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Everything You Need to Know About the Nintendo Switch
By Jake Swearingen
Using the Nintendo Switch in mobile mode to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
In a live-streaming event tonight, Tatsumi Kimishima and other Nintendo dignitaries revealed a lot more information about the company's intriguing new hybrid mobile-home console, the Nintendo Switch.
First off, it'll launch on March 3 in virtually every country, and it'll be available for preorder here starting, uh, right now (and in other places on January 21). Per Nintendo's Twitter account, a "limited" number will be available for in-store preorder at Nintendo NYC tomorrow morning — but people are already camped out, so you may be out of luck. And, according to one Reddit post, supplies will initially be very limited, at least at GameStop. Basically, if you see a chance to preorder, whether in-store or online, you'll want to do it quickly. For reasons no one can quite figure out, Nintendo has a history of failing to meet consumer demand for their consoles and products.
The price at launch will be $299, making it more expensive than the current price of the base PS4 and Xbox One — but not by much.
Perhaps the most interesting bit so far: no more region locking. Any game available in any country can be played on any console.
The truly intriguing bit, though, is how the Switch will function. It will come with a dock that will plug into your TV via a normal HDMI cable, capable of running a max resolution of 1080p. While in this mode, the Nintendo Switch's Nvidia Tegra X1 chip will run at 768 MHz — a respectable rate that will probably allow it to surpass the visuals of the PS3 and Xbox 360 (though not the current generation of PlayStation and Microsoft consoles).
Take it out of the dock, and it becomes a gaming tablet that runs at 720p, with several different ways to play. (It also becomes significantly slower, leading many to wonder if developers will take the time to program two separate versions of games for faster and slower processors.) The screen allows for multi-touch functionality, but it looks like Nintendo really intends for players to take two "Joy-Con" controllers, attach them to the side of the Switch, and use that as a mobile gaming console. You may want to keep a spare battery pack around as well — battery life will only be two and a half to six hours.
When in mobile mode, the console has a kickstand you can use to set the tablet in an upright position. For games like Mario Kart 8, you can remove the Joy-Con controllers, and play two-player games side-by-side. The Joy-Con remotes will also function like Wii-style remotes, in that physical movement of the remote will translate into action on the screen. The Joy-Con also has sensors that allow it to detect shapes in front of it — for example, the differences between a hand making a rock, paper, or scissors. You'll also be able to connect to other players to compete against on Wi-Fi.
Titles available at launch will include something called 1 2 Switch (which looks to be a kind of quick-draw game using the Joy-Con controllers) and Arms (which looks a bit like boxing as performed by Stretch Armstrong). Nintendo spent the beginning of its presentation focusing on games that utilize the Joy-Con controllers in interesting ways, versus updates to their established franchises. There was also a video showing off and Splatoon 2 (the sequel to Nintendo's surprisingly fun paint-splatter shooter) — but it won't be available until summer.
Surprising no one, there will also be a new Mario game, Super Mario Odyssey — but this one looks surprisingly open world compared to previous titles. Environments include modern-day cities, deep forests, and, uh, also Bowser wearing a top hat? It's Nintendo — you take innovation in how much they're willing to push their core franchises where you can find it. This also won't be a launch title — the release date will be sometime in the 2017 holiday season.
Nintendo also showed off Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Fire Emblem Warriors, which are exactly the sort of titles that get Nintendo fans amped up and draw blank stares from anyone not deeply into the world of Nintendo and Japanese RPGs. The same can be said of the various Dragon Quest and Shin Megami Tensei titles announced — they're deeply popular in Japan and among aficionados here in the States, but don't have a wide audience. It looks like none of these titles will be available for launch.
Skyrim (which was shown off heavily in the Nintendo Switch trailer) was also confirmed to be coming to the Switch. Much like a lot of the other titles discussed so far, it's unclear if it'll actually be available for launch — despite Skyrim being out for other systems since Obama's first term.
Electronic Worldwide Studios also came out to announce that a new FIFA game will be available for the Switch "later this year." More and more, the presentation seemed to auger a a very weak launch lineup for the Switch — plenty of promising games, none of them available on March 3. Though shortly after the announcement of FIFA, Nintendo showed a montage of games, including Rayman, SSX, Mario Kart, and other that weren't mentioned yet.
To finish out the presentation, Reggie Fils-Aimé teased the release of the biggest possible launch title of the Nintendo Switch, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. After showing off more footage of the game — which looks truly amazing — Nintendo revealed it will be a launch title for the Switch. There will be a bigger event in New York City tomorrow (which I will be attending), where I should get some play time with both the Switch console and Breath of the Wild.
Nintendo abandoned trying to keep up in raw processing power over a decade ago with the release of the original Nintendo Wii, instead focusing on innovative hardware design that allowed for new ways to play games. The Switch looks to continue in that tradition, and it frankly looks like a much more interesting and robust gaming device than the Wii U was. The main problem it may face in the market is that most of the developed world already carries a pretty solid gaming device with them at all times: their smartphone.
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A Landmark Bill Will Change the Way Doulas Do Business in New York
By Collier Meyerson
A new bill would provide for the government to certify doulas. They aren't happy about it.
A bad piece of news for Obamacare
A federal judge on Friday upheld the Trump administration's expansion of health insurance plans that don't meet ObamaCare's coverage requirements.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington ruled against the insurance companies who sued the administration in an attempt to block the rules.
"Not only is any potential negative impact from the 2018 rule minimal, but its benefits are undeniable," Leon wrote in his ruling about the regulations.
The plans aims to "minimize the harm and expense" for individuals who might otherwise decide not to purchase insurance because of high premiums," Leon says.
Federal judge upholds Trump's expansion of non-ObamaCare plans
Andrew Sullivan: Trump Is Betting That Indecency Can Win in America
By Andrew Sullivan
His reelection strategy is built on the notions that cruelty can be popular and liberal democratic norms are dead. He might be right.
By Adam K. Raymond
By Michelle Celarier
Why Instagram Is Experimenting With Hiding Likes
By Brian Feldman
The social network wants people to stop focusing on big numbers.
National survey shows Biden with a considerable but not commanding lead
National Dem Primary:
Biden 25%
Sanders 16%
Warren 16%
Harris 14%
Buttigieg 8%
O'Rourke 3%
Booker 3%
Yang 2%
Castro 2%
NBC News/Survey Monkey Poll
—@PpollingNumbers
So far, Steve King's re-election bid is going very poorly
The president of The Family Leader, a prominent conservative Iowa organization, endorsed Rep. Steve King's primary opponent Thursday.
Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO for the evangelical group, announced his support for Iowa Sen. Randy Feenstra in the 4th District Republican primary. Vander Plaats' endorsement is personal and not on behalf of the organization.
"Randy is a man of integrity who is guided by his faith and someone Iowans can trust to faithfully represent them in Congress," Vander Plaats said in a news release. "As a state senator he has defended Christian values, protected the unborn and stood tall against the progressive agenda in Des Moines that would undermine religious liberty, sanctity of human life, and our constitutional freedoms."
Vander Plaats has been a long-time supporter of King, but his position changed after seeing the Kiron Republican's comments in the New York Times on white nationalism and white supremacy.
Family Leader president endorses Steve King challenger in 4th District Republican primary
—Des Moines Register
Is Steve King Finally Running Out of Money and Luck?
Some Democratic governors aren't too happy with the primary's direction
After claiming governorships from Republicans in seven states last year, including in crucial presidential battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Michigan, Democratic governors should have good reason to celebrate.
But there was as much anxiety as optimism when the governors gathered for their annual fund-raising retreat on Nantucket last weekend and grappled with why a party that won with a pragmatic message in 2018 is now veering sharply to the left.
Some governors are alarmed that their party's presidential candidates are embracing policies they see as unrealistic and politically risky. And they are especially concerned about proposals that would eliminate private health insurance.
Anxious Democratic Governors Urge 2020 Field Not to Veer Too Far Left
We're down to three now?
It is amazing how the Fake News Media became "crazed" over the chant "send her back" by a packed Arena (a record) crowd in the Great State of North Carolina, but is totally calm & accepting of the most vile and disgusting statements made by the three Radical Left Congresswomen…
—@realDonaldTrump
Welcome to the Post-Post-Corruption Era of the Republican Party
Pat Pizzella, former partner in Jack Abramoff's most notorious scheme, is now running the Labor Department. The post-post-corruption era is here.
Trump Says U.S. Took Down Iran Drone, But Tehran Denies It
By Matt Stieb
Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. shot down an Iranian drone in the Persian Gulf, though Iran seems to be looking to de-escalate the situation.
Reminder: find a cool spot and don't leave for the next few days
Officials from Wisconsin to Boston have declared heat emergencies, canceled classes and mobilized crews to prepare for the soaring temperatures through the weekend, when more than 100 local heat records are expected to fall.
Already early Friday morning, more than 105 million people were under excessive heat warnings and nearly 60 million more were under heat advisories, according to the weather service national map. The heat wave blanketed a swath of the nation from central Nebraska and parts of Oklahoma to Vermont and Massachusetts and northern South Carolina, according to the weather service.
Temperatures in New York City, where the mayor on Thursday declared a heat emergency, are forecast to be as high as 96 degrees on Sunday, and with the humidity, it could feel like 110 degrees, the national weather service and emergency management officials said.
Searing heat grips much of the U.S. — with the worst of it still to come for many
The Trump administration has some cruel new ideas regarding refugees
The Trump administration is considering a virtual shutdown of refugee admissions next year — cutting the number to nearly zero — according to three people familiar with the plan.
During a key meeting of security officials on refugee admissions last week, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services representative who is closely aligned with White House immigration adviser Stephen Miller suggested setting a cap at zero, the people said. Homeland Security Department officials at the meeting later floated making the level anywhere from 3,000 to 10,000, according to one of the people.
The proposal for a near-shutdown of the refugee program is alarming officials at the Department of Defense, who don't want to see a halt in admissions of Iraqis who risked their lives assisting U.S. forces in that country. The possible move comes after the Trump administration cut refugee admissions by a third this year, to 30,000.
Sanders campaign staffers say they'd like to receive the $15 minimum wage he says he's in favor of
Unionized campaign organizers working for Sen. Bernie Sanders's presidential effort are battling with its management, arguing that the compensation and treatment they are receiving does not meet the standards Sanders espouses in his rhetoric, according to internal communications.
Campaign field hires have demanded an annual salary they say would be equivalent to a $15-an-hour wage, which Sanders for years has said should be the federal minimum. The organizers and other employees supporting them have invoked the senator's words and principles in making their case to campaign manager Faiz Shakir, the documents reviewed by The Washington Post show.
… A draft letter union members earlier had prepared to send Shakir as soon as this week said that the field organizers "cannot be expected to build the largest grassroots organizing program in American history while making poverty wages. Given our campaign's commitment to fighting for a living wage of at least $15.00 an hour, we believe it is only fair that the campaign would carry through this commitment to its own field team."
The draft letter estimated that field organizers were working 60 hours per week at minimum, dropping their average hourly pay to less than $13. It said that "many field staffers are barely managing to survive financially, which is severely impacting our team's productivity and morale. Some field organizers have already left the campaign as a result."
The Trump administration is trying to out-evil cartoon villains
The Trump administration took a major step to weaken the regulation of toxic chemicals on Thursday when the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would not ban a widely used pesticide that its own experts have linked to serious health problems in children.
The decision by Andrew R. Wheeler, the E.P.A. administrator, represents a victory for the chemical industry and for farmers who have lobbied to continue using the substance, chlorpyrifos, arguing it is necessary to protect crops.
It was the administration's second major move this year to roll back or eliminate chemical safety rules. In April, the agency disregarded the advice of its own experts when officials issued a rule that restricted but did not ban asbestos, a known carcinogen. Agency scientists and lawyers had urged the E.P.A. to ban asbestos outright, as do most other industrialized nations.
E.P.A. Won't Ban Chlorpyrifos, Pesticide Tied to Children's Health Problems
On July 9, John Delaney's senior team sat him down and told him to drop out of the presidential race by mid-August, according to three sources close to the campaign.
Why it matters: He's been running for president for 721 days. He's spent nearly $19 million as a 2020 candidate since 2017. He's loaned over $11 million of his own money to his campaign this year. He's visited all of Iowa's 99 counties already, including at least 14 stops in Carroll Country alone. And it's all been for nothing.
"I think a lot of people who did leave thought, 'You gotta eat. You need a paycheck.' So that was a big part of it," said a former staffer.
Scoop: John Delaney's staffers have asked him to drop out
Maybe just stash your rare coin collection under your bed
There are an estimated 25 million safe deposit boxes in America, and they operate in a legal gray zone within the highly regulated banking industry. There are no federal laws governing the boxes; no rules require banks to compensate customers if their property is stolen or destroyed.
Every year, a few hundred customers report to the authorities that valuable items — art, memorabilia, diamonds, jewelry, rare coins, stacks of cash — have disappeared from their safe deposit boxes. Sometimes the fault lies with the customer. People remove items and then forget having done so. Others allow children or spouses access to their boxes, and don't realize that they have been removing things. But even when a bank is clearly at fault, customers rarely recover more than a small fraction of what they've lost — if they recover anything at all. The combination of lax regulations and customers not paying attention to the fine print of their box-leasing agreements allows many banks to deflect responsibility when valuables are damaged or go missing.
Safe Deposit Boxes Aren't Safe
Four Democrats Have Pulled Ahead of the 2020 Pack
With Biden, Sanders, Warren, and Harris now dominating the race, there's a stronger chance of an early primary win – or a contested convention.
At least the Republican Party isn't running with Trump's rhetoric
Sen. Josh Hawley tonight: "It's time we ended this cosmopolitan experiment and recovered the promise of our republic. Let's start with this: America is not going to become the rest of the world, and the rest of the world is not going to become America."
—@BennettJonah
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By Matt Stieb and Ed Kilgore
There will be a Biden-Harris rematch on Wednesday night, while progressive candidates Warren and Sanders will lead the all-white bill on Tuesday.
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Al Green offered Democrats a chance to make it clear Trump's racism isn't acceptable. They turned it down.
GOP: Ilhan Omar Is Un-American Because She Supports the First Amendment
By Eric Levitz
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Republicans Don't Want Racist Chants to Define Them — Just Racist Policies
By Zak Cheney-Rice
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It's the kumbaya party now
Leaders of House Democratic factions riven by weeks of infighting pledged to unify on Thursday, with each side deleting recent social media posts attacking each other.
In a joint statement issued Thursday, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.) and Mark Pocan (Wis.), New Democrat Coalition Chair Rep. Derek Kilmer (Wash.) and Blue Dog Coalition Chair Rep. Stephanie Murphy (Fla.) downplayed recent divisions over strategy and policy priorities.
"House Democrats are a diverse, robust and passionate family. We love our country and are dedicated to making life better for everyday Americans. At times, there may be different perspectives on the way forward. That is a hallmark of the legislative process," the joint statement reads.
House Democrats delete tweets attacking each other, pledge to unify
Good one, Rand
Rand Paul is maaaad at Jon Stewart over 9/11 bill; he calls him a "guttersnipe" on Fox News and says people shouldn't be "overwhelmed" by celebrity.
—@feliciasonmez
How will Iran respond?
BREAKING: US has "destroyed" an Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz, President Trump says; asserts that the drone ignored warnings from USS Boxer to stand down as it neared the ship. pic.twitter.com/oQh9ZuhCju
—@NBCNews
2020 senate elections
Susan Collins's Approval Rating Dives As Reelection Contest Approaches
The senator is losing popularity and is lashed to a president who is even more unpopular than she is in Maine.
Mayor Pete's getting some help from Hollywood
Among the more than 50 celebrities who gave Buttigieg money during the second quarter are rocker Joan Jett ($150), recording industry mogul David Geffen ($5,600), fashion icon Anna Wintour ($2,800), designer Tom Ford ($5,600), actress Sharon Stone ($5,600) and comedian Ellen DeGeneres ($5,600). They helped fuel his field-leading $24.8 million fundraising haul.
Hollywood stars open wallets to Buttigieg's 2020 campaign
subway waterfall
Subway Station Turns Into (Extremely Dangerous) Water Park in Time for Heat Wave
By Benjamin Hart
Gushing water flowed onto a New York City subway platform on Wednesday night, almost sweeping a man onto the tracks as a train pulled in.
Donny, you're out of your element
Actor Steve Buscemi donated the maximum amount possible to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's (D) presidential election campaign.
The actor known for his roles in The Death of Stalin and The Big Lebowski gave $2,800 to the mayor in June, according to the latest Federal Election Commission filing.
Steve Buscemi maxes out donation to Bill de Blasio's presidential campaign
Moderate Democrats Say AOC Is Distracting From Their Nonexistent Message
Instead of complaining that "the squad" is a distraction, moderates should spotlight all the unpopular policies that Trump doesn't want to defend.


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Molecular Systematics of Spiny Pocket Mice (Subfamily Heteromyinae) Inferred from Mitochondrial and Nuclear Sequence Data
Melina Crystal Williamson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
This study aims to determine species-level relationships within the genus Heteromys, as well as generic-level relationships among members of the subfamily Heteromyinae using a phylogenetic framework. Molecular sequence data were generated from two mitochondrial genes (cytochrome b and cytochrome oxidase I) and three nuclear gene segments (β-fibrinogen, engrailed protein II, and myosin heavy chain II), and analyzed under maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, and Bayesian optimality criteria to infer relationships. Chapter 1 focuses on the phylogenetic and taxonomic implications for Heteromys from the analyses of sequence data. Phylogenies also provided a framework for delimiting species boundaries within the wide-ranging Heteromys desmarestianus complex using the Wiens and Penkrot method. Several well-supported clades within this complex were recovered, including H. goldmani, H. nubicolens, and H. oresterus, as well as five groups identified as candidate species. Heteromys oasicus was not found to be genetically diagnosable from H. anomalus, and was relegated to subspecific status. I present a revised taxonomy as follows: the monotypic subgenus Xylomys is maintained (H. nelsoni); the subgenus Heteromys is divided into three species groups – anomalus (H. anomalus [including H. oasicus], H. australis, and H. teleus), desmarestianus (H. desmarestianus, H. goldmani, H. nubicolens, H. oresterus, and the five candidate species), and gaumeri (H. gaumeri). Chapter 2 describes phylogenetic inferences made from analyses of heteromyine taxa, genera Heteromys and Liomys. Many studies have recovered Liomys as paraphyletic relative to Heteromys, and the goal of this chapter was to address this taxonomic problem. The Liomys pictus species group (L. irroratus, L. pictus, and L. spectabilis) was recovered as sister to Heteromys rather than to the L. salvini group (L. adspersus and L. salvini). I recommend a revised taxonomy for the subfamily as follows: the genus Heteromys is retained as delineated in Chapter 1; the genus Liomys is reduced in scope to include only L. irroratus, L. pictus, and L. spectabilis; the subgeneric name Schaeferia is elevated to generic rank and includes S. adspersus and S. salvini. This classification better reflects the phyletic diversity within the subfamily Heteromyinae, and requires fewer name changes; thus providing nomenclatural stability.
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Un uovo alla coque è un uovo cotto in modo tale che l'albume solidifichi mentre il tuorlo rimanga liquido.

Modi di cottura

Acqua bollente

Tradizionalmente, per ottenere un uovo alla coque lo si immerge crudo, completo di guscio, in acqua portata all'ebollizione e lo si lascia in cottura per tre minuti. Questo tempo di cottura fa sì che l'albume si solidifichi, diventando di color bianco e "rivestendo" di sé all'interno il guscio, mentre il tuorlo rimane ancora liquido, ancorché un po' più denso rispetto a quando era crudo. Se lo si lascia ancora un paio di minuti, si ottiene invece un uovo bazzotto.

Per quanto riguarda il tempo di cottura, bisogna comunque tenere conto dell'altezza sul livello del mare della località in cui si effettua la cottura: infatti, salendo di livello, la temperatura di ebollizione dell'acqua diminuisce e quindi si deve tener conto che l'uovo sarà immerso in un liquido la cui temperatura non sarà più quella dei 100 °C che si hanno a livello 0 ma tanto minore quanto maggiore sarà l'altezza s.l.m. e quindi il tempo di immersione dell'uovo dovrà essere aumentato di conseguenza, sia pur di poco.

Forno
È anche possibile preparare un uovo alla coque cuocendolo in forno (senz'acqua), a patto che si possa regolarne il termostato con precisione. L'albume coagula a 61 °C, mentre il tuorlo a 68 °C, quindi occorre predisporre opportunamente la temperatura del forno tra questi due valori, facendo così coagulare l'albume mentre il tuorlo rimane liquido..

Resistenza del guscio alla cottura

L'uovo ha due estremità, una più ampia dell'altra. Quest'ultima contiene una sacca d'aria, presente tra il guscio e la membrana, che si dilata durante la cottura e può provocare crepe nel guscio. Per evitarle è sufficiente praticare un piccolo foro al centro dell'estremità: al momento della cottura l'aria esce dal foro e il guscio non si rompe.

Storia

Si attribuisce a Luigi XV di Francia la passione per le uova alla coque: ne avrebbe consumate tutte le domeniche e avrebbe fatto installare un allevamento avicolo nel castello di Versailles..

Consumo

Solo le uova fresche possono essere consumate à la coque.

Una volta cotto, l'uovo alla coque viene generalmente portato in tavola su un portauovo, piccolo apposito recipiente, che consente di tenere l'uovo in verticale. Inserito con la punta in alto l'uovo, questa viene "tagliata", rimanendo nel contenitore l'uovo con punta mozza, nella quale può essere infilato un cucchiaino per cogliere il contenuto e cibarsene. È anche costume intingere nel tuorlo pezzettini di pane o grissini, ma in ogni caso l'albume solidificato può essere raccolto e mangiato solo grazie all'uso di idonea posata.

Nel XXI secolo l'uovo di gallina cotto alla coque è un piatto ordinario nella cucina dei paesi di cultura occidentale. Viene servito sul piatto principale. Per molti è anche il componente principale della prima colazione.

Note

Voci correlate
 Uovo (alimento)
 Uovo in camicia
 Uovo sodo
 Uovo bazzotto

Altri progetti

Uova

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PBS in the last week aired a new documentary, The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer, that captures well the great importance of Oppenheimer's life in recent history, and how his story reflected the history of the world around him.
Oppenheimer's story is one of the great parables of 20th century history. He grew up in an environment that encouraged careful consideration of morality and ethics. He breezed through school, struggling only in the laboratories of Cambridge, and became a respected academic as a professor at Berkeley and Cal Tech. He read widely in philosophy and eastern religion, but was involved in politics mainly as a sympathizer with various "causes" of the time. Then, during the war, he was scientific director of the Manhattan Project for the development of the atomic bomb, and advocated for its use in the war. After the war, he became a respected advisor to the government on nuclear and scientific issues. But, when he advocated diplomacy with the Soviets to regulate development of the "super" or hydrogen bomb, the H-bomb's supporters dug up incidents from his past to paint him as a Communist, and drove him out of the government. I can think of no other biography that so clearly illustrates the hazards of attempting to live a life based on nuanced convictions; and the danger to society of losing its greatest potential leaders if we allow zealots and partisans of any kind to villify the advocates of a carefully chosen middle path.
Compared to the biography American Prometheus, one of whose authors is interviewed in the film, The Trials is naturally not as complete, since two hours of television can't possibly deliver the same depth as a 600 page book. The documentary also puts substantially more emphasis on the difficulties of Oppenheimer's personality, his vicious verbal put-downs of fellow academics and clumsy relations with women, all perhaps rooted in a hidden lack of confidence. The television film is also less sympathetic to Oppenheimer's wife, Kitty, who is descibed as "an additional burden" during their years at Los Alamos.
The documentary does well at compressing the story of Oppenheimer's youth, and detailing his early scientific life. It also gives a clear account of the reasons for his choice as Los Alamos lab director. In explaining the details of Oppenheimer's feud with Edward Teller and Lewis Strauss, the film is somewhat less than detailed about Oppenheimer's position in relation to H-bomb development and diplomatic alternatives to maintain a balance of power with the Soviets without creating the super-weapon. Strauss's and Teller's enmity in the end led to his losing his security clearance and thus his position as advisor to the Atomic Energy Commission.
In addition to American Prometheus, there are of course many other biographies available, and in fact the transcript of the hearings that led to Oppenheimer's dismissal from government was also published by the Atomic Energy Commission. Probably one of my dumbest shopping moves ever was not buying the transcripts when I saw them at BookBuyers used books in Mountain View. However, if you don't have time for a book, The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer is an excellent introduction into one of the most important stories in history, and highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of science, World War II, or the cold war.
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The Wire: The Complete Series (Blu-ray Review)
May 31st, 2015 by Aaron Neuwirth
The acclaimed HBO crime drama The Wire is now on Blu-ray in its entirety. Yes, there has been a level of controversy surrounding the widescreen remaster for the series, but the fact is – The Wire can now be seen in HD and it is glorious. David Simon's fantastic series presents five seasons worth of story concerning the city of Baltimore in the new millennium and how that functions from varying perspectives. It is a great series for fans to revisit and those previously unaware of its greatness to finally check out on Blu. This Blu-ray set is fortunately up to the task of presenting the whole series, along with plenty of extras to round out this great package.
As mentioned, The Wire is an American crime drama series set in Baltimore, Maryland. The series presents a variety of stories that revolve around a set of criminals, law enforcement officers, and politicians. It features a wide variety of characters and makes great use of all of them. Each season handles a different institution of the city and they do a wonderful job of fleshing out the world created under the watchful eye of Simon and his team.
David Simon has said that despite its presentation as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals. Whether one is a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge or a lawyer, all are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution to which they are committed." That is a great summation of the series, which many regard as one of the greatest television series ever made.
The Wire arrived at a time early in the realm of HBO original programming. The Sopranos had already been receiving plenty of acclaim, but other shows, such as The Wire were making their stamp as well. With that said, few shows as amazing as The Wire have been given as little recognition, as far as major Emmy's or Golden Globes are concerned. Yes, the show has received awards that mean more for a lot of people, including a Peabody and various critics' awards, but The Wire has essentially held up more as an underseen, but widely high-regarded gem.
It is hard to really dive into the series, without mapping out the whole thing, but it suffices to say the storylines may or may not be fairly straightforward, but there is so much more to take away from it, as far as its themes and the acting are concerned. Dysfunctionality within the system is a large part of what allows this series to thrive so effectively. The struggles between varying individuals of equal, higher, or lower rank make it a series that is essentially very cynical about institutions as a whole. Additionally, surveillance is a key element to the plot of the series overall. The show may be dated in that regard, but The Wire does serve as a time capsule of sorts as well. That said, while the technology has evolved, it is very interesting to see how many thematic elements have and have not changed for better or worse.
As far as the cast is concerned, this is a show that is full of amazing talent. There is a reason many get excited when they see actors from The Wire pop up on shows like The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, The Office, Boardwalk Empire, and True Blood, let alone all the movies many can now be seen in. Dominic West, Idris Elba, Wendell Pierce, Michael K. Williams, Lance Reddick, Andre Royo, Amy Ryan, Chad Coleman, Aidan Gillen, and Larry Gillard, Jr. are just a handful of the great talent found in this series and they are all great. In fact, this may be the best series to feature British actors doing American accents. Think of all the people that actually thought Idris Elba was American, before seeing him in Luther or wherever.
Part of what helps in this area is the realism. The show keeps things as realistic as possible in regards to how process and action is depicted. This is not a cops and robbers show about big shootouts and triumphant court cases. Even the use of characters evolves every season, as there is not really a lead character. The Wire simply exists as a series of stories connected by various characters it is nice to check in on. They are handled as real people, with no attempts to deliver cliché one-liners, massive exposition dumps, or flashbacks to really heighten the sense of reality of each hour-long episode.
How else can I recommend this show? The Wire is absolutely terrific. Even if the second and fifth seasons are a bit underwhelming compared to the fantastic first, third, and fourth seasons, you still get a show that is incredibly consistent. It is well acted, incredibly well-made, and not really a series that has been repeated or imitated quite as well. Sure, there are other great series that have come along before and since, but The Wire is one of a kind and easily continues to live up to being one of the true greats.
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Clarity/Detail: As pointed out at the top The Wire received a bit of controversy for being converted to widescreen for its HD transfer. You can read more about David Simon's thoughts on that, but just know that regardless of the sense of principle one may have about the change, The Wire looks great. Obviously anyone that is coming to this show for the first time will not notice a difference, let alone really feel that they should change this to a full screen presentation on their big flat screen TV, but the opinions are out there. Regardless, the picture is incredibly sharp, with an obvious level of care put into making this early 00's series look as good as possible.
Depth: This show rides the line of looking like a TV series and a true cinematic piece of work, but the depth of field on Blu-ray really gives this show a pop that has you continue appreciating what it has to offer in this format.
Black Levels: The black levels are deep and inky throughout.
Color Reproduction: The show is neither very colorful nor is it a saturated crime drama. The Wire was filmed as straight-forward as possible and as a result, the amounts of color look quite good when they are present.
Flesh Tones: The facial textures come across incredibly well, which is fitting given the varying drab locations characters find themselves in. You also get a lot of nighttime and outdoor scenes to really allow for variety, but the look of the actors is always consistently strong.
Noise/Artifacts: Nothing of note, especially given how well-preserved the grain is. That's not a flaw, just a great way to hold onto the original look of the series.
Audio Format(s): English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French, Spanish, German DTS 2.0
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, German, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Dynamics: There is less to say about the audio, but the series features a very solid set of audio tracks for each season. The approach to the series from a fairly realistic standpoint means there are not big dramatic musical moments taking place throughout and the action content is not high. Basically, this means the audio tracks do enough to preserve what you need to hear, but the show has never been about blowing you away on a soundtrack level.
Low Frequency Extension: The LFE channel output is strong when the show requires it. There are not many big set pieces, but the series gets that extra bump, when required.
Surround Sound Presentation: Enough is done to provide a well-balanced mix. The show is incredibly dialogue-heavy, which is clear from the center channel focus. That said, enough is done to take advantage of each channel, when necessary.
Dialogue Reproduction: The dialogue is mostly loud and clear. That said, there are times when the realism means understanding some of the more authentic accents, let alone listening to characters mumble a bit more than you'd like.
The selection of extras is decent enough. Each season gets a share of commentary tracks and the final season includes new sets of extras that fans will definitely want to check out.
Audio Commentaries on episodes 1, 2, and 12
Audio Commentaries on episodes 6 and 12
Audio Commentaries on episodes 1, 2, 3, 11, and 12
Audio Commentaries on episodes 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, and 13
Audio Commentaries on episodes 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 10
The Wire Reunion (HD, 85:04) – Recorded at PaleyFest in 2014, this is an excellent look back at the series, with a large portion of the cast and a lot of fun seen being had by all. Great for fans to check out.
The Last Word (HD, 27:03) – A 2008 documentary that looks at tabloid journalism in the 21st century, based on The Wire's fifth season.
The Wire Odyssey (HD, 29:02) – The cast and crew reflect on the first four seasons of the series.
Prequels (HD, 6:01) – Some neat little additions for a few of the characters.
It is not often that one goes out of their way to stress when a show deserves to be regarded as one of the best ever, but The Wire deserves that kind of love. It is a masterful show and it looks great on Blu-ray. The extras are solid enough as well, but this is a series to watch for sure. Pick it up when you can and enjoy a brilliant, multi-season crime drama.
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Written by: Aaron Neuwirth on May 31, 2015.
Writer/Reviewer, Film Lover, Podcaster, Gamer, Comic Reader, Disc Golfer & a Lefty. There are too many films, TV, books, etc. for me to list as favorites, but I can assure that the amount film knowledge within my noggin is ridiculous, though I am always open to learning more. You can follow me on Twitter @AaronsPS4, see what else I am up to at TheCodeIsZeek.com & check out my podcast, Out Now with Aaron and Abe, on iTunes.
Tags: Aidan Gillen, Amy Ryan, Andre Royo, chad coleman, David Simon, Dominic West, Idris Elba, Jr., Lance Reddick, larry gillard, Michael K. Williams, The Wire, Wendell Pierce.


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Lechlade is a small town in Gloucestershire on the River Thames, perhaps the most famous river in the world.
The town lies not far from where the Thames rises, near Cirencester, and is the highest point to which the river is navigable. The Thames is joined here by the smaller rivers Coln and Leach.
Beside the river is a splendid statue of Neptune, the Roman God of the Sea, as well as Ha'penny Bridge and St. John's Lock.
The parish church is an interesting one with a fine Priest's Door.
It was from Lechlade that stone for the building of St. Pauls Cathedral commenced its journey downstream. Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote a poem about a boat trip to Lechlade.
A little way down the river is Kelmscott Manor, the celebrated home of William Morris.


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Thirteen books that changed America, music for an overcast day -- and a satirical look at racists in a President Obama world.
By Salon Staff
Published November 8, 2008 12:00PM (EST)
"Racism Ends Forever" on YouTube
With the election over, there's a new sector of the economy in trouble. What will we do with the poor souls who spent months making election-related videos in the hope that they'd get lucky and one of their creations would go viral? Fortunately, there's a small window left for post-election videos, and everyone's doing their best to capitalize; there have even been some really good ones. Personally, I like LandlineTV's "Racism Ends Forever," which imagines a world in which the Ku Klux Klan has given up racism and turned to bird-watching. It manages to skewer both racism and the overblown pronouncements about what Barack Obama's victory will mean at the same time. -- Alex Koppelman
Arthur Russell's "Love Is Overtaking Me"
Vocalist, cellist, experimental musician, disco entrepreneur, downtown scene collaborator -- Arthur Russell had an obscure and eclectic but star-studded career until he died of AIDS, at 40, in 1992. But few knew that there was yet another Arthur Russell, a singer/songwriter whose delicate group of surprisingly tender country-flavored tunes, "Love Has Overtaken Me," appears 16 years after his death. Leaving Iowa at 18, he played cello with Allen Ginsberg and, after moving to New York in the '70s, with Philip Glass and David Byrne. After producing the garage classic "Is It All Over My Face?" Russell headed the dance label Sleeping Bag Records and recorded atmospheric cello-and-voice electronica under his own name. Over the years, his lover, Tom Lee, has gradually been releasing Russell's output to great buzz and acclaim. Russell's music has appeared in commercials, and a biography and a documentary are on the way. "Love Has Overtaken Me" represents a trove of dreamy, DIY love songs that prefigure the alt-country craze of the late '90s, arriving at soft-rock ends through Lou Reed means. Russell's vocals mix cowboy courage with shaky vulnerability, but his sincerity isn't forced. In fact, the best songs combine his least technical singing with the most direct sentiments, like "Nobody Wants a Lonely Heart" and, poignantly, "Don't Forget About Me." -- James Hannaham
"Promised Land: Thirteen Books that Changed America" by Jay Parini
A list provokes as much by what it excludes as by what it includes. So anyone coming to Jay Parini's "Promised Land: Thirteen Books that Changed America" is bound to notice the titles that didn't make the cut. No "Great Gatsby"? No "Grapes of Wrath"? No "Leaves of Grass"? Fortunately, Parini makes thoughtful and well-reasoned arguments for the books he has included, some of which are expected ("Uncle Tom's Cabin," "Huckleberry Finn") and some of which are both surprising and right (Dale Carnegie, Dr. Spock). Parini's prose isn't the liveliest, and his readings are more synoptic than transformative, but this is a useful and wide-ranging guide to the American folk-soul, even as it enters its next incarnation. -- Louis Bayard
"Six in Paris" on DVD
Was this the genesis of "indie film"? In 1965, with critics and audiences claiming that the French New Wave had run out of gas, 24-year-old Parisian producer and actor Barbet Schroeder (who would later direct "Barfly" and "Reversal of Fortune") assembled the movement's leading lights for a "manifesto film" -- an anthology of six no-budget tales shot on 16 mm film with direct sound and nonprofessional actors, each one capturing a different Parisian neighborhood. "Six in Paris" ("Paris as Seen By ..." in French) is a mixed bag, and few of the films follow Schroeder's rules rigorously. The biggest names didn't always produce the best results: Jean-Luc Godard's "Montparnasse and Levallois" is an elaborate gag about a young woman who mixes up love notes to her two boyfriends, while Eric Rohmer's "Place de L'Étoile" is a trivial fable about a nonentity salesman. But "Rue Saint-Denis," by the unjustly forgotten Jean-Daniel Pollet, is a Chaplinesque mini-masterpiece about a hard-boiled hooker and her recalcitrant john, and Jean Rouch's "Gare du Nord" (with Schroeder as a henpecked husband) is an invigorating one-shot, one-take experiment. Finally available on DVD from New Yorker, "Six in Paris" is a café au lait-stained postcard from a vanished Parisian bohemia. -- Andrew O'Hehir
The Rosebuds' "Life Like"
North Carolina rock band the Rosebuds write lush, melancholy music for an overcast day. Featuring minor chords, dark lyrics and a driving beat that land their sound in some eerie space between the Church and Versus, the band's fourth album in five years is undeniably impressive and sonically diverse. Sometimes their songs feel like a flashback to the indie rock of the mid-'90s ("Cape Fear"), bounce along like a slightly perkier Calexico ("Border Guards") or lean on a scrappy chorus like an ill-tempered David Karsten Daniels ("Nice Fox"). Most of all, the Rosebuds make music that plays well in the foreground or the background, the soundtrack for a moody day spent alone, in an empty house. -- Heather Havrilesky
"The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories" by Joan Aiken
Throughout her life, Aiken, one of the 20th century's greatest authors of children's fiction, wrote stories about the Armitage family: a mother, father, sister and brother whose lives in a rural British village are routinely disrupted by magic -- mostly on Mondays. Unicorns overrun the garden, the Board of Incantation attempts to requisition their house for a school for wizards, and the annoying kids next door get turned into sheep. The delicious unflappability of the parents is one of the most amusing aspects of these tales. Mrs. Armitage barely looks up from her knitting when her husband observes that the two children are riding broomsticks in the backyard: "I think it's much better for them to get that sort of thing out of their systems when they're small." Buy it to read to your kids, and you'll find yourself sneaking tastes on the sly; a little Aiken is a fine thing to have in your system at any age. -- Laura Miller
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9. The quality of the clothing, and specifically the jeans, is highly questionable. I bought two pairs of jeans from Abercrombie about two years ago, before I wised up. Usually I spend between $30 and $40 on a pair of jeans at other stores and they last me until I get sick of them and throw them out.
I spent $60 each on these two pairs and within one year they were both full of holes and unwearable. Patches to cover the holes would have been pointless. The holes were huge. And there was no reason for them. I hadn't worn the jeans more often than any others. Probably less, actually. And I hadn't been playing rugby in them, so there was no unusual wear and tear.
8. Have you seen the Abercrombie ads? In the store, in magazines, and in their own, now-defunct-because-it-was-too-racy magazine/catalog, A&F Quarterly? One word: softporn. And do you really want to be subjected to softporn when you go to buy a T-shirt?
7. The clothing is created for waifs. Case in point, every time I've tried on something in the size I usually wear, it's been two sizes too small. I believe this is a thinly veiled tactic to make me choose a much larger size than normal, thereby trying to make me feel fat, thereby trying to make me strive to achieve Abercrombie's standard of beauty, which apparently happens to fall somewhere in the range of 94 pounds. But I like being an average-sized girl that wears a 6 or an 8 in any other store. So bye, bye Abercrombie.
6. The store is like a nightclub that forgot to turn off its lights and just happens to be full of clothes. Every time I walk in (which now is basically never) I feel like I need earplugs and I have the urge to search for my ID and stick my right arm out so someone can slap a bracelet on it. Yes, Abercrombie, I understand you're trying to be hip, but is it absolutely necessary to blast cheesy dance music from your store so loudly i can't hear myself think? My advice to shoppers is save your hearing and get your knit tops somewhere else.
5. The jeans at Abercrombie have names. Names like "Madison" "Emma" "Erin" "Cameron" and "Brianna." I don't know what scares me more. The fact that they name their jeans, or the names themselves.
4. Abercrombie associates are currently referred to as "models." That scares me as well.
3. Each store is spritzed hourly with men's cologne in order to ensure a "pleasant sensory experience." Still scared.
2. You can get better-fitting, better quality, less expensive clothes at plenty of stores that don't feature softporn and cologne spritzing including American Eagle, Weathervane (they used to have great jeans, until they changed their lineup; hopefully they'll bring them back) and Express just to name a few. Express jeans in particular are excellent quality and usually cheaper than Abercrombie's. Even if they're not, they'll last a lot longer. Also, at these other stores you won't find thong underwear for pre-teens with slogans like "Eye Candy" and "Wink Wink" like you would have at Abercrombie, before they were pulled from the shelves.
1. OK, OK, if you really must have a piece of Abercrombie, go to Hollister instead. Abercrombie owns the company, and it's way cheaper.


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#include <iomanip>
#include <sstream>

#include <dali-toolkit/dali-toolkit.h>
#include <dali-toolkit/devel-api/shader-effects/motion-stretch-effect.h>
#include <dali/dali.h>
#include "shared/view.h"

using namespace Dali;
using namespace Dali::Toolkit;

namespace // unnamed namespace
{
////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Demo setup parameters
//

const float MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_WIDTH  = 256; // actor size on screen
const float MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_HEIGHT = 256; // ""

const int   MOTION_STRETCH_NUM_ACTOR_IMAGES = 5;
const char* MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE1(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "image-with-border-1.jpg");
const char* MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE2(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "image-with-border-2.jpg");
const char* MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE3(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "image-with-border-3.jpg");
const char* MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE4(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "image-with-border-4.jpg");
const char* MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE5(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "image-with-border-5.jpg");

const char* MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGES[] = {
  MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE1,
  MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE2,
  MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE3,
  MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE4,
  MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE5,
};

const int NUM_ACTOR_ANIMATIONS  = 4;
const int NUM_CAMERA_ANIMATIONS = 2;

const char* BACKGROUND_IMAGE_PATH = DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "background-default.png";

const char* TOOLBAR_IMAGE(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "top-bar.png");
const char* LAYOUT_IMAGE(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "icon-change.png");
const char* LAYOUT_IMAGE_SELECTED(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "icon-change-selected.png");
const char* APPLICATION_TITLE("Motion Stretch");
const char* EFFECTS_OFF_ICON(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "icon-effects-off.png");
const char* EFFECTS_OFF_ICON_SELECTED(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "icon-effects-off-selected.png");
const char* EFFECTS_ON_ICON(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "icon-effects-on.png");
const char* EFFECTS_ON_ICON_SELECTED(DEMO_IMAGE_DIR "icon-effects-on-selected.png");

// These values depend on the button background image
const Vector4 BUTTON_IMAGE_BORDER(Vector4::ONE * 3.0f);

const float UI_MARGIN = 4.0f; ///< Screen Margin for placement of UI buttons

const Vector3 BUTTON_SIZE_CONSTRAINT(0.24f, 0.09f, 1.0f);

// move this button down a bit so it is visible on target and not covered up by toolbar
const float BUTTON_TITLE_LABEL_Y_OFFSET = 0.05f;

const float ORIENTATION_DURATION = 0.5f; ///< Time to rotate to new orientation.
} // unnamed namespace

//
class MotionStretchExampleApp : public ConnectionTracker
{
public:
  /**
     * DeviceOrientation describes the four different
     * orientations the device can be in based on accelerometer reports.
     */
  enum DeviceOrientation
  {
    PORTRAIT          = 0,
    LANDSCAPE         = 90,
    PORTRAIT_INVERSE  = 180,
    LANDSCAPE_INVERSE = 270
  };

  /**
   * Constructor
   * @param application class, stored as reference
   */
  MotionStretchExampleApp(Application& app)
  : mApplication(app),
    mActorEffectsEnabled(false),
    mCurrentActorAnimation(0),
    mCurrentImage(0),
    mOrientation(PORTRAIT)
  {
    // Connect to the Application's Init signal
    app.InitSignal().Connect(this, &MotionStretchExampleApp::OnInit);
  }

  ~MotionStretchExampleApp()
  {
    // Nothing to do here; everything gets deleted automatically
  }

  /**
   * This method gets called once the main loop of application is up and running
   */
  void OnInit(Application& app)
  {
    // The Init signal is received once (only) during the Application lifetime
    Window window = app.GetWindow();

    window.KeyEventSignal().Connect(this, &MotionStretchExampleApp::OnKeyEvent);

    // Creates a default view with a default tool bar.
    // The view is added to the window.
    mContentLayer = DemoHelper::CreateView(mApplication,
                                           mView,
                                           mToolBar,
                                           BACKGROUND_IMAGE_PATH,
                                           TOOLBAR_IMAGE,
                                           APPLICATION_TITLE);

    // Ensure the content layer is a square so the touch area works in all orientations
    Vector2 windowSize = window.GetSize();
    float   size       = std::max(windowSize.width, windowSize.height);
    mContentLayer.SetProperty(Actor::Property::SIZE, Vector2(size, size));

    //Add an slideshow icon on the right of the title
    mActorEffectsButton = Toolkit::PushButton::New();
    mActorEffectsButton.SetProperty(Toolkit::Button::Property::UNSELECTED_BACKGROUND_VISUAL, EFFECTS_OFF_ICON);
    mActorEffectsButton.SetProperty(Toolkit::Button::Property::SELECTED_BACKGROUND_VISUAL, EFFECTS_OFF_ICON_SELECTED);
    mActorEffectsButton.ClickedSignal().Connect(this, &MotionStretchExampleApp::OnEffectButtonClicked);
    mToolBar.AddControl(mActorEffectsButton, DemoHelper::DEFAULT_VIEW_STYLE.mToolBarButtonPercentage, Toolkit::Alignment::HORIZONTAL_CENTER, DemoHelper::DEFAULT_PLAY_PADDING);

    // Creates a mode button.
    // Create a effect toggle button. (right of toolbar)
    Toolkit::PushButton layoutButton = Toolkit::PushButton::New();
    layoutButton.SetProperty(Toolkit::Button::Property::UNSELECTED_BACKGROUND_VISUAL, LAYOUT_IMAGE);
    layoutButton.SetProperty(Toolkit::Button::Property::SELECTED_BACKGROUND_VISUAL, LAYOUT_IMAGE_SELECTED);
    layoutButton.ClickedSignal().Connect(this, &MotionStretchExampleApp::OnLayoutButtonClicked);
    layoutButton.SetProperty(Actor::Property::LEAVE_REQUIRED, true);
    mToolBar.AddControl(layoutButton, DemoHelper::DEFAULT_VIEW_STYLE.mToolBarButtonPercentage, Toolkit::Alignment::HORIZONTAL_RIGHT, DemoHelper::DEFAULT_MODE_SWITCH_PADDING);

    // Input
    mTapGestureDetector = TapGestureDetector::New();
    mTapGestureDetector.Attach(mContentLayer);
    mTapGestureDetector.DetectedSignal().Connect(this, &MotionStretchExampleApp::OnTap);

    // set initial orientation
    Dali::Window winHandle = app.GetWindow();
    winHandle.AddAvailableOrientation(Dali::WindowOrientation::PORTRAIT);
    winHandle.AddAvailableOrientation(Dali::WindowOrientation::LANDSCAPE);
    winHandle.AddAvailableOrientation(Dali::WindowOrientation::PORTRAIT_INVERSE);
    winHandle.AddAvailableOrientation(Dali::WindowOrientation::LANDSCAPE_INVERSE);
    winHandle.ResizeSignal().Connect(this, &MotionStretchExampleApp::OnWindowResized);

    // set initial orientation
    Rotate(PORTRAIT);

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    //
    // Motion stretched actor
    //
    mMotionStretchEffect        = Toolkit::CreateMotionStretchEffect();
    mMotionStretchEffect["url"] = MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGE1;
    mMotionStretchImageView     = ImageView::New();
    mMotionStretchImageView.SetProperty(Toolkit::ImageView::Property::IMAGE, mMotionStretchEffect);
    mMotionStretchImageView.SetProperty(Actor::Property::PARENT_ORIGIN, ParentOrigin::CENTER);
    mMotionStretchImageView.SetProperty(Actor::Property::ANCHOR_POINT, AnchorPoint::CENTER);
    mMotionStretchImageView.SetProperty(Actor::Property::SIZE, Vector2(MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_WIDTH, MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_HEIGHT));
    // Add stretch padding
    mMotionStretchImageView.SetProperty(Actor::Property::UPDATE_AREA_HINT, Vector4(0, 0, MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_WIDTH + 32, MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_HEIGHT + 32));

    mContentLayer.Add(mMotionStretchImageView);

    // Create shader used for doing motion stretch
    Toolkit::SetMotionStretchProperties(mMotionStretchImageView);
  }

  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //
  // Device Orientation Support
  //
  //

  void OnWindowResized(Window window, Window::WindowSize size)
  {
    Rotate(size.GetWidth() > size.GetHeight() ? LANDSCAPE : PORTRAIT);
  }

  void Rotate(DeviceOrientation orientation)
  {
    // Resize the root actor
    const Vector2 targetSize = mApplication.GetWindow().GetSize();

    if(mOrientation != orientation)
    {
      mOrientation = orientation;

      // check if actor is on window
      if(mView.GetParent())
      {
        // has parent so we expect it to be on window, start animation
        mRotateAnimation = Animation::New(ORIENTATION_DURATION);
        mRotateAnimation.AnimateTo(Property(mView, Actor::Property::SIZE_WIDTH), targetSize.width);
        mRotateAnimation.AnimateTo(Property(mView, Actor::Property::SIZE_HEIGHT), targetSize.height);
        mRotateAnimation.Play();
      }
      else
      {
        mView.SetProperty(Actor::Property::SIZE, targetSize);
      }
    }
    else
    {
      // for first time just set size
      mView.SetProperty(Actor::Property::SIZE, targetSize);
    }
  }

  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //
  // Actor Animation
  //
  //

  // move to point on screen that was tapped
  void OnTap(Actor actor, const TapGesture& tapGesture)
  {
    Vector3 destPos;
    float   originOffsetX, originOffsetY;

    // rotate offset (from top left origin to centre) into actor space
    Vector2 windowSize = mApplication.GetWindow().GetSize();
    actor.ScreenToLocal(originOffsetX, originOffsetY, windowSize.width * 0.5f, windowSize.height * 0.5f);

    // get dest point in local actor space
    const Vector2& localPoint = tapGesture.GetLocalPoint();
    destPos.x                 = localPoint.x - originOffsetX;
    destPos.y                 = localPoint.y - originOffsetY;
    destPos.z                 = 0.0f;

    float tapMovementAnimDuration = 0.5f;
    mActorTapMovementAnimation    = Animation::New(tapMovementAnimDuration);
    if(mMotionStretchImageView)
    {
      mActorTapMovementAnimation.AnimateTo(Property(mMotionStretchImageView, Actor::Property::POSITION), destPos, AlphaFunction::EASE_IN_OUT_SINE, TimePeriod(tapMovementAnimDuration));
    }
    mActorTapMovementAnimation.SetEndAction(Animation::BAKE);
    mActorTapMovementAnimation.Play();

    // perform some spinning etc
    if(mActorEffectsEnabled)
    {
      switch(mCurrentActorAnimation)
      {
        // spin around y
        case 0:
        {
          float animDuration = 1.0f;
          mActorAnimation    = Animation::New(animDuration);
          mActorAnimation.AnimateBy(Property(mMotionStretchImageView, Actor::Property::ORIENTATION), Quaternion(Radian(Degree(360.0f)), Vector3::YAXIS), AlphaFunction::EASE_IN_OUT);
          mActorAnimation.SetEndAction(Animation::BAKE);
          mActorAnimation.Play();
        }
        break;

        // spin around z
        case 1:
        {
          float animDuration = 1.0f;
          mActorAnimation    = Animation::New(animDuration);
          mActorAnimation.AnimateBy(Property(mMotionStretchImageView, Actor::Property::ORIENTATION), Quaternion(Radian(Degree(360.0f)), Vector3::ZAXIS), AlphaFunction::EASE_IN_OUT);
          mActorAnimation.SetEndAction(Animation::BAKE);
          mActorAnimation.Play();
        }
        break;

        // spin around y and z
        case 2:
        {
          float animDuration = 1.0f;
          mActorAnimation    = Animation::New(animDuration);
          mActorAnimation.AnimateBy(Property(mMotionStretchImageView, Actor::Property::ORIENTATION), Quaternion(Radian(Degree(360.0f)), Vector3::YAXIS), AlphaFunction::EASE_IN_OUT);
          mActorAnimation.AnimateBy(Property(mMotionStretchImageView, Actor::Property::ORIENTATION), Quaternion(Radian(Degree(360.0f)), Vector3::ZAXIS), AlphaFunction::EASE_IN_OUT);
          mActorAnimation.SetEndAction(Animation::BAKE);
          mActorAnimation.Play();
        }
        break;

        // scale
        case 3:
        {
          float animDuration = 1.0f;
          mActorAnimation    = Animation::New(animDuration);
          mActorAnimation.AnimateBy(Property(mMotionStretchImageView, Actor::Property::SCALE), Vector3(2.0f, 2.0f, 2.0f), AlphaFunction::BOUNCE, TimePeriod(0.0f, 1.0f));
          mActorAnimation.SetEndAction(Animation::BAKE);
          mActorAnimation.Play();
        }
        break;

        default:
          break;
      }

      mCurrentActorAnimation++;
      if(NUM_ACTOR_ANIMATIONS == mCurrentActorAnimation)
      {
        mCurrentActorAnimation = 0;
      }
    }
  }

  void ToggleActorEffects()
  {
    if(!mActorEffectsEnabled)
    {
      mActorEffectsEnabled = true;
      mActorEffectsButton.SetProperty(Toolkit::Button::Property::UNSELECTED_BACKGROUND_VISUAL, EFFECTS_ON_ICON);
      mActorEffectsButton.SetProperty(Toolkit::Button::Property::SELECTED_BACKGROUND_VISUAL, EFFECTS_ON_ICON_SELECTED);
    }
    else
    {
      mActorEffectsEnabled = false;
      mActorEffectsButton.SetProperty(Toolkit::Button::Property::UNSELECTED_BACKGROUND_VISUAL, EFFECTS_OFF_ICON);
      mActorEffectsButton.SetProperty(Toolkit::Button::Property::SELECTED_BACKGROUND_VISUAL, EFFECTS_OFF_ICON_SELECTED);
    }
  }

  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //
  // Input handlers
  //
  //

  bool OnLayoutButtonClicked(Toolkit::Button button)
  {
    ChangeImage();
    return true;
  }

  bool OnEffectButtonClicked(Toolkit::Button button)
  {
    ToggleActorEffects();
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * Main key event handler
   */
  void OnKeyEvent(const KeyEvent& event)
  {
    if(event.GetState() == KeyEvent::DOWN)
    {
      if(IsKey(event, Dali::DALI_KEY_ESCAPE) || IsKey(event, Dali::DALI_KEY_BACK))
      {
        mApplication.Quit();
      }
    }
  }

  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //
  // Misc
  //
  //

  void ChangeImage()
  {
    mCurrentImage++;
    if(MOTION_STRETCH_NUM_ACTOR_IMAGES == mCurrentImage)
    {
      mCurrentImage = 0;
    }

    mMotionStretchEffect["url"] = MOTION_STRETCH_ACTOR_IMAGES[mCurrentImage];
    mMotionStretchImageView.SetProperty(Toolkit::ImageView::Property::IMAGE, mMotionStretchEffect);
  }

private:
  Application&     mApplication; ///< Application instance
  Toolkit::Control mView;
  Toolkit::ToolBar mToolBar;
  Layer            mContentLayer; ///< Content layer (contains actor for this stretch demo)

  PushButton mActorEffectsButton; ///< The actor effects toggling Button.

  // Motion stretch
  Property::Map mMotionStretchEffect;
  ImageView     mMotionStretchImageView;

  // animate actor to position where user taps screen
  Animation mActorTapMovementAnimation;

  // show different animations to demonstrate stretch effect working on an object only movement basis
  bool      mActorEffectsEnabled;
  Animation mActorAnimation;
  int       mCurrentActorAnimation;

  // offer a selection of images that user can cycle between
  int mCurrentImage;

  TapGestureDetector mTapGestureDetector;

  DeviceOrientation mOrientation;     ///< Current Device orientation
  Animation         mRotateAnimation; ///< Animation for rotating between landscape and portrait.
};

int DALI_EXPORT_API main(int argc, char** argv)
{
  Application             app = Application::New(&argc, &argv, DEMO_THEME_PATH);
  MotionStretchExampleApp test(app);
  app.MainLoop();
  return 0;
}

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An Equation Incapable of Solution: Tesla (2020) - Reviewed
"Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine." – Nikola Tesla
Close your eyes for a moment, and imagine that you live in the world envisioned by Nikola Tesla in the 1890s. Imagine that you can, with the flip of a switch, illuminate an entire room. Imagine that you have access to a wireless network, allowing you connection with millions of other people worldwide and all of the information available to them, as well as yourself. Imagine that your everyday entertainment and employment are enhanced by access to safe electricity, powering everything from central air conditioning to cable television to karaoke machines.
Now open your eyes. You don't have to imagine, because the world we live in is Tesla's dream world. The futurist visionary, born in 1856 in what is now Croatia, possessed a brilliant mind which could understand the roots of the universe, the nature of electricity, and the behavior of machinery. He is responsible for the alternating-current electrical supply system we use today, and his genius stretched far into the centuries to come. He was an idealist pitted against capitalism, for whom the universe was an open book – but for whom humanity, and all its idiosyncrasies, were a maddening mystery.
To tell the story of Nikola Tesla is to study the man's personality through the relationships he forged during his lifetime, as much indicative of his singular virtuosity and apartness as the ideas he cultivated and the patents through which we know him. Through philanthropist Anne Morgan (Eve Hewson), using a MacBook and Google statistics to frame the biopic's narrative, Michael Almereyda presents Tesla the man through the lens of the technology his ideas would eventually pioneer. This creates an intriguing use of anachronisms, from Thomas Edison's iPhone to synthpop blasting in a ballroom, and a strange dream sequence during which Tesla himself (Ethan Hawke) performs a bright karaoke rendition of Tears for Fears' Everybody Wants to Rule the World. Not all of these technological touches work in quite the intended manner, but it's a bold move in what would have otherwise been a straightforward period piece; stylistically, it's gutsy and fun, and it brings the character of Tesla in stark relief against his contemporaries.
Tesla amuses itself playing with the lines between fact and fiction, unfolding as an informative narration that relies on whimsy and dry humor rather than flat factual dramatization – Nikola Tesla was a man of ideas, and Almereyda's film is wryly spirited with his technological predictions and a heaping helping of anachronism stew. What resonates most profoundly are its performances, as a dedicated and very talented cast bring life to the reserved, serious Tesla and the few people close to him. Of particular note is Kyle MacLachlan's portrayal of Thomas Edison as a P.T. Barnum of scientific discovery and invention, a strutting peacock with a congenial personality that earned him many of the accolades which should have been Tesla's. Comedian Jim Gaffigan gives a surprising performance as entrepreneur George Westinghouse, gracing the role with a lively quirkiness bordering eccentricity with his trademark sardonicism.
Rebecca Dayan and Eve Hewson, as stage star Sarah Bernhardt and Anne Morgan, respectively, play off of Ethan Hawke's serious, reserved Tesla as women who championed him only to realize that he had no intentions of settling in the traditional sense; Hawke himself is truly a star here, perfectly swerving between the man who loved the world inside his head more than the human beings surrounding him, and the man who desperately wished he could understand them and love them far better for what they were. This internal conflict is played out subtly and with a detached sort of dour resignation, as Tesla himself realizes that his idealism is at complete odds with the nature of the society in which he lives.
While some of the creative decisions don't quite resonate the way they are intended, and there are moments wherein the narrative indulges its quirkiness just a little too much, Almereyda's Tesla is a colorful, thoughtful biopic that – sometimes a little too literally – reminds us how much of our modern comfort and industry has relied not only on Nikola Tesla's ingenuity, but on the system that left him to die penniless and solitary in the middle of World War II. Far beyond his time, Tesla would have been content to see all of mankind benefit from his revelationss, but even the Chicago World's Fair – ostensibly revolving around innovation and invention – ultimately was, for his contemporaries, a profitable fashion show. The true divide, the film suggests, resided in Tesla's insistence that men do not invent: they merely discover, harness, and sell.
Tesla once said that "the wonders of yesterday are today common occurrences", foreseeing that even the most seemingly lofty of technological ideas would someday become the stuff of the hoi polloi. It is jarring to see a late Nineteenth- and early Twentieth-Century tableaux using today's technology, but it works – because it is precisely how Tesla himself saw the world unfolding. And, a mere seventy-seven years after his death, wherever you are in the world right now, you are reading these words on the wings of everything he dreamt.
--Dana Culling
Tags: 2020, dana culling, history, new releases, review, spoiler free, tesla, the movie sleuth at 8/24/2020


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Just to be clear, I have limited knowledge of the technical intricacies. I don't know if this is the problem. I checked under /boot/EFI/EFI and I only see Mageia under here and no windows. If this is the problem, could someone guide me on how to add the windows here as well?
I appreciate your anticipated assistance.
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Sami Callihan Shows Respect to Tessa Blanchard After Historic Slammiversary Main Event
By Mike Killam on Jul 7, 2019 Impact
Sami Callihan defeated Tessa Blanchard on Sunday at Impact Wrestling's annual Slammiversary event in Dallas, marking the first time an intergender wrestling match has ever headlined a pay-per-view for a major televised wrestling promotion in the United States.
Cutter on the ramp!
ORDER HERE: https://t.co/NMkaMOuSvc#SLAMM17 pic.twitter.com/126mOIHgrE
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 8, 2019
The main event bout was as violent as predicted, with the inhumane Callihan overpowering his opponent at nearly every turn. Blanchard would not stay down, however, proving to the world that she is one of the best wrestlers on the planet, regardless of gender.
Tessa nearly had the match put away on multiple occasions, connecting with a jumping cutter on the entrance ramp early on, and delivering an incredible diving Magnum from the top rope. Callihan continued to kick out at every turn, and after utilizing his baseball bat as well as not one, but two different piledrivers, scored a big victory over the former Knockouts Champion.
Brian Cage & Melissa Santos Married, Tons of Wrestlers Attend (Photos)
Interestingly enough, the normally ruthless, borderline psychotic Callihan showed an uncharacteristic sign of respect to Tessa Blanchard following their incredible Slammiversary main event. Instead of his usual post-match assault, Sami instead offered his opponent her golden baseball bat and left her in peace, perhaps the first time the "Death Machine" has ever exercised restraint, or shown respect to anyone.
.@Tess_Blanchard gave @TheSamiCallihan way more than he expected…
What a night. #SLAMM17 pic.twitter.com/W3X6AWCD5I


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Signature dishes can be so called because of the hours of creativity and refinement that have gone into them but equally because they are simply absolutely delicious. Here's our list of London's signature dishes available to enjoy in the comfort of your own home and what you may lack in restaurant experience is made up by that slight feeling of smugness that you didn't have to make an advance reservation or stand in a queue to enjoy it.…
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The citizen of the Republic of Armenia, who permanently resides in the Republic of Armenia and has a higher education of certified specialist of law, can be employed in RA Investigative Committee.
The requirements to the employees of the Investigative Committee are defined by RA Law "On RA Investigative Committee".
He has been found incompetent or having limited competency by a judicial act which has come into effect.
He has been deprived of the right to hold any position in the public service by a judicial act which has come into effect.
He has been convicted for committing a crime regardless of whether the conviction has been expunged or cancelled, in the order defined by law.
He is subject to criminal prosecution.
There is a decision on termination of criminal prosecution on non-acquittal base against him.
He does not meet the requirements defined by the part 1 of this article.
The age limit for holding a post in the Investigative Committee is 60. After the maximum age is reached the Chairman of the Investigative Committee can extend the term of service for 5 years.
The age limit of the chairman and deputy chairman of the Investigative Committee is 65 which can be extended by RA President for 2 years.
The Qualification Commission, operating in RA Investigative Committee, supplements the candidates of the employees of the Investigative Committee once a year - in January each year, as a rule.
By the instruction of the Chairman of the Investigative Committee additional qualification testing of candidates can be held during the year in order to make supplements in the list of candidates of the employees of the Investigative Committee.
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The person aspiring to be involved in the list of candidates of the employees of the Investigative Committee submits the appropriate documents within the specified term. If the requirements defined by law are not met the admission of applications is rejected and the applications are returned within 3 working days by the Qualification Commission.
The Qualification Commission checks the professional competence, practical skills of the applicant, as well as the compliance of the documents submitted by him with the requirements defined by law.
The applicants having received a positive conclusion by the Qualification Commission are involved in the list of candidates of employees of the Investigative Committee.
The persons involved in the list of the candidates of the employees of the Investigative Committee do a training course in the Academy of Justice and take a qualification examination. The person who has not passed the qualification examination is removed from the list of the candidates of the employees by the decision of the Qualification Commission.
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