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The 30 best horror movies that will haunt you long after the credits roll
By Louise Blain
From monsters and slashers to haunted hotels, here are the best horror movies to watch right now
The best horror movies of all time are the ones we all remember seeing for the first time. The moments of genuine terror in the cinema as you can't quite believe what you're watching unfold on screen, or, if you're at home, the second you realise that you involuntarily made a strange squeaking sound and hope nobody heard. The best scary movies hold almost a mythical power, one that means they are best discussed in hushed tones. And the best horror movies aren't always the ones you'd expect either. While a number of the movies below are spattered with a fair amount of the red stuff, the best scary movies are far smarter than your average splattery slasher.
And this means that it was exceptionally difficult to whittle this list down to only 30. Given the horror renaissance of the last few years, we could easily have filled it with 21st century frightmares but we had to make sure we had all our bases covered. The result is a list of the best horror movies of all time that understands the vital nature of the behemoths of the genre but also makes sure to represent the modern directors redefining what it means to make a scary movie. While you'll, of course, find the The Exorcist here or Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, there's also a selection of new frights that take advantage of our very modern fears. So load up your favourite streaming service. It's time for the best horror movies of all time. Maybe don't check out that strange noise. It's probably nothing...
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30. Host (2020)
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The movie: We knew it was on the way, but post-pandemic horror has already arrived in the shape of a Zoom call gone very, very wrong. Desperately on the hunt for something to do other than endless lockdown quizzes – we feel this – a group of friends get together for an online mid-lockdown seance. What follows is a short, sharp shock of found footage adrenaline in an intimidatingly lean 56 minute run time. Host isn't the first horror to take place on a computer screen, taking terrifying inspiration from REC, The Blair Witch Project, and Paranormal Activity, yet delivering a dangerously relevant frightmare. Happy spookies.
Why it's scary: Thanks to quarantine, we all speak fluent Zoom and every interaction – every joke about parents refusing to stay in and the woes of lockdown – is painfully relatable. Thus, when this group of women lights candles and something arrives where they're meant to be safe, we can't help but be dragged along for the ride. Some truly innovative uses of modern tech deliver perfect 2020 scares and brilliant performances crank the tension into unbearably terrifying territory. If this is what director Rob Savage can make in lockdown without actual face-to-face interaction with his cast, it's going to be very interesting to see what he does next.
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29. Saw (2004)
The movie: It might have reignited the so-called torture porn genre with its (mostly) truly disgusting sequels but - and this is a huge 'but' - the original Saw is nowhere near as gross-gusting as you think it is and happens to be brilliant horror. Yes, the title is about an implement that a depraved killer suggests someone takes their leg off with rather than use a key to unlock a cuff, but Saw is actually remarkably restrained. The ideas at work here are significantly more grisly in your own mind than what you see on screen. Made on a shoestring budget by Leigh Whannell and James Wan, this tale of two men waking up in a bathroom, a corpse between them, is twisted but constantly intriguing.
Why it's scary: Put simply, we all play Jigsaw's game along with our heroes. What would we be willing to do to save our own miserable lives? Would we be Amanda, ready to go into a stomach to find a key, or would we sit and wait for an ultra gruesome fate? Throw in the genuine terror of 'Billy', Jigsaw's painted cycling doll, and one of the most terrifying extended jump-scare sequences potentially ever, and Saw still manages to pack a barbed-wire-covered punch.
Read more: Here's how Saw became one of the biggest names in horror
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28. The Birds (1963)
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The movie: Sure, there's all that talk about showers and murder - Editor's note: we know it's not just 'talk' and Hitchcock's Psycho is a genuine horror masterpiece - but it's time to talk about the feathery elephant in the room. The Birds, the Master of Suspense's loose adaptation of a short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, is scare cinema at its finest. When Tippi Hedren's Melanie Daniels heads to Bodega Bay to deliver some love birds, she gets far more than she bargained for when the wild winged inhabitants of the town decide that human eyes might taste just as good as discarded chips.
Why it's scary: Much like Jaws, The Birds preys on your simplest fears. Open water? Not for me, thanks. How about the very idea that the seemingly innocent feathery ones in your surroundings are actually using those tiny skulls to plot to murder you where you stand? Hard nope. If you haven't seen it, to go further would be spoilerific. Where The Birds excels is in its gradual, lurking fear; its patience and looming dread. Plus, the genuine panic in Hedren's eyes as very real birds were thrown in her direction is a truly terrifying sight to behold. Just stay safe in the knowledge that no one makes films quite like this anymore.
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27. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
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The movie: Choosing only one undead Romero offering for a list of the best horror movies of all time is a bit like taking on the shuffling horde with a letter opener: gory and challenging, but not altogether impossible. After much deliberation then, it's time to go shopping. Romero's gory attack on the consumerist American dream follows four survivors of the zombie apocalypse as they arrive at a sprawling mall. While they manage to get inside without anything munching on their brains, it doesn't take long before the beacon of the mall attracts other guests and the defenses start to gorily break down.
Why it's scary: We've had more hungry shuffling hordes than we can count since Romero's initial offering but that doesn't make the source material any less horrifying to watch. The gentle idea that the zombies are still heading to the mall after death is an insidious one, and the relentless violence of Night's sequel is an experience that demands your attention. Tom Savini's delicious practical effects too mean there's still plenty of squirm for your buck as skin and muscle are ripped from their sticking places. Plus, if you feel like you just can't watch anything in less than HD, Zack Snyder's 2004 remake is a surprisingly effective, not to mention creepy, replacement.
26. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
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The movie: If Scream reignited the joys of the teen slasher movie, the return of good zombies to our screens is all Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's fault. The first in Edgar Wright's 'Cornetto Trilogy,' Shaun of the Dead follows the titular Shaun as he plods his way through his dreary London existence, only to discover (beautifully late) that the majority of the population has been transformed into shambling cannibals while he was asleep. Suddenly realizing he needs to be the hero everyone deserves, it's time to rescue his mum, get his girlfriend back, and make sure everyone is fine in time for tea. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite go to perfectly edited plan.
Why it's scary: While it slickly plays for laughs, Shaun of the Dead is very much a horror at its gory heart. It plays by Romero's rules with a slow zombie horde which means that their staggering relentlessness is a constant fear, if one tempered by a brilliant comic script. And these aren't just disposable characters made to be pulled to pieces in an explosion of O-negative. Everyone matters here, meaning that every zombie encounter does too. Throw in a brilliant soundtrack, excellent performances, and more red than you can throw a cricket bat at, and Shaun of the Dead is a comedy horror masterpiece.
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25. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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The movie: Just like a certain dungaree-clad possessed doll, Freddy Krueger fell firmly into killer clown territory as the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise evolved over the years. Sure, he'll spray your organs all over the walls but you'll die laughing, right? Look back at Wes Craven's original movie, though, and Freddy isn't to be trifled with. Our selective memories mean we often forget that this serial child killer's burns come from him being incinerated by an angry mob of parents. Living eternally through their fear and guilt, Freddy becomes the ultimate boogeyman when he dons his favorite murder glove and goes after a whole new generation of Springwood spawn while they slumber.
Why it's scary: Bed is meant to be safe. Secure. Free of razor-sharp blades ready to plunge through your chest at any given moment... Robert Englund's Freddy might be horrible to look at but it's the very idea of falling asleep and never waking up again that's the true terrifying kicker here. The desperation of Heather Langenkamp's Nancy and her friends as they strive to stay awake to stay alive. No amount of caffeine or loud music can save you now, dreams are waiting and that's where a maniac lurks menacingly in the dark to end your life. Yes, the whole movie is worth it alone for Johnny Depp's spectacularly splattery death scene, but A Nightmare on Elm Street isn't one to press the snooze button on.
24. Evil Dead 2
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The movie: So many Evil Dead 2 questions, so little time. Is it a remake? Is it a sequel? Would it actually be physically possible to switch out your missing (presumed possessed) hand for a chainsaw with relative ease? Well, thankfully, Bruce Campbell himself (opens in new tab) has answered the first two and explained that Sam Raimi's cabin-based comedy horror is, in fact, a 'requel.' Whereas the original Evil Dead followed a group of twenty-somethings to a holiday house from hell, the sequel revolves exclusively around Campbell's Ash and his girlfriend Linda as they attempt to survive after playing a reading of the Necronomicon aloud. I'd be remiss if I didn't warn you about someone being beheaded with a garden tool post-reading.
Why it's scary: Evil Dead 2 is perfect comedy horror. While it might not send you shrieking away from your screen, there's a delightfully depraved viscerality to proceedings. Eyes in mouths, wall to wall gore, chainsaws feeling like the only option. It's worth noting here, too, that if you do want something a little less punctuated with the word 'groovy,' then the Evil Dead remake from Fede Alvarez is truly something that can get under your skin. Where Evil Dead 2's grim is played for much-appreciated laughs and you'll embrace the physical effects, Alvarez's reboot errs distinctly on the unnerving side, making them a perfect double bill.
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23. The Babadook (2014)
The movie: On release, Jennifer Kent's haunted pop-up book became a whole generation's boogeyman seemingly overnight. "Have you seen The Babadook? I didn't sleep all night," was hissed gleefully across offices and pubs. And for good reason. The Babadook is scary. The tale of a young grieving widow trying to look after her young son, this is a movie that sneaks under your skin and stays there. It also makes you ask yourself a lot of questions. What would you do with a pop-up book about a creepy black-clad figure in a top hat? Would you read it to your already traumatized young son? What if he begged? And how would you deal with the 'haunting' that follows…?
Why it's scary: Like the best horror movies on this list, the Babadook isn't just about scaring its audience. The parallels between grief and depression are no accident and it's interesting to note that one of the most disturbing sequences in the movie has nothing to do with a monster, but everything to do with a young mother losing control of her son while she tries to drive. On the surface, you might mistake The Babadook for something from The Conjuring universe but delve in and this is an intelligent, grueling fright-fest with a knowledge of exactly what you're afraid of. Even if you didn't know it when you sat down to watch.
22. The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
The movie: By 2011, we were having a self-referential horror crisis. Scream 4 was out and had an intro multiple layers deep, smashing the fourth wall into pieces with horror-ception as character after character quipped about the masked slasher genre. But where could comedy horror go next? How many times could a leading actress say "I saw this in a movie once" without us wanting to remove our own eyes and never watch horror again? Well, it turns out that there was still some life in the reanimated corpse yet. The Cabin in the Woods manages to pin not just one horror trope but every single one, like someone armed with a laser sight and Final Destination 3's nail gun. When this lot of attractive twenty-somethings head to the titular spot, they get significantly more than they bargained for. Oh, and Chris Hemsworth is one of them. Now you're interested…
Why it's scary: Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's creation is no mere comedy escapade. I'm staying spoiler-free here because it's too good, but just like the It movie and its monster's multiple faces, The Cabin in the Woods will tackle plenty of your phobias. This is a creature feature like you've never seen before with gallons of gore and every monster you could ever imagine lurking in the dark. Like Buffy before it, this has the ability to make you laugh one minute and scream the next. Go in blind and this trip to the forest is a delightfully gory surprise.
21. A Quiet Place (2018)
The movie: Is there anything more terrifying than the idea of bringing up a young family in a world where brutal monstrosities with supernaturally good hearing hunt down the last of humanity? John Krasinski's first horror - in which he also stars with IRL wife Emily Blunt - follows the Abbott family as they silently creep through a truly miserable existence where every single sound could be their last. Playing with movie audio in an entirely new way, A Quiet Place might have a simple premise but this is 90 minutes of sheer muscle-clenching tension.
Why it's scary: It turns out that humans are loud. Footsteps boom. Food crunches. Doors creak painfully. Exquisite use of sound means that every noise that the family makes feels like an agonizing step closer to death. Electric performances from the entire cast - especially young Millicent Simmonds - command you to watch every single frame, holding your breath if necessary. Rarely has a horror director commanded your attention for so long with such blatant disregard for the nails digging into your palms. Watch A Quiet Place. Oh, and turn it up.
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20. Paranormal Activity (2007)
The movie: While The Blair Witch Project revved found footage horror back into action like a haunted motorbike back in 1999, Paranormal Activity is where things got, err, dead serious. The first movie from now horror staple Oren Peli, it introduces us to Katie and Micah who have been experiencing some odd goings-on in their LA home. Ever the keen filmmaker, Micah sets up a camera at the foot of their bed to keep an eye on things while they sleep. The bumps in the night that follow are enough to make you never want to see another bed again, let alone lie on one.
Why it's scary: The reason why Paranormal Activity is so nerve-janglingly effective is simple. Regardless of your favorite snoozing position or habits, we all lie down in a dark room, switch off, and become perfect prey for whatever lurks in the gloom. The now infamous shot from the bottom of Katie and Micah's bed is a masterclass in slow-burn terror. Every simple extended shot as the clock ticks forward becomes an agonizingly tense eye test. What's going to move? Was that a shadow? Lingering footage of nothing actually happening has never been this nail-biting as the days and nights roll on. The sequels have been relentless and a mixed bag in terms of scares but, like a slamming door in the middle of the night, the pure terror of the original Paranormal Activity just can't be ignored.
19. Suspiria (1977)
The movie: Less a movie and more an assault on your senses, not to mention your stomach, Dario Argento's Suspiria follows young dancer Suzy as she arrives at a famous ballet school. Unfortunately, she doesn't heed the girl running in the other direction and finds herself surrounded by horrific murder as young women are picked off artfully one by one. Still a gory cut above the remake, Argento's original faced multiple cuts around violence on release and was one of the films at the bloody center of the 1980s video nasty panic. It doesn't take long to see why.
Why it's scary: Nothing about Suspiria is easy to experience. Every color forcing its way into your eyeballs like technicolor violence, every murder intent on you watching each moment in agonizing detail from angles only a madman would select, and a soundtrack so disturbing that you'll feel like you might have accidentally found Hell's playlist on Spotify. Depraved, stylish, and beautiful, Suspiria is an experience not to be missed. You don't have to like it, but even after all these years, this is a true nightmare of a horror movie waiting patiently to sneak into your brain.
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18. The Descent (2005)
The movie: If there was a dip in caving and bouldering trip attendance back in the mid-noughties, it's probably the fault of Neil Marshall's truly terrifying claustrophobic creature feature. Sarah's friends want to make her feel better after the tragic death of her family so, instead of y'know, buying her some gin, they take her on a caving trip. Unfortunately, the movie wouldn't be on this list if the six women were there to have a heartwarming, gently comedic adventure where they all grow as people. From the moment this lot lower themselves into the darkness below the Appalachian mountains, it's very clear that getting back out into the light again isn't going to be likely.
Why it's scary: The claustrophobia of The Descent is horribly real. Before you even discover what's lurking down there - with a night vision reveal so spectacular that it goes down in jump scare history - this cave system is stone horror. The women are experienced explorers but every shot of squeezing through tiny spaces as rubble gently falls, every huge cavern only lit in one tiny corner by their flares, and every step they take further into the abyss is heart-racing stuff. And this isn't an unlikable crew of barely fleshed out American teens, pun intended, these characters and their complex relationships truly matter. This is beautifully grueling, not to mention empowering, filmmaking. Witness the UK ending of this cult classic and you'll need more than a cheeky G&T to cheer you up afterward.
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17. It Follows (2015)
The movie: Infection in horror movies is spread in many ways. A bite here, an injection of a transformational virus there. Hell, we've even had watching a video tape and having a ghost in real need of some conditioner come and get you seven days later. To add a new spin to things, the grim plodding nasty of It Follows comes to get you if you literally, well, do the nasty. While a 21st Century horror about a sexually transmitted horrific curse sounds like it should be driven off a cliff, It Follows is a truly terrifying experience. The horror is real as teenager Jay is plagued by ghosts no one else can see, slowly, endlessly walking towards her unless she 'passes it on'. Proving just how good Jay's friends are, they club together to take on the supernatural entity.
Why it's scary: It Follows isn't just scary. It's chilling with jump scares that might mean you'll need to remove yourself from your ceiling with a spatula. With an unsettlingly brilliant synth score from Disasterpiece - seriously, let's put that in your headphones all day and see how it feels - Jay's battle against those following her is shot in a way that never feels like you can settle. Like Jay, we can never relax, and while a scene might look peaceful, it never is. The most effective scares come from the relentlessness of these pursuers, dead-eyed, and unblinking with one mission. It Follows is a modern masterpiece.
16. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
The movie: Comedy horror is nothing new. The best horror movies have been walking that bloodied tightrope between making us laugh and making us scream for decades. An American Werewolf in London, from legendary comedy director John Landis, is a masterclass in this particular circus trick. David and Jack, two American backpackers - don't worry, it'll be one in a minute - find themselves wandering the Yorkshire moors after dark, and instead of staying safe in The Slaughtered Lamb pub, decide to continue their journey. The locals even tell them they'll be fine if they just stick to the path…
Why it's scary: When two become one and Jack brutally falls to a mysterious lupine predator on the moors, a bitten David is taken to hospital in London. Regardless of what this says about the NHS's ability to deal with werewolf wounds, it means that when David sheds his human skin to become a creature of the night, there are plenty of iconic places for him to gorily slaughter his way through. Once you get over the first transformation sequence - a true CGI-free agonizing marvel of lengthening bones, hewing muscle, and popping joints - this human canine's tensely directed jaunt through the London Underground will absolutely ruin your late-night travel plans. And, while you'll get to stop to laugh at Jack's zombified ghost repeatedly rocking up to tell David to end his own life, the horror here is very real as his relationship with his nurse girlfriend threatens to have the heart, quite literally, ripped out of it. A masterwork.
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15. Rec (2007)
The movie: First off, we're going to pretend that the English language remake, Quarantine, doesn't exist. Good. Now that's out of the way, it's time to wax lyrical about the true terror lurking inside a Barcelona apartment block in this Spanish scarefest. As with all the best found footage horror movies, the set-up here is very simple. The crew of a morning TV show is following a team of firefighters when a call comes in about a woman behaving strangely in her apartment. Of course, Angela and her cameraman Pablo excitedly follow the crew of emergency workers into, well, hell.
Why it's scary: Rec ramps up slowly and expertly. You won't realize just how tense you are until a little too late. Officially this counts as a zombie movie but, like 28 Days Later, this feels like the story of an infection rather than the shuffling horde. This is a claustrophobic nightmare and in its found footage package, painfully realistic and believable. From the fire crew to the residents of the apartment building, the performances are exceptional, meaning that 'this is only a movie' part of your brain will constantly struggle with what's on screen. Prepare to be hiding behind something or someone long before Rec's gloriously terrifying night vision-hued third act.
14. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The movie: Ever wondered why no one's out camping in the woods these days? It's not that millennials really need to be within one hundred feet of a charging point at all times, it's just the fact that a full generation of us saw The Blair Witch Project in our early teens and we just really like to sleep inside now. This now almost mythical, found footage horror follows three young documentary makers as they journey to Burkittsville in Maryland. Heather, Mike, and Josh start off interviewing the locals about the local legend of The Blair Witch, a particularly nasty tale you'd hope was just to keep children eating their veggies, before heading into the woods where the witch apparently resides. Given that all that's ever been found are these tapes, there's not exactly a happy ending.
Why it's scary: What's waiting for Heather and co in the woods is terrifying enough, as strange noises drift through the trees and they descend into a directionless spiral of madness and anger, but what's equally scary about The Blair Witch Project is the perfect blurring of reality and fiction. This is Heather Donahue, Michael Williams, and Joshua Leonard. These actors were sent out into the woods and their horrifying ordeal is thanks to the filmmaker's insistence on mentally torturing them every night. Released in 1999 and reigniting the popularity of the now horror staple found footage genre, the movie's marketing even touted it as real. Every wobbly shot, every scream, and every stick figure that the three find are there to tell your brain that these people really went into the woods and never came back. Oh, and the ending is like being punched in the gut by nightmares.
13. The Witch (2015)
The movie: Self-described as a 'New England folk tale' – although it's more like a fairy tale from hell - Robert Eggers' terrifying period drama follows a Puritan family after they are ejected from their colony. Screaming 'don't do it' at the screen just doesn't work as William (Ralph Ineson) takes his wife Katherine (Kate Dickie) and his five children into the deep, dark woods to survive alone on a farm. It's not spoiling anything to say that it doesn't go particularly well. Following Thomasin, the eldest daughter of the family played by Anya Taylor-Joy in her first credited role, we witness the tense unraveling of a dysfunctional family faced with the horrific prospect of an outside force staring out at them from the trees.
Why it's scary: It's love or hate time with this divisive movie, but lose yourself to The Witch and suddenly everything is scary and you can't put your shaking finger on exactly why. Every perfectly constructed shot of the family attempting to survive in the wilderness is cranked into fear-ville with a constantly surprising hellish score of strings and vocals. This means that when true horror eventually does hit after a torturous slow burn of tension, it's like Eggers has masterfully wired you in for shocks and you didn't notice. From the unnerving skip and shrill voices of the young twins to the monstrous goat known only as Black Phillip, there is unique horror lurking in The Witch that just doesn't go away.
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12. The Wicker Man (1973)
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The movie: If the above image doesn't strike a sense of menace into your heart, it's time to mainline Robin Hardy's folk horror directly into your eyes. No, The Wicker Man isn't just about reaction gifs and mocking the bee-packed Nicolas Cage remake. If nothing else, watching Edward Woodward's journey to Summerisle is essential background reading for the 21st Century spate of rural scary movies. The ideal accompaniment for the modern nastiness of Ari Aster's Midsommar or Ben Wheatley's Kill List, The Wickerman's appeal is in its sheer terrifying simplicity. Policeman goes to island on the hunt for a missing girl. Policeman discovers all is not what it seems. Oh, and indeed, dear.
Why it's scary: It's a horror message that we're all quite used to by now but humans being the real monsters never seems to get old. The inhabitants of Summerisle might seem somewhat comedic and there are more than a few moments of genuine humor in here, but The Wicker Man is fuel for your trust issues. Why should you truly believe what anyone says? How can you actually go to sleep in a world full of human beings? The fear of the unknown is potent as Woodward's Neil Howie blunders into a world with its own set of rules and beliefs. And, if you have managed to somehow not know how it ends, the reveal is still absolutely devastating.
11. Get Out (2017)
The movie: Mid-20's photographer Chris is driving out to rural New York to meet his girlfriend's parents for the first time, but he's a little nervous. "Do they know I'm Black?" he tentatively asks Rose, but she's having none of it: "My Dad would have voted for Obama a third time if he could have!". Phew! What could possibly go wrong? Everything. Everything can go wrong, Chris. Turn back now. This isn't just going to be slightly socially awkward.
Why it's scary: Bubbling with resonant social commentary, layered with hard-hitting goosebumps, and sprinkled with uncompromising humor, Get Out is a modern horror masterpiece in every sense of the word. Not content with scaring you just for its 90-minute run-time, director Jordan Peele wants to draw your attention to the real frightening truths rooted deep in the identity politics of contemporary America, and his grand reveal is more horrific than any jump scare could ever hope to be.
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10. 28 Days Later (2002)
The movie: Let's get the undead elephant out of the room first. Danny Boyle's horror is a zombie movie. Yes, they can run, but it's important to think of this horrible lot as part of the same family tree as Romero's finest. Maybe they wouldn't have Christmas dinner together but they'd at least send cards and maybe some gift cards for the necrotic kids. The important thing is, regardless of their speed, these zombies are still the destroyers of worlds. When Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up in a hospital bed - a lot like our friend Rick in The Walking Dead - he staggers out into an apocalyptic London that will never be the same again.
Why it's scary: 28 Days Later feels like a nightmare. Complete with a quite often heartbreaking as well as heart-pounding soundtrack, this feels like the truest glimpse at the modern British apocalypse as Jim and his fellow survivors quest for safety in Scotland. The Infected are truly horrifying, survivors are suspicious, and the fallen British landscape is an impressive feat of cinematography. Throw in excellent performances from everyone involved and 28 Days Later is a gory feast for the eyes and the heart.
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9. Scream (1996)
The movie: By the late '90s, horror was looking a little tired. The masked slasher trope was staggering along in a dire need of a cup of very strong espresso. What it got instead was Wes Craven's Scream which, despite being parodied into Inception levels of postmodern irony since, reinvigorated the genre with its perfect blend of knowing comedy and scares. Neve Campbell, Rose McGowan, and Drew Barrymore as teenagers talking fluent horror movie while being picked off by a genre-obsessed serial killer? Oh, go on… Add in Courtney Cox - at the giddy heights of Friends fame - as intrepid news reporter Gale Weathers and Scream is a modern horror classic.
Why it's scary: Just because something is self-referential doesn't mean it can't be truly terrifying. The Scream mask, based on Munch's painting, might have been twisted into stoned bliss by Scary Movie, but it still manages to unsettle and thrill. Scream's scares remain unpredictable too. Victims fall to this slasher's knife with disturbing regularity and as we grow attached to our genuinely likable quipping heroes, the end game becomes all the more stressful as we wonder who will survive to the credits. Craven's Nightmare on Elm Street scare talents guarantee terror all the way to the end. Why don't you, liver alone, eh?
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8. Alien (1979)
The movie: Arguably one of the greatest science fiction movies ever made also just happens to be one of the greatest horror movies too. It doesn't seem fair, does it? The original Alien from Ridley Scott sends the crew of the Nostromo to investigate a distress call from an abandoned alien spaceship as innocently as any gang of hormonal teenagers headed off to a remote cabin in the woods. And, just like those teenagers, not many of them are going to survive to tell the tale. Sigourney Weaver makes for the ultimate Final Girl here.
Why it's scary: There's nowhere more horribly isolated than a spaceship light years away from home and Giger's alien is as terrifying a monster as you could wish for. The dread goes much deeper than teeth and claws though. This creature represents a multilayered, bottomless pit of psychosexual horror, its very form praying on a raft of primal terrors. Plus, the visual ambiguity of Scott's direction during the final act is an absolute masterclass in 'What's that in the shadows?' tension. Ignore the recent xenomorph-packed movies, turn off the lights and watch this and Aliens to reignite your passion for the true horror of Scott's vision.
7. Jaws (1975)
The movie: Before Jurassic Park, before ET, and an eternity before the majority of the cast of Ready Player One were brought screaming into existence, there was Jaws, Steven Spielberg's toothy horror. And yes, this is a horror movie. Jaws, one of the original blockbusters on account of the number of people literally queuing round the block only to flee the cinema in terror, is horrifying. It doesn't matter that the shark looks a little ropey now when he gets up close and personal, the story of Amity Island's gory summer season as Chief Brody desperately tries to keep swimmers out of the water is the stuff of horror legend. And, let's face it, you're already humming the score.
Why it's scary: The reason that Jaws haunts you long after the credits roll is simple. One viewing and this particularly vindictive shark can potentially ruin every trip to the seaside. Every gentle paddle as waves lap at your toes. Every skinny dip. Every precarious trip out onto the ocean wave on anything smaller than the Titanic. Spielberg doesn't pull any punches either. Dogs die, children die, heads float out of sunken boats. No one is guaranteed to see the credits here, especially not the three men who head out to sea to slay the beast. With legendary performances and a monster that will never leave you, Jaws is the ultimate creature feature.
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6. Halloween (1978)
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The movie: Who'd have thought an old Star Trek mask could be so terrifying? Director John Carpenter created a modern classic when he gave his villain a blank William Shatner mask to wear while he stalks babysitters around the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois. The movie created another icon, too, in Jamie-Leigh Curtis, who'd become both a scream queen in her own right, and the template for all final girls to follow. Who cares if the first scene makes no sense? This is a movie that starts with a child-murdering his sister while wearing a clown mask and if that's not scary, you need your horror fan status revoked immediately.
Why it's scary: Pretty much the original stalk-and-slash, Halloween set standards that have rarely been matched. Carpenter composes his shots to keep you constantly guessing, blending both claustrophobia and fearful exposure, often at the same time, to create a deeply uneasy sense of vulnerability wherever you are and whatever is happening. Also, that soundtrack. Composed by Carpenter himself. There is a reason that pounding doom-synth is still the soundtrack for oppressive horror. As a great follow up too, get the 2018 sequel into your eyes. The new Halloween removes all those messy other sequels and does a perfect job of showing the real trauma of growing up as a victim of The Shape himself.
Read more: The best Halloween movies rewatched, reviewed, and ranked
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5. The Exorcist (1973)
The movie: And here we are into the top five of this best horror movies list. It almost feels predictable now that William Friedkin's masterpiece, now in its 40s, is still looming near the top of so many horror features. But watch The Exorcist and you'll understand why. This is the tale of Regan, the daughter of a successful movie actress who one day occupies herself in the basement by playing with an ouija board. If you have ever wondered why your parents don't want you playing with this innocuous-looking toy, a young Linda Blair probably has something to do with it. Using the ouija board as gateway, an unwelcome guest takes root in the little girl and the rest, as the titular exorcist arrives, is cinema history.
Why it's scary: Much like The Shining, The Exorcist is not safe. Unpredictable, visceral, and primeval, this is a movie based on the simplest of premises but even in its happiest moments, is absolutely anxiety-inducing. With a now near-mythical production, William Friedkin's relentlessness for 'authenticity' meant his actors were frozen in a refrigerated bedroom, physically pulled across sets to replicate the demon's physical prowess, and, of course, splattered with warm pea soup. The result is a horror movie that you'll probably never say you actively enjoy, but will find yourself rewatching, just to feel the sheer terror of Friedkin's battle of good vs evil in all its disturbing glory once again.
The Exorcist (1973)
4. Hereditary (2018)
The movie: Home is where the heart is. It's also where the worst horror lives, hiding just beneath the surface of the perfect family life. A harrowed Toni Collette leads Ari Aster's very first (!) feature film as the mother of a grieving family. The death of her own mother has sent shockwaves through their home and, to keep this review spoiler-free, the future isn't looking exactly, errr, bright either.
Why it's scary: It's fair to say that at no point does Hereditary feel safe. Nowhere during its two-hour run time do you feel like you can stop and take a breath, or even make a guess as to what's coming next. Is this a supernatural movie? Is this an exercise in grief, similar to the Babadook? Is there even a difference between these two ideas? Every shot of Collette's artist painstakingly creating miniature dioramas feels like a threat and every awkward conversation between the two teenagers of the family leaves a sickening feeling in the pit of your stomach. Why? There's no putting your finger on the exact reason. It might have split cinema audiences but Hereditary is a tour de force of modern horror that will leave you reeling long after its grueling third act. We're just not going to tell you why.
Read more: Intelligent, emotional, and terrifying, Hereditary is near-perfect horror.
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3. The Thing (1982)
The movie: Perhaps you've been buried in snow and have missed John Carpenter's ultimate creature feature. Entirely understandable. Why don't you come closer to the fire and defrost? The title might sound hokey but The Thing remains one of the most gloriously splattery and tense horrors of all time as a group of Americans at an Antarctic research station - including Kurt Russell's R.J MacReady - take on an alien, well, thing that infects blood. It might start off taking out the canine companions - there's no need to check out DoesTheDogDie.com (opens in new tab) this time around - but it really doesn't stop there.
Why it's scary: The Thing is a movie of physicality. There's intense paranoia and horror sprinkled in as the party begins to fall apart as the infection spreads but it's the very real, oh-so-touchable nature of the nasties at work here that's so disturbing. The practical effects - the responsibility of a young Rob Bottin and uncredited Stan Winston - are the true stars as arms are eaten by chests, decapitated heads sprout legs, and bodies are elongated and stretched. The macabre vision of these murderous monsters at work is never anything less than true nightmare fuel.
2. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The movie: Some movie titles are vague, letting you gradually work out their meaning as the narrative slowly unfurls in front of your eyes like a delicate flower in tea. Then there's Tobe Hooper's grim, sweaty horror movie. There is nothing delicate here. Its titular weapon needs to be sharp but The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a blunt instrument of horror. This is a tour de force of violence as five young people leave the safety of the world behind and journey into dusty Americana. What they find in one house when they innocently enter looking for gas is such death and depravity that the movie is still, decades on, a disturbing endurance test.
Why it's scary: The funny - and there is humor here, it's just not there on the first watch - thing about the Texas Chainsaw Massacre is that there's actually very little blood. There's the iconic Leatherface, inspired by Ed Gein in his fleshy face covering, and a death scene involving a hook that will make you look down and check your body is still there, but very little viscera. Gore is something that your brain mentally splashes everywhere to try and deal with the horror on screen here, to cope with the screams of pure terror and iconic disturbing soundtrack. It's suffered plenty of clones over the years, not to mention a Michael Bay-produced glossy cash cow remake, but nothing can replicate the sheer desperation and violent honesty of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It would almost be dangerous to try.
Read more: The real Texas Chainsaw Massacre – how a '50s grave-robber inspired a horror classic
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1. The Shining (1980)
The movie: Even if you haven't watched Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, you'll know of The Shining. You'll know Jack Nicholson's (apparently ad-libbed) "Heeeeeeeere's Johnny" and you might even be aware that if you're handed the keys to room 237 in a hotel, you might want to switch it for another suite. But what if you haven't? What if you have been snowed up in a mysterious hotel with only hedge animals for company? Well, The Shining follows a man and his family as he takes on the role of winter caretaker at a resort hotel known as The Overlook. Given that this is a Stephen King adaptation (albeit one that that horror author hates so much that he made his own movie), the winter months don't go well. The Overlook Hotel, it turns out, doesn't really like people.
Why it's scary: There's a reason that this is the top of this veritable pile of screams. The Shining feels evil. From Jack Nicholson's deranged performance as a man descending into murderous insanity to Kubrick's relentless direction as we hypnotically follow Danny navigating the hotel corridors on his trike, this is a movie that never lets you feel safe. Like Hereditary earlier in this list, The Shining is like being driven by a drunk mad man. What's coming next? Lifts of blood? Chopped up little girls? The terror that lurks in the bath of room 237? This is not a horror movie made of boo scares or cheap tricks, Kubrick's film is a lurking, dangerous beast that stays with you long after your TV has gone dark.
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Louise Blain is a journalist and broadcaster specialising in gaming, technology, and entertainment. She is the presenter of BBC Radio 3's monthly Sound of Gaming show and has a weekly consumer tech slot on BBC Radio Scotland. She can also be found on BBC Radio 4, BBC Five Live, Netflix UK's YouTube Channel, and on The Evolution of Horror podcast. As well as her work on GamesRadar, Louise writes for NME, T3, and TechRadar. When she's not working, you can probably find her watching horror movies or playing an Assassin's Creed game and getting distracted by Photo Mode.


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Evelyn Waugh's view of the Restoration of Order in Ireland Bill
by Bruce Gaston • 23 May 2014
On 5 August 1920, Evelyn Waugh, then a schoolboy aged 16, went to visit the Houses of Parliament on the invitation of John Molson MP, father of one of his schoolfriends. He managed to get in to witness part of the debate on the Restoration of Order in Ireland Bill, which gave the government special powers in its fight against the IRA. He recorded the episode in his diary:
[The bill] was being fiercely attacked. When we arrived it was dinner hour, and a prolix Irishman was engaged on the thankless job of keeping the floor. He managed, however, to do it with some semblance of vehemence. Soon the debate warmed up. Almost everyone attacked the government, but I am afraid that the dumb majority will carry the bill. Clynes made a very good speech; Lord Hugh Cecil was brilliant; and then Devlin lost his temper and in a broad Irish brogue delivered a tremendous attack. 'It's easy enough,' said he, 'to laugh at the Labour Party' — here there were shouts of 'hear hear' and 'yes' — 'but you don't laugh at the by-elections.' Here someone called out, 'Sir, I defeated a Labour candidate.' 'Yes sir, but surely you are the epitome of all that is most noble in the Unionist Party?' Eventually I staggered home at about 12 having had rather a full day.1
(Curiously, the online version of Hansard, the official account of parliamentary proceedings, at http://hansard.millbanksystems.com has no record of this exchange, or indeed of any sitting in the House of Commons on this day. Waugh can hardly have got the date wrong, though, as his diary has entries for the days on either side of it.)
There's only one other reference to the events in Ireland before this in the diary and while it's clear that Waugh (who was head of his school debating society for a while) did take an interest in politics, it's impossible to say what attitude he had (if any) to the momentous events happening in Ireland at that time. Judging by this entry, he seems opposed to the bill. (Much later in life Waugh contemplated moving to Ireland — mostly for tax reasons.)
According to Wikipedia, Molson (who was the Unionist, i.e. Conservative, member for Gainsborough in Lincolnshire) and Devlin had a run in later the same year in the Commons:
On 22 November 1920 Irish Nationalist MP Joseph Devlin raised the Croke Park massacre2 the previous day, causing uproar. Devlin continued to try to put his question and was assaulted by Molson who pulled him over the bench. The Speaker suspended the sitting for 15 minutes; when it resumed, Molson apologised and Devlin was able to ask his questions and to get an answer.3
Hansard quaintly summarises this whole episode as "Grave disorder having arisen".4
The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh, ed. Michael Davie (1976), pp. 93-4 ↩
Black and Tans, and Auxiliaries (both groups were temporary recruits, usually ex-forces to the Royal Irish Constabulary) had opened fire on the crowd at a Gaelic football match, killing fourteen civilians. ↩
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Elsdale_Molson ↩
HC Deb 22 November 1920 vol 135 cc38-43, online at http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1920/nov/22/murder-conspiracy ↩
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I mentioned a purchase or a support to Fredrik a long time a go. To me Catraxx/CatVids/BookCat still work nicely and I am grateful for Fredrik still updating the Internet DLLs.
On the other hand I will start a light-weight version of those programs for myself in 2016 which will work on Windows and OSX and will have a companion product for Tablet/Smartphone (probably read-only on portable devices).
1) what functionality would you need for a lightweigt version to those products? Do you have a favourite list?
2) what functionality would you need for a tablet / smartphone companion to those products? Do you have a favourite list?
Interesting. Most every other program out there seems like a lite version of the corresponding CAT*** one. The single most important feature that is absent from 100% of those is to be able to import every field I utilize in my cataloging - they usually have those set in stone (even the heavyweight MuC). I can't imagine parting with any of the information I took much pain to enter manually.
Thanks - I never got beyond the trial version. What I mean by lite is that I will do something that suits my needs in the first place. one thing is that I want something that opens Catraxx, Catvids and Bookcat files in one program.
One thing I do not need (and that is the only thing missing from my importer) is the formatted notes fields - I am happy with plain text.
My converter converts into SQLite DB files which can be used on all mentioned platforms. Currently my main focus is on the video side, followed by the album side and the books being low on my list.
This looks very interesting - if it will be possible to open CATraxx (the one I use extensively) database on Android I will be very happy even if it displays only parts of the info - the rest will be on my desktop anyway. Will purchase it in a wink!
Nice to know - any information that would be essential for you on your device? I can post a screenshot of the current state of the Android version - hopefully something to release in January. I you would like to test a current version, I can send you a link to an apk + the converter.
One more: Would tablet or phone be more important?
Cover images (doh!) - I keep mine in database, not in external files.
don't care much for the rest, since it's a mobile version.
The filtering option will be nice - by Album Main Genre at least.
I also think this is more suitable for tablet screens.


Some Republicans objected to Becerra, pointing to comments about religious liberty and gun rights from his confirmation hearing on Tuesday that they said showed a lack of respect for all Californians' constitutional rights. Becerra made a distinction between freedom of religion protections for individuals and institutions under the First Amendment, and defended the state's strict firearms regulations.
"Congressman Becerra seems to be more committed to fighting for the political priorities of the liberal elite than those of ordinary Californians," Allen said.
But Democrats pushed back at the criticism as nakedly political and without merit.
"This is a time to rise above partisan politics and try and work together with our new attorney general," he said.


Rxight® Pharmacogenetic Testing | How Fast is Your CYP2D6?
How Fast is Your CYP2D6?
CYP2D6 is the rather cryptic name for one of a handful of very important liver enzymes, the cytochrome P450 enzymes. Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes are largely responsible for detoxifying substances that are foreign to the body. The 2D6 form of cytochrome P450 is particularly important, since in detoxifies roughly 25% of the drugs used today. Individual differences in the structure of CYP2D6 can have profound effects of the concentration and activity of drugs and vitamins.
xenobiotics (molecules not normally produced by the body). CYP2D6 metabolizes (breaks down) many different xenobiotics including various antidepressants, antipsychotics, antiarrhythmics, analgesics, and beta-blockers. One of the main ways that CYP2D6 metabolizes molecules is to remove a methyl group from the drug, usually rendering it inert. In this state, the drug is usually more easily removed from the body.
A few drugs are actually activated by CYP2D6. When CYP2D6 removes a methyl group from codeine, for example, it turns codeine into codeine-6-glucuronide and morphine, a powerful analgesic. In fact, the codeine that is swallowed is a pro-drug, and has virtually no pain-killing properties until it is activated by the liver enzyme, CYP2D6.
The CYP2D6 enzyme is a large protein; its structured is determined by the CYP2D6 gene. Quite impressively, there are over 90 known genetic variations in the CYP2D6 gene, leading to different forms of CYP2D6 enzymes. This genetic variation and differences in the enzyme structure of CYP2D6 have profound clinical implications.
The clinical importance of these distinctions can be illustrated with two drugs, codeine and paroxetine (Paxil), an SSRI antidepressant. If you gave a CYP2D6 poor metabolizer codeine, it would have no effect, because the drug would not be activated. Conversely, if you gave a CYP2D6 poor metabolizer paroxetine, the person would have very high levels of drug in the blood, because the liver would not metabolize and detoxify it.
The opposite is true for a CYP2D6 ultrarapid metabolizer. A normal codeine in these individuals would cause a higher than expected level of morphine, a high rate of activation. On the other hand, paroxetine would be metabolized so quickly that it would not achieve levels in the body needed to act as an antidepressant.
Most people are "normal" metabolizers, so most drugs are metabolized and detoxified at an expected rate. However, CYP2D6 ultrarapid metabolizers may be unaffected by 25% of drugs on the market because they break the drugs down too quickly. CYP2D6 poor metabolizers conceivably have a worse fate. Roughly 25% of drugs on the market will reach toxic levels in the body because CYP2D6 poor metabolizers simply cannot break them down.
If you have ever had a "strong reaction" to a drug or a drug "had no effect" on you, you may be a poor or ultrarapid metabolizer. Fortunately, genetic tests are now available to detect CYP2D6 variants. These results could be provide critical information for your doctor before prescribing medications.


" I had the pleasure of working with Stephanie Hazel on my film. We auditioned her for this production and were impressed by her approach and potential for the film. She is an actress with a hardworking attitude who takes direction extremely well, acts with beautiful naturalism and has much creative input in the process and characters she creates. She is a talented actress and was a pleasure on set."
" Stephanie was very easy to work with and took direction really well. She integrated well with the rest of the cast and we definitely would like to work with her again in the future."
"Stephanie has been a fantastic asset to my team over the Christmas period. She has incredible drive and is always professional. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with her and wish her well for future endeavours."
"The evening got off to an interesting start with a very enjoyable short from director Richard Anthony Dunford, starring Stephanie Hazel as an obsessed groupie of a fictional pop star. What starts out as comedy soon takes an unexpected turn and ends up being a lot more than I originally anticipated. I won't spoil it here for you but things get dark pretty damn quick. . ./ the brave decision to shoot in one take and the engaging lead performance make this well worth checking out."
Stephanie loved her run as 'Martha' in this iconic story, a great experience all round!


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Q: Select text between two asterisks, inside of a markdown codeblock I have the following string.
**Template:**
```
**label**: test
**label2**: test
**label3**: test
```

Inside of the `````` has "labels" and with regex i'd like to select those labels:
[label1, label2, label3]
And then check another string that is similar,
**Template:**
```
**label**: Something here
**label2**: Something there.
**label3**: Something everywhere.
```

Check if the string above, contains everything that the array has. The ** aren't important, but it would be nice to check if it has ** too (but in a separate method)
What I've tried:
([/\*(*?)\*/])\w+

It selects the text but also the asterisks behind the text. *label, and also doesn't account that I need to select everything that's between the codeblock.
How can I do this?

A: I'm using two regexes here.
First:
/\`{3}([\s\S]*)\`{3}/g

To get the blocks of code, i.e. the content wrapped inside the (```) three backticks.
Second:
/\*{2}(.*)\*{2}/gm

To get the labels from code block, i.e. the content wrapped inside the (***) two stars.
Also note that the code in snippet below assumes that there is only one code block, which can contain multiple labels. If you're dealing with multiple code blocks, you can handle that scenario using a while (matchCode ) { ... } section, and then searching for labels within each of them.

var str = document.getElementById("myDiv").innerText;

// console.log(str);

var labels = [];

// Get the content between the ``` backticks
var regexCode = /\`{3}([\s\S]*)\`{3}/g;

// Note: Generalize this if you expect there to be multiple blocks of code.
var matchCode = regexCode.exec(str);
var codeText= matchCode[1];
console.log("Content inside code block: ", codeText);

// Get the labels.
var regexLabels = /\*{2}(.*)\*{2}/gm;
var matchLabel = regexLabels.exec(codeText);
while(matchLabel) {
  labels.push(matchLabel[1]);

  matchLabel = regexLabels.exec(codeText);
}

console.log("Labels: ", labels);
<pre id="myDiv">
**Template:**
```
**label**: test
**label2**: test
**label3**: test
```
</pre>

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Has McDonald's Made You Any Fast Money?
When judging a company's prospects, how quickly it makes real cash money can be just as important as how much it's currently generating in the accounting fantasy world we call "earnings." It's one of the first metrics I check when I'm hunting for the market's best stocks. Today, we'll see how it applies to McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).
To calculate the cash conversion cycle, add days inventory outstanding (DIO) to days sales outstanding (DSO), then subtract days payable outstanding (DPO). Like golf, the lower your score here, the better.
Here's the CCC for McDonald's, alongside the comparable figures from a few competitors and peers.
Because of the seasonality in some businesses, the CCC for the TTM period may not be strictly comparable to the fiscal-year periods shown in the chart. Even the steadiest-looking businesses on an annual basis will experience some quarterly fluctuations in the CCC. To get an understanding of the usual ebb and flow at McDonald's, consult the quarterly period chart below.
On a 12-month basis, the trend at McDonald's looks less than great. At 3.6 days, it is 2.3 days worse than the five-year average of 1.4 days. That small change isn't likely to matter much, given McDonald's continued quick CCC, but it does bear watching. The biggest contributor to that degradation was DPO, which increased 2.5 days from the five-year average.
Considering the numbers on a quarterly basis, the CCC trend at McDonald's looks good. At 0.2 days, it is little changed from the average of the past eight quarters. With quarterly CCC doing better than average and the latest 12-month CCC coming in worse. McDonald's gets a mixed review in this cash-conversion checkup.
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Alessandro Annoni, cinquième comte de Cerro Pieve San Giulano, né à Milan en , et mort à Milan le ) , est un homme politique italien

Biographie

Appartenant à une ancienne famille nobles de Milan, Alessandro Annoni était le fils unique du comte Giovanni Pietro et de son épouse, la noble génoise Giulia Pallavicino, des marquis de Perse. Il est né dans le palais milanais de la famille, Corso di Porta Romana . Par l'intermédiaire de l'arrière-grand-mère paternelle Teopista Mosca, il était lié au célèbre poète Giacomo Leopardi .

Ayant repris les titres de noblesse de sa famille à la mort de son père, il est nommé en 1792 Chambellan de l'empereur en tant que duc de Milan. Plus tard, il faisait partie des nobles entrés dans l'administration de la République italienne sous l'égide du vice-président Francesco Melzi d'Eril au début du XIXe siècle. Riche propriétaire terrien du nouveau département d'Olona, il est devenu le représentant des propriétaires à la Consulte de Lyon. En 1804, il commença la construction d'une résidence monumentale et majestueuse à Cuggiono comme villa de campagne, et en confie le projet au célèbre architecte Léopold Pollack. En 1809, il reçut le titre de commandant de l'ordre de la Couronne de fer et fut chambellan du vice-roi Eugène de Beauharnais, qui le nomma comte du royaume d'Italie avec une lettre patente datée du .  Il choisit comme maître de chapelle. le compositeur Bonifazio Asioli. En 1810, il racheta à l'Ospedale Maggiore de Milan les fermes de Chiappana et Chiappanella situées à Abbiategrasso. Après la chute du régime napoléonien, Alessandro est toujours resté fidèle à la cause bonapartiste mais pour reprendre possession de ses biens et de ses titres, il dut renoncer à la reconnaissance du titre de comte napoléonien et se soumettre à la restauration autrichienne.

C'était un ami du chirurgien Pietro Moscati qui, à sa mort, lui a laissé la collection de ses "machines physiques".

Souffrant d'érythème, d'épilepsie, ainsi que de problèmes circulatoires et cérébraux, il mourut à Milan le  à 9 heures du matin. Les funérailles eurent lieu à la basilique San Nazaro de Brolo à Milan.

Mariage et enfants

Alessandro Annoni a épousé la comtesse Leopoldina Cicogna Mozzoni à Milan le , qui fut aussi une dame de compagnie de la vice-reine Augusta. C'était la fille du comte Francesco Leopoldo Cicogna Mozzoni et de la noble dame Teresa Marliani.

Le couple n'a eu qu'un seul enfant Francesco (1804-1872), marié à Chiara Severino Longo. Il était général de la période du Risorgimento.

À la mort d'Alessandro Annoni, sa femme s'est remariée avec le comte Friedrich Wilhelm von Berg, un général au service de l'empire russe, dont elle n'aura cependant pas d'enfants.

Distinctions

Héraldique

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Bibliographie
 G. Gallavresi, Documents du comte Federico Confalonieri et autres documents relatifs à sa biographie publiée avec annotations historiques, Tipolitografia Ripalta, Milan, 1910

Naissance en 1770
Naissance dans un ancien territoire italien
Naissance à Milan
Décès en septembre 1825
Décès à Milan
Personnalité politique italienne du XIXe siècle
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Cambridge College: Raise Awareness & Research Funding for Autism Speaks!
Cambridge College Partnered with Autism Speaks Walk to Raise Awareness & Research Funding!
Together with the Garchik Family, the Cambridge Cares Team volunteered to participate in the annual "Autism Speaks Palm Beach Walk" in downtown West Palm Beach. On Sunday, March 5th, Cambridge's students, faculty, friends, parents, spouses and children gathered together to support this event. Autism Speaks Walk is the world's largest autism fundraising event dedicated to improving the lives of people with autism. This is the Garchik Family's 9th year co-chairing a walk for Autism Speaks. Mr. Garchik is a Cambridge Board member and senior leader. This year the foundation raised about $300,000 for medical research. Cambridge's core values and teaching will remain focused on "giving back" to the community!


I could see these pages in my mind when I made my husband take pictures of the giant letters outside Disney's California Adventure. You can't really see it, but we took turns posing by each letter.
The red "Tower of London" piece at the bottom of the page was from the bag that came with the postcards I bought. It has a short paragraph on why there are always ravens at the Tower. (Legend says should there ever be no ravens, the White Tower will fall and a terrible tragedy will befall England.) I knew I was making a scrapbook, so I kept it.
Both photo books and scrapbooks have advantages and disadvantages. A photo book is crisp and clean and looks more professional. But there's no where to stick mementos and you lose the hand crafted touch of a scrapbook, where every page is different and engaging. Which is why I love to make both!
For this trip I've decided on a scrapbook. I think there may well be a lot of bits and pieces I pick up along the way and I haven't made a good scrapbook in a while. I already had the book itself, which I picked up cheap at Winners a while back (I think it was $6!) with no inclination what I would use it for. I pulled it out today and it was perfect! As I've been out and about I've also collected some unique papers and stickers so that when I get home, I'm all set to start creating!
Let's scrapbook together... I'm so behind! I'd love to see all the amazing things you'll be seeing and doing in Africa!


That's how powerful the mind is. I want you think way back when people had to take ships from one continent to another. The Berlin Olympics was a prime example of how far the athlete had to go physically to obtain rewards. Now, or just in the last couple of decades, the Concorde was developed, which was an aircraft that can get from New York to London in three hours. The mind created that. You can go so far to say, "oh, well academics created that." Well, we created academics. What was before schooling?
Let's think about conditioning the mind. If you say, "I'm getting fatter, shorter, older, uglier." You feel all of those feelings that relate to those comparative adjectives, right? Feeling of depression, stress, sadness – you name it.
Conversely, if you say the opposite and think the opposite by reaffirming positive thoughts, you will believe it. You will believe anything you feed your subconscious mind.
I told myself that I was "black" my entire life because society labeled me that way. Coming over here to Thailand, where labelling is taken to the extreme, I started to feel 10x worse here than I did in America until I did away with the societal perception.
I can go back to when I first watched the secret in 2007 and tell you that I started to believe that I can control my life. Yes, I can control what was going on outside of me. When the experimental stages were ongoing, I realized that I can save money, go on trips, see beautiful countries and stop using my childhood blueprint of "not having enough" as an excuse.
Look at the Southside of Chicago, for instance. This is a place of desolation and hooliganism, killing each other nightly. Where at? AMERICA! African American children not knowing the difference between right and wrong. Why? Their minds were conditioned at the very beginning when they were born into those impoverished neighborhoods. Mom & dad were out participating in the worst of activities while they were getting bullied at school until that one day….someone came to rescue. Someone who is/was gang affiliated. There's no other reality. The outlook is as drab as it gets….but how come Serena & Venus Williams were born in the heart of Compton whereas they had to jump on the Tennis courts, ducking bullets that were being shot by rival gangs?
It's all about conditioning the mind.


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One Spark Returns to Downtown Jacksonville
The downtown festival synonymous with innovation, technology and art returned to Jacksonville on April 6 and 7. In partnership with Downtown Vision, Inc., Spark Walk brought thousands of people to downtown Jacksonville to meet with One Spark creators and learn more about their projects, while enjoying a vibrant and entertaining downtown environment.
Project 17 Recognizes NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
City and community leaders welcomed NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to EverBank Field April 1. Goodell accepted an award on behalf of the NFL for its contributions to Project 17, an initiative to place full-time, certified athletic trainers (ATs) in 17 of Duval County's public high schools in five years.
Mayor and City Leaders Speak Out Against Sexual Assault
In the atrium of City Hall on Tuesday, April 5, Mayor Lenny Curry joined Sheriff Mike Williams, State Attorney Angela Corey and other community leaders and victims' advocates to speak out against sexual assault in our community.
Jacksonville Film & Television Industry Awards Call for Nominations
The Mayor's Advisory Commission on Motion Picture, Television and Commercial Production is requesting nominations for its annual awards ceremony to take place Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at WJCT Studios (100 Festival Park Ave. - 32202).
Mayor Joins City Leaders in Panel Discussion on Easing Racial Tensions, Building Trust
In a conference room at the Hyatt hotel in downtown Jacksonville, Mayor Lenny Curry joined State Attorney Angela Corey, Sheriff Mike Williams and Edward Waters College President and former Sheriff Nat Glover, along with representatives from the Florida Bar Association, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Public Defender's Office, for a panel discussion on easing racial tensions and building trust in the community. The event was hosted by the Jacksonville Bar Association, an organization for professionals in Jacksonville's legal community.
Jacksonville to Host U.S. Soccer World Cup Qualifier
At a news conference on March 29, Mayor Lenny Curry joined the Jacksonville Jaguars, SMG and the Jacksonville Armada FC to announce that the U.S. Men's National Team is returning to Jacksonville on Sept. 6 for a World Cup qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago.
City Increases Focus on Needs, Services for Jacksonville Neighborhoods
Mayor Introduces Leadership for Re-established Neighborhoods Department
Mayor Lenny Curry introduced leadership for the Neighborhoods department during a news conference held this afternoon at City Hall. The introductions follow last week's unanimous vote of approval by City Council for the mayor's reorganization bill. The Neighborhoods department will be responsible for neighborhood and housing services, code and regulatory compliance, animal and mosquito control, and citizen issue support.
Today Marks Historic Day for Jacksonville
Governor approves Mayor Curry's Pension Legislation Bill
This afternoon, Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation, approving Mayor Lenny Curry's plan to address Jacksonville's crippling pension debt. This plan grants municipal governments the ability to extend existing surtax revenue to address pension liability. The bill limits participation to those local governments whose underfunded retirement benefit is below 80 percent of actuarial funding.
Gov. Scott: Jacksonville Added More Than 20,000 Jobs Over the Year
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Jacksonville area added 20,700 new private-sector jobs over the year in February. The area's unemployment rate declined by 1.0 percentage point over the year to 4.5 percent in February. Florida's statewide unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent in February, the state's lowest rate in eight years.
Jacksonville to be North American HQ for City Refrigeration Holdings
Move Continues Global Presence and Job Growth Momentum for City
The City of Jacksonville is celebrating another victory as a result of last fall's trip to London including City officials and local business leaders. The City announced today that City Refrigeration Holdings will establish its North American headquarters in Jacksonville, bringing more than 100 new jobs to the area.


Tadelakt is a natural, lime-based plaster that's both decorative and waterproof. This Traditional Moroccan wall finish, originating in the Marrakech Region, is the traditional wall finish found in Hammams, the Moroccan steam bath, and in the riads of Marrakesh. Rediscovered in the West, Tadelakt is appreciated for its durability and aesthetically pleasing appearance which brings to mind exotic places.
It has a smooth appearance, which is slightly shiny like Marmorino Veneziano, but is thicker and with a different texture.
It is very durable, water resistant, but still breathable.
Note: This is a description of the normal application.
Tools necessary for application: A normal big trowel, a good big trowel, a medium-size good trowel, a soft cloth.
Protection of the work area: Place masking tape and protective material over the baseboards and around windows and doors .
Don't apply in temperatures below 5°C (41°F).
1.Here is some advice on how to easily apply Taledakt. We have included some notes to compare this modern application method with the antique or traditional Moroccan method. It should be noted, however, that more and more in Morocco, they are using more modern application methods to give a younger, more refined effect compared to those obtained with the rougher, more rustic methods which use unsophisticated tools and poor, unrefined products.
2. The preparation of the substrate is similar to that used with Marmorino Veneziano. The ideal substrate is new plaster composed of lime, a little cement and sand. It can also be applied over old substrates as long as there is no crumbling and it has been treated with a primer.
4. After the substrate has been prepared, the first coat, tinted or not (white), is applied with a metal trowel. (With the traditional Moroccan method, it is applied with a tool similar to a Swiss trowel which leaves a slightly wavy surface.) Let the first coat dry completely (overnight). Remember that part of the pattern that is left in the first coat will be visible in the finished work.
5. Before beginning the second coat, we advise, as we do in the instructions for Marmorino Veneziano, to replace all the protective tape. For the second coat, apply the material with the colour of your preference with a large metal trowel.
7. Let it dry a little until it loses its shine which is due to an excess of water. In some places you will see a slight lightening of the color. At this point you can apply the third coat using the same material and the same big trowel or a smaller one if you chose. The important thing is to use a trowel with sharp edges. Apply a thin layer, pressing (unifying) the second and the third coat into one thickness.
8. You will have to pass over the surface numerous times, always moving the trowel in different directions until you achieved the desired finish. If you see bubbles appear during this stage, you'll need to wait a little more before the final burnishing stage. It is advantageous at the final stage of polishing to use a plastic trowel. At this point in traditional Moroccan applications, the burnishing is done with a polished stone that, given its round shape, allows the artisan to follow the wavy surface which has been created in the preceding coats with the Swiss-type trowel.
9. When the Tadelakt is completely dry, usually after one day or more, it can be protected with a special Moroccan soap (the same one which is still used in the public, Moroccan baths) which is made from olive oil. The soap is spread as is, or diluted up to 100%, with as much water as desired. Since this soap is very dark, we advise that it be well-diluted when applied on light colours in order to avoid unwanted discolorations. Normally it should be applied with a metal trowel, rubbing it on the surface until it is completely absorbed. Any excess soap can be removed using a cloth after about 10 minutes.
Tadelakt, thanks to its smooth surface, is a finish which doesn't get dirty easily. However, we advise the following protective treatments.
When the Tadelakt is completely dry, usually after one day or more, it can be protected with a special Moroccan soap (the same one which is still used in the public, Moroccan baths) which is made from olive oil.
The soap is spread as is, or diluted up to 100%, with as much water as desired. Since this soap is very dark, we advise that it be well-diluted when applied on light colors in order to avoid unwanted discolorations.
Normally it should be applied with a metal trowel, rubbing it on the surface until it is completely absorbed. Any excess soap can be removed using a cloth after about 10 minutes.
Note: To get a very strong and durable protection against water we suggest to apply a waterproofer like our Hydrocalce before applying the Moroccan soap.
It is the care of the details that makes the difference! Corners are important part of the job.
The Tadelakt lends itself to various types of decorations. This is perhaps one of the most sophisticated and elegant. The graffiti or sgraffito.
The Tadelakt lends itself to various types of decorations. This is perhaps one of the more popular, the stencil.


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Home > Pakistan > Faculty of Health Sciences > Medical College > Women & Child Health > Paediatrics & Child Health > 990
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Artificial intelligence-based analytics for diagnosis of small bowel enteropathies and black box feature detection
Sana Syed, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Lubaina Ehsan, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Aman Shrivastava, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Saurav Sengupta, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Marium Khan, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Kamran Kowsari, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Shan Guleria, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Kamran Sadiq, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Syed Asad Ali, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Paediatrics and Child Health
Objectives: Striking histopathological overlap between distinct but related conditions poses a disease diagnostic challenge. There is a major clinical need to develop computational methods enabling clinicians to translate heterogeneous biomedical images into accurate and quantitative diagnostics. This need is particularly salient with small bowel enteropathies; Environmental Enteropathy (EE) and Celiac Disease (CD). We built upon our preliminary analysis by developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based image analysis platform utilizing deep learning convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for these enteropathies.
Methods: Data for secondary analysis was obtained from three primary studies at different sites. The image analysis platform for EE and CD was developed using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) including one with multi-zoom architecture. Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mappings (Grad-CAMs) were used to visualize the models' decision making process for classifying each disease. A team of medical experts simultaneously reviewed the stain color normalized images done for bias reduction and Grad-CAMs to confirm structural preservation and biomedical relevance, respectively.
Results: 461 high-resolution biopsy images from 150 children were acquired. Median age (interquartile range) was 37·5 (19·0 to 121·5) months with a roughly equal sex distribution; 77 males (51·3%). ResNet50 and Shallow CNN demonstrated 98% and 96% case-detection accuracy, respectively, which increased to 98·3% with an ensemble. Grad-CAMs demonstrated models' ability to learn different microscopic morphological features for EE, CD, and controls.
Conclusion: Our AI-based image analysis platform demonstrated high classification accuracy for small bowel enteropathies which was capable of identifying biologically relevant microscopic features and emulating human pathologist decision making process. Grad-CAMs illuminated the otherwise 'black box' of deep learning in medicine, allowing for increased physician confidence in adopting these new technologies in clinical practice.
Volume, issue, and pagination are not provided by the author/publisher
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Syed, S., Ehsan, L., Shrivastava, A., Sengupta, S., Khan, M., Kowsari, K., Guleria, S., Sadiq, K., Iqbal, N., Ali, S. (2021). Artificial intelligence-based analytics for diagnosis of small bowel enteropathies and black box feature detection. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_women_childhealth_paediatr/990


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Outdoor Records
Spartan Men & Women Win the Sixth-Annual CWRU Spartan Holiday Classic
Four individuals claimed first place finishes and three relay teams claimed titles as the Case Western Reserve University men's and women's track and field teams each claimed victories on Saturday evening at the Sixth-Annual CWRU Spartan Holiday Classic.
The Spartan men finished first out of five teams at the meet as they totaled 146 points. John Carroll finished second with 91 points and Ohio Wesleyan finished third with 78. The CWRU women finished first out of seven teams as they totaled 110.833 points. The Oberlin women finished second with 110.333 points, while Ursuline finished third with 100.
Junior Dominic Oddo led the men on Saturday as he claimed the title in the long jump with a mark of 6.80 meters and also added a third-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.74. In addition, sophomore Jordan Butler finished third in the long jump with a distance of 6.42 meters.
The Spartan men turned in nine other top three performances throughout the meet. CWRU earned a first place finish in the one-mile run as freshman Christopher Heermann finished with a time of 4:43.70, while freshman Raul Mikkilineni claimed second (4:43.73) and sophomore Ryan Tatton finished third (4:56.32). The men were also strong in the 800-meter run as junior Michael Hradesky finished first with a time of 1:57.07. Freshman Logan Singer (2:01.28) and freshman Bryden Moxley (2:01.88) finished right behind Hradesky in second and third place, respectively. Senior Drew Zapor rounded out the individual top three finishes as he placed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.40.
In addition, the men's 4x200-meter relay team of sophomore Musa Hakim Jr., sophomore Jordan Butler, junior Darius Inzar and junior Jonathan Haling placed first in the event with a time of 1:35.05. The 4x400-meter relay team of Hradesky, Haling, Singer and senior Joseph Cabral then claimed a first-place finish with a time of 3:28.84.
For the women, graduate student Cassandra Laios earned the title in the shot put, as she hit a mark of 13.92 meters. The women's 4x200-meter relay team of senior Olivia Newman, junior Bari Love, junior Maria King and sophomore Julie Hines also earned a first-place finish, as they won the event with a time of 1:50.47.
The Spartan women earned three second place finishes as junior Abby Waltz finished second in the pole vault with a mark of 3.20 meters, freshman Jana Fisher placed second in the one-mile run with a time of 5:40.00 and Hines finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.16.
Senior Marina Yu finished third in the weight throw (13.92m) and sophomore Olivia Battistoni finished third in the one-mile run (5:50.06).
The Spartans will continue their indoor season next Friday and Saturday, as they travel to Kent, Ohio for the Kent State Golden Gala.


Mi Chunche: L'ime not giving up..
... or, the little lime tree that refused to die!
Two years ago we planted all sorts of fruit trees in the hopes having fresh fruit available to us when we retired. Little did we know that the construction of the Rancho, the Bodega, and later the Casa, would require us to move so many of the trees. This one little creole lime had to be transplanted THREE times, because it was always in the way of some construction effort. Then, to add insult to injury, our adopted dog, Gustavo, has managed to dig down to the lime's roots more times than we can count.
Every time we transplanted the tree, she dropped all her leaves and we figured she was a goner. Then a week or two after a transplant, we'd start to see new life in the form of bright green leaves. This last time we must have found her sweet spot in the garden! Not only did our little lime drop all her leaves, she turned right around and sprouted new leaves with hundreds of blooms. These blooms have since produced an unbelievable harvest of some of the best creole limes we ever tasted. They may even be better than the Key limes of Florida.
John has since placed landscaping rocks around the base of the tree to prevent Gus from attacking the roots again and I'm collecting limes that have fallen to the ground to make a Creole Lime Pie and enjoy a cold Lime & Coke.


The Wildcats stop a Bulldogs threat from the 2-yard line in the closing seconds to preserve an 18-12 victory.
Rest assured, Holbrook/Avon head coach Fran Cass will be thinking about this one for a while.
It also allowed the Wildcats to send assistant Gil Baker into coaching retirement on a positive note. A veteran of 50 years — 25 in the Brockton youth program and 25 in West Bridgewater (he's been an assistant for 21 of Panos' 23 seasons) — Baker was one of the founding fathers of the town's youth program.
Savoy, the senior quarterback, completed a 5-yard pass to Jesse Lopez on the drive's third play, then later ran twice for 23 yards, including the last 12 on a rollout to the right for the score that came with 8:18 remaining.
After forcing the game's only punt, a quick kick by the Wildcats' Patrick Johansen, the Bulldogs drove 77 yards to the West Bridgewater 3, only to be denied on fourth down when two defensive ends named Evan — senior Evan Jasper and junior Evan Norville — teamed up to toss Savoy for a 12-yard loss.
Savoy's 3-yard scramble got the Bulldogs on the board on the game's opening drive (14 plays, 75 yards), but the Wildcats countered by scoring on both of their first-half possessions.
Junior Chris O'Connell's interception and 11-yard return for a touchdown pushed the Wildcats' advantage to 18-6 with 1:06 left in the third quarter.
West Bridgewater's offense was on the field for just 1:50 the rest of the way, but the Wildcats' defense rose to preserve the win with the game-saving play.


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Q: Swift: how to declare a strong reference to reference self in a closure I want to fire a request from Alamofire and using some methods of the class to handle the response. What works:
// inside a class that has _handleError, _handleServerError
//and handleJsonResponse methods
func connect() {
    let me = self
    Alamofire.request(.GET,
        "http://httpbin.org/get")
    .responseJSON { (request, response, json, error) in
        if let errorInstance = error? {
            me._hanldeError(errorInstance)
            return
        }
        if response!.statusCode != 200 {
            me._handleServerError(response!)
            return
        }
        me._handleJsonResponse(json!)
    }
}

This is nice but I have a strange love/hate relationship with that let me = self, I would like to be able to use self there. I don't want to use a weak / unowned reference but a strong one but I don't know
how to declare it:
That works for a weak reference (similar thing for unowned):
[weak self] (request, response, json, error) in

This doesn't work:
[self] (request, response, json, error) in

This neither:
[strong self] (request, response, json, error) in

The message, funnily, is: Expected "strong", "weak" or "unowned" specifier in capture list.

A: The answer is probably even funnier than the question: don't even bother if what you want is a strong reference to self (maybe I did too much JavaScript), it's already here.
// inside a class that has _handleError, _handleServerError
//and handleJsonResponse methods
func connect() {
    Alamofire.request(.GET,
        "http://httpbin.org/get")
    .responseJSON { (request, response, json, error) in
        if let errorInstance = error? {
            self._hanldeError(errorInstance)
            return
        }
        if response!.statusCode != 200 {
            self._handleServerError(response!)
            return
        }
        self._handleJsonResponse(json!)
    }
}


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Lennart Jensen is an award-winning composer, songwriter and Film/TV music producer from Stockholm, Sweden.
His music has been heard in an American feature movie, in MTV shows as well as in other American TV networks. He has won the Billboard World Song Contest twice, had winner songs and instrumentals in the International Songwriting Contest, Song of the Year and Broadjam. In addition to this, he packs a significant collection of other wins and nominations received from the music industry in his back pocket.
In November 2009, he went to the Avalon Theatre in Los Angeles to receive the Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award in category Special Achievement: Music in Film.
© 2016, Belcadenza
– music composer


In 2002 we opened the first In4mation store in Mililani, HI. The store was made with limited resources, but with high aspirations. Little did we know what was going to happen, but every day we kept moving forward.
2003 we got our opportunity to relocate to the Ward Warehouse where we feel what was the start of In4mation. We would never have grown to where we are without our family and friends in or out of our industry of Surfing, Skateboarding, Streetwear, Music, Jiu Jitsu and Motorsports. Our premise will always revolve around these things as we are still passionate on the things we are involved in and with that passion it fuels the fire for us to try and do better each and every day.
We would like to thank everyone for the continued support and also would like to thank everyone who has worked with us on projects from our inception. This 4/11/2019 we present you with our Tribute tee, thanking all of the brands that has been a part of the In4mation experience.
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January visitation increased significantly year-over-year, with January 2021 being one of the extreme low points in visitation, Catalina saw an overall increase by 272.8% or 28,700 visitors over the same month last year.
Previous tracking (below) for the month of January offers a comparison without COVID-19 impacts. January 2022's total of 39,221 fell short of January 2020's pre COVID-19 total arrivals of 52,691by 13,470 visitors.
January's total in-bound passenger count was above the three-year average of 34,144 and was nearly on par with the five and ten-year averages of 40,762 and 42,115 respectively.
Arrivals by Sea
Passengers arriving by sea, totaled 36,467 for the month of January, up by 303% from last year.
January Cross Channel Passenger counts were up year-over-year by 238.8% or an increase of 17,811 people
2018 had the highest volume for the month @ 27,774 passengers
2008 had the lowest volume for the month @ 15,860
January Cross Channel Passenger counts were above the three, five and ten-year averages by 26.7%, 10.9% and 10.4% respectively
Cross Channel Passengers made up 64.43% of total monthly arrivals
Cruise passenger counts totaled 9,654
2010 had the highest Cruise Passenger volume for the month @ 24,444
2021 had the lowest Cruise Passenger volume for the month @ 0. Pre-COVID-19 the lowest count for the month was 1995 @1,038
January Cruise Passenger counts were below the three, five and ten-year averages by 8.8%, 34.1% and 39.3% respectively
Cruise Passengers made up 24.6% of total monthly arrivals
The number of Cruise Ships calling on Avalon was 10
2017 had the greatest number of ships @ 11
2021 had the lowest number of ships @ 0, pre-COVID-19 2016 had the lowest number @ 6
Private Boater Passenger counts were down slightly year-over-year @ 1,544 vs. 1,592 in 2021
2014 had the highest passenger volume for the month @ 1,976
2017 had the lowest passenger volume month @ 928
January Private Boater Passenger counts were on par with the three-year average, and above the five and ten-year averages by 2.4% and 10.6% respectively
January's number of Vessels Anchored was up @ 42 vs. 35 last year
2019 had the highest number of Vessels Anchored @ 110
2012 had the lowest number of Vessels Anchored @ 13
January was below the average number of Vessels Anchored for three, five and ten-year averages by 21.2%, 35.2% and 14.3% respectively
January's number of Vessels on Moorings was down @ 386 vs. 398 last year
2014 had the highest number of Vessels on Moorings @ 494
2016 had the lowest number of Vessels on Moorings @ 184
January was on par with the three-year average but above the five and ten-year averages for Vessels on Moorings by 2.4% and 10.6% respectively
Private Boaters Made up 3.94% of total monthly arrivals
Arrivals by Air
Combined in-bound air passenger counts for January totaled 2,801 up from 1,482 in 2021.
Private Aircraft Passengers (Airport in the Sky) was up @ 1,767 from 984 last year
2014 had the highest volume of Private Aircraft Passengers for the month @ 1,785
2019 had the lowest volume of Private Aircraft Passengers for the month @ 0, due to closure for runway repairs
January counts for Private Aircraft Passengers was above the three, five and ten-year averages by 26.9%, 63.2% and 13.98% respectively
January Private Aircraft Passengers made up 4.5% of total monthly arrivals
Helicopter Passenger counts were up 102.7% year-over-year @ 987 vs. 487
2022 had the highest volume for the month @ 987
2012 had the lowest volume for the month @ 539
January counts for Helicopter Passengers was above the three, five and ten-year averages by 45.1%, 32.2% and 34.4% respectively
January counts for Helicopter Passengers made up 2.52% of total monthly arrivals
Hotel and Short-Term Rental Occupancy from Smith Travel and AIRDNA
Hotel Occupancy for January was 49.7%, vs no data reported in 2021and 62.7% in 2020
January Hotel Occupancy exceeded San Francisco, Monterey and Newport Beach among our competing destinations
Hotel Average Daily Rate was $161.78 vs no data reported in 2021 and up from $142.55 in 2020
Hotel Revenue Per Available Room was $80.21 vs no data reported in 2021 and down from $89.32 in 2020
Short-Term Rental Occupancy for January was 21%, down from 35% in 2021and 24% in 2020
January Short-Term Rental Occupancy exceeded no destinations in our competitive set being below Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Monterey, Anaheim, San Francisco and Santa Monica. All competing destinations had occupancy above 43%.
Short-Term Rental Average Daily Rate was $440.00, up from $424 in 2021 and $427 in 2020
Short-Term Rental Revenue Per Available Room was $95.00, down from $149.00 in 2021 and $101 in 2020
January Visitor Services were up year-over-year.
Catalina Island Visitor Center
Number of Phone Calls for the month was up year-over-year by 78% @ 381 vs. 214
2012 had the highest volume for the month @ 1,131 calls
2021 had the lowest volume for the month @ 214 calls. Pre-COVID-19 lowest call volume was 2017 @ 440
January call counts were above the three-year average of 349 but below the five and ten-year averages of 418 and 524 respectively
Number of Walk-Ins for the month was up year-over-year @ 1,370 vs. 2, when the center was operating under extreme COVID-19 precautions
2017 had the highest volume of Walk-ins for the month @ 1,703 guests
2021 had the lowest volume of Walk-ins for the month @ 2 guests. Pre COVID-19 lowest volume of guests was 2020 @ 765
January Walk-In counts were above the three and five-year average of 712 and 880 respectively
LoveCatalina.com
January LoveCatalina.com website users were up year-over-year by 118.1% @ 87,851 vs. 40,274 in 2021
Website users were up 21.2% from the three-year average
Website users are up despite suspension of a pay-per click campaign that is now reallocated to a co-op website
Book Direct referrals were up year-over-year by 146.1% @ 9,328 vs. 3,791 in 2021
Referrals were up 8.3% from the three-year average
Note changes to Book Direct on member links has resulted in shifting traffic to referrals vs. searches
Book Direct lodging searches were up by 76.7% @ 11,246 vs. 6,363 in 2021
Lodging searches were up 21.2% from the three-year average
Visitor Guides & Newsletters
Note above numbers do not include racks and California Welcome Center/local Visitor Center distributions or trade show giveaways
Printed Visitor Guide orders @ LoveCatalina.com @ 36, down from 218 or 83.5% from last year
No 2021 Guide was printed, 2022 guides will be distributed beginning in late February
Online Guide downloads were up by 598% @ 356 vs. 51 in 2021
New E-blast subscribers in January were up year-over-year @ 162 vs. 47 in 2021
New subscribers exceeded three and five-year averages
Social Media cumulative totals by platform as of January below.
Facebook followers are up year-over-year by 7.1%
Instagram followers are up year-over-year by 34.8%
Twitter followers are up year-over-year by 8.7%
Linkedin and TikTok are newer platforms for us, but are both growing and up year-over year 48.9% and 1,560%
TikTok has less than three years data compiled
Data for January highs, lows and precipitation going back to 2013 is displayed below. Multi-year rain days data is also displayed by year and month since 2012. Measures are taken at Avalon Harbor.


Where are foodbanks in Norwich?
Where can you find support from food banks in Norwich?
The Norwich foodbank is part of a network of Trussell Trust banks around the country.
While its main location is at the Henderson Business Centre, on Ivy Road in Norwich, there are 10 other foodbank centres in and around the city.
The centre is open from 10.30am to 12pm on Mondays.
Open from 2pm to 3.30pm on Mondays.
Open from 11am to 12pm on Mondays and 10am to 11am on Fridays.
Open from 6pm to 7pm on Tuesdays.
Open from 10am to 12pm on Wednesdays and 10.30am to 12pm on Saturdays.
Open from 12pm to 2pm on Wednesdays.
Open from 10.30am to 12pm on Thursdays.
Open from 1.30pm to 3pm on Thursdays.
Open from 10am to 12pm on Fridays. A free breakfast is offered to those accessing the foodbank, or for 50p for those not using the foodbank.
Opening hours exclude bank holidays.
For more information, or to find out how you can help, click here.