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Director: Hiroyuki Morita
Distributor: Toho
The Cat Returns. Dir. Hiroyuki Morita. Toho. 2002.
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The Cat Returns (2002) is a Japanese fantasy film animated by Studio Ghibli, which follows dissatisfied schoolgirl Haru Yoshioka, who after saving a cat from a road collision, discovers she has the ability to talk to cats. Upon saving the feline it is revealed that this individual is none other than Prince Lune, Heir to the Cat Kingdom. Gifts are showered upon Haru from the kingdom in thanks and an arranged marriage is proposed between Haru and the Prince. Hesitant to accept this union, Haru seeks the help of the Cat Bureau, where she encounters Muta, Toto and the Baron, who embark on a journey to rescue Haru from the Cat Kingdom and free her from a life of cat-hood.
Due to its characterisation as an animation, The Cat Returns is able to explore a variety of animal representations without a focus on realism. Fantastical representations of animals including cats inhabiting their own kingdom and arranging marriages is possible due to the premise of animated films as fantasy stories. The concept of anthropomorphism is also commonly explored and accepted within animation, and The Cat Returns conforms to this expected trait. The cats of the Cat Kingdom's ability to speak therefore becomes unsurprising to the audience due to the familiar trait of the genre. The Cat Returns however, uses anthropomorphism and animalisation in a more intricate manner to depict a duality between the reality of feline behaviours and the human interpretation of the characteristics of the cat. The film contrasts the real cats of the Cat Kingdom against The Baron to demonstrate how we project human characteristics and emotions onto animals, many of which differ from that of our factual and scientific understanding of their behaviours. The contrast between these two portrayals demonstrates the difficulties of determining the true characteristics of the cat and the problems that arise when they are misinterpreted.
The film uses the characterisation of The Baron to display how human assumptions and interpretations of animals are regarded as factual and become the social norm. Baron Humbert von Gikkingen is a figurine created by an artisan, who gave The Baron a soul and the ability to live through creating him with 'all of his heart'. Despite The Baron being a statue, he is nevertheless a cat. He is however, a cat fabricated from the image of what his human creator defines a cat to be and as a result displays a significant contrast of character and behaviour to that of the real cats within the film.
Firstly, The Baron possesses more anthropomorphic qualities than rest of the cats in the cat kingdom, despite their ability to speak. The Baron is separated from the other cats through his wearing of clothes and the refined manner by which he presents himself. The Baron's fashion and mannerisms reflect that of the Victorian dandy; he is suave, sophisticated and charms Haru through his bravery and sense of justice. Accompanying these more human characteristics, The Baron also depicts characteristics more evident of our social symbolism of the cat. He is confident, independent and reflects the less factual interpretations of the cat as an animal totem. Many believe that the cat has significant symbolism in its communication style "labelling it as the bridge to the spirit world, the connection between the seen and the unseen"[1]. This is exactly what The Baron comes to represent in The Cat Returns, he is Haru's link between her familiar human world and the hidden realm of cats and the Cat Bureau, "the refuge for all creations".
Unlike The Baron, other cats within The Cat Returns reflect a more realistic and factual representation of the cat. The common cats of the human world meow, growl and exhibit hunting behaviours, evident in the scene where many cats flock to claim mice as they fall from Haru's locker. Whilst the concept of cats chasing mice may appear cliché, it is nonetheless a factual trait that can be supported from our observation of both domestic and feral cats.
Muta is another key instance of a cat from the Cat Kingdom that as a whole possesses more evident cat like qualities. Despite possessing the anthropomorphic quality of speech, Muta becomes an example of animalisation that is more positive through the reflection of accurate cat-like traits. Muta's physical appearance is more identifiably feline; he has paws (unlike The Baron who has hands) and is one of the few cats within the film seen walking on all fours.
Although The Baron may exert some characteristics of the cat, these characteristics are assumptions based on the personality and spiritual meaning of the cat. These elements are not based on factual information and cannot be seen though observation of a cat's behaviour. This issue therefore becomes significant in The Cat Returns as the portrayal of these two very alternate depictions of the cat demonstrates the difficulty in determining the definitive characteristics of the animal.
The confusion that arises as a result of this is evident in Haru and her misinterpretation of the cat after being exposed to The Baron. Haru is constantly drawn in by the "cool" allure of The Baron which manifests itself in his refined nature, compassion and style. Haru admits she has a "little crush" on The Baron and assumes that the other cats of the Cat Kingdom must be the same as a him as a result of the attention and gifts she receives from them. This is unfortunately not the case and Haru's attraction to The Baron stems from her admiration of his human characteristics, which she mistakenly interprets for those of the cat.
As a result of her assumptions, Haru places herself in immense danger as she enters the Cat Kingdom, allowing herself to be manipulated by the cats under the pretence that they will treat her with kindness and respect much like The Baron. From the very beginning, Haru is too accepting towards the cats, she doesn't understand or acknowledge the divide between animals and humans and is willing to break this barrier through an animal- human marriage. The more Haru begins to trust the Cat Kingdom the more she loses the clarity and certainty of her human self, slowly transforming into a cat as she merges humanity and cat-hood together. Haru's attraction to The Baron clouds her judgement and causes her to generalise the entirety of the cat species. This generalisation subsequently results in her imprisoned in the Cat Kingdom from which she must be rescued by Muta and The Baron.
Though the danger that arises as a result of Haru's actions cannot be translated to real life, the message regarding the importance of animal classification nonetheless remains clear. The Cat Returns encourages the audience to think carefully about how we interpret animals and the difficulties that can arise as a result of misinterpretation.
Projecting human characteristics and cultural beliefs onto animals often has an adverse effect on how animals are received. Whilst The Cat Returns explores many unrealistic dangers of misinterpretation, the human attributes projected onto The Baron and the challenges that ensue as a result of them reflect the same problems evident within our own society. Black cats for example become a key indicator of how assigning human attributes to animals produces such negative effects. Within western culture black cats have the superstitious connotations of bad luck, witchcraft and evil which have followed them for centuries. These traits mean that the black cat is ostracised and statistically proven to be the least adopted and most frequently neglected cat. In the fourteenth century humans even resulted to a mass killing of these cats because of the superstitious beliefs against them[2]. The depiction of The Baron as a manifestation of human ideas cleverly draws upon these issues and encourages the audience to reflect upon how our interpretation of cat behaviours and their symbolism can result in a negative treatment towards them. Much like The Baron's image being a fictional fabrication, what causes society to mistreat the black cat is an attribute fabricated from religious superstition and one that has no factual or scientific significance. The Cat Returns acts to criticise these cultural assumptions towards animals through actively punishing Haru for exhibiting these same behaviours, trapping her in the Cat Kingdom. The longer Haru is in the kingdom the deeper her transformation into a cat becomes. Through this transformation Haru is brought down to the level of the cat and is forced to evaluate the real behaviours and attributes of the cat from their perspective.
Whilst films such as The Cat Returns highlight cultural aspects and perceptions of animals, they also have the power to change the way we think about animals. Films have the ability to influence cultural perceptions of animals the same way religious beliefs influenced the superstitions and myths towards the black cat that became the cultural norm. The 1975 blockbuster Jaws is considered one of the most significant films that altered social perceptions of the animal. At first glance, Steven Spielberg's shark flick may not seem relevant to the children's fantasy of The Cat Returns, but both films are significant in illuminating the effects of a singular interpretation of an animal on the entirety of a species. Spielberg's depiction of the great white as a bloodthirsty man-eating machine sparked widespread fear of sharks and resulted in the mass fishing of sharks which in turn dramatically decreased the shark population. The film's exploration of one man's vision changing the human perception of the shark links closely to the creation of The Baron and how the creator's individual vision of the cat alters Haru's perception of the species as a whole.
The definitive message of The Cat Returns is not explicitly related to human-animal relationships but does however become significant when analysing animals within the text. The ultimate message that the film is trying to teach the audience is that you must "trust yourself"; trust your own decisions and have confidence in what you believe in. Haru's journey through the Cat Kingdom signifies this belief, with the realisation that she "wasn't wrong to save a cat […] I believe in my decision". With this logic and message in mind, the certainty and confidence in what you believe then extents to your beliefs towards animals. The audience are encouraged to have a certainty regarding their understanding of animals and acknowledge the difference between human characteristics projected onto animals and the true characteristics of animals. Haru's realisation that not all cats are the same acts as the example to follow within this film. Only when Haru has certainty of mind and confidence of her understanding of cats after immersing herself in the cat world, is she then allowed to return to her human world.
To conclude and summarise, The Cat Returns uses The Baron as the main method of demonstrating the importance of representing animals accurately and the difficulties that arise when human characteristics are associated with an animal. The anthropomorphism of The Baron is contrasted with the animalised cats of the Cat Kingdom to educate the audience on the differences between the real and factual characteristics of the cat and the inaccurate and fabricated human portrayal. Witnessing the difficulties and dangers Haru faces as a result of her misunderstandings allows The Cat Returns to draw upon social issues regarding the mistreatment and marginalisation of certain species. The film encourages the audience to reflect upon the power cultural and religious influences have over our approach towards animals and how these influences in turn have negative effects on animals themselves.
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The news might stun our forebears, who braved blizzards, stampedes, gunfights and tobacco spittoons to found Denver, but our city has just been rated one of America's most stress-free burgs.
We rank seventh on the list, sandwiched between Oklahoma City and San Antonio. The survey was sponsored by Portfolio.com, a business-news website.
Indicators used include unemployment rates, personal financial data, environmental factors, health risks, crime rates and living standards.
Although maybe not Detroit, billed as the most stressful city, followed by Los Angeles. Cleveland comes in third, although it's unknown whether the survey was compiled before or after hoopster LeBron James decamped to Miami.
Salt Lake City ranks as the least stressful city, even without extra points for its nice yards and full pantries.
Some of the survey rankings are eyebrow-raisers.
Phoenix is 10th on the list of least-stressful cities. This despite scorching heat, jammed freeways, crazy politics and a kidnapping rate that makes the town look like a northern suburb of Bogotá, Colombia.
So the next time you walk out into a high- plains hailstorm or find a bear breaking into your car, which has been immobilized with a Denver boot, remember: We live in a low-stress city.


Kyle Straker volunteered to be hypnotized at the annual community talent show, expecting the same old lame amateur acts. But when he wakes up, his world will never be the same. Televisions and computers no longer work, but a strange language streams across their screens. Everyone's behaving oddly. It's as if Kyle doesn't exit. Is this nightmare a result of the hypnosis? Will Kyle wake up with a snap of fingers to roars of laughter? Or is this something much more sinister?Narrated on a set of found cassette tapes at an unspecified point in the future, Human.4 is an absolutely chilling look at technology gone too far.
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My friend Bill Otis is a career prosecutor, and served as member of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee on the Sentencing Guidelines under both parties. As a special counsel to the first President Bush, Bill worked on issues relating to the pardon of Casper Weinberger. Thus, I was eager to get his views on whether the current President Bush should pardon Scooter Libby.
It turns out I didn't need to ask. In an op-ed in today's Washington Post Bill argues that Bush should not pardon Scooter Libby, but that his sentence is excessive and should be commuted. Specifically, the prison term should be eliminated and Libby should pay the fine.
This was an unusually harsh sentence for a first offender convicted of a nonviolent and non-drug-related crime. Sandy Berger, national security adviser to President Bill Clinton, was not sentenced to prison for sneaking documents out of the National Archives, destroying them and then lying to investigators. For his actions, Berger received no jail time, a fine one-fifth of that imposed on Libby and 100 hours of community service.
[Libby] is by no stretch a danger to the community, as "danger" is commonly understood. He did not commit his crime out of greed or personal malice. Nor is his life one that bespeaks a criminal turn of mind. To the contrary, as letters to the court on his behalf overwhelmingly established, he has been a contributor to his community and his country.
In my view, the fact that Libby's process crime seems to have occurred during a senseless and arguably abusive process — the special prosecutor already knew the answer to the question he was supposed to be investigating — would, when coupled with Libby's service to the country, support a pardon should Bush decide to grant one. However, Bill's suggested "middle ground" also has much to recommend it.
JOHN adds: I agree that there is much to be said for Otis's approach. I think the manner in which Fitzpatrick conducted his investigation, culminating in the indictment of Libby, was a disgrace. At the same time, Libby's conduct has always seemed incomprehensible. President Bush directed members of the executive branch to cooperate with Fitzgerald's investigation, and they did. But Libby's testimony was at odds with that of other executive branch witnesses, as well as journalists. The jury found that he was lying, though for what purpose is hard to understand. Sadly, the evidence seems to support the verdict. So commutation of his jail sentence may be the fairest possible result.
The evidence that Libby lied, rather than that he was confused, was compelling. And the jury was dilligent: the post-verdict commentary showed that they liked and felt sorry for him, several thought there should have been no case, some openly hoped for a pardon, and on the one count where the evidence was considerably weaker than the others, they acquitted him. They convicted him on the other four charges, reluctantly, because they had no choice if they were going to honor their oaths.
While McCarthy doesn't specifically address the suggestion that President Bush should commute Libby's jail sentence, I think his analysis is very much consistent with that conclusion.


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Q&A with Munroe's Julian Harrison, Athlete of the Week (Fall, Week 2)
The Bobcats' senior had a school-record three interceptions and scored touchdowns on a run and punt return in a 45-0 win over Georgia Christian in Week 2
Thank you to everyone who voted for the Big Bend Preps Athlete of the Week for Week 1 of the fall season (Aug. 20-25, 2018).
The votes cast has identified Munroe senior Julian "J.R." Harrison as Athlete of the Week based upon the versatile athlete's school-record three interception day at free safety to go along with a 43-yard rushing touchdown and a 56-yard punt return touchdown in a 45-0 win over Georgia Christian.
Harrison, a two-sport athlete who plays basketball as well for the Bobcats, is looking for a breakout season as Munroe tries to turn the corner under first-year head coach Joseph Gaddy following several down years.
Harrison spoke about his big game and the Bobcats' season as a whole.
Question: First win of the year last week, and considering you only had one win all last season, how enjoyable was that experience?
Answer: "It was good. Last year, our win wasn't as convincing as this one. To get the win now, early in the season, things are only looking up."
Q: What has the culture around the program been like since Coach Gaddy took over?
A: "We have our core values. You go hard on the practice field and harder in the game. Coach Gaddy has brought more excitement and happiness. Every day you have to be ready to play and fight for your position. Everyone knows there's no position that's guaranteed. You have to show up to work for your spot."
Q: You ran for a 43-yard touchdown on a jet sweep and had another good run on that same play, what's the key to making that play successful?
A: "It's whoever is blocking. The back has to read who's blocking. You have to know if you have a cutback. The primary objective is to stretch the field, but the defense has a tendency to overrun the play, so there's an opportunity to cut back.".
Q: On your second interception, you did the hard work of getting past four guys only to get tackled by the last guy near the end zone. Did you run out of gas?
A: "I just wasn't looking to reverse the field. Time was running out, so the thought was we could put more points on the board, and I might as well go out and stop the clock."
Q: A 2-1 Southwest Georgia Academy team coming to town, followed by big conference games against Maclay and Aucilla Christian. What has to happen in September to call it a successful month?
A: "We still have our slogan to guarantee us getting better – get 1 percent better. Every day, we get 1 percent better, whether that's our sports IQ, our ability to play, coaching and play-calling, watching film, reading the scouting reports, making less mistakes. If we do that and get 1 percent better, then that will spell success."
Quick Questions:
What's your go-to hype song before a game? "Any song from Kodak Black."
If you're not playing football, what are you doing? "Doing my homework, playing my video games, or sleeping."
Favorite athlete? "Kevin Durant. I was a Dwyane Wade guy when he was with the Heat, but I had to switch when he went to the Cavaliers."
Have you actually ever seen a bobcat? "No sir, not in real life."
Personal goals for this season? "To be as much of a leader as I can to the young guys. And I would love to get recruited to play in college."
Coach Gaddy is? "Inspirational. He has a good vibe to him and is a great coach overall."
From Munroe head coach Joseph Gaddy:
"Julian is super intelligent. He's a self-proclaimed nerd, but I love that about him, being comfortable with who he is. He has over a 4.0 weighted GPA. He got a 25 on the ACT the first time he took it. He passed college freshman English as a freshman in high school. He doesn't watch sports. He wants to play Fortnite. He didn't start playing sports until high school, and he's arguably the most athletic kid on our team. He was an innocent bystander of the East-West Gadsden merger, and he ended up coming up here . . . His upside is through the roof. He was one that I watched on film when I was thinking about taking the job, and I got excited. He was a driving force for me taking the job.
"He's an amazing kid. He has been such a leader since I've got here. He was out in the spring with his meniscus getting repaired. But he's come out and taken over with our three other seniors. Since the start of fall practice, he's been it. Every week, he has been nominated as our hardest worker . . . He had a phenomenal game, and he's such a humble kid."
Week 2 vote totals:
Julian Harrison, Sr., football, Munroe (489)
Kelsey Mead, Sr., volleyball, Chiles (289)
Trey Fisher, Jr., football, Godby (274)
Jay Brown, Jr., cross country, Maclay (164)
Makayla Washington, Sr., volleyball, Leon (151)
Robert Parker-Crawford, Jr., football, Maclay (78)
Hayden Smith, Sr., golf, Chiles (74)
Chris Beard, Jr., football, Lincoln (40)
Emily Culley, Sr., cross country, Chiles (27)
Abdul Muhammad, Sr., football, Leon (10)


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I once met the editorial crew of the French magazine Casus Belli at a Gen Con (that was in the 90s). They told me about the peculiarities of the French scene of that time, and one was that the scene was divided between INS/MV and Nephilim (in much the same way as Germany was divided between D&D and DSA). And they smiled about that rivalry because "it doesn't matter because they are both played as pure Super Hero games".
Castle Falkenstein is one of the rare pieces of art of our hobby. It is the only RPG where the fluff text is not only tolerable, but necessary and important and fun.
Mondbuchstaben, thank you for your insights. I never played Nephilim. I like the setting though. I always wanted a copy of Scales.
As far as I know, they all follow similar approaches.
INS/MV is something special. The setting and at least some mechanics are interconnected. I refer to the d666.
666 is a critical for the demons. 111 is a success for the angels.
Some say Kult or Blood (IIRC) are very violent. In my personal experience, no game is "bloodier" than INS/MV.
Our games always ended in a bloody mess. This is per se no "good quality". The interesting thing is how we got there.
I don't like superheroes, but I have to agree. Humans are so fragile.
Yes, Castle Falkenstein is unique. My WDS colleague and I meet Mike Pondsmith when he and his wife were here to promote the German edition of Cyberpunk 2020.
Scales is a bit bland compared to Nephilim, IMHO. The rules are even less complex than those of INS/MV.
If Nephilim is Vampire-goes-Cthulhu, then Scales is Vampire-goes-Indiana-Jones (with "Vampire" meaning "immortal, nonhuman being hidden among humans" – in Nephilim they were elemental spirits, in Scales they were dragons, like in FFG's Fireborn).
All in all, an extremely nice experience.
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Bei Warhammer Fantasy hat er einfach das richtige Händchen gehabt und auch seine Dragon Age Sachen wissen zu überzeugen.
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Ponta Preta has been firing almost non-stop throughout February and the run of epic conditions has carried over into this week with clean sets building up to double overhead and beyond.
Presented with sizeable sets at yesterday morning's registration, the riders were amped and day one would see them progress deep into round three in the men's single eliminations.
From the hometown heroes like Mitu, Airton and Matchu to local up-and-comers like Titik Lopes and Riccado Bettencourt, their ability to launch vertical assaults on the lip and navigate the changing faces of Ponta Preta set them apart. The fact that they could do that in largely offshore winds is even crazier, but that's what happens when you grow up with a wave like this literally in your backyard.
Here's who set the Kite-Surf World Cup Cabo Verde event alight on day one!
Defending tour champion Airton put his marker down early with a stunning display in his opening heat. He managed three cover-ups, including one of the best barrels of the day on his first wave, and he was one of the few riders injecting aerial flair into his riding with airs off the lip and a 180 ollie on the wave face on the way out of the barrel. He took one of the highest scores of the day for that one with a 9.27!
Mitu spearheaded kitesurfing at Ponta Preta back in the early 2000s and watching him ride here is a masterclass in wave riding. On day one he combined seamless flow and precision with fluid power and in his second heat he was tearing up huge faces top-to-bottom like it was nothing. The fact that he was doing so on an eight metre when the wind dropped to just 12 knots at one point is testament to why they call him 'the maestro'. He took the second highest score of 9.5 for his final wave of the day and he's looking good for the crucial rounds coming up in this competition.
Paulino's not a local, but he might as well be according to his friend Matchu. He regularly flies in to Sal on a good forecast and has a wealth of experience that saw him rack up a perfect 10 here last year. He followed up on that yesterday with the highest single wave score of the day - a 9.7! If he can match his hard-charging flair with the consistency required to do well in a final then he's going to be a serious threat as the comp progresses.
Matchu was arguably the best backhand rider out there on day one and to manage backside hacks with so much verticality in almost dead offshore wind is, frankly, mind-bending. Combine that with expertly stalled cover-ups and an intrinsic understanding of the wave and he's looking like a real contender here in Cabo Verde.
Another local rider making an impact was Titik Lopes. He'd made it his mission to give the visiting riders something to think about with powerful, committed turns right in the pocket on some of the day's biggest sets.
He looked like he might go all the way, but was eventually halted by Reece Myerscough who has massively upped his wave riding over the winter. It went right down to the wire though, and had Reece not caught his best wave of the heat in the dying seconds then Titik would have taken the win!
By 18:30, as sunset neared, the wind was starting to falter and so the decision was made to halt proceedings with just three heats left to run in round three. After seven hours of non-stop competition, the crowd had had their money's worth!
Today the action resumes as the remaining riders in men's round three battle for a place in the single elimination semis. From there, the women will take the stage for round one and, with stellar conditions on the forecast, it should be special!


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Q: Are there any reserved keywords for attribute values in HTML? I mean, are there any words that we shouldn't use as the <tag class='reserved' />, class, id or any other thing?
I was planning to style the links with class "link", is this a good idea?

A: There are no reserved keywords for the class attribute, with the caveat that using special characters other than letters, numbers, or the underscore in the name, or beginning the name with a number, makes using it as a CSS selector more difficult.
Check out the HTML spec:

The attribute, if specified, must have a value that is a set of space-separated tokens representing the various classes that the element belongs to.
  ...
  There are no additional restrictions on the tokens authors can use in the class attribute, but authors are encouraged to use values that describe the nature of the content, rather than values that describe the desired presentation of the content.

... where a set of space-separated tokens is exactly what you'd think and has no other restrictions.
When the class is used as a CSS selector... ... the CSS grammar comes into play. A CSS name can contain:

*

*alphanumeric characters [a-zA-Z0-9]

*the underscore _

*the hyphen -

*select non-ASCII/extended ASCII characters (octal \240-\377 — includes common symbols, letters with diacritics, etc.)

*or a character escaped by \. Escaped characters can be a Unicode code point (up to six bytes, terminated by whitespace, such as a regular space " ", if needed) or a non-alphanumeric character.

In addition, the name can't start with a (literal) number or hyphen, so those must be escaped. Because the escaped character must not be alphanumeric (specifically 0-9 or a-f, to differentiate from Unicode points, I assume), the Unicode value must be used if the selector name begins with a number.
Example (noting that \32 is the Unicode value for 2):
...

...

Some text here.

This is in the "big-$-G" class.

...

In my opinion, using "link" as a class name for links is fine, as long as it applies to all links you'll be defining. Otherwise, use something like "importantLinks", "mainLinks", etc.

A: I believe it is ok to use word link for class naming.
However, try to give it more explicit name so it not conflict with other code in the future.
Just go in source of such framework as bootstrap and see how they name their classes.
Use namespasing

A: In the case of JavaScript and JSX (JavaScript XML), there are some HTML attributes which only reserved for JavaScript, not for JSX. Such as class and for.


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Data corruption is the damage of info because of various software or hardware failures. After a file gets corrupted, it will no longer work correctly, so an app will not start or shall give errors, a text file can be partially or fully unreadable, an archive file will be impossible to open and then unpack, etc. Silent data corruption is the process of info getting damaged without any identification by the system or an admin, which makes it a serious problem for website hosting servers as failures are much more likely to occur on bigger hard disks where significant volumes of info are located. If a drive is a part of a RAID and the information on it is duplicated on other drives for redundancy, it's likely that the damaged file will be treated as a standard one and it will be copied on all drives, making the damage permanent. Lots of the file systems which operate on web servers today often cannot recognize corrupted files immediately or they need time-consuming system checks during which the server isn't functioning.
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Your semi-dedicated hosting account will be resistant to silent data corruption because all our storage servers employ the reliable ZFS file system. What makes the aforementioned unique is that it uses checksums, or digital identifiers, so as to verify the integrity of each file. When you upload content to your account, it will be placed on several redundant drives being employed in a RAID i.e. the files will be the same across all disks. All copies of a given file will feature the same checksum on all hard drives and ZFS will compare the checksums of the duplicates right away, and if it detects a mismatch, that will indicate that one of the copies is corrupted, it'll swap that file with a healthy copy from one of the other disks. Even if there's a sudden power failure, the data on the servers will not get corrupted and there won't be any need for a time-consuming system check which other file systems perform following some breakdown, prolonging the time needed for the server to go back online. ZFS is the sole file system that can really protect your content from silent data corruption.


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The Man with Two Faces è un film del 1934 diretto da Archie Mayo. La sceneggiatura si basa su The Dark Tower, lavoro teatrale del 1933 di Alexander Woollcott e George S. Kaufman.

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Produzione
The Dark Tower, melodramma in tre atti di George S. Kaufman e del critico teatrale Alexander Woollcott che fu sceneggiato per lo schermo da Tom Reed e Niven Busch, era andato in scena a Broadway al Morosco Theatre il 25 novembre 1933, prodotto dalla Sam H. Harris Theatrical Enterprises, Inc..

Le riprese del film, prodotto dalla First National Pictures (controlled by Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.), durarono dal 5 marzo al 4 aprile 1934.

Distribuzione
Il copyright del film, richiesto dalla First National Pictures, Inc., fu registrato il 14 luglio 1934 con il numero LP4826.

Distribuito dalla Warner Bros., il film uscì nelle sale cinematografiche USA il 4 agosto 1934. La First National Film Distributors lo presentò a Londra il 30 agosto 1934; il film poi uscì ne Regno Unito il 25 marzo 1935.

Note

Bibliografia

Collegamenti esterni

Film basati su opere teatrali
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The Airfryer is supposed to fry foods in a ~healthier~ way. But how legit is it? I wanted to find out.
I'm Michelle, and I love fried food. If I had to pick just one thing to eat for the rest of my life, it'd be french fries — zero question about it.
French fries are even my favorite pizza topping.
That said, I actually maintain a pretty moderate diet (or at least try to 🙄). So when I heard about the Airfryer — a kitchen gadget that says it can fry foods with a tablespoon of oil or less — I thought the heavens were finally rewarding me for all the kale salads and low-calorie dressing I've endured.
On its website, the Airfryer is touted as helping you "fry in a healthier way with up to 75% less fat."
Practically speaking, the Airfryer does this by cooking food using super-hot air, drying out its exterior to help it attain the crunchy texture of traditionally deep-fried foods.
I wanted to find out: Does air-fried food actually taste good? With so little oil, can it even get crunchy enough to compare to deep-fried foods? I decided to investigate.
The first thing I realized is that the Airfryer is not that intuitive to use — like, you can't just pop this thing out of the box and start frying things.
The egg-shaped oven disassembles into four separate parts — the shell, the pan (or drawer), the mesh basket, and a rack. Once you figure out where the food goes (the basket), you also have to find out what temperature and time to input.
You can do this by reading the illustration on the front of the Airfryer, flipping through the recipe booklet included with the Philips Airfryer, or simply testing out a bunch of times yourself. Pro tip: Start your timer at 5 minutes at 200°C, and just add or subtract minutes or degrees from there. That's basically how I figured out the optimal frying times of all my foods.
That's more or less how much oil I used for every food I air-fried.
Alternatively, the recipe book (here's one version of it) mentioned other methods, like "drizzling food with oil and tossing to coat," incorporating oil into the bread crumb coating, or using premade foods like puff pastry that come with oil or fat in the mixture.
Apart from the health benefits of using such minimal amounts of oil, another logistical pro is that you're not left with a huge vat of burning-hot oil cooling in your kitchen.
Amazon commenters had mentioned that the Airfryer is supposed to be great at frying frozen foods — so the first thing I tried air-frying was frozen chicken strips.
And they actually came out pretty "fried"!
I wouldn't say it had the sharp, audible crunch of deep-fried chicken, but it had brittle enough edges and juicy meat. On a scale of limp AF to scrape-the-roof-of-your-mouth crispy, it was a solid 7.
The Airfryer was also impressive because while I would have traditionally used two appliances to fry it (a microwave to defrost the chicken + a pan or deep fryer to cook the chicken), in this instance I simply needed one. Pretty cool.
Next, I tried some frozen dumplings, which the Airfryer was also effective in "frying."
Crunchy on the outside and juicy, piping-hot vegetable stuffing on the inside.
It was EXTREMELY important and central to this experiment that the Airfryer effectively fry frozen french fries, so I decided to really scrutinize the results.
Once I realized the Airfryer could replicate a deep-fried taste and texture pretty closely on things like dumplings and chicken, I had to test it on healthier foods. Because if this gadget has the power to make vegetables taste deep-fried, then THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW.
First up was frozen vegetables, which were a ~win~.
OK, so I didn't actually think this would work — but these were so good! After being air-fried, they had transformed into crispy, break-apart pieces of vegetables that had a texture more like chips than chewy vegetables. With just a dash of salt, I'm pretty sure I could down this whole bag of vegetables, easy.
But what about raw vegetables? This is where the Airfryer started to disappoint.
These certainly looked like they'd be crunchy, but a single bite gave way to a pretty boring, chewy, and flavorless taste. My hypothesis is that since frozen vegetables are slightly more processed and designed to be cooked straight out of the bag, they're more likely to taste delicious after one Airfryer session. But fresh produce proved too raw — and resistant — to the heating powers of the Airfryer.
Even my attempt at veggie chips — aka thinly sliced sweet potatoes — was a letdown.
Don't let appearances deceive you: This sweet potato was ~lifeless~ and lacking any kind of crunch — except the black, burnt ends of ends. I'd much rather eat these roasted or mashed.
It is possible that you could make yours crunchier and less burnt by setting the Airfryer to a lower temperature and leaving it in for longer, but having tasted the few perfectly air-fried pieces in my batch, I'm not sure than any batch of air-fried raw vegetables could mirror the same taste or texture of the deep-fried, crunchy, melt-in-your-mouth kind.
For curiosity's sake, I also decided to test this out on some weirder foods, like Twinkies.
This was an unexpected fail — I was hoping the Twinkies would turn out like the super-junky county fair kind, but they were just dried out with gooier cream. You're likely not buying an Airfryer to fry Twinkies, but just so you know: Some junk food should just not be messed with.
Oreos pretty much stayed the same post-Airfryer. LOL.
They were warm and more pliable, but that's kind of it — no gooey cream, no extra-crispy cookie, no fusion of flavors. Preservatives are really powerful stuff, guys!
IDK, I thought the plasticky coating of string cheese would fry or something, OK?!
Thankfully, the mesh basket lifts off the pan, so cleanup — apart from the melted string cheese — was pretty easy.
The two parts are pretty big, but they are dishwasher-friendly. Also, the pan (above) as well as the basket have a nonstick coating, making them immune to crusty, clingy residue.
FYI, most Airfryers also claim that you can bake, grill, and roast in the appliance too — you just need to buy accessories not included with your order. They'll run you between $20 and $50, depending.
TL;DR: For me, the Airfryer was really effective in frying frozen foods (like fries and dumplings) with way less oil. But ~healthier~ options (like veggie chips or raw broccoli) were a letdown.
They didn't hold up to the lack of oil, and are still best suited for cooking methods like pan-frying, sautéing, or roasting.
1) People who eat frozen food on the reg. This thing works its magic on frozen food, and it definitely delivers on its promise to fry things with less oil or fat than most other cooking methods.
2) People who have lots of room in their kitchen. I know that's not a dealbreaker for most people, but this thing (while not that heavy) is pretty sizable, and as a minimalist clean freak, I'd much rather have the counter space than one extra gadget to clean and maintain.
3) People who won't mind the price tag. As mentioned, the version I tested was $200, but many alternatives (including older Philips models) are sold for less.
Would you get the Airfryer?
I have one. It's awesome!
I need this in my life ASAP.
I'll stick with my deep fryer.
Note: Philips sent us the Airfryer to try free of charge, but we were under no obligation to positively review it.


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package R2010;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.*;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

/*zad 311 sprawdzian */
public class Zadanie4 {
	private String[] wordsLines;
	int a = 0;
	int b = 0;

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		System.out.println("Zadanie 4: Anagramy");
		Zadanie4 zad4 = new Zadanie4();
		zad4.load();
		System.out.println(String.format("A) linii z równymi długością napisami: %d", zad4.a()) );
		System.out.println(String.format("B) linii z samymi anagramami: %d", zad4.b()) );
	}

	public int a() { return a; }
	public int b() { return b; }

	public void count(){
		StringBuffer sbA = new StringBuffer();
		StringBuffer sbB = new StringBuffer();
		int start[];
		int end[];
		for(String str : wordsLines){
			String[] arr = str.split(" ");
			int size = arr[0].length();
			start = letters(arr[0]);
			boolean equal = true;
			int anagram = 0;
			for(String word : arr){
				word = word.trim();
				if(word.length() != size) {
					equal = false;
					break;
				}
			}
			if(equal) {
				sbA.append(str + "\n");
				a++;
				for(int i = 1; i < arr.length; i++){
					end = letters(arr[i]);
					if (mkCompare(start, end)) anagram++;
				}
			}
			if(anagram == 4){
				sbB.append(str + "\n");
				b++;
			}
			writeToFile("odp_4a.txt", sbA);
			writeToFile("odp_4b.txt", sbB);

		}
	}

	private int[] letters(String s){
		int[] arr = new int[26];
		//for(int i = 0; i < 26; i++) arr[i] = 0;
		for(int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++){
			arr[(int) s.charAt(i)-97]++;
		}
		return arr;
	}

	private void writeToFile(String path, StringBuffer sb){
		try {
			Files.write(Paths.get(path), sb.toString().getBytes());
		} catch (IOException e){
			System.out.println("błąd zapisu");
		}
	}

	private boolean mkCompare(int[] s, int[] e){
		for(int i = 0; i < s.length; i++){
			if(s[i] != e[i]) return false;
		}
		return true;
	}

	private void load() {
		try {
			 List<String> l = Files.readAllLines(
					 Paths.get("dane/R2010/anagram.txt"));//.toArray(wordsLines);
			 wordsLines = l.toArray(new String[0]);
			 count();
			} catch (IOException e) {
				System.out.println("Problem z plikiem anagramy.txt");
			}
	}
}

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Simran can be incorporated into the lives of people of all religions, faiths and beliefs. It helps us reduce stress, improve concentration, experience personal transformation and find peace and joy within ourselves so that we attain true purpose of our life, to be one with God.
Ravi Kohli is an international speaker, successful business man, spiritual seeker and a dedicated volunteer under the guidance of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj. He regularly conducts meditation talks and sessions at the Science of Spirituality meditation centers in the New York area.
This program will be primarily in Hindi followed by Q&A session.
All are Welcome. There is no charge for the event.


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Leonor of Borbón 16 November, 2021
Princess Leonor has been left without some privileges since she left to study in Wales
Princess Eleanor has been left without some privileges since she left to study in Wales. The daughter of the kings of Spain has had to face great changes in her life.
A 180 degree turn has given Leonor's life since she began her first year of high school at UWC Atlantic College. The future queen of Spain has had to learn to fend for herself and start doing activities that she surely did not do in the Zarzuela palace.
An image of Leonor in Wales. Photo: Casa Real.
What privileges Princess Leonor lost in Wales?
Thanks to the revelations of Maxima of Holland, it was possible to know more details about what Princess Leonor is facing in Wales.
The Queen of the Netherlands was asked about the experience in Wales of her daughter, Alexia, a companion of Princess Leonor, Queen Máxima of holland commented:
"It's going very well. She had a hard time getting used to it because she had to do her own laundry, sometimes cook and study everything in English, so it was a bit tense at first. But if he concentrates, he can with all that."
Those statements reveal that Princess Leonor, at 16 years old, has had to get used to everyday tasks such as washing her own clothes or cooking her food, saying goodbye to the privileges she had in the Zarzuela palace.
Princess Leonor during their visit to Santa Maria del Puerto de Somiedo. Photo: Gtres.
Princess Leonor's vacation is over: This is how she spent her stay in Spain
Leonor of Borbón 4 January, 2023
What is Princess Leonor's personality like according to her zodiac sign?
Princess Leonor will face big changes in 2023, What are these events?
Leonor of Borbón 28 December, 2022
Date with her boyfriend? Princess Leonor has had a secret getaway to a fancy restaurant


Every day we showcase the best fonts on the web. Today it's GEOM by Danilo Gusmão Silveira, which is totally free to download.
Today's typeface of choice is GEOM by designer and art director Danilo Gusmão Silveira. Inspired by basic geometric forms and grids, this display typeface was an experimental project by Silveira, which he now very generously offers as a free download.
GEOM is available to download free for personal and commercial use over on Behance.


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No girls allowed: Star Wars toys exclude protagonist Rey
This article may contain spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Get over it, and read it anyway.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now the third highest grossing film of all time. Sitting pretty at more than $1.75 billion, the movie has smashed through records and proven that the Force is strong in fans of the franchise. On top of its financial success, The Force Awakens has proven that a genre dominated by white, male heroes can flip that paradigm on its head by casting a woman as not only the main character, but also as the hero of the story. It's easy to say that this isn't, or shouldn't be, a big deal, but the fact is that this carries implications for gender and the future of the Star Wars franchise, and film as a whole.
It would appear, however, that the creators of merchandise haven't gotten the memo. Complaints about the absence of female characters in movie merchandise—particularly toys marketed to young boys—have been increasing in frequency, and the reasons given from manufacturers are spurious at best. There is no denying that, despite the beliefs of manufacturers, there are is an enormous audience of female fans for comic books and science fiction. Looking at those examples, it is inconceivable that the fans who helped The Force Awakens or even The Avengers make over $1 billion could be entirely, or even predominantly, male. Yet, when we look at the products that are so often associated with these products, female characters often get minimized or erased completely.
A perfect example of this exclusion comes from a collection of action figures sold at Target which features the main characters from The Force Awakens—iconic characters like Finn, Chewbacca, Kylo Ren, Random Storm Trooper, Random Pilot A, and Random Pilot B. All of your favourites are represented, right? The obvious issue is that Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, is the main character of the film and has more to do with the plot progression than John Boyega's character. Now, this is not to say that she should be included instead of Boyega, but it should be clear by the other characters included that there was certainly room for her. Also excluded is Phasma, played by Gwendoline Christie, who is again absent from this set in favour of non-specific characters. Further proof of this bizarre erasure of Ridley's character comes from a Millennium Falcon playset which features Chewbacca, Finn and BB-8, but is, once again, missing Rey despite her being the character who is most associated with the Millenium Falcon during the film.
Of course, this problem is not limited to Star Wars. Similar problems keep coming up with merchandise for films like Guardians of The Galaxy and The Avengers. Despite both films having outstanding female characters, their presence is noticeably reduced in merchandise for both films, from action figure sets that feature all of the Avengers except Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johannsen, to backpacks that feature the four male Guardians and exclude Zoe Saldana's Gamora.
This is not to say that these toys do not exist; if you look for them you will find examples. The trouble is that many of them feature the female character on their own, and there is an obvious lack of variety and availability. Female characters are pushed aside and often marketed to girls, rather than any address to the fact that the fans of any franchise are hugely diverse and this exclusion is not something that should be written off as trivial. The implication of not including these female characters is twofold, one being that girls don't care or want the toys anyways, the other being that boys shouldn't have female characters present in their toys. Both of these are ludicrous assumptions, and we confirm them every time we remain silent.
Toy manufacturers and Disney have both responded to the criticism received so far. Hasbro responded to complaints over Rey being absent from the Star Wars edition of Monopoly by saying that "the game was released in September, months before the film, and Rey was not included to avoid revealing a key plot line," which is absurd on its face. Monopoly is not played like the plot of a Star Wars movie, and including a character from the film is not a spoiler on its own. The version of Monopoly in question features Darth Vader, who is not present in the film at all, and Luke Skywalker, who appears only briefly. These two characters' presence could act as spoilers too, but they were included anyways. Disney, in a statement given to Buzzfeed, said that "Rey figurines were held out of stores until after the movie was released as they contain moderate movie spoilers… [and] a new wave of Rey products will be available in January." This would suggest that it isn't possible to adjust the merchandise to avoid spoiling, if that is the concern.
And what of the promise from Disney that January would show an influx in Rey merchandise? One article from FiveThirtyEight.com, showed that those looking for "girls'" toys on the Toys 'R' Us website will only be shown 17 per cent of the merchandise that has been deemed as "for girls," while the remaining 83 per cent are shown as "for boys." As well, in terms of numbers of toys sold at Toys 'R' Us, 38 feature Kylo Ren, 15 include BB-8, and only 10 feature Rey despite her being the central character in the film.
At the end of the day, there is no reason for the exclusion. It is a clear example of a real problem with representations of gender in film and entertainment. The outcry does make one feel optimistic, but only time will tell if it makes any difference.
Vote with your wallets, and always ask #WheresRey.
#WheresRey Tweets


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No to Peppers – but you can keep Tomatoes and Broccoli
Yesterday, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued opinion G 3/19 (Pepper) and in conclusion, plants and animals exclusively obtained by essentially biological processes are no longer patentable.
In a much-awaited decision, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office yesterday settled several issues concerning both lawmaking and interpretation of the law. It adopted a dynamic interpretation of the exception to patentability under Article 53(b) of the European Patent Convention (EPC) and held that the non-patentability of essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals also extends to plant or animal products that are exclusively obtained by means of an essentially biological process, thus closing a short-lived and highly controversial window of opportunity for patenting these products. A decision that will be applauded by most in the Plant-Breeders' Community.
The Enlarged Board held the referral by the President of the European Patent Office to be admissible. The referral was made under Article 112(1)(b) EPC and concerned the interpretation of Article 53(b) EPC in view of legal and other developments occurring after decisions G 2/12 (Tomatoes II) and G 2/13 (Broccoli II), and in particular in view of new Rule 28(2) EPC in light of decision T 1063/18 which held that new Rule 28(2) EPC had no impact on the interpretation of Article 53(b) EPC.
It found that a particular interpretation which has been given to a legal provision can never be taken as carved in stone, because the meaning of the provision may change or evolve over time. Thus, decisions G 2/12 and G 2/13 did not settle the meaning of Article 53(b) EPC once and for all.
In summary, after the introduction of new Rule 28(2) EPC, Article 53(b) EPC is to be interpreted to exclude from patentability plants, plant material or animals, if the claimed product is exclusively obtained by means of an essentially biological process or if the claimed process features define an essentially biological process.
Still, in order to ensure legal certainty and to protect the legitimate interests of patent proprietors and applicants, the Enlarged Board further ruled that the new interpretation of Article 53(b) EPC given in G 3/19 had no retroactive effect on European patents containing such claims which were granted before 1 July 2017, or on pending European patent applications seeking protection for such claims which were filed before that date. In practical terms, if priority was claimed, the priority date is the date deciding if a pending application is exempt from Rule 28(2) EPC (point XXIX of G 3/19).
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Zueitina Port Ships First Oil in a Year
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A Libyan official, who asked not to be named, has told Reuters that the first tanker in almost a year has loaded crude from the eastern port of Zueitina on Sunday.
A Greek-registered tanker reportedly left for Italy later on Sunday with 750,000 barrels of oil (600,000 barrels according to The Wall Street Journal) from the 103 oilfield and Harouge Oil Company.
The port reopened last April after a former rebel group wanting autonomy for eastern Libya lifted its blockade, but since then strikes and technical delays had prevented the resumption of exports.
Libya's production had collapsed to 325,000 barrels a day, a decline of almost two-thirds since October.
(Source: Reuters, The Wall Street Journal)
(Picture: Zueitina Port)
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Shanna explains how she starts off every new year. She says "F*ck it!" to resolutions and decides to start off 2019 with a one-word intention.
In this episode, be prepared for a really real talk with Shanna on setting goals, aligning with your goals, and reasoning to choose a word for the year.


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Crystal structure of Escherichia coli YfhJ protein, a member of the ISC machinery involved in assembly of iron-sulfur clusters
Yoshimitsu Shimomura, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Yoshimitsu Kakuta, Keiichi Fukuyama
生物機能分子化学
Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics
出版済み - 8月 15 2005
構造生物学
生化学
10.1002/prot.20481
Shimomura, Y., Takahashi, Y., Kakuta, Y., & Fukuyama, K. (2005). Crystal structure of Escherichia coli YfhJ protein, a member of the ISC machinery involved in assembly of iron-sulfur clusters. Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics, 60(3), 566-569. https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.20481
Crystal structure of Escherichia coli YfhJ protein, a member of the ISC machinery involved in assembly of iron-sulfur clusters. / Shimomura, Yoshimitsu; Takahashi, Yasuhiro; Kakuta, Yoshimitsu その他.
In: Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics, Vol. 60, No. 3, 15.08.2005, p. 566-569.
Shimomura, Y, Takahashi, Y, Kakuta, Y & Fukuyama, K 2005, 'Crystal structure of Escherichia coli YfhJ protein, a member of the ISC machinery involved in assembly of iron-sulfur clusters', Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 566-569. https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.20481
Shimomura Y, Takahashi Y, Kakuta Y, Fukuyama K. Crystal structure of Escherichia coli YfhJ protein, a member of the ISC machinery involved in assembly of iron-sulfur clusters. Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics. 2005 8月 15;60(3):566-569. doi: 10.1002/prot.20481
Shimomura, Yoshimitsu ; Takahashi, Yasuhiro ; Kakuta, Yoshimitsu その他. / Crystal structure of Escherichia coli YfhJ protein, a member of the ISC machinery involved in assembly of iron-sulfur clusters. In: Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics. 2005 ; Vol. 60, No. 3. pp. 566-569.
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Scene Standoff: Schindler's List vs. Ghost
The moment in 'Schindler's List' where Liam Neeson watches a young girl in a bright red coat run through a black & white landscape vs. that infamous potters wheel in 'Ghost'.
The Girl in the Red Coat - Schindler's List
Liam Neeson's Oskar Schindler stands looking over a town, where a bustling community push past each other and amongst all the chaos, a young girl in a red coat goes about her day without a care in the world. Visually stunning, and pivotal to the film.
The Potters wheel - Ghost
As Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers plays overhead, a romantic moment that went down in history ensues. As Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore badly shape a pot on their pottery wheel, they end up in a right state and finish the moment with a kiss, ignoring their not so glorious artwork.
The girl in the red coat just walks around essentially.
However is it Neeson or Fiennes who has the reaction to it?
I think it's Big Liam.
It's a very moving reaction. In Ghost the performance is what it is. They're not great at making the pot.
If I'm honest I mainly remember the parodies.
SCHINDLER'S LIST - 3/10 GHOST - 5/10
This scene in Schindler's List is absolutely necessary. The only light relief in the film is this bright colour.
It provides a bit of hope. Whereas Ghost, the first 15 minutes of the film are brilliant and then after that I lose interest. This scene is the most memorable part of that opening 15 minutes.
The pottery wheel scene has been referenced in pop culture so many times.
And I don't know as you really can reference Schindler's List.
No, I don't think I've ever seen it referenced.
Well how could you?
SCHINDLER'S LIST - 1/10 GHOST - 10/10
So for Ghost the average rating is a 3.4.
Got a feeling I'm going to wipe the floor with you here.
Will it bear 'Into the Spider-Verse' which got a 4.4 average rating?
Well...Schindler's List has a 4.4 too, what are the chances?!
SCHINDLER'S LIST - 4.4 GHOST - 3.4
On a scale of crockery, how iconic is this scene? So the lowest being a shot glass, and the highest being a large dinner plate.
This scene in Ghost is a cup and saucer. It's as iconic as they come.
The saucer bit is useless but the cup is pivotal.
Yeah the cup is the scene and the saucer is the rest of the film in this instance.
I'm going to go for a standard plate for Schindler's List. You can't be without it but it's not necessarily iconic.
SCHINDLER'S LIST - standard plate GHOST - cup and saucer
Schindler's List 2-3 Ghost
Although all round we clearly believe that Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List is a better film, it doesn't compare to Ghost when talking about iconic movie scenes.
Patrick Swayze was one of the greats of the 80's and 90's, and this role is one of his most memorable. It's the chemistry between Swayze and Demi Moore that makes the scene so iconic. When people recommend Ghost or talk about how iconic it is, they are more often than not just referring to this scene. It's simple in concept, but brilliant in execution.
Ghost is one of the strongest contenders of the competition so far, but how will it fare against some of the other greats: The Shining, E.T, Toy Story, Rocky and so many more are awaiting their next competitor.
Current Standings: G - 5 E - 8
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK VS. GLADIATOR
Ghost available now on NowTV and Sky Cinema


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Blu-ray: The Evil Dead
Sam Raimi's low budget horror debut is getting re-released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK.
Sam Raimi's low budget horror debut The Evil Dead is getting re-released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK.
Shot on 16mm in the backwoods of Tennessee for just $350,000, it established the young director and led to a slew of imitators down the years (e.g Cabin Fever) which never matched the original's energy and style.
The story involves five students on a break from college – Ash (Bruce Campbell), his girlfriend Linda (Betsy Baker), and their classmates Scott (Hal Delrich), Shelly (Sarah York) and Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss) – who spend the night at a remote mountain cabin.
After discovering a strange looking book and a reel-to-reel tape recorder, the group starts getting possessed by evil spirits, which leads to a frantic and blood-filled evening.
Despite the low budget production values, the energy and pace of the film are striking reminders of Raimi's early talent as a director, with the wild camera work and clever sound design adding to the atmosphere.
The unsettling mix of genuine scares and black humour is also something many lesser horror directors have since failed to emulate.
After considerable word of mouth (and an endorsement from horror author Stephen King), the film became a major cult hit on home video, especially after it was banned in Britain during the hysteria of the "Video Nasties" campaign.
Compared to the jokier sequels, it remains one for the genuine horror purist, and apart from one notorious scene involving trees, is relatively restrained by today's standards.
If you are already a fan, you will be wondering if it is worth the upgrade to Blu-ray from DVD.
The answer to that is yes, mainly because of the improved picture and sound, along with some new extras (alongside several others included on previous DVD releases of the film).
The additional features break down like this:
1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen: The original film was shot on 16mm, which means that the picture quality has some limitations despite being remastered for Blu-ray. Despite that the image still holds pretty well throughout.
All New Commentary with Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell: This commentary was recorded in 2009 and is a highly imformative discussion of the production as they discuss a wide range of things from casting, make-up, effects and how the film was distributed. It is one of those commentaries that tends not to directly discuss what we are seeing on screen, but for anyone new to the film, it is a great introduction.
Picture-in-Picture: Join us! The Undying Legacy of The Evil Dead: This is the visual equivalent of an audio commentary and allows you to watch the film as different directors (including David Slade, Alexandre Aja and Brian Yuzna) comment on the film and specific scenes.
One By One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of the Evil Dead (54 mins): An excellent making of documentary from the previous DVD version, featuring interviews with key cast and crew about how the film got made and its influence.
Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor (59 mins): A lengthy deleted scenes reel that includes a lot of alternate takes and shots.
At the Drive-In (12 mins): A Q & A featuring Tilly, Sandweiss, Baker, DeManincor, Campbell, Ted Raimi and Tom Sullivan from August 2005 at a drive-in presentation in Chicago.
Discovering Evil Dead (13 mins): A short featurette which Stephen Woolley and Nik Powell talking about how they discovered The Evil Dead and were instrumental in distributing it in the UK, where they released it simultaneously in cinemas and on video. Bill Warren, author of The Evil Dead Companion, also talks about the background to the release.
Make-Up Test (1 min): Short make up test featuring the fake blood and make up of a face melting.
The film still holds up well today and along with being a key horror of the 1980s, also ranks as one the most influential low-budget productions in the history of cinema.
The Evil Dead is out on DVD and Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on Monday 11th October
> Buy The Evil Dead on Blu-ray or DVD from Amazon UK
> The Evil Dead at the IMDb
> Find out more about Sam Raimi at Wikipedia
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Overnight football (soccer) results and a selection of forthcoming matches and events can be found on The World Game website. Details of other scheduled sporting events can be found in the SBS program guide.
Why do you focus on football (soccer)?
Football (soccer) is the undisputed world game. It is the world's most popular sport, and is the highest-participation sport in Australia. Although soccer is a natural priority for broadcasting on SBS, it is not carried to the exclusion of other sports. SBS in fact pioneered comprehensive television and online coverage of several sports, among them cycling, motorsports, lawn bowls, figure skating and basketball. Mainstream Australian sports, such as Australian football, rugby league and tennis, are regularly covered by SBS World News and are already comprehensively covered by other networks.
Why do you focus on European football (soccer)?
European football has a wide appeal among our viewers. It is also the easiest to import because it is usually readily available, it is packaged for international audiences, and it is relatively inexpensive. The same does not yet apply to football from other parts of the world, including South America, where pre-packaged soccer programs or games are not always available for the foreign market. The SBS budget does not allow us to buy large volumes of individual games from areas such as South America or Africa and post-produce them for an Australian audience. SBS is the proud broadcaster of the Premier League, a world class football league that features the best players in the world and attracts the largest audiences worldwide. SBS also hosts the domestic Hyundai A-League competition showcasing the greatest local and international talent in Australia.
Why doesn't SBS broadcast major sports events live to Perth?
SBS has a uniform national schedule. To go live in Perth would mean splitting the schedule because of the time difference between the eastern states and Western Australia. Scheduling priorities usually mean this cannot be done. We do all we can to broadcast as much of our sport as possible live to all markets. In the event that we can't go live into Perth on SBS, we look for alternate broadcast options on SBS VICELAND. We Livestream all Cycling events on Cycling Central and we also Livestream the A-League and our other football productions on The World Game.


text: Freddieb the great (born Freddie Brown) professional story begun in 2021 when the Marietta based rapper decided to make a career out of his life long passion for music. Following the loss of his brother and uncle, who were also his partners in rap sessions and biggest supporters of his talent, Freddie decided it was time to rebuild and take his newfound take on life to honor their memories and give back to their community by putting it all into each beat and rhyme. Guided by the foundations laid down by the fathers of old-school and contemporary Hip-Hop, he pulls from different flows to bring its own take on the genres. In just a year he has already cemented himself as a reputable name in Georgia's bergeoming hip-hip scene and pointed as one of the top 10 opening acts to watch for 2023. His newest single "Slide", is going viral on TikTok and showcases his creative output and witty lyrical adeptness.


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Art Guest Posts The Progressive's Lifestyle in New Orleans
Art in New Orleans takes a new form…treasure hunting!
Jacklyn Leo - New Orleans Junior Journalism Program
For 300 years, New Orleans has been a city for the arts. It started with music and dance but has now evolved into a place that not only accepts the arts as a part of our culture, but cultivates and builds it, and even hides it in plain sight. One contemporary example of this is the online community known unofficially as #nolatreasurehunt. This community is all about the arts, more specifically, about sharing their art. Think: Easter Egg Hunts for Handmade Art.
#nolatreasurehunt is exactly what it sounds like, a group of people who hide their miniature art around New Orleans and post hints online for Instagram users to find. Most posters seem to be a bit sporadic in their updates; typically they only hide if they have a piece ready and they only have a piece ready if they had the time to make it, but you can expect at least one new piece a week to be on the streets. Everyone who posts in the community is an individual sharing their passion with as many people as they can, and the community, made up of both artists and collectors, is growing every day. Some choose to stay anonymous and others have turned their once personal accounts into something of an art gallery. The most veteran hiders and seekers have only been active for two years. Flambeauxs was one of the first members of this community and she only started in September of 2016; more don't start appearing until May of 2018, including brotheromara.
One of the most prominent artists in the community is Brother O'Mara. He has over 5,600 followers and is adding more every day. O'Mara makes clay skulls ranging in sizes, some as small as pennies, and each decorated individually. . says he finds the process of making art therapeutic, "The materials are inexpensive, and I feel that overall it's a net benefit for my mental health." It's a shared feeling among the other artists. They all agree that one important thing keeping them going is how happy it makes people to find their art. When asked how he chooses the hiding place O'mara said, "New Orleans is a fascinating city with a long history and unique culture. I'd be hard pressed to NOT find interesting places to leave the skulls. With that in mind my choices turn towards either the neighborhood-centric hides (where only someone who lives in Mid-City, for example, would instantly know the location) or the educational (where I can hopefully pass on some knowledge or history to some of my followers). Ultimately though, the locations mostly trend towards whatever's convenient for me – like hiding one outside an ice cream shop because I wanted an excuse to grab a milkshake."
Everyone in the community is supportive of one another. Most people follow each other and whenever a newcomer joins the group they support them by sharing them on their page. Needless to say, this trend is on the rise. But these people weren't the first to think of this concept.
This community finds its origins in Letterboxing, a hobby that involves building and designing boxes that you hide in secret locations and leave hints around. Another, more modern form of this hobby that most of the artists were familiar with is Geocaching. Geocaching is a bit less focused on the art aspect and more on the venturing outside of your house and exploring the city around you. Many posts on the website/app geocaching.com have the exact location ready to be put into your GPS. This puts off some people, especially these artists. However, one artist under the name of cursedfindings said they had heard of Geocaching before getting involved with the #nolatreasurehunt community, but never got into it before they started to hide their own art.
The #nolatreasurehunt community is just another form of Geocaching as it continues to adapt. It takes aspects from it and combines them with a hobby the artists are passionate about.
Another very popular artist is Monique Champagne, who goes by the name Flambeauxs. Champagne is one of the earliest artists and first in New Orleans to hide her pieces and leave clues via Instagram. She hand makes and pours 7-day candles. She, of course, hides the candles, but she also does custom candles and sells them on her website.
Although there are the veterans of the community, there are also many new talented people joining the community. One in particular who goes by cursedfindings designs and creates clay voodoo dolls. After starting in late October, she eventually hid their first voodoo doll on Halloween morning. CursedFindings said about someone finding their art, "Seeing her face when she finally found it got me hooked. She was so excited to find the doll and it was thrilling to watch in secret. It was like I was a spy doing a dead drop. I loved it. It really got me pumped to hide more." Cursedfindings said they were connected to the community by a friend who goes by saygoodbyerose who was already an avid hider. They were eventually convinced to join and found out who their friend was after they started.
Art is a difficult career to break into. It involves a lot of hard work and dedication, and even if you offer those things you might just be unlucky, so it's no wonder that people are turning to an alternative to get their art out there. While many programs are emerging for people who want to try to sell their art, many people also just want another outlet to share their art. The #nolatreasurehunt community has been that for a lot of people. Most of the time a piece is hidden it is found within an hour or so, and pictures of excited faces holding up their prize shows how much support the artists are getting. Some people even make it a hobby to decode the clues and find the artists' pieces. Whether you find the community cool and refreshing or you are indifferent, there is no denying that it is the community brings people together and spreads a love for art that might not have been shared otherwise. In the amount of the time it took to write this article, even more new artists joined the community. There are at least 14 active artists and over thousands of searchers, and who knows how many more have been inspired.
If you want to get involved follow the tag #nolatreasurehunt on Instagram.
This story was written by Jacklyn Leo, a student, and member of the New Orleans Junior Journalism Program (JRNOLA), and it originally appeared on JRNOLA's site.
JRNOLA was officially formed in 2017 to change the face of journalism, addressing the underrepresentation of women and people of color in professional media. JRNOLA empowers high school students by positioning them as credentialed members of the media, teaching journalism through live event reporting. Our students aren't just learning about journalism; they ARE journalists.
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Tesla Model 3 impresses German automaker after being reverse-engineered
- Feb. 17th 2018 11:08 am ET
A few weeks ago, we reported on two Tesla Model 3 vehicles spotted in air freight inbound for Germany. We assumed that they were purchased on the used market by a German automaker to be reverse-engineered and benchmarked.
Sure enough, a report from Germany now confirms our suspicion and gives us insights into the German effort to learn from the Model 3.
German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that an unnamed German premium automaker paid 'about 185,000 Euro' (~$230,000) before transportation and customs for the Model 3.
That's over four times the average price of the current Model 3 configuration and a lot more than we have seen any used Model 3 going for on the market.
The publication reports that the vehicle was put through its pace by managers at the automaker for 10 days before they started dismantling the vehicle.
They shared insights from the engineers:
"Each sub-assembly system was put to the test, but the testers were especially impressed by the power electronics. Compact, expandable, fully integrated, modular, easily accessible, well-protected, reasonably priced and astonishingly clever in many details – that was the verdict of the experts, to which colleagues from other manufacturers also agreed."
Aside from the engineering, they were also impressed by the design. They went as far as saying that Tesla "perfected the minimalist design" – referring to the Model 3's interior.
But they see the minimalist spreading to the powertrain:
"This minimalism runs through the entire vehicle. There is initially only one engine, only one forward and reverse gear, only one driven pair of wheels, only one cooling circuit for the entire system."
Unfortunately, the publication didn't share many details gleaned from the reverse-engineering aside from the impressions of the engineers and testers.
We did previously release some details about the Model 3 architecture over the last few months:
Tesla Model 3: Exclusive first look at Tesla's new battery pack architecture
Tesla Model 3: first look at new dual computing platform Tesla developed for Autopilot and MCU
Tesla Model 3: here's the alloy mix of the Model 3 body
I'd be particularly curious to know which specific German automaker led the reverse-engineering effort.
Last year, Mercedes benchmarked and dismantled a Tesla Model X in the weirdest way ahead of launching its own electric SUV.
A year earlier, Audi did the same thing to the Model X, but they did it by buying their own Model X in the US before it was available in Europe.
We have never heard of BMW buying and dismantling a Tesla, but it's far from impossible for them to be involved especially since the Model 3 is often being compared to the 3 Series.
It's clear that German luxury automakers are interested in what Tesla is doing since the Model S has been seriously disrupting a car segment that they had been dominating for decades.
Featured Image: Tesla Model 3's alloy mix body


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Located on an island in the Lake of Menteith, Inchmahome Priory was founded in 1238 and much of the 13th century building remains.
Inchmahome Priory is a beautifully situated monastery, founded by a small community of Augustinian canons led by Walter Comyn, the Earl of Menteith. The isolated island location gave the perfect tranquility for worship, and the priory has links with many famous historical names including Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots and Sir Walter Scott.
Today you can explore the chapter house and its collection of stone memorials including a rare 13th century double effigy. The island is also home to a wide variety of plant and wildlife. Founded around 1238, the priory was home to Augustinian canons for more than 300 years. There are some beautifully-decorated features and fine medieval carved graveslabs. The island is perfect for a short walk or a waterside picnic. It is a haven for wildlife. Look for the Spanish chestnuts and the boxwood bower supposedly planted by Mary.
Unless capable of getting themselves into and out of the boat, visitors in wheelchairs are not able to visit this property. Once they have reached the Island, those using wheelchairs or with limited mobility can enter the priory grounds and see about half of the church, cloister and refectory areas. The presbytery, sacristy and warming house are not suitable for visitors with limited mobility.