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Dr. Mike Trevisan
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Is 'Superman' not so super?
October 26, 2010 b.chapman
A.G. Rud
Diane Ravitch is doing some remarkably informed and incisive work. I was impressed and moved by her most recent book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education, and now by her review of the documentary Waiting for "Superman." Titled "The Myth of Charter Schools," it appears in the New York Review of Books.
I have not seen the film as it has not been available to us yet, but we in the College of Education have talked about possibly arranging for a showing. What I've read about it greatly concerns me. I value the presentation of data by Ravitch debunking some of its central points, including its claim that 70 percent of eighth-grade students cannot read at grade level. "This is flatly wrong," she writes, and goes on to prove it.
Ravitch is dismayed that the film downplays the problems outside of schools that are working against students, including poverty. She notes the difficulties of identifying "bad" or ineffective teachers, especially in light of a trend toward hiring administrators who have little or no education experience. She points out that the film decries teachers' unions, while lauding the school system of Finland — a country with a completely unionized teaching force.
I am interested to hear reactions from others about the film, and Ravitch's review.
FAQs: What people ask the new dean
October 6, 2010 b.chapman
In my first two months on the job, the people with whom I've talked have expressed hope, excitement and concern about the future of the College of Education, along with curiosity about this new fellow in the dean's office.
Some of the questions I'm frequently asked:
What is your vision of the future for the college? The Washington State University College of Education will be a vibrant center of learning that is responsive to the educational needs of our state, country and world — but especially of our state. We will not lose sight of our land-grant mission to the people of Washington.
Details, please! The college will have a much larger and well-funded research agenda. That's why one of my first actions was to create the position of associate dean for research and external funding, and appoint Mike Trevisan to fill it. The college will also make the most of the strengths of each campus, including the residential Ph.D. programs in Pullman; the urban education expertise in Vancouver; the health science collaborations in Spokane; and the Hispanic-serving mission of the Tri-Cities.
How will you stay in touch with such a far-flung campus system? Though based in Pullman, I plan to visit each of our regional campuses no fewer than four times a year. And I rely heavily on our campus academic directors to keep me informed.
Will the role of teacher education diminish? Not on my watch. My WSU colleagues and I are adding our voices to the national conversation about the best ways to graduate competent, well-educated, socially responsible teachers whose students will succeed in the classroom and in life.
How will the college be affected by this latest round of state budget cuts that's hit WSU? We don't know yet. President Floyd has asked for input from the deans, and my administrative team and I are working on that. I'll keep everyone informed.
How are you settling in? My wife, Rita, and I are enjoying small-town, big university life on the Palouse. We have 100 boxes of books and some other important items yet to unpack, but we're settling in well in the house we bought on Pullman's Pioneer Hill. By the way, there sure are lots of hills here. I'm starting to understand the concept of "Cougar calves."
Of course, these are my elevator-speech answers. I look forward to having in-depth conversations with many of you, and welcome suggestions from the alumni and supporters I won't have the pleasure of meeting. Leave your comments on this blog, or drop me a note.
Dining with Deans
Annyong haseyo from Seoul Korea!
Our continued partnership with Khon Kaen University
A Season for Thanks
Ed Leadership
Sharing the College
A. G. Rud on Ours is a college on the move
Gene on Ours is a college on the move
Joy Egbert on On the horizon: A new department name
Michele Acker-Hocevar on Essayists explore reverence, teaching's forgotten virtue
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Queensland Film Festival – Inaugural Programme Announced
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The Queensland Film Festival (QFF) has announced its full inaugural programme. From July 24 to 26, the festival will bring twelve features and two shorts that demonstrate the depth and breadth of contemporary filmmaking. Three of the feature films and one of the short films will enjoy their Australian premieres.
The festival is bringing films to Brisbane that otherwise wouldn't get a screening in the city. With its focus on films that would be otherwise unseen, it fills part of the hole left by the departure of BIFF 2 years ago. There is also a point of difference from the new Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival (BAPFF), which screens a region-focused selection of films, some of which get a cinema release.
"We are delighted to reveal the complete lineup for this year's QFF," said co-director Huw Walmsley-Evans. "Strong community support, particularly from Foxtel Movies, New Farm Cinemas and the Queensland University of Technology, as well as from the city's dedicated and passionate cinephiles, has helped make this festival happen."
As co-director John Edmond notes, "contemporary cinema is thriving around the globe, and Queensland wants to share in it." He continues, "we're simply grateful to be able to showcase some of the amazing films that, at the moment, would otherwise not be screened in Brisbane."
Abderrahmane Sissako's TIMBUKTU opens QFF, presenting a depiction of life under jihadist rule that speaks to our troubled times. TIMBUKTU provides a perfect example of the kind of work the festival aims to highlight; although it received an Academy Award nomination (Best Foreign Language Film) in 2015, and also cleaned up at France's Cesar Awards.
THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY (Peter Strickland) – An absolute must-see on the big screen for its inventive sound design and luscious production design.
P'TIT QUINQUIN (Bruno Dumont) – An absurdest murder mystery that opens with the discovery of human body parts stuffed inside a cow
JAUJA (Lisandro Alonso) – a colonialist Argentinian western starring Viggo Mortenson. The played at Cannes in 2014 in the Un Certain Regard and was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize.
For more information, head over to the official festival website or follow the fest on Twitter
The full festival line-up is after the jump.
Posted by Sam at 17:00	Tagged with: Film Festivals, Films, Movies, QLDFF, Queensland Film Festival
New Zealand International Film Festival 2015 Picks & Recommendations
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To help you with your selections, or possibly make it harder, we've listed our picks for your 10 trip pass. These are films we haven't seen but would be seeing if we were lucky enough to be going. We'll live vicariously through all of you I guess….*cries*. Seeing more than 10? We've also listed every film in the programme we have seen and can recommend. We've even linked to our reviews.
We're going to assume that Opening Night is a given and take that straight out of your 10 pass. Direct from Cannes, THE LOBSTER is Greek New Wave director Yorgos Lanthimos' English language début. Soak up the opening night buzz and be one of the first to see this film.
Our picks and recommendations for the rest of your fest are after the jump.
Posted by Sam at 22:10	Tagged with: Film Festivals, Films, Movies, New Zealand Int'l Film Festival, NZIFF, NZIFF2015, Reviews
Introducing: Director of the Month
Back when I was blogging daily on The Film Emporium I learned a lot about some of the world's greatest filmmakers through my 'Director of the Month' feature. Among them: Krzysztof Kieslowski, Andrei Tarkovsky, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean-Luc Godard, David Cronenberg, Robert Altman, Sam Peckinpah, Dario Argento and Hayao Miyazaki. A lot of work, but a lot of fun. I have missed the challenge and with the motivation to continue to expand my knowledge of world cinema I have decided to bring it to An Online Universe.
Starting next month, and continuing at least through until the end of the year, I will focus on one director each month. I will watch 3-5 of their films (depending on accessibility, which is a big factor) and write…something. It might be a review of the individuals film. It might be an essay discussing several films linked by style or theme. Here are some of the directors/director pairings, and select films, I am going to be considering:
Todd Haynes – Safe, Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven, I'm Not There
Douglas Sirk – Imitation of Life, All That Heaven Allows, Magnificent Obsession, The Tarnished Angels, Written on the Wind
Louis Malle – Black Moon, My Dinner With Andre, Atlantic City, Au Revoir Les Enfants
Claire Denis – Chocolat, Beau Travail, Trouble Every Day, The Intruder, 35 Shots of Rum, White Material, Bastards
Rainer Werner Fassbinder – Fox & His Friends, Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Veronika Voss, Lola
Barry Levinson – Diner, The Natural, Rain Man, Wag the Dog
Jean-Luc and Pierre Dardenne – La Promesse, The Son, L'enfant, The Kid with a Bike
Edward Burns – The Brothers McMullen, She's the One, Sidewalks of New York, Purple Violets, Newlyweds
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger – 49th Parallel, The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp, I Know Where I Am Going, A Matter of Life & Death
Yasujiro Ozu – Tokyo Story, Floating Weeds, Late Spring, Early Summer, I Was Born, But…
Please let me know if there are other films from these filmmakers that you love and suggest I see, or would love to learn more about. If I have left out a film, there is a chance I have seen it. I am also open to filmmaker suggestions. If there is a filmmaker you wish me to check out and dedicate a month to, drop me a comment.
Posted by Andrew Buckle at 18:26	Tagged with: Director of the Month, Feature, film
In Cinemas: 25 June 2015
In cinemas this week: Love & Mercy, Far From the Madding Crowd, Zero Motivation, Eden and Ted 2.
Love & Mercy – We all know the music, but few know the true story of musical genius, Brian Wilson and his struggles with brilliance and balance. Love & Mercy paints an unconventional portrait of the artist by interweaving seminal moments from his youth and later life. The role of Brian Wilson is masterfully shared between Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine) as the younger, 1960s Brian; and John Cusack (High Fidelity) as Wilson in the 1980s. The film explores the many challenges Brian has faced, both from his point of view in his younger years; and from the perspective of his now wife, Melinda (Elizabeth Banks) when she meets Brian in his 40s and under the questionable medical care of Dr. Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti). The Beach Boys were already experiencing chart topping success with Surfin' Safari, I Get Around, Help Me Rhonda, California Girls and Good Vibrations when Brian found himself driven to move in a new musical direction. Whilst this would ultimately lead to the creation of what is widely ranked as one of the greatest albums of all time 'Pet Sounds' it also lead to the band breaking up and Brian breaking down. Sam and I both agree that this is refreshingly unconventional dual-era musical portrait effectively gets into Wilson's fractured psyche and leaves piercing impact. The empathetic performances from Dano and Cusack blend seamlessly, and the sound design is outstanding. Read Sam's review at the link.
Far From the Madding Crowd – Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love – as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. This is a lovely story and I rather like the actors. Mulligan plays a strong-willed, independent woman who didn't come across as being a horrible person at the same time. Rare. Schoenaerts continues to be an effortlessly compelling screen presence, while Sheen is very good too. Thomas Vinterberg (The Hunt) is an excellent director, his decisions elevating what could have been a conventional period drama into something far more memorable than I expected. Beautifully shot in 35mm, with striking costumes, I felt transported to the period.
Zero Motivation – Set in a remote desert military base, a platoon of young women soldiers, all Israeli conscripts, serve out their time playing computer games, singing pop songs, and conspiring to get transferred to Tel Aviv — while endlessly serving coffee to the men who run the show. Here's an Israeli film filled with funny, quick-witted, zany women who wield their staple guns like automatic weaponry. If there is a war going on, it's one against boredom, bad uniforms, dopey rules, and doing everything in triplicate. Debut filmmaker Talya Lavie is Israel's answer to Lena Dunham: Zero Motivation won the top prize for narrative world cinema at the Tribeca Film Festival. The feisty performances from the young actresses are all effective; the snarky humour found in the mundane certainly draws some comparisons to Robert Altman's M*A*S*H. Through the prism of war and compulsory service, Zero Motivation tackles the complexities of female life – feelings of loneliness and hopelessness, untameable desires, and the search for an identity in a ridiculously bureaucratic environment that strips an individual of one. I'm not sure a female-centric black comedy about the Israeli Defense Forces has formerly existed. Well, it does now, and it is a good one. It is a refreshing and witty, and shows a confident handling of conflicting tone and loose, freewheeling narrative storytelling. (Review at the link).
Eden – Eden is an affecting trip into the electronic dance movement in Paris whose rhythms echo its textures and feeling. Based on the experiences of Hansen-Løve's brother Sven, the film follows Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris. Rave parties dominate that culture, but he's drawn to the more soulful rhythms of Chicago's garage house. He forms a DJ collective named Cheers, and together he and his friends plunge into the ephemeral nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music. Saw this at TIFF, and it ended up being one of the biggest disappointments of the festival. Some brief thoughts from the festival at the link.
Weekly Recommendation: Haven't seen Ted 2. Probably won't. But with the exception of Eden, which I didn't really connect with though admired on some levels, I can recommend the others. Eden, I understand, is screening exclusively in Sydney at Golden Age Cinemas, while Zero Motivation will also be a tough one to track down. Love & Mercy and Far From the Madding Crowd have both just screened at the Sydney Film Festival and they were two of the strongest I saw.
Posted by Andrew Buckle at 07:21	Tagged with: Eden, Far From the Madding Crowd, Feature, film, In Cinemas, Love & Mercy, New Releases, Ted 2, Zero Motivation
Trailer: Sicario
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Director Denis Villeneuve's SICARIO has its first official trailer. The film premiered at Cannes to mostly positive reviews, and from what I've read Villeneuve (Prisoners, Enemy, Incendies) has directed another nail-biter.
When you have a director as interesting as Villeneuve coupled with a fierce Emily Blunt, what's not to be excited about?
Official Synopsis:
In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past (Benicio Del Toro), the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.
SICARIO hits Australian cinemas on September 17, 2015.
Posted by Sam at 20:48	Tagged with: Benicio del Toro, Denis Villeneuve, Emily Blunt, Films, Josh Brolin, Movies, Sicario, Trailers
2015 Sydney Film Festival Poll
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Here we are with another (probably my last) Sydney Film Festival critic and fan poll. I asked a number of friends, acquaintances, film critics and film buffs, to send me a list of every film they saw at this year' Sydney Film Festival with a 1-5 star rating. I tallied up the results and have laid them out below. Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate.
In addition to what Sam, Shaun and I put together here on An Online Universe, there was a lot more fantastic coverage of this year's festival. Here are some other sites to check out – 4:3 Film (Conor Bateman + many other contributors), Screen-Space (Simon Foster), The Cue Dot Confessions (Mike Scott), The Limerick Review (Lisa Malouf), Trespass Magazine (Alex Doneau), ccpopculture (Dave Crewe) and Graffiti With Punctuation (Blake Howard).
While there weren't that many five star grades given this year (Tehran Taxi with 4 and Me & Earl & the Dying Girl with 3, topped that list), the quality of the festival is clear in that many films scored a 3.5+ average. In the table after the jump I have only included films with four or more grades, but first I have included a list of those with three or less (votes/ave).
Posted by Andrew Buckle at 15:26
2015 Sydney Film Festival Diary Days 9-12
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As I reach the end of my 2015 Sydney Film Festival Diary I have been fighting off a lack of post-festival motivation to get this done. There are two films I watched over the last four days that I haven't been able to review – Cemetery of Splendour and The Assassin. The former I enjoyed, but watched on the verge of slumber. It is a mesmerising film, suited for that sleepy atmosphere, but I have no idea how to describe the experience. The latter I appreciated on a visual level, but struggled to make sense of the story, which doesn't clue in an audience with cultural or historical context. I am not sure what to say about either, and I feel like it is better to leave them alone. But, after the jump you can find my reviews of Phoenix, Tangerine, Arabian Nights: Volumes 1-3, Seymour: An Introduction and Me & Earl & the Dying Girl.
And, you can find all of my personal awards, and final ranking of films here:
Posted by Andrew Buckle at 14:30	Tagged with: 2015 Sydney Film Festival, Arabian Nights: Volumes 1-3, Feature, film, Me & Earl & the Dying Girl, Phoenix, Seymour: An Introduction, Tangerine
2015 Scandinavian Film Festival
The Scandinavian Film Festival is pleased to announce its full repertoire of twenty-two features framed by the witty opening night comedy HERE IS HAROLD (Her Er Harold) and closing night film INGRID BERGMAN: IN HER OWN WORDS (Jag ar Ingrid).
The latter sees Stig Bjorkman deliver a revelatory documentary on Bergman's personal life through her diary, interviews with family members and never-before-seen private footage, providing a captivating look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and World cinema.
Swedish-Finnish actress and well-known comedian Bianca Kronlöf will be present in Sydney and Melbourne for their opening nights and an exclusive Q&A following the screening of her film UNDERDOG (Svenskjävel), which sees her play 23-year-old Dino, who has fled the mass unemployment of her home country in search of a more worthwhile existence in Oslo, Norway, only to end up in the centre of a scandalous and intense love triangle.
Other Festival highlights include:
Grimur Hakonarson's RAMS (Hrutar), which was awarded the top prize in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section. RAMS centres on two brothers from a remote Icelandic farming valley who haven't spoken in 40 years, but have to come together in order to save what's dearest to them — their prize-winning flock of sheep.
Anne Sewitsky (winner of Sundance's World Cinema Grand Jury Prize in 2011 for her début feature, Happy, Happy) returns with HOMESICK (De Naermeste), an intimate portrayal of one woman desperately trying to rewrite past emotional injuries.
Danish Academy-Award winning director Bille August's SILENT HEART (Stille hjerte), a masterfully crafted drama where three generations of a family gather in a large isolated country home faced with a mother's ultimate decision.
Check out the full programme & purchases your tickets @ http://www.scandinavianfilmfestival.com/
Festival dates & locations
WED 8 JULY – SUN 26 JULY: PALACE NORTON STREET, PALACE VERONA
VIC THU 9 JULY – SUN 26 JULY: PALACE CINEMA COMO, PALACE BRIGHTON BAY
ACT TUE 14 JULY – SUN 26 JULY: PALACE ELECTRIC
QLD THU 16 JULY – SUN 26 JULY: PALACE CENTRO
BYRON FRI 17 JULY – THU 23 JULY: PALACE BYRON BAY
SA WED 22 JULY – WED 29 JULY: PALACE NOVA EASTEND CINEMA
WA THU 23 JULY – WED 29 JULY: CINEMA PARADISO
HOBART THU 23 JULY – WED 29 JULY: STATE CINEMA
Posted by Sam at 07:28	Tagged with: Film Festivals, Films, Movies, Reviews, Scandinavian Film Festival

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Q: Read NFC (Mifare Classic 1K) with CryptoTokenKit I'm trying to read/write a Milfare Classic 1k NFC card (supplied from factory) using an ACR122. I can detect the card, but cannot communicate with it.
I have been searching the web for days trying to find any kind of documentation on this (without success).
I know that these cards are encrypted but surely there is a default password or a way to reset the card?
Here's what I have so far:
card.beginSessionWithReply { (result, error) -> Void in
         print("Began card session: \(result) \(card.valid) \(card.currentProtocol)");

         let aid : [UInt8] = [0xFF, 0x86, 0x00, 0x00, 0x05, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0, 0x00];
         var data = NSData(bytes: aid, length: aid.count)
         card.transmitRequest(data, reply: { (data, error) -> Void in
            print("Transmit: data: \(data) error \(error)");
         })

         data = "Hi".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!;
         card.sendIns(0xFF, p1: 0x00, p2: 0x00, data: data, le: nil, reply: { (data, uint, error) -> Void in
            if let e = error {
               if (e.code == TKErrorCode.CorruptedData.rawValue) {
                  print("CorruptedData");
               } else {
                  print("error code: \(error?.code)");
               }
            }
            print("Sendins: reply:\(data) int:\(uint) error:\(error)");
         })
      }

Output:
["ACS ACR122U"]
Card is valid
ATR: <3b8f8001 804f0ca0 00000306 03000100 0000006a>
Began card session: true true TKSmartCardProtocol(rawValue: 2)
error code: Optional(-2)
Sendins: reply:nil int:0 error:Optional(Error Domain=CryptoTokenKit Code=-2 "(null)")
Transmit: data: Optional(<6300>) error nil

Any suggestions would be great (including any OS X software capable of reading/writing these cards).

A: I'm not sure about CryptoTokenKit but i'm sure we can use PICC commands according to ACR122 Application Programming Interface to read/write Mifare Cards.
You have to go through following steps.

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*Load authentication keys to the reader.

*Do authentication.
You need to provide which set of blocks to read and provide authentication key for those. For more info on memory structure of Mifare classic 1k please refer to the datasheet here.

Then you can issue read and write APDU commands (can be found of ACR 122 API documentation). Cheers!

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so I make Jason Sanford the "winner", but an honourable mention to Jim Hawkins, 100% of whose stories made the cut for me.
I'll add them to the pile.
My vote goes like this.
I can't point only one story as the best, so these are my choices.
Three of the best were Plague Birds, Untied States and Flying in the Face of God.
All in all the complete year has been somewhat weaker than the last two (but then again 2010. had been one of the worst years in SF in the last decade). Only Asimov's had somewhat better quality of published stories than in 2009.
Interzone's stories had overall good quality with none of the stories I'd mark as non satisfactory or bad.
Some really good stuff this year.
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These were the stories that came to mind unprompted (although I did have to glance back to check the spelling of Kawkawroons). They're quite different stories and I suppose they each left a different sort of impression for different sorts of reasons, but they all left an impression.
Interzone has continued to look gorgeous this year, thanks in no small part to Warwick Fraser-Coombe. I've also really enjoyed Ben Baldwin's art inside the magazine.
I have no negative votes for either stories or art. Overall, Interzone had another great year.
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I'm going to go do some work now before I start sounding like Jason's fangirl or summat.
Having missed ten months of the year, I suspect my list would be skewed slightly. But I'm no research expert, so I can't be sure.
The Galactic Series - short fiction space opera blog.
Artwork: Jim Burns for "In the Harsh Glow of its Incandescent Beauty"
Thanks for that.. I'll have to try harder on volume this year!
Robert Dunn for "Flying in the Face of God"
Dave Senecal for "Alternate Girl's Expatriot Life"
Ben Baldwin for "Into the Depths of Illuminated Seas"
Richard Wagner for "Love and War"
Richard Wagner for "The Shipmaker"
I also liked Warwick Fraser-Coombe's combined picture which worked really well as individual covers, though on balance my personal preference would be to have more than one cover artist per year; I do enjoy seeing what different artists bring to the covers of Interzone.
Overall, I thought it was a really strong year for Interzone; though I only listed my top five, most of the stories hit the spot.
NB: On preview, it looks like I've missed the cut-off date. Oh well, working a month without a day off will do that.
Sometimes it does feel more American than anything else but it does seem to publish more European authors than the American mags. As you say, though, quality of the story should be a primary determinate as to whether a story is published over the nationality of the author. IZ's non-fiction sections are decidely different in their outlook from their American colleagues so if there is something that defines its Britishness, or otherwise, I would have to say that it depends on the editorial and reviews content rather than the stories.


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Hardcover, 448 pages, 341 illustrations (337 colorplates), 105 artists' biographies. In Russian and English.
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Home » Bollywood News » Baaghi director Sabbir Khan on Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor, and never-seen-before action
Baaghi director Sabbir Khan on Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor, and never-seen-before action
Vineeta Kumar | Updated on: 28 April 2016, 0:30 IST
His first big Bollywood directorial project was the Akshay Kumar starrer Kambakkht Isshq. And now, filmmaker Sabbir Khan is gearing up for the release of another biggie, his upcoming film, Baaghi: A Rebel For Love, which stars Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor.
Interestingly, the filmmaker had directed Tiger even in his debut film, Heropanti. However, he says it was a lot easier to work with Tiger this time round.
In a conversation with Catch, Sabbir sspoke about the film and its producer, Sajid Nadiadwala. Excerpts:
You have worked with Tiger Shroff in Heropanti earlier. How was it directing him for the second time in Baaghi?
I think working with Tiger again in Baaghi was a lot easier than earlier. We know each other better now and he doesn't get nervous anymore about things he used to earlier. He has become a lot more confident, which is also because he got a lot of love and respect from the audience after his first film.
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Tiger told me you had to spoon feed him everything during Heropanti. Was it the same on the sets of Baaghi as well?
I think he's right in a way that I have tried to groom him completely during Heropanti. As a director, I will always spoon feed my actors because I want them to deliver a performance the way I have envisioned it. But, we have a bond now. We understand each other very well.
In both your films with Tiger Shroff, Heropanti and Baaghi, his characters seem similar. Both seem to be action-oriented roles with shades of romance.
On the surface, they might look similar. But, while in Heropanti, Tiger's character was romantic, here (in Baaghi), it's far more intense. His Baaghi character has a lot of depth. He goes through a journey in this film and there's something that happens to him in the film which changes his life.
How easy or difficult was it to direct Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor together, considering they have known each since their childhood?
I think most people would think it was easy. But, it is not. As they have been friends since childhood, in many scenes it would come through. So even in scenes where you need passion and romance, the friendship would come in by default and they wouldn't realise it.
What do you think is Baaghi's USP?
I would say a good story. In fact, there isn't just one USP. We have tried to push the bar for action with Baaghi. We have brought in never-seen-before action in it. Action, which is real. Then, we are bringing a fresh pairing with Shraddha and Tiger.
What do you mean when you say that you're trying to push the boundaries of action withBaaghi?
Every Friday, a Hollywood film releases and we watch it and go gaga over its action. And sometimes we question why Indian films can't depict similar action. So here's an action film of that level. There're no car exploding, there's nobody firing a gun. It's a pure action film where we have introduced many new action techniques.
The producer of Baaghi, Sajid Nadiadwala, is producing three other big films this year,Dishoom, Housefull 3 and Rangoon. How successful do you think the year will be for him?
We're the opening batsmen for him. We want to open well for him, so that he can have a good run throughout the year. We're family.
First published: 28 April 2016, 0:30 IST
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Vineeta brings Bollywood fun and intricate showbiz details to Catch/Speed News. She has worked with IndiaTV, Zee News, and is here to provide Catch readers with the best of 'quality entertainment'. A Delhi girl, Vineeta pursued BMMMC from I P College for Women, Delhi University, and craves to know more all the time. When she is not indulging in a serious cinematic discussion over a film she just watched, Vineeta is either reading a fantasy book or polishing her artistic skills.
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Racing to War - the three must-see exhibits
HMS entrance with the Lance Gun
"Racing to War" is on at the National Museum of the Royal Navy at the Portsmouth dockyards from April 2014 to January 2015.
A gun, a boat and a sledge don't sound much like artefacts that shaped history. But an exhibition in Portsmouth, "Racing to War", has chosen objects that, "tell an astonishing history over the century of greatest change," according to curator Matthew Sheldon. Stephanie Strong raced down to see three stand-out exhibits: the gun that fired the first shot of World War I; a genuine Cockleshell Heroes canoe; and the sledge that rescued Scott off the Antarctic.
The Cockleshell Heroes canoe
A classic David vs. Goliath tale is the story of the ten Portsmouth born-and-bred Cockleshell heroes, who, armed only with canoes and mines, shortened the war by six months according to Winston Churchill.
Their mission was to plant limpet mines on the German ships docked at Bordeaux in the dead of night. The perilous work meant risking everything, and being protected by nothing. This was no training exercise and the dangers of being shot, blown up or captured were all too real.
The ten young Marines managed to destroy four ships and caused damage to multiple others, changing the course of the war forever.
Of the ten, only two survived and escaped into Spain. Two died of hypothermia and the other six were captured by the Germans.
Their courage put Portsmouth on the map of World War II heroes forever, and their canoe on the wall of the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth.
The sledge that rescued Captain Scott
A thousand miles of icy waste is a long way to travel in a sledge to find a dead man. But the body in question was no ordinary man. It was the dead body of world-famous Antarctic explorer Captain Scott.
Captain Robert Scott had not been successful in his expedition to be the first to reach the South Pole in the Antarctic. Finding the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had got there first, crushed by defeat, Scott's team could fight the cold no longer.
But Petty Officer Thomas Williamson was not to know this when he set out to look for him. Perhaps it was the bond of brotherhood that helped him locate a body in an icy wilderness the size of Australia; or perhaps it was just pure instinct.
The Antarctic does not hold back. 1018 miles is a long way to travel with only wooden slats to move you in temperatures of minus 50. When the ponies did not survive the cold, they replaced them with dogs. When the dogs were exhausted, they used sails.
Williamson was the first person to enter the tent on 12th November. Lifting the flap, he found the frozen bodies of Scott's team in exactly the same state in which they had died 10 months before.
The bodies were within miles of the South Pole, which they arrived at on the 17th January 1912.
Scott may have failed in being the first to the South Pole, but Williamson had been successful in finding the lost heroes. Only the sledge now survives, taking pride of place on the wall of the Racing to War exhibition.
The Gun That Launched A Thousand Ships
Standing back and peering up the metal gunwale of the giant gun at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, it is almost possible to see the smoke rising from the end of the barrel.
It is the middle of a grey weekday afternoon and Patricia Fish, the museum guide, has led me round the end of the two-metre long ship-gun that stood at the front of the HMS Carolyn destroyer in World War I to show me where two men stood to steer it.
So what made those men trigger four years of bloodshed? I ask. Did they slip? She smiles then frowns, "Unfortunately not," she said.
On 5th August 1914, in the early hours of an August morning, the HMS Carolyn military destroyer was cruising the waters of the Baltic Sea. War had been declared at 11pm the night before but as yet was still only a theory. All was still calm off the European coast, and there was no sign of any conflict.
As The HMS Carolyn cruised gently past a passenger ship on the outskirts of Holland waters the British Captain's stomach lurched. In making the order, he did not flinch, even though it signalled no return. Four successful hits pounded against the passenger ship. As the British navy desperately shouted from the loudspeaker to surrender, the ship was scuttled by its captain and sank before the eyes of the shaking officers.
What had looked at first like an innocent cruise ship, taking tourists from Holland to Germany, had been anything but. The HMS Carolyn had accidentally stumbled across a German mine-layer, caught in the act of planting bombs in Amsterdam waters.
Four more years of bloody combat continued for the officers on board, in a war that was to change the shape of the world as they knew it.
For those who care to tread lightly around how a moment's peace can become a dance with death, the gun is a potent reminder of how every war begins with just one shot.
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I want to talk about the concept of a Deployment Adapter - that hooks into Umbraco publish and unpublish events to add and remove content to a runtime.
We'll take a look at the last one. The REST deployment adapter sends the serialised content to an endpoint and allows the receiving application to do what it needs with the content. In most cases this would just be to write the content to the local filesystem.
It is a very simple yet powerful concept. Umbraco already has excellent support for writing Media into CDN (S3, Azure etc), and this is the equivalent for content.
Currently I'm excited about the opportunity to plug this into Umbraco as a service. This would allow you to use Umbraco as your CMS but push your content to any type of application - and the setup would take minutes.
Once you have all of your content in a Zip, GIT repo or cloud storage you can have a language specific implementation of the runtime over that store to consume your content on a mobile app, smart TV app or any other such emerging platform.


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by Maria Guido
Updated: Aug. 7, 2016
Today, The New York Times printed a bunch of excerpts of things Donald Trump has said under oath in various courtrooms. Wow, is he a belligerent child. I'm not name calling, I'm just telling it like it is, which Trump should appreciate. I kind of specialize in belligerent children: I have a four-year-old who's about as charming as Trump at the moment — but makes more sense.
Trump sells himself as a no-nonsense, straight talker. That's code for "asshole" – in case you were wondering. He also seems to have serious issues with women. Take the way he addressed a female lawyer in a courtroom while being grilled about a failed Florida real estate project. The Times reports that Trump told the lawyer her questions were "very stupid." That's a nice way for a would-be presidential candidate to conduct himself in a court of law. It shows a hell of a lot of respect for our judicial system.
When the same lawyer asked for a medical break, Trump's lawyers objected. The lawyer, Elizabeth Beck, explained that it was urgent because she had to pump milk for her three-month-old. She took the pump out of her bag to make a point. That's when court documents claim Trump blurted out, "You're disgusting." The remark is not disputed by either side. He then walked out of the courtroom, according to the NYT story.
Is anyone surprised by this behavior? I doubt it. You need look no further than Trump's own Twitter account to see what a complete and total hot-headed, reactionary person he is. Do we really want someone who behaves worse than our toddlers leading the free world?
STUPID POOPY HEADS!
BULL! MAKE ME LAUGH, CLOWN.
Oh, look! A presidential candidate wishing millions of Americans employed by Macy's will be out of a job because Macy's hurt his feeewings.
STUPID HEAD, ANDERSON COOPER!
ONE FISH, TWO FISH. RED FISH, BLUE FISH.
The disrespect shown to that lawyer in that courtroom tells us all we need to know about Trump as a person. Someone who could direct that kind of vitriol toward a working mother is simply not a good guy. Trump thinks he's above the law, and he has serious anger management issues. They clearly rub off on those he keeps in his inner circle, as evidenced by the threats recently hurled at a Daily Beast reporter by one of Trump's lawyers:
"I will make sure that you and I meet one day while we're in the courthouse. And I will take you for every penny you still don't have. And I will come after your Daily Beast and everybody else that you possibly know," Cohen said. "So I'm warning you, tread very fucking lightly, because what I'm going to do to you is going to be fucking disgusting. You understand me?"
I don't need a child bully running my country. I already have one of those running my household, thankyouverymuch.
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Lee Ridley (aka Lost Voice Guy) is the first stand-up comedian to use a communication aid.
Lee won Britain's Got Talent in 2018 and the BBC New Comedy Award in 2014. Lee's other credits include his own sitcom Ability (BBC Radio 4), The One Show (BBC One), Breakfast (BBC One), This Morning (ITV), Lorraine (ITV), Britain's Got More Talent (ITV2), Voice Of The People (BBC Three) and BBC At The Edinburgh Festivals (BBC iPlayer).
Lee made his first stand-up performance in February 2012 and now gigs all over the country for many of the major comedy bookers and clubs such as The Stand, Glee, The Frog & Bucket, Hilarity Bites and Funhouse Comedy. He has also supported Patrick Kielty and Ross Noble on tour. In 2013 Lee took his first ever solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe and has performed a show there every year since. He has also performed at the Brighton Fringe, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival, Nottingham Comedy Festival and Liverpool Comedy Festival.
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras | Deposed President Manuel Zelaya made a dramatic return to Honduras' capital on Monday, taking shelter from arrest at the Brazilian Embassy and calling for negotiations with the leaders who forced him from the country at gunpoint.
The interim government ordered a 15-hour curfew, but thousands of Zelaya supporters ignored the decreed 4 p.m. shutdown and remained outside the embassy, dancing and cheering.
Others in the capital started rushing home, lining up at bus stands and frantically looking for taxis.
The leftist leader's homecoming creates a sharp new challenge for the interim government, which has threatened repeatedly to throw him in jail if he returns.
Chants of "Yes, we could! Yes, we could!" bellowed from the crowd.
Mr. Zelaya told the Associated Press that he was trying to establish contact with the interim government to start negotiations on a solution to the standoff that started when soldiers who flew him out of the country June 28.
"As of now, we are beginning to seek dialogue," he said by telephone, though he gave few details. Talks moderated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias have been stalled for weeks over the interim government's refusal to accept Mr. Zelaya's reinstatement.
He also summoned his countrymen to come to the capital for peaceful protests and urged the army to avoid attacking his supporters. "It is the moment of reconciliation," he said.
The government of interim President Roberto Micheletti, who took power after Mr. Zelaya's ouster, said the curfew would continue to 6 p.m. Tuesday, owing to "the events of the last few hours." Mr. Micheletti, who has promised to step aside following scheduled presidential elections in November, made no other comment on Mr. Zelaya's return.
The interim government was caught off-guard by Mr. Zelaya's appearance. Only minutes before he appeared publicly at the embassy, officials said reports of his return were a lie.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged both sides to look for a peaceful solution to the crisis.
"It is imperative that dialogue begin, that there be a channel of communication between President Zelaya and the de facto regime in Honduras," Mrs. Clinton told reporters on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly session in New York.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorin said neither his country nor the Organization of American States had any role in Mr. Zelaya's journey before taking him in.
"We hope this opens a new stage in negotiations," Mr. Amorin said. He also warned: "If something happens to Zelaya or our embassy, it would be a violation of international law," which bars host countries from arresting people inside diplomatic missions.
c AP writers Catherine E. Shoichet, Martha Mendoza, Alexandra Olson, Matthew Lee and Fabiola Sanchez contributed to this report.


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AFC warns members to 'respect principle of political neutrality'
June 23 – Like the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has issued a warning and request to members to "respect the principle of political neutrality" in football, referring to the current Gulf crisis and the upheaval it could cause in the region's club and national team competitions.
The AFC already has a number of nations that are unable to play home fixtures due to political disputes or potential safety issues within their countries. The Gulf crisis and the attempts to isolate Qatar politically and economically, overlays a further complexity in the Western Asia region in particular.
Writing to its Member Associations, the AFC stressed that the principle of neutrality "is a cornerstone of both the AFC and of the international sports movement, and is reflected in Article 3.2 of the AFC Statutes, which states: "the AFC is neutral in all matters of politics and religion"."
The AFC points out that its members are bound by Article 14.4, which says: "Member Associations shall manage their affairs independently and without undue influence from third parties".
The letter added: "The AFC calls on all stakeholders to respect these fundamental principles moving forward. In this regard, the AFC reiterates Article 6 of the Statutes, which states: "every person and organisation directly or indirectly bound by these statutes must observe these statutes and any regulations, directives, and decisions of the AFC."
"The AFC will have no hesitation in initiating disciplinary action for any violation of its statutory objectives. Instructions will be provided to appointed AFC match officials to rigorously report any such violations."
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It's finally here. Crunch time. Three matches in just under two weeks that will decide (most likely) if Korea will head to Brazil next summer or spend it at home. Lebanon. Uzbekistan. Iran. One away. Two in Korea. Three games with it all to play for.
All right, now that we've gotten the dramatics out of the way, let's talk business. I've already put quite a bit down on figurative paper about Choi Kang-Hee's call-ups, but if you've forgotten you can head here to see the whole list. Or here for detailed looks at forwards, midfielders, and the defense.
Also, if you've forgotten, at the present time of writing this is what the table looks like.
I won't go into the permutations just yet, as there are far too many to adequately explain them all. Suffice it to say, Korea must beat Lebanon. Anything else will put an extreme amount of pressure on the team to earn maximum points from the two home matches.
Word is slowly starting to filter out of the camp what Choi Kang-Hee is thinking. Initial reports were that he was considering a Lee Dong-Gook/Son Heung-Min partnership, but that is looking increasingly unlikely now. Choi Kang-Hee seems to be rolling the dice and betting on the recent wonderful performances of Lee Chung-Yong. The latest reports are that Choi Kang-Hee is looking to move Lee Chung-Yong out of his normal right wing role, and put him in the hole with Kim Bo-Kyung on the left and Lee Keun-Ho on the right. If he does this it would represent a rare bit of sense on the manager's part. All three players, Lee Keun-Ho, Lee Chung-Yong, and Kim Bo-Kyung are positionally flexible across the midfield, and I would expect them to rotate spots should all three play. It does present a small risk to put Lee Chung-Yong in the hole as he rarely plays there, and his main skill is certainly as a creator rather than a scorer. Kim Bo-Kyung would seem to be a more optimal choice for the playmaking spot. Or possibly Lee Keun-Ho as he represents a more proven scoring option.
For the two deeper midfield spots, it would appear that the predicted duo of Lee Myeong-Jin and Kim Nam-Il will start with Lee Myeong-Jin given the license to venture forward to help the attack. There also don't seem to be any surprises in defense (unfortunately) with a backline of Park Joo-Ho, Jung In-Hwan, Kwak Tae-Hwi, and Kim Chang-Soo expected.
Many will likely have wanted to see Son Heung-Min from the start, but it seems he will once again reprise his supersub role. One feels that he will need to start performing and scoring consistently to push out Lee Keun-Ho (most likely). Some many also have called for the likes of Ji Dong-Won, in good form for Augsburg, to start, but given that Lebanon will likely play more defensively, the attacking prowess of Kim Bo-Kyung is the better choice.
Lebanon is currently last in the group, and has only a slim hope for any sort chance at qualification. Anything other than a win sees them eliminated from the automatic places, and depending on Iran's result, Lebanon could also be eliminated from the playoff spot as well. Which raises the possibility of a more adventurous Lebanese side. Normally one would expect them to sit deeper and defend, but if they know they need a result they may be forced to come out a bit. *Note – The Qatar-Iran match starts 1 hour 15 minutes before Lebanon-South Korea, so both teams will know a bit more about the path they need to take.
There is really nothing of note for the Lebanon side. They don't have any star players or one particular danger man to watch out for. Most of the players play in the domestic league with a few overseas (2 in the UAE, 1 in China, 1 in the U.S., 1 in Sweden, and 1 in Norway). Midfielder Abbas Atwi is the most capped player with 51 caps. And fellow midfielder Rodas Antar is the current high scorer with 18 goals to his name.
While it would be easy to overlook this match with anticipation against tougher opposition in Uzbekistan and Iran, one only needs to look back a year-and-a-half ago to when we lost in Beirut in the 3rd round of qualifying. The infamous match that cost Cho Kwang-Rae his job, and saddled us with Choi Kang-Hee. While Lebanon isn't much on paper, they will most likely present a stiffer task on the pitch.
Hopefully some of the key players like Lee Chung-Yong and Kim Bo-Kyung haven't suffered any rustiness in their somewhat lengthy off period since the Championship ended. Depending on the result from the earlier match, this match could take on a few different looks. If Iran wins, as they are expected to, then both teams will be looking for a win. Korea to help keep the Iranians at bay, and Lebanon to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. This would be ideal for Korea as it would open up space for the attackers to get into, and one would think (and hope) that our defense could cope with the Lebanon attacks. An Iranian draw or loss would likely see a tighter match, particularly from Korea who may feel a draw would be sufficient. A point in Beirut would see us draw level on points with Uzbekistan, and maintain the gap between us and Iran.
That being said, a win would of course be the most desirable outcome. A clear advantage over Uzbekistan going in to the next match in Seoul, and a more space (possibly) over Iran. Despite the continuing hiccups in the team's performances, and the missing Ki-Koo combo, this group should have what it takes to pick up three points.
Like the last qualifier, I will be live tweeting the match on my old @SKSBlog handle if you'd like to follow along or chat during the match. Due to the time difference the match will start at 2:30AM (June 5) Korean Standard Time.
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Just watched the first half of Korea vs Lebanon. I pretty much watched all the Korean qualifiers this year and each time, I felt the team was playing their worst ever. I am changing my mind again. THIS is the worst I've ever seen Korea play. Silly defensive and passing mistakes, and most of all, poor finishing by our best forward, Lee Dong Gook. It kind of tells you something about the quality of the national team when we have Lee and Kim Nam Il starting in a must win game. Put the young blood in! In contrast, Lebanon is playing like their feet are on fire! I definitely blame the coach for this travesty.
But well. I'm really hoping the next manager is one who can really work with the team and bring out their strong points in spite of… this mess that CKH has left. Either my vocabulary is too limited in range, or there are really just no words to describe how much of a disaster CKH has been to the NT. What happened to the days when playing against the lesser Asian teams was practically a guarantee for points? : It's as if while ALL the other Asian teams (let alone Japan and Australia) have been improving, Korea (as a team) is the only one progressing backwards. Ah.. I need a drink.
Reports are that he will return to Jeonbuk following the end of qualification regardless of the outcome. This has long been expected as Choi KH said as much when he took the job initially. This was one of my big concerns/complaints about Choi even before his string of mediocre results. He never wanted this job. He took it in a moment of patriotism, to help the nation. Not because he wanted it. And you can see it every match. He doesn't really care. To him last night's result is probably acceptable because it took the team an inch closer to qualifying.
I think we are going to qualify for this World Cup. I just watched Chung Mong-Gyu's interview with FIFA after the match. I'm curious to know if his priorities are legitamite or if he is just wasting our time.
It seems like S. Korea is at least expected by the public to advance out of the Group Stage (World Cup). I hope so, the US definitely expect their own team to do the same. Bleacher Report said this well, "South Korea has a bright future!". Fingers crossed.
I would say that's fairly accurate barring a group of death draw. Korean fans generally see the team as good enough to get to the round of 16, but not much further. Whether this expectation is realistic is another question though.
The way things are right now, probably not. Unless we were drawn into a very lightweight group. I think 5 points would likely be needed to advance (win, couple draws) and against decent opposition in a foreign country that's not a gimme now.
Now, if a coach can come in and get some cohesiveness and some of the key players to reach their max playing level, than 'yes' that's a realistic expectation.


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Choosing the best standardized test for graduate studies and your future career is a major step. Understanding the differences between the GRE and the MCAT will help you make an informed decision.
The GRE, or Graduate Record Examinations, is a more general standardized test that is accepted for many different types of master's degree programs and doctoral programs, primarily in the U.S. and Canada. The GRE General Test is written and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The exam tests students' aptitude in verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing.
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The biggest overall content difference between the GRE and the MCAT is that the former tests primarily aptitude and skills, while the latter tests content knowledge as well.
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In contrast, the GRE is perhaps best described as a more advanced SAT or ACT. It tests cognitive aptitude and reasoning skills rather than specific background knowledge. There's also a writing section in the GRE, which requires test-takers to write two analytical essays. Students looking to take this exam should practice writing GRE-style essays based on sample prompts.
Finally, the MCAT is also around twice as long as the GRE, so it might be more difficult for you if you struggle with maintaining focus or cognitive endurance for long periods of time.
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Whether you should take the GRE or MCAT is ultimately dependent on where you'd like to go to school and your career path. Generally speaking, the GRE is more widely accepted and is used for admission to a wide variety of graduate schools, while the MCAT is specifically for admission to medical school.
If you aren't sure yet whether you'd like to apply to medical school, it might be worth it to take the GRE and hold off on preparing for the MCAT at first. GRE scores are considered valid for five years, while MCAT scores are only considered valid for three. So you could potentially take the GRE first and wait to decide whether to take the MCAT. This could be a good move if you ultimately choose to go into a healthcare-related field, such as public health, rather than directly to medical school.
Another factor to consider is your potential career. Schools in certain specialty areas of medicine, such as veterinary medicine, might accept either the GRE or the MCAT from applicants. In that case, it may be better to take the GRE (unless you struggle with critical reading or writing), as it's both less expensive and shorter.
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If you've been at a Sullivan King or Wooli performance over the past few months, chances are you heard their latest collaboration "Let Me Go". The bass heavy and brain rattling tune has been played at Bass Canyon, Lost Lands, Academy in Los Angeles, Summoning of the Eclipse, and EDC Orlando. The guys had previously worked together on "Don't Forget Me" in February 2020.
The track will be part of his album titled "Thrones Of Blood" set to be released from Canadian record label Monstercat in March 2023. Also that month, Sullivan King will start his Thrones Of Blood tour, playing in San Diego at Soma on Thursday April 6 and at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday April 7 and Saturday April 8. Support will come from the likes of Level Up, Benda, and Vastive.
"Adam and I wrote "Let Me Go" about his fear of planes", says Sullivan King. "I'm pretty sick of him always holding on to me when we fly next to each other and there's a little turbulence. He's really just not a great flyer tbh and it's f*****' annoying, so Adam if you're reading this….. let me go. Stop grabbing my hand. You squeeze way too much. We're gonna be fine. Statistically, not a single plane has crashed from turbulence, so just drink your ginger ale, have those little biscoff cookies American Airlines gives out, and watch a Harry Potter movie. We're gonna be good."
Wooli states that "'Let Me Go' is about the time Keaton kidnapped me. He put me in a cage in the crawl space of his Miami condo and left one night to go get more diapers and Monster Energy baby formula for his new kid. I felt it was the perfect time to escape. I picked the lock with a Capri Sun straw and bolted for the elevator. As soon as the doors opened, Keaton was standing there smiling. "Don't leave yet, we have more 'content' to film!" he said. He began to slip back into character as the Joker from Batman. "You don't want to see me get Reckless do you?" I'm actually still writing this from the cage. If you are reading this, please call 911 or Excision. They are my only hope."
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Faber: UFC needs me to be champ!
Pedro_Carrasco July 1, 2011, 2:02pm #1
Some highlights from our interview - Link = http://www.bjpenn.com/profiles/blogs/ufc-132-exclusive-urijah-faber
"I'm in this fight for everybody, I feel like the UFC needs me as a champion it will be good for the sport it will be good for the fans. There are a lot of fans that are in this with me on this journey and are emotionally involved. I'm fighting for my family, my friends and my team, there are a lot of people I'm fighting for including myself."
"I'm not sure how the fight is going to be finished but I believe the one thing that's the X-factor here is the fact that I'm extremely hard to hit also. Dominick uses a lot of foot work and uses a unique style but I'm not scared of any of that. It's not intimidating, it's one of those things where I know I can do damage either standing or on the ground and I feel like he knows he can win a decision. "
"That's what we're looking at here, its two different mentalities'. I'll be going for the finish and I think Dominick will be looking to score points. I'm not a guy that gets tired, I'm a creative fighter who is good at adjusting and being in the moment and I think that's gonna be different for him."
I don't need a rivalry to be motivated to fight. It just so happens this guy has had a chip on his shoulders for years. We will see after I beat him, I mean, is he going to be a good sport after that?"
"We will see, that's when you find out the most about people and that's why our rivalry started in our first fight. We'll see how he likes losing again and if that is something he can deal with but I'll be friends regardless or at least cordial."
Willin July 1, 2011, 2:15pm #2
There's potential that it might be the fastest pace for a main event ever... no?!
Body_Shots July 1, 2011, 2:19pm #3
FABER BY FINISH
K-Dub-T July 1, 2011, 2:35pm #4
Faber UD.
Knarkilla July 1, 2011, 2:42pm #5
I'm hoping for a Faber finish!
ConcreteCam_AAB_925 July 1, 2011, 3:19pm #6
He is one of the cockiest SOB's around. I hope he gets Koed.
American_Ninja_2 July 1, 2011, 3:35pm #7
Faber by whirling dervish. Cruz will be dizzy by end of round one. By round 3, Cruz will be puking his guts out, trying to tap out along the fence as he spins in circles, referee Dr. Evil will admonish him to " don't grab the fence".
It will be Epic!
imablackbeltatlife July 1, 2011, 4:07pm #8
AllAmericanBoxing - He is one of the cockiest SOB's around. I hope he gets Koed.
He's probably the most humble fighter I've ever met. He's also one of the best at selling fights.
decasere July 1, 2011, 4:33pm #9
I like Faber a lot and agree with him, Faber as champ would be a boost for the UFC
chicagosmma July 1, 2011, 5:01pm #10
imablackbeltatlife -
"I feel like the UFC needs me as a champion it will be good for the sport it will be good for the fans."
That doesn't sound very humble.
Taz July 1, 2011, 5:02pm #11
Faber = bigger draw for fans at this point in time.
The guy sells tickets and fights and has a big following.
This is however the first main event 135 lb title fight ever for the UFC, this shit is just getting started.
damane08 July 1, 2011, 5:49pm #12
Mix6APlix - "I feel like the UFC needs me to be champ"
Guess again Asschin. The UFC doesn't need you at all.
I hope Cruz kicks his ass.
bwa haha at asschin!
inf0 July 1, 2011, 5:58pm #13
Cruz'n for a Bruisin
Immaculata July 1, 2011, 6:18pm #14
I got Cruz winning a dec. But, Urijah is still one bad dude.
Kidcombo July 1, 2011, 6:25pm #15

AllAmericanBoxing - He is one of the cockiest SOB's around. I hope he gets Koed.

One of? Maybe but Cruz ooozzing far more cockiest then Faber. Cruz talks as if he's already beat Faber and that it's a forgone conclusion that he will...and just about every interview he comes off as arrogant and pompous. I hope CRUZ gets ktfo.
CaliKush July 1, 2011, 6:32pm #16
I think this fight will be like the Aldo fight just a lot more mild.
BBC_Stranger_Danger July 1, 2011, 7:05pm #17
Kidcombo -
AllAmericanBoxing - He is one of the cockiest SOB's around. I hope he gets Koed.

Cruz is saying the same things everyone says. Both guys can come off pretty cocky but not nearly the most conceited fighters either.
Mc_Graner July 2, 2011, 8:39am #18
edokaz666 - Cruz by UD easily but Faber being champ would be better for the UFC
Exactly my thoughts on it
Ligeia420 July 2, 2011, 8:40am #19
Cruz by KO
mcq July 2, 2011, 8:47am #20
Cruz.


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from jpype import *
import random
import string
import numpy
import readFloatsFile

# Change location of jar to match yours:
jarLocation = "../../infodynamics.jar"
# Start the JVM (add the "-Xmx" option with say 1024M if you get crashes due to not enough memory space)
startJVM(getDefaultJVMPath(), "-ea", "-Djava.class.path=" + jarLocation)

#---------------------
# 1. Properties for the calculation (these are dynamically changeable):
# The name of the data file (relative to this directory)
datafile = '../data/4ColsPairedNoisyDependence-1.txt'
# List of column numbers for univariate time seres 1 and 2:
#  (you can select any columns you wish to be contained in each variable)
univariateSeries1Column = 0 # array indices start from 0 in python
univariateSeries2Column = 2
# List of column numbers for joint variables 1 and 2:
#  (you can select any columns you wish to be contained in each variable)
jointVariable1Columns = [0,1] # array indices start from 0 in python
jointVariable2Columns = [2,3]
# The name of the concrete implementation of the interface
#  infodynamics.measures.continuous.MutualInfoCalculatorMultiVariate
#  which we wish to use for the calculation.
# Note that one could use any of the following calculators (try them all!):
#  implementingClass = "infodynamics.measures.continuous.kraskov.MutualInfoCalculatorMultiVariateKraskov1" # MI(0;2) as 0.10044, MI([0,1]; [2,3]) = 0.36353 (NATS not bits)
#  implementingClass = "infodynamics.measures.continuous.kernel.MutualInfoCalculatorMultiVariateKernel"
#  implementingClass = "infodynamics.measures.continuous.gaussian.MutualInfoCalculatorMultiVariateGaussian"
implementingClass = "infodynamics.measures.continuous.kraskov.MutualInfoCalculatorMultiVariateKraskov1"

#---------------------
# 2. Load in the data
data = readFloatsFile.readFloatsFile(datafile)
# As numpy array:
A = numpy.array(data)
# Pull out the columns from the data set for a univariate MI calculation:
univariateSeries1 = A[:,univariateSeries1Column]
univariateSeries2 = A[:,univariateSeries2Column]
# Pull out the columns from the data set for a multivariate MI calculation:
jointVariable1 = A[:,jointVariable1Columns]
jointVariable2 = A[:,jointVariable2Columns]

#--------------------
# 3. Dynamically instantiate an object of the given class:
# (in fact, all java object creation in python is dynamic - it has to be,
#  since the languages are interpreted. This makes our life slightly easier at this
#  point than it is in demos/java/example6 where we have to handle this manually)
indexOfLastDot = string.rfind(implementingClass, ".")
implementingPackage = implementingClass[:indexOfLastDot]
implementingBaseName = implementingClass[indexOfLastDot+1:]
miCalcClass = eval('JPackage(\'%s\').%s' % (implementingPackage, implementingBaseName))
miCalc = miCalcClass()

#--------------------
# 4. Start using the MI calculator, paying attention to only
#  call common methods defined in the interface type
#  infodynamics.measures.continuous.MutualInfoCalculatorMultiVariate
#  not methods only defined in a given implementation class.
# a. Initialise the calculator for a univariate calculation:
miCalc.initialise(1, 1)
# b. Supply the observations to compute the PDFs from:
miCalc.setObservations(univariateSeries1, univariateSeries2)
# c. Make the MI calculation:
miUnivariateValue = miCalc.computeAverageLocalOfObservations()

#---------------------
# 5. Continue onto a multivariate calculation, still
#    only calling common methods defined in the interface type.
# a. Initialise the calculator for a multivariate calculation
#   to use the required number of dimensions for each variable:
miCalc.initialise(len(jointVariable1Columns), len(jointVariable2Columns))
# b. Supply the observations to compute the PDFs from:
miCalc.setObservations(jointVariable1, jointVariable2)
# c. Make the MI calculation:
miJointValue = miCalc.computeAverageLocalOfObservations()

print("MI calculator %s computed the univariate MI(%d;%d) as %.5f and joint MI([%s];[%s]) as %.5f\n" %
	(implementingClass, univariateSeries1Column, univariateSeries2Column, miUnivariateValue,
	str(jointVariable1Columns).strip('[]'), str(jointVariable2Columns).strip('[]'), miJointValue))

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How does the concept of social justice apply to the sphere of work and income? The author focuses in this chapter on the economic sphere most critical for individuals. He argues that with modern economies offering huge scope for injustice, Rawls' largely abstract analysis allows moral and political philosophy to ignore actually existing economic practices and the concrete forms of injustice they are associated with. He therefore attempts to provide the reader with a guide to how such elements of individual economic life such as earned income, unearned income, transfers, investment, wealth, what he calls 'improperty' and so on, reflect (or not) aspects of social justice. He also provides a sense of what kinds of socio-economic policies might help us achieve it.