It can be hard to resist the temptation of a new smartphone. Yet phone development has slowed to the point where a new device isn't guaranteed to be that much better than an old one. Especially not $1,000 better, which is what you might end up paying.
So maybe a better solution is to get more from your current Android phone. Let's take a look at some of the most common reasons for upgrading, and how you can work around them.
As desirable as it is to have the latest version of Android, it isn't actually that important. Sure, you'll miss out on some new features and performance optimizations, but almost all apps can run on old versions of the operating system. You won't lose anything by not upgrading.
Still, if it's important you can try and prevent the problem in the first place. Choose a manufacturer that offers regular Android updates Which Smartphone Manufacturers Are Best for Android Updates? Which Smartphone Manufacturers Are Best for Android Updates? Android phones aren't always guaranteed updated, so how do you know which manufacturer to go for? Read More .
You get to run a more up-to-date version of Android than your phone officially has.
The latest security updates are incorporated into the builds.
There are extra features you won't find elsewhere, especially for privacy and security.
If the latter is particularly important to you then you might want to look at CopperheadOS instead, although it only supports a very limited number of devices.
Obviously, flashing a ROM is a more technical solution, so it isn't for everyone (and cannot be done on every device, either). An altogether simpler and more accessible option for upgrading your Android phone is to install a new launcher.
Launchers replace your phone's home screen and app drawer. They can give your device a fresh new look and are highly customizable, with support for icon packs and different-sized icon grids. The best launchers Which Android Launcher Should You Use? We Compare the Best! Which Android Launcher Should You Use? We Compare the Best! These awesome launchers will have your Android device feeling brand new. Read More , like Nova and Action Launcher, also carry over features from the latest version of Android and the Pixel devices, such as the "At a Glance" widget and the search bar in the dock.
A launcher isn't a substitute for a full update. But if you're getting a thirst for something different, experimenting with a new launcher might be enough to keep you happy.
One of the most common reasons for buying a new phone Buying a New Smartphone? 11 Features You Shouldn't Skip Out On Buying a New Smartphone? 11 Features You Shouldn't Skip Out On Buying a new smartphone? Know what features you need? Check these features to ensure your next phone is perfect for you. Read More is that you've run out of space on your old one. A fresh out-of-the-box device might have tens of gigabytes of free space, but it only takes a few months before your photos, videos, games, and music have it creaking at the seams.
But before you decide to upgrade, you have a couple of options to try first.
If your phone has a MicroSD card slot How to Move Apps to an SD Card on Your Android How to Move Apps to an SD Card on Your Android Need to move apps to an SD card on your Android? Here's how to offload apps and free up storage space on every version of Android. Read More , then obviously you should make use of that. Many devices running Android 6.0 or later support a feature called adoptable storage.
This enables Android to view your card as an extension of the internal storage space. You don't need to worry about having to move files and apps from internal to external memory — it all happens automatically.
On phones that support adoptable storage, you'll be prompted to set it up when you first insert a card.
You can also switch an existing card by going to Settings > Storage. Tap the card and select Storage Settings > Format as internal storage. Both methods will wipe your card, so make sure you've backed them up Here's A Free, Multi-Layered Plan To Back Up A Non-Rooted Android Here's A Free, Multi-Layered Plan To Back Up A Non-Rooted Android Even with a non-rooted Android device, you can have a solid backup plan – and it doesn't have to cost you a dime! Read More first.
If your device doesn't have a memory card slot, you can offload a large amount of your data to the cloud instead.
You can do this for your photos and videos by opening Google Photos and selecting Menu > Free up space > Free up. This removes from your phone all the images that have been backed up to your Photos account and are more than 30 days old.
Similarly, you can upload all your music files to Google Play Music and delete them from your device. You'll then stream or download them on your phone only as you need them (and the app caches your streams to save data). And you can upload movies to a Dropbox account and stream them using the native Android video player.
Every phone slows down over time 5 Reasons Your Phone Slows Down Over Time 5 Reasons Your Phone Slows Down Over Time Is your smartphone suddenly slow? We've got good news: you're not going crazy. That loss of device power hits both Android and iOS users. Devices do slow down over time. Here's why. Read More . It isn't that the hardware is getting slower, it's that day-to-day use causes the system to become bloated and inefficient. But instead of upgrading to a new Android phone, you can make sure you're getting the most out of the hardware you've already got.
Don't be tempted to use utilities like task managers or apps that claim to offer more speed. They don't work. Instead, opt for the simplest solution of all: a factory reset.
Make sure you've backed up your important data first. Then head into Settings > Backup & reset to restore your phone to its original out-of-the-box state. Now only install the apps, and setup the accounts that you actually use, and you should find that your phone runs as smoothly as it did when you first got it.
From there you can explore some of the more advanced ways to make your phone faster How to Make Android Faster: What Works and What Doesn't How to Make Android Faster: What Works and What Doesn't If your Android device doesn't feel as fast as it once was, try these tweaks to get it running faster (plus common "tips" to avoid). Read More , from speeding up animations to installing root apps that manage your RAM more effectively.
The camera is one of the few parts of a smartphone that still improves from one generation to the next. And while there's nothing you can do about the sensor size or aperture in your current phone's camera, it is still possible to get more from it than you currently are.
Software goes a long way towards determining the quality of your photos. Google's Pixel phones are generally regarded to have the best software, especially its HDR+ feature for producing excellent high dynamic range images.
The Google Camera app is only officially available for the Pixel devices. Unofficially, there's a modded version that makes it work on devices with the Snapdragon 820 and 835 chips.
These include the OnePlus 3T, 5, and 5T, the LG G6, and the Snapdragon variants of the Samsung Galaxy S8. The mod supports HDR+, zero shutter lag, and RAW shooting. You can read more and download it here.
If you're serious about your smartphone photography, you can also try lens attachments to change the focal length your camera can shoot at. The priciest of the lot is the high-end range from Moment.
These include wide, telephoto, fisheye, and macro lenses, and work with the Samsung Galaxy S8, Note 8, and the Pixel phones.
For something a bit more affordable, take a look at the VicTsng 3-in-1 lens. This is a clip-on fisheye, wide angle, and macro lens that should fit most Android phones.
Sometime around a year after you buy your phone, you will start to notice that the battery doesn't last as long as it used to, and it's downhill from there. This is unavoidable: a battery's capacity shrinks the more it's used and recharged. And most batteries are only guaranteed for 300-500 charging cycles.
There's no way around this. You can try removing the apps that drain your battery Android Battery Killers: 10 Worst Apps That Drain Phone Battery Android Battery Killers: 10 Worst Apps That Drain Phone Battery Get rid of these apps if you want to have decent battery life. Read More the most, but you cannot reverse the effects of an aging battery.
But if you're happy with your phone, you don't need to throw it out and buy a new one. Most phones — at least from major manufacturers — can have their batteries replaced. You usually can't do it yourself, but you can take it either to the manufacturer, the carrier, or a reputable third-party repair shop. Expect to pay somewhere around $70.
As much as we all love unboxing a new phone, sometimes making sure you're getting the most out of your current handset is as good as an upgrade. Some new software, a choice accessory, a quick spring clean The 1-2-3 Guide to Spring Cleaning Your Android Smartphone The 1-2-3 Guide to Spring Cleaning Your Android Smartphone If your Android phone has started slowing down after a bit of time, here's how you can speed it up again! Read More , or even just a new case can be enough to breathe life into an old device.
How long have you had your current phone? Are you planning on upgrading soon or are you happy with what you've got? Hit up the comments below to share your thoughts.
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I must suggest you to upgrade to a new phone instead of using the same old phone. These days you dont need to worry much as there are various platforms which pays you for your old phone. In terms of reffering to the same, You can sell old mobile on getinstacash.in and gazelle as they both are good way to go.
I've been using my Galaxy S5 Mini for 3 years now, and have no immediate plans to replace it. Could use a new battery, though... thankfully, it is removable ;) Nothing a power bank can't solve in the meantime!
I run a Galaxy Note 4, and the Galaxy Note 8.
Love them both! However the Galaxy Note 8 allows me to run 2 WhatsApp accounts from it - an absolute godsend! There's a clunky work-around for the Galaxy Note 4, but when it comes to tampering with such essential daily use devices, I panic and freeze! My bad, and how I suffer for it, but nothing compared to if I stuffed up the operation of my Note 4!


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Burn 2019 Completed
Follows a lonely, unstable gas station attendant Melinda (Tilda Cobham-Hervey)… more
Follows a lonely, unstable gas station attendant Melinda (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), tired of being overshadowed by her more confident, outgoing co-worker Sheila (Suki Waterhouse). When the gas station is held at gunpoint by Billy (Josh Hutcherson), a desperate man in need of quick cash, Melinda finds an opportunity to make a connection with the robber, regardless of who gets hurt.
Mike Gan, Shiloh Fernandez, Josh Hutcherson… more
Mike Gan, Shiloh Fernandez, Josh Hutcherson, Suki Waterhouse, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Harry Shum Jr
Company: Momentum Pictures
August 23 , 2019 Nationwide VOD last updated: 5 days ago
The Art of Self-Defense 2019 Completed
After he's attacked on the street at night by a roving motorcycle gang, timid bo… more
After he's attacked on the street at night by a roving motorcycle gang, timid bookkeeper Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic instructor, Sensei (Alessandro Nivola), and hardcore brown belt Anna (Imogen Poots), Casey gains a newfound sense of confidence for the first time in his life. But when he attends Sensei's mysterious night classes, he discovers a sinister world of fraternity, brutality and hyper-masculinity, presenting a journey that places him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor.
Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola… more
Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Riley Stearns
Company: Bleecker Street
Comedy Dark Comedy Drama
July 19 , 2019 Limited Nationwide last updated: 1 day ago
Angel Has Fallen 2019 Completed
Secret service agent Mike Banning himself becomes the target of terrorists, th… more
Secret service agent Mike Banning himself becomes the target of terrorists, this time while mid-flight on Air Force One.
Nick Nolte, Ric Roman Waugh, Piper Perabo… more
Nick Nolte, Ric Roman Waugh, Piper Perabo, Tim Blake Nelson, Mark Gill, Danny Huston, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Chris Browning, Michael Landes, John Thompson, Matt O'Toole, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith
Companies: Eclectic Pictures; Evil Twins Productions; G-BASE; Lionsgate; Millennium Films
Action Adventure Sequel
August 23 , 2019 Nationwide last updated: 16 hours ago
The Kitchen 2019 Completed
Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss star as three 1978 Hell's… more
Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss star as three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands—proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition…literally.
Melissa McCarthy, Andrea Berloff, Michael Disco… more
Melissa McCarthy, Andrea Berloff, Michael Disco, Elisabeth Moss, E.J. Bonilla, Myk Watford, Jeremy Bobb, Common, Michael De Luca, Annabella Sciorra, Dave Neustadter, Tiffany Haddish, Elishia Holmes, Brian d'Arcy James, Margo Martindale, Bill Camp, James Badge Dale, Wayne Duvall, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard Brener, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth
Companies: Bron Studios; New Line Cinema; Warner Bros. Pictures
Adaptation Comic Book Crime Gangster
August 9 , 2019 Nationwide last updated: 16 hours ago
When a massive hurricane hits her Florida hometown, Haley (Kaya Scodelario) ign… more
When a massive hurricane hits her Florida hometown, Haley (Kaya Scodelario) ignores evacuation orders to search for her missing father (Barry Pepper). Finding him gravely injured in the crawl space of their family home, the two become trapped by quickly encroaching floodwaters. As time runs out to escape the strengthening storm, Haley and her father discover that the rising water level is the least of their fears.
Michael Rasmussen, Sam Raimi, Jose Palma… more
Michael Rasmussen, Sam Raimi, Jose Palma, Kaya Scodelario, Anson Boon, Ami Metcalf, Gregory Levasseur, Alexandre Aja, Craig Flores, Shawn Rasmussen, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson, George Somner, Morfydd Clark, Justin Bursch, Lauren Selig
Companies: Ghost House Pictures; Paramount Pictures
Horror Suspense Thriller
July 12 , 2019 Nationwide last updated: 5 days ago
Good Boys 2019 Completed
After being invited to his first kissing party, 12-year-old Max (Jacob Tremblay)… more
After being invited to his first kissing party, 12-year-old Max (Jacob Tremblay) is panicking because he doesn't know how to kiss. Eager for some pointers, Max and his best friends Thor (Brady Noon) and Lucas (Keith L. Williams) decide to use Max's dad's drone – which Max is forbidden to touch – to spy (they think) on a teenage couple making out next door.
But when things go ridiculously wrong, the drone is destroyed. Desperate to replace it before Max's dad (Will Forte) gets home, the boys skip school and set off on an odyssey of epically bad decisions involving some accidentally stolen drugs, frat-house paintball, and running from both the cops and terrifying teenage girls (Molly Gordon and Midori Francis).
Jacob Tremblay, Will Forte, Evan Goldberg… more
Jacob Tremblay, Will Forte, Evan Goldberg, Lil Rel Howery, Seth Rogen, Gene Stupnitsky, James Weaver, Nathan Kahane, Keith L. Williams, Molly Gordon, Lee Eisenberg, Brady Noon, Josh Fagen
Companies: Good Universe; Point Grey Pictures; Universal Pictures
August 16 , 2019 Nationwide last updated: 1 day ago
Bottom of the 9th 2019 Completed
A man returns to the Bronx following a 17-year stint in prison for a violent m… more
A man returns to the Bronx following a 17-year stint in prison for a violent mistake he made as a young man. His imprisonment deprived him of a professional baseball career, and ruined his relationship with the love of his life.
Joe Manganiello, Michael Rispoli, Sofia Vergara… more
Joe Manganiello, Michael Rispoli, Sofia Vergara, Robert Bruzio, Denis O'Hare, Raymond De Felitta, Burt Young, Vincent Pastore, James Madio
Companies: 3:59; Saban Films
July 19 , 2019 Limited last updated: 6 weeks ago
A Walk Among the Tombst... 2014 Completed
A Walk among the Tombstones stars Liam Neeson as Matt Scudder, an ex-NYPD cop wh… more
A Walk among the Tombstones stars Liam Neeson as Matt Scudder, an ex-NYPD cop who now works as an unlicensed private investigator operating just outside the law. When Scudder reluctantly agrees to help a heroin trafficker (Dan Stevens) hunt down the men who kidnapped and then brutally murdered his wife, the PI learns that this is not the first time these men have committed this sort of twisted crime…nor will it be the last. Blurring the lines between right and wrong, Scudder races to track the deviants through the backstreets of New York City before they kill again.
Danny DeVito, Liam Neeson, David Harbour… more
Danny DeVito, Liam Neeson, David Harbour, Mark Consuelos, Boyd Holbrook, Stacey Sher, Sebastian Roché, Scott Frank, Michael Shamberg, Brian Oliver, Dan Stevens, Astro, Ruth Wilson, Whitney Able, Adi Shankar, Tracy Krohn
Companies: Cross Creek Pictures; Double Feature Films; Exclusive Media Group; Jersey Films; Universal Pictures
Locations: US - Louisiana; US - New York
Action Adaptation Adventure Crime Drama Thriller
September 19 , 2014 Nationwide DVD/Blu-ray last updated: Feb. 8, 2015
Supervized 2019 Completed
Follows a group of retired international superheroes. They are adjusting to reti… more
Follows a group of retired international superheroes. They are adjusting to retirement at the Dunmanor nursing home in Ireland and their superpowers have been 'downwardly managed' for the safety of others. Ray (played by Berenger) is the once world renowned 'Maximum Justice' and finds himself battling against not only his enemies, but also the stigma and restrictions of old age. Will these retired superheroes be able to find the power within to win?
Tom Berenger, Louis Gossett Jr., Elya Baskin… more
Tom Berenger, Louis Gossett Jr., Elya Baskin, Beau Bridges, Andy Briggs, John Niven, Steve Barron, Fionnula Flanagan
Company: Freestyle Releasing
July 19 , 2019 Limited VOD last updated: 4 days ago
Sword of Trust 2019 Completed
Follows Cynthia (Jillian Bell) and Mary (Michaela Watkins) who show up in Alabam… more
Follows Cynthia (Jillian Bell) and Mary (Michaela Watkins) who show up in Alabama to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, only to find out that the only item she's received is an antique sword that he believed to be proof that the South won the Civil War.
Lynn Shelton, Jillian Bell, Mike O'Brien… more
Lynn Shelton, Jillian Bell, Mike O'Brien, Michaela Watkins, Marc Maron, Jon Bass
Company: IFC Films
Luce 2019 Completed
An all-star high school athlete and accomplished debater, Luce (Kelvin Harrison… more
An all-star high school athlete and accomplished debater, Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is a poster boy for the new American Dream. As are his parents (Naomi Watts and Tim Roth), who adopted him from a war-torn country a decade earlier. When Luce's teacher (Octavia Spencer) makes a shocking discovery in his locker, Luce's stellar reputation is called into question. But is he really at fault, or is Ms. Wilson preying on dangerous stereotypes?
Norbert Leo Butz, J.C. Lee, Naomi Watts… more
Norbert Leo Butz, J.C. Lee, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Julius Onah, Andrea Bang, Octavia Spencer, Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Company: NEON
August 2 , 2019 Limited last updated: 16 hours ago
ECCO 2019 Completed
Michael is a ghost. Living in the shadows with his new family, years away from h… more
Michael is a ghost. Living in the shadows with his new family, years away from his former life as a nomadic, covert assassin. His peace and anonymity are shattered when his old employers return to bury their last surviving operative. With his truth exposed, Michael must protect his family and pursue his only chance at redemption: hunt those behind the organization where all his sins were born.
Mahria Zook, Helena Grace Donald, Ben Medina… more
Mahria Zook, Helena Grace Donald, Ben Medina, Lathrop Walker, Tabitha Bastien, Michael Winters
Company: Citadel
Drama Thriller
August 9 , 2019 Limited last updated: 5 days ago
The Good Liar 2019 Completed
Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he me… more
Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
Helen Mirren, Bill Condon, Jack Morrissey… more
Helen Mirren, Bill Condon, Jack Morrissey, Russell Tovey, Ian McKellen, Greg Yolen, Phil Dunster, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth, Jeffrey Hatcher, Jim Carter, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Mark Lewis Jones, Michael Culkin, Laurie Davidson, Hans Taub
Location: UK - England
Adaptation Drama Thriller
November 15 , 2019 Nationwide last updated: 2 weeks ago
BrightBurn 2019 Completed
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becomin… more
Elizabeth Banks, James Gunn, David Yarovesky… more
Elizabeth Banks, James Gunn, David Yarovesky, Meredith Hagner, Jennifer Abu Hollander, Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn, David Denman, Matt Jones, Jackson Dunn, Dan Clifton, Simon Hatt, Nic Crawley
Companies: Sony Pictures; The H Collective; Troll Court Entertainment
Horror Thriller
May 24 , 2019 Nationwide last updated: 7 weeks ago
The Goldfinch 2019 Completed
Theodore "Theo" Decker was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing… more
Theodore "Theo" Decker was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day...a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch. The Goldfinch.
Ralph Fiennes, Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman… more
Ralph Fiennes, Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Peter Jacobson, Nina Jacobson, Peter Straughan, John Crowley, Boyd Gaines, Denis O'Hare, Courtenay Valenti, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Sarah Paulson, Aneurin Barnard, Sue Kroll, Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, Kevin McCormick, Brad Simpson, Brett Ratner, Luke Kleintank, Robert Joy
Companies: Amazon Studios; Color Force; RatPac Entertainment; Warner Bros. Pictures
Adaptation Drama
September 13 , 2019 Nationwide last updated: 12 hours ago
Rocketman 2019 Completed
An epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of Elton John's breakth… more
An epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John. This inspirational story – set to Elton John's most beloved songs and performed by star Taron Egerton – tells the universally relatable story of how a small-town boy became one of the most iconic figures in pop culture.
Taron Egerton, David Furnish, Matthew Vaughn… more
Taron Egerton, David Furnish, Matthew Vaughn, Elton John, Steve Hamilton-Shaw, Dexter Fletcher, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Claudia Schiffer, Gemma Jones, Lee Hall, Bryce Dallas Howard, Steve Hamilton Shaw, Michael Gracey
Companies: MARV Films; Paramount Pictures; Rocket Pictures
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The Nightingale 2019 Completed
Follows a 21-year-old Irish convict named Clare who struggles to be free from an… more
Follows a 21-year-old Irish convict named Clare who struggles to be free from an abusive master, Lieutenant Hawkins, after she finishes her seven-year sentence in 1820s Tasmania. After Hawkins commits a horrible crime against Clare's family she is forced to pursue through the wilderness with the help of Billy, a young Aboriginal tracker.
Sam Claflin, Damon Herriman, Jennifer Kent… more
Sam Claflin, Damon Herriman, Jennifer Kent, Aisling Franciosi
AVPR: Aliens vs Predato... 2007 Completed
Warring alien and predator races descend on a small town, where unsuspecting res… more
Warring alien and predator races descend on a small town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.
Colin Strause, Chelah Horsdal, John Ortiz… more
Colin Strause, Chelah Horsdal, John Ortiz, Wyck Godfrey, Shane Salerno, Paul W.S. Anderson, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Jim Thomas, John Davis, Reiko Aylesworth, Steven Pasquale, Shareeka Epps, Johnny Lewis, Greg Strause
Company: 20th Century Fox
Action Adventure Fantasy Horror Sci-Fi Sequel Thriller
December 25 , 2007 DVD/Blu-ray last updated: Nov. 7, 2010
John Wick: Chapter 3 - ... 2019 Completed
"John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is on the run for two reasons… he's being hunted for a… more
"John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is on the run for two reasons… he's being hunted for a global $14 million dollar open contract on his life, and for breaking a central rule: taking a life on Continental Hotel grounds. The victim was a member of the High Table who ordered the open contract. John should have already been executed, except the Continental's manager, Winston, has given him a one-hour grace period before he's "Excommunicado" – membership revoked, banned from all services and cut off from other members. John uses the service industry to stay alive as he fights and kills his way out of New York City.
Keanu Reeves, Basil Iwanyk, Ian McShane… more
Keanu Reeves, Basil Iwanyk, Ian McShane, Derek Kolstad, Anjelica Huston, Erica Lee, Laurence Fishburne, Lance Reddick, Asia Kate Dillon, Halle Berry, Chad Stahelski, Chris Collins, Shay Hatten, Mark Dacascos, Jason Mantzoukas
Companies: Lionsgate; Thunder Road Pictures
Action Crime Sequel Thriller
May 17 , 2019 Nationwide last updated: 11 weeks ago
Shaft 2019 Completed
Shaft is the next chapter in the film franchise featuring the coolest private ey… more
Shaft is the next chapter in the film franchise featuring the coolest private eye on any New York City block. JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ's youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft (Jackson) agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem's heroin-infested underbelly. And while JJ's own FBI analyst's badge may clash with his dad's trademark leather coat, there's no denying family. Besides, Shaft's got an agenda of his own, and a score to settle that's professional and personal.
Samuel L. Jackson, Regina Hall, Kenya Barris… more
Samuel L. Jackson, Regina Hall, Kenya Barris, Tim Story, Marc S. Fischer, Richard Roundtree, Alexandra Shipp, Method Man, Josh Mack, Jessie Usher, Alex Barnow, Marc Fischer, Matt Lauria, Richard Brener, John Davis, Titus Welliver, Ira Napoliello
Companies: Davis Entertainment; New Line Cinema; Warner Bros. Pictures
Action Crime Reboot Sequel Thriller
June 14 , 2019 Nationwide last updated: Mar. 7, 2019
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We, at Zombies In My Blog, are big video game fans. And it should be noted, we're also pretty big Zombie fans, as well. So, it's a natural to be doubly excited to be attending ScoreCon 3 this weekend in Nashville, TN. Naturally, the focus of the convention is video games, which is great. But it's even sweeter to be able to interview the main voice actors of the smash-hit, Telltale Games' The Walking Dead.
None other than Dave Fennoy (Lee Everett) and Gavin Hammon (Kenny) will be in attendance. We're sure they'll have some behind-the-scenes secrets to share about working on the groundbreaking point-and-click adventure game that has received more than 80 Game of the Year Awards and counting.
Composer Austin Wintory will discuss molding music for feature films as well as video games, including his work on the fastest-selling Playstation title, Journey. His Journey score broke into the top Billboard charts and was even nominated for a Grammy! This was the first time a video game score had ever been nominated for a Grammy!
Erik Huey is another featured guest speaker at ScoreCon 3. He will discuss his role as Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).
And final guest speaker, Bradley Metrock, the President of Score Holdings LLC, is an accomplished author (Video Games and the Family), oversees The Score retail store and host of ScoreCon 3! Without his efforts, there would be no video game convention. Be on the lookout for him, he'll no doubt be busy working throughout the weekend. But if possible, please thank him for taking the time to create a great video game convention atmosphere for Middle Tennessee!
There will be plenty of video game tournaments taking place at ScoreCon 3, including the Halo 4 and Super Smash Bros. Melee 2013 Tennessee State Championships! I can't wait to see the smackdown begin! There will be many more video game competitions taking place, including the 2013 Video Game Olympics (prizes will be awarded to winners), a League of Legends tournament, a StarCraft 2 tournament and an overnight PC LAN event.
DJ G6 will also be in attendace, acting as both the convention host and as a Guest DJ. We're hoping he has some 8-bit music stashed away to make us fondly remember the games of yore.
Speaking of retro gaming, there will be plenty of older games to play! Here's to hoping to find a long-lost treasure: Atari 2600's ET (we're only half joking!).
Also in attendance will be two broadcasters from TwitchTV. They'll be working throughout the weekend to live-stream ScoreCon 3 and to host a panel discussing live-streaming technology and how you can get into this industry.
Be on the lookout for the guys from The Show, which will be acting as the official podcast of ScoreCon 3. They'll most likely get some great interviews with ScoreCon's featured guests and give their video game worldview, as well. They're pretty good friends with guys of The PDA Show, who might make a special appearance!
It's gonna be a busy, busy weekend and we can't wait to get our video game on at ScoreCon 3!!!
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Main Blog > Polar Bear Siege.
Polar Bear Siege.
gail • Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 10:31 AM
From Fun Reports, but not particularly fun for those involved:
There is nothing funny about work in Arctic. And a group of Russians at an Arctic weather station felt it on their own back. They spent two nerve-wracking days hiding in an attic while waiting for permission from Moscow to shoot a hungry polar bear rampaging through their house.
The meteorologists and two gamekeepers were among the latest in Russia's far north-eastern Chukotka region to encounter polar bears stranded by melting ice while following their winter migration routes across the Arctic.
The hungry bear broke into the weather station, tore apart two dogs and went in to find food in the house," the Izvestia daily reported Thursday. The inhabitants "hid in the attic, where they sat two days. They waited until they got permission to shoot the animal, which was given by the environmental ministry in Moscow."
The newspaper reported that about 170 polar bears, which are a protected species, have been stranded along Russia's Arctic shore during
unseasonally warm temperatures.
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BLACKLISTED: gail • 16Dec06 6:57pm • 0
Hungry, stranded and extremely carnivorous.
BLACKLISTED: dead_red_eyes • 16Dec06 12:12pm • 0
Also, poor bears ... they're just hungry and stranded.
"Oh, please global warming doesn't exist, all the evidence out there is a lie, we're just having an unusual warm period."
This is what many of our politicians here in the US seem to think, as well as many clueless people. OK, let's pump TONS of toxic fumes from TONS of factories into the air, let's have TONS of people using cars as well ... it won't do a thing to the enviroment, no way .. *rolls eyes*
"Polar Bear Siege."


Chop onion and dice celery. Set aside.
Add stock and water to medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the quinoa and bring back to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 12 minutes, or until the quinoa has absorbed all the liquid.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion and celery, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 10 minutes.
Remove the onion mixture from the heat. Add quinoa to the onion mixture. Stir in the parsley, sage, garlic and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
Add cranberries to dressing and mix.
Transfer the dressing to an 8" square pan and bake for 30 minutes.
Quinoa is higher in potassium and phosphorus compared to other whole grains, but is a good source of protein and fiber. In general, only half of the phosphorus in whole grains is absorbed during digestion. By limiting the portion you may still enjoy quinoa in your kidney diet. Check with your dietitian.
Each stalk of celery yields about 1 cup after trimmed and diced.
This recipe works well as a stuffing.
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Q: Filter database table/query whilst typing in TEdit box I have a form which has a cxGrid on it and connects to a database table via TADQuery (FireDAC).
I've also added a TEdit box to the same form. When a user starts typing into the TEdit box, can I make the grid start to filter the results based on what the user is typing (preferably for more than one field in the table)?
If so, your thoughts/examples would be appreciated.
Thanks.

A: Use the KeyDown event in the TEdit Field to start a timer. With the Timer-Event you check if the Text is still changing (User is still typing) - A Intervall for the timer of maybe 500 ms - 1 sek is engough between the checks.
If the Text did not change in the meantime requery your cxGrid using the Text in the Edit-Field. On top of this you could use a thread to requery your Grid.
The slower the user types and the lager the Table you are quering the longer your intervall should be.

A: In your FDQuery, you might have a sort of query like this :
SELECT * FROM MyTable
WHERE ColumnA LIKE :paramA

This would apply to a string column, but any other logical comparison would work.  I presume you know how to write your query.
You would of course need to add the parameter, either programmatically or via the Parameters property in the design-time Object Inspector, being sure to match the parameter's name with that used in the query.  I presume also that you know how to do this.
In the OnChange handler of your TEdit, then, you could do something like:
procedure TForm1.Edit1Change(Sender: TObject);
begin
  FDQuery1.Params.ParamByName('paramA').Value := Format('%%%s%%',[Edit1.Text]);
  FDQuery1.Refresh;
end;

This, naturally, braces the search term with % SQL wildcards, narrowing the returned records to those which contain the substring typed by the user into the edit box.
If you are querying a large dataset where the .Refresh operation is long-running you can instead use a timer to delay refreshing the dataset until the user has stopped typing for a given interval of time.

A: Better use filter
procedure TForm4.Edit1Change(Sender: TObject);
begin
 if trim(edit1.Text)>'' then
 begin
   adoquery1.Filter:='field1 like '+quotedstr(trim(edit1.Text)+'%');
   adoquery1.Filtered:=true
 end
 else      adoquery1.Filtered:=false

end;

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YouthQuest activities start at Randels this month
By ohtadmin | on January 05, 2012
FLINT TWP. — Children can have fun while learning at a new YouthQuest site set to begin at Randels Elementary School on Jan. 17, making it the fourth Carman-Ainsworth location to be involved in the after-school child development program.
YouthQuest is a free program, administered by the Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce and offered at 14 elementary and middle schools in four districts countywide also including Flint Community Schools, Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools and Montrose Community Schools.
As of mid-December, 121 Randels students had signed up for the program, said Bonnie L. Haffajee, Randels principal.
Paris Ward, has been named the Site Team Leader and can be reached at 810-922-0341.
Randels YouthQuest participants will be exposed to a range of activities including reading, math, science, Quiz Bowl, journalism; Panda Press, computer lab, photojournalism, choir; vocals, Crim Fit Fitness, nutrition, arts and crafts, and sports. A special activity is planned each week by the YouthQuest site team.
YouthQuest announced in mid-November the selection of Randels as its newest program site following a competitive selection process begun in early fall.
Randels students are joining 1,200 students across Genesee County who participate in YouthQuest. In the Carman-Ainsworth district, YouthQuest programs already are in operation at Dye, Rankin and Woodland elementary schools.
The selection of a fourth Carman-Ainsworth school as a YouthQuest site is a wonderful thing for the children of the district and a great accomplishment for Randels, Bill Haley, C-A superintendent, said in a press release.
"The value of high-caliber after-school programs is immeasurable," said Haley. "This is an important chance for a greater number of our district's students to benefit from the impactful programs that YouthQuest offers. I know firsthand how YouthQuest benefits children and it is a great thing that the students and parents at Randels will now be able to participate. We are excited that Randels was able to rise to the top of those vying for this important enrichment program."
Haffajee added that YouthQuest is a welcome addition because it echoes the school's goals to focus on the whole child and promote academic, social, physical and emotional growth.
"We are very excited that YouthQuest is coming to Randels," said Haffajee. "Through exposure to new learning approaches and new ways of experiencing the world and their approach to it, I believe Randels' students will benefit from this gold mine of outcomes and benefits. This is a great opportunity for our entire school community."
Tim Herman, CEO of the Regional Chamber, also said he was pleased to add Randels as a YouthQuest site.
"It has been proven that after-school programs can have a major impact on the trajectory of children's lives and the opportunity to impact the lives of Randels students through after-school activities and services is critically important,'' Herman said. "This new site will add to the number of children in Genesee County who will benefit from the important skills such as problem solving, critical thinking and healthy decision making YouthQuest provides."
In 2010, YouthQuest provided free afterschool activities and services for more than 2,800 students. Rhetta Hunyady, group vice president of operations and employer education and training connection for the Regional Chamber, the YouthQuest family looks forward to working with Randels' parents and the entire community.
"In addition to academic and enrichment activities, the program keeps kids safe, helps working families and inspires success among youth," she said. "YouthQuest covers a diverse spectrum of experiences, including the arts, leadership and health. We are pleased that YouthQuest is expanding to include Randels and I encourage parents to take advantage of this important opportunity."
Parents interested in enrolling their children in YouthQuest should visit www.yquest.org or contact YouthQuest at 810-422-5904. YouthQuest programs run Monday through Thursday for three hours after the regular school day and during the summer and includes a meal and a snack. The number of participants is limited.
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Q: How to play videos on Lynda.com? I filed a customer support ticket because Lynda.com videos wouldn't play in Chromium on Ubuntu 16.04, and they dismissed the ticket saying:

We are sorry for the difficulty. Unfortunately, our system requirements do not support Ubuntu. You may find it possible to use our site with certain browsers on Ubuntu but we are not able to support issues that might arise when using that OS.

Now I have two desktops running 16.04 (one at home, and one at work), and I find that Chromium doesn't work on either - it just gets in this endless loop of click play, then pops up download link that merely reloads the page:

However, firefox works on my work machine, but not at home. At work, when I click play, it just plays the video as expected.
So, this leads me to the conclusion that I must have some additional codecs/software installed on my work machine that I don't at home.
My question is: how can I determine what's happening on my work machine so that I can reproduce and install whatever is needed at home?

A: Ah, found it! It was ffmpeg
sudo apt install ffmpeg

Restart firefox, and all good :)
Still doesn't work on Chromium though, oh well.


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Limerick student takes on single-use plastics with help from food waste
Orna Collins accepting her award from Margie McCarthy
A LIMERICK student is set to represent Ireland at an international science event in the US next year with her unique environmentally-conscious project.
Orna Collins, a second-year student in Castletroy College Comprehensive, was selected from over 10,000 students as the winner of the Broadcom MASTERS at the 2019 SciFest National Final recently.
The 14-year-old from Ballina will take her project, which involves the use of food waste in the creation of biodegradable plastic-like materials, to Anaheim, California next May where she will compete against students from all over the world at the International Science and Engineering Fair.
"I hope this could be an alternative to single-use plastics," said Orna, who will also be taking the project, using potato scraps, to the upcoming BT Young Scientist competition next year.
Orna creates the bioplastic from water, glycerol (a type of sugar), starch and vinegar, and includes extra ingredients such as eggshells and coffee grounds to increase strength and elasticity.
Orna says the material takes two days to make, and resembles a glue-like texture before drying into a plastic that can be molded into items such as spoons or even phone cases.
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While environmentally-aware and passionate about sustainability, Orna did not take part in recent Climate Strikes and said: "Activists are drawing attention to the issue, which is great, but they're not actually making a solution or solving the problem."
The National Final, held in the Marino Conference Centre in Dublin on November 22, was attended by Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Communication, Climate Action and Environment and Orna was presented with the award by Margie McCarthy, Head of Education and Public Engagement Science Foundation Ireland.
Sheila Porter, SciFest CEO, said: "The level of innovation, enthusiasm and determination has been wonderful to see today. As SciFest grows each year, we grow more excited to see what new experiments and projects are thought of and created. Huge congratulations to Orna!"
Minister for Communication, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton TD said, "Climate disruption is the biggest challenge facing this generation. It is fantastic to see so many young people engaging with the issue and looking at practical, creative solutions which could contribute to our response. I congratulate all the students, but in particular Orna on her winning entry."


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ACADIA Pharma, ARIAD Pharma Mobbed by Option Bulls
Call buyers are flocking to ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) and Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA)
Call buyers are flocking to ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD) and Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARIA)
Biotech stocks have been red hot lately, and today is no exception. Two names within that sector seeing sizable upside this afternoon -- and attracting attention from option bulls -- are ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) and Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA).
ACAD is up 3.3% at $41.50 -- after taking a bounce off its 10-day moving average -- and now sports a year-to-date lead to 31%. Meanwhile, the security's calls are flying off the shelves at triple the expected intraday rate and 22 times the pace of puts. Digging deeper, traders are buying to open ACAD's in-the-money July 40 call, anticipating additional upside through the close on Friday, July 17, when back-month options expire.
Today's bullish bias is business as usual for the drugmaker. During the last 10 days at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), more than eight ACAD calls have been bought to open for every put. The resultant call/put volume ratio of 8.43 ranks in the top one-third of comparable readings from the last year.
Shifting our focus to ARIA, the shares are up 2.1% at $9.19, and currently sport a year-to-date advance of almost 34%. Calls are being exchanged at triple the normal intraday clip, powered largely by activity at the July 10 strike. By buying to open these out-of-the-money calls, traders expect ARIA to muscle into double-digit territory -- for the first time since October 2013 -- by back-month expiration.
Unlike ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) has seen puts bought to open at a faster-than-usual rate recently. The latter's 10-day ISE/CBOE/PHLX put/call volume ratio of 0.19 checks in higher than 77% of comparable readings from the previous year.


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WOW – Liberal Reporter Destroys Obama…Nobody Expected THIS!
By Shawn Anderson
Staggering losses in state house and gubernatorial elections and recently the race for the White House have left Democrats scrambling for answers.
The one they entrusted the last eight years to help them has turned out to be a self-serving, dismal failure. President Obama promised hope for Democrats while he worked to secure his personal legacy and left the party a liberal, burning mess.
Even those who praised and coddled the president and Democrats are forced to face the reality that Obama has decimated the party.
Pundits tackled Obama's failures over the air this week with sharp words for the lame-duck president. From Fox News:
Huffington Post senior politics editor Sam Stein had some strong words Wednesday while discussing the legacy of Obama.
Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Stein said Obama has overseen the "destruction" of the Democratic Party.
Stein said Obama's leadership was a failure, one that cost Democrats the presidency and leaves the party floundering throughout the country.
He leaves them in a much worse position. The states are decimated, they've lost control of the House and Senate. The governorships are decimated.
"He did win the election twice by substantial margins, but, you know, his legacy as a politician is a bit muddied by all that," Stein said.
It's surprising that liberals are openly admitting that Obama, not all the excuses, is key to why Democrats are in such bad shape. People don't want his liberal, no-jobs, globalize the US policies.
His legacy is that of a destructive, divisive, self-serving politician who leaves everyone behind to struggle on their own.
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Anne brought me this beauty to quilt recently! The simple 9-patch is her go-to pattern that is lovely in its simplicity.
She requested a shamrock quilting design as the recipient is of Irish heritage.
I used white thread so you'd see the impression of the quilting & not SEE the quilting.
Its a beautiful quilt sure to bring joy!


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The School of Management, located in Villach, is one of the fastest growing Schools at CUAS. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education courses across four specialised areas: Business Management, Hotel Management, Public Management and Digital Business Management. It is also home to the Research Centre ISMA (Interdisciplinary Studies in Management). Management of cross-border processes is one of ISMA's key areas of focus, including applied research activities and studies in the field of cross-border cooperation. Development of cross-border ties with other bodies and institutions is considered central to both the School of Management and ISMA's success.


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The recent intensified attempts by certain experts to harm the image of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic by discrediting the Transnistrian leadership and its foreign policy justify the need for voicing of an alternative peer review of what is happening.
Attempts to spread the troubling concerns about "the surrender of TMR", "a strategy of Chisinau's unilateral concessions" on the part of Tiraspol, the presence of behind-the-scenes negotiations allegedly aimed at the loss of independence by Transnistria, and so on and so forth, set themselves the task to form a distorted one-sided public opinion on Transdniestria' foreign policy initiatives, to divide and destabilize the Transnistrian society. The negative and untrue information is immediately picked up by commentators, bloggers, forum frequenters and spreads like virus information making for the destabilization of the information field both in TMR and beyond.
Taking into consideration the progress in solving the long-standing conflict between the TMR and the RM, it stands to mention that such 'expert' articles do not contribute to a constructive dialogue between the two banks of the Dniester, on the contrary, they provoke an escalation of the 'cold war' making impossible the parties closer relations, and consequently the complete final settlement of the conflict.
Under the circumstances, it seems advisable to disclaim political myths that are purposefully created and maintained by certain preconceived observers.
MYTH No. 1. Transnistria abandoned the principles of its own independence and sovereignty.
It is no secret that the foundation of the foreign policy of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic is the Constitution of the nation, which states that Transnistria is an independent, sovereign state seeking the recognition. TMR Constitution states that the generally recognized norms and principles of law are a priority for the Transnistrian people and that Transnistria carries out its interaction with other countries on the basis of international law and international agreements.
Thus, declaring its independence in 1990, Transnistria confirmed its commitment to the basic principles of international law, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights, the Convention on the Prevention of Genocide, the Universal Declaration of Human rights and other fundamental documents of international law. Sources of legitimacy of the Transnistrian state are conditioned not only by the compliance with international standards, but also by truly democratic, referendum principles of its creation. Including the results of the national referendum on 17 September 2006. Then, 97% of voters expressed themselves in favour of the TMR development as an independent state with the subsequent free accession to the Russian Federation. This referendum, in particular, determines the current Transnistria's foreign policy too. This year, both the head of state and the head of the Transnistrian diplomacy have repeatedly emphasized the importance of execution by the authority of the will of the people.
Thus, on February 29, 2012, at the beginning of his president's term, in an interview with the Adevarul Romanian edition, President of Transnistria Yevgeny Shevchuk said that in its course the current government of Transnistria will rely on the opinion of the people of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic. "Both in public decision-making, and in building up a foreign vector of development, we will be guided by this opinion. And today it remains invariable and lies in continuing the course for the independence and recognition," said the head of Transnistria.
According to the President of TMR, the decision on the establishment of the Transnistrian state, separated from the Republic of Moldova, appeared only on the initiative of citizens who defended their right to freed and independent development. "This is the people's decision, and I, as president of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic, will implement it. And solution to a question of changing the status of Transdniestria is solely within the competence of its own citizens," said then the head of state. Foreign Minister of the Republic Nina Shtansky in an interview, also noted that "the main goal of our foreign policy is to achieve the recognition of Transnistria independence." In this regard, Transnistria is developing extensive contacts, including talks with Moldova, trying to stabilize the format of bilateral relations.
MYTH No. 2. In the near future, Transnistria will be offered to discuss the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers and the status of Transdniestria as a region of Moldova.
The leadership of the republic and the Foreign Ministry and the TMR adhere to the inadmissibility of change of the peacekeeping format in Transnistria. In particular, the head of state Yevgeny Shevchuk at an extended briefing on 26 July 2012 at the Presidential Administration, declared expressly: "We, the Transnistrian side, are unalterably opposed to changing the format of the peacekeeping operation and the withdrawal of the Russian troops that provide peacekeeping operation on the banks of the Dniester."
The mere "fact of the Russian peacekeepers presence prevents war," said President Y.Shevchuk in an interview with ITAR TASS. "Our people believe them, hope for their help and support. The Russian military's high professionalism, their matured experience in assessing and managing the situation in the area of responsibility in cooperation with the Moldovan and Transnistrian colleagues, local authorities, mediators, and observers provides a reliable safety factor," said the head of state.
Foreign Minister of the TMR Nina Shtansky called unacceptable the statements by those politicians of Moldova, who require replacement of the peacekeeping mission. The foreign minister voiced the Transnistrians' consolidated opinion that the current format of the peacekeeping operation, is "the only guarantee of stability and security in the region". Moreover, according to the Transnistrian Foreign Minister, the peacekeeping mission issues are not part of the mandate of the Permanent Conference and can only be discussed by participants of the peacekeeping operation - Russia, Moldova, Transnistria and Ukraine in the framework of the Joint Control Commission."
The Presidential Decree No. 468, dated 26 July 2012, speaks for the attitude of the Transnistrian leadership and the Transnistrian people in whole to the role of the Russian soldier in Transnistria's fate. "In view of the outstanding historical importance of the Peacekeeping troops of the Russian Federation on the territory of Transnistria, in accordance with the Agreement of 21 July 1992, which preserved the lives of thousands of Transnistrians", the President has decided to establish in the TMR the Peacekeepers' Day on July 28.
At the recent international scientific and expert forum "The peacekeeping operation on the Dniester in the context of geo-political challenges of our time", a number of Russian and Ukrainian politicians have once again confirmed the importance of the presence of Russian soldiers in the Dniester. Deputy Prime Minister, Special Representative of the President of Russia on Transnistria, Dmitry Rogozin assured those present in a video message that neither Russia nor the Russian people will run to reformatting the peacekeeping operation: "We will not go there; the nations living on the banks of the Dniester will not go there either. And until the political environment is established securing a stable, perhaps eternal peace in this beautiful region of Europe, the Russian peacekeepers are to be there and carry out their duty, regardless of hysterics of certain politicians."
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, State Secretary Grigory Karasin, who also took part in an international forum, said that the status of Transnistria should take into account Transnistrians' interests. Grigory Karasin expressed confidence in the viability of the peacekeeping mandate, the component parts of which were and still remain "prevention of hostilities, maintaining stability and ensuring the conditions for political negotiations." Indeed, some European, Moldovan and Ukrainian politicians express ideas of changing the format of the peacekeeping operation in the Dniester. However, firstly, they are illegitimate because they do not take into account the views of the people living on the banks of the Dniester, and secondly, taking into account the appreciation of the format by the Russian officials, you can be sure that Russia, as a guarantor of security and peace in the Dniester, will never allow such ideas to take shape until a political settlement of the conflict is reached.
MYTH No. 3. Withdrawal of the bill "On the basic principles of negotiations with Moldova" dismantles the negotiations framework favorable for Transnistria.
The long and careful work on regulatory enactments of strategic importance is a necessary element of legal work in any state. According to the logic of this myth, the whole experience of Transnistria's foreign policy before the project On the basic principles of negotiations with Moldova appeared, should be regarded as dismantling the framework of negotiations beneficial to Transnistria, which, of course, does not reflect reality.
It will be observed that this bill was drafted by the former leadership of Transnistria under somewhat different conditions of interaction with the RM, more precisely, in the absence of political interaction with the neighboring state. Commenting on the rush around the removal of the above bill from consideration by Supreme Council by the President of the TMR, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR said that "the independence of Transnistria is an axiom for all citizens of the republic, and speculation about it is unacceptable." According to Nina Shtansky, parliamentarians and a number of experts deliberately mislead the citizens of the republic, which can not but affect the harmony in the Transnistrian society. The official position of the TMR Foreign Ministry comes to ascertaining the loss of the relevance by the bill "On the purposes and principles of the negotiations with the Republic of Moldova". Today, the bill can be interpreted negatively as unilateral actions of Tiraspol in the negotiation process, namely as setting pre-conditions, which means the road to nowhere.
Nina Shtansky finds incorrect the contrasting of the bill "On the purposes and principles of the negotiations with the Republic of Moldova" and Moldova's law of 2005, which was passed by Moldova unilaterally. This law "contradicts the approach applied in the negotiations" and therefore there is no need to apply it in the TMR. Moreover, until the Republic of Moldova reconsiders its approach to the law, Transnistria will not advance the discussion of some political issues," said Minister of Foreign Affairs of the TMR.
MYTH No. 4. President's International Affairs Advisory Board was dissolved by presidential decree of July 11, 2012, because "part of the Board members began to actively speak in the media."
In truth, neither President Shevchuk, nor his press service gave any official comments on the dissolution of the President's International Affairs Advisory Board .
However, it should be noted that the practice of subordinate legislation of the head of state provides for both the issuance of acts (right of the President to issue decrees and orders is provided for in Article 65 of the TMR Constitution) and their amendment, including their complete abolition, if necessary. It may be supposed that the President of TMR, canceling the decree of the International Affairs Advisory Board, considered this format of a special advisory body under the President needless. Thus, for example, the main task for the development and implementation of the concept of foreign policy was undertaken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under which the Social-expert council is operating even today. Is there a need to duplicate the work of experts on several levels, and when both the experts and business representatives, and members of the Supreme Council are already involved in the work?
The format of the Advisory Board work presupposed the preparation of non-regulatory documents by experts. What prevents today the experts from submitting their analytical proposals to the President of TMR or the Foreign Minister of the TMR? Lack of will? Lack of proposals as such? It may be the fact is that the persons claiming to be 'the Transnistrian statehood protectors' are willing to work only under the loud slogans 'for the benefit of the Republic, expecting to receive from such cooperation political or material dividend? In this case, there is really no need to pander to their vanity within any prostate or pre-state structures.
MYTH No. 5. After the Vienna round of talks, Chisinau and its allies have received the official right to put dangerous for TMR questions, and the observers in the name of the U.S. and the EU can now submit their regulation proposals.
Most TMR citizens' memories of the events of twenty years' prescription are still alive. Some two decades ago, the official Chisinau was unable to negotiate with Transnistria, and instead of traditional means of diplomacy it chose power methods to resolve the existing contradictions. After the end of the war, the RM continued its confrontational way of interactions with the TMR, choosing the tactics of sanctions and blockades, unleashing an information war against Transnistria to discredit it as an independent state.
It appears that a weighed, peaceful nature of foreign policy, the desire and the ability to negotiate is the basis of diplomatic activity, an indicator of political maturity of a member of administrative staff. All this implies the ability, in whatsoever difficult circumstances, with mutual hostility, contradictions to sit down to talk and on the basis of pragmatic state-based approach to be able to agree on the solution of urgent problems of citizens. Today, none of the participants in the talks has doubt that only the parties to the conflict have a full set of rights to final resolution of the conflict that has been smouldering for decades, on the basis of equal dialogue.
As for the situation of observers, their status in terms of their powers undoubtedly differs from that of the other participants, but hereby it is in no way altered as compared with the one that existed in 2005. Thus, today, as in 2005, observers have the right to initiate the convening of negotiating process meeting, as well as comment on the decisions taken, but in this case they can not sign documents, and all the more to participate in the decision-making process of the negotiation.
This conventional rule was again formalized in the fourth round of negotiations, "the Permanent Conference on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process for the Transdniestrian Settlement" in the format 5+2, held on July 12-13 in Vienna, and is not subject to further discussion.
It is noteworthy that the document, according to the Foreign Minister of the Republic Nina Shtansky, "not only does not change the status of observers or extend their powers, but does not allow doing it in principle." Thus, the document adopted following the Vienna round of talks, confirmed the status of each party to the negotiations formalized during the meeting in Odessa of mediators from Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE representatives of the Republic of Moldova and Transnistria in September 2005.
In fact, the greatest discrepancy may be caused (and likely to be) by problems of the so-called 'third basket' consisting of 'a comprehensive settlement' of the Moldovan-Transnistrian conflict, but the content of the third basket is not filled today. It is the Transnistrian side that insisted and will continue to insist on the priority of 'socio-economic basket', the contents of which has been agreed and the work on which is already in progress, including at the level of expert groups. Moreover, the negotiating parties have the right to put any questions inside each basket and, accordingly, these issues are considered in no particular order. However, this order does not apply to that of baskets consideration. Thus, until the questions from the first and second baskets are fully solved, the parties will not proceed to the third one. Foreign Minister of the TMR Nina Shtansky has repeatedly said this.
MYTH No. 6. Defending the TMR's interests, Russia will get into trouble because such assistance may not be necessary for Transnistria.
Given the historical heritage, geopolitical significance, a clear Eurasian orientation of TMR's foreign policy interests, it is safe to say that Transnistria is of great importance for the Russian Federation, falls in the area of interest. Russia's help to Russian compatriots residing in Transnistria testifies that Russia will never leave Transnistria. Peacekeeping, humanitarian, economic format of interactions between the PMR and RF, as well as their dynamics show Russia's increasing role in Transdniestria's fate, regardless of whether these processes are supported by the West or not.
At a time when the former Soviet Union states are increasingly distancing from Russia as "the former mother country", demonstrate their cultural and ideological isolation, often compulsively demonstrating their European orientation, Transnistria is committed to the integration in the Eurasian structures with the participation of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, increasing economic, customs, legal cooperation, expressing support for the policy pursued by the Russian Federation.
Being a strong player, the resurgent and gaining international prestige, modern Russia is capable in the case of obvious danger to put any international actor in a difficult position. It has enough tools therefore.
Is it any use having doubt that Transnistria will ever repulse help of the only reliable guarantor of peace and stability, the only financial donor and strategic partner, who is also a strong actor in international politics?
It seems that Russian and Transnistrian diplomats are well aware of common interests of the citizens of their countries and will continue to effectively protect the interests of their compatriots in the region.
Myth No. 7. "It is entirely possible that the TMR delegation will sign a document on a comprehensive settlement of the conflict on Chisinau's terms. It is sure to be done behind the back of the Supreme Council, political parties and civil society of Transnistria in whole."
This myth is unrealizable as for internal political and legal reasons.
Given the active political position of the civil sector in the name of public associations and non-state media on some or other (mostly, on the majority) important issues of domestic and foreign policy, it appears that such an idea will not suggest to any politician at least to some extent familiar with the political tradition of Transnistria. The behind-the-scenes adoption of the act that could in any way harm the population of Transnistria will immediately burst into a political crisis in the TMR.
Recall that, in accordance with Article 59 of the TMR Constitution it is just the President that defines the basic domestic and foreign policies. The president, who in a difficult competitive activity was elected by more than 70% of voters that took part in the vote in December 2011. The president, who in the course of the election race held over 200 meetings with voters, and who is better than other politicians acquainted with Transnistrians' aspirations . Therefore, the President can use the constitutional right to determine the main directions of the foreign policy thanks to the people's high benefit of the doubt.
It is worth noting that the events taking place in Transnistria and beyond and being important for the republic, including the developments of the Moldovan-Transnistrian settlement, are regularly informed by the authorities for the Transnistrian community through the national media, as well as the official Internet resources, in particular through the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of TMR http://mfa-pmr.org/ and the official website of the President of Transnistria http://president.pmr-gov.org/. These sources manage the public awareness campaign, issuing in proper time the current and, more importantly, objective information about Transnistria. Transnistria's active participation in the interstate exchange of information within the Internet space is seen in this context, particularly relevant. Whereas the legal framework of nonrealizability of the voiced myth are connected with the fact that political issues, as was asserted many times by the Transnistrian side, shall be solved directly by the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic and last of all by the Republic of Moldova because it is on them that the parties to the conflict continue to demonstrate the polar positions based on irreconcilable differences of opinion and interests. It is these issues that make up the so-called 'third basket' of negotiations and are not subject to the current discussion for the present time in the format 5+2.
The MFA of the TMR has repeatedly stated that the issues of status nature related to the final and comprehensive settlement, are not on the agenda of the talks.
Myth No. 8. "Romania's and the West's influence will immediately spread over the territory of Transnistria , and all integration projects on the basis of the CIS will be immediately curtailed."
Russia and the CIS in whole are the most important strategic partners of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic. According to the belief of all Transnistrians, historical, civilizational foundations of Transnistria, its cultural and ideological foundations will, of course, be focused on the oriental vector of development. This vector is now formulated by the president of the TMR as striving for the Eurasian integration, which is gaining the status of Transnistria's strategic objective, a keynote foreign policy of the republic.
For the first time, the idea of Eurasian integration as a national idea was announced by the head of state during the international conference "Eurasian economic union: ways to new horizons of integration," that was held in February 2012 in Moscow. Addressing to the participants of the discussion, Yevgeny Shevchuk, emphasized that "for the Transnistrians the main unifying idea was to save on their land the cultural-historical feature that would allow us in the future to organically reintegrate into a single economic, socio-cultural and political space with Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus."
President Shevchuk then declared determination of Tiraspol to work within the Common Economic Space, participate in the creation of Eurasian Union, for which the necessary legal framework in Transnistria hase been already built. "We strive for good relations with our neighbors Ukraine and Moldova, for the mutually beneficial economic cooperation and fruitful political cooperation with them. This is possible within the framework of the future Eurasian Union," the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the TMR Nina Shtansky subsequently cited words of the President. Eurasian integration as the basis of the Transnistrian national idea 'logically follows the results of the referendum of 17 September 2006, and is a concrete step to implement the will of the Transnistrian people," said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the TMR. Thus, both the official statements, and the real political actions by the Transnistrian leadership are aimed at strengthening cooperation with Russia and its allies in all possible formats.
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Execution of Jews in Bahva
Maria B., born in 1927: "YIU: Were there other nationalities in the village alongside the Ukrainians?
W: There were Jews as well, but they didn't talk much to us. They were stayed away from us. I only knew one Jewish person because I was just a child at the time.
YIU: What did this Jewish person do?
W: I don't know, but they didn't work. They were Jewish. They had their own business. There were different people in their group, some were unpleasant, but others were kind. Every nation has a mix of people." (Witness n°2710U, interviewed in Bahva, on November 5, 2019)
Bahva is a village located 140km (87mi) southwest of Cherkassy. The first records of the Jewish community in Bahva go back to the late 18th century. The community was small. The majority of Jews lived in the center, while the Ukrainian population lived on the outskirts of the town. The Jews were involved in small scale trade and manufacture.
Bahva was occupied by the Germans at the end of July 1941. Some of local Jews managed to flee before the Germans' arrival. The extermination of the Jewish population started shortly after the occupation. In the late summer or early fall 1941, about 140 Jews, men, women, and children among them, were rounded up and taken to the ravine outside the village where they were murdered. One year later, in 1942, the remaining Jews from the village of Bahva, Teterivka and Sorokotiahuy who had remained in hiding were hunted down by policemen and taken to Zhashkiv, where they were murdered along with the remaining local Jews in a pit located 900m away from the Teterivka-Sorokotiaguy road. According to historical sources, a total of 300 Jews were shot there.
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India, the unmatched vaccine manufacturing power, is giving away millions of doses to neighbours friendly and estranged. It is trying to counter China, which has made doling out shots a central plank of its foreign relations. And the United Arab Emirates, drawing on its oil riches, is buying jabs on behalf of its allies.
The coronavirus vaccine "" one of the world's most in-demand commodities "" has become a new currency for international diplomacy.
Countries with the means or the know-how are using the shots to curry favor or thaw frosty relations. India sent them to Nepal, a country that has fallen increasingly under China's influence. Sri Lanka, in the midst of a diplomatic tug of war between New Delhi and Beijing, is getting doses from both.
The strategy carries risks. India and China, both of which are making vaccines for the rest of the world, have vast populations of their own that they need to inoculate. Though there are few signs of grumbling in either country, that could change as the public watches doses get sold or donated abroad.
"Indians are dying. Indians are still getting the disease," said Manoj Joshi, a distinguished fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, a New Delhi think tank. "I could understand if our needs had been fulfilled and then you had given away the stuff. But I think there is a false moral superiority that you are trying to put across where you say we are giving away our stuff even before we use it ourselves."
The donating countries are making their offerings at a time when the United States and other rich nations are scooping up the world's supplies. Poorer countries are frantically trying to get their own, a disparity that the World Health Organization recently warned has put the world "on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure."
With their health systems tested like never before, many countries are eager to take what they are offered "" and the donors could reap some political good will in reward.
"Instead of securing a country by sending troops, you can secure the country by saving lives, by saving their economy, by helping with their vaccination," said Dania Thafer, the executive director of the Gulf International Forum, a Washington-based think tank.
China was one of the first countries to make a diplomatic vaccine push, promising to help developing countries last year even before the nation had mass produced a vaccine that was proved to be effective. Just this week, it said it would donate 300,000 vaccine doses to Egypt.
But some of China's vaccine-diplomacy efforts have stumbled from supplies arriving late, a lack of disclosure about the efficacy of its vaccines and other issues. Chinese government officials have cited unexpectedly strong needs at home amid isolated outbreaks, a move that could blunt any domestic backlash.
Even as Chinese-made vaccines spread, India saw a chance to bolster its own image.
(Source : The New York Times)


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