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Food Adulteration in India: The Problem and Law
General Legal/Team Legistify/09 May 2016
Humans have adulterated food to increase its longevity or to improve its taste since prehistoric times. In ancient Rome and Greece, wine was often mixed with honey, herbs, spices and even saltwater, chalk or lead, which served as both a sweetener and a preservative. In middle ages, adulteration of food began for profit purposes, traders mixed spices with cheap substitutes. By the end of the 19th century, the rise of analytic chemistry enabled manufacturers to mask food deterioration in ways that were tough to detect. At the same time, homegrown elixirs, tinctures and "medicines" containing opium, cocaine, heroin and other drugs were sold without restriction, warnings or ingredient labels.
Adulterated food has direct consequences on the health of the consumers. As processed foods with multiple ingredients are increasingly sourced from numerous countries and the supply chain has become more complex, tracing the sources of contamination- intentional or not- has become a significant challenge.
A Criminal Offence
The Indian Penal code, 1860, lays down certain provisions criminalising the act of adulterating food items and also selling of consumables unfit or noxious for consumption. Sections with regard to food safety are:
Section 272- Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
Section 273- Sale of noxious food or drink- Whoever sells, or offers of exposes for sale, as food or drink, an article which has bee rendered or has become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is noxious as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
Domestic Legislation
To curb the problem of adulteration, first, it was necessary to lay down a concrete definition of what comprises of adulterated food. This happened, for the first time, in 1938.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act (1938) provided that food is "adulterated" if it meets any one of the following criteria:
it bears or contains any "poisonous or deleterious substance" which may render it injurious to health;
it bears or contains any added poisonous or added deleterious substance (other than a pesticide residue, food additive, colour additive, or new animal drug, which are covered by separate provisions) that is unsafe;
its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health; or
it bears or contains a pesticide chemical residue that is unsafe. Food also meets the definition of adulteration if:
it is, or it bears or contains an unsafe food additive;
it is, or it bears or contains an unsafe new animal drug;
it is, or it bears or contains an unsafe colour additive;
it consists, in whole or in part, of "any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance" or is otherwise unfit for food; or
it has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions (insect, rodent, or bird infestation) whereby it may have become contaminated with filth or rendered injurious to health.
As per the latest reports, some of the most commonly occurring heavy metals in our daily foods are cadmium, lead, arsenic and mercury. All of these lead to serious health implications, primarily causing damage to healthy tissue.
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
The Government of India brought a comprehensive and consolidated legislation in the form of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, to curb the predicament of Food Adulteration. The punishments for the offences in 1954 Act were set out and every once in a while, considering the gravity of the issue, fitting authoritative revisions were made and the offences were classified culpable with discipline broadening up to life imprisonment. The salient features of the PFA Act include objective, the definition of food, meaning of adulterant, concept of adulteration, misbranded items, the sale of certain 7 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA) admixtures, relevant committees, analysts, the procedure for sampling & analysis, penalties and important miscellaneous provisions. For the benefit of a learner like you, the small description of the major features of the Act are given below in a simplified way so that it is easier for you to understand.
The Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006
The Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006, which repealed the above-specified legislation, provides for penalties in case of any non-compliance. Generally, non-compliance with various provisions of the FSSA may attract a penalty of up to Two Lakh Rupees. However, under Section 63, it provides that if any person or food business operator (except the persons exempted from licensing under sub-section (2) of Section 31 of FSSA), himself or by any person on his behalf who is required to obtain license, manufacturers, sells, stores or distributes or imports any article of food without license, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with a fine which may extend to Five Lakh Rupees.
Present Statistics
States in India show contamination in water & milk. In water, Chandigarh showed 100 per cent adulteration, Jharkhand 75 per cent, Andhra Pradesh 70 percent, Karnataka 66 per cent and Tamil Nadu 58 percent out of the samples collected for testing from each state or union territory.In milk too, there are many absentees as per the reports in states including Gujarat, Delhi, West Bengal, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. One-fifth of food items in the market, tested by government labs in the year 2012, were either substandard or adulterated, records of the health and family welfare ministry have revealed.
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As one of Lord's Resistance Army's most wanted commanders is captured, questions remain about the whereabouts of the elusive rebel chief Kony.
by Malcolm Webb
14 May 2012 04:58 GMT
Major General Ceasar Achellam, a key commander of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, has been captured by Ugandan forces in the Central African Republic. But the big question remains: does this mean the Ugandan army and its allies are, after 25 years, finally closing in on the LRA's leader Joseph Kony?
LRA movements suggest Kony called a meeting of all LRA units in the Central African Republic around September or October 2011. After that, it seems they all dispersed in small units – some to DR Congo, others in CAR and a few in South Sudan, plus unconfirmed rumours of some in Sudan.
Small groups of people are hard to spot from the air in thick bush or forest, and there is plenty of cover for LRA fighters to run to if they ever hear aircraft coming. The LRA used to communicate using satellite phones, but stopped after 2008 when they were attacked by Uganda's air force in Operation Lightening Thunder, for fear of being traced, and so hi-tech electronic spying equipment has proved ineffective.
Both the Ugandan army, and the US Special Forces assisting them, say their main sources of intelligence are LRA escapees, defectors and captured fighters – simply asked about who was where, and when.
In that sense, a high-ranking officer like Achellam could be an intelligence goldmine, if he divulges what he knows.
On the other hand, since the LRA have been communicating largely by sending messengers with hand-written notes, walking sometimes for weeks, information exchanged between the many small units must be slow and sparse. As they are always on the move, it's possible that very few of them know exactly where Kony is, or even where he was weeks before, when the last messenger was dispatched.
Following the attention drawn to Kony and the LRA by Invisible Children's Kony 2012 YouTube video, that attracted over 100 million views, it is certainly a good time for the Ugandan army, the US and all other parties involved to publicly display their efforts and successes. The LRA appears to be on the back foot, but whether or not Kony's killing or capture is close is hard to say.
Also don't forget that Kony is no spring chicken. He is in his fifties, has lived in the bush for over 20 years and no longer has the same access to supplies – including medicines – that the LRA had when supported by Khartoum, or during the Juba Peace Talks. If the hunt for Kony takes a lot more time, then one day it could be over, without him ever having been caught.
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Average bonus becuase you had to cure cancer to get anything higher than a 75% of your bonus potential.
The performance bonus has gone down every year since 2012.
There are two tiers, the performance of division and the performance of individuals. On quarterly company all-hands meetings, they said the company and the division were going great, but very few employees received expected bonuses. Individual performance bonus may be different by each manager, but in general, hardly anyone got any rewards while VP and above continued to receive huge bonuses.
QIPs are quarterly instead of monthly.
It exists, but differentiation for performance is not well done. Highest performers don't receive significantly more. Bonus targets range between 10%-30%+ depending on level and business unit. Changes have been done recently to give more discretion for individual performance, will take a long time to truly be implemented. Highest performers need to be rewarded to keep them, and Visa is still struggling to create that performance culture.
Performance benefits are not good.
Below market as compared to tech companies. More like retail banking in the compensation philosophy.
It used to be a great way to pay for performance, If you did great and went above and beyond the call, you were rewarded, recognized and motivated to do it again. Now the performance bonus hardly exists. If you are Jesus and can walk on water, they might consider it, but other wise you should just be a happy you have a job, shut your mouth and get back to work. Congratulations you are now a second class citizen, get back to work, don't think, just push those buttons.
What can you tell job seekers about Visa Inc.'s Performance Bonus?"
Glassdoor is your resource for information about the Performance Bonus benefits at Visa Inc.. Learn about Visa Inc. Performance Bonus, including a description from the employer, and comments and ratings provided anonymously by current and former Visa Inc. employees.


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Lieutenant General Franklin L. Hagenbeck is a retired United States Army officer who served as the 57th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, from June 2006 to July 2010. Previous to his assignment at West Point, he was the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 United States Army, Washington, D.C.
Hagenbeck was born on November 25, 1949, in Morocco to a United States Navy family. He attended high school in Jacksonville, Florida, and was commissioned from the U.S. Military Academy in 1971. Later, at Florida State University, he earned a Master of Science degree in exercise physiology and served as an assistant football coach. While assigned to the U.S. Military Academy's Department of Physical Education, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Long Island University. Hagenbeck's military education includes the U.S. Army War College, Army Command and General Staff College, and the Infantry Officer Advanced Course.
Hagenbeck has commanded at every level from company through division, culminating as Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division (2001–2003). He has also served in the 25th Infantry Division, 10th Mountain Division, 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions, and TRADOC.
On 24 July 2002 Hagenbeck awarded Colonel Rowan Tink, AM of the Special Air Service Regiment the Bronze Star for his role in Operation Anaconda.
Before becoming Superintendent, Hagenbeck served as the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, and in numerous staff positions, including Chief of Staff, 10th Mountain Division; Director, Officer Personnel Management Directorate, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command; and Assistant Division Commander (Operations), 101st Airborne Division.
Hagenbeck has served in numerous Joint assignments, including Exchange Officer and Tactics Instructor to the Royal Australian Infantry Center; Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs; Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5); and Deputy Director for Current Operations, J33, Joint Staff. General Hagenbeck served as Commander, Coalition Task Force Mountain, Operations Enduring Freedom/Anaconda and Deputy Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force 180 in Afghanistan. Hagenbeck retired in July 2010.
General Hagenbeck's decorations include:
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I tried to setup Samba to share between my 2 PC's. They are both dual boot (W10Pro/Fedora29) and connected via a cable to my router.
Now I can connect from 'Fedora > Windows'. But I Can NOT connect from 'Fedora < > Fedora' and from 'Fedora > Windows'.
I just don't get it. When I use my filebrowser (Thunar/SFCE) and go to Browse Network I see both off my Fedora PC's. But when I click them I get a popup with: FAILD TO OPEN FEDORA2. The specified location is not supported.
Anybody any idea where I'm going wrong?
Than it works. I use Fedora 29 XFCE, maybe in Gnome it already works.


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Q: removing elements from vector with specific string length I have a vector that has random strings as elements. I am trying to loop through to find strings that are not a length of 2. If they are not a length of 2 then it should be removed from the vector. For some reason, my code is not removing all of the strings that are not a length of 2.
I have tried individually removing the elements but when it is in a loop it doesn't seem to be working for elements.
This is my output:
ho
ao
lol
cd
ef
wq
yo
and expected output should not include the string "lol"
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    vector <string> numbers = {"ho","ao", "tom", "lol", "cd", "ef", "wq", "hello","yo","sup","boi"};

// loop deletes string elements from vector that don't have length of 2
for(int i=0; i < numbers.size(); i++){
    if(numbers[i].length() != 2){
        numbers.erase(numbers.begin() + i);
    }
}

// this makes sure the last element in vector gets deleted
if( numbers[numbers.size() - 1].length() != 2  )
    numbers.pop_back();

for(int i=0; i < numbers.size(); i++){
    cout << numbers[i] << endl; // prints out vector elements
}
}

A: When you erase for the first time (in you situation when you erase "tom") the id of the next elements are decreased, so in next iteration you don't check the length of "lol".
It's not the best solution but you can decrement i in if and your code will work.
if(numbers[i].length() != 2){
    numbers.erase(numbers.begin() + i);
    i--;
}

A: It's because after you erased "tom" the index has changed.

Before erased "tom"

*

*[0] "ho"

*[1] "ao"

*[2] "tom"

*[3] "lol"

*...

After

*

*[0] "ho"

*[1] "ao"

*[2] "lol"

*[3] "cd"

*...
You can fix it by decreasing i;

if(numbers[i].length() != 2){
    numbers.erase(numbers.begin() + i);
    i--;
}

or you can do this

for( auto i = numbers.begin(); i != numbers.end(); )
{
    if( i->length() != 2 ) i = numbers.erase(i); else ++i;
}

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The Cleveland Clinic owes $769,000 in fines because of problems at its Marymount Hospital laboratory. That financial penalty has been building since June when the lab was cited for problems that put its patients in "immediate jeopardy." Those problems have been corrected.
For more than two months, patients at Marymount have had to go to other Cleveland Clinic facilities for blood and urine tests. That will soon end. On Wednesday, conditions at Marymount were deemed acceptable according to a letter from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS.
A validation survey conducted by CMS earlier this year discovered several safety violations including failure to ensure safe temperatures for blood returning to the lab. The lab's director was fired as a result of the citations, as well as a couple of employees who did not follow procedures correctly. The lab closed in September.
Now, with the "all-clear" from CMS, Dr. J. Stephen Jones, head of Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals and leader of the Marymount project, says he and the lab's director are discussing when to reopen the facility.
"We want to be very thoughtful on it," Jones says.
Jones says doctors stopped conducting a couple of operations at Marymount, but they'll resume once the lab reopens.


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'Aduru Woso' walk: Appropriate sanctions to be announced soon - Nana B discloses
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 Source: peacefmonlice.com
National Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has disclosed that the General Secretary of the party will soon announce appropriate sanctions for the organizers of the 'Aduru Woso' health walk in Kumasi over the weekend.
He says a decision has been taken after a National Executive Committee meeting with the top hierarchy of the party.
Speaking on Okay FM's 'Ade Akye Abia' programme, he explained that he was not the right person to disclose the outcome of the National Executive Committee meeting.
"The General Secretary will soon come out with a statement on the decision that has been taken concerning the organizers of the 'Aduru Woso' walk," he said.
He explained that the party has rules and regulations and that nobody should willingly break it irrespective of the position one occupies in the party.
"When everybody decides to take matters into his or her hands and not respect party rules, things will get out of control, there will be anarchy and chaos which will not be good for the party's decision and firm resolute to 'Break the 8'," he said.
"We know people have vested interest when it comes to those who want to aspire for the flagbearership of the party but just as the party has followed due process and the party's calendar in electing executives, we should be allowed due process to follow when it comes to the election of a flagbearer for the party."
"There cannot be flagrant disrespect for the party's laid down rules and structure for the election of flagbearer. Currently, we have been able to resolve all internal crises, especially those that have to do with elections. We are just left with some few areas to complete then the party will be ready for the other processes," he added.
He, however, reiterated that the party will continue to ensure that the laid down structure of the party is rightly respected and those who will decide to abuse would be punished accordingly.
Hopeson Adorye, during a walk dubbed "Aduru Wo So", organized by a pro-Alan group noted that northerners who he said represent the Dombo side of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) tradition are only fit for running mates in the party.
In a damning verdict on Northerners, Adorye ridiculed their status in the NPP, saying Dombos are always in the mix and fit as running mates to either a Danquah candidate or a Busia candidate so, that tradition must continue.
"There is one thing I am going to say. The NPP has a tradition. Our tradition is Busia, Danquah and Dombo. Danquah represents Eastern Region and the bottom (south), Danquah represents Ashanti Region and the Bono areas, while Dombo represents Northern Region," Hopeson Adorye tald participants of a walk in Kumasi dubbed a "Walk for Alan."
He continued; "whenever a Danquah leads the party, the Busia side step aside but there is a Dombo (for running mate), and whenever a Busia lead, the Danquah side step aside but there is a Dombo (for running mate). As for the Dombos they are always there (for running mate)."
A statement that has not sat well with the party leadership.
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Mfang'ano Island hosts the UN Day of the Girl
UN Day of the Girl – Mfang'ano Island
Mrs Eve Obara is not only a distinguished CEO but has a heart for the girl child and the downtrodden in the society. Through NEWI-The Women's Initiative in Education, which she co-founded with Dr. Mark Matunga of Microsoft Corporation, they continue to influence lives and empower girls in Education.
This year, NEWI will host the International Day of the Girl, which is a movement set out to speak out against gender bias and advocate for girls' rights. The event, to be held in Mfang'ano Island in Homabay County, is crucial because it is the inaugural celebrations.
The theme of the day, "Ending Child Marriage," could have not come at a better time considering that child marriage has continued to violate the rights of many girls in rural communities in Kenya. This has been costly to the society as it has disrupts their education, jeopardized the health of many, and denied them their childhood, thereby limiting opportunities in their life.
NEWI, which enjoys a membership of more than 600 professionals, mainly women, who have championed education for girls through various interventions including mentorship, counselling and material support, is championing the campaign to end the harmful practice of child marriage.
According to Mrs Obara, "a society that does not pay regard to the girl and her education, is a society built on quick sand." This perhaps illustrates the values, upon which NEWI was founded, the desire to establish a firm foundation for the future of the nation. She adds, "Only through girls' full and equal participation in society, starting with quality education, can we hope to achieve equality and fundamental freedoms for the girl."
According to Dr. Mark Matunga, NEWI is committed to aiding girls in rural village's access quality education. "We call upon all stakeholders to work hard to ensure all girls access education," he says. He believes, given equal opportunities, girls can perform better in school. That way, society shall benefit more from their contribution to the social economy.
It is indeed sad, that for every million girls not in school, over half are girls, an indicator that the society is yet to achieve gender equality that would enable girls engage in all spheres of their lives. October 11 has been designated by the UN General Assembly as the International Day of the Girl Child following a spirited campaign by a global coalition of partners led by the Canadian government.
The ceremony in Mfang'ano will seek to promote girls human rights, highlight gender inequalities that remain between girls and boys and address various forms of discrimination and abuse suffered by girls in Kenya. The Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice chairman, Lilian Mahiri-Zaja will be the Chief Guest.
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Exclusive: A Day Behind The Scenes of Joker
Joaquin Phoenix has been climbing stairs all day.
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The set of Todd Phillips's Joker — today's location — is the Shakespeare Avenue steps in the Bronx, New York—is relatively intimate for a studio movie about a timeless comic book character. Apart from the calibre of its star and filmmaker at its helm, the production is bare-bones: a few lights, cameras, actors, and crew. No cranes, no two-story trailers, and not a green-screen insight. This is largely due to the director's insistence on creating a different kind of comic book movie, one with an aesthetic that might shock audiences with its rarity when it hits cinemas this fall.
"I really connected to all those films from the `70s and `80s—whether it's Network or Taxi Driver or Serpico—because they were character-based," says Phillips. "And it didn't hurt that some of the best actors of our time were in all these movies." Actors like Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert De Niro, whom he tapped to play the role of a late-night TV host in Joker. Phillips is attempting to apply the same thinking that produced those pictures closest to his heart. "They don't get made as often nowadays. There's just so much noise out there, you go, 'How do you cut through and get people to show up to a character study? Maybe they would if you did it about Joker.'"
A key to Phillips's plan was landing the right actor to play the famed antagonist, birth name Arthur Fleck in his iteration. He and fellow screenwriter Scott Silver knew they wanted Phoenix from the beginning, even going so far as to pin a photo of the actor's face to the wall above their computer. Still, they were sceptical about their chances of actually working with him.
Phoenix, known for his intense and authentic performances in character-driven films, historically avoids tentpole roles. But Phillips's Joker script stood out to him. "I thought it was bold. I thought it was a challenging character for me as an actor, as well as a character that would challenge the audience and their preconceived ideas about the Joker. I thought it was really complex."
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In the film, Arthur keeps a journal. Writing in the journal himself, Phoenix recalls, "There were a few pages where I just wrote 'step after step after step.' Over and over, line by line." This production feels similar, in a way. One can sense the many steps artists like Phillips and Phoenix have had to climb to reach this point of creative freedom with such popular material as Joker. A non-traditional vision for a DC film, with a star whose performance reaches incredible depths.
With Phoenix attached to play Fleck, and with the aid of veteran New York City producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff, the production was ready to dive into the dark, grungy world of Phillips's Gotham: a reality removed from any comic book canon or cinematic universe you know. "I was looking to figure out a way to make this a very real world," says production designer Mark Friedberg. "It isn't a magical world. It isn't an imagined world. It's a world we know."
Phillips, a native of New York City, knew from the outset that he wanted to shoot almost entirely on location in his hometown. He set the story in a version of Gotham around the year 1981. The old-world architecture of weathered neighbourhoods on the city's outskirts becomes a character in itself, engulfing its anti-hero like a feeding beast as he slogs up the stairs once again. "A lot of movies that are shot in New York want to see the bridges and the iconic buildings that everybody knows," says Friedberg. "We're trying to make a unique Gotham, a dark, gritty, tough city."
A fellow New Yorker himself, the designer draws inspiration from his childhood and the places he grew up, an environment he describes as "rough" and "dysfunctional." Fleck feels like a prisoner in this sense; just another rat trapped in the world's largest maze. "Todd's idea was to set Arthur in a part of Gotham where his daily journey involves trudging up public stairways and through alleys. This confuses his world in a good way."
Another key component in creating the aesthetic for Phillips's Gotham is clothing. Costume designer Mark Bridges has Phoenix in a soggy overcoat and oversized trousers. He flops along in a large black pair of shoes, hauling them up each step like a scuba diver wearing flippers as he salvages the last few millimetres of a cigarette. There's a subdued circus-look to it (Fleck works as a party clown) that feels both surreal and organic to the soot-soaked city he inhabits. "Ultimately, my work comes down to telling a story," says Bridges. "So, the fact that this particular version of it grows very organically, that appealed to me…I don't think you can go wrong when you're telling a story with costume that way."
Part of the challenge in dressing the Arthur character for any given scene is the component of the actor's weight loss. Phoenix dropped 52 pounds in preparation for the role, consigning himself to an extreme diet of little more than an apple per day in an effort to achieve his sickly, hungry frame. "I honestly don't know how he does it," says Bridges. "It's part of my collaboration with him, too. How do we hide it when we want to? How do we play it up? All that hard work of reshaping his physique, how do we show that off to its best advantage?"
This theme of control can be found throughout the production of the film. There's an emphasis on the full exploration of classical filmmaking techniques, and an obvious hesitancy towards more modern visual effects. Still, Phillips and VFX Supervisor Edwin Rivera look to utilize the technology in a way that best serves the film's more naturalistic sensibilities. "It's all fairly straightforward, basically figuring out where we want the city to be part of the story," says Rivera. "But I think the balance will always be, in this particular film, using visual effects to help create the mood, but not the subject matter, of any one scene. I want everybody to feel it but never look at it."
Because the film takes place around the early 1980s, much of Rivera's job involves removing buildings or structures that do not fit the period from certain shots. In addition, he's tasked with giving Gotham a unique look, one that will help to distance it from the actual New York City that existed in 1981, without sacrificing the authentic qualities the city inherently possesses. "It's making things look dreary, weather-worn, tired…it's not going to be front and centre, most of the work, but I don't think it's any less important in creating the base for any particular scene."
Perhaps the most essential factor in crafting a character study such as Joker is the relationship between its star and director. Phillips and Phoenix seem nearly inseparable, aside from when cameras roll, and Phoenix must heave himself up the stairs once again. Seems exhausting, but the seasoned actor carries on without complaint. He and Phillips have prepared for this scene—like every other scene in the film—in an intimately collaborative way. "After we finish shooting, we'll call each other and text for hours and talk about the next scene," says the actor. "On the weekends we'll meet and go over the scenes that we were shooting that week. We'll get to set early. I just feel like we're unified in this process."
One scene, in particular, called for a heavy amount of improvisation. Phillips and Phoenix went to the set alone and spent a few hours just discovering what their protagonist should do, a process that seems to fit the pattern of artistic freedom on this production. "Something else emerged," says Phoenix. "It's a turning point for the character and it was a turning point for me and Todd working together. We both got excited about it in the same way. It felt like, 'this is totally unexpected.'"
The monitor displays a wide, upward-angle of the stairs. Cinematographer Lawrence Sher, a longtime collaborator of Phillips's, catches Phoenix with the lens of his 65 Alexa as he makes his way up the steps yet again. The scene takes place towards the beginning of the film as a down-in-the-dumps Arthur treks the long walk home from work. A seemingly benign moment, the visual in fact offers a subtle insight as to what the character faces going forward. "There are a lot of tools you have as a filmmaker to paint with," says Phillips. "Music, set design, costumes and wardrobe and makeup… Locations is a big one."
While the metaphor is, as Phillips admits, "not the most subtle," it is this kind of visual storytelling that he believes will help separate Joker from the pack. It's fundamental moviemaking. Getting back to the basics. Telling a story about a character that's larger than life and using classic tools of filmmaking to do so. It is, as the director has stated, "liberating."
That feeling is palpable on set as Phillips calls cut for the final time today. As Phoenix descends, his director watches, offering one last remark: "Great actors playing great characters. To me, this is what movies are about. This is why we make movies."
© 2019 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. All Rights Reserved. Joker is being released by Empire Entertainment in South African cinemas on 4 October 2019.
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Smoking comes with risks to the entire body, but you have the power to stop. Read on to learn about risks as well as the rewards of stopping.
Researchers are looking for a blood test that could detect breast cancer early on in the disease.
Stop wishing and start doing! You can use SMART goals to reach any goal, and set yourself up for a successful path towards that goal. This article covers the topic with an example of how this is used.
According to the CDC, vaccination is the single best way to prevent the flu. Dr. Terence Degan introduces six reasons to get a flu shot. Don't let misconceptions get in the way of rolling up your sleeve!
Often times, a skin infection is mistaken for a spider bite. Care of bites and common skin infections are discussed, as well as advice on when to seek care.
While there are many causes of low testosterone, many are not aware that those who carry their weight around the waist are at risk.
Sunburns are damage to the cells and should be treated right away. Read this article to learn more about what to do at home and when to seekcare.
Dry scaling feet and brittle nails can be a sign of a fungal infection.
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Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Siberian Federal District Nikolai Rogozhkin was presented to the heads of the District's regions
Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov presented the new Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Siberian Federal District, Nikolai Rogozhkin, to the heads of the District's regions.
Mr Ivanov Ivanov SergeiSpecial Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport said that Mr Rogozhkin will devote particular attention in his new post to implementing the President's May 2012 executive orders and keeping close watch on the spring flood situation in the Altai region.
The Chief of Staff noted that the presidential plenipotentiary envoys' main tasks are cooperation with political parties and civil society, human resources work and fighting extremism and corruption. Today, they have a new task too, that of shaping socioeconomic and investment policy.
Mr Ivanov also answered journalists' questions, replying in particular to questions on the need to organise humanitarian corridors to give refugees safe passage out of southeast Ukraine, issues in relations between Russia and NATO, and prospects for Russian-Chinese cooperation in the gas sector.
Ivanov Sergei
Published in section: Executive Office
Publication date: June 4, 2014, 14:30
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/administration/45830


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Vietnam welcomes Slovakian businesses to seek investment opportunities as the two countries have great potential to expand their cooperation, President Nguyen Minh Triet said Thursday.
He made the statement while receiving Slovak Minister of Economy and Construction Juraj Miskov in Hanoi, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
Miskov said at the meeting that the Vietnam visit by the Slovak delegation was a clear indication of the country's interest in enhancing its cooperation with Vietnam in trade and investment.
Vietnam is a gate for Slovakia to enter the ASEAN market and Slovakia can likewise serve as a link for Vietnam to penetrate European Union markets, the agency cited the minister as saying.
According to the Slovakian Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam exports electronics, footwear and garment products to Slovakia while importing animal feed, plastic materials and machinery.
Slovakian companies are now interested in many sectors in Vietnam including infrastructure, healthcare and real estate, the embassy said. It also noted that a cooperation agreement would be signed between the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) and Eximbanka SR, a lender that supports Slovakian exporters.


The gift of flowers at a memorial site is a ritual that occurs around the world, understood in every culture. The floral tributes at funerals bespeak both the beauty and the brevity of life and evoke memories of other days. These type of memorials are made each day at Arlington National Cemetery, at the dozens of funeral services occurring there and in solitary communion with a departed loved one.
More formal ceremonies involve the laying of a wreath and the attendance of others at this ritual. These, too, are held frequently at Arlington. You may have the opportunity to observe such a ceremony during your visit. You might even be taking part in one.
The most solemn of these occur on state occasions where the president or his designee lays a wreath to mark the national observance of Memorial Day, Veterans Day or some other special occasion. As a general rule, these take place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, attended by ceremonial units from the uniformed services.
Also marked by a high degree of ritual and joint service participation are wreath layings that occur during state visits. A visiting head of state will pay formal respects to the sacrifice of America's veterans in foreign wars by placing a wreath before the Tomb. Similarly, other foreign ministers may also include a wreath laying here as part of their official itineraries.
In addition, wreath layings by various other public figures and organizations — at the Tomb or at the scores of other memorial locations throughout the cemetery — expands the number of ceremonies at Arlington significantly, although most are not marked with the same ceremonial pomp of the state events.
These might be annual observances by veterans groups whose unit has dedicated a tree and plaque along one of the lanes that wind through the cemetery or an organization like No Greater Love, which has made certain that the victims of terrorist acts or other mass casualties are not forgotten. They can also be special events, such as at the dedication of a marker or the centennial or other major anniversary of a battle. And they might take place at such locations as the John F. Kennedy gravesite, the Confederate Memorial, or the Memorial Amphitheater.


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If you have a child that has a star themed bedroom, these nightlights for kids with stars may be the perfect finishing touch to their decor. I love that you can personalized them to make it extra special.
See the Collection of Nightlights for Kids with Stars Here!
There are so many cute nightlights for kids that it was tough to choose which ones to show you. Below are the five that I thought were fun to have in a child's bedroom…I hope you like them too!


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Voices in an Audience (a story) – the star and stalker dynamic
Posted on April 29, 2019 by mspeachierocks
Voices in an Audience – the star and stalker dynamic
wrote something and in my mind I heard something that resonated. So they became my idol, my lover, my muse. There stopped being a them and I; and we we're now ONE. Symbiotic.
I write several times a day and my diaries are full of how their songs bleed into my life and s/he must be psychic to know so much about me.
the walls of my room
have become a shrine, my diary has become an homage. I have a shrine on which I place anything I have of her/him. I light candles everyday so s/he is safe. I say prayers and homilies that I just know s/he hears. Esp after the next song comes out and that is just what I hear. Whether it's there or not! It's in code, just between you and me.
I bought a ring
That I've convinced myself was given by her/him and I wear it with pride. I'm sure we'll be married soon. I know our children's names.
the merch from every concert
and the tickets to every show I can get ahold of, are driving me to bankruptcy, but if I stop supporting them, how will they survive? Mom and dad are sooo POed at me!! I've filled up all my closets and mom won't clean my room anymore. Even though we had to get exterminators in twice last year.
I learned the songs
I play them over and over. I know every word and nuance in the song. And I know the meaning better than the band. If I could, I'd play them 24/7. But I've lost 3 jobs this year alone, for lack of attendance and distraction. It's hard to eat and sleep without having those songs on.
Dear Star,
You know exactly what I'm going thru, I hear it in your songs. I know you get it. You're the other half of my soul. And I know it's only other people who stand between us. I saw you look in my eyes from the stage, so I tried to come to you. But security and your manager kept getting in the way. One day, I'll get thru. I have to cuzz I'll die without you….and so will you, without me. You'll see!
Signed your number one fan!
Voices in an Audience (a story) – the shill and auctioneer dynamic
Voices in an Audience – the shill and auctioneer dynamic
Leroy Van Dyke – The Auctioneer Song
You could almost tell who was a shill in the audience. If you knew the auctioneer used them. They were first in the room, last one out, and somehow their bids were always seen. No matter how crowded the room was. All it took was someone making note of the last legit bid and the auction house could call them afterwards and say the other bid fell thru. Did they still want the item?
The shill never took anything out of the house, except maybe an envelope? If you didn't know, you might see them as instructions for picking up their item. But they never seemed to be in the cashier line. And don't most auction houses say you have to pay that day? How many auction houses deliver?
And on the website for the auction house, they were posting delicious reports about items they supposedly bought, or service they supposedly received. Doing anything they could to up the rep points of the house and the auctioneers.And doing anything they could to minimize or defuse disquiet. To shut down trolling. If an auction house used shills, they had incredibly positive reports on their sites, and not much else.
That is how you could tell a shill existed in their social stratosphere. And you could tell it was Joe, because he was well reputed as one of the better shills in the game. He had a few houses paying him. He needed no other income, he was that good.
Only other shills could figure out that he might be one too. But then they knew what to look for. And they could only guesstimate. Those who knew for sure were the ones paying his salary.
Joe went on any web site or sale as an old-school gentleman. He was a friend to all and enemy to none. He spoke politely and firmly about his houses. About how great they were and deserving of his patronage. But then he got tips for creating a good environ on their sites. You'd almost swear the owner of the house was writing his script. Except Joe had a past as a marketeer, copy ad man. So he was very good at what he said. The owner just gave him talking points and left it in Joe's hands. And Joe gathered the most friends on his profiles. Of course, he had more than one! Did you think otherwise?
So Joe had a secure revenue stream. And he quite enjoyed the auction-shill game. He got to enjoy his antiques and high-end art. And the crowds that went to those places too, without Joe spending a dime. Looking like a bigwig. It was a perfect life for him. He fit it admirably.
Voices in an Audience (a story) – the heckler and speaker dynamic
Voices in an Audience – the heckler and speaker dynamic
Bob stood up at the front, on the stage. He was full of puff and swagger. And everyone heard him. You'd think that this meant that everyone listened to Bob's opinions. But many didn't.
They were too busy listening to Jimmy, the dufus in the back who was mocking Bob. Though some of what Bob was saying was made obvious due to Jimmy's help. Due to the broadcast loop of a heckler. It didn't mean they liked Jimmy better, or that they didn't like Bob. They just didn't want to think seriously about anything that day. They wanted to have fun.
So Bob paid the heckler to do specific things in his mocking of Bob's words. If he was going to broadcast, at least Bob had a reign on his words.
Like the kings of old. The court's fool and singers were paid by the king. If they wanted the gig, they had to be good and not bite the hand that fed them. Bob made one warning to Jimmy. If he ever made Bob mad, he'd tell the crowd that Bob was paying Jimmy and prove it with his checks. So Jimmy was trying to keep that in mind as he laid out his tomfoolery about Bob. He could poke the bear, but not humiliate him.
And, for awhile, this worked.
Till Jimmy got too complacent…
Bob was beginning to get irritated. And gave Jimmy a few warnings. But Jimmy didn't take heed. So Bob delivered on his threat. And Jimmy was booed down the next times he opened his mouth. He didn't know that Bob had followed thru on his threat. And he couldn't figure out why the crowd had turned on him. So he stopped speaking. Asked a friend to take over the heckling of Bob's speeches. His friend refused. Because he knew about the checks. Esp when Jimmy asked for a cut of anything Freddie got from his heckling. So the checks weren't faked then. Freddie had given his friend the benefit of the doubt till that moment. Jimmy lost a friend that day.
Bob went back to the days of being the sole voice in the crowd, but he wasn't listened to anymore.
Moral of the story? Sometimes having a heckler gets your message out in a way you can't. But it's a good idea to keep a reign on them. Then they are a good tool for any orator or comedian.
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Mr and Mrs Scarecrow (a story)
Mr and Mrs Scarecrow
the Scarecrows
Mr Scarecrow lived in the field where a farmer had planted him. He was quite happy most days. Unless the water or snow made him wet, or the wind tried to blow his stuffing out, he smiled and whistled his fave songs. Wishing only for a friend.
Mrs Scarecrow lived in the garden where the farmer's wife planted her. She had the same aversions as Mr Scarecrow did, and caught herself waving to him whenever they survived another run of bad weather. He waved back.
the Scarecrow philosophy on seasons and nature
Neither feared what they didn't know of. Like being hungry, or real things like fire. They weren't fond of things like pests (rats, mice, snakes, bugs, rust) and didn't really consider that their one function in life was to chase away the one thing that might keep most of the pests away from them. Birds. They just did what they were designed for. Chase away the birds. They didn't know the birds stole seeds that made the plants grow around them. The Scarecrows were confused whether birds were bad or good. But they did their jobs anyway.
Mr and Mrs Scarecrow got used to seeing each other and put a bit of flirt and affection into their survival waves as time went by. They worried about the other when the farmer and his wife took them off their hooks to add a bit of stuffing or put on a new outfit if their old one became a bit mildewy or tattered from the weather and pests. And the rare bird that saw past the glamour of the scarecrow and dumped their disdain on their clothes. Yes, now and then, they needed a fresh change of clothes. They were quite thankful that the farmer and his wife saw to this need. They checked out the other's new gear and waved and smiled. Quite happily. Now and then there was even a wink or two.
the Scarecrow philosophy on technology
Mr Scarecrow thought about tools in big terms, like tractors, and trucks. Mrs Scarecrow thought about them in smaller terms, like rakes and hoes. Though she quite liked the garden tractor and the tiller that came thru a couple times a year and made things fresh for another season or two. Mr Scarecrow mocked the small toys she thought were fabulous, and Mrs Scarecrow felt frissions of fear at the largeness of the big things he took for granted. Neither of them saw beyond the needs of their domain. So things like computers were unheard of. Though Mr and Mrs Farmer's children could have said they were fun and the farmers were happy to use them as a tool for the farm as well.
the Scarecrow philosophy on science and math
Mr and Mrs Scarecrow were both slaves to the weather and planting seasons, but never thought that things like science and math might help these masters of theirs work better. But Mr Farmer was taking a few courses to help out in those directions. So the farmer family might last beyond his generation. He'd seen one too many of his neighbours kicked off their land by bank foreclosures. He had a few dollars in the bank and a package of benefits and insurance against a rainy day. For their sakes.
the Scarecrow philosophy on birth and death
Mr and Mrs Scarecrow saw the farmer and his wife thru their many offspring. But all they knew was the kids liked to chew their straw and play tag around them. They were somewhat of a pest to the Scarecrows as well. In field and garden. And truth be told. the scarecrows wanted them gone. Which was kind of silly, considering family farms such as theirs don't exist without the kids. Do they? For the next generation.
Now and then, Mr and Mrs Scarecrow saw the farmer family dress in black and go somewhere in their car. They came back sadder. But for the Scarecrows, they just wished that this silly behaviour that brought on sadness stopped. Though Mrs Scarecrow sometimes found it brought her a new bench or garden gnome to look at. Which she thought was nice. Mr Scarecrow didn't get any of the benefit so he just wanted them to stop wearing black and going away in their car. If all it did was bring sadness.
the Scarecrow philosophy on communication
Mr and Mrs Scarecrow were quite happy being mute. They saw the farmer family often getting into trouble for things they called jokes, lies, secrets and spats. The Scarecrows often thought the farmers would be better off if they just shut up. They thought waves, smiles and flirting at surviving and changing clothes were the better way to go. And you know? The Scarecrows may just have a point 😛
Ah such is the life of a scarecrow though. Do you think it'd work for us humans?
the gardener (a story)
Posted on April 25, 2019 April 25, 2019 by mspeachierocks
There once was a very special gardener… Dollie was the best of her area. She could clip, cut, shape, weed, grow and do anything a flower needed. She won contests for them all. But there was something unique about Dollie…
Where most people saw:
(blue flowers) –
She didn't see blue flowers,
But she saw this instead:
(black stencil of a flower) –
and heard a very pretty song.
(purple flowers) –
She didn't see purple flowers,
(red flowers) –
She didn't see red flowers,
Everyone looked for an explanation when Dollie was young. But she was happy just tending the garden her mom helped her work on.
Everyone tried to explain what colour was like, even about a flower. But Dollie just had nothing to relate it to. So she just went plodding along, with her black flower gardening. Happy as a lark, singing along to the flower songs.
Some people called her crazy, some called her stupid. But she was so good at what she did right, eventually they just left her alone.
Dollie spent her life tending the gardens of her whole neighbourhood. A very happy life was the one Dollie had found for herself. She was so good at tending her black flowers that sang the most beautiful songs.
(there is a song linked in the next three posts of each picture, if you're into music)
Ruby Red Dress
While the Bunnies Played (a story)
While the Bunnies Played
Bunnies love hunting for treats. And that is why they began the tradition for humans. It might have started with them digging up carrots and playing footie with lettuce balls. But they caught on that humans really aren't into those.
So they left little chocolates. At first the humans were kind of grossed out… I mean who wants things that look like rabbit turds? #amiright?? So they shaped the chocolate into eggs. Then the humans caught on and enjoyed the gifts. And the bunnies knew they had won when the humans actually ate them. Hunted for more. #likelittleaddicts!
The bunnies thought they were making a connection with the humans…till the next day after Easter was over, the humans got out the stew pot again. #lesigh! All that work for nothing. #bunnyfuneralrites!
So the bunnies got back to their own games and made more bunnies. Maybe next year the humans would understand? #wherethereislifethereishope!