Snow! There was snow! Only a little snow but it counts.
I was so excited for the snow but, I'll admit, a little disappointed it didn't result in snow days... Oh well, you can't have everything, right? At least I got to see the white stuff this year.
Let's see... What else happened this week?
The little dude was also off school for a few days so between him being off school for three days and the snow it's been a very quick and strange week but really uneventful.
The only thing I did that wasn't day-to-day stuff was go to a friends 50th birthday party on Saturday. It was a black-tie fundraiser dinner for one of the local schools and I had so much fun dressing up and giggling away over dinner and dancing. We're such an eclectic bunch, all of us in different fields of work, different ages, coming from different places but we clicked as a little tribe and I love those ladies. The menfolk were with us too so it was amusing seeing them interact seeing as they each know the ladies but don't cross paths with each other over much.
Plus, it was a child-free evening for us all. = Win!
I read stuff! I actually started and read stuff all in the same week! Some of these books were in the same day... Actually, all but Emerald Green were started and finished in the same day.
That hasn't happened in 6 weeks or so!
Next week, I may actually finish some of those half-finished books from weeks gone by and continue to be on a roll.
As I said, I think I got my reading mojo back and binge read The Ruby Red Trilogy and thoroughly enjoyed it!
The only thing that let it down a little was the dialogue... The turn of phrase was really weird and the language really formal at times which I assume is a result of the translation more than anything else. And I guess the romance between the main characters was a little too quick and insta-lovey. If it'd been built up over a longer period of time it would have been irresistible.
But everything else I loved. I couldn't put them down!
I requested this one on a nostalgia kick as the little dude's favourite books when he was really little were by Julia Donaldson. I was so curious about this one and read it as soon as I was approved and it was absolutely wonderful.
I'm not much of a DC fan but was curious about this one and I'm glad I started watching for it's pretty good so far!
I have no plans beyond my final blog tour for a long time! Woo!
I've seen everyone rave about The Greatest Showman but I just don't get excited by the thought of it! Maybe someday I'll get round to it! I do need to get back into watching films though. I never watched the Musketeers when it was on. I do hate it when a series I'm enjoying is just cancelled without warning and leaves me hanging ie TerraNova!
We had a dusting but that was it. I am glad it wasn't a lot though. I kind of hate snow. Sounds like a great party you went to. Hope you have a great week!
The party was awesome. Such a lovely night.
Glad you got your reading Mojo back. I hate when that happens. The Ruby Red has gorgeous covers sorry it didn't translate well. I recently read a book that was set in victorian time, I usually don't have an issue but this had such weird wording like I couldn't follow what they were talking about.
Glad you got some real good reads. You might be interested in this, Nicci. I had some Uber clients from the UK with very posh accents and they shared with me their endeavor to buy out some businesses in Minneapolis.
The black-tie fundraiser sounds fun. Enjoy your books this week, The Ruby Red Trilogy looks good too.
We haven't had full on snow days here yet, just enough snow to annoy us and freezing temps.
Sounds like fun night, and child-free! We all need that sometimes.
The birthday party sounds like fun! Enjoy your books and your week, and thanks for visiting my blog.
Sounds like you had a fun (adult) evening out!
I read one book :-( I fear with all my packing and moving that will be the norm for a few months.
I don't often get adult (aka child free) nights out!
Getting some kid free time out is always fun. Glad to hear you had a good time and got your reading mojo back.
Aw, you were robbed of a snow day. We didn't get any snow, and I'm a little sad about it.
Since you wanted snow, I'm glad you had some. I didn't get any, but I'm happy about that :) Brooklynaire looks really good. I hope you have a great week!
I was so happy with the snow!
I'm in the middle of The Three Musketeers and it's a bit of a slog (I read it on my e-reader when I can't sleep at night). The series looks like more fun!
Seriously, Brooklynaire went on sale right after I bought. I hate that! Though, I am excited to read it.
That sounds like a fun party. I'm glad you got to see snow! We currently have way too much of it. Enjoy your new books!
Yay for getting some snow, but sorry it didn't lead to a snow day. That's great you're getting your reading mojo back though!
I'm so glad to be reading again!
I am glad you got some snow! I can see it from a distance on the mountains, but mostly we've been getting rain. Which is fine by me, since I am not a fan of snow. :-) The fundraiser dinner sounded like fun. I am glad you had a good time! The Ruby Red Trilogy does look like a lot of fun. I love it when I am enjoying a series so much it turns into a binge. I'm not familiar with The Musketeers or The Titans. From those posters, I wish I did know more about them!
My daughter will be auditioning for her dance studio's production of The Greatest Showman in another two weeks. She's super excited. We'll be hearing the music for the next few months, I am sure.
I hope you have a wonderful week, Nicci!
I didn't even know there was a Titans series but I'll have to check it out!
Titans was so much fun!
Hurray for a little snow! And your friend's party sounds like fun. The Ruby Red trilogy has always looked interesting, but I still haven't gotten around to reading it. Have a great week!
A little snow is better than no snow I guess. We get to much of it and I just don't want to see it anymore. My kids were off for three days with the snow and below zero temps - Ugghh. Sounds like you had a great time at the dinner. That is always fun. Have a great week!
It'd been a while since I'd done it too! It was nice.
I have a few friends that LOVE Brooklynaire. I have bittersweet on my kindle and need to read ASAP.
Yay that you finally got some snow. I'm not a big fan of it, unless it happens on a weekend so I can just enjoy it without having to go out and drive in it.
The blacktie fundraiser party sounds like fun. I love getting all dressed for events like that.
You had a good week! It's always wonderful to get together with friends, and the black tie fundraiser sounds like a great evening. And the Ruby Red trilogy has lovely covers. I'm glad you enjoyed reading them. Have a great week!
Hooray for a fancy night out! Hopefully the guys managed to enjoy themselves, too. :) I've had the Ruby Red trilogy lingering on my shelves for so long and I still can't decide if I want to finally read them or just face facts that it's never going to happen. Haha. Just seeing the cover of Bittersweet makes me want to go back and visit with the characters I love from that series.
Ooh! I haven't seen the Red Ruby series mentioned in a while. The language being formal and instalove kind of puts me off but sometimes it works for me if the book is good. I'm surprised anyone is watching Titans... I know a lot of people were complaining about it and I can understand why. The characters look off. But I'm glad you are liking it. I'll have to check back to see what you think once you finish the season.
I really liked Titans. I haven't seen any of the commentary on it but I thought the characters were great and I enjoyed the story.


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Page and Screen: The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel The Big Sleep, the first to star PI Philip Marlowe, was ready made for the big screen. It had a zippy, twisting and engrossing plot, propelled at pace by short, sharp chapters that feel like scenes from a movie. It is full of characters that are enigmatic, living in the shadowy underworld of Los Angeles, but they all jump out of the page at you because they are so flawed and real. Appropriately, the whole thing plays out in and around Hollywood. And perhaps best of all, Chandler's dialogue is quick and witty, containing cool and sophisticated one liners that are easy to transplant straight from a book to a script.
The classic film version, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and directed by Howard Hawks, was released in 1946, just seven years after the original novel. Its place amongst other classics in a widely recognised Hollywood hall of fame is justified. It adds elements the novel was missing and brings screen legends like Bogart and Bacall together to successfully bring the charismatic Marlowe and feisty Vivian Rutledge to life. But it is also a largely faithful adaptation and owes its source material a huge debt.
What is the general story of The Big Sleep then? It is too complicated to properly explain briefly. Chandler's original plot negotiated a weaving path between webs of blackmail, secrets and lies, fuelled by Hollywood excess. Essentially Marlowe is hired by General Sternwood who has two "wild" daughters, Carmen (Martha Vickers) and Vivien (Bacall), each with their own scandalous weaknesses. Carmen is being blackmailed by a dodgy bookseller doing something illegal on the side and Vivien's estranged husband, who the General was fond of, has gone missing. Marlowe quickly unravels the blackmail but bigger problems continually turn up, leading him further and further into a tough investigation of gangsters, gambling and girls.
Elements of the original plot seem even more complicated on film because of the need to tone down Chandler's frank portrayal of sex and drugs. For example Carmen is blackmailed because of naked pictures of herself but in the film she is wearing some kind of Oriental robe. Carmen's attempts to seduce Marlowe, and therefore her dangerous nature, are also less overt in the film.
The best lines of dialogue are lifted completely unaltered from Chandler's prose. There are far too many to quote. Almost all the dialogue in the book is slick and crucial to the irresistible noir style. The film's script, by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman, sticks as close as possible to the novel's dialogue as well as its intricate plot and is consequently one of the best and most quotable in cinematic history, line for line.
The character of Marlowe comes to life because of his smooth talking street smarts. But this doesn't mean that other characters are deprived of scene stealing lines. Even minor characters, such as a girl working in a fake bookshop called Agnes, get the odd gem. When Marlowe disarms her and asks "Did I hurt you much?" she shoots back "You and every other man in my life."
Not all of the novel's charisma could make it from the page to the screen. Despite an excellent performance from Bogart, accurately portraying Marlowe's mannerisms and speech as the reader imagines them, it's impossible to transfer the brilliance of his first person narration. Chandler gives Marlowe an incredibly strong voice and not all of the great lines in the book are spoken.
Marlowe's nature as a detective means that he rapidly describes his surroundings vividly and unavoidably the film lacks the colour of these delicious chapter set ups, because it is in black and white. Marlowe also internally sums up other characters. We cannot see these first impressions on film. Despite the glamour of Bacall and the other actresses in the production, we're denied such delicious and spot on imagery of the women as this; "she gave me one of those smiles the lips have forgotten before they reach the eyes". No actress could express such subtlety. In the book we also learn a little more about Marlowe's own state of mind and emotions, again through wonderful writing; "I was as empty of life as a scarecrow's pockets".
One of the changes the filmmakers did make was to intensify the relationship between Bogart's Marlowe and Bacall's Mrs Rutledge. The plot remains essentially the same, with some scenes tweaked and others, like a fairly pivotal one towards the end, omitted altogether and explained elsewhere. However Bacall's character appears more often than she does in the book. The change in her character was probably for commercial as well as narrative reasons. Cinema audiences wanted to see a love story between their two big stars, not an unorthodox, cold and professional Detective teasing but ultimately knocking back a beautiful lady, as Marlowe does in the book.
Indeed the inclusion of the love story does fundamentally change Marlowe's character in some ways. He is robbed of an ingredient of his allure as he is no longer a troubled but brilliant and determined loner when he admits that he loves Vivien. But it makes The Big Sleep work better as a standalone story and is considerably more satisfying than the end to the novel, which explains things but doesn't exactly resolve them.
It is inevitable that the adaptation has its differences to the source material. And it is also essential that changes were made. I may miss Marlowe's narration from the page and even the excitement of Chandler's written action, compared to the film's set pieces which are over in a flash. But the film gives me the unrivalled onscreen chemistry between Bogart and Bacall, which sheds light on and makes the most of the flirtatious relationship from the page. It might even reveal new truths in Chandler's story, whilst lacking others. Overall though it's clear that both the novel and the movie are sublime; clever and gripping, sophisticated and cool. Entertainment at its best.
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Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
Words alone cannot describe this programme or the issue it addresses. Or rather my words can't. The people Discworld author Terry Pratchett meets in this unforgettable hour of television, and indeed Pratchett himself, do their best to talk eloquently and straightforwardly about an impossible subject. Even those living through terminal illness and speaking from experience admit that all they can really do is sum up why they came to make their own individual decision though.
Because words cannot come close to summing up Pratchett's journey to Dignitas in Switzerland and his own personal battle with Alzheimer's, which is robbing him of his ability to write and communicate, I shall not say much. If you can steel yourself enough you should watch it because this is really educational, as well as moving and powerful. However of all the emotions associated with the controversy of this documentary I am left with one; anger.
I find myself gripped with fury at those that have denounced Pratchett's documentary as needlessly inflammatory, wrong and self interested propaganda. Have these critics even watched the thing? Because they come across as ignorant in the worst possible way. Pratchett is clearly coming to terms with his own illness throughout. He does not begin with a "hooray for Dignitas and euthanasia" agenda. The opposite is true; he has grave misgivings but also does not want to die a shell of the man he truly was.
I studied euthanasia in both Law and Philosophy and Ethics at A-Level. As a result I have a very basic understanding of its illegality and the opposing moral cases. I would say that despite the seemingly inhumane law which could prosecute caring spouses who assist or travel with their loved ones to Switzerland, the sensible judgement of judges and prosecutors should not be underestimated. In reality there have been no instances of imprisonment in such cases. It is just possible under the law.
My instinct, as is that of both Pratchett and the very English couple he accompanies to Dignitas, is that there is something wrong about assisted dying. As long as each case is judged sensibly it should remain wrong in principle. But this programme opens my eyes to the other options. Whilst those that are merely "weary of life" should never be assisted to die, in fact they should be helped to live, those with genuinely debilitating illnesses and of sound mind, should get the choice. It would not open up a "slippery slope" to Holocaust style cleansing to clarify somehow in the law that people doing it properly would not be harassed about it.
There are of course the ones left behind. As I said words can't cope with the enormity of this. I can't get my head, or indeed my heart, around the issue to express what I feel about it. It certainly seems to be right for some though, there is no denying that. Even if you're strongly opposed your tears as you watch this will not feel any form of malice towards the bravery of those that choose to go.
I will end with a few, again inadequate, words on bravery. Those mindlessly and excessively labelling this sort of television as evil are simply cowards who don't know the meaning of courage. Some of them might criticise from a good place because of reasonable concern. But many do not. Many kick up a fuss and complain because they are too scared to even allow others to have the debate. And that is wrong. They must have known what they were watching; the title is not ambiguous. If you really disagree don't watch, it's harrowing stuff. But it is also heartfelt. This debate is real and needs to be had. I am angry on behalf of the immensely brave, truly brave people, who took the time to share their stories with the BBC.
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Let's not muck about: this was the best episode yet. The first twenty minutes to half an hour in particular, were as gripping as anything on TV. The quality of the opening alone made this the highlight of a bold series.
What made the beginning so absorbing was the reveal of the much talked of, but never seen, Peter Glickman, and some superb writing and acting. Indeed it was the acting above all else that made this so good, especially when Stephen Rea's Gatehouse squares up to Anthony Sher's Glickman. Before that unbelievably tense encounter though, we're treated to Sher's portrayal of Glickman's alter ego Paul Donnelly, who lives a simple life as a clock shop owner in Ireland.
The unlucky passing of an old business associate, an American flashing plenty of cash, transforms our Irish accented and mild mannered old chap devoted to his clocks into a slick and ruthless criminal. The script excels itself as we see Glickman follow the man from his shop, cleverly work out the number of his hotel room and then pull off a near perfect murder.
The conversation between Glickman and the American in his room is chilling and realistic. The moment Sher's performance switches from one persona to another is astounding. Glickman is a quietly menacing character very much in the mould of Gatehouse but also somehow on another, less predictable level. The murder itself was surprisingly brutal, jumping out at you just as Glickman is showing a compassion Gatehouse seems to lack and contrasting starkly with the meticulous but unnoticeable preparation.
Accomplished ad hoc killing complete, Glickman slots seamlessly back into the shoes of an old fashioned and harmless shop owner. He has cultivated the last resort escape route of his alter ego for twenty years, making regular but short appearances in Ireland as Donnelly to flesh out the believability. Echoing all the talk of him dividing his life into boxes in previous episodes, he describes his double life as a room kept ready for him and where nothing looks odd when he moves in full time, because really, he's been there all along.
Despite his calculating nature and devious credentials to match Gatehouse, Glickman nevertheless seems more human than Stephen Rea's character. He claims to have genuinely loved his girlfriend and to deeply regret not having the opportunity to say goodbye. Later in the episode he meets Christopher Eccleston's Joseph Bede for a dead drop on a bench, ignorant of the fact that he's been banging the woman he misses. She has sought comfort in the arms of the florist/drug trafficker, somewhat predictably after last week's flirtatious behaviour, because they both live in the "loneliness of the past" or something.
Anyway what do we actually learn when Gatehouse and Glickman have that awesome standoff? Admittedly I've been putting off an explanation because I'm not quite sure I've digested it all. But the big thing that surprised me, amongst the quick fire, back and forth dialogue was that Gatehouse is Glickman's "controller". I always assumed Glickman was the real big cheese and that Gatehouse was pissed because he's the hired help, albeit a rather active, expert and efficient employee. But I guess a theme of the series is that people appear to have roles and responsibilities which they don't, to protect the real puppet masters (e.g. Bede).
Glickman got Wratten out of jail because the two had been working together for thirty years. Gatehouse disapproved because Wratten was threatening to expose something massive, an extremely secretive operation called "Counterpoint". Gatehouse implies he wanted the satisfaction of killing Wratten himself, rather than having him eliminated in jail. Glickman of course ends the conversation by trying to blow up Gatehouse, unsuccessfully, thus postponing the real showdown for a later date.
Crudely ejected from his cover life, Glickman tips off Gabriel about the drugs, kick-starting an unveiling of police corruption on a huge scale and taking us closer to the truth about Gabriel's memory loss. The police are selling drugs from the evidence room (Honey and Gabriel discover UV codes; two sets from the police and one from customs) and even very top officers know about it. Gabriel, in trying to confront his superior, is confronted with his own apparent corruption and the extent of the rot. Blimey.
As if that wasn't enough for one episode, Bob Harris pulls out of the deal to buy Bede's drugs, only for his rent boy to bump him off and take his place. Someone must be backing him and this becomes one of the new mysteries, along with what exactly is "Counterpoint"?
As I've said before, this is a series that can infuriate as well as inspire, with some of the many references to "shadows" in this episode deflating the subtlety somewhat. But undoubtedly, The Shadow Line is now beginning to reward commitment in a big way.
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I am beginning to simply enjoy The Shadow Line. I couldn't care less about what sort of television it is anymore or overanalysing the drama, I am just well and truly hooked. Episode 2 was all about that frenetic chase getting things moving, with Episode 3 following it up with a series of shocks and twists. And an impressive fight scene for a TV show.
First off Gatehouse's mysterious passivity burst into deadly action at the beginning of the episode. After initially revealing that he and Andy Dixon appeared to be in cahoots (insofar as Andy knew Wratten would get shot), raising questions as to why Dixon didn't go to him quicker, he kills not only Dixon in his living room, but his pregnant girlfriend and mother too. Cleverly he got Dixon to walk round with the gun, saying he'd need it for protection in a meeting with Jay Wratten, thus leaving oil marks on the young driver's trousers. All the evidence pointed to suicide after a double murder for the cops, apart from the lack of motive. Gabriel, as usual, had his doubts. But then he can't trust his own memories so no one takes him seriously.
The big cliff hanger ending was once again Gabriel's, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor. His partner Honey on the one hand said she believed he was a good cop but on the other started doing some digging into his "double dipping" past. She followed him, rather inexpertly I thought, at the end of the episode, to discover he has a secret family; a woman that is not his wife and a baby. Given his wife's emotional frustration at not being able to get pregnant, and a scene in this episode where Gabriel appears to share her heartbreak and love her dearly, this is one big secret and apparent proof of his tendency to keep secrets and live a dual life.
Honey had a fair bit to do in this instalment, after getting herself into a close quarters fight in a warehouse full of red dresses, again due to her rather rubbish tailing abilities, this time on foot. This was a needed injection of action for this episode and a surprisingly well executed, hard hitting bit of fisticuffs from the BBC. Her opponent had just attended Wratten's funeral and was apparently responsible for sending both Jay and Harvey to prison. He adds another dimension to the gangster side of things.
The fight culminated, after some scrambling for guns and an inventive use of a light bulb from Honey, with a tense standoff versus a gun and a coat hanger. And some of that divisive dialogue that some will think brilliant and others think forced and artificial. I personally quite liked this exchange: "Kill a cop and you won't see the light of day"/"Where'd you learn that? On a course in Hendon? You're not on a crash mat now love": (quotes are from memory, apologies for errors).
Away from Honey's strangely attractive and smouldering delivery of lines (just me?) Christopher Eccleston's Joseph Bede is having an increasingly tough time of it. Despite just about pulling together a deal to sell a lot of drugs for a lot of money, which may or may not involve Wratten's killer Bob Harris (Dixon named Harris but it seems likely Gatehouse or those behind him want Harris framed), Bede is feeling the pressure of leading. Yet again he claims he doesn't want the power but yet again I wasn't quite convinced.
He has got a lot on his plate at home though, like Gabriel across the line. Bede must cope with the worsening severity of his wife's Alzheimer's, as she bawls at him and hits him and forgets the memories of their honeymoon and marriage. As the Guardian points out, the waves washing away a timeline on the beach wasn't the most subtle of metaphors for her fading memory.
So the wheels of the plot are well and truly turning. There wasn't a lot of Rafe Spall's Jay this week, which might be just as well. Perhaps after a breather from his full on performance I will appreciate its impact more again next time. This week it seems we found out that Gatehouse killed Wratten. But next week questions remain as to just who he is; and why he did it. I am now properly glued.
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Blu-Ray Review: Buried
Being buried alive is up there with drowning and burning to death on the commonly accepted list of the worst ways to snuff it. Cinema has a long history of exploring and exploiting these fears for our viewing pleasure and pain. Certainly there are countless films about infernos or choking on salt water. There are classic scenes in tunnels with dust and dirt threatening to submerge our heroes. But never before has a film been quite so confined beneath the earth as Buried is.
Buried opens, after a slick titles sequence that gives the impression of descending through the soil, with a completely pitch black screen, affording me an opportunity to discover and enjoy high definition darkness. Paul Conroy, a civilian truck driver in Iraq, wakes up in a box below ground before our eyes in this nothingness. This is Buried's only location, a wooden coffin. It therefore might not seem the best film to enjoy on Blu-Ray, as there are no luscious visuals and locales to gasp in wonder at. The ever so slightly sharper picture and sound quality does truly allow you to appreciate the astounding technical achievement of Buried though.
The textures of the sand and the splintered wood feel real enough to touch at such intimate proximity. Conroy's face, along with all the varied expressions it shifts through, looks incredibly lifelike. The excellent soundtrack, along with Conroy's rasping breathing, is crisp and clear. The flame from a lighter looks vivid and dazzling in the sparseness of the coffin.
And the additional special features that come with a Blu-Ray disc are worth a look for once. As Ryan Reynolds, who plays Conroy, says in an interview, realising such a concept from a good script was a feat of engineering as well as filmmaking. Director Rodrigo Cortes explains that seven different coffins, each used for different types of shots, were used to make the 90 minutes or so of film. The variety of camera angles and techniques is incredibly impressive, with Reynolds highlighting that unlike a lot of films the same shot was scarcely used twice here. Most of the shots are entirely realistic, placing you firmly in Conroy's shoes, with just a couple of exceptions, zooming out and away from him to really emphasise his isolation and loneliness.
One of the crew members interviewed says that if Hitchcock were alive today this is the sort of thing he'd be doing. There is undoubtedly the sense that new ground is being broken, in terms of storytelling and filmmaking. The majority of mainstream releases these days are miles away from the level of audience immersion on show in Buried. Even on an ordinary TV screen in a comfortable living room you feel Conroy's claustrophobia and live his rollercoaster of emotions. This is as much down to Reynolds' captivating performance as the fine detail and execution of the production team.
Reynolds copes with everything the script asks of him with very little to work with. He takes us from panic to paranoia, from despair to determination and back again. He deals equally well with anger and heartbreak, often conveying an emotion simply through breathing or a look in his eye. He is helped by some good voice performances by those he interacts with on the phone, his one real lifeline, its battery constantly withering away. Particularly good is Brit hostage negotiator Dan Brenner, played by Robert Paterson, who is convincingly professional and genuinely sympathetic. He managed to calm me down as well as Conroy.
Somehow Buried contains what I can only describe as an action scene, in which both the acting of Reynolds and the inventive wizardry of the director, combine with unbelievable effect. Without giving too much away, there is a snake involved. I was literally on the edge of my seat. And the reason this scene was so scary, gripping and exciting, was how well established the character and situation is beforehand.
As well as inexplicably pulling off a believable and enthralling thriller in a box, Cortes' directing and Chris Sparling's script also manages some thought provoking dialogue on major issues of our time. The way these topics are explored is seamlessly part of the action and not forced. During the course of Conroy's phone conversations we explore not just the depths of his character, but the limits and immorality of bureaucracy and the subjective nature of the word "terrorist". Buried therefore also has political credentials, without ever leaning too far to one side of the debate.
With similar limitations to Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, Buried is a film reliant on its lead actor. Whilst James Franco was good, Reynolds is even better. In fact Buried is better full stop. For the moving climax alone, that will have you unable to look away through confused tears, it is worth watching. Buried delivers a master class in acting, cinematography, dialogue and political comment. It is a unique and bruising ride of a story. And a must see film experience.
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Last week I confessed my confusion as to what precisely constituted "event television". The first episode of The Shadow Line offered up an answer full of lingering shots of shiny details and realistic, stylised dialogue. Opinion was split between the lovers and the haters. Some drooled over the glossy detail and ominous script, whilst others gagged over the pretentious direction and fakery of the lines. I fell somewhere between the two extremes. I welcomed a British show oozing quality and ambition, but I grimaced at some of the glaring blemishes when the script tried too hard.
All in all it was a mixed opener, which set up a myriad of competing plot lines to speculate about. Thankfully the second episode built on the strengths of the first, whilst ditching most of its failings. Last night it felt like The Shadow Line properly broke into its stride. Literally. The episode ended with a selection of the key characters running at full pelt across a park, and then through London streets.
It was a chase sequence that prompted Chiwetel Ejiofor's character to shout "SHIT!" and "I am on foot. Typical fucking British car chase". But it didn't feel like a typical action sequence from British TV for the audience. And it certainly wasn't shit. Perhaps I was finally beginning to understand this "event television" nonsense. The climax to the episode was brilliantly judged, with the chase sequence moving up through the gears of drama. It featured only one standout stunt, a relatively simple car crash, but it shunted characters from cars to parks to tube stations (Bethnal Green incidentally, one I am familiar with) with expert fluidity.
The episode finally got its hands dirty with some plot progression after all of last week's posturing and half formed questions on beautiful lips. Essentially it was the story of the hunt for the driver. Young Andy Dixon certainly doesn't look like your average murderer, but he witnessed the killing of drug lord Harvey Wratten and is the only clue to the puzzle either side, criminal or police, has thus far. Wratten's nephew Jay, played by Rafe Spall, quizzes Dixon's mother and pregnant girlfriend menacingly, whilst Ejiofor's Gabriel interviews them for the police. A third side also emerges, in the form of a character that may or may not be called Gatehouse, played by Stephen Rea.
The characters of Jay and Gatehouse illustrate exactly why audiences are split over The Shadow Line. Both could either be interpreted as colourful villains wonderfully acted or caricatures being painfully over acted. I'm inclined to agree with a comment from "dwrmat" on The Guardian series blog with regards to Spall's portrayal of Jay: " Whenever he's on-screen, I can't make up my mind whether he's very, very good or very, very bad, which is a little distracting."
The same could be said of Rea's performance, although I instinctively found his mysterious and enigmatic character intoxicating, despite some far from subtle dialogue ("What I'm about to tell you is the most important thing you'll ever hear. Ever"). His technique of scaring the family and friends of the fugitive driver is subtle however, when compared to Jay's. The mental nephew of the deceased half drowns a cat and threatens to kill an unborn child to extract promises of cooperation. Rea's character intimidates via a shadowy knowingness to his words and muted manipulation of his interviewee's fears.
The main mystery now is who is Gatehouse, and which side of the investigation does he fall under? But other strands of the plot rumble on. Christopher Eccleston's Joseph Bede managed to appease another disgruntled drug lord who hadn't been paid with some dazzling calculations and a promise of ten million back instead of one. He again insisted to other characters he was simply a front man, installed by recently murdered Harvey as innocent and legit cover. Last week though he seemed to be far more important than that and in charge of things, and this week he's still making the big deals and having people report back now and then. Ejiofor's Detective still has a bullet in his brain, his wife wants to try for babies again, and the bullet might yet kill him. Glickman, another vanished but presumably still alive drug lord, remains undiscovered. Could Gatehouse be Glickman? Or working for him? Or is he a corrupt cop or some other darker side of the law?
By focusing on developing these irresistible mysteries and zipping along at a gripping pace, the second episode of The Shadow Line upped its game and got me looking forward to next week.
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How to Become an Accountant in the UK
By admin on August 7, 2019
There are many different ways to become an accountant and you don't always have to go through University to become one. University however is the most common way of becoming an accountant and the option that the majority of people think about for a career path into accountancy. To gain a place on an accounting course at University you will usually be expected to have good GCSE grades in English, Maths and Science, with many Universities wanting a grade C minimum.
It is also important to have 3 A levels with many Universities showing preferences for A levels in business, accounting or economics. It is essential to have a strong academic history in mathematics because this is necessary for an accounting degree. The best University accountancy degree programs are Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ACA) programs. This is because the ACA is a leading business and finance qualification which is recognised internationally and therefore will open doors to a number of future career prospects.
There are however other routes to go through in order to become an accountant such as courses and qualifications from the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). The AAT is broken into 3 levels; level 2 Certificate for Accounting, level 3 Diploma and level 4 Diploma which will provide you with the skills and knowledge to further your career. The AAT is essentially a fast track on the way to becoming an accountant without going to University and it means you can fast track to the ACA. You do not need any qualifications to study for an AAT at the lowest level and if you do have qualifications such as A-levels then you may be able to go straight onto a higher AAT level. Once you reach the highest level and receive the AAT Diploma then you can fast track onto the ACA qualification.
The AAT-ACA Fast track has been designed to encourage students to further themselves with an ACA qualification to be on the way to a chartered accountant. The AAT works closely with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) so that people can go on to studying for the ACA qualification. A person who takes this route can actually become qualified quicker than those who take the University route.
Usually training will last between 3-5 years but this varies dependent on the entry route taken into the ACA. Those who do the AAT-ACA fast track can actually complete the qualification in a minimum of four years. If you are a fast paced worker then you can achieve this in four years otherwise you can fit it to suit you studying styles.
There are many different routes to take to become an accountant. Ultimately the best qualification is that of the ACA qualification. It does not matter how you get to this qualification whether through university if you have the A-level grades or through a different route such as AAT as mentioned above. There are many other routes too such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) offering Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) qualifications which can eventually help you achieve an ACA qualification.
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//===--- NamespaceEndCommentsFixer.cpp --------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
//
// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
///
/// \file
/// This file implements NamespaceEndCommentsFixer, a TokenAnalyzer that
/// fixes namespace end comments.
///
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

#include "NamespaceEndCommentsFixer.h"
#include "llvm/Support/Debug.h"
#include "llvm/Support/Regex.h"

#define DEBUG_TYPE "namespace-end-comments-fixer"

namespace clang {
namespace format {

namespace {
// The maximal number of unwrapped lines that a short namespace spans.
// Short namespaces don't need an end comment.
static const int kShortNamespaceMaxLines = 1;

// Computes the name of a namespace given the namespace token.
// Returns "" for anonymous namespace.
std::string computeName(const FormatToken *NamespaceTok) {
  assert(NamespaceTok &&
         NamespaceTok->isOneOf(tok::kw_namespace, TT_NamespaceMacro) &&
         "expecting a namespace token");
  std::string name = "";
  const FormatToken *Tok = NamespaceTok->getNextNonComment();
  if (NamespaceTok->is(TT_NamespaceMacro)) {
    // Collects all the non-comment tokens between opening parenthesis
    // and closing parenthesis or comma
    assert(Tok && Tok->is(tok::l_paren) && "expected an opening parenthesis");
    Tok = Tok->getNextNonComment();
    while (Tok && !Tok->isOneOf(tok::r_paren, tok::comma)) {
      name += Tok->TokenText;
      Tok = Tok->getNextNonComment();
    }
  } else {
    // Collects all the non-comment tokens between 'namespace' and '{'.
    while (Tok && !Tok->is(tok::l_brace)) {
      name += Tok->TokenText;
      Tok = Tok->getNextNonComment();
    }
  }
  return name;
}

std::string computeEndCommentText(StringRef NamespaceName, bool AddNewline,
                                  const FormatToken *NamespaceTok) {
  std::string text = "// ";
  text += NamespaceTok->TokenText;
  if (NamespaceTok->is(TT_NamespaceMacro))
    text += "(";
  else if (!NamespaceName.empty())
    text += ' ';
  text += NamespaceName;
  if (NamespaceTok->is(TT_NamespaceMacro))
    text += ")";
  if (AddNewline)
    text += '\n';
  return text;
}

bool hasEndComment(const FormatToken *RBraceTok) {
  return RBraceTok->Next && RBraceTok->Next->is(tok::comment);
}

bool validEndComment(const FormatToken *RBraceTok, StringRef NamespaceName,
                     const FormatToken *NamespaceTok) {
  assert(hasEndComment(RBraceTok));
  const FormatToken *Comment = RBraceTok->Next;

  // Matches a valid namespace end comment.
  // Valid namespace end comments don't need to be edited.
  static llvm::Regex *const NamespaceCommentPattern =
      new llvm::Regex("^/[/*] *(end (of )?)? *(anonymous|unnamed)? *"
                      "namespace( +([a-zA-Z0-9:_]+))?\\.? *(\\*/)?$",
                      llvm::Regex::IgnoreCase);
  static llvm::Regex *const NamespaceMacroCommentPattern =
      new llvm::Regex("^/[/*] *(end (of )?)? *(anonymous|unnamed)? *"
                      "([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\\(([a-zA-Z0-9:_]*)\\)\\.? *(\\*/)?$",
                      llvm::Regex::IgnoreCase);

  SmallVector<StringRef, 8> Groups;
  if (NamespaceTok->is(TT_NamespaceMacro) &&
      NamespaceMacroCommentPattern->match(Comment->TokenText, &Groups)) {
    StringRef NamespaceTokenText = Groups.size() > 4 ? Groups[4] : "";
    // The name of the macro must be used.
    if (NamespaceTokenText != NamespaceTok->TokenText)
      return false;
  } else if (NamespaceTok->isNot(tok::kw_namespace) ||
             !NamespaceCommentPattern->match(Comment->TokenText, &Groups)) {
    // Comment does not match regex.
    return false;
  }
  StringRef NamespaceNameInComment = Groups.size() > 5 ? Groups[5] : "";
  // Anonymous namespace comments must not mention a namespace name.
  if (NamespaceName.empty() && !NamespaceNameInComment.empty())
    return false;
  StringRef AnonymousInComment = Groups.size() > 3 ? Groups[3] : "";
  // Named namespace comments must not mention anonymous namespace.
  if (!NamespaceName.empty() && !AnonymousInComment.empty())
    return false;
  return NamespaceNameInComment == NamespaceName;
}

void addEndComment(const FormatToken *RBraceTok, StringRef EndCommentText,
                   const SourceManager &SourceMgr,
                   tooling::Replacements *Fixes) {
  auto EndLoc = RBraceTok->Tok.getEndLoc();
  auto Range = CharSourceRange::getCharRange(EndLoc, EndLoc);
  auto Err = Fixes->add(tooling::Replacement(SourceMgr, Range, EndCommentText));
  if (Err) {
    llvm::errs() << "Error while adding namespace end comment: "
                 << llvm::toString(std::move(Err)) << "\n";
  }
}

void updateEndComment(const FormatToken *RBraceTok, StringRef EndCommentText,
                      const SourceManager &SourceMgr,
                      tooling::Replacements *Fixes) {
  assert(hasEndComment(RBraceTok));
  const FormatToken *Comment = RBraceTok->Next;
  auto Range = CharSourceRange::getCharRange(Comment->getStartOfNonWhitespace(),
                                             Comment->Tok.getEndLoc());
  auto Err = Fixes->add(tooling::Replacement(SourceMgr, Range, EndCommentText));
  if (Err) {
    llvm::errs() << "Error while updating namespace end comment: "
                 << llvm::toString(std::move(Err)) << "\n";
  }
}
} // namespace

const FormatToken *
getNamespaceToken(const AnnotatedLine *Line,
                  const SmallVectorImpl<AnnotatedLine *> &AnnotatedLines) {
  if (!Line->Affected || Line->InPPDirective || !Line->startsWith(tok::r_brace))
    return nullptr;
  size_t StartLineIndex = Line->MatchingOpeningBlockLineIndex;
  if (StartLineIndex == UnwrappedLine::kInvalidIndex)
    return nullptr;
  assert(StartLineIndex < AnnotatedLines.size());
  const FormatToken *NamespaceTok = AnnotatedLines[StartLineIndex]->First;
  if (NamespaceTok->is(tok::l_brace)) {
    // "namespace" keyword can be on the line preceding '{', e.g. in styles
    // where BraceWrapping.AfterNamespace is true.
    if (StartLineIndex > 0)
      NamespaceTok = AnnotatedLines[StartLineIndex - 1]->First;
  }
  return NamespaceTok->getNamespaceToken();
}

StringRef
getNamespaceTokenText(const AnnotatedLine *Line,
                      const SmallVectorImpl<AnnotatedLine *> &AnnotatedLines) {
  const FormatToken *NamespaceTok = getNamespaceToken(Line, AnnotatedLines);
  return NamespaceTok ? NamespaceTok->TokenText : StringRef();
}

NamespaceEndCommentsFixer::NamespaceEndCommentsFixer(const Environment &Env,
                                                     const FormatStyle &Style)
    : TokenAnalyzer(Env, Style) {}

std::pair<tooling::Replacements, unsigned> NamespaceEndCommentsFixer::analyze(
    TokenAnnotator &Annotator, SmallVectorImpl<AnnotatedLine *> &AnnotatedLines,
    FormatTokenLexer &Tokens) {
  const SourceManager &SourceMgr = Env.getSourceManager();
  AffectedRangeMgr.computeAffectedLines(AnnotatedLines);
  tooling::Replacements Fixes;
  std::string AllNamespaceNames = "";
  size_t StartLineIndex = SIZE_MAX;
  StringRef NamespaceTokenText;
  unsigned int CompactedNamespacesCount = 0;
  for (size_t I = 0, E = AnnotatedLines.size(); I != E; ++I) {
    const AnnotatedLine *EndLine = AnnotatedLines[I];
    const FormatToken *NamespaceTok =
        getNamespaceToken(EndLine, AnnotatedLines);
    if (!NamespaceTok)
      continue;
    FormatToken *RBraceTok = EndLine->First;
    if (RBraceTok->Finalized)
      continue;
    RBraceTok->Finalized = true;
    const FormatToken *EndCommentPrevTok = RBraceTok;
    // Namespaces often end with '};'. In that case, attach namespace end
    // comments to the semicolon tokens.
    if (RBraceTok->Next && RBraceTok->Next->is(tok::semi)) {
      EndCommentPrevTok = RBraceTok->Next;
    }
    if (StartLineIndex == SIZE_MAX)
      StartLineIndex = EndLine->MatchingOpeningBlockLineIndex;
    std::string NamespaceName = computeName(NamespaceTok);
    if (Style.CompactNamespaces) {
      if (CompactedNamespacesCount == 0)
        NamespaceTokenText = NamespaceTok->TokenText;
      if ((I + 1 < E) &&
          NamespaceTokenText ==
              getNamespaceTokenText(AnnotatedLines[I + 1], AnnotatedLines) &&
          StartLineIndex - CompactedNamespacesCount - 1 ==
              AnnotatedLines[I + 1]->MatchingOpeningBlockLineIndex &&
          !AnnotatedLines[I + 1]->First->Finalized) {
        if (hasEndComment(EndCommentPrevTok)) {
          // remove end comment, it will be merged in next one
          updateEndComment(EndCommentPrevTok, std::string(), SourceMgr, &Fixes);
        }
        CompactedNamespacesCount++;
        AllNamespaceNames = "::" + NamespaceName + AllNamespaceNames;
        continue;
      }
      NamespaceName += AllNamespaceNames;
      CompactedNamespacesCount = 0;
      AllNamespaceNames = std::string();
    }
    // The next token in the token stream after the place where the end comment
    // token must be. This is either the next token on the current line or the
    // first token on the next line.
    const FormatToken *EndCommentNextTok = EndCommentPrevTok->Next;
    if (EndCommentNextTok && EndCommentNextTok->is(tok::comment))
      EndCommentNextTok = EndCommentNextTok->Next;
    if (!EndCommentNextTok && I + 1 < E)
      EndCommentNextTok = AnnotatedLines[I + 1]->First;
    bool AddNewline = EndCommentNextTok &&
                      EndCommentNextTok->NewlinesBefore == 0 &&
                      EndCommentNextTok->isNot(tok::eof);
    const std::string EndCommentText =
        computeEndCommentText(NamespaceName, AddNewline, NamespaceTok);
    if (!hasEndComment(EndCommentPrevTok)) {
      bool isShort = I - StartLineIndex <= kShortNamespaceMaxLines + 1;
      if (!isShort)
        addEndComment(EndCommentPrevTok, EndCommentText, SourceMgr, &Fixes);
    } else if (!validEndComment(EndCommentPrevTok, NamespaceName,
                                NamespaceTok)) {
      updateEndComment(EndCommentPrevTok, EndCommentText, SourceMgr, &Fixes);
    }
    StartLineIndex = SIZE_MAX;
  }
  return {Fixes, 0};
}

} // namespace format
} // namespace clang

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Q: OpenLayers vs GeoServer coordinates projection I have a table of points in my database that I'm showing in OpenLayers in 2 different ways:

*

*Retrieving via API as GeoJSON and then display in OL using GeoJSON format (white point)

*Retrieving via GeoServer which serves a vector tile layer and displays in OL using MVT format (pink point)

This is the result I get for the same point:
 The map is in EPSG:3857
The data in the database is in the CRS NZGD2000 (EPSG:4167) but with a shift in longitude of -160 degrees so a point has the coordinates POINT (10.9909915167 -45.0688542). --- (note the longitude of 10.9909915167 instead of 170.9909915167.)

To deal with the shifted longitudes we have defined a custom CRS (we named it EPSG:1) that basically copies the specs of EPSG:4167 (NZGD2000) and adds 160 to the Prime meridian, like so:
Definition of the CRS in OpenLayers using proj4:
proj4.defs("EPSG:1", "+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +pm=160");

Definition of the CRS in GeoServer (added to the bottom of users_projections/epsg.properties file):
1=GEOGCS["NZGD2000_160_Shift", DATUM["New_Zealand_Geodetic_Datum_2000_160_shift", SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101, AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]], TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0], AUTHORITY["EPSG","6167"]], PRIMEM["Custom",160], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]]]

To display the GeoJSON data, we use the following code to tell OpenLayers the data is coming in EPSG:1 and to project it to EPSG:3857, so OL uses the proj4 definition we declared above to do the transformation.
const source = new VectorSource({
      features: new GeoJSON().readFeatures(features, { dataProjection: "EPSG:1", featureProjection: "EPSG:3857" }),
    });
    layer.setSource(source);

To display the data coming from the GeoServer vector tile we use the following piece of code retrieving the data in EPSG:900913, so the transformation is done by GeoServer with the epsg we added to its projections file.
const source = new VectorTileSource({
      url: `${geoserverURL}/geoserver/gwc/service/tms/1.0.0/myworkspace:marks@EPSG%3A900913@pbf/{z}/{x}/{-y}.pbf`,
      format: new MVT(),
      wrapX: true,
      tileGrid: createXYZ({ maxZoom: 19 }),
    });

These are the FlatCoordinates (in EPSG:3857) we get when clicking on the map and do getGeometry():
projected by OpenLayers (white point):
[19034630.105876002, -5632367.691823326]
projected by GeoServer (pink point):
[19034630.10393626, -5632367.698059561]
What makes us believe that the point projected by OpenLayers is the right one, is that when we transformed the coordinates of the database POINT (10.9909915167 -45.0688542) from EPSG:1 to EPSG:3857, this was the result 19034630.1059;-5632367.69182 (similar to the OpenLayers one).
For some reason, GeoServer is not transforming it properly!

Just one more evidence, when accessing the GeoServer tile that retrieves that point I get this geometry:
http:///geoserver/gwc/service/tms/1.0.0/myworkspace:marks@EPSG%3A900913@pbf/19/511167/188457.geojson

Not sure if the coordinates showing only 2 decimal places means the pbf that OpenLayers receives also has this number of decimal places...
I wonder what might be causing this offset of millimetres and if there is a good way to debug this issue.
I wish I could see the coordinates with more decimal places.

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There are times when the lactic energy system needs to be improved for some particular clients. Specifically, lactic energy training is necessary for clients participating in intense sports like competitive functional fitness or football in which the work is highly demanding and success is dependent on how well adapted their glycolytic system is to the volume and workload. Lactic energy system training is not entirely necessary nor should it be a priority for those whose goals are only to be healthy. In any case, it is important to know how to build this energy system with the right person at the right time especially since a coach will eventually have clients who want to compete in some fashion in mixed modality fitness.
The purpose of this blog is to demonstrate how to program lactic energy training. Plenty of coaches know what the lactic energy system is, however they have difficulty understanding how to program progressions for it.
Another term OPEX Fitness uses to describe the lactic energy system is OPEX Pain. The lactic and glycolytic energy systems operate by using glycogen and lactate as fuel for intense activity that starts working once the creatine phosphate system has been depleted. The time domain of this type of work extends upwards of 30+ minutes. We use the term OPEX Pain to describe it due to the buildup of lactate and high contraction rate of muscle endurance, both of which can be perceived as painful. Clients often describe the feeling of pain or serious discomfort when engaging in glycolytic dominant tasks like a 60-second, maximal effort AirBike sprint. If lactic training is programmed and done correctly, it should be a fairly uncomfortable ordeal.
OPEX Pain – Lactic Training.
Lactic (glycolytic) or "pain" energy system training is an unsustainable energy pathway that can be effective for the right person at the right time. However, it may not be necessary for the common client. When dosed inappropriately, lactic training can lead to more overall fatigue, taking them away from function and vitality of life. The person and function will always dictate how well or if this fits into their training program.
It creates a stress adaptation for the athlete.
It creates a metabolic adaptation through upregulation of vital enzymes within the glycolytic pathway.
It creates a booster for the aerobic system allowing athletes to sustain top-end power for longer periods of time due to the added fuel utilized via the re-uptake of lactate within the muscle.
It is important to note that people have to be able to dig deep into their central nervous system to express "pain" which only comes through a robust training age and contraction volume. The client must have the prerequisite strength and power in order to tackle this type of training.
Effective lactic energy system training is not just the burden of the fitness coach in producing it. The client is equally responsible for tackling lactic training effectively, as we will demonstrate in the next few examples of what bad execution looks like.
The ability to train different energy systems and create effective progressions is a valuable tool for any coach to possess and expands their competence. Take the next step in mastering energy system training and download our free guide complete with sample programming.


There are two types of families during the holiday season: those who eat dinner on Christmas Eve and those who save the big meal for Christmas day. I come from a Christmas Eve dining tradition. My wife and her family ate the holiday meal on the following day. Marriage is about compromise, give and take, share and share alike, in sickness and in health, till death do us part (read: battle it out and argue early on until one of you gets his or her way). Ten years ago, I won the when-do-we-eat-the-big-Christmas-meal discussion. That single victory might represent the last decision I made in our marriage.
Christmas is full of compromises, especially in a new marriage. Childhood holiday traditions are ingrained in our memories. The when-to-have-dinner discussion wasn't nearly as contentious as the icicles-on-the-tree argument at our house. It is a dispute that raged for a decade or more. I come from a family that blanketed the Christmas tree with icicles. We loaded our tree with so many icicles that one could still find stray strands of the tiny silver-metallic threads in our house and yard six years after I graduated from high school and moved out of the house. My wife is adamant in her disdain for tinsel on the tree.
As children, my brother and I took great delight in throwing large clumps of icicles on our tree. Our across-the-street neighbor, Jimmy McKenzie, was an icicle man, although not a wind-up-and-try-to-hit-the-angel-on-top-of-the-tree icicle man. Jimmy carefully placed icicles on his tree one by one, following a carefully drawn out Christmas-tree-decoration diagram that was developed years ago and is strictly followed each year. As a result, the McKenzie children always crossed the street at tree-decorating time to hurl icicles with us.
In the early years of my marriage I still enjoyed throwing large clumps of icicles on the tree. My wife continued to plead her case for an icicle-free tree. Luckily for the nation's icicle manufacturers, I had a daughter and son who liked to throw icicles, too. Though as they grew older, they lost their enthusiasm for tree decorating and icicle throwing. Teen holiday angst kicked in, and due to the fact that my wife has been known to go a little overboard in her holiday decorating and they are mostly responsible for loading and unloading the large storage unit that holds most of my wife's Christmas trimmings, trinkets, and adornments, they no longer side with me in the icicle dilemma. They have been whipped into a less-holiday-décor-the-better state of mind.
I have to admit that I grew weary of the battle too. I had boxes of icicles hidden throughout the house. When my wife would walk through the den and secretly remove most of the icicles off of the tree, I would sneak into the den and grab one of my hidden boxes of icicles from under a sofa cushion or hidden behind the family portrait, and add more to the tree. For years this battle ensued each day throughout the holidays, until she finally wore me down. If you visit my house today, you will see a tree (actually four trees— I told you that she goes overboard) unadorned with tinsel.
In the greater scheme of Christmas, it doesn't matter what time of day— or even which day— the family eats a meal. It doesn't matter how the tree is decorated or how the garland is hung. Icicles or not, there is a greater reason for the season.
There are a set of tenets that I hold dear; I call them the Five F's: Faith, Family, Friends, Food, and Fun. To me, these are the most important things in life, and whenever anyone can combine all or part of the five in one setting, the memories that are created are magical. It is the combination of one or more of the Five F's that make holiday occasions memorable. As I look back to my childhood, my greatest memories, holiday or not, were always centered on two or more of the Five F's coming together at once.
Faith, family, friends, food and fun— during the holidays families draw closer, friends drop by for an unexpected and welcomed visit, sometimes bearing gifts of food. The street I grew up on in the Hillendale subdivision of Hattiesburg, Bellewood Drive, was filled with great people and loaded with outstanding cooks. Our house was always overflowing with Christmas tins filled with cookies, seasoned nuts, breads and pastries. Jimmy McKenzie might be the original icicle miser, but he made a mean Bloody Mary and his wife, Mary Virginia still makes the world's greatest sweet rolls and a Milk Punch that is known far and wide. Barbara Jane Foote, another across the street neighbor, is an excellent cook and hostess. Her husband, Larry Foote, always made salted pecans during the holidays. They were the best pecans on the planet and he took great pride in the process.
The holiday season is rife with opportunities to combine the Five F's. I hope you are able to do so, and often. Merry Christmas.
Robert St. John is a chef, restaurateur, author, speaker, philanthropist, father and husband – but not necessarily in that order. In addition to being the brainchild behind the Purple Parrot Cafe, Crescent City Grill, Mahogany Bar, Branch, Tabella and Ed's Hamburger Joint, he's also the founder of Extra Table, a non-profit organization created in 2009 with the mission of ending hunger and obesity in Mississippi.


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Stunning views - and you get to steer!
Good itinerary, even better guide!
Shot from one of the spots on tour.
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INCREDIBLE DAY - 100% WORTH IT!
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Holy crap, I hit 175 today. What is that, the lowest weight I've been since 2010?
The good news is that it seems to be a healthy change, partially because I've been running every day, partially because I'm drinking almost nothing because of the negative effects it has with my medication. My energy levels have been good. I'm eating really healthy food. So I'm not worried anymore like I was when I lost 5 pounds in two months. Five pounds in four months is fine.
Had a phone screen for Large Tax Avoiding Internet Retailer today. Need to add some stuff to my CV then send it back. It would be funny if I got a job my third time interviewing there.
Also, dragon hunting is going REALLY well today as I got both an electric dragon and a silver dragon (above, please click eggs). That said ... time to get that CV updated and then maybe try to run SIX K!


Our referral contest is about to end. Right after April 12, 2010 has ended, the contest will be concluded. So contest winners will be announced via e-mail and be posted on the main page of the website.
The ranking page which is accessible at http://www.cashift.com/?a=refs10 is not accurately showing the rankings. I have contacted the script coder to correct the ranking page, for us to be able to determine who the winners are.
Just a reminder, that the 1st prize winner will win $100, then $50 for the 2nd prize and $25 for the 3rd prize winner.


Virtonomics is a multiplayer online browser game. In Virtonomics, you become a head of a small business and control all aspects of production, advertisement, trading, science research, banking and stock market trading. Players of the game use money to pay rent and salary, purchase raw materials, build, and for production purposes. Money is gained through sales. The goal of this game, just like in real life business, is to make the maximum profit.
You play via web-browser, no need to download any special software.
There are currently 17 economic sectors (i.e., mineral mining, agriculture, etc.) and about 100 kinds of various products represented in the game, but we're constantly working on increasing these numbers! We open new countries and new manufacturing sectors, and add new products and new productions.
Real people have a real effect on your real business. Since we're aiming to make an instructive and fun business simulation, you're not only playing with a computer in Virtonomics, you're also playing with real players. Virtonomics joins people from all over the world. We may have different backgrounds, but we have the same passion - business!
Unique system of business training.
Virtonomics is an online browser game, so its main purpose is entertainment. Players with little to no economic or special business experience won't have trouble understanding the game's dynamics. These players can even use Virtonomics as a business training system. It will help anyone who plays comprehend every aspect of business activity.
Players in Virtonomics use virtual money. Each player gets a certain fixed sum right after registration. Players can use this money to build enterprises, hire employees, pay expenses and make investments. By selling their products to other users, players can earn additional virtual money and use it to develop their company.
Play Virtonomics at any time and in any place.
To play Virtonomics, you only need a common web-browser and access to the Internet. You don't have to install any special software. You can play Virtonomics at any time that's convenient for you.
If your business isn't running as smoothly as you'd like and you want to start over, refresh your business with the same character without reregistering!
Virtonomics is updated once every 24 hours (at about 4AM Moscow time), at the same time for all players. One update is equal to one game week. Each update evaluates and processes all changes set by players (production, sales, delivery, price changing, etc.). After you see the results of the previous update, you can make new changes in order to improve your business and then wait for the next update.


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Immortal Eyes: The Toybox
The Shining City!
Welcome to San Francisco, site of the resurgence of fae on Earth. This city is perhaps the most important to the fae, for the Glamour is more powerful here than any place on Earth. No other city contains more freeholds and magical sites than the Shining City.
The Elusive Eyes...
The first part of the Immortal Eyes trilogy. The Toybox, picks up where "Toys Will Be Toys" left off. The Immortal Eyes chronicle combines a trilogy of novels with a series of game sourcebooks. This first chronicle for Changeling: The Dreaming blends rich backgrounds and settings with the lavish characterization and tightly woven plots that only fiction can provide. In so doing, the Immortal Eyes chronicle will immerse players and readers alike in the mystical world of the Dreaming.
Immortal Eyes: The Toybox features:
A look into the freehold and lives of many of the fae inhabitants of San Francisco as well as a complete history and overview of the bay area.
Three mini-stories designed to mesh with the Immortal Eyes chronicle.
Details on the Immortal Eyes chronicle, allowing you to play out the story as it is in the novels, or proceed in an entirely new direction.
Complete Collection: Changeling the Dreaming [BUNDLE]
World of Darkness: Time of Judgment
War in Concordia: The Shattered Dream
The Toybox
The Shining Host: Players Guide
Adrian S. [Featured Reviewer]
'Immortal Eyes' is quite a good trilogy of novels, as gaming novels go - but the translation into the game line is not as good by any means. In the novels, an Oathcircle is in the centre of the action uncovering a story that strikes at the very core of [...]
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van Bentum, P.J.M., et al., Solid Effect DNP in a Rapid-melt setup. J. Magn. Reson., 2016. 263: p. 126-135.
Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) has become a key element in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Recently, we developed a novel approach to DNP enhanced liquid-state NMR based on rapid melting of a solid hyperpolarized sample followed by 'in situ' liquid-state NMR detection. This method allows 1 H detection with fast cycling options for signal averaging. In nonpolar solvents, doped with BDPA radicals, proton enhancement factors were achieved of up to 400. A short recycling delay of about 5 s allows for a fast determination of the hyper-polarization dynamics as function of the microwave frequency and power. Here, we use the rapid melt dnp method to study the mechanisms for DNP in the solid phase in more detail. Solid Effect, Cross Effect, Solid Overhauser and Liquid-state (supercritical) Overhauser DNP enhancement can be observed in the same setup. In this paper, we concentrate on Solid Effect DNP observed with both homogeneous narrow line radicals such as BDPA and with wide line anisotropic nitroxide radicals such as TEMPOL. We find indications that BDPA protons play an important role in Solid Effect DNP with this radical. A simplified spin diffusion model for BDPA can give a semi-quantitative description of the enhancements as function of the microwave power and as function of the proton concentration in the solid solution. For aqueous frozen samples we observe a similar Solid Effect DNP enhancement, which is analyzed within the simplified spin diffusion model.


Before watching these documentaries, I felt stressed, lonely, and confused.
I can say honestly, every one of these documentaries moved me to tears, challenged my worldview, and inspired me to live my dreams.
Joe feels that modern technology leaves us feeling both more connected and disengaged simultaneously. To address this, he commits himself to using solely Craigslist to survive for 31 days. Watch him hit the road with no money and connect with a wide range of characters.
The creator of Ace Ventura reaches the pinnacle of success, yet he still feels no happier. To better understand this phenomena, he explores the ills of modern society and how to improve it. On his journey he discovers an uplifting truth.
Vikram holds gurus and spiritual leaders with skepticism. To prove that gurus are no different than anybody else, he becomes a guru named Kumaré then unveils his true identity to his new followers. Their reactions are priceless.
This documentary will keep you spellbound. San Francisco becomes the playground for an augmented reality game. Reality blurs to share a beautiful story.
Jiro makes sushi. He loves his work so much that he dreams about his craft. Watch this wise, 85-year old sushi chef create flavors that flow like music. Jiro demonstrates a particular kind of veneration that only comes from years of hard work.
Question: What is your favorite documentary? You can leave a comment below.


If there was ever a question if Venmo has achieved mainstream status, today's news has the answer: The startup – owned by online payments processing company Braintree, which PayPal purchased for $800 million in 2013 – just exceeded $1 billion in payments processed in the month of January, the highest volume in a single month.
This is more than 2.5x the volume Venmo processed in January 2015 and more than 10x the amount processed in 2014.
The startup's peer-to-peer payments service is popular among millennials. It enables users to link their debit card to the platform to transfer money for free; paying with a credit card carries a 2.9% fee. PayPal CEO Dan Schulman reports the average user sends money through the app several times weekly.
This week's announcement comes on the heels of Venmo's report that it plans to start monetizing its service by opening Braintree's iOS v4 SDK and Android v2 SDK to U.S. merchants. Payments will be free for end users, and merchants will be charged 2.9% plus $0.30 for each transaction. Food delivery service Munchery and event ticket seller Gametime (pictured right) are piloting the program with a limited number of beta users.
Braintree debuted Venmo Touch at FinovateSpring 2013. More recently, at FinDEVr San Francisco 2015, PayPal's Justin Woo discussed how developers can increase checkout conversion.
You can catch Braintree's latest presentation to developers at FinDEVr New York 2016 next month. Register now to save your seat or send your developer.
Venmo Processes $1 Billion in January.
Akamai's New Bot Manager Offers Insight into Bot Activity.
Morocco-based microfinancier, Albaraka implements core banking system and CRM from Infosys Finacle.
Aerospike unveils version 3.7 of its NoSQL database. Aerospike returns to FinDEVr on 29 & 30 March 2016 in New York City.
TransferTo forges partnership with Vodafone Group to bring real-time international money transfers to M-Pesa Mobile Money accounts.
LoanNow begins reporting loan repayment behavior data to TransUnion.
Taulia partners with supplier information management solutions company Lavante.
InComm acquires TibiDono, Austria-based marketing and gift card distribution company.
Ripple Labs and Coinbase are highlighted in this infographic on how banks are using blockchain technology.
Let's Talk Payments takes a look at Aire and its alternative approach to credit scoring.
Venmo is featured along with nine other top bill-sharing apps.
Kony to offer enterprise mobility cloud solutions to Etisalat.
Forbes: Nordea selects Temenos and Accenture to undertake the first major comprehensive European core-banking replacement in years.
ChicagoInno features Morningstar's HelloWallet's Best of Show win at FinovateFall.
Hyperwallet counts down to next week's FinDEVr developer conference. Come see Hyperwallet at FinDEVr, 6/7 Oct in San Francisco.
COO Connect calls Blooom, the future of retail savings.


At Stony Brook Medicine, our Hospital Attendants are valuable members of our team, and are primarily responsible for transporting patient and supplies throughout the hospital.
As a priority, transport patients/equipment and materials/computer printouts and specimens to all areas of the hospital in the most timely and efficient manner in a way that exhibits a courteous customer service attitude.
Locate equipment during retrieval runs to replenish our inventory.
Transport the deceased to the hospital morgue.
Wash equipment in the equipment washing area of Transport Services.
Monitor the dispatching responsibility by answering phones, logging calls and dispatching Transport Services Personnel.
Perform daily scheduled runs for the delivery of computerized reports, supplies and Medical Records.
Responsible to ensure that all services are being performed efficiently and acts as the responsible party to respond to service issues and take appropriate remedial action.
Required Qualifications : Ability to perform medium to heavy physical labor.
Preferred Qualifications: High School Diploma and p revious experience working in a hospital setting, and/or with the patient population. Possess excellent intrapersonal skills, communication skills, and the ability to work with all levels of the organization.


The revisionist version of America's history fails to discern the distinction made by the Founders between religious tolerance on the one hand, and their firm belief in the priority of the Christian religion on the other. Did the Founding Fathers desire a "separation of church and state" and where did the idea originate? Is this phrase found in the United States Constitution? Is it in the Bill of Rights or the Declaration of Independence? What does this phrase mean, how is it applied, and what affect should it have on American society? Follow along with Dr. Dave Miller as he traces this concept's roots and how it has become a "misleading metaphor."


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Kràsnaia Zorka (en rus: Красная Зорька) és un poble de la província d'Uliànovsk, a Rússia, que en el cens del 2010 tenia 310 habitants. Pertany al districte de Barix.

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Pobles de la província d'Uliànovsk

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Are you serious about improving your golf game? Get a professional TPI Assessment followed by a 3-month custom workout program and coaching.
Use this list to describe the most important features and benefits of your offer.
3 month custom program designed specifically for you. Programs will consist of three separate one month phases.
Each week you'll get a new mobility class to further enhance your performance, durability, and recovery.
Each member receives a 30 minute coaching call via skype from either Shawn or John once a month.
Ask questions of other members of the program and receive daily tips/motivational posts from Shawn and John.
At the end of the program we'll perform a second Titleist Performance Screen to show you your results.
His workouts allow you to move so much better during your golf swing.


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Q: Varnish "FetchError no backend connection" error Varnishlog:
    0 CLI          - Rd ping
    0 CLI          - Wr 200 19 PONG 1340829925 1.0
   12 SessionOpen  c 79.124.74.11 3063 :80
   12 SessionClose c EOF
   12 StatSess     c 79.124.74.11 3063 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    0 CLI          - Rd ping
    0 CLI          - Wr 200 19 PONG 1340829928 1.0
    0 CLI          - Rd ping
    0 CLI          - Wr 200 19 PONG 1340829931 1.0
   12 SessionOpen  c 108.62.115.226 46211 :80
   12 ReqStart     c 108.62.115.226 46211 467185881
   12 RxRequest    c GET
   12 RxURL        c /
   12 RxProtocol   c HTTP/1.0
   12 RxHeader     c User-Agent: Pingdom.com_bot_version_1.4_(http://www.pingdom.com/)
   12 RxHeader     c Host: www.mysite.com
   12 VCL_call     c recv lookup
   12 VCL_call     c hash
   12 Hash         c /
   12 Hash         c www.mysite.com
   12 VCL_return   c hash
   12 VCL_call     c miss fetch
   12 FetchError   c no backend connection
   12 VCL_call     c error deliver
   12 VCL_call     c deliver deliver
   12 TxProtocol   c HTTP/1.1
   12 TxStatus     c 503
   12 TxResponse   c Service Unavailable
   12 TxHeader     c Server: Varnish
   12 TxHeader     c Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
   12 TxHeader     c Retry-After: 5
   12 TxHeader     c Content-Length: 418
   12 TxHeader     c Accept-Ranges: bytes
   12 TxHeader     c Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:45:31 GMT
   12 TxHeader     c X-Varnish: 467185881
   12 TxHeader     c Age: 1
   12 TxHeader     c Via: 1.1 varnish
   12 TxHeader     c Connection: close
   12 Length       c 418
   12 ReqEnd       c 467185881 1340829931.192433119 1340829931.891024113 0.000051022 0.698516846 0.000074035
   12 SessionClose c error
   12 StatSess     c 108.62.115.226 46211 1 1 1 0 0 0 256 418
    0 CLI          - Rd ping
    0 CLI          - Wr 200 19 PONG 1340829934 1.0
    0 CLI          - Rd ping
    0 CLI          - Wr 200 19 PONG 1340829937 1.0

netstat -tlnp
 Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State       PID/Program name
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:8080            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      3086/nginx
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:80              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      1915/varnishd
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:22              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      1279/sshd
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.2:25            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      3195/sendmail: MTA:
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.2:6082          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      1914/varnishd
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.2:9000          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      1317/php-fpm.conf)
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.2:3306          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      1192/mysqld
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.2:587           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      3195/sendmail: MTA:
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.2:11211         0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      3072/memcached
tcp6       0      0 :::8080                 :::*                    LISTEN      3086/nginx
tcp6       0      0 :::80                   :::*                    LISTEN      1915/varnishd
tcp6       0      0 :::22                   :::*                    LISTEN      1279/sshd

/etc/nginx/site-enabled/default
server {
    listen   8080; ## listen for ipv4; this line is default and implied
    listen   [::]:8080 default ipv6only=on; ## listen for ipv6

    root /usr/share/nginx/www;
    index index.html index.htm index.php;

    # Make site accessible from http://localhost/
    server_name localhost;

    location / {
        # First attempt to serve request as file, then
        # as directory, then fall back to index.html
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
    }

    location /doc {
        root /usr/share;
        autoindex on;
        allow 127.0.0.2;
        deny all;
    }

    location /images {
        root /usr/share;
        autoindex off;
    }

    #error_page 404 /404.html;

    # redirect server error pages to the static page /50x.html
    #
    #error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
    #location = /50x.html {
    #   root /usr/share/nginx/www;
    #}

    # proxy the PHP scripts to Apache listening on 127.0.0.1:80
    #
    #location ~ \.php$ {
    #   proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1;
    #}

    # pass the PHP scripts to FastCGI server listening on 127.0.0.1:9000
    #
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.2:9000;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

    # deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
    # concurs with nginx's one
    #
    #location ~ /\.ht {
    #   deny all;
    #}
}

/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/www.mysite.com.vhost
server {
       listen 8080;
       server_name www.mysite.com mysite.com.net;
       root /var/www/www.mysite.com/web;
       if ($http_host != "www.mysite.com") {
                 rewrite ^ http://www.mysite.com$request_uri permanent;
       }
       index index.php index.html;
       location = /favicon.ico {
                log_not_found off;
                access_log off;
       }
       location = /robots.txt {
                allow all;
                log_not_found off;
                access_log off;
       }
       # Deny all attempts to access hidden files such as .htaccess, .htpasswd, .DS_Store (Mac).
       location ~ /\. {
                deny all;
                access_log off;
                log_not_found off;
       }
       location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
       }
       # Add trailing slash to */wp-admin requests.
       rewrite /wp-admin$ $scheme://$host$uri/ permanent;
       location ~*  \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|css|js|ico)$ {
                expires max;
                log_not_found off;
       }
       location ~ \.php$ {
                try_files $uri =404;
                include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
                fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.2:9000;
                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
       }

include /var/www/www.mysite.com/web/nginx.conf;
       location ~ /nginx.conf {
                deny all;
                access_log off;
                log_not_found off;
       }

}

/etc/varnish/default.vcl

# This is a basic VCL configuration file for varnish.  See the vcl(7)
# man page for details on VCL syntax and semantics.
#
# Default backend definition.  Set this to point to your content
# server.
#
backend default {
    .host = "127.0.0.2";
    .port = "8080";
    # .connect_timeout = 600s;
    #.first_byte_timeout = 600s;
    # .between_bytes_timeout = 600s;
    # .max_connections = 800;

Note: uncommenting the last four options at default.vcl made no difference.

cat /etc/default/varnish
# Configuration file for varnish
#
# /etc/init.d/varnish expects the variables $DAEMON_OPTS, $NFILES and $MEMLOCK
# to be set from this shell script fragment.
#

# Should we start varnishd at boot?  Set to "yes" to enable.
START=yes

# Maximum number of open files (for ulimit -n)
NFILES=131072

# Maximum locked memory size (for ulimit -l)
# Used for locking the shared memory log in memory.  If you increase log size,
# you need to increase this number as well
MEMLOCK=82000

# Default varnish instance name is the local nodename.  Can be overridden with
# the -n switch, to have more instances on a single server.
INSTANCE=$(uname -n)

# This file contains 4 alternatives, please use only one.

## Alternative 1, Minimal configuration, no VCL
#
# Listen on port 6081, administration on localhost:6082, and forward to
# content server on localhost:8080.  Use a 1GB fixed-size cache file.
#
# DAEMON_OPTS="-a :6081 \
#              -T localhost:6082 \
#        -b localhost:8080 \
#        -u varnish -g varnish \
#            -S /etc/varnish/secret \
#        -s file,/var/lib/varnish/$INSTANCE/varnish_storage.bin,1G"

## Alternative 2, Configuration with VCL
#
# Listen on port 6081, administration on localhost:6082, and forward to
# one content server selected by the vcl file, based on the request.  Use a 1GB
# fixed-size cache file.
#
DAEMON_OPTS="-a :80 \
             -T 127.0.0.2:6082 \
             -f /etc/varnish/default.vcl \
             -S /etc/varnish/secret \
             -s file,/var/lib/varnish/$INSTANCE/varnish_storage.bin,1G"

If you need any other info let me know. I am all out of clue as to whats the problem.

curl header gives me this:
curl -v -I -H "Testing: Test header so you see this works" http://www.mysite.com:8080
* About to connect() to www.mysite.com port 8080 (#0)
*   Trying 176.31.158.78... connected
* Connected to www.mysite.com (176.31.158.78) port 8080 (#0)
> HEAD / HTTP/1.1
> User-Agent: curl/7.21.4 (universal-apple-darwin11.0) libcurl/7.21.4 OpenSSL/0.9.8r zlib/1.2.5
> Host: www.mysite.com:8080
> Accept: */*
> Testing: Test header so you see this works
>
< HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
< Server: nginx/1.0.5
Server: nginx/1.0.5
< Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:01:23 GMT
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:01:23 GMT
< Content-Type: text/html
Content-Type: text/html
< Content-Length: 184
Content-Length: 184
< Connection: keep-alive
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A: I had a similar issue when trying to test Varnish locally with different backends. Using 127.0.0.1:8080 worked fine but changing the port to 8081 gave me a 503, even though that backend worked perfectly for me outside Varnish.
The problem was caused by SELinux not allowing the connection. I found that out by tailing the audit log and provoking the 503 from Varnish:
$ sudo tail -f /var/log/audit/audit.log
type=AVC msg=audit(1539253067.438:1379): avc:  denied  { name_connect } for  pid=10154 comm="varnishd" dest=8081 scontext=system_u:system_r:varnishd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:transproxy_port_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket

To see ports allowed by SELinux from Varnish you can use this command:
$ sudo semanage port -l | grep http_cache_port_t
http_cache_port_t              tcp      8080, 8118, 8123, 10001-10010

To fix the issue you can either use another port, e.g. 8118 or ask SELinux to allow connections to 8081 from Varnish.
The command to add the port is - the -a flag is to add the port:
semanage port -a -t http_cache_port_t -p tcp 8081
If you get a message telling you that the port is already defined then you need to modify rather than add the port:
ValueError: Port tcp/8081 already defined
The command swaps the -a flag for -m - 'modify':
semanage port -m -t http_cache_port_t -p tcp 8081

A: You should try logging in with the varnish user and test the connection into the Nginx backend (127.0.0.2:8080) with curl or wget to make sure it is working as expected.
As cyberx86 said on the comments, it can be a problem SELinux (or any other security modules as apparmor, grsec, etc) not allowing the connection between the services and you should also check the audit logs to make sure it's not happening in your server.
If your backend is not working correctly (errors on Nginx execution) you will have this kind of problems, try to access the backend directly and check the logs to make sure everything is running as expected (Pax told you that on the comments as well).

A: Varnish is receiving data upfront and should listen to port 80. Data from Varnish is proxy to Nginx which listens to port 8080.
Nginx Config
server {
    listen 800;
    server_name www.example.com
}

Varnish Config - sudo nano /etc/default/varnish
DAEMON_OPTS="-a :80 \               #note on port 80 here
         -T localhost:6082 \
         -f /etc/varnish/default.vcl \
         -S /etc/varnish/secret \
         -s malloc,256m"

Then here's the Varnish proxy config to port 8080 (Nginx) - sudo nano /etc/varnish/default.vcl
backend default {
.host = "127.0.0.1";
.port = "8080";
}

A: I 've had the same error in a multiple sites configuration, and non www to www domains redirection was the problem. This is how I configured it (relevant parts).
In your .vcl, into sub vcl_recv
vcl 4.0;

sub vcl_recv {
    #THIS IS THE IMPORTANT POINT
    #redirect non www to www domains ip no subdomain defined
    if (req.http.host ~ "^([-0-9a-zA-Z]+)\.([a-zA-Z]+)$") {
       return (synth (750, ""));
    }

    # Normalize the header, remove the port
    set req.http.host = regsub(req.http.host, ":[0-9]+", "");

    #OFTEN SHIPS WITH THIS OTHER ONE, COMMENT IT OTHERWISE IT WILL FAIL
    #set req.http.Host = regsub(req.http.Host, "^www\.", "");

    # For the sake of example, a couple of custom backends,
    # note www is specified in the req.http.host
    if (req.http.host ~ "foo.example.tld") {
         set req.backend_hint = example;
    }
     elseif (req.http.host ~ "www.other.com") {
         set req.backend_hint = other;
    }

Then in sub vcl_synth, add this :
sub vcl_synth {
    if (resp.status == 750) {
        #redirect non www to www
        set resp.status = 301;
        set resp.http.Location = "http://www." + req.http.host + req.url;
        return(deliver);
    }

So that redirection will be handled by Varnish before requesting backend, avoiding loops, or no backend connection...
Last, in your site vhost, it is not necessary anymore to have two server blocks, you can comment or remove the non www one
#server {
#        listen 1.2.3.4:8080;
#        server_name example.tld;
#        return 301 http://www.example.tld;
#}

server {
        listen 1.2.3.4:8080;
        server_name www.example.tld;