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Q: Make a phone call from C# I live in a security complex, and to open the gate you have to phone a number, which is inconvenient when only ONE phone can open the gate! If I was to lose or forget my phone, no entry. So that's the back-story.
I want to be able to make a phone call to our gate system, from a C# app. It must look like it is comming from my current number, and because it only needs to dial (The line is never actually answered) I would prefer a free service.
Can someone please point me to such an API? I want to be able to only use an internet connection to make this phone call. I was looking at Twilio, but to test it, I need to pay. (Probably in case the call is answered, or they charge for the dialing time, that's the thing, I don't know how their charging is made, but I know the call is never answered, and would love to dial for free)

A: You can use AT Command, send an AT command to the port:

Using Basic AT Modem Commands
Hayes command set

A: try out this may help.
    using Microsoft.Phone.Tasks;

PhoneCallTask phoneCallTask = new PhoneCallTask();

phoneCallTask.PhoneNumber = "2065550123";
phoneCallTask.DisplayName = "Gage";
phoneCallTask.Show();

https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/hh394025(v=vs.105).aspx


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Un paquete estadístico es un programa informático que está especialmente diseñado para resolver problemas en el área de la estadística, o bien está programado para resolver problemas de esta área. Existen muchos programas que no son especialmente estadísticos pero que pueden hacer algunos cálculos aplicables en estadística aplicada. Estos programas han impulsado y siguen impulsando enormemente la labor de los investigadores que desean utilizar la estadística como apoyo en su trabajo.

Los paquetes más sencillos tienen interfaz por ventanas, lo que implica facilidad de uso y aprendizaje pero un mayor encorsetamiento a la hora de hacer cálculos que el programa no tenga predefinidos. Los programas más complejos suelen tener la necesidad de conocer su lenguaje de programación, pero suelen ser mucho más flexibles al poderse incluir en ellos funciones, tests o contrastes que no traen instalados por definición.

Ventajas
La potencia de cálculo de un ordenador puede ayudar a un investigador a realizar cientos o miles de contrastes de hipótesis en un tiempo muy reducido. Asimismo puede calcular decenas de modelos de regresión en un tiempo muy corto y después quedarse con el más apropiado de ellos. En problemas de investigación de operaciones un programa estadístico es capaz de realizar miles de iteraciones por segundo de un algoritmo en el que una persona tardaría varios minutos en cada una de ellas. Asimismo, es capaz de elegir entre miles de resultados posibles cuál de todos ellos es el óptimo. Básicamente, lo que permiten es resolver problemas de estadística aplicada por fuerza bruta o por probar miles de combinaciones para quedarse finalmente con la que se crea que es la mejor para el uso

Inconvenientes
En los programas más complejos se necesita tener conocimientos de programación, así como para realizar los cálculos más laboriosos. Por ejemplo si se desea realizar una operación dada a una columna concreta, lo más frecuente es que se pueda hacer esto por ventanas, sin embargo, si deseamos hacer esto mismo para todas las columnas de nuestro documento, que pueden ser centenares, es posible que necesitemos programar un bucle en la sintaxis del programa.

Otro inconveniente está en que en estadística a menudo nos pueden salir resultados contradictorios entre tests distintos. Un programa informático se dará cuenta de ello y nos avisará de algún modo, pero tendrá que ser el usuario el que decida a cuál de los test hacer caso, y esto en ocasiones es complejo, sobre todo si no se está familiarizado a fondo con la estadística o se tiene poca experiencia.

Programas estadísticos más utilizados
 R
 SAS
 SPSS
 Epi Info 7
 OpenEpi
 DynStats
 SPAD
 Stata
 Statgraphics
 Redatam
 Minitab
 Matlab
 S-PLUS
 LISREL
 WinQSB
 Excel
 PSPP
 Python
 Tableau

Existen multitud de paquetes informáticos aparte es éstos, tanto de software privado como de software libre, sin embargo, los más utilizados son estos. A pesar de que SAS y SPSS suelen ser considerados los más potentes, hay muchísimas empresas que utilizan programas mucho menos potentes como Excel. Esto se debe sobre todo a que su uso parece más sencillo, la mayoría de las personas están familiarizadas con él y la mayor parte de las empresas ya tienen instalado Excel en sus ordenadores, mientras que las licencias de SAS y SPSS cuestan varios miles de euros en el país.

Paquetes de software estadístico
Aplicaciones informáticas
Estadística

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This is dropped if you kill Adalbert at the end of The Secrets of Loc Muinne.
Picking it up starts the "A Tome Truly Rare" quest.
I have started to record the mutation procedures once more, this time in a magically protected tome. I now also realize how serious and far-reaching my discovery might prove. If this disease attacked both the Vrans and those Aen Seidhe who were not vaccinated, what will happen if someone mad or vile enough can be found among humans?


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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > TV IV > A Frisky Dingo/Sealab thread was made, and not the good kind like you want.
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DivisionPost
Nobody likes you.
Everybody hates you.
You're gonna lose.
Smile, you fuck.
Adam Reed is the most quotable comedy writer of our young generation. As Bill Simmons would say in that nasally kiddie toucher voice of his, no one denies this. His dialogue is so loving sharp and memorable that the thread for his latest show, Archer, will occasionally turn into a quote fest from his other shows: Frisky Dingo and (less frequently) Sealab 2021.
Aatrek's foot came down on this issue, so in the interest of keeping the Archer thread on topic, here's a separate topic for Reed's other two shows.
This is a goof on Hanna-Barbera's terrible Sealab 2020 (which I believe was created by Alex Toth, who also created the Space Ghost character). The original show lasted 13 episodes on NBC and followed the crew of an undersea research facility as they battled the elements and the worst instincts of human nature. Typical Hanna-Barbera adventure stuff.
2021 picks up a year after the series, and posits that all that time spent cut off from normal society has left the crew batshit insane and unfit for duty. If there's one episode that defines what the show is all about, it's the legendary "I, Robot", wherein a malfunction in a critical life support system threatens to destroy the entire facility. Faced with this threat, the principal crew promptly ignores it and debates the merits and consequences of putting their brain into a robot body. This episode has been memorized, line for line, by more people than you want to believe are out there. And it was only the third episode to air; it gets even better (though it's universally agreed that Sealab never recovered after Harry Goz, who voiced Captain Murphy, left the show. And the planet.)
For the uninitiated, there's not much I can tell you about what makes it great beyond "deadpan insanity". Everything is in the intangibles; the chemistry, the sharp delivery of the lines that this thread will doubtlessly be quoting and requoting. Even today, it feels fresh and unique. The same can be said for...
It starts out as a riff on the relationship between superhero and supervillain. It soon becomes an absurdist satire of a 24-hour news cycle-dominated culture. And then the characters go to Las Vegas ("I like to call it 'Lost Wages'.") and everything just goes to glorious Hell. The series ended on a cliffhanger, lamented more for promise unfulfilled rather than where it left the characters. (There were two episodes of a spinoff series produced that Reed had nothing to do with. Titled The X-Tacles after the squad backing up protagonist of the series, it's still memorable for making "Rapier Ape" a thing.)
Great shows, both of them. Well worth watching if you've never seen them, and practically required viewing if you're a fan of Reed's current series, Archer.
The floor is yours.
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bunnyofdoom
Jaxxon: Still not the stupidest thing from the expanded universe.
I was in Las vegas with my buddy, and our randomly assigned rental car was a Scion TC. Unfortunatly, we did not have an ant-farm keyboard
FlamingLiberal
Would you like to play a game?
The reason Harry Goz left Sealab was because he was dead. Sometime between two seasons he passed away, and that's why they had to substitute in the coach character as the new Captain.
The first 2-3 seasons of Sealab are some of my favorite seasons of any AS show ever. Some great classics in there.
Ojjeorago
I had a dream, too. It wasn't pleasant, though ... I dreamt I was a moron...
Gary's Answer
The Bizarro episode of Sealab is one of the most absurd and hilarious things I've ever seen.
demons_souls
by Duchess Gummybuns
Whizbang posted:
by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Didn't Sealab debut the weekend after 9/11? I remember being in such a funk, turning on CN and being loving bewildered.
Sydney Bottocks
Rhyno posted:
Close, there were four episodes that ran in November 2000, and it was part of the official AS debut on September 2, 2001 (according to Wikipedia). I remember being up late and painting some Warhammer 40k stuff and being blown away by the absurd cartoons that appeared on my TV. I was a fan of SGC2C so Sealab and its' ilk were right up my street.
This episode guide says that the 2nd official episode of the 1st season aired a week after 9/11.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sealab_2021_episodes
It actually debuted in 2000, though for all I know it was in a different capacity than AS.
The first episode to run after 9/11 was "Predator", which I remember nothing about, actually.
Also, FlamingLiberal. Read my bit about Goz again.
DivisionPost posted:
That's one of my favorite episodes, I remember the Indian doctor going into a rambling diatribe to Quinn about the titular being in regard to someone's face being eaten off.
Quinn: Where's his...face?
Dr. Virjay: I would say it's in the monster's belly or, somewhere lower in the gastrointestinal canal, if in fact that monster does have one of those. I don't know. I don't know the anatomy of a monster. I know human beings and some of the larger canines.
Ensign_Ricky
Daddy Warlord
Children of the Corn
or something...
Predator is also great for Murphy's absolutely monstrous plan to lure the alien into a trap by strapping raw steaks onto Dolphin Boy.
That being said, the "Uh Oh!" episode is one of my favorites, but it drives my wife into a psychotic frenzy.
tofes
#1 Milpitas Dave and Buster's superfan since 2013
Lost in Time is another great episode. Honestly never really cared for Sealab past the first season
edit: oh I lied, I like seasons 1 and 2, it was after that I didn't much care for it
tofes fucked around with this message at 06:28 on Jul 28, 2011
TheAngryDrunk
"I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."
bunnyofdoom posted:
Lost Wages?
Doctor Spaceman
"Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."
tofes posted:
Yeah, I started to lose interest once it started relying a lot on their own animation.
Fusebox is a really fantastic episode too.
skaboomizzy
There is nothing I want to be. There is nothing I want to do.
I don't even have an image of what I want to be. I have nothing. All that exists is zero.
I have the entire run of Sealab and Frisky Dingo on my DVR. Thinking about zapping the post-Goz Sealab stuff off of there just for storage considerations.
Geddy Krueger
What's that? Dart in your neck!
Was anyone else totally surprised when they found out that Stormy was played by this guy?
Nickelodeon Household
I like chocolate MIIIILK
The voice actor who played Tornado Shanks is actually Harry Goz's son.
As far as greatest Sealab episode, gently caress there's too many-- but I'd have to put either Radio Free Sealab or Der Dieb as my personal favorite. And be honest, am I the only one who always mentally quotes Kommissar Murphy whenever Marxism is discussed?
livingfruitvirus
Geddy Krueger posted:
"I gotta have that dick!"
Ape Has Killed Ape
My absolute favorite episode of Sealab is "7211", just for the payoff at the end.
ChairmanMeow
Fire up the grill everyone eats tonight!
Lipstick Apathy
How the hell is a Scion TC a real thing.
Me reading your posts
OOOOOOOOHHHHH YOU BIG BLACK SONOFABITCH
Defiance Industries
A five-star manufacturer
My favorite episode is either "Der Dieb" or "Feast of Alvis." My friends and I actually celebrate the Feast of Alvis the Saturday before Christmas, where traditionally we get as drunk as possible and shoot guns.
Uncle Wemus
I actually really liked the Monkey Banana Raffle, Shrabster, and Moby Sick. The loss of Murphy was sad and really changed the show but I still enjoyed the second half of Season 3 and 4.
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Hang on guys, I'm gonna go get... goblin army.
The NonBornKing
Early one mornin' while makin' the rounds, I took a shot o' cocaine and I shot my woman down.
Stimutacs is truly the greatest episode, and this is my favorite line from it.
Also, I am incredibly surprised! This is hilarious. I've got to find some video of this guy talking on TV.
ChuckDHead
I had no idea that Sealab 2021 was made by the Frisky Dingo guy. I only saw one episode, but now I'll have to see more. Frisky Dingo is probably the funniest thing on Adult Swim .
ChairmanMeow posted:
No idea, but I do know that it's all like Ka-KOW!
Mordiceius
I was terrified at first, but I think I'm okay with it.
Brother of Agamemnon...!
I've got new treats to share before the season ends.
Verl! VERL!
Also, on a different note, what's this "slideshow" thing everyone's doing?
Sensible posted:
There's...he's not gonna get a goblin army!
Strange Matter
Ask me about Genocide
The idea for Sealab is probably the most creative thing Adult Swim ever made. There have been and are better shows, but there's some kind of pure and simple genius behind its creation.
The best part is casting Eric Estrada as Marco. I remember hearing an interview (I think it was on MTV) where some guy from 70/30 was talking and said that when they were starting Sealab, one of the producers pointed at Marco and said "You know what would be smart? Make that guy Latino." And evidently Eric Estrada wasn't doing much that day!
(as is the case everyday)
Jim Silly-Balls
Fondle my shiny metal ass
That 18-34 demographic you love so much DETESTS being pitched to!!
Pod Six is jerks.
Chopper Dave we have uh oh, over......
Phat_Albert posted:
Sash!
Scion TCs aren't even that cheap for what they are.
I guess they have to amortize the cost of paying for Frisky Dingo.
Benagain
Can you see that I am serious?
Fun Shoe
Why are we all ignoring that episode where Murph's trapped under a vending machine for months.
"What's that Ben? You're pregnant!"
Edit: Also, Marco's top two lines.
"Would I have the strength of a gorilla?"
"I have the strength of a bear that has the strength of two bears!"
TheBigBudgetSequel
It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.
This is a nice thread. Is it really Babar's House?
Tigerbot Hesh, motherfuckers
Strange Matter posted:
The idea of an old cartoon that went horribly wrong afterwards is pretty good when it's done well. That's part of why I love The Venture Bros so much (even if I am in the UK where we're still waiting for season 4), since I enjoyed The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as a kid, and I just love the idea of a show that asks "what if Jonny grew up and failed miserably?".
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We'll start by asking a question given by our last interviewed contributor, Tiana Clark: Could you explain a favorite quote or epigraph that has helped articulate or unlock your poetics?
Your poems "From the M Notebooks" and "Scripts for the Future" from Issue Seventeen are full of gorgeous, visceral imagery (my personal favorite line: "love's written all over your face, love"). These and other poems of yours carry a melodic, lyrical quality in them—can you speak a bit about what draws you to lyrical or confessional poetry? Where do you find inspiration for images in your poems?
CE: You are right, I am drawn to the highly lyrical in poems. Poetry is a room for singing. I enter a poem not to explain an idea, nor to make an argument, nor am I trying to recount a story. There are moments when I believe this with a certain ardor. But then, other times, I don't really trust my claims about poetry, especially ones that come in the form of assertions ending firmly with a period. If we can turn it into a question, then: is a poem a space for singing? As a reader, I subscribe to Louis Zukofsky's description of poetry, that it is "Lower limit speech / Upper limit music." This integration seems truest. But when I am writing a poem, I am not interested in saying the thing clearly as "speech" might suggest. A useful image for me: a girl holding a flashlight at night, a photonegative image of her, so that darkness beams out from the bulb she's holding onto the bright scene. That's what I want my poems to do, to search with darkness in a bright world. When I am writing a poem, I find the incantatory, the mutter, broken syntax, a gnarled word more compelling than clear-speak.
Your newest collection, You Ask Me to Talk About the Interior, recently came out from Noemi Press. First of all, congratulations! It has been described by Julie Carr as "a book of the blues discovered in the matrilineal line." Poems are written from the perspectives of mothers, wives, and lovers. Did you choose specifically to focus on the interior lives of women, and—if so—how did your vision for the book develop over the course of its journey into life?
CE: Thank you so much! Yes, mothers, wives, lovers—they all dwell in the matrilineal line, and all three are part of my identity. But I wouldn't say that this book seeks to represent the interior lives of imagined women. My friend and poet Andrea Rexilious points out that the cover image of my book illustrates an important aspect of the interior as it is rendered in the poems. The cover uses the work of Peruvian artist Ana Teresa Barboza; it presents the picture of a woman with an unfinished lace pattern laid over it, which the woman is sewing into her chest. Andrea and I were talking about how much we love the underside of tapestries, richly colored & unkempt fringes that don't depict a bucolic scene, or a medieval unicorn, as the outward side artfully does. Both are important, inextricable from the other. Every exterior bears an interior (in dialectic relationship) and each communicates differently. I don't think of the interior as a gendered space, but perhaps the interior, much like the reverse side of tapestries, conserves that "bewilderment" Fanny Howe puts forward. It's not a place for (patriarchal) "discipline, conquest, and fame." I want to receive those reports of violence and fear and beauty the reverse side is transmitting with its garbled speech.
Who are some of your favorite poets writing right now? What are you currently reading?
CE: First I have to say, I live with a bonafide bibliophile. My partner and poet Jeffrey Pethybridge reads widely, and is hip on many contemporary poets. My tastes have become much more expansive because of him. It's a promiscuous kind of reading we do. Poets right now on my desk or open in my browser are: Khadijah Queen, Ari Banias, Eleni Sikelianos, Shane McCrae, Susan Howe, Etel Adnan, Sam Sax, Aracelis Girmay, Sarah Gridley. In my backpack this week, I'm toting around Anne Carson's Float.
And speaking of favorite poets & inspirations, have you always been writing? What influenced you to start, and what got you hooked?
CE: My first loves are poets I'll never stray from, ones that I read in my late teens and early twenties: Sylvia Plath, Lucie Brock-Broido, Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Louise Glück, Anne Carson, John Berryman, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Emily Dickinson. I've always been writing. I wish I could have a narrative to tell you in which I am a young adult standing at a stop light at the moment "when poetry came to me," but the truth is I've been making poems since I learned the system of writing. There is a period in my life, however, where I met Lucie Brock-Broido, a turn of the century period when I was taking workshops at her home. Her poems, her person, encouraged me to continue making the weird, lush similes I was constructing. Hers was an unforgettable, charmed, hyacinth-scented encouragement.
That brings happiness to me.
Give us a question, if you would, to ask during our next Conversation with a Contributor.
CE: Employing the facts you know about another animal species (such as a bower bird, or a platypus, or a lunar moth) could you describe your poetics?
Carolina Ebeid is a student in the PhD program in creative writing at the University of Denver, and holds an MFA from the Michener Center for Writers. She has won fellowships and prizes from CantoMundo, Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, the Stadler Center for Poetry, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Her first book was recently published in Noemi Press' Akrilica Series. Recent work appears in Linebreak, Bennington Review, jubilat, and in the inaugural Ruth Stone House Reader.


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is there an estimated date of the release?
> from NET-584, but we are not allowed to use SNAPSHOT versions.
Nope, we need an RM to volunteer.
> is there an estimated date of the release?
> > from NET-584, but we are not allowed to use SNAPSHOT versions.
i assume makato sakaguchi wants to merge 28 github commits to 3.7 to svn.apache.org?
caveat ..JDK 1.6 is deprecated in Jboss-wildfly..is commons-net listing JDK1.6 as hard dependency?
move away from vulnerability in 3.6.
> Is there a date when commons-net 3.7 is estimated to be released?
> Need to move away from vulnerability in 3.6.


This chapter focuses on the first steps you should take when assuming the role of an Internet-based attacker. An early avenue that any competent attacker would pursue involves querying entirely legal and public sources of information, such as WHOIS, DNS, and even web and newsgroup search engines including Google. Attackers can often build a clear picture of your network by launching indirect probes, without most network administrators even knowing. By identifying systems of interest (such as development or test systems), attackers can focus on specific areas of the target network later on.
This chapter comprehensively covers enumeration through Web and newsgroup searches, NIC querying, DNS querying, and SMTP probing.
The reconnaissance process is often interactive, repeating the full enumeration cycle when a new piece of information (such as a domain name or office address) is found. The scope of the assessment exercise usually defines the boundaries, which sometimes include testing third parties that you identify while performing in-depth enumeration. I know of a number of companies whose networks were compromised by extremely determined attackers breaking home user PCs that were using always-on cable modem connections and then "piggy backing" into the corporate network.


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Alexander Kähler (* 19. März 1960 in Fürth) ist ein deutscher Redakteur und Fernsehmoderator.

Leben und Wirken
Kähler studierte an den Universitäten in Bamberg und München Geschichte und Volkswirtschaft. Seit 1988 arbeitete er in verschiedenen Positionen beim ZDF. Seit 1997 arbeitet er für den Fernsehsender Phoenix. Er ist seit Januar 2001 stellvertretender Phoenix-Programmgeschäftsführer und war von 2004 bis 2005 Programmgeschäftsführer des Senders. Er moderierte mehrere Sendungen (u. a. die Wahlberichterstattungen, die Interviewsendung Im Dialog und die Diskussionsrunde Phoenix Runde).

Filme
 1990 Alexander Kähler, Alois Theisen: Stasi-Terror im Auftrag der Partei. Dokumentarfilm, Ausstrahlung am 3. Juli 1990 im ZDF

Weblinks

 Biografie auf der Webseite von Phoenix

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Fernsehmoderator (Deutschland)
Talkmaster
Fernsehjournalist
Journalist (Deutschland)
Person (ZDF)
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Geboren 1960
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The Medium (2021)
• Name: The Medium
• Country: Thailand
• Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun
• Main cast: Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma, Sirani Yankittikan, Yasaka Chaisorn
• Production company: GDH 559, Showbox Entertainment, Northern Cross
• TRAILER
Has everybody seen The Wailing (2016) already? That South Korean movie that came out 5 years ago with an interesting proposal mixing a regular detective's case with the supernatural and that astonished everybody around the globe. Well, Na Hong-jin, the writer and director of for The Wailing (2016), has joined forces now with Thai director Banjong Pisanthanakun, responsible for two local box office hits in his home country Shutter (2004) and Pee Mak (2013), to bring out The Medium (2021). Both of them wrote, Banjong Pisanthanakun directed, and Na Hong-jin producing.
The Medium (2021) won't reach the level of success that The Wailing (2016) achieved, but that doesn't mean it is not one of the top horror titles of the year. And the proposal is original enough in a moment where almost everything is already invented. There is one thing for sure, The Medium (2021) is not your typical possessions movie. What starts as a documentary about a popular shaman in the Isan region of Thailand becomes a horrifying trip. Call it a mockumentary, if you want. But towards the middle of the movie, the sense of witnessing true events is gone becoming a rollercoaster of horrors, beyond what we normally see in exorcism and zombie movies.
Despite the limitations of the found-footage style, since the entire running time of the film is shot by the documentary crew, that doesn't serve as an excuse for a low-fi show. Every shot, every frame, every movement made by the camera crew and the actors, everything is planned to the detail. It is a movie that shows more than we see at first sight, with clues all around, and a structure that keeps the audience attentive for over 2 hours of film.
And don't let the amateurism that distills from the fake documentary subgenre fool you, because all the performances in The Medium (2021) are sublime. All the actors are well aware of their characters' role in the story, and along with frantic editing, they are the main pieces that keep the whole thing together. It all orchestrated by the director Banjong Pisanthanakun who, once again, proves that he is one of the Asian filmmakers to keep in your orbit.
Perhaps the running time of The Medium (2021) is a bit too long, those 2+ hours could have been shortened a little, but the movie never gets stuck and manages to keep the tensions from the first scene until the last one. And it all topped with a final ritual that will go wrong, very wrong. The audience gets prepared for a final leg that promises to be spectacular, but I think the disasters caused by that final ritual surpass all expectations. A good final gore feast. Not over using the special effects that might kill the whole aura of reality the whole movie is involved in, but generous in gore and horror. A good ending for a movie that was surely leading towards that the whole time.
The Medium (2021) has been in a few film festivals this year including Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea where it won the Best Feature Film award, BFI London Film Festival in the UK, Beyond Fest in the USA, and Sitges Film Festival in Catalunya where it was nominated for Best Motion Picture. And now it is also part of the Shudder catalog. Without a doubt, one of the movies of the year to pay attention to.
RATE: 7/10
IMDB URL: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt13446168
Thai horror "The Medium" will be available on Shudder this week On the 3rd Day (aka Al Tercer Día) (2021) Jakob's Wife (2021) Agnes (2021)
Banjong Pisanthanakun
Best Feature Film
Best Motion Picture
Beyond Fest
GDH 559
Na Hong-jin
Narilya Gulmongkolpech
Northern Cross
Sawanee Utoomma
Showbox Entertainment
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Data center rivals Facebook and Google pump $700M in new construction into Iowa
Stacey Higginbotham Apr 23, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post
Data center nerds got two big announcements today with both Google and Facebook announcing big projects. Facebook's new data center construction in Iowa is the fourth data center for the search giant, while Google's Iowa expansion carriers a higher price tag. But the dueling news releases also highlight a growing infrastructure rivalry between these web giants.
Facebook formally announced the construction of a new data center in Altoona, Iowa. Construction on the first phase will begin this summer and your Facebook likes and photos will start traveling over the data center in late 2014 according to Tom Furlong, vice president of site operations at Facebook (s fb).
He said that while newspaper reports placed the value of the center at $1 billion to $1.5 billion, he's unsure where those figures came from. This first phase will cost $300 million and result in a 476,000 square-foot data center. That square footage includes both offices and floor space. Like Facebook's data center in Lulea, Sweden the hardware inside will be built for Facebook to its Open Compute standards.
Facebook's data center in Prineville, Ore.
When I asked Furlong if the Altoona data center would be built for disaster recovery purposes — as some of my sources had suggested — he told me, "we're in the N+1 mode," meaning he was building out capacity beyond what he needs to serve customers. While Furlong was clear that the data center would be more than just a failover site for Facebook's Prineville, Ore.; Forest City, N.C.; Lulea, Sweden or leased data center space, it would represent excess capacity that could still support traffic from other sites if a region failed.
He also alluded to mechanical, electrical and networking improvements, but other than saying that servers handling similar products would be grouped together he declined to get specific. But I'm hoping his boss, Jay Parikh, the VP of infrastructure engineering at Facebook who is speaking at Structure in June will share the details.
On the capital investment side, Facebook said in its 10-K filing that it planned to spend $1.8 billion in capital expenditures in 2013. When asked if this data represented a large chunk of that, Furlong said it didn't. AND at $300 million it probably wouldn't, especially if servers and gear wouldn't make it into the data center until 2014 as Furlong suggested.
But in a curious bit of timing, Google today said it would expand its Iowa data center operations in (relatively) nearby Council Bluff, Iowa. The search giant will spend $400 million building out its existing data center operations, bringing its total spent in the area to $1.5 billion. The data center houses computer systems and associated components that support services such as Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps and Google+.
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In the data center world, the growing rivalry between Google and Facebook is common — if quietly addresses –knowledge, which is why the timing of Google's announcement seems designed to steal Facebook's thunder. However, Google's spokeswoman attributed the timing to an Iowa Economic Development Board meeting held this morning, where the board approved incentives for both Facebook and Google.
However, it's no secret that Facebook has been stealing pages from Google's book and is also pushing for more openness than it's famously "open" rival. Facebook's Open Compute project announced in April 2011 clearly found inspiration in Google's own efforts to build its own hardware to maximize efficiency. With Open Compute, Facebook took Google's basic idea and opened it up to masses after putting considerable engineering talent behind it.
That's only one example. Facebook has also been open about how it builds and operates its data centers, which has led to many of those in the industry to start releasing their own data. For example, after Google published a blog post last year noting the power usage effectiveness ratio for its data centers, Facebook countered with an email indicating the differences between its calculations and Google's. Microsoft also was quick to respond with details on its own PUE calculations.
Facebook's Forest City, North Carolina data center.
That type of data has now become a PR battleground for many of these companies. And while it's a game Google seems reluctant to play, it's one that it has resigned itself to. Industry insiders note that Google is opening up as Facebook pushes the envelope on transparency.
The search giant's appearance and presentation last November at an industry conference that shared seven years of knowledge gained at Google, plus its invitation of a CBS news crew to tour its data center in North Carolina (where Apple and Facebook both have data centers and our own Katie Fehrenbacher was yelled at for snapping a picture) are a few examples.
These steps are unheard of for the search giant, which is famous for holding its infrastructure details close to the vest. In the CBS video, Google's infrastructure czar Urs Hölzle said that the tour granted to the CBS crew is the only time he'll allow cameras into the data center. Google once asked me to avoid using a picture of a slide I had taken at a conference that showed a switch it had designed. I didn't run the picture, but that was because it was blurry.
So as Facebook pushes Google, perhaps Google is now pushing back a bit today with its own Iowa news. Google's is a bigger project announcement, coming the same day after Facebook's might just be a coincidence enabled by incentive packages, or it might be an attempt to steal Facebook's thunder.
Regardless, two web giants striving to make computing faster, more efficient and in Facebook's case, more open, is a good thing: both for Iowa and for the rest of us.
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Q: C++ deque vs vector and C++ map vs Set Can some one please tell me what is the difference between vector vs deque. I know the implementation of vector in C++ but not deque. Also interfaces of map and set seem similar to me. What is the difference between the two and when to use one.

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std::list: A double-linked list that can be used to create a 'list' of data. The advantage of a list is that elements can be inserted or deleted from any part of the list without affecting an iterator that is pointing to a list member (and is still a member of the list after deletion). Useful when you know that elements will be deleted very often from any part of the list.
std::map: A dictionary that maps a 'key' to a 'value'. Useful for applications like 'arrays' whose index are not an integer. Basically can be used to create a map-list of name to an element, like a map that stores name-to-widget relationship.
std::set: A list of 'unique' data values. For e.g. if you insert 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, the list will only have the elements 1, 2, 3. Note that the elements in this list are always ordered. Internally, they're usually implemented as binary search trees (like map).

A: See here for full details:
What are the complexity guarantees of the standard containers?
vector Vs deque
A deque is the same as a vector but with the following addition:

*

*It is a "front insertion sequence"

This means that deque is the same as a vector but provides the following additional gurantees:

*

*push_front()                                     O(1)

*pop_front()                                      O(1)

set Vs map
A map is a "Pair Associative Container" while set is a "Simple Associative Container"
This means they are exactly the same. The difference is that map holds pairs of items (Key/Value) rather than just a value.

A: std::vector
Your default sequential containers should be a std::vector. Generally, std::vector will provide you with the right balance of performance and speed. The std::vector container is similar to a C-style array that can grow or shrink during runtime. The underlying buffer is stored contiguously and is guaranteed to be compatible with C-style arrays.
Consider using a std::vector if:
You need your data to be stored contiguously in memory
Especially useful for C-style API compatibility
You do not know the size at compile time
You need efficient random access to your elements (O(1))
You will be adding and removing elements from the end
You want to iterate over the elements in any order
Avoid using a std::vector if:
You will frequently add or remove elements to the front or middle of the sequence
The size of your buffer is constant and known in advance (prefer std::array)
Be aware of the specialization of std::vector: Since C++98, std::vector has been specialized such that each element only occupies one bit. When accessing individual boolean elements, the operators return a copy of a bool that is constructed with the value of that bit.
std::array
The std::array container is the most like a built-in array, but offering extra features such as bounds checking and automatic memory management. Unlike std::vector, the size of std::array is fixed and cannot change during runtime.
Consider using a std::array if:
You need your data to be stored contiguously in memory
Especially useful for C-style API compatibility
The size of your array is known in advance
You need efficient random access to your elements (O(1))
You want to iterate over the elements in any order
Avoid using a std::array if:
You need to insert or remove elements
You don't know the size of your array at compile time
You need to be able to resize your array dynamically
std::deque
The std::deque container gets its name from a shortening of "double ended queue". The std::deque container is most efficient when appending items to the front or back of a queue. Unlike std::vector, std::deque does not provide a mechanism to reserve a buffer. The underlying buffer is also not guaranteed to be compatible with C-style array APIs.
Consider using std::deque if:
You need to insert new elements at both the front and back of a sequence (e.g. in a scheduler)
You need efficient random access to your elements (O(1))
You want the internal buffer to automatically shrink when elements are removed
You want to iterate over the elements in any order
Avoid using std::deque if:
You need to maintain compatibility with C-style APIs
You need to reserve memory ahead of time
You need to frequently insert or remove elements from the middle of the sequence
Calling insert in the middle of a std::deque invalidates all iterators and references to its elements
std::list
The std::list and std::forward_list containers implement linked list data structures. Where std::list provides a doubly-linked list, the std::forward_list only contains a pointer to the next object. Unlike the other sequential containers, the list types do not provide efficient random access to elements. Each element must be traversed in order.
Consider using std::list if:
You need to store many items but the number is unknown
You need to insert or remove new elements from any position in the sequence
You do not need efficient access to random elements
You want the ability to move elements or sets of elements within the container or between different containers
You want to implement a node-wise memory allocation scheme
Avoid using std::list if:
You need to maintain compatibility with C-style APIs
You need efficient access to random elements
Your system utilizes a cache (prefer std::vector for reduced cache misses)
The size of your data is known in advance and can be managed by a std::vector

A: set: holds unique values. Put 'a' in twice, the set has one 'a'.
map: maps keys to values, e.g. 'name' => 'fred', 'age' => 40. You can look up 'name' and you'll get 'fred' out.
dequeue, like a vector but you can only add/remove at the ends. No inserts into the middle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deque
edit: my dequeue description is lacking, see comments below for corrections

A: A map is what is often refered to as an associative array, usually implemented using a binary tree (for example). A deque is a double-ended queue, a certain incarnation of a linked list.
That is not to say that the actual implementations of the container library uses these concepts - the containr library will just give you some guarantees about how you can access the container and at what (amortized) cost.
I suggest you take a look at a reference that will go into detail about what those guarantees are. Scott Meyers book "Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library" should talk a bit about those, if I remember correctly. Apart from that, the C++ standard is obviously a good choice.
What I really want to say is: containers really are described by their properties, not by the underlying implementation.

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Matt Christopher
Matt Christopher is the writer young readers turn to when they're looking for fast-paced, action-packed sports novels. He is the best-selling author of more than one hundred sports books for young readers.
Books by Matt Christopher
Baseball World Series (Little League)
by Matt Christopher - Children's, Fiction, Sports
The final book in the series has Liam and Carter's teams on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball® World Series. Cousins and best friends who grew up playing baseball together, Liam and Carter must now play against each other to achieve their dreams of winning the Series title! One cousin will win, and the other will lose.
Perfect Game (Little League)
by Matt Christopher - Children's, Fiction, Friendship, Sports
Two weeks of intense competition remain to decide the final teams for the Little League® World Series. This year, the anticipation is high as it's possible that both of the previous final two teams will return, a very rare occurrence. And those are the teams Carter and Liam now play for! These two players, one from each team, are thinking the same thought: How can I play against my best friend?
District Doubleheader (Little League)
by Matt Christopher - Children's, Family, Fiction, Sports
Little League Baseball® players Liam and Carter are still adjusting to changes since Liam's family moved across the country to California. Liam is faced with having to prove himself all over again to his new teammates. Carter, on the other hand, is having his best season ever. His pitches are unstoppable and it looks like his team might just sweep the competition. That is, until a new pitcher hits the scene.
State Showdown
by Matt Christopher - Children's, Juvenile Fiction, Mystery, Sports
In the third book of this five book Little League Baseball® series, pitcher Carter Jones and his Forest Park All-Star teammates move on to Sectionals competition. Catcher Liam McGrath, Carter's cousin, has to work together with a rival-turned-teammate.
Play Ball! (Little League)
Eleven-year-old cousins catcher Liam McGrath and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball ® World Series. To reach the title match, however, they must first beat their number one rivals from Southern California. Little do they know that the game will prove to be just the first challenge they'll face on their road to the championships.
The Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter
by Matt Christopher and Daniel Vasconcellos - Children's, Sports
Mike has a special relationship with his dog, Harry. They can read each other's minds! Harry is able to help Mike out with tips about the opposing players on the baseball field, but Mike's having trouble with his pitches --- and the buddies need to work together to save the game!
Great Moments in the Summer Olympics
by Matt Christopher - Children's, History, Nonfiction, Sports
The Summer Olympics are chock full of epic athletic achievements across hundreds of disciplines, especially Track and Field, Gymnastics, and Swimming. Now readers can relive those moments in this fact-filled volume just right for young sports enthusiasts.
QB Blitz
by Matt Christopher and Stephanie Peters - Children's, Fiction, Friendship, Sports
Last season, thirteen-year-old Cal Kelliher was the only seventh grader in a starting line-up of eight graders. Now everything's changed. The eighth graders are freshmen, too wrapped up in high school to bother with Cal anymore. His teammates, used to be ignored by him, don't give him the time of day either. When a popular player challenges him for the quarterback position and the new head coach questions his attitude, Cal feels like he's being blitzed from all sides. Will he find a way to survive the mounting pressure, or will he get sacked?
Hook Shot Hero: A Nothin' But Net Sequel
by Matt Christopher - Children's, Friendship, Sports
Tim Daniels is back at Camp Wikasaukee with the rest of the gang from NOTHIN' BUT NET, serving as a mentor to three young rookies. He's still working on keeping his height from getting in the way of his game --- he's shorter than most of the guys. Plus, he's got a bully on his hands, and he's got to find a way to inspire his campers. Good thing NCAA pro Dick Dunbar is there to help Tim with a super-cool shot that gives him the confidence to make his mark at camp.
Great Moments in American Auto Racing
by Matt Christopher - Children's, History, Sports
The history of auto racing is chock-full of famous moments, with big-name drivers like Mario Andretti and Jeff Gordon. The histories of the Indy 500 and Daytona 500 races are rich with legendary drivers, family dynasties, rivalries and tragedies. Fans of this sport are truly loyal and fanatical, and readers will eat up all the descriptions of nail-biting moments of tension.
Out at Second
by Matt Christopher and Stephanie Peters - Children's, Health, Sports
When the Grizzlies' first basemen is sidelined two days before the playoffs, catcher Manny Griffin and second baseman Stu Fletcher take it upon themselves to help his replacement become a better player. The three practice together and all is going well --- until a wild throw hits Stu right in the head! Manny gives his word to keep quiet, but a few days later, Stu starts acting funny. Now Manny faces a difficult decision: should he break his promise and let Stu and the team down... or keep silent and hope that he's not putting Stu in danger?
Man Out at First
written by Matt Christopher with illustrations by Ellen Beier - Children's, Fiction, Friendship, Sports
The Mudders' first-baseman, Turtleneck Jones, is knocked out by a hard-thrown baseball, loses his confidence, and has to bounce back before Coach Parker decides on a permanent replacement. Reprint. SLJ.
On the Court with...Dwight Howard
by Matt Christopher - Biography, Children's, Sports
If you want a close look at one of basketball's superstars, Dwight Howard, look no further! All the stats, quotes, and action are here, plus photos and career highlights. And because it comes from Matt Christopher, readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf.
The Home Run Kid Races On
Home run slugger Sylvester Coddmyer the Third has been coached by men who look exactly like baseball legends: Babe Ruth, Eddie Cicotte, and Mickey Mantle. Are these men just impersonating famous ballplayers, as his friend Duane insists? Or are they from the "beyond," as Snooky Malone believes? The mystery deepens in this fourth title of the exciting Home Run Kid series when yet another character from baseball's past appears to coach Syl.
Julian Pryce was once the star center of the Tornadoes. But when he joins a new team after his family moves, he suddenly finds himself the star benchwarmer. It turns out the Warriors already have a starting center, Paul Boyd, who has no intention of sharing the court with Julian. The coach is no help, either, for one simple reason: Paul is his son! Now Julian may have to take drastic measures if he's going to get back into the game. . . but is he to blame when Paul winds up in the hospital?
Little Lefty
Bill Bailey is the smallest member of the Blackhawks baseball team, but he can throw harder than anyone else on the team, including the regular pitcher. After hearing stories about "Little Lefty," a pint-sized pitcher who made the big leagues, Bill is determined to earn some playing time. Will Bill finally get his chance to prove himself on the mound --- or will his friend Larry persuade him to give up the game?
Great Moments in Basketball History
Packed with facts and action, this is a book young basketball fans will reach for again and again ---- and because it comes from Matt Christopher, young readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf.
by Matt Christopher and Stephanie Peters - Children's, Fiction, Sports
Cole Richards is on the brink of advancing to his next belt level, but as he prepares for his test, new challenges come his way. First, his dojo announces a "create-your-own kata" contest to take place the same day as his belt test. Now he's torn between practicing for the test and making up a series of moves that will knock his sensei's socks off. But before he even begins with either challenge, he lands in trouble with a group of local teens --- and then with his best friends, too! How will Cole handle the mounting pressure?
On the Field with...Albert Pujols
Anyone who has ever had the privilege of watching Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals knows the sound of a hit. It's a sound that's been heard countless times since his 2001 rookie season. That year, he took the league by storm by posting some of the most fantastic offensive stats of any rookie ever --- and he's been doing the same ever since, shattering records and helping his team win games, including the 2006 World Series, with clutch hits and amazing home runs.
Football Double Threat
Thanks to his friend Bobby who broke his leg, Rocky keeps missing practices! What's going on between Rocky and Bobby --- and why is Jared on the team when he clearly dislikes football so much? Football Double Threat combines the action and excitement of football with relatable issues about envy, loyalty, and friendship.
On the Field With... Eli and Peyton Manning
No other family has conquered football like the Manning's. It all started with the dad, Archie, a former pro quarterback who taught his sons Peyton and Eli to play football. Now, as the brothers have both grown into pro quarterbacks, they're creating a legacy of their own, starting with two stunning Super Bowl wins. This exciting Matt Christopher biography gives readers the story behind this famous football family, as well as thrilling recaps of some of the most awesome games in NFL history.
On the Court with... LeBron James
LeBron James was a sensation in his early days playing AAU ball in Akron, Ohio and continued to amaze through his four years as a high school phenomenon. Now going into his fifth year as a star of the Cleveland Cavaliers, he is touted as the best player in basketball today. But even more importantly, he is that one-of-a-kind superstar whose main goal isn't to rack up the stats --- it's to make his team better.
Lacrosse Firestorm
Things are really heating up between Garry Wallis, star of LACROSSE FACE-OFF, and his nemesis, Michael Donofrio. At the end of last season, Garry sabotaged Michael's chances of becoming the league's top scorer. Now Michael is taking his revenge. Garry tries to ignore Michael, but the bullying finally gets to him --- and what happens next sets off a string of near-disasters that finds Garry in the heart of a firestorm . . .
The New York Yankees: Legendary Sports Teams
by Matt Christopher and Glenn Stout - Children's, Nonfiction, Sports
The New York Yankees played their first game in the American League in 1903. Since then, they have become the best team in baseball, bar none. Now this action-packed and fact-filled volume brings the Yankee's great history to life. Updated content includes team records and post-season results from 1903 to 2011, as well as lists of Yankees inducted into the Hall of Famers and photos of the most memorable plays and people in Yankee history.
Soccer Hero
Rob Lasher is just an ordinary soccer player, good at the game, but not great. Then one afternoon, he saves his coach's life in front of all his teammates. Suddenly, he's the team's hero. As some members of his team and the rest of the town continue to laud Rob's heroic act, Rob realizes he doesn't want the attention and any unearned accolades that come with it. Kids will learn that doing what is right should be the norm, not the exception.
The Lucky Baseball Bat: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
written by Matt Christopher, illustrated by Robert Henneberger
Windmill Windup
by Matt Christopher
All Keyed Up
written by Matt Christopher, illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos
You Lucky Dog
On the Field With...Alex Rodriguez
by Matt Christopher and Glenn Stout
On the Court With... Kobe Bryant
The Captain Contest
On the Halfpipe With...Tony Hawk
Operation Baby-Sitter
Master of Disaster
On the Track With... Jeff Gordon
Skateboard Renegade
Zach Halper loves skateboarding with his buddies. But lately, one of the guys, Brian, has been pressuring the others to do stuff Zach knows they shouldn't be doing. Yet Zach goes along, not only because he doesn't want to seem chicken but because soon he won't be seeing his friends as much. He'll be going to an exclusive academy while they'll be attending their old middle school. But will Zach go too far to fit in?
Stranger in Right Field
written by Matt Christopher, illustrated by Bert Dodson
The Catcher's Mask
Soccer Scoop
Great Moments in Football History
Baseball Turnaround
Double Play at Short
All Star Fever
written by Matt Christopher, illustrated by Anna Dewdney
Halfback Attack
Freddie Chase is a good football player with one major flaw: He's afraid to tackle. Coach Sears has no choice but to take Freddie out of the lineup. Now it's up to Freddie to earn his way back onto the starting team. But can he overcome his fear?
Great Moments in Baseball History
Capturing the suspense and play-by-play action of nine major league plays and the personalities of the athletes that made them, a fan's treasury includes Willie May's 1954 World Series catch and Jim Abbott's no-hitter.
Skateboard Tough
As soon as Brett Thyson steps on "The Lizard", the mysterious skateboard he unearthed in his backyard, he can feel its power. It glides smoothly and effortlessly, but Brett can't shake off the feeling that there's something not quite right about it.
The Spy on Third Base
written by Matt Christopher, illustrated by George Ulrich
Crackerjack Halfback
The Hit-Away Kid
Tackle Without a Team
written by Matt Christopher with illustrations by Margaret Sanfilippo - Children's, Fiction, Sports
When Scott Kramer is replaced in the football team for possession of marijuana, he knows he's innocent. But his brother was arrested for the same crime a few years earlier. The case against him is strong. Scott has to find the answer to one question --- who would want to see his name tarnished?
Basketball Sparkplug
Kim's teammates tease him about singing in the church choir, but they change their tune when the choir helps the Arrows become Small Fry Basketball Champions.
The Counterfeit Tackle
written by Matt Christopher with illustrations by Paul Casale - Children's, Fiction, Sports
Buzz and Corky are identical twins, but not very much alike. Corky, outgoing and popular, plays tackle on the Otters' football team. Buzz, the school chess champion, is quiet and reserved. One day they change places and all sorts of complications arise.
When Sean Bailor, an angry young wrestler, loses his perspective on what he is fighting for, he takes his aggressions out on his family and wrestling nemesis, until a friendly referee gives him tips on anger management.
Fighting Tackle
by Matt Christopher - Children's, Family, Family Life, Mental Health, Sports
Nicky, born with Down's syndrome, surprises his older brother, Terry, when he shows up one day on the football field as Terry's competition.
Jackrabbit Goalie
Anxious to make friends in a new town, a young boy lies about his experience as goalie in order to get on the local soccer team.
Long Stretch at First Base
written by Matt Christopher with illustrations by Karen Meyers - Children's, Fiction, Sports
Matt Christopher is the writer young readers turn to when they are looking for fast-paced, action-packed sports novels. This book is no exception. He is the author of a number of titles, including DIRT BIKE, RUNAWAY, FACE-OFF, ICE MAGIC and many more.
Jinx Glove
written by Matt Christopher with illustrations by Normand Chartier - Children's, Fiction, Sports
Chip's poor fielding using the new glove he buys with his own money soon makes him regret having thrown his father's old mitt away.
Undercover Tailback
Parker Nolan, who has a reputation for exaggeration, finds himself at the center of a confusing mystery when he sees someone stealing football plays out of the coach's playbook.
Break for the Basket
A fun story about basketball from Matt Christopher, the bestselling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.
Olympic Dream
by Matt Christopher and Karen Meyer - Children's, Fiction, Fitness, Sports
Doug Cannon is a video whiz, a decent hockey goalie --- and overweight. He is often the butt of his friend's jokes, but he tries not to let it get to him. That's before he meets cyclist Red Roberts. All summer, Doug struggles against his old habits to become the young athlete Red thinks he can be. At the same time, he looks within himself for the self-respect he had put aside long ago. But does he have what it takes to "really" go the distance, to reach for an Olympic dream?


There are hundreds to thousands of restaurants in Tagaytay. In Solenad 1 and 2 alone in Nuvali, travellers are endowed with a wide range of choices. And outside Nuvali is a gastronomic feast. Below are some of the best restaurants in the city.
Bag of Beans offers guests with an al fresco garden dining experience that suits Tagaytay's ambience. A rustic place as it is, the restaurant serves coffee and English pies and desserts. It is most known for its shepherd's pie (₱130 single, ₱530 whole). Bag of Beans offers buffet.
Winner of the Kalakbay Award for Restaurant of the Year, Josephine's specializes in Filipino cuisine. While it is popular for its breakfast and lunch buffets, the restaurant is frequented by travelers because of its classic bulalo (₱425, good for 4 to 6 persons). It offers a breathtaking view of the Taal Volcano.
Tagaytay City is a home to numerous bulalo stops such as the Tower Ground Bulalohan. The carinderia offers an al fresco dining experience where diners can view the Taal Lake. Bulalo is served on an earthen pot that keeps it hot longer than expected. A pot costs ₱400, good for 3 to 4 persons. It also offers grilled and sizzling choices.
Tootsie's serves home-cooked Filipino dishes, but these dishes are not your ordinary ones – these are heirloom recipes. The ambience inside the restaurant is also reminiscent of family gatherings. While there, don't forget to order Pancit Molo Valentino (₱395), Lumpia Ubod Petit (₱175), Lengua (₱495), Turon Halo-Halo (₱125) and Ube Palitaw (₱98).
Sonya's Garden is a bed and breakfast which also has its restaurant and panaderia. From its name, its backyard is mostly made up of gardens where produce are used as ingredients in preparing the menu (yes, all organic). It offers an eat-all-you-can sit-down meal for ₱683 per person.
A stoned walled restaurant, Marcia Adams' Restaurant boasts of its rustic elegance and lush greenery. It offers a Mediterranean menu for ₱700 consumable that includes an appetizer, a main course and a dessert. Complimentary bread are served to the guests as well. Marcia Adams' is a Tuscan-inspired restaurant.
Antonio's is one of the well-known garden restaurants not just in Tagaytay, but in the Philippines. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. However, it is a strictly reservation-only and smart-casual dining place. One of the best-sellers is Antonio's Trio (₱2,200) which include beef fillet with seared foie gras, grilled beef fillet with crepes and honey-glazed lamb loin with goat cheese.
Another Filipino restaurant that reminds diners of their own ancestral homes is Pamana Restaurant. Pamana Restaurant serves The Best Kare-Kare (Barrio Fiesta's Legacy – ₱398, Served Original Way with Seafoods – ₱435 and All Veggies – ₱295). The restaurant has a full-packed menu from starters to soups to native salads and greens to rice and noodles.
Leslie's is a native restaurant with interiors mostly made from wood. It even have hanging cottages where you can eat while marveling at the picturesque view of Taal Volcano and Taal Lake for additional ₱600. The best-seller is its bulalo (₱599) and Sugpo sa Aligue (₱449). Turon de Leslie (₱199) is also a must-try.
There you have it! If ever you will visit Nuvali, don't forget to try dining at the restaurants at Solenad 1 and 2. When outside Nuvali though, it is a must to eat at any of these dining places. You will never regret that you did.


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RM of Portage la Prairie - Social Distancing Enforcement - Updated April 9, 2020
Our Government Social Distancing Enforcement - Updated April 9, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the province declared a state of emergency on March 20, which included orders under The Public Health Act to help reduce the spread of the virus including:
• restrictions on public gatherings to 10 or fewer people,
• require the closure of non-essential businesses, and
• enforcement of social distancing measures by businesses and services that remain open including ensuring a two-metre distance is kept between people in the facility or premises.
"Everyone has a role to play in reducing the spread of COVID-19, and the majority of Manitobans are adhering to good social distancing practices and changing how they operate at home, in their community and within their business," said Pallister. "Unfortunately, there is still a need to have additional measures in place to address situations where people are ignoring the advice of our health experts. These changes will give enforcement officers more tools to help curb the spread of the virus."
Effective immediately, fine amounts for breaching these emergency orders will be set at $486 for individuals and $2,542 for businesses.
Measures involving public health officers working in conjunction with local police services, First Nation police services and the RCMP are also in place for municipalities outside of Winnipeg. Plans are underway to expand these and adopt measures similar to those announced today for Winnipeg. These include engaging municipal bylaw officers, community and First Nation safety officers, community volunteer groups such as Citizens on Patrol, and Manitoba Conservation officers who will work with respective police services.
Outside of Winnipeg, reports of non-compliance can be made to the Manitoba Government Inquiry (MGI) inquiry line at 204-945-3744 or by email at mgi@gov.mb.ca.
For the most up to date information about Manitoba's response to COVID-19 and public health orders please visit:
www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/soe.html.


I'm not a big fan of director Adam McKay. Since his way-overrated debut with Anchorman, he's made four films, all of which star Will Ferrell and most of which are total crap. His producing credits are ever ropier, including The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard and Land of the Lost.
The Other Guys is both the worst and the definitive McKay film: it's overflowing with lame improvisation, 'hilarious' 'boundary-pushing' 'humour' and more wacky Ferrell moments than a two-hour Funny or Die marathon.