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Posted on April 13, 2020 by Peter Cox
It was doomed, in a way.
Having weathered the Grand Guignol misfire of 1997's Alien Resurrection, and ran the gauntlet of the insipid (non-canon) Alien vs Predator movies of the mid-2000s, xenomorph fans needed something to believe in. Word that the Godfather of Alien himself – Ridley Scott – was returning to the series set expectations sky-high for Prometheus. His prequel would buck the franchise trend of ever-decreasing circles. This would be terrifying, like his 1979 original. It would course-correct the series so that a new generation of filmmakers could explore the ferociousness of H.R. Giger's nightmare creation.
Co-written by Jon Spaihts and – importantly, one feels – Damon Lindelof (fresh off of LOST), the film that emerged from the extra-terrestrial mist was a confused and seemingly misshapen mishmash. With no xenomorphs to speak of. This wasn't what we wanted! What's all this about Engineers? And God? What were they thinking?
Prometheus is not well liked, but now, eight years down the line, it's worth giving another shot, with the weight of expectation lifted from it's shoulders. You still won't find the taught thrills of the Alien movie you may have been dreaming of, but there's plenty to enjoy once you let go of preconceived notions.
For one thing, it's quite easily the most beautifully designed and shot of Scott's films since 1982's Blade Runner. His mid-to-late career is defined by its workmanlike quality. Scott punches films out quickly and while he's always been a keen aestheticist, that hasn't always translated into great movies. In fact, it rarely has. The production design of Prometheus, however, is drop-dead gorgeous. From it's spacesuits to its spaceships, eye-candy rarely comes this sickly sweet. The film is all immaculate surfaces ready to get bloodied.
Lindelof had spent six seasons of LOST exploring the polemics of science and faith, and this preoccupation flowed freely into the Prometheus script. Set at Christmas (it's a Christmas film!), our sensitive protagonist Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) is a scientist literally in search of her maker. Instead she finds chaos, as she and the titular ship's crew touch down on the origin planet of human's great progenitors… stumbling face-first into an ancient bio-hazard facility shaped like a giant dung heap. Woops!
A colossal example of tripping over one's shoelaces, the grim humour of Shaw's seemingly misplaced faith should have keyed us in to the twisted smirk worn throughout Prometheus. It's a darkly funny film, more successfully so that Alien Resurrection. Said humour is the glint in the eye of malevolent mandroid David (Michael Fassbender). He finds merciless amusement in the predicaments his shipmates find themselves in, particularly Shaw. He is the architect of several downfalls; treating all living species – human and otherwise – as immaterial subjects for his own experiments. He's a grim reflection of our own propensity for morbid curiosity and our often sociopathic lack of empathy for other species. Created by man, David is just as characteristically flawed. He's an indictment of us… and he knows it.
The cast is, actually, phenomenal. Rapace is a great lead (done so dirty by Scott's dismal follow-up Alien Covenant), but elsewhere they are numerous gems. Charlize Theron is deliciously icy as the neat and sanitary Vickers. She is so perfectly officious and condescending to the cretins that make up this team and, as such, perfectly set up for a fall. Her interactions with Idris Elba's earthen Captain Janek are insubstantial but joyous; further evidence of the film's wry sense of humour. Isolated on the ship and bored, things are even allowed to get sexy.
Viewed as a darkly comic romp, Prometheus suddenly gets lots of passes. "I'm just a geologist. I like rocks. I love rocks!" – a line delivered with gruff zeal by Sean Harris as Fifield – was the source of much derision around the time of the film's release, but its a neat example of its gummy, camp leanings. Fifield calls the expedition a freak show, and this is something gleefully delivered in the film's doolally second half.
Consider the jaw-drop cesarean bit. Both a) an attempt from Scott to out-do his original film's 'chest-burster' scene and b) a blatant effort from the creatives here to give Prometheus a shocking talking point for viewers tumbling out of theatres. It's the kind of hysterical oddity that occasionally makes Scott films worth watching, akin to the crazed finale of the otherwise moribund Hannibal. Everything heightens for this stretch of the movie. David is never more of a bastard. It's the very definition of "that escalated quickly" – bold, bloody and brilliant because of just how gratuitous it is. And it's not the only sequence to achieve this sense of the preposterous co-mingled with the horrifying. At the time it was difficult to get a read on this skewed humour; expectation had us seeking something else. I've come to love the violent silliness of Prometheus. It's what I come back for.
Come the end – spoiler alert – Shaw is the lone survivor of the mission; all others having met a variety of sticky ends. They were doomed from the start, in a way. But even in spite of all that has happened she still has her faith. In narration she signs off noting the date "in the year of Our Lord". Discovering the potential root of all human civilisation hasn't curbed her belief in the existence of God. A real God. Faith in the face of bewildering adversity – something Lindelof would go on to really explore in HBO series The Leftovers.
Prometheus feels more like a step in his journey than a key milestone for the Alien franchise. That's fine. The series has perpetuated so far on dramatic gear-shifts and tonal changes. It's kept it nimble, for the most part.
Perhaps in time I'll find similar good-humour for Alien Covenant, though I doubt it. In the meantime, Prometheus is one of the most enjoyable 'failures' that the last decade has afforded us. An operatic film about folly, not necessarily a folly in and of itself.
Simply, it's a whole lot of fun.
Tagged Alien, Charlize Theron, Damon Lindelof, faith, Idris Elba, Jon Spaihts, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Prequel, Prometheus, Ridley Scott
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Nitrogen is pumped to the tip of the needle forming an iceball around the tumor and essentially destroys it. It is the future of how we will treat small early breast cancers.
The way I started doing cryoablation is almost accidental. I one day received an email about breast cryoablation from the company that makes the cryoablation device. I was interested because as radiologists we have always guided the treatment of breast cancer by finding the tumors and biopsying them, but with cryoablation, we can now directly treat the cancers we find. I started performing cryoablation on benign breast tumors in Feb. 2016 and in October 2016 I was the first doctor in Miami to successfully treat breast cancer with cryoablation.
The difficulty of growing the breast cryoablation program at my facility, Diagnostic Center for Women, is that it is so new that most people are not aware of this option. If a patient has a benign breast tumor that needs removal they automatically think surgery and are unaware of the freezing option that is just as safe and effective.
We are also participating in a national multicenter trial called FROST (Freezing instead of Resection Of Small breast Tumors) that is looking to prove that treating certain small breast cancers with cryoablation is a safe and effective alternative to surgery. Although, a lot of patients qualify to participate in the trial most choose not to out of fear since it is unknown and something they have never heard of before. This has made recruitment for the trial difficult despite there already being data showing cryoablation is 100% effective in tumors under 1cm in size.
I hope that through word of mouth, social media, and news coverage about the FROST trial and breast cryoablation in general that patients will become better educated about all their options for treating their breast tumor. I feel optimistic that the word is getting out as we have patients from all over the country fly into our center to treat their breast cancer with cryoablation.
Please tell us about Diagnostic Center for Women.
I have worked with Diagnostic Center for Women since 2014. It is a center that specializes in imaging for women. Half the center for obstetrical and gynecologic imaging and the other half does breast imaging. I am specialized in breast and body imaging. To put it simply my main job is to finding breast cancer early while it is small and has not spread. Most of my work is reading mammograms, ultrasound and breast MRI, as well as doing breast biopsies and cryoablation.
I also read somebody ultrasound studies and female pelvic MRI studies working closely with reproductive specialists that treat infertility. I am the Director of MRI and have spearheaded the cryoablation program and research programs at our facility. The two major national multicenter trials that we are currently participating in are the FROST trial and ECOG-ACRIN 1141 trial. EA1141 is studying the use of screening fast breast MRI in women with dense breasts.
The thing that I am most proud of is how well everyone at Diagnostic Center for Women works together. From the front desk to billing, to the techs and doctors, file room, and administrative staff we all work together as one unit making the center extremely efficient and effective. Despite seeing tens of thousands of patients a year we are still able to make each individual patient feel like they are a VIP.
If I had to start over I would have gotten involved in doing breast cryoablation straight out of fellowship in 2014. I would have treated more patients and have provided this service to the Miami community a lot earlier.


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Whit Merrifield #15 of the Kansas City Royals bunts in an RBI during the 7th inning of the game against the Seattle Mariners at Kauffman Stadium on April 10, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mike Leake (2-0, 2.92) pitches for Seattle on Thursday opposite Jorge Lopez (0-0, 4.09).
The Milwaukee Brewers of 1987 and the Atlanta Braves of 1982 are two of the only teams ever with hotter starts as they both went 13-0 to begin their respective years.
Second baseman Dee Gordon, who combined for just six home runs over the past two seasons, uncorked a solo home run to right field to give Seattle the new Major League Baseball record for a home run in 15 consecutive games to open up a season.
The Royals finished 32-49 in home games in 2018.
Don't consider Merrifield's hitting streak the new franchise record because it spans two seasons?
Mitch Haniger hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners edged the host Kansas City Royals 6-5 Wednesday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
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Netanyahu: 'Settlements in grave danger if Left triumphs'
Key settler leaders had earlier said that they planned to boycott the meeting with Netanyahu to protest his failure to meet their demands with regard to security measures in the West Bank.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting settler leaders, December 26, 2018
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The Israeli Left has colluded with the media to ensure the election of a left-wing government that would remove West Bank settlements, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned settler leaders.
"In the upcoming elections we will see an effort by the Left to accomplish an 'electoral revolution,' with the aid of the media and other forces," Netanyahu said in Jerusalem on Wednesday, as he met with the leaders in an effort to secure their support for his continued premiership.
Members of the Left, he said, "are entirely invested in this effort. But they cannot succeed. If they do, it will put the settlement movement in grave danger. We must win the upcoming election. This is a battle over our home. The fate of the state and the settlements is not self-evident."
Netanyahu also hinted that continued US support for the settlements was contingent on his leadership of the government.
"We also have difficult work to do with the current US administration in order to continue to bring about the great achievements we have brought to the settlements," Netanyahu added. "This is not guaranteed, because later on, under a leftist government, everything could be reversed in a moment."
Netanyahu met with the settler leaders just two days after announcing early elections to be held on April 9. The perception that he strongly supports the settlements is critical for his reelection campaign.
But he heads into the elections at a particularly stormy moment in his ties with settler leaders, who want him to do more to ensure their security, particularly in the wake of three terrorist attacks earlier this month.
Three settler leaders – Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz and Kiryat Arba Council head Eliyahu Libman – were so angry with Netanyahu that they boycotted the meeting. Dagan and Ganz run the largest regional councils in the West Bank.
In a letter to the prime minister, the trio said they were upset that he had failed to restore NIS 400 million in budget cuts for security. They also asked him to restore the road blocks he had removed in the West Bank, and to take significant measures in support of settlement building.
During the meeting, it was agreed that the Yesha Council will set up a committee to organize all the requests of Netanyahu. That committee would then meet with the Prime Minister's Office staff within a number of weeks to advance those issues. The settlers' main demand is the authorization of some 70 outposts.
Beit El Council head Shai Alon said the boundaries of his settlement should be expanded to include the area on which the Binyamin Regional Brigade is currently located. If that plan were to move forward, the IDF base would be relocated elsewhere, and housing for Beit El would be built at that location.
"So long as he [Netanyahu] supports the settlements, we will support him," Alon said.
After the meeting, the "Fledgling Settlements' Forum" told Netanyahu that he must put his money where his mouth is.
The group, which represents the unauthorized outposts, warned Netanyahu not to continue in the path of attorney Talia Sasson, who authored a 2005 government commission report on the hilltop communities which stated that they were illegally built and must be demolished.
"You have to choose whether you support the settlements or Talia Sasson," the forum said in a statement distributed to the media, which called on Netanyahu to approve a bill to legalize the outposts, prior to the Knesset's dispersal.
"Your claim to have secured 'great achievements for the settlement' is nice," it noted. "But we, tens of thousands of settlers, just want to live [normal lives]. We want to finally free ourselves from the grip of Talia Sasson, the former chairman of the New Israel Fund, who with one report froze the development of our communities," the forum said.
It explained that the tenuous legal status of their homes made it difficult to hook the houses up to public utilities.
"We want electricity. We want water. We want authorization. We did not get that from you," the forum said.
"You're right. This is a battle for the house. Today you have a last chance to prove that you are strong in deeds, and not just when under pressure of the campaign trail," it said.
Only when the unauthorized homes are legalized and life is normalized for Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria, "will we believe that the fate of the settlements is important to you," the organization said.
The Yesha Council, which just two weeks ago railed against Netanyahu at a rally in front of his office in Jerusalem, publicly closed ranks behind him.
Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elhayani spoke at the meeting in support of Netanyahu.
"During the elections we have to say the truth. The settlements are flourishing and that is because of you," Elhayani said.
He said that he was ashamed of those who chose not to come to the meeting. "There is open communication between you and the settler leaders," he said adding that there was no reason, therefore, to threaten the Prime Minister.
Settler leaders have the type of access to Netanyahu that other local politicians only dream about, precisely because he prioritizes Judea and Samaria, Elhayani said.
After the meeting, the Yesha Council thanked Netanyahu for his efforts to promote and develop the settlements. They spoke with him with regard to their "most urgent needs" including security.
Yesha Council deputy head Yigal Dilmoni said, "It was a very good meeting, even though we did not get everything we asked for."
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European space officials have said the Mars Express craft was "perfectly on course" towards the red planet.
The craft's course on Tuesday gave scientists confidence to undertake a critical Christmas Day manoeuvre to fire it into orbit. It holds the key to Europe's first mission to explore whether life ever existed on the planet.
In preparation, mission control in the west German city of Darmstadt sent the first orbit-related commands to the craft on Tuesday. The mission's other component is a probe that is due to touch down on Mars early on 25 December.
hours of a nearly seven-month, 155 million km flight to Mars.
aid in Berlin. The more precise the course, the lower the likelihood of problems when controllers fire the engine to send the craft into orbit, he added.
"The mood is concentrated but relaxed" at mission control, he said.
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The first chance to pick up the signal will be when NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes overhead early on Christmas Day in Europe.
Also on 25 December, scientists at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in London will have a chance to train its radio telescope on Mars in an attempt to pick up the signal.
If both options fail, Odyssey will have a daily chance to pick up the signal on its orbit until Mars Express makes its planned first contact with the probe on 3 January.
Scientists believe that Mars, which still has frozen water in its ice caps, might have once had liquid water and suitable conditions for life, but lost those billions of years ago.
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Tamilnad Mecantile Bank to focus on CASA growth
Chennai | Published: June 26, 2018 2:49:07 AM
The bank has reported a 30% drop in its net profit at Rs 221.92 crore for FY 2017-18 as compared to Rs 316.66 crore in FY 2016-17.
The south-based bank will be soon rolling online current account opening facility.
Tuticorin-based private sector lender Tamilnad Mecantile Bank (TMB) on Monday said the bank will be empowering CASA growth even while focusing on credit growth with specific thrust on retail lending, in FY 2018-19.
The unlisted bank will be expanding branch network in 30 new new centres, setting up 10 more e-lobbies and a specialised NRI desk in Mumbai.
The south-based bank will be soon rolling online current account opening facility, said K V Rama Moorthy, MD & CEO, TMB, in a statement.
The total business of the bank at the end of FY 2018 stood at Rs 56,197 crore with a growth of 3.76%.
The bank's CASA position has increased to Rs 8,211 crore, registering a growth of around 10% while the net interest income (NII) has increased to Rs 1,210 crore from Rs 1,151 crore in the previous year.
The gross NPA as a percentage to total advances stood at 3.6% while net NPA was at 2.16%.


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Q: Entity Framework per request pattern I've been trying to find example of EF per request patterns.
I currently create a unit of work for every transaction, however as i'm doing this in a website, It would be much more convenient to extend this on a per request basis.
I already make use of global.asax to determine if a request if from a page and/or postback so all I need to do  it add my object to context.items.
The examples I've found to date show a wrapper for the context iteself, but there are other methods inside the unit of work that are also needed, such as commit/save and dispose.
I'm unsure of the best place to introduce the unit of work, in the whole scenario - do I simple create a new unit of work after each change,injecting the context?
Also,given the fact that the request will die naturally, do I need to dispose of the context in this scenario?
Anyone seen some examples that fit the bill or offer advice on the above questions?

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The examples I've found to date show a wrapper for the context
  iteself, but there are other methods inside the unit of work that are
  also needed, such as commit/save and dispose.

What other methods? Context provides both commit (SaveChanges) and Dispose.

I'm unsure of the best place to introduce the unit of work, in the
  whole scenario - do I simple create a new unit of work after each
  change,injecting the context?

Do you want unit of work? So in most cases you would need just one for every request to save all changes you do as a single "unit". There may be situations where you need more than one due to some complicated business logic where changes have to be saved independently (and they cannot be simply saved by same context by multiple SaveChanges calls) but in such case handling context per request will not work and you will have to get back to starting context when it is needed manually - in terms of injection it means injecting context factory instead of context instance where the component responsible for calling the factory to get context instance is also responsible for context's disposal.
If you just need one context per request you can create it in Application_BeginRequest and dispose it in Application_EndRequest.

A: You probably should have one context per request. The context should be disposed at the end of it.
It might be necessary to use a second context during the request for special purposes like logging (you always want to save log items, even if the main request context is never used for saving).

A: u need to dispose the context (ie: IDisposable), and i would recommend you to use a DI container, inject your unit of work into that, and set the lifetime per request.
You can call savechanges many time during life time of request. then the convenience that comes with unit of work is gone, whereas if u call only once at the end of the request, you reduce RTT, latency etc.

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MHC to go commercial
by Grace Phiri
in Business News, Front Page
The Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) which facilitates and provides habitable and affordable houses through plot development, construction and maintenance is expected to start operating as a commercial entity, a move that is expected to improve service delivery and performance of the institution.
According to a press statement issued on Wednesday on MHC Public Reforms Programme, this will be achieved after amending the MHC Bill.
MHC is undergoing reforms to serve Malawians better
Among other things, the MHC (Amendment) Bill will allow MHC to raise funds by way of loans for development of land and buildings with government guaranteeing the loans and also construct commercial buildings.
The reforms also seek to expedite the construction of 2 500 houses by 2019 to ensure an increase in numbers of beneficiaries as well as fast track maintenance of houses.
"Construction of houses is one of MHC's mandate but the corporation has failed to fulfill this mandate over the years because of lack of funds and other challenges which the corporation has been facing.
The corporation intends to maintain 1 500 houses annually. This will ensure improved customer satisfaction, provision of efficient and effective maintenance services, reduced future costs of maintenance and appreciation of the investment and property values among others," reads the statement in part.
Through the reforms, the corporation is expected to see the establishment of a research planning and development department and upgrading of the property management systems.
"The reforms will assist MHC to be able to meet the ever growing demand for decent housing for both private and public sector," says the statement.
According to records, MHC has 6 000 houses nationwide, but the parastatal has 140 000 clients on its waiting list.
MHC housing projections, however, are way off the mark as housing demand has soared in the country due to urban migration.
In an interview last week, Blantyre City Council director of Town Planning and Estate Services Costly Chanza said Malawi's annual demand for housing currently stands at 21 000.
However, only between 10 000 to 15 000 houses are built each year.
"Our annual demand is 21 000, this is inclusive of those houses built by individuals, government
However, we only manage to build between 10 000 to 15 000 houses annually.
As a result, demand for houses remains an issue yet to be solved," said Chanza, who is also immediate past president of the Institute of Physical Planners.
Treasury spokesperson Nations Msowoya said in a bid to improve the provision of housing services in the country, government has given a go-ahead to the MHC to source private funding from international institutions for its housing projects as it would no longer be able to give financial support for the said projects. n
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During an eye examination two weeks ago, I found out that my pupils were of a rare size. All these years I've been told that my vision was slipping, when in fact in wasn't. 20/16 vision. Yep, I can see through walls and clothes. But over-sized pupils?
Some people never see the light, many say, but as it turns out yours truly sees the light better than most. Too much, actually. Who knew that one's pupils could be too large; I didn't.
So now I have these new glasses that supposedly control the movement of my pupils through limiting and enhancing how much light runs through them. For instance, during night driving I often find myself blinded, not because I am "night-blind", but because my eyes do not understand what to do with all the light. If it rains and headlights bounce off of the water. . . well, bad things happens. I need not to worry any longer.
With Excluded being in the polishing stage, I've been editing like crazy lately. Eight-hour days at work followed by four hours of editing at home. Having said that, I apologize for being late on this blog--like I'm ever consistent with the website, anyway.
So where's that put us? Well, for starters, let me mention that Excluded is in the works as eBook first, print TBA. Two more magazines have expressed their interests in my work, and come June I will be able to announce them. Keep a look out for those posts.
And as promised by the title: the not so fun part of writing. Really, this blog is for any of those writer types out there. Publishing a novel is, in fact, like anything else fantastic in the world, in the fact that it carries the same workload as any other "job". Rock-stars hate their jobs some days, right?
I've been working steady (except for right now) on getting Excluded ready for the public ridicule and trust me, even if you've drafted a novel five times, expect to continue editing for the next five variations. However, as a small piece of advice, remember to think of a novel as fun. Sure, writing is much better than redrafting, but you need to keep the end product in mind--you're going to be published.
And since you are unsupervised, aside from an editor or two, you might consider being lazy. A key thing to keep in mind: countless people will soon be able to read your work; what do you want them to think of you? People will know when you were lazy in your writing. I hope nobody says that about me.
And for the rest of you guys out there, not writing, keep a chin up. No matter what you do, you can always keep aiming higher. A clerk can become a manager. A writer can become more of a writer. A guitarists can always learn new tricks and songs.


Britzer Garten is a very large park located in southeastern Berlin. Until earlier this year, I knew this garden exists, but I never really visited it. Until a friend of ours proposed that we visit the Tulip Festival, that apparently happens every Spring.
So we went. Wow, the park is huge. There is even a lake in the middle of it. However, we made a beeline to the Tulip Festival, which basically impressed me. I didn't realize there were so many varieties of tulips out there.
See how pretty they are? I never really got up close and personal to tulips before, so this was my first time admiring them really close. It's amazing how much variety there can be!
Eh, feels like they were taken in Ottawa during the... Tulip Festival! :-) Tulips are lovely flowers, and that's from someone who isn't into flowers.
Yes, I've heard of the Tulip Festival in Ottawa, as well as the historical background why there is such a festival there! I think if I remember correctly it has something to do with the fact that Canada gave the Netherlands a big favor during the war and the Dutch sent lots of tulips in return.


Exciting way to end a Sunday.
Copper split bolts, another 8 feet of 4 AWG wire (x3), 4x4x4 junction box, and replacement conduit. All is now better. I ran every circuit in the breaker panel for over 30 minutes (probably 70 amps total @ 220V). The new splice didn't even get warm.


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Scarlett Gets Hitched; Heather Gets Busted; Matilda Gets Money
While everyone was busy focusing on the presidential debates, Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds got married. The ceremony took place Saturday night at a "remote wilderness resort" outside of Vancouver, Canada. The bride is 23, the groom is 31 and they have been dating since 2007. [Us Magazine, People]
Heather Locklear was busted on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday night in Santa Barbara, CA. Apparently a witness saw her driving erratically while leaving a parking lot. This report says: The witness said Locklear was revving her engine loudly, and backed over a pair of sunglasses several times." Cops found Heather by the side of the highway "disoriented and impaired." Prescription drugs appear to be the blame; Heather just left a treatment facility for anxiety and depression 2 months ago. She looks rather stunned in her mug shot. [People, TMZ, ET]
Heath Ledger left behind at least $145,000 in assets and cash — but maybe as much as $20 million in the estate — and Heath's father has announced that every penny will go to Matilda. [News.com.au]
The company that wrote Heath Ledger's $10 million life insurance policy is being sued after claiming the actor's death might have been a suicide, even though officials concluded it was accidental. If it was suicide, the company won't have to pay. [TMZ]
Jermaine Dupri partied so hard on his 36th birthday that he vomited in Janet Jackson's lap. [Page Six]
Paul Newman made plans to continue to be charitable after his death. One hundred percent of the profits from his food company, Newman's Own, continue to benefit camps for children with life-threatening illnesses and thousands of other charities. [Yahoo News]
Barbra Streisand on Sarah Palin: "When you run for the second highest office in the land, you better be ready to answer questions from the press and the American people. […] This reminds me of the movie business...when the studio knows it has a dud on its hands, they ban reviewers from seeing it beforehand." [Campaign Silo]
Amy Winehouse's friends have her on 24-hour surveillance because she is "in a very fragile state at the moment." [The Sun]
Amy smacked someone in the face for no reason last Thursday, not that anyone is surprised. [TMZ]
Did Amy's bodyguard hit a paparazzo with his car? [Daily Express]
"Look where I am now. Look what happened to my dreams. This isn't a life – I'm a mess, look at me. What life do I have? My life begins when Blake gets out of prison. He is my life, I want to see him." — Amy Winehouse. [Mirror]
Could former drug addict Russell Brand mentor Amy? [Daily Mail]
Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham on her kids: "They are getting American accents. I think it's really cute." [The Sun]
Please to be looking at these "kinky boots" Posh wore: wet-look pleather with no heel. [The Sun]
The Galaxy is called Major League Soccer's richest club, thanks to David Beckham. [Daily Express]
Cammy Diaz's boyfriend Paul Sculfor stopped doing coke when his hair started falling out. He says: "I'm lucky it grew back. I'm not vain but I'm obsessed with my hair." [Mirror]
Mel "Scary Spice" B will get somewhere in the six figures for "artistic yet revealing photos" for Playboy. Chances that the magazine cover line will be "Zigazig-ah!": High. [Mirror]
You know Amy Adams of Junebug and Enchanted? Her mom works at Starbucks. "I was like, 'Mom, you cannot tell everybody who comes in to get a latte that your daughter is an Oscar nominee." [Page Six]
A while back, Kate Moss drew a self-portrait in lipstick; Pete Doherty wrote, "Who needs blood when you've got lipstick?" on the canvas; Saturday it was purchased for £33,600 at auction by a "mystery buyer." [BBC News]
Jack Osbourne and his mom Sharon witnessed a dude steal a woman's purse; Jack chased the guy and tackled him, restraining him until cops arrived. "I could see the girl was in trouble; it just felt like the natural thing to do. I'm glad it turned out OK," Jack says. Get the man a cape! [UPI]
Chris Brown and Rihanna hit Kentucky Fried Chicken and Ri's shoes are pretty intense for a fast food outing. [The.Life Files]
Don't use your BlackBerry at the table when Countess Luann de Lesseps is in the area; she will school you. And if you're Asian, she'll tell you that European men "adore Asian females because of their submissiveness. So work that to your advantage." [Page Six]
Kylie Minogue is set to perform at the opening of the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai in November, but the terror threat level is high for the event. [News.com.au]
A Kylie musical??? [The Sun]
Dennis Quaid is pissed that Meg Ryan's been blabbing about their their past. "It was eight years ago, and I find it unbelievable that Meg continues publicly to rehash and rewrite the story of our relationship," he says. [Rush & Molloy]
Have you seen that Kid Rock/Dale Earnhardt Jr. commercial for the National Guard? You will want to harm yourself or others. [Jossip]
A remake of My Fair Lady will star Keira Knightley and either George Clooney or Brad Pitt. The two friends are battling for the role of Henry Higgins, each offering to take a pay cut. Who do you think should play the professor? [Daily Express]
Ricky Gervais is not necessarily going to host the Oscars. The producers haven't made any decisions yet. [Daily Express]
Kristin Scott Thomas makes films in English and in French. "So far there hasn't been much crossover between the French-language career and the English one, but maybe it will happen this time," she says. Her film I've Loved You So Long opens October 24. [NY Times]
Sure, she battled heart disease before going to Dancing With The Stars, but Toni Braxton is a surivor, not a victim. Get it right. [TMZ]
Kathy Griffin is suing the cybersquatters who own KathyGriffin.com. Only Kathy makes fun of Kathy! [Perez Hilton]
Grammy-winning R&B singer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and his girlfriend Nicole Pantenburg have welcomed their first child together. [People]
Tina Turner's concert tour starts October 1 in Kansas City, MO. "I've been away from America — home — for at least a good 12 years. I have some memories of certain towns and when we started to think about where to start… Kansas City and St. Louis were areas I played a lot, a lot, when I was here." She also says: "I think the costumes are fantastic." [UPI]
A Sean John employee got his hands on Pharrell Williams' e-mail address somehow and contacted him repeatedly; the "situation" was "handled internally." [Page Six]
Jeremy Piven: Seen swigging booze out of a tiny bottle during the Emmys. [Page Six]
Blind items: "Which fame-hungry 'social' spends so much time stuffing cocaine up her nose, her hangers-on have taken to calling her 'Coco Puff?' Which designer daughter and her husband are stirring the pot on both coasts? She had tongues wagging in LA over her scary skinny bod, while her other half was recently kicked out of a Hamptons hot spot for slugging another guy." [Page Six]
Little Britain: The Movie? [Mirror]
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood faces £50million divorce pay-out after he is pictured on intimate date with Russian lover, 20. [Daily Mail]
Clark Gable almost walked off the set of Gone With The Wind because of rampant racism. [Page Six]
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at this year's Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, FL. [CNN]
"Contrary to a spate of recent reports, Robert Plant will not be touring or recording with Led Zeppelin. Anyone buying tickets online to any such event will be buying bogus tickets." — A statement from Robert Plant. [BBC News]
"You sit there and say, Who am I selling this movie to? Who's the audience? And the answer is, No one." — A Hollywood insider on Tom Cruise's new flick, Valkyrie. [Fox 411]
"There was something about him. There was definitely this sensation that we already knew each other, we just had to get better acquainted. It was very intense very early on and we were very much attracted to each other." — Bob Dylan's former long-term girlfriend, Suze Rotolo, who is on the cover of his breakthrough album Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. [Daily Express]
"Everybody's like, 'Oh, we've been waiting for this album forever.' But no one has waited longer than me. I've been waiting since I was 7 years old." — Jennifer Hudson, whose self-titled debut drops tomorrow. [NY Times]
"My heart just feels a little bit different, softer and somehow more in love. I don't know how. But it just feels really romantic and lovely." — Ellen DeGeneres on married life. [People]
"It's fun, it's not meant to be taken so seriously, it's cheeky, and let's face it, we're living in a world right now where the economy has gone into hell in a hand basket, our environment is in a lot of trouble, and the world is just not a great place, we're still at war. If I can throw some humor out of speaking in third person, it's really not that serious, and I think we have a lot bigger issues in this world to worry about than what tense I'm speaking in." — Project Runway's Suede. [NY Mag]
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I'll ignore the Keira-as-Eliza heresy for the moment, but I cannot ignore this: Pitt or Clooney as Henry Higgins — WTF?! If Hollywood insists upon remaking My Fair Lady, the only actor who should be allowed to play Henry Higgins is my beloved Hugh Laurie. I mean, c'mon: he can sing, we know he can play arrogant, and hello — he's actually BRITISH! I can't think of a time when Clooney has played British, but I know for a fact that Pitt can't pull off the accent.
Yeah, it's gotta be Hugh.


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Immortalize Im*mor"tal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immortalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Immortalizing.] [Cf. F. immortaliser.] 1. To render immortal; to cause to live or exist forever. --S. Clarke. 2. To exempt from oblivion; to perpetuate in fame. Alexander had no Homer to immortalize his quilty name. --T. Dawes.
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TGIFWCBC! (Thank Gosh It's Friday, Windy City Bloggers Collective!) This is Mischaela, or as I'm known in most circles Big City Blonde. I'm the Blonde in Chief of BigCityBlonde.com, a fashion, beauty, and lifestyle blog for chic urban femmes. When read regularly, people will think you got highlights. I'm here to bring you my Friday Five, the five fabulous posts and personalities that I'm living for this week.
I absolutely adore Victoria Rose of The Rose Reserve. She and I had a blast representing #TeamBlonde at my Blondes vs. Brunettes event at Goldplaited. Her recent outfit posts have been a big inspiration to me; I can't stop thinking pink. Victoria is like a modern day Malibu Barbie with her blonde hair,tan, and fondness for pops of pink. I look to Victoria for inspiration when I need to work a bit of color into my wardrobe. I am coveting this baby pink leather moto jacket she's rocking in her latest update…check it out.
While we're on the topic of #TeamBlonde you should check out Molly Tullis at Haute Tempered, her Twitter bio says it all: "Just another #fashionblogger, carving out a piece of the internet for monochrome fanatics." She's funny, witty, irreverent, and uber stylish. My current read on her blog is a little piece on three different ways to work out! I'm trying to revamp my daily workout and this piece has been my guide!
If you don't read Megan Jedlinski's blog, Stylish & Scatterbrained you're seriously lacking in your daily dose of sartorial inspiration. I always joke with Megan that she is the third Olsen Twin and that they are really a set of triplets; she's just THAT stylish. I'm dying for the outfit she just posted on wearing pale and monochromatic colors, called "Simple Hues".
Mia Meng, the bright mind behind Feline Creatures is one of my fashion faves in Chicago, because unlike all of my petite and adorable friends…she's has tall girl problems just like me! She rocks a mean pencil skirt, like only a leggy girl can and has millions of ways to look high fashion in flats. Her blog just celebrated it's 1 year anniversary and she's taking us back to her very first post, check it out here.
One of my first friends in the WCBC was Nicole Regan, whose gorgeous blog Cedar & Rush inspired me to jump in heels and blonde hair first into Big City Blonde. Nicole just shared that she is moving away from the Windy City….but thankfully will be only 25 minutes away in a nearby suburb! *WHEW* Check out her recent post where she announces her move and shows us how to style a sleek Club Monaco trench! Read more on her blog.


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Seductive death machines: Making "The Night Manager" titles with Patrick Clair
Posted March 3, 2016 by Justin Cone
Smashing together the worlds of luxury and warfare, Elastic and director Patrick Clair crafted a gorgeously sinister title sequence for "The Night Manager."
Already a hit in Britain, the television series centers on a manager of a European hotel (Tom Hiddleston) recruited by intelligence agents to infiltrate an international arms dealer's network. The BBC recently announced a co-production deal with AMC to bring the show to the US and Canada.
Revealing the same thoughtful approach that won him an Emmy for the "True Detective" titles, Patrick Clair shared the process behind the "The Night Manager" opening with Motionographer.
Making "The Night Manager" title sequence with Patrick Clair
Did BBC come to you with specific ideas for the sequence or was it wide open?
The project came to me in the funniest way. Stephen Garrett, one of the show's producers, is a neighbor of my colleague Angus Wall. Stephen showed the show to Angus, who is one of the busiest people in the industry, and Angus binge watched the whole thing — it was that good.
Tom Hiddleston and the cast of BBC's "The Night Manager"
Angus told me about this awesome show full of intrigue and stylish scenes — of champagne bubbles and missiles and speedboats, and I knew I had to be involved. Honestly, I think it's the first time in my career that we've found a job through neighborhood connections.
Susanne Bier, the director, came to us with a starting point that she wanted to focus on the juxtaposition of luxury and weaponry but was wide open in terms of where we went from there.
Style frame for "The Night Manager"
That was a pretty exciting starting point. In the past, I've created projects for documentaries and video games that feature a lot of military imagery… and finding ways to make the imagery aesthetically interesting is always a challenge.
On previous projects, I've looked to fashion and haute couture styles as a way to elevate imagery of conflict, and make it thought-provoking or aesthetically striking. I've always been fascinated by the morality of conflict, and the way in which we fetishize such abhorrent deadly acts for entertainment and storytelling.
This seemed like a perfect opportunity to explore the visual possibilities of both weapons and luxury items, while also exploring a worthwhile theme like the moral implications of arms dealing and commodifying conflict.
Generally speaking, what was your design process for this? Did you start by gathering loads of reference imagery from hotels and spy films?
Yes, we always start with a broad reference hunt. Here, it was primarily jewelry ads and fashion branding. There is something magic about the way glass and crystal looks in jewelry ads. Objects are given an intense level of focus and polish.
We piled up imagery of diamond rings and perfume bottles. The design process was really a case of taking all the weapons that we recognize from the nightly news — from coverage of Iraq and Syria — and also all those guns and aircraft that seem to populate games like Call of Duty.
Gathering those and then just putting them in a situation where we treat them like a perfume bottle in a magazine ad.
Dark spaces, glossy surfaces, shiny materials, beautiful flares… it's creepy what happens when you take the hardware of death and give it a sexy glint. It's all too easy to forget these materials are designed to maim and make orphans of children across the world.
That's a dark thought, but it's at the heart of what this sequence needed to do. We had to seduce the audience, to make the weapons feel beautiful and rarefied. This would set them up for unease and dread that would come through the drama as the horrible truth of these objects becomes apparent in the storytelling.
The color story for the sequence is interesting: It starts off with an almost sepia wash then goes to cool blues before returning to a warmer finish. What was the thinking behind that?
The color evolution was really about making these things feel rich and decadent. Monochrome grades can make things feel austere, important or elegant. But this stuff had to feel luscious, indulgent.
By making the colors vivid, oversaturated and spanning the spectrum from blues through golds and reds my hope was that we'd tap that feeling you get when you've overindulged, when you've had too much mudcake or one too many wines — a slightly sickly feeling that creeps up on you that you've gone too far, that something isn't right.
Also, on a less intellectual level, rich colors are pretty — and that's always a nice thing to put in a title sequence.
Some of the moments are very specific — the rocket trails turning into strings of pearls, for instance. In order to come up with that moment, I feel like you'd have to really be imagining sequences in motion, rather than just still moments.
Absolutely, we always think about the final result — a moving image — and work backwards from there.
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When I was younger, I was a politics junkie, and every night I'd watch Lateline, an Australian news program that would cover the events of the day and news of the world. For about 10 years, it started with the same montage of news clips, one of which was a shot of a C-130 launching its anti-missile flares.
They are quite something, even more elaborate than they look in our sequence. They are a massive wall of burning flares that really do make the pattern of angel wings flying in the sky. I was always fascinated by that moment — this thing of incredible beauty that can only exist in the most critically tragic combat situation.
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A C-130, to the best of my knowledge, is most often a transport vehicle (occasionally a gunship, but not often). Think about when these flares might be fired in real life, in the final moments before the impact of an incoming anti-aircraft missile, in the moment just before the near-certain death of all aboard. That's quite a swan song, and quite a breathtaking moment of spectacular pyrotechnic beauty and lethal human tragedy.
After having pondered that moment every time I watched Lateline for all those years, it's truly cathartic to see it end up in the title sequence of a show about the morality of war.
Were there ideas that you had that didn't make it into the final cut?
Absolutely. We actually finished an awesome sequence of a black Lamborghini transforming into an F-117 stealth bomber. I loved it — but we realized it was too modernist and aggressive for this show.
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The thing is, both of those planes and cars are such deeply bizarre objects in real life that, despite the fact they are both things that really exist, they are so strange to look at that they were just too distracting here. Hopefully, we'll get that into another job in the future!
This is 100% CG, correct?
Everything you see was made in the computer.
I see that Raoul Marks was back as lead animator for this project. You guys have done a lot of amazing work together. Can you explain your collaborative process for this project?
Yes, totally, Raoul is amazing — he has an instinct for how I want to make stuff move. We love a lot of the same films, and we've developed a shorthand over the years. Please, somebody, make the man move to LA!
Seriously though, the longer I spend directing the more I am aware of one truism: Your people are everything.
I'm incredibly lucky at Elastic to have a world class team. We've assembled them over a period of years, as we draw in more and more people and find the right fit. It's not about just finding the most talented collaborators — there's stacks of people out there with talent — it's really about finding the right collaborators, the ones that suit you and your style or pattern of work.
It's not about just finding the most talented collaborators... it's really about finding the ones that suit you and your style or pattern of work.
People like Paul Kim, who's been design lead on virtually all my jobs since True Detective, or Danny Hirsch, who works as an AP behind the scenes making our productions run like a finely oiled machine.
Or Jennifer Sofio Hall, who runs our company and has been there as a confidant, sounding board and advocate since the first job we booked together.
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These are the people that make the work good. As a director, I've got the best job in the world. I get to conduct an orchestra of knowledgeable, talented, experienced professionals. Ultimately though, I just wave my hands about and talk a lot of nonsense: it's the orchestra playing the music.
Were there any unforeseen obstacles that popped up during production?
Actually, the production was pretty straightforward. Good work comes from working with engaged, trusting clients.
I don't want clients to leave us alone completely — it would be too easy for us to stray and get indulgent in our choices. We rely on our collaborators to work with us and guide us in finding a solution that's right for their series or brand. But, we do need trust.
All designers have experienced that moment when a client starts changing things because they can't grasp that what they're seeing is a work-in-progress. That's how good work gets killed, or badly deformed.
The team from The Night Manager were spectacular. They helped us get it right by giving us input and guidance at every step, while simultaneously trusting us and giving us the scope to forge strong creative storytelling.
My deepest thanks goes out to Susanne, Simon, Stephen, Rob and everyone on the production for their support and collaborative input. I sincerely hope we're doing another project together soon.
Created at Elastic
Director: Patrick Clair
Designers: Paul Kim, Jeff Han, Kevin Heo, Felix Soletic, Nick Miller
Lead Animator: Raoul Marks,
Animators: Yongsub Song, Lucy Kim
Special Thanks : Angus Wall
Producer: Zach Wakefield
Pitch Producer: Carol Collins
Coordinator: Danny Hirsch
Head of Production: Kim Christensen
Executive Producer: Jennifer Sofio Hall
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Preston Gibson March 3rd, 2016
I'm not sure which is more impressive: the consistent depth of Clair's conceptual approach, or the stunning imagery Elastic seems to constantly produce.
Mastabingus March 3rd, 2016
Jeepers that is amazing. PC u da man.
The Other House March 3rd, 2016
Fannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Tastic!!!!!!!
utsuru March 4th, 2016
So beautiful ! C4D & Octane Render FTW ! :)
Thalia Meyer April 20th, 2016
What a fantastic opener!
Tousue May 4th, 2016
The profound thinking behind the sequence is as compelling as the piece itself. The section about the C130 gave me goosebumps I had to go watch the clip over and over again. Well done!
Donavon Brutus May 6th, 2016
Love this so much. Really strong concept and execution. Could have been a cool James bond open.


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I love this show. First saw it on a channel I've never paid attention to. I was instantly enthralled with the characters. I looked forward to it every day . The reason there were no more shows because at the time the series was being produced, Canada had a law that limited series to only 65 episodes. It has now been changed. They tried to find a way to wrap up the series with so many storylines left unfinished by doing a christmas special that in my option did not come close to the previous episodes. Some of the actors were not able to make the Christmas special, such as Grace, Mae and the sister in law. Love, love this show.
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I've now finished watching all five seasons of "Wind At My Back" on DVD. There is a sequel, "A Wind At My Back Christmas," which I will purchase when I am able. "Wind At My Back" is an excellent series. I highly recommend it. Set in a mining town in Northern Ontario, Canada, in the 1930's, it focuses on the lives of members of the Bailey family, a fictitious family with both wealthy and impoverished branches. Out of a possible five stars, I would award the series four and a half stars. I'll relate here the positives and the negatives.
The positives:
First of all, it is a compelling story. Through all of the episodes (each episode lasts forty-five minutes), my interest was keenly held. Even though I had seen most, though not all, of the episodes when they were broadcast as reruns recently on BYU-TV, I was still riveted. The creators of the series knew how to spin a good yarn, believable, containing depth and compelling human interest.
Clearly, a lot of research was done into the styles and history of the 1930's, clothing styles, auto styles, architectural and other styles. The dominant historical background was the Great Depression, which, as in the United States, was keenly felt in Canada and led to much hardship and suffering. Thus, this series has more in common with a Theodore Dreiser novel than "Father Knows Best" or "Leave It To Beaver." Not every story has a happy ending. Serious problems are addressed, big struggles are shown.
The characters portrayed are very believable. Some of them were likable, some were not. Much of the focus was on the growing young Bailey boys, "Hub" (Hubert) and "Fat" (Henry) who grow from childhood into adolescence. They have struggles, strengths and weaknesses, triumphs and defeats. Both are very engaging, both are at times infuriating, and both are credibly played by the actors portraying them. Their stepfather, Max Sutton, teacher, coach, and later mayor of the town, is nearly perfect as a mentor and guide.
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Every time I arrive in Melbourne, the first thing I do (before going to visit the Kangaroos at Westerfolds Park) is visit Koko Black at Doncaster Shopping Town. When I finally did review Koko Black's hot chocolate last year after having been every year since it opened in 2003 (read review here) I was upset. They had discontinued my favourite flavor and just like that the balance of the universe (or at the very least my trip to Melbourne) was disturbed. But luckily, one year later, Koko Black is back to being right up there on the top of my list.
This is because they brought back my cinnamon hot chocolate, which is hands down the best cinnamon hot chocolate anywhere. Thank you so much. I hope it is back for good. I'm guessing I have founder Shane Hills to thank. Even though the world is dotted with little chocolate shops, Koko Black just does it a little better. They use chocolate from Europe including French Valrhona, Belgian Callebaut and Swiss Felchlin. Their chocolates and menu change every season so the run-up to Easter means that Easter eggs of all sizes fill the store. The décor is as rich as the chocolate (especially their dark chocolate truffles which are beautiful). Their hot chocolate is creamy and decadent while still be light and airy and very easy to drink. It is a classic.
I sometimes wish that Koko Black would go global with their hot chocolates but it just wouldn't be the same. Koko Black and Melbourne go together. I wouldn't want to separate them.
Verdict: Koko Black is one of my favourite hot chocolates (the cinnamon one). You will be happy with this one regardless of your hot chocolate preferences. Enjoy! Koko Black, several locations around Melbourne.
Ah Koko Black, how do I write you up here. For years and years, Koko Black has been my favorite hot chocolate hands down. What is so fantastic about Koko Black hot chocolates is that they manage to go across all categories. There are those hot chocolates that you could drink everyday because they are light and airy and don't fill you up. Then there are those other hot chocolates that are made of pure chocolate, that are deep and rich and wonderful but would probably kill you slowly if you had one every day. Koko Black is a mix of both. It is delicious and decadent, made from real chocolate but is light enough that I could easily have one or more of these a day….forever.
And I have. Every year when we are here I get my dose of Koko Black and luckily they have a range of shops around the city to choose from. The décor is all rich chocolatey brown wood. At the front of the shop is the retail section that sells their range of chocolates. Towards the back or on a terrace out front is where you can sit to be tempted by their fully chocolate menu. You can have chocolate cake, mousse, icecream, choose from one of their chocolate truffles or of course one of their 3 hot chocolates: chili, hazelnut or Belgium.
But as with many love stories, this one did not last. I was hoping I would love Koko forever but for the first time this time, Koko has disappointed me. You see the best hot chocolate they offered by far was their cinnamon hot chocolate. I could not get enough of it. Their other options are fine but the cinnamon was the one. This year when back visiting Melbourne for the first time in over a year, we went to the cash register to order two cinnamon hot chocolates only to be shocked to find out they stopped making those about year ago. What? How is that possible? We ordered the Chili and Belgium to see if maybe we could fall in love with one of them but they just don't come anywhere close to the cinnamon. The chili is far too harsh and almost burns the back of your throat. The Belgium was very nice, but no where near the same class as my old favourite.
So there it is. I had perhaps found the ultimate hot chocolate. Beautiful hot chocolate, beautiful location, beautiful presentation, beautiful flavor, but then they went and got rid of it! My only hope is that someone there will read my blog and bring it back. I promise you Koko Black, I am not the only one that dearly misses your delicious cinnamon hot chocolate.


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"Ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of a great party is not to defeat its opponents, but to provide superior leadership and a great cause. It's not to denounce the past, but to inspire our nation to a better future."
Jack Kemp is known for his American Idea. A major piece of this grand vision for what America is and ought to be is economic opportunity for all, which then HUD Secretary Kemp professed in a moving speech before the 1992 Republican National Convention crowd in Houston, Texas. Introduced by Texas legend and football star Roger Staubach and met with thunderous applause and cheers, Jack stepped onto the stage to present the goals of the Republican Party and the successes of democracy and capitalism around the world.
The words of Jack Kemp reflect a movement towards better governance and fighting for the people, building upon the foundations of the party of Lincoln. In reflecting on what the Republican Party stands for, he said,
"We don't believe in an America that pursues equality by making rich people poor, but by allowing poor people, indeed all people, to become rich. Not just rich in creature comforts, but rich in the opportunity to achieve your God-given potential. The party of Lincoln does not believe people are a drain on resources. People ARE our resources. We don't believe children are just mouths to feed. They are hearts, minds, and souls for our future. And they deserve our protection not only after their birth, but before they are born. We don't believe compassion should be measured by the size of the safety net, but by the number of rungs on the ladder of opportunity."
These words reflected a passion for better governance in the 90s and are so true for today. As we await the arrival of the 2020 Republican National Convention at the end of August, we should all reflect on the words of Jack Kemp.
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Does no one blog anymore?
I kinda stepped back from my blog for a little while. Not just my blog but all of the fabulous bloggers I read, some of whom I have followed for YEARS. I am so sick and tired of every.single. post. being sponsored, a product review, or a link-up, or some other money/traffic/follower generated post instead of REAL WORDS. Sponsored post? I immediately click past it. Yes I know your words are your own but funny think I have NEVER read a negative sponsored post or review. Yes I have joined some link ups but I have also found some great new blogs that way, but I don't use GFC so I won't be following you anytime soon.
I started my blog really to share some of the issues with being a military spouse, moving all over the world, and things to do when you get there. I love being out and about and I love to help people find hikes, places to go and food to eat.
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Virgin by Lexi Weege
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Title: Virgin
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Recipes are wonderful thing. Whether created out of thin air or handed down the generations, they provide the means to achieve consistency in your culinary adventures. You might wonder, however, what that has to do with music. The answer is to be found in Lexi Weege's album "Virgin" for, with more than a nod to the ways of the past, she has created a musical meal that will certainly bring pleasure to the discerning palate.
Her voice is never less than theatrical and her attitude never less than modern but those old fashioned values like competence and true style soon make their presence known. Her songs, driven always by an insistent verging on manic piano, are fine examples of the externalisation of emotion and, from the playful, fifties feel that pervades "Summer Everyday" to the angst powered "Cheap Bravery", Lexi Weege lyrically prowls the relationship jungle like a tiger with an early lunch on her mind.
However, it is the smoky eloquence that she brings to "The Ballad of Buckeye Slim" that provides the proof that she is someone both at ease with her talent yet unafraid to show what really makes her heart beat with the gleeful malevolence that underpins "Lovesick woman" reinforcing that opinion by effectively using the currency of emotional damage to pay the fare for the trip to show tunes territory.
With the confidence to throw her all into the circus ring of theatricality, Lexi Weege stamps the mark of a true performer on to "Virgin" and, as a further nod to the ways of the past, her album was even recorded live to tape so it's old school values all the way. Now, I wonder what's for dessert?
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Q: Adding jar file to classpath at runtime without reflection tricks There are several posts about how to add jar-file to classpath at runtime by following idea:
- get current system classpath;
- suppose it is URLClassLoader;
- use reflection to set access for protected addURL method;
- use mentioned method to add url to classpath.
Here is an example:
Adding files to java classpath at runtime
Because of 2 and 3 steps this looks like "nasty hack".
How could I extend URLClassLoader and set it as a current? I am bit confused with classloaders and tried the following:
public static void main(String... args) {
    URLClassLoader loader = new URLClassLoader(new URL[]{new URL("file:jxl.jar")});
    System.out.println(loader.loadClass("jxl.Workbook"));
    Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(loader);
    System.out.println(Class.forName("jxl.Workbook"));
} // main

I get ClassNotFoundException on the fourth line, while second works ok. (why it is so, by the way?)

A: The Class.forName method uses the "defining class loader of the current class," not the thread context classloader. In your case the ClassLoader that Class.forName will use is the one that loaded your application, i.e. the system class loader. This is a class loader that looks for resources in the class path.