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THE JOURNEY (2016)-Film Review
Erik Yates July 14, 2017 20162017Current ReviewsJ
Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney and John Hurt Can't Course-Correct This Historical Journey.
Director: Nick Hamm/2016
The Journey is set against the backdrop of the Northern Ireland Peace Talks took place in Scotland in 2006 between Sinn Fein leader Martin McGuiness and Democratic Party leader Ian Paisley. What came out of this meeting between two men who stood on opposing sides, and who are referred to collectively in the film as "The Troubles" (signifying that these 2 men helped start, and fuel, the bloodiest conflict Ireland had seen in its civil war that bore the same name), was a peace accord that has lasted since. This film is meant to be an "imagining" of how they got to such an accord, and later went on to be lifelong friends, serving together as the 2 heads of their coalition government. That means that what you will see in this film is pure fiction. It is this fictitious look at history that undermines the story completely, but it is one that gives the two main actors a chance to shine, even if everyone else has very little else to do.
The Journey is a long slog that at least has some moments to shine, so long as the lead actors are on screen demonstrating what could have been. If only the film had thought about telling the true, compelling story, these two actors, as well as the rest of the cast (minus Tony Blair), would have a story worth telling.
Prime Minister Tony Blair (Toby Stephens) is frantically running around the Scottish house at St. Andrews where this meeting is taking place. In fact, the entire film features a caricature of the British Prime Minister that very rarely resembles the true man, or at least the noble manner in which one expects the representative leader of the British Empire to uphold. What has him upset is that talks aren't going well, and lead negotiator Harry Patterson (John Hurt) has told Mr. Blair that if an agreement isn't reached today, it will be very tough to get one. He does have a gut feeling that today is going to be a good day though. While it was great seeing Mr. Hurt in one of his final performances, there is not much for him to do, however, except sit in a chair and add gravitas to the background of the film that desperately needs it.
Sequestered in their living quarters, Martin McGuiness (Colm Meaney) expresses similar sentiments as Mr. Patterson. With Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall), the firebrand Presbyterian minister and Democratic leader set to leave soon to catch a plane back to Belfast to attend his 50th anniversary with his wife, McGuiness, whom Paisley hasn't directly spoken to for 30 years, feels he must force an opportunity to speak to Mr. Paisley. According to an agreement, if one of the two leaders is traveling while attending meetings with the opposing leader, they must be together so that it would deter one of the two party's militants from trying to take out the other leader. With Mr. Paisley boarding his car to drive him an hour to the Edinburgh airport due to bad weather in St. Andrews, Martin McGuiness hops in to his rival's great annoyance. Over the next two hours the two spar, air their grievances, and begin to soften to each other's humanity, establishing a foundation for the peace agreement that is to come. Of course, the British government already has a hidden camera in the car to watch and listen in, and a government driver named, Norman Bates….I mean Jack (he's just played by Bates Motel's Freddie Highmore) who is posing as a hired chauffeur to monitor it all, and give us a chance to listen in to a conversation that never happened.
The rule of thumb for this film is that if Meaney and Spall are on the screen, then you should watch, as they are compelling and exhibit great chemistry together as opposing equals. Timothy Spall has begun to take lead roles with parts where he portrays a real life character that is not very well liked, but he is able to accentuate what you dislike so much about them, and bring you around to at least seeing their humanity. Whether it be his nominated performance in Mr. Turner, as Holocaust-denier David Irving in Denial, or here as Ian Paisley, a man of God who is quick to quote chapter and verse of the scriptures, but oozes hatred, pompous arrogance, and vitriol upon everyone he opposes. Meaney, a great character actor, also breathes life into McGuiness, using humor to cover up the darker actions he carries in his conscience as a man at the top of the Irish Republican Army, whom Paisley accuses of being the architect of the killing of women and children. While the script is extremely weak, these two men elevate it and even create a pausible tension that keeps you interested, despite the director and script's best effort to submarine this film.
The rest of the cast, other than the driver, Jack, is relegated to a small room watching the conversation, much like us. Occasionally John Hurt will break into a play-by-play commentary as if he is in a mentor role, but really this is the script's excuse to clue us in on why something might be important. Catherine McCormack (Braveheart) is also in this, but the film fails to capitalize on her presence. Tony Blair continues to pop into the room and share his worry and nervousness, as an excuse to have something to do. Other than that, this whole group of actors has no role whatsoever…but hey, they got paid and some screen time, so not a bad day's work. The writer, Colin Bateman and Director Nick Hamm, who are better acquainted with television, demonstrate a struggle in adapting and telling the story in a cinematic format. This would have worked much better as a television mini-series.
The Journey is a long slog that at least has some moments to shine, so long as the lead actors are on screen demonstrating what could have been. If only the film had thought about telling the true, compelling story, these two actors, as well as the rest of the cast (minus Tony Blair), would have a story worth telling. Re-imaginings are useful storytelling devices that allow one to wonder "what if". Here, it is just a detour that arrives at the same place history arrived at anyway. This is a journey we could do without.
The Journey will open in Houston at the AMC 30-Dunvale, and other select theaters around the country on July 14, 2017.
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Erik Yates is a high school teacher by day, and has extensive writing experience writing curriculum for various outlets, songs for his former band, and articles for the blog Vinyl Theology. Erik resides in Houston, Texas and is passionate about film, music, family, and traveling. When he is not watching film, or working at his day job, Erik finds time to add to his vinyl record collection, play guitar, or attend concerts. You may just find him hanging out at the local Alamo Drafthouse. You can connect with him on his Twitter account.
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FES is a condition where the upper eyelid is overly large and floppy with accompanying symptoms such as eye irritation, redness, and discharge, as well as the patient reporting their eyelids flipping over while they sleep. This syndrome is one of the reasons for a sleep study referral, especially because approximately 96% of patients with FES have OSA, while the reverse is at 16%.
Glaucoma is a progressive and irreversible damage to the optic nerve, beginning with a small loss in peripheral vision which can lead to total blindness if not diagnosed early. All people over 60 years old are at an increased risk of the disease. A study made in Taipei Medical University found that patients with OSA were 1.67 times more likely to develop glaucoma later on, while those with glaucoma have a 12.9% of having OSA.
Also called optic disc swelling, papilledema is caused by increased pressure in or around the brain. The swelling can occur from hours to weeks, with vague symptoms such as vision, headache, and vomiting. It's established that there is an association between OSA and papilledema, due to increased carbon dioxide in the system and increased intracranial pressure. A patient who had been experiencing papilledema was referred to a sleep study, which resulted in the diagnosis of severe sleep apnea which potentially saved his/her life.
Retinal Vein Occlusion is like having a mini-stroke in your eyes, where a blockage in a vein prevents blood and oxygen supply from reaching the retinas. The most common symptom of this is sudden but painless changes, sometimes loss, in vision. Another study tested patients with RVO for OSA, and found out that even without any other risk factors for the latter except for hypertension, 42% had an apnea-hypopnea index (number of apnea/hypopnea events per hour) reflective of OSA. This means a connection between the two is clear and apparent, and once again, testing for OSA is highly suggested once RVO is diagnosed.
While the specifics are a bit difficult to explain, you can think of NAION as a problem which interrupts your optic nerves from seamlessly sending signals from your eyes to your brain. There is no known cure yet, although it has been established that it has the same risk factors as with heart attack and stroke. There are several studies showing the relationship of NAION and OSA, with a case control study done in 2015 showing 95% of NAION patients exhibiting the sleeping disorder.
These eye disorders are rarely life-threatening; in fact, FES is more of an aesthetic problem than anything else, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With OSA lurking in the dark (literally), it's a must to diagnose it as early as possible, so that the proper treatment is started ASAP. Thanks to science, the connection between these eye disorders and OSA has been established, and diagnosis of the former can lead to detection of the latter; so don't forget to pay your ophthalmologist a visit!


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Experts add that cats are "still much more likely to get Covid-19 from you, rather than you get it from a cat." Svetlana Popov/Shutterstock
By Madison Dapcevich
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Previous reports presented evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from humans to pets when a cat in Belgium became the first known case. In the weeks that followed, multiple tigers and large cats at a zoo in New York also contracted the virus and two cats in New York tested positive for the disease, one of which only showed mild signs of respiratory illness.
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RIP Bob Gibson
Posted: October 4, 2020 | Author: Precious Sanders | Filed under: 20th Century, 21st Century | Tags: All-Star Game, Baseball, Bob Gibson, Cy Young Award, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, MLB, National Baseball Hall of Fame, sports, St. Louis Cardinals, World Series | Leave a comment
I just heard about the passing of Bob Gibson, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals for seventeen seasons. Over the course of that career, Gibson collected 251 wins, 3,117 strikeouts, and a 2.91 ERA. He was also a nine-time All-Star, won two World Series championships, and he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 NL MVP.
Bob Gibson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. The Cardinals retired his uniform number 45 in September 1975 and inducted him into the team Hall of Fame in 2014.
Gibson died in Omaha, Nebraska on October 2, 2020 from pancreatic cancer.
Posted: February 5, 2018 | Author: Precious Sanders | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Bob Gibson, history, quotes, sports, Tim McCarver | Leave a comment
Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs.
~ Tim McCarver
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Ken Burns's Baseball: The Eighth Inning
Posted: December 17, 2017 | Author: Precious Sanders | Filed under: 20th Century | Tags: Atlanta Braves, Babe Ruth, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Bob Gibson, Branch Rickey, Carl Yastrzemski, Casey Stengel, Curt Flood, documentaries, Earl Weaver, Ebbets Field, Ernie Banks, Football, Ford Frick, Frank Robinson, George Carlin, history, Houston Astros, Houston Colt .45s, Jackie Robinson, Kansas City Royals, Ken Burns, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Players Association, Marvin Miller, Milwaukee Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, National League, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies, Polo Grounds, racism, Red Barber, Roberto Clemente, Roger Maris, San Francisco Giants, Sandy Koufax, Seattle Pilots, Shea Stadium, sports, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Vietnam War, Whitey Herzog, Woodstock | 1 Comment
The Eighth Inning of Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns brings us into the 1960s. In this decade of the American Pastime, we find that it is being recognized less and less as such. Football has risen to prominence, and a lot of folks come to argue that football, not baseball, has now become the true national game. Additionally, the sixties were quite a stormy and unstable period in American history, filled with race riots, activism, anti-war protests, hippies, and Woodstock.
The game of baseball also finds itself experiencing some changes. In 1961, Babe Ruth's single season home run record is threatened, then broken, by a man who is far from being a fan favorite. Roger Maris is described as moody and sullen, avoids talking to the press, and starts losing his hair as a result of the pressure he is under as he inadvertently finds himself chasing Ruth's record.
Pitching sees a rise in dominance as the decade progresses, thanks to commissioner Ford Frick's commandment that the strike zone be expanded to counter the explosion of home runs. Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson are among those who rise to preeminence from their positions on the mound. As pitching becomes the ruling force in the game, there comes a decline in home runs being hit. This, in turn, contributes to the decline in fan interest in the game.
This time period also sees changes as far as the growth of the league. The success and profitability of the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the west brings the league to consider other ways in which to spread the game throughout the country. Four new teams were added to Major League Baseball. We see the birth of the California Angels, the Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins, then a newer Senators team moved to Arlington and became the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets and the Houston Colt .45s (later the Astros) also joined the National League. The Braves would move from Milwaukee to Atlanta and the Athletics moved to Oakland. After just one season, the Seattle Pilots left for Milwaukee and became the Brewers, and towards the end of the decade the Royals were established in Kansas City and the Expos in Montreal. (I'm sure I must be missing one or more others here, and for that, I apologize.)
At the beginning of the decade, Ebbets Field met its fate with a wrecking ball painted to resemble a baseball. Jackie Robinson, who had once played at Ebbets, now worked and fought for civil rights, and Branch Rickey, who was the force behind integration in Major League Baseball, passed away in 1965. The Polo Grounds became the home of the New York Metropolitans, led by the one and only Casey Stengel, now getting along in years. Suffices to say, the Mets weren't very good in those early years. Eventually, Stengel would retire from baseball. After that, the same wrecking ball that took out Ebbets Field would also bring down the Polo Grounds. The Mets moved into Shea Stadium, and by the end of the decade transformed into the "Miracle Mets," winning the 1969 World Series.
In this inning, we meet Pete Rose and see bits about Ernie Banks, Frank Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski, Whitey Ford, Roberto Clemente, and many, many others. Sandy Koufax seemingly retires almost as quickly as he broke into the league and became the youngest player ever inducted into the Hall of Fame. In Baltimore, Earl Weaver became manager of the Orioles. One of the greatest managers of all time, the Orioles became the dynasty of the decade under Weaver.
In this decade, we also meet Marvin Miller. Miller became the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association in 1966. The players loved having Miller speaking on their behalf, but baseball owners, unsurprisingly, hated having Miller around. He was a man who Red Barber would call "one of the two or three most important men in baseball history."
By the end of the disc, we learn about Curt Flood's battle against the reserve clause, which at this point is only just beginning. Flood learned that he was to be traded from St. Louis to Philadelphia, and in the face of the racism he knew he would face in Philadelphia, he decided to oppose the trade. This flew in the face of the entire history of baseball business.
I think my favorite feature of this disc comes in all the arguments defending baseball. In spite of George Carlin's comedy routine that makes baseball seem like a slow, sissy sport, baseball continues to be referred to as America's National Pastime for good reason. Sure, football is faster and perhaps more suitable to the 30-second attention span that now dominates our culture (though, more recently, football also seems to be declining in popularity). But baseball's place in the American psyche runs deep, and in a lot of ways, it is the very nature of its leisurely pace that makes it so appealing.
This day in baseball
Posted: October 3, 2015 | Author: Precious Sanders | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Bob Gibson, history, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, St. Louis Cardinals | 1 Comment
Bob Gibson of the Cardinals became a twenty-game winner for the first time on October 3, 1965, as he won game number 20 for the season against the Astros in Houston. Gibson pitched a complete game to lead St. Louis to a 5-2 victory that day. He went on to be a twenty-game winner four times in the next five seasons.
Baseball 101: The strike zone
Posted: June 23, 2013 | Author: Precious Sanders | Filed under: 20th Century, Baseball 101 | Tags: Babe Ruth, Baseball, Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, Don Drysdale, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Roger Maris, sports, Strike Zone | 5 Comments
Sometimes, if you're a pitcher, it seems elusive. If you're a batter, it can sometimes seem larger than life. The strike zone — in some ways, it is baseball's version of the Twilight Zone: sometimes it's hard to tell where it really is.
The strike zone is the area over home plate through which a pitcher must pitch the ball in order for the pitch to be called a strike if the batter does not swing. The idea is that the ball must pass through an area where the batter has a chance to put the ball into play if he swings at it. According to the MLB's Official Rules:
The STRIKE ZONE is that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball.
Or, to make things simpler, many regard the area from the elbows to the bottom of the knees as the vertical axis of the strike zone.
The size of the strike zone has not remained static through the years. Major League Baseball will sometimes make the official strike zone larger or smaller in order to maintain a balance of power between pitchers and hitters. For example, after Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's home run record in the 1961 season, the strike zone was stretched to extend from the top of the batter's shoulders to the bottom of the knees. Then, in 1968, pitchers such as Don Drysdale, Bob Gibson, and Denny McLain utterly dominated hitters. As a result, not only was the size of the strike zone reduced in 1969, but the height of the pitchers mound was also reduced from 15 inches to 10 inches tall.
At the end of the day, though, enforcement of the strike zone lies with the home plate umpire. As any player or fan of the game knows, the size — and, sometimes, even the shape — of the strike zone can vary from one umpire to the next. As a result, pitchers and hitters often find themselves having to adjust their expectations according to those of the umpire. And, sometimes, the umpire can be the most loved or the most hated person in the ballpark.
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Epic Games bans 9-year-old 'Fortnite' player, receives massive backlash
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Epic Games has banned a 9-year-old Fortnite player from the battle royale game for four whole years, and other players are not too happy about it.
There are only a number of games that are as popular as Fortnite. The battle royale game has been a success from the get go and unsurprisingly, a lot of kids happen to play Fortnite.
Unfortunately, when it comes to kids, Epic Games has placed a lot of restrictions. Just recently, the company banned a 9-year-old from playing the battle royale game, and the reason could be a little hard to swallow.
1,460-day ban
Fortnite's Arena Mode is the perfect place for players to rank up and compete against others of the same skill level. It is also the perfect starting point for players that want to go pro.
While the Arena Mode itself doesn't really have cash prizes, it is able to unlock events that would give players monetary gain. And in this Arena Mode, a 9-year-old avid Fortnite player by the name Zenon was banned for 1,460 days. That is around four whole years, and Zenon would be 13 years old before he could be allowed to play again.
Epic Games restrictions for underaged Fortnite players
Fortnite has a great number of players who have yet to reach the age of 13, and Epic Games knows this all too well.
Because of this, the company has placed certain restrictions that would prohibit players below 13 years old to play in competitive modes, particularly those that offer cash prizes. Furthermore, these young players would need their parents' permission in order to play.
The problem with Epic Games' ban on the poor young player is the fact that the Arena Mode doesn't really offer cash prizes. Zenon had been streaming Fortnite when the ban had occurred. More than that, his father was with him the whole time and gave permission for him to play.
Clearly, Zenon had been following the rules when he was banned by Epic.
However, this did not stop Epic Games from implementing the ban. Zenon had been on a few Cash Cups matches before, and Epic is privy on this fact. The player was even banned for a few days because of this violation.
#FreeZenon
Epic Games' banning of the 9-year-old didn't sit well with other Fortnite players. This more so because the kid had been following the rules. On Twitter, many players expressed their disdain of Epic Games' decision and made the hashtag FreeZenon trend on the platform.
He's only 9 and was playing arena which isn't a tournament and he got banned, c'mon Epic you're better than this… #FreeZenon pic.twitter.com/sHWOdhUzWu
— Erin (@EriniOS) May 5, 2020
Around 12 hours later, the trend had about 100,000 tweets. Many players complained of Epic Games' harsh punishment on the young boy and requested that the ban be lifted or at least shortened.
Some players even highlighted Epic Games' own unfair implementation of bans. They pointed out that Zenon had been following the rules, and he was banned for four years. Other players like XXiF and Ronaldo had only received a two-week ban after cheating on a major event.
Still, it doesn't look like Epic Games would be changing their decision anytime soon.
350 Million Fortnite players
Banning one player won't really affect Epic Games that much since Fortnite has now registered around 350 million players. This new milestone came three years after the game was released.
Fortnite now has over 350 million registered players! In April, players spent over 3.2 billion hours in game. ????????
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— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 6, 2020
Not only that, but Fortnite had also registered 3.2 billion hours of play time in the month of April alone.
Fortnite, as it is now, will only be expected to grow. The game has found massive success, and each year only adds more to its popularity. It also helps that Epic Games has been working hard to provide new and exciting content for players to enjoy.
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32nd Academy Awards
Award ceremony for films of 1959
RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Arthur Freed
Alan Handley
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur (11)
Most nominations
TV in the United States
1 hour, 40 minutes
← 31st
33rd →
The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was held on April 4, 1960, and took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre to honor the best films of 1959.
The epic drama Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the year before by Gigi. Ben-Hur remained the most honored motion picture in Academy Award history until Titanic equaled the feat in 1997, followed by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003.
Ben-Hur was the third film to win both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, a feat not repeated until Mystic River in 2003. Director William Wyler became the third (and most recent) person to win more than two Best Director awards (following Frank Capra and John Ford), as well as the only person to direct three Best Picture winners (following Mrs. Miniver in 1942 and The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946).
1.1 Academy Honorary Awards
1.2 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
2 Presenters and performers
2.1 Presenters
2.2 Performers
3 Multiple nominations and awards
Awards[edit]
William Wyler; Best Director winner
Charlton Heston; Best Actor winner
Hugh Griffith; Best Supporting Actor winner
Shelley Winters; Best Supporting Actress winner
Maurice Richlin; Best Original Screenplay co-winner
Jacques Cousteau; Best Live Action Short Film winner
André Previn; Best Scoring of a Musical Picture co-winner
Jimmy Van Heusen; Best Song co-winner
Sammy Cahn; Best Song co-winner
Nominations announced on February 22, 1960. Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface[1]
Best Motion Picture
Ben-Hur – Sam Zimbalist, producer (posthumous award)
Anatomy of a Murder – Otto Preminger, producer
The Diary of Anne Frank – George Stevens, producer
The Nun's Story – Henry Blanke, producer
Room at the Top – John Woolf and James Woolf, producers
William Wyler – Ben-Hur
George Stevens – The Diary of Anne Frank
Fred Zinnemann – The Nun's Story
Jack Clayton – Room at the Top
Billy Wilder – Some Like It Hot
Charlton Heston – Ben-Hur as Judah Ben-Hur
Laurence Harvey – Room at the Top as Joe Lampton
Jack Lemmon – Some Like It Hot as Jerry/"Daphne"
Paul Muni – The Last Angry Man as Dr. Sam Abelman
James Stewart – Anatomy of a Murder as Paul Biegler
Simone Signoret – Room at the Top as Alice Aisgill
Doris Day – Pillow Talk as Jan Morrow
Audrey Hepburn – The Nun's Story as Sister Luke
Katharine Hepburn – Suddenly, Last Summer as Violet Venable
Elizabeth Taylor – Suddenly, Last Summer as Catherine Holly
Hugh Griffith – Ben-Hur as Sheik Ilderim
Arthur O'Connell – Anatomy of a Murder as Parnell McCarthy
George C. Scott – Anatomy of a Murder as Claude Dancer
Robert Vaughn – The Young Philadelphians as Chester A. "Chet" Gwynn
Ed Wynn – The Diary of Anne Frank as Albert Dussell
Shelley Winters – The Diary of Anne Frank as Petronella van Daan
Hermione Baddeley – Room at the Top as Elspeth
Susan Kohner – Imitation of Life as Sarah Jane
Juanita Moore – Imitation of Life as Annie Johnson
Thelma Ritter – Pillow Talk as Alma
Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Pillow Talk – Story by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene; Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin
The 400 Blows – François Truffaut and Marcel Moussy
North by Northwest – Ernest Lehman
Operation Petticoat – Story by Paul King, Joseph J. Stone; Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin
Wild Strawberries – Ingmar Bergman (Refused Nomination)
Room at the Top – Neil Paterson based on the novel by John Braine
Anatomy of a Murder – Wendell Mayes based on the novel by Robert Traver
Ben-Hur – Karl Tunberg based on the novel by Lew Wallace
The Nun's Story – Robert Anderson based on the novel by Kathryn Hulme
Some Like It Hot – Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond based on a story by Robert Thoeren and M. Logan
Black Orpheus (France)
The Bridge (Germany)
The Great War (Italy)
Paw (Denmark)
The Village on the River (Netherlands)
Serengeti Shall Not Die
The Race for Space
Best Documentary Short Subject
Best Live Action Short Subject
Donald in Mathmagic Land
The Golden Fish – Jacques Cousteau
Between the Tides – Ian Ferguson
Mysteries of the Deep – Walt Disney
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film – Peter Sellers
Skyscraper – Shirley Clarke and Willard Van Dyke
Best Short Subjects – Cartoons
Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Moonbird
Mexicali Shmoes
The Violinist
Ben-Hur – Miklós Rózsa
The Diary of Anne Frank – Alfred Newman
The Nun's Story – Franz Waxman
On the Beach – Ernest Gold
Pillow Talk – Frank De Vol
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
Porgy and Bess – André Previn and Ken Darby
The Five Pennies – Leith Stevens
Li'l Abner – Nelson Riddle and Joseph J. Lilley
Say One for Me – Lionel Newman
Sleeping Beauty – George Bruns
"High Hopes" from A Hole in the Head – Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
"The Best of Everything" from The Best of Everything – Music by Alfred Newman; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
"The Five Pennies" from The Five Pennies – Music and Lyrics by Sylvia Fine
"The Hanging Tree" from The Hanging Tree – Music by Jerry Livingston; Lyrics by Mack David
"Strange Are The Ways of Love" from The Young Land – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington
Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
Ben-Hur – Franklin Milton
Journey to the Center of the Earth – Carlton W. Faulkner
Libel – A. W. Watkins
The Nun's Story – George Groves
Porgy and Bess – Gordon E. Sawyer and Fred Hynes
The Diary of Anne Frank – Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and George W. Davis; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss
Career – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Walter Tyler; Set Decoration: Samuel M. Comer and Arthur Krams
The Last Angry Man – Art Direction: Carl Anderson; Set Decoration: William Kiernan
Some Like It Hot – Art Direction: Ted Haworth; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
Suddenly, Last Summer – Art Direction: Oliver Messel and William Kellner; Set Decoration: Scott Slimon
Best Art Direction, Color
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Ben-Hur – Art Direction: William A. Horning (posthumous award) and Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Hugh Hunt
The Big Fisherman – Art Direction: John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Julia Heron
Journey to the Center of the Earth – Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, Franz Bachelin and Herman A. Blumenthal; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Joseph Kish
North by Northwest – Art Direction: William A. Horning (posthumous nomination), Robert F. Boyle, and Merrill Pye; Set Decoration: Henry Grace and Frank R. McKelvy
Pillow Talk – Art Direction: Richard H. Riedel (posthumous nomination); Set Decoration: Russell A. Gausman and Ruby R. Levitt
The Diary of Anne Frank – William C. Mellor
Anatomy of a Murder – Sam Leavitt
Career – Joseph LaShelle
Some Like It Hot – Charles Lang
The Young Philadelphians – Harry Stradling, Sr.
Best Cinematography, Color
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Ben-Hur – Robert Surtees
The Big Fisherman – Lee Garmes
The Five Pennies – Daniel L. Fapp
The Nun's Story – Franz Planer
Porgy and Bess – Leon Shamroy
Some Like It Hot – Orry-Kelly
Career – Edith Head
The Diary of Anne Frank – Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills
The Gazebo – Helen Rose
The Young Philadelphians – Howard Shoup
Best Costume Design, Color
Ben-Hur – Elizabeth Haffenden
The Best of Everything – Adele Palmer
The Big Fisherman – Renié
The Five Pennies – Edith Head
Porgy and Bess – Irene Sharaff
Ben-Hur – Ralph E. Winters and John D. Dunning
Anatomy of a Murder – Louis R. Loeffler
North by Northwest – George Tomasini
The Nun's Story – Walter Thompson
On the Beach – Frederic Knudtson
Ben-Hur – Visual Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie and Robert MacDonald; Audible Effects by Milo B. Lory
Journey to the Center of the Earth – Visual Effects by L. B. Abbott and James B. Gordon; Audible Effects by Carl Faulkner
Academy Honorary Awards[edit]
Buster Keaton "for his unique talents which brought immortal comedies to the screen". (Statuette)
Lee De Forest "for his pioneering inventions which brought sound to the motion picture". (Statuette)
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award[edit]
Presenters and performers[edit]
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Presenters[edit]
Richard Conte and Angie Dickinson (Presenters: Art Direction Awards)
Gary Cooper (Presenter: Best Motion Picture)
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh (Presenters: Writing Awards)
Edward Curtiss (Presenter: Cinematography Awards)
Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas (Presenters: Costume Design Awards)
Doris Day (Presenter: Best Original Song)
Olivia de Havilland (Presenters: Best Supporting Actor)
Edmond O'Brien (Presenters: Best Supporting Actress)
Mitzi Gaynor (Presenter: Documentary Awards)
Haya Harareet (Presenter: Best Special Effects)
Susan Hayward (Presenter: Best Actor)
Rock Hudson (Presenter: Best Actress)
Eric Johnston (Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film)
B. B. Kahane (Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award)
Gene Kelly (Presenter: Music Awards)
Hope Lange and Carl Reiner (Presenters: Short Subjects Awards)
Barbara Rush (Presenter: Best Film Editing)
Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood (Presenters: Best Sound Recording)
John Wayne (Presenter: Best Director)
Performers[edit]
Sammy Davis Jr. ("High Hopes" from A Hole in the Head)
Gogi Grant ("Strange Are the Ways of Love" from The Young Land)
Joni James ("The Five Pennies" from The Five Pennies)
Frankie Laine ("The Hanging Tree" from The Hanging Tree)
Frankie Vaughan ("The Best of Everything" from The Best of Everything)
Multiple nominations and awards[edit]
These films had multiple nominations:
12 nominations: Ben-Hur
8 nominations: The Diary of Anne Frank and The Nun's Story
7 nominations: Anatomy of a Murder
6 nominations: Room at the Top and Some Like It Hot
5 nominations: Pillow Talk
4 nominations: The Five Pennies, Porgy and Bess
3 nominations: The Big Fisherman, Career, Journey to the Center of the Earth, North by Northwest, Suddenly, Last Summer and The Young Philadelphians
2 nominations: The Best of Everything, Imitation of Life, The Last Angry Man and On the Beach
The following films received multiple awards.
11 wins: Ben-Hur
3 wins: The Diary of Anne Frank
2 wins: Room at the Top
1959 in film
2nd Grammy Awards
11th Primetime Emmy Awards
13th British Academy Film Awards
14th Tony Awards
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‡ Dates and years listed for each ceremony were the eligibility period of film release in Los Angeles County. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period was done on a seasonal basis, from August to July. For the 6th ceremony, held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933. From the 7th ceremony, held in 1935, through the 92nd ceremony, held in 2020, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31. For the 93rd ceremony, held in 2021, the eligibility period was from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021. For the 94th ceremony, to be held in 2022, the eligibility period was from March 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.
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Long Covid cripples millions & best protection is vaccination, say experts
The World Health Organisation (WHO) published a standardised clinical case definition of long Covid in 2021, but experts say diagnosis is still a challenge. Most Asian countries do not track the number of long Covid patients. Another study this month warned that Covid-19 patients have an elevated risk of death for at least 18 months after they got infected.
China's health officials exchange views with WHO on COVID-19
Both sides exchanged views on the current epidemic situation, medical treatment, vaccination and other technical matters, the Chinese health authority said, adding that more technical exchanges would be held.
ETHealthWorld
Healthcare in Tier 2 and 3 cities
The quality of healthcare penetration in Tier 2 and 3 cities has always been a huge concern in India. Today, if one looks at the doctor-patient ratio, it is heavily skewed in favour of urban areas which has led to a massive urbanization of healthcare. The advent of Covid only worsened the situation, as the footfalls in rural areas took a massive hit which in turn adversely affected outcomes in diseases like cancer where early detection is extremely crucial.
Punjab sprucing up healthcare infrastructure, says CM Mann
The Chief Minister said efforts were being made to equip the government hospitals with the ultramodern facilities. Likewise, he said a recruitment drive has been embarked to fill all vacant government posts in the Health Department. The sole purpose is to ensure that people get the best healthcare facilities in the state.
Minister unveils plans to boost health infra in Tirupur district
The minister said a new RT-PCR testing centre would be set up at the government hospital at Udumalpet at a cost of 1.2 crore. "The hospital will also get a facility to conduct hearing tests for children and a treatment facility at a cost of 20 lakh."
CG govt to initiate steps under universal healthcare
Availability of treatment, diagnostics and medicines is to be ensured in quality health services. The Public Health Plan report was also presented by the Public Health Foundation of India in the meeting and efforts are being made to increase community participation and develop a feedback system for the expansion of health services.
India's TTK Healthcare Q2 profit more than doubles on higher sales of medical devices
The rising prevalence of chronic medical conditions has led to development of various advanced medical treatments, resulting in higher demand for medical devices. Revenue from operations rose 12.8% to 1.7 billion rupees, helped by a 14.7% increase in revenue in its medical devices segment.
Aam Aadmi Clinics provide treatment to three lakh patients in Punjab
The number of patients has reached 3,47,193 from August 15 to October 15, with 45,570 clinical tests across the state, said the minister, adding Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's initiative is bringing a revolution in the healthcare sector as 90 per cent of the patients of the state are getting treatment from these clinics, which further reduced the burden in hospitals.
Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojna: Launch of QR code for hospitals today
The scanning of QR code will give the details about the available treatment of different specialities such as gynaecology, orthopaedics and other specialities in the empanelled hospitals under the scheme and it will make easy for the patients to choose the hospital for their treatment according to their need.
Bengaluru: Hi-tech digital PHC set up at Malleswaram
The PHC, titled comprehensive urban primary health centre (CUPHC), is equipped with facilities such as testing, diagnostic laboratory, treatment and dispensary at Palace Guttahalli. It was opened to the public by chief minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Thalassemia patients to get Rs 2,500 per month in Haryana
This announcement was made by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. He said thalassemia is a serious disease in which a person's blood has to be changed after a period and its treatment is expensive.
Nearly 60% patients delay treatment due to lack of health insurance: Study
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Tertiary level centres to come up for treatment of people exposed to chemical, nuclear attacks
It is aimed at managing medical emergencies arising out of incidents such as the Bhopal gas tragedy, Visakhapatnam HPCL refinery blast, Tughlaqabad gas leak, Kanpur ammonia gas leak and other industrial accidents, official sources told the media agency.
Launch of first aid vehicle in Andhra Pradesh's Mangalagiri
The vehicle would go around the villages in the constituency with prior information. The party activists would provide information about the visit of the vehicle to every village in advance and assist people to get treatment for different ailments.
HC asks Centre if financial aid for rare diseases covers clinical trials of experimental DMD drug
The court said that several factors merited consideration of the competent authority on whether the expenses which are likely to be incurred in the course of administering the drug to the 54 enrolled patients would stand covered under its order.
One limb gets amputated in Kerala in every 30 minutes: Study
The study pointed out that lack of awareness regarding vascular diseases among the public has led to many people suffering from improper or delayed treatment with devastating complications like loss of limb or life.
New Delhi: More hospitals gear up to tackle monkeypox cases
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Punjab: PGIMER stops treating patients under Ayushman scheme
The patients can continue to seek treatment at the institute as routine patients by paying the user charges or under other applicable welfare schemes.
Gujarat hooch tragedy: 13 patients flee from govt hospital
Brahmbhatt said, "The patients must have felt that they have recovered and do not need further treatment, so instead of waiting for the official discharge, they have left the hospital."
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In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry appealed to individuals who have been in direct contact with the Nigerian monkeypox carrier to be isolated from their family members and seek medical aid.
36m 'Need treaty to end irresponsible marketing of formula milk'
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Just over a week before Election Day on January 23rd, join the Yes for Healthcare team in Portland for a day of service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 15.
We'll rally and then knock doors across the city to let Portlanders know to vote #YesOn101, because all Oregonians deserve access to healthcare.
We need hundreds of supporters to join us, so please share and invite friends. Everyone is welcome, including first-timers! A short training and all materials will be provided.


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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season pork chops with salt and pepper and let sit for 15 minutes. Heat a heavy skillet (cast iron works great) with the olive oil to medium high heat. Sear the chops for 7 minutes on each side. Remove chops from pan, and then add the sliced onion, sauté for 3 minutes and white wine. Put the chops back in the pan and cook 10-15 minutes longer in the oven. Cover with tin foil loosely to keep chops from drying out. Let sit for 10 minutes.
Sauce: Sauté the onions in butter for about 10 minutes, then add the red wine, bring to a boil and let reduce by half. Add the Blackberry Spice + Sage Jam and return to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Plate the chops and spoon the sauce over the chops. Delicious!
NOTE: the Blackberry Spice + Sage Red Wine Sauce is also delicious served on Turkey or Chicken Breasts.
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Rinse chicken, clean out cavity. Season with salt and pepper. Place into a baking dish or roasting pan. Put the chopped onions inside the cavity and under/around the chicken in the pan. Place the figs around the chicken. Mix together the Fig, Sweet Onion + Rosemary jam, balsamic vinegar and olive oil and pour over the chicken. Place some rosemary sprigs on and around the chicken. Put in the oven and roast at 475 degrees for about 20 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 325 degrees and continue to cook for about 1 ½ hours. Serve over couscous, rice or bulgur.


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Gli interpreti (titolo originale The Interpreters) è il primo romanzo di Wole Soyinka. Fu pubblicato nel 1965 dall'editore Collins di Londra e successivamente tradotto in numerose lingue; in Italia fu pubblicato nel 1979 a Milano da Jaca book nella traduzione di Carla Muschio Sepe.

Il romanzo narra la storia di cinque giovani che, dopo aver studiato all'estero, rientrano in patria e vivono le problematiche e i tormenti della Nigeria postcoloniale.

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Romanzi di autori nigeriani

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PGG Wrightson Seeds acquires Superior Seed Company
Grain Central, July 28, 2017
PGG Wrightson Seeds (PGWS) has purchased Superior Seed Company at Deniliquin in the NSW Riverina.
The parties have agreed terms, and expect Superior Seed Co to transition to PGWS ownership by the end of August, 2017.
Superior Seed Co is a local seed production, cleaning and wholesale marketing business.
The company was established in 2002 by Ian Lea, and is the largest provider of proprietary cereal and pulse seeds to the district's broadacre farming industry.
In addition to its seed production and marketing activities the business also custom cleans and grades cereals and pulses for local farmers and warehouses up to 3000 tonnes of seed.
Australian manager of PGG Wrightson Seeds, John Stewart, said the company was pleased to have the opportunity to invest in a respected local provider of high quality planting seed.
"At PGG Wrightson Seeds, we are committed to improving farmer productivity through high performance planting seeds. We feel that Superior Seed Co's business culture aligns well with these values," he said.
Superior Seed Co general manager, Ian Lea, said PGG Wrightson Seeds with its much broader range of crop and pasture seed products, backed by plant breeding capability, would open up new opportunities for Superior Seed Co's suppliers and customers.
"We're pleased to be handing the business over to such a well-resourced and respected company," he said.
The Superior Seed Co business will trade under PGG Wrightson Seed's very successful seed distribution business AusWest Seeds.
AusWest Seeds holds licences to produce and market a full range of cereal varieties from both Australian and International cereal breeding companies, as well as a full range of pasture seed.
AusWest Seeds has been providing crop and pasture seeds for 60 years and is pleased to now be able to better service the grain and grazing industries in southern NSW and northern Victoria.
Committed to keeping jobs in the local area, AusWest Seeds manager, Peter Johnson, said the seed cleaning facilities and staff located on Barham Road near Deniliquin, coupled with access to a number of local professional seed producers, gave AusWest Seeds the capability to bring improved plant genetics to the region.
The Deniliquin location will also allow AusWest Seeds to better service the pasture seed market with annual and perennial grasses, legumes and forage crops such as oats, sorghum, millet and brassicas.
Source: PGG Wrightson Seeds


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Biden Admin Set to Announce Purchase of 10 Million Pfizer Covid Pill Courses
The Pfizer logo. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty)
By Theodore Bunker | Tuesday, 16 November 2021 04:44 PM
President Joe Biden's administration is likely to announce the purchase of about 10 million courses of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pill, according to The Washington Post.
Although the experimental pill, which the pharmaceutical company plans to sell under the brand name Paxlovid, has not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, Pfizer announced earlier this month that taking the pill within three days of the onset of symptoms led to an 89% reduction in the risk of hospitalization and death in people who are at a high-risk of COVID-19 infection.
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"We are moving as quickly as possible in our effort to get this potential treatment into the hands of patients, and we look forward to working with the U.S. FDA on its review of our application, along with other regulatory agencies around the world," Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Tuesday, in a statement.
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King Charles Targeted by Another Egg Thrower, Police Say
By Allison Schonter - December 7, 2022 08:18 am EST
King Charles III's most recent royal outing got off to a less than egg-cellent start. As the 74-year-old British royal stepped out Tuesday for a walkabout in Luton, England, he once again found himself dodging objects when someone from the crowd allegedly threw an egg at the monarch, marking the second such incident since Charles ascended as monarch following the September death of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The monarch was greeting members of the public outside Luton Town Hall, located about 30 miles north of London, when the incident occurred, the Associated Press reported. According to the outlet, as Charles was meeting well-wishers, an egg was thrown from the crowd towards the monarch, who was not hit or harmed in the incident. The royal's security guards promptly escorted Charles to another area. The king is said to have kept his cool and didn't crack under the pressure, instead continuing the walkabout by greeting others who gathered to see him.
The BBC reported that following the incident, Bedfordshire Police confirmed that a man in his 20s was detained and taken into custody. The man's identity has not been released. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of common assault. Buckingham Palace has not addressed the incident at this time.
The Tuesday spectacle came less than a month after another egg-throwing incident. As Charles and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort arrived at Micklegate Bar, a royal entrance to the city of York, England on Nov. 9, several eggs were thrown at Charles from the someone in the crowd. Video of the moment showed the eggs splattering on the ground as the crowd booed, with some shouting, "Shame on you" and "God save the king." The man who through the eggs was later identified as Extinction Rebellion activist and former Green Party candidate Patrick Thelwell, 23, who was detained. While Thelwell was later released on bail, the Mirror reported, per the New York Post, that as a condition of his bail, he must stay 500 meters away from the king and isn't allowed to carry eggs in public with the exception of grocery shopping.
The two incidents come as Charles travels across Britain for royal appearances and walkabouts as the nation adjusts to life under a new monarch. The late Elizabeth passed away in September at the age of 96 after having served as monarch for 70 years, making her Britain's longest-reigning monarch. Her son immediately ascended upon her death, though his coronation is not set to take place until Saturday, May 6.
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Tensions are on the rise after Henry (Gregory Itzin) hinted to Annie that Auggie's ex-wife, Helen, is still alive at the end of last week's episode. Now Auggie is beginning to question if he and Annie have what it takes to make it as a couple.
In this exclusive sneak peek from Tuesday's episode (9/8c, USA), Auggie asks Joan (Kari Matchett) why they were paired to work together. "Annie needed someone to ground her, and you needed someone to force you out of your comfort zone," Joan says. "You constantly push each other."
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Q: Using header buttons to navigate to another screen using react-navigaton I have created a stack navigator with a header button which will be used to navigate to another screen, however I get this error when I try to goto another screen

TypeError: undefined is not an object (evaluating 'navigation.navigate')

And when I console.log(navigation) its undefined. But however when I create a button within a component & navigate to another screen it works. Its only the header buttons that are give me issues.
import {createStackNavigator} from '@react-navigation/stack';
import TabNav from './TabNavBar';
import TestingScreen from '../components/TestingScreen';

const Stack = createStackNavigator();

const NavTest = ({navigation}) => {
  navigation.navigate('testingScreen');
};

const StackNavigatorContainer = () => {
  return (
    <Stack.Navigator>
      <Stack.Screen
        name={'tabNavigator'}
        component={TabNav}
        options={{
          headerLeft: () => (
            <Button title={'go to testing screen'} onPress={NavTest} />
          ),
        }}
      />
      <Stack.Screen name={'testingScreen'} component={PostInvoice} />
    </Stack.Navigator>
  );
};

export default StackNavigatorContainer;

I've also tried...
      <Stack.Screen
        name={'tabNavigator'}
        component={TabNav}
        options={{
          headerLeft: ({navigation}) => (
            <Button title={'go to testing screen'} onPress={() => navigation.navigate('testingScreen)} />
          ),
        }}
      />

And
      <Stack.Screen
        name={'tabNavigator'}
        component={TabNav}
        options={{
          headerLeft: () => (
            <Button title={'go to testing screen'} onPress={({navigation}) => navigation.navigate('testingScreen)} />
          ),
        }}
      />
``

A: To improve your understanding about my answer, I want to share my code that working well.
import { NavigationContainer } from '@react-navigation/native';
import { createStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/stack';
const AppStack = createStackNavigator();
<NavigationContainer>
    <AppStack.Navigator>
       <AppStack.Screen name="Home" component={Home}
              options={({ navigation }) => {
                            return {
                                headerTitleAlign: 'center',
                                headerMode: 'screen',
                                headerRight: () => (
                                    <Button
                                        onPress={() =>
                                          navigation.navigate('Options')}
                                        title="Crete Group"
                                        color="#00f"
                                    />
                                ),
                            }
                        }}
                    />
               <AppStack.Screen name="Options" component{Groupoptions} />
              </AppStack.Navigator>
            </NavigationContainer>

I hope this code help you surely.


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Galaxy S8 AKG-branded earphones confirm 3.5mm jack
JC Torres - Mar 20, 2017, 6:15am CDT
Samsung made it known before that it wasn't in a rush to ditch the headphone jack, unlike eternal frenemy Apple. But that was before the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, before Samsung was placed in a position where it needed to make the Galaxy S8 really stand out. As it turns out, these days, you actually stand out by still having a headphone jack. Audiophiles need not worry (too much) as the Galaxy S8 will still indeed have a 3.5 mm port, seemingly confirmed by leaked earphones for the device.
The debate between headphone jack or no headphone jack still goes on, but, fact of the matter is, there are still hundreds of equipment that still rely on that decades-old connector. And with the likes of LG and Sony pushing Hi-Fi audio via wired connections, it's unlikely to disappear any time soon. Especially when smartphone giants, like LG and Samsung, still sporting the rotund plug.
The earphones themselves are not exactly that exciting and look pretty common, though Samsung usually shipped white headphones with its smartphones instead of this black. One other distinctive design change is the clear marking of "AKG" on the earbuds. This isn't the first time we've seen AKG's logo emblazoned on a Samsung mobile product. The audio equipment maker's name is also present in the newly announced Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.
It's not going to be the last sighting either. AKG is a Harman subsidiary, which, in turn, is now a Samsung subsidiary. We're likely to see more AKG-marked devices from Samsung's roster, particularly on the higher end tiers. Whether that will give Samsung's mobile devices an audio edge is something we'll have to see, or rather, hear, for ourselves next week.
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