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package com.microsoft.azure.management.recoveryservices.backup.v2016_12_01;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeName;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonSubTypes;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.recoveryservices.backup.v2016_12_01.implementation.ProtectionContainerInner;

/**
 * IaaS VM workload-specific container.
 */
@JsonTypeInfo(use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.NAME, include = JsonTypeInfo.As.PROPERTY, property = "containerType")
@JsonTypeName("IaaSVMContainer")
@JsonSubTypes({
    @JsonSubTypes.Type(name = "Microsoft.ClassicCompute/virtualMachines", value = AzureIaaSClassicComputeVMContainer.class),
    @JsonSubTypes.Type(name = "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines", value = AzureIaaSComputeVMContainer.class)
})
public class IaaSVMContainer extends ProtectionContainerInner {
    /**
     * Fully qualified ARM url of the virtual machine represented by this Azure
     * IaaS VM container.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "virtualMachineId")
    private String virtualMachineId;

    /**
     * Specifies whether the container represents a Classic or an Azure
     * Resource Manager VM.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "virtualMachineVersion")
    private String virtualMachineVersion;

    /**
     * Resource group name of Recovery Services Vault.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "resourceGroup")
    private String resourceGroup;

    /**
     * Get fully qualified ARM url of the virtual machine represented by this Azure IaaS VM container.
     *
     * @return the virtualMachineId value
     */
    public String virtualMachineId() {
        return this.virtualMachineId;
    }

    /**
     * Set fully qualified ARM url of the virtual machine represented by this Azure IaaS VM container.
     *
     * @param virtualMachineId the virtualMachineId value to set
     * @return the IaaSVMContainer object itself.
     */
    public IaaSVMContainer withVirtualMachineId(String virtualMachineId) {
        this.virtualMachineId = virtualMachineId;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get specifies whether the container represents a Classic or an Azure Resource Manager VM.
     *
     * @return the virtualMachineVersion value
     */
    public String virtualMachineVersion() {
        return this.virtualMachineVersion;
    }

    /**
     * Set specifies whether the container represents a Classic or an Azure Resource Manager VM.
     *
     * @param virtualMachineVersion the virtualMachineVersion value to set
     * @return the IaaSVMContainer object itself.
     */
    public IaaSVMContainer withVirtualMachineVersion(String virtualMachineVersion) {
        this.virtualMachineVersion = virtualMachineVersion;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get resource group name of Recovery Services Vault.
     *
     * @return the resourceGroup value
     */
    public String resourceGroup() {
        return this.resourceGroup;
    }

    /**
     * Set resource group name of Recovery Services Vault.
     *
     * @param resourceGroup the resourceGroup value to set
     * @return the IaaSVMContainer object itself.
     */
    public IaaSVMContainer withResourceGroup(String resourceGroup) {
        this.resourceGroup = resourceGroup;
        return this;
    }

}


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Discontinuity and Narrative Errors
Colin Klawans Advice, Blog Post, Writing July 31, 2021 August 31, 2021 5 Minutes
Your story should be an understandable sequence of events which taken consecutively will lead into one another with factual consistency. This lets your audience digest the information in a familiar manner which makes logical sense. Without this sinew the audience can't discern what just happened or if what just happened actually happened or matters. Then all that's left are a bunch of instances, singular and withering. Why are we cooking the flour before adding the eggs? Meh… So if you want to break this rule, show up with a damn good reason.
This is always a risky play because the audience is meant to trust the writer to properly inform about the story. When that trust is broken the audience will feel slighted, cheated and reject whatever comes next. However, when it works it subverts the audience's expectations and keeps the plot fresh and engaging.
Continuity can be broken in pronounced ways usually brought about by typical story elements: trauma, memory loss, multiple personalities, dreamworld, time travel, multiverses. There are plenty of examples of each working and plenty of each failing and there is rarely a 50/50 split amongst the audience. When the revelation comes it better be on the aft end of a story's worth of buildup.
Breaking continuity spawns a lot of questions.
If the post-apocalypse colony isn't the only one to survive the zombies, then why were the colonists so dissuaded from exploring the countryside? And the last zombies bio-disintegrated two years ago? Strange. It takes the audience back forcing them to recall the information and sift for clues.
It's a mystery and like any good mystery from Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie, there have to be enough clues for the audience to make a guess or at least go back and decipher how they could have known as fair play. Sometimes the matter is explicit such as Slaughterhouse-Five where why the prose is structured in such a jumbled manner is reiterated from one character to another. Go back through Shutter Island and see all the little pieces which don't fit the narrative. Sometimes what's needed is a light touch and other times you can extend a hand.
What I consider most important is that you, the writer, don't lie to your audience. This goes for a third-person narrator, and the more omniscient the stronger the bind, if we cannot trust the narrator, who can we trust? One example I see a lot comes from the Oops Actually a Girl trope where one character is purported to be a boy, perhaps young in the face with a high voice, but later is revealed to be a girl. If the narration at any point refers to her as male, the writer has purposefully misrepresented that fact. It's a small point in an entire narrative but it sets a poor precedent. Now if it's first-person narration you can go hog-wild knowing, and showing, the narrator to be fallible. Not necessarily unreliable with withheld information and obscured perception but not always right, like a human being.
If you're going to have discontinuitous information, utilize where that information comes from. Instead of throwing it in the narration, frame it through an in-universe source. Have an inaccurate (satirical) history of the world? Let a rambling, fritz-brained grandparent deliver it over the family's dinner. Politically charged outlay of the world's superpowers? Perfect chance for the protagonist to suffer through the party's mandatory daily newspaper. The source's questionable trustworthiness can be filled with more garbage than the Pacific Ocean because when they're discovered to be wrong we learn along with the protagonist. The story didn't lie to us, characters lied to our protagonist. They were wronged so we demand the lair gets their comeuppance.
Or have the characters craft their own theories.
A gang of kids observe the purportedly haunted house and give their stories as to why it's haunted and what's in there. It's a bunch of kids and if they're wrong then that's not shocking but it builds tension, if the entity is dangerous it sets the stakes, when the first hint of one of their suspicions rings true it justifies the next in dramatic fashion. We get to see how the characters think, what they personally fear or think will scare the others. It's far and beyond better than a faceless narrator opening the story with, "The old Jenkins' house was purportedly haunted by an unknown entity." Gee, if only there was someone who knew what the end of the story was and could tell me these missing facts. Cough. Writer? Cough.
Breaking continuity can oft remind the audience that it's just a story.
This scene where the protagonist finally stands up to her bully was just a dream, but such a wonderful dream it was that she seeks to make it reality. Why was that dream there? Seems like the writer wanted to rush her motivation. You can put anything in a dream and clear it off afterwards like a whiteboard. The sense in the back of your head is the writer wanted to get through that part and ultimately threw up his hands saying, "It's fine." It has great uses in exploring the depths of a stolid character or finding someone's greatest fear but comes off cheap when used to substitute plot points.
What the audience wants to receive in exchange for their money, time, interest is meaning (amongst other things). If used improperly, discontinuity will retroactively undo much of the story's importance. A large portion of the story was a fantasy. Fine… Does that mean all the suffering the character went through and their growth is now void since it didn't happen? You have to make it matter somehow.
"Oh the fantasy was actually a delusion caused by years of psychological abuse at the hands of her spouse. The events didn't happen as told but they are analogous to what she suffered. Where it's full fantasy is when she overcomes her fears and leaves him hence the symbolism of the untraversable open door. Back to the real world she still has to cross that last threshold." You should be able to have this dialog with yourself and as an answer for beta readers. It's incredibly helpful to keep this mindset during revisions.
When the ending occurs before the last page or is foretold early on there's going to be a few questions about why we should invest in the rest of the story. It couldn't have been placed there for no reason, no part of the story can occur without reason at risk of making cynics of the audience. If it's character focused use the forgone conclusion to connect us to that character.
He's a soldier and he knows through divine intervention that he's going to die in the next assault. Aside from the dramatic tension, delve into that soldier's psyche and explore what drives a man to act beyond self-preservation. What does a man hold dearer than his own life and how far is he willing to go to achieve it? What does he do with his last few hours on this earth? Explore these concepts in a meaningful way and though everyone knows the ending it becomes of secondary importance. We're not here for the end of a plot; we're here to see what becomes of our favorite characters and answer a soul-gripping philosophical quandary.
Discontinuity
Narrative Errors
Story Logic
Subvert Expectations
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Peter Dreams of Sushi
For regular patrons of the sushi bar at Epicurean and Company, the dining experience is inseparable from its head chef, Peter Tran. Famous among customers for his creative sushi designs and limitless sense of humor, Tran is easily one of the most recognizable faces at the eatery.
Tran joined Epi in August 2008 after he moved from Hawaii to D.C. with his family, which is part Vietnamese and part American. Born and raised in Vietnam, Tran moved to Hawaii at age 23 when he first learned to make sushi at a hibachi restaurant.
"I worked in a hibachi restaurant, so my friend was a head sushi chef there," Tran said. "He taught me how take care of the fish – how to keep it fresh, how to clean the fish, how to not mess up the fish."
Tran decided to move to D.C. because of the better educational opportunities the city's schools offered for his daughter, who is now 21. He first discovered a job vacancy at Epi in a newspaper advertisement. He initially started out as manager, and after taking on an array of different tasks, Tran ultimately settled as a sushi chef.
The skills Peter learned about handling raw fish in Hawaii have remained key to his sushi-making at Epi, as he attributes the quality of the sushi to the freshness of its ingredients.
"You take care of your fish like you take care of your girlfriend," Tran said. "When I clean the fish, we try not to move it too much, we don't try to touch too much. We try to not bend the fish, because if you bend it the meat will be broken, and the juice from the meat will come out and the taste will be gone. They spoil very fast and then they smell fishy. That means it's not fresh."
According to Tran, the most popular type of sushi with Georgetown students is salmon, which is also his favorite fish. While he enjoys making sushi with raw fish, he has also expanded his repertoire to include special items — what he calls "American sushi" — such as a sushi roll that uses cream cheese.
Ensuring fresh fish requires an extensive procedure. The kitchen buys its ingredients from the same wholesale market in D.C. each day, sometimes even returning subpar products. Peter oversees this process, arriving at Epi at 11 a.m. and staying until the sushi bar closes at 10 p.m. His daily routine consists of examining fish for freshness, preparing it for sushi and conversing with customers, which he said is one of his favorite parts of the job.
"I love the young people here," Tran said. "I think young people here feel like my kids. So I love to talk with them. So I think they are smart — they are more smart than me. But I am older than them. So I talk about school and the street, and I love talking to them."
Comparing Georgetown to Hawaii, Tran said he finds the campus environment less warm than his home state, though he tries to be friendly to everyone.
"Students here are from all over the world," Peter said. "Hawaii is more friendly, more cool, more laid-back than here. Here I feel like they're more to themselves. But for me, I'm nice to everyone, so I think everyone is nice to me."
Tran especially enjoys getting to know regular customers, of whom he has too many to keep track. Paola Capo (SFS '17), one such patron, said she became a regular at the sushi bar during her sophomore year, when she began frequenting it after exams and started talking to Tran, who soon nicknamed her Sweet Home after hearing she was from Alabama.
Like other regulars at the sushi bar, Capo often receives special sushi rolls from Tran, such as swan-shaped sushi rolls and other designs.
"Since I go so much and we always talk a lot, he just started giving me these extra tokens of friendship," Capo said. "Really, what he does is art, and it's fun for him. He really enjoys doing creative things."
Tran attributes his creative sushi designs to a childhood pastime.
"When I was a boy, I lived on my own. I didn't have toys, so I made my own toys," Tran said. "So now when I do the sushi, I look and I think 'Oh today's a slow day, so I'll make a swan.'"
According to Tran, his sushi designs change depending on his mood, customer preferences and the time of year. Prior to this interview, he made a specialty "kangaroo roll" for a customer at the sushi bar who was Australian. Tran's designs are also inspired by holidays, from flower designs during Valentine's Day to cats at Halloween to turkeys at Thanksgiving.
Looking ahead, Tran anticipates that he will continue working at Epi, where he has fostered friendships with many of his patrons.
"I've worked here almost eight years," Tran said. "So far, I love the students here, and I love the people here, and I love my job too. So I'll stick around."


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Book 3 Chapter 20 - A Reason That Cannot Be Understood
The black old cloth strip between the shaft and the fingers, as well as the practiced manner of still not stopping to grab the shaft even after receiving his own heavy strike made Lin Xi immediately understand that this should be a student with a 'border barbarian' background, but he definitely wasn't Tang Ke.
It was because Lin Xi understood Tang Ke extremely well. Ever since that older brother sacrificed his own life, he no longer had much desire for greatness, his ambitions sealed. He didn't wish to see his companions die or bleed anymore, so Tang Ke definitely wouldn't have such powerful fighting intent.
"Your strength is indeed not bad."
After the blade sent the longsword in Lin Xi's hands flying, 'Spirit Vulture' who turned around didn't immediately take action, instead looking at Lin Xi and saying with a sunken voice, "Your movements and dodging are excellent, sword skills also fast, to the point where just now, I didn't even have confidence in striking your body, only able to send the longsword in your hand flying. If your cultivation level was close to mine, I might not be your opponent, but now… it is already a situation of inevitable defeat."
When he heard Spirit Vulture's upright words, and then looked at the black longsword that was sent more than ten steps away, stabbed obliquely into the ground, Lin Xi smiled, and then said, "What you said is correct, this time, I indeed lost, however…"
"However what?" This 'Spirit Vulture' symbol black-armored student not only had powerful cultivation, his willpower was also definitely extremely astonishing. It was because regardless of what cultivation was like, flesh and pain were the same. Just now, he was struck by Lin Xi's sword, yet he didn't even release a cry of pain. Meanwhile, right now, Lin Xi didn't even finish saying what he wanted to say, yet he was immediately interrupted, meaning that this individual was really fond of summarizing and reflecting over the gains and losses of his experiences. Having his level of strength was definitely not only because of talent.
Lin Xi said, "However, if I predicted that your first stomp was fake from the start, I might be able to immediately land a strike. If I struck your leg, preventing you from moving freely… you perhaps might not be able to block my following successive strikes, right?"
"What you said is also correct." Spirit Vulture stared blankly for a moment, but soon afterwards, he shook his head in annoyance. "No… this isn't entirely true, because this type of feint doesn't exist at all. That stomp, whether it is real or fake, that is completely my choice. Even if you were someone who had even greater experience, someone with a higher level of cultivation, you still wouldn't dare call my bluff and take action first. It is because if my charge was real, the following long blade's strike can completel face anything, at that time, the results will instead be even worse… unless my opponent can completely understand what I was thinking at the time, the feint you speak of doesn't exist at all."
"In this world, there is no one who can anticipate what another is thinking, which is why your considerations are completely absurd. If you wish to win over me, your cultivation undoubtedly has to be about the same as mine." Perhaps because he was worried that his own thoughts might be disturbed by Lin Xi's thoughts, that it might lead to an unfavorable effect on his own cultivation, this black-armored student added this in irritation.
Lin Xi laughed, deciding he wasn't going to argue with this somewhat of a martial idiot opponent anymore. He didn't even remove his own golden pentagon emblem, instead quietly saying, "Return!"
Time returned to ten minutes ago. Lin Xi still hadn't faced 'Yellow Antelope' yet.
Just like before, when he made his way out from the mountain forest into the hillside, he saw 'Yellow Antelope' walk over from the other side.
Because he already knew about the other party, when faced with the charging black longsword wielding 'Yellow Antelope', he was even calmer. Only when the other party's sword edge was raised did he suddenly strike out, sending 'Yellow Antelope' into the ground once again.
He picked up the black longsword, and then after removing a pentagram emblem from Yellow Antelope's shoulder, Lin Xi heard Spirit Vulture's steady footsteps. He took a deep breath, and then walked to the level area from before, watching Spirit Vulture walk out from the forest.
"Silver Fox?"
"I recall seeing you on the ranking before…"
Lin Xi thought about the words this border barbarian spoke before, while the 'Spirit Vulture' on the other side was currently looking at him, saying the exact same words.
"What you said is not wrong." Lin Xi's reply was the same as last time.
"I like fighting against strong opponents, I only hope that you won't disappoint me." The 'Spirit Vulture' wielding a black border army long blade nodded, completely unaware that Lin Xi had already experienced this once before. He began to walk towards Lin Xi with a steady gait.
When he was roughly seven steps from Lin Xi, his right leg stamped heavily into the ground. He originally thought that Lin Xi would definitely believe that he would take action, but then discover that he didn't really want to attack, and then as a result be unable to help but display a bit of sluggishness. However, what made his brain immediately freeze was that the moment his right leg stamped heavily into the ground, taking a step, Lin Xi's entire body erupted with duty-bound momentum, like a blooming black flower… with exceptional decisiveness, almost before his foot landed, Lin Xi's entire body already charged over, the black longsword brandishing about like torrential rain.
Only when a lacerating intense pain extended from his left leg, instantly rushing into his brain, did his brain recover the ability to think. He completely couldn't believe this… how did the other party know that this was a feint? Even if it was an opponent who didn't understand martial skills, he could still definitely only be frightened stiff by his imposing stance, and definitely not take action decisively like this.
Moreover, even if one saw through his bluff, this opponent's attack was just a bit too fast… as if before he even moved, the other party already knew what he wanted to do, already reacted. It was because the other party's movements seemed to almost have been made the same time as when he took the step, this preventing him from having the time to think at all, unable to change the leftover thoughts that were still spinning in his mind, change his feint into a real attack. However, how was this possible? How could there possibly be anyone in this world who knew what the other party was thinking?!
At the same time, Lin Xi was filled with happiness.
Without the slightest pause, he passed his opponent's body. With a turn of his wrist, he delivered another heavy strike to Spirit Vulture's left shoulder blade.
The black long blade flew from Spirit Vulture's hand, smashing heavily into the black longsword in Lin Xi's hands, sending the black longsword flying.
Just from the strength with which Lin Xi sent his sword into his shoulder, this experienced border barbarian already determined that his own cultivation was far greater than Lin Xi's, enough to prevent Lin Xi from being able to hold onto the longsword in his hands.
However, this time, he couldn't accurately seize the cloth strips wrapped around the black long blade, because at this time, Lin Xi suddenly turned around, exerting force. The short blade in his left hand stabbed into Spirit Vulture's wrist fiercely.
This strike caused even someone with an extremely sturdy will like Spirit Vulture to release a muffled groan of pain. The black border army long blade fell from his hand.
Pa!
Lin Xi's second blade landed on his right shoulder, this blade making his entire right arm shake. When he subconsciously reached for the black long blade that fell, he also subconsciously wanted to roll to the side, yet he instead released another muffled groan… it was because the injury on his left thigh now flared out… due to the intense pain causing an unavoidable sluggishness, the instant his body still rolled to the side, Lin Xi's arms already gripped the short blade, and then together with his waist, crushed down, smashing down heavily at Spirit Vulture's lower back.
Spirit Vulture fell onto the ground heavily.
Just the pain from his lower back prevented him from twisting his body around, unable to attack again.
Moreover, the other party's strangeness and swiftness were both already enough to make him lose the courage to continue fighting.
"I admit defeat!" While full of confusion, this border barbarian shouted out these three words with a bit of humiliation.
Lin Xi removed a golden pentagon emblem. He breathed heavily while happily leaving this place.
These days, the Braveslayer special training, Windstalker special training, and the 'dead things' Xu Shengmo looked down on, that is the Direct Spear Strikes and the Blade and Spear' torment, indeed increased his strength at an astonishing rate. Before, if it wasn't because he didn't have enough strength, he could even have a good fight against this border barbarian.
Moreover, after using the ability to go back ten minutes, being able to foresee the other party's movements and actions really was a huge advantage. If his condition was optimal, not like right now where his entire body was a bit sore, this battle might have been won even more easily.
Now, he couldn't help but recall that in the legends, Principal Zhang has never lost before… However, cultivating in this world was slow for everyone, Principal Zhang definitely didn't immediately have astonishing cultivation after entering this world. This world had so many experts, who knew just how many experts he faced. For him to never have lost, it was likely because of this type of ability that allowed him to anticipate the movements of some powerful opponents.
Since he could defeat even an opponent with eight successive five emblem withdrawals, then obtaining eight five emblem accomplishments, nine times, or even higher, wasn't at all impossible.
Under the silver mask, Lin Xi who obtained a conclusive answer thought of Gao Yanan and Jiang Yu'er, he thought of Liu Ziyu and Qin Xiyue, about Li Kaiyun and the others who shared all honor and disgrace with him, this made the corners of his lips couldn't help but draw a pretty arc upwards.
"I admit defeat… but what I cannot understand is, how did you know my action was a bluff?" The moment he turned around to head towards the yellow perimeter walls, walking more than ten steps out, Spirit Vulture who sat up from the ground with great difficulty couldn't help but shout at his rear figure.
Lin Xi stared blankly. He already knew that this 'Spirit Vulture' was a martial idiot, so if he found a random reason, the other party not believing him, then it really might have an unfavorable effect on his cultivation, but what reason could he even use? This left him with quite the headache.
"Did you use this trick before?" After remaining quiet for a bit, Lin Xi asked.
Spirit Vulture stared blankly for a moment. "I have, and?"
"Last time you used it, I was hiding on a large tree, just happened to see it." Lin Xi immediately smiled and said, "That is why this time, I guessed that you would act the same, which is why I was able to win against you."
"So that was it." Spirit Vulture took this to be the truth, immediately feeling relieved. He muttered to himself and said, "It seems like fooling the enemy really can't be used again and again. However, just because you saw it once, you would act like this… isn't this a bit too risky?"
When Lin Xi saw that this martial idiot new student believe him, he decided not to say anything else either, quickly turning around to leave. This time, he didn't want to provoke any more opponents, so he was extremely careful when moving through the mountain forest, completely silent.
"How did he accomplish this blow? Don't tell me it is precisely the unique potential of a Braveslayer?" While hiding in a treetop, while holding what was known as a 'Hawkeye' in Yunqin's border army, known by people from Lin Xi's world as a monocular, Li Wu remained speechless for a long time.
Lin Xi didn't realize that even though Spirit Vulture believed that he had seen him use this trick before, Li Wu understood that Lin Xi had never met Spirit Vulture before in the training valley extremely clearly.
Lin Xi's strike left even Li Wu, an academy lecturer, in disbelief, unable to figure out the reasoning at all.


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I Stream, You Stream Vol. 29
by Patrick Bromley
This week's streaming picks honor the passing of the great Jonathan Demme.
Many of Jonathan Demme's best movies are not currently available to stream via subscription service, but that will give you the opportunity to dive a bit deeper into his filmography and check out these titles you may have missed.
The Manchurian Candidate (2004, dir. Jonathan Demme) Here's a movie that usually gets lumped in with Demme's failures (it's basically this and The Truth About Charlie, both of which are remakes). It deserves better even if it's not one of Demme's best. Yes, it may not live up to John Frankenheimer's original movie, but such is always the risk when taking on a property as classic as this one. Demme's update boasts an incredible cast, including Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber and Meryl Streep, and brings many of the original film's paranoid concerns into the 2000s. The movie works as a thriller and as an acting showcase; I suspect there's more going on here, too, in terms of it commenting on the nature of remakes, but I'll need to revisit it before I can confirm. Hopefully that's what I'll be doing this weekend. (Watch on Netflix)
Justin Timberlake and the Tennessee Kids (2016, dir. Jonathan Demme) Jonathan Demme loved music and made a lot of music and concert documentaries over the course of his career. This concert film, recorded during the final night of a two-year tour for Timberlake, captures the singer and his backup musicians giving it their all in Las Vegas and does a brilliant job of reflecting just what a dynamic and entertaining performer Timberlake is, regardless of how you feel about his music (though I would argue it's difficult to come away from this film and not enjoy the music, and I say this as someone with a very low tolerance for dance pop). As he did back in the '80s with Stop Making Sense, Demme opens up the stage and brings us in to see all the performers, allowing numbers to play out in longer takes and wide shots -- a beautiful balance of keeping us in the audience for the spectacle and bringing us up close and personal to the musicians. No one could bring live music to life like Demme. This wound up being his last feature. I'm happy he went out on a high note. (Watch on Netflix)
Who Am I This Time? (1982, dir. Jonathan Demme) JB mentioned this American Playhouse production in our writeup of our favorite Jonathan Demme movies this week. Despite being a big fan of both Kurt Vonnegut and Jonathan Demme, I haven't seen it. I'm happy to see that it's streaming for free for Prime subscribers because I'm going to remedy my oversight right quick. (Watch on Amazon Prime Video)
A Master Builder (2014, dir. Jonathan Demme) A sort of spiritual sequel to Vanya on 42nd Street, this one reunites Wallace Shawn and André Gregory for a cinematic adaptation (scripted by Shawn) of Henrik Ibsen's 1893 play. I love how Demme bounced around between commercial projects, documentaries, concert movies and experimental films like this, always finding interesting ways into the material both thematically and visually. It's worth watching not just for Demme's touches but also for the acting, which is, not surprisingly, uniformly great. Julie Hagerty gets her best role in 30 years and crushes it, which is a sentence you might not have expected to read today. (Watch on Filmstruck)
Labels: a master builder, filmstruck, i stream you stream, jonathan demme, justin timberlake, netflix instant, who am I this time
Kunider April 28, 2017 at 1:40 PM
A master Builder, i have the Criterion release that i got in the box with My Diner With Andre and Vanya. i knew nothing of that movie, but i liked it a lot. seeing Demme in the credits was a good surprise
Matt Sollenberger April 28, 2017 at 3:47 PM
I don't think I really "got" A Master Builder, but I know I was blown away by Lisa Joyce's live-wire performance. Worth seeing for her alone.
Yeah, worst case you get great performances by actors
Charles Lewis April 28, 2017 at 6:08 PM
Thanks for making a "big deal" out of Demme's passing this week. He's a chameleon director as are most of my favorites. Putting his stamp on something, but ultimately making it more about story, performances etc. The diversity of this lineup says it all.


text:
require 'open3'

HEAD = """
#compdef _vagrant vagrant

# ZSH completion for Vagrant
#
# To use this completion add this to ~/.zshrc
# fpath=(/path/to/this/dir $fpath)
# compinit
#
# For development reload the function after making changes
# unfunction _vagrant && autoload -U _vagrant
"""

BOX_LIST_FUNCTION = """
__box_list ()
{
    _wanted application expl 'command' compadd $(command vagrant box list | awk '{print $1}' )
}
"""

PLUGIN_LIST_FUNCTION = """
__plugin_list ()
{
    _wanted application expl 'command' compadd $(command vagrant plugin list | awk '{print $1}')
}
"""

ADD_FEATURE_FLAGS = ["remove", "repackage", "update", "repair", "uninstall"]
VAGRANT_COMMAND = "vagrant"

FLAG_REGEX = /--(\S)*/
CMDS_REGEX = /^(\s){1,}(\w)(\S)*/

def make_string_script_safe(s)
  s.gsub("[","(").gsub("]",")").gsub("-","_").gsub("'", "")
end

def remove_square_brakets(s)
  s.gsub("[","(").gsub("]",")")
end

def format_flags(group_name, flags)
  group_name = make_string_script_safe(group_name)
  opts_str = "local -a #{group_name} && #{group_name}=(\n"
  flags.each do |flag, desc|
    opts_str = opts_str + "    '#{remove_square_brakets(flag)}=[#{make_string_script_safe(desc)}]'\n"
  end
  opts_str + ")"
end

def format_subcommand(group_name, cmds)
  opts_str = "local -a #{group_name} && #{group_name}=(\n"
  cmds.each do |cmd, desc|
    opts_str = opts_str + "    '#{cmd}:#{desc}'\n"
  end
  opts_str + ")"
end

def format_case(group_name, cmds, cmd_list, feature_string)
  case_str = """case $state in
  (command)
    _describe -t commands 'command' #{group_name}
    return
  ;;

  (options)
    case $line[1] in
"""

  cmds.each do |cmd, desc|
    if cmd_list.include?(cmd)
      case_append = """  #{cmd})
    _arguments -s -S : $#{make_string_script_safe(cmd)}_arguments #{feature_string if ADD_FEATURE_FLAGS.include?(cmd)} ;;
"""
    else
      case_append = """  #{cmd})
    __vagrant-#{cmd} ;;
"""
    end
    case_str = case_str + case_append
  end

  case_str = case_str + """esac
  ;;
esac
"""
end

def extract_flags(top_level_commands)
  flags = top_level_commands.map { |c| [c.match(FLAG_REGEX)[0], c.split("  ")[-1].strip] if c.strip.start_with?("--") }.compact
end

def extract_subcommand(top_level_commands)
  cmds = top_level_commands.map { |c| [c.match(CMDS_REGEX)[0].strip, c.split("  ")[-1].strip] if c.match(CMDS_REGEX) }.compact
end

def get_top_level_commands(root_command, cmd_list)
  stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3("vagrant #{root_command} -h")
  top_level_commands = stdout.split("\n")

  root_subcommand = extract_subcommand(top_level_commands)
  commands = format_subcommand("sub_commands", root_subcommand)
  if root_command == "box"
    feature_string = "':feature:__box_list'"
  elsif root_command == "plugin"
    feature_string = "':feature:__plugin_list'"
  else
    feature_string = ""
  end
  case_string = format_case("sub_commands", root_subcommand, cmd_list, feature_string)

  flags_def = ""
  root_subcommand.each do |cmd, desc|
    next if !cmd_list.include?(cmd)
    stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3("vagrant #{root_command} #{cmd} -h")
    cmd_help = stdout.split("\n")
    flags_def = flags_def + format_flags("#{cmd}_arguments", extract_flags(cmd_help)) + "\n\n"
  end

  return commands, flags_def, case_string
end

def format_script(root_command, subcommands, funciton_name)
  top_level_commands, top_level_args, state_case = get_top_level_commands(root_command, subcommands)

  script = """
function #{funciton_name} () {

  #{top_level_commands}

  #{top_level_args}

  _arguments -C ':command:->command' '*::options:->options'

#{state_case}
}
"""
end

def generate_script
  subcommand_list = {
    "" => ["cloud", "destroy", "global-status", "halt", "help", "login", "init", "package", "port", "powershell", "provision", "push", "rdp", "reload", "resume", "ssh", "ssh-config", "status", "suspend", "up", "upload", "validate", "version", "winrm", "winrm-config"],
    "box" => ["add", "list", "outdated", "prune", "remove", "repackage", "update"],
    "snapshot" => ["delete", "list", "pop", "push", "restore", "save"],
    "plugin" => ["install", "expunge", "license", "list", "repair", "uninstall", "update"],
  }

  script = """#{HEAD}
#{BOX_LIST_FUNCTION}
#{PLUGIN_LIST_FUNCTION}
"""

  subcommand_list.each do |cmd, opts|
    if cmd != ""
      function_name = "__vagrant-#{cmd}"
    else
      function_name = "_vagrant"
    end
    script = script + format_script(cmd, opts, function_name)
  end
  script
end

puts generate_script

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


How much are you guys paying for flights?
Apart from the small matter of suicidal pilots crashing the plane deliberately.
Other than that and flying over Ukraine they are fine I agree.
And a flight path followed by many airlines... again a freak incident. Could have been any of a number airlines.
Anyway... If their pricing was right I'd fly with them.. but instead, this year I'm flying Garuda.
I'd give a vote to Malaysian Airlines, though. I've flown with them before and been very impressed. When that flight got shot down over Ukraine, there were several other planes from other carriers flying exactly the same route - they were just the unlucky one. And we still don't know what happened to the other flight.
If I'm a bit skint then I'll be going with whoever the cheapest is even if it's Malaysia. Just won't tell anyone lol.
Its always worth paying a bit extra to fly on Quantas, Emirates or Singapore airlines...Some of the others are horrific.
We just bought two singles to Brisbane last month exactly same flight for £1500.
Shop around change your dates and change your time of day flying.
Mind you if you gotta fly from Scotland to London first, I spose that would increase cost.
Agent - Nov 2012. Getting certs - all of 2013. IELTS, PCC, EOI - Mar 2014. Invitation - Apr 2014. Medicals Jun 2014. 25th June Visa Granted. Flights booked for 17th October 2014. "So Long and thanks for all the fish"
.....and buy from the airline. I personally have found its cheaper that way than going to travel agent.
I forgot to mention last night, that sometimes it is worth flying to Amsterdam first and then continuing from there. I've done that before and there are sometimes some serious deals to be had.
My brother flew to Brisbane with Singapore last month from Amsterdam, He paid around 400 EURO for a single. That's not bad. All he had to do was jump on a cheap 6am flight from Bristol to Amsterdam and bingo. No having to hack all the way to London first either.
I should also mention that we are also Dutch, so a couple of days in The Netherlands before a long haul flight where we can spend time with family isn't exactly difficult, but it might be worth a look.
I forgot to mention last night, that sometimes it is worth flying to Amsterdam first and then continuing from there.
Definitely! If you don't live near London, it's definitely worth looking at booking your flight through Amsterdam instead of going through London, especially if you're flying from Scotland. I did that for many years (from Oz, visiting parents). Amsterdam is much nicer to go through than any of the London airports and I saved money too.
You used to get the best deal by booking a return from Amsterdam and buying a cheapie separate flight to get there, but of course you've got to allow plenty of changeover time to be sure not to miss connections. I used to get there early so I could have a weekend in Amsterdam!
I might look into that!
Me and my girlfriend just got back from STA and i've just did the online application for my Visa. Must say, STA are fantastic. Our agent waited an hour after his shift finished to wait for us which we didn't know until we got there. Love it!
Do you mean you booked your visa through them or just went for ideas/to book the trip?
We have just flown with Emirates from Birmigham via Dubai and it cost just under £2000 return. I could of got it slightly cheaper but I was happy to pay for the convenience of a local airport and the flight times. I booked through STA, but only because my work colleagues daughter works for them and she needed the commission. I would normally book direct.
To add, that price also included our internal flight from Perth to Adelaide with Quantas. So I was pretty happy with the price, though if I had booked it in January when we first looked it was only £1400, instead of waiting until May. I was kicking myself.
No it is because London is the centre of the universe and the gravitational pull from London to the outer reaches of the galaxy in Australia back to London is extremely strong.
So very little fuel is required for the return leg.
Garuda are a fantastic airline these days, winning awards left right and centre in the airline industry. And getting rave reviews in the media on their new London - Jakarta route.
Recently voted best in Asia Pacific Region which would include other airlines such as qantas Singapore and Malaysia.
I guess I will see next year what their long haul is like, their short haul I have experienced and its as fantastic service.
£650 return w/ Etihad - booked 2 months in advance.
I saw some for £600 with Emirates, but I wasn't flexible with my dates.


Gateway Casino and Entertainment have announced that it has officially decided and chose the location of its new gambling venue in Wasaga Beach. The gambling operator has issued such information this week, by revealing that the new casino is going to be in the vicinity of the Mosley Street Roundabout. The operator expects that the new location for its casino is going to manage to attract the most substantial amount of players from neighboring communities, as well as Wasaga.
Last week on Thursday was the day that marked the arrival of the long-awaited announcement to Wasaga Beach. The casino operator made that decision after a thorough and detailed evaluation that carefully examined the five proposed casino sites. The assessment considered all of the different factors, which resulted in the choosing of the well-known roundabout to be their choice of the new casino venue. Even before the evaluation, everyone knew that the casino had eyed the location, and it was most likely to be the future gaming operating venue of the Gateway Casino, thanks to its strong potential.
The area that the casino chose has a total area of 7.5 acres. The land lot is at the west end of Wasaga Beach, which is in one of the most important cities and communities zones of the Wasaga town. It is near a road that would provide a constant flow of possible casino players, Highway 26, which also offers easy access to the gaming venue. The location is also in the vicinity of another prosperous part of the Wasaga Beach area, Beachwood Drive.
The Beachfront area was one of the viable places that the casino was considering when it was still looking for a location for its new venue, which is according to the other local businesses that operate in this lively area of town. The casino started to look into the proposed options by the City Council in October. Since then, many speculations have been circling. The mayor, Nina Bifolchi, stated that the local city officials welcome this announcement and that it is the time to proceed with the next logical step in this project.
Since the operator announced the area of the new construction, the provincial government is going to get a chance to have a say and give the approval on the project. Only after such approvals, the construction work on the site can start. According to projections, that could happen as soon as in a few weeks according to the previous timeline that the casino releases, the construction would begin in the summer. The grand opening date should be around 2020.
What Will the Local Community Expect?
The gaming venue is going to get the local employment market a fantastic push. The reason behind that is that it will need more than 150 people to work at a variety of positions. The casino is going to start conducting interviews in the months ahead of the official launch of the casino operations.


E - Larson 2; Lorenz 3(3); Swenson(1); Paulson 3(5); Hieb(1). DP - Mitchell 3. LOB - Mitchell 12; Smittys 12. 2B - Jar. Schmidt 2. 3B - Stotz(1). HBP - Josh Schmidt. SH - Sadler; Mastel; Paulson(1). SF - Andera(1). SB - Neugebauer; Sadler; Cavanaugh; Bennett; Mastel; Larson; Lorenz(4); Swenson(1). CS - Josh Schmidt.
Win - Bennett. Loss - Andera. Save - None. WP - Sadler 2. HBP - by Andera (Josh Schmidt). Inherited runners/scored: Josh Schmidt 1/0; Sadler 3/3; Bennett 2/0. Pitches/strikes: None.
Josh Schmidt faced 3 batters in the 6th.
Mitchell 1st - Neugebauer grounded out to 2b. Sadler reached on an error by ss, advanced to second. Cavanaugh struck out looking. Jar. Schmidt grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Aberdeen Smittys 1st - Lorenz grounded out to ss. Reierson flied out to 2b. Swenson singled. Swenson stole second. Cox flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Mitchell 2nd - Josh Schmidt reached on an error by ss. Josh Schmidt out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Bennett walked. Cavanaugh to 1b. Bennett to rf for Josh Schmidt. Mastel to 3b for Bennett. Fuerst to dh for Mastel. Larson to 2b. Josh Schmidt to p for Fuerst. Mastel stole second. Fuerst struck out swinging. Larson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Aberdeen Smittys 2nd - Stotz grounded out to 3b. Paulson singled. Andera flied out to cf. Hieb singled; Paulson advanced to second. Holzer grounded out to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Mitchell 3rd - Herrick singled. Neugebauer walked; Herrick advanced to second. Sadler grounded out to p, SAC; Neugebauer advanced to second; Herrick advanced to third. Cavanaugh grounded out to 2b, RBI; Neugebauer advanced to third; Herrick scored. Jar. Schmidt grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Aberdeen Smittys 3rd - Lorenz singled. Lorenz out at second p to 2b to ss, picked off. Reierson grounded out to p. Swenson walked. Cox struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Mitchell 4th - Bennett walked. Bennett stole second. Mastel out at first p to 2b, SAC; Bennett advanced to third. Fuerst grounded out to ss. Larson reached on an error by 2b; Bennett scored, unearned. Larson stole second. Herrick walked. Neugebauer reached on a fielder's choice; Herrick out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Aberdeen Smittys 4th - Stotz singled. Paulson reached on an error by 2b, SAC; Stotz advanced to second. Stotz advanced to third. Andera flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; Stotz scored, unearned. Hieb flied out to rf. Holzer grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Mitchell 5th - Sadler walked. Cavanaugh singled; Sadler advanced to second. Cavanaugh stole second; Sadler stole third. Jar. Schmidt doubled, 2 RBI; Cavanaugh scored; Sadler scored. Bennett flied out to rf. Mastel struck out looking. Fuerst singled, advanced to second on an error by rf, advanced to third, RBI; Jar. Schmidt scored. Larson grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Aberdeen Smittys 5th - Lorenz reached on an error by 2b. Reierson hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Lorenz out on the play. Swenson singled. Cox grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Mitchell 6th - Herrick grounded out to 2b. Neugebauer singled. Sadler singled; Neugebauer advanced to second. Sadler advanced to second; Neugebauer stole third. Cavanaugh flied out to rf. Jar. Schmidt struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Aberdeen Smittys 6th - Stotz singled. Paulson singled; Stotz advanced to second. Andera walked; Paulson advanced to second; Stotz advanced to third. Sadler to p. Cavanaugh to 2b. Josh Schmidt to 1b for Fuerst. Miller to lf for Larson. Herrick to c. / for Josh Schmidt. Andera advanced to second; Paulson advanced to third; Stotz scored on a wild pitch. Hieb grounded out to p. Amdahl to cf for Holzer. Andera advanced to third; Paulson scored on a wild pitch. Amdahl singled, RBI; Andera scored. Lorenz reached on a fielder's choice; Amdahl out at second ss to 2b. Lorenz stole second. Reierson grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Mitchell 7th - Reierson to cf. Swenson to 2b. Paulson to 3b. Andera to p. Amdahl to lf. Bennett flied out to 1b. Mastel grounded out to 2b. Josh Schmidt hit by pitch. Miller struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Aberdeen Smittys 7th - Swenson singled. Cox flied out to rf. Stotz tripled, RBI; Swenson scored. Paulson grounded out to 1b unassisted. Andera walked, advanced to second. Hieb struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Mitchell 8th - Herrick flied out to 1b. Neugebauer flied out to rf. Sadler walked. Cavanaugh singled, advanced to second on an error by ss; Sadler advanced to third. Jar. Schmidt struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Aberdeen Smittys 8th - Sadler to c. Miller to p. Herrick to lf. Amdahl grounded out to 3b. Lorenz walked. Reierson walked; Lorenz advanced to second. Bennett to p. Miller to rf. Swenson hit into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Reierson out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Mitchell 9th - Bennett flied out to p. Mastel singled. Josh Schmidt reached on an error by 2b, advanced to second on the throw; Mastel advanced to third. Miller singled, RBI; Josh Schmidt advanced to third; Mastel scored, unearned. Herrick reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Miller out at second 3b to 2b; Josh Schmidt scored, unearned. Neugebauer walked; Herrick advanced to second. Sadler reached on an error by 3b; Neugebauer advanced to second; Herrick scored, unearned. Cavanaugh reached on an error by 3b; Sadler advanced to second; Neugebauer advanced to third. Jar. Schmidt doubled, 3 RBI; Cavanaugh scored, unearned; Sadler scored, unearned; Neugebauer scored, unearned. Bennett flied out to 2b. 6 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB.
Aberdeen Smittys 9th - Cox singled. Stotz hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Cox out on the play. Paulson walked. Andera singled; Paulson advanced to third. Hieb struck out looking. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.


The festival of all festivals kicks off a New Orleans spring. A weekend of exciting street parades leads up to Fat Tuesday, when revellers don lavish costumes, colourful face paints and masks and take to the street for a final bash before Lent. A dozen or so parades roll down city streets, with participants throwing beads and trinkets from large floats while jazz and ragtime bands make music. Joining in the party is all part of the fun.
Get a picnic basket and fill it with a muffuletta or a po'boy sandwich, and head to a city park to catch the springtime blooms. Catfish jump in the calm lagoons of Audubon Park and the alligators' dinner is a public display at Audubon Zoo. In City Park, you can wander among the moss-draped oaks and marvel at the azaleas in the New Orleans Botanical Gardens. A ride on the miniature train at Carousel Gardens enchants kids and adults.
Reserve a candlelit table on a starlit night at one of the city's elegant Creole restaurants. Treat yourself to a local speciality like crawfish and goat cheese crepes on the balcony at Muriel's, overlooking Jackson Square. Try the zesty gumbo inside the cosy brick walls of K-Paul's. Uptown, the smell of grilled veal wafts from the stately mansion that is Commander's Palace, the grand dame of New Orleans restaurants.
A spring break in New Orleans brings a variety of high-energy festivals. The mansions and gardens of Garden District open their doors to visitors for a rare treat during the Spring Fiesta. Jazz quartets tempt dancers up at the French Quarter Festival. Literature buffs can join discussion panels at the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival. More bizarre entertainment at the festival comes in the form of the Stanley and Stella yelling match. Contestants recreate the famous angry scene from A Streetcar Named Desire.
Spend a quiet spring day browsing the antique shops and art galleries on Royal Street. The Farmer's Market along the riverfront sells fresh produce and Magazine Street in the Garden District showcases high-end fashion stores and street side cafes. These are the places for a soothing mint julep after shopping. Ride the St. Charles Avenue streetcar back downtown.
A New Orleans spring closes on a festive note. Musicians, cooks, craftspeople and music fans gather at the Fair Grounds Race Track on the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May for a world-class celebration of Louisiana music, food and culture. The local sounds of Cajun, zydeco, jazz, gospel, soul and rhythm and blues performed on numerous stages get the joint bouncing. Between the weekends, local clubs keep the festival spirit rocking with intimate appearances by festival performers.


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Clint Eastwood returns, stars in new super PAC ad
CNN Senior Producer Kevin Bohn
Washington (CNN) - Actor Clint Eastwood is returning to the political stage, but this time he is talking directly to the camera - and not to an empty chair.
Eastwood received much derision as well as praise for his speech at the Republican Convention this summer in Tampa where he lectured to an empty chair that was meant to represent President Obama.
- Follow Kevin Bohn on Twitter: @KevinBohnCNN.
Now Eastwood is the star of a new ad, called "At Stake" from the Republican super PAC American Crossroads.
For much of the spot Eastwood's voice is just heard telling the audience: "For the last few years America has been knocked down. Twenty three million people can't find full-time work," he says. "Obama's second term would be a rerun of the first, and our country just couldn't survive that. We need someone who can turn it around fast. That man is Mitt Romney."
Then Eastwood is seen talking directly to the camera as it ends saying, "There is not much time left, and the future of our country is at stake."
The commercial was taped at Eastwood's home in California, according to American Crossroads spokesman Jonathan Collegio. While Eastwood's speech was met with a lot of negative press stories, Crossroads officials think his message of how Obama has failed resonated. Crossroads President Steven Law was at the convention and thought Eastwood's words were powerful and that he connected with the crowd, Collegio said. Group officials were introduced to him, and he agreed to tape the ad.
Crossroads thinks this goes beyond a stock celebrity endorsement because, as Collegio put it, "this is Clint adding his iconic weight to a message about the country that already resonates with people and which they already believe in their hearts."
The group showed the ad to focus groups in Florida and Ohio, and "it tested off the charts," Collegio says.
The Eastwood spot is one of three new ones launching Wednesday as part of a $12.6 million buy in seven key swing states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio and Virginia.
One entitled "Survive" about small business owners will air in Colorado, Iowa, Ohio and Virginia Survive and one called "Bow" which hits Obama's record on China is set to air in Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio and Virginia.
Mitt Romney is getting substantial air cover this week. With this new buy, American Crossroads will be spending at least $17 million on swing state ads. On Tuesday it went up with a $4.2 million buy just in Wisconsin and Ohio highlighting the story of a young boy battling cancer in the 1970's who Mitt Romney helped. Another super PAC supporting the Republican presidential nominee, Restore Our Future, announced it was going up with almost $18 million in swing state ads on Tuesday in battleground states.
- Check out the CNN Electoral Map and Calculator and game out your own strategy for November.
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Filed under: 2012 • Ads • American Crossroads • Mitt Romney
Who cares!!! He is a crappy actor just like the person he is endorsing.
Go, Clint!
Obama continues to astound with his lies. Here are Obama's own words in 2006, brought to you by the letter "O" and the number "16 Trillion:"
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America 's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America 's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, "the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better."
~ Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
I am not sure that I would believe Eastwood. He doesn't seem to understand or note the problems that Obama had at the start and how big they were.
I want to thank the Dems and the President for mocking Clint Eastwood, it appears that you have pissed him off. You made the Republicans day, nice job !
I love how the GOP feels the need to continue to pump up enthusiasm for Mitt Romney. Clint Eastwood isn't going to sway the independent voters in swing states. If it were that simple, they would have done this months ago. This ad is to assure their base turns out to vote. Because the past few weeks, Romney lost two debates and all momentum. In typical GOP fashion, let's just throw money at the problem and see if it goes away.
SokrMom
Chairs everywhere are trembling...
truth hurts
S.B. Stein E.B. NJ - I am not sure that I would believe Eastwood. He doesn't seem to understand or note the problems that Obama had at the start and how big they were
Obviously bigger than Obama because he hasn't been able to solve any of them in 4 years. Time for somebody in the Whitehouse that knows what they are doing. Romney/Ryan.
Clint, the Dude upstaged you in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and I am sorry to say that you are out of your league again.
L.W. Man
There is not one "real" thing about Obama. From his past, where he was born, his school records, his promoted belief system for 20 years (Wright's God Damn America!), and his conduct in other nations is only about great he is and how bad America is. He's never held a real job and doesn't do the one he has now!!
I do not want this man representing me!
And boy, does GO, CLINT have it right – quoting the annointed one's own words!
karek40
I looked where the ads were being shown, I am surprised they do not have a negative add about Obama/Israel and Obama's treatment of the Israelis president to be shown in Florida and N.Y. or a positive add about Romney and Israel.
If Obama had half of the integrity, honesty and brains of Eastwood this country would be in a lot better shape.But he doesn't.
BluePoo
Anyone who tries to paint Obama as a failure deserves no attention at all - they have no relevant opinion, and are only repeating baseless propaganda. Obama has, by-and-large, succeeded in nearly every endeavor: millions of previously uninsured are now covered; millions of people have been put back to work; millions of jobs have been saved from both offshoring and downsizing initiatives; one war has been terminated, and another is winding down. America is finally starting to get back on its feet after a one-two knockout by the GOP, while people like Eastwood and his bank-rollers try to pretend not only that she's bleeding out on the mat, but that they were somehow not responsible for it.
We're doing a heckuvalot better now than we were four years ago, no thanks to you and your ilk, Mr. Eastwood. We're finally starting to gain some ground despite a wholly unified party of "no", whose primary stated goal is to block a second term for Obama. Despite nearly half the country screaming obscenities and throwing a tantrum, we've managed to drag this country, slowly but surely, an inch at a time, into the modern era. You're a fool to say that this president is "a failure," and your opinion should be treated with the disdain one treats a fool's opinion.
If you think Obama could have done better, fine... that's your prerogative. I happen to agree: he should have been more forceful while he had a majority in both houses. Hindsight is 20/20, though, and there was no precedent for the kind of opposition he would face to even routine legislation after the mid-term elections. He tried to play nice, and got a few hard knocks for his trouble... I find it intolerable that he still refuses to play dirty, despite GOP claims that he does just that. He could be a much more effective leader by destroying a few careers on Capitol Hill; I would. That may make him somewhat naive in the grand scheme of things, but it's not indicative of "failure" on either a personal or policy level.
Of course, I suppose it's possible that Mr. Eastwood is still talking about his pretend Obama, so there's that.
Luke Brown
Hmm ... Multimillionaire Empty Suit endorsed by multimillionaire Hollywood Geezer. Wow! That will make me vote Republican for sure.
America to Clint: Stick to making pictures.
Parents of children with special needs are demanding an apology from conservative political pundit Ann Coulter for tweeting after Tuesday's foreign policy debate that she approved of "Romney's decision to be kind and gentle to the retard."
Didn't Ann Coulter and Clint Eastwood go out together in the 90s ?
More credibility for the truth-challeneged Romney/Ryan campaign. it's the return of the CHAIRWHISPERER!
the only people this will influence are the repo idiots that love the blood and guts shoot em ups eastwood produces. These are the same clowns that think wrestling is real and watch indy all sunday. Big deal. Mitt the twitt is a lier and so is his buddy lyin ryan. God help the US if thes two are elected. The world is laughing at these two clowns.
Laurie in Spokane
Oh Plueeeease. Just because he's a well known actor doesn't give Eastwood any more validity as a Republican or endorser than any other right-wing reactioinary. Anyone who believes it does obviously cannot think for themselves, like most of the republican party.
Sorry Clint, you "jumped the shark" with that idiot empty chair routine.
You have made yourself irrelevant.
Hypocrites
So it's not okay for Clint Eastwood to voice his opinion and support a Republican but it is okay for the liberal, out-of-touch Hollywood "celebs|" to support the Democrats?
KarenFaye
s.b. sTEIN /E.B. NJ: Seriously????????? You don't seem to understand the problems he's created in his term – or like the other drooling liberals, you choose to turn your head rather than admit a failed experiment. No more Sock Monkeys in the White House!
davec.0121
Clint Eastwood is a talented director and actor. But that doesn't mean that he has any special knowledge or insight that we mere mortals don't have. When it comes to movies, he can speak authoritatively. However, when it comes to other matters, like politics and the state of the nation, he's just another grumpy old man (like me). So, why should I, or anyone else, place any special credence on what he says? Remember, "legend" aside, Clint Eastwood never stormed the hill, never smacked down the bad guys, never rescued the damsel in distress, and never cleaned up the town. It was all make-believe, in the movies.
ThinkAgain: The GOPs policies are all PROVEN FAILURES
So the GOP's going with a man who has seven children by five different women, although he has only married twice. If the Democrats trotted out a celebrity with Clint's bio, they'd roast him.
intexas
Clint Eastwood is depthly full of knowledge, he speaks with wisdom and conviction. Young generations should look, listen, be attentive and look both sides of the story, then make the judgement regardless of the party affiliation.
@Go, Clint!: You and Clint and all the other GOP dweebs didn't have a problem with GW Bush putting two wars and Medicare Part D on the nation's credit card, did you? And all of a sudden you care about deficits!
You're nothing but a bunch of chicken-hawk hypocrites who have no problem taking our country down the toilet for the sake of lining the pockets of military contractors and all the others who see our nation as just one big asset to suck dry.
Well, you can go suck something else, buddy!
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package com.oneplusar.android.util.math.geom;

/**
 * Represents a 3D point
 *
 *
 */
public class Point3 extends Point2 {

	/**
	 * z coordinate
	 */
	public float z;

	private final double[] rotateOut_x = new double[2];
	private final double[] rotateOut_y = new double[2];
	private final double[] rotateOut_z = new double[2];

	/**
	 * Constructs a 3D point
	 *
	 * @param x
	 *            x coordinate
	 * @param y
	 *            y coordinate
	 * @param z
	 *            z coordinate
	 */
	public Point3(float x, float y, float z) {
		super(x, y);
		this.z = z;
	}

	public Point3(Point3 p) {
		this(p.x, p.y, p.z);
	}

	public Point3() {
		this(0, 0, 0);
	}

	/**
	 * Sets point coordinates
	 *
	 * @param x
	 *            x coordinate
	 * @param y
	 *            y coordinate
	 * @param z
	 *            z coordinate
	 */
	public void set(float x, float y, float z) {
		this.x = x;
		this.y = y;
		this.z = z;
	}

	/**
	 * Adds given coordinates to 3D point coordinates
	 *
	 * @param x
	 *            x coordinate
	 * @param y
	 *            y coordinate
	 * @param z
	 *            z coordinate
	 */
	public void add(float x, float y, float z) {
		set(this.x + x, this.y + y, this.z + z);
	}

	/**
	 * Adds the point's coordinates
	 *
	 * @param p
	 *            the point
	 */
	public void add(Point3 p) {
		add(p.x, p.y, p.z);
	}

	public float[] getCoordinatesArray() {
		return new float[] { x, y, z };
	}

	public String toString() {
		return "[" + x + ", " + y + ", " + z + "]";
	}

	private static Point3 p = new Point3(0, 0, 0);

	public static Point3 getVolatilePoint(float x, float y, float z) {
		p.x = x;
		p.y = y;
		p.z = z;
		return p;
	}

	/**
	 * Subtracts the point's coordinates
	 *
	 * @param p
	 *            the point
	 */
	public void subtract(Point3 p) {
		set(this.x - p.x, this.y - p.y, this.z - p.z);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a three dimension array with the coordinates
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	public float[] array() {
		return new float[] { x, y, z };
	}

	public void set(float[] floatArray) {
		if (floatArray != null && floatArray.length == 3) {
			x = floatArray[0];
			y = floatArray[1];
			z = floatArray[2];
		}

	}

	/**
	 * Scales the point, dividing the current coordinates with the given scale
	 *
	 * @param scale
	 *            the scale
	 */
	public void inverseScale(Point3 scale) {
		x /= scale.x;
		y /= scale.y;
		z /= scale.z;
	}

	/**
	 * Scales the point, multiplying the current coordinates with the given
	 * scale
	 *
	 * @param scale
	 *            the scale
	 */
	public void scale(Point3 scale) {
		x *= scale.x;
		y *= scale.y;
		z *= scale.z;
	}

	/**
	 * Copies the coordinates of the given point
	 *
	 * @param p
	 *            the point
	 */
	public void set(Point3 p) {
		x = p.x;
		y = p.y;
		z = p.z;
	}

	private void rotatePointRadiansOrigin(double a, double b, double alpha, double output[]) {
		output[0] = a * Math.cos(alpha) - b * Math.sin(alpha);
		output[1] = a * Math.sin(alpha) + b * Math.cos(alpha);

	}

	public void rotatePointDegrees_x(double angle_degrees, Point3 origin) {
		rotatePointRadians_x(Math.toRadians(angle_degrees), origin);
	}

	public void rotatePointDegrees_y(double angle_degrees, Point3 origin) {
		rotatePointRadians_y(Math.toRadians(angle_degrees), origin);
	}

	public void rotatePointDegrees_z(double angle_degrees, Point3 origin) {
		rotatePointRadians_z(Math.toRadians(angle_degrees), origin);
	};

	public void rotatePointRadians_z(double angle_radians, Point3 origin) {

		double a = x - origin.x;
		double b = y - origin.y;

		rotatePointRadiansOrigin(a, b, angle_radians, rotateOut_z);

		x = (float) (rotateOut_z[0] + origin.x);
		y = (float) (rotateOut_z[1] + origin.y);

	}

	public void rotatePointRadians_x(double angle_radians, Point3 origin) {

		double a = y - origin.y;
		double b = z - origin.z;

		rotatePointRadiansOrigin(a, b, angle_radians, rotateOut_x);

		y = (float) (rotateOut_x[0] + origin.y);
		z = (float) (rotateOut_x[1] + origin.z);

	}

	public void rotatePointRadians_y(double angle_radians, Point3 origin) {
		double a = x - origin.x;
		double b = z - origin.z;

		rotatePointRadiansOrigin(a, b, angle_radians, rotateOut_y);

		x = (float) (rotateOut_y[0] + origin.x);
		z = (float) (rotateOut_y[1] + origin.z);

	}

	public void copy(Point3 out) {
		out.x = x;
		out.y = y;
		out.z = z;

	}
}


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