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MIS Staff 2021-02-18
MIS Staff / February 18, 2021 /	59
Hello, Good Evening and Welcome
It seems like Christmas was only a few days ago, yet we're already rocketing towards the end of the first month of 2021.
This week just gone Suggs celebrated his 60th birthday. Over on the various Madness fan Facebook groups it was really nice to see people posting up well-wishes, photos from their own collections and their own personal Suggs memories.
Following the recent lull in Madness related news we are pleased to report that we have a little more (and it is only a 'little' more!) to pass on to you this week.
On the 4th January the one and only Mark Bedford guested on Rhoda Dakar's "Pork Pie & Mash Up" podcast. The show runs for just under 2 hours and features a great selection of tunes plus some lovely chit-chat between Mark and Rhoda. Do check out our "Sign of the Times" section for further details and a link to the podcast itself.
Meanwhile, last Thursday (14th) Suggs was the special guest on Sarah Champion's show on radio station "Absolute Eighties". You find details of that in our "Sign of the Times" section, too.
Elsewhere in this issue Chris Carter-Pegg has details of a new project created with the plan to clean up the Madness entries on music web site Discogs. If you'd like to assist then please check out our "MIS Feature".
We've got our fingers and toes crossed that this week is the start of Madness related news picking up for the year ahead. We can but hope!
Enjoy the read,
Jon Young, Rob Hazelby, Simon Roberts, Paul Williams
See below for all forthcoming Madness and Madness related gigs and events. If there's something we've missed off or you feel should be added then please let us know.
Further information at http://www.madness.co.uk/live/
26th – Manhattan Center, NYC
28th – House of Blues, Boston
30th – The Greek Theatre, LA
31st – Las Vegas, Nevada
2nd – The Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA
3rd – The Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA
12th – Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury
19th – Thetford Forest, Brandon
27th – Festival Jardins de Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain
4th – Hi-Tide Festival, Dreamland, Margate
7th – Henley Festival, Henley on Thames
9th – Sjock festival Lille, Belgium
19th – Venoge festival, Switzerland
3rd – E-Werk, Köln, Germany
4th – E-Werk, Köln, Germany
6th – Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany
10th – Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
19th – 22nd – The 10th House of Fun Weekender. The Final Curtain. More info at www.bigweekends.com Tickets on sale now
Suggs – What a King Cnut Tour
Book tickets at: https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/suggs?fbclid=IwAR3-YoN3Y3En1nIqeWJpevOpnAa0utPUn0hORANuyqzwdmdBvjPivPlqdjU
23rd – Aberdeen Music Hall
24th – Edinburgh, The Queen's Hall
25th – Hexham, Queens Hall Arts Centre
8th – Warrington, Pyramid and Parr Hall
9th – The Courtyard, Herefordshire art Centre
10th – Westlands, Yeovil
11th – Exeter, Corn Exchange
13th – Bristol, Royal Redgrave Theatre
14th – Leamington Spa, Royal Spa Centre
15th – Harlow Playhouse
16th – Lichfield Garrick Theatre
17th – Chesterfield, Winding Wheel Theatre
19th – Norwich, Theatre Royal
20th – Loughborough Town Hall
21st – Lythan St. Annes, Lowther Pavilion
22nd – Milton Keynes, The Stables
23rd – Hertford Theatre
24th – Margate, Theatre Royal
2nd – Lincoln, New Theatre Royal
3rd – Doncaster, Cast
4th – Maidstone, Hazlitt Theatre
7th – Aldershot, Princes Hall
8th – Worthing, Pavilion Theatre
Lee Thompson's Autobiography
Title: Growing out of it
Release date: 22nd April 2021
Description (from Lee!): It starts with my humble beginnings in NW5, on to petty criminality in N6, then onto the wide open spaces of 681, Hitchin Road, Stopsley, Luton and all the Shenanigans in between.
And Parking up on that mental bus – The 2Tone Tour in October of 1979, the first 22 Years.
Pre-order at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lee-Thompson-Autobiography/dp/1787601897
Absolutely Vinyl Release
Release date: Out now!
Format: 180g vinyl
Featuring: New sleeve notes interviews with Chris foremen & Lee Thompson
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Absolutely-VINYL-Madness/dp/B08JJ8D3R2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=madness+absolutely&qid=1604136834&sprefix=madness+abso&sr=8-1
Full House, the very best of Madness
Order from: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BR4XFMH?ref=em_1p_0_im&ref_=pe_4022371_482814541
1. Our House
2. It Must Be Love (2009 – Remaster)
3. House of Fun
4. Baggy Trousers (Remastered)
5. Madness 2009 (Remaster)
6. Embarrassment (Remastered)
7. My Girl (2009 – Remaster)
1. One Step Beyond (2009 – Remaster)
2. The Prince (2009 – Remaster)
3. Mr. Apples
4. NW5 (2009 – Remaster)
5. Never Knew Your Name
6. Night Boat to Cairo (2009 – Remaster)
This album was previously available as a pop-up 4 disc gatefold LP priced at around £50. The 4-disc release is now sold out on vinyl.
I Remember Way Back When
This week, MIS co-editor Rob Hazelby goes back in time to report on what was going on in the world of Madness 5, 10, 15 and 20 years ago this week.
Issue Number 871 – Sunday 17th January to Saturday 23rd January 2016
The Northern Hemisphere were still in the deepest darkest depths of winter, but the band and their management were definitely looking towards the warmer summer months, as this week another date was added to the forthcoming summer gig line-up. On Thursday 11th August Madness were now booked as first-day headliners at the Cropredy Festival in Oxfordshire.
With two dates already booked for May, the spring and summer months were slowly starting to populate with gigs. Hopefully, details of further performances would surface in the not too distant future.
Moving on, and in "Sign of the Times" we pointed you in the direction of the BBC iPlayer as the recent Johnnie Walker radio show which had the one and only Lee Thompson as special guest was now available to stream.
Next, it was over to "Live and Intensified" and our one and only Jonathan Young who gave us a detailed review of the Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra gig which took place at the Camden Jazz Cafe on Friday 15th January. Jonathan rounded-off his interview by telling us "Book your next ticket for the bullet as its about to fire the band into even more popularity once [the] new tunes reach wider ears".
Following this we were in "Tweets of a Dove" territory, where both Suggs and Chris tweeted words of condolence following the sad passing of Specials drummer John Bradbury.
We brought this issue to a close by pointing you in the direction of the following YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSWVyyMRjzU
The footage was from the previous Friday night's Ska Orchestra gig, which had been kindly uploaded by Maria Ashe.
Issue Number 610 – Sunday 16th January – Saturday 22nd January 2011
This issue of the MIS got off the starting blocks with the news that a recent interview Owen Collins carried out with Chrissy Boy, would soon be apearing on Insanity FM.
We were told to expect questions about Showtime, Cheese, New Songs, Koala Bears, Worst moments in Madness, Politics, Students, Who's the laziest band member, Power Rangers, Tour Busses, Woody's bacon & Toblerones and more.
Next, we moved on to Deaf School news, where we reported that the band were about to release a 5 track EP album, before kicking off their "Listen and Learn" tour on the 28th of the month.
Following this it was over to "Scootering" magazine, with their review of the new Madness book "House of Fun: The Madness Story".
"As someone who is both a fan of madness from my school days to today, as well as knowing some of the band and indeed the Nutty Boys set up too, I found this book to be more enlightening that I could have hoped. It charts their beginning, rise and fall, ups and downs, the intricacies of record deals and touring, as well as fall outs both outside and within the band. I could have done with a little less background about non-band members maybe, and possibly Norton-Folgate was investigated a bit much, but the former helps build pictures while the latter is far easier to research than the making of One Step Beyond. Yes there are a couple of questions unanswered maybe (and I'm sure others will have different ones). but until all seven publish collective biographies this will remain the most complete story of Madness to be published yet."
We brought this week's issue to a close with the news that the tenor sax used in the past two Madness albums was now up on Ebay. If you had a good £2200 to pay then Steve Turner's auction may have been of interest to you.
Time to start saving!
Issue Number 350 – Sunday 15th January to Saturday 21st January 2006
We started off this week's issue by lamenting the fact that the new series of Disappearing London (featuring Suggs) was only available to South East England based viewers. Normally we'd have logged on to TV program downloading site UKNOVA and download the cap.
Unfortunately, those normally on the ball had failed to record and make this available.
On to the articles, and Jon Young decided to report on the BBC who were continuing their search for evidence proving the earliest usage of words, to form part of Balderdash & Piffle, a major new series for BBC TWO.
Jonathan reported that thanks to a wordhunter who sent in a clipping from the New York Times, the earliest date for the phrase 'bomber jacket' had been pushed back from 1973 to 1946.
But other mysteries remained: despite the best efforts of the British public, the Wordhunt team still needed help with ten key words.
One of these words was Ska.
Back to the first episode of Disappearing London now, and despite the MIS team grumbling that the show wasn't aired in their neck of the woods, a fair few lucky fans did catch the first episode, and were more than willing to give a lowdown to the rest of us.
Patrick Clifford produced a detailed review of episode one, and was clearly looking forward to part two, due to be aired the following week.
In last week's edition of the MIS we took you on a brief virtual tour of two of Camden's famous Madness related haunts.
This week, we'd been scouring the net in an effort to bring you something different, and after a bit of searching we'd struck gold.
We all knew Camden Town was famous for over the years being the regular haunt of Madness, but how much did you know about the history of the area?
Well, thanks to the wonderful www.camden.tv web site you could sit through a high-speed (3 minute long) documentary about the birth and growth of North London's famous borough. Entitled 'The Birth of Camden Town', the 4.8 megabyte documentary charted the days when the area that was to become Camden was merely farm land, to the arrival of the canal, the railways, and much more.
If you wanted to find out more about Camden Town, then this 3 minute programme was well worth a download.
He'd obviously had a few weeks to recover, as Lee Hookway finally got around to reviewing the recent MOT gig which took place at The Dublin Castle on the 27th December.
After a detailed and glowing review, Lee finished off by urging us to;
"Make M.O.T Your NEW Years REVELATION And come along to a gig, I promise you won't regret it."
We finished off this week's issue by reporting that we'd been contacted by a Vikcy McGurk. Vicky had contacted us earlier in the week explaining that she was considering selling her framed 'Complete Madness' disc, presented to recognise sales of over 300,000, of the joint number 1 album and single (House of Fun).
Vicky told us that the framed set was presented to her husband as a leaving present from the printing firm Madness presented it to, as they used to print their album covers. If you liked to discuss prices with Vicky, or wanted her to send you a photo of the set, we urged you to contact her.
Issue number 88 – Sunday 14th January to Saturday 20th January 2001
With the second working week of January passed, the Christmas and New Year celebrations already seemed like a lifetime away. With most of us enduring poor weather, and temperatures which rarely made it into double figures, it was easy to get yourself down in the dumps.
Well, you had no need to. Already this year was shaping up to be very exciting indeed. On the 20th January the legendary Crunch were due to appear in Brighton, whilst Chris Mountain and the famous Scatty were busy making plans for the Madness weekend in Blackpool that Summer.
Always at the forefront of Madness information, Skanews editor Jean-Pierre Boutellier told us that a new band by the name of "Pama" was currently up and running. Featuring the bass player from Steel Pulse, Kevin Flowerdew and the legendary Lee Thompson, this sounded like a band well worth looking into.
As mentioned in last week's edition of the MIS, the legendary Suggs celebrated his 40th birthday. If what we'd been told was true a large party was held in the re-furbished Dublin Castle to signify this momentous event.
Continuing with the birthday theme and Paul Muscat pointed out that the 14th was the turn of none other than Cathal Smyth to celebrate another year. As Paul rightfully said "Three cheers to one and all!".
On to the articles, and the big, big news this week was that the unofficial Madness rarities compilation 'The Lost' would no longer be seeing the light of day. There seemed to be a differing of opinions between the distributor and Carl, as to who had the legal rights to what, and as such the album was withdrawn from sale.
Fans responded – many feeling that the asking price was too expensive, but that they'd dearly want to add this material to their collections.
The final words on the subject from subscriber Ruza Foster seemed to sum things up perfectly;
"Much as we are all STILL after so many years eager as all hell to get our hands on new material or previously unreleased material, I think we must respect the guys and let them censor the things that are so personal or as yet unfinished works (of art – I am completely objective…not!), that they have not seen fit to release them!"
On to jollier things, and Chris Mountain was here to reveal the details of the forthcoming Blackpool Madness weekend. Due to take place on Friday 29th June to Sunday 1st of July, the weekend would cost a mere £55 per person. Entertainment would come from the one and only Crunch! as well as a charity auction, karaoke, a quiz, and much more.
Moving on, and we passed things over to Andrew Langmead, who was kind enough to give us tracks 103 to 50 in the Third Annual Madchart.
We had stats, facts, figures and trivia on almost every track, and it was clear that many hours of work had gone in to producing this third lowdown of fans' favourite tracks.
Next, Jean-Pierre Boutellier reported on a new 5-piece French band called Boy in the Boat. Apparently influenced by Madness, Crunch and Ian Dury, the band would be supporting Bad Manners on the 21st of January. The band were also looking to invite Lee and Carl to appear on their first album.
Elsewhere we urged you to check out the new One Step Behind web site, which listed all gigs the band had planned over the next 12 months, background information, a photo album, and even a guest book. Those of you who had seen the band in action were urged to knock-up a review and send it to the band for displaying on their web site.
We rounded up this issue with details of the next Crunch Madmeet, and a French-tinged Madness 'did you know' from JP of Skanews.net.
Rob Hazelby
Sign of the Times
Pork Pie and Mash up – Rhoda Dakar With Special Guest Mark Bedford of Madness
Rhoda Dakar
Pork Pie & Mash Up
Monthly, Monday 12-2pm
Reggae, Ska, Pop, World, Interview
Rhoda Dakar began her musical career as lead vocalist with all female 2Tone band, The Bodysnatchers. She went on to record with The Specials and Madness, appearing live with both bands. Recently, she toured with The Selecter on their '40 Years Of 2Tone' Tour as DJ and special guest, playing in Mexico, USA, Europe and finally the UK. As a solo artist, she completed her first Australian tour earlier this year.
Rhoda also writes sleeve notes, most recently for the Trojan Records' release, 'Love Is All I Bring', a double album showcasing female vocalists. A campaigner and local activist, she is a patron of the Music Venue Trust and a governor of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
With a base of early Reggae and 2Tone, Pork Pie & Mash Up reflects Rhoda's eclectic musical taste.
For now, any guests will be virtual; the only requirement being a good sense of humour!
This first show of 2021 features a very special guest; the one and only Mark Bedford. The show runs for two hours and can be found here: https://bit.ly/3sFNCrE
Mark joins Rhoda at 20 minutes into the show.
Suggs on Absolute Radio
On Thursday 14th January Suggs was special guest on Sarah Champion's show on radio station "Absolute Eighties".
Thanks to Greg Pilsbury over on the Madness Bootlegs Facebook group who kindly recorded it and uploaded it, you can now listen to it at your leisure.
Simply point your web browser over to: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qRGt6Z_21vhw84WgFWNroYXvxMj5i2v6/view?fbclid=IwAR0-naWADAiBxAZTxIQGaI_SgMgBrzhujIsH92JfUFGA_oCT9MeZ5xjTfqg
MIS Feature – The Discogs Correction Project
Originally posted by Chris Carter-Pegg on the Completist Madness Facebook Group.
"Over the next few months a few of us are going to try to remove some of the many errors within the Madness submissions on Discogs.
I've created a new group on here called Discogs Madness. If you are an active Discogs user or have a Discogs account, feel free to join this group …it's merely so that every time we need votes to merge duplicate submissions or delete things that don't exist we don't have to bother non-Discogs users.
Feel free to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318433459530037
If you'd like to help with the clean-up project then please join the new group and get stuck in!
That's almost it for this week, but before we go we have some further listening for you.
While listening to Rhoda's excellent Pork Pie and Mash up podcast we stumbled upon Dubplate Pearl's podcast. Her latest podcast was a two part affair which was released over the Christmas period.
Part 1 covers funk, boogie, soul and disco tunes, but it's the second part we urge you to listen to as it covers, Ska, reggae and rocksteady. The tunes are all played from original vinyl and sound gloriously crackly. They sound beautiful.
Check out part two: https://www.mixcloud.com/TheVinylFactory/vf-live-dubplate-pearl-2020-holiday-special-part-2/
Until next week, take care.
MIS Staff
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Madness Information Service Online Newsletter Issue Number: 874 – Sunday 7th February to Saturday 13th February 2016


Washington, D.C – Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) met today with President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden and senior members of the administration to discuss 2015 enrollment issues under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The meeting was called by the White House to focus on the end of open enrollment in 2014 and preparing for the 2015 open enrollment period.
Washington, D.C. – Nearly 2.2 million people have selected plans from the state and federal marketplaces by December 28th, 2013 (the end of third reporting period for open enrollment), Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday.
Washington, D.C. – A new study released by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that hospital employees are only reporting fourteen percent of all medical errors and usually don't change their practices to prevent future harm to patients.
Dallas, TX – The American Heart Association today issued a call to action for the public, health professionals, the food industry and the government to intensify efforts to reduce the amount of sodium (salt) Americans consume daily – which is currently more than two times higher than the recommended upper limit of 1,500 mg daily, with 77 percent of that consumption coming from packaged, processed and restaurant foods.
In an advisory, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, the association sets out the science behind the American Heart Association's recommendation for the general population, which is to consume no more than 1500 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day because of the harmful effects of sodium – elevated blood pressure and increased risk of stroke, heart attacks and kidney disease. Elevated blood pressure (hypertension) is a major public health problem – approximately 90 percent of all Americans will develop hypertension over their lifetime.


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Tashkent (; , Taşkent) is a rural locality (a village) in Kurdymsky Selsoviet, Tatyshlinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 96 as of 2010. There are 2 streets.

Geography
Tashkent is located 35 km west of Verkhniye Tatyshly (the district's administrative centre) by road. Achu-Yelga is the nearest rural locality.

References

Rural localities in Tatyshlinsky District

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Hi my name is Manuela Merris, I've been, what is today? February the 3rd? and I was diagnosed with Colon cancer on January the 10th. That was in a hospital in Plano, Texas and a week of tests and colonoscopy and PET scan and CAT scan, revealed there were also Metastases in the lungs, in the ovaries, in the bones and the tumor was in the big part of the Colon. Of course the Oncologist saw me and they suggested chemotherapy and I wanted to get a second opinion. I talked to some of my friends and they said "you need to go to this other hospital in Dallas. UT Southwest, they're really, really good; so we went ahead and made an appointment with them A week after I was released from the hospital there. And that was a big disappointment. It was exactly the same thing, it was chemo, with exactly the same drug and I said "Is there not anything else?", he said "No ma'am, this is all there is." And I said "ok" and uhm, I left and went home and I, just knew, that I was not going to do Chemo, because all my life, I've lived a very natural life. I've always tried to eat healthy, live healthy, I enjoy the sunset and I love just watching the bird and the tree. I'm just a very natural person. I don't wear any make up. I've always taking care of my body because, as we've learned in church, my body is my vessel, Okay? It was given to me by God and I need to take care of it and that's what I have done to the best of my knowledge all these years. All my friends know me as the health nut because I wouldn't just eat healthy because you know, you're supposed to, I loved eating healthy and I made everybody around me eat healthy so I was very, very in tune with nature. And then I've seen these options here to poison my body and I couldn't do that to me. That is just against everything that I have ever done to myself, is to poison my body with Chemotherapy and I'm like, "There has to be something else." So I finally went on Google and I googled "Alternative Cancer Treatment" and there happened to be, I opened them and popped up and I just could not believe when I looked at it and every single thing my mom had googled, popped up and they were offering in that program: the B17, the baking soda the, what else, I can't remember, I mean, all of these other things that she had researched, the oxygen therapy. All of these was right there and it was offered by this company but I just can't believe it and I said, we need to call this number, I mean, to know, we need to find some information. So we called the number and I think the first person we called was Nancy; and I was remember, I was there writing all the stuff down into what she was telling me what they were all gonna do and again who talked to me that guy I can't remember it all but it sounded so good, it sounded like "This was a structured program for twelve days where I could be there and you know, I could bring my mom, we could go through this together and then build the plan from there on, on what we really need to do and learn most of all learn how you do it right not just google and try but really learn how to do it right. That is how I ended up here and I think it's the best I could have done. It gives you so much hope and so much energy and Dr.Branyon's lectures and her positive energy, it just kinda, its just kinda takes over, you know, feels you with that same kind of energy and It's just been more than how I expected. I mean, we've learned so much things were things I've did experience, we had to go through here that, you know, I have not even heard about. That was new to us; but is like state of the art technology from all over the world. In addition to what we've heard; so now we have foundation. What we did here was we built a foundation and what we can do now is what's based on what we have learned from Dr.Branyon and our own experiences and talking with the Doctor's and what they think they would do and stuff and they were validating some things--other things, cautioning us. We have really good action plan to go home and we know what to do. We know what to do and I don't feel alone when I'm back there because I know New Hope will be still there in contact with us and guide us along the way. So I think it was the right decision and I thank God for opening that webpage for me that night. I really do; because, it was still a blessing, it is a blessing and I will do anything in my power to stick with this and get through this and get well.


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Bohumil Tomášek (Liberec, 1936. június 21. – 2019. november 2.) Európa-bajnoki ezüstérmes csehszlovák válogatott cseh kosárlabdázó, olimpikon, edző.

Pályafutása

Klubcsapatban
1956 és 1966 között a Sparta Praha játékosa volt. Közben 1960–61-ben sorkatonai szolgálata alatt a Dukla Mariánské Lázně csapatában szerepelt. 1966 és 1969 között a Slavia Praha, 1969 és 1972 között a nyugatnémet SSV Hagen kosárlabdázója volt.

A válogatottban
1959 és 1967 között 205 alkalommal szerepelt a csehszlovák válogatottban. Az 1960-as római olimpián az ötödik helyen végzett a csapattal. 1959-ben és 1967-ben Európa-bajnoki ezüstérmes lett a válogatottal.

Edzőként, sportvezetőként
1970 és 1972 között a nyugatnémet SSV Hagen játékos-edzője volt. 1972 és 1976 között a csehszlovák válogatott technikai vezetőjeként dolgozott. 1978 és 1988 között a Slavia Praha ifjúsági csapatának a vezetőedző volt.

Sikerei, díjai

 Európa-bajnokság
 ezüstérmes: 1959, 1967
 Csehszlovák bajnokság
 bajnok (2): 1960, 1969
 2. (3): 1959, 1967, 1968
 3. (4): 1957, 1962, 1964, 1966

Jegyzetek

Források

1936-ban született személyek
2019-ben elhunyt személyek
Csehszlovák sportolók
Cseh kosárlabdázók
Csehszlovák olimpikonok


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Japan tsunami exacts heavy toll two years on
Traumatised residents complain of slow reconstruction following twin disasters of tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
Just above the din of tractors and backhoes sifting through rubble, Usuzawa Ryoichi begins to sob. In the two years since the tsunami in Japan, the 64-year-old has only returned a handful of times to the place where his home used to be.
Before we even begin to talk, emotions overtake him. Standing on the foundation of his former house and looking at the vast expanse of what used to be a busy residential neighbourhood in Otsuchi, his body shakes, as tears mist over his glasses. His beloved dog Taro, whom he rescued from the black churning waters, is clutched tightly in his arms, whimpering.
"When I come here, I see all the faces of the people being washed away, every single one of them, my neighbours, my friends. I can't shake them."
Like many survivors, Usuzawa lives in a state of semi-depression. If the government had rebuilt and provided more jobs, he believes he would be doing much better. Instead, he and his wife try to find meaning in a temporary shelter. "We've watched families break apart. Domestic abuse is on the rise too, it's just a mess."
Two years since Japan's worst disaster in modern times, 310,000 people are still without permanent housing.
It's become public knowledge that of the $200bn pledged by the government for reconstruction, some has been used to fund things such as advertising projects in Tokyo for unrelated building projects, or caught up in the country's infamous red tape.
Since winning election last December, Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has overhauled the agency in charge of reconstruction. The former governing party, the DPJ, created the bureau after the disaster to bypass the government's bureaucracy. So far, though, many say it has failed to carry out its mission.
'We are doing our best'
Fukushima forests found to be radioactive
The reconstruction office for Otsuchi is a two-hour drive away, in Morioka, the capital of the prefecture. Taiji Yasuda, who has been second-in-charge since last July, admits there have been problems. But he blames a shortage of staff, saying he has fewer than 50 people working on rebuilding communities along a lengthy stretch of coastline.
"We understand that people are undergoing extreme social stress and we want to hear from them," Yasuda says. "But we also want to tell them we are speeding up construction, that everything will be faster."
Authorities say progress has been slow because of disagreements over land rights and fierce debates over how exactly to rebuild. "Yes, there have been challenges, but the planning stage is over now," says Yasuda. "We have already started building permanent homes. In the next few years you will see a great deal of change. We are doing our best."
Usuzawa, though, is sceptical. A former government worker, he says he's tried many times, with other residents, to present to planners their ideas on how to rebuild their town. Instead, he says they've been met with silence.
"They've hired design companies from far-away places like Tokyo, and we see these people every night spending their high salaries entertaining themselves in our communities. That is our money, that should be going directly to helping our people."
Usuzawa says many of the youth have left for jobs elsewhere because there is simply nothing for them to do here. Deeply attached to his town, he refuses to leave. "You feel like a crazed person, like you could explode with anger at anytime ... They tell us they're making progress … We don't see it."
Several hundred kilometres south, near the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant, residents also complain about the slow pace of the cleanup and rebuilding.
Nuclear meltdown
The earthquake:
at 05:46 GMT
Magnitude 9.0 (USGS)
Japan moved 2.4m closer to North America
The tsunami:
38.9-metre max wave height
The human toll:
15,881 people killed
2,668 people missing
6,142 people injured
The damage:
45,700 buildings destroyed
230,000 vehicles damaged
$35b insured-property losses
It's been more than a year since TEPCO, the plant's operator, announced that reactors had stopped spewing radioactive material. Still, engineers have been unable to figure out how they will remove the dangerous fuel rods. Analysts say it could take 40 years before the Fukushima plant is fully shut down. Meanwhile, TEPCO says it is running out of space to store contaminated water used to cool the reactors, and is considering dumping it into the ocean.
The nuclear meltdown following the tsunami spread radiation over large swathes of northeastern Japan. While it's estimated the amount of radiation emitted was one-tenth that of the Chernobyl disaster, it spread over an area far more densely populated.
Two years later, TEPCO faces renewed accusations that it has not been forthcoming in compensating those who suffered from the fallout.
On a table in Tsuguo Hirota's small office, reams of case files are piling up. He is one of several lawyers representing more than 1,700 people suing the power plant operator. Hirota acknowledges new figures show more than 40 percent of children in the Fukushima area have tested positive for thyroid abnormalities. "Lots of young families have serious concerns," he says. "Children are some of the most susceptible to radiation."
But rather than argue on medical grounds, which Hirota acknowledges is difficult, he says most are suing on psychological grounds. "We don't want to get into the medical debate. What we are saying is that our lives have been irreversibly changed because of TEPCO's ineptitude."
Hirota himself is part of the lawsuit. He has waived the legal fees, saying he and his family belong to this suffering community. "People are haunted by uncertainty. They can't drink the water, they can't eat local produce ... Kids can't play outdoors anymore."
What has angered people the most, Hirota says, is the lack of input. Without consultation, he says, some residents in Iwake prefecture, where he lives, received $850 payments from TEPCO. "We feel we had no voice or say in the matter; that TEPCO is dictating how much it pays out. We see it as symbolic of their irresponsibility."
Hirota describes meetings with TEPCO's lawyers and representatives as lacking any meaningful discussion. "They don't answer questions directly and do the same thing every time I present a case – they stand up, bow, say they are sorry and that they are doing their best."
Ruined lives
Japan company admits it played down nuclear plant concerns
Just 40 kilometres away from the Fukushima plant, Mikio Watanabe stands in silence by the tree where his wife killed herself. A farmer all his life, he is not much for words or for showing emotion.
Yet when he returns to the home he and his wife built, he is filled with anger. The house and the forests surrounding it remain heavily contaminated with cesium, and while the government allows visits during the day, residents are not allowed to stay overnight.
It was during one of those visits that Watanabe says his wife chose to end her life. "I was so stressed myself, and I regret I didn't see how severely she was suffering, it fills me with remorse."
Before the nuclear disaster, Watanabe says her wife was always cheerful, enjoying their life tending to chickens, in this remote and beautiful area of Fukushima. But when forced to evacuate, they had to move to a temporary shelter, and forced to stay indoors. Having lost the life they so enjoyed, he says his wife slid into depression.
"The night before she killed herself, she held onto my hands so hard, and refused to let go."
The next morning, Watanabe was outdoors alone, tending to the garden, when he noticed a flame go up by a tree in the front yard. It was only a few hours later that he discovered his wife had set herself on fire.
Watanabe is also suing TEPCO. It's estimated the company will likely spend $250bn in compensating residents and in cleaning up radiation-contaminated communities.
What Watanabe says he would like TEPCO and others to realise is that the disaster ruined people's lives. "If I didn't live through this myself, I too wouldn't understand how tough it is. Things will never be the same."

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A death during Harvey serves as a reminder that ex-offenders can better their lives.
Copyright 2017: Houston Chronicle Sep. 13, 2017 Updated: Sep. 13, 2017 10:52 p.m.
Joseph Dowell died trying to get to work.
His car hit high water on Wayside Drive during Hurricane Harvey. He then called his supervisor, who warned him to be careful. A few days later, Dowell's body was found a few miles from his job, as reported by Chronicle reporter Brooke Lewis.
Nobody knows exactly what happened after Dowell got off the phone on that fateful day, but we do know that he didn't want to let down the people who had helped him land a job with the Houston Public Works Department just a couple months earlier.
You see, Dowell had been in and out of jail for more than 20 years, and he had devoted himself to getting it right this time, even if it meant facing down a hurricane.
This 48-year-old Houston's dedication to his job isn't out of the ordinary for ex-offenders who reenter their communities. We hope that Dowell's sacrifice serves as a rallying call to employers who have the opportunity to grant second chances.
One-in-three adults - 70 million Americans - have a criminal record, according to a recent report by the American Civil Liberties Union. Nearly 75 percent of them are still unemployed a year after their earn their freedom. Here in Harris County alone, 13,466 individuals are released from state-level confinement each year.
After the record-breaking flood, the Bayou City needs to do a lot of rebuilding. The hard work of clearing piles of sheetrock, removing debris and mucking houses would get done a lot faster with more available hands. Hands once confined to handcuffs are out there, ready to work, but too many employers are reluctant to hire applicants with criminal records.
Despite the stigma against the recently incarcerated, studies show that hiring people with records is simply smart business. Like Dowell, many employees who are hired after prison are loyal to their employers. Many end up staying with them longer.
The nation's largest employer, the United States military, has had impressive success with recruitment of individuals with felony convictions. Enlistees with felony records were 33 percent more likely to be promoted to sergeant than those with no conviction history, irrespective of other factors, including educational background, according to the report.
Hiring people with criminal records not only helps companies' bottom lines, it reduces the cycle of re-incarceration and ends up benefitting taxpayers by keeping prison costs down. Without work, formerly incarcerated individuals are more prone to fall back into criminal behavior. On the flipside, offenders who have jobs two years after release are twice as likely to avoid arrest as their unemployed counterparts, according to the ACLU study.
A lowering of recidivism rates could translate into big savings for our state. Pew Research Center has suggested that lowering recidivism rates by just 10 percent would save states an average of $635 million annually.
It's tragic that Dowell made it through so many storms only to perish in this one. But as noted by Jennifer Herring, director of re-entry services at the Harris County Sheriff's Office, "He's smiling at us and asking us to continue the good work of helping people put the pieces of their lives back together."


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What We Used For A Terrible Dog Bite
Author: Mia O.
My oldest son has been trying to work with a black lab that has "issues" and has gotten bit twice. This last time was on the hand. I've seen a bite exactly like this get infected and result in 5 days in the hospital, although it was a small bite.
We used the Thieves oil blend and Frankincense on the wound and then I combined 3 drops each of Frankincense, Thieves and Oregano and put in a capsule and he took that twice a day for 5 days.
On the second day, it was swollen and hot on the puncture wounds. That is actually the first time I put the Frankincense on it and wrapped it, the swelling and heat were gone in the morning.
I also had him taking Life 5 probiotic at bedtime for 5 days.
Additional keyword(s) assigned by the editor: animal, animals, bites, bitten, canine, canines, dogs, puppies, puppy.
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Jeff Yastine Predicts the Best Investment for the Future
posted on February 16, 2018	by LTTCo	in Editor, Financial Journalist
According to financial expert, Jeff Yastine, the former news anchor of the PBS Nightly Business Report, the next big wave involving investments is in the mergers and acquisitions sector. In a recent survey regarding the prospects of Mergers and Acquisitions, Deloitte discovered that out of the 1,000 execs that participated, two-thirds of them revealed that, of the increased cash reserves that they have attained, they were seeking to invest in mergers and acquisitions. This is quite the change from recent years, as traditionally, the majority of corporations surveyed suggested that they were most interested in growing their business utilizing an internal approach by investing in organic stocks. Of those recently surveyed, a whopping 40 percent mentioned that mergers and acquisitions were not only on their lists of investment focal points, they were actually their prime concern. This seems to be a very telling trend, as these executives also mentioned that they are now willing to spend more than in previous years. In 2017, investing in mergers and acquisitions increased substantially as the year came to a close according to Dealogic – a company that has been documenting data on this process since 1995. In Jeff Yastine's expert opinion, the best way to become involved in the mergers and acquisitions boom, is by investing in individual stocks, particularly well-established companies that are rumored to be the subject of impending buyouts. The stock of Akamai Technologies Inc., for example, has increased by an incredible 14 percent since talks of a buyout have begun growing traction. Read more on invesmentu.com for more info.
Over the course of his career, Jeff Yastine has received a myriad of honors and awards, including an Emmy nod for his role with the PBS Nightly Business Report, as well as the Excellence in Financial Journalism Award, presented by the New York State Society of Public Accountants. During his time at PBS, which lasted from 1994 to 2010, Mr. Yastine interviewed a number of major influencers within the business world, including Michael Dell, Warren Buffet, and Sir Richard Branson. Most notably, during his time at the network, Jeff Yastine was one of the first experts to predict the bursting of the dot-com bubble, as well as the significant drop of the real estate market in the last decade. Currently, Jeff Yastine predicts that the United States will experience tax reform in 2018, which will help to create capital that has, until now, been dedicated to overseas ventures.
The fact is that plenty of retailers have already figured out how to "do" online sales. A rare retail opportunity is presenting itself.#RetailStocks #Stocks #StockMarket #Investing #Opportunity #BanyanHill #TotalWealthInsiderhttps://t.co/F1GJPFM80O
— Jeff Yastine (@Jeff_Y_Guru) February 13, 2018
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Jeff Yastine reveals one of the most promising sectors in the technology industry
posted on January 31, 2018	by LTTCo	in Editor, Financial Journalist
If you're looking for the best place to invest in 2018, here's where it is…#investing #stocks #StockMarket #MergersAndAcquisitions #mergers #BanyanHill $BMY #BIIB $JWN $AKAM $MNAhttps://t.co/LXPrhFS8VN
— Jeff Yastine (@Jeff_Y_Guru) December 19, 2017
In a recent publication, Mr. Jeff Yastine delves deep into the technology industry revealing some of the companies with some of the highest profitability potentials especially in the coming days presenting a huge opportunity for investors to jump in and make some good money. He said that in today's ever-changing business environment, it is imperative that companies be able to manage change without having to incur the high costs often associated with the additional rules that in many cases accompany the change in a bid to prevent the share price of the business organization from taking a dive. Learn more at Seeking Alpha about Jess Yastine
In a conscious and deliberate effort to solve this problem, an emerging technology field known as Regulatory Technology (commonly referred to as Regtech) has come up with solutions that utilize cutting-edge tech tools for instance artificial intelligence and blockchain technology while at the same time deploying ultramodern software systems which can go a long way in helping businesses substantially reduce their regulatory costs.
Jeff Yastine stated that in the past year, one of the biggest management consulting companies with operations all around the world known as Bain & Co. reported an ever-increasing interest in the up and coming technology sector going further to acknowledge that more than 80 business organizations have already sprouted ready to take on the regtech industry. Most of these companies are developing products which are particularly targeted at some of the most regulated sectors of the economy, for instance, the banking and insurance sector which must adopt these technologies if they want to increase shareholder value or even survive in the long run.
He goes a step further to add that most of those businesses in the regtech space are still in their inception phase of the business cycle and even better, they are still privately owned with to a good extent little known names such as Flexeye, OnRule and Taxometry presenting a huge opportunity for investors to rake in some money because according to longtime investor Mr. Jeff Yastine, these companies are about to make a killing and laugh all the way to the bank in the next few years. Visit talkmarkets.com for more updates.
A note about Mr. Jeff Yastine
Jeff Yastine is a seasoned stock market investor boasting of more than 20 years' experience. He has also worked as a financial journalist reporting on some of the most significant financial industry events. For the past 3 or so years, Mr. Yastine has been working with Banyan Hill Publishing as an editorial director and editor of the Total Wealth Insider newsletter. Learn more:https://banyanhill.com/expert/jeff-yastine/


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ArcLight Chooses Christie For Digital Cinema Projectors For Both 2K and 4K Movie Experiences
Christie®, a global leader in digital cinema projection, today announced that ArcLight Cinemas has completed the digital conversion of its four locations in California, boasting 33 auditoriums and 61 screens, with Christie Solaria® Series CP2210 2K, Christie CP4220 and Christie CP4230 4K projectors aligned to provide the best in both conventional and premier movie experiences.
The most advanced offerings in Christie's industry-leading Solaria Series, the CP4220/30 projectors in particular provide brilliant 3D images in 4K resolution, along with the highest level of content security combined with easy operations and maintenance.
All auditoriums within the ArcLight brand are premium presentation auditoriums, focusing on a "black box" design aesthetic, which emphasizes undistracted viewing and features the best in sight and sound technology.
"Christie's Solaria series will make it possible for us to present the latest technological advances to our patrons, such as 3D and big-screen experiences, as well as high frame rate (HFR) movies scheduled to launch later this year, beginning with epics such as Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit," said Joe Miraglia, director of design, construction and facilities for ArcLight. "Since we offer a range of movies and theaters to suit distinct audiences, we needed digital projection that could adapt to any need, and Christie gave us the best solution."
The projectors were installed by ACS Enterprises Inc. which chose Christie because of its winning combination of product and support excellence.
"At ACS, we care about our clients, their theaters and their continued success," said Jose Alvarado, chief executive officer of ACS. "Christie is a partner that shares our philosophy and wanted to make sure we succeeded in our digital cinema transitions. By helping us succeed, they too succeed.
"In addition to providing first-rate technology, Christie collaborated in installation design, setup and testing though its Christie Managed Services group, which has been extremely helpful in quickly and efficiently providing the assistance we needed for ArcLight's unique requirements," added Alvarado.
Part of the Pacific Theatres group, the ArcLight chain includes the famous ArcLight Hollywood, which boasts the historic and unique Cinerama Dome – one of only three such theaters in the world today. In keeping with the unique architecture, and to be able to deliver a variety of enhanced movie experiences, the Dome now features
Christie Duo™ technology, a configuration of two projectors, advanced software and a space-saving frame that delivers a completely seamless, premium movie experience for the world's largest screens.
Craig Sholder, vice president, Entertainment Solutions for Christie, said, "We offer an unparalleled range of leading-edge product, support, partnerships and financing options to make the benefits of digital projection available to all types of exhibitor in every market. It's because of this commitment, and the loyalty of our customers, that we lead the market for digital projection solutions, and we're pleased to have ArcLight as part of our customer family."
ACS looks forward to many successful deployments with Christie, which dovetails with its long-range thinking to benefit clients. "It is part of our continued support cycle to monitor developments in the industry to make sure our clients are aware of the latest technology advances and what motion picture releases will implement/introduce such programs," said Alvarado. "Our industry experiences have made us recognize that technological advances in motion pictures, with both picture and sound delivery, are usually not successful without the release of a major motion picture that demands these advances. It's a process we consistently monitor; making sure our clients are in a position to adapt and implement when that picture is released to their patrons."
About ArcLight Cinemas
ArcLight Cinemas, created by Pacific Theatres, represents an evolution in the movie going experience. With locations in Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, Pasadena and El Segundo, the chain offers an unprecedented combination of technology, amenities, comfort, and customer service. ArcLight Cinema's dynamic programming ranges from the newest Hollywood blockbusters to independent art house fare, cult favorites and classics and 21+ screenings, making it one of the most popular destinations for discerning moviegoers. Its signature amenities include black box auditoriums, extra-wide seats with double armrests, stadium seating, reserved seating at many locations and a wide variety of counter and café food options. For more information about ArcLight, visit www.arclightcinemas.com.


Silvi Marina is a town in the province of Teramo, located at the foot of the hills and calanchi (gullies) of Città Sant'Angelo and Atri, just after leaving the Tower of Cerrano. Known and popular seaside resort on the Abruzzo coast, it lies in an area inhabited since the Roman Ages and was linked to historical events and social fate of Atri, from which it acquired the administrative independence only in 1833. The old main centre, Silvi Paese, was under development when, following the continuous Saracen raids, the people chose to move from the coast inland towards the more sheltered hill area. The old centre has largely maintained its original urban layout, with one main road from which develops a dense network of alleys. On the main square overlooks the ancient Church of San Salvatore, dating to the XI century. Worth of mention is a XIV century fresco preserved in its inside.
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Q: Hadoop: Outside of Eclipse List looses Data I've written a simple MapReduce job (based on the Word Count example) to get the total count of words in a text file. I go through the file line by line and before mapping it I do some processing. All of that seems to work except deleting certain words from the line before mapping it.
Before starting the job I read in a list of words from a file that should be deleted before mapping a line. I let the program print out the list of words after reading it in and it works fine.
The problem is: As soon as the job starts my ArrayList containing the words seems to be empty again. Funny thing is, it only happens when starting the program outside of eclipse (jar-file), in eclipse the words get deleted.
The final result outside of eclipse is 13.2 million although it should be 13.4 million words in total (without deleting the words from the list). Within eclipse the result is 8.4 million as it should be.
Why is that? Thank you so much for your help!
Here's my code:
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

import org.apache.hadoop.filecache.DistributedCache;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.*;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.*;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.*;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.file.tfile.TFile.Reader.Scanner;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.*;
import org.apache.hadoop.util.*;

public class WordCount {

    public static class Map extends MapReduceBase implements Mapper<LongWritable, Text,  NullWritable, IntWritable> {

        private final static IntWritable one = new IntWritable(1);
        private final static NullWritable nullKey = NullWritable.get();

        public void map(LongWritable key, Text value, OutputCollector< NullWritable, IntWritable> output, Reporter reporter) throws IOException {

            String processedline = LineProcessor.processLine(value.toString());

            StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(processedline);
            while (tokenizer.hasMoreTokens()) {
                tokenizer.nextToken();
                output.collect(nullKey, one);
            }
        }

    }

    public static class Reduce extends MapReduceBase implements Reducer<NullWritable, IntWritable, NullWritable, IntWritable> {

        private final static NullWritable nullKey = NullWritable.get();

        public void reduce(NullWritable key, Iterator<IntWritable> values, OutputCollector<NullWritable, IntWritable> output, Reporter reporter) throws IOException {

            int sum = 0;
            while (values.hasNext()) {
                sum += values.next().get();
            }
            output.collect(nullKey, new IntWritable(sum));
        }

    }

    public static class LineProcessor{
        public static ArrayList<String> stopWordsList = new ArrayList<String>();

        public static void initializeStopWords() throws IOException{
            Path stop_words = new Path("/user/ds2013/stop_words/english_stop_list.txt");
            FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(new Configuration());
            BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fs.open(stop_words)));
            String stopWord;
            stopWord = br.readLine();

            while (stopWord != null){
                //addToStopWords
                stopWordsList.add(stopWord);
                stopWord = br.readLine();
            }
        }

        public static String processLine(String line) {
            line = line.toLowerCase();
            //delete some punctuation
            char[] remove = {'.', ',','"'};
            for (char c : remove) {
                line = line.replace(""+c, "");
            }
            //Replace "-" with Space
            line = line.replace("-", " ");

            //delete stop Words
            StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(line);
            String nextWord = tokenizer.nextToken();
            while (tokenizer.hasMoreTokens()) {
                if(stopWordsList.contains(nextWord)){
                    line = line.replace(nextWord, "");
                }
                nextWord = tokenizer.nextToken();
            }

            return line;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        JobConf conf = new JobConf(WordCount.class);
        conf.setJobName("wordcount");
        conf.setMapOutputKeyClass(NullWritable.class);
        conf.setMapOutputValueClass(IntWritable.class);
        conf.setOutputKeyClass(NullWritable.class);
        conf.setOutputValueClass(IntWritable.class);

        conf.setMapperClass(Map.class);
        conf.setCombinerClass(Reduce.class);
        conf.setReducerClass(Reduce.class);

        conf.setInputFormat(TextInputFormat.class);
        conf.setOutputFormat(TextOutputFormat.class);
        //initialize List of words that should be deletet
        LineProcessor.initializeStopWords();

        //Directories

        FileInputFormat.setInputPaths(conf, new Path("/user/ds2013/data/plot_summaries.txt"));

        Path outputDir = new Path( args[0] );
        //delete output folder if it already exists
        FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
        fs.delete(outputDir, true);
        FileOutputFormat.setOutputPath(conf, outputDir);

        JobClient.runJob(conf);

    }
}

A: If you submit your job via the commandline it will create a client-side process for that. So the init you make in your main method:
LineProcessor.initializeStopWords();

is running in a completely different process. You normally move this init stuff into a setup function in your mapper that you can override (in the old API that you are using it is):
public void configure(JobConf job) {
   LineProcessor.initializeStopWords();
}

Or in the newer API it is:
public void setup(Context context) {
   LineProcessor.initializeStopWords();
}

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The funny thing about Apple's predictable hyperbole is that Apple has become rather believable, its presentation word choice notwithstanding. Thursday's event was unremarkable in the sense that it was a housekeeping affair for Apple. Traditionally Apple holds an event in October to announce refreshed product lines in time for the Christmas shopping season. The event begins with an update on previously unveiled initiatives and products: Thursday's were new iPhones (the biggest launch ever), Apple Pay (open for business Oct. 20), and the Apple Watch (due out in "early 2015"). Then Apple shows the new stuff, which this time around included new and improved versions of its mobile and desktop software (snazzy new functionality—and free!) as well as new iPads (thinner, faster, relatively cheaper). Oh, better Macs too, with dramatically sharper displays.
The word that pops up most frequently to describe Apple's showing is "expected." Wall Street and other enthusiasts expected all this and Apple delivered. For any other company, such a show of technical and marketing force would be the event of a generation. For Apple it's just another day at the office. It's what we've come to expect: The cherry-picked product-review quotes, slides that mock the competition, the gorgeously produced brand and product videos, and so on.
Seasoned Apple watchers will find reasons to nitpick, of course. Analysts at investment house Stifel latched onto Apple's laudable (and oft-repeated) statistic showing the percentage of iPhone users who have upgraded to Apple's newest iOS 8 operating system compared with Android users, 48% versus 25%. "We would note that iOS 7 reached 30% adoption in the first 16 hours and was at 64% adoption at the time of Apple's 2013 iPad event in late October," the Stifel party-poopers wrote to clients. Apple neglected to make this comparison. These same analysts, while praising Apple's generally wonderful iPads, wrote: "We would continue to highlight the 50%-plus U.S. household tablet penetration and third party-estimates showing a decelerating growth trend toward low- to mid-single digits going forward." Translation: Those tablets are gorgeous, but that won't revolve a stagnating market.
Apple (AAPL) was in sales mode Thursday, naturally. Yet it's also interesting how self-deprecating Apple has become. Under Tim Cook, Apple's persona is less arrogant—and more amusing. Noting with pride the appearance of an Apple Watch on the wrist of a cover model in Vogue China, Cook made fun of his own commented-upon lack of style. A quite funny live bit with comedian Stephen Colbert had fun with Apple's famous secrecy, while software chief Craig Federighi poked fun at Apple's newfound inability to contain leaks about product announcements. Former CEO Steve Jobs didn't view this as a laughing matter. Apple's results don't seem to be suffering because the market generally knows what's coming next.
More than once Apple showed a photo that was a powerful commentary on the company. (It appears above.) It showed the elegant side views of an Apple Watch, an iPhone, an iPad, a Macbook Air, and an iMac. It was a perfect illustration of the power and glory behind Apple's success, its elegance, its simplicity, and its combination of hardware and software. (My first thought of the image was to compare it with the impish desk lamp in Pixar's famous "Luxo Jr." short film.) Tim Cook ended the event by stating: "This is our vision of personal technology, and we're just getting started."He also thanked, on behalf of himself and Apple's top executives, all the employees who worked so hard to make the products Apple showed off on Thursday. Steve Jobs used to do that too. But Tim Cook comes off as more sincere. More, there's no better word for it, believable.


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Batman: Arkham Asylum Review
Xbox 360 | PS3
System: X360, PS3, PC Review Rating Legend
Dev: Rocksteady 1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid 4.0 - 4.4 = Great
Pub: Eidos / Warner Bros. 2.0 - 2.4 = Poor 4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
Release: Aug. 25, 2009 2.5 - 2.9 = Average 5.0 = The Best
Players: 1 3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
ESRB Rating: Teen 3.5 - 3.9 = Good
Once you get a little deeper in the game and enemies start changing things up, you have to change the way you approach fighting them. This is an area where the combat system may become a little bothersome. I'm not saying they become insanely difficult, it's just that you'll have to refine your own way of playing to go beyond the mashing.
One of the ways this is done is timing your attacks. With your combo count climbing towards eight, you'll gain access to special attacks that will make things easier against certain enemies. These can be upgraded, and then there are a few that you will be able to purchase with your experience points in the game. Trust me; when you go to get ready to do the 40 hit combo, you'll need the upgrades. In addition to the takedowns, upgrades, and purchases, you can also use your experience points to extend Batman's health gauge and to improve various other weapons in the game. Yes, Batman has an assortment of his fabled "toys" for us to play with, each with its own rewarding purpose. You will also be able to strengthen the Batarang as well. Aside from the Batarang, players will be able to play with the Batclaw, explosive gel, a sonar resonator, and the grappling lines.
To me, the best part of the gameplay is the "Invisible Predator" aspect. Striking from the shadows in a stealth manner reminds me of another old dog of war, Solid Snake. Granted, Snake has never hung upside down to take out enemies, but the stealth element is there. You are rewarded for your stealth in a couple of ways. One is when The Joker comes over the intercom system and berates the enemies in a room, or even pays Batman a compliment - well a Joker compliment anyway. The other way you are rewarded is by the animations of the enemies. Say there are six enemies in a room, you start silently taking out each one, by the time you get to the last two, if you have made them aware of their buddies being taken out, they start shooting at random noises and screaming for you to leave them alone. While I could easily say the combat system lets you feel empowered like Batman, it is the "Invisible Predator" moments when you are truly Batman.
Unfortunately, I do have one small complaint about the "Invisible Predator" aspect. While there are several gargoyles conveniently placed throughout Arkham, this is a concern. I know the enemies may be less than smart, but after awhile they might start looking upwards to those gargoyles. More than once I took out an enemy that was right next to others - did they look up to see me? No. Did they try to survey anything higher than eye level? No. Only after I had dropped down, ran around a little bit, and then sprang back up to the gargoyles did they remember to point upwards. This is more of a minor complaint than a serious one, but it's glaring at times. Thankfully, as you increase difficulty levels, it does level out a little more; not a lot, but a little.
Outside the main story of the game, you have a few challenges to work through, the Challenge Rooms being one of them. Inside these Challenge Rooms you will be in certain parts of the game with a specific objective. Remember that 40 hit combo I mentioned earlier? This is where you will achieve that. In a sense, you'll be replaying certain levels of the game which allows you to experience them again without restarting your save file. Your cleared saved data will just pick up at the end fight. In addition to the Challenge Rooms, there are 240 Riddler challenges you'll be able to explore throughout Arkham. These challenges are great for the Detective Mode of the game. You'll actually have to figure out The Riddler's clues in order to complete the challenge. Plus, finding The Riddler's trophies tucked away can be rewarding as well.
Speaking of the Detective aspect of the game, for those that like to play through a game and really explore every nook and cranny, Arkham Asylum delivers in spades. Using top notch technology to do everything from a simple finger print scan to DNA analysis to pheromone tracking, the Detective Mode may seem like a trivial aspect of the game to some, but Rocksteady actually made it one of the most intriguing. It really shows the level of commitment the developers have to capturing and delivering the truest Batman video game experience ever.
I can say with confidence and cannot stress enough, Batman: Arkham Asylum is, without a doubt, the best Batman game ever created. It does more than give you the Batman game you want, it gives you a video game that you could play repeatedly, even if it didn't have the caped and cowled Dark Knight in it. With a massive world to search, an easy to adjust combat system, stealth action, audio logs to find, and challenges galore, Batman has finally come into his own in this medium. There are so many extra things and enjoyable moments in Arkham Asylum for fans and newcomers alike, you'll be glad you are a fan of Batman and video games.
By Matthew Walker
CCC Project Coordinator
RATING OUT OF 5
RATING DESCRIPTION
Simply amazing; Arkham has never looked better. Batman and his roguish adversaries all impress visually.
The FreeFlow combat is near perfect with its simplicity and approachable controls.
Music / Sound FX / Voice Acting
Excellent score and superb voice acting by the men and women who made the characters come to life in the early nineties.
Play Value
The combat system alone will keep you coming back to the game! Throw in the various other goodies and you'll find it hard to not want to visit the Asylum repeatedly.
Overall Rating - Must Buy
Not an average. See Rating legend above for a final score breakdown.
Utilize the unique FreeFlow combat system to chain together unlimited combos seamlessly and battle with huge groups of The Joker's henchmen in brutal melee brawls.
Investigate as Batman, the world's greatest detective, by solving intricate puzzles with the help of cutting edge forensic tools including x-ray scanning, fingerprint scans, 'Amido Black' spray and a pheromone tracker.
Face off against Gotham's greatest villains including The Joker, Harley Quinn, Victor Zsasz, and Killer Croc.
Become the Invisible Predator with Batman's fear takedowns and unique vantage point system to move without being seen and hunt enemies.
Choose multiple takedown methods, including swooping from the sky and smashing through walls, and use the predator camera get a closer look at the action.
Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island, presented for the first time ever in its gritty and realistic entirety.
Experience what it's like to be Batman using Batarangs, explosive gel aerosol, The Batclaw, sonar resonator, and the line launcher.
Unlock more secrets by completing hidden challenges in the world and develop and customize equipment by earning experience points.
Move through the environment with the use of Batman's grapnel gun to get to out-of-reach places, and jump from any height to glide in any direction.


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Q: git pull doesn't change anything I am new to Git and Github, I understand that Git is not a place to storage files, but changes.
So I created a testing branch to do tests, and I found some bugs. So my boss tell me to create a bugfixed branch and commit all the bug fixing to it(eventually we will merge this branch to master).
Now I created a new branch called bugfixed from master in Github, now I git pull it to my local bugfixed branch, but nothing changed(in master branch there is no testing, so is the bugfixed branch), I can still see the testing in local. Why is that? Shouldn't my local file be exactly the same as the remote bugfixed branch when I git pull it?

A: Seems like you went backwards on this (unless you're using GitHub's web UI to develop; in that case, Godspeed).
You want to create a local branch off of master called bugfixed.  You'd do this locally instead of on GitHub:
git checkout master
git pull # make sure you're up to date
git checkout -b bugfixed

You'd then do your work there, and you would want to publish the branch while you work on it (for review purposes at least), so you would push it to GitHub:
git push -u origin bugfixed # while on the bugfixed branch

Once you're done, you'd merge it back into master.
git checkout master
git merge bugfixed

Of course, if the branch already exists on the remote, then you can just check it out:
git checkout bugfixed

...but next time, seriously, don't create remote branches until you've got local changes.  It's a serious mental context switch to do it in that way.


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Mitch Hedberg Dies
Glenn Fleishman April 1, 2005
It's hard to explain why I'm so sad hearing about the death of Mitch Hedberg. He was my age, sure, so there's empathy and selfishness in hearing about his death. But he was a damn funny guy, and very talented and charming. My wife and I saw him perform in Seattle a few years ago and left a little depressed: he had been pretty hilarious, but it was so clear that he was an alcoholic. He was stealing drinks from tables adjacent to the stage (with the drinks' owners' permission). They don't know whether drugs or alcohol were involved in his heart failure, but it's just damned sad.
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