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Of Smartphones and Saturation
Posted By Gene Steinberg On February 6, 2014 @ 12:00 AM In News | 3 Comments
As some tech and financial pundits exhort Apple to sell cheaper versions of the iPhone, it does appear that demand for the mobile handsets may be slipping around the world. Well, at least if you look at the latest financials for ARM Holdings, which licenses chips to most of the handset makers, including Apple and Samsung.
Based on quarterly financials that indicated slowing growth, ARM's stock price fell by nearly 5% on Tuesday. So does this mean the glory days are gone? In passing, Apple's stock price dipped by a similar percentage because iPhone sales weren't quite as high as analysts expected. Amazon's stock price also similarly dipped because of failing to meet analyst hopes and dreams.
It's not that ARM was necessarily on the losing end when sales are considered. ARM, you see, licenses the technology. In addition to cell phones, you'll also find chips containing ARM technology in cars, TVs, medical devices and loads of other products. But the company doesn't build its own chips. Licensed chip makers handle the fabrication, and royalty revenue increased 7% in the last quarter of 2013 compared to the previous year. But analysts wanted more.
Lower than expected demand may indicate that handset makers are potentially building fewer products, and thus don't need to use as many chips. I realize that slowdowns in other industries may be, in part, responsible, but I'll focus on cell phones. At least some of this slow growth might reflect the fact that, at least in the developed portions of the world, an increasing percentage of customers have smartphones. So it would seem that saturation is inevitable, and perhaps ARM appears to be suffering as a result.
And Apple is a major ARM licensee.
But that doesn't mean there should be a doom and gloom reaction to Apple's sales, even though this quarter's guidance calls for somewhat lower sales. Apple plays in the premium smartphone space, where it continues to dominate. Don't forget that Samsung sold a mere nine million Galaxy S4s in the last quarter, compared to 51 million iPhones. Since Apple doesn't do a model breakdown, it's hard to guess how many sales went to the iPhone 5s, the iPhone 5c, and the iPhone 4s. But one estimate pegged iPhone 5s sales at over 30 million — with the rest divided between the iPhone 5c and the iPhone 4s. That's quite a bit better than what Samsung managed.
Samsung, however, does better with cheap gear, which is where a lot of the industry's growth is centered, particularly in poorer countries where high-priced stuff doesn't sell quite as well. Indeed, there's a published report that Apple has resumed production of the 2010 iPhone 4 in an effort to address this need without actually cheapening the product.
But does this mean that Apple will switch from a two-year to three-year cycle for smartphone sales? What I mean is that, with the arrival of the iPhone 6, or whatever it's called, the iPhone 4s, the iPhone 5s, and perhaps the controversial iPhone 5c, will remain in the lineup. But Apple might restrict the older model to developing countries where there is a higher population that cannot afford more expensive gear. That, and cheap extended payment plans, might make a difference.
You see, selling older iPhones, where development costs have been amortized, and production is cheaper, will still mean decent profits. For many people saddled with the cheap junk from other handset makers, even an older iPhone may seem to be an aspirational product, a luxury. After all, the iPhone 4 can actually run iOS 7, even if performance isn't exactly stellar and some features aren't available. Compare that to a cheap Android smartphone, where only the fastest hardware can run the OS fluidly.
Now I suppose Apple could update the iPhone 4 series with plastic cases and minor hardware updates and keep the price low. That's the tact taken with the iPhone 5c and, despite claims that it was an abject failure, the estimates I've seen argue against that conclusion. Indeed, it's quite possible the plastic-cased model fared noticeably better than the iPhone 5 would have fared had it remained in the lineup.
So you're seeing here the possible solution to the low-end iPhone problem in a way that doesn't hurt profits. Sure, I suppose the critics will find reason to denigrate the policy of keeping older stuff, with older hardware, in the lineup. But that won't matter to customers who can have a genuine iPhone, rather than some no-name brand or a cheap Samsung.
Don't think it makes a difference? Consider the clear failure of the Galaxy S4. Samsung may do better than Apple in overall quantity, but surely not quality.
Now some of Apple's critics will continue to ignore the company's approach. What I propose here simply represents a policy that recognizes reality, which is to keep even older iPhones in the product lineup. The customers who buy that gear won't care a whit about LTE, or perhaps don't live in countries where the faster wireless standard exists or is fully deployed.
Besides, Apple has said time and time again over the years that they won't build cheap gear. Even if Apple's growth curve is slower than the companies that do, if profits remain high, and employees and customers are happy, why complain?
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Come together with music festivals
With winter around the corner, social media is already buzzing with countless announcements of spring and summer music festivals to come in 2014.
Music festivals have become so popular in the last century that what once was a counterculture movement, music festivals are now evolved into more mainstream, inclusive events.
A study by Nature Reviews Neuroscience shows that listening to music stimulates more parts of the brain than any other human function. Both an art form and a pastime, music has a way of affecting a person's mood and bringing people together.
"You're bound to have an unforgettable time at a festival that has good vibes, friendly people, and most importantly great music because that's what it's all about — the music," says Santa Monica College student Alex Vargas.
More than 100,000 people attend the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., which was first held in 1999. According to the Los Angeles Times, the multi-stage, three-day event attracts so many festival-goers because of its diverse range of musical performances. From mainstream to indie to hip-hop, artists across all genres are featured at the festival.
"I went to Coachella last year, not because I knew every single band performing, but because of the wild, anything-can-happen kind of atmosphere that I heard so much about," Vargas says. "I met so many people from different parts of the world that I probably would have never gotten the chance to meet had I not gone to the festival."
But Coachella is only one of the many music festivals in the country.
In 1991, Lollapalooza began in Chicago as a farewell tour for the band Jane's Addiction. It has reached such success in the U.S. that it debuted its first overseas festival in South America, states the festival's official website. Lollapalooza features mostly alternative rock with a variety of other genres such as hip-hop and heavy-metal bands.
Bonnaroo started in 2002 in Manchester, Tenn. as an eco-friendly festival with a focus on folk rock and top 40 hits. The festival promotes sustainability and eco-awareness, and has evolved into a large-scale event. Bonnaroo offers attendees an entertainment village with an arcade, comedy club, theater, beer festival, and silent disco.
The history of music festivals in the U.S. goes back more than five decades. According to Billboard, one of the first music festivals in the 20th century was the Newport Jazz Festival, which began in 1954, and is still ongoing. Hosted in Rhode Island, America's first annual jazz festival brought to the stage performances from Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong, with more than 11,000 attendees each year.
Monterey, Calif. is home to the first-ever rock festival, Monterey International Pop Festival, held only once in 1967. As stated on the festival's official website, the three-day festival was said to have been the first extensively promoted and heavily-attended rock festival. The Who, the Mamas and the Papas, Otis Redding, and the Grateful Dead were only a few of the renowned artists to have performed at the festival.
However, according to Rolling Stone, the title of the most famous music festival in history was earned by Woodstock, a counterculture, hippie movement held on a dairy farm in 1969 that lasted three days and attracted 500,000 attendees and artists like Janis Joplin, Santana, the Grateful Dead, and Jimi Hendrix, who had his career's most iconic performance at the festival. Woodstock is listed by Rolling Stone as one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock 'n' roll.
"I've never been to a music festival, and I would love to go," says SMC dance major Gloria Modesto. "Although some people get too crazy there, I'd still go because of all the popular artists and how every year is so different, so you never know what to expect. Regardless of the environment and the people, music festivals would be nothing without good, quality music."
In addition to their popularity in American music culture, music festivals are also widespread in Europe.
Some of today's most famous musicians have taken their turn performing at festivals in Europe. Isle of Wight Festival, held in England since 1968, is famous for having a lineup that mixes new up-and-coming acts with legendary artists such as Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, The Doors, and Coldplay. The festival brings almost 600,000 people to the small island each year, according to What Festival, a website that outlines the 700 yearly music festivals that take place in Great Britain each year.
Artists including Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, David Bowie, and Jay-Z have performed at the English Glastonbury Festival, which is best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theater, circus, cabaret and other arts. The festival started as a small event in 1970, and today it sells out several thousands of tickets in a few hours, as reported by the festival's official website.
With an increase in the span and size of festivals, they have gone from being solely about the music to serving as a weekend-long experience of partying, camping out under the stars, appreciating one-of-a-kind artwork, and taking part in the vast selection of attractions on the festival grounds.
Along with these changes comes the increase in ticket costs. According to The Independent, Woodstock and the first Isle of Wight Festival were free to attend because of the unprecedented amount of people who showed up demanding entrance. Today, the price range for music festival tickets ranges from $100 to more than $300.
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Dual RNA-seq of zebrafish larvae infected with Shigella sonnei
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Whether you're looking for a mouth-watering salad and an Aperol spritz for a light lunch, or a more hearty treat with a classic pasta or stone-baked pizza (accompanied with delicious wine of course), Prezzo Italian restaurant offers a great dining experience in stylish yet relaxed surroundings.
For those visiting Brighton, the marina is a great location to stay as it has 24-hour bus service and free car parking. It is comprised of many shops, boutiques, cinema and outdoor activities such as Jet Ski tours, plus the casino for the game player enthusiasts.
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Jeff Sweat has helped tell lots of interesting marketing stories over the years, in his PR roles at Deutsch, 72andSunny and now his own PR shop, Mister Sweat. But now he's getting a chance to apply what he's learned from creative advertising to build an audience for his own very special product—his first novel, Mayfly.
The post-apocalyptic young-adult novel takes place in what used to be Los Angeles. A mysterious plague has wiped out much of the human race, and no one is able to live past age 17 any longer.
To promote the book, Sweat and some advertising friends have built Mayfly Quest, a kind of interactive scavenger hunt based in social media and geo-targeted at people in the L.A. area. Finding clues unlocks extra Mayfly content on the book's website.
The goal of Mayfly Quest, of course, is simple—to get the book into as many hands as possible, including those who might not ever encounter it otherwise. In that sense, audience strategy was key. Sweat worked with Portland, Ore., agency North—a longtime client of his—on that part of the campaign.
"I started to think about how I could apply the lessons I learned in advertising and marketing and PR to build a demand for the book," Sweat told Muse. "Who are the likely recipients for this? We worked to figure out who typically reads this type of book, and their behavioral characteristics."
Looking at the audience targeting options on Facebook and Instagram, Sweat identified a subset of Gen Z known informally as "Gen K," for Generation Katniss, named after Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games. They seemed like a promising audience for the book.
"It's a group of kids who believe nothing's going to come easy to them in terms of jobs and civil rights and equality. They feel like it's something they're going to have to fight for," says Sweat. "That really resonated with a big theme of my book. The dedication in the book is 'For the kids who hold the world together, whether they asked to hold the world or not.' This idea of responsibility being thrust on them—I wanted to dig into that and show what that world would be like."
All the campaign elements yield clues that players can enter on Mayflybook.com to get swag and bonus content like deleted scenes and short stories.
The campaign build was very much a DIY experience. Sweat got additional help from production house Boom Howdy for the website and radio signals. His own team at Mister Sweat helped with things like writing the clues and the bonus content. He also roped in a nephew who'd come to L.A., giving him a place to stay in exchange for help compositing the "apocalypsized" photos of L.A., which Sweat took himself.
All the moving parts were certainly a challenge.
"It gave me a tremendous amount of respect for the brands and agencies that pull this off routinely," says Sweat. "In a complex ecosystem like this, so many things pop up. Writing a novel is very hard from a concentration point of view. You have to sit down and focus on it, and you certainly need the ideas. But this was, for me, a different kind of creativity that I wasn't used to. It's safe to say if it hadn't been for my experience working with great agencies, none of this world beyond the novel would have been possible."
"In books, the author is the brand. If someone's going to build the brand, it falls back on the author to do a lot of the heavy lifting," says Sweat. The money he's spending on the campaign, much of it on paid social, is "a daunting figure," he admits, "but I believe you have to invest in yourself if you believe in what you're doing."
The campaign also includes a non-virtual element: Sweat is working with directly with indie bookstores and libraries to provide them with a "Gatherer's Bag" kit (below) that includes a copy of the book and clues to be decoded.
Mayfly Quest continues through April 23. If it proves successful, it may be expanded to markets beyond L.A.


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In Portland, Abolish ICE Propaganda is No Longer on the Menu
By Jennifer G. Hickey	 September 13, 2018 5 Comments
After weeks of protests and boycotts, patrons of Burgerville locations in Portland, Oregon, are now free to enjoy their burgers and fries without a side order of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) propaganda thanks to a revised button policy. Yes, a button policy.
The Burgerville brouhaha began in August when workers at one of two unionized locations started wearing buttons emblazoned with the political propagandist message of "Abolish ICE" and "No One is Illegal."
This ran afoul of a company policy instituted in late August by Holland Inc., the chain's parent company, prohibiting "political" buttons, but allowing those promoting better wages and working conditions. When workers at one of two unionized locations refused to remove them they were fired.
After the company backed down by re-hiring – including back pay – for the 10 agitators, the Burgerville Workers Union (BWU) posted their delight in forcing the company to revoke the "white supremacist" policy. The post also promised: "Corporate is not off the hook."
The leftists' actions were not so popular among others on social media, however.
Among those responding on Twitter was radio host Ken Webster Jr. who suggested a new welcome statement: "Welcome to Antifa burger, would you like oppression with that?"
"Kiosks here we come. They're cheaper and they can't display political messages against policy. Enjoy your job while it exists, silly Burgerville unionites," tweeted another (former) customer.
"Guests provided feedback that they didn't want to see personal and political messages while they ate," and "some employees expressed that the content of the buttons was drawing unwanted attention that made them uncomfortable," said Liz Graham, director of human resources.
"We see the workplace as a central realm for combating white supremacy and anti-immigrant sentiment," said Emmet Schlenz, a spokesman for the Burgerville Workers Union, told the Oregonian.
Thankfully, the company sees it differently, releasing a statement to Fox News on Sunday saying their longstanding verbal policy barring the wearing of personal buttons would be put in writing. To no one's surprise BWU criticized the decision as "racist" and urged their fellow leftists to tell Burgerville "that undocumented immigrants are welcome here, and tell them to work with the union on a button policy!"
It may be a small victory, but an important one heading into November with the fate of Oregon's sanctuary status on the ballot. After living in a sanctuary state for the last 31 years, Oregon residents have the opportunity to vote in support of Measure 105, which would repeal the law and allow public funds to be used to enforce the nation's immigration laws.
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Don on September 15, 2018 1:04 pm
Illegals are like Cancer. Once it takes over, no amount of "remission" will save you, eventually, you will loose!
And in this country, only the good die first, when the disease of illegals take over, they spread everywhere!
Harold on September 15, 2018 10:09 am
Let's hope that SANITY prevails in OREGON when they have the opportunity to vote for IMMIGRATION CONTROL!
Leland on September 13, 2018 6:46 pm
Abolish ICE = abolish borders and abolish any deportations. Anyone who claims that is not what it means needs to explain what it does mean. Hard to see it as anything else. This is the age old trick of the left. Make some mealy mouth statement about "we have the right to secure our borders" and follow that with why we should not take any actions to actually do that.
This union and their workers are a bunch of 40 watters. How in the hell could this be "racist". You can be sure that a big percentage of them are "woke" white millennials who are scared stiff that they will be seen as anything less than totally liberal. All these people are so convinced of their righteousness that they see any opposition to them doing exactly what they want, when and where they want to, as some infringement of their rights. The guy who signs the paycheck can tell you what you can engage in at work.
Media spin: Trump aides took documents off his desk about trade pacts with Korea and NAFTA so he would not change policies with either. Reality: Last March he signed a new trade pact with Korea. This month he is concluding a new NAFTA pact with Mexico. Both are more favorable for this country. He has tweeted about both many times. Conclusion: Is the media clueless, lying, or biased? Or most likely, all three. The old Soviet Union Pravda has nothing on our media.
LEADFOOT320 on September 15, 2018 2:28 pm
SO TRUE !
VivaLaMigra on September 13, 2018 5:32 pm
How many illegals are in the workforce o that chain?" My bet is: Mucho!


Reunion island brings us on a journey through volcanic time ... The young Piton de la Fournaise figures today among the world's most active volcanoes ... Its extreme activity is linked to its youth.
Aline Peltier, a volcanologist, monitors this volcano closely because of its five annual eruptions. Its neighbor, which sleeps nearby, the venerable Piton des Neiges, show traces of millions of years of volcanic activity on its slopes. Its study helps scientists anticipate the future transformations of the Piton de la Fournaise. Not far from there, an amazing local community lives in near autarky.


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TappyTaps releases Baby Monitor 3G 4.8.3, a major feature update to their popular parenting app for iOS. Baby Monitor 3G is a universal video and audio baby monitor for parents who want to stay in touch with their children. Hear every noise, stream live video, and soothe your child remotely. This update brings many important features, including the skin tone scale, low light mode, low volume alert, iPhone X support and more. Baby Monitor 3G 4.8.3 is $3.99 and can be downloaded from iTunes.


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Solar module quality control measures in an age of Covid-19
Asier Ukar, director of the Spanish unit of German technical advisory PI Berlin, tells pv magazine about his experiences of conducting quality control inspections in Chinese factories during the global pandemic.
May 7, 2020 pv magazine
PI Berlin engineers during a factory audit in China.
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Not long after China imposed restrictions on travel between provinces, problems began to accumulate in PV module factories throughout the country. Let's start with personnel issues.
Workers from provinces affected by the pandemic who wanted to return to factories after Chinese new year on January 25 were not allowed to do so because of the imposition of a 15-day quarantine period.
A 'light soaker' measures of light-induced degradation (LID). Image: PI Berlin
Those who were able to return were, in many cases, several days late due to transport restrictions. Some factories recruited temporary staff to bridge the gap. However, most of those temps lacked adequate training. The result was an abnormally high defect rate on production lines in the following weeks.
As a consequence of the travel restrictions and lack of personnel, supply problems were immediate. Trucks queued at checkpoints while drivers had their temperatures measured and traffic jams caused by roadblocks were a normal occurrence in February. Consequently, the supply chain was interrupted and the reserve materials stored before the start of the new year holiday were depleted. Manufacturers would not return to pre-crisis production rates until the end of March.
On the other side of the world, the impact of non-existent, or at best minimal production, was of course immediate. Lack of module supply had a devastating effect for some developers. For instance, in Germany, where fixed tariffs are tied to strict grid connection dates, the long term economic viability of projects was put in serious jeopardy. That situation prompted various developers and engineering, procurement and construction companies (EPCs) to accept older modules or panels made by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). As a result, module supply contract clauses relating to independent quality assurance were scrapped. For example, modules might be accepted which did not meet agreed frame dimensions or cable lengths suitable for tracker systems.
Another example concerned a developer forced to accept panels from three OEMs which resulted in 12 bills of material (BOMs), hampering material traceability and any evaluation of the manufacturing processes involved. In that instance, some of the BOM combinations were not listed in the certification construction data forms. The variety of BOMs could explain why some of the modules showed a high susceptibility to potential induced degradation (PID) or light and elevated-temperature-induced degradation (LeTID), or why post-stabilization degradation (light-induced degradation) varied greatly. To complicate matters further, in a few cases it was necessary to deal with lack of cooperation by manufacturers who refused access to factories for our engineers, despite no Covid-19-related restrictions being present in the provinces concerned. At the other extreme, however, were manufacturers who facilitated our transit through control points by providing official invitation letters.
A 'peel-test' on the rear side of a module. Image: PI Berlin
It goes without saying the situation greatly complicated our day-to-day work, which became an obstacle course to the implementation of applying control measures in record time. Those measures included remote monitoring of production through video cameras assigned to factory personnel with little knowledge of production lines. Such a solution should be regarded as a necessary evil in an extreme situation when external auditors could not gain factory access. On the other hand, in those cases where modules had already been manufactured and production monitoring was no longer possible, flash-lists of the products were used to select samples to be sent to our laboratory in Suzhou. Module samples included low, medium and high power modules in the same class, from different batches and with different failure patterns visible under electroluminescence.
What can we learn from all this? First of all, quality control during the crisis was critical to avoiding changes in material selection and manufacturing processes not covered by contract arrangements. Secondly, rapid decision-making about critical activities; the knowledge we have gained from factories in the last nine years; and the flexibility shown by our customers enabled us to perform successfully during a unique situation. That said, a contractual framework between manufacturer and buyer which expedites the implementation of some of our core recommendations for quality assurance could have avoided some of the challenges imposed by some manufacturers.
Last but not least, as a preventive measure for future such pandemics, module supply agreements should cover the following points: A comprehensive elaboration of the concept of pandemic as a force majeure; agreement production supervision will take place, without notice day and night to increase control over non-approved materials; and express indication manufacturers cannot deny access to auditors unless a force majeure clause has been invoked.
By Asier Ukar
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Ravindranathan Thampi says:
A much more important lesson the developers and customers worldwide should learn from this pandemic is that it is very important to spread the manufacturing of goods to different countries. The best solution is to produce more modules locally, even if it is at a higher cost. Not more than 30% should be sourced from a single country. An all out effort should be taken up immediately to redistribute manufacturing activities and related supply chains to different countries and regions. Ultimately, the economic cost we pay will still be cheaper and more equitable in the long run. What the society world over are paying now is many multiples of all what we we apparently have saved over many years in the name of cheaper goods coming from far away places. The current situation is doing so much harm to all nations. Wider technology development and its local exploitation is severely hampered in the current supply chain model.


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EFM: Doc & Film to launch second season of Bruno Dumont's 'Li'l Quinquin'
By Melanie Goodfellow2017-02-06T12:54:00+00:00
EXCLUSIVE: New series to introduce sci-fi elements and touch on both migrant crisis and rise of populist politics.
French director Bruno Dumont will present his plans for the second season of his hybrid spoof police procedural TV series Li'l Quinquin at the European Film Market (EFM) this week (Feb 9-17). Paris-based Doc & Film International is handling sales.
Like the first series, it will be set in Dumont's trademark setting of the Opal Coast in northern France and its surrounding countryside.
Entitled Coincoin And The Extra-humans, the drama will revisit the life of social misfit Quinquin who is now grown up and goes by the nickname of CoinCoin.
He spends his time loafing about the area and attending meetings of the Nationalist Party with his friend Fatso. His childhood sweetheart Eve has now left him for a woman
Like the previous series, it will play with the conventions of TV drama. In what appears to be a reference to cult French TV series The Returned (Les Revenants), Dumont plans to add a supernatural element in the second season.
According to the synopsis released by Doc & Film, when a strange magma is found near CoinCoin's home town, the inhabitants suddenly start to behave strangely. Goofy detective Captain Van Der Weyden and his loyal assistant Carpentier set about investigating these alien attacks, discovering that an extra-terrestrial invasion has begun.
Jean Bréhat's of Paris-based Taos Films – who also operates under the associated companies of 3B Productions and Tessalit – is lead producing. Franco-German broadcaster Arte is also on board.
The original series of Li'l Quinquin, was released as a four-part TV series and single feature-length film - which premiered to rave reviews at Cannes' Directors Fortnight in 2014.
Some 1.4 million viewers watched the series when it was broadcast in France in September 2014.
Dumont and his producers are planning a similar operation for the second series.
"At Berlin we'll be looking to connect with distributors who follow the work of Bruno Dumont and work on pre-TV sales," said Doc & Film chief Daniela Elstner.
"The thing I am really thrilled about is the combination of the TV series and the theatrical film. We have all the contacts on both sides. For the financing it needs to be both. We'll be aiming to find the best partners in each territory. In some it might be more TV driven, in others more theatrical. The idea is to combine both from the beginning, which is a strategy I see Doc & Film adopting more and more in the future."
The director is gearing up to shoot Coincoin And The Extra-humans this summer, for delivery in 2018. Many of the non-professional actors who appeared in the first season are expected to reprise their roles although casting has yet to be locked.
In the meantime, the director is finishing post-production on his musical film Jeannette – following Joan of Arc's journey from peasant child to warrior – which is being tipped for a Cannes premiere.
Upcoming documentaries
Other new upcoming titles on the Doc & Film slate include an untitled new documentary by Nicholas Philibert, the details of which are under wraps.
The work – which is in pre-production – is produced by Paris-based Archipel 35. Elstner will unveil the subject to buyers on a one-on-one basis.
It is also selling Franco-Swiss filmmaker Georges Gachot's Where Are You, João Gilberto?, following the obsessive quest of late German music writer Marc Fischer to connect with the elusive founding father of Bossa Nova, Brazilian musician João Gilberto. The writer committed suicide a week before his book describing his journey, Hobalala, was published.
New dramas
Upcoming drama projects include Nadir Moknèche's Lola Pater about 27-year-old Zino who goes in search of his long-lost father Farid but instead finds a woman called Lola. Tewfik Jallab stars as Zino opposite Fanny Ardant in the role of Lola.
It is also selling Gaël Morel's Catch The Wind, which looks at the manufacturing outsourcing debate, starring Sandrine Bonnaire as a hard-up textile worker who follows her relocated job to a factory Morocco rather than face unemployment.
Berlinale titles
The company is also handling two Berlinale Panorama documentaries Strong Island and Bones Of Contention.
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Violent sex offender sentenced to indefinite custody
liana walker, liana.walker@news.com.au
13th Nov 2020 12:00 AM | Updated: 5:59 AM
A MAN with a history of rape, wilful exposure and assaults occasioning bodily harm in Gladstone, Hervey Bay, Bundaberg and Maryborough, has been deemed a danger to the community and given an indefinite custodial sentence.
The decision and reasons against 60-year-old Colin James Cooper were handed down in the Brisbane Supreme Court on November 9.
Prior to the order being made, Cooper was in custody for offences including rape, attempted rape, and multiple counts of sexual assault.
Cooper's first offence of sexual assault was in 2003 against a 14-year-old girl in a public place in Hervey Bay.
Sentencing Judge Brian Boulton described the circumstances of Cooper making a crude sexual remark towards the girl and sexual propositions while he masturbated himself a short distance away from where she was seated, facing the girl so she could see what he was doing.
The second set of offending occurred in Gladstone in 2009, this time against a 36-year-old deaf woman.
The offences involved two rapes, one attempt to commit rape, one sexual assault by contact, and five sexual assaults.
A court document outlines the circumstances as "distressing".
At the time Cooper was subject to a suspended sentence imposed two months earlier for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle while affected by an intoxicating substance.
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Two years later in 2011 Cooper offended again at Hervey Bay, this time at a petrol station. He arrived to borrow fuel and became argumentative when refused.
Cooper subsequently pulled his shorts down to his ankles and made hand gestures towards his genitalia resulting in the wilful exposure charge.
Cooper was before the District Court again in Maryborough in 2015 for two assaults occasioning bodily harm.
Judge David Reid noted he was sure Cooper had hoped to take advantage of the first woman he assaulted due to her consumption of liquor.
Judge Reid said Cooper struck her a significant blow to the chest, fracturing her sternum and there was some evidence she bit him on the face and was acting provocatively.
"That gave you absolutely no right whatsoever to strike her in the way that you did," Judge Reid said upon sentence.
"I hope you feel absolutely ashamed that you behaved in that way towards a woman who was quite clearly vulnerable, as could be seen, in my view, when she gave evidence before me."
The second offence was against a 31-year-old woman in Bundaberg.
Cooper pushed the woman into her unit and punched her on the left side of the face, dragged her to the ground and continued to punch her face and body, kneeing her and yelling obscenities at her.
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Cooper pleaded guilty to another sexual assault in Hervey Bay in April 2016.
The offence, committed shortly after Cooper was released on parole, was against a 23-year-old woman with her young daughter in a public car park in the early evening.
Cooper stared at his victim which made her uncomfortable so she decided to leave.
As she walked away Cooper grabbed her buttock and made a remark to her.
The woman, holding her daughter, told him "if you touch me again I will punch you" to which Cooper replied "Go on. Punch me" before the victim left and called police.
Three psychiatrists submitted reports to the Brisbane Supreme Court revealing Cooper had a type of psychopathy.
One report showed substance abuse and anti-social behaviour, while another described him to have a mixed personality disorder with anti-social and narcissistic traits.
It was recommended Cooper undertake the High-Intensity Sexual Offender Program, which so far Cooper had refused to engage in, or any other sexual offender programs.
Upon hearing the evidence, Justice Thomas Bradley said Cooper was an unacceptable risk of committing a serious sexual offence unless he was detained.
He ordered Cooper be detained in custody for an indefinite term for control, care or treatment.
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Aberdeen Greens join battle against Glendye Windfarm plans
Energy Voice - David McPhee - October 12, 2018
Impact on Landscape UK
"While wind farms can make an important contribution to reducing greenhouse gasses, so do peat lands. When we build a wind farm on peat land it is self-defeating in terms of the environment. The site is within a 6 mile distance of nesting birds of prey and adjacent to the Water of Dye which is included in the river Dee Special Area of conservation.
A local climate group is hoping to stop a north-east wind development in it tracks by backing a local campaign.
The Aberdeenshire branch of the Green Party has joined those opposed to the Glendye Windafrm development, near Banchory, in the north-east of Scotland.
The group is backing the Save Clachnaben campaign, a protest group canvasing to stop the construction of the Glendye development.
Concerned about the project's effect on the natural environment, the Glendye Windfarm Opposition group claim many local sights and landmarks are "under threat".
The group added that the damage that would be caused by building the windfarm "would in itself mitigate any benefits of installing the wind turbines".
Earlier this week, the Banchory-based Glendye Windfarm Opposition Group, which has 40 members, said the Glendye onshore wind development "ignores" key recommendations from the council's local development plan.
Developers Coriolis Energy and Irish utility ESB have submitted a planning application to the Scottish Government for a 26 turbine project, with Aberdeenshire Council a "statutory consultee" in the process.
Coriolis Energy said it "did not wish to... more [truncated due to possible copyright]
Coriolis Energy said it "did not wish to make any comment" on the situation.
Local Green activist and country councillor Sam Wylde said: "While wind farms can make an important contribution to reducing greenhouse gasses, so do peat lands. When we build a wind farm on peat land it is self-defeating in terms of the environment. The site is within a 6 mile distance of nesting birds of prey and adjacent to the Water of Dye which is included in the river Dee Special Area of conservation.
"Aberdeenshire council has also designated this area as a Special Landscape Area which should be respected for its undeveloped and remote character. This application is an example of the blatant disregard some developers have towards the local development plans in this case, a wind farm in an area identified as having no further wind farm capacity."
Aberdeenshire Greens co-convenor, Guy Ingerson said: "Sam and the rest of team in Banchory are determined to highlight the need for sustainable and ecologically sound developments. This project doesn't meet that definition. She has the full backing of our branch and we'll be urging Scottish Green members across Scotland to back her motions at Conference."
The Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan (LDP) is used to limit the effect of industry on the local area.
The report claims that windfarms which are likely to have an "adverse effect" on tourism or local walking routes "should be avoided".
It goes on to say "there is no real opportunity for wind turbines within Marr" and that in areas where a windfarm could be accommodated "there is only room for a small number of small turbines".
A period of public consultation is open until the November 11, 2018.
Source: https://www.energyvoice.com...
http://www.windaction.org/posts/48959-aberdeen-greens-join-battle-against-glendye-windfarm-plans


Indonesians have had more freedom in the last two weeks than they have had in the last three decades, but exhilaration is already being replaced by concern over the number of obstacles that lie in the path of political reform. The state of the economy, the weakness of political institutions, and the unfinished power struggle within the elite are just a few of those obstacles.
The U.S. has a critical role to play here to ensure that President Habibie's commitment to reform does not weaken.
It needs to continue to work toward ensuring that Indonesians have an opportunity, as soon as possible, to have a president and parliament of their own choice. Without a leadership that commands popular support, economic recovery will be all but impossible.
It needs to continue to use what economic leverage it has in such a way as to help alleviate the worst hardship most Indonesians will have experienced in their lifetimes but without seeming to give a seal of approval to the Habibie government. The Indonesians we're in touch with on a daily basis -- grassroots organizations from Sumatra to Irian Jaya -- believe that continued conditioning of IMF and donor assistance on following through with political reform is crucial, but so is emergency aid.
It needs to respond to the growing pressure in Indonesia for accountability of the Soeharto government by investigating the assets of the Soeharto family in the U.S. although they are not believed to be extensive. There has been widespread popular support in Indonesia for a suggestion by the National Human Rights Commission in Jakarta that an independent commission of inquiry be set up to look into the Soeharto wealth.
It needs to find ways to enhance support for the nongovernmental organizations and independent media that will be monitoring the new government's actions on political reform and protection of human rights, despite a conservative backlash against the U.S. that has already made itself visible in Jakarta and Surabaya. It also should encourage direct consultation between the new government and NGOs.
It needs to continue to press the army for a full-scale investigation into the disappearances of political activists, four of whom remain missing, and Congress could help by holding hearings on U.S. links with Kopassus, the special forces suspected of involvement in these and other abuses.
It needs to work with other members of the Consultative Group on Indonesia to encourage the new government to begin a reconciliation process with the people of East Timor, a process that can only begin with the release of Xanana Gusmao. But it is critical for those in Congress concerned about East Timor to consult with the leaders of mass organizations in Indonesia, some of whom also support a change in policy toward the territory.
It needs to do all this in a way that encourages and supports the pressures for reform from within Indonesia rather than seeming to create a separate agenda from outside.
Mr. Chairman, I believe there is an urgency to the agenda I have outlined above, because the "spirit of reform" so evident now in Indonesia could be set back by social unrest or contradictory impulses within the political elite. The next three months are going to be key.
That said, I would like to look at the gains and setbacks or "non-accomplishments" of the last two weeks and then address more specifically what the U.S. can do.
1. President Soeharto is well and truly gone; he is not sitting behind the scenes pulling the strings of a Jakarta puppet.
2. Independent trade union leader Muchtar Pakpahan has been freed, his union and presumably all others are now free to operate, and the government has announced it is planning to ratify ILO Convention No.87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize.
3. Anyone is free to organize or join the political party of his or her choice, even though the law prohibiting the formation of new parties has not been repealed, and parties are being created or resurrected from the distant past at the rate of about one a day. Golkar, the ruling party, has already been deserted by two factions within it, each of which has formed a party of its own. The political free-for-all is exciting, but it has also brought on unmistakable signs of nervousness within the military.
4. The leading news magazines that were closed down in 1994 are now officially free to reopen and plan on doing so, despite the economic crisis.
5. The Education Ministry has announced an imminent end to the ban on university political activity (the program known as "Normalization of Campus Life") and a suspension of the Pancasila training programs that were widely seen as a kind of political indoctrination program.
6. Soeharto appointees and family members of the political elite are resigning by the dozens from the People's Consultative Assembly or MPR, Indonesia's highest representative body that chooses the president and vice-president and sets the broad guidelines for national policy. These resignations, under popular pressure to end nepotism and corruption, suggest that if this body were to be called into special session in the near future to select a caretaker president or set a date for new elections, it could be far less representative of the old guard than is currently the case (more on this below).
7. President Habibie made a high-profile visit to a major ethnic Chinese area of Jakarta to call for an end to racism and urge those who fled anti-Chinese violence to return to the country.
8. On June 1, a court in Semarang, Central Java, acquitted four East Timorese of transporting bomb-making materials on the grounds that there was no evidence against them. The court threw out the testimony of one witness that had been extracted under torture. To our knowledge, this was the first acquittal ever of East Timorese arrested on charges related to political activity and suggests the highly politicized courts may also be affected by the reform spirit.
If all of the above steps are welcome and exciting, it must be recognized first, that the popular demand for reform is so great that the Habibie government had little choice but to go with the flow. This should not detract from the value and importance of these measures, but they do not appear to have gained the new government much in terms of credibility or legitimacy. Second, many of these steps have only gone halfway, as in the very limited release of political prisoners, or they require legal changes to give them any kind of permanent underpinning. The fact that political parties are free to form by government fiat does not mean that the pressure should cease for repeal of key laws on the political system.
1. Of the close to 200 political prisoners in Indonesia, dozens of whom are imprisoned for non-violent political activity, only four have been released. Both President Habibie and Justice Minister Muladi have said that political prisoners who are Marxist, opposed to the Indonesian constitution, or convicted for criminal offenses will not be released. Not only should Indonesians have the right to freely express their opinions on any subject, including Marxism and the constitution, but in the case of those detained, the determination of who was a Marxist or an anti-constitutionalist was made by a politicized court system at the behest of a now discredited government. The government's exclusion of these three categories means, among other things, that the eleven students linked to a left-wing party called People's Democratic Party (Partai Rakyat Denokratik) will not be eligible for release. The government has also rejected the release any time soon of Xanana Gusmao.
2. The army continues to play a powerful role, in a way that may slow down or possibly even reverse the reform process in the long term. Gen. Wiranto (commander of the armed forces and Defense Minister) has acted over the past few months almost as a guardian of the student movement, and he appears to have effectively sidelined his rival, Soeharto son-in-law Prabowo, who was widely suspected as being responsible for major human rights violations. Gen.Wiranto has also encouraged a reform movement within the military, announcing, for example, the armed forces' support for a two-term limit for the presidency. But whether the military will permit a review of the concept of its role in social and political affairs (dwifungsi), whether it will support inquiries into past abuses, whether it will follow through with investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the recent "disappearances," whether its tolerance of free speech and demonstrations will begin to wane as the cacophony of democratic debate moves into high gear, all of these questions are up in the air. Even more problematic is the military's response if the country's economic woes produce more outbreaks of rioting and unrest: then a real unraveling of democratic gains would not only be possible but likely.
3. President Habibie's visit to the ethnic Chinese district of Jakarta was an important step, but it leaves unresolved the question of how Indonesia begins to win back the trust of this part of its population. Anti-Chinese sentiment remains dangerously high, and it may get worse as the economic situation deteriorates. Some of the solutions proposed are frightening: a group in North Sumatra urged the government to do more to encourage ethnic assimilation, a phrase that has been a code word in the past to justify discrimination. A member of parliament in Jakarta has said in the last two days that by fleeing abroad to Singapore and Malaysia (when their homes and shops were being attacked), ethnic Chinese showed a lack of a sense of nationalism, and the assets of all who fled abroad should be investigated. President Habibie himself, instead of promising better protection from the Indonesian security forces at times of unrest, suggested that the ethnic Chinese form their own vigilante squads for self-defense. (In this regard, it is worth noting that the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission said in a statement on June 2, 1998 that the rioting on May 13-14 that led to a death toll now estimated at 1,188 and during which security forces in many areas seemed to stand by unwilling to take action, appeared to have been triggered by an outside group. The Commission called on the government to undertake a full investigation.) It is imperative for the Habibie government and any aspirants to national leadership to tackle the question of how to end discrimination and make Indonesia a safe place for people of all ethnic backgrounds to live. Appointment of a national commission to examine this issue, from the standpoint of equal opportunity and ending discrimination, might be a good place to start. Not only social harmony but also economic recovery depend on finding a solution.
4. The government has announced that it has no plans to change policy on East Timor. No political reform program can be complete without a review of the areas where major human rights violations have been committed and where disaffection with the Indonesian administration is so high that armed guerrilla movements are able to attract significant popular support. Given the investment by the military in East Timor, in terms of time, resources, and human lives, a change in policy will not be easy, but it is important not to let East Timor slide off the reform agenda so easily. Opposition leader Amien Rais has publicly stated his support for a referendum in East Timor, although in recent days he has warned of the dangers of disintegration. Influential members of Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Muslim organization in the country, as well as many in the Indonesian NGO movement have also urged a change in policy.
5. There is growing concern about the political and economic repercussions of President Habibie's plan to delay parliamentary elections until early 1999 and the selection of a new president until well after that. No solution is ideal, but the option chosen by Habibie appears to guarantee that he will stay in power for almost two years. Given the economic and political problems facing Indonesia, the need for a leader with a popular mandate is more acute than ever.
There are two major proposals on the table for how and when to hold elections, each with several variations, and both rooted in the current Indonesian constitution. President Habibie proposes having a special session of the People's Consultative Assembly or MPR later this year to approve changes to the election and political party laws and to set a new date for elections to the parliament or DPR. (The MPR consists of all 500 members of the DPR plus 500 others appointed by the president and by the parties represented in the DPR.) Those elections would be held in the first half of 1999, and sometime thereafter, the newly elected MPs, joined by their appointed colleagues would meet to elect a new president and vice-president.
A second proposal, favored by several ministers in the current cabinet as well as some opposition leaders, is to call a special session of the current MPR for July to select a new "caretaker" administration that would serve until new parliamentary elections could be held sometime in 1999. Different formulations for the caretaker administration have been proposed, ranging from a single individual to a five-member presidium consisting of four civilians and one military officer. A variant of this proposal would merely lessen the interval between the selection of the caretaker and the holding of parliamentary elections.
The advantage of the first is that the new president would be chosen by a much more representative body than is currently available; the disadvantage is that Habibie, whom many in the country distrust, would stay in power until late 1999. The advantage of the second is that it puts a finite time on Habibie's tenure; the disadvantage is that the selection of a caretaker or caretakers could be highly contentious -- there is no obvious consensus candidate. In response to concerns that the MPR that would select the caretaker is the same old body that elected Soeharto less than two months ago, proponents of this option argue that the combination of popular stigmatization of crony appointees, the process of "recall" whereby existing parties can effectively expel unwanted members, and the reformist atmosphere now prevailing will militate against a non-reformer being chosen.
It is not for the U.S. to favor one option over another, but it could provide a useful service in supporting as many fora for public debate on these issues as possible, encouraging President Habibie to discuss his preferred option with key NGO and student leaders and listen to their reactions, and perhaps funding public opinion surveys whose results can be published in the unrestrained media of today's Indonesia.
1. There is no question that aid is needed and needed badly. Food shortages are a real danger; delivery of government services is threatened. As recently as last week, we advocated conditioning further disbursements of IMF aid on concrete steps toward political reform, some of which have been taken or promised. If President Habibie makes an effort to consult with the students and NGOs who set the reform process in motion, if he commits himself to a definitive schedule for elections designed to give Indonesia a new president as soon as possible in as open and fair a procedure as possible, if he succeeds in removing legislation from the statutes that penalizes peaceful dissent and restricts political participation, and if he continues to release political prisoners, including those from East Timor, disbursements from international financial institutions should proceed, on the understanding that they can always be suspended again if the political situation deteriorates.
2. The U.S. must end its relationship with Kopassus, the army special forces, until all allegations of past and present abuses have been thoroughly investigated. Those allegations include not only the disappearances of activists from January through March but also the killings recently disclosed that took place in Irian Jaya in 1996 and 1997 during counterinsurgency operations in the Mapnduma area, following the release of researchers taken hostage by the guerrilla group, the Free Papua Movement (OPM). The U.S. and other CGI member countries played a major role in putting pressure on the Indonesian government to find the missing persons; it must not allow that pressure to ease until the remaining four persons are accounted for, and those responsible identified and prosecuted.
3. Freezing Soeharto family assets in the U.S. would be a step much appreciated in Indonesia, particularly at a time of great economic distress. We have not been able to find any comprehensive list of the family's holdings here; they are not likely to be extensive, but this is one case where symbolism is important. Any initiative that Congress can pursue to uncover such assets would be widely welcomed.
4. There appears to be a backlash building among some conservative groups in Indonesia against U.S. support for NGOs involved in the pro-democracy movement, in part because of a perception that the U.S. gave Soeharto the final push. The U.S. should not allow the expression of such sentiments to deter it from support for strengthening civil society at a time of political transition but it may want to explore ways of addressing that backlash.
5. The U.S. should support the positive moves that have taken place without reducing the pressure for further reform. President Habibie should be urged to undertake more releases of political prisoners following the releases that have already occurred and to appoint a commission to address questions of racism and discrimination, particularly against the ethnic Chinese, in the wake of his visit to Glodok, Jakarta.
The general attitude Congress should take toward Indonesia is not that nothing has changed, but that with President Soeharto gone, anything is possible.


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A: From your question why don't you use dart String replaceAll method.
With a simple regExp you could replace all the return carriages.

A: You can pass a String to the jsonEncode() function from the dart:convert library, and it will automatically replace newlines with a \, n sequence (and will quote the string).

A: You can pass string to json by using jsonEncode() or jsonDecode(), and you might declare variable with var
import 'dart:convert';

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to apply for the Nulla Osta certificate (CNI required by Italian authorities) at the British Consulate in Italy. You can do it as coming personally to Italy, so through correspondence with the Consulate.
Evidence of termination of any previous marriage of both parties, if applicable, (i.e. original death certificate or divorce decree absolute) together with the previous marriage certificate for a divorced woman if maiden name is not shown on the divorce certificate.
Deed poll or statutory declaration if you have ever changed your name (except if this is following marriage).
Consulate fee payment for the Nulla Osta Euro 170,00 (year 2012).
Under Italian law a woman who has been divorced and wishes to re-marry in Italy cannot re-marry until 300 days have passed from the date of her divorce. If you have a non-British divorce certificate, we will need evidence of nationality or residency of the country where the divorce took place, for one of the parties, valid at the time of divorce. The divorce certificate will also need to have been translated.
The British Consulate aims to issue the Nulla Osta within 20 days from receipt of documentation but consideration is always given to the date of marriage/local requirements.
Your Nulla Osta for marriage in Italy will be valid for six months from the date on your English or Welsh CNI or three months if presenting a Scottish CNI.
The Consulate will prepare your Nulla Osta certificates and will send everything to your wedding planner in Italy (=to us).
We will apply the documents to the Municipality, will reserve the date and time to secure a booking for the ceremony.
The future spouses should arrive to Italy at least 4 days prior to the ceremony to sign the declaration in the municipality. Our wedding planner will accompany and assist you.
We also provide interpreter and witnesses (if needed) for civil wedding ceremony in Italy .


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Yet another 'October surprise' operation is underway; this time, angry leftists are mailing "Clock Boy"-style bombs to fellow leftists
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CULINARY POLITICS-ELEMENTAL NEWS OF THE DAY COMMENTARY-OPINION-SPORTS-FOOD SERVICE FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 BY CHEF JAMES "JT" TOBIASON
"Yet another 'October surprise' operation is underway; this time, angry leftists are mailing "Clock Boy"-style bombs to fellow leftists" by Chef James Tobiason
FALL SESSION 2018
BLOG POST #2,917 AT THE AICP-END
ELEVEN DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY 2018
The reason why no one on the right is jumping up and down over WHO is sending the bombs is because WE KNOW who is sending the 'bombs'- a disgruntled leftist
Visalia, CA, 10-26-2018 Friday: One can tell when he or she or the organization for whom they work is doing well based on the amount of interference that one receives at the hands of unknown entities online. We believe that as the election continues speeding towards us like an out-of-control freight train, the more problems we face at the hands of these unknown online assailants who continue attempting to corrupt our computers and our online activities. Yet, we are still here and they are frustrated and continue going crazier. So be it.
This election is an important one, one in which, the people of this nation have a clear choice: do we vote for a party that seeks to better America or do we vote for one that despises America and everything for which, it stands?
It does not require a doctorate to understand which one is which- the Democrats are the latter whereas the Republicans are the former. In saying this, do not think I am a shill for the GOP because I most certainly am not.
However, when one sees the obvious choices between decades of light compared to decades of darkness, the choice is clear: I am going to vote for the party that will best protect the founding ideals of this nation opposed to one that seeks to topple them at every turn and to replace the newly created jobs with gobs of mobs.
President Donald J. Trump is correct when he notes the vast differences between the Republicans and his followers compared to the opposition Democratic Party leadership, elected leaders, and their mobs of frenzied followers. "Do you want the party of jobs or do you want the party of mobs?" The choice is exceptionally clear, crystal in fact.
Back in February 2016, I mentioned that I found the debates between Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz to be appalling, a turn-off, something that made me hope that either Rubio or Cruz would win the nomination and that Trump would end up on the ash heap of history.
Following those divisive days, we suffered through a very ugly election, the aftermath of said election, and the ongoing attempts driven at all costs to unseat, derail, or to drive from office a duly-elected president who has worked hard to repair the damage his predecessor and the Democrats have done the nation.
Could President Trump be a little more, ahem, 'presidential?' Sure, of course he could but if we use past examples of Republican presidents, what did 'acting presidential' get them?
George W. Bush was under assault every day he was in office except for about two weeks during the stunning attacks of September 11, 2001. The Democrats were aware that they needed to tamp down the craziness that was raging then because they recognized that they were coming off loonier and loonier with every goofy thing that spilt out of their mouths.
Prior to Bush #43, his father and his predecessor Ronald Reagan were under assault at all times. What should be clear is that no matter how much good a Republican president does, his enemies on the other side will do everything in their power to throw doubts and suspicions on that person all with the same aim of removing them from office via any means necessary.
Now, we have the story of all the "Clock Boy"-style 'pipe bombs' traveling through the mail to 'Trump's targets,' so says the Washington Post in a brazen headline. President Trump is not sending these bombs nor is anyone connected to him doing so.
This type of behavior typically is something closely connected to the American Left, an out of control group full of crazed mobs, lone wolves, and hardcore nuts all instilled with hatred and infused with anger.
If we do not know who the culprit is at the time this goes to press, I am sure we will. I believe it is either some ginned-up lunatic such as the nut who attacked the baseball practice more than a year ago in Virginia, the one in which, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise suffered some serious gunshot wounds as did several others.
I would also say that the eventual culprit will be another lone wolf nut such as the man who fired on a country music festival in Las Vegas more than a year ago. Although the police are still seeking a 'reason' for his misdeeds, it appears clear to normal civilized people: the man was shooting at a crowd he considered to be conservative because of its love for country music.
I have yet to see someone on the conservative right pick up a gun, go out and shoot people. I have yet to see someone on that right side of the aisle make bombs and then send them through the mail in ways in which, even the slowest, dull-witted postal employee would see something 'ain't right' here.
This entire narrative smacks of left-wing lunacy, which is why no one who is conservative, loves the Constitution, or is of sound mind and body is jumping up and down over WHO sent the bombs. We know who is responsible for doing this, all we await is the name or names of the guilty parties but we already know which side of the aisle they abide.
Friends, do not permit yet another discombobulated leftist narrative, one ginned up by the liberal news media to influence you into believing that someone among the Republicans would ever do something such as this because I just do not see it. Yes, I could be wrong but I will give you 10:1 odds that the person crafting these facsimiles of bombs and then using the mail to send them to leftists is a leftist him-or-herself.
Has anyone seen "Clock Boy" lately? Did he not visit the Obama White House after being expelled from school? Hmmm, I wonder where the little wannabe jihadist is now…
The above cartoonish caricature of me by Bakersfield, California, by up-and-coming street artist, Simone, resembles me back in the 1980's when I was an Executive Sous Chef at a hotel in Monterey, California, 10-20 years later. I originally came from Salinas, California, spent time in Fresno and Bakersfield, and currently am working at a fine-dining restaurant in Visalia, California. I began cooking in 1967 when I apprenticed under a top chef working in the Napa Valley.
10-26-2018 Friday—Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCIV: "Yet another 'October surprise' operation is underway; this time, angry leftists are mailing "Clock Boy"-style bombs to fellow leftists" by Chef James Tobiason.
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This artwork is #0702 a 20" x 24" original oil painting by Beverly Carrick, which, she entitled, "Sunset's Glow." It is among her more beautiful works and is available for sale. You can see much more of her work at her Website, found at beverlycarrick.com, or at the blog's Facebook page. At her Website, you will see not only more original oil paintings but also lithographs, giclees, prints, miniatures, photographs, and even her award-winning instructional video entitled, "Painting the Southwest with Beverly Carrick." Beverly has been painting for more than 60 years and known around the world for both the beauty and timelessness of her artworks. Hanging in private and public galleries and followed by many fans encircling the globe—her works instill awe because of her artistic brilliance and personal beauty. We urge you to go to her Website NOW and view her work. It is possible that you will find something you like and will want to buy it for yourself, a friend, a loved one, or a neighbor! You will not be disappointed so please: do yourself a favor and go there IMMEDIATELY! Thank you, the American Institute of Culinary Politics-Elemental News of the Day!
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TODAY IN HISTORY—OCTOBER 26, 2018:
The Rolling Stones:
A. 1407: Outrage anti-Semitic mobs attack the Jewish population of Krakow, Poland.
B. 1492: For the first time in human history, people use lead pencils.
C. 1524: Spanish troops give the city of Milan to the people of France.
D. 1662: England's King Charles II sells the British continental territory of Dunkirk to the French.
E. 1774: The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
F. 1825: The Erie Canal opened in upstate New York connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River. The 363-mile cost the new nation $7.6 million.
G. 1854: Charles William Post was born on this date. He would become the inventor who gave the world "Grape Nuts," "Postum," and "Post Toasties."
H. 1858: H.E. Smith patented the rotary-motion washing machine.
I. 1861: The legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph with the last run of the Pony Express taking place the following month.
J. 1881: The "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" took place in Tombstone, Arizona. The fight was between Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and Doc Holiday against the Ike Clanton gang.
K. 1905: The Union of Sweden and Norway ends on this date.
L. 1911: "The Queen of Gospel," singer and civil rights activist Mahalia Jackson, was born in New Orleans.
M. 1919: The Congress of the United States overrides President Woodrow Wilson's veto of the Prohibition Enforcement Act.
N. 1921: The Chicago Theater, billed as the "Wonder Theater of the World" first opened.
O. 1922: Under pressure from Benito Mussolini and his Fascist Party, the government of Italy resigns.
P. 1942: Japanese planes irreparably damaged the aircraft carrier, USS Hornet, in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during World War II. The Hornet sank early the next morning with the battle being a tactical victory for the Japanese but a strategic victory for the United States. Meanwhile, in North Africa, on the fourth day of the Battle of El Alamein, Australian troops begin breaking through the Afrika Korps' lines.
Q. 1944: The World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf ended in a major Allied victory over Japanese forces, whose naval capabilities were badly crippled.
R. 1947: Hillary Rodham Clinton is born in Chicago on this date and no, contrary to what she has said about her namesake, her parents did NOT name her after Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who climbed Mt. Everest first.
S. 1949: President Harry S. Truman signed a measure raising the federal minimum wage from 40 cents an hour to 75 cents.
T. 1950: South Korean and UN troops arrive at Chosan on the border with Communist China during the Korean Conflict.
U. 1951: Winston Churchill becomes the prime minister of Great Britain once again. Meanwhile, at Madison Square Garden, Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis in their heavyweight championship bout.
V. 1958: Pan American Airways flew its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris in 8 hours and 41 minutes.
W. 1962: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev sends President John F. Kennedy a note in which, he expresses a willingness to withdraw Soviet missiles from Cuba if the United States would do the same in Turkey. However, Kennedy refuses.
X. 1964: The Rolling Stones appear on the Ed Sullivan show.
Y. 1970: The comic strip by Gary Trudeau, "Doonesbury," premiered in 28 newspapers across the United States.
Z. 1972: National Security adviser Henry Kissinger declared, "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam.
AA. 1973: During their ongoing war, the Israelis reach the Suez Canal, trapping an entire Egyptian army and begin decimating it.
BB. 1974: Five bombs exploded at business sites in midtown Manhattan and Wall Street, injuring no one; the Puerto Rican separatist group FALN claimed responsibility.
CC. 1975: Anwar Sadat becomes the first Egyptian officially president to visit the United States.
DD. 1977: The experimental space shuttle Enterprise successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California.
EE. 1978: For having made peace between their nations, the Nobel Peace Prize for 1978 goes to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli leader Menachem Begin.
FF. 1979: During a dinner party, the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, Kim Jae-kyu shot to death South Korean President Park Chung-hee along with his chief bodyguard. The state put Jae-kyu to death for the crime later.
GG. 1980: Israeli President Yizhak Navon became the first Israeli head of state to visit Egypt.
HH. 1981: In the 78th World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees four games to two.
II. 1982: The medical drama "St. Elsewhere" premiered on NBC-TV.
JJ. 1984: "Baby Fae," a newborn with a severe heart defect, received the heart of a baboon in an experimental transplant in Loma Linda, California, and lived with it beating in her chest for 21 days.
KK. 1990: Wayne Gretzky became the first NHL player to reach 2,000 points.
LL. 1991: Bill Graham, famed rock-and-roll promoter at the Fillmore's East, West, and the Winterland, died on this date.
MM. 1994: Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty during a ceremony at the Israeli-Jordanian border attended by President Bill Clinton.
NN. 1996: After destroying his life, federal prosecutors cleared security guard Richard Jewell as a suspect in the Olympic park bombings in Atlanta.
OO. 1997: In the 93rd World Series, the Florida Marlins beat the Cleveland Indians 4 games to three.
PP. 2000: In the 96th World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4 games to one.
QQ. 2001: President George W. Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act, giving authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain, or eavesdrop in the pursuit of possible terrorists.
RR. 2013: To repair strained relations after news reports cite the U.S. government spied on Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone, President Barack Obama congratulates the Chancellor on the formation of her new cabinet and invites her to Washington.
SS.2014: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff wins a second term by winning 51.6-percent of the vote over her opponent, Aecio Neves. Less than two years later, the people of Brazil would impeach her and remove her from office.
TT. 2016: Game 2 of the World Series goes to the Chicago Cubs, who under the pitching by opener Jake Arrieta; beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1.
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8. 08-29-2011 M: "Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part XXIV: Peach-Pecan Muffins—Delicious Muffins with a Southern Flair" by JT.
9. 08-30-2011 T: "Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part XXV: Pineapple-Almond Muffins—tasty beyond Description" by JT.
10. 08-31-2011 W: "Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part XXVI: Banana Muffins—the Darker the Banana—the Better the Flavor!" by JT.
11. 09-01-2011 Th: "Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part XXVII: Lemon Muffins—tricky to make unless one has access to a Bakery Supply Company, but it can be done" by JT.
12. 09-02-2011 F: "Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part XXVIII: Quick Applesauce Bread—quick and easy like Chef JT promised!" by JT.
13. 09-03-2011 S: "Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part XXIX: Quick Pineapple Bread—one of the All-Time Great Favorite Breads" by JT.
14. 09-04-2011 Su: "Classic Quickbreads and Muffins, Part XXX: Three Flavored-Butters—the Perfect Accompaniments for your Quickbreads and Muffins" by JT.
19. 02-10-2012 F: "Special Menus, Part XXXIII: 'Valentine's Day 2012 Menu, Part V—Side Dish Seminar: Spaghetti Squash Timbales and Classic Broccoli Normande—more perfect Accompaniments for your Valentine's Day Spectacular" by JT.
90. 05-11-2018 F: "A sweeping red tide in November is going to submerge the prophesied blue wave the Democrats swear is headed our way" by Chef James "JT" Tobiason. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCDXXXVI
91. 05-12-2018 S: "America had come a long way in race relations, but you would never know it now thanks to outside entities tearing the fabric of society apart- if the Russians are involved in anything, this is where it would be" by Chef James "JT" Tobiason. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCDXXXVII
92. 05-13-2018 Su: "Vladimir Putin knows the Achilles' heel of the United States is race, a tool he eagerly uses to rip our multi-racial society apart" by Chef James "JT" Tobiason. Political Topics and Essays, Part MCDXXXVIII
93. 10-22-2018 M: "Democrats: do YOU truly want to see your nation forever buried beneath a tidal wave of Central American invaders and interlopers or do you want to see your country defended and protected?" by Chef James Tobiason. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDC
94. 10-23-2018 T: "On Election Day 2018, we must vote AGAINST the George Soros-Tom Steyer-funded violent socialist mobs by voting against every left-wing Democrat we can" by Chef James Tobiason. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCI
95. 10-24-2018 W: "At the Battle of Alesia 52 BC, the Romans could show no mercy just as we cannot show any to the horde of invaders seeking to thrust their way into our country- it is us or them" by Chef James Tobiason. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCII
96. 10-25-2018 Th: "Yet another DNC 'October surprise' is beginning to unravel, the mailing of pipe bombs to fellow Democrats in order to cast aspersions onto the Republicans" by Chef James Tobiason. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCIII
97. 10-26-2018 F: "Yet another 'October surprise' operation is underway; this time, angry leftists are mailing "Clock Boy"-style bombs to fellow leftists" by Chef James Tobiason. Political Topics and Essays, Part MDCIV
7. 10-24-2018 W: "It is time for the USA to employ deadly force on the southern border should the Georgy Soros-Tom Steyer-funded Venezuelan-Central American-Middle Eastern mobs attempt to storm it" by Chef James Tobiason. Beverly Carrick Paintings Start-to-Finish, Part CCXXIV
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The Byrds reformed after the conclusion of the previous effort's disbanding what with all five original members on board: Roger "Jim" McGuinn (guitars/vocals), David Crosby (guitars/vocals), Chris Hillmen (bass/vocals), Gene Clark (vocals/harmonica), and Michael Clarke (drums and percussion). "Byrds" came out on March 03, 1973 and sadly did not resemble anything remotely akin to how they sounded in their heyday 8-9 years earlier. Many fans including us at the time were shocked at the vast difference, still, it was nice they were back but not as satisfying as it was in the 'good old days.' Still, we urge everyone to use the link we provide you here so you can visit Amazon.com. Once there, you can pick it up in the format, the condition, and the price that works best for you.
Sunday, March 16, 2014 Blog Post B:
On January 13, 2003, the reformed the Sons of Champlin released another 'must-own' live album, entitled, "Secret." The lineup featured Bill Champlin (guitars/keyboards/vocals), Terry Haggerty (guitars), Geoffrey Palmer, Mic Gillette, and Tom Saviano (saxophones and horns), David Shallock (bass), and Jim Preston (drums and percussion). This is a wonderful album, the music although decades old, is alive with fire. Every song is well worth the price of admission alone so please, use the link we provide you here so please, visit Amazon.com and pick it up in the format, the condition, and the price that works best for you. You will be extremely glad you did.
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When you're swimming in the sea of bridal shoes, centerpieces, favors, white dresses, bridesmaid dresses, up-dos, and cake toppers, it can be easy to lose sight of the shore. In fact, you sometimes lose all control and get swept away in the current.
I feel for you. Wedding planning can be a very stressful and taxing time. There's a big party to plan, family complexities to cope with, friendships to maintain, pressure from the Wedding Industrial Complex to dodge, a relationship with your partner to build, and real life to keep up with (just to name a few stressors).
It can help to step back and remember that the wedding is the start of our marriage, not the grand finale.
While Matt and I were planning our wedding, we were also looking for new jobs, buying our first house (over a thousand miles away), coordinating a move, considering a new dog, and balancing our Montessori certification courses with full-time teaching.
After our wedding, things didn't get any less stressful. Soon after we moved into our new home in Houston, Hurricane Ike hit, damaged our home, and left us without power for 14 days. Then our dog got out of his collar, ran across a busy street, got hit by a car, and went missing for nine hours. A few months later, both of our cars were stolen.
In light of these life events (which were mild compared to more tragic things that could have occurred), our wedding didn't seem like such a big deal after all. Sure it's a meaningful and memorable shining star in our memories, but it's now a memory. What's left is our commitment to each other to be the best partners we can be, day in and day out, regardless of the challenges we face.
The wedding is like the icing on the cake*. It gets licked off. Therefore, we have to focus on the cake of our relationships--the substance--because that's what will be left when the icing is gone.
(*Please excuse the imperfect metaphor. The cake gets eaten, too. I was trying to think of something surface that comes off and then leaves something substantial behind, but I'm drawing a blank!)
ike was such a stressful time for us all. i can't believe it's already been almost a year. are you going to any of the remembrance events in Galveston? there's 5k run on Saturday i figured matt would be into.
i'm sorry so much happened to you in such a short time period. if you can get through all of that stress, you can get through a lot in life. like i was telling my friend last night, you have to reslolve to be a team and to work with each other, not against each other. sadly, so manly relationships don't work that way...and when it's stressful, there's no foundation to weather the storm.
I think the cake is a good metaphor. While licking the frosting is a momentary, I'll be it joyful occasion, The cake takes much longer to savor. And if you put as much hard work into the cake as you do the frosting, you will want to savor every bite!
CRR said...
Maybe the metaphore you were looking for was a present and it's wrapping paper. The marriage is the present, that lasts, the wrapping paper is very pretty and nice but is ephemeral.
Love it. We're planning our wedding and trying to buy a house too, and people keep asking about the wedding planning and we're like... well, it's on back burner because everything else is happening! We're mot worried-- wedding blogs spurred us to get a lot of the biggies done early on, so we're in fine shape so far. It's not just a huge concern since we're treating it largely like an awesome party! ;)
First a metaphor: moss on a stone. It is soft and lush and really pretty, but it pulls away so easily. What's left is a solid foundation that is hard to chip away at. (I also like the wrapping on a present. And mmm... cake.)
Second: You are so right! It's easy to lose sight of what's really important sometimes. There are times when the stressors in life seem so much bigger than you, and it can be very difficult to refocus and breathe and remember that you are a team with your partner. You are there to help each other, no matter how angry or upset either of you may get.
A Los Angeles Love said...
This is what we're trying to hold onto too. The day after the proposal, we got really bad news about family. It puts planning and weddings and marriage in perspective FAST. Life happens, we find joy (and icing) where we can, and we use a solid foundation (maybe stone-ground wheat bread?! ha.) to ground us along the way.
jes [a mountain bride] said...
oh I just love you Sara. Seriously. I wonder sometimes that if weren't for you an Meg my whole outlook on our wedding and marriage would be a lot more generic...and more focused on performing a production for our friends/fam instead of building a strong foundation with which to help shape our life together.
you're my lil ray of SANE sunshine.
I like the "icing on the cake" metaphor! The title of your blog caught my attention -- my wedding was around $2,000 as well. Wasn't easy, but it was super small in the mountains. Worked for us, and we've been enjoying the "cake" ever since! :) Best wishes!
SH! i feel your pain. we just closed on a house last week and when people ask about the wedding we're like "ummmm...everything big is taken care of and we'll get the little details out of the way later. like, when our bank accounts aren't being bled dry."
it's fun though and it's great to have a home to call your own. one day at a time! a believe me when i say that closing is STRESSFUL.
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The Hobie 17 is an American catamaran that was designed by John Wake as a single-handed racer and first built in 1985.

The design was accepted as an International Sailing Federation International class in 1990.

Production
The design was built by Hobie Cat in the United States from 1985 until 2004-2005, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Hobie 17 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of polyester fiberglass with a foam sandwich core. It has a catboat rig or optional sloop rig, with a rotating mast. The dual hulls each have nearly plumb stems, vertical transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by a  tiller and retractable centerboards. The boat initially was designed to displace  and can be equipped with a trapeze.

The design has a draft of  with the centerboard extended and  with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.

The boat has a beam of , but can be equipped with hiking/trapezing "wings", giving a beam of .

Early versions were delivered at the  weight, but suffered durability issues and the hulls were thickened, giving a weight of .

Variants
Hobie 17
The base model is cat rigged and designed to be sailed by one person. The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 74.0.
Hobie 17 Sport
This model has a jib and a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 74.5.

Operational history
Upon introduction the boat immediately became a commercial success and racing fleets were quickly started in North America, Europe and Australia.

The International Hobie Class Association describes the boat's sailing characteristics: "the 17 is a heavy air machine. The added leverage of the wings for trapezing makes the 17 go upwind like no other catamaran, and the main is easily depowered with a 6:1 downhaul, the mast rotator, 2:1 outhaul and a 7:1 mainsheet. Downwind, the boat is pitchpole resistant (not "proof") and a bit underpowered, which makes working the waves a high priority. Downwind, the boat is sailed at 90° to the apparent wind. The 17 is uncomfortable to race in under 7 knots of breeze, since most of the time you'll be sitting on the forward wing tube. Weight is kept as far forward as possible while keeping the bow tips out of waves and to keep from pitchpoling. In very light air downwind, racers will often stand out on the bow, holding on to the bridle wire to keep the sterns out of the water. Raising the windward rudder downwind is a common practice."

See also
List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats
 Catalina Catamaran
 Nacra 5.2

References

External links

Official support webpage

Catamarans
Dinghies
1980s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by John Wake
Sailboat types built by Hobie Cat


The Boss Baby is the new animated movie from DreamWorks Animation. Boss Baby is loosely based on the book of the same name written by Marla Frazee. The movie features the voices of a very talented cast including Alec Baldwin as the Boss Baby, Steve Buscemi as the villain Francis Francis, Toby Maguire as Tim and the narrator. Boss Baby is the tale of the youngest boss baby at baby co. trying to get a promotion. He gets assigned to a house with an only child Tim. Like any only child, Tim does not get along with this new addition to his life. After discovering boss baby's real reason for being there, the two decide to partner up to discover the secret motives that the CEO of Puppy co. is hiding from the world.
The plot to Boss Baby was not put together well, things would never happen how they did. The whole babies never age thing is a good idea, but the film didn't deliver on the subject well. Comparing the children book to the film adaption is a tough thing to do, the book doesn't have a lot of material to dig from. It felt like the movie tried to stretch this content out just to make the movie hit the hour and a half mark. With that in consideration the film was rather enjoyable and kept the audience entertained for the whole duration of the film. Although Boss Baby is a movie aimed at children, DreamWorks tried to put in enough adult humor to keep the parents interested instead of just sitting through another cartoon just for their kids, unfortunately it didn't work.
The animation was top notch just like any other DreamWorks production, the voice acting fit in well. Nothing was wrong with the animation in any regard. Even just from hearing the voice acting, you can see how talented the cast is in the film. Baldwin and Maguire play brothers great, making it sound like real brothers. The chemistry between all the voice actors was excellent. It sounds like everyone had a fun time recording for this movie.
Boss Baby is a fun, cute movie built for the family. Throw in some joke for the parents and it'll be a hit for sure. But as for a well put together movie it's lacking in content and in plot. Boss Baby has an all-star cast, but the cast alone is not enough to make the movie a success. If you have small children in your life, it'll be worth it to sit through the what feels like forever in this hour and a half long film made just for the kids.