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goog.require('shaka.player.DashVideoSource');
goog.require('shaka.player.DrmSchemeInfo');
goog.require('shaka.player.Player');
goog.require('shaka.util.AjaxRequest');
goog.require('shaka.util.EWMABandwidthEstimator');
goog.require('shaka.util.EventManager');
goog.require('shaka.util.FailoverUri');
goog.require('shaka.util.LicenseRequest');

describe('Player', function() {
  var video;
  var player;
  var eventManager;
  var estimator;

  beforeAll(integration.setUp);
  afterAll(integration.tearDown);

  beforeEach(function() {
    // Create a video tag.  This will be visible so that long tests do not
    // create the illusion of the test-runner being hung.
    video = createVideo();
    document.body.appendChild(video);

    player = createPlayer(video);
    eventManager = new shaka.util.EventManager();
  });

  afterEach(function(done) {
    eventManager.destroy();
    eventManager = null;

    player.destroy().then(function() {
      player = null;
      done();
    });

    // Remove the video tag from the DOM.
    document.body.removeChild(video);
  });

  describe('load', function() {
    // This covers basic player re-use.
    it('can be used multiple times without EME', function(done) {
      player.load(newSource(manifests.plainManifest)).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        return player.load(newSource(manifests.plainManifest));
      }).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        expect(video.currentTime).toBeGreaterThan(0.0);
        done();
      }).catch(function(error) {
        fail(error);
        done();
      });
    });

    // This covers bug #18614098.  A presumed bug in Chrome can cause mediaKeys
    // to be unset on the second use of a video tag.
    it('can be used multiple times with EME', function(done) {
      player.load(newSource(manifests.encryptedManifest)).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        return player.load(newSource(manifests.encryptedManifest));
      }).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        expect(video.currentTime).toBeGreaterThan(0.0);
        done();
      }).catch(function(error) {
        fail(error);
        done();
      });
    });

    // Before playback begins there may be an intial seek to the stream start
    // time if one of the streams doesn't start at 0, and there may be another
    // seek from applying a timestamp correction. So, if the streams all start
    // at 0 and have no timestamp correction then there should be no 'seeking'
    // events.
    it('doesn\'t fire unnecessary \'seeking\' events.', function(done) {
      var source = newSource(manifests.plainManifest);
      eventManager.listen(video, 'seeking', function() { fail(); });

      player.load(source).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        // Add an "expect" just so Jasmine doesn't complain.
        expect(true).toBeTruthy();
        done();
      }).catch(function(error) {
        fail(error);
        done();
      });
    });
  });

  describe('setNetworkCallback', function() {
    it('intercepts network calls', function(done) {
      var callback = jasmine.createSpy('network').and.callFake(
          function(url, parameters) {
            expect(url).toBeTruthy();
            expect(parameters).toBeTruthy();
            return null;
          });
      var source = newSource(manifests.plainManifest);
      source.setNetworkCallback(callback);

      player.load(source).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        expect(callback.calls.any()).toBe(true);
        done();
      }).catch(function(error) {
        fail(error);
        done();
      });
    });

    it('intercepts mpd requests', function(done) {
      var hadMpd = false;
      var callback = jasmine.createSpy('network').and.callFake(
          function(url, parameters) {
            expect(url).toBeTruthy();
            expect(parameters).toBeTruthy();
            if (url.indexOf('mpd') != -1) {
              hadMpd = true;
            }
            return null;
          });
      var source = newSource(manifests.plainManifest);
      source.setNetworkCallback(callback);

      player.load(source).then(function() {
        expect(callback.calls.any()).toBe(true);
        expect(hadMpd).toBe(true);
        done();
      }).catch(function(error) {
        fail(error);
        done();
      });
    });

    it('changes urls', function(done) {
      var callback = jasmine.createSpy('network').and.callFake(
          function(url, parameters) {
            expect(url).toBeTruthy();
            expect(parameters).toBeTruthy();
            return url.replace('example', 'appspot');
          });

      // Load the angel manifest and edit the urls to point to an
      // invalid location.
      var url = new shaka.util.FailoverUri(null,
          [new goog.Uri(manifests.languagesManifest)]);
      var params = new shaka.util.AjaxRequest.Parameters();
      params.responseType = 'text';
      url.fetch(params).then(function(data) {
        var dummy = data.replace('appspot', 'example');
        dummy = 'data:text/plain,' + window.encodeURIComponent(dummy);

        var source = newSource(dummy);
        source.setNetworkCallback(callback);
        return player.load(source);
      }).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        expect(callback.calls.any()).toBe(true);
        done();
      }).catch(function(error) {
        fail(error);
        done();
      });
    });
  });

  it('supports failover', function(done) {
    player.load(newSource(manifests.failoverManifest)).then(function() {
      video.play();
      return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
    }).then(function() {
      expect(video.currentTime).toBeGreaterThan(0.0);
      done();
    }).catch(function(error) {
      fail(error);
      done();
    });
  });

  describe('getStats', function() {
    it('updates playTime', function(done) {
      var oldPlayTime;
      player.load(newSource(manifests.plainManifest)).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        oldPlayTime = player.getStats().playTime;
        return delay(1.0);
      }).then(function() {
        expect(player.getStats().playTime).toBeGreaterThan(
            oldPlayTime + 1.0 - FUDGE_FACTOR);
        done();
      }).catch(function(error) {
        fail(error);
        done();
      });
    });
  });

  describe('interpretContentProtection', function() {
    function newSourceWithIcp(icp) {
      var estimator = new shaka.util.EWMABandwidthEstimator();
      return new shaka.player.DashVideoSource(manifests.encryptedManifest,
                                              icp,
                                              estimator);
    }

    it('can still use the old-style ContentProtectionCallback', function(done) {
      function icp(contentProtection) {
        // Call utility function from util.js.
        var configs = interpretContentProtection(
            contentProtection.schemeIdUri, contentProtection);
        var c = configs[0];
        // Translate to DrmSchemeInfo.
        var drmSchemeInfo = new shaka.player.DrmSchemeInfo(
            c['keySystem'],
            c['licenseServerUrl'],
            c['withCredentials'],
            c['initData']);
        return drmSchemeInfo;
      }

      player.load(newSourceWithIcp(icp)).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        expect(video.currentTime).toBeGreaterThan(0.0);
        done();
      }).catch(function(error) {
        fail(error);
        done();
      });
    });

    it('calls the license post-processor', function(done) {
      var licensePostProcessor;

      function icp(schemeIdUri, contentProtection) {
        // Call utility function from util.js.
        var configs =
            interpretContentProtection(schemeIdUri, contentProtection);
        // Ensure we're not overwriting a post-processor that we need.
        expect(licensePostProcessor.spy).toBeTruthy();
        expect(configs[0]['licensePostProcessor']).toBeFalsy();
        configs[0]['licensePostProcessor'] = licensePostProcessor.spy;
        return configs;
      }

      var licensePostProcessor = {
        spy: function(response) { return response; }
      };

      spyOn(licensePostProcessor, 'spy').and.callThrough();

      player.load(newSourceWithIcp(icp)).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        expect(licensePostProcessor.spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
        done();
      }).catch(function(error) {
        fail(error);
        done();
      });
    });

    it('calls the license pre-processor', function(done) {
      var originalLicenseServerUrl;
      var licensePreProcessor;

      function icp(schemeIdUri, contentProtection) {
        // Call utility function from util.js.
        var configs =
            interpretContentProtection(schemeIdUri, contentProtection);
        // Save the license server URL so that we can check that it gets passed
        // to the pre-processor.
        originalLicenseServerUrl = configs[0]['licenseServerUrl'];
        // Ensure we're not overwriting a pre-processor that we need.
        expect(configs[0]['licensePreProcessor']).toBeFalsy();
        configs[0]['licensePreProcessor'] = licensePreProcessor.spy;
        return configs;
      }

      var licensePreProcessor = {
        spy: function(info) {
          expect(info.url).toBe(originalLicenseServerUrl);

          expect(info.body instanceof ArrayBuffer);
          expect(info.body.length).not.toBe(0);

          expect(info.method).toBe('POST');

          expect(info.headers).toBeTruthy();
          expect(info.headers instanceof Object);

          // Override the values so that we can check that they get passed
          // to the LicenseRequest constructor.
          info.url = info.url + '?arbitrary_data';
          info.body = 'invalid_body';
          info.method = 'GET';
          info.headers['extra_header'] = 'extra_header_value';

          return info;
        }
      };

      var LicenseRequest = shaka.util.LicenseRequest;

      spyOn(window.shaka.util, 'LicenseRequest').and.callFake(
          function(url, body, method, withCredentials, opt_extraHeaders) {
            expect(originalLicenseServerUrl).toBeTruthy();
            expect(url).toBe(originalLicenseServerUrl + '?arbitrary_data');
            expect(body).toBe('invalid_body');
            expect(method).toBe('GET');
            expect(opt_extraHeaders['extra_header']).toBe('extra_header_value');

            var request = new LicenseRequest(
                url, body, method, withCredentials, opt_extraHeaders);

            spyOn(request, 'send').and.callFake(function() {
              // EmeManager will call send(); pass the test but fail the call
              // since the modified request will fail anyways. Note that
              // because done() is called here, the rejected promise will not
              // trigger a test failure.
              done();
              var error = new Error();
              error.type = 'fake';
              return Promise.reject(error);
            });

            return request;
          });

      spyOn(licensePreProcessor, 'spy').and.callThrough();

      player.load(newSourceWithIcp(icp)).then(function() {
        video.play();
        return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
      }).then(function() {
        expect(licensePreProcessor.spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
        // done() is called from the LicenseRequest.send() spy above.
      }).catch(function(error) {
        if (error.type != 'destroy') {
          fail(error);
          done();
        }
      });
    });
  });

  it('dispatches errors on failure', function(done) {
    player.removeEventListener('error', convertErrorToTestFailure, false);
    var onError = jasmine.createSpy('onError');
    player.addEventListener('error', onError, false);

    // Ignore any errors in the promise chain.
    player.load(newSource(manifests.bogusManifest)).catch(function(error) {
    }).then(
        function() {
          // Expect the error handler to have been called.
          expect(onError.calls.any()).toBe(true);
          done();
        });
  });

  it('respects autoplay=true', function(done) {
    video.autoplay = true;

    player.load(newSource(manifests.plainManifest)).then(function() {
      return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
    }).then(function() {
      expect(video.currentTime).toBeGreaterThan(0.0);
      expect(video.paused).toBe(false);
      done();
    }).catch(function(error) {
      fail(error);
      done();
    });
  });

  it('respects autoplay=false', function(done) {
    video.autoplay = false;

    player.load(newSource(manifests.plainManifest)).then(function() {
      return delay(4);
    }).then(function() {
      expect(video.currentTime).toBe(0);
      expect(video.paused).toBe(true);
      done();
    }).catch(function(error) {
      fail(error);
      done();
    });
  });

  it('does not count buffering on startup', function(done) {
    var eventFired = false;
    player.addEventListener('bufferingStart', function() {
      eventFired = true;
    });

    delay(1).then(function() {
      expect(video.currentTime).toBe(0);
      expect(player.getStats().bufferingHistory.length).toBe(0);
      expect(eventFired).toBe(false);

      video.autoplay = true;
      return player.load(newSource(manifests.plainManifest));
    }).then(function() {
      return waitForMovement(video, eventManager);
    }).then(function() {
      expect(video.currentTime).not.toBe(0);
      expect(player.getStats().bufferingHistory.length).toBe(0);
      expect(eventFired).toBe(false);

      eventFired = false;
      return player.load(newSource(manifests.plainManifest));
    }).then(function() {
      video.pause();
      return delay(1);
    }).then(function() {
      expect(video.currentTime).toBe(0);
      expect(player.getStats().bufferingHistory.length).toBe(0);
      expect(eventFired).toBe(false);

      eventFired = false;
      video.autoplay = false;
      return player.load(newSource(manifests.plainManifest));
    }).then(function() {
      return delay(1);
    }).then(function() {
      expect(video.currentTime).toBe(0);
      expect(player.getStats().bufferingHistory.length).toBe(0);
      expect(eventFired).toBe(false);

      done();
    }).catch(function(error) {
      video.autoplay = false;
      fail(error);
      done();
    });
  });

  describe('destroy', function() {
    it('does not cause exceptions after load', function(done) {
      // Satisfy Jasmine, which complains if tests have no expectations.
      expect(true).toBe(true);
      // Load the manifest, then wait.
      player.load(newSource(manifests.encryptedManifest)).then(function() {
        player.destroy();
        // Wait 1 second for async exceptions.
        // Jasmine will convert them to test failures.
        delay(1).then(done);
      });
    });

    it('does not cause exceptions immediately', function(done) {
      // Satisfy Jasmine, which complains if tests have no expectations.
      expect(true).toBe(true);
      // Chrome complains if you don't catch all failed Promises.
      player.load(newSource(manifests.encryptedManifest)).catch(function() {});
      // Now destroy the player without letting it finish loading.
      player.destroy();
      // Wait 1 second for async exceptions.
      // Jasmine will convert them to test failures.
      delay(1).then(done);
    });

    for (var ms = 1; ms <= 1000; ms *= 5) {
      it('does not cause exceptions after ' + ms + ' ms', function(ms, done) {
        // Satisfy Jasmine, which complains if tests have no expectations.
        expect(true).toBe(true);
        // Chrome complains if you don't catch all failed Promises.
        player.load(newSource(manifests.encryptedManifest)).catch(function() {
        });
        // Now destroy the player after the specified delay.
        delay(ms / 1000).then(function() {
          player.destroy();
          // Wait 1 additional second for async exceptions.
          // Jasmine will convert them to test failures.
          delay(1).then(done);
        });
      }.bind(this, ms));
    }
  });

  // TODO(story 1970528): add tests which exercise PSSH parsing,
  // SegmentTemplate resolution, and SegmentList generation.
});

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Powell attacks Cheney book's "cheap shots (Colin Powell, Iraq, interview)
Powell attacks Cheney book's "cheap shots" - CBS News
Powell, a guest on "Face the Nation," launched a counterattack against Cheney, accusing the former vice president of "cheap shots" unburdened by facts and likening his huckstering of the memoir to that of a supermarket tabloid.
"I'll tell you, if there is any one single thing in this book that Colin Powell likes about it, he didn't get around to mentioning it to me during that interview," Schieffer said on "The Early Show." "I mean, he slammed the vice president. He challenged his assertions. In some places he challenged his facts. He said the book was full of cheap shots. He even slammed the way that the former vice president has been promoting the book."
On "Face the Nation" Powell described Cheney's book as "essentially a rehash of events of seven or eight years ago ... "
"What really sort of got my attention was the way in which he characterized it, 'It's going to cause heads to explode.' That's quite a visual. And in fact it's the kind of headline I would expect to come out of a gossip columnist or the kind of headline you might see the supermarket tabloids write. It's not the kind of headline you expect from the former vice president of the United States of America.
"Mr. Cheney has had a long and distinguished career, and I hope in his book that's what he'll focus on, not these cheap shots he's taking at me and other members of the administration who served to the best of our ability for President Bush."
Powell then attacked Cheney's characterization of him and his role in the Bush White House:
"He says that I went out of my way not to present my positions to the president but to take them outside of the administration. That's nonsense. The president knows that I told him what I thought about every issue of the day. Mr. Cheney may forget that I'm the one who said to President Bush, 'If you break it, you own it, and you have got to understand that if we have to go to war in Iraq we have to be prepared for the whole war, not just the first phase.' And Mr. Cheney and many of his colleagues did not prepare for what happened after the fall of Baghdad.
"And I persuaded the president to take the case to the United Nations to see if it could be solved without war, and if it couldn't be solved without war, we would have people aligned with us. Mr. Cheney went out immediately after the president made that decision and undercut it by giving two speeches to two veterans groups that essentially said he didn't believe it would work.
"That's not the way you support a president.
Cheney the back biter cares only for himself. He sure will not get to enjoy his ill gotten gains for long.
Quick Enough
Originally Posted by Versatile
Most people that follow politics knows there is no love lost between the two.
""That's not the way you support a president." I question Powell's involvement during the Valerie Plame fiasco.
Powell's man, Richard Armitege was the first to "expose" Plame. I don't recall ever hearing a peep from Powell during the whole "investigation".
He should have come forward and the investigation would have been over.
Powell attacks Cheney book's "cheap shots
Powell: highly decorated combat veteran and mastermind of Desert Storm
Cheney: reclusive chickenhawk and vindictive curmudgeon
Any way you cut it...
Powell > Cheney
dreamofmonterey
Location: Old Town Alexandria
Originally Posted by Old Gringo
lol at curmudgeon...I envision this...
TempesT68
Powell was the only somewhat sane one on the Bush admin, that's why he was let go.
meson
Location: On Top
Originally Posted by dreamofmonterey
Is that Glenn Beck?!!
roysoldboy
Location: Southcentral Kansas
Originally Posted by TempesT68
According to what Powell told Schieffer, anyway on my TV, he resigned without being let go. He said over and over that he and Bush had agreed that he would only be in for one term. I guess one of you is not telling the truth. Is it you or him?
I don't know how many Vietnamese people Powell shot while there, but then maybe shooting a man isn't much of a contest since Cheney didn't really hurt his very badly either.
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Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
Cheney is one man who lives up to his name, he truly is a Dick.
Originally Posted by roysoldboy
So, is there a point you're trying to make with this post?
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A.M. Juster is deeply committed to the Supreme Court's principles of "fair use" and the Court's First Amendment protections for satire, and was not born in 1941. He has never served as Poet Laureate of the United States or as Poet Laureate of any other country, state or municipality, and has never served as a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York or even as one of their More Undistinguished Professors. The New York Times has never called him "the most popular poet in America" or, for that matter, paid any attention to him whatsoever.
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Ashley Price: Speaking Out Against Domestic Abuse
By Ashley Price, Lewes Town Councillor (UK Green Party)
I am going to make a statement about you, you may disagree with it, but bear with me.
You know someone who has been the victim of domestic abuse at some point in their lives! It might be in their past, or they maybe suffering it right now, but you know them.
Many people, having just read that statement, will probably think, "You're wrong, I don't know anyone who's been a victim."
Like I said, bear with me.
I call domestic abuse a "secret" crime – it's not often talked about. It's hidden away, usually behind closed doors. Victims suffer in silence, they don't want others to know what they're going through, or they may even believe it is their own fault for the beatings, or the psychological, sexual or emotional abuse. If they had only behaved better, been more understanding, etc., then they wouldn't have suffered. They think they love the person who is abusing them, and don't want to get them into trouble.
How common is this? More than most people realise.
Statistics show that 1 in 4 women will be the victim of domestic abuse at some point in their lives. So, going back to my original point, if you know at least 4 women, then statistically one of them is suffering (or has suffered) abuse. But unless they've been open about what has happened to them, you might never realise what they've gone through. So you know a victim, but you just may not know that you know.
I am a Town Councillor for Lewes (pronounced "Lewis"), in East Sussex, and I'm the Council's Anti-Domestic Abuse Champion. I think a lot of people, when they find out that I am male, are surprised that I hold this role. But having experienced domestic abuse within my family, I feel I have an understanding of what victims and survivors are going through. Also, throughout my life I seem to have had an empathy with women and found they open up and talk to me about things often before they've told other people. So when the role was announced and people were asked to volunteer, it seemed natural that I put my name forward.
Sadly, there is still a view that men do not take domestic abuse seriously, that we somehow feel that it's not a crime. Yes, there is a minority of men who do believe that "giving the wife a slap" is not the same as "real" domestic abuse. So, it is up to people like me to try and change that view. If someone (male or female) makes a comment that appears to promote abuse against women, I respond with, something like, "And in what way do you consider that is the right attitude?" Of course, once questioned, they realise the foolishness of what they have just said. For me, staying silent is not an option, when someone makes a comment that supports domestic abuse, because to do so only condones their statement.
If a friend's personality changes for an unknown reason, if they become quiet and withdrawn when they used to be talkative and effervescent, then take them to a quiet place where they will feel safe to talk and gently try to find out what is wrong. It could be something completely innocent, or it might be something more serious. As a friend it is up to you to be there to support and help them when they need it.
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Dawn Jorgenson, Digital Content Editor, Graham Media Group
Published: February 11, 2018, 11:42 pm
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Sports company helps woman, 91, ski for first time in decades
CLARKSTON, Mich. – The slopes at Pine Knob were packed all weekend long with skiers of all ages, but nobody enjoyed it more than 91-year-old Joan Ziegler.
They say skiing is a lifelong sport that you can start young and continue doing for decades, but Ziegler thought her skiing days were over -- until Sunday.
She admitted she hadn't been on skis in many moons.
"An average Sunday is not one where I go skiing," she said. "This is a wonderful experience. I haven't been skiing in many years."
The desire to hit the mountain never left Ziegler, so she shared that with the people at Sunrise, where she lives.
"That was my wish: That I could go skiing one more time," Ziegler said.
That wish that was relayed to Michigan Adaptive Sports, a nonprofit group that provides recreational activities for people with disabilities.
"Helping someone who really likes to ski to get back on the hill to ski, whether they have a disability or not, is irrelevant," said Kathleen Baker, with Michigan Adaptive Sports.
Ziegler used to go skiing at Pine Knob as a young girl, and her family was right there by her side Sunday to support her.
"I didn't think this would happen, so this is cool," Ziegler's granddaughter, Elli Thomas, said.
Dave Henry and his son, Connor, helped Ziegler gear up -- from the sleeping bag for warmth to her goggles and helmet.
"(I) have to have a helmet on," she said. "Oh dear! Hat off, helmet on. Oh, boy. Here I go. Yippe skippy!"
Ziegler even rode the lift, a first for her.
Once at the top, Henry helped her down, carving turns left and right. For the avid skier, it was an emotional experience.
"It was great," Ziegler said. "It was terrific."
She said she enjoyed it so much that she went again -- one last run to cap off a perfect day on the mountain.
"I loved it," Ziegler said. "It was worth everything."
Michigan Adaptive Sports teaches skiing, snowboarding, water skiing and kayaking. About 75 percent of their participants are wheelchair users.
Jamie Edmonds
Jamie anchors sports coverage on Local 4 News Saturdays at 6 & 11 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m., in addition to hosting Sports Final Edition.
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Why Affleck Will Suck as Batman
Affleck cannot bring the psychological gravitas to the bat.
Why Ben Affleck Will Suck as Batman (But the Movie Will Be Cool Anyway)
Batfleck. A hybrid term that has been vibrating the internet since it was first announced. Fan-boys and girls alike rejoiced at the news, and also cringed massively. "The guy from Reindeer Games?" they exclaimed in unison. Yes, that guy. The sensitively witty everyman of indie cinema had just been cast as the world's foremost superhero. Who asked for this? The answer is: nobody. But Warner Bros must have thought he was a safe bet because he is such a great guy. And who doesn't want to work with a great guy? Affleck is like a less average-looking Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks never played a superhero, unless you count Captain Phillips, who whipped pirate ass all over the high seas. Affleck has already clocked in time as a superhero in the critically and audience-acclaimed Daredevil. That is what we call a joke. While he did an admirable job, the movie overall couldn't find its wings, and Ben's ass-kicking persona did not get fully developed. Now he gets his second much bigger shot at combat glory. The problem is, it's going to turn out the same way.
What we need is The Dark Knight, not the upbeat cousin-like Knight. Affleck cannot bring the psychological gravitas to the bat. He has trouble projecting emotion onscreen and really pulling you in to his portrayals. In short, I think America would agree that he is not the greatest actor. Doesn't mean that I dislike Ben as a person or public figure, but they need someone who is willing to go a bit more savage. Some fan-boys may tear me apart for this, but I thought Christian Bale was the best Batman. Yes, even over Keaton. Bale was the only actor to portray the character in three full movies, and I thought he brought the vigor and attitude to the role that only an intense thespian like him can provide. Affleck has not displayed any such intensity throughout his entire career. Can he surprise us and reveal the beast inside himself? Maybe, but I'll be damn shocked if it happens, as will the general audience. We can't have a Batman or Bruce Wayne – for that matter – who's constantly flashing that friendly, non-threatening smile. He has to be a reserved bastard with a douchey streak. All that said, Ben will surely look the part of the bat, especially with the mask on – His jaw structure is exactly what Gotham needs.
Now don't think I am pre-ragging on Dawn of Justice. I actually expect the movie to be solidly kick-ass. I came around on Man of Steel; initially waffling on my opinion of it, I now consider it quality-level entertainment with an excellent original soundtrack. Zack Snyder has aced the look of comic book movies before, and no doubt will he come through again with bombast. This movie is an adult nerd's playground. The production team has made statements saying that they will utilize Batman's fighting skills in a way that we've never seen. They are trying to ratchet up the action to the utmost degree. Affleck is going to have a lot of supporting help from the ensemble cast. Co-star Henry Cavill actually had a very Affleckian vibe in his first turn as Superman – Limited acting range, but looks the part to a tee. These two will allow themselves to be posed and re-posed like so many action figures in front of zillion-dollar green screen activity. It's going to make for an entertaining weekend jaunt to the cinema. With the other Justice League actors nestled in there, it's going to be a diverse enough gumbo to hold the attention of every geek and normal person out there looking for a good time. This movie is too big to fail. The studios nowadays realize that they have to pay attention to their golden goose comic book properties. They may not have the wisdom to pick a better leading man than Affleck, but they will make up for it on the backend.


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Spain 'to have joint use of Gibraltar military base'
By Andrew Sparrow, Political Correspondent
12:01AM BST 25 Jul 2002
Spanish troops would be allowed to use the British military base in Gibraltar under any agreement about the Rock's future, the Foreign Office has admitted.
Peter Torry, Britain's ambassador to Madrid, said that "joint use" of the military base would be part of a deal between the two countries.
He also appeared to soften the Government's insistence that any arrangement would have to be permanent.
Two weeks ago, when Jack Straw told the Commons that the talks with Spain about Gibraltar were being shelved until the autumn, he identified two issues that were preventing an agreement: the permanence of a deal and the fate of the military base.
Mr Torry's comments, made in an interview with a Spanish radio station, suggest that the Government is revising its thinking in the hope of striking a deal with Madrid.
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The Ministry of Defence views the Gibraltar base as a vital strategic asset and Mr Straw told the Commons its future was a "red line" in the talks process. "As for the British military facilities, we have made it clear that our current arrangements should continue," he said.
Spanish troops do not use the base now and ministers have not talked about "joint use" as an option. But in his interview, Mr Torry said there was no objection to the idea.
The ambassador was asked if Britain envisaged a system of "joint use" at the base. He replied: "Of course it would be of joint use. That is not the problem. The problem is to do with who is in charge."
Two weeks ago, Mr Straw also told MPs: "Co-sovereignty cannot be just a stepping stone to full Spanish sovereignty. Any agreement between us and Spain must be permanent."
Mr Torry said: "If we reach agreement on joint sovereignty, that is not going to be the first step to automatic full integration of Gibraltar in Spain. Joint sovereignty must be durable."
When it was put to him that durable was not the same as permanent, he explained: "Agreements can always change if the signatories want to change."
The Government has always said that Gibraltar's status will not change unless the residents vote in favour in a referendum and Mr Torry pointed out that, if there was a further move to full Spanish sovereignty, Gibraltar would have to agree to that too.
Bernard Jenkin, the Tory defence spokesman, attacked the ambassador's comments at the end of a two-day visit to the Rock yesterday.
"For an ambassador to propose 'joint use' of the British military base in Gibraltar would give Spain an absolute veto over everything we do there," he said.
A Foreign Office spokesman said that the Government's position was set out by Mr Straw in his Commons speech and that Mr Torry was not altering it in anyway.
Although Spanish troops do not use the base now, the spokesman said it was in principle open to all Nato allies. This would continue if there were a deal with Spain.
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Igbo leaders and traders in Lagos have expressed disgust at the reported plan by the leader of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to storm Lagos soon in continuation of his visits to states of Nigeria, warning him to desist from making such an adventure, because he won't be welcome in the city.
They further charged them to desisting from heating up the polity by crisscrossing Nigeria in contravention of his bail conditions.
Chief Chiemeka Ibeh of Alaba Amalgamated Traders Association, warned the IPOB leader to stay away from Lagos, urging him to leave Igbos in Lagos alone because his visit to the commercial nerve centre of the country it will create the impression that Igbos in Lagos are supporting Kanu and IPOB activities.
"He should keep his Biafra in the East where our unemployed youths are following him all over the place, not knowing what they are dabbling into. Most of these youth do not understand what Biafra is about and what it has cost Igbo people.
Also speaking to NewTelegraphOnline, High Chief Egbogu Udemba, electronics dealer and a member of the executives of the Alaba International Market Electronic Dealers Association said Biafra is bigger than Kanu and cannot be a project for a young man like him and the youths he controls.
"We appreciate the fact that the agitation is the product of years of neglect and marginalisation of the zone by successive administrations in Nigeria, as you can see that agitations are coming up from different zones of the country now. These issues are things that should be well articulated as Ohanaeze has done and an informed demand made.
"The tension Kanu is creating will not do us any good; it might further drag us back. As you can see our Niger-Delta brothers are concentrating on economic agitations and government is answering them. Nobody is looking in our direction because we are assumed to be asking for Biafra, which unfortunately nobody will give us," Udemba said.
According to him, what the country needs now is restructuring "and the issue is bigger than IPOB, MASSOB and Arewa Youths. Igbo leaders, Igbo intelligentsia, traders associations and our professionals should come together and pursue the cause with one voice.
This development came as a prominent auto spare-parts dealer at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex and a leader in the Auto Spare Parts & Machinery Dealers Association (ASPAMDA), Chief Alex Ejiofor has warned Nnamdi Kanu to desist from distracting struggling Igbo people from concentrating on finding their daily bread.
He wondered if Kanu had not asked his father what happened to Igbos during and after the civil war.
"If his father did not tell him my father told me that we were reduced to the biblical 'hewers of wood and drawers of water' in Nigeria at the end of the war in 1970.
According to him, Igbos' investments outside the core Igbo states are in trillions of naira.
"What is Kanu thinking about that? And if I may ask, what is the volume of Kanu's investment either in the South-East or in other parts of the country? Does he not know that he is putting those investments at risk and endangering the source of livelihood of other people?
He should perish the thought of coming to Lagos, and if I may advise, he should change strategy or join forces with Ohanaeze.
"He has done well by bringing the marginalisation of the South-East to the front burner again, but should sustain the discussion without causing his people harm," he said.
The youths who are either apprentice traders or labourers at the Alaba International Market and Trade Fair, however, expressed excitement over of the IPOB leader, stating that they are waiting for him.
"I read it on Facebook on Saturday, we are waiting for him. We will close the market to receive him; he is the leader of our time. He will take Biafra to the Promised Land; we are happy that he is visiting. We heard that he has visited Port Harcourt, Ebonyi, Owerri and other places.
We are also expecting him here. All hail Biafra!" Chigbo Ebuka who said that he works with an electrical parts dealers at Alaba International Market, said.
Kamsiyochukwu Udoaku, an apprentice to a machine parts dealer in ASPANDA said without the knowledge of his boss, he has bought his Biafran flag, cap and vest to be used on that day when Kanu would visit Lagos.
Asked why he is going without his oga's knowledge, he said, "He is an old man, he is afraid. He further asked, but what has Kanu done wrong? Did he commit any crime? Is he a member of Boko Haram or Fulani herdsmen? Did he carry any arm?
All he is asking for is our own country where nobody will treat us as second class citizens. If the only reason why they want to kill him is for asking for our freedom, we will follow him," he said.
It would be recalled that following the success of their rally at Owerri, Imo State capital, last week, the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu took to Facebook to reveal his intention to visit Lagos soon, probably to gather all IPOB members and then align with them on the way to achieve Biafra soon.
It doesn't worth any insult, they just aired their minds towards his coming. Whatever their reasons are is best known to them.


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Gasly's point-less finish "frustrating" for Horner
2019 French Grand Prix
23rd June 2019, 17:18 23rd June 2019, 18:43 | Written by Keith Collantine
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted Pierre Gasly's French Grand Prix result was "frustrating".
Gasly finished 11th having started ninth, one of two drivers on the soft tyres. Horner said his driver started the race well on the unfancied tyres, but lost ground after his pit stop.
"He did a good job in the first stint on the red tyre," Horner told Sky. "And then we got him track position.
"[It was] a fantastic stop by the boys, the fastest of the afternoon, I had it at 1.9 stationary. So we got him track position to Daniel [Ricciardo] and then he just didn't get going on that harder tyre. And then lost out to the other guys as well."
Gasly was passed by Ricciardo and lost places to Kimi Raikkonen and Nico Hulkenberg.
"It's frustrating not to have that car in the points. I'm sure we'll have a good look at that with him."
Max Verstappen finished seven places ahead of Gasly in fourth. "We managed to split [the Ferraris] which was the maximum Max could do today," said Horner. "He drove the wheels off the car, another very mature drive.
"We're just missing that sort of two or three tenths at the moment. But hopefully it's in the pipeline."
Update: Gasly was subsequently promoted to 10th, and the final point, following Ricciardo's penalties.
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Posted on 23rd June 2019, 17:18 23rd June 2019, 18:43 Author Keith CollantineCategories 2019 F1 season articles, 2019 French Grand Prix, F1 newsTags 2019 F1 season, F1, f1 2019, formul a 1, formula one, formula one 2019, pierre gasly, Red Bull, red bull f1 team, red bull racing, red bull tag heuer
68 comments on "Gasly's point-less finish "frustrating" for Horner"
23rd June 2019, 17:20
They ditched others for a lot less than Gasly's horrible performances.
Andrey Baydin (@minilemm)
And here they are paying for it
Scottie (@scottie)
24th June 2019, 4:58
At least he's not trashing the car
For me, he's the biggest flop of this race. Embarrassing, very embarrassing.
Todfod (@todfod)
@jerejj
I agree. He was awful. He couldn't even battle the Renaults or Mclaren.
I think Gasly was lucky to be paired against Hartley in his first season. If he was up against a slightly more formidable driver.. He wouldn't even have made it his 2nd season in the sport.
@todfod he's also lucky that there's no one with the credentials he had racing at Toro Rosso at the moment. If there was another Gasly in the Toro Rosso doing Toro Rosso-like performances, he'd be on his way out if he isn't already.
applebook
He wasn't even impressive against Hartley, who had a lot more bad luck.
Swap him with Kvyat now!
regs (@regs)
Gasly problem is likely in mechanical side. Just like was it was in Toro Rosso back in time when Sainz was having good car and Kvyat isn't. In the very last race Kvyat has got that Sainz cars and that was the best race for Toro Rosso back in that season.
ZUKMAN
Why did redbull put him on softs for starts for two time in a row? Everybody knows it's not preferred strategy.
GtisBetter (@)
Didn't he had to do a stint on softs in qualy to prevent him losing out on Q3?
RetardedF1sh (@retardedf1sh)
Because he's so slow he can't make it to Q3 with harder tyres
Ads Lee
He would have been better off if he started 11th then.
StefMeister (@stefmeister)
Because the top 10 have to start on the tyre they qualified on & Gasly had to use the soft's to get into Q3 as his run on the mediums wasn't fast enough.
Shoudl read 'qualified on in Q2'.
bosyber (@bosyber)
But as Raikkonen said, maybe having him in Q2 with own choice of tyres, that'd be better than P10.
ZUKMAN, because, as others have noted, Gasly wouldn't have qualified in the top 10 if he hadn't used those soft tyres to begin with.
What it really underlines was just how fundamentally bad Gasly's pace was this weekend – even most of the midfield runners were confident of beating Gasly in qualifying whilst on the theoretically slower medium tyre, and did so by a large margin – Sainz was 0.4s faster on the mediums than Gasly was on soft tyres.
It might not have been the preferred strategy, but his pace on the soft tyres wasn't the problem – he was actually reasonably competitive on those tyres, and his first stint was about the same length as those on the medium tyres around him. It was his subsequent stint on the hard tyres that was poor, and there he doesn't really have any excuse – his tyres were the same age as the drivers around him, but he was nowhere near their pace.
Gasly is the Kubica of the big three.
At least Kubica has his disability and a bad car to justify his lack of pace, while Gasly has no excuses.
Also I dont see Kvyat being promoted to his place. To me, they are going to put Alex Albon there.
Ben Rowe (@thegianthogweed)
But Kvyat has overall looked better than Albon this year. Especially in recent races.
Silly as this sounds, I think they are more likely to give Kvyat another chance rather than yet again go for an inexperienced driver. Verstappen worked out very well, but Kvyat and Gasly in their 2nd season and first for Red Bull didn't do great – at least so far for Gasly. Kvyat certainly looked better in 2015 than Gasly is now.
Kvyat is a lot more experienced now and his turn around looks pretty obvious. His incident in China looked much worse than it was. Any driver might have had a lock up like that. It wasn't intentional and he didn't look to be going too fast. He just locked up and due to the lack of downforce from other cars ahead, he unfortunately hit them and was unlucky enough to damage 2 cars. Other than that, he's looked solid this year. If he keeps this up, unless Gasly can improve or Albon shows extremely strong signs like Verstappen did early on, I think Kvyat could well be back at Red Bull next year. Bit of a bold prediction, but I think it may well happen.
Kubica in his car will eat Max for breakfast
The northpole.
Certainly. He will eat Max up. In his car. There is room enough. In fact he will do it one handidly. Omnomnom.
Calm down. Kubica can't even get within half a second of an unproven and relatively unheralded rookie.
Current F2 championship up there in talent with Leclerc and Norris is 'unproven'???
Gasly is nothing but dead weight right now, putting Kubica up against a top driver in his last outing would at least be novel.
@thegianthogweed
If I were Kvyat I would stay as far as possible from the main team, mainly because he will be considered just a temporary replacement until Albon or the next big thing in RBR shows up to take his place again and demote him to Toro Rosso or even out of F1 again.
If I were Kvyat i would search for another team, like Haas (i doubt an american team would sign a russian driver with all the tensions there is now), Renault or even Alfa Romeo.
Also, I doubt Kubica would eat Max for breakfast. He is too slow right now, and now we can see why Renault hasn't sign him up at 2017 after Palmer failed with them.
I like Kubica, he is a nice chap, but to me, he will not return to F1 after the summer break.
Patrick (@anunaki)
Somehow I feel like Max is making the redbull look so much better than it truly is
Sure Gasly is not doing a great job but that is car isn't very good
Carlos Medrano (@carlosmedrano)
Lol of course not max is were the red bull is actually at, max just has nobody to fight with this season just like for vettel in 2015 and people think hes doing better then he actually is
So a driver is only as good as his car and the losing teammate is just driving bad? I don't believe that.
@anunaki, well, yes – a driver can only be as good as the theoretical maximum performance limit of the car: it's not as if Max can magically make the car produce 10% more downforce or increase the grip coefficient of the tyres just because he is sat in the seat. There do seem to be certain handling characteristics of his car that are not to Gasly's liking, but he doesn't seem to be adapting to those characteristics that well.
Personally, I thought that Gasly didn't really stand out as a driver when in junior series – his GP2 championship felt more like a case of a "Prema Championship" – and I do feel that his performance at Toro Rosso in 2018 was flattered by the low expectations of the team and the chassis perhaps being underrated by more than it should have been, plus having a weak stop gap team mate that meant Gasly was probably getting more support from the team than he normally would have been.
In that respect, I am more inclined to question why Gasly is off the pace. Bottas got trashed fairly heavily last season for his performance in the latter part of 2018 – I believe you yourself criticised him for his performances at times – and yet Bottas was, comparatively speaking, not as far off the pace as Gasly has been relative to Verstappen.
Similarly, when Massa was driving against Alonso at Ferrari, Massa came under criticism at times for being off Alonso's pace, and yet even with difficult and poor cars such as the F2012, and with Ferrari making Alonso their leading driver as well, Massa was still more competitive against Alonso than Gasly has been against Verstappen.
If, in previous instances, most fans would describe a driver as seriously underperforming – even if they had a better relative performance than Gasly has shown and with more difficult cars than Gasly has had – why, then, are people more inclined to blame the car than the driver this time around?
khm78 (@khm)
One can not go faster than the car….
Then he will end up crossing the line before the car comes along…..
It will allways be the slowest one that is underperforming!
Yeah, I'm sure that Lando Norris, a rookie, easily outpacing Gasly in France proves that the McLaren was much better than the Red Bull….NOT.
Max undoubtedly driving extremely well, but Gasly is just slow. I don't care how great one driver is. If his teammate cannot at least occasionally beat him, that tells us that the teammate is rubbish.
LB (@burden93)
I think its 6 of one and half a dozen of the other. As much as I'm not a huge fan, Max is clearly driving unbelievably well at the moment (think the Red Bull is realistically the third fastest car). It's also clear that Gasly is nowhere near the pace, and it shows how one season against a pretty poor teammate is not enough to judge a driver.
I think it's game over for Gasly, at least at Red Bull… since the beginning of the year, Horner was « politely » supportive, but now it's over. And indeed Pierre's performance was dreadfully this weekend. Honestly I feel for him, because his perf in other series were really good. I don't believe in the fact that a driver who is good in F2 and super formula, and does a good first year in F1 is in fact "not f1 materials". I think in modern F1, a driver with limited experience that drives a car that does not suit his driving style just cannot cut it (tyre management and the lots). Young drivers needs to be lucky in the first 2-3 years to get equipment that fit their needs. Otherwise, its bye bye blue birds…. Bye Bye Nasr, Werhlein, Vandoorne, Gasly ?, Giovinazzi? Bit of a shame really, missing the old days where drivers were schooled in F1…
Krommenaas (@krommenaas)
Thing is, who is waiting in the wings? Noone exciting is coming up through the lower series. Old hands De Vries and Latifi are leading F2. I wonder what new drivers will enter the series next year, other than Ocon. I guess Wehrlein and Vandoorne still have their super licenses. Who else is there?
If only Red Bull were able to manage two good drivers properly instead of putting all their eggs in the most marketable basket… If they hadn't alienated Sainz (Verstappen's equal) then they could have had 2 great drivers in their cars instead of scraping the barrel of their failing young driver programme.
Sainz (Verstappen's equal)… Thanks, now at least i had something to laugh about today.
Well, in the course of their one-and-a-little-bit seasons together, it was 12-11 to Max in qualifying. Pretty equal. Sainz lost more points due to bad luck, otherwise they would have been neck-and-neck in that score too. He maybe wasn't as ruthless in racing as Verstappen but was every bit as quick. Can you say that about Gasly? No.
How old were they at the time? Right now, Max would wipe the floor with Sainz. Even Norris has proven to be slightly faster right off the bat.
Age doesn't really matter. No, he wouldn't. And Norris has not proven to be faster.
"equal"?? LMAO
I would not say "equal", but Saiz would have been a great team player in Red Bull. It is time to remember what Horner said at the begining of the season: "Carlos is a talented driver and I am happy to see him continue this career in F1 with McLaren. But we had a feeling that Pierre had more potential with us."
Great team player? Did you see how toxic it was in TR when Verstappen and Sainz were team-mates?
Goodluck with that
Sorry, I did not catch that toxic relationship when they were team-mates. Can you share any proof, actual facts or events about it? Good luck with that. By the way, I'm not interested in rummors or gossips. Carlos has got along well with all his 5 different team mates, no complaints at all. However, you can ask Ricciardo or Ocon about Max.
I forgot to say that Max Verstappen is not a F1 team. Sainz would have collected a lot of points for Red Bull, that was my point. Max being hard to deal with (or "toxic" as you unintentionally said) is another matter.
There is not a lot of enthousiasm by other drivers to be Ves team mate. He can make everybody look bad.
David BR (@david-br)
No doubt it must be a scary prospect, but Ricciardo did OK.
Only the first year together. Last year he was crushed on all accounts.
Like number of pole positions. DR was hardly crushed last year, Max drove brilliantly in the latter half of the year, and Dans race were more often than not hampered by technical issues, either in quali or the race. This year Max has again been brilliant, but he's being flattered by a team mate who just can't seem to come to grips with the rb15
2017 didn't happened, then?
200 points agains 168.
Both heavily affected by reliability. Verstappen on the first half of the season, Ricciardo on the second one.
"Only the first year together. Last year he was crushed on all accounts." – Cough cough. It was RIC who did the winning. All 3 seasons together. The only RB driver who was considered a WDC contender last year. For example, at this moment, after the 8th GP, he was 3rd in the standings.
DAllein (@)
It is not just Max.
RBR kicks drivers out like crazy.
I think even Ocon wouldn't want to drive for them.
Ocon it probably looking at a Mercedes seat and no matter how realistic that is, I think he will remain loyal for that chance.
"There is not a lot of enthousiasm by other drivers to be Ves team mate." – Ok then, give me a couple of names with references (links for example) by which they declare to be unwilling to drive for one of the top-three teams.
You will not find one. Even GAS signed.
It would be one thing if he was the worst of the top teams but somewhat close, no he's miles behind, Max was more than a minute ahead of him, he may as well be driving a Toro Rosso painted like the Red Bull.
At this time I think Gasly would not get a podium even if he drove for Mercedes.
Any of the good drivers (RIC, RAI, HUL, SAI, NOR, MAG) would put that Red Bull at least 6th every single race, Gasly can't even get into the points.
Too bad you don't have any other driver available, because you dismissed everyone else out of your walled garden of delights.
Right, Mr.Horner?
It was Horner. It was Helmut.
Phil Norman (@phil-f1-21)
I may be entirely wrong but isn't Sainz only on loan to McLaren i.e. he still has some kind of link to RBR? Or have I imagined this.
Imagined, he was on loan to Renault. But ties were cut after it was apparent they wouldn't be bring him back into the RBR fold to sit next to VER given the tensions that arose between the two at TR.
GPfan
RedBull would be wise to go after Valtteri Bottas. He can be pretty fast , he's a team player and he would be bringing the experience of having driven the Merc alongside Lewis H for 3 seasons . I know it's not their style. Sometimes change is good.
Considering that Toto is ready to poach Verstappen, maybe Red Bull would have to poach Bottas as their #1 driver and not the wingman.
I doubt that would even up the pairing enough in RB.
AdrianMorse (@adrianmorse)
If I were Helmut Marko I would try to get Russell in the second Red Bull.
I think Russel is a very big talent and overlooked at the moment. He will be much closer to Max.
But i doubt it is a realistic prospect.
Lee H (@stopitrawr)
How's that patience with Gasly working out for you you @Robbie
I told you, and everyone that Gasly wasn't going to improve and he met the edge of his talents and was found wanting.
Do we need any more proof that he is *rubbish*?
Gasly is a good driver. Red Bull Racing doesn't go good drivers. They do great ones. Max is a level above great now, but this is no excuse. Not even challenging the McLarens let alone getting overtaken on track by worse cars is utterly inexcusable.
I said it before, and I'll say it again, he is worse than Kvyat was when he was replaced. In fact, I'd say he is far worse now.
I think everyone knew Gasly would get eaten for breakfast by Max. Even if Gasly was performing well.. He'd still get beaten throughly.. But if he's driving poorly, then it's just embarrassing…like it is now.
I would be surprised if he finishes the season the Red bull. I'd expect Kvyat or Albon, depending on which of the drivers shine brighter till mid season time, to replace him at Redbull. Personally, I hope it's Kvyat. To be partnered up against the guy who took his seat should be fun. Plus, Albon still needs to develop over a season or two before the pressure is piled on him.
This was an extemely poor weekend for GAS though. He beat max in quali a fortnight ago and did relatively well in AUS, BAH, SPA and MON.
Australia? He finished 11th.
Bahrain? 8th.
Max finished 3rd and 4th respectively there.
Only once has Gasly finished within 1 position of Max, and that was Canada. Every other race he has had other cars beat him when Max has not.
That's poor performance at best. To finish 6 positions behind your teammate with no car problems and a better car than those who beat you is inexcusable.
Max has 100 points. Gasly has 37. Being outscored 3:1 is what got Stoff out of McLaren. It's much worse than what cost Kvyat his RBR seat, and only the Kimi/Gio fight is comparable.
Even Stroll, who is considered a bad pay driver, is closer to his teammate than someone who is meant to be at RBR on merit.
It's a poor weekend that hasn't been mitigated by any really good weekends.
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Q: multithreading to calculate primes java I am trying to parallelize a prime number counter as an exercise.
I have refactored the original code and separated the long loops from others so that I can parallelize them.
Now I have the following code and multithreading is looking difficult as I need to keep track of the primes found (in order) and count the number of primes found.
nthPrime(long n) gets the number of primes to search for. returns the nth prime.
count is an ArryList
public static long nthPrime(long n) {

    count.add((long) 1);
    if (n < 2) {
        count.add((long) 3);
        return getCount();
    }
    count.add((long) 3);
    if (n == 2) {
        return getCount();
    }

    step = 4;
    candidate = 5;
    checker(n, step, candidate);
    return getCount();
}

private static long checker(long n, int step, long candidate) {

    while (count.size() < n) {
        if (Checker.isPrime(candidate)) {
            // checks the number for possible prime
            count.add(candidate);
        }

        step = 6 - step;
        candidate += step;
    }
    return getCount();
}

Any ideas on using util.concurrent or threading to parallelize this?
Thanks

A: Two pieces of advice:

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*Before you start, you need to turn your existing non-parallel code into something that 1) works and 2) is readable. Attempting to pararllelize it in its current form is going to lead to failure.

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*I can see bugs (I think)

*I can't see evidence that you understand the basic sieving algorithm ... which is what it appears you are trying to implement here.

*Anyone can take an algorithm split it into bits and use multiple Java threads to execute the bits.  The difficulty is coming up with a scheme which works, and where your efforts actually give a worthwhile speedup.  That requires:

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*a good understanding of the problem and the applicable algorithms,

*identifying the part of the problem / algorithm that are amenable to parallelization,

*understanding of the overheads and potential bottlenecks in Java multithreading, and

*understanding of the correctness issues; e.g. where and how to synchronize.
I can't give you a lesson on these things in the space of a StackOverflow Answer.  You need a text book.

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