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Reviews in the Nick of Time: Hugo
by wjw on December 8, 2011
Martin Scorsese directing a fantasy? A fantasy with a juvenile protagonist? A fantasy with a juvenile protagonist based on a Caldecott Award-winning children's book in which absolutely no one is stabbed in the jugular with a kitchen knife to spray gallons of blood over the scenery? Say it ain't so, Marty!
Yeah, it's so.
Despite its general air of wholesomeness, the movie had me right at the opening scene, in which a clockwork mechanism slowly dissolves, or maybe mutates, into a panoramic night scene of Paris, then pans slowly and magically across the city to the Gare Montparnasse, the enormous railway station in which lives Hugo, the protagonist, played ably enough by Asa Butterfield. The camera then enters the station and tracks across its majestic length to a closeup of Hugo, who peers at us from the face of one of the station's giant clocks.
All of this is in glorious 3-D. It's the best and most masterly use of 3-D since Avatar, and shares with that film the distinction of not having given me a headache. All other 3-D films find me headache-prone, because the constant use of smash cuts favored by the former music video directors dominating the industry constantly causes the depth of field to jump around, causing my eyes to work overtime at keeping things in focus. Scorsese is absolutely terrific in maintaining a steady depth of field from one shot to the next— except of course when he wants to play around with it, just to show you how masterful he is. Which is fine.
But back to the movie. Hugo lives Phantom-like in forgotten rooms and passages in the giant station, is the orphaned son of a clockmaker, and is obsessed with repairing the automaton discovered in a museum storeroom by his late father. Hugo's automaton, repaired and supplied with pen and ink, will write a message. Hugo hopes that it will be a message from his father.
In the meantime, Hugo steals food, winds and maintains the station's clocks, and steals mechanical toys from the grumpy vendor (Ben Kingsley) in order to scavenge their springs and gears for his project, all the while avoiding the Clouseau-like Inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen), who specializes in shipping homeless children off to a (presumably Dickensian) orphanage. (My suspicion is that Cohen improvised a lot of his Goon Show-like dialog, since it doesn't really have the same tone as that of the rest of the film.)
Hugo is befriended by Isabelle, the adopted daughter of the grumpy toy vendor. Since Isabelle is played by Chloe Grace Moretz, who I last saw as Hit Girl in Kick-Ass, I entertained brief hopes of some gunplay and decapitations, but was disappointed.
Isabelle turns out to possess the key that will turn on Hugo's automaton, and the eerie machine promptly delivers not a message from the Beyond, as Hugo hoped, but a drawing of the Man in the Moon, signed by one Georges Méliès.
Since I'm discussing a film that's still in the theaters, as opposed to my usual practice of reviewing them months or years later, I think I'd better put up a SPOILER ALERT.
The kids now go in pursued of Méliès, and it's here that the movie just . . . starts . . . to . . . slow . . . down.
We know, of course, that Georges Méliès was the French film pioneer, director of A Trip to the Moon and Baron Munchausen's Dream and The Impossible Voyage and other fantastic films. And, if we as cinema-goers have been paying attention, we pretty much also know that Méliès is also the grumpy toy vendor who is Isabelle's adoptive father. (Méliès did, in fact, keep a toy store in the Gare Montparnasse late in life.) So we're pretty much ahead of Hugo and Isabelle at this point.
How do Hugo and Isabelle discover Méliès secret? Well, they read a book about movie history in a library. Isn't that exciting, boys and girls?
Despite any impression that may be given by the trailers, Hugo is not, in fact, a fantasy film. It's filmed like a fantasy film, and it has the tropes of fantasy films, and the hero even goes on a quest, but in fact it's a film about fantasy films. It's a film about Méliès and his movies and the other fantastic films that lead right up to Hugo. The movie shows us Méliès' films, and flashbacks show us Méliès making his films, and we see the impact of Méliès' films on the characters. And the film deeply approves of fantasy and Méliès and Méliès' fantasy films.
Hugo himself, caught in this quasi-fantastic film about fantasy films, has a rather odd attitude toward it all. His view on life is informed by automata, and he thinks of himself as a gear or other mechanical part, and he wants to know what kind of part he is and what his purpose might be.
Hugo aspires to be a cog, a problematical ambition for any character aspiring to be a movie hero. And he eventually divines that his purpose in life is to redeem, somehow, Georges Méliès, and remind Méliès what a pivotal and important character he, Méliès, was, in the history of French cinema.
Fantasy heroes generally accomplish such critical tasks as the Greening of the Land, or the Scouring of the Shire, or founding the Knights of the Round Table. Hugo's self-appointed task is to make a grumpy old guy feel better about himself, and to redeem, not French cinema (which is doing just fine), but the history of French cinema.
You have to care deeply about the history of French cinema in order to give much of a toss about Hugo's quest, and Scorsese clearly cares deeply about the history of French cinema. But I think this is where Scorsese is going to simultaneously win over film critics while losing his juvenile audience. I think children are going to snore through this movie in droves.
As the final half of the film went on (and on, and on), I kept asking myself What exactly is at stake here? And I couldn't quite work it out. Hugo's doing fine on his own really. The Inspector is too much of a bungler to serve as a threat. It's nice that Hugo (and Scorsese) care about Georges Méliès' self-esteem, but I'm not sure Méliès' self-esteem is worth mounting a $170,000,000 production over. Is this a very expensive public service announcement for film preservation? Or something else? I couldn't tell.
Still, the level of craft in this film is astounding. It's an amazingly beautiful production. The 3-D works (mostly). Since the film is about cinema, it's full of references to other films— it's not composed entirely of bits of other movies, like a Tarantino film, but with hommages carefully worked into its structure. I particularly liked the references to Rear Window, with Hugo peering down from the station's clock faces to catch little bits of everyday drama and soap opera enacted by the station's inhabitants, most of whom are played by very fine British character actors, among them Christopher Lee and Ray Winstone.
Maybe the movie needs that knife to the jugular after all. It certainly needs some kind of edge.
Still, I would advise seeing it. Because it's gorgeous, and it's the work of a master, and it gives you hope for 3-D being something other than a gimmick.
Just don't expect to give your adrenal glands much of a workout.
Nancy Kress December 9, 2011 at 2:23 pm
I couldn't agree more, Walter. In fact, I DID agree about HUGO on my own blog, although with less eloquence and detail.
–Nancy Kress
wjw December 10, 2011 at 3:53 am
Well, I sorta got carried away . . .
One of the things that Hugo does is tell you that if you care about movies, especially old movies, you're somehow special. Which is why every review I've seen was a rave— the movie flatters critics amazingly.
mastadge January 12, 2012 at 10:32 pm
Agreed. The film was moving along well enough, and then they went to the library and it turned into one of Scorsese's AFI please-help-restore-the-films commercials.
Still, yes, it's technically exquisite.
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Snipe Hunting
Informant Information — KL
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Date of Performance/Collection: April 10, 2022
The informant shared this story with me in an in-person interview. She participated in a "snipe hunt" during a visit to her grandparents' house when she was about ten years old.
How did you come to participate in the "snipe hunt"?
When I was probably ten years old, my parents sent my brothers and I to spend a few weeks with my grandparents in Arizona. We were super excited to see the desert because my mom told us that there would be lots of cool animals there.
About halfway through the trip, my grandparents were probably starting to get kind of tired of us, so they told us that we were going to spend a day snipe hunting. They drove us about 20 minutes away from their house and let us run around for like three hours… they didn't even tell us that the snipes weren't real! We found out after we got home and told our parents that we couldn't find any.
Had you heard of snipes before? What did your grandparents tell you to look for?
We hadn't ever heard of snipes before, I thought they were native to the desert. My grandparents said we were looking for little brown birds that couldn't fly and had really long beaks. They said that we would have to creep up on them and jump on top of them to catch them.
How did you and your brothers react to learning that they weren't real?
My brothers didn't really care. I think they would've been happy to catch any animal at all. I was a little disappointed because I really wanted to catch a snipe and hold it, since they were supposed to be soft like birds. Now I think it's really funny.
The snipe hunt was a joke played on my informant by her grandparents, but it could also be considered a rite of passage (transitioning from being in the group that doesn't know what snipes are to being in the group that's in on the joke). I hadn't heard of snipe hunting, but I have been sent on similar fool's errands. As a child, my father once let me run around Home Depot looking for a "left-handed screwdriver" while he was shopping.
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Over the weekend, Heritage Auctions — the largest auction house founded in the U.S. (HA.com) — put on a record-setting Animation Art auction. Rarities from Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and classic Bugs Bunny shorts helped propel the sale of cels, drawings and related artworks to $1.7+ million take. The auction was the largest of its kind and one of the biggest animation collecting offerings in over 15 years, according to genre director Jim Lentz.
The top performing lot went to a production cel and key master background setup from Snow White, which captures the suspenseful moment before the Wicked Queen reveals herself as the Old Hag. Nine interested bidders drove the cel to a final sale price of $47,800. A production cel from the same film showing Snow White surrounded by woodland critters sold for $29,875. Closely following was a Golden Age Warner Bros. cel showing Bugs Bunny as Brunhilde and Elmer Fudd as Siegfried from What's Opera, Doc? (1957), which sold for $26,680.
Other high-earning highlights of the two day event included a Pinocchio production cel with master painted background showing the puppet as a real boy ($23,900), a Sleeping Beauty Maleficent production cel and pan master production background setup by Eyvind Earle ($20,315), a painting of Bugs Bunny by Chuck Jones circa 1989 ($20,315), a comical production cel from The Little Mermaid ($15,535), a Mary Blair concept painting of Cinderella and the Prince from Cinderella ($10,157), a rare concept art group for 101 Dalmatians by Walt Peregory ($8,365) and a rare production cel setup of Barney and Fred in Fred's car from 1962's The Flintstones "The Buffalo Convention" ($5,258).
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Q: F# Performance: What is making this code so slow? This F# code is an attempt to solve Project Euler problem #58:
let inc = function
| n -> n + 1
let is_prime = function
| 2 -> true
| n when n < 2 || n%2=0-> false
| n ->
       [3..2..(int (sqrt (float n)))]
       |> List.tryFind (fun i -> n%i=0)
       |> Option.isNone
let spir = Seq.initInfinite (fun i ->
    let n = i%4
    let a = 2 * (i/4 + 1)
    (a*n) + a + (a-1)*(a-1))
let rec accum se p n =
   match se with
   | x when p*10 < n && p <> 0 -> 2*(n/4) + 1
   | x when is_prime (Seq.head x) -> accum (Seq.tail x) (inc p) (inc n)
   | x -> accum (Seq.tail x) p (inc n)
   | _ -> 0
printfn "%d" (accum spir 0 1)

I do not know the running time of this program because I refused to wait for it to finish. Instead, I wrote this code imperatively in C++:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "math.h"
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int is_prime(int n)
{
    if (n % 2 == 0) return 0;
    for (int i = 3; i <= sqrt(n); i+=2)
    {
        if (n%i == 0)
        {
            return 0;
        }
    }
    return 1;
}

int spir(int i)
{
    int n = i % 4;
    int a = 2 * (i / 4 + 1);
    return (a*n) + a + ((a - 1)*(a - 1));
}

int main()
{
    int n = 1, p = 0, i = 0;
    cout << "start" << endl;
    while (p*10 >= n || p == 0)
    {
        p += is_prime(spir(i));
        n++; i++;
    }
    cout << 2*(i/4) + 1;

    return 0;
}

The above code runs in less than 2 seconds and gets the correct answer.
What is making the F# code run so slowly? Even after using some of the profiling tools mentioned in an old Stackoverflow post, I still cannot figure out what expensive operations are happening.
Edit #1
With rmunn's post, I was able to come up with a different implementation that gets the answer in a little under 30 seconds:
let inc = function
| n -> n + 1
let is_prime = function
| 2 -> true
| n when n < 2 || n%2=0-> false
| n ->
       [3..2..(int (sqrt (float n)))]
       |> List.tryFind (fun i -> n%i=0)
       |> Option.isNone
let spir2 =
    List.unfold (fun state ->
        let p = fst state
        let i = snd state
        let n = i%4
        let a = 2 * (i/4 + 1)
        let diag = (a*n) + a + (a-1)*(a-1)
        if p*10 < (i+1) && p <> 0 then
            printfn "%d" (2*((i+1)/4) + 1)
            None
        elif is_prime diag then
            Some(diag, (inc p, inc i))
        else Some(diag, (p, inc i))) (0, 0)

Edit #2
With FuleSnabel's informative post, his is_prime function makes the above code run in under a tenth of a second, making it faster than the C++ code:
let inc = function
| n -> n + 1
let is_prime = function
  | 1                 -> false
  | 2                 -> true
  | v when v % 2 = 0  -> false
  | v ->
    let stop = v |> float |> sqrt |> int
    let rec loop vv =
      if vv <= stop then
        if (v % vv) <> 0 then
          loop (vv + 2)
        else
          false
      else
        true
    loop 3
let spir2 =
    List.unfold (fun state ->
        let p = fst state
        let i = snd state
        let n = i%4
        let a = 2 * (i/4 + 1)
        let diag = (a*n) + a + (a-1)*(a-1)
        if p*10 < (i+1) && p <> 0 then
            printfn "%d" (2*((i+1)/4) + 1)
            None
        elif i <> 3 && is_prime diag then
            Some(diag, (inc p, inc i))
        else Some(diag, (p, inc i))) (0, 0)

A: Writing performant F# is very possible but requires some knowledge of patterns that have high relative CPU cost in a tight loop. I recommend using tools like ILSpy to find hidden overhead.
For instance one could imagine F# exands this expression into an effective for loop:
[3..2..(int (sqrt (float n)))]
|> List.tryFind (fun i -> n%i=0)
|> Option.isNone

However it currently doesn't. Instead it creates a List that spans the range using intrinsic operators and passes that to List.tryFind. This is expensive when compared to the actual work we like to do (the modulus operation). ILSpy decompiles the code above into something like this:
public static bool is_prime(int _arg1)
{
  switch (_arg1)
  {
  case 2:
    return true;
  default:
    return _arg1 >= 2 && _arg1 % 2 != 0 && ListModule.TryFind<int>(new Program.Original.is_prime@10(_arg1), SeqModule.ToList<int>(Operators.CreateSequence<int>(Operators.OperatorIntrinsics.RangeInt32(3, 2, (int)Math.Sqrt((double)_arg1))))) == null;
  }
}

These operators aren't as performant as they could be (AFAIK this is currently being improved) but no matter how effecient allocating a List and then search it won't beat a for loop.
This means the is_prime is not as effective as it could be. Instead one could do something like this:
let is_prime = function
  | 1                 -> false
  | 2                 -> true
  | v when v % 2 = 0  -> false
  | v ->
    let stop = v |> float |> sqrt |> int
    let rec loop vv =
      if vv <= stop then
        (v % vv) <> 0 && loop (vv + 2)
      else
        true
    loop 3

This version of is_prime relies on tail call optimization in F# to expand the loop into an efficient for loop (you can see this using ILSpy). ILSpy decompile the loop into something like this:
while (vv <= stop)
{
  if (_arg1 % vv == 0)
  {
    return false;
  }
  int arg_13_0 = _arg1;
  int arg_11_0 = stop;
  vv += 2;
  stop = arg_11_0;
  _arg1 = arg_13_0;
}

This loop doesn't allocate memory and is just a rather efficient loop. One see some non-sensical assignments but hopefully the JIT:er eliminate those. I am sure is_prime can be improved even further.
When using Seq in performant code one have to keep in mind it's lazy and it doesn't use memoization by default (see Seq.cache). Therefore one might easily end up doing the same work over and over again (see @rmunn answer).
In addition Seq isn't especially effective because of how IEnumerable/IEnumerator are designed. Better options are for instance Nessos Streams (available on nuget).
In case you are interested I did a quick implementation that relies on a simple Push Stream which seems decently performant:
// Receiver<'T> is a callback that receives a value.
//  Returns true if it wants more values, false otherwise.
type Receiver<'T> = 'T -> bool
// Stream<'T> is function that accepts a Receiver<'T>
//  This means Stream<'T> is a push stream (as opposed to Seq that uses pull)
type Stream<'T>   = Receiver<'T> -> unit

// is_prime returns true if the input is prime, false otherwise
let is_prime = function
  | 1                 -> false
  | 2                 -> true
  | v when v % 2 = 0  -> false
  | v ->
    let stop = v |> float |> sqrt |> int
    let rec loop vv =
      if vv <= stop then
        (v % vv) <> 0 && loop (vv + 2)
      else
        true
    loop 3

// tryFind looks for the first value in the input stream for f v = true.
//  If found tryFind returns Some v, None otherwise
let tryFind f (s : Stream<'T>) : 'T option =
  let res = ref None
  s (fun v -> if f v then res := Some v; false else true)
  !res

// diagonals generates a tuple stream of all diagonal values
//  The first value is the side length, the second value is the diagonal value
let diagonals : Stream<int*int> =
  fun r ->
    let rec loop side v =
      let step  = side - 1
      if r (side, v + 1*step) && r (side, v + 2*step) && r (side, v + 3*step) && r (side, v + 4*step) then
        loop (side + 2) (v + 4*step)
    if r (1, 1) then loop 3 1

// ratio computes the streaming ratio for f v = true
let ratio f (s : Stream<'T>) : Stream<float*'T> =
  fun r ->
    let inc r = r := !r + 1.
    let acc   = ref 0.
    let count = ref 0.
    s (fun v -> (inc count; if f v then inc acc); r (!acc/(!count), v))

let result =
  diagonals
  |> ratio (snd >> is_prime)
  |> tryFind (fun (r, (_, v)) -> v > 1 && r < 0.1)

A: There is no Seq.tail function in the core F# library (UPDATE: Yes there is, see comments), so I assume you're using the Seq.tail function from FSharpx.Collections. If you're using a different implementation of Seq.tail, it's probably similar -- and it's almost certainly the cause of your problems, because it's not O(1) like you think it is. Getting the tail of a List is O(1) because of how List is implemented (as a series of cons cells). But getting the tail of a Seq ends up creating a brand new Seq from the original enumerable, discarding one item from it, and returning the rest of its items. When you go through your accum loop a second time, you call Seq.tail on that "skip 1 then return" seq. So now you have a Seq which I'll call S2, which asks S1 for an IEnumerable, skips the first item of S1, and returns the rest of it. S1, when asked for its first item, asks S0 (the original Seq) for an enumerable, skips its first item, then returns the rest of it. So for S2 to skip two items, it had to create two seqs. Now on your next run through when you ask for the Seq.tail of S2, you create S3 that asks S2 for an IEnumerable, which asks S1 for an IEnumerable, which asks S0 for an IEnumerable... and so on. This is effectively O(N^2), when you thought you were writing an O(N) operation.
I'm afraid I don't have time right now to figure out a solution for you; using List.tail won't help since you need an infinite sequence. But perhaps just knowing about the Seq.tail gotcha is enough to get you started, so I'll post this answer now even though it's not complete.
If you need more help, comment on this answer and I'll come back to it when I have time -- but that might not be for several days, so hopefully others will also answer your question.

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YASUKICHI MURAKAMI - THROUGH A DISTANT LENS, Performance 4A and Griffin Theatre Company at the SBQ Stables Theatre; 10-21 February 2015. Photography by Mayu Kanamori: above and right: Arisa Yura.
Australia's modern times span little more than two centuries and are overflowing with the often hidden and invariably rich human stories of those who came here from other lives. The latest ghost to emerge from historical obscurity is Yasukichi Murakami, a second son who left Japan aboard the Saladin in 1897 to seek his fortune in Cossack – a dot on the map between Dampier and Port Hedland in Western Australia.
His story has recently been sought out and now told by Mayu Kanamori, a researcher and photographer who also emigrated – in 1981 – and, as she says in the show, – he came on a ship, I came on QF21. There are other differences too and they are explored in 70 minutes of drama-documentary, video-biography written by Kanamori. She is played by Arisa Yura and Kuni Hashimoto as something like Murakami's ghost.
Most Japanese in Australia in the late 1800s and early 20th century were involved in the pearling industry and ancillary activities – including funerals, as equipment and conditions for pearl divers were shocking. Murakami first worked hauling water, then in a general store owned by Takazo Nishioka and his wife Eki. In 1900 they opened for business in Broome. They were tough and pragmatic times so, when Takazo died a year later, his worker and widow married and industriously expanded the business.
Somewhere along the line Eki acquired a camera and the skills to operate it and to develop and print photographs – activities unknown to the digital selfie generation. It was an essential of all frontier societies that nicely posed photos of the subject in Sunday best be sent home to reassure families of their well being and success. Rough, remote WA was no exception and the Murakamis' poignant portraits were a source of regular income even as Yasukichi also took to photographing the buildings and activities of Broome.
However, Murakami fell on hard times, his wife returned to Japan with what cash she could find, he was bankrupted and she died soon afterwards. He married again to 23-year-old Shigeno Murata, Australian-born and known as Theresa; and life began again. In the years leading up to WW2 they had six sons and three daughters, Murakami invented a safer diving suit and was an innovator in the cultured pearl industry, but at the outbreak of war all Japanese in Australia were interned. Murakami died while incarcerated in 1944 and is buried in the Japanese cemetery in Cowra.
But as Mayu Kanamori found when she began to search for the man behind the photographs, there was much more to his story than the mere facts. Working in Australia mainly as a wedding photographer and exploring art and theatre projects more for her own satisfaction, Kanamori began an internal dialogue with a man for whom photography was primarily art. What she realised is that he also painstakingly documented the daily lives of those around him, and for reasons and in conventional ways similar to her own "bread and butter" work.
Kanamori's twin themes of her search for Murakami and the way it led to her own search for meaning are articulated through an engaging performance from Arisa Yura and the warm, twinkling presence of Kuni Hashimoto as her unwitting mentor. Composer and musician Terumi Narushima punctuates and colours the stories from the sidelines, spotlit as she plays a variety of traditional and contemporary Japanese instruments.
There are hints at another story hidden within this narrative as Eki appears briefly via animated photograph, played by Yumi Umiumare, and we are left wondering whether she was the power behind the lens (like ornithological artist Elizabeth Gould: forever in the shadow of her famous husband).
Sensitively lit by Luis Pampolha, the uncomplicated storytelling is complemented by Mic Gruchy's visuals and video imagery. These are projected onto a canvas-like drape across the width of the Stables stage are a mix of the photography of both protagonists and simple Australian iconography – shimmering gum trees, in the main.
Although reticently and quite formally told, the writing and the actors bring life and warmth to these two lives and to a period and places in modern Australian history that are naturally dramatic and often tragic. All of these elements rise to the surface and make a compelling and always absorbing work that one suspects will result in further discoveries and revelations as more people – descendants of the photographer and his subjects – learn of it. Highly recommended.
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So, there's this little award in the science fiction/fantasy realm called the Nebula. It's big stuff.
And see, there's this author named N. K. Jemisin, who's up for one of these nice awards for a short story that she wrote. And, well, tomorrow night she'll find out if she won it.
Cross your fingers for me, folks. Gonna be a bit of a basket case for the next day or so.
Granted, either way I'll be okay. I never expected to be on the Neb ballot this early in my career; if I don't win, there will be other years. And of the folks competing with me in my category, I know and like nearly all of them. I won't pretend that I'll be happier if they win than if I do, but I certainly won't be unhappy if any of them wins. They're all great authors, and the stories are fantastic this year.
Anyway, if any of you want to join me on tenterhooks, you can do so in person if you're in the New York area; or at the event proper if you're in the area of Cocoa Beach, FL; or anywhere if you feel like livestreaming it.
Good luck! My fingers are crossed for you!
Good luck; knew you vaguely when I tagged along with Pam for that Boston area's writers' meet-up. Useless note: that Starbucks is now closed.


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BY Art Thiel 06:40PM 10/28/2019
Thiel: Seahawks desperate for back-end help
The NFL trade deadline is 1 p.m. Tuesday, and Pete Carroll didn't sound optimistic. The secondary, young and injured, could use a guy who knows what he's doing.
LB Mychal Kendricks and teammates spent a lot of time Sunday running after Atlanta star Julio Jones. / Drew McKenzie, Sportspress Northwest
Pete Carroll answered in a light-hearted manner. But as is often the case, truth lurks beneath the humor.
To the question of whether the final hours prior to the NFL's trade deadline at 1 p.m. Tuesday was going to be hectic, the Seahawks coach answered, "I don't think it's going to entertain me as much as I would like. It seems kinda quiet. As much as we worked to get to this point, we're kinda hoping things start picking up a little bit."
It's always possible he was sand-bagging reporters at his Monday presser, but it's more likely he sees what many others see with his team: A flawed outfit that nevertheless has worked its way to 6-2 and, with another player or two from the outside, might out-slog the other NFC sloggers into the playoffs.
Midseason is a tough time to fix an NFL team, but the Seahawks did all right with RB Marshawn Lynch and LT Duane Brown. And they already made a move last week, trading a draft pick to Detroit for safety Quandre Diggs.
Unfortunately for the Seahawks, he came with a limp.
Carroll appeared to say the Lions offered up damaged goods.
"He had a hamstring (strain) that he came to us with," Carroll said. "He had played with it. We uncovered that we needed to take care of him to get back fully."
Usually in trades, there's no post-deal "uncoverings" because the rules say no trickeration when it comes to the health status of players. Carroll didn't indicate anything was untoward, but their intent was to have Diggs play in Atlanta Sunday.
It certainly seemed wise, since safeties Bradley McDougald and Lano Hill were out with injuries, and the Seahawks ended up surrendering 460 passing yards to a backup quarterback who hadn't started a game since 2015.
The Seahawks have given up 2,186 passing yards this season, 30th in the NFL. No. 1 is San Francisco, at 901.
Now you understand why Carroll seeks to be entertained.
Also, Diggs isn't guaranteed to be ready for Sunday's home game with Tampa Bay.
"He'll be running around this week," Carroll said. "Last week was very controlled. We'll see how far he can go. I can't say that he's for sure back this weekend."
Those who have followed the saga this season know that patching the hole left by the trade of Frank Clark became the No. 1 personnel priority. Not only was Clark gone, the Seahawks needed a big pass rush to help backfill the crater left by the departures of Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor.
No sensible person expected the fix to happen in one season. But when a damaged team like Atlanta can whip up 383 yards in a half, an emergency is upon general manager John Schneider. Hence, the Diggs trade and the lust for more help. The pass rush, already heavily invested, must make do.
Carroll owned up to the the fact that the secondary's inexperience, combined with numerous injuries that included senior eminence Bradley McDougald, were limiting what the Seahawks can do in pass coverage.
"At times, it could," he said. "I don't feel like we're that far down. At times it does, yeah. Guys have to know what they're doing. You can't do some special things that comes from years together.
"When Bradley is playing, we've done a lot of stuff with him, moving him around. We can do more things with him. In that regard, it does restrict you. You don't have the guys available that have the background."
Falcons QB Matt Schaub took advantage of the Seahawks' directive to never get beat over the top to throw underneath to WR Julio Jones and friends. Jones caught 10 balls for 152 yards against the backup secondary that was also without starting CB Tre Flowers (neck).
Carroll sounded optimistic about the returns to health Sunday for Flowers and McDougald. Rookie FS Marquise Blair made a big impression with 11 tackles and a critical forced fumble. Since the other cornerback, Shaquille Griffin, is having a breakout year, those four would represent the best assemblage of secondary talent the Seahawks have put together in 2019.
But besides seventh-year pro McDougald, the others are third-year or less. Thus a Legion of Whom inherits the legacy.
Good as Blair is, with his Thomas-like aggression, Carroll knows the free safety job is as much about understanding where the offensive threats will come as it is chasing them down.
"He's got a lot of the details to clean up," Carroll said. "Just continue to get better. He's certainly a ballplayer; you can see that."
Carroll and the Seahawks are counting on the young guys, in the secondary and throughout the roster, to come up big in the second half. It is the custom.
But the reality right now is Carroll wants Schneider to entertain him with another guy who knows what he's doing. This time, not including a limp.
I love trickeration…It's almost as good as physicality, catchability, arm talent and escapeability.
I question if the Seahawks haven't done enough wheeling and dealing already? They won't be able to make changes necessary for a Super Bowl run. And if it's not happening then why do anything at all? The biggest weakness of the Seahawks is also their strength: their youth. They just need some experience under their belts. I don't want Schneider giving up anymore of the Seahawks stash of draft picks for next year though he could start the Draft with just four picks and turn that into eight. The recent spate of injuries means opportunities for the younger players.
The Legion of Whom is an instant classic. Exquisite. As far as the content – with an offensive line that needs another player (unless Phil Haynes, Kyle Fuller, or Tyler Ott is your new backup center/guard…ugh), I don't see them picking anyone up in the secondary. Kids. What's the matter with kids today?
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When healthy,, how good is Diggs??


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import org.apache.mesos.Protos.*;

/**
 * Concrete implementation of ExecutorDriver that communicates with a
 * Mesos slave. The slave's location is read from environment variables
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 * to create the MesosExecutorDriver and call run() on it.
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public class MesosExecutorDriver implements ExecutorDriver {
  static {
    System.loadLibrary("mesos");
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  public MesosExecutorDriver(Executor exec) {
    this.exec = exec;

    initialize();
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  // Lifecycle methods.
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One of the most striking images from the disaster is that of the orchestra playing as the ship sank. Survivors of the ship witnessed one of the greatest acts of selflessness and courage when Wallace Hartley and his string ensemble played music on the upper deck soon after the Titanic struck the iceberg in order to calm the passengers.
Though the ensemble did not play the eponymous popular song, the phrase has been a favourite in newspaper headlines ever since. It was also the title for a famous book about the early history of HIV/AIDS by Randy Shilts.
Only 10% of an iceberg is visible above the surface of the water. Used metaphorically the phrase refers to hidden danger.
Recent research suggests the phrase was unusually resonant in the disaster: 'the ship crashed because the iceberg was disguised by an optical illusion' - see here.
The first recorded use is in the novel Harrington: A True Story of Love by William O'Connor written in 1860. The phrase was popularised, however, by the famous order issued by the captain of the Titanic, Edward Smith.
What Captain Smith precisely meant by this order caused a catastrophic confusion onboard and probably caused at least a hundred unnecessary fatalities.
In recent years there has been a lot of emphasis on the social class element of the disaster. Were the first class passengers favoured over those travelling Second or Third?
This marketing slogan proved tragically hubristic. No ship is 'unsinkable' and the design of the Titanic made it catastrophically vulnerable - see here.
This phrase - meaning to engage in trivial actions in the face of a disaster - is first recorded in the US in the 1970s - see here. It has now become a popular cliche - particularly for British politicians.


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Q: how to run jekyll with docker compose getting - Unsupported config option for services: 'site' I looked at: jekyll guide for installing with docker and I see there:
services:
  site:
    command: jekyll serve
    image: jekyll/jekyll:latest
    volumes:
      - $PWD:/srv/jekyll
      - $PWD/vendor/bundle:/usr/local/bundle
    ports:
      - 4000:4000
      - 35729:35729
      - 3000:3000
      -   80:4000

and usage:
docker-compose run site jekyll new site

but when I create a docker-compose.yml with the above yaml and then run the command docker-compose run site jekyll new site I get:
$ docker-compose run site jekyll new site
ERROR: The Compose file './docker-compose.yml' is invalid because:
Unsupported config option for services: 'site'

what did i miss from the guide or what am i doing wrong?

A: Try:
version: '3.2'

services:
  site:
    command: jekyll serve
    image: jekyll/jekyll:latest
    volumes:
      - $PWD:/srv/jekyll
      - $PWD/vendor/bundle:/usr/local/bundle
    ports:
      - 4000:4000
      - 35729:35729
      - 3000:3000
      - 80:4000

Your issue:
You didn't declare a version at the top of your compose file which is mandatory for docker-compose. It should be compatible with the version of docker you are running. You can find more info here


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The Chosen Season 3 Episode 5: Recap, Review, & Analysis
Episode 5 of The Chosen Season 3 has some of the heaviest moments in the show so far. It's also dense with Scripture, packed with plot, and
Episode 4 may not be the most impressive installment of The Chosen Season 3, but it is still a testament to how much this season has improve
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Physician, Heal Thyself (Exploring The Chosen Season 3 Episode 3 with Youth or Small Group)
Episode 3 of The Chosen Season 3 was released on December 25 at 7:00 PM. The episode is titled "Physician, Heal Thyself" - a reference
The Chosen Season 3: What to Expect & How to Watch
Last week, Dallas Jenkins announced the release schedule for most of the remaining episodes of The Chosen Season 3 and gave more details abo
Two by Two (Exploring The Chosen Season 3 Episode 2 with Youth or Small Group)
If you're planning on watching The Chosen Season 3 for pleasure, my suggestion is that you watch Episode 1 and Episode 2 together, since the
Little James in The Chosen & Scripture (Adapting Biblical Characters)
Up until his big moment in Episode 2 of The Chosen Season 3, Little James has played an appropriately small role in The Chosen. With only a
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The Chosen Season 3 Episode 1 & Episode 2: Reaction and Analysis
As I watched Episode 1 and Episode 2 of The Chosen Season 3, I felt a satisfying sense of vindication. Even in the face of unfair criticism
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The wait is over! Episodes 1 & 2 of The Chosen Season 3 have premiered. The questions below were written prior to the release of Episodes 1
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In anticipation of The Chosen Season 3 premiere on November 18, the creators of The Chosen have publicly released two official trailers. Up
I am the Law of Moses (The Chosen Season 3 Controversy)
In the official trailer for The Chosen Season 3, the Pharisees warn Jesus that they may have to follow (the punishment for blasphemy in) the
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Preparing for The Chosen Season 3: 7 Episodes to Watch
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In this post, I argue what Season 3 of The Chosen (coming this Fall) should be about based on the end of Season 2 and the Gospel material.
Creepy John the Baptist & Dallas Jenkins (The Chosen Controversies)
In today's post on The Chosen, I'll turn to the "Creepy John" controversy. We'll be considering whether the way Simon (Peter) and Andrew
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CBS's freshman class heads into the Christmas break as the 2005-2006 Season's top rookie class.
Of the five (out of six) new series given full season orders, three win their respective time periods in viewers and key demographics (GHOST WHISPERER, CLOSE TO HOME, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER) while the other two (CRIMINAL MINDS, OUT OF PRACTICE) finish a solid second in very competitive time periods.
Additionally, GHOST WHISPERER, CLOSE TO HOME, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and OUT OF PRACTICE are all delivering impressive year-to-year time period growth.
? GHOST WHISPERER is first in its Friday (8:00-9:00 PM) time period in viewers (11.16m), adults 18-49 (3.0/10) and adults 25-54 (4.2/12). GHOST WHISPERER has improved the year ago time period by +32% in viewers, +30% in adults 18-49 and +40% in adults 25-54. ?
Since relocating to Friday (9:00-10:00 PM), CLOSE TO HOME is first in viewers (11.83m), adults 18-49 (3.1/09) and adults 25-54 (4.3/11). In its three Friday broadcasts, CLOSE TO HOME has improved the year-ago time period by +17% in viewers, +48% in adults 18-49 and +39% in adults 25-54. On Friday, Nov. 25, CLOSE TO HOME posted a series high viewer delivery (11.96m).
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER ranks first in its Monday (8:30-9:00 PM) time period in viewers (10.39m), adults 18-49 (3.7/09) and adults 25-54 (4.4/10). Last week (Nov. 28), the comedy posted across-the-board series high ratings. Compared to the time period last year, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER is up +9% in adults 18-49 and +7% in adults 25-54.
CRIMINAL MINDS has established itself as a solid number two program in a very competitive Wednesday (9:00-10:00 PM) time period opposite "Lost." CRIMINAL MINDS, which ranks as the season's second most watched new program, is averaging 13.59 million viewers, 4.0/10 in adults 18-49 and 5.2/11 in adults 25-54. Compared to the year ago time period, CRIMINAL MINDS is up +28% in viewers and +11% in adults 25-54.
Last week (Nov. 30), CRIMINAL MINDS matched its most competitive position against a first-run episode of "Lost" in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 while posting its best ever delivery in adults 18-34 and matching its best adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 performance. ?
OUT OF PRACTICE ranks as the season's second most watched new comedy, averaging 12.22 million viewers opposite "Monday Night Football" and "Prison Break." Last week's episode (Nov. 28) delivered the program's series best delivery in adults 18-49 (4.5/10).


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DefineFunction, DefineJob, DefineMLClassManager

public interface Definer

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方法

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void
define(java.lang.String name,
      MLHandler<? extends Request,? extends Response> handler)

define a handler with specified parameter

RequestCategory
getCategory()

there are three kinds of definer

MLHandler<Request,Response>
getHandler(java.lang.String name)

get ZHandler for invoking.

java.util.Set<java.lang.String>
getHandlerNames()

get name of all handler

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define

void define(java.lang.String name,
          MLHandler<? extends Request,? extends Response> handler)

define a handler with specified parameter

参数:

name - handler name

handler - function/job handler

getHandler

MLHandler<Request,Response> getHandler(java.lang.String name)

get ZHandler for invoking.
 the type of Request and Response has been erased while execute get method,
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name - handler name

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java.util.Set<java.lang.String> getHandlerNames()

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Rehearsal schedule- All dates subject to change due to weather or other unforeseeable issues! Please check website and Facebook for any and all changes. Any changes will be updated as soon as possible.
Rehearsals are Mondays and Thursdays 2:30-4:30 and Tuesdays 2:30-4:15. Rehearsals during tech week will be 2:30-5:00 or 5:30 as noted and are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Enjoy vacation and make sure that you know all of your lines when you return. We will start running all rehearsals off book starting Monday, April 22.
TECH WEEK – MANDATORY FOR ALL TO BE AT EVERY REHEARSAL THE ENTIRE TIME! NO EXCEPTIONS!
Rehearsals this week are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and will last until 5- 5:30!
Tuesday-May 14 – This is your DARK NIGHT! Rest up !
Thursday-May 16– All -Final Dress Rehearsal with costumes, props and make-up!
Time to Break a Leg!
Friday-May 17 Opening Night- Please arrive no later than 5pm to make sure we have time to do some warm-ups! Show starts at 7pm.
Saturday-May 18 2nd show- Please arrive no later than 5pm to make sure we have time to do some warm-ups! Show starts at 7pm.
Sunday-May 19– Final Performance- Please arrive no later than 12:00 . We will do a cast photo before warm-ups! Show starts at 2pm.
Cast party and awards – for cast and crew only immediately following clean-up of the cafeteria. Should end no later than 5:30. More details to follow!


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Home Editors' Picks Lessons from an election
Lessons from an election
November 8, 2020 | 6:34 pm
By Amelia H.C. Ylagan
"STOP THE COUNTING!" Donald Trump said in all-caps in his Twitter account.
He had been ranting and raving since the Nov. 3 US elections to stop the counting of the votes and just the day after, unilaterally declared himself the winner for a second term as POTUS — President of the United States of America.
SCOTUS (the Supreme Court of the US) will hear of this, he said in a tantrum, as he threatened to file cases of election fraud. The Republican machinery refined Trump's blind fury, filing legal charges instead in the proper venues of the state courts concerned: to stop ballot counting in Michigan and Pennsylvania, to recount in Wisconsin, and to prevent the counting of absentee ballots in Georgia that it claims arrived after an Election Day deadline.
Nevertheless, the counting continued. "The Supreme Court is more tolerant of state courts' interpreting their own election laws rather than federal courts," professors at the Boston University (BU) School of Law said on BU Today. Besides, "none of the votes being counted right now are affected by the lawsuit(s)," the legal experts said. "Count every vote," the Democrats insisted.
After three tense days of counting after election day, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was just six Electoral College votes shy of the necessary 270 Electoral Votes to be elected president. On the weekend, 504 out of 538 electoral college votes had been called, and Biden won Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona, getting a clear win of 290 electoral votes versus Trump's 214 which included Florida, Texas, Ohio, and Iowa.
Yet it was not all about Trump or Biden. It was about testing democracy in a government of the people, by the people and for the people. For fraud and manipulation of an election disenfranchises all voter-groups by self-serving individuals grabbing the power of choice, the right of the collective majority to make it happen. And for fraud to be insinuated as having been done by the voters themselves would be an unforgivable affront to American integrity, character, and values — even as freedom of expression and belief are sacrosanct in a democracy.
The American people drafted a Constitution, now over two centuries old, to embody the democratic principles to govern themselves and live their lives in peace and prosperity. The first 10 amendments are known collectively as the Bill of Rights. Since the Constitution was put into operation on March 4, 1789, only 33 amendments have been proposed by the United States Congress and sent to the states for ratification, 27 of these having been ratified by the requisite number of states, and are part of the Constitution (reference: footnoted WikiSource listings).
The Separation of Powers, a political doctrine embedded in the US Constitution, imposes a strict system of checks and balances among the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial bodies in government to ensure that individual rights are protected under the indispensable rule of law. In the 2020 presidential elections, held in the extremely restrictive COVID-19 pandemic, rights under the Constitution were uncurtailed, and the American people chose their leaders, despite the temerity of a tough-guy President to try and "Stop the counting."
The Associated Press reported that 18 Senate seats were won by the Republicans in the November 2020 elections, bringing the total number of Republican Senators to 48. Democrats have 14 new seats, bringing the total number of Democratic Senators up to 46. Other parties have two seats. Counting the incumbent (not covered by these elections) 30 Republican Senators and 33 Democrats, there will be a tenuous division in the Senate, with 51 votes needed for a majority.
In the wholly newly elected House of Congress, the Democrats now have 214 seats (close to the 50% +1 majority) compared with the Republicans' 196 seats.
Partisanship will not be imputed on the Judicial branch of the government. But as of Nov. 4, 2020, the United States Senate has confirmed 220 Article III judges nominated by Trump, including three associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 53 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 162 judges for the United States district courts, and two judges for the United States Court of International Trade (from US Judiciary listing).
It seems so neatly set up for the rights and freedoms in a democracy, like the world model for all democracies as America is. But history and culture come to bear on the smooth execution and management of a people's democracy. America, a "Nation of Immigrants" as it is called, was an instant democracy, with its people precisely "escaping" from the tyrannies of autocratic rule in the countries they originally came from. As a test of fire of their firm belief in the equality of persons and peoples, America emancipated the slaves. The 13th Amendment (of Article IV, Section 2) of the US Constitution, passed by the US Congress on Jan. 31, 1865, and ratified Dec. 6, 1865, abolished slavery in America and stressed that all men are equal.
So much for democracy in America. But can the same level of refinement of what can be called a democracy be replicated or at least worked up to, in a small developing country like the Philippines, with its US-style government born just after the Second World War? Have 300 years of colonization by Spain and 50 years under America affected the Filipino psyche such that hierarchical systems and feudal authority figures have diverted the necessary tunnel vision for rights and freedoms — in this high-gear global competition for power and influence?
The recent US elections, when a strong-man President dared to test his power and influence above all, have been closely watched by the Filipino people. Perhaps it is because the presidential and national elections are coming in 2022 — and under the same constraints of the vise-grip of the coronavirus pandemic on the people's anxieties and energy level. Already, there have been perceived aggressive intrusions on people's basic rights — like in the critically sensitive and alarming aspects of freedom of speech and of thought. Laws that would have been unpassable in other times, have passed in Congress and the Senate against unsustained protests by rights groups.
There are matters to be learned from the recent US elections: first is the vigilance for the maintenance of a system of checks and balances in government. In the Philippine political milieu, voters have a chance to reinforce the separation of powers by not voting for political dynasties in order to stop the entrenched patronage system that capitalizes on the people's dependency on powerful individuals who cannot and will not resist the temptations of corruption and rent-seeking. Perhaps it would be good not to vote for a leader with autocratic tendencies. Secondly, voters must insist on the accountability of public officials — voters must review track records of reelectionists, and remember campaign promises on election day, to hold the elected official to account in his term. Voters must not shirk their responsibility to keep watch that rights are not transgressed and the people's tax money is not stolen by corrupt officials — for the good of all in the democracy.
Votes should never be sold, for money or for reflected power from immoral leaders and officials. Lessons in life, in a democracy.
Amelia H. C. Ylagan is a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of the Philippines.
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The short-handed Chicago Bulls plan to sign veteran swingman Alfonzo McKinnie, The Athletic reported Friday.
The Bulls are adding the 29-year-old veteran via a hardship exemption as the team currently has five players in the league's health and safety protocols.
McKinnie previously played for the Toronto Raptors (2017-18), Golden State Warriors (2018-19), Cleveland Cavaliers (2019-20) and Los Angeles Lakers (2020-21). He has averaged 4.0 points and 2.6 rebounds over 165 career games (six starts).
His best season came with the Warriors in 2018-19 when he played in 72 games and averaged 4.7 points.
He has been with the NBA G League's Mexico City Capitanes this season, averaging 24.1 points and shooting 43.3 percent from 3-point range.
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Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6 is an album of instrumental works released by MF Doom under the Metal Fingers moniker. As with the other installments of the Special Herbs series, each track is named for a herb or similar flora. This album, aside from the bonus tracks, also forms the last thirteen tracks of the Metal Fingers series' previous volume, Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6, due to the different record labels the various albums in the series were released on. This is the last volume of the series with such track listing overlaps.
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Frank H Byers, II, has practiced law in Macon County Illinois since 1977. Frank started practice with his father in the firm Byers & Byers. The firm later became known as Byers, Byers & Greenleaf. After his father retired, Frank was a partner in the law firm Fuller, Hopp, McCarthy, Quigg & Byers before he began practicing law in the firm Frank H. Byers, II, Ltd., in 1995. Frank H. Byers, II, Ltd., is a full service litigation firm appearing in state and federal courts in Illinois. The firm represents both individuals and businesses in litigation in the trial and appellate courts. The firm represents clients in: •	Personal injury and wrongful death litigation as Plaintiffs and as Defendants •	Worker's Compensation claims for work injuries as Claimants and as Employers •	Discrimination litigation as Plaintiffs and as Defendants •	Social Security Disability applications •	Family law, custody, divorce, child support, spousal support and visitation litigation •	Will, trust and estate planning •	Probate litigation •	Real estate transfers and real estate litigation •	Business organization and consulting •	Governmental approval of zoning and licensing for businesses including liquor licensing •	Mechanic's liens, business and contract litigation •	Traffic and criminal litigation as defendants The firm has tried many jury trials to verdict in state and federal trial courts. The firm has tried numerous bench trials and argued countless motions and petitions. The firm has briefed and argued many appeals in state and federal appellate courts.
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Lucas Radebe signs on as brand ambassador for Jawitz Properties
The company, which turns 50 in 2019, is trying to attract a wider demographic of customer
15 November 2018 - 13:51 Alistair Anderson
Herschel Jawitz and Lucas Radebe, Thursday November 15 2018. Picture: SUPPLIED
"I've lived in Soweto, Bophuthatswana and Yorkshire and I've realised that when I felt at home, I felt more fulfilled and able to achieve my goals," the former captain of SA's national football team and Leeds United, Lucas Radebe, said at an event held by Jawitz Properties on Thursday.
The estate agency announced Radebe as its brand ambassador, which is part of its first re-branding in 14 years, CEO Herschel Jawitz said.
The company, which turns 50 in 2019, is trying to attract a wider demographic of customer and compete with new online and technology portal-driven companies for the business of young home buyers.
"We believe Lucas will be a strong brand ambassador for us. He remains a popular South African with a fascinating life story and someone who is committed to the country's future," Jawitz said.
Part of the campaign involves South Africans explaining "what a home was and is" to them. Radebe said he may have grown up in a small, poor family as one of 10 children but he always felt at home in Soweto.
"I think it is important to know where you come from and to work with what you have. I was lucky to get certain opportunities that I took in my life and which helped me be successful. I'm looking at life beyond football now though. A career in football can only last so long and take you so far. I hope that working hard and having a positive personality can help me become a great example to my community and other communities," Radebe said.
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A NEW agency for actors, singers and dancers is opening its doors in Great Dunmow.
Scene II Theatrical Agency will be starting up in September with the aim of providing a more local, friendly and personal service compared to London agencies.
Founder Jacky Rom said: "We have loads of talented people already come to our Scene II performing arts school, and so this is a next step for us. It just makes sense. Instead of sending people off into London they will be able to get help, advice and representation right here.
The agency will be based at the Arts Centre on Haslers Lane but will not be a part of the arts centre itself, which is a charity.
Mrs Rom added: "Our fees will match what we stand for which is a local agency available to everyone.


The Flowers of the Altar are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Michael A. Slocum by his sister Lisa.
We give thanks this morning for the ordination of the Rev. Deacon Amanda Akes and her service with us. Amanda is a graduate of the New York Intern Program and was sponsored by St. Mary's Church for ordination. She is currently serving in South Africa.
We welcome the students of Wake Forest Divinity School in their Urban Ministry Immersion and a special welcome back to their professor, the Rev. Dr. Doug Bailey. May you all be blessed in your time here in New York City.
Many thanks to all for making our "Mardi Gras" Masked Ball such a great time last night! We had fun and raised money for the parish outreach programs. Well done, friends!
"Today, I am Muslim, too!" 2:00 – 5:30 pm, Times Square. An Interfaith Rally for religious tolerance and understanding in response to the March 9th Congressional hearing that many fear will be a political witch hunt. Rev. Chloe Breyer will speak at 2:15 pm.
"Where are the jobs!" Join us Tuesday, March 8th 4:00 – 6:00 pm to demand that Columbia University live up to its promises of real employment for the people of our community. Location: "Employment Office" 125th St. and Broadway.
Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion: 7:30 am, 12 noon and 6:30 pm.
Noonday Prayers: During Lent, we will have Noonday prayers at St. Mary's Church, Monday through Friday. Please come join us! Also, we will chant the "Great Litany" in solemn procession on Fridays in Lent at the "Isaiah Wall" 42nd St. and First Avenue.
March 30:	Cathedral of St. John the Divine 1047 Amsterdam Ave.
April 6:	St. Philip's Church 204 West 134th St.
The Vestry will meet Thursday, March 10th at 6:00 pm. All are invited.
United States Institute for Peace: Please take a moment this week and call Senators Schumer and Gillibrand , (202) 224-3121, and urge them to continue funding for the. USIP.
St. Mary's "Annual Parish Meeting" will take place next week, The First Sunday of Lent, following the 10:00 am service. We will adopt a Parish Budget for 2011, elect a new Warden and Vestry members and hear reports about the ministries of our parish.


When was the last time you gave your business website a thorough review?
If it has been a long period of time in between reviews, why not start the New Year off by doing just that?
Without a website to anchor your business, you may very well survive when all is said and done. On the other hand, not having a website may be the one key ingredient preventing you from taking your business onward and upward.
Even though having a website is not a guarantee to being a successful business, having one certainly enhances your ability to not only spread the word about your brand, but know what competitors are up to.
That said is it time you gave your website some added muscle?
Just putting together a website does not guarantee you automatic success.
Keep in mind that your website needs to generate traffic, traffic that you hope will convert from bystanders into customers. With that being the goal, how will you bring a sizable amount of traffic to your site?
Dealing in deals – What consumer doesn't like a deal? Your website should regularly promote any specials that you are offering. As the deals take flight, consumers are likely to spread the word to family and friends. In turn, you now stand a good chance of increasing your web traffic day after day. Even on days you're not offering specials, some intrigued consumers will visit your site to see what you are up to.
Don't Be Shy – Last but not least, how social are you in promoting your website? When it comes right down to it, being shy about your website is a recipe for few visitors and ultimately disaster. There's a reason CEOs are tweeting and other business heads are sharing etc. on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and other social sites. The bottom line; being social about your brand does wonders for it. For example, do you have a new product or service you want to try out with the public? If so, spreading the word on social media is a great move. Not only will more consumers know about it, but you can also get instantaneous feedback in many cases. Finally, social media allows you to hear the chatter about some or all of your competition. Just by listening in, you know where you may be gaining or losing ground with them.
Yes, running a business demands much of your time. In fact, you may feel like there are not enough hours in a day in some cases.
So that your business can be as productive as possible, make sure your website has a spot high up on your list of needs.
With a productive website anchoring your business, your company can flex its muscles, outshining the competition day after day.


The Zebra ZT220 is an industrial label printer, aimed at highlighting the ever-changing needs of its users by providing solutions that will increase both productivity and drive efficiency within the workplace. This has been built on from the successful and popular S4M range of printers.
Whether you are adopting barcode technology for the first time or upgrading existing printer models, the Zebra ZT220 is the right – and also inexpensive choice for a wide range of labelling applications. These printers offer a variety of ways to connect which include USB, Serial, parallel, 10/100 Ethernet or 802.11b/g/n. These connectivity factors combined allows easy system integration whilst also maintaining efficiency with its effortless setup.
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10 Blue Yves Klein Masterpieces You Must Know
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Yves Klein, Big Blue Anthropometry in gallery, 1960.
Yves Klein was a French artist and a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau Réalisme. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art and a forerunner of minimal art and Pop Art.
Yves Klein, with his signature International Klein Blue. Photo by Charles Wilp/BPK Berlin.
Yves Klein is famous for one thing in particular, his International Klein Blue (IKB). It is a color of deep blue hue which was "created" by Klein and used in his art. In May 1960, Klein registered the paint formula under the name International Klein Blue (IKB) at the Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI), but he never patented IKB.
Klein, of course, created masterpieces also without IKB, you can read about his golden period in our other article. Today, we want to introduce you to 10 of his most famous works in blue.
1. IKB 191
Yves Klein, IKB 191, 1962, private collection. Wikimedia Commons (public domain).
Yves Klein began making monochromes in 1947. For him, they were a rejection of the idea of representation in painting and therefore the way to attain creative freedom. Klein did not give titles to these works but after his death in 1962 his widow Rotraut Klein-Moquay numbered all the known blue monochromes IKB 1 to IKB 194, in a sequence that did not reflect their chronological order.
2. IKB 45
Yves Klein, IKB 45, 1960, private collection.
IKB 45 was one of nearly two hundred blue monochrome paintings Yves Klein made during his short life. On May 12, 1962, Klein showed symptoms of a heart attack, and on May 15 he suffered a second, full heart attack after attending a friend's opening night exhibition. Yves never recovered and died at his home on June 6, 1962, at the age of 34.
3. Big Blue Anthropometry in gallery
For his Anthropometries series, Klein used nude female models as "brushes." He had a system of pressing bodies against the paper support. He staged the making of Anthropometries as elaborate performances for an audience, complete with blue cocktails and a performance of his Monotone Symphony—a single note played for twenty minutes, followed by twenty minutes of silence.
The making of one of Klein's Anthropométries, 1960.
The making of one of Klein's Anthropométries.
4. Anthropometry of the Blue Period (ANT 82)
Blue Yves Klein Yves Klein, Anthropometry of the Blue Period (ANT 82), 1960. Artwork © Yves Klein, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris, 2017.
Klein believed that International Klein Blue was the perfect instrument with which to elaborate his belief in spiritual powers and the immaterial. Ultramarine is the traditional symbolic color of the Holy Ghost in Christian religion and also evokes the expanse of the infinite sky and the depth of the oceans.
5. Large Blue Anthropometry (ANT 105)
Yves Klein, Large Blue Anthropometry (ANT 105), ca. 1960, Guggenheim Bilbao Museo, © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris.
Klein was determined to evoke emotions and sensations independent of line, rendered objects, or abstracted symbols, believing the monochromatic surface released the painting from materiality through the totality of pure pigment.
6. Anthropometry: Princess Helena, 1960
Yves Klein, Anthropometry: Princess Helena, 1960, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA.
Klein commented the use of bodies as brushes:
"In this way, I stayed clean. I no longer dirtied myself with color, not even the tips of my fingers."
In 1970s, feminists like Julia Steinmetz analyzed Klein's piece as him using female models as objects by slathering them across the canvas. In this way, Klein becomes the authoritative, male-dominated artist. But – it is only an interpretation.
7. Yves Klein, SE 161
Yves Klein; Untitled (SE 161), 1959, private collection.
In 1960s, Klein became fascinated by natural elements and would incorporate fire, water, sea sponges, and gravel into his canvases and sculptures. This resulted in a series of fire paintings, monochromatic relief paintings, and IKB sculptures that expressed cosmological ideas of infinite space – like this one here.
8. Blue Earth
Yves Klein, Blue Earth, 1957, Galerie Omagh, Paris.
The Earth is a recurrent theme in Klein's oeuvre. It appears in multiple variants and forming a series more globally entitled Planetary reliefs. In 1957, Yves Klein declared that the whole world is blue. He marked the occasion by creating a model globe in IKM relief blue, which he portrayed levitating in space, out of its stand and axis, to make it easier to contemplate.
9. The Victory of Samothrace
Yves Klein, the Victory of Samothrace, 1962, private collection.
Starting in 1962, Yves Klein produced a series of plaster replicas of the Nike coated in dry pigment of his Yves Klein Blue affixed by resin entitled Victoire de Samothrace.
10. Portrait relief Arman
Yves Klein, Portrait relief Arman, 1962, Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA.
This is a plaster cast of Klein's friend and fellow French Nouveau Realiste artist Arman. Klein molded the body of Arman in plaster and had it cast in bronze. The bronze was then painted with "Yves Klein Blue", and the life-size sculpture was placed against a gilded wooden panel.
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