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Today's AFI Movie Club Selection
Today's AFI Movie Club selection received a Best Picture Academy-award-winning Oscar and is based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney.
From writer/director Barry Jenkins, MOONLIGHT was also honored in 2016 with an AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year's most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image – with the official rationale stating that, "MOONLIGHT illuminates the peerless power of cinema to inspire empathy for others and embrace a greater understanding of ourselves. Barry Jenkins' poetic tour de force presents a deeply emotional triptych — the journey of boy to man searching for connection amidst the labyrinth of societal boundaries. An extraordinary ensemble lights the way in this sublime realization of a world where the question 'Who is you?' echoes in the pain of dreams deferred and the strength of an inner truth."
Available to watch on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fubu Tv, and Showtime. Highly recommended viewing!
Until next time, I'll see you at the movies!
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THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES SPONSORS FOR AFI DOCS 2021
THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES
SPONSORS FOR AFI DOCS 2021
Support Comes From Wide Range of Art and Cultural Institutions, Media Partners and Corporations
Apple Original Films Joins AFI DOCS as a Premium Sponsor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 18, 2021, WASHINGTON, DC — The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the sponsors for AFI DOCS 2021. Support for the festival comes from both local organizations based in the DC-metro area and major corporations across the nation. The 19th edition of AFI DOCS will run June 22–27, with films available to view on DOCS.AFI.com as well as in-person screenings at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD.
"AFI DOCS reaches a nationwide audience with the support of our sponsors," said Sarah Harris, AFI Festivals Director of Programming. "It is their generosity that amplifies the voices of today's most vital storytellers, and we thank them on behalf of all who find inspiration in the arts."
In addition to supporting AFI DOCS film programming and events, sponsors provide services and exclusive experiences to filmmakers and audiences throughout the festival. Sponsor participation includes sponsoring specific film screenings, panels and events as well as national and local promotion of the festival.
This year, AFI is proud to have Apple Original Films support AFI DOCS for the first time as a Premium Sponsor. Top festival sponsors will give audiences sneak peeks at exclusive upcoming trailers and content on the festival's streaming platform and in the AFI DOCS Festival Hub. Media partners will also provide DOCS audiences with access to their digital issues during the week of the festival via a virtual newsstand.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) returns as Official Sponsor of the festival. CPB is Official Sponsor of the AFI DOCS Industry Forum and the Spotlight on the Hindsight Project, a special selection of short filmsthat chronicle the experiences of BIPOC communities in the American South and U.S. Territories during the unprecedented events of 2020.
NBC News' Meet the Press with Chuck Todd and The Washington Post return this year as Primary Media Partners. Meet the Press and The Washington Post, in conjunction with the Washington Post Press Freedom Partnership, will provide moderators for a number of films in this year's festival. Highlights include Meet the Press Moderator and NBC Political Director Chuck Todd moderating LFG and NBC News Correspondent Morgan Radford moderating the discussion following the Opening Night World Premiere of NAOMI OSAKA. In addition to supporting post-screening discussions, Washington Post Live, The Post's live journalism platform, will host a conversation with ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN filmmaker Morgan Neville. Post Managing Editor for Diversity and Inclusion Krissah Thompson will also moderate the World Premiere of WE THE PEOPLE in the inaugural DOCS Talks program.
Variety and The Hollywood Reporter are this year's Official Media Partners. This year, Variety sponsors the Charles Guggenheim Symposium, which will feature a conversation between the 2021 Guggenheim honoree Dawn Porter and Variety's Clayton Davis, and The Hollywood Reporter will be a media partner for the screening of SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED).
The Wrap joins AFI DOCS as an Affiliate Media Partner this year and is a media partner for the screening of TOM PETTY: SOMEWHERE YOU FEEL FREE.
Screen Sponsors are SHOWTIME® Documentary Films, Netflix, WarnerMedia and HBO Documentary Films. SHOWTIME® Documentary Films will once again host a networking event for filmmakers and industry, adjusted to be virtual instead of the in-person event they have hosted in the past. SHOWTIME® willalso send a special, customized gift to the festival filmmakers as they celebrate AFI DOCS from home.
Participant returns as a Major Sponsor, along with new sponsors National Geographic and Eventive.
This year's Contributing Sponsors are ESPN, the National Endowment for the Arts and the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment (OCTFME).
Supporting Sponsors include the Maryland Film Office, Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce and Rev.
The Embassy of Denmark in Washington, DC, and the Farhang Foundation are this year's Cultural Sponsors.
Generous individual support comes from Stephanie and Hunter Hunt.
About AFI DOCS
AFI DOCS is the American Film Institute's annual documentary festival historically held in Washington, DC. Presenting the year's best documentaries, AFI DOCS is the only festival in the U.S. dedicated to screenings and events that connect audiences, filmmakers and policy leaders in the heart of our nation's government. The AFI DOCS advisory board includes Ken Burns, Davis Guggenheim, Chris Hegedus, Werner Herzog, Rory Kennedy, Barbara Kopple, Spike Lee, Errol Morris, Stanley Nelson and Frederick Wiseman. Now in its 19th year, the festival will be held June 22-27, 2021. Visit DOCS.AFI.comand connect on Twitter.com/AFIDOCS,Facebook.com/AFIDOCS, YouTube.com/AFI andInstagram.com/AmericanFilmInstitute.
About the American Film Institute (AFI)
Established in 1967, the American Film Institute is the nation's nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring artists and audiences through initiatives that champion the past, present and future of the moving image. AFI's pioneering programs include filmmaker training at the AFI Conservatory; year-round exhibition at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center and at AFI Festivals across the nation; workshops aimed at increasing diversity in the storytelling community; honoring today's masters through the AFI Life Achievement Award and AFI AWARDS; and scholarly efforts such as the AFI Catalog of Feature Films that uphold film history for future generations. Read about all of these programs and more at AFI.com and follow us on social media atFacebook.com/AmericanFilmInstitute,YouTube.com/AFI, Twitter.com/AmericanFilm andInstagram.com/AmericanFilmInstitute.
About the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government's investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1,500 locally managed and operated public television and radio stations nationwide. CPB is also the largest single source of funding for research, technology and program development for public radio, television and related online services. For more information, visit www.cpb.org and follow us on Twitter @CPBmedia,Facebook and LinkedIn, and subscribe for email updates.
About The Washington Post and Washington Post Press Freedom Partnership
The Washington Post is an award-winning news leader whose mission is to connect, inform and enlighten local, national and global readers with trustworthy reporting, in-depth analysis and engaging opinions. It combines world-class journalism with the latest technology and tools so readers can interact with The Post anytime, anywhere.
The Press Freedom Partnership is a public service initiative from The Washington Post to promote press freedom and raise awareness of the rights of journalists who are in pursuit of the truth. Learn more at www.wapo.st/pressfreedom
About Meet the Press with Chuck Todd
Meet the Press with Chuck Todd is where newsmakers come to make news — setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on Americans across the country. It is the #1 most-watched Sunday public affairs show for the 2019-2020 season, reaching more than three million viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. Meet the Press brings its authority and influencer interviews to MSNBC with MTP Daily weekdays at 1 p.m. ET, to the ongoing weekly podcast, The Chuck ToddCast, and to Meet the Press Reports, a 30-minute program on NBC News NOW and Peacock, focusing on a single topic explored through the Meet the Press lens. It's the longest-running show in television history, recently expanding its brand to also include a political short-documentary film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute. Chuck Todd is the political director of NBC News and the moderator of Meet the Press; John Reiss is the executive producer.
Elizabeth Ward, AFI DOCS PR,elizabeth@prcollaborative.com
American Film Institute: Stacy Adamski, 323.856.7759,SAdamski@AFI.com
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Annette Bening to Be Honored at AFI FEST 2016
October 14, 2016 HollywoodGlee 1 Comment
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced that AFI FEST 2016 presented by Audi will honor actress Annette Bening with a Tribute and Centerpiece Gala screening at the festival.
The Tribute will celebrate her extraordinary career and will include a conversation with the actress followed by A24 and Annapurna Pictures' 20TH CENTURY WOMEN (DIR Mike Mills) on Wednesday, November 16.
Jacqueline Lyanga, AFI Fest President (Photo credit: Indiewire)
"Annette Bening is a modern-day icon of American cinema," said Jacqueline Lyanga, AFI FEST Director. "She brings her characters to life with an emotional intelligence that is luminous and powerful. In 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, she finds one of her richest roles yet, delivering a strong performance that anchors the film's terrific ensemble cast."
Bening is a four-time Academy Award® nominee for her indelible performances in THE GRIFTERS (1990), AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999), BEING JULIA (2004) and THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (2010). Her other credits include VALMONT (1989), BUGSY (1991), THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (1995), GINGER & ROSA (2012) and AFI FEST 2016 Opening Night film RULES DON'T APPLY (2016). She has won BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Awards, and garnered Emmy® and Tony® nominations for her television and stage work, respectively.
Mike Mills' 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, set in Santa Barbara 1979, follows Dorothea Fields (Annette Bening), a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. When Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women in Jamie's upbringing — free-spirited punk artist Abbie (Greta Gerwig) and savvy, provocative teen neighbor Julie (Elle Fanning) — a makeshift family forms that will mystify and inspire them for the rest of their lives.
The Opening Night Gala will be the World Premiere of RULES DON'T APPLY (DIR Warren Beatty) on Thursday, November 10. Isabelle Huppert will be honored with a Tribute on Sunday, November 13, followed by a Centerpiece Gala screening of ELLE (DIR Paul Verhoeven).
In celebration of the 30th edition of the festival, a trio of diverse female trailblazers are featured in both the festival's 2016 key art and programming lineup. AFI FEST will spotlight Dorothy Dandridge, the first African American nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award®; Ida Lupino, a pioneering director, writer, producer and actress who became the first woman to direct a film noir; and Anna May Wong, the first Chinese-American actress to rise to international prominence.
(Source.www.blog.afi.com)
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Diane Keaton to Receive 45th AFI Life Achievement Award
October 7, 2016 HollywoodGlee 2 Comments
Legendary actress Diane Keaton will be the recipient of the 45th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Keaton at a Gala Tribute on June 8, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA.
Sir Howard Stringer (Photo credit:pcmag.com)
"Diane Keaton is one of the most beloved leading ladies of American film," said Sir Howard Stringer, Chair, AFI Board of Trustees. "Peerless in her mastery of both comedy and drama, she has won the world's heart time and again by creating characters of both great strength and vulnerability. Her career as a director and producer is even further evidence of her passion for the art form and her seemingly boundless talents. AFI is proud to present her with its 45th Life Achievement Award."
Diane Keaton — multifaceted actor, director, producer, author, real estate developer and photographer — can boast more than 60 diverse credits across five decades. Her iconic roles span the cinematic spectrum, from long-suffering mob wife Kay Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's THE GODFATHER (1972) to the "la-di-da" heroine of Woody Allen's ANNIE HALL (1977) — a role which earned her an Academy Award® for Best Actress and turned her into a national fashion icon. Perhaps best known for her long comedic collaboration with Allen — including PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM (1972), SLEEPER (1973), LOVE AND DEATH (1975), MANHATTAN (1979) and more — she has proved herself equally adept at dramatic roles, with powerhouse performances in films such as LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR (1977), REDS (1981), THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL (1984) and MARVIN'S ROOM (1996). During the 1980s, Keaton turned to directing — from feature narratives and documentaries to music videos and television. A perennial box office favorite, she's maintained her popular profile with films including BABY BOOM (1987), FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991) and FATHER OF THE BRIDE II (1995), THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (1996), SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (2003), MORNING GLORY (2010), THE BIG WEDDING (2013), AND SO IT GOES (2014) and Pixar's FINDING DORY (2016). She will continue to grace the screen with her unique presence in the upcoming HBO miniseries THE YOUNG POPE.
The AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute special will return for its fifth year with Turner Broadcasting to air on TNT, followed by encore presentations on sister network Turner Classic Movies (TCM).
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Isabelle Huppert to be Honored at AFI FEST 2016
October 6, 2016 HollywoodGlee 1 Comment
AFI FEST 2016 presented by Audi will honor acclaimed actress Isabelle Huppert with a Tribute and a Gala screening at the festival. The Tribute will celebrate her storied career and will include a conversation with the actress, followed by a Gala screening of Sony Pictures Classics' ELLE (directed by Paul Verhoeven) on Sunday, November 13.
In ELLE, Isabelle Huppert plays Michèle, who seems indestructible, bringing the same ruthless attitude to her love life as she does to her business as head of a leading video game company. But her life changes forever after an unknown assailant attacks her in her home. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game — a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control.
Among international film's most seasoned actresses, Isabelle Huppert has countless awards to her credit — with 15 César Award nominations, the most for any actress, and a win for LA CÉRÉMONIE (1995). Her other films include VIOLETTE (1978), STORY OF WOMEN (1988), MADAME BOVARY (1991), THE PIANO TEACHER (2001), I HEART HUCKABEES (2004), WHITE MATERIAL (2009), AMOUR (2012) and THINGS TO COME (2016). She has twice won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, and is an Officer of both the National Order of Merit and the Legion of Honour.
(Source: http://www.bolg.afi.com)
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FILM REVIEW: La La Land (Chazelle, 2016): USA
September 27, 2016 HollywoodGlee 20 Comments
Viewed by Larry Gleeson at Venice Film Festival.
Film Director Damien Chazelle's La La Land comes on the heels of his Oscar nominated screenplay adaptation for 2015's Whiplash, where a highly intense music teacher molds a young, dedicated student. J.K. Simmons performance as the teacher garnered him an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Chazelle, an avid music lover, had wanted to do a musical spectacle in the manner of Jacques Demy's The Young Girls of Rochefort and The Umbrellas of Chambourg while mixing in a splash of Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's Singing in the Rain. Moreover, Chazelle wanted a realism mixed into the story. Having resided in Los Angeles for the last ten years and having had a love affair with the city, Chazelle chose the City of Angels to set his Hollywood success-seeker film.
The film opens without much fanfare in a typical Los Angeles morning traffic jam. A young woman, Mia, played by Emma Stone, in a white Prius, is having an issue with her phone and misses an opportunity to move forward as the traffic jam has freed up somewhat. The young man behind her in a late 1980's maroon-colored, Buick Riviera convertible, Sebastian, played by Ryan Gosling, lets her know with a blare of his horn and a not-so-friendly "good morning to you" gesture. Soon traffic slows again. This time, however, as radio are being dialed in, drivers begin exiting their vehicles and break into to an energetic, six-minute song and dance number, "Another Day of Sun," staged on the 110 freeway overlooking downtown Los Angeles. As the song concludes, the title is flashed across the screen and the film is off and running with a start reminiscent of Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret in Viva Las Vegas.
La La Land is more about relationship and the life-changing experience two young lovers gain from each other. Mia is an aspiring actress mired in her real job as a barista juxtaposed against a series of failed acting auditions where she is continually interrupted. Sebastian, on the other hand, is a coarse, die-hard classical jazz pianist who doesn't believe in compromising his convictions for anything or anyone. As their paths begin to cross Sebastian brushes off Mia as someone who will never understand his plight – until she does. When their paths finally converge, the harsh realities of life begin to set in and the two unknowingly turn to each other in raw emotional exchanges and thereby find the strength each needs to reach the stars.
In a powerful denouement in the city full of optimism and broken dreams, the story concludes with a Mick Jagger and Rolling Stones truism echoed faintly at first only to be finished with an exclamation point:
"You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime you find
You get what you need!"
And if the story isn't enough in itself, the catchy musical numbers credited to Chazelle's long-time friend and co-collaborator, Justin Hurwitz, will keep almost any music aficionado's attention. If not, then the roving camera movement of cinematographer Linus Sandgren is bound to keep eyes in the scene. And, if that's not enough, then the supercharged production numbers from choreographer Mandy Moore will keep you riveted as they sync in timing with Sandgren's camera movement allowing the actors seemingly the ability to levitate. And in vein with Chazelle's vision and outright homage to the musicals of the 50's and 60's, Production Designer David Wasco keeps the screen illuminated with a bright vision of reds, yellows, pinks, pastel greens and sky blues, aided wonderfully by Mary Zophres' costuming, while the filming locations could very well serve as a Los Angeles pop culture tour.
If there's only one film you can see this year – make it La La Land! Highest recommendation.
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Dorothy Dandridge, Ida Lupino and Anna May Wong Honored at AFI FEST 2016
September 25, 2016 HollywoodGlee Leave a comment
In celebration of the 30th edition of AFI FEST presented by Audi, a trio of diverse female trailblazers will adorn the festival's 2016 key art and be featured in its programming lineup. AFI FEST will spotlight Dorothy Dandridge, the first African American nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award®; Ida Lupino, a pioneering director, writer, producer and actress who became the first woman to direct a film noir; and Anna May Wong, the first Chinese-American actress to rise to international prominence.
AFI FEST will screen three films featuring each artist in its expanded Cinema's Legacy section that celebrates motion picture heritage and presents recent restorations of film classics and films about the history of cinema: Otto Preminger's CARMEN JONES (1954) starring Dandridge; the Lupino-directed THE HITCH-HIKER (1953); and E.A. Dupont's PICCADILLY (1929) starring Wong.
Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1965) rose to prominence alongside her sister Vivian and jazz singer Etta Jones as part of the song-and-dance trio the Dandridge Sisters, before becoming a solo artist who starred in Hollywood musicals. With CARMEN JONES (1954), she became the first black woman to receive an Academy Award® nomination for Best Actress.
London-born Ida Lupino (1918-1995) was a pioneering actress, director and producer. Her acting credits include THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940) and HIGH SIERRA (1941) opposite Humphrey Bogart. She made her writing/directing debut with NEVER FEAR (1949) before THE HITCH-HIKER (1953) made her the first woman to direct a film noir.
Anna May Wong (1905-1961) was the first Chinese-American movie star, having achieved stardom in the Technicolor THE TOLL OF THE SEA (1922). Among her collaborators were Douglas Fairbanks, Josef von Sternberg and Raoul Walsh, with credits including THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1924), PICCADILLY (1929) and SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932).
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Warren Beatty to Receive SBIFF's Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film
Academy Award® winner Warren Beatty will be honored with the eleventh annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film. Known for his iconic roles in BONNIE AND CLYDE, REDS, and DICK TRACY, Beatty will next be seen as Howard Hughes in 20th Century Fox's RULES DON'T APPLY, which he also wrote and directed. The award will be presented at Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara on December 1, 2016 with all funds raised supporting SBIFF's free year round educational programs.
Since 2006, the annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film, which this year coincides with Douglas's 100th birthday, has been awarded to a lifelong contributor to cinema through their work in front of the camera, behind, or both. Past honorees include Jane Fonda, Jessica Lange, Forest Whitaker, Robert DeNiro, Michael Douglas, Harrison Ford, Quentin Tarantino, Ed Harris, and John Travolta.
"Warren Beatty upholds the highest artistic standards of the film industry," says Kirk Douglas, original award recipient. "His choice of material has entertained us as well as made us think more deeply about the world we live in. I'm delighted he is accepting this recognition of his extraordinary talent."
The event starts off with an outdoor cocktail reception where attendees mingle with each other and watch the honoree and other special guests walk the red carpet. Following the reception, attendees are seated for an extravagant dinner and tribute in an intimate setting. Following the three-course meal, special guests will take the stage to recognize the honoree's complete body of work with various montages and clips. The evening culminates with the honoree being presented with the award and addressing the attendees. These events are truly a once in a lifetime experience and will be remembered by its attendees for many years to come.
Tickets are available here.
The 32nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival s scheduled to run February 1-11, 2017.
(Source: http://www.sbiff.org)
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29th Tokyo International Film Festival Announces Lineup for Director in Focus: Shunji IWAI in Japan Now Section
The 29th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce the full lineup of films to be featured in the Japan Now Director in Focus: Shunji Iwai section.
After his recent explorations into filmmaking in Hollywood and feature-length animation, Iwai returned this year with the much-talked-about A Bride for Rip Van Winkle. As he continues to move forward into the third decade of his career, this is a perfect time to look back at Iwai's prolific body of work, and much-deserved international reputation.
Shunji Iwai's directing career began in 1988 with commercials, music videos and TV dramas, soon earning him acclaim for his cinematic style and vision, which came to be known as the "Iwai Aesthetic." In 1995, he scored a huge hit across Asia with Love Letter and in 1996, PiCNiC won him a second consecutive award in the Forum section of the Berlin Film Festival, bringing him to even greater international attention. Swallowtail Butterfly (96) blazed a new trail in movie and music collaboration, and All About Lily Chou-Chou (01) won awards at Berlin and Shanghai. Other major works include Hana and Alice (04), a segment in the omnibus film New York, I Love You (09) and his first English-language film, Vampire (12), which played in competition at Sundance and in the Berlin Panorama section. Iwai's first feature-length animated film, The Case of Hana & Alice, was invited to the 2015 Annecy Animation Festival. His latest film, A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (16), was released in Hong Kong and Taiwan prior to domestic release in Japan.
Kohei Ando, TIFF Japan Now Programming Advisor, comments:
"Shunji Iwai is a rare director who renders fable-like tales of contemporary Japanese youth and paints memory, time, space and society with his distinctive visual style. Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom? was a monumental early work that brought him critical praise and a Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. His first feature-length film, Love Letter, a masterpiece that begins when a letter is delivered to the wrong person, it won many festival awards and continues to have a strong following among Asian and international fans. Swallowtail Butterfly is a groundbreaking work, the first to depict an era when the Japanese yen is the strongest currency in the world. Iwai's English-language debut, Vampire, is a love story set against the world's end. And as his latest film, A Bride for Rip Van Winkle, is a sumptuous hide-and-seek story that evokes Shuji Terayama's poetic style. This year's director focus takes us into the mesmerizing, unforgettable world of Shunji Iwai."
Japan Now Section:
Created to showcase outstanding Japanese films from recent and upcoming months, Japan Now displays the diversity of Japanese film, and unique facets of Japanese culture, as well as providing a multifaceted look inside Japan today. The section highlights the work of a Director in Focus, as well as outstanding work by other directors, with subtitled screenings of films to boost their recognition overseas.
(Source: http://2016.tiff-jp.net)
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Toronto: Natalie Portman Biopic 'Jackie' Nabbed by Fox Searchlight
September 13, 2016 HollywoodGlee 1 Comment
By Tatiana Siegel
Fox Searchlight has acquired U.S. rights to Jackie, which sees Natalie Portman star as former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
In an otherwise sleepy Toronto market, the deal marks the first significant sale of a finished film. Searchlight will release the historical drama on Dec. 9, giving it a prime awards-season birth.
Jackie, directed by Pablo Larraín, takes place in the days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, focusing on Theodore H. White's Life magazine interview with the widow at Hyannis Port.
Noah Oppenheim wrote the original script, which won best screenplay at this year's Venice Film Festival.
"Pablo Larraín's Jackie is a daring, one-of-a-kind cinematic portrayal of a beloved icon," said Searchlight presidents Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley. "Led by an indelible performance from Natalie Portman and supported by a richly talented ensemble of actors and artists, the film is one we are thrilled to bring to audiences later this year.".
Larraín will now have two potential awards-season contenders this year, as The Orchard will be pushing his Neruda, which is also playing at the Toronto Film Festival, in the foreign-language category.
Added Larraín: "[Searchlight's] movies have been an important influence on me as a filmmaker, and it is a personal achievement for me to have them bring this very special story of a beautiful, sophisticated and mysterious woman to the world. Jackie was the most unknown of the known women of the 20th century."
Darren Aronofsky produced Jackie along with Juan de Dios Larraín, Mickey Liddell, Scott Franklin and Ari Handel. Pete Shilaimon, Jennifer Monroe, Jayne Hong, Wei Han, Lin Qi, Josh Stern executive produced.
The film made its North American premiere in the Platform section of the festival.
Searchlight had first and last rights to negotiate on the film, which was repped by CAA.
See what Natalie, Noah Oppenhiem and Pablo Larrain have to say about Jackie:
http://players.brightcove.net/769341148/E1zVmpNYx_default/index.html?videoId=5120087968001
*Featured photo courtesy of ASAC Images/Stehphanie Branchu
(Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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Pullbox Reviews: The Twilight Zone – The Shadow #2 – Puzzles within puzzles, wrapped in a conundrum…
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The Twilight Zone: The Shadow #2 (of 4)
Written by David Avallone
Art by Dave Acosta
Colors by Omi Remalante
Available May 18th!
Picture if you will: in your own world, you're a fearsome crime fighter who stalks the night. But you wake up today in another world, where the fearsome crime fighter is just a character you play in a radio show that bears his name. You are no longer a man with a mission, just a 22 year old prodigy with an impressive voice, and a lot of questions… an honored guest who has been invited into… the Twilight Zone.
Having run with multiple stories featuring The Shadow, including long and limited run series, Dynamite has now taken a different direction for the character. Having been featured in everything from pulp fiction adventure stories and comic books to radio dramas and movies, the Shadow has experienced more incarnations than the average fictional character. In print his true identity was Kent Allard, who occasionally used the identity of Lamont Cranston as a disguise. On the radio show, and in movies, mild mannered playboy Lamont Cranston was his true identity. Never let it be said that Dynamite would let such a long and complex backstory go without having some fun with it…
In the first issue, we saw the Shadow, aka: Kent Allard, taking down a group of armed Nazis, right here on American soil. Margo Lane, longtime ally of the Shadow, takes issue with some of his tactics and the apparent lack of restraint or compassion he shows while in action. Leaving the scene of this latest altercation, the argument continues as Margo expresses her concern over Kent's apparent lack of regard for collateral damage. Allard maintains his view that anyone making the conscious choice to stand with evil, in any of its forms, doesn't deserve mercy. The debate goes without resolution as their car is hit by apparent mortar fire, presumably from the Nazi camp they'd just left.
Regaining consciousness, Allard is faced with a puzzle. Apparently safe and sound in the Shadow's sanctum… his sanctum… he finds himself face to face with the Shadow, and the Shadow wants to know what the hell Lamont Cranston is doing in his… the Shadow's… hideout! It becomes quickly apparent, and maybe a little too quickly accepted, that Allard has found himself separated from his crime fighting alter ego and deposited fully into the persona of his Cranston alias. Trying to sort out the details of what how this might have happened, he seeks out Margo Lane, who also knows him only as Cranston. The discussion is cut short by an attack from the Shadow's mortal enemy, Shiwan Khan. In the chaos that ensues, Allard/Cranston finds himself bounced once again from one reality into another, and this time he ends up in front of a mirror. Looking back at him is the face of Preston Springs… the actor whose voice is responsible for bringing the Shadow to life on the radio!
This brings us into the second issue of the series, and I'll tell you that it only gets more twisted and convoluted from here. Still believing himself to be Kent Allard, the Shadow, yet faced with the apparent reality that everything he knows is nothing but the subject of popular radio drama and pulp magazines, one thing is obvious. Our hero has found himself lost in a dimension not of sight and sound, but of mind. Kent Allard has entered… the Twilight Zone.
When I got the first look at this series from Dynamite, I had no idea what the hell they were going to do to bring these two properties together. It isn't like the Shadow can fight the evil of the Twilight Zone, and while the roots of both can be traced back to origins as sub-genres of science fiction, these two franchises really couldn't be more different. The Shadow battles evil in all of its shapes and guises, using mystery and fear as weapons against the criminal element (they are a cowardly and superstitious lot, after all…). The Twilight Zone has been presented as an anthology series, using elements of sci fi to conceal, and reveal, social commentary. There is no way could the two work in together, right?
But wait. Back in the first issue, the Shadow was being faced with the accusation that he'd neglected Kent Allard, that Allard was no longer the "true identity". He had become, first and foremost, the Shadow, and Allard had simply become one of the many masks that he wore from time to time. With that in mind, what we have now is a character play in which we're faced with questions of identity. If the Shadow isn't the assumed persona, if the identities of Allard and Cranston are nothing more than their public faces, how does he cope when he's separated from what he knows to be true? How does he handle being dropped into a role he only pretends to be?
Now add a layer to that. What happens when the ruthless crimefighter, the one who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men, master combatant and tactician, is faced with an entirely new reality? A reality in which he's not Allard, Cranston, or the Shadow, but merely the guy who portrays him on a radio program? Still knowing everything that he knows, assuming he's not just some dude having a wicked psychotic break, how does the Shadow unravel the mystery and make his way back to where he belongs? Seeing as The Twilight Zone was always better at presenting issues and posing questions than it was at resolving mysteries, there's no guarantee that this whole story isn't about an actor, Preston Springs, getting too caught up in his on-air persona, and losing himself in the process.
Kudos to Dynamite for giving the reins over to the creative team of David Avallone and Dave Acosta. So far they've done a great job of presenting questions of identity, assumed and otherwise, in a story that has more going on than shootouts and villains.
Updated: May 12, 2016 — 6:13 am
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This week – and the Challenge last theme – is 'all time favorites'.
This is the last of the Weekly Photo Challenges organised on WordPress. I enjoyed participating and will sure miss it. I will just post photos this week and not follow the theme. If you want to browse what I posted over the years, follow the link to the tags down here. I am not sure I tagged them all, but you can definitely choose a favourite!
Elizabeth Oakley Weaver Fly like Angels!
Giggles & Tales WPC – All Time Favourite!
Thank you for stopping by and resharing a link to my blog. I appreciate it. 🙂 Wishing you a lovely day!
Thank you for this pingback, Chris…one last time! Yours is a fabulous shot – perfectly timed. A wonder. Thanks for the link to your others, too.
Hi Pierr, I will miss the pings and replies most I think about the WPC. Thank you for your kind words! This shot was a lucky one with the phone, actually i followed the plane and took three photos.
Great shot that makes a statement. Thanks for the link. WPC was great for bringing so many folks together in one post.
Gorgeous! I love Snapseed. Is WP ending the weekly challenge?


This page has information on the entry requirements and training needed for a career in dentistry.
Becoming a dentist involves at least five years' study at dental school, followed by one or two years of supervised practice. There is intense competition for places at dental schools. Most entrants will require three As at A-level, although one year pre-dental courses are offered by some dental schools which broadens access to other students.
If you decide to train as a dentist, as well as meeting academic entry requirements, you'll need a willingness to learn about human anatomy and oral disease. All members of the dental team are now required to learn this to an extent. However, a dentist's knowledge is required to be especially thorough. Throughout your career, scientific knowledge will need to be updated as methods and theories of disease change.
You'll need to be able to put patients at ease, gain their confidence and deal sympathetically with their fears. You will hold a position of trust, so you will need to behave with integrity, tact and understanding. You will need to be able to communicate well with everyone from toddlers to the elderly.
It's also important for you to be able to lead your team effectively, so good managerial and administrative skills are essential.
To qualify as a dentist you must complete five years' training for a degree at university. You will spend much of the five years learning practical skills as well as attending academic lectures and seminars. You will get experience of a range of hospital and community clinics where you will treat patients under close supervision.
This comprises dental foundation training, dental core training and specialist training.
Once you have successfully completed your undergraduate dental education, you will need to register with the General Dental Council (GDC) so that you can practise as a qualified dentist. As soon as you have registered with the GDC and throughout your career, you will need to undertake continuing professional development to be allowed to continue to practise.
The GDC sets the standards for UK dental education at undergraduate and postgraduate level. It publishes its requirements on the content and scope of undergraduate dental degree programmes (and of dental hygiene, dental therapy and dental nursing courses).
All new degree programmes and courses must meet these requirements and be GDC-approved.
Find out more about studying dentistry at university.


Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 31 August 2018 | IAS EXAM PORTAL - India's Largest Community for UPSC Exam Aspirants.
Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping, Shri. P. Radhakrishnan has said that the Centre would provide all necessary assistance to flood ravaged Kerala. Inaugurating the State Level Bankers' Committee meeting in Thiruvananthapuram yesterday , he said all public and private Insurance Companies have been instructed to quickly process and expedite settlement of all claims arising out of floods.
He pointed out that the government has also extended fresh consumption loan up to Rs. 10,000 on need basis and moratorium on agricultural and MSME loans for one year.
Later replying to queries from media, Shri. P. Radhakrishnan said the demand of Kerala for enhancing 3% to 4.5 % of GSDP will be looked into by the Central government. He pointed out that under Prime Minister's direction, the Centre has given all possible given all possible assistance to Kerala. It has provided the necessary food grains and medicines. The Minister said the Centre is totally sympathetic to Kerala and the Prime Minister has asked, Ministries to consider various demands of the state.
The Minister said the Centre is totally sympathetic to Kerala and the Prime Minister has asked, Ministries to consider various demands of the state. Shri. Radhakrishnan said the Centre would provide more assistance after a fresh memorandum is submitted on the loss and damage caused by the deluge.
The Kerala government has already informed that they are preparing a new report. Based on that the Centre will send a team to study the situation before taking a decision, the Minister said.
The exercise would also stop the drain on the administrative set-up and security forces. Simultaneous elections would further ensure better implementation of government policies on time.
The Commission said the draft recommendations were published as the issue was of magnitude. This draft is a product of a balanced view taken by the Commission after receiving public suggestions in favour and against simultaneous polls. The Commission said simultaneous polls should be achieved by introducing "bare minimum" constitutional amendments and with the ratification of the States.
The Centre on Thursday announced another annual ranking of higher educational institutions, based on how they fare in terms of innovation.
Minister of Human Resource Development PrakashJavadekar announced the institution of the new ranking, which will work parallel to the overall ranking of institutions captured by the annual National Institutional Ranking Framework.
ARIIA - named after AtalBihari Vajpayee- will focus on: budget expenses and revenues generated; facilitating access to advance centres; ideas of entrepreneurship; innovation ecosystems supported through teaching and learning; and innovative solutions to improve governance of the institution.
A senior official said that there was a slight distinction between research – which is crucial in the NIRF framework – and innovation: research produces new knowledge while innovation puts that knowledge to use.
Finance Minister ArunJaitley on Thursday claimed that demonetisation had led to a formalisation of the economy and had made India a more tax-compliant society.
"This is the positive impact of demonetisation. More formalisation of economy, more money in the system, higher tax revenue, higher expenditure, higher growth after the first two quarters," Mr.Jaitley said.
Giving details, he said the growth of income tax collections in the two before demonetisation was 6.6% and 9%. Post-demonetisation, the collections increased 15% and 18% in the next two years. "The same trend is visible in the third year," he said. In March 2014, the number of IT returns filed was 3.8 crore. In 2017-18, he said, the number has grown to 6.86 crore.
High discharge of water from China, the highest in 50 years, is threatening to submerge at least 12 villages along the river Siang in Arunachal Pradesh.
Hydrological experts said the "unusually high" discharge indicates sudden release of water from man-made barriers or a natural dam that was formed due to landslides caused by major earthquakes in the Tibetan region of China in November 2017.
T. Tatak, the deputy commissioner of Arunachal Pradesh's East Siang district, had on Wednesday issued an advisory warning the people of the 12 villages to be on alert because of the sudden surge in the Siang's water level. The villages are near district headquarters Pasighat, about 560 km northeast of Guwahati.
He cited a report received by New Delhi from the Chinese government saying the YarlungZangbo (Tsangpo) was swelling with observed discharge of 9,020 cumec due to heavy rainfall in Tibet. But the "incremental discharge of 950 cumec" compared to a discharge of 8,070 cumec in the Tsangpo reported on August 14 "should not be a cause for panic", he said.
Nearly 36,000 military vehicles will participate in the drills at Russia's Tsugol training range in the trans-Baikal region. China will dispatch about 3,200 troops, along with more than 900 pieces of weaponry, as well as 30 fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, Xinhua reported, citing China's Ministry of National Defence.
In presenting the new strategy, U.S. Defence Secretary James Mattis called China and Russia "revisionist powers", that "seek to create a world consistent with their authoritarian models".
Russian foreign policy commentator Mark Sleboda was quoted by Sputnik as saying that the upcoming exercises are "a clear indication to the U.S. that it's a response to their national security strategy, as well as a response to U.S. and NATO posturing in the South China Sea, in the Taiwanese Straits, as well as… the permanent stationing of troops that we are seeing on Russia's western border".
In a heartening development for conservationists, a recent census has revealed that the population of the Nilgiritahr (an endangered mountain goat) at the Mukurthi National Park has grown by an impressive 18% in the last two years, from 480 to 568.
Getting an exact figure each year is difficult, so there is always a small discrepancy in numbers. This year, however, there is a definite increase in the number of animals in the only pristine habitat left in the Nilgiris for the tahr," said a Forest Department official.
Tamil Nadu Forest Department officials said that a count conducted in 2016 had put the population in the national park at around 480, but a revised count in 2017 pegged it at 438. "Getting an exact figure each year is difficult, so there is always a small discrepancy in numbers.
If that is the good news, the bad news is that the population also faces several threats. Researchers point to the continuing spread of invasive species of flora, such as wattle and pine, and exotic weeds like scotch broom ( Cystisusscoparius ) and gorse, which end up diminishing grazing land.
The rise in the animals' population has led to a few herds migrating out of the national park, into the erstwhile Nilgiris South Forest Division.
The population estimation exercise, completed in May, was conducted jointly by the Forest Department and the Department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology, Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam.
The GeM has completed two years and as on 26th of August 2018, it has crossed ₹ 10,800 crore in value terms and 6.96 lakh in volume of transactions through the platform. More than 1.35 lakh sellers offer 4.43 lakh products on the GeM platform which has 26,500 organizations as buyers.
While all States and Union Territories are buying through GeM, 25 States and UTs have already signed anMoU to make procurement through GeM mandatory. It has led to an overall average saving in cost of procurement to the tune of about 25%.
Luka Modric of Real Madrid and Croatia on Thursday received the accolade of UEFA Player of the Year after his Champions League exploits.
Men's relay squad claims the silver; bronze medals for discus thrower Seema and Chitra in 1,500m while Jinson Johnson claimed Gold in 800m race at the Asian games being held in Jakarta.
The Indian team too had some major changes. Missing was the Asian champion NirmalaSheoran, who had finished fourth in the 400m earlier, and surprisingly Hima Das, the new national record holder and a silver medallist in the quartermile here earlier, did not run the last leg.


Researchers engineer a 'cancer differentiation therapy' for leukemia.
Researchers at the Stanford University have discovered that when a certain aggressive leukemia is causing havoc in the body, the solution may be to force the cancer cells to grow up and behave. After a chance observation in the lab, the researchers found a method that can cause dangerous leukemia cells to mature into harmless immune cells known as macrophages. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a mutation called the Philadelphia chromosome is a particularly aggressive cancer with poor outcomes state the team, so finding potential treatments is particularly exciting.
The researchers made the key observation after collecting leukemia cells from a patient and trying to keep the cells alive in a culture plate. They were throwing everything at them to help them survive when they noted that some of the cancer cells in culture were changing shape and size into what looked like macrophages. The team looked at previous studies, which showed that early B-cell mouse progenitor cells could be forced to become macrophages when exposed to certain transcription factors, proteins that bind to certain DNA sequences.
The team explain that B-cell leukemia cells are in many ways progenitor cells that are forced to stay in an immature state. So they did more experiments and confirmed that methods shown to have altered the fate of the mouse progenitor cells years ago could be used to transform these human cancer cells into macrophages, which can engulf and digest cancer cells and pathogens.
It is hoped that when the cancer cells become macrophages they will not only be neutralized, but may actually assist in fighting the cancer. Like a bloodhound owner who gives the dog a sniff of an object that was associated with the person or animal to track, macrophage cells present recognizable bits of abnormal cells to other immune cells so that they can launch an attack. Because the macrophage cells came from the cancer cells, they will already carry with them the chemical signals that will identify the cancer cells, making an immune attack against the cancer more likely, the team theorise.
The researchers' next steps will be to see if they can find a drug that will prompt the same reaction and that could serve as the basis for a therapy for the leukemia. There is some precedent for such a treatment. Retinoic acid is commonly used to treat another cancer called acute promyelocytic leukemia. In that case, retinoic acid is used to turn cancer cells into mature cells called granulocytes. This treatment is the only well-established therapy that matures, or 'differentiates,' cancer cells, but researchers around the world are hopeful of finding many more. There's big-time interest in differentiation therapies for cancer.
FACS-purified CD14+CD11b+ cells from human samples demonstrate morphologic and biochemical hallmarks of myeloid cells. Freshly thawed (day&0) patient samples were sorted for CD19+CD34+ blasts and CD14+CD11b+ myeloid cells. A. The FACS-purified cells of three patient samples were examined with Wright-Giemsa staining (top panels; bar, 20um) or nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT, bottom panels). Reprogramming of primary human Philadelphia chromosome-positive B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells into nonleukemic macrophages. Majeti et al 2015.
This is a wonderful research of blood cancer, leukemia. Many cancer cells dye after radiation therapy but if you grow cancer cells into macrophages then these macrophages will certainly destroy or eat cancer cells. However, it will take some time to see the necessary results. Research works at Harvard in Boston and Stanford University in San Francisco, California, are the best at present.We are sure one day we will control the growth of cancer cells in animals as well as in humans. The new magnetic field therapy is also very encouraging at present to remove cancer cells blood from red hemoglobin iron containing healthy blood cells. The magnetic field attracts healthy red cells with Fe-containing hemoglobin and are attached at the walls of nano tubes as nano particles. When the magnetic field is off then nano tubes can be washed with water and dilute saline and are transfused back in the body of a cancer subject. The cancer cells do not contain iron (Fe) heme particle in hemoglobin and are drained first from the nano tube in a bottle and kept aside. Only good blood with hemoglobin is used for the transfusion process in the body of cancer subject.
Some years ago Dr.B.V.Shenoi of Kolar Gold Fields, India had done innovative research in this field. Your work seems to corroborate to this earlier work.
This work of Dr.B.V.Shenoi seems to corroborate with this work.


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Q: Loading Ion auth controller inside blog controller I am building a blog application. I have a blog controller that is the main. In a sidebar I loaded "Ion Auth Library" login template from views. But it returns this:
    Fatal error: Call to undefined function form_open() in C:\xampp\htdocs    \code\application   \views\auth\login.php on line 9

So, how do I load auth.php controller inside blog.php controller? Should I copy and paster auth controller inside blog controller, or is there another way to do it?
Thanks guys!

A: It looks like you haven't loaded the form helper.  In your constructor for the blog controller put this:
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You can read up on how the function form_open() and the form helper work here:
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The Bartell House in Junction City, Kansas, is a hotel built in 1879. It is located at 6th and Washington Streets. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It has also been known as Lamer Hotel.

It is a three-story brick "Commercial Palace" style hotel with stone trim. Extensions added later brought the building to a U-shape, within a  plan.

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Thread: Illegal immigrants claim fear of home country as 'magic words' to gain asylum
Illegal immigrants claim fear of home country as 'magic words' to gain asylum
Many illegal immigrants crossing the Rio Grande are demanding U.S. asylum, claiming that fear of oppression back home has sent them north. These "magic words" whisk the migrants to asylum status. (Associated Press) more >
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By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Sunday, December 4, 2016
Nearly one out of every 10 illegal immigrants crossing the southwest border is now demanding asylum, using "magic words" to claim they fear their home country, and turning a program intended to be a humanitarian lifeline into a new path for unauthorized migrants to gain a foothold in the U.S.
It's a major change over just the last five years as lax Obama administration policies entice ever-more migrants to try to exploit the loophole, which the Border Patrol's chief calls a "fail in policy."
In 2010, less than 1 percent of those at the border were requesting asylum from the agents or officers who nabbed them. Now it's 9 percent, according to statistics the Immigration Reform Law Institute pried loose from the government through an open-records request and provided to The Washington Times.
The migrants are being coached by friends and family or smugglers, who collect thousands of dollars per person for their efforts, on the "magic words" to say to get put on the asylum track, border officials say.
"We know that they're coaching individuals on specifically what to say when they come here, that they just rattle off and they memorize the magic words that they need to say so that they'll fall within the statute of credible fear," Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan told the Senate Homeland Security Committee in a hearing last week.
Most recently thousands of Haitians who have been living in South America since a 2010 earthquake in their home country have swarmed northward, claiming asylum when they reach California. They were arriving at a rate of more than 100 a day.
Central Americans have also caught on, helping feed the surge of children and families straining border operations in Texas.
But the Obama administration, while aware of the loophole, has not suggested any changes.
"U.S. Customs & Border Protection has not sought legislative or policy changes in regard to credible fear claims," agency spokesman Daniel Hetlage told The Times.
Asylum is the political protection granted to foreigners who are already in the U.S., or who arrive at its borders. It is distinct from the refugee process, which is for those still living outside the country but who ask for its political protection.
Those showing up at the border who don't have permission to enter, whether caught by Border Patrol agents or encountered by a CBP officer at an official port of entry, are supposed to be asked a series of questions to figure out if they were being persecuted back home.
If they say they fear being returned, they are put on the asylum track, which involves interviews and hearings to evaluate their claim.
Most of those who are claiming asylum will eventually be rejected, and are supposed to be deported. But because of a 2009 Obama administration policy change, Homeland Security no longer holds them while their cases are proceeding, making it easy for them to disappear into the shadows with other illegal immigrants.
"Since that policy change, as we can see now, the number of these aliens has skyrocketed and the wonderful job our border patrol agents do has been all for naught," said Dale Wilcox, executive director and general counsel of the IRLI, which pursued the open-records request on behalf of the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
Congressional Republicans say the 2009 policy change runs contrary to the intent of the law. A Trump administration could quickly reverse the policy, which analysts said could go a long way toward stemming the flow.
Mexico's major drug trafficking cartels, which also control most of the human smuggling routes along the border, have learned how to game the U.S. system, boosting the smugglers' success rate and enticing new business — and along the way earning more cash for themselves, Mr. Wilcox said.
"This is money and support that they would not be receiving if the Obama administration actually enforced our immigration laws," he said.
The numbers show just how quickly the cartels have figured things out.
In 2012, border officials recorded just 8,147 illegal immigrants asking for asylum. That grew to 28,793 in 2014, and through the first 10 months of 2016 it had reached a staggering 46,628, according to the statistics provided to IRLI.
"That's being exploited," Chief Morgan told Congress. "It's been going well beyond the original intent of the purpose of credible fear."
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I've been telling you all for 11 years, the foreign drug cartels are the fuel, the fire and the engine of illegal immigration into the United States. They're the ones driving it, they own it, they own all these illegal aliens, and they own every single one of our politicians and public officials supporting illegal aliens in the United States.
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Well...I've got some "magic words" for you...YOU ARE DEPORTED!
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TO BECOME AN AMERICAN YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR VALUES ...NOT YOUR LOCATION
STAY HOME AND BUILD AMERICA ON YOUR SOIL
RIGHT O!! "YOU ARE DEPORTED"! Music to our ears.
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In French, "tag" is not translated when referring to a meta keyword. See french article for "tag" on Wikipedia here.
Although one might use "mot-clé" (translated to "keyword") in particular occasions, "tag" is commonly used to describe a tag in the context of a blog article or (in this case) a product on an online store.
"Balise", the translation that is currently in place, is — for example — used when referring to HTML tags.
I thus advise that we use the word "tag" as a replacement for "balise".


Crowns are tooth-shaped caps placed over teeth to restore their shape, size, strength, and to improve their appearance. Crowns are utilized when decay and/or damage to a tooth is so extensive it cannot be properly restored with fillings or inlays/onlays. They are necessary for a number of reasons: to protect weak teeth from breaking or holding together parts of cracked teeth, restoring already broken teeth or teeth that have been severely worn down, to hold a dental bridge in place, to cover misshapen or severely discolored teeth, and to cover dental implants. Crowns are fabricated from a number of materials: metal (gold alloy, palladium, base alloys such as nickel or chromium), porcelain fused to metal, all ceramic or porcelain, all resin, and acrylic. Each material has advantages and disadvantages. Feel free to contact our office for further information. It takes two appointments to fabricate a crown. In the first appointment all decay is removed from the tooth and the tooth is prepared for the crown. Impressions of the tooth are then taken. At the second visit, the crown is delivered and cemented.
A veneer is a thin layer of restorative material placed over a tooth surface either to improve esthetics or protect a damaged tooth surface. Two main types of material are used to fabricate veneers: composite and porcelain. Composite veneers can be either be directly placed (built in the mouth such as white fillings), or indirectly created by a dental technician in a laboratory and later bonded to the tooth with a resin cement. Porcelain veneers, however, are only indirectly fabricated. If a patient prefers the placement of a direct composite veneer, it only takes one appointment. With indirectly fabricated veneers however, it will require a minimum of two appointments. Impressions of the mouth will be taken in the first appointment, and the final finished veneers will be placed in the second appointment. Veneers typically require a very minimal amount of tooth reduction and preparation to enhance retention. Lumineers are indirectly fabricated veneers that have two major advantages over normal veneers: they are significantly thinner and they don't require any tooth preparation. Veneers/Lumineers can close spaces between teeth, lengthen teeth that have been shortened by wear, provide a uniform color, shape and symmetry to a smile, and can make crooked teeth appear straight.
Are also known as fixed partial dentures. They serve to bridge the gap created by one or more missing teeth. For example, if a patient presented to our office with an upper first molar missing, a bridge could be created from the second molar to the second premolar thereby filling in the gap created by the missing first molar. A bridge is composed of two crowns placed on the teeth on either side of the gap and a false tooth/teeth (also a crown) in between. The two teeth on either side of the gap are the anchors (or abutments) of the bridge. Thus, how long a bridge lasts largely depends on the health of the abutment teeth. Bridges have a number of advantages: they can help restore your smile and ability to properly chew and speak, distribute the forces in your bite properly by replacing missing teeth, and prevent remaining teeth from drifting out of position. Another advantage to choosing a bridge over a regular partial denture (which is generally cheaper) is that the bridge is much more aesthetic and is cemented into your mouth. As such, it has significantly better retention and comfort without the hassle of constant removal and insertion. Bridges are fabricated from the same materials that crowns are: metal, porcelain fused to metal, all ceramic or porcelain, all resin, and acrylic. Fabrication and delivery of a bridge generally takes two, possibly three, appointments. In the first appointment, the abutment teeth are prepared and impressions are taken. A temporary bridge is also created and cemented into the patient's mouth until they receive the permanent bridge. At the second visit, the temporary bridge is removed and the final bridge is placed. If the patient likes the outcome and the dentist is satisfied with the function and aesthetics the bridge is cemented.
Prosthetic devices used to replace missing teeth and are supported by soft and hard tissues of the mouth. They are removable. For people who are missing all their teeth dentures have a number of advantages: they can give patients a smile again, patients who previously were missing teeth can now chew their food, they allow patients to speak properly, and enhance aesthetics. A disadvantage of conventional dentures is that since they are removable they rely on a patient's hard and soft tissues for retention. In certain situations retention is not as strong as a person would prefer which could lead to some discomfort. However, our office also fabricates implant-retained over-dentures. Essentially, a number of dental implants are surgically placed in a patient's mouth (either by an oral surgeon or periodontist), a certain period of time is given to heal, and custom dentures are then fitted onto the implants for significantly increased retention. These dentures can still be removed. Denture fabrication typically takes 3-4 appointments. The first appointment is used to determine whether dentures would be suitable, and impressions and a bite registration are taken. At the second visit a preliminary denture model is tried in the patient's mouth to ensure proper function, speech, aesthetics, and bite. Once everything is adjusted to the patient's and dentist's satisfaction, the dentures are sent to a dental laboratory. Final dentures are typically delivered by the third visit. Our office also fabricates a number of variations of the conventional denture. For more information please call or drop by.
These are an alternative form of treatment for people that cannot have a bridge for any number of reasons. They serve the same purpose a bridge does: to replace missing teeth for functional and aesthetic reasons. However, they are removable and are not cemented in the mouth. As such, they do not produce the same level of retention, comfort, and natural feel that bridges, or fixed partial dentures, provide. For retention partial dentures rely on soft and hard tissue support in the mouth as well as metal clasps that are anchored around specific teeth in the mouth. At the first appointment, the teeth (to which the partial denture clasps will anchor) are prepared and impressions are taken. The next visit is generally a try-in visit to ensure proper function, speech, bite, and aesthetics. At the third appointment the partial denture is delivered to the patient.
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We are proud to announce that this Jun 4th, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at 6272 Balaclava St in the Kerrisdale/Southlands neighborhood, Vancouver. This is an opportunity to visit this excellent House for sale in beautiful Kerrisdale/Southlands.
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To help add immersion and extra detail for DIY cultivation. "Basic" texture work added over models gathered and converted from 3DWarehouse. For installation of these models please do your own research. Enjoy!
Added more communication/water towers. Adjusted heights and center points on objects.
Added better looking radio towers varying from 200m - 500m in height.
where do i put the files /places?
Added some water towers today. Big difference. We need a few more models, any chance of that?
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Way to take that stand Matthew and Hannah. This makes the list as one of my favorites of the Man of the Month Series books. I loved how Hannah gave Matthew cause. She got in his head and helped him believe.
Scene of the year goes to Easton though. His truths were spot on and everyone who reads this book can takes strength from it. Lesson learned: We are great as one but a mighty blow with someone who believes in us and supports us along the way.


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STMicroelectronics and maxon Collaborate on Precision Motor Control for Robotics and Automation
November 25, 2019 by STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics and maxon Collaborate on Precision Motor Control for Robotics and Automation.
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is working with maxon, a leading precision-motor provider and a member of the ST Partner Program, to accelerate the design of robotics applications and industrial servo drives. The companies will demonstrate a jointly developed servo control kit at the SPS 2019 trade show in Nuremberg, November 26th through 28th (Booth 10.1/138).
The EVALKIT-ROBOT-1 is a plug-and-play solution aimed to help users easily approach the world of precise positioning and high-end motion in servo drives and robotics. A maxon 100-Watt BLDC motor with a built-on 1024-pulse incremental encoder is included in the kit, embodying the company's expertise in magnetic design in motors that ensures smoothness and balance to allow fine control even at low rotor speeds.
The servo control board supplied with the kit contains ST's STSPIN32F0A intelligent 3-phase motor controller and a complete inverter stage built with ST power transistors ready to connect to the motor. Motor-control firmware is also included, making it easy for users to start the motor and begin sending commands.
"Our motors are trusted worldwide to deliver high quality, precision, and accuracy," said Felix Herger, Head of Business Development Industrial Automation, maxon motor. "Teaming with ST has created a platform that makes these attributes more easily accessible to a wider variety of product designers."
"Designing high-end motion controls with accurate positioning capabilities is complex and time-consuming, demanding specialist skills. Working with maxon, we have now put those skills in a box for our customers," said Branimir Ivetic, Motion Control Product Marketing Manager, STMicroelectronics. "The EVALKIT-ROBOT-1 kit accelerates the development of next-generation robotics and automation that delivers advanced capabilities and dexterity with excellent reliability and ease of use."
The kit is available now at the STMicroelectronics website, priced at $129.00.
Further technical information
ST's STSPIN32F0A system-in-package contains critical circuitry for motor control, including an STM32F031C6* microcontroller and three-phase inverter driver in a compact 7mm x 7mm VFQFPN package. The microcontroller comes loaded with plug-and-play firmware for MODBUS communication and field-oriented control (FOC) with precise positioning capabilities. Power management and current sensing circuitry are also embedded in the device making it more flexible and versatile.
The maxon EC-i 40, 40mm-diameter, 100-Watt brushless (BLDC) motor embeds a maxon ENX 16 EASY 1024-pulse incremental encoder for precision control. Hall sensors for detecting rotor position are included. The motor features an optimized design for high output torque with low cogging torque, which permits smooth motion across the speed range and enhances positioning precision.
The 3-phase BLDC inverter power stage features ST's STL7DN6LF3 60V, low on-resistance, N-channel MOSFETs, capable of 6A maximum output for driving the motor.
* STM32 is a registered and/or unregistered trademark of STMicroelectronics International NV or its affiliates in the EU and/or elsewhere. In particular, STM32 is registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.
maxon motor is a developer and manufacturer of brushed and brushless DC motors, as well as gearheads, encoders, controllers, and entire mechatronic systems. maxon drives are used wherever the requirements are particularly high, such as in NASA's Mars rovers, in surgical power tools, in humanoid robots, and in precision industrial applications. To maintain its leadership in this demanding market, the company invests a high percentage of its annual revenue in research and development. Worldwide, maxon has 3,000 employees at nine production sites and is represented by sales companies in nearly 40 countries.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global semiconductor leader delivering intelligent and energy-efficient products and solutions that power the electronics at the heart of everyday life. ST's products are found everywhere today, and together with our customers, we are enabling smarter driving and smarter factories, cities and homes, along with the next generation of mobile and Internet of Things devices.
By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2018, the Company's net revenues were $9.66 billion, serving more than 100,000 customers worldwide.
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This compact counter height table and stool set is perfect for a kitchen breakfast area or small dining room. The rustic plank style dining top gives an authentic detail to the collection. The counter height chairs feature easy-care upholstered polyurethane seats with arts and craft influenced back slats and stretchers for added strength and comfort.


BANDAI NAMCO's upcoming title JUMP FORCE pits some of our most beloved Shonen Jump characters against each other, and in a recent Microsoft X018 presentation we got to see some Dragon Ball characters in more in-depth action.
Goku, Vegeta and Frieza are the confirmed characters from this shonen classic so far, and as is the course for many fighting games, these characters can go into ultimate forms as the fight progresses. Our two Saiyans will be able to reach Super Saiyan Blue, while the transforming villain can bring the pain in his Golden Frieza form!
These are just some of the 24 confirmed characters from the roster, which spans across 10 known and loved shonen series! Some noteworthy ones would be the titular character and Sasuke from Naruto, a total of 5 characters from One Piece and Yugi from many people's childhood favourite Yu-Gi-Oh! The third of the Big Three Shonen Jump series, Bleach, is also featured along with series like Hunter X Hunter and Fist of the North Star.
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We've heard time and again how hard it is to be an independent comic book publisher, but never have we heard of trials and tribulations so harrowing as those of SLG Publishing. The San Jose, California-based publisher of such eccentric titles as Ross Campbell's Shadoweyes, Roman Dirge's Lenore, Evan Dorkin's Milk & Cheese, Van Jensen and Dusty Higgins' Pinocchio: Vampire Hunter and Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac has weathered storms that would make even the filthiest of indie rock labels pack up and go home. Among them, mutant rodent infestation, apocalyptic plumbing and drunk driving collisions.
A drunk driver plowed through our office in 2004, destroying everything ( I mean EVERYTHING) in her path.
The only good thing about this incident was that it happened when it did (around 2:00 AM). Had it happened during the day, at least a couple of people would have been seriously injured or killed. The woman, who had just gotten her license back after having it suspended for drunk driving, had her own car keys taken from her at whatever club she was at by her friends who knew she was too drunk to drive. Her answer to this was to take someone elses keys and car.
What we discovered when we moved into our building is that the varmints infesting our place were of a legendary size and stature and considered US the inconvenience to be dealt with. Our building had stood vacant for so long before we moved in that these hell-creatures had set themselves up a nice little habitat just below the surface of our walls and floors.
With a combination of traps, poisons and just plain old luck we battled these beasts until we curbed the invasion. The low point was when a rat got stuck in our insulation in a place that was hard to access and died, rotting and raining rat parts down on us.
The first major crisis was noticing some younger people going into the restroom two or three at a time (the space is small and only one toilet). There was also the floor pee incident of 2010 and the foreign object incident of 2011 which had erstwhile SLG employee Bryan Dobrow driving all over town in search of a proper plunger.
One fine spring day a group of subterranean termites hatched, took wing and took flight in our building. I repeat, IN our building. Coming from every crack and crevice in the walls flying termites buzzed our heads inside the office for what seemed like forever but really was only like 20 minutes.
Unknown to us a bee hive had taken root in the walls of the adjoining building, where it flourished and grew unchecked for what a bee professional estimated was a good 5-7 years. Apparently once a hive reaches critical mass a second and a third queen will arise and split off to found her own empire somewhere else close by. A colony of an estimated 20,000 bees took hold in our attic, which we didn't notice until a random bee or two would drop down into the office out of one of the light fixtures.
The honey they pulled out of the building next door was a black tar looking substance that scarcely resembled any honey I have ever seen. The estimate was that there were hundreds of pounds of rotting honey in the walls of the building next door.
Kudos to Dan Vado and the whole SLG crew on their continued survival of threats both animal and human. Let's hope for a new year filled with more cool comics and minimal urine.


REELING IN THE FUNDS: Marie Court with other Guide Dog volunteers and fishing contestants.
FISHERMEN became fundraisers as more than £1,200 was raised for Guide Dogs for the Blind at a competition held at KC Fisheries in Hartlebury.
The event, which also featured a raffle and donations, was organised by Marie Court, a Guide Dog volunteer from Halesowen, and John Butler from HSBC bank.
The money raised will be going toward a tribute fund for Marie's brother by naming a puppy in his memory.
The puppy will be part of the local Guide Dogs mobility team, which work with people who are blind or partially sighted to provide a service that meets individual's needs.
Marie said: "I am completely overwhelmed by the support we received and would especially like to thank Rob and Keith of KC Fisheries for donating their ponds and helping run the competition.
Marie needs a total of £5,000 to reach her target and will be organising other events over the coming months to help her reach her goal, She has already enlisted the help of her family as nephew, Jordan Edgar, has raised over £100 at his school and her husband Ian is looking to carry out a 24 hour sponsored supermarket collection.
The charity's volunteers fulfil a variety of roles as well as fundraising, including working collaboratively with other organisations.
Miles Northwood, Guide Dogs community fundraiser, said: "The work that our volunteers do to raise funds is amazing, and the help they get from people like Rob and Keith of KC fisheries is invaluable.
"It costs us £5 a day to keep a Guide Dog partnership on the road and we have around 5,000 partnerships across the country.


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Judge Rules Private Company's Planned Border Wall in Texas Can Proceed
January 13, 2020 January 12, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff
by Catherine Smith
According to Fox News, "a federal judge lifted a temporary restraining order against a project to build a privately funded border wall next to the Rio Grande." The judge also denied a separate request for a restraining order in a separate lawsuit filed by the National Butterfly Center against the builders.
Fisher Industries, a construction firm based in North Dakota, is funding the project which is estimated to cost about $42 million.
KTSM-9 TV reported that U.S. District Judge Randy Crane in McAllen, a southern Texas city, ruled that the federal government failed to show that building the 18-foot-tall bollard fence made of galvanized steel so close to the river would shift the course of the river and border itself and imperil a 1970 international water treaty with Mexico.
Dating back to the Secure Fence Act of 2006, the U.S. largely avoided building right next to the Rio Grande.
The meandering river separating the U.S. and Mexico sustains wildlife in Texas and provides fresh water to both countries through a series of dams and canals, defined by international treaty obligations. To avoid violating those obligations by causing erosion or rerouting water from the river, the U.S. has built much of the border wall in South Texas a mile or more away from its riverbank.
Tommy Fisher, owner of Fisher Sand & Gravel, had been waiting for the chance to prove he can build President Trump's signature border wall faster and better than the government.
The U.S. had sued to stop Fisher's project on behalf of the International Boundary and Water Commission, which oversees the river under treaty obligations.
"We're just happy that we can move forward with construction," Fisher said after the ruling, as KTSM-9 TV reported. "We are building the right thing in this right position."
"We've proved you can build right where the agents need it," Fisher said. "It's not border security when you're a mile, two miles, three miles off the border."
The project was originally announced by We Build the Wall, a Florida-based nonprofit founded in December 2018, when Trump demanded $5 billion in wall funding from Democrats in Congress. When Democrats refused, the resulting standoff led to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
"We're an open book. We want all of America to see what border security can be," Fisher said after the ruling. "If I didn't believe in this so strongly I wouldn't have taken a $40 million gamble on this."
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Entertainment, Hip Hop/Rap, Music, Pop/R&B/Dance, TV	 September 1, 2013 September 1, 2013
Jay-Z's 'Made in America' Festival Documentary to Air on Showtime
Director Ron Howard will debut the "Made in America" documentary about the Jay Z-curated music festival in Philadelphia Oct. 11 on Showtime.
Close to 50,000 fans attended Jay-Z's "Budweiser Made in America" festival on Labor Day weekend last year. The two-day event included performers such as Pearl Jam, Drake, Run DMC, Skrillex, D'Angelo and Calvin Harris.
The year's festival kicks of this weekend with performances from Beyonce, Nine Inch Nails, Imagine Dragons, Deadmau5, Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Howard's documentary serves as a backstage pass to the event, which showcases performers sharing stories of how they are "making it in America."
It will debut Sept. 7 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
article via eurweb.com
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Russell Simmons Assembles Stars to ask Obama to Change Drug, Jail Policy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne, Ron Howard, Scarlett Johansson and Kim Kardashian are all on the same page when it comes to criminal justice reform.
They're among more than 100 entertainers calling on President Barack Obama to focus on changing drug laws. Rap mogul Russell Simmons helped assemble the coalition of celebrities and civil rights leaders that presented a letter to the president on Tuesday.
The group praises the president's efforts toward drug incarceration reform but insists "the time is right" to move toward replacing jail sentences with intervention and rehabilitation for non-violent offenders. The starry group, which also includes Jennifer Hudson, Nicki Minaj, Susan Sarandon and Will Smith, also asks Obama to form a panel to handle clemency requests and to support a measure that allows judges to waive mandatory minimum sentences.
"It is critical that we change both the way we think about drug laws in this country and how we generate positive solutions that leave a lasting impact on rebuilding our communities," Simmons said, citing Department of Justice data that shows that the United States jails more of its citizens than any other country in the world.
Drug offenders comprise nearly half the federal prison population in the U.S.
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Q: React-native Google map Polyine shadow? I have build map based application in react-native. and i am using react-native google-maps library for this. i have looking for solution to two of my question? cant figure out how to solve them.

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*How can i add shadow to polyline ?

*How can i make my polyline to start from given marker.

Screenshots are given below they might help you what i am saying.
How to add shadow to given polyline
Connect Polyline and marker together

A: You mentioned that you are using react-native google-maps library. Do you mean the react-native-maps library? If so, have you tried the react-native-maps Polyline? You can change the polyline's stroke property but not adding shadow. If you would like you can create another polyline with the same coordinates(path) and change the stroke properties that will look like a shadow of the polyline. You can also set the coordinates of this polyline to start and end from a certain coordinates or your markers.
Here's a sample code and code snippet below:
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { Text, View, StyleSheet, Dimensions } from 'react-native';
import MapView, { Marker, Polyline } from 'react-native-maps';

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    backgroundColor: '#fff',
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
  },
  map: {
    width: Dimensions.get('window').width,
    height: Dimensions.get('window').height,
  },
});

class MapApp extends Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      coords: [
        { latitude: 37.7948605, longitude: -122.4596065 },
        { latitude: 37.8025259, longitude: -122.4351431 },
      ],
    };
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <View style={styles.container}>
        <MapView
          style={styles.map}
          initialRegion={{
            latitude: 37.7948605,
            longitude: -122.4596065,
            latitudeDelta: 0.0922,
            longitudeDelta: 0.0421,
          }}>
          {this.state.coords.map((coords, index) => (
            <Marker key={index} coordinate={coords} />
          ))}

          <Polyline
            coordinates={this.state.coords}
            //strokeColor="#000" // fallback for when `strokeColors` is not supported by the map-provider
            strokeColor={'rgb(0, 0, 0)'}
            strokeWidth={6}
          />
          <Polyline
            coordinates={this.state.coords}
            //this is the polyline for shadow
            strokeColor={'rgba(0, 0, 0,0.3)'}
            strokeWidth={15}
          />
        </MapView>
      </View>
    );
  }
}

export default MapApp;


Sports fashion retailer JD have continued their support of Welsh football by joining up with Cardiff City as sleeve partner for the 2018/19 Premier League campaign.
JD's logo will feature on the left arm of our adidas home, away & goalkeeper strips. This partnership will be featured for the first time when Cardiff City visit AFC Bournemouth on the opening day of the 2018/19 season.
The sports fashion retailer have a large presence throughout Wales, supporting the ~JD Welsh Premier League and JD Welsh Cup as well as the Welsh National Football Team.
JD Group Marketing Director Stephen White said: "JD are delighted to become the first shirt sleeve partner of Cardiff City FC. Through our partnership, we'll be a major part of their season as they return to the Premier League, connecting with fans of the club in the city and beyond.
Cardiff City FC CEO & Executive Director, Ken Choo, said of the announcement: "We are delighted that JD have joined us as sleeve partner for our return to the Premier League.
Shirt Sponsor | Trakm8 link up with the Bluebirds!
Cardiff City Football Club are delighted to announce Trakm8 have joined as our back of shirt sponsors for the Emirates FA Cup clash with Manchester City.


Leap Day (Feb. 29) only comes every four years, but some couples actively choose this day to get married. The jokes about "only having to remember your anniversary every four years" are easy to make, but for these people, having such a rare day makes it all the more special.
Mashable went to the City Clerk's office in Manhattan to find out what made today the best day in their eyes.
"We knew we could celebrate a quarter as much as the rest of the populous."