The Hebrew word for grace is hased. It is derived from the word hesad which means to be good or kind. The Greek word for grace is charis it is derived from the word char which means wellbeing pleasant or delightful. God's grace has been bestowed upon us through Jesus Christ. "From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; Grace & Truth came through Jesus Christ." John 1 The Word teaches us that we are saved by the Grace of God. "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith — and this is not of yourselves, it is a gift from God – not by works, so that no one can boast, less anyone should boast." Ephesians 2.
It is clear that God existed before anything else. God is omnipresent He is everywhere at the same time, He is infinitely immeasurable. Our infinitesimal minds cannot comprehend the totality of God who is limitless. He created the Heavens and the earth through His Word Jesus Christ who had not yet manifested within a body of sinless flesh, yet He was with the Father from the beginning in Spirit. This is an amazing truth that we believe through the Faith He has instilled within us who embrace His infallible Word! There is absolutely nothing that has ever happened or will happen in Heaven or earth that God is not totally aware of. He is omniscient He knows everything that has happened, is happening and will happen. It is God's desire that we draw closer to Him daily!
God's Grace was with Adam & Eve from the very beginning.
Christianity is much more than just a religion! It is so much more than a social club. In general, for many, religion has turned into a manufactured system where rules are dictated, regulated and policies are made. Quite often there is an ever increasing list of do's and dont's to conform to, which sometimes go so far as to require a staunch or restrictive dress code. Often actually forsaking the Power of the Holy Spirit's ability to transform the individual's life from the inside out! The Holy Spirit is the ultimate Spiritual Guide and Teacher! The Word of God teaches us that true worshipers worship the Father "In Spirit and in TRUTH!" John 4.
Whenever GOD is not the center of one's religion one can regress into this sea of uncertainty. Nothing is infallible and there is much doubt as to what has already been proven to be true! What was wrong becomes right and therefore one becomes polluted by the world. The world continues to migrate further and further away from God as Creator and the principles of His Word. Anything can be a religion. God is a Spirit and must be worshiped in Spirit & in Truth! Many religious folks modify His Word to adjust to the current desires of society. We can learn much from the Word of God. When His principles are abandoned there is a downward shift in the overall moral standards. Keep in mind GOD wants us to be spiritual beings that believe, embrace, implement and trust His Word!
The Bible does not ever contradict itself! The New Testament has fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament! There is no other book like the Bible! It is an extraordinarily remarkable library of infallible spiritual wisdom that is inclusive of 66 books! It cannot be fully grasped by the intellectual mind alone. One must solicit the Holy Spirit to intervene and illuminate the significant meanings of its plethora of Scriptures. It is also the all time best seller! In order to not be lead astray it is important to know for yourself what the Word of God says! We as Christians believe and accept the TRUTH of GOD'S WORD by FAITH! This is why we are called "Believers." When Christians follow the ways of the world rather than embrace the Word they usually have not actually taken the time to build an up close personal intimate "one on one" relationship with the Lord.
Jesus died to take upon Himself the sins of the world and make it possible for us to become directly reconnected back to GOD! Sin had widened the abyss between God and man. The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit are One! Jesus His only begotten Son humbled Himself to come to earth. He was Divine! Shaped in the image of GOD In the form of a man covered in sinless flesh, He overcame sin for us because He loved us so! Jesus bridged the gap between God and man and became the only "PERFECT" example! He arose with ALL power and took away the sting of death and sin. His Holy Spirit is our Comforter! We can now go straight to GOD wherever we are at anytime. He knows everything past, present and future about everyone and everything! This is why we all need Jesus Christ as Savior and LORD! He can and will make a significant difference in our life! God wants and up close and personal relationship with each one of us! We were created for HIS GLORY! Now that's LOVE!
I truly believe that it is the intentions of many to have God's will done in their life. The desire to please man and to be accepted often supersedes the spiritual responsibility to be led by the Spirit. This is where the conflict lies… There is much spiritual warfare to entice believers away from GOD and to keep non believers from embracing God personally and intimately! We learn in Genesis that God created us in His own image. ( I don't mean looking like Him) In essence we are spiritual and relational beings. We have been created for God's purpose. Until we arrive at the point that helps us realize just that, we can often unconsciously create more adversity and anxiety in our lives trying to adapt and please man. This in turn can and will at times create a mental deficiency because the deep void remains. This void can be filled by many things… But they never really quite satisfy. God has a place within us that only He can fill. Ideally speaking; Did you know that if we were all following the Lord we truly would be on one accord. There would also be a lot less schisms and division within the Body of Christ!
Religion ritualistically practiced often focuses on the exterior. Encouraging others to worship in a way they deem appropriate by their denomination or non denomination at a certain time rather than ascertain a truly intimate relationship with the Lord. What do you mean? A few examples! If you are too quiet you can be perceived as standoffish and unemotional! If you don't speak in tongues you don't have the Holy Spirit! If you wear makeup you are being carnal… If you don't pay tithes… If you do not wear long dresses or cover your head… If you don't come to the service every Sunday… If you shout and pray loud you are… If you are quite emotional it can be perceived as being more spiritual… If you are… The point is worship is personal and the object of our worship should be the LORD. The wonderful thing about God is HE KNOWS ALL of our hearts! God wants you to be the best You! Conforming to be accepted can leave one with an ever greater void. The Word tells us the proper way to worship God is to be led by His Holy Spirit! Remember! "GOD is a SPIRIT and HIS worshipers worship HIM in SPIRIT and in TRUTH!" John 4.
The spiritual journey leads us to the realization of our Creator! God the Father the Great "I AM." The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob! This is what we as adherent believers believe! ( I realize that not everyone believes the same.) As we begin to relate to the Lord properly He will free us more and more from the things that misrepresent Him. As we grow spiritually our spiritual eyes are opened and we become more conscious of why we do what we do! Our conscience becomes much more sensitive to the things that are contrary to His Will and His Way! Our desire should be to live to please Him as we grow spiritually. Growing in the Grace and Knowledge of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ is an ongoing continuing life process! The Canonical Gospels which we know as the WORD contains a wealth of the history and origins of mankind! This is why it is so important to spend time in HIS WORD! Here we are able to ascertain the invaluable, priceless and precious TRUTH!
God sent us His only begotten Son; JESUS CHRIST to redeem us from the curse of sin! Sin separates us from GOD! Jesus came as an innocent babe wrapped in sinless flesh. He overcame sin in the flesh. He went through all the stages of life, yet He never sinned! He was crucified, died and was buried and then He arose with ALL POWER! He came to point us back into the right direction that once again unites us to our Creator. The Narrow Path is the Way that leads to Him! Jesus was the Door back to the Father! Jesus is the only perfect example! Living for the Lord is meant to be a way of living daily! No one knows when but the LORD is going to return for HIS CHURCH!
Religion consists of cultural views, beliefs and various systems worldwide. Religion in itself is not bad but for many it means different things. It takes on many forms depending on the particular culture! Christianity, Islam Buddhism and Hinduism are considered the four major religions. There are thousands of religions throughout the world. Within those religions are varied and diverse practices and an assortment of ritual. What, whom, why and how we choose to worship is where the problem lies. What we believe varies… We must become aware of the mixture of misconceptions in order to know what true godly religion really is according to the Word of God.
Christianity goes beyond just being a religion. It is also the main focus within the context of this narrative! Religion is an essential important fundamental aspect of Christianity. Let's take a look at The WORD of GOD'S definition for religion! "If any one considers him religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. Religion that GOD our FATHER accepts as PURE and FAUTLESS is this; to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to KEEP oneself from being polluted by the world." James 1. These verses are quite self explanatory.


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With: Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee, Mary McDonnell, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Alfre Woodard, Zooey Deschanel, Ted Danson, David Paymer, Martin Short, Jane Adams, Dana Ivey, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Moss, Kevin Tighe
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Running Time: 112
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By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Writer/director Lawrence Kasdan returns with another of his famed ensemble pieces (The Big Chill, Grand Canyon). But Mumford reminded me less of these Oscar contenders than of Kasdan's early screenplay for Continental Divide (1981), which featured one of John Belushi's best performances. It's a lightweight but fun romantic comedy.
In Mumford, Loren Dean (Gattaca, Enemy of the State) stars as Mumford, a shrink in the small town of Mumford. His patients, played by Jason Lee, Mary McDonnell, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Zooey Deschanel, all have simplified problems that are easy to fix by the final reel. More complicated is Sofie Crisp (Hope Davis, from Next Stop Wonderland) who suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and with whom Mumford falls in love. Alfre Woodard, Jane Adams, David Paymer, Ted Danson, and Martin Short are also on board. I'm afraid that the best twist, which I will not ruin further by elaborating here, has been given away by the TV ads.
Mumford offers no real surprises. The movie is practically mapped out for us from the beginning. But the subject matter touches a chord; in a world populated by billions, most people are lonely. Mumford succeeds because it offers us some kindred companions and, for two hours, makes us feel not so alone.
In 2019, Kino Lorber released Mumford on Blu-ray, complete with a new 20-minute interview with Kasdan, the original EPK "making of" featurette, and trailers for this and other KL releases. It offers optional 2.0 and 5.1 audio mixes.
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Home Politics Leggett Reflects: 'I'm a Very Faithful Person'
Leggett Reflects: 'I'm a Very Faithful Person'
Bruce DePuyt
Outgoing Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett displayed a picture with President Obama in his office. Photo by Bruce DePuyt
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) steps down Monday after 12 years in office, ending a political career that goes back more than 30 years.
County Councilman Marc B. Elrich (D) takes the oath of office at noon.
Recently Leggett discussed his career with Maryland Matters reporter Bruce DePuyt.
This Q&A has been lightly edited for clarity and length.
Part II of two parts. [see part I here]
Maryland Matters: Montgomery County has a great reputation for planning. But it also is plagued by traffic and a lack of affordable housing, and there are times when certain communities are in moratorium, so you can't build a school. So is the county's reputation for thoughtful planning justified?
Ike Leggett: I would probably give a B in terms of planning. On the positive side we are a county [that believes] that we should be inclusive and bring people together and be transparent about what the impacts are, both positive and negative, about planning.
On the other hand, we sometimes develop a reputation that it is over-bureaucratized, and that it takes too long or the costs are too problematic, so you have to balance those things.
We've made improvements in things like permitting services, that is almost state-of-the-art compared to everything else. We get permits out faster than virtually anybody. We do a lot electronically. But you've had a reputation for over-bureaucratization, so you need to work through that.
MM: When incumbents run for re-election in Montgomery County, they almost always win. But when a term limit referendum was on the ballot in 2014, it passed overwhelmingly. How do you reconcile that apparent conflict?
Leggett: On some expenditures and some taxes, there was a miscalculation. In fact, the Council and I had debates about it. Because I thought on some tax increases and some expenditures, we probably needed to not have gone that far. So this is not something that's new.
If you look at the taxes over a period of time, compared to many others around the area, Montgomery County's taxes have gone up very little. In fact, the ratio of taxes to income is 5 percent lower.
But here's the mistake that was made. There was one year where we had this spike, right? And so that spike distorts the whole last 15 years or so of county taxes, because people remember this [gestures upward] far more than they remember this [gestures downward]. And at that spike I said, 'That's a little too much, and we should reduce it.'
And we had expenditures that went up as well. And I said, 'Do not increase expenditures because you have to find a way to pay for it.' And the tax hikes that we ultimately ended up doing was too high. And [I knew that ] people are going to have seared in their mind was that spike. It's like sticker shock. And no matter how you try to explain it, people get to a certain point where they're not listening.
[I said:] 'Do not do it.' Because if you did — and there was this whole bit where people are already thinking about term limits —you're going to walk right into it. And everything I said proved to be correct. Expenditures went up too high, the taxes to accommodate it went up high, it timed it perfectly with the issues associated with that, and that spike in that year created that dilemma.
MM: You faced sexual harassment charges from an aide, when you were on the County Council, many years ago, and there was a fairly sensational trial. Did you worry, even with the acquittal, that your career might be over?
Leggett: I'm a very faithful person. A spiritual person. And I looked at this as a situation that unfortunately happened. The county thought this was a nuisance matter and the county was willing to give a few dollars [settle] and you'd have never have heard of it.
I was the one who said, 'No, I don't want to do that. I don't want the county to put a dime up. Because this is wrong. And I couldn't have looked myself in the mirror if they had done that. They looked at it and they said, 'This is crazy, this is just a nuisance.'
MM: So you're the reason there was a trial.
Leggett: People know me. And people realized that I would not be guilty of something like this. I had enormous confidence and faith — even with an almost-all female jury — that they would look at the evidence and [say] it was crazy.
MM: But it can't be fun to be on the news like that every night.
Leggett: Not it wasn't. It was not. Especially for your family. But the fact of it is, none of this would have even discussed if I [hadn't insisted on a trial].
MM: Why weren't you Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's running mate in 2002?
Leggett: [Chuckles] That's a good question. You're good. You don't forget. I realize now — you've been around this thing a while.
I don't know. I think she probably miscalculated. I think there may have been a fear — do you remember [Montgomery Journal columnist and developer] Blair Lee?
MM: Very well.
Leggett: Blair once said to me, 'She feared that a serious female candidate running with an African-American running mate, that the state was not ready for that.' I didn't think much of it when he said that. But in some discussion with some of the people around [her], it was sort of like a safe option. And the person that she selected [former Naval Academy Superintendent Charles R. Larson] [was a] nice gentleman but really brought very little to the race.
I think he had been a Republican up until two or three weeks before she chose him. He was at the Naval Academy.
MM: It wasn't long after 9/11, and it was thought he would be helpful for governing, because of his homeland security credentials.
Leggett: And I think what that did was send such a negative view among especially minority voters in the state, especially in this area, that the campaign never really recovered. And when you look at the polling from that point in time, it just started to implode.
So I don't know. I thought it was a mistake at the time. But that was left up to them. And many people around the state, especially in this region, were extremely disappointed. Especially for a party that talks so much about inclusion and diversity. And there was a flier that the Republicans put out that was really devastating.
It started off, 'the Democrats talk a good game. At one point in history they said [former Baltimore mayor] Kurt Schmoke would be an ideal person for governor or the U.S. Senate. It didn't happen. They had Sen. [Clarence] Blount in Baltimore as once being a statewide leader or whatever. They said Wayne Curry would be a good candidate for running for govenror.
'Most recently, they said that Ike Leggett would be a strong candidate for lieutenant governor. Democrats talk a good game; none of these things happen.'
And there was a big picture of [Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert Ehrlich's running mate] Michael Steele. And the flier said, 'And under Republicans, this will happen.'
I mean it was devastating.
MM: She's Bobby Kennedy's daughter. How does she not seize that moment?
Leggett: [Barely audible] I don't know.
MM: What's your advice for the next county executive?
Leggett: The financial stability of the county is enormously important. You have to ensure not only that the short term but the long term finances are sustainable. There are a lot of creative ideas that are out there. But oftentimes they require money to execute.
Inclusion in recognizing the community is important. There are some awfully talented people in Montgomery County and you have to be prepared to listen to all of them. Those you agree with. Those you don't. Those you like. Those you dislike. Those from different parties.
And third, don't lose the intuitive, instinctive nature that hopefully many people have. I got a ton of people around me, very talented people, but if something doesn't feel right, doesn't sound right, my gut, my instinct is not to react to the things that people are saying.
MM: What are the biggest issues that you expect the next Council and executive to have to deal with?
Leggett: Financial challenges that still loom. Though I think they're in a much better position with a 9.4 percent reserve. [Laughs] So that's key.
Other big items would include transportation, education, we're up to 162,000 students at this point. And big issues that come to me oftentimes are over-crowding in the schools. But those are inter-related with other elements of government, both at the state and federal level.
And therefore you have to have a good working relationship with Annapolis. And you have to recognize that the governor and other people there are going to have a pretty good say about some of the things that are going to impact your county. I worked very hard in trying to ensure that I had a very good relationship with the governor.
MM: The Kirwan Commission will make its recommendations soon. Is that going to be a money grab where Montgomery throws more money in the put and ends up in an overall worse situation?
Leggett: That's conceivable. Unless you're very careful about the formulas and who pays and how much. And that we're not an ATM machine here. We have a lot of [free-and-reduced-price lunch] students here. That's part of the equation. You want to see an improved educational system, you want to see more funding, but you don't want to do it in such a way that severely impacts what I consider to be the economic engine of the state of Maryland, which is Montgomery County. We have to be very careful about this.
I think in principle most people accept the idea you need more money, you need more accountability, and we need to improve the educational system. The challenge is going to be how it is paid for and who pays what and how that is distributed.
MM: The media coverage of suburban government and politics isn't what it used to be. How much has that impacted things?
Leggett: Immensely. Because we end up relying too much on social media, which gives you quick-hit sound bites and an atmosphere that is not the most informed. It is quite partisan; it is quite polarized. And it's not as comprehensive. You do not get the consistency, you do not get the thoroughness or the interest of stories. [Coverage is often] superficial. The impact has been immense.
MM: What are you going to do next?
Leggett: I'm going to retire. I want to do some writing, traveling, and just to take it easy for a period of time. And not get actively engaged in politics or such.
MM: Will you continue to teach?
Leggett: No, I don't want to do that.
MM: Will you be a pundit?
Leggett: No. I've been working about 45 years non-stop, sometimes two and three jobs at the same time. This job has been enormous.
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Bruce DePuyt spent nearly three decades on local television, including 14 years as executive producer and host of News Talk on NewsChannel 8 in the Washington, D.C., area. He has served as reporter, anchor and producer/host of 21 This Week in Montgomery County and as reporter/anchor at NBC affiliate WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, VA. He's a regular contributor to WTOP (103.5 FM) and frequently moderates community and political events.
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Q: Spliterator Java 8 - custom implementation I am learning this Java 8 feature and I am really finding it difficult to understand the Spliterator interface's trySplit() method implementation in case of custom classes for parallel processing of the generated Stream.
Can anyone please help me with some good tutorial with a clear example?

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An ideal trySplit method efficiently (without traversal) divides its
  elements exactly in half, allowing balanced parallel computation. Many
  departures from this ideal remain highly effective; for example, only
  approximately splitting an approximately balanced tree, or for a tree
  in which leaf nodes may contain either one or two elements, failing to
  further split these nodes. However, large deviations in balance and/or
  overly inefficient trySplit mechanics typically result in poor
  parallel performance.

and the method structure with comments
 public Spliterator<T> trySplit() {
   int lo = origin; // divide range in half
   int mid = ((lo + fence) >>> 1) & ~1; // force midpoint to be even
   if (lo < mid) { // split out left half
     origin = mid; // reset this Spliterator's origin
     return new TaggedArraySpliterator<>(array, lo, mid);
   }
   else       // too small to split
     return null;
 }

for more exposure read up on https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Spliterator.html

A: Here is the example of Implementing a Spliterator.
public class Payment {
    private String category;
    private double amount;

    public Payment(double amount, String category) {
        this.amount = amount;
        this.category = category;
    }

    public String getCategory() {
        return category;
    }

    public double getAmount() {
        return amount;
    }
}

TrySplit implementation :
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Spliterator;
import java.util.function.Consumer;

public class PaymentBatchSpliterator implements Spliterator<Payment> {

    private List<Payment> paymentList;
    private int current;
    private int last;  // inclusive

    public PaymentBatchSpliterator(List<Payment> payments) {
        this.paymentList = payments;
        last = paymentList.size() - 1;
    }

    public PaymentBatchSpliterator(List<Payment> payments, int start, int last) {
        this.paymentList = payments;
        this.current = start;
        this.last = last;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean tryAdvance(Consumer<? super Payment> action) {
        if (current <= last) {
            action.accept(paymentList.get(current));
            current++;
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public Spliterator<Payment> trySplit() {
        if ((last - current) < 100) {
            return null;
        }

        // first stab at finding a split position
        int splitPosition = current + (last - current) / 2;
        // if the categories are the same, we can't split here, as we are in the middle of a batch
        String categoryBeforeSplit = paymentList.get(splitPosition-1).getCategory();
        String categoryAfterSplit = paymentList.get(splitPosition).getCategory();

        // keep moving forward until we reach a split between categories
        while (categoryBeforeSplit.equals(categoryAfterSplit)) {
            splitPosition++;
            categoryBeforeSplit = categoryAfterSplit;
            categoryAfterSplit = paymentList.get(splitPosition).getCategory();
        }

        // safe to create a new spliterator
        PaymentBatchSpliterator secondHalf = new PaymentBatchSpliterator(paymentList,splitPosition,last);
        // reset our own last value
        last = splitPosition - 1;

        return secondHalf;
    }

    @Override
    public long estimateSize() {
        return last - current;
    }

    @Override
    public int characteristics() {
        return 0;
    }
}

Is is a example from GitHub Reference

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Richard M Stallman, better known as RMS has been the lone crusader, in the world of Open Source for a long time. He is popular for his remarkable work with the GNU Project, and the GPL family of licenses. Although the GNU Project has failed to release a GNU build on time, but it has given the world a wonderful software license- the GPL. GPL is a unique free-software license, because it enforces freedom by ensuring that all software using GPL licenses are open-source themselves.
This sounds good in theory. However, there is a valid counter-argument against GPL. While GPL enforces freedom in essence, it restricts developers from using GPL licensed codes, because they fear losing their source codes to competitors. This steers them to other less restrictive licenses, or even worse, forces them to reinvent the wheel. Maybe GPL needs to be this aggressive to survive after all, but this restrictive nature has distanced GPL from the developer, and GPL has started seeing a decline in adoption.
The figures indicate that not only has the usage of the GNU GPL family of licenses (GPL2+3, LGPL2+3, AGPL) continued to decline since June, but that the decline has accelerated. The GPL family now accounts for about 57% of all open source software, compared to 61% in June.
Google itself uses many GPL licensed software, but does not release the source, because it does not redistribute those software. This makes GPL excellent for in-house development and ensures that the GPL code is only used for internal services, but not for developing commercial services or products.
If this decline in GPL's share continues, GPL licenses will account for less than 50% of the total share of Open Source projects, a year from now. Perhaps GPL is too ambitious a license, given the fact that GNU itself could not release a build, which was fully GPL. GNU uses X Window System, a large part of which is released under the MIT license (less restrictive than GPL). Looking at the way the Linux kernel and the GNU Compiler Collection have survived the tides of time, it would be inappropriate to judge GPL based on the current scenario. Nonetheless, GPL adoption is declining and this fact cannot be ignored.


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Ang Lee's drama centers on two families in 1973 Connecticut suburbia. Ben Hood (Kevin Kline) is the father of bitter teen Wendy (Christina Ricci) and awkward prep schooler Paul (Tobey Maguire). Ben is cheating on his wife Elena (Joan Allen) with the droll and sultry next door neighbor Janey Carver (Sigourney Weaver). Janey and her husband George are distant from each other and from their two sons introspective Mikey (Elijah Wood) and gawky Sandy (Adam Hann-Byrd).
Released in 1997, a year before the Lewinsky scandal would shake up American ideas of morality and infidelity, and on the heels of the warm and supple Sense and Sensibility , the dark, acidic Ice Storm was regarded as an oddity. It was shut out at the Oscars for a sweeping disaster picture that audiences identified much more with. In subsequent years, The Ice Storm has gathered much more acclaim and was recently entered in the exclusive Criterion library. Looking back on it today and keeping in mind Lee's other great, near-flawless efforts (Crouching Tiger and Brokeback Mountain among them), his versatility with subject matter and tone is rather astonishing. The Ice Storm vividly re-creates an era on the edge of Nixon's resignation. There are some light touches in the self-awareness of the material. The early 1970s remains one of the most awkward eras in the American twentieth century. Some call the 1960s sexual revolution finally filtering into the suburbs a "trickle down effect." A student in Taiwan in the early 70s, Lee gives the film the feel of an outsider's point of view. Unlike the novel, the movie is less wrapped up in nostalgia or self-awareness. Before filming, Lee gave his cast cutouts of the time period. Unlike other films portraying the 70s, the film isn't bright and kitschy. The soft, moody lighting and the wry but straightforward performances make it a gloomy affair. There is also a cold distance to it (Lee is sometimes criticized for this, I think it only heightens the drama of his films even more).
The offbeat and vastly underrated score by Mychael Danna has a surprisingly ancient feel. Sparse and percussive, it would later influence other suburban dramas such as Thomas Newman's scoring of American Beauty . Danna has remarked that he "liked the irony of suggesting music endemic to Native Americans, to remind us that as the characters walk through the woods to their mod houses, the ground beneath their feet used to belong to civilizations that are long gone. Ang and I wanted to remind people of the power of Nature—that Nature was there before anyone else, and that Nature will be there when we've gone."
With fondness for the era, costume designer Carol Oditz searched for a "visual grace," wanting to create "a surface tension, that was right for the characters in the story." There's a tenderness and awkwardness to the clothing and a slight cartoonishness (the the film begins with Tobey Maguire shifting through a comic book). But none of it goes into farce. Joan Allen's long dress looks particularly taxing on an icy driveway; Christina dons a poncho Red Riding hood coat; professionals lined up at the train stop decked out in khaki trenches. The garishness of costumes and the lack of morality is on full display in the drunken "key party" climax where the suburbanites swap carkeys (to their behemoth vehicles) and sexual partners.
There are many references: toe socks, Nixon masks, dated pop tunes (including a school band version of "The Morning After" appropriate for a film like this, since it is, in some regard, a disaster picture) are put to good use. All of this is tempered a bit by the performances of a fabulous cast. As one of the ineffectual parents, the usually broad, Shakespearean actor Kevin Kline delivers a quiet performance that ranges from comic to intensely somber. The usually wonderful Joan Allen delivers another bravura turn. In a winning moment, she mimics her daughter by riding a bike and then, unsuccessfully trying to steal lipstick from a drugstore. And Sigourney Weaver, who is often flat, is given a really wonderful role here. A bitter, relentlessly serious wannabe vixen, she goes through much of the film without a flicker of happiness. Her ridiculous waterbed (her husband hates it) captures her susceptibility to trends and her own marital and emotional unease. Her bored, cutting reaction ("I have a husband. I don't have a need for another one.") to a blabbering Kline is particularly priceless. And the younger cast members, notably Maguire and Ricci, are well-suited to their roles.
The production design was based on Cubism (a la ice cubes). The cold modern houses (though the Hood's is a touch warmer in tone) of the two families are deep in the woods, unlike the stately Colonial homes in Moody's novel . In concurrence with the image of ice, the visuals are full of glass and geometry (in the clothes, the furnishings, the wall art). Filmed in spring, the "ice" itself was sculpted and cast in resin--trees dipped in silicone, hair gel on windows. It still looks beautiful, haunting and real in an era of CGI. The effectiveness of the effects lends to the emotional wallop of the film's final tragedy: the death of a child on ice. ****
-Jeffery Berg
Posted by MrJeffery at 8:12 AM
Labels: 1973, 1997, Ang Lee, christina ricci, Film, film reviews, joan allen, kevin kline, rick moody, sigourney weaver, the ice storm
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Love this film!
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September Words of Wisdom
I was happy anywhere I could see the ocean. --Ai Yazawa
Politicians should wear sponsor jackets like Nascar drivers, then we know who owns them. --Robin Williams
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy. --Marcus Aurelius
The percentage of good police is much higher than the percentage of good politicians...So what should we really be defunding? --Burgess Owens
If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world. --C.S. Lewis
If you're depressed you're living in the past. If you're anxious you're living in the future. If you're at peace you're living in the present. --Tzu Lao
Common people will believe anything if frightened. But critically thinking people will find the truth through the smokescreen of fear. Listen to critical thinkers, not fearful reactors. --Dr. Suzanne Humphries
Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society. --Aristotle
In Los Angeles we actually had a curfew for law abiding citizens, so that looters could have free reign. --Peter Copses
Often it is those who live quietly, modestly, and contentedly with a simple life who are the happiest. --Joshua Becker
People will come to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.
--Neil Postman
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. --Iain Thomas (has also been attributed to Kurt Vonnegut)
Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration. --Ralph Keyes
If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. --Mother Teresa
There is no person so severely punished as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse. --Seneca
The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world. --G.K. Chesterton
The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history. Whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite. --Thomas Jefferson
Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of this world disturb it.
--St. John of the Cross
True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.
--Karl Popper
Life is short, but there is always enough time for courtesy. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
You are far too smart to be the only thing standing in your way. --Jennifer J. Freeman
Political correctness is America's newest form of intolerance, and it is especially pernicious because it comes disguised as tolerance. It presents itself as fairness, yet attempts to restrict and control people's language with strict codes and rigid rules. I'm not sure that's the way to fight discrimination. I'm not sure silencing people or forcing them to alter their speech is the best method for solving problems that go much deeper than speech. --George Carlin
I've never lost a game. I just ran out of time. --Michael Jordan
It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life. --J.R.R. Tolkien
In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit. --Ayn Rand
Is there an idea more radical in the history of the human race than turning your children over to total strangers whom you know nothing about, and having those strangers work on your child's mind, out of your sight, for a period of twelve years? --John Taylor Gatto
I've had a sign over my typewriter for over 25 years now, which reads 'Don't think!' You must never think at the typewriter - you must feel. Your intellect is always buried in that feeling anyway. --Ray Bradbury
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. --Eric Hoffer
Don't seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will - then your life will flow well. --Epictetus
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. --Victor Hugo
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Recent reading: "All I Ever Wanted: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir"
The recent Go-Go's documentary on Showtime sent me on a big fat nostalgia-fest about 1980's Los Angeles and the 80's in general, plus I was a big fan of the band back in the day. One of the many things I took away from the doc was that among all the Go-Go's, bassist Kathy Valentine was the one who really seemed to understand what they had, how amazing it was, and how lucky they were to have it. As the band crumbled around her Valentine tried desperately - and unsuccessfully - to keep them together. It made me want to read her memoir, released earlier this year.
Growing up in Texas, Valentine was "raised" by a single mother who was more interested in having a good time than in parenting. As a result Valentine grew up without a lot of supervision and she grew up fast. She lost her virginity before she even entered her teens, requiring an abortion at age twelve. Her mother turned it into a fun trip to California, abortions not being available in Texas at the time.
During a trip to her mother's native England, Valentine saw Suzi Quatro perform on Top of the Pops and was riveted by the idea that a woman could be more than an ornamental lead singer backed by men, or part of a girl group programmed by men. Upon returning home she began learning to play the guitar and became obsessed with being in a rock band. She attended countless shows and became a student of music and musicians. And she eventually started playing in bands.
At nineteen Valentine decided to try her luck in Los Angeles. There, in late 1980 she met Charlotte Caffey, a member of the Go-Go's, who although not yet signed to a label were enormously popular in the L.A. music scene. The Go-Go's had a problem: they were scheduled to play a series of shows over New Year's but their bass player, Margot Olavarria, was ill. Caffey asked Valentine if she could play bass. Valentine, a guitarist, said yes, then spent three cocaine-fueled days and nights learning to play a borrowed bass and the Go-Go's songs.
By the time the shows were over and the new year had been rung in, Valentine was in love with the band and they seemed to return the sentiment. Margot, who had been with the band through much of their growing popularity was unceremoniously dumped, although there was more to it according to the documentary: she had been voicing dissatisfaction with the band's changing sound. The Go-Go's had begun as part of the 1970's L.A. punk scene, but by 1980 they had drifted toward a decidedly non-punk girl-pop sound and image that would soon take the world by storm. Valentine was deemed a better fit and the invitation to join the Go-Go's gave her not only the band, but also the family she had always craved. It also gave her a Go-Go's dependent identity that would make it difficult to function when the band imploded a few years later.
The Go-Go's were finally signed by I.R.S. Records and proceeded to make history when their debut album Beauty and the Beat became the first album by an all-female band who wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the charts. Suddenly, they were stars.
One thing I noticed from both the doc and Valentine's book is that for as hard as the Go-Go's worked to become successful, once they achieved success and stardom they often didn't seem to want to work to keep it, nor did they seem at times to appreciate it. They complained about the production on the album that would make them world-famous. They complained about having to make the "Our Lips Are Sealed" video that put them in heavy rotation on MTV and boosted their visibility. I can remember a clip from back in the Go-Go's heyday of Belinda Carlisle being interviewed while she signed some albums or posters (I can't remember which) and she complained about having to be in an office signing autographs instead of being at the beach. I remember wondering what the hell she was complaining about. She was in such an enviable position, and one she'd worked hard for. I couldn't figure out what her problem was.
Another thing I thought was odd was that despite their hard-partying ways, no one in the band seemed to realize that Caffey had a serious, years-long heroin addiction. When Paula Jean Brown joined the band after Jane Weidlin's departure, she picked up on it right away. In fact it was Brown who flat-out asked what they were going to do about it. And it was Brown, who had experience dealing with addicts and interventions, who helped Caffey into rehab, probably saving her life.
The Go-Go's achieved overwhelming fame and success at relatively young ages - they were in their early-mid twenties, and as Valentine describes herself, seemingly with the maturity of teenagers. Despite the fun they had together, they could also be insensitive to each other at times. Weidlin's departure was partially fueled by the band's refusal of her request to sing one single song on their third album, Talk Show. It wasn't even one of the singles and she made the request because the song was important to her. Being turned down was the beginning of the end of her Go-Go's days.
There were also hard feelings about the discrepancy in their paychecks - as the primary songwriters, Caffey and Weidlin out-earned the others to a point where it festered. Never mind that it required them to do a lot of work the others weren't doing.
But the cruelest act of all was when Carlisle and Caffey decided to end the band without including Valentine or drummer Gina Schock (much less newbie Brown) in the decision. Kathy and Gina were suddenly summoned to the band's manager's office where they were blindsided by the news that the Go-Go's were no more, news that was delivered coldly by Belinda and Charlotte. Valentine's dreams and the only real family she'd ever been a part of were over and there wasn't a thing she could do about it, and it left her floundering. Her heavy drinking and cocaine use didn't help.
Valentine spent several years attempting to recreate the magic of being part of a successful band, but was never able to duplicate the experience of the Go-Go's. When she finally got sober she also seems to have grown up and gotten not just older, but wiser. If I have a complaint about the memoir, it's that she rushes through the years following her sobriety and the first Go-Go's reunion.
And even after that first triumphant reunion, there are issues. Valentine makes a barely passing reference to being "fired" by the band in 2012 but doesn't elaborate beyond that; her wikipedia page indicates that she had to drop out of a Go-Go's tour due to a broken wrist, but also filed suit against her former bandmates in 2013. Ever the dysfunctional family that can't quite seem to go their separate ways, Valentine has toured with the band since then. Ever the peacemaker, Kathy doesn't seem to be able to ever completely quit this group of women, no matter what they put her through. I don't think it's insignificant in the documentary (which I thought was excellent) that each Go-Go was interviewed separately. We only see them come together again as a band for yet another reunion at the very end of the film. I came away from both the documentary and the book feeling like Kathy deserved better.
I'm glad that Valentine seems to have made peace with the demons of her earlier years, but I wish she had spent more time in the book on her later years and the Go-Go's on again/off again relationship, plus it also left me wanting to know more about her post-non-Go-Go's life. But All I Ever Wanted is still an impressive memoir of rock & roll, bygone eras, the sheer love of music, and a really admirable woman and musician.
Gina spoke up: "It's our band, too; you can't just decide it's over." Belinda looked Gina dead in the eye and told her, "Yes, we can."
Suddenly Charlotte proclaimed, "I write the hits and she is the voice." It enraged me. How dare she? After everything, after the tours and radio visits and shows and interviews that gave us our careers, all of it done together, Miss Hits and Miss Voice were tossing us aside with less emotion than getting rid of old clothes.
Posted by Melinda at 10:01 PM
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Customer service fail: Blogger edition
So Blogger has come up with a "new interface" that everyone seems to hate but they have decided to force on users. This is my first post under the new version and like many other users, I hate it. I'm a big fan of if it ain't broke, don't fix it. And it wasn't broke. So for some reason they decided to not just break it, but fuck it up.
Another thing I noticed, as I searched "Help" is that they have locked and disabled commenting on almost EVERY SINGLE THREAD that criticizes the new version. REALLY???
Here are just a few examples:
I could go on and on, but you get the idea. And even what I'm seeing on the screen typing this is clunky as fuck. God knows what it will look like when I post it.
For years I've been hearing about how WordPress is the go-to platform for blogs. I tried it out at one point and did not find it anywhere as user friendly as Blogger. I don't want to switch. But if Blogger doesn't get its shit together and actually listen to its users, I may have to become part of an exodus. I don't want to, but this new version just sucks. I am literally looking at the images on my screen and can't read them.
Whoever came up with this "upgrade" should never again be allowed anywhere near a job that even remotely involves computers, blogging, and/or web design. And locking damn near every conversation in Help that complains about how awful the new version is...well let's just say we've reached a new level of customer service fail. Not a good look, Blogger.
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The return of South Park
Recently I've been thinking about South Park and how - when it eventually returned - they would handle this year's events. Specifically, I wondered how they would parody a world that has become beyond parody.
Turns out they're already back in production and return on September 30. And they're coming back in style - with a 1-hour season premiere. From South Park's Instagram:
There's even a preview clip!
Please note that this episode airs at 8pm, not their usual 10pm, although according to the press release they're going to show it three consecutive times so you have no excuse to miss it.
I hadn't even heard about the show returning, and suddenly all this! Sweet!
Labels: Health & Well-Being, In the News, Instagram, LOL, State of the Union, Television 0 comments
He's not wrong
Bonkers. We've gone beyond The Twilight Zone. I'm not sure even Rod Serling would know what to make of this crazy world today.
Labels: Crime, Famous Idiots, In the News, Jerks, LOL, Media, State of the Union, Stranger Than Fiction, Television 0 comments
No joke, this exists: You can get married at a Taco Bell
And yes, of course, it's in Las Vegas.
For $600 you get:
Includes, among other things, a sauce packet garter and bow-tie,
sauce packet bouquet (which is a loaner, in case you need something
borrowed), t-shirts, a 12-pack of tacos, and a Cinnabon cake.
Taco Bell Chihuahua not included.
Look, I love their greasy food as much as the next person. I'm not even going to try and be a food snob about this - there's something in their meat sauce and mild sauce that is like crack to me. But I don't think even I could get drunk enough to get married in a Taco Bell, even if it's legit. Not to mention for $600 I'm going to want a lot more than 12 measly tacos, and I'll be taking that sauce packet bouquet home with me, thank you very much.
This almost makes getting hitched by an Elvis impersonator look like a legit decision made by sober adults serious about the sanctity of marriage.
And don't think I won't use this in a story someday, because I totally will.
However, to each his own, live and let live, yadda yadda yadda. So if you would actually like to get married in a Taco Bell (which no one will ever judge you for) you can check out the deets at Taco Bell Wedding.
Labels: Foodie Stuff, I could use this in a script, I Customer, LOL, Stranger Than Fiction, Vegas Baby, Writing 0 comments
19 years...
Hard to believe it was so long ago. I'm not sure we've learned from it.
As always, this ad featuring the Budweiser Clydesdales brings it all back. The ad was aired only once, as Budweiser did not want to give impression of exploiting the 9/11 attacks for advertising purposes. It lives forever on the internet.
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Well, this sucks
What I want:
What I've got:
What I feel like doing:
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The Name of MN 26: Ariyapariyesana, Pasarasi, both or neither?
Khemarato.bhikkhu October 7, 2020, 5:15am #1
Hi. I'm used to MN 26 being called the Ariyapariyesanā Sutta, but on Sutta Central it seems to be called "Pāsarāsisutta" Is that an established alternate name?
Gabriel_L October 7, 2020, 8:52am #2
Indeed it seems to be an established allternative name for the sutta, at least as per the Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names
* Pāsarāsi Sutta . Another name for the Ariyapariyesanā Sutta (q.v.). See also MA.ii.740.
Source: http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/pa/p3_ay.htm
sujato October 7, 2020, 11:21pm #3
Both names appear in manuscripts. Ariyapariyesana seems to be favored in the Sinhalese manuscripts, Pāsarāsi in the Burmese. But none of the sources I've checked are at all comprehensive.
I just checked Ven Bodhi's Middle Length Discourses and Ven Analayo's Comparative Study, both of whom note that the commentary to MN 26 refers to the text as the Pāsarāsisutta. Analayo discusses the detail that the Ariyapariyesa is used in the Abhidhamma commentary.
However they both omit to notice that the MN commentary, at least in the VRI edition, uses both names. At the end it says:
Pāsarāsisuttavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā. Ariyapariyesanātipi etasseva nāmaṃ
The commentary to the Pāsarāsi Sutta is finished. It's also known as "Ariyapariyesana".
There's only one Chinese parallel, MA 204, which bears the title "The Discourse at Rammaka's Hermitage".
So it seems there was no consensus in ancient times as to the name.
But Ariyapariyesana is the best one!
sabbamitta October 8, 2020, 10:38am #4
Why does SC then have Pāsarāsi?
sabbamitta:
Why does SC then have Pāsarāsi ?
Because we don't change the source texts.
sabbamitta October 9, 2020, 12:54pm #6
Well, that's a valid reason!
Snowbird October 10, 2020, 8:50am #7
Curious what your philosophy of translating differently from the source text is, then. I'm not complaining, just curious. Is it because that is how Bhante Bodhi translated it?
sujato October 11, 2020, 6:31am #8
Snowbird:
Kind of, yes. As a rule, I prefer the names as found in Bhikkhu Bodhi, who prefers the Sinhala readings for names. But he is also following the older tradition in international Buddhist studies, probably stemming originally from the PTS. There's no real reason for preferring the Sinhala readings, except that they tend to be better known. Note that this applies to all names, not just Sutta titles.
Normally the difference is just a spelling variation, but occasionally, as here, the name is quite different.


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Q: Windows UIAutomationElement memory leak I have a WPF application that needs to be automatized for the purpose of testing. There is an existing tool that does this using Windows UIAutomation framework.
The problem with that is when I try to access elements on the main app and to trigger them, the memory gets allocated on the main app, and there is no way to force a GC on it. More that this, if an element on a page is not found and there are performed multiple re-trays, there is more memory to be allocated and not freed. I believe the problems come from Find and FindAll methods from AutomationElement class.
The problem seems to be old and there are no generic solutions for it [1][2].
The Automation framework does some caching to have a better access time to the UI elements. One possible solution I have in my mind is to disable the caching of UI elements or to force a cache clear. Have anyone did this previously and can help me with it?
Also, do you have any other solutions to solve the memory leaks problem caused by Windows UI Automation framework?
I did my tests on both a Win7 and a Win10 machine.
[1] https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/lync/en-US/12f6447d-afa3-49b9-9862-013f5d47419a/memory-leak-with-ui-automation?forum=w8itproperf
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Interviews of people who knew Walter Van Tilburg Clark when he taught school in Cazenoviua, New York. Interviewees include Helen Daley, school librarian; Mrs. Winkelstein, neighbor; and Lou Moon, friend. Additional information about Clark gathered by Heintze includes printed material about both Clark and Robert Caples, copies of Clark's letters, notes from interviews, two articles about Clark by Heintze, and correspondence sent to Heintze about Clark.
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Walter Van Tilburg Clark (1909-1971) was a western author; the editor of the Alfred Doten journals, a 3-volume work published by the University of Nevada Press in 1973; a lecturer at the University of Nevada, Reno; and a writer-in-residence at the University of Nevada, Reno, between 1962 and 1971. Interviewer Carl Heintze was a science information consultant from San Jose, California.
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A picture taken with wide-aperture mode activated on the Honor 6x
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Like the Mate 9, the Honor 6x is powered by parent company Huawei's Kirin CPU. But the Honor uses the less powerful octa-core Kirin 655 processor. It has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage onboard, which you can expand to 128GB via a microSD slot. Unfortunately, the unit we received had software that prevented benchmarking, so we weren't able to test it. But the device felt responsive overall. However, it definitely didn't feel as smooth or zippy as the Mate 9 or the OnePlus 3T. I noticed some small delays in switching between apps and launching the gallery that I wouldn't experience on a higher-end phone.
Honor also squeezed a 3,340mAh battery into the 6x, promising 2.2 days of juice with average use and 1.5 days with heavy use. If those claims hold true, the 6x should be able to survive a full day without needing to be chained to an outlet.
Based on what I've seen so far, the Honor 6x's greatest appeal is its surprisingly good dual-camera and wide-aperture mode. Once its software is updated, the phone should be easier to use and more functional than it is now. Like most unlocked phones coming to the US from abroad, the Honor 6x will only work on GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile (sorry, Sprint and Verizon subscribers). Honor is certainly the first company to offer a two-camera setup at this price, but it won't be the last to do so. I'm still skeptical that a smartphone that costs less than $300 can deliver pictures that look as good as those taken with the iPhone 7 Plus, but this at least allows those with tighter budgets to achieve similar effects on their photos.
The Honor 6x will be available starting on Jan. 4th in the US for $250 and Europe for £225. Those in America can get it for $200 during one of four flash sales, which makes the phone a much better deal.
Edgar Alvarez contributed to this report.
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