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Tales of Horror and Tales of Horrible in Kidcha's Halloween Movie Review
October 31, 2014 /0 Comments/in Announcements, Films/by Kidcha
Hello friends, my name is Kidcha and I am here to tell you what you should and shouldn't watch this Halloween, because I put my foot in my mouth and declared I knew more than anyone else in the universe has ever known about this subject.
I mean, it might be true, but it was a bit dumb to brag about it, you know?
Yeah, I bet you do.
13 Horror Movies That Are Worth The Time It'll Take To Search Them On Netflix
A novel idea isn't enough to make a horror good, in my books — a good horror has things like pacing, atmosphere, a decent villain, and plenty of shadows. Also, rewatch value.
I can't really stress enough that I'm pretty sure a good horror will still hold your attention, and still wig you out a bit, when you already know what's coming.
With these things in mind, my friends have assured me all these choices are absolutely petrifying, and will never watch them. But don't worry — I have since disowned them all.
Have some background music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDaFPMHrEP0 to set the mood, while you peruse 13 movies that won't be a waste of your time to watch.
I'm pretty sure this only became a classic because of Johnny Depp's pretty face, but that's okay. I can forgive him for that, though.
Unlike in the later sequels where Freddy embraces the ~joy of slaughtering teens in their dreams~ and takes a class on expressing himself in the most creatively b-grade ways possible, NoEs is about nothing but him getting revenge for the whole 'Your parents killed me' thing. Slowly. He's very single minded about this, and barely takes any time out of the stabbing to feast on their sweet, sweet fear.
Arguably, the lack of success comes from the fact Nancy ain't taking none of that shit and has no intention of lying prone while he slices her up, and so proceeds to thwart him at every opportunity.
I'm not sure the movie really works — I don't think anyone is very sure, honestly. But it's okay, because you're probably still going to crap yourself once his knives start scraping against the boiler room pipes as he slowly walks towards you.
Dead Silence (2007)
Dead Silence is about Vinnie from Home & Away pretending to be American, and how the ghost of a pissed off ventriloquist named Mary Shaw is going to destroy him and his entire bloodline, because his ancestors pissed her off. Yeesh, being brutally murdered sure can make some people touchy.
This movie relies on darkness, scary faces, and the fact that we all secretly suspected urban legends are maybe sort of actually true. It plays on how creepy ventriloquist dolls are even when they aren't actively trying to kill you, and somehow got the idea that things like atmosphere and creepy goings-on might actually spook you, instead of distracting with pretty CGI and fancy big-name stars.
I don't know where they got that idea from.
This movie deserves a hell of a lot more acknowledgement than it gets. Acknowledge it.
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Anyone who tells you Evil Dead is better than Evil Dead 2 is a liar, and anyone who tells you Evil Dead 2 is better than Army Of Darkness has atrocious taste, and should be shunned. Don't trust their advice. BUT, what Evil Dead 2 does do better, is be kind of bloody disturbing.
So Ash and his pretty girlfriend go to a cabin, accidentally release an ancient evil, and bad things happen, etc etc — it's a pretty standard set up, you know. Thank the movie gods for Bruce Campbell and his ridiculous overacting, or else this movie never would have worked as well as it did.
The first half of the movie consists of Ash being trapped and the sole target of all the bad juju, which naturally leads to a rapid descent into batshit crazy. The scenes transition jerkily, cutting from one to the next with moments seemingly missing — and while it is both a horror and a comedy, it's rarely both simultaneously so much as in rapid succession. There's also a notable lack of background music, which lends to the overall sense of isolation, and not even the copious amounts of fake blood and maniacal cackling detract from this.
This movie is fucking fantastic.
Also, hey, he wears a chainsaw for a hand! That alone has to be the price of admission.
Ghost Ship (2002)
The trailer for this one is surprisingly terrible — but I guess you can't guess what it's about just from the title.
Ghost Ship isn't really trying to invent the wheel here, and it doesn't — there's ghosts, on a ship, and then some live people come and shockingly turn into cannon fodder. Whatta twist!
Compared to the events that lead up to them, the deaths seem almost mundane, which is the way it needs to be — do we really need another movie where the puppet master's plan works because people are too stupid to pay attention, rather than because it legitimately appears to be an accident? We really don't, no. Added to that is the fact the lead female manages to not be annoying, and it's almost like these guys were trying to make a decent movie.
But with flashbacks, and ghosts, and some truly creepy visuals.
It starts strong, and the ending gets me every time. I love that ending. And because of this, while I want to hate all ghost movies, I really can't.
Thanks a lot for not sucking, Ghost Ship.
Ginger Snaps (2000)
So one day, someone looked at puberty and went — yeah, okay, so there's some blood, and your body starts changing, and hair starts growing in weird places, and you start wanting different kinds of meat (cue sniggering) and you start noticing weird feelings in weird places, right? But what if — and hear me out here — what if —
What if also werewolf?!
Nothing about this movie should work. The lead characters are genuinely weird, and their status at outcasts isn't some hilarious misunderstanding — they revel in it. It's them against the world, and if they aren't out by 16, they've made a pact to die.
The natural progression of things is genuinely impressive — both in attitudes and events, things never feel forced, and the moments of sincerity in the carnage are all the more disturbing. And, naturally, my favourite character dies in a violent and bloody way.
A++ definitely recommend, would watch again. (Though fair warning for dogs being torn up, and a brief, though vaguely unsettling, emphasis on how gross periods are.)
Confession time : I'd never actually seen Hellraiser until I started doing ~research~ for this (and it was totally research, or else I just spent two weeks binging on bad horrors for no reason and that wouldn't be very mature of me at all) and if I'd seen the trailer first, I wouldn't have bothered. It looks so generic.
I'd seen one of the sequels and it was absolute trash, so the fact the synopsis was "An unfaithful wife is tormented by the zombie of her husband's brother" didn't strike me as odd at all. And hey, I had a few hours to kill, so why not?
And then it was over and I was glued to the screen, absolutely enthralled. That synopsis is both 100% accurate and not at all what I watched — I'd always assumed what I did know about the Hellraiser series was enough. 'Cause, you know, there's a guy with pin in his head, a box that sends you to another place to get tortured, and a bunch of people who are dumb enough to keep messing with it. That's enough to get the gist of it, right?
More fool me for my arrogance.
Identity (2003)
You'd have to be a monster not to like Identity, I swear. It's the best thriller, and everyone else should just stop trying and go home now.
A bunch of strangers with strange last names and the same birthday all end up mysteriously trapped in a motel, after a storm washes out the road and they can't leave. Naturally, they all start dying — in order of their room numbers. Clearly, this must be the work of the convict being transported!
Spoilers : That would be too easy.
This movie never stops being great.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if the terminator wanted to eat parts of people, instead of just kill them? Wonder no more, because here's your answer! It won't change your life, but it's sure as hell going to be a fun ride.
There's really not much else to it — two siblings discover that once the creepy guy decides he wants you, he chases you. Relentlessly. Forever. No matter where you go or what you do, no matter where you hide or who is with you — he will get what he wants.
So yeah, go ahead and be scared. That's exactly what he wants. That's how he knows if he wants you.
Mimic (1997)
You know what this list needs? Some bugs. Some man-sized bugs that are definitely not cockroaches, in a movie directed by Guillermo del Toro. What could possibly go wrong here?
Honestly, not as much as you'd think — at least, not for the first half. It's a slow burn to the scares, with a bit more daylight and mundane activities than you'd expect in a horror. But then the daylight disappears and they start crawling into tunnels and oh my god is that poop dangling from the ceiling I think that's poop dangling from the ceiling and wait what are those holy crap those are huge fucking bugs you should run now WHY AREN'T YOU RUNNING FASTER THIS ISN'T GOING TO END WELL FOR ANYONE?! It's pretty weird.
Also some stuff explodes, which is never a bad thing when you're dealing with giant bugs that appear deliberately maliciously and about twice as smart as anyone I know. And they don't like you.
Not cool, Mr del Toro. Not cool at all.
Pulse (2006)
I watched this on a recommendation, and only found out later that everyone hated it. Well, screw you guys, this movie is great.
Tragically, trying to explain it isn't going to end well — "But then the ghosts come through the computers and you give up and die and explode into dust! They steal your life!!" It sounds dumb because the plot really, really is. It's the kind of crap you'd come up with as an angsty teenager.
But the atmosphere holy crap this movie is so creepy. I was genuinely wigged out — and it wasn't just because of the jump scares, although there's a few of those. The entire thing is disturbing on a really odd level, with all the washed out colours and invading sense of apathy and hopelessness.
Luckily!! There's multiple false endings, which will successfully ruin the effect the rest of the movie had, and leave you bored at best. Don't make the same mistake I did, guys — just stop after the first one. You're not missing anything.
Silent Hill is the heart-wrenching tale of a mother trying to find her lost daughter.
In an evil town. That's full of monsters. And populated by a religious cult. And constantly soaked in fog, so you can't see more than a few feet in front of your face.
But who cares about logic when you've got monsters spitting acid in your face and now there's a bunch of babies trying to explode burning chunks in your hair, and a guy with a huge knife and a weird helmet!! (And bugs. So many bugs.)
What Silent Hill does well, it does very well — there's enough mystery to hold your attention, but not enough to lose it. The pacing is fantastic, the soundtrack is top notch, the atmosphere is beyond reproach, and the monsters are flawless. Not to mention the climax is, quite frankly, more than satisfying in its viciousness.
A+ will make you crap your pants, watch immediately. (Also, it was 90% of the reason I ever got around to playing the games. What a huge accomplishment.)
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
Man, I love anthologies. Don't you just love anthologies? Let's all sit here and stew in our mutual love for anthologies.
There are rules for Halloween, you know. There's traditions. And if you don't follow them, well — this is the kind of thing that happens. (I always suspected so — we don't celebrate it much here, but I always suspected there were consequences.)
There's five stories, all woven together, with a common denominator of a little dude in a sack mask. Since the characters appear in each other stories, it's easy to get an idea of the chronological order of how they happen. I mean, it's not necessary, but it was a nice detail that I liked.
This movie is fun, and it can be violent, but it's not gratuitous about it. It doesn't rely on blood and shock; the stories are good, no matter how much I expected them to be otherwise. There's so many neat little details, and a bunch of cute foreshadowing, and they got an actual kid to walk as the scarecrow dude and you just have no idea how much extra creep factor that added.
Everything ties up nicely, and everything ends as it should. It's very satisfying.
Oh yeah, and it's genuinely kind of creepy.
Reeker (2005)
A bunch of kids are on their way to a rave in the middle of the desert, but this is easier than it sounds, and they end up stranded at a deserted motel (that was not deserted a few hours before, obv). The car has no gas, it's too far to walk anywhere, the phone lines are cut and the radio gives only static.
Well that's not weird at all.
A ghostly, hooded spectre flickers in and out, mostly unnoticed. They see other things, too, that can't possibly be there — dead things, mostly, but not only. There's spooky writing in old journals, messages scrawled on walls, and a god awful stench.
Gosh, I wonder if not being able to leave is going to be an issue in the near future!
Reeker isn't the only movie I've seen use this premise, but it's the only one that's used it right — the twist makes it better, but it stands pretty confidently before that, too. There's no need for a dismissive hand wave to explain all the plot holes you've just sat through, which is a nice change. The characters are independent of each other and make decisions for their own reasons — and they don't do anything glaringly stupid, mostly.
This movie is the fucking best, and you will never convince me otherwise U:
13 Movies You Should Aggressively Avoid Because They're Absolute Trash
Which is a shorter title than I wanted to give it, with far less cursing — behold my self control.
I'm pretty sure you have to be trying to mess up as badly as these ones do, I'm gonna be honest with you.
Also, spoilers ahoy. You'll thank me later.
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Why do people like this movie? It baffles me. Apparently I don't get it because I have no imagination, but I'd like to point out there's a difference between spelling everything out for the audience, and crapping something out on a handheld camera that amounts to wandering around in the woods and finding some sticks tied together. Oh, but there's some scary noises too, so that makes it okay!
But look — it's meant to be realistic. That's why you can't hear parts of the dialogue, and nothing is explained, and there's a bunch of boring moments. It's found footage! This is how real life works!! They go into the forest to investigate an urban legend, get lost, and (possibly) (maybe) (it's not really clear, because realism) get dead!
The big climax is about as clear as mud, and just as interesting. But — it's realistic, so it's okay!
You know what else is dumb? Everything. Stop being an asshole, guy, and put down the camera when your friends tell you to. If you know you don't have money for props or special effects, make it work with what you have. Don't half-ass it and expect the audience to create their own fear.
I recommend you go watch grass grow, if this is all you have to watch. You'll thank me later.
Cabin In The Woods (2012)
When Atnevon said this movie sucked, I laughed at him. I really did. How could it suck, with Joss Whedon attached and also Chris Hemsworth's muscles in a starring role? It's a comedy/horror and also deconstruction of the genre. The premise alone is fantastic!
WHOOPS. That'll teach me to be optimistic.
Clearly, my humour chip has malfunctioned, because I couldn't even figure out where the jokes were meant to be. This was horror only in the sense there were, uh, some monsters. And some people died, I guess. It was a failure on both accounts, to the point of being tedious. It had potential, but that has never meant less than it does in this context.
Five kids go to a cabin, and are promptly drugged and manipulated into fulfilling the standard archetypes as a sacrifice. 'Cause if they don't, evil giants under the ground will bring about the apocalypse. There's a difference between playing with clichés and archetypes and making it interesting, and being lazy and predictable. I will be eternally annoyed this difference was not acknowledged.
Also, the ending takes like ten fucking minutes more than it needs to. Just end it already we get the point they're both assholes. It adds nothing but another reason to roll your eyes and groan and strain to pick up the remote without moving off the couch because it's not even worth that much effort.
(Ran would like to state she vehemently disagrees with this assessment, and found it highly amusing. Clearly, the difference is if you find this sort of thing funny.)
More than anything, zombies are my thang. I will watch any zombie movie, even though they're all bloody terrible, just in case this one isn't. To dump DotD here means it has to be something special.
And it is. It remains the most boring zombie flick I've ever seen — and that's including all the ones that don't even bother utilizing zombies. See, the trailer looks exciting, sure, but what you don't realize is the plot is people are the real monsters and the zombies are about as much of a threat as an ingrown hair, so long as you don't fall into a giant pile of them.
So they hole up in a mall under they can't anymore, then escape, and die anyway, because this is a zombie flick and what else did you expect. Have you heard about the zombie baby? I'm sure you have. It was the major selling point.
It's as dumb as it sounds, and looks twice as ridiculous.
The only thing this has going for it is that it's a good hour shorter than the original, which was also bloody terrible. On the other hand, the token black guy was better in the original.
0 out of 10 stars.
Dead Snow (2009)
I watched this because zombies. It was recommended to me because Nazi zombies. I guess this is because killing Nazis is still funny? Haha dead Nazis getting screwdrivers stabbed in their eyes and their intestines hanging out? Heads being cracked open and brains flopping wetly to the floor? You're killing me with this, guy!! Stop being so hilaaaaarious before I bust a gut open!111!!
This isn't horror, and this isn't comedy. It's gorn. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Gorn It relies entirely on the gorn. So I guess if you're into that, what are you waiting for? For the low price of too many dollars and 99 cents, you can own it right now! Imagine the gems I haven't mentioned!! There's a machine gun at one point!
This movie was fucking repulsive.
Hostel (2005)
The only parts of Hostel I remember particularly clearly are the torture, so I guess that says more about me than the movie, since it makes up like, a tiny potion of the run time.
But until the day I die, I don't think I will ever understand how they made the concept of "And then they buy people to torture and kill and some escape!" into the snoozefest that is this. I guess because watching people fail to escape when there's no tension and you don't give a crap about them isn't that interesting. Quick — add some more torture! Cut off an eyeball! Slash something! That'll keep them awake!
Fuck all torture porn and it's lazy story telling, but fuck Hostel in particular, because I can't even remember anything else to be angry about. It's just that forgettable.
Mirrors (2008)
Do you know how good Mirrors starts off? It starts off really good. I was hooked. I was totally into it. Then it kind of just shrugs and goes to take a nap, and half asses the rest. I mean, why not, yeah? It already spooked you once, isn't that enough?
There's a reason there's a bunch of mirror tropes and why the mirror scare is a standard in horrors — that's what they lend themselves to. Kids talking to their reflections, then getting up and walking away while their reflection stays put? This is creepy. Your reflection doing that is worse. Your reflection then slicing its own throat and yours getting sliced too isn't exactly hard to make spooky — you can see yourself reflected in practically everything. You will never escape. You will never be safe.
So yeah, mirror tropes are a thing, and with good reason, and we get a heaping helping of this. When Kiefer Sutherland has to deal with his evil reflection and bad things happening about the place, he decides that he's going to get to the bottom of it …!
Some more people get killed in gratuitously gory ways, people seem to deliberately not notice when their reflection doesn't move like they do, and not much else happens. Turns out it's just an evil demon that was vomited into a room of mirrors, and then he gets trapped in the mirror world because reasons.
Roll credits!
Hey, remember Freddy Krueger? No no, not the guy who slaughters you in your dreams in increasingly creative ways for increasingly flimsy reasons, who grins like a creeper and oozes fun from every pore as he delights in your pain and fear. No, I'm talking about the other one.
You know, the pedophile that stabs you, tries to sound growly and fails, and who looks like he's wearing a two dollar shop Halloween mask. The one with no pizazz or redeeming feature for showing you his face straight up? (Did I mention he's a pedophile.) (Because he is.) (Did you forget it yet? Let the movie remind you.) (Aw fuck it, let's just make it a central plot point.) (That's what everyone wants to see, amirite.)
Yeah, I wish I could fucking forget him, too.
Sanctuary says I can only put movies on the shitlist that I've actually seen, and that watching the trailer and pointing at it accusingly doesn't count as watching it. Clearly, this entry does not exist. Sorry!
So I definitely won't be able to point out they aren't even ghosts, because they're too busy being invisible demons. Invisible bloody demons. Or the fact that basically nothing happens for 90 minutes, then five minutes of spooky noises and a few jump scares, and then obvious bait for a sequel. Spooky footprints in the powder! Doors slamming! Staring at your sleeping lover! Or the fact that there's a shot of a ouija board that bursts into flames, for no reason, with no explanation. (Fuck ouija boards, I guess?)
I won't be able to argue — again — that implication only goes so far, and leaving the scares up to the audience to get on their own is lazy storytelling. (If you aren't scared, you just don't have enough imagination! This is a smart movie that doesn't lay out everything for you! I was scared, so there's something wrong with you if you aren't!) There would certainly not be a correlation between hype and expectation, and how some people get spooked by anything, but how people who actually watch a lot of horrors don't necessarily poop themselves at a door moving on its own.
And I really can't say that I tried to find it, so that any entry on it would be fair, since I knew from the start it was going to be on here. But, tragically, that my only legal option for viewing would be to buy it, and that simply wasn't really very likely. After all, it's not fair to judge a book by its cover, right? I should definitely sit through it before making any rash decisions.
But seriously, invisible demons? Good fucking lord.
Plague (2006)
Holy crap I can't believe my luck. I had no idea this was a straight up horror my prayers are answered and this list can finally be finished.
Plot : There's a plague, and all the kids fall into a coma for ten years. Any new kids born, bam, coma for you too! James Van Der Beek comes back to town, and soon after, the kids wake up and start killing people + taking their souls!! (They have a hive mind now, you know.)
Their reign of terror is stopped when Dawson selflessly decides to go willingly, turning them all good when they suck his soul. Then they leave the love interest alone, because she's the love interest, and also because she's cool with all this and not afraid of them.
Roll the credits, yo, we're done. We don't believe in handing out explanations like we're in kindergarten, let the viewer come to the conclusion this is an analogy for the Rapture.
Rubber (2010)
This movie claims to be a horror / comedy. I was recommended it because wow, novel concept! Do you know the plot? Let me tell you the plot.
There is a tire with psionic powers, and it can make people's heads — and also entire small animals — go bam! It is evil. It becomes obsessed with a woman for some reason, and then they get it to blow up a mannequin of her, and it's reincarnated as a tricycle.
There's a subplot in which a bunch of people in the desert are watching this "movie", and it can't stop until they stop watching, so after inviting them out there, their mysterious benefactors starve them and then poison them? Except the old guy, who demands a resolution to the plot.
I'm not being deliberately incoherent, it just makes no sense. I think it's important that when you think up a concept that hasn't been done before, you take a moment to consider that maybe there's a reason for that.
I sat through this so you don't have to, even though I'm just not smart enough to get the message it's laying down. Feel free to send me gratitude in the form of banana daiquiris and state quarters.
Hey, you know how I said SH was great? That was before I knew the source material.
Rather than actually adapting the story, they decided to just Frankenstein shit from SH2 in as well, because why not! It'll be cool, yo. This is what the fans want. What else do they want?
1. A female protag, because clearly a father searching for his daughter is unbelievable.
2. Scrap the symbolism. The monsters and music from SH2 are way better, so we'll just gank them. Toss Pyramidhead in there, too, 'cause the fans want it. Is there a pedophile monster? No? Make one up!
3. No no, they don't need to scuttle around when they get shot. That won't be creepy at all.
4. The names are dumb. Let's change them.
5. Just kind of vaguely wave the source material in the general direction of the script, it'll be sweet.
Not even my need to be aggressively contrary can convince me to defend this giant turd. It shows zero respect for what it's meant to be representing, and I can't even sit through it now. Thanks a lot, guys.
Teeth (2007)
Teeth is the thrilling tale of a girl with teeth in her hoo-hah and a town that suddenly all wants a piece of that sweet, sweet lady butt.
The rest is a forgone conclusion. It's exactly what you're thinking.
But then she learns to control her inner demon, so, yay for female empowerment I guess? Yaaaaay.
The rage I feel for this movie is indescribable and eternal. I'm not sure I can even express it.
Five friends go to a cabin to — HEY LOOK IT'S THE OLDSMOBILE GUYS LOOKS HERE GUYS LOOK LOOK — help one of them get clean from drugs. Then one of them finds the Necronomicon — GUYS LOOK IT'S THE EVIL BOOK — and unleashes evil and bad things happen.
But they don't leave, because clearly she's just doing it to get out. God, what a quitter. Trying to use possession as an excuse.
Is it comedy? Horror? Played straight or for laughs? We don't know, and neither do they! It starts off generic, which is disappointing but not as much as absolutely saturating it in references to the original trilogy to the point of distraction; while still playing it absolutely serious, they start pulling out shit like terrible makeup and cutting off body parts with bread knives. Also important : They remembered the tree rape scene. God forbid they forget that.
But once they have their five sacrifices, The Abomination arises! And the FMC (who spent most of the time possessed, then died, and was revived with a car battery) does battle with it!! She tears her hand off, slaps on a chainsaw, and rips the naked chick in half as the skies rain blood.
Score one for the good guys! I mean, everyone else is dead, but chainsaw haaaand!!
Fuck this movie. Fuck it more than anything else on this list, or any other movie I've ever seen.
I told you I couldn't express my disgust. Next time, believe me.
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Clive Hyman the CEO of Hyman Capital explains the two different methods of business funding. EIS was introduced in 1994 as the successor to the Business Expansion Scheme. The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) debuted in 2012, to attract investors to start-ups that may have otherwise have been viewed as too risky.
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Companies raising money under EIS must do so within the first seven years of its first commercial sales. If you did not receive investment within the first seven years, or now want to raise money for a different activity from a previous investment, you will have to show that the money is required to enter a completely new product market or a new geographic market and that the money you are seeking is at least 50% of the company's average annual turnover for the last five years.
If you are an investor, you have to source the entity or entities you are going to invest in, which you might do through a trusted fund manager, or you might find a corporate finance house that has an opportunity. You would need to get out into the market and network and identify what it is you would like to invest in. Investors need to look at the investments and make sure they are sound. It is all too easy to get distracted by the tax relief. The tax relief is great to have, it is obviously hugely advantageous. But what is the point of tax relief if the investment is rubbish? The business still has to have the necessary fundamentals. You still have to assess it. Is the management team any good? Are the businesses you are investing in worth it? Remember it is your cash you are going to have to invest. The tax relief should not blind you to good common-sense investment practice.
If you are a company seeking investment, you have got to get a specialist tax adviser to help you acquire the necessary approval to do so, the tax relief accreditation letter and advance assurance. You have either got to market it through a fund manager or a corporate finance house to high-net-worth individuals who are qualified to look at it. There are various platforms people use to market investment in their companies – not crowdfunding ones, however. For most of the EIS opportunities, you need an introducer or specialist finance companies that will manage everything and probably have a roster of companies for which they want to raise money.
You must complete a separate application for each share issue and if your application is successful, HMRC will confirm the decision and send you compliance certificates to give to your investors. Your investors cannot claim the tax relief until they receive their compliance certificate.
Yes, both schemes are success stories. The latest available HMRC statistics show that since EIS was introduced, 26,355 companies have received investment and almost £16.2bn of funds have been raised. In 2015-16, 3,470 companies raised a total of £1.89bn of funds under EIS and in 2014-15, 3,370 firms raised £1.92bn of funds.
London and the South East accounted for the largest proportion of investment. Companies registered in these regions received 67% of investment in 2015-16. Between 2015-16, 2,360 companies received investment through SEIS and £180m of funds were raised – similar to 2014-15, when 2,365 companies raised a total of £180m.
More than 1,800 of these companies raised funds under SEIS for the first time in 2015-16, representing £154m in investment. The HMRC statistics show that in 2015-16, companies from the hi-tech and business services sector made up 68% of the amount of SIES investment received.
But remember – it is very easy for investors and companies to come unstuck. So it is advisable to seek expert guidance at all stages of the process.
More on small business funding and venture capital.


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Q: Drawable XML curved borders I am trying to create a chat bubble design with android drawables
My design idea was the following:

What I currently have, but what I don't like is that:

The code is the following:
<layer-list>
    <item
        android:right="1dp"
        android:top="12dp">
        <rotate
            android:fromDegrees="45"
            android:pivotX="100%"
            android:pivotY="0%"
            android:toDegrees="0">
            <shape android:shape="rectangle">
                <solid android:color="?attr/message_out_color" />
                <stroke
                    android:width="1px"
                    android:color="@color/colorFakeShadow" />
            </shape>
        </rotate>
    </item>

    <item
        android:right="8dp"
        android:top="1dp">
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="?attr/message_out_color" />
        </shape>
    </item>

</layer-list>

I tried to use the corner tag  with a high radius, but that didn't result in  what I imagined. Another idea was to use two ovals as that is how I've done my design idea in Paint.NET, but I didn't manage to position the ovals right. Is my idea possible to create with android drawables and if so how?
UPDATE: When I add <corners android:radius="50dp" /> it looks like this

But as you can see, it is too round, it doesn't look like my image (the first one in this post).
UPDATE 2: I cannot use 9 patch drawables, because these message bubbles have to scale in all directions, and also I need a <ripple> on the shape because the user can click on my message bubble, which can't be done with a 9 patch.
Thanks in advance!

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The momentum keeps on building for the Belle Vue 'Rentruck' Aces after a masterful display at Rye House netted them a hefty 3 points and moved them up to second in the Premiership table.
Taking advantage of an early lead, the Mancunians maintained control of the meeting from start to finish despite the B.P. Mitchell Rockets biting back to force them into a last-heat decider.
True to their nature, the Rentruck Aces were far from flustered by the pressure imposed on them, with Craig Cook and Jason Garrity securing the final 3-3 that made it two consecutive away wins.
Temporary signing Garrity was in stunning form for the visitors, bagging 9+3 from his five rides while Cook top scored with 11, with both Rohan Tungate and Max Fricke contributing 8.
Team boss Mark Lemon said: "I'm more than pleased with the way the boys went about their business. We've had an exceptional week and to round it off with three points is very welcome.
"I'm certain we could've won by more but I can't complain at the result. We were highly optimistic coming off the back of our win at Wolverhampton and to lead from start to finish was impressive.
The Cool Running Colts meanwhile had to settle for second best at Birmingham after going down 53-36, despite their best efforts, but are far from discouraged by their overall performance.
An eleventh hour team change saw Joe Lawlor ruled out after suffering a work-related injury the previous evening, taking the defending champions down to six men before a wheel was turned.
The Brummies presented the strong offensive the league leaders had been anticipating, but they maintained their resilient composure and battled to the final flag with unwavering determination.
Team boss Graham Goodwin said: "It was a real blow to lose Joe so close to the meeting, particularly with the form he's been in, but the boys really stepped up and did their bit for R/R.
"We expected a tough match from the Brummies and that's exactly what they gave us. We're not disappointed though because the boys gave it everything they had, and we can't argue with that.
The Cool Running Colts will be looking to repay the compliment on Friday, June 22 when they face Birmingham at the NSS, while the Rentruck Aces next take on Poole at home on June 25.
Tickets for both home meetings are now available at www.bellevueaces.co and at the stadium box office on race night.
Birmingham 'Edwards Plumbing' Brummies 53: James Shanes 14, Danyon Hume 10+1, Leon Flint 10, Tom Bacon 9+1, Callum Walker 4, Arran Butcher 3+2, Layne Cupitt 3+1.


I haven't said much during this week following the violence in Charlottesville. I have followed the rhetoric on social media and have been saddened by what we have become. But I felt it unwise to say anything, even if it meant not expressing sadness. In truth, I really don't know what to say that wouldn't merely contribute to the growing cesspool that is social media. I have no idea how to fix this ugliness.
But my heart is churning.


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Q: Invisible components and events I have Flex 4 application in which I have one component as top layer which displays something like tooltips, basically user sees "presentation" which explains usage and meaning of the tools "below", sliders, checkboxes, text fields etc.
I made this "presentation" using sequences so first tooltip is visible, then becomes invisible, second is visible etc.
I tried to disable mouseChildren, mouseEnabled and other possible parameters which would disable those tooltips from preventing user clicking on some button or checkbox.
Obviously those components which render tooltips even tough invisible, are still "clickable".
Is there any way to fix this?
Thanks in advance

A: Yep, answered my own question, here's the secret:
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Laura Johnston, Professor of Genetics and Development at Columbia University, has been named to the Rita Allen Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee. Johnston has been recognized for her work elucidating the processes by which cells communicate their fitness and compete for territory in developing tissues, which have surprising similarities…
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Susan Dymecki, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, has been named to the Rita Allen Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee. The Committee consists of leading scientists and clinicians from outstanding research institutions. Drawing on their collective experiences in medical discovery and development, members of the Committee…
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Carl Nathan (1984 RAF Scholar and Scientific Advisory Committee member) has received the 2017 Heritage Healthcare Innovation Award.
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Jeffrey Macklis: Making and Mending the Brain's Machinery
Early in his research career, Jeffrey Macklis set out to unite two seemingly disparate fields of neuroscience: neural development and brain repair. At the time, this was an unorthodox idea, and "being a brain repair guy was a little shady," he says. Still, he thought, "if we figured…
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Early on in his medical training, Douglas Fearon relished the "scientific problem solving" required to find effective treatments for patients. But as he progressed through his medical degree, internship and residency at Johns Hopkins University, Fearon also grew frustrated by the inability to truly cure diseases.
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Growing up in London, Thomas Jessell was immersed in both art and science from an early age. His mother worked as a paintings conservator, while his grandfather was an organic chemist who introduced him to the beauty of molecular structures. "I was torn between whether to train as…
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From everyone here in THE KISS ROOM, join me in wishing a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Demon of Rock, GENE SIMMONS!
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When I was in New York last week, I stood in the spot on the corner of 23rd and 8th Avenue, the spot where the cover of DRESSED TO KILL was taken. I thought, 'what was it like for KISS when they did the series of photos that lead to this photo?'
To answer that question, we will be talking to legendary photographer BOB GRUEN!
You all know his work, now hear the stories behind photos! Tune in at 3PM EST as we kick off THE KISS ROOM with a call from BOB GRUEN, discussing this photo shoot and much more! Click the PLAY buttons above or click on the DRESSED TO KILL cover at the right to launch Montco Radio!
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The DRESSED TO KILL corner, NYC!
I'm standing on the corner of 23rd and 8th Avenue in New York City.
The locals hustle and bustle along their daily routines, but I have come to set my feet upon the spot that all KISS fans know as the area where the DRESSED TO KILL cover photo was snapped.
The legendary photo, captured by rock and roll photographer extraordinaire Bob Gruen, is a favorite among KISS fans because of the bizarre mixture of the four made-up rockers dressed in somewhat ill-fitting suits.
On this day I try to imagine what it must have been like for Peter, Ace, Paul and Gene to stand on that corner, in broad day light, as the camera clicked, hoping to capture that vibe of that moment.
What did the locals think back then as these four mysterious masked men posed for the now iconic photo?
Thanks to my wife, Amy Porter, for snapping some photos for me on that same spot, and for putting up with all of my nutty ideas.


You know exactly what I mean right?
We've all experienced this at some point. Whether it be ourselves, a friend or co-worker, we all know about people who diet during the week then "fall off the wagon" during the weekend.
Let's use Jane from accounts as an example though, (Sorry if you're name is Jane and you work in the accounts department).
– She wants to lose weight.
– Is currently 85kg and in the long term she'd like to get down to 70kg.
– However, Jane goes to the gym 2-3 times per week.
– Jane diets during the week and her diet consists of excluding bread, chocolate, fizzy drinks, fast food and other goodies that she loves.
So, that's Jane. You might know a "Jane", or you might even be Jane.
Now let's delve into Janes diet a little bit.
It's what we call an "exclusion diet".
Most people (including Jane), believe that bread and carbs in general are the devil which cause weight gain. So, bread and all the other tasty carbs are out the diet.
No sweets, chocolate or crisps either.
Basically, Jane's diet isn't very enjoyable and is very restrictive.
Jane's exercise plan consists of going to the gym 2-3 times per week.
A body pump class, a spin class and 10 minutes on the bike, 10 on the cross trainer, 20 on the treadmill and 10 on the rower.
In other words, it's mostly cardio with no real structure or progressions in place.
But she works hard when she's there and burns a decent number of calories via those gym sessions.
Janes just finished work and heads to the gym for her 6pm spin class.
90 minutes later Jane is in Tesco, at the booze isle trying to decide which bottle of wine to get. She can't decide so she gets the two that are taking her fancy.
Door bells rings, it's the delivery man. Dom from Dominoes delivering Jane's large pepperoni pizza and side of wedges.
Pizza and wedges scoffed, bottle of wine down the gullet, time for bed.
Jane's feeling good. She had a good week of dieting and exercising so she's off out for lunch with friends to "reward herself" for all that hard work she put in during the week.
Lunch was a typical pub lunch, and a wee pint of fruity cider to wash it down. Lunch done, now it's home time to relax a bit before the big night out.
In addition, she's now waiting in the que to get her cheese, chips and kebab meat then heads to the taxi rank and home.
Jane's as rough as Frodo Baggins feet after his journey from the Shire to Mount Doom!
Well, I hope you enjoyed reading about Janes weekend antics.
This isn't just Jane who does this though. It's very common and a lot of people do this sort of thing and then wonder why the haven't lost weight.
They'll restrict themselves during the week because they think they need to do that in order to lose weight.
but they usually restrict themselves to the point of, no longer able to restrict. And then a binge happens because willpower only lasts for so long.
The whole point of this story was to show you that dieting during the week and then binging during the weekend or "rewarding yourself" is NOT a very good approach to weight loss.
As you can see, this person has been dieting during the week like Jane has, and then bingeing over the weekend.
The person in this graph is still in a calorie deficit aka burning more calories than they are consuming but only a very small deficit, as result, this would lead to a weight loss of ONLY 1lb of fat over the course of 7 weeks.
A 1lb of fat loss over the course of 7 weeks isn't a lot at all, especially if you've been dieting hard Monday through Friday and been very restrictive.
It could be the difference between losing 1-2lbs per week or losing 1lbs over 7 weeks.


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Bob Lucchesi is the Vice President of Global Regulatory Compliance, Quality Assurance and Auditing at USDM Life Sciences.
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Bob has led audit teams for Quality, mock FDA, policies and procedures, Part 11, NIST, supplier-vendor (internal, external, sterile, non-sterile, manufacturing, logistics), mock recalls, and major life sciences assessments. Bob is also an expert in risk-based validation methodologies, GAMP, enterprise content management, data and content migrations as well as overall pharmaceutical and medical device regulatory issues. For the past year, Bob has conducted specific data integrity audits following the new guidelines set forth by the FDA.
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'democratic protests' by the hegemonic state and ideological order.
Which is why they did not, even minimally, scare those in power.
had succeeded in making its point.
I agree, I guess. But maybe we need to enter into a pact to sit quietly and not speak or write until we've come up with even the tiniest "basic positive vision." Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, at least at the moment, etc etc.
I generally dislike the ideology and rhetorical strategies used by Zizek, but here I think he's hit the nail on the head.
'The left,' overwhelmingly, proposes neither viable alternatives to capitalism nor viable ways to use capitalism itself to achieve these goals. The viability of alternatives to capitalism should be judged not just in a moral contest with capitalism but also on efficiency – that is, we must defeat/replace capitalism on its own terms. What's needed here is someone who understands the tools of the 'enemy' in order to create a more effective form of social relations that maintains certain benefits of capitalism while restructuring the systemic mechanisms thereof. As for strategies for this defeat and replacement, these same tools need to be turned against themselves not to encourage the collapse of capitalism but to begin building its replacement.
These don't seem popular approaches on the part of 'the left,' since they seem blinded by their moral revulsion to systemic inadequacy to the point of being, as Zizek formerly accused them, a purely ideological dissent.
Isn't the positive vision what it has always been: that is, class struggle? As far as intellectuals, what we need are broader coalitions on the left, but ones that have the kind of cut to them that allows for some coherence. A minimum set of anti-capitalist principles that's a bit better defined than those of the World Social Forum. Something with some visibility that could demonstrate the different forms of thinking on the far left, and demonstrate especially that people are aware of, and have thought long and hard about, the failures and dirty hands of the 20th cent. Sophisticated ideology critique a la Zizek, as useful as it is, would be much better served with such a coalition as one of its targets and platforms. It might not be the subject-object of history, but a start. . .
In a theoretical sense I think his general war on liberals entirely valid, but as for actual political change, what (at least in the UK) is needed is some sort of unity – a coalition of the few Marxist parties (who would have to stop hating each other), the Greens (who would have to stop being petit-bourgeois moralists) and the Labour left (who would have to lose their sentimental Party attachment). Considering the mess we're in right now, such a group would actually do very well, I'd guess. Mind you I hold out around 0.005% of hope it'll happen. Yet one of the reasons it isn't happening is the persistent belief, almost like some spell that has to be broken, that New Labour, Barack Obama, Lula (etc) are somehow on 'our' side, rather than Thatcherism with a human face – and Zizek has made this point more often than most.
Yet one of the reasons it isn't happening is the persistent belief, almost like some spell that has to be broken, that New Labour, Barack Obama, Lula (etc) are somehow on 'our' side, rather than Thatcherism with a human face – and Zizek has made this point more often than most.
Yes he certainly has.. and more polemically than those he borrowed it from, too. Slogans against slogans still being slogans, etc.
I think you're confusing a reluctant, enraged compromise born out of sheer necessity with outright delusion.
Granted this happens all the time, and american democrats against the neoliberal market fundamentalism/new DLC/DNC influx should probably be used to it.


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Skip the line and enjoy a guided visit of the five-dome cathedral, the Saint Mark's Basilica. Full of gold and art-masterpieces, it is in the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1986.
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A fascinating guided tour through the Cathedral of St. Mark, known as the Golden Basilica. The building itself is famous for the fact that its incredible mosaics consist only of gold. You will skip the long line and enter in the majestic church accompanied by an expert guide who will explain everything around you. You will be stunned in front of the five-domes decorated by renowned artists, and you can admire the "Pala D'Oro", a breathtaking altarpiece composed by gems, diamonds and of course, by gold. Your guide will narrate the history of this byzantine artwork and its meaning. Discover the Saint Mark Treasury, a magnificent collection of relics and precious items collected along the centuries. You can listen to your guide as they explain the meaning of the many biblical scenes painted in the church.
After the tour you will have the possibility to visit a glass factory close to St. Mark's Square, here you will see a glass craftsman at work. (free and optional tour, the guide will advise you on how to participate).
Discover the 5 districts of Venice with their best attractions and squares, day or night, on a self-guided tour. This mobile app includes a map which escorts you through the city, letting you decide what to see. Listen to the automatic audio narration of the city's highlights, with more than 120 points of interest including the glorious La Fenice theater, Rialto Bridge, Jewish Ghetto, the Arsenale the majestic Accademia Bridge and much more. Thanks to this app, you will also enjoy the most secret and picturesque places of Venice known only by true Venetians.
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Second (and last for the moment) collab with my friend David . Ojijigogomori is a little mandrake created by him ^^, if you don´t do it yet, go fast and take a look at his blog!!
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This article centers on the legend of an old and scholarly man who supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in order to gain infinite knowledge and wisdom, youth and the pleasures of the flesh. Some of the numerous stories, which stem from this legend say that Faust signed a pact with the Devil in exchange for these things. Some stories have it that Faust met his tragic end when the Devil came to claim his soul; while other stories say that he repented and was redeemed.
Historical Faust:
It seems the legend is loosely woven around several men who eventually composed the character Faust. There probably was a real Dr. George (later named Johannes) Faustus, a German living approximately between 1480 and 1540. What is fact and fiction concerning this man is indisputably unclear. Perhaps this is a reason for the longevity of the legend. It was thought the man could have been one of the charlatan magicians who traveled throughout Europe during the Renaissance, entertaining at fairs and at royal courts. About him, stories circulated that he had sold his soul to the Devil for magical powers. Alleged stories credited him with various activities such as he had a familiar in the form of a dog, he road through the air on bales of hay or on bear or wine barrels, and conjured the spirits of the dead. Mephistopheles was his infernal servant twenty-four years who did his bidding.
Little is known of the actual person upon whom Goethe's Faust is based. He was probably born in Germany between 1480 and 1540 at Knittlinger in Wurttemberg. The first mentioning of him is in 1507, as Georg Sabellicus, an ignorant necromancer, Faust the Younger. Possibly he was the Johann Faust who relieved a degree from Heidelberg in 1509, and went on to study magic (natural science) in Poland and reported as fact by Philipp Melanchthon.
A Georg Faust received a hostile reception at the University of Erfurt. He cast a horoscope for the prince-bishop of Bamberg in 1520. As the soothsayer Jorg Faustus of Heidelberg, he was expelled from Ingolstadt in 1528. Dr. Faustus, the sodomitic necromancer, was not permitted in the city of Nurembery in 1532. In his latter year he practiced medical alchemy, and, according to Melanchthon, was destroyed by the Devil at a rural inn in Wurttemberg. Another theory put forth by the occult authority E. M. Butler is that the different Fausts mentioned could have been brothers or twins.
When reviewing the traditional feats of magic attributed to Faust one must remember the and in which he lived. It was an age of schism, any unorthodox ideas, and those holding them, were considered dangerous. The feats attributed to Faust during life and after his death placed him in this category. Such public opinion was often dangerous for religious and scientific innovators, and especially for those unfortunates accused of witchcraft. Even though humorist scholars consider his magical feats as petty and fraudulent, such men as Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon took him seriously as previously indicated. Both his notoriety and negligible achievements made him a convenient symbol of the "wrong" religious, scientific, and philosophical thought of his day; so he appeared in the first so called "Faust-book," the anonymous Historia von D. Johann Fausten (1587). Ironically, however, this relatively obscure character Faust has come to be preserved in legend as the representative magician of the age from which came such occultists and seers as Paracelsus, Nostradamus, and Agrippa von Nettesheim.
The Faust Character:
Faust was indebted for his posthumous fame to an anonymous author of the first Faustbauch (1587), a collection of tales concerning the ancient magi-who were wise men skilled in the occult sciences-that were retold in the Middle Ages about such reputed wizards as Merlin, Albertus Magnus, and Roger Bacon. In Faustbauch Faust performed similar feats. They were narrated crudely, and further debased with clodhopping humor at the expense of Faust's tricks. The author's vivid descriptions of Hell and of the fearful state of mind of his merciless hero, as well as his creation of the savage, embittered, yet remorseful fiend Mephistopheles were so realistic that they inspired a certain terror in the reader.
From the Faust-book emerges the first fictional character of Faust. The book endured many editions and translations. Through all these changes the character naturally changes too. The story is one of an elderly-scholarly man in Luther's Wittenberg who turns from theology to magic and medicine, associates with spirits, and finally curses God and exchanges his soul for 24 years of knowledge, power, sensual pleasure, and the services of the demon Mephistopheles. Faust appears to be arrogant in his adventurers of flying over various parts of the earth just to satisfy his intellectual curiosity and performing feats of magic. Towards the end of his life he takes Helen of Troy as his paramour. She bears him a son, but disappears from Wittenberg after Faust's death.
Even though the "Faust-book" was called the first important German novel, it like many
earlier versions of Faust was nothing more than a morality play; about the scholarly gentleman who had been good all his life, but in his reclining years chooses to explore and enjoy what life can offer him. For this reason the tale of Faust appealed to both the clergy and public. The clergy could say, see the trouble man gets into when he abandons God and the Church. Then there were always those who were tempted to do what Faust had done but never had the courage to do so; for them the tale was both tantalizing and intriguing.
The "Faust-book", or Faustbauch, was hastily translated throughout Europe. An English translation (1592) inspired Christopher Marlowe's play The Tragicall History of D. Faustus. In this adaptation Faust turns to magic with high expectations of gaining power and honor. However, when trying to win the services of Mephistopheles and a life of "all voluptuousness" he ignores the supernatural warnings that leads to his damnation and makes the work a morality play.
In this play Faust leaves Wittenberg and travels to Rome where he invisibly plays tricks on the pope. Later, at the court of the German emperor, he shows "the true substantial bodies" of Alexander the Great and his paramour.When returning to Wittenberg Faust conjured up Helen of Troy for his paramour only to be swept off by devils through a mouth of hell.
It was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) who made the legend more reasonable. Goethe's first attempt at his creation of Faust was in the manuscript discovered in 1886 entitled Urfaust. Faust attempts magic as an escape from the sterile rationalism that surrounds him. Despondent of any ultimate knowledge, Faust indentures himself to Mephistopheles in hopes of forgetting his frustration in a life of sensual pleasure, only to discover with tragic poignancy, through the love of Gretchen, a simple girl whom he had seduced, the full meaning of life.
Goethe took the legend out of the pure theological and placed it in the realm of reality. Faust discovers his escape was not in the servitude of Mephistopheles but in Gretchen herself. This was the beginning of the insertion of practical life applications into the legend.
These are only some of the versions of the legend of Faust, or Faustus, or Doctor Faustus as he has been called. No doubt, there are other versions, which is why Faust has a variety of meanings for different individuals. The legend inspired many literary and musical works. The first book, Faustbauch, seems to also have been called Dr. Faust, the Notorious Magician and Necromancer appeared in Germany in 1857 and was an immediate success. Notably other works include Marlowe's play The Tragicall History of D. Faustus, published between 1589 and 1592, and Goethe's play Faust, which was published in two parts between 11803 and 1833. Goethe's play was the basis for three operas composed in the 19th century of the Faust legend: Gounod's Faust, Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust, and Boito's Mefistofele.
In 1962, a grimoire entitled Great and Powerful Sea Ghost was published in Amsterdam. Its authorship is attributed to Dr. Faust. The introduction describes Faust's dealings with Beelzebub and how the demon agreed to send Mephistopheles to Faust to be his servant. A.G.H.
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By Clarence S. Petty	 On Jan 6, 2022
Trump supporters attempt to cross a police barrier on January 6, 2021 at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepared to affirm the victory of President-elect Joe Biden, thousands of people gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his allegations of electoral fraud. (AP Photo – John Minchillo)
NEW YORK – Under a pale winter light and glare from television cameras, it seemed hard not to see the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol for what it was. The violent storming of the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump determined to upset the election of Joe Biden was clear as day: democracy under siege, broadcast live in real time.
Yet a year later, when it comes to a time when you were in American history, there is a long way to achieve national consensus.
A Quinnipiac poll found that 93% of Democrats saw this as an attack on the government, but only 29% of Republicans agreed. A poll by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 4 in 10 Republicans remember the attack – in which five people died – as violent, while 9 in 10 Democrats do.
Such a disparity in memory may be inevitable in our hyper-polarized politics, but it is striking given the sharpness of January 6 then and immediately after. Minority Parliamentary Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Said at the time that "the president bears the responsibility" for attacks. Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Then majority leader, said: "They tried to disrupt our democracy. They missed. "
But since that day, separate versions – one factual, one fanciful – have set in. The Capitol riot – the violent culmination of an attempt to delegitimize the 2020 election and block its certification – has turned into a partisan party "Rashomon", the classic Japanese murder film told from a variety of conflicting points of view. Indeed, the act of remembering can be a highly mercurial thing, especially when deeply held political views are involved.
"We continue to use terms like post factual, but it almost feels like there is psychosis or national amnesia about what happened a year ago," says Charles Sykes, the former conservative Wisconsin radio host and founder of The Bulwark website. "It's not just that we are two nations. It is as if we are living on two different reality planets when it comes to the memory of January 6th.
Nations remember the way people do: imperfectly. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova, author of "Remember: the science of memory and the art of forgetting", describes how even the most vivid memories are changed each time they are revisited. An original memory is replaced by version 2.0, version 3.0 and above.
"Outside influences can creep in whenever we revisit and recall a memory of what happened. So for these collective memories, we have a lot of chances to revisit them. said Genoa. "Depending on your political perspective, the news channels you watch, what that meant to you, that memory is going to have a different slant depending on the story you tell yourself."
And a lot of people worked hard to erase the memory of January 6th. Representative Andrew S. Clyde, R-Ga., Described the seat as as "A normal tourist visit." Representative Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Claimed the rioters were left-wing activists "Pretending to be Trump supporters." " Trump continued to insist that the election – Biden won a large majority, with little evidence of fraud – was the real insurgency.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson attempted to portray the attack on Capitol Hill as a "false flag" operation, orchestrated by the FBI. Carlson created a series about the riot that aired on Fox News' subscription streaming service.
To counter such false claims, other documentary projects have attempted to capture January 6 in a rigorous and methodical manner. Jamie Roberts' HBO documentary "Four hours on the Capitol" was motivated in part to firmly establish a visual timeline of that day, with the aftermath following Trump's urging his supporters to "fight like hell."
Roberts interviewed witnesses and participants. Some members of the crowd praised her film only to complain later after seeing Carlson's series.
"People who were in the movie texted me saying, 'Why the hell didn't you put this in your movie? You are liars' " said Roberts. "What I was hoping for with the project was to bring together some very concrete and quick facts with people who can tell the story from a witness's perspective. But for some people, it still isn't going to reach them.
Alexander Keyssar, professor of history and social policy at Harvard and author of "Why do we still have the Electoral College? ", believes that a full-fledged commission of inquiry, like the one that followed the September 11 attacks, could have fostered a greater national consensus on January 6. In May, Senate Republicans used their obstruction power to block the creation of such a commission. (A House committee is due to release some of the findings of its six-month investigation soon.)
Instead, many Trump supporters have embraced the former president's denial in the 2020 election. Over the past year, Republicans have passed dozens of laws in 19 states to restrict voting. More electoral battles are looming midway through 2022 and beyond.
"It is obviously dangerous because it becomes a precedent", Keyssar talks about the Capitol riot. "It has become a prism through which events are seen. The prism for a lot of Republican adherents is that you can't trust the election result. If you cannot trust the election result, that will be the case in the future as well. It becomes, as the great historian Bernard Bailyn said, "a grammar of thought".
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Despite gambling now being a worldwide craze, China and many countries in Asia continue to ban it in many places, as a result many tourists who head over to China now head over to Macau to let their hair down and go to a casino.
Due to gambling being illegal in most of China, many visitors decide to take a trip to Macau in order to enjoy some casino entertainment. Macau is now considered as serious competition to Las Vegas when it comes to attracting tourists who are interested in playing casino games.
Here's an interesting article that explains how there's much more to Macau than just huge casinos.
Order a generous slice of Macau and you'd be brave to swallow it whole. This is a historical layer cake of clashing flavours. Long, unremarkable centuries of sleepy ancient Chinese fishing villages infused with a whiff of incense from Taoist temples. A slab of Portuguese colonialism – rich, centuries-thick and packed with spices. And on top, a great slathered-on crust of neon candy – luminescent pink, saccharine sweet, saliva-inducing.
Las Vegas casinos used to feast on Asian gamblers. Often, these were the "whales" – otherwise known as high rollers – that the casinos would rely upon to rack up huge profits from their casino operations.
The popularity of casino games is huge. People love playing online and they also love the atmosphere of a casino. This has always been a hallmark of the Asian culture, and Chinese tourists were becoming a huge growth opportunity for the Vegas casinos.
But all of that is changing due to two very powerful forces. One was the financial crisis which decimated the Vegas casinos. Everyone was affected, including Chinese tourists. Now the crowds are coming back to Vegas, but there is still a problem as there are fewer Asian high rollers.
And that's due to the second factor – the emergence of Macau in China as a gambling destination. The casinos there are bigger than those in Vegas and the gambling volume has surpassed Las Vegas. Chinese whales now can stay on their own continent and get the same kind of thrill from progressive jackpot slots or hours of blackjack. They don't have to look to Vegas as the best option.
This trend is having a huge impact on Chinese tourism, so it will be interesting to see how it plays out.


Nor, is he nuts. He is rather, an adept at the NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) technique called "Sleight of Mouth". He may be the BEST at it that I have seen.
What is "Sleight of Mouth" you ask? it's verbal shell game/three card monty designed to confuse you, then hypnotize you and then, reframe your world. The technique was created as a means of eliciting therapeutic change in thinking by Robert Dilts, and in the video, you can see its misuse.
While the narrator doesn't use "sleight of mouth" or "Conversational Hypnosis" or the rest of the language of NLP, it's quite clear that's what Beck is using.
Doug: Well, it's interesting. I use it in a whole variety of ways. I used to be sales manager for Robbins Research so I used it for sales, obviously.
I use it all the time in therapy with people because people are needing to be persuaded that: (a) there is a different way, that (b) that they can do it, and (c) that they can do it now.
So sleight of mouth helps me to persuade them of that before we even get started. A lot of times the therapy is almost done before we do any specific therapeutic interactions for changing their phobia or changing their allergy response or what ever it might be; it's almost done before we start because I've done so much sleight of mouth.
Michael: Can you give an example — without going into full details?
Many times people who come into a weight loss session will have been on diets many times before and they have this notion that they have tried and failed before, so that means they can't do it. And that's just a belief system. If this, then that. It's just a perfectly stated belief system.
So my first job is to convince them that it can be done. So I will say something to them like, "the fact that you've been on diets before and that hasn't worked, doesn't mean that you can't do it, it means that the diet doesn't work." And I talk about all the times that diets don't work and why they don't work and convince them of that. Then they are open to the idea that something else could work.
I want to reiterate, that this is not simply a therapeutic technique.
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As mobility is revolutionizing education, smart phones are the best source of it. The technology is booming in e-learning space and encourages the students and educators to use it efficiently. Today, the accessibility of applications is on the expansion with the aim to produce an observable change which people feel and experience.
The mobile application being present on the smart phones can be compared to be the icing on the cake, since they make the mobile phones better and fun. The mobile applications are boundless in numbers with utilization that cuts over varying individuals and increasing demands for more of the applications.
mobile applications has turned into an indispensable piece of such huge numbers of people and these applications, helps towards maintaining and living a very well sorted out life. Engaging and educating the child with the app is more of a practical approach now. Let's see how it is beneficial.
These educational apps create an interesting atmosphere to learn even for topics like the surface area of a cylinder or quadrilateral properties, which otherwise seems less interesting. It lets the student get better grades by understanding the concept better as the teaching strategies are different and interesting. In case you have a doubt on any maths topic, you can always go to these apps and find the answer to all your queries with a detailed explanation.
It's impossible to provide one on one attention to all the students in a class by a teacher. These apps are handy and make it easy to use them with their own pace and time.
Many apps are available for various skill levels and to encourage learning using a variety of teaching methodologies like quizzes, video tutorials, and educational games. These interactive games are good for stimulating the children's mind. It's not bad to take apps as a new and innovative way to teach an active learner. Keeping new teaching methodology interesting, in the form of apps is a crucial part to keep students engaged, and to get the same learning apps comes as a beneficial platform.
These mobile applications make the process of learning interesting, interactive and enjoyable even for the topics which seems too much to students like – surface area of a cylinder or quadrilateral properties. These are boosted with engaging content which engages students in the activity. For example; launching gamification into the mobile applications attracts kids to use it more. The achievement rewards in terms of scores, badges etc keeps them coming back to the same course. This is another way to encourage them to learn more. When they learn using these apps and then get better scores, they feel motivated and confident.
These are just a few benefits of Educational apps. You should get an educational app to explore this new way of teaching.


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Sarah Jessica Parker on "very painful" feud with Kim Cattrall
"There just isn't anyone else who's ever talked about me this way."
For years, Sarah Jessica Parker has kept quite about her rumoured feud with former Sex and the City co-star Kim Cattrall.
Now, in a brand new interview, Parker has extensively opened up about the "very painful" situation for the first time.
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"It's pretty simple, you know? I'll be as clear as I can. It's very hard to talk about the situation with Kim," she said, on THR's Awards Chatter podcast. "Because I've been so careful about not ever wanting to say anything that is unpleasant."
The actress explained how the falling out started, after Cattrall began making certain demands about the third Sex And The City film. The demands meant the third film did not go ahead.
"They didn't feel comfortable meeting where she wanted to meet, and so we didn't do the movie because we didn't want to do it without Kim.
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"It's a great wisdom to know when enough is enough... I also didn't want to compromise what the show was to me. The way forward seemed clear."
She added that neither she, nor any of the cast, had a say in the Samantha Jones storyline for And Just Like That...
"We did not ask her to be part of this because she made it clear that that wasn't something she wanted to pursue, and it no longer felt comfortable for us, and so it didn't occur to us," Parker explained.
"That's not 'slamming' her, it's just learning. You've got to listen to somebody, and if they're publicly talking about something and it doesn't suggest it's some place they want to be, or a person they want to play, or an environment in which they want to be, you get to an age where you're like, 'Well, we hear that'."
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"I've spent a lot of years working really hard to always be decent to everybody on the set, to take care of people, to be responsible to and for people, both my employers and the people that I feel I'm responsible for as a producer of the show.
"And there just isn't anyone else who's ever talked about me this way, so it's very painful."
She said there is "no fight going on", it's just that they have drifted apart as friends.
"There has been no public dispute or spat or conversations or allegations made by me or anybody on my behalf.
"I wouldn't do it. That is not the way I would have it. So I just wish that they would stop calling this a 'catfight' or an 'argument,' because it doesn't reflect [reality] - there has been one person talking."
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Do I use too many question marks??????
Not just here, I was looking at the discussions I've started, and noticed that especially in the titles, I always have too many question marks. I guess it could be connected to my inquisitive nature, I've always been the kid who asked too many questions. And I guess I still am... except the kid part of course. In a way, we all express who we are, by the words that we choose and even the punctuation that we choose to express ourselves. I guess my words show that I'm curious about most things and well, I do like to ask a lot of questions, if I don't how will I learn, right?? Okay, there I go again.. But seriously do I use too many question marks??
I haven't noticed it really.. but now that you mentioned it... you mean you always use many question marks??? Well, I wouldn't suggest anything. Is there any rule for using only 1 question mark??????? Hmm... I normally use 1 question mark only. It seems the way for proper English LOL. But hey, if using more question marks makes you feel taller, go ahead and have fun. Ok????????????
Well,I had to get the point across somehow and those days I really was heavy on those question marks, when I started this discussion.
How typical of you, Vega! This post is a question too!!! Yeah, I guess you are one inquisitive person indeed. I do wonder how much more so you were, as a kid! I mean, a person with as many questions as you have, must have given a hard time to the parents!!!
To be gramatically correct one question mark will suffice, however it seems to me that often using chat, messages, emails, we need to find other ways to add emphasis, and this can be done by using underline, added punctuation ie:??!!, caps, or bolding out the letters, and with typing, changing the font of one or two words only. So yes you do, and no you don't. Depends on your own personal view points and if others don't really feel it is necessary then they can make the choices for themselves to either ignore what is written, or to read it as it meant, and not do the same things themselves.
Well unlike the other post you just got ? you can use as many ??? marks as you see fit or want to ? I dont see any abuse here ? and I love your avatar ? and you can come and dance with my piggie anytime. ? Hugs!
Can i be honest? This is annoying. This is not the best way to catch the attention of the others. For me it enough to put !!! or ??? if something is really serious and important to put accent on it. But if i put ????????????????????? or @#!!$@???? this is just abuse with the marks.
Well, I won't really say that I've put that many question marks to tick somebody off, I guess if you read through my whole discussion you would realize that it was merely a connection that I was pondering on, a connection between my nature and my words. I've never really gone that far, although maybe with exclamations I could used those excessively, but only when I really needed to stress a point..I mean the punctuations are definitely not the subject in any of my discussions or responses...They merely aid them...I don't I've ever over-used or as you put it, "abused" them..