The term "material" means documentary material, tangible things, written reports or answers to questions, and transcripts of oral testimony.
The term "Federal agency" has the meaning given it in section 552(e)  of title 5.
With respect to any document, tangible thing, or transcript of oral testimony received by the Commission pursuant to compulsory process in an investigation, a purpose of which is to determine whether any person may have violated any provision of the laws administered by the Commission, the procedures established in paragraph (2) through paragraph (7) shall apply.
The Commission shall designate a duly authorized agent to serve as custodian of documentary material, tangible things, or written reports or answers to questions, and transcripts of oral testimony, and such additional duly authorized agents as the Commission shall determine from time to time to be necessary to serve as deputies to the custodian.
Any person upon whom any demand for the production of documentary material has been duly served shall make such material available for inspection and copying or reproduction to the custodian designated in such demand at the principal place of business of such person (or at such other place as such custodian and such person thereafter may agree and prescribe in writing or as the court may direct pursuant to section 57b–1(h) of this title) on the return date specified in such demand (or on such later date as such custodian may prescribe in writing). Such person may upon written agreement between such person and the custodian substitute copies for originals of all or any part of such material.
The custodian to whom any documentary material, tangible things, written reports or answers to questions, and transcripts of oral testimony are delivered shall take physical possession of such material, reports or answers, and transcripts, and shall be responsible for the use made of such material, reports or answers, and transcripts, and for the return of material, pursuant to the requirements of this section.
The custodian may prepare such copies of the documentary material, written reports or answers to questions, and transcripts of oral testimony, and may make tangible things available, as may be required for official use by any duly authorized officer or employee of the Commission under regulations which shall be promulgated by the Commission. Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), such material, things, and transcripts may be used by any such officer or employee in connection with the taking of oral testimony under this section.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, while in the possession of the custodian, no documentary material, tangible things, reports or answers to questions, and transcripts of oral testimony shall be available for examination by any individual other than a duly authorized officer or employee of the Commission without the consent of the person who produced the material, things, or transcripts. Nothing in this section is intended to prevent disclosure to either House of the Congress or to any committee or subcommittee of the Congress, except that the Commission immediately shall notify the owner or provider of any such information of a request for information designated as confidential by the owner or provider.
answers to questions in writing and transcripts of oral testimony shall be available for examination by the person who produced the testimony or by his attorney.
Whenever the Commission has instituted a proceeding against a person, partnership, or corporation, the custodian may deliver to any officer or employee of the Commission documentary material, tangible things, written reports or answers to questions, and transcripts of oral testimony for official use in connection with such proceeding. Upon the completion of the proceeding, the officer or employee shall return to the custodian any such material so delivered which has not been received into the record of the proceeding.
then the custodian shall, upon written request of the person who produced the material, return to the person any such material which has not been received into the record of any such proceeding (other than copies of such material made by the custodian pursuant to paragraph (3)(B)).
the foreign law enforcement agency is not from a foreign state that the Secretary of State has determined, in accordance with section 4605(j) 1 of title 50, has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, unless and until such determination is rescinded pursuant to section 4605(j)(4) 1 of title 50.
Nothing in the preceding sentence authorizes the disclosure of material obtained in connection with the administration of the Federal antitrust laws or foreign antitrust laws (as defined in paragraphs (5) and (7), respectively, of section 6211 of this title) to any officer or employee of a foreign law enforcement agency.
transmit in writing to the person who produced the material or testimony notice as to the identity and address of the successor so designated.
Any successor designated under paragraph (2)(A) as a result of the requirements of this paragraph shall have (with regard to the material involved) all duties and responsibilities imposed by this section upon his predecessor in office with regard to such material, except that he shall not be held responsible for any default or dereliction which occurred before his designation.
All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Commission which is not subject to the requirements of subsection (b) shall be considered confidential when so marked by the person supplying the information and shall not be disclosed, except in accordance with the procedures established in paragraph (2) and paragraph (3).
If the Commission determines that a document marked confidential by the person supplying it may be disclosed because it is not a trade secret or commercial or financial information which is obtained from any person and which is privileged or confidential, within the meaning of section 46(f) of this title, then the Commission shall notify such person in writing that the Commission intends to disclose the document at a date not less than 10 days after the date of receipt of notification.
Any person receiving such notification may, if he believes disclosure of the document would cause disclosure of a trade secret, or commercial or financial information which is obtained from any person and which is privileged or confidential, within the meaning of section 46(f) of this title, before the date set for release of the document, bring an action in the district court of the United States for the district within which the documents are located or in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to restrain disclosure of the document. Any person receiving such notification may file with the appropriate district court or court of appeals of the United States, as appropriate, an application for a stay of disclosure. The documents shall not be disclosed until the court has ruled on the application for a stay.
the disclosure to a Federal agency of disaggregated information obtained in accordance with section 3512 1 of title 44, except that the recipient agency shall use such disaggregated information for economic, statistical, or policymaking purposes only, and shall not disclose such information in an individually identifiable form.
Any disclosure of relevant and material information in Commission adjudicative proceedings or in judicial proceedings to which the Commission is a party shall be governed by the rules of the Commission for adjudicative proceedings or by court rules or orders, except that the rules of the Commission shall not be amended in a manner inconsistent with the purposes of this section.
Nothing in this section shall supersede any statutory provision which expressly prohibits or limits particular disclosures by the Commission, or which authorizes disclosures to any other Federal agency.
Any material which is received by the Commission in any investigation, a purpose of which is to determine whether any person may have violated any provision of the laws administered by the Commission, and which is provided pursuant to any compulsory process under this subchapter or which is provided voluntarily in place of such compulsory process shall not be required to be disclosed under section 552 of title 5 or any other provision of law, except as provided in paragraph (2)(B) of this section.
any material reflecting a consumer complaint submitted to a Commission reporting mechanism sponsored in part by foreign law enforcement agencies or other foreign government agencies.
Nothing in this subsection shall authorize the Commission to withhold information from the Congress or prevent the Commission from complying with an order of a court of the United States in an action commenced by the United States or the Commission.
Section 552(e) of title 5, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was redesignated section 552(f) of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by section 1802(b) of Pub. L. 99–570.
Section 4605(j) of title 50, referred to in subsec. (b)(6)(D), was repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232. For provisions similar to those of former section 4605(j) of title 50, see section 4813(c) of title 50, as enacted by Pub. L. 115–232.
Section 3512 of title 44, referred to in subsec. (d)(1)(D), which related to requirements for the collection of information by independent Federal regulatory agencies, was a part of chapter 35 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. Chapter 35 was amended generally by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–511) and subsequently by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).
A prior section 21 of act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, was renumbered section 28 and is classified to section 58 of this title.
2012—Pub. L. 112–203, § 1, amended Pub. L. 109–455, § 13. See 2006 Amendment notes below.
2006—Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 109–455, § 6(a), which inserted at end "The custodian may make such material available to any foreign law enforcement agency upon the prior certification of an appropriate official of any such foreign law enforcement agency, either by a prior agreement or memorandum of understanding with the Commission or by other written certification, that such material will be maintained in confidence and will be used only for official law enforcement purposes, if—", added subpars. (A) to (D) setting forth conditions for making materials available to foreign law enforcement agencies, and inserted concluding provisions restricting disclosure of certain antitrust materials, was repealed by Pub. L. 109–455, § 13, as amended by Pub. L. 112–203, § 1. See Termination Date of 2006 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109–455, § 6(b), which inserted heading "Exemption from public disclosure" and amended text of subsec. (f) generally, was repealed by Pub. L. 109–455, § 13, as amended by Pub. L. 112–203, § 1. Prior to amendment by section 6(b), text read as follows: "Any material which is received by the Commission in any investigation, a purpose of which is to determine whether any person may have violated any provision of the laws administered by the Commission, and which is provided pursuant to any compulsory process under this subchapter or which is provided voluntarily in place of such compulsory process shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5." See Termination Date of 2006 Amendment note below.
1994—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–312, § 8(1), inserted "tangible things," after "documentary material,".
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–312, § 8(2), inserted ", tangible thing," after "document".
Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 103–312, § 8(3), inserted "tangible things," after "documentary material,".
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 103–312, § 8(4), in subpar. (A), inserted "tangible things," after "documentary material,", in subpar. (B), inserted ", and may make tangible things available," after "transcripts of oral testimony" and ", things," after "such material", in subpar. (C), inserted "tangible things," after "documentary material," and ", things," after "material", and in subpar. (D)(i), inserted ", tangible things," after "documentary material".
Subsec. (b)(4), (5). Pub. L. 103–312, § 8(5), (6), inserted "tangible things," after "documentary material,".
Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 103–312, § 8(7), inserted "The custodian of any tangible things may make such things available for inspection to such persons on the same basis." after first sentence, and "results of inspections of tangible things," after "Such documentary material,".
Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 103–312, § 8(8), inserted "tangible things," after "documentary material,".
Amendment by section 6 of Pub. L. 109–455 repealed effective Sept. 30, 2020, and provisions amended by Pub. L. 109–455 to be amended to read as if Pub. L. 109–455 had not been enacted, see section 13 of Pub. L. 109–455, set out as a note under section 44 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–312 applicable only with respect to compulsory process issued after Aug. 26, 1994, see section 15(d) of Pub. L. 103–312, set out as a note under section 45 of this title.
Section effective May 28, 1980, see section 23 of Pub. L. 96–252, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 45 of this title.


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Mr. Cox and His Chewing Gum: A School Bus Tale
Kenneth Avery
Kenneth is a rural citizen of Hamilton, Ala., and has begun to observe life and certain things and people helping him to write about them.
Not that I want to be a smart aleck here, but right now I can save you a lot of valuable time. That's really what life is all about today, right, saving time? Sure, it is. And to do my part of this serious social skill, I am going to start off with telling you the elements of this hub: joy, safety, happiness and sadness—four rock-solid emotions that help any hub fly.
Vintage Ford school bus.
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Truth be Told__________
this hub really has nothing to do with a school bus. But to stop confusion in its tracks, I put a school bus photo on this narrative—a vintage model (top) and modern edition at the bottom. Me personally? I didn't like to ride any of the school buses that I had to board when I was going to school. Just as long as the loud mouth bullies just kept to their work of harassing the innocent students thus leaving me and my friends alone, that was really all that mattered to us.
This piece is really about the first school bus driver that I ever had: Mr. Linyon Cox and I guess here, but his first name is a mystery. Some pronounce it by saying LeNN-Yon or maybe LeeNYon. I tried to learn how to say his first name correctly due to the fact that people in (my day) 1961, people cared more about their name and identity than they do in 2018. We just identified our good-hearted school bus driver, Mr. Cox. Not Mr. Cocks or Mr. Coxx, but Cox—the same way that famed bass player and personal friend of the late Jimi Hendrix, Billy Cox, spelled his last name.
Now Enjoy the Four Elements__________
that I said in the beginning would help to be the foundation of this hub: joy, safety, happiness and sadness. Fact: all of these four elements are important, but the truth is, I could replace one or even not use but three of the four and you would not know the difference. And again, I am trying hard to not be a smart alec.
The First Hub Element is Joy – and with Mr. Cox, his smiling face was the first thing that I seen on my very first day of first grade. Mr. Cox and his chewing gum. I never learned what brand he chewed, but my friend, he chewed the daylights out of his gum. Later in years, I was talking to God one day and it occurred to me that I should have been thankful (at that time with Mr. Cox) that he wasn't a chewing tobacco addict. I mean, to see him chew tobacco with the vengeance he put to the chewing gum would have been worth selling tickets for. Mr. Cox's gums were going 90 to nothing when he was in the zone with a bus full of students and if chewing a pack of gum per hour kept his driving skills sharp, thank God.
The Second Hub Element is Safety – and again, with the gum here. Along with Mr. Cox's excellent driving skills and his gums going at it like there would be no chewing gum tomorrow, he also had an extra-sharp of observation as he drove us to and from New Home School. More than once I would sit near the the front of the bus just to watch "The Mr. Cox Chewing Gum Show" and now, he would keep both eyes shooting from left to right just to make sure that there were no wild animals or wild kids hiding somewhere in the bushes who might jump out causing us to meet with some accidents. But you put Mr. Cox's chewing gum along with his laser-like eye movement, Mr. Cox had THE safest bus in the entire school district. (e.g. "K.I.T.T." on Knight Rider's hood had a red laser moving from left to right).
Third Hub Element Belongs to: Happiness – and I can attest to the fact that when I was on Mr. Cox's bus, all was right with the world. Sometimes Mr. Cox did have to be a mild disciplinarian when a couple of those bullies (I told you about) in the beginning. All Mr. Cox had to do was say, "Haw, haw, now look-a here, boys!" And that was that. He never had to stop the bus to paddle their butts or even raise his voice. I wish, (among the wishes that never came true), that someone, even me, had submitted his name for election to the Nobel Peace Prize or even TIME's Man of The Year Award. Either one fit Mr. Cox because his daily life was a life lesson of some sort.
My Last Hub Element had to be Sadness – and now I am wishing that I had not even published 'sadness' because sadness is a Buzz-Kill for any occasion. No one really prays to be sad. Well, to be honest, I am sure that there are some folks in our massive world who pray, "Dear God, thank you for every blessing and I have to say. I was a bit too happy yesterday, so God, would you, if you see your way clear, to let me be a little sad today. Amen." I just hope no one really prays that prayer. But sadness did rear its scaly head a few years ago I was told. Mr. Cox was diagnosed with Dementia had to be admitted to an assisted living facility just so some professionals could take care of him.
Did Mr. Cox take his chewing gum along when he was admitted to the nursing facility? I do not know. But I was told that everyone who knew him when they visited him would remark on his wide and beaming smile like the one that he wore while he drove his school bus.
I also wonder if Mr. Cox (with that "beast" Dementia) knows right now if he is aware of that wide and beaming smile? To that I have to reply: Does it matter?
August 24, 2018_________________________________________________
Modern school bus.
© 2018 Kenneth Avery
Kenneth Avery (author) from Hamilton, Alabama on August 31, 2018:
Mr. Happy -- in your case, my good friend and ally, I see your comment and hub intro's as fine wine that ferments by the second, daylight, dawn, and sundown for many unmeasured thought processes until . . .you are given the Nobel Peace Prize or Man of The Year Award or Time's Man of The Year with a cover photo and the acalades just keep on rolling.
As for moi, I am happy being your Second and happy in your shadow, but do NOT take me for granted.
There are still undiscovered documents about Hitler and the Third Reich that we can only dream about and certainly not an old boy like me in rural Bama. No, suh.
Time for me to nap. Peace and happiness to you and have a Safe and Quiet Labor Day.
Mr. Happy from Toronto, Canada on August 31, 2018:
"how the two of us took the structure of life and re-wrote it to suit our needs." - This is a mind-blowing statement if one is to really think about it (in general, not necessarily about You, or I). Perception is really a big lie. Or we can use the term that Indian gurus use: Maya (Illusion).
There is so much more to Being than this three dimensional perspecitve but few chose to venture down the path of search and discovery. It is a tough and often lonely road but extremely rewarding, in my opinion.
Alrighty, I'm outta here (I. Kant and F. Nietzsche have been running through my mind this afternoon). All the best!
P.S. And ya, that was a good intro! lol : )
Mr. Happy -- My Great Friend, I've said this time and time again, but YOU need to pen a novel about your memories and how you met up with an off-center hubber from Hamilton, Ala., and how the two of us took the structure of life and re-wrote it to suit our needs.
IPretty good intro, huh?)
And I love how you picked out a few of my choice phrases and then explain them.
Mr. Happy, have a Safe and Happy (no pun intended) Labor Day.
Write me soon.
Dear Doris -- I love how you interject your own sweet memories (that you left on this hub) while making the current remarks even better and you are right. Two southerners working their way through the world and what a time it is, my friend.
Believe this or not, but it was my time that I spent on Mr. Cox' school bus and how he taught us a lot about life all without him even knowing that (this) was what he was doing.
Peace and visit anytime.
Ioannis Arvanitis -- thank you, my good friend, for stopping by and leaving me such a touching remark. I pray that God blesses you richly.
Dear Liz -- thank you for such a sweet comment, and I am so glad that these pieces are making you happy.
Liz Westwood from UK on August 27, 2018:
I am enjoying your school time reminiscences.
Ioannis Arvanitis from Greece, Almyros on August 26, 2018:
No, my brother, it doesn't matter! But I am sure that Mr Cox's Sunny Soul knows! Thank you for the beauty of this Hub and the four elements. Your Heart is the fifth...
Admiration!
Doris James MizBejabbers from Beautiful South on August 25, 2018:
I'm glad you added the "saving time" to "that's what life is really all about...because it clarified the preceding sentence. Not that I would have though you meant "being a smart alek." Or would I? LOL, between you and Kenneth, you never know. Just two Southerners trying to make their way in the world.
I lived two blocks too close to the border line to be able to ride the school bus to school in junior high and high school. I was even closer in elementary school and I walked the hills through ice and snow. We just had one car and daddy would come home and drive me to elementary school in the rain. You remember the old joke, it was X miles to and from school and uphill all the way. It may as well have been because it was so up one hill and down the other. We all loved our combination bus driver and school custodian, Mr. Davis. He didn't chew gum, but he was a sweetheart, too. You bring back memories, dear sweet Ken.
"That's really what life is all about today, right, saving time?" -I can't agree on this one Amigo. Life's about growing and transforming. What's the catterpillar that doesn't transform into a butterfly?
"I didn't like to ride any of the school buses that I had to board when I was going to school." - Ohh, You had busses taking You to school, nice! I walked. My father drove me to school on my first day, so I knew how to get there and from the second day, I walked the fifteen to twenty minutes to get to school (in grade 1). Growing up under the Soviet Iron Curtain, I could not even dream that there were kids in this world being driven to school in special kids' busses.
"Just as long as the loud mouth bullies just kept to their work of harassing the innocent students thus leaving me and my friends alone, that was really all that mattered to us." - Go for the loudest, biggest, most obnoxious individual and drop him quick. Then, everyone else behaves. I do not promote violence but I also do not turn the other cheek. I'm not a punching bag lol
"he chewed the daylights out of his gum" - I've often enjoyed to fill up my mouth with as many pieces of gum as possible. Then, You try chewing, when You can barely close your mouth. Haha!! It's fun. : )
"No one really prays to be sad." - Well, You're right: I've never prayed to be sad but I am happy for being sad sometimes. I'm happy for being angry sometimes. I'm happy for being in pain sometimes and so on. We do not know light, without the darkness. So, I love darkness just as much as I love light.
"let me be a little sad today" - Haha, no I certainly do not say that but I do say: "thank You for the lesson" after the darkness goes : )
"I just hope no one really prays that prayer." - Here's a little secret about me: I never hope. Hope is useless. Hope has no power. I chose to wish and to manifest. Wishes are clear, direct and hold the power of those who create them. Da-na'-ho-we-yo.
"Does it matter?" - It does and it doesn't. Life is full of Paradoxes.
Love reading your thoghts. Thank You for "putting them on paper". : )
All the very best!
About Abandoned School Buses
By Kenneth Avery
Life at The Back of The Bus
Old Man and His Book
Talking About My Hero: Mr. Oak
Mr. Oklin, Food Peddler and All Around Good Guy
The Stranger on a Bus
By KAMKAR
A Duck's Tale, not by Charles Dickens
His Only Sparkle
A World Without Wild Country, Was a Lonely World for Teen Guys
When my Friend, Simp met Jesus in his Jail Cell
A Tale About my Flat Bottom
Ethan takes the Bus: Flash Fiction
By Michael Collins aka Lakemoron
A Dark Narrative About Rob Finding All About Life
Mr. Hamp, Thanks for the Jesse James Impression
Tales from Beauty School

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WISN 12 Wins the Early Evening News Race
WISN 12 Leads Weekdays at 5 and 6 p.m. for the Full Month of February
By WISN 12	- Mar 1st, 2018 01:02 pm
MILWAUKEE – March 1, 2018 – The "XXIII Olympic Winter Games" significantly impacted local news viewing among southeastern Wisconsin households in February. During the eleven days of February without the games, WISN 12 has the most watched local news weekdays with "WISN 12 News" at 5 p.m. (6.6) and 6 p.m. (6.6). For the full 28-day sweeps period, WTMJ leads the local news race weekdays, with "Today's TMJ4 Live" at 10 p.m. (7.0) followed by "WISN 12 News" at 5 p.m. (6.5) and 6 p.m. (6.3).
"Super Bowl LII" and "XXIII Olympic Winter Games" in PyeongChang dominated primetime viewing in February. "Super Bowl LII" on WTMJ is the most watched program of the month with a 52.3 rating, down 5 percent from the 2017 game on WITI. Also on WTMJ, "Olympic Winter Games" in primetime averages a 15.2 rating, down 10 percent from the 2014 games in Sochi, but still well ahead of other primetime competition in the market.
Below are program average ratings and rankings comparisons for the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. local newscasts for the full month, the days without the games, and the days with primetime Olympic programming.
Local News February 1-28 February 1-8 & 26-28 February 9-25 (Olympics)
Station HH Rating Rank HH Rating Rank HH Rating Rank
WISN 6.5 1 6.6 1 6.4 1
WTMJ 5.3 2 4.8 2 5.7 2
WITI 3.9 3 4.0 3 3.9 3
WDJT 3.3 4 3.3 4 3.3 4
10-10:30 p.m.
WTMJ* 7.0 1 5.0 3 8.4 1
*WTMJ late news aired at various times due to Olympic Games overruns.
"ABC World News Tonight with David Muir" added another month to its long run as the #1 network news among southeastern Wisconsin households, a position the program has held since October 2016. ABC leads weekdays at 5:30 p.m. throughout February, with a 7.8 rating, followed by "NBC Nightly News" on WTMJ (7.6), "Fox6 News" on WITI (3.5) and "CBS Evening News" on WDJT (3.5). During the dates outside of the winter games, ABC's local lead at 5:30 p.m. widens to an average 8.2 rating followed by NBC's 7.1.
Even with the strong competition from weekend sports programming during February, WISN 12's Sunday news programs grew audience year-to-year, including "12 News This Morning" Sunday at 5 to 6 a.m. (+50 percent) and 7 to 9 a.m. (+50 percent); "GMA Weekend Edition" 6 to 7 a.m. (+24 percent); "UpFront with Mike Gousha" at 9 a.m. (+64 percent); "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" at 9:30 a.m. (+45 percent); "Matter Of Fact with Soledad O'Brien" at 10:30 a.m.; and "WISN 12 News" Sunday at 5:30 (+13 percent), 10 (+13 percent) and 10:30 p.m. (+28 percent).
Note: Each rating point represents 8,685 households in the Milwaukee DMA.
Source: Nielsen Media Research Live +SD preliminary household ratings, February 1-28, 2018
February 2018 Olympic Winter Games dates: February 9-25, 2018
About WISN 12 and Hearst Television
WISN 12, the ABC station in Milwaukee, is owned by Hearst Television. Hearst Television owns and operates television and radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more. The radio stations are leaders in Baltimore news/talk and rock music listenership. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies, and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.Hearst Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst. The Company's Web address is www.hearsttelevision.com.
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: 12 Management Lessons from the World's Most Innovative Company karya Jeffrey L. Cruikshank. Banyak Point dan pelajaran tentang management yang bisa kita ambil dari Perusahaan paling inovatif di Dunia ini. Mari kita belajar dari Keberhasilan dan Kegagalannya. Selamat Menikmati.
What does the tangled tale of Apple's distribution and retailing efforts tell us? It tells us that consistency is important in dealing with retail channels that you don't control. It tells us that selling personal computers can be harder than selling products in slower-moving industries like cars, even though selling cars is plenty hard. And it tells us that at the end of the day, cachet counts. And inspiration counts even more.
■ Sell your geniuses at retail.
Spend the time and money to develop a sales force that's (at least) as good as your product. (Even the best products can't sell themselves, especially if they're intimidating.) Make your "geniuses" out to be scarce commodities, for example, with a sign-up sheet.
■ Retailing experts are like any other experts. Sometimes they get it really wrong.
In May 2001, the pundits were predicting that Apple's retail gambit was going to prove an unmitigated disaster.
■ Be nice to nerds, but don't let them do your marketing.
■ It's nice to be able to call the shots. But it won't last.
Few products stay hot forever. Abusing your retail network today will almost certainly haunt you tomorrow.
■ Move that inventory, based on better numbers!
in ways that give you better numbers, so you can make and ship more winners and fewer turkeys.
■ Go after Dell. Go after anybody with a great marketing idea.
After 30 years of trying, Apple seems to have expunged the "not invented here" syndrome. They're prepared to copy Dell, Gateway, or whomever.
■ If all else fails, sell it yourself.
The long sad saga of Apple in the retailing arena comes down to this: The more special your product, the more likely you'll have to sell it yourself.
■ Design a shopping experience that defines the buyer as much as the seller.
Starbucks got there early, as did Barnes & Noble. This is also called "lifestyle shopping": Let the customer validate himself or herself simply by walking in the door. I'm cool, therefore I am.


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A compilation and review of the claims made by the Book of Mormon compared against non-apologetic data
Intro to this site Why of What Table of Contents Faith is not meant to be blind My witness
How do Mormons view women?
Quotable Summary Show
"In Mormon theology men and women are considered equal partners.
Some misled critics of the LDS church try very hard to convince others that Mormons view women in a negative light. They state that Mormons believe that a woman can't get into Heaven without her husband's permission, or that a husband has some sort of ruling authority over his wife, or that Mormons get married civilly once, but then are 'sealed' to several other wives. These are all false statements.
They will also tell you to check the Journal of Discourses for some of the 'original' teachings of the LDS church. These have never been considered official doctrine of the church though some apostles highly valued them. Nevertheless, the Journal of Discourses did express how the LDS people were ahead of the time for women's rights, and mirror the same teachings as found currently:
'If you abuse your wives, turn them out of doors, and treat them in a harsh and cruel manner, you will be left wifeless and childless; you will have no increase in eternity. You will have bartered this blessing, this privilege, away;'
Abuse of another, whether physical, emotional, or in any other way, is considered one of the most serious grievances of the LDS church and is in direct opposition to the teachings of Christ. LDS members who commit such acts are not in good standing with the Church and are subject to the most serious penalties the Church can impose, including excommunication."
Source: www.EvidencesOfMormon.org/mormon-beliefs/how-do-mormons-view-women.aspx
This source contains other common misrepresentations, additional Journal of Discourses quotes, and references to actual Mormon teachings about how Mormons view women.
Mormons believe that women are equal to men. In marriage and parenting, men and women are considered equal partners.[1]
Some misled critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints try very hard to convince others that Mormons view women in a negative light. They state that Mormons believe that a woman can't get into Heaven without her husband's permission, or that a husband has some sort of ruling authority over his wife. These are flat out falsehoods.
Common falsehoods and misrepresentations on how Mormons view women
Here are some of the common misconceptions that are often spread, followed by data from actual Mormon doctrine.
"A woman cannot get into Heaven unless her husband lets her." This is false. In Mormon doctrine, the highest kingdom of Heaven can be obtained whether single or married.[2][3] Within this kingdom, there are several degrees. The highest degree within this kingdom can only be obtained by those who are married, whether in this life or the next. Latter-day Saints believe that this is what is being described in 1 Corinthians 11:11. They believe that a man cannot reach this degree without his wife, and a woman cannot reach this degree without her husband. It is a partnership.[4]
"If a husband has the priesthood he has more authority over his wife." This is false. The priesthood gives no man authority to rule over another.[5] The priesthood can only be used to serve.[6] The priesthood gives the keys to manage and administer the church and its ordinances and to bless others. It does not change a man's authority over another in any way. In the church, this action is called unrighteous dominion. It is one of the most serious actions that a man can commit and is a really quick way to get your self into disciplinary council or excommunicated.
This being said, I must deviate for a moment, because often times misguided critics incorrectly state that the prophet or some other leader has some sort of ruling authority over the members, whether through coercion or by some other means. According to the D&C 121:36-37, any man who tries to exercise the priesthood in such a way will not remain in good standing with God. These leaders teach, and warn what the consequences of your actions may be, but allow you to choose for yourself. Agency is a critical aspect of Mormon theology.[7] Critics will say that a Mormon will get their temple recommend taken away if they don't do what the prophet or bishop says, as if they were threatening to take away a luxury cruise, etc. This is a misrepresentation. A temple recommend requires that you have a testimony of the Mormon faith and has some clearly defined standards to keep.[8] Obeying every word of the prophet or bishop is not one of them. One must believe and sustain him, but if they deviate from what he says it will not cost them their temple recommend unless they deviate from one of those clearly defined standards. Those who value going to the temple are well aware of the standards and usually have no problem in keeping them, regardless of how well they agree with or like their leaders. Even after that is said, you will see a lot of people who will still try and convince others otherwise. Let it be known that we believe that we will draw closer to God by following the teachings of the prophet, but that we are free to choose for ourselves.[7]
"A wife has to do whatever her husband says." This is also false. Any man trying to convince his wife of this falls into unrighteous dominion as mentioned above.
"The church only allows the priesthood to be held by male members." This is true; however, it is usually misunderstood or misrepresented. As described above, the priesthood has the keys to administer in the church, and to bless others. Critics will claim that this makes us prejudiced against women because women do not hold the priesthood. According to Mormon doctrine, the keys to the priesthood are always given to the head of the group and then that group acts as one to use the authority of those keys.[9] You see this in the First Presidency (which consists of three men, where the President of the church has the keys), the Bishopric (three men, where the Bishop has the keys), and it should also be seen in the family (husband and wife, where the husband has the keys). The husband and wife both receive the same blessings of the priesthood within their home. This is not because men are better than women in any way, but because the Lord's house is a house of order, and the most important unit in the church is the family itself. In the church, women serve in every level, from the local ward's Sunday School President, to the worldwide organization's Relief Society Presidency.
"Mormons get married civilly once, and then get sealed to multiple wives outside of civil marriage." This is false. Regardless of gender, Latter-day Saints can only be sealed/married to one other living person of the opposite gender.[10]
Abuse in the Mormon Church
I broach such a serious subject because I have seen it appear in communications when talking about women in the LDS church. Usually it is from those who have incorrectly associated the LDS Church with another religious group that broke away from the LDS Church long ago.
Any form of abuse in the LDS Church is not tolerated. It is considered one of the most serious of offenses possible. Any form of abuse or mistreatment of another, whether sexual, physical or emotional, is contrary to the teachings of Christ.
If a member is found to be committing any form of abuse they are subject to the most serious penalties the Church can impose. They cannot be in good standing with the Church, cannot carry a temple recommend, are removed from their callings where they serve, and are excommunicated. The process is the same for any member from the President of the Church on down. The LDS Church requires criminal abuse to be reported to legal authorities unless the area the church resides in has laws which restrict disclosure of such information given in a private religious confession. Church officials are instructed to follow state law regarding reporting of abuse to public authorities.
While the LDS Church believes that people can be forgiven if they are truly repentant, any member who has abused another can never serve in a position that would place someone at risk. Membership records do not contain any information on a person's personal transgressions with only this one exception. Any transgression that would place another at risk is recorded and will follow that member anywhere in the LDS Church for the rest of their lives. A Bishop cannot call a new member to serve in his ward until this membership record is received and he has talked to the Bishop of the previous ward to determine any other transgressions that would keep a person from serving in the church. If a member is found to have one of these notices attached to their record they are not allowed to serve in any related calling.
The collapsible section below quotes excerpts from the LDS Church's official statement on child abuse, and includes additional information. The same applies to abuse of any person.
Excerpts from the LDS Churchs official statement on child abuse Show
"Simply put, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to child abusers. When abuse is suspected, the Church directs its members to first contact the legal authorities and then their local bishop for counseling and support. The Church cooperates fully with law enforcement in investigating incidents of child abuse and bringing perpetrators to justice.
"What other position could the Church possibly take? The issue goes to the heart of Church doctrine. Little children are innocent and precious in the eyes of God. Jesus Christ experienced some of His most tender moments with children and reserved His strongest language for those who abuse them. "Whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea" (Mathew 18:6).
"The Church has a lay clergy. Leaders of congregations in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are called bishops. Bishops are selected from the local membership to serve as volunteers for about five years. Most have lived in the community for a long time and consider the members of their congregation to be personal friends and neighbors. And most bishops have children of their own, often young ones, who attend church and participate in its activities. Bishops are therefore already heavily invested in the safety and well-being of their Church community. When a child abuser threatens the safety of their congregation, bishops have no incentive, financial or otherwise, to do other than protect their Church family as they would their own.
"Helping the victim is of first concern. It is the very nature of Christians to reach out with compassion and love to those who are struggling with the agonies of abuse. It is integral to our ministry. Within the Church, victims can find spiritual guidance that eventually leads to healing through faith in Jesus Christ. Abuse victims are also offered professional counseling so they can benefit from the best of secular expertise, regardless of their ability to pay.
"[A] Help Line was established in 1995 to provide bishops with immediate access to professional counselors to guide them in protecting abuse victims. Bishops are good people, but it is impossible for them to understand all the complexities of child abuse, including the different legal requirements of different states. [...]
"For instance, if a teenager makes her bishop aware of abuse, his first call is to the Help Line for resources to assist the victim and prevent further abuse. If the incident is criminal in nature, the bishop also receives instructions on how to report it to legal authorities. We know of no other church that provides professional assistance for ministers to aid abuse victims 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
"Members of the Church found guilty of child abuse are also subject to the laws of God. President Hinckley has said: "Our hearts reach out to the offender, but we cannot tolerate the sin of which he may be guilty. Where there has been offense, there is a penalty." Convicted child abusers are excommunicated, the highest possible discipline our faith can impose. Excommunicated members cannot take part in Church meetings or hold responsibilities of any kind within the congregation.
"Can child abusers who have paid the legal price for their crimes and gone through a rigorous repentance process with local Church leaders become members of the Church again? Yes. As Christians, we believe in forgiveness. But can they ever again, in their lifetime, serve in any capacity that would put them in direct contact with children? Absolutely not. Forgiveness does not remove the consequences of sin. Protection of the family is a first principle of the Church.
"Bishops in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are taught that they have two primary responsibilities when they learn about a case of child abuse. First, they must protect the victim. Second, they must hold the perpetrator accountable for his actions. Even in states where the confidentiality of the confessional prevents clergy from reporting, bishops do all they can to prevent further abuse. Every effort is made to persuade the abuser to take responsibility for his actions, including going to the legal authorities.
"While even one case is too many, relatively few are filed against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — far below what one would expect based on its more than six million U.S. members. One of the reasons for this is the Church's aggressive effort to address the problem over the past 20 years."
The LDS Church's official statement on child abuse
A Conversation on Spouse Abuse
The history of how Mormons view women
Some critics will also tell you to check the Journal of Discourses, even though they have never been considered official doctrine of the church. Some apostles of that time did express their desire to have them included as standard works, however, the journals contained a wide variety of items including funeral services, prayer services, sermons considered both inspired and uninspired and other such odds and ends. While they have been considered valuable, they have never been considered as official doctrine of the LDS church. In addition, the journals were not checked for doctrinal accuracy before publication.[11] Nevertheless, the Journal of Discourses did express how the LDS people were ahead of the time for women's rights and included these same teachings:
"The man who abuses, or tries to bring dishonor to the female sex is a fool. They would affect a revolution for good in any community a great deal quicker than men can accomplish it."[12]
"Do you call upon the name of Jesus Christ, and say, 'Father, I ask thee for the gift of thy Spirit to conquer this rising passion;' or do you give way to it, and scold at your wives, or at your children in bitter and vindictive language? I say, shame on that man who will give way to his passions, and use the name of God or of Christ to curse his ox or his horse, or any creature which God has made; it is a disgrace to him."[13]
"If you abuse your wives, turn them out of doors, and treat them in a harsh and cruel manner, you will be left wifeless and childless; you will have no increase in eternity. You will have bartered this blessing, this privilege, away;"[14]
"Should the day ever come when the cries of the daughters of Zion pass their husbands unheeded and reach the God of Abraham, it will be a sorrowful day for the elders of Israel. And further let me say, I know of no Mormon husband whose wife's body or soul is subject to him except in love, as he, in like manner, is bound to be subject to Christ and His laws."[15]
Women are equal to men Show
Related Bible verses:
1 Corinthians 7:3, 1 Corinthians 11:11
As found in current teachings of the LDS church:
President Gordon B. Hinckley, The Women in Our Lives, Liahona, November 2004:
"She was my dear companion for more than two-thirds of a century, my equal before the Lord, really my superior. And now in my old age, she has again become the girl of my dreams.
"[...]
"And so Eve became God's final creation, the grand summation of all of the marvelous work that had gone before.
"Notwithstanding this preeminence given the creation of woman, she has so frequently through the ages been relegated to a secondary position. She has been put down. She has been denigrated. She has been enslaved. She has been abused. And yet some few of the greatest characters of scripture have been women of integrity, accomplishment, and faith."
Elder M. Russell Ballard, Women of Righteousness, Liahona, December 2002:
"There are those who suggest that males are favored of the Lord because they are ordained to hold the priesthood. Anyone who believes this does not understand the great plan of happiness. The premortal and mortal natures of men and women were specified by God Himself, and it is simply not within His character to diminish the roles and responsibilities of any of His children."
The First Presidency of the LDS church, The Family: A Proclamation to the World
"In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners."
As defined by the members of the LDS Church:
Mormon FAQ: What is the role of the husband and the wife in the family?
Latter-day Saints believe in multiple kingdoms in Heaven Show
Psalms 86:13, 1 Corinthians 15:40-41, 2 Corinthians 12:2
Related verses in the Doctrine and Covenants (part of the Mormon canon of scripture):
D&C 131:1-3
Single men and women can obtain the Celestial Kingdom Show
President Ezra Taft Benson, To the Single Adult Sisters of the Church, General Conference, October 1988:
"I also recognize that not all women in the Church will have an opportunity for marriage and motherhood in mortality. But if those of you in this situation are worthy and endure faithfully, you can be assured of all blessings from a kind and loving Heavenly Father—and I emphasize all blessings.
"I assure you that if you have to wait even until the next life to be blessed with a choice companion, God will surely compensate you. Time is numbered only to man. God has your eternal perspective in mind."
President Spencer W. Kimball, The Importance of Celestial Marriage, Ensign, October 1979
"Even unmarried, we may reach the celestial kingdom, but we will be ministering angels only.
"And in the meantime, we promise you that insofar as eternity is concerned, no soul will be deprived of rich and high and eternal blessings for anything which that person could not help, that the Lord never fails in his promises, and that every righteous person will receive eventually all to which the person is entitled and which he or she has not forfeited through any fault of his or her own."
Both husband and wife require each other to obtain the highest degree within the Celestial Kingdom of Heaven (not one giving permission to the other) Show
1 Corinthians 7:4, 1 Corinthians 11:11, Ephesians 5:21-28
"There is no other arrangement that meets the divine purposes of the Almighty. Man and woman are His creations. Their duality is His design. Their complementary relationships and functions are fundamental to His purposes. One is incomplete without the other."
Russell M. Nelson, Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women, General Conference (Priesthood session), April 1999:
"As daughters of God, their potential is divine. Without them, eternal life would be impossible.
"[Quoting D&C 131:1-3:] 'In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees; And in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order of the priesthood [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of marriage]; And if he does not, he cannot obtain it.'
"The highest ordinances in the house of the Lord are received by husband and wife together and equally—or not at all!"
The priesthood gives no man authority over another Show
Isaiah 10:1, Romans 1:18
Related verses in the Book of Mormon:
2 Nephi 26:29, Mosiah 23:17-18
D&C 121:36-37, D&C 58:20
The priesthood is used to serve Show
Ezekial 34:2, Mark 3:14-15, Mathew 20:26-28, Galatians 5:14
D&C 121:41-42, D&C 20:38-60
"God has given us the priesthood, and that priesthood cannot be exercised, 'only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned; by kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile'"
Prophet can give commandments but must allow people to have their agency Show
Deuteronomy 11:27-28, Deuteronomy 30:16, Joshua 24:15
2 Nephi 2:16, 2 Nephi 2:27-29, Alma 12:31-35, Helaman 14:30
D&C 37:4, D&C 58:26-33, D&C 93:31, D&C 101:78
Related verses in the Pearl of Great Price (part of the Mormon canon of scripture):
Moses 3:17, Moses 7:32-33
The Fulness of the Gospel: Agency, Liahona, March 2006:
"We do not believe in a deterministic God—that is, one who determines in advance the eventual fate of His children. Rather, we believe in a God who has perfect foreknowledge of the choices His children will make. He may use this foreknowledge to guide us or even to warn us, but He does not use it to preempt our agency. He allows us to become what we truly desire to become."
As found on the LDS website lds.org:
Gospel study: What the Church teaches about agency
One needs a testimony of the LDS church and be living to certain standards to receive a temple recommend Show
Psalms 24:3-5, Isaiah 52:11, Luke 12:48
Jacob 2:27-30, Mosiah 11:2
Elder Russell M. Nelson, Prepare for the Blessings of the Temple, Liahona, October 2010:
"Because a temple is sacred, the Lord asks that it be protected from desecration. Anyone may enter who is willing to prepare well for that privilege.
"How do you prepare for a temple recommend? You may consult with your bishopric, as well as your parents, family, stake presidency, teacher, or quorum adviser. The requirements are simple. Succinctly stated, an individual is required to keep the commandments of Him whose house it is. He has set the standards. We enter the temple as His guests."
As found in the temple preperation classes:
"Lesson 2: We Must Be Worthy to Enter the Temple," Endowed from on High: Temple Preparation Seminar Teacher's Manual (2003):
"Members seeking a temple recommend should have testimonies of Heavenly Father, of the Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost. They should sustain the Lord's prophet, the other General Authorities, and their local Church leaders. They should not sympathize with or be affiliated with groups or individuals who have apostatized from the Church or whose teachings or practices are contrary to the gospel.
"Those seeking recommends should be faithfully attending sacrament meetings, priesthood meetings, and other Church meetings. They should be conscientiously carrying out their callings given through priesthood authority. They should be striving to keep all of the Lord's commandments, including paying a full tithe, being honest in word and deed, and abstaining from the use of tea, coffee, alcohol, tobacco, and other harmful and habit-forming substances.
"They should be living pure and virtuous lives and should be obeying the Lord's law of chastity, which prohibits sexual relations with anyone other than the spouse to whom they are lawfully wedded. They should be in harmony with gospel principles in both spiritual and physical relationships with other members of their families. They must not be involved in any spiritual, physical, mental, or emotional abuse of others.
"They must be willing to confess their sins and forsake them. Serious sins, such as moral transgressions, abuse of family members, affiliation with apostate groups or practices, or serious violations of the laws of the land, must be confessed to the bishop or branch president well in advance of a temple-recommend interview. If a person's conscience, which is the Light of Christ given to all people, raises a question in the person's mind about whether something should be discussed with the bishop or branch president, it should probably be discussed."
The keys of the priesthood are held by the head of the group Show
As seen in the hierarchy of the church found in the Doctrine and Covenants:
D&C 107:1
There are, in the church, two priesthoods, namely, the Melchizedek and Aaronic, including the Levitical Priesthood.
All other authorities or offices in the church are appendages to this priesthood.
But there are two divisions or grand heads—one is the Melchizedek Priesthood, and the other is the Aaronic or Levitical Priesthood.
The Melchizedek Priesthood holds the right of presidency, and has power and authority over all the offices in the church in all ages of the world, to administer in spiritual things.
The Presidency of the High Priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek, have a right to officiate in all the offices in the church.
The second priesthood is called the Priesthood of Aaron, because it was conferred upon Aaron and his seed, throughout all their generations.
The bishopric is the presidency of this priesthood, and holds the keys or authority of the same.
Latter-day Saints are only married/sealed to only one living person Show
D&C 132:37-38
President Gordon B. Hinckley, What are people asking about us?, Ensign, November 1998:
"If any of our members are found to be practicing plural marriage, they are excommunicated, the most serious penalty the Church can impose. Not only are those so involved in direct violation of the civil law, they are in violation of the law of this Church. An article of our faith is binding upon us. It states, 'We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law' (A of F 1:12). One cannot obey the law and disobey the law at the same time.
"[...] Even in countries where civil or religious law allows polygamy, the Church teaches that marriage must be monogamous and does not accept into its membership those practicing plural marriage."
Gospel Topic: Polygamy (Plural Marriage)
Mormon FAQ: Do Mormons practice polygamy?
About the Journal of Discourses Show
The following is a direct quote from the LDS Church:
Gospel Topics: Journal of Discourses
"The Journal of Discourses is not an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is a compilation of sermons and other materials from the early years of the Church, which were transcribed and then published. It included some doctrinal instruction but also practical teaching, some of which is speculative in nature and some of which is only of historical interest.
"The content of the Journal of Discourses was transcribed, sometimes inaccurately, and published between 1854 and 1886 in England. The compilation contains some statements of doctrine as well as other materials of interest to Latter-day Saints who lived far from the center of the Church, including speeches given for a variety of occasions, funeral addresses, reports from returning missionaries, prayers, and the proceedings of a trial. The Journal of Discourses was produced under the guidance of those who transcribed the materials, including George D. Watt, David W. Evans, and George W. Gibbs.
"Skilled in the use of shorthand, George D. Watt had transcribed many conferences and sermons for the Deseret News. He received little pay for his work. Since the Deseret News was not generally available outside of the United States, Watt proposed to Brigham Young the idea of publishing these materials on a subscription basis. Such a plan would make the materials available to more Saints and allow Watt to earn a living with his work. President Brigham Young supported the plan, and a letter from the First Presidency was included in the first volume encouraging Church members to cooperate in the "purchase and sale" of the journal.
"Questions have been raised about the accuracy of some transcriptions. Modern technology and processes were not available for verifying the accuracy of transcriptions, and some significant mistakes have been documented. The Journal of Discourses includes interesting and insightful teachings by early Church leaders; however, by itself it is not an authoritative source of Church doctrine."
The original volumes of the Journal of Discourses can be found here
12 - Brigham Young (Reported by G.D. Watt), Journal of Discourses (pdf), Vol. 12, pg 194 (left column), April 6, 1868, accessed 06/04/2012
13 - Brigham Young (Reported by G.D. Watt), Journal of Discourses (pdf), Vol. 1, pg 241 (left column), July 24, 1853, accessed 06/03/2012
14 - Brigham Young (Reported by G.D. Watt), Journal of Discourses (pdf), Vol. 1, pg 119 (right column), Feb. 27, 1853, accessed 06/04/2012
15 - Moses Thatcher (Reported by F.E. Barker), Journal of Discourses (pdf), Vol. 26, pg 314 (right column), Aug. 28, 1885, accessed 06/04/2012
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Ended up spending a significant amount of time this weekend trying to track down a memory leak, and have still been unable to find it. I'll see if I can solve it in the coming week, but this will probably end up turning into a post jam project.
Haven't really posted much, cuz well, progress hasn't been all that visually impressive. Basic menu functionality and gameplay systems are working now though. Hoping to clean up and organize the code a bit tomorrow so it'll be quick to add in more buildings and upgrades.
Oh man, that's so much better. Thanks! I updated the game with that change, along with a menu that actually works, and some bug-fixes. Hope to do one more update to add in art later in the week.
As cool as the sketches are, I personally am really digging the aesthetic of the numbers puzzle.
That logo is way better than it has any business being.
The aesthetic is definitely coming together. If you're still worried about clarity, maybe some more lit windows, possibly more dimly lit than the ads, could help?


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Those learned people among you will know that Giraldus Cambrensis (ie Giraldus "Of Wales" which is where we got our name) was the first Archbishop of Wales who famously rode around Wales on horseback taking the gospel to all parts.
But there is a modern day Giraldus, our new Choir Teddy Bear. He is being taken places and we already have pictures of him not only in concerts, playing various instruments but he has been abroad in the sun and captaining a boat on the river Thames. Yes it's all silly but we'll try and keep you posted with his whereabouts!
… latest adventrues… Giraldus was introduced to the public in December at The Promise of Christmas, where looked very smart in his new dress suit… he went skiing over the new year and was kidnapped. His ransom was paid and he came home safe and sound.


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Q: Should you commit rc and other config files I'm wondering whether or not you should commit rc files such as .prettierrc or .firebaserc and other config files such as .editorconfig to GitHub or not?

A: You should commit config files that are static and apply to the project as a whole, but not anything that contains credentials, varies per developer, or would need to be modified in place.
For example, committing an .editorconfig file or a file that works with your project's code formatting or linting tool is a good idea, since these set the style for your project and let all developers use a consistent set of formatting standards.
You should avoid committing files for a particular editor, since different developers use different editors, and likewise you should avoid committing any config file that contains a developer's signing certificate or user ID (of whatever kind).
If your program reads from a given config file on startup and that config file will need to be modified, you should not commit it in that location; instead, you should commit a template or sample next to it that can be modified as appropriate.
This helps each developer have the necessary tools and config files to write, lint, style, and run the project without having committed files that are irrelevant or must constantly be in a modified state.

A: This is a generic answer, but I think this kind of question warrants one.
Whenever you're deciding whether or not to commit a file, ask yourself, what does the file do?
A lot of hidden files (files that start with a .) are configuration files for a text editor, piece of software, or a framework. Sometimes they are essential to the program's function, sometimes not. Sometimes they are auto-generated when the software/editor/framework is invoked, sometimes not. Sometimes they need to be specific to each user's work environment (e.g. a .config file that has local database user and password info) sometimes not.
These are the questions you should ask when deciding whether or not to commit any file to origin. It differs with different scenarios.

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The Zoom R8 combines multiple audio production tools in one compact device. In addition to being an 8-track recorder, it's a pad sampler and a rhythm machine, and can even serve as a DAW control surface and computer audio interface. Advanced features such as built-in stereo condenser microphones, dual mic/line/instrument level inputs, onboard DSP effects and chromatic tuner complete the picture, making the R8 a great choice for home recordists and road warriors alike.
The R8 provides eight tracks for recording and playback (up to two tracks can be recorded simultaneously) in full fidelity WAV format, making it ideal for both professional production and for use as a musical sketchpad. Battery operation allows for field recording and enables you to capture your musical ideas quickly. You can connect external microphones or line-level sources directly to the R8, or use the built-in stereo mic pair for minimal setup. You can also plug instruments such as electric guitar or bass right into the R8. When your multitrack recording is complete, you can use the R8's internal mixer, complete with real faders, equalization, panning, and over 140 built-in DSP effects—including amp models and mastering effects like multi-band compression—to create a stereo mix with studio-quality sound.
Best of all, the R8's multitrack recorder is fully integrated with the pad sampler and rhythm machine, allowing a wide variety of production styles to be accommodated. However you choose to build your productions, you'll find the R8 to be the ultimate creative tool.
If you use DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software, you probably love mixing in the box but hate mixing with a mouse. The R8's Mackie Control™ emulation enables it to act as a full-featured control surface for popular DAWs such as Cubase, Logic, Ableton Live, and Sonar, adding physical faders and transport/status buttons that streamline the process of creating the perfect mix. In addition, five assignable function keys allow you to set marker points and initiate advanced editing operations.
The R8 provides dual inputs on combo connectors which can accept either XLR or ¼" balanced or unbalanced cables. Both can handle mic- and line-level signals, and Input 1 can also handle instrument-level signals from passive or active electric guitars and basses. Phantom power of +24 or +48 volts can be applied to both inputs, allowing the use of external condenser microphones. There are also dual balanced ¼" TRS output jacks and a headphone output with a dedicated volume control.
A USB port allows the R8 to send and receive digital data and to act as an 2-input/2-output interface for DAWs such as the included Cubase LE. When operating at a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz, input signal can be routed through the R8's onboard DSP effects.


As we are approaching Thanksgiving we are bombarded with images of Black Friday specials, Black Friday memes, backlash of being open the day after Thanksgiving, among other things. Instead of worrying whether or not your favorite big corporation store is or is not open on Black Friday how about worrying about your local mom and pop shop? Small businesses and local businesses account for over half of all sales in the United States ( US Small Business Bureau). While that may seem like a lot, there is still room to grow. While they account for over half of the sales, these small businesses are also some of the first businesses to shut their doors and close. Shopping small and local helps generate monies for the local economy and has a positive community impact. To celebrate all things small (because good things do come in small packages!), there is now Shop Small Saturday. It always falls the Saturday after Black Friday and promotes choosing those mom and pop shops or local products over other big name stores and products.
The AQT is all about small businesses and special home made goods. Most of our stops on the quilt trail feature antique stores, upsale stores, bakeries, farms, breweries, and so much more. To help you plan your Shop Small Saturday trip we compiled a list of 100 local shops in the East Tennessee region. These places are either stops on the quilt trail or are near them. There is a store for everybody. Variety is the spice of life on the AQT. Click the link and let your journey begin!


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namespace WalletGui {

ChangePasswordDialog::ChangePasswordDialog(QWidget* _parent) : QDialog(_parent), m_ui(new Ui::ChangePasswordDialog) {
  m_ui->setupUi(this);
  m_ui->m_errorLabel->setText("");
}

ChangePasswordDialog::~ChangePasswordDialog() {
}

QString ChangePasswordDialog::getNewPassword() const {
  return m_ui->m_newPasswordEdit->text();
}

QString ChangePasswordDialog::getOldPassword() const {
  return m_ui->m_oldPasswordEdit->text();
}

void ChangePasswordDialog::checkPassword(const QString& _password) {
  bool passwordIsConfirmed = !(m_ui->m_newPasswordEdit->text().trimmed().isEmpty() ||
    m_ui->m_newPasswordConfirmationEdit->text().trimmed().isEmpty() ||
    m_ui->m_newPasswordEdit->text().compare(m_ui->m_newPasswordConfirmationEdit->text()));
  m_ui->m_errorLabel->setText(passwordIsConfirmed ? "" : tr("Password not confirmed"));
  m_ui->m_okButton->setEnabled(passwordIsConfirmed);
}

}


Plant Heritage is delighted to announce that National Collection Holders have scooped 15 Gold Awards for their displays in the Great Pavilion at the Chelsea Flower Show this year.
The months of hard work and planning were rewarded for Don Billington, who displayed for the second time at Chelsea this year with his National Collections of Aechmea, Billbergia and Neoregelia, and Crug Farm Plants who displayed a staggering number of plants brought back from their travels in Vietnam and South America, as well as a brand new genus from Vietnam.
Gold awards have also been presented to Gold awards have also been presented to Tale Valley Nursery (Rhodohyproxis and Rhodoxis), Hillier Nurseries (12 NC's), National Dahlia Collection, Westcountry Nurseries (Lupinus), W&S Lockyer (Primula auricula), Bowden Hostas (Hosta), David Austin Roses Ltd (English Roses bred by David Austin), Dibleys Nurseries (Streptocarpus), Downderry Nursery (Lavandula), Peter Beales Roses (Rosa spp) and Plantagogo (Heuchera x Heucherella and Tiarella).
Silver Gilt Flora Awards have been presented to The Botanic Nursery for its display of Digitalis, Hoyland Plant Centre (Agapanthas), Fibrex Nurseries (Pelargonium) and Tynings Climbers for its Passiflora.


Who would have thought a horror nut like me would fall in love with a Sci-Fi book like you? Critical Millennium is easily in this reviewer's top 5 OGN's/Trades of 2011. The artwork is nothing short of GORE-Geous on every single page. I talked about the panels in previous reviews, but being able to get so much art on a page that is covered in so much story is beyond me. The coloring has this colored pencil or charcoal look to it that makes it easily stand out in a crowd. I would honestly stare at these pages for hours, that way I could burn them into my retinas and stare at them all night long in my sleep. I do have on small issue though. With how great the artwork is, the dust jacket does not do this book any favors. The actual cover under the jacket is so much more appealing (but get the dust jacket for 2 awesome pull quotes anyways.) The story itself is just as on point as the artwork. For those who don't know Drew Gaska also wrote Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes, so he knows how to write long well written stories. That being said, you get one hell of a long story here. The amount of story goes back to me trying to figure out how they got all of this into 176 pages. It would take me 45 minutes to an hour to read one of the single issues! This book has more material than a quarter of the dictionary. I was hooked on this from page one and was so sad to see it end. While I do admit Space stories are not my cup of tea, a story like this has me easily second guessing myself. I can not recommend this book enough. It has everything I could have wanted in a story and soooooooooooo much more!
To find out more about Critical Millennium please go to Archaia.com or Amazon.com.


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Home Employment NITDA to train 1million app developers in 18months
NITDA to train 1million app developers in 18months
By Chineny Anuforo
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is set to train one million developers in various areas of application development in the next eighteen months.
This, according to the Director General of the Agency, Kashifu Inuwa would be done in collaboration with various stakeholders in the ecosystem with the ambition of making Nigeria the hub of digital talent in Africa.
The DG who was represented by the Ag. Director of the Agency's Corporate Planning and Strategy department, Dr. Aristotle Onumo as a theme speaker at the Global Digital Economy Summit organised by the Junior Chamber International Nigeria (JCIN) which was held at D'podium Event Centre, Lagos urged everyone to take advantage of the various opportunities provided by the government .
While expressing his delight at the theme of the event, 'Digital Transformation-Defining our success pillars', he asserted that the purpose of the event clearly aligns with the agenda of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in sustaining the digitization of Nigeria.
"I am indeed delighted with the theme of this summit which aptly captures the main essence of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) and resonates with the goal of our strategic road map and action plan 2021-2024", he mentioned.
Describing digital transformation as a cultural change that requires organizations to continually challenge the status quo, Inuwa averred that adoption and use of digital technologies will provide unprecedented opportunities which the private and public sectors can leverage on to increase their productivity and market access.
While emphatically stating the Nigerian government's commitment to the growth of the country's digital system, the NITDA boss stated that several programs and initiatives have been designed by the Federal Ministry of Communications & Digital Economy and NITDA to increase the level of digitisation and digitalisation in public and private institutions.
He further argued that the ongoing implementation of the NITDA's Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan 2021-2024 which was developed to harness the vast opportunities and growth potentials of the digital tech sector has accelerated Nigeria's digital transformation.
"As an Agency working towards the Digital transformation agenda of this present administration as contained in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), we have initiated the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support (TIES) Scheme that will encourage more innovation-driven startup ventures to be formed, with an emphasis on indigenous technologies", Inuwa disclosed.
Laying emphasis on the Agency's commitment in ensuring that citizens are empowered with Information Technologies, Inuwa disclosed that the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) was established to develop an army of IT proficient and globally competitive manpower as part of its contribution to the successful implementation of the Digital Transformation Policy.
"NCAIR represents government's determination to create a suitable environment for technology innovation, transformation, incubation, and discovery while harnessing the abundant creative ideas of Nigeria's teeming youth population for national development through the promotion of innovative technologies", he said.
Motivating all youths to be innovative driven in order to benefit maximally from government initiatives, the NITDA DG stated that the Agency has engaged in various collaborations in securing grants to support startups to a tune of three hundred million naira and have also sponsored startups to various international fora which according to him will give young entrepreneurs global visibility.
Giving more insights into the Agency's continued efforts at implementing Digital skills and literacy, a pillar of the SRAP, Inuwa stated that 500,000 people have been trained in various areas of digital skills, 1,650 students trained in IT essential across 30 institutions of higher learning while underserved communities, children, women and people living with disabilities are beneficiaries of digital inclusion programmes of the Agency.
He therefore urged everyone to take advantage of the various opportunities being provided by the government in facilitating the adaptation and adoption of digital technologies to create value for Nigerians.
"Digital transformation is a journey, we have set of our strategic road map and action to proactively develop Nigeria into a sustainable digital economy, we therefore call on all stake holders to join hands with us to cocreate a digital future for our great nation", he concluded.
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Cevaer stuns stellar field to win
Christian Cevaer stunned a star-studded field and overcame one of the toughest holes in golf to win the European Open.
Christian Cevaer, 449th in the world and without a top-30 finish in his last 15 tournaments, overcame a star-studded field and one of the toughest holes in golf at the London Club in Kent on Sunday to win the European Open.
After an amazing weekend which saw no fewer than 45 changes of the lead, the 39-year-old, whose only previous Tour victory was the 2004 Spanish Open, beat England's Steve Webster, Scot Gary Orr and Spaniard Alvaro Quiros by a shot.
His winning total of 281, seven under par, was 13 strokes more than Ross Fisher took on the same London Club course last year – and his 74 was the highest last round by a winner all season.
But while Webster and Quiros both became more victims of the 471-yard last when tied for the lead – both sliced their drives into the crowd, with Quiros hitting spectators with both his first and second shots – Cevaer kept his nerve.
During the week the par four played to an average of nearly 4.7, with 154 bogeys, 48 doubles and 26 sevens or worse, but Cevaer parred it the first two days, birdied it in the third round and finished on the final day with the vital par he needed for victory.
"I'm not a long player, but I used my utility club and it worked out great," he said after being showered with champagne.
"I made a point that no matter what happened, I would just enjoy my golf, enjoy my skills and hang in there."
He played the front nine in 39 and did not have a birdie until the long 15th, but the problems for the others meant that it brought him back into a share of top spot.
And then three closing pars were good enough to give him the £300,000 first prize – easily the biggest of his 16-year professional career.
At 196th on the "Race to Dubai" money list entering the week, he would have been delighted just to secure his card for next season, but now he has a five-year Tour exemption.


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Q: Gdal add coordinate point over geotiff I want to add some points that represent coordinates (in shapefile) onto geotiff image which is earth basically. I used command line:
gdal_rasterize -burn 200 -ts 1000 600 -ot byte -l point point.shp land.tiff

but this just gave me a black backgrounded image with red dots. I'm new with gdal and gis so maybe my way could be a little bit wrong. Maybe ı should use gdal_grid but ı don't know how


Over at twitter I learned a lot. I claimed (and claim) that there is no such thing as an uninformative prior. I also claim that the penalty functions multiplied by likelihoods and called priors are not priors. This lead to a debate which was as uninformative as prior debates on the topic. A lot of my obsessions are semantic.
I was also taught about someone called Harold Jeffres who presented something which he called a prior. OK so Wikipedia taught me (twitter being unsuited for explaining things to me (or anyone)). His prior is proportional to the square root of the determinant of the Fisher information matrix. The Fisher information matrix is -1 times the second derivative of the expected log likelihood with respect to a parameter vector theta evaluated at the true theta. It is also the variance covariance matrix of the gradient of the log likelihood at the true theta (the two matrices are identical).
The Fisher information matrix is a function of theta. A penalty which depends on the Fisher information matrix is a function of theta. It can be called a prior (I reserve the term for sincere beliefs).
The point of Jeffreys's prior is that it is invariant under any reparametrization of the model. if phi = g(theta) and g is one to one, then the posterior distribution of phi given Jeffreys's prior on phi will imply exactly the same probabilities of any observable event as the posterior distribution of theta given Jeffrey's prior on theta.
This is true because if theta is distributed according the Jeffres's prior on theta, and phi = g(theta) then phi is distributed according to Jeffreys's prior on phi.
The gradient of the expected log likelihood with respect to theta is the gradient with respect to phi times the Jacobian of g. This means that Jeffrey's prior transforms the way probability densities do and the Jeffreys prior on theta implies the same distribution of phi as the Jeffreys prior on phi.
I am quite sure this is simply because the gradient of the expected log likelihood with respect to theta is a gradient of a scaler valued function of theta. for any scaler valued h(theta) I think the square root of (the gradient of h)(the gradient of h)' would work just as well. For example, if one used the gradient of the likelihood rather than the log likelihood, I think the resulting prior would be invariant as well.
Now except for the expected log likelihood, the Hessian (second derivative) is not equal to minus the product of the gradient and the gradient prime. That implies that for every h() except for the log likelihood there are two invariant priors the square root of the determinant of the expected value of (the gradient times the graident prime) and the square root of the determinant of the expected value of the second derivative.
I think this means that the set of invariant priors is basically about as large as the set of possible probability distributions of theta. Given a prior over theta, invariance implies a prior over any one to one function of theta, but this seems to me to be a statement about how to transform priors when one reparametrizes (which is just the formula for calculating the probability density of a function of a variable with a known probability density).
The log likelihood is a very popular function of parameters and data, but I see no particular reason why a distribution calculated using the log likelihood is more plausible than any other distribution. I don't see any particular appeal of Jeffreys prior. I think one does just as well by choosing a parametrization and assuming a flat distribution for that parametrization.
I don't think I have ever seen Jeffreys prior, that is, I don't think I have ever seen it used.
Conservatives object to the Washington Post defining never-ever-ever Trumper Jennifer Rubin as a conservative. Reflecting, I had to admit that I hadn't disagreed with anything she wrote for months. Now, finally, I do. But, sadly, this isn't evidence that she is still a conservative. She has clearly become a radical centrist third way mugwump (RC3WM).
She argues that the 2018 blue wave shows that Democrats should reject Bernie Sanders and rely on a poll conducted by "The Third Way".
I don't see any evidence that people rejected Sen Sanders's policy proposals, which are actually fairly moderate. It is very easy to get issue poll results one wishes by choosing the questions. Notably, the ACA is only moderately popular (50% approval) while Medicare for all has 70% approval (recently including Donald Trump).
The case that Americans are conservative is that they believe in hard work (and the family). Notably, this is the position of mainstream and left wing Democrats. Conservatives have convinced each other than non-conservatives are Leninist hippies. Totally aside from the fact that "Leninist hippy" is an oxymoron, very few people are Leninists and very few are hipplies.
Conservatives point to the free love socialist demon Nancy Pelosi- who is the mother of 5 children. I'm sure she loves them dearly but I think it has something to do with her deep religious faith which prevented her from using artificial birth control (see flustered Stephen Colbert). I don't know if she has changed her views,since she has had perfectly natural menopausal birth control for about 3 decades by now.


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Q: Phantomjs not able to open certain URLs I am using the following code to take screenshot of a page using phantomjs. It works perfectly for most of the pages but shows a "Operation canceled" error for some URLs.
var page = require('webpage').create(),
system = require('system');

page.viewportSize = {
  width: 1366,
  height: 800
};

page.onConsoleMessage = function(msg) {
  console.log("CONSOLE MESSAGE:" + msg);
};

page.onResourceError = function(resourceError) {
    console.log('Unable to load resource (#' + resourceError.id + 'URL:' + resourceError.url + ')');
    console.log('Error code: ' + resourceError.errorCode + '. Description: ' + resourceError.errorString);
};

page.open(<URL>, function(status) {
  if (status !== 'success') {
    console.log('FAIL to load the address');
    phantom.exit();
  } else {
    page.render("3.png");

    phantom.exit();
  }
});
console.log("opening");

Some of the examples of URLs not working are: http://india.gov.in, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ etc.
For india.gov.in the first request to the url: http://india.gov.in/ is being resend midway and all the existing operations get cancelled just before it. Similar things happens with some other URLs as well.
Is the page getting refreshed? If yes how do i handle it?
How to follow redirects/reloads in phantomjs?
Further investigation gave me some more very interesting stats. During india.gov.in, phantomjs started sending requests and receiving responses at one point (after making request id: 118) the number of pending requests was 37. Phantom 'canceled' the pending requests and started loading page from the beginning. It started sending requests again.
After request id 156 the number of pending requests was again 37 (it received response only to one request this time). So it again 'canceled' all the pending requests are started again.
After request id 194 the number of pending requests was again 37 so it again canceled and restarted.
After request id 232 the number of pending requests was again 37 but this time it didn't restarted and canceling.
Is there a limit to number of pending requests that phantom can handle?
Thanx!!
Note! Note! Note!: It worked with phantomjs 2 right out of the box. But since that is still in development, it can't be used in my production setup. Does anyone has any idea which updation between 1.9.8 and 2.0 fixed it? I could probably import that change in 1.9.8's source and build it.

A: Refer to this issue.
https://github.com/ariya/phantomjs/issues/10522
This is to do with a lack of reliable support for bind(). With phantomjs 1.9.7 there was an attempt to address this but it was never resolved fully until version 2.0.
The fix is working in the main branch. The only solution for you seem to be compiling pre-release 2.0 yourself and upgrade to the official 2.0 when released.

A: I had the same problem too and I finally know the reason.
You must had enabled the disk-cache.
The disk-cache of phantomjs has a dead lock bug.
 By keep doing job on the same url for many times, i ran out of this bug.
If you delete the cache directory, then everything is OK.


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Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot star in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."
"Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice," High-Octane Fun
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HOLLYWOOD—Fans of the comic book universe have been eagerly awaiting this movie ever since it was announced nearly 2 years ago that Batman would do battle against Superman. Technically, the flick is a sequel to "Man of Steel" which not many were fans of (am I one of the rare ones who actually enjoyed this flick?). Well, the wait is over because "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" has arrived and DC Comics are about to give the Marvel Universe a run for its money.
The biggest question that has left fans pandering for months is just what would take place that would place titans: Batman aka Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) against Superman aka Clark Kent (Henry Cavill)? The narrative is a tense one, and I'd rather not spoil all the exact details to viewers, but let's just say the idea of Superman being a being that has brought chaos to Earth, does not bold well with Bruce who travels to Metropolis to deliver a stern warning to Mr. Kent. Plain and simple, egos are involved for two alpha males.
What our caped crusader soon discovers is that Superman might be his biggest foe to date, because all that gadgetry utilized in the past doesn't have that much of an impact on this superhuman.
Many are well aware that "Dawn of Justice" sets the stage for the inevitable "Justice League" flick which is slated to arrive in 2017. Yeah, that's not too far away, which explains why so much is being totted for this flick to be a success. We don't just have Batman and Superman, we get the introduction of female badass Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman portrayed by Gal Gadot. Not only is Gadot gorgeous, this woman perfectly fits the role and brings all the nuances and a new flair to a character that so many remember from the earlier comics and the TV series. Prince catches the eye of Mr. Wayne and those glimpses of romance are sprinkled throughout the movie.
Her arrival also ushers in the cameos or brief appearances of other characters whose roles will be expanded in the near future: Aquaman (Jason Momoa), The Flash (Ezra Miller) and Cyborg (Ray Fisher). Also returning players include Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Clark's love interest and Laurence Fishburne as Perry White; Lois and Clark's boss at the Daily Planet.
The first thing that some could argue about "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is there is such an overload of characters that it distracts from the narrative, but that isn't the case here. Writers Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer have carefully planned out the narrative so we don't have those exhaustive moments of unnecessary scenes or dialogue that loses interest from the spectator. Director Zack Snyder takes on crafting such a universe that is quite immersive for the audience to visualize Metropolis and Gotham City utilizing the cities of Detroit and Chicago as backdrops.
Being a native of Michigan, I absolutely pinpointed a ton of scenes with iconic landmarks that provide a bit of a glee for me. While some have complained that the running time (which clocks in at around 2 hours and 30 minutes) is a bit long, to be honest that is not really a long flick. I've seen superhero flicks that clocked in close to 3 hours and they were nowhere close to being as entertaining and enthralling as this movie.
Considering it's a battle of two titans, the level of action, fist-punching, explosions and epic battles is unlike anything I can say has been captured on the big screen in the comic book universe. We've seen fights, but what Snyder cooks up between these favorites is so much fun, as a viewer you don't want it to end. Cavill is near perfection as the golden, boy-next door, undercover hero, while Affleck I must admit I was not sold in the beginning, but realizing this Batman is a bit older, groggier and wiser, (sorry I'm a fan of Christian Bale), but Affleck brings a Batman that has not really been seen before by fans, so it's a nice diversion.
Now a character, we can't forget to talk about is Lex Luthor portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg. He brings quirkiness to this villain that is a double-edged sword; he can be fun to watch at times, but also a bit annoying. The level of manic he presents attempts to capture 'The Joker,' but is a far cry away. Eisenberg definitely is an actor who fully immerses himself into every role he takes on.
"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is a worthy comic book flick that does its best to weave the tale of two titans who most would never expect to meet. Is it the greatest comic book flick of all-time, no, but it certainly is quite entertaining, which is what I expect from this genre of film which has exploded into the mainstream.
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