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The Machine Making sense of AI
Infrastructure 3.0: Building blocks for the AI revolution
Lenny Pruss, Amplify Partners@lennypruss	 November 28, 2017 12:10 PM
By any measure, we've entered the age of machine learning and artificial intelligence. The confluence of massive data, cheap storage, elastic compute, and algorithmic advances, particularly in deep learning, has given rise to applications that previously were confined to the pages of science fiction novels.
Machines now surpass humans in complex strategy games, to say nothing of image recognition, speech transcription, and other advances that begin to complicate our assumptions about what is and isn't uniquely human. Voice-based personal assistants are commonplace, and fully autonomous vehicles seem just around the bend.
Given these recent advances, much of the dialogue around ML/AI has centered disproportionately, albeit understandably, on breakthroughs in algorithms and their applications. Notably absent in the discussion has been any mention of the infrastructure underlying these intelligent systems.
Just as in the earliest days of computing, when one needed to be expert in assembly language, compilers, and operating systems to develop a simple application, so today you need an army of stats and distributed systems PhDs to build and deploy AI at scale. The abstractions and tooling necessary to make ML/AI usable are the missing link. The upshot is that ML/AI remains a limited and expensive discipline reserved for only a few elite engineering organizations.
Ultimately, this relates to a lag in the evolution of infrastructure, which to date is far outpaced by innovation in machine learning techniques. Put simply, the systems and tooling that helped usher in the current era of practical machine learning are ill-suited to power future generations of the intelligent applications they spawned.
Going forward, an entirely new toolchain is necessary to unlock the potential of ML/AI, to make it operational and usable — let alone approachable — for developers and enterprises. It stands to reason, then, that the next great opportunity in infrastructure will be to provide the building blocks for systems of intelligence.
From Infrastructure 1.0 to 2.0 and beyond
Applications and infrastructure evolve in lock-step.
Advances in hardware or systems software cascade up the stack, enabling new breeds of applications. Those apps mature and come to strain their underlying resources, catalyzing a subsequent cycle of innovation at the infrastructure layer. The rise of better, faster, cheaper building blocks invariably leads to applications that deliver previously unforetold experiences to end users. This ebb and flow forms the contours of a technical legacy that stretches from punch-cards to Pong to PowerPoint to Pinterest.
The commercial internet that came of age in the late '90s and early '00s owes its existence to the x86 instruction set (Intel), the standardized operating system (Microsoft), the relational database (Oracle), Ethernet networking (Cisco), and networked data storage (EMC). Amazon, eBay, Yahoo, and even the earliest iterations of Google and Facebook were built on this backbone we call Infrastructure 1.0.
Yet as the web matured, growing from 16 million users in 1995 to over 3 billion by the end of 2015, the scale and performance requirements of applications morphed. It was no longer feasible, much less economical, for web-scale giants to run their businesses on the backs of technologies developed during and for the client-server era.
Instead, these companies looked inward. Coupling superior technical expertise with parallel computing research from academia, the Googles, Facebooks, and Amazons of the world defined a new class of infrastructure that was scale-out, programmable, (often) open source, and commodity. This category of technologies — Linux, KVM, Xen, Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos, MySQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Hadoop, Spark, and many others — defined the cloud era. My colleague Sunil Dhaliwal described this shift as Infrastructure 2.0.
Ultimately, the technologies of this generation were purpose-built for scaling the internet to billions of end users and storing information captured from those users efficiently. In doing so, the innovations of Infrastructure 2.0 catalyzed a dramatic acceleration in data growth. Combined with virtually endless parallel compute and algorithmic advances, the stage was set for today's era of practical machine learning.
Infrastructure 3.0: Toward intelligent systems
Infrastructure 2.0 was ultimately concerned with the question "How do we connect the world?" Today's generation of technology rephrases the question to ask, "How do we make sense of the world?"
This distinction — connectivity vs. cognition — is what makes ML/AI radically different from software of previous generations. The computational challenge of coding cognition is that it inverts the classical programming paradigm. Whereas in traditional applications, logic is hand-coded to perform a specific task, in ML/AI, training algorithms infer logic from troves of data. That logic is then implemented to make decisions and predictions about the world.
The result is an application that is "smart," but exceptionally data-intensive and computationally expensive. These properties make ML/AI a poor fit for the multipurpose, generic Von Neumann computing paradigm of the past seventy-plus years. Instead, ML/AI represents a foundational new architecture that necessitates a rethink of infrastructure, tooling, and development practices.
To date, however, the preponderance of research and innovation in ML/AI has been dedicated to new algorithms, model training techniques, and optimizations. The irony is that only a tiny fraction of the code in ML/AI systems is devoted to learning or prediction. Rather, the majority of complexity manifests in data preparation, feature engineering, and operationalizing the distributed systems infrastructure necessary to perform these tasks at scale.
Building and deploying ML/AI successfully requires a complex, carefully coordinated workflow involving multiple discrete systems. First, data needs to be ingested, cleaned, and labeled. Then, the appropriate properties, known as features, upon which prediction is based must be determined. Finally, developers must train models and validate, serve, and continuously optimize them. From start to finish, this process may take many months, even for the most technically proficient organizations.
For ML/AI to reach its full potential, it must graduate from the academic discipline it is today into an engineering one. What that means in practice is that there needs to be new abstractions, interfaces, systems, and tooling to make developing and deploying intelligent applications easy for developers.
These requisite evolutions are not tiny shifts in abstraction or incremental process improvements. Rather, they are disruptive, foundational changes in both systems design and development workflow.
Correspondingly, at every layer of the stack, we're beginning to see new platforms and tools emerge that are optimized for the ML/AI paradigm. The opportunities are abundant:
Specialized hardware with many computing cores and high bandwidth memory (HBM) very close to the processor die. These chips are optimized for highly parallel, numerical computation that is necessary to perform the rapid, low-precision, floating-point math intrinsic to neural networks.
Systems software with hardware-efficient implementation that compiles computation down to the transistor level.
Distributed computing frameworks, for both training and inference, that can efficiently scale out model operations across multiple nodes.
Data and metadata management systems to enable reliable, uniform, and reproducible pipelines for creating and managing both training and prediction data.
Extremely low-latency serving infrastructure that enables machines to rapidly execute intelligent actions based on real-time data and context.
Model interpretation, QA, debugging, and observability tooling to monitor, introspect, tune, and optimize models and applications at scale.
End-to-end platforms that encapsulate the entire ML/AI workflow and abstract away complexity from end users. Examples include in-house systems like Uber's Michelangelo and Facebook's FBLearner and commercial offerings like Determined AI*.
Just as the past decade witnessed the emergence of the cloud-native stack, so too over the next several years we expect a vast infrastructure and tooling ecosystem to coalesce around ML/AI.
Amplify Partners: Preliminary Infrastructure 3.0 Stack
Collectively, the innovations of this epoch — Infrastructure 3.0 — will be about unlocking the potential of ML/AI and providing the building blocks for intelligent systems. As with previous generations, there will be new projects, platforms, and companies that emerge and challenge the current incumbency. The arms dealers for this imminent ML/AI revolution promise to be the infrastructure giants of tomorrow.
Thank you to Evan Sparks of Determined AI, Peter Bailis of Stanford's Dawn, Joey Gonzalez and Robert Nishihara of UC Berkeley's RiseLab, and my colleagues at Amplify Partners for their perspective and input.
*Amplify Partners is an investor in Determined AI.
Lenny Pruss is a partner at Amplify Partners, where he focuses on distributed systems and infrastructure, developer tools, and security.
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package org.openspaces.admin.internal.lus;

import com.j_spaces.kernel.SizeConcurrentHashMap;
import org.openspaces.admin.Admin;
import org.openspaces.admin.AdminException;
import org.openspaces.admin.dump.DumpResult;
import org.openspaces.admin.dump.CompoundDumpResult;
import org.openspaces.admin.internal.admin.InternalAdmin;
import org.openspaces.admin.internal.lus.events.DefaultLookupServiceAddedEventManager;
import org.openspaces.admin.internal.lus.events.DefaultLookupServiceRemovedEventManager;
import org.openspaces.admin.internal.lus.events.InternalLookupServiceAddedEventManager;
import org.openspaces.admin.internal.lus.events.InternalLookupServiceRemovedEventManager;
import org.openspaces.admin.lus.LookupService;
import org.openspaces.admin.lus.events.*;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

/**
 * @author kimchy
 */
public class DefaultLookupServices implements InternalLookupServices {

    private final InternalAdmin admin;

    private final Map<String, LookupService> lookupServiceMap = new SizeConcurrentHashMap<String, LookupService>();

    private final InternalLookupServiceAddedEventManager lookupServiceAddedEventManager;

    private final InternalLookupServiceRemovedEventManager lookupServiceRemovedEventManager;

    public DefaultLookupServices(InternalAdmin admin) {
        this.admin = admin;
        this.lookupServiceAddedEventManager = new DefaultLookupServiceAddedEventManager(this);
        this.lookupServiceRemovedEventManager = new DefaultLookupServiceRemovedEventManager(this);
    }

    public Admin getAdmin() {
        return this.admin;
    }

    public LookupService[] getLookupServices() {
        return lookupServiceMap.values().toArray(new InternalLookupService[0]);
    }

    public Iterator<LookupService> iterator() {
        return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(lookupServiceMap.values()).iterator();
    }

    public LookupService getLookupServiceByUID(String id) {
        return lookupServiceMap.get(id);
    }

    public Map<String, LookupService> getUids() {
        return Collections.unmodifiableMap(lookupServiceMap);
    }

    public int getSize() {
        return lookupServiceMap.size();
    }

    public boolean isEmpty() {
        return lookupServiceMap.isEmpty();
    }

    public boolean waitFor(int numberOfLookupServices) {
        return waitFor(numberOfLookupServices, admin.getDefaultTimeout(), admin.getDefaultTimeoutTimeUnit());
    }

    public boolean waitFor(int numberOfLookupServices, long timeout, TimeUnit timeUnit) {
        if (numberOfLookupServices == 0) {
            final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(getSize());
            LookupServiceRemovedEventListener removed = new LookupServiceRemovedEventListener() {
                public void lookupServiceRemoved(LookupService lookupService) {
                    latch.countDown();
                }
            };
            getLookupServiceRemoved().add(removed);
            try {
                return latch.await(timeout, timeUnit);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                return false;
            } finally {
                getLookupServiceRemoved().remove(removed);
            }
        } else {
            final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(numberOfLookupServices);
            LookupServiceAddedEventListener added = new LookupServiceAddedEventListener() {
                public void lookupServiceAdded(LookupService lookupService) {
                    latch.countDown();
                }
            };
            getLookupServiceAdded().add(added);
            try {
                return latch.await(timeout, timeUnit);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                return false;
            } finally {
                getLookupServiceAdded().remove(added);
            }
        }
    }

    public void addLifecycleListener(LookupServiceLifecycleEventListener eventListener) {
        getLookupServiceAdded().add(eventListener);
        getLookupServiceRemoved().add(eventListener);
    }

    public void removeLifecycleListener(LookupServiceLifecycleEventListener eventListener) {
        getLookupServiceAdded().remove(eventListener);
        getLookupServiceRemoved().remove(eventListener);
    }

    public void addLookupService(final InternalLookupService lookupService) {
        assertStateChangesPermitted();
        LookupService existingLookupService = lookupServiceMap.put(lookupService.getUid(), lookupService);
        if (existingLookupService == null) {
            lookupServiceAddedEventManager.lookupServiceAdded(lookupService);
        }
    }

    public InternalLookupService removeLookupService(String UID) {
        assertStateChangesPermitted();
        final InternalLookupService existingLookupService = (InternalLookupService) lookupServiceMap.remove(UID);
        if (existingLookupService != null) {
            lookupServiceRemovedEventManager.lookupServiceRemoved(existingLookupService);
        }
        return existingLookupService;
    }

    public LookupServiceAddedEventManager getLookupServiceAdded() {
        return this.lookupServiceAddedEventManager;
    }

    public LookupServiceRemovedEventManager getLookupServiceRemoved() {
        return this.lookupServiceRemovedEventManager;
    }

    public DumpResult generateDump(String cause, Map<String, Object> context) throws AdminException {
        return generateDump(cause, context, (String[]) null);
    }

    public DumpResult generateDump(String cause, Map<String, Object> context, String... processor) throws AdminException {
        CompoundDumpResult dumpResult = new CompoundDumpResult();
        for (LookupService lus : this) {
            dumpResult.add(lus.generateDump(cause, context, processor));
        }
        return dumpResult;
    }

    private void assertStateChangesPermitted() {
        admin.assertStateChangesPermitted();
    }

}

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People Park is a public park in Los Angeles. Notable buildings in the surrounding neighborhood include the Wright Anything Agency, Gatewater Hotel, and Kitaki Mansion. The Kitaki family financed the building of the park as one of Winfred Kitaki's contributions to the local community after his son, Wocky Kitaki, was non-fatally shot by the Rivales family.
Half a year after being shot, Wocky found out that the bullet was still in his chest. He angrily stole a gun from his family, with the intention of giving the family's doctor a taste of his own medicine, since he had failed to remove the bullet. He made his way through People Park, hoping to break into the Meraktis Clinic, but instead ran into Meraktis in the park, who was pulling a noodle stand.
Wocky threatened Meraktis, who tried to explain that Wocky was being deceived by Alita Tiala, his former nurse and Wocky's new fiancée. However, before he could respond, Wesley Stickler appeared and suddenly shouted for them to stop. Meraktis looked towards Stickler, but then a gunshot rang out and Meraktis dropped down dead.
Startled, Wocky dropped the knife he was brandishing on the doctor and fled the scene. Stickler, who had earlier lost his cell phone, left the park to call the police. Once everyone else had left, Tiala emerged from within the noodle stand. She and Meraktis had earlier fought in his clinic, which resulted in her being strangled into unconsciousness. Meraktis, thinking she was dead, had stolen the noodle cart and put her body inside in order to dispose of her. She had woken up during the altercation between Wocky and Meraktis, picked up the gun inside the cart, and shot Meraktis. Tiala then dropped the gun onto the ground to be found by the police, and left the scene. Wocky was subsequently arrested for the murder of Meraktis, but his defense attorney, Apollo Justice, managed to prove his innocence and Tiala's guilt.


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The Josh Abbot Band Had a Rough Week
Things could be worse in your life. You could be in the Josh Abbott Band at the moment, which means you've probably experienced some massive calamity recently. Despite their continued success as one of the very top acts in Texas country, they've gone through a string of unfortunate incidents over the last week or so that has resulted in the band announcing they're taking a breather, and canceling their upcoming shows for about a week.
Last Saturday, July 23rd could be easily described as a hell day for the band. As they were bivouacked in Las Vegas to play a show, Josh Abbott was suffering from dehydration and decided to take an IV to help recover. He then experienced an allergic reaction to the IV, causing his asthma to flare up and his throat to constrict. Paramedics were called, and they were worried he may go into cardiac arrest so they rushed Abbott to the hospital. He was released later that evening after getting the all clear, but it was a harrowing experience nonetheless.
Meanwhile the bass player for the band, James Hertless, lost his grandfather on Saturday—the day after the war veteran's 64th wedding anniversary. Part of the reason for the canceled upcoming shows is so Hertless can attend the funeral.
And possibly the most bizarre part of the Josh Abbott Band's Saturday is apparently two of the band members "discovered a dead body in Vegas in a horrific manner." Yikes.
Yet beyond all this drama is the strange story out of Palestine, TX, the home of the annual Hot Pepper Festival every October. Apparently the Josh Abbott Band had a preliminary agreement to headline this year's festival with the "Hot Pepper Festival Committee," but when the decision made its way to the Palestine City Council, it got shot down by a couple of council members who said they'd never heard of the band before.
Apparently former winner of The Voice Craig Wayne Boyd was the Pepper Fest headliner last year, and that was the style of performer the council was more happy with. "It scares me to know this band is $7,000 more than last year, and I knew the guy back then. I don't know this guy," said councilman Joseph Thompson according to the Palestine Herald-Press. Councilwoman Vickey Chivers had no clue who the Josh Abbot Band was either. Not that Facebook "likes" are any indication, but The Josh Abbott Band nearly doubles up on Craig Wayne Boyd in that department, and has been around for longer, and is better known in Texas (aside from Palestine, apparently).
The event's organizer Heather Hrebec tried to explain that Josh Abbott was the least expensive of the acts the festival was considering for the headliner spot, while time was running out to book any headliners for the festival that's now just three months away. Another councilman pointed out that the reason to pay a headliner is to help draw patrons to the event, and the longer the council took to make a decision, the less likely they were to find a headliner at all, and for an affordable price. Nonetheless, the council decided to table the decision, and do more research before coming to a conclusion.
Ultimately, the Josh Abbott Band made the decision for them, pulling their name out of consideration.
"The Hot Pepper Festival Committee is disappointed in the band's decision not to perform at the festival. The committee will seek other entertainers for this year's festival," the committee said in a press release.
Craig Wayne Boyd, The Josh Abbott Band
Two Time Slim
I've never heard of Craig Wayne Boyd
Convict charlie
He won the voice. With dot records for just a bit. Have not heard from him much lately
Just your friendly reminder that a whole lot of people who serve on city councils and boards are generally stupid and out of touch. I say this not as a Josh Abbot Band fan, as a matter of fact Abbot routinely comes off as a self-important narcissistic in the interviews I have read of him. However, the city council's actions are mind numbingly stupid and this is not far more the norm than it should be. How hard is it to go on the Internet and research the Josh Abbot Band? Seriously, virtually everyone carries basically mini computers in their pockets these days and should be able to do a basic Google search.
Sorry, as someone who has to work closely with city councils for their job, I can tell you the general intelligence level of the people who are elected or serve these positions has rapidly declined over the past decade or so. You often get the loudest, dumbest voices elected and this is a perfect example of that happening.
josh fatbot
dave matthews band sounds more country than this guy, His music sounds like creepy pop christian music. He keeps cheating on his wife and weaseling back, thats hilarious he was dehydrated from being a drunk, fat, out of shape loser.
Mo Crawford
Aren't these taxpayer dollars that pay these acts at these town festivals…seems like the residents of these towns should have a say since they are footing the bill. Maybe not everybody wants a country artist at theses things
Not sure how the Palestine, TX government does it, but more often than not few–if any–taxpayer dollars go to the festivals. The majority of times, city officials will rely on private groups to fund the bulk of the cost of putting on the festival and through donations/sponsorships from private, local companies. So, for instance where I live they do weekly, free public concerts by the lake. The city organizes and books the bands/artists (usually local or state acts), but the money for the cost will come from local rotary clubs, food vendor fees, donations from local companies and donation from private citizens. I don't think the city has ever paid out a dime from its coffers for the festival, it has always been able to collect enough vendor fees and donations to more than cover the cost.
Considering local governments across the country have seen less and less state and federal aid in recent years, I would be shocked if Palestine, TX is actually footing much–if any–of the bill associated with this festival. Your point does stand regarding the Country thing, though Craig Wayne Boyd and Josh Abbot basically play the same style of faux-Country anyway.
You have to tell us the "found a dead body" details.
It happens to me every now and then.
They found the body of bro country. It was horrific. He had Tyler Hubbard's head with a Cole Swindell's smile and Luke Bryan's butts.
Orgirl1
Rest in Peace, bro country.
and wearing a steven tyler scarf from Hermes and a brantley gilbert earring from some mall kiosk
Jordan Kirk
I remember my first beer
Connie D.
Lots of folks on the festival's facebook page are requesting that organizers book Craig Wayne Boyd again, pointing out that he is also represented by the William Morris Agency, and is available. Apparently he put on a first-rate show last year in the rain.
https://www.facebook.com/HotPepperFestival/
It comes down to money. Would JAB out draw Mr. Boyd and at a lower guarantee? Chances are very good they would have with proper promotion and solid radius clauses in the contract. The other consideration are also economic, who would have sold more beer? JAB by a mile. They are not my personal favorite but from a business standpoint their drawing power in Texas is top tier level.
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Q: Azure functions: Can I implement my architecture and how do I minimize cost? I am interested in implementing a compute service for an application im working on in the cloud. The idea is there are 3 modules in the service. A compute manager that receives requests (with input data), triggers azure function computes (the computes are the 2nd 'module'). Both modules share same blob storage for the scripts to be run and the input / output data (json) for the compute.
I'm wanting to draw up a basic diagram but need to understand a few things first. Is the thing I described above possible, or must azure functions have their own separate storage. Can azure functions have concurrent executions of same script with different data.
I'm new to Azure so what I've been learning about Azure functions hasn't yet answered my questions. I'm also unsure how to minimise cost. The functions wont run often.
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A: In fact, Azure function itself has many kinds of triggers. For example: HTTP trigger, Storage trigger, or Service Bus trigger.
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At the same time, all functions can share same storage account. You just need to use the correct storage account connection string.
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Successful Medical Necessity Defense in Texas Marijuana Case
Jacob Sullum | 3.27.2008 12:44 PM
This week Tim Stevens, a 53-year-old Amarillo man who smokes marijuana to relieve the cyclical vomiting syndrome associated with HIV infection, used a necessity defense to win an acquittal on a possession charge. His attorney, Jeff Blackburn, says this appears to be the first time the defense, which argues that breaking the law was necessary to prevent a harm worse than the one the law is aimed at preventing, has been successful in a Texas marijuana case.
Stevens, whose vomiting has been so severe that he was hospitalized and received blood transfusions, was arrested last October after an anonymous tipster saw him sharing a joint on a friend's porch in Amarillo and called the police. He had about a twelfth of an ounce of marijuana, resulting in a Class B misdemeanor charge that carries a penalty of up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine. He probably could have gotten off with a fine or a year's probation, Blackburn says, "but he didn't want to; he wanted to take a stand." The trial lasted about 10 hours on Tuesday, and the jury came back after 11 minutes with a "not guilty" verdict.
Blackburn says the expert testimony of Steve Jenison, medical director of the Infectious Diseases Bureau in New Mexico's Department of Health, helped establish that marijuana is demonstrably effective at treating nausea and superior in some ways to the legal alternatives. (For one thing, unlike the synthetic THC capsule Marinol, it does not have to be swallowed and kept down, a feat for someone suffering from severe nausea.) Blackburn, who was not at all confident about the prospects for Stevens' unusual defense in a "very, very conservative area," also credits "a streak of independence" and a "distaste for government" that he says is common in West Texas. "I think these jurors like the idea that they get to make a decision about what the law means, about when it applies," he says, "and I don't think they were shy at all about deciding how valuable the law proscribing marijuana use really is."
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Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason.
Jake Boone
March.27.2008 at 12:48 pm
Taktix?
I am going to celebrate by engaging in some interstate commerce, right after work…
an anonymous tipster saw him sharing a joint on a friend's porch in Amarillo and called the police.
WTF……people just can't stay out of other people's shit.
nosmokes
October.28.2009 at 9:51 pm
No. That's why folks gotta keep gays from marrying or adopting, or keep decisions that should be between a woman and her doctor from being between a woman and her doctor. And inevitably these are the exact same hypocrites that wail and bemoan the effects of big government.
Keep hope alive, though. Those of us in the reality based community are gaining ground.
In fact, what a lovely thing to happen just one day before my band, Tripping June, plays a Medical Marijuana benefit.
Details about time and location at our MySpace Page. (Not D.I.Y. websites are expensive!)
When the jury comes back in 11 minutes – and doesn't even stick around to get a free lunch – it means they're doing it to make a point.
Nephilium
Go go jury nullification!
Episiarch
an anonymous tipster saw him sharing a joint on a friend's porch in Amarillo and called the police
Find this scumbag and beat the shit out of them.
"but he didn't want to; he wanted to take a stand."
Good for him–especially since it worked.
ktc2
March.27.2008 at 1:04 pm
I know this is a State of Texas case.
Didn't the SCOTUS already determine that to not be a valid defense in federal cases? Our illustrious supreme justices decided that you have no right to save your own life if it means using a mostly harmless plant that the congress has banned. Or am I mistaken?
J sub D
Let me add to the chorus of Yays.
Details about time and location at our MySpace Page.
Oops, that should be THIS LINK.
Ska,
Yeah, that's pretty fucked up. Who feels the need to call the cops because their neighbor is sitting on his front porch passing a doobie. Of course I figure it's just as likely the cops made up the "we got a complaint" story.
What burns me is all the asshole drug warriors who've been saying "Pot has no legitimate medical use". For at least the past fifteen years that has been unpardonable. I'm even more pissed at the MSM that hasn't been bitchslapping every sadistic fuck that's been saying it.
Gimme Back My Dog
ktc,
I remember the same thing. I also recall that those famous advocates of limited government, Scalia and Thomas, joined with the majority on the decision.
I'll say "yay" as well.
Warty
After reading the emo thread, I can't get the image of Unknown Hinson as the jury foreman out of my head.
This guy may have gotten off, but the jury who acquitted him may potentially get in trouble…
For those who would defenf the FDA, you do realize that 12 radomly selected people from West Texas are more amenable to medical research than the FDA.
zig zag man
"Who feels the need to call the cops because their neighbor is sitting on his front porch passing a doobie."
Anyone who buys the lies of the war on some drugs and doesn't like the thought of people feeling better. LEO's depend on this mindset.
Adamness
Not to make this too off-topic, but since when does an anonymous tip qualify as probable cause? I agree the tipster should get a smack in the head, but I always thought anonymous tips alone were not suitable for a warrant, assuming there was one in this case.
Its bad because its illegel, the criminal was destroying there community. What sort of example is that for our children?
Also, more info at Floridians Advocating Medical Marijuana Education meetup site.
ChicagoTom
Who feels the need to call the cops because their neighbor is sitting on his front porch passing a doobie
A Neighbor who isn't invited to share?
What sort of example is that for our children?
That what is legal and what is moral or right are not always the same thing? I think that's a pretty good lesson
since when does an anonymous tip qualify as probable cause?
What makes you think it was anonymous?
The Blog Post?
Stevens, whose vomiting has been so severe that he was hospitalized and received blood transfusions, was arrested last October after an anonymous tipster saw him sharing a joint on a friend's porch in Amarillo and called the police.
I'm glad he got off. Too bad he couldn't use a "shouldn't be illegal in the first place" defense.
"Not to make this too off-topic, but since when does an anonymous tip qualify as probable cause?"
When the NKVD DEA lackeys are notified of a political crime drug law violation that is all the probable cause necessary for black sedans unmarked police vehicles to be dispatched to the location of the heinous, treasonous act of smoking a doobie.
The Bearded Hobbit
.. an example of the jury system at work??
.. Hobbit
It took the jury longer to walk down the hall and back than to vote not guilty. Yay!
The Wine Commonsewer
I ain't smoked any dope since before Cesar was hatched (except that one time last year in Laguna Beach with, well, never you mind about that) but this story does my heart good.
Almost like listening to the kids belt out Proud to be an American or Jordin Sparks singing the National Anthem at the Superbowl this year.
Got dammit!
Lord Jubjub
If this jury is anything like the one I was on, they probably sat back, talked a little, agreed to a poll to see where everyone stood and realized that all were ready to acquit without any discussion.
In my case, though, we weren't unanimous. It took us a few hours to hash out some details.
Art-P.O.G.
So it is possible to randomly assemble twelve sensible people.
mediageek
This is most excellent news. Good to see a victory, no matter how minor, in this issue.
Sman
Gimme Back My Dog,
Thomas strongly dissented in the Raich case. But yes, Scalia showed his true colors, abandoned originalism and voted for unlimited federal government
Remember Peter McWilliams
http://www.petermcwilliams.org/articles/november_coalition_prisoner_of_the_drug_war.html
Gene Berkman
This decision is good news for sure.
When I lived in Austin, Texas, in the late 1970s early 1980s, up to 4 ounces was a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100. The Texas War on Drugs Committee headed by H Ross Perot pushed through many bad new laws, including enhancing punishment for marijuana possession.
depends upon how loud the music is
Douglas Gray
The message for "our children" is that once in a great while, compassion and common sense win out over busy bodies who have an unhealthy obsession with the letter of the law.
"Its bad because its illegal, the criminal was destroying there community. What sort of example is that for our children?"
Is sends a wonderful example. If you would think for just a minute instead of sheepally (I know it's not a real word) cowering to ridiculous laws, you'd understand. What if one of "our" children suffered from some painful disease that cannabis helped? Because of cases like these, they may be able to treat themselves without fear of ridicule and prosecution. In fact, you should be sharing this with your children right now, proclaiming it to be wonderful and liberating news.
The guy who posted that the jury could get into trouble because of jury nullification is missing the point. The defense was medical necessity overriding what otherwise would be illegal – perfectly within the law, and nothing to do with jury nullification.
As for the SCOTUS – I think – though I could be mistaken – that in Raich, they kicked it back saying that medical necessity was the only defense they could use – ie this one, so this is great news for some case to get taken all the way back to them.
Michael Vandeburg
Prove me wrong if you can! Marijuana is LEGAL in America!
The law is on my side and I have proved it.
In my opinion marijuana is legal in America. The problem is that people do not know their rights and their lawyers don't know them either. That is why I wrote the book "Why Marijuana is Legal in America." Based upon one's permanent "rights and liabilities" created by U.S. Congress in the 1939 Statutes at Large that a person has the right to be an illegal user.
Do a search and read U.S.C. Title 26, Section 7851 (b)(1) of the current code. The current code still backs up what congress did in 1939. Copies are available on amazon if you want to check it out or go to http://www.outskirtspress.com /marijuana
To cut to the chase or short version is that Congress established the right to be an illegal user by paying a $100 transaction tax per ounce for an illegal user. All rights can still be claimed today. Claim it or lose it. The transaction tax was later abolished by the Supreme Court but you still have a right to be an illegal user, with no transaction tax. That's the facts and your rights in a nutshell.
You can email me at michael@vandeburg.com. I can't guarantee every email a reply.
Cannabis Hemp is the #1 biofuel on plantet earth. Industrial Hemp will change every industry in America and create millions of new jobs. Do some research and stop listening to this government babble and lawyer legalese or words of witchcraft to steal your mind and property. Think for a change!
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Texas Lawyer
March.28.2008 at 1:34 am
The jurors aren't going to get in trouble. This wasn't a case of jury nullification. And even if it was no one would/could do anything about it.
Jury nullification is when the jury ignores the law or disagrees with the judge's interpretation of the law and refuses to apply it. The jury in the Stevens case followed the law precisely as it was meant to be followed.
The State claimed that Stevens possessed marijuana- which is against the law. Stevens claimed the defense of necessity to counteract their claim. The defense makes the charge irrelevant. Even if the jury found that Stevens had pot (which from the facts they surely did), the law of the defense of necessity says that they can excuse his breaking of the law because he did it because he had to. It's exactly like a self defense claim in a murder trial. Yes, the guy charged with murder killed the victim, but it was because the victim was running at him with a chain saw.
Yes, Stevens had pot, but he had to because he needed it to help prevent himself from puking to death.
In short, this case shows that six people (misdemeanor cases only get 6 jurors and not 12) can stand up for what's right and faithfully follow the law at the same time if they put their minds to it.
This verdict renews my faith in the system a little bit.
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RALEIGH – A man killed in a drug raid at his home in North Raleigh on Jan. 4 was struck twice by gunfire, according to an autopsy report made public this week………….
………County ABC agents and members of the Wake Sheriff Department's Special Response Team were looking for a marijuana-growing operation when they raided Thornton's home at 5401 Alpine Drive. Officers found more than 40 marijuana plants in the home………
Thornton previously was convicted in Texas of growing marijuana but fled the state in 2005 before he could be sent to federal prison. A lawyer who once represented him said he was a cancer patient who grew marijuana for medicinal purposes.
gabz
I suppose the question could be asked, What happened to the other VICTIM on the porch at the time?
Thornton's home at 5401 Alpine Drive.
Oh man, if you Google the address, I used to smoke at the lake right by there when I was in High School.
I don't think one needs to tout jury nullification to acquit the defendent if one does not agree with the law, simply stating that one doesn't believe the prosecutors proved their case, or that you simply do not believe the prosecution's "evidence" is enough justification to acquit. Jurors like to put people in jail, it's a human nature blood lust trait, but a juror should pay attention to the case and look for signs of prosecutorial abuse, misrepresentations and lack of evidence.
Convicting people based on circumstantial evidence should never happen in America, but it happens all the time because people do not know their right to acquit regardless of the evidence, facts, law or judges instructions. Oh and there are those people who ride jury duty, enjoying the power to put people in jail regardless of the offence. The public's knowledge of jury nullification brings balance back to a corrupt judicial system.
One day, we will start going after criminal judges and prosecutors who abuse their authority in the name of law.
One small step for justice. Hope it continues throughout the country.Maybe the pendullum has started to swing back.Death to the DEAth!
"He probably could have gotten off with a fine or a year's probation, Blackburn says, "but he didn't want to; he wanted to take a stand." The trial lasted about 10 hours on Tuesday, and the jury came back after 11 minutes with a 'not guilty' verdict."
To which all I can say is –
Exurgat Deus.
2 Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face. 3 As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 4 And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: and be delighted with gladness.
J Golden Rockwell
1) Drugs are for sick people.
2) This guy is sick. See 1).
There is something horrendous with the concept that the FDA will let a doctor prescribe RAT POISON and HEROIN to people, but he's not allowed to prescribe marijuana.
You can post to Tim's myspace page.
http://www.myspace.com/amarillotim
I'm going to go home and get vomitous right now.
i love how they say "1/12th of an ounce" instead of the grams. its as if it makes it seem like he had way more that way. 1/12 of an ounce, 6 months for like 2 grams? jeeze.
November.11.2009 at 12:01 am
What likley happened was the coppers walked up and the guys smoking were honest and gave up the weed. Most citizens do not know how to use their rights and assert themselves with a cop.
Unless a cop has probable cause, which is a pretty high standard, he cannot go into your pockets..he can only pat down the outer clothing to look for a weapon. No weapon, no search. you do NOT have to empty your pockets when ' told to' by a cop; it is voluntary if you do so and it is giving up your rights. if the cop had the legal authority to do so he would do it himself and not demand you do it. Ignore it.
But in this case it turned out well…as the jury knew, as anyone other than a cop or moronic square knows, that someone needing medicine, no matter what kind, should get it and not face arrest. It is a slap in the face of all intelligent people and those who love the Constitution, to realize that cops bust more people for simple weed possession than they do for ALL OTHER offense COMBINED in a year.
If the politicians are too gutless to do the right thing and undo Prohibition,and the cops are all too willing to pad arrest rates and waste time and make more money for court appearances, etc..then the last remaining hope is a jury that knows the facts and has some compassion.
just think what a 10 hour trial cost the taxpayers…all for a tiny bit of weed…it is stupidity on steroids.
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The date. Unlucky for some.
including At Swim Two Birds. It wasn't a great gig for them. a lot of chatters in the crowd.
Roger Quigley from the Montgolfier Brothers playing as his 'side-project' (who seem to play more than the MBs).
I think Roger (and MB cohort Mark Tranmer) are very talented writers and if you don't own the MBs album The World is Flat, then you should. Beautiful melodies, gorgeous instrumentation and lovely lyrics (with strong Salford content) - i still find it hard to believe that it's a pretty 'unknown' Lp - except in Spain where they're a treasured band.
At swim ain't too different but this wasn't their best gig. The crowd were a bit rowdy for this quiet music and we could hardly hear the cello (sorry i don't know the celloists name). I think Roger was a bit miffed but that's the problem with performing such quiet songs. he played to a backdrop video of a James Mason doc. 'The London nobody Knows' (1967) where Mason walks through the streets of the east end keeping the riff-raff at arms length with his brolly...
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2020 has been a difficult year for everyone as we all have navigated the various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Knowing the desire of the American people to reach out and help others in time of need, lawmakers included several significant changes in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed into law on March 27, 2020 to encourage charitable giving.
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Caller Clues Us In to Stormy's Democrat Past
RUSH: Here's Jay, Los Angeles. Good to have you. EIB Network. Hello.
CALLER: Mega dittos, Rush, from Los Angeles.
RUSH: Yeah. Great to have you from Los Angeles. It's always great to get calls from there.
CALLER: Yeah. I'm surprised they allowed the call to get out here in the first place. As you know, I'm only 386 miles south of your adopted hometown. But the kicker is I'm 43 miles north of that ambulance chaser, the Democratic operative known as Michael Avenatti.
RUSH: (laughs)
CALLER: And that's why I'm calling, Rush. I'm really sick of this guy. I'm sick of the Stormy-Avenatti Show. Everybody is treating Avenatti like he's some sort of hero, and Stormy is treating herself like she's some sort of victim. The only point I want to make to you is we've gotta pull a nail in his coffin because it's severely unreported, but Stormy? This isn't her first foray into political stunts, and I don't know if everybody knows about it, but this is the same person — a lifelong Democrat — who ran against David Vitter with another Democratic operative back in the 2009 race against David Vitter down in Louisiana.
RUSH: Was that Stormy? You're saying Stormy was involved in that?
CALLER: Oh, there's no doubt about it. Yeah, anybody can search it up. You know, take a look at it, and Stormy ran against David Vitter. Actually, I think she originally… I think some college kids drafted her, but then she formed an exploratory committee — 'cause we know Stormy loves to explore. It's just one of those things where once she saw that she had a chance to run, she basically put her hat in the ring and said, "You know, I'm gonna… You know, if people are gonna screw people for money," she said. You know, she had some sort of slogan where, you know, she's gonna do it honestly. I'm like, "This is not honestly, Stormy." You basically had a Democratic operative handler that created the media circus to try to get David Vitter knocked out of that race.
RUSH: No, I remember that. I remember all of that. I just didn't know Stormy Daniels was at the center of it.
CALLER: Oh, yeah. She was. She was. The reason she dropped out was she basically committed a misdemeanor when she physically assaulted what is now her ex-husband. I guess she got mad over how he did the laundry, and so somebody ought to call him and ask him if… You know, I respect the victims of the #MeToo movement. I'm thinking he may be one of Stormy. Someone needs to do more reporting on this, and I know since the networks are monitoring, we'd like you to basically put out the word there that this is a repeat performance. It's probably be more ropes than a lot of the movies.
RUSH: You seem to be up to speed on this stuff. When did Stormy run into "Avenutti"?
CALLER: Yeah, "Avenutti," that's I think where we're missing in the reportage, because, to be honest with you, Avenatti is one of these guys who… You know, I mean, granted the legal profession, it is a profession; that's what they say. He seems to want his own show. I just can't figure out who's the media whore and who's the publicity hound. I can't figure it out for the life of me. So he's just trying to get —
RUSH: Let me give you the question about "Avenutti." There's only one question about "Avenutti." Who's paying him? 'Cause Stormy isn't. Stormy does not have the money. Who is paying this guy, and how much? And who found him to be her such-and-such lawyer? That's not even what's going on! She not even… what "Avenutti" is doing is not even lawyerly here. He's acting as a political, opposition-research operative — which, in one period of his life, he was. He was an opposition-research expert for Rahm Emanuel, who is now the mayor of Chicago.
So really, if you find out who's paying "Avenutti," you'd have a lot of things answered here. You'd have… Well, I don't know how many "a lot of things," but you'd have something very relevant, I think, known. 'Cause then you'd find out who's really behind all this Stormy stuff and what its abject purpose is. We know what the abject purpose is, and that's to destroy Cohen and in the process get close so that the shrapnel and the fumes somehow reach Trump. Look, I appreciate the call, Jay. I'm glad that they let the call out of the Los Angeles grid. It's great to hear from you.
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RUSH: By the way, I looked this up, and our caller from Los Angeles was actually correct. I don't know how I missed this. You don't understand how embarrassing this is. A guy calls and talks about something and I don't know anything about it? That's just not done. But Stormy Daniels was indeed planning on running for the Senate in New Orleans when David Vitter got into trouble. It was back in 2009, and her campaign slogan was going to be, "Screwing People Honestly."
And I'm not kidding. It's right here, folks. (shuffling paper) There's a Newsweek story on it from January of this year, and I didn't know! How do you not remember the name Stormy Daniels? Make America Horny Again Tour is what she's currently on. But she wanted to run for the Senate and "Screwing People Honestly" was gonna be her slogan.
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Alamo Drafthouse is joining the fray in the battle for the best ticket-buying subscription service. The beloved independent theater chain has announced the launch of a beta version of its new subscription plan, Alamo Season Pass, which it will begin testing out this summer.
You may not be allowed your cell phone inside an Alamo Drafthouse theater, but you'll need your phone to access Alamo's new subscription plan.
The Austin-based theater chain is debuting a beta waitlist for a program called Alamo Season Pass in one trial city: Yonkers, NY. Residents of Yonkers can sign up for the waitlist here, and await their invite to begin the test run on July 18, 2018.
Alamo Drafthouse released an official statement announcing the launch of the beta test:
"Alamo Drafthouse is launching a waitlist beta for a monthly subscription program called Alamo Season Pass. The beta test will be run exclusively at our Yonkers, NY location, with the first invites going out on July 18th. Our guests have been asking for quite some time for us to offer an affordable monthly subscription plan that allows for unlimited movies and the ability to reserve tickets in advance at Alamo Drafthouse. We plan to test a variety of models and pricing structures to see what works as a sustainable model. At this time there's no firm timeline for a wider rollout to other Alamo Drafthouse locations, but when there is we'll let our Alamo Victory loyalty members know first."
So anyone living in real cities (I kid, I'm sure Yonkers is a very cool city) will have to wait until the beta launch is done. Alamo Drafthouse didn't reveal plans on when it would expand Alamo Season Pass to more cities.
Alamo Drafthouse is the latest theatrical chain to join the subscription pricing model game. Alamo's announcement comes on the heels of AMC's launch of its own ticket-buying service called AMC Stubs A-List to compete with the ever-popular MoviePass.
So can Alamo Drafthouse's Alamo Season Pass actually compete with MoviePass? Maybe not, since it's one indie theater chain that only has a handful of locations across the country, but it will provide a nice alternative to larger chains like AMC. Alamo has notably stayed out of MoviePass's reach, and with its own subscription plan, arthouse and indie movie fans can have a subscription app all for themselves.


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Three Man Army was een Britse hardrockband, die actief was tijdens de eerste helft van de jaren 1970.

Geschiedenis
De band werd gevormd door Adrian Gurvitz en Paul Gurvitz, voorheen van The Gun. Na de ontbinding van de band speelde Adrian met Buddy Miles en Paul speelde met Parrish & Gurvitz, waarna hij herenigd werd als Three Man Army. Op hun debuutalbum A Third of a Lifetime, stonden zowel Buddy Miles als Mike Kellie (van Spooky Tooth). Tony Newman, die eerder met Sounds Incorporated en Jeff Beck had gespeeld, voegde zich voor de volgende twee albums bij de band en een vierde album werd opgenomen, maar pas in 2005 uitgebracht. Newman vertrok om te spelen met David Bowie en de Gurvitzes verenigden zich met Ginger Baker als de Baker Gurvitz-Army.

Discografie
 1971: A Third of a Lifetime (Pegasus Records)
 1973: Mahesha (uitgegeven in de Verenigde Staten als Three Man Army) (Reprise/Polydor)
 1974: Three Man Army Two (Reprise/Polydor)
 1973-1974: Three Man Army 3 (Revisited Records, SPV, uitgebracht in 2005)

Britse rockband

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Un blooper (in italiano chiamato anche papera) è, in termini cinematografici, un errore di recitazione compiuto durante le riprese di un film o un programma televisivo, che solitamente viene rimosso prima della distribuzione dell'opera. Nei film, a volte, questi errori sfuggono al controllo da parte del regista, del montatore e/o della produzione e rimangono presenti nelle copie della pellicola distribuite alle sale cinematografiche. Se notati in tempo, gli errori vengono montati a fine pellicola durante o dopo i titoli di coda: un esempio sono i film con protagonista l'attore e artista di arti marziali Jackie Chan.

Negli anni 2000 hanno cominciato a comparire, in particolare nei film d'animazione, anche dei fake bloopers, ovvero degli "errori" che vengono volutamente chiesti di commettere ai protagonisti del film (ad esempio accade in: A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters & Co. e Valiant).

Un altro significato del termine, usandolo al di fuori del contesto cinematografico, è quello di "un errore, specialmente imbarazzante, che avviene alla presenza di altre persone". Nel contesto radiofonico, invece, assume il significato di "un ricevitore che genera dalla propria antenna segnali che interferiscono con altri ricevitori vicini". Nell'ambito del baseball il termine blooper ha il significato di "una palla lanciata alta e lenta, facile da prendere o colpire".

Per definizione, quindi, non viene chiamato blooper ogni errore presente in un film, ad esempio quando si vede un microfono rientrare nella parte alta dell'inquadratura o quando il nome di un attore nei titoli è scritto male. Questo tipo di errore, in lingua inglese, è definito più propriamente come goof o semplicemente mistake.

Il termine, inoltre, non è da confondere con out-take, che invece si riferisce più genericamente ad ogni ripresa di un film o programma televisivo che è stata rimossa e non utilizzata nel montaggio finale.

Tra i bloopers cinematografici più frequenti si hanno: oggetti che cambiano posizione da un'inquadratura all'altra, anacronismi (ad esempio oggetti moderni in film di ambientazione storica), movimenti illogici, tecnici di scena (o le loro ombre) inquadrati per sbaglio, vestiti di scena improvvisamente diversi, ecc. Solitamente, nonostante i numerosi controlli cui si accennava, è difficile che una pellicola non contenga qualche blooper, anche se questo non influisce né sulla qualità artistica né sulla qualità tecnica di un'opera.

Alcuni errori possono riguardare l'accuratezza della storia, come ad esempio gli errori a livello medico e scientifico della serie Dr House o a livello fisico quando si tratta ad esempio di film sullo spazio.

Il termine blooper è divenuto popolare durante gli anni '50 e gli anni '60 del 20º secolo, fino a trovare una vera e propria definizione con la pellicola Pardon my blooper (1974) basata sui libri e le registrazioni di Kermit Schafer.

Succede che i registi, una volta accortisi di alcuni bloopers in fase di montaggio e revisione del film oppure addirittura durante le riprese, decidano di tenere tali bloopers e farli diventare parte del film, poiché li ritengono positivi per il film stesso. Alcuni di questi bloopers sono frutto dell'improvvisazione degli attori.

Esempi

Bloopers notati durante la produzione e mantenuti volontariamente nel film

 Il Signore degli Anelli: Le due torri (2002). Durante una scena una bandiera si staccò da un palo e volò via. Il regista la tenne in quanto gli sembrava metaforica per il contesto del film.

 Guardiani della Galassia (2014). Chris Pratt lasciò cadere accidentalmente un globo e lo raccolse rapidamente. Il regista tenne la scena.

 Pretty Princess (2001). Anne Hathaway ha interpretato una ragazza goffa. Durante le riprese di una scena in cui il personaggio avrebbe dovuto camminare sugli spalti con una sua amica, la Hathaway è stata davvero vittima di una brutta caduta, che il regista tenne nel montaggio finale in quanto ritenne che tale caduta si adattasse alla goffaggine del personaggio.
 Django Unchained (2012). Durante le riprese Leonardo DiCaprio si ferì al braccio con una scheggia di vetro e il sangue iniziò a sgorgare dalla sua ferita. Questa scena non era stata scritta nella sceneggiatura, con DiCaprio che stava davvero perdendo sangue, e il regista decise di tenerla all'interno del film.
 Blade Runner (1982). La scena in cui l'attrice Daryl Hannah scappa in preda al panico, ma lungo la strada scivola e rompe un finestrino di un furgone con il gomito è stato un incidente ritenuto positivo dal regista che tenne tale incidente nel montaggio.
 Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998). La scena in cui Nick the Greek rompe il tavolino con un bicchiere non è stata sceneggiata ma fu un incidente e l'espressione scioccata sul viso dell'attore è genuina.
 Marie Antoinette (2006). Nel film appaiono delle scarpe Converse, nate nel 1908, mentre la vicenda si svolge nel 1700.
Mamma, ho perso l'aereo (1990) e Mamma, ho riperso l'aereo: mi sono smarrito a New York (1992). Le trappole che Kevin McCallister mette a punto contro i due ladri sarebbero nella realtà mortali o renderebbero entrambi gravemente feriti.
Il film 300 del 2007 è stato oggetto di dure critiche per via della mancanza di veridicità storica in numerose scene. Il regista Zack Snyder ha dichiarato durante un'intervista su MTV che "è un'opera, non un documentario. Questo è ciò che rispondo quando la gente dice che non è preciso storicamente". È comunque stato citato dalla BBC News come un film fantasy.

Bloopers non notati durante la produzione e mantenuti involontariamente nel film

 Il Signore degli Anelli - Il ritorno del Re (2003). Il personaggio di Gandalf indossa in un'inquadratura durante un combattimento un moderno orologio da polso, oggetto che in un medioevo fantasy non dovrebbe esistere.
 Titanic (1997). Il personaggio interpretato da Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Dawson, parla di pesca nel Lago Wissota, che non esisteva ancora nel 1912, anno del naufragio del Titanic; Nel film viene anche mostrato il celebre dipinto Les Demoiselles d'Avignon di Pablo Picasso, conservato all'epoca al Moma di New York, e le Ninfee di Claude Monet, dipinte nel 1927; In una inquadratura una cartina geografica riporta i confini aggiornati all'anno di uscita del film e non al 1912; In una scena viene riportato in superficie nel 1997 un ritratto della protagonista dal Titanic affondato, rinvenuto in un cofanetto pieno d'acqua. Il disegno non può tuttavia essere rimasto integro per 85 anni in acqua salata; L'ipotermia dei protagonisti avrebbe dovuto verificarsi poco dopo l'inizio del naufragio della nave, quando i loro corpi entrano in contatto con l'acqua fredda che il Titanic inizia ad imbarcare; Il film mostra la Statua della Libertà con in mano un'anacronistica fiamma d'oro sulla torcia: essa infatti è stata installata solo nel 1986, in precedenza la torcia era diversa. Inoltre, nel 1912 la statua era in piedi solo da 26 anni e conservava ancora parte del colore marrone originale, mentre nel film si vede com'era nel 1997, ossia totalmente priva del colore originale; La protagonista cita teorie di Sigmund Freud pubblicate 8 anni dopo l'incidente del Titanic; Nel film viene cantata la canzone "Eternal Father" in una versione non presente fino al 1937.
 The Aviator (2004). Leonardo DiCaprio mangia dei biscotti al cioccolato in una scena ambientata nel 1928, quando tali tipi di biscotti non esistevano ancora.
 Braveheart (1995). Mel Gibson viene mostrato mentre indossa un kilt durante alcune scene, nonostante questo abbigliamento non sia diventato popolare in Scozia fino alla metà del 1600, mentre il film è ambientato diversi secoli prima; La battaglia di Stirling Bridge è raffigurata senza il ponte su cui la battaglia avvenne realmente; William Wallace nel film cresce in povertà ma per gli storici è il figlio di un cavaliere della contea dell'Ayrshire e non indossava il kilt ma abiti comuni; La rivolta di Wallace nel film inizia nel 1297, ma l'inizio della guerra si manifestò in realtà solo nel 1296; Viene mostrata una storia d'amore tra William Wallace e la regina Isabella, ma all'epoca dei fatti la principessa aveva solo tre anni; I soldati inglesi sono mostrati con indosso uniformi mentre tale non era in realtà l'usanza all'epoca di Wallace; Gli scozzesi non si sono dipinti la faccia per la battaglia; L'amante del principe Edoardo, Phillip, non fu ucciso dal re come appare nel film, ma in realtà visse ben oltre la morte di Edoardo I.

 Troy (2004). Mentre viene inquadrato Achille (interpretato da Brad Pitt) in cielo si vede un aereo; Alcune monete vengono messe sugli occhi di un cadavere, anche se esse non c'erano ai tempi della guerra di Troia; Un ombrello anacronistico con i raggi di metallo compare sopra la testa di Paride (interpretato da Orlando Bloom) ed Elena; La maggior parte dell'equipaggiamento utilizzato dai soldati è del periodo classico tra il V e il IV secolo a.C. piuttosto che nel periodo in cui il film è ambientato; La morte di Agamennone avviene in verità per mano di Clitemnestra (sorella di Elena) e non per mano di Briseide; Peleo (il padre di Achille) è ancora vivo secondo la mitologia greca mentre il figlio si trova a Troia, quindi Priamo, quando implora Achille di restituirgli il corpo del figlio Ettore, non dovrebbe affermare che Peleo "se n'è andato prematuramente".

 Pirati dei Caraibi (2003). Sono presenti alcuni anacronismi: i termini "okay", "sitting duck", "bootleg turn" e "tenente comandante", zollette di zucchero, un orsacchiotto, un telescopio, una sinfonia di Mozart, la canzone Maggie Mae, la ghigliottina, una carronata, una concertina; Il pirata Barbanera morì nel 1718, ma nella serie ambientata nel 1750 compare vivo; Il protagonista Jack Sparrow (interpretato da Johnny Depp) compare in una scena con un'etichetta Adidas; Le mele Granny Smith che appaiono nella serie non furono rese popolari fino al 1868 in Australia, molto dopo l'epoca in cui il film è ambientato; Carina Smyth è condannata a morte per stregoneria nel 1751 anche se l'ultima esecuzione per questo motivo avvenne nel 1712; La serie mostra Saint Martin come una colonia britannica, anche se non lo è mai stata; Sulla vela maggiore dell'albero maestro della Silent Mary è raffigurato un simbolo del Sacro Romano Impero e della dinastia degli Asburgo di Spagna, la quale fu dichiarato estinto con la morte di Re Carlo II nel 1700.
 Forrest Gump (1994). Il protagonista (interpretato da Tom Hanks) nel 1975 legge una lettera mandata da Apple. Tale azienda con il relativo logo che appare nella lettera non è diventata pubblica se non nel 1981; Jenny muore (secondo la voce narrante) il 22 marzo 1982 di sabato, mentre in realtà il 22 marzo 1982 era lunedì. Prima della cerimonia della Medaglia d'Onore alla Casa Bianca, un giornalista annuncia che quattro membri del servizio riceveranno la medaglia, ma in realtà (compreso Forrest) sono cinque; Quando Forrest inizia la sua corsa di tre anni un annunciatore televisivo dice che il presidente Jimmy Carter soffriva di esaurimento da calore. Ciò è accaduto il 15 settembre 1979 ma Forrest inizia il suo viaggio nel 1976, quando Carter non era ancora presidente; Durante la scena della celebrazione del 4 luglio 1976 a casa di Forrest la televisione mostra la Statua della Libertà dopo che è stata restaurata, nel 1986; Durante il film sono visibili i segnali stradali per la U.S. Route 17 che non attraversa l'Alabama, luogo dove vive il protagonista; Nelle scene del Vietnam si vedono boschi con un tipo di palme che non si trovano in Asia.
 Dallas Buyers Club (2013). Sul muro in una scena appare un poster di una Lamborghini Aventador, uscita nel 2011. Il film era ambientato però nel 1985.

 Apocalypto (2006). Il film termina con l'arrivo di navi spagnole, ma i primi esploratori giunsero solo 400 anni dopo l'epoca della cultura Maya ritratta nella pellicola; Nella cultura Maya non era previsto il rituale sacrificale descritto nel film.

 L'ultimo Samurai (2003). Ambientato nel 1876, questo film mostra la bandiera degli Stati Uniti con 43 stelle, bandiera che venne usata solo nel 1891; I soldati giapponesi a quell'epoca usavano moschetti in grado di sparare solo un colpo alla volta prima di ricaricare. Nel film invece sparano diversi colpi senza ricaricare.
 Il miglio verde (1999). Questo film è ambientato nel 1935 in Louisiana e si vedono esecuzioni tramite sedia elettrica. Tuttavia la Louisiana non iniziò a usare la sedia elettrica fino al 1941.
I predatori dell'arca perduta (1981). Il protagonista sopravvive a centinaia di miglia sott'acqua aggrappato a un sottomarino nazista; Si notano dei serpenti ancora vivi in un'antica tomba egizia mai aperta fino a quel momento fin dai tempi dei Faraoni.
 Indiana Jones e l'ultima crociata (1989). Questo film è ambientato nel 1938, ma i veicoli tedeschi hanno il simbolo di una svastica creato solo nel 1941.
Indiana Jones e il regno del teschio di cristallo (2008). Il protagonista si salva durante un test di una bomba atomica nascondendosi in un frigorifero rivestito di piombo, non sufficiente in realtà a proteggerlo da tale pericolo.
 Robin Hood - Principe dei ladri (1991). All'inizio del film si afferma che Riccardo Cuor di Leone guidò la Terza Crociata per reclamare la Terra Santa dai turchi, che in realtà partirono un secolo prima. Nel 1194, quando questo film è ambientato, la Terra Santa era sotto il controllo dei Saraceni; Il personaggio di Azeem (interpretato da Morgan Freeman) utilizza polvere da sparo e un telescopio, cose che nel 1194 non poteva conoscere; Robin e Azeem si recano a Dover dopo la fuga dalla prigione, dove Robin afferma che impiegheranno (a cavallo) solo fino a notte fonda per raggiungere il castello di suo padre, a Loxley. Ciò sarebbe impossibile poiché le due località distano circa 250 miglia (circa 400 km).
 10.000 AC (2008). Nel film appaiono diversi anacronismi: cereali, acquedotti, arnesi in ferro, mais, Fororaci, selle per cavalli, piramidi, tuniche in porpora, oro, peperoncini, dreadlocks; Compaiono inoltre mammut e altri animali addomesticati, cosa mai avvenuta.
Apollo 13 (1995). Una voce racconta l'incendio dell'Apollo 1, in cui morirono tre astronauti, dicendo che solo 18 mesi dopo l'uomo sta per camminare sulla luna per la prima volta. Tuttavia, l'incidente dell'Apollo 1 è avvenuto nel gennaio 1967 e l'Apollo 11 nel luglio 1969, con una differenza di 30 mesi; Il logo distintivo della NASA "worm" appare su una finestra di vetro in una scena ma non venne sviluppato fino al 1976; La verniciatura sul razzo viene mostrata in nero, mentre in realtà era bianca; I getti di propulsione del razzo Saturn V emettono un suono che nello spazio non dovrebbe sentirsi; Durante il viaggio, dai finestrini della navicella è possibile vedere una luna piena e una Terra piena. Se l'astronave si trovasse tra la Terra e la luna come raffigurato nel film, tuttavia, non sarebbe stato possibile vedere le fasi complete di ciascuna contemporaneamente; Nel film si parla di Sea of Tranquility, anziché di Hadley Rille, dove l'Apollo 15 è atterrato nel luglio 1971; Prima del lancio, gli astronauti posano per il loro servizio fotografico mentre si vede una bandiera americana a 48 stelle, mentre essendo il 1970 dovrebbe averne 50; Diverse scene al Mission Control mostrano una tazza da caffè Lockheed Martin sulla scrivania del direttore di volo Eugene F. Kranz (Ed Harris), costruita solo nel 1995; Compare un cartellone di McDonald's che pubblicizza per 2,99 dollari un'offerta speciale lanciata solo negli anni '90; Compare l'album Let It Be dei Beatles in una scena che si svolge il 13 aprile 1970, che però non fu rilasciato fino al 9 maggio 1970.
Il gladiatore (2000). In alcune scene di battaglia compare la balestra e alcuni proiettili esplosivi, oggetti che si diffusero molto dopo i fatti descritti nel film; I gladiatori combattevano in realtà contro i leoni, non contro le tigri come appare nel film; Nei campi di grano si vedono le tracce di moderni trattori; In alcune scene si nota un uomo vestito con moderni jeans e anche una bombola del gas; La parola "Generale", la parola "Colosseo" e la parola "Ispanico" non venivano usate nell'antica Roma; Commodo non morì nel Colosseo ma in una congiura; Marco Aurelio, che nel film muore soffocato dal figlio e presentato come anziano, nella realtà morì a causa di una malattia e all'epoca dei fatti raccontati dal film era molto più giovane; Nel film viene menzionato l'Inferno che come concetto non esisteva ancora; Si vedono in alcune scene libri che ancora non esistevano, poiché si usavano le pergamene; In una scena si nota un piccolo serpente-corallo che vive solo in America Centrale e la buganvillea originaria dell'America Latina; La Basilica di Massenzio e Costantino e l'Arco di Costantino, che si notano nel film, non esistevano ancora.
Ben Hur (1959). Durante la competizione tra Ben Hur e Messala gareggiano nove bighe, mentre alla fine ne rimangono cinque, nonostante siano caduti molti più partecipanti; Prima dell'inizio della competizione si vedono sulla terra impronte di pneumatici; Ben Hur (Charlton Heston) si trova in una galea come schiavo rematore, portando al mignolo della mano sinistra un anello d'oro, donatogli dalla amata Esther, anche se agli schiavi non era permesso avere gioielli né oggetti di valore; Ben Hur in una scena indossa un moderno orologio da polso.
The Imitation Game (2014). L'arresto di Turing non avvenne come descritto nel film. Egli venne arrestato nel 1952 e fu lui stesso a presentarsi alla polizia per denunciare un furto. Essi lo arrestarono perché durante la denuncia dichiarò la sua omosessualità; Nella vita reale il matematico era molto socievole e con molti amici, non asociale come descritto nel film; Nella realtà l'incontro tra John Cairncross e Turing non è mai avvenuto; La macchina realizzata dal matematico viene chiamata "Christopher" nel film, ma nella realtà venne chiamata "Bomba"; Nel film si dice che Alan Turing non conoscesse il tedesco, in verità lo conosceva ed era stato in Germania; La costruzione della macchina appare come un lavoro portato avanti dal solo Turing, ma nella realtà, fin dal 1939, migliaia di persone stavano già lavorando al progetto; Hilton non aveva un fratello in guerra e non scrisse alcuna lettera a Churchill come invece descritto nel film; L'arruolamento di Joan Clarke non avvenne tramite un cruciverba pubblicato su un giornale; la castrazione chimica non rese Turing totalmente inabile al lavoro.
Alexander (2004). La battaglia dell'Idaspe non si combatté di giorno ma di notte e sotto la pioggia; Alessandro consola Efestione morente dicendogli che andranno in Arabia, ma essa nacque 1000 anni dopo i fatti narrati nel film; A inizio film compare la citazione "la fortuna aiuta gli audaci", inesistente a quell'epoca.

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Heavy Particles in Smog Up Kids' Asthma Risk
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Children who inhale coarse particles -- like dust, sand or even rubber emissions from tires -- increase their chances of developing serious asthma, new research indicates.
The finding comes from the analysis of data on 8 million young people, 5 to 20 years old, in 34 U.S. states.
It focused on the impact of their exposure to tiny bits of so-called "coarse" matter that are far thinner than a human hair.
In the end, investigators from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine determined that the more a child is exposed to such coarse matter, the more their asthma risk increased.
"Regulation and monitoring of this part of air pollution may need to be considered," study first author Dr. Corinne Keet said in a news release from Johns Hopkins Medicine. She is an associated professor of pediatrics at the medical school.
Specifically, Keet and colleagues tallied the amount of coarse particles in the air from various neighborhoods, measured in micrograms of particles per cubic meter of air. For each increase in microgram/cubic meter of particulate matter, asthma risk went up by 0.6 percent, the researchers found.
Each additional increase of exposure also upped the likelihood of an emergency room visit for an asthma-related concern by 1.7 percent and asthma-driven hospitalizations by 2.3 percent.
Children 11 years old or younger appeared to be particularly vulnerable to such exposure -- perhaps because they spend more time outdoors and their lungs are still developing at that age, the researchers said.
An estimated 7.1 million children currently have asthma, making it the most common chronic pediatric illness, the researchers noted.
Their findings were published online Dec. 15 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more on asthma.
SOURCE: Johns Hopkins Medicine, news release, Dec. 12, 2017
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An update from Motorsport UK in relation to the fatal accident at Elvington Airfield on 1st October
October 2, 2020 – 1:30 pm
Posted in Motorsport News
Tagged Zef Eisenberg
Motorsport UK is deeply saddened to confirm Zef Eisenberg as the driver who lost his life in the fatal accident at Elvington Airfield yesterday afternoon.
Zef, aged 47, was a Guernsey-based businessman, television presenter, and a much-loved member of the motorsport community. An ultra-speed motorbike racer, he achieved numerous land speed records for motorbike and car.
Over the past decade, Zef amassed over 70 British, World, UKTA, ACU and Guinness speed records with bikes, cars, and quads. In May 2019, he received the Simms Medal in honour of his outstanding contribution to motoring innovation by the Royal Automobile Club.
Yesterday at Elvington Airfield, Zef was attempting to break the British Land Speed Record in a Porsche 911 Turbo S, at an event organised by Straightliners Ltd/UKTA. At 1630, the car went out of control at high speed at the end of a run. Local police and ambulance crews attended, however the driver tragically died at the scene.
Zef leaves behind his partner Mirella D'Antonio and two children.
Motorsport UK will respect and be guided by the wishes of the Eisenberg family in relation to the release of further personal information. They have asked for privacy at this difficult time.
As the governing body for four-wheeled motorsport, Motorsport UK together with the event organiser and the local police, has begun a full investigation into the circumstances of the accident. Further information will be provided once the initial findings of the investigation are available.
The thoughts of everyone at Motorsport UK and within the UK motorsport community continue to be with Zef Eisenberg's family, the organisers of the event, and other members of the motorsport community who were present at Elvington Airfield.
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With respect to security: When we transfer and receive certain types of sensitive information such as financial information, we redirect visitors to an SSL secure server. We do not transmit sensitive information via email unless specifically directed by a client. We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site. We do not share customer data with any third party and only use data entered by the customer to prepare the specific loan documents for which that data is provided. We protect the confidentiality of such information absent a court order or subpoena.


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