitation; and (3) pediatric brain injury and academic re-entry.
In 2008, the Mitchell Rosenthal Memorial Lecture first debuted to honor the major contributions of the late Dr. Rosenthal to the traumatic brain injury rehabilitation field. Besides his enormous contributions to the field, he was the primary organizer of the original Williamsburg Conference. Each year, the memorial lecture presenter is chosen based on professional accomplishments and personal qualities. Dr. Roberta DePompei, a leading professional in the field and "friend of Mitch," gave the first memorial lecture.
Since 2007, with the increase of survivors of brain injury returning from the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the conference program has included prominent speakers from the military community. Speakers have included prominent physicians, neuropsychologists, and others from the McGuire VA Polytrauma Center located in Richmond, Virginia, and National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Did you know that the First International Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference, Rehabilitation of the Traumatic Brain-Injured Adult, was held at the Richmond Hyatt House on June 2, 3 and 4, 1977? The conference was organized by Mitchell Rosenthal, Ph.D. as a joint effort between the Medical College of Virginia's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Neurosurgery, and Department of Continuing Medical Education. Keynote speakers included W. Bryan Jennett, M.D., Ernest Griffith, M.D., and J. Douglas Miller, M.D., Ph.D. Several years later the conference was renamed Rehabilitation of the Adult and Child with Brain Injury. The brain injury rehabilitation conference has been held every year since 1977 and remains as the longest running brain injury rehabilitation conference in the world.
Click here to download a copy of the Conference Brochure 1977.


Cumberland Heights celebrates groundbreaking on ARCH Academy. Pictured (L-R) Steve Rick, Dean Porterfield, Paul Wilson, Jay Perkins, Alec McDougall, and Jay Crosson.
Cumberland Heights, which has been serving people affected by alcohol or drug addiction since 1966, is expanding its continuum of services with construction underway on the ARCH Academy (Adolescent Recovery of Cumberland Heights).
Expected to open summer 2019, this unique new program will provide 60 days to six months of residential care for adolescent boys, ages 14-18, struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. With adolescence being a critical time in human development, Cumberland Heights hopes to foster positive change by providing quality, long-term treatment to teens and their families.
Cumberland Heights officials noted extensive interviews with parents, educational consultants and clinical referral sources indicated an urgent need in the region for a quality, long-term adolescent treatment program. Building on this knowledge and more than 30 years of experience treating adolescents, Cumberland Heights decided to develop ARCH Academy on 67 wooded acres to provide 12-step recovery, proven clinical therapy, adventure programming and licensed high school. The location of the ARCH Academy facility also will provide an environment well suited to connecting with nature and exploring spirituality though hiking, mountain biking and trail rides. The unique program also plans to include activities within the community such as fishing, softball, pottery, canoeing, camping and service work.
"Adolescent Recovery of Cumberland Heights (ARCH) Academy is so much more than the sanctuary of 67 wooded acres," Cumberland Heights CEO Jay Crosson said to those gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony. "ARCH Academy is a new vision for adolescent treatment that builds upon our current 30-day program (primary) and a month or so of extended care. We will incorporate those elements and combine them with outdoor adventure-based therapies with a focus on gender and development needs of the adolescent male."
He continued, "The additional time of an average six-month stay will allow us to also address underlying co-occurring disorders while establishing a strong foundation of 12-step recovery and support."
He added the private academy would allow residents to continue their high school education while preparing them for a sober life. "These young men have the potential to be more than just clean and sober. We want them to continue their dreams, to be productive members of the community and rejoin their families. The ripple effect of their recoveries will be profound as they recover life," he said.
Cumberland Heights celebrated the announcement of ARCH Academy with a groundbreaking ceremony at the site in late April. For more information go to ARCH.org.


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Results for Best Boys Basketball Coach 2014
Bob Fredericks
Fredericks has won five state titles and compiled a 626-204 record in 28 years.
Gary Ernst
Ernst already is Arizona's all-time winner with a 39-year record of 793-306. He has won eight state titles and finished second twice.
Raul Mendoza
mendoza's team won the Division III state title once and finished second three times. In 34 years he has fashioned a 627-341 record.
Rick McConnell
During 31 years, McConnell has put together a 541-314 record. His teams have reached the Division I Final 4 twice.
Sammy Duane Jr.
The son of another famous Arizona coach, Duane has posted a 15-year record of 272-133. His teams have won a pair of Division I state titles and finished second once.
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On the final day of action at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, the Great Britain team improved on the previous highest number of medals won at the event, recorded in Swansea two years ago, to 56 medals overall.
The women's T35-38 4x100m relay team produced one of the performances of the championships to claim gold, setting a world record of 51.63 to dip below the mark run by a Chinese quartet earlier this year. Olivia Breen, Maria Lyle, Georgie Hermitage and Sophie Hahn combined to claim the relay title back off the Russians who won two years ago.
Meanwhile, David Weir won his fourth gold of the championships in the T54 1500m, clocking 3:18.50 to win by just 0.03. It was a confident last 100m from the six-time Paralympic champion who used all his experience to hold off his opponents.
Weir was also part of the winning British team in the non-medal T53/54 Men's 4x400m relay, and along with trio Richard Chiassaro, Nathan Maguire and Mo Jomni clocked 3:08.30 for a British record.
Isaac Towers completed a full set of medals with gold in the T34 800m. After winning silver and bronze medals earlier in the programme, Towers out-sprinted multiple global medallist Henry Manni of Finland and clocked a 1:44.67 championship record.
His compatriot Ben Rowlings claimed his second bronze medal of the week in the same race with a time of 1:49.14.
Upgrading from her bronze in Swansea, Laura Sugar claimed silver in the T44 100m, while earlier on in the day Graeme Ballard secured silver and Joshua Bain bronze in the T36 200m.
There was further medal joy in the F37 discus throw as Bain claimed bronze, while Joshua Howard made an encouraging international debut in the T38 long jump, finishing third but with no medal awarded.
"I am delighted with our record-breaking results here at the IPC Athletics European Championships, with experienced athletes such as David Weir and Richard Whitehead performing like the champions we know they are, and a lot of young and upcoming athletes stepping up on the European stage," said head coach of the Paralympic programme, Paula Dunn.
"This event has been a great stepping stone as we head towards Rio and also as we look towards the World ParaAthletics Championships in London next year and the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2020.


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La rivière Kandik est un cours d'eau de l'est de l'Alaska, aux États-Unis, situé dans la  région de recensement de Yukon-Koyukuk. C'est un affluent du Yukon.

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Longue de , elle prend sa source au Canada, coule en direction du sud-ouest et se jette dans le fleuve Yukon, à  au nord-est de son confluent avec la rivière Charley.

Son nom indien a été référencé par le Lieutenant Schwatka en 1885. Ce cours d'eau est aussi connu sous le nom de Charlie Creek, du nom du village situé à son embouchure.

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Over the past 50 years, there has been a major change in the food production industry. Unlike many years ago when people used to get their food right from the farm; fresh and purely organic, nowadays most people in America rely on processed industrial food, but do these consumers know the truth behind the processed food? In the movie documentary titled Food, Inc., which was directed by renowned director Robert Kenner, author Eric Schlosser explores the facts and secrets behind the food industry. This paper will review the video documentary by giving a brief summary of the movie; a five point discussion on the important issues it raises; a personal evaluation of the movie and lastly examples on how I can apply its ideas in my lifestyle. Like no other ordinary documentary, Food, Inc.
explores the reality behind one of the most controversial part of the human lifestyle; food. The movie starts with the author, Eric Schlosser showing some of the more than 47,000 food brands in a regular supermarket. It's here that it is revealed that food production has changed from years ago when food was acquired from privately owned farms growing fresh produce, whereas in the current market, food is processed in industries (Food, Inc., 2008). In fact, it is revealed in the film that the American food industry is dominated by five giant corporations, who control about eighty percent of the whole industry. Among other issues, the movie talks on how fruits and vegetables are now laced with chemicals, the resulting economic impact, the health impact on consumers, and the role of the government in supervising the food industry.
In order to illustrate the facts in an exceptional way, the author discusses a number of key issues. For one, the movie expos. .th from the general public. Moreover, the movie uses clear examples to illustrate and convey its message on various key issues despite the presence of some disgusting scenes such as the clip of a messy slaughterhouse (Food, Inc., 2008).
Overall, the documentary explores a sensitive part of many people's lifestyles. It gives people an exceptional form of insight on the health risks associated with the much hyped industrial food products. Like many other people, the information from the movie will facilitate a change in my eating habits; further causing me to buy and consume organic foods. By choosing products with less synthetic ingredients, there's less mystery in what gets ingested. This is because whereas industrial foods are less expensive and readily available with many quantities, the health risks associated with them in the long-term are permanent and harmful.


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Will the Proposed Changes to Regulations Make Future Buildings Less Energy Efficient?
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A group of leading architects and engineers have warned that proposed changes to building regulations in England and Wales will make buildings less energy efficient, not more, regarding this as a step backwards in terms of meeting the UK's carbon emissions target.
The proposal is to reform Part L of the Building Regulations, which sets the minimum energy performance standards for new dwellings. The proposals have been framed as an improvement, but according to professionals actually represent a reduction in the energy performance standards of buildings.
Under current regulations, all new building designs are assessed against a notional benchmark design, using parameters such as the thermal performance of materials, the orientation and size of the windows, air tightness and heating and ventilation systems. Currently, to pass the test, the building must meet the performance of the notional design.
Under the new changes, the Fabric Efficiency Standard would be removed, resulting in a building designed next year being allowed to perform much worse than one built in 2013, when current standards were introduced. Similar to the above, a building that would fail to meet current regulations, would now pass under the new system.
At a time when the built environment accounts for 40% of UK carbon emissions, an urgent change to the regulations to insist on more stringent energy standards is being demanded by a growing number of architects, engineers, planners and developers, with them suggesting that the proposed reforms of Part L are a missed opportunity to properly address the climate emergency.
The London Energy Transformation Initiative (Leti) wants to see a fundamental shift towards monitoring how buildings actually perform in use, away from the current system of simply measuring abstract design factors in a vacuum, before the dwelling is built. Their research has shown that many buildings don't come anywhere near meeting their purported Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band, the official rating of a property's energy efficiency. Equally, the way the rating system calculates heat loss and gain means it can't detect factors such as more insulation and better Air Tightness, so good buildings end up being rated lower than they should be.
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Can the DPP overcome a drubbing?
Saturday's legislative elections, in which the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won less than one-fourth of the seats, were a disaster for the party and its worst result in legislative elections since Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) became president in 1988.
Saturday's results raise two important questions. First, why did the DPP do so badly? Second, how will the legislative elections result affect the presidential election of March 22?
There are at least three answers to the first question. The turnout of less than 59 percent -- the lowest for legislative elections since 1972 -- indicates widespread alienation among Taiwan's voters. The numbers attending campaign rallies were also quite low. In the past, when speakers at rallies rhetorically asked: "Right or Wrong?" the audience would shout "Right!" During this campaign no one responded. In addition, several vote captains -- on both sides of politics -- whom this writer has known for a long time, sat out this election.
A second factor explaining poor support for the DPP is that the DPP government has been blamed for everything. Admittedly, the government had a number of failures and sometimes the party did not explain its achievements. In addition, the government has been blamed even when it was not responsible. One friend told me that the DPP was responsible for high oil and gasoline prices. When I questioned this, suggesting that the cause was the high global price of oil, my friend replied: "Well, at least the government should have made me feel better."
Incumbents often incur the anger of the voters after a couple of terms in office. In Australia, last October we turned out the conservative Howard government after 11 years, and last month South Koreans voted for a conservative new president after 10 years of progressive presidents. Similarly, the Democrats won both houses of the US Congress in 2006 and a Democrat appears likely to replace the Republican President George W. Bush this November. So, at least part of the Chinese Nationalist Party's (KMT) success owes to a vote against the DPP as incumbents.
Third, many analysts (including this writer) argued that the single-member constituencies would create more moderate legislators as candidates would be forced to move to the center to gain sufficient votes. Thus, Li Ao (李敖), who gained a seat appealing to less than 6 percent of voters in his district under the old system, would not have gained a seat in the new legislature. But analysts ignored the role of the party primaries. Most of the candidates nominated by the KMT and the DPP had strong local organizations but often rather unsavory reputations. This, too, contributed to voter alienation and the low turnout.
In addition, both parties, but especially the KMT, nominated party "hacks" for their legislator-at-large lists. The most obvious case is the KMT's nomination of Chiu Yi (邱毅), who spent time in prison for literally attacking the Kaohsiung District Court with a truck. Chiu also has been known to promote "revelations" that almost always prove to have no factual basis. But the KMT nominated him because of his "personal sacrifice" for the party in going to prison.
In addition, in district races between a man and a woman, the KMT tended to give the district seat to the man and put the woman on the legislator-at-large list because half of party nominees for the latter had to be women.
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Marriott Addition (2001-02-11) The new underground addition to the library.
Westminster College (2002-04-03) Adminstration Building at Westminster College.
Mesa State College (2002-09-19) in Grand Junction, Colorado is a four year liberal arts college.
SUU Library (2006-09-30) The Library at the Southern Utah University in Cedar City.
Stevens Henegar College - Boise (2009-06-05) Stevens Henegar College in Meridian, Idaho.
Stevens Henegar College (2009-06-05) Stevens Henegar College is near the intersection of South Cole and I84
Stevens Henager - Murray (2013-06-06) Stevens Henegar Collage operates a campus in Murray.
The humble college campus is on the best locations for practicing photography. Generally campuses contain the most interesting architecture in a region. They are often a show case for architectural and building talent.
This gallery contains links to the different college campuses I've had a chance to photograph.
Context: Campus
University of Utah (201 pictures) The University of Utah is a land grant college in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was host to the 2002 winter games. The campus has a wide mix or architectural styles with buildings constructed on an as need basis.
Washington State University (60 pictures) Washington State University in Pullman, Washington has a unique red brick style and delights visitors and students with multiple layers of buildings dipping into the Palouse valley.
Westminster College (48 pictures) Westminster is a private college on 1300 East in Salt Lake City. In a confined space, is a little more compact, but does an excellent job in the layout of space.
University of Idaho (37 pictures) The University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho is the main research university for Idaho.
Mesa State College (15 pictures) Mesa State is a four year college in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Salt Lake Community College (44 pictures) Salt Lake Community College has several campuses in northern Utah. The main campus, on Redwood Road is a collection of utilitarian yet aesthetic brick structures.
Colorado State University (50 pictures) Colorado State University (The CSU Rams) is located in Fort Collins, Colorado.


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I write in the midst of a cold snap brought on by sorely-needed rain, which has been soaking into the ground since the night before last. I detest the cold, and after an exceptionally warm winter, I feel it more than usual.
Anyone who pays attention to climate news will know that we've had 352 consecutive months of global temperatures that are above the 20th century average. A person who is nearly 30 years old does not know what it is like to live in a world of average temperatures.
It's clear the pollies don't give a damn. Abbott & Co are abandoning the climate in the face of clear scientific evidence that things are very bad, and about to get worse, which will in turn fray our already stretched social fabric.
Seeing as we can't rely on our government, it's up to us to mobilise ourselves. From little things, big things grow, so I thought I'd compile a list of the tiny ways in which I try to save the planet and which others might contemplate too.
Sign a petition. A Monster Climate Petition is currently circulating to present to Parliament at the end of November. This petition is organised by a fantastic panel of women at the Victorian Women's Trust, was inspired by women of Victoria, who in 1891 collected almost 30,000 signatures in 5 weeks requesting the vote for women. You can print out a copy of the petition and take it around to family, friends and work colleagues, then pop it in the mail.
Use a bank that invests your money ethically. Market Forces and 350.or are organising a Divestment Day on 18th October to encourage people to close their accounts in protest at the big banks' support of fossil fuel.
Chain yourself to a piece of machinery at a blockade, such as that at Leard State Forest.
While I love Queensland's heat, I worry desperately about the disappearance of the Great Barrier Reef and what will become a strained world for future generations. I also despair at the complete want of leadership in Australia, and I know that many people around me are upset too. However, if everyone begins to take small steps in the right direction, then soon we'll be striding into sustainable world. A friend of mine powers her car with electricity harvested from solar panels - when I saw her doing that, I realised that sustainability is within reach. And if you have any other green suggestions, you can leave them in the comments box below.


Our children enjoyed their last busy holiday program in October. The movies, bowling, parks and museums are firm favourites. Next holidays will be hot so there should be swimming every week. You will need to book soon to join our band of happy children for the three weeks of vacation care from 6 January to 28 January 2014.
Josie Sykes (diploma childcare services) as OOSH Manager, is responsible for the safety and management of your children every afternoon and during school hols. She conducts herself with warmth and professionalism and the children love her. She is now ably assisted by Michelle Fair every afternoon (cert III childcare services) and Ailsa Carr now and then. I also thank John, our second bus driver, from Monday to Friday – who doesnt only drive between 11 different schools but keeps our buses mechanically sound.
we still have room for bookings on mondays and fridays. Tuesday, wednesdays and thursdays are our busiest days with 28 and 29 children most weeks – so you need to book early for those days.
Lots of room in the mornings. I am sure there are many families out there needing care and delivery to school before work so give us a call.
Most families choose to pay a set amount by direct debit/deposit. this is a simple process and any credits left at the end of term can either be returned in cash or used to pay for vacation care or the following term.
We take extreme care entering your used hours at the end of the week. the hours you use are then uploaded to the centrelink computers where your CCB is calculated. two days later (monday or tuesday) after centrelink have adjusted your percentages and tax rebate, they return your updated data. we then check your payments and print your account.Please note – any accounts printed before their return from centrelink, may require adjustment later – this includes payment on the day of service and quotes in advance.
Thank you Ailsa. I am stepping down as general manager and handing over the reins to Ailsa Carr. She will continue to keep the computer programs for both our businesses running smoothly (centrelink oosh system,, Myob accounting system, Harmony home childcare system), and look after our tax and wage systems. She will now attend to policy and funding and recruitment.
I am replacing the natural grass in the rear playground with an artificial grass. I hope it is as good as promised. the natural grass had difficulty standing up to the constant pounding of 30 pairs of small feet.
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Thank you Dianne. Dianne Mitchell is our loyal and efficient Home Services Manager. She has the sometimes frustrating but always rewarding job of providing in-home care for our many customers as well as coordinating our wonderful field staff of 35. She also keeps the office and the rest of us running smoothly.
Looking forward to a happy rewarding 4th term.


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how dangerous could be replacing the SIM card reader? Is it done using infrared or by soldering iron/tool?
First, Why you want to change sim reader? Is it damaged or just doesnt recognize sim card?
it is possible to replace it but it is no easy job...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UevQxWH1.... You will need a soldering iron with a small tip.
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